A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 156



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Episode 156. Always stay healthy.

After talking to the Royal Knights, and the Royal Knight (Jin)… … .

I also exchanged greetings with people with whom I had a shallow connection.

Among them were the knights of the Black Tiger Order, and the royal medical staff who took great care of me.

I felt a little guilty when I remembered how he would come looking for me in a panic whenever I secretly left for training or a walk.

At the time, I thought, ‘Why are they making such a fuss over something so trivial?’

Now that I think about it, I wonder if the Black Prince made that request because he was afraid I would disappear without a word.

Anyway, I held his hand and shook it once with an apologetic heart.

Also, the nobles who were on the Black Prince’s side came and loitered nearby.

I was wondering what was going on, so I took a peek and it got so startled that it ran away.

“… … ?”

Why did you run away in surprise when you came here on your own and no one brought you here?

It was absurd.

I thought that the nobles were a truly difficult people to understand.

[I don’t think it’s their problem.]

“then?”

[Smile gently once. So that the person watching you won’t be scared.]

“like this?”

[Tsk… … done.]

“no…….”

Most of them hesitated and ran away, but a few of them found the courage to talk to me.

I tend to dislike nobles, but that’s because nine out of ten of them are rotten scum.

I don’t dislike the normal nobles who make up one in ten.

Like the example of our nobles, Count Stavanger.

If they were trash nobles, I would have personally slapped them in the face.

Those who approached me were different from the nobles I knew.

Is it because he resembles his master? Or is it because the values ​​he pursues are right that he follows the Black Prince?

Not the arrogant and prideful nobles we often see.

They were noble ladies who were serious and polite to others.

If I thought about it, if I had gone against the Black Prince’s wishes, I would have already fallen into the abyss with the First Prince.

Because the Black Prince reigns as a ruthless tyrant.

Of course. I am a very kind man to those who know how to be polite, so I treated them kindly.

If you speak nicely, you will hear nice words in return.

Why is it that most nobles don’t understand this simple rule?

They were a little surprised by my kindness, and thanked me for showing them how bravely I fought.

Why are you thankful?

It was easy to understand once I realized the simple proposition that if the Black Prince lost, it would be me, not the First Prince, who would be in trouble.

From their perspective, I was a hero who saved the country.

‘The hero of the nation, Ashvan, lies here.’

My heart swells with pride as I think of my epitaph, which may one day be engraved in the Blake Kingdom.

He literally became the King’s knight, doesn’t that make sense?

Anyway, thinking about it that way, it didn’t seem like someone else’s problem, so I picked out some helpful things to say and told them.

“Please take good care of our unlucky king.”

“……yes?”

“It’s a bit crazy, but it’s not that crazy. It would be even better if you hit the back of its neck every once in a while when it tries to bite everything like a mad dog. Or you could rebel once in a while and make it come to its senses.”

“Oh, yes… … .”

Everyone gradually left the room, perhaps out of fear that if they continued talking, they would be accused of insulting the king.

After unintentionally chasing away all the nobles, I leaned against the balcony, gently shaking the glass in my hand like a nobleman of high rank.

“How is it, Master? Do I look a bit noble?”

[If I just try a little harder, I’ll be able to become the scoundrel that my family threw out.]

“That’s not bad either.”

As I looked around the banquet hall, receiving praise from the Heavenly Horse… … .

Occasionally I saw faces I hadn’t seen before.

“hmm.”

Looking closely, I noticed several knights who had been fighting on the side of the First Prince.

He told us not to kill them if possible. It seems that our Black Prince, who had a great thirst for talent, accepted the useful ones as his own.

As I was watching Lord Walpole and Sir Stephen laughing and talking… … .

Someone came up to me and spoke to me.

“hello.”

When I looked back, a neat-looking man was looking at me.

I nodded in response.

“Hello.”

The man looked into my eyes for a while without saying anything, then asked:

“Your Majesty, do you remember me?”

“hmm?”

Everyone calls him the Devil Knight or Lord Ashvan.

You call me a devil? And why do you even call me ‘you’?

I looked closely at his face again.

An ambiguous face that seems familiar, but also not.

In conclusion, it was an unfamiliar face.

“……who?”

The man introduced himself with a smile.

“I’m Sadler. I saved you from that crazy Linda.”

“……ah!”

It was only then that I remembered.

The masked men that Linda was dragging around.

The men who took off their masks and showed their faces when I threw Linda off the cliff.

The men all threw their masks away and laughed loudly as they watched them fly away in the wind.

It seems to have been one of them.

I patted his shoulder with a glad heart.

“I see. Nice to meet you, Sadler.”

The freed Sadler laughed.

“Yes. Nice to meet you too.”

“How have you been?”

“I’ve been fine. How have you been, devil?”

“Not bad. How is it here?”

“I have brought the master.”

“Your Majesty?”

“I am a servant of the Tedford family, your Majesty.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

Actually, I didn’t remember, but I pretended I knew.

“When I told the master that I had a benefactor, he readily told me to go.”

“Aha… huh?”

Come to think of it, our enemies were in the same space.

I searched for Linda in a hurry, but she was nowhere to be seen.

Sadler, who had been watching the scene blankly, said.

“Oh, Linda saw it.”

I felt a bit embarrassed, so I scratched my head and spoke as if making an excuse.

“I ended up taking it with me. I wonder how it survived the fall from that high cliff.”

“okay.”

“You don’t have to worry. I told you everything. I’ve even set up surveillance.”

“I wasn’t worried.”

“Oh really? That’s good. What did Linda say?”

“You didn’t even seem to recognize me.”

Sadler smiled bitterly.

“The moment our eyes met, I froze without realizing it. Linda just blinked innocently.”

I watched his expression for a moment and then asked.

“Is that fortunate?”

“I guess that’s fortunate. That thought suddenly occurred to me. If she doesn’t remember, there’s no reason for me to remember. I forgot, too.”

“It’s a great thing.”

The good news is that Shushuruta disappeared along with it, and the less fortunate thing is that Joy, who was playing with it, also disappeared.

It seems that they felt the banquet hall was boring and went out to play after filling their bellies.

There’s Shushuruta, so nothing bad will happen… … .

I’m worried that Joy will get into bad water.

“I came here because I wanted to talk to you for a moment.”

I looked at Sadler.

“Let’s talk it out.”

“yes.”

Sadler straightened his clothes, stood up straight, and looked at me.

Suddenly, I had the thought that this moment would remain in my mind like a painting.

“Thanks to the devil, I was able to return home and see my mother again. She must have aged a lot since I last saw her, probably because she was worried about her worthless child. Fortunately, she left on her long journey with a smile on her face.”

I stared blankly at Sadler at his unexpected words.

Sadler said with a smile.

“You were my personal hero, but now you have become a national hero. You are amazing.”

“… … .”

“I hope you always stay healthy. I hope only good things happen to you. I will always support you. I hope you achieve everything you want. I will never forget your kindness. Once again, thank you.”

I am speechless at receiving such heartfelt gratitude.

Is this what it means to have a high density of speech?

I felt dizzy and didn’t know what to say.

Meanwhile, Sadler bowed his head and immediately turned around and went down the stairs.

I was just standing there blankly, looking at Sadler’s back…

“… … How touching.”

“Ouch, that’s a surprise.”

When I turned around, I saw Sir Aaron, the Royal Knight who was the host and referee of the final battle.

“When did you come?”

“It was there from a while ago.”

“The royal knight eavesdropped.”

“Eavesdropping, huh? I happened to overhear it while waiting for my turn.”

“turn?”

“Yes. I have something to tell you.”

I looked at Aaron with his blank face.

“What is it?”

“You’re leaving tomorrow, right?”

“yes.”

“I bring you a message from Lord Sulkov Wintermire.”

My ears perked up.

“… … The bitter cold?”

“yes.”

He nodded and answered.

“Let me try to make it sound good.”

Aaron coughed and delivered the bitter message.

“I haven’t forgotten my promise. I’ll try to hold it after I win.”

“……haha.”

So, if you want to catch a rat, you have to knock yourself out.

One more reason to come back here someday.

“Yes. That’s right. You have to hold it properly to beat it. Sir Aaron.”

“yes.”

“Tell him to wipe his throat and wait.”

“All right.”

Aaron looked at me blankly.

“Is it your goal to hold each of Oposis’ famous swords?”

“Why did you think so?”

“Vlad also tried it once, and it seems that the frost is also coveting it.”

“Is life fun if you just go with the flow? You could say that this is an extremely personal and small goal to add to the fun of life’s ups and downs.”

“Aha. You have a fun life.”

I nodded.

“That’s right. Life is worth living.”

“Who is it?”

“there is.”

“yes.”

* * *

rath.

I changed into clean clothes, tidied myself up, and followed the servant sent by the Black Prince.

Shushuruta followed me, dragging Linda, who was still half asleep.

She asked very cautiously.

“Are you really going now?”

“okay.”

“… … .”

I briefly asked the servant who was guiding me for permission to leave, then turned around.

Then, he grabbed Linda’s shoulder, who was being dragged around by Shushuruta while she was sleeping soundly, and asked.

“Linda.”

“Huh?”

“Tell me clearly. I won’t ask you twice. Are you following me?”

“Ugh… … .”

Linda clung to me, her arms flailing sleepily.

“I’ll follow you wherever you go, devil… … Ugh!”

Iron Fist.

I pushed Linda aside and looked at Shushuruta.

“you?”

“… … .”

“Right now. Here. Decide for sure.”

“Ha, but I haven’t even properly greeted the inspiration yet.”

“What you did back then wasn’t a greeting?”

“Who would say something like that when going on a long journey?”

“So what? It seems like the old man understood.”

“… … Is that so?”

“Okay. So the only thing left is your choice.”

Shushuruta thought for a moment, then took out the compass from his bosom.

Then he circled around me, keeping his eyes on the compass.

‘……what are you doing?’

After going around three times like that.

widely!

He closed the compass and looked at me with a determined face, as if he had made up his mind.

“Okay. I’ll go.”

I asked just to confirm.

“Where?”

“To the Kingdom of Maya.”

Shushuruta spoke to me with an incredibly shameless face.

“This shadowless monster, Shushuruta, will accompany you. Know it as an honor.”

I remembered the first time we met and chuckled.

“Okay. Follow along so you don’t miss it. I’ll be going fast.”

“Okay! Okay, I understand.”

He picked up Linda, who was sleeping on the floor, and followed the servant into a building.

There, the Black Prince was waiting for me with darker eyes than I had seen the day before, along with two knights following him like shadows.

“… … You’re here.”

It was a damp, sagging voice.

I looked at his tired face with curiosity and asked.

“Ready?”

“It’s all done. Just go ahead.”

“Good. It’s so crisp.”

“… … Thanks to whom I stayed up all night preparing.”

I tilted my head.

“Does teleportation magic originally take that long to prepare?”

“To minimize errors. You idiot.”

“No, I said I’ll take the chance.”

“If you die in vain, it will be our turn to suffer.”

“Me too.”

It seems that they stayed up all night and corrected the error as much as possible.

“Just set the coordinates and you’re done.”

“Oh.”

“so?”

“So what?”

“Now tell me. Where are you going?”

Answering where I was going was like revealing where I came from.

I have kept this secret from the dark-skinned Black Prince, but now the time has come for me to reveal it.

It doesn’t matter. What can this guy do when he’s about to leave?

Since I became that bastard’s knight just as he requested.

So I answered confidently.

“Have you heard of the Sherwood Mercenaries?”

“… … !”

The Black Prince’s eyes widened at once.

“… …Sherwood Mercenaries? Are you from there?”

I simply nodded.

“okay.”

The Black Prince touched his chin with a serious expression on his face.

“… … Indeed. Now I understand. Who knew there were such strong men besides Guston the Great Sword?”

“If you research me separately, you won’t find much. I’m still growing.”

“I see… … .”

Bok-sil and Sir Smith, who were standing behind, also looked quite surprised.

“When you go back.”

The Black Prince, who had been lost in thought for a moment, rubbed his chin, raised his head and looked at me.

“If anyone wants to work for the royal family, send them to me at any time. Talented people are always welcome.”

Our King, who cannot stand to wait any longer and is coveting talent,

How much are they trying to change Blake by doing this?

“Well… let’s see.”

When I gave a vague answer, the Black Prince nodded and said.

“So, are you planning to return to the Kingdom of Maya?”

“yes.”

“If you allow me, set the coordinates to the Kingdom of Maia… … .”

Stop.

Our King muttered something and then froze.

“Why? What’s the problem?”

Ouch.

“Oh, no. It’s no problem.”

It was a rare sight to see the Black Prince so flustered that he even stuttered.

“Open the door and go in, and tell the wizards there your destination. Okay, I’m busy, so I’ll take my leave now.”

It’s suspicious. It’s very suspicious.

Saul’s words that trouble was bound to occur came to mind again.

After pouring out his words, he grabbed the shoulder of the Black Prince, who was trying to hurriedly get away.

“Why is this so frustrating? We have to watch what happens between us.”

The Black Prince glared at me.

“Damn. We were just watching each other go.”

“Is His Majesty the King holding a rag in his mouth?”

“Let go of this! Sir Roetgel, Sir Smith. Seize this interest now.”

When I nodded, the two knights smiled faintly and opened the door.

I dragged the Black Prince inside while his two knights watched.

It was a larger room than I had thought, and dozens of wizards wearing the same attire were standing in a circle around a magic circle.

They opened their eyes wide when they saw the Black Prince being dragged in.

“Okay, let go!”

Only then did I let go of the Black Prince and looked around the room.

In the middle of the pitch-black darkness, where all the windows were blocked, a large magic circle was glowing softly.

It was an intricate magic circle filled with all sorts of metaphysical figures and incomprehensible language.

Just looking at it makes my head spin.

Among them, an older-looking wizard spoke to me in a calm tone.

“Stand in the center of the magic circle.”

I followed his words and stood in the center of the magic circle with Shushuruta, with Linda by my side.

The old wizard asked.

“Where are you going?”

I answered confidently.

“The Kingdom of Maya.”

How long have I been waiting for this moment?

If you think about it, everything I’ve done since I fell off the cliff was done for this very moment.

Finally… I’m going back!

“It’s impossible.”

Finally, these damn mercenary guys… What?

“What?”

The old wizard answered with a blank expression.

“I said it was impossible.”

“why?”

“The flow of mana in the Kingdom of Maia is blocked by a mysterious fog that covers the cliffs of Misty.”

“… … .”

I noticed the Black Prince running away in a hurry and immediately chased after him.

“흑태자 이 개새끼야!!!”