A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 110



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Episode 110. Half Step

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The knight, who had finally guessed the direction from which the chicken had flown, pointed in this direction.

In the first place, we were trying to avoid crowded places and sit in a relatively quiet place.

It was just the two of us eating chicken skewers on the stairs overlooking the street.

There were no other suspects.

There are two suspects in total.

It was clear who was to be blamed.

I am a blind man with one arm wrapped in a bandage.

Do you have the strength to throw the chicken all the way there?

No, how can you match it when you can’t see ahead in the first place?

Meanwhile, Sir Ashley is a knight in armor.

Although he is relatively thin compared to the male knights who have grown up without much training, he is by no means frail.

Rather, he gave off a strong impression with his sharp muscles trained through long hours of combat, his minor wounds, and his unique gaze and aura gained from crossing the line of fire.

A blind man with an injured arm. A strong-looking knight.

then.

Anyone can see that the culprit is the blond knight.

At first, people’s eyes were drawn to me because of my unusual appearance, but when I turned my head to the knight sitting next to me, people’s eyes naturally turned to Sir Ashley.

Sling-

The man who seemed to be the representative among them drew his sword and aimed it at her.

“Hey you! How dare you approach Viscountess Drewmore! Don’t even think about running away!”

Our knight commander seemed quite flustered as he stammered.

“Uh, uh. No, that’s… … .”

I scolded Sir Ashley for not knowing what to do.

“Well, sir. But what if they throw the chicken skewers?”

“……yes?”

Sir Ashley stuttered as he saw me suddenly using honorifics and treating him like a stranger.

“Uh… no… when did I… when didn’t I… … .”

“Catch him!”

The knights rushed in at the command of the man who pointed his sword at Ashley.

People in the path screamed and retreated.

In an instant, they rushed to the stairwell where we were sitting and surrounded us.

Of course, I could have escaped earlier if I wanted to, but Sir Ashley was so flustered that he couldn’t do anything, and I, a helpless blind man, just sat there quietly.

People nearby were afraid of being swept away and quickly fled the area.

The streets that had once been bustling and lively were suddenly filled with anxious murmurs.

Surrounded by knights with drawn swords, the knight who had pointed his sword at Ashley entered the encirclement and looked Ashley up and down.

“Are you a knight?”

“……to?”

“Where do you belong?”

“Uh, that’s… … .”

“Who sent it? Who and why instigated the assassination of Viscountess Barrymore?”

“I didn’t do it- no, that’s not it… … .”

Ashley stood up from the landing, still flustered and unable to utter a single word.

I said something to her indirectly.

“… …Huh? The Golden Flash of the Knights of Starvanger. Are you Sir Ashley Granalder?”

“What?”

The guys flinched at my words.

“Golden flash?”

“The Knights of Starvanger?”

No one really wondered how a blind man could know what was going on.

All I can do is focus on the fact that the blond knight in front of me is the golden flash of the Knights of Starvanger.

From their reactions, I could roughly guess the status of the Knights of Starvanger.

In that case, the status of the Golden Flash, the commander of the knights there, would not be light either.

Sure enough, at the end of their gaze, a knight worthy of her status was standing proudly.

Only then did Sir Ashley come to his senses and his eyes returned.

She wiped the embarrassment from her eyes and spoke in a tone that was even more stern.

He looked like a completely different person than he had just been struggling with just that.

“Yes. My name is Ashley Grandalder, the Grand Master of the Knights of Starvanger. On what basis do you accuse me of being the culprit? Can you take responsibility for that?”

“Uh… … .”

The guy looked visibly flustered.

Stop.

I felt the bodies of the knights surrounding us stiffen.

In an instant, I was overwhelmed by her confident gaze and momentum.

I secretly cheered her on.

‘Cheer up, Sir Ashley!’

Cheonma also smiled faintly and cheered on Sir Ashley as he came out of his confusion.

[I got caught by the wrong crazy guy.]

Sir Ashley pressed the man, who was reluctant to open his mouth, for an answer.

“Aren’t you asking? Are you asking if I can take responsibility?”

The man’s eyes quickly scanned his surroundings.

There are many eyes watching.

He answered, trying to raise his voice.

“Wow… The dark energy definitely came from this direction, and there were only two people here.”

The man glanced at me and continued speaking.

“But the interest is blind… … .”

As the words trailed off, Ashley took a step forward and asked.

“So? I asked if you could take responsibility.”

The man took a step back.

“That… thing… … .”

The man’s voice crawled in.

Ashley went with the flow and struck.

It was as if he was spitting out sharp words at his opponent.

“It wasn’t me. Why would the lord throw a half-eaten chicken skewer at the countess’s face?”

“… … .”

“What a pity. That delicious thing.”

“yes?”

“Also, if I really had my mind set on assassinating you, I would have thrown a knife instead of a chicken. In that case, your Highness would have been dead by now, not injured.”

“……ah.”

“And if I really did that, I would have left as soon as I assassinated the target. Why would I stupidly wait until I was surrounded?”

“… … .”

Since all of the words were correct, the man kept his mouth shut as if he had nothing to say.

These are things that can be figured out with just a little thought, but judging from the fact that he couldn’t control his boiling loyalty and blindly pointed to the culprit, the level of interest was also obvious.

“You didn’t protect me in the first place. Do you think I’ll just take it if you come rushing in and threaten me?”

“… … .”

“If it’s an investigation, I will comply, and if you ask me to help you investigate a suspect, I will help. But you must not insult me ​​more than that. An insult to me is an insult to Starvanger.”

Sir Ashley’s cold eyes shone sharply, as if they could pierce through the man.

“I’ll ask you one last time. Can you take responsibility?”

“… … .”

The man became dumb after eating honey.

Sir Ashley took one look at the man, the knights surrounding him with their swords drawn.

He gave the order in a cold tone.

“Put your sword away. Now.”

… … Gulp.

It was so quiet all around that the man’s spit-spit sounded particularly loud.

Then the man’s trembling voice was heard.

“Hey, put your sword away.”

At his command, the knights sheathed their swords as if they had been waiting.

Judging by his speed, it seems he was just waiting for the right moment to put his sword away.

Sir Ashley looked at the man with cold eyes and said.

“Do you have any more questions?”

He seemed to be keeping his word, saying he would willingly cooperate with the investigation.

The man looked at her and around her for a moment, then asked in a confident tone, as if trying to protect his shattered pride.

“Hey, have you seen the suspect?”

But when he said that in a trembling voice, it only made him look more pitiful. His tone of speech had also changed to extremely polite speech.

Sir Ashley glanced at me, who was watching while chewing on jerky next to him, and shook his head.

“Unfortunately.”

“Oh, I see. Thank you for your cooperation. That’s all.”

The viscount’s knights fled back to the carriage, pushed the unconscious viscountess into the carriage, and urged the coachman on as they made their way through the crowd.

“Get out of the way! Get out of the way!”

“Can’t you get out of the way?”

Sir Ashley looked around, watching the carriage moving away with a nervous look.

All eyes were on him.

She let out a short sigh and bowed her head slightly.

“I apologize for causing a commotion. Now that the commotion is over, please enjoy the festival.”

“… … .”

The streets that had been quiet for a moment were filled with cheers the next moment.

“Wow!”

Sir Ashley, who was spitting out words of apology, looked at the people clapping and cheering with a surprised face.

“Golden flash!”

“Starbanger!”

“Wow!”

People shouted out her nickname and family name.

It was as if we were welcoming a hero of justice who had defeated a villain.

Sir Ashley, who was looking around at those people with wide eyes, soon found me clapping along with them.

I chuckled and gave her a round of applause.

“That’s great, Sir Ashley!”

“… … .”

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“Where did you get the jerky?”

“I always carry it with me. Beef jerky is my friend.”

“… … .”

Ashley stopped walking and let out a deep sigh.

“Why on earth did you make such a fuss?”

I answered with a puzzled face.

“No, why are you making such a fuss and then telling me… ?”

“… … .”

Ashley’s eyes narrowed.

I looked at her cold gaze and waved my hand as if it was a joke.

“Sir Ashley.”

“yes.”

“What did that fat countess think when she was harassing people?”

She thought for a moment and then answered.

“It was unpleasant.”

“Then what if my chicken skewer shell hit the fat guy in the face?”

“I was terribly embarrassed.”

“Other than that. Don’t you have a more honest feeling?”

Ashley’s face became thoughtful for a moment.

“Tell me. Just as it is.”

“… … It was refreshing.”

I chuckled.

“yes?”

“Just because of that?”

“what…….”

I spoke at length, choosing what to say.

It was right that I just threw it out halfway. I’m the type of person who acts as I please.

But I’m not an idiot who acts without thinking.

“That’s true, but it’s not just that.”

“… … ?”

“Let’s just wait and see. We’ll find out soon.”

Did I not give you enough faith?

Sir Ashley looked at me with a dubious expression.

I didn’t care and walked ahead, tapping the ground with the scabbard as a cane.

Before we knew it, we had left the crowded streets and entered a relatively quiet street.

As I walked towards the outskirts of the city, it became increasingly deserted.

It wasn’t so much that you could feel the heat of the festival, but the heat was still slightly present in the air.

I walked down the street, the festive atmosphere fading away, and asked the questions I had been unable to ask because of the Baroness’s sudden intrusion.

“Then let’s go back to what we were talking about earlier.”

“Why are you suddenly going back there?”

“Royal Knight. You said that the gap between you and the cold is huge. Does that mean you’re weak?”

Ashley shook her head.

“You can’t say that at all. The Knight of the Cold is an exception, but the Royal Knight is the idol and dream of all knights. He is the knight of knights.”

“Oh. Then it can’t be just anyone.”

She nodded.

“It’s strong. Only the most outstanding ones are qualified to apply. Since Hokhan is a swordsman in the first place, it should be excluded from comparison.”

At this point I’ve gotten to the main point.

“Then… how does it compare to the knights of the First Prince that we will face tomorrow?”

Ashley suddenly looked at me with a serious expression.

“Where did you hear that? The knights of the First Prince we’re going to fight are just as strong as the royal knights.”

“Where did you hear that?”

“Did the Black Prince do it? I’m not sure.”

“… … .”

Ashley was silent for a moment, then said:

“It’s hard to say.”

Ashley was tight-lipped.

I interpreted the meaning of that silence.

“So, isn’t the Black Prince’s words somewhat exaggerated?”

“… … .”

Ashley answered with silence.

Now that I think about it, it was something he said while trying to persuade me.

There may be a little exaggeration involved.

I smiled, showing my teeth.

“Black Prince, this bastard is lying.”

Ashley rushed to her lord’s defense.

“It’s not completely false.”

“no?”

“The royal knights are already complete knights. If we were to compare them to the knights of the first prince, the royal knights would naturally win.”

“hmm.”

“But that doesn’t mean that the knights of the First Prince are weak.”

“then?”

“They are those who are one step away from becoming perfect knights… that’s how they can be expressed.”

“Is that so?”

“yes.”

I looked at Sir Ashley.

“Then… may I ask how close is our Golden Flash Sir Ashley to completion?”

“I am…….”

Just as Ashley was about to answer.

Shadows fell back and forth.

Before we knew it, we had arrived in a back alley of a deserted city, and the shadows were quite thick because there were tall buildings on both sides that looked to be three or four stories high.

They were completely surrounded by us, in front of us, behind us, and on the roof of the building.

I looked around at the guys leisurely and asked Sir Ashley.

“Did you notice?”

She answered, naturally drawing her sword.

“On the way.”

“I see.”

“You used me as bait to lure them.”

“Bait? That’s a bit much.”

“Then what is it?”

“Uh… Madam Face?”

“… … .”

They were painted black from head to toe.

One of them spoke in a voice I didn’t like hearing.

“Golden Flash. Choose between the two.”

Ashley waited for him to speak, as if to say something.

“Death. Or surrender.”

Sir Ashley didn’t even answer, as if he had expected that.

She said, taking a stance.

“Ashban Gong.”

“I’m listening.”

“Let me finish answering your question.”

Sir Ashley’s pure white sword began to seep into a golden aura.

She took a slight step forward with her front paw while maintaining her posture.

“I take half a step.”

Her forward leaning posture foreshadowed her impending assault.

When an aura as brilliant as sunlight formed on her sword.

“It’s in between.”

A golden flash of light crossed the dark alley.