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âlong time no see.â
When Jin waved his hand at Ar, he blinked gracefully.
[I was always by Louâs side.]
âI know that, but I canât see it.â
[But you still have to try.]
Ar scolded Jin and then disappeared again. It seems like it has become tiresome to put in the effort to show off.
âI guess youâre tired.â
âWell, it hasnât been that long since I used a lot of force.â
Jin nodded gently.
âHow is Sir Banâs condition?â
âItâs still the same. âMaybe the amount of medicine was too small?â
âShall I get more?â
âitâs okay. âWe have to move before the wet ground dries.â
Normally it would be easier to erase traces on dry land, but here there is a water spirit. Therefore, it is easier to move on wet ground.
âWhat if I die on the way?â
âI have to throw it away.â
âWill he tolerate it?â
âI wonât tolerate it, but what can I do? âI am not God.â
Jin shrugged his shoulders.
âYouâre not the kind of person who will overlook failure just because you tried.â
âIâll do my best for that part.â
âhow!â
Lu tried to raise his voice but closed his mouth. Even if you complain to Jin here, nothing will change. As long as Richt is holding their leash. Jin seemed to understand Luâs feelings and patted her on the shoulder.
âFirst, letâs think about how to carry this big thing.â
âIâll carry you.â
We have to go further to where the words are hidden.
âAre you going to be okay?â
âBecause Iâm stronger than the leader.â
Lu said that and carried Ban on his back with Jinâs help. Then he bent down and came out of the cave. The rain had stopped and the moon was shining in the clear sky again. It was so bright that it seemed like there was no need for a light.
The two carefully crossed the forest.
âUgh.â
Lauren vomited blood because she overused her abilities. The spirits she was accompanying also looked different from usual. It became smaller and blurred. The only thing that prevented it from disappearing was because it quickly retreated in the middle.
âWhere did such a spirit come from?â
I never thought there would be a spiritist among the shadows. Because I couldnât have imagined it, I was dealt the right blow.
âLauren!â
Lauren pushed Louis, who was fidgeting in embarrassment, and looked at Abel. He was holding a sword dripping with blood and looking in the direction where half of it had disappeared.
The golden blue eyes were eerily sunken.
âItâs not possible.â
We shouldnât go after them right now. Considering the power of Devaâs shadow and the power of the spirit, they had to at least move after the rain had stopped.
Abelâs eyes moved to Laurenâs words. As he faced that gaze, his body automatically shrank. Heâs scared even though he knows he wonât cut himself.
Abel turned without saying a word and entered the inn. Then she took a seat in the restaurant on the first floor, which had minimal damage. My stomach was boiling. He took out his sword because he felt like if he didnât do something he would run out at any moment. However, even if he wiped the sword, nothing improved. Emotions become increasingly heightened.
While I was cleaning my sword, my killing intent became sharper. A breathtaking time passed. The pouring rain stopped, and the clouds blocking the moonlight disappeared. Abel got up and went out of the inn.@@novelbin@@
In the open space in front of the inn, the knights who had already finished preparing were standing. Hunters and dogs were added to it. It was the result of Lauren moving quickly while it was raining.
âfind.â
At Abelâs words, the knights quickly dispersed.
âYou move with me.â
Abel moved with Lauren and Louise, a hunter and two dogs. I have tried tracking many times before. After losing the battle, he chased down the fleeing barbarians and cut them down. Sometimes, they even followed the barbarians to their residences and exterminated them all.
My nerves were tense. The dogs smelled it first.
âThe smell of blood is just amazing.â
As the hunter assured, the dogs were good at smelling blood. At the end of the trail, there was a small animal lying with its neck twisted. Shadows hindered tracking in several ways.
Because of that, none of them achieved proper results. He did the same with Abel. My stomach was boiling. I searched the area all day, but couldnât find anyone. I spent a few days expanding my scope like that.
âIâll put a bounty on it.â
Abel made a decision.
âTo whom?â
Lauren asked Abel cautiously, observing his gaze. Itâs okay to place a bounty on Van for missing her place, but she shouldnât place a bounty on Licht. He was still a duke, and although Abel had accused him of treason, he had not received permission from the imperial family.
âLicht.â
When the expected answer came out, Lauren closed her eyes tightly.
âItâs not possible!â
âYou donât have to write down the background.â
âBut that doesnât work! Even if you donât write the word âpeacock,â will others not know it? If rumors spread, only we will be in trouble. If you want to place a bounty, please get permission from the imperial family.â
Annoyance flashed across Abelâs expression. He was tired of sitting on the emperorâs throne, so he retreated to the north, but at times like this, it was a bit disappointing. This is because the scope of what the Grand Duke could do and what the Emperor could do were different.
The emperor could have done much more.
âgood. Then, letâs get permission to join the royal family.â
At our current location, we can reach the capital where the imperial palace is located in a week. Meanwhile, Richt will run away even further. Thinking about that made me sick again, but there was no way. If he had known this would happen, he would have brought some rangers from the north. They are much better at tracking than knights, so they must have found Licht or Van.
âThen letâs leave now.â
Abel stood up and said. Only a few knights were taken to the capital. The rest will continue to be tracked in cooperation with local residents.
Jin took a deep breath. They left the forest and reached the place where they had hidden their horses, and from there they rode straight toward their destination. He moved by believing in other shadows.
We ran like that, crossed the river, and arrived at a small village. It is a village of slash-and-burn farmers that is not even marked on the map. Most of them are people who are running away from the empire and hiding, so there is no need to worry about rumors leaking out. Jin has been interacting with them for a long time and has often used this place to hide.
As I entered the village, a familiar girl walked towards me. There was a congressman in this small town, and she was the congressmanâs assistant and only daughter.
âMary.â
âjin! âWhat the hell is going on?â
Mary asked with a flushed expression. She is wearing prettier clothes than usual, and her hair is neatly combed. She wondered why she was like that, but it wasnât long before she found out why. Because she saw Licht walking behind her.
âOh, thatâs right.â
Richt had a beauty that was rare in a place like this. If he didnât know about his damn personality, it would have been natural for him to fall for Mary.
Richt, who had been walking slowly, suddenly started running. It felt like the first time in my life I had seen him run. Except when Abel forces him to run.
âhalf!â
It seems he was worried about the tattered slaves. In fact, Jin didnât like her class very much. She has no will to escape from her slave status, and she does not rebel. She simply submitted to her fate.
He is the opposite of Jin, who wants to escape Richtâs clutches. Sometimes she felt sympathy for Licht when she saw him being rolled around, but that was all she did.
âStill, it looks like there is some affection.â
Jin looked at Richt, who was looking at the class with a grave expression. With Louâs help, the class was moved to the congressmanâs house.
âDid you bring the body?â
The lawmaker asked with an expression of exasperation.
âIâm still alive.â
So, it wasnât like Lichtâs order was disobeyed. Richett, looking down at half of his corpse-like features, pursed his lips. Then he suddenly turned his gaze to his shoulder and whispered softly.
Luâs eyes widened when he saw him.
âThree wind spirits on my shoulders.â
Lu told Jin what he had seen. As Richt finished speaking, a light breeze passed by the two. That person had the qualities of a spiritist? Jin had a question.
I heard that a spiritist cannot be an evil person. He said that the spirits themselves are pure beings and move by seeing the soul. Richtâs soul would be pitch black, he thought.
âArenât you seeing it wrong?â
Lu shook his head in response to Jinâs question. Meanwhile, the lawmaker was busy moving around. He cleaned and disinfected the wound. Then he applied the medicine and bandaged it. He then put some herbs in his mouth, but he couldnât swallow them.
After hesitating for a moment, the lawmaker ground up the herbs to make it easier to swallow. Still, I couldnât swallow half of him.
âI will do it.â
Richt took the medicine from the doctor. And he swallowed it himself. As I was looking at him wondering if it was some kind of trick, he lowered his head and kissed Ban.
Jin immediately raised his hand and slapped his cheek. Because of her harsh blow, I felt a sharp pain from her. Then I looked at Lu and saw that he was also making a similar expression.
Mary, who was serving, had her eyes pop out as if they were going to fall out. After a while, Licht was dropped from her class. Her lips were wet and shiny with her saliva and medicine. As she looked at it, her heart sank.
âdriving me crazy.â
Why does that look pretty? Jin slapped his cheek again. She felt pain again and seemed to come to her senses. She said that was a vicious human being. Let him think about what he has done so far.