A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 141



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Episode 141. Where did you come from?

“… … Where did you come from?”

“yes.”

Ruthie pulled her chair closer and asked.

“I’m going crazy wondering where such a strong swordsman suddenly appeared.”

“It’s driving me crazy.”

“The royal family and we have also looked into it. The strong man who suddenly appeared, the red-eyed demon. About his true identity.”

The royal family also investigated me.

That’s interesting.

Perhaps you tried to find out through the Thieves Guild as well… … .

Shushuruta knows where I come from.

About my affiliation too.

Did Shushuruta keep quiet about my identity?

No, wasn’t the report already submitted before? It seems like Shushuruta’s disciples were talking about my information.

So, did the Thieves Guild hide my information? Even from the royal family?

“so?”

“But I couldn’t find any information about the sharp-looking, black-haired, red-eyed swordsman anywhere.”

“hmm.”

The Thieves Guild kept my information secret, even to the royal family.

If so, then we can conclude that he is a somewhat trustworthy ally.

‘Thieves’ Guild. Allies.’

I just kept that fact in my head.

“Where on earth did you suddenly appear? Did you just fall from the sky?”

I turned my gaze to see Ruthie speaking excitedly.

“Are you curious too?”

The first time Van Dyke spoke behind bars, his voice still as mute as ever.

“I’m honestly curious. It’s a skill that can’t go unnoticed. No one knew about it.”

“okay?”

It seems like there’s more curiosity about my identity than I thought.

I took a quick look at him.

“Any guesses?”

Van Dyke shared his reasoning as if he had been waiting.

“Personally, I suspect that it may have come from outside the continent.”

“hmm.”

“Is that right?”

“Well.”

I turned my gaze and met the eyes of our innocent gentleman, Sir Victor.

“Are you curious about the hardness?”

Victor nodded.

“I’m curious.”

I looked at the ice sculpture for the last time, still motionless.

“Are you curious about our freezing cold, cold hands and feet, and cold ice sculptures?”

“… … Foot.”

Lutie held back her laughter, but it eventually escaped her lips.

As the cold stared at her, Lutie turned her head away and pretended not to notice.

“… … .”

So, is this why it matters who a person is with?

It’s like I become a brat when I’m with those mercenary guys.

She, who seemed so cruel and dangerous, looked like a cute little sister next to the knight in the cold.

What would Sir Ashley say if he saw this?

No, it seemed as though Ruthie had never intentionally shown Ashley this side of herself.

That’s why Ashley is so wary of her.

I thought it was a good idea to send people out.

If not, I would not have seen Sir Victor’s bare face without his helmet, and I would not have seen this unexpected side of Sir Luthier.

The two sisters also seemed to have deep secrets that I didn’t know about.

Of course, it’s not my business to know.

Anyway, I looked at Ruthie, who was desperately holding back her laughter while pinching her thigh, and at Hohan, who was staring at her…

I drew his gaze towards me.

“Stop glaring at the innocent Lord Ruthie. Is it a crime to laugh?”

The bitter cold looked at me.

“I didn’t look at it.”

“then?”

“I just looked at you because you were funny.”

He had such a cold expression that even just looking at me felt like he was glaring at me.

“Anyway. If you are curious about our Ice Knight, I will answer. What do you think? Sir Sulkopa.”

“… … It’s Sulkova.”

“Sulkova or Sulkopana.”

“… … .”

Then, naturally, everyone’s attention turned to Hokhan.

Although no one said anything, everyone was asking for the same thing.

But of course, the two dark-haired men were especially reserved at times like these, and they couldn’t dare say such things to their superiors…

I found someone who can replace me.

The gazes of the two royal knights standing behind the bitter cold moved to Sir Luthier.

Lutie, who was under the intense gaze of her two seniors, hesitated for a moment and then carefully called out to her.

Even she must have a hard time dealing with the Knight of the Cold.

“I, Sir Sulkov.”

The bitter cold looked at her.

“Something. Sir Luthier.”

Lutie cringed at that hard, cold answer.

But Ruthie mustered up the courage to open her mouth after receiving the two knights’ strong, encouraging gazes.

… … In many ways, I felt that he was an indispensable talent to the Royal Knights.

“Honestly, aren’t you curious about Sir Sulkov? Where the Red-Eyed Demon is and what he does.”

Sulkov seemed to think for a moment, then nodded briefly.

“I’m curious.”

Lutie looked straight at me.

“Have you heard? I’m curious!”

… … Looking at it this way, why does Ruthie look more like Ashley’s younger sister?

Anyway, a promise is a promise. I decided to reveal my identity.

It wasn’t meant to drag on like this. What’s so great about that?

I just threw out some bait for fun, but I didn’t expect them to catch it with such enthusiasm.

I chose my words under the heated gaze of your knights.

Can I live up to these expectations?

I opened my mouth slowly.

“Lord Ruthie.”

“yes?”

“I asked if I suddenly fell from the sky.”

“Yes, I did.”

“Well… if it’s similar, then it’s similar.”

“Similar?”

“It’s true that I fell from up there.”

I paused for a beat and then said.

“I fell off the foggy cliff.”

“… … !”

A look of surprise crossed the faces of the three knights who were looking at me.

Even the eyes of the bitter cold grew slightly larger.

Lord Ruthie asked hesitantly.

“You fell… from the foggy cliff?”

“okay.”

“lie.”

“That’s because it’s true.”

Ruthie looked at me like I was a ghost.

“How are you… alive?”

“I’m just curious about that too.”

“… … .”

The knights all fell silent, seemingly at a loss for words.

I said it casually.

“If you don’t believe me, you can ask Uncle Hans.”

“Hans?”

Van Dyke reacted to the unexpected name.

I looked at Van Dyke and explained.

“Uncle Hans saved me when I fell off a cliff. He is my benefactor.”

Lutie clapped her hands together.

“Ah, so that’s where you got the dagger of Oposus!”

“That’s correct.”

“ah…….”

The ward became quiet for a moment, as the knights were lost in their own thoughts.

He seemed to be seriously contemplating the height of the foggy cliff and the possibility of surviving a fall from it.

After a while, the troubled Lord Lutie muttered.

“But, that doesn’t make sense… … .”

I didn’t really have anything to say, so I left it alone, but a follow-up question came up.

“If that’s true, are you from the Kingdom of Maya?”

“yes.”

Ruthie quickly exchanged glances with her seniors.

“So… you were a royal knight there?”

I shook my head.

“No. He was far from being a knight. Didn’t you say from the beginning that he wasn’t a knight?”

“sure?”

“He was a mercenary.”

“mercenary?”

I asked quietly.

“Have you heard of the Sherwood Mercenaries?”

“… …Sherwood Mercenaries!”

It was Victor’s silent voice.

He was glaring.

“Oh, you know?”

“Of course. I know.”

The mercenary group I belong to is well known even in distant lands.

I felt good for no reason and found myself smiling.

Like an idiot. What’s so good about laughing?

“Isn’t this the mercenary group of the Kingdom of Maia where Guston the Greatsword is located?”

This time, Van Dyke asked. He too could not hide his surprise.

I nodded.

“Yes. He is our proud captain. His beard is a bit messy, though.”

Hokhan, who had been listening quietly, asked in a muttered tone.

“You’re from the Sherwood Mercenaries?”

“Okay. Do you have any complaints?”

Hokhan nodded slowly as if he understood.

“Now I understand your skills. And your mysterious power.”

Well… the mercenary guys were all extraordinary guys, so I could understand why they reacted so harshly.

I didn’t know it was known to this extent even in other countries.

Lutie asked Victor.

“Is the Sherwood Mercenary Corps that Lord Ashvan spoke of the same Sherwood Mercenary Corps?”

Victor nodded.

As I looked at Sir Victor wondering why he was asking that, Sir Ashley explained.

“Oh, Sir Victor is a former mercenary. So he sometimes tells us about the Sherwood Mercenaries.”

“Oh. So you’re a former mercenary?”

When I looked at Sir Victor at the unexpected fact, he nodded.

“That’s right.”

“This was our classmate.”

It felt somehow friendly.

Come to think of it, he used the double axe very skillfully, like an expert.

I think it might be a weapon he used during his mercenary days.

It wasn’t that unusual for a mercenary to turn into a knight, or for a knight to turn into a mercenary.

“Nice to meet you.”

Although we had already exchanged greetings, I took the time to extend my hand and shake it with Sir Victor, a man from our mercenary background.

Victor smiled faintly and waved his hand back.

I felt camaraderie in his warm hands.

As soon as I let go of his hand, a barrage of questions from Ruthie came flying at me.

“I heard that the Sherwood Mercenaries are made up of nothing but monsters. Is that true? They’re all platinum-grade mercenaries.”

On the topic of monsters, I don’t like calling others monsters, but… … .

I nodded for a moment. That was true.

All of the members are not gold level, but platinum level.

“It’s true.”

… …except me.

And there’s one more thing wrong.

Not everyone is platinum level. Not me, not the captain.

The captain is one level higher than that.

“and…….”

Lutie let out a breath of pure admiration.

Why are you surprised? I guess it’s probably the same for those here and the mercenaries.

If these people also turn into mercenaries, they would be platinum level.

But since knights and mercenaries are not often placed on the same level, it is somewhat understandable.

Mercenaries felt like city thugs, while knights felt like strong, elite swordsmen selected by the country.

Among them, the Royal Knights were the elite of the elite. They were not much different from the Sherwood Mercenaries in that they were a gathering place for monsters.

To begin with, comparing the Royal Knights to a single mercenary group is ridiculous.

That must mean that the Sherwood Mercenaries are great. That they are known even in other countries.

My heart swelled with pride.

Suddenly, I wondered who would win if the cold and the captain fought.

When I didn’t know much, I vaguely thought that the Knight of the Cold, who wielded the Eight Swords, would naturally be stronger… … .

Now that my knowledge has deepened and my eyes have become more discerning, I have become even more incomprehensible.

To be honest, the reason he’s so strong like a monster is because even the captain doesn’t leave him alone.

Cheonma couldn’t overcome his curiosity and asked.

[Is that the extent of a captain?]

Of course, the captain could understand the realm more accurately now that he was here, but in any case, he possessed unimaginable strength, so it was difficult to compare him to the bitter cold.

I haven’t seen the end of the strength of either the cold or the captain, so I may just be making a guess… … .

For now, that’s what I think.

It’s hard to tell which of the two is stronger.

The general has never used a famous sword, so even more so.

Cheonma smiled.

[I’m looking forward to that.]

While I was organizing my thoughts like that… … .

Lutie’s excited voice broke my reverie.

“What about the Red Witch? They say she laughs and burns people to death. Is she as merciless as rumored? Oh, and what about the two-faced swordsman?”

I answered with a smile.

“That guy… … .”

I was so excited that I explained to Lord Ruthie, who had been asking me questions about this and that for a while, about the mercenary guys.

It must have been quite an interesting story because the other knights listened in silence.

At that time, Lord Ruthie’s curiosity had been somewhat relieved.

I reminded them as if I had forgotten.

“Oh, let only the gentlemen know that I come from Maya. I would appreciate it if you could keep that sinister Black Prince’s ears from hearing about it.”

Van Dyke nodded.

“Don’t worry about that.”

When a heavy man like Van Dyke says that, it feels as solid as beef jerky.

Lutie asked.

“So, are you thinking of going back home now?”

I nodded.

“My promise with the Black Prince ends here. I should go back too.”

Then Ashley narrowed her eyes and said.

“What about our Ashley?”

“… … ? What should I do?”