A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 224



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Episode 224. From today on, your name is

The more companions you have to go out with, the better.

I went upstairs and dragged out the sleepy Schmidt, who had been rolling around in bed.

So we all came out of the inn and started walking down the street.

Behind, Linda followed, carried on Schmidt’s back.

I couldn’t figure out why it was uploaded.

“ha-”

The weather has become so chilly now that you can see white breath.

The warm sunlight streaming through the clouds somewhat drove away the early winter cold.

Dauphin, who was walking beside me and swinging his butterfly knife habitually, spoke to me.

“Little brother.”

“what.”

“Was your younger brother interested in things like the Palgeomju?”

“It didn’t exist, but it came into being. Because I went through something that made it inevitable.”

I said, showing the dark brown bracelet tied to my wrist.

“Ah, so… you said you spoke to the spirit of Oposus?”

“yes.”

Dauphin muttered as he looked at my bracelet.

“Hmm… It’s hard to believe, but it certainly doesn’t look like an ordinary item.”

“Then. It won’t break easily, right?”

Dauphin grabbed the butterfly knife that was fluttering and looked at me.

“To Aurora too?”

“maybe?”

A dark aura spread across the butterfly knife held by Dauphin.

“Shall we try?”

“Try it.”

“Brother, watch your wrist. If your wrist gets cut off, the lady behind me might try to kill me.”

“Don’t worry. You still haven’t come to your senses after being beaten like that? I’m not the same as before.”

We moved our arms without stopping our steps.

Chaechaechaechae!

Dauphin swung and I blocked it with my bracelet.

The graceful and gorgeous sword strokes unique to the Butterfly Sword were intricately twisted in a way that was hard to predict, but they were no match for me, who possessed the talent of a Heavenly Demon.

In addition, through training over the years, his eyes for swordsmanship and physical ability have grown remarkably.

I looked at the countless black lines woven together like spider webs and blocked each of the swords with minimal movement.

Chaechaechaechae!

One leg is walking peacefully down the street, but the other hand is waging war.

A pedestrian approaching from the front was startled and stepped back, and a pedestrian passing by was lost in thought and stared at our one-armed dance.

Soon, Dauphin took off his aura with a surprised look on his face and checked the bracelet.

“What is this? It doesn’t even have a scratch on it?”

“Column. Will the final sword of Ophiuchus be damaged by that butterfly knife?”

“The aura is quite thick. What on earth is it made of?”

“Unfortunately, I didn’t hear that.”

“Whatever it is, it’s definitely not an ordinary item. So, can we tell whether it’s a real pitch-black sword or not just by that?”

“I guess so? I think you’ll know if you squeeze it.”

The last time I held Vlad, there was a red band engraved on the inside of the bracelet, so if the Black Sword is real, there will be a black band engraved this time.

“Hey, little brother.”

“hmm?”

Dauphin asked in an unusually cautious tone.

“Speaking of which. Ahem. When will I be able to go inside the Tomb of Oposus?”

“… … .”

I stared blankly at the thief in front of me.

So it was like the cat was asking, ‘Hey, can I go into the fish shop?’

Come to think of it, this gentleman was the Dauphin, the thief.

There was a thief here too.

I wonder if I can communicate with Shushuruta.

“Huh? Little brother, it’s been my lifelong wish. Little brother, you don’t know much, but the Tomb of Oposus is almost a legend in this industry. You only brought out a few jewels? Then, there must be more inside, right?”

“Well, before I left, I told Shushuruta to take everything with him. I think the Thieves Guild took it all.”

“What! That precious thing!”

I yelled at the thief who coveted other people’s property.

“Oh my! The owner says he can do whatever he wants, so how can a thief tell him to do this or that?”

“Ugh… Then how about we go on a field trip?”

“Well, if I get the chance.”

“What if I don’t get the chance?”

“There’s nothing we can do about it.”

“… … .”

Dauphin, who was licking his lips with an expression that said he was dying of regret, asked another question.

“Brother. Did you say you fought against the Knight of the Cold of the Blake Kingdom?”

“That’s right.”

“Which one is stronger, the captain or the two of you?”

I scratched the ball for a moment and then answered.

“I didn’t really know.”

“Hmm… that’s the price.”

Dauphin also couldn’t gauge the strength of the captain.

Now it’s my turn to ask a question.

“Brother Do.”

“hmm?”

“Does Do-hyung believe everything I say? It seems like Hud doesn’t believe it.”

“No matter how much I think about it, it’s a story that’s hard to believe. But what can I do? If it’s my little brother, I have to believe it.”

Dauphin knocked on my head and said.

“Mr. Cheonma. Will you listen if I say this? Thank you for saving my little brother. When I get the chance, I will treat you to a meal.”

“What if I don’t get the chance?”

“There’s nothing we can do about it.”

We locked eyes for a moment and then chuckled.

[… … They seem like crazy people.]

As we walked, Dauphin chatted about the story I had told him about the village below yesterday.

I killed the Baron, received the Dagger of Oposis from Hans, met Shushuruta, and crossed swords with the Knight of the Cold…

“In particular, the psychological warfare that my younger brother used on the Knight of the Cold was the best.”

“Oh, an armchair?”

“Kekekeke!”

The Dauphin particularly liked that part.

Dauphin patted my shoulder, smiling happily and saying, “You’re all grown up.”

Also, raiding the Tomb of Oposis and stealing the ninth magic sword, Vlad, and having the wandering knight Boksil become its owner, defeating the royal knights in a decisive battle, having tea with the former king, and meeting Amju, the master of Shushuruta and the head of the Blake Kingdom’s Thieves’ Guild…

“How strange. This one is called Salju (殺主).”

“okay?”

Presumably, the Thieves’ Guild of the Kingdom of Maia is a group focused more on assassination than information gathering.

I suddenly remembered Shushuruta grumbling about how the Thieves Guild here was a total mess.

“hmm.”

Would it be okay if I let the two thieves meet?

I don’t think it’ll just be a simple conversation.

There are other things that might come and go, like a dagger imbued with life.

[It’ll be a good spectacle. A fight between assassins.]

“That must be stupid.”

Also, the Black Prince – that is, the new king of the Blake Kingdom – was knighted, and so he landed in the Holy Empire of Hilka through the royal teleportation magic circle.

“A knight? That vicious dog-like guy is a knight! Puhahahaha!”

“What are you laughing at?”

Dauphin said, chuckling.

“How could I not laugh? A delinquent who used to run around like a stray dog ​​has become a knight appointed by the king. I wonder what other people would say if they heard that. There would be no one who wouldn’t laugh.”

“… … Ugh.”

Now that I think about it, it’s funny to me too, so it wasn’t entirely wrong.

The sight of Siri widening his pure white eyes and saying, ‘Huh? Brother Ashvan has become a knight?’ comes to mind vividly.

“… … .”

Thinking about Siri made my heart ache a little, so I changed the subject.

“So, how do I participate in the contest? Do I have to register?”

“No. The application period has already ended and the preliminary round is currently underway.”

“Oh, really? You’re a step too late.”

“But that’s not the case. The purpose of the Second Prince is not just to show off his knighthood, but also to select a great knight who will become his sword.”

“hmm.”

“The final winner who will share the sword with the knight who is probably the owner of the pitch-black sword will almost certainly be knighted directly by the second prince and will go under him. In addition to that, anyone who stands out in the competition will be chosen without any discrimination.”

“So that’s why there are so many participants.”

“yes.”

As I was walking, I suddenly arrived at the city square.

Pressure! Hurry up!

Chae-chaeng! Chae-chaeng!

Waaaaaaaaaah!

People were crowding around like clouds, and the sound of shouts, clashing blades, and cheers were mixed together.

It seemed that the preliminary round would be held in this spacious plaza without a separate stadium.

So the street was like a stadium, and the audience watching was on the outskirts of the stadium.

Wherever the sound of metal clashing was heard, people gathered around to watch the game.

Dauphin continued his explanation as he walked through the crowd.

“As you can see, the preliminary round is in full swing. From here, 16 people will be selected to compete in the main round.”

“hmm.”

“The main event will be held in District 2. That’s understandable, because the people who need to show off to the Second Prince are not ignorant commoners, but powerful nobles. In District 3, at most, the rich merchants and the wealthy who can’t be ignored by nobles will be invited.”

“I see. So?”

The Dauphin smiled mischievously.

“The Dauphin Thief has his own thoughts. Just follow me, little brother.”

Dauphin deftly navigated the crowd and guided me to a street stadium.

I looked back to see if the guys were following me, and this time Linda was carrying Schmidt.

… … Why do those guys do that?

After making sure that I was following along well, regardless of the form, I followed Dauphin and dug into the crowd watching the game.

“Just a moment, I’ll pass by. Haha, that guy fighting over there is my friend. It’s only natural to cheer for your friend, right?”

Dauphin, who had broken through the crowd and made fun of the people, gestured for me to come over.

I took the front row of the stadium with Dauphin and then sat down on the ground so that the people behind me could see.

Chae-chaeng! Chae-chaeng!

The game was in full swing.

Two men were facing off, one was a man with a white band around his head, the other seemed to be a former mercenary with many scars and a rather rough-looking appearance.

Dauphin pointed to a man with a white band around his head.

“Brother, take a good look at that guy.”

He was a man with extremely light movements.

He looked neither like a knight nor like a mercenary.

“That guy is called Franco, and he is from the Fatima family’s collateral line.”

“… … He was a nobleman?”

“Well, they are nobles, but since they are from the collateral line, their status is a bit ambiguous. They are nobles, but they don’t seem like nobles. Even in noble society, they aren’t treated very well.”

“hmm.”

“So each of us figure out how to live on our own, but that guy must have met a good teacher somewhere. He moves around quite well. I’ve been keeping an eye on him. He sometimes visits the Thieves’ Guild looking for work. With his face covered.”

“You’ve figured it out well.”

Dauphin grinned and pointed at himself with his thumb.

“Brother, I am the Dauphin the Thief.”

“He must be a talkative Dauphin.”

“What?”

“If you’re looking for work, why don’t you come to the mercenary guild?”

“Even if they are from the collateral line, they are still nobles. If a rumor spreads that a noble is a mercenary, they will be ostracized by the noble society. In severe cases, they can even be expelled from the family.”

“aha…….”

So, Hudmilla was hiding his life as a mercenary and living as the protagonist of a ridiculous story about a long-term sleep from an illness and then miraculously returning to life.

… … Those nobles.

‘I’m tired.’

“Anyway, that guy will definitely make it to the round of 16.”

“It looks like that.”

While we were chatting, the game ended.

There was a brief sound of swords clashing, and then Franco’s sword was at the nape of his opponent’s neck.

The tip of the knife went in as far as an ant’s leg and stabbed his neck.

Blood flowed down the tip of the sword like a thin stream.

The rough-looking mercenary sighed, put down his sword, and raised both his hands.

“Surrender.”

-Wow!

The match ended in a win for Franco.

I looked back at the Dauphin.

“So, why that noble guy?”

“Why?”

Dauphin put his hand on my shoulder and said.

“Brother, did you really mean to bother me and beat up all those guys one by one?”

“then?”

“Hmm. When are you going to cut them down one by one? That doesn’t suit our nature. There’s no point in wasting time like that.”

“So what are you going to do?”

Dauphin looked at me with a meaningful smile.

“Little brother, from today onwards your name is Franco.”

* * *

While Ashvan and Dauphin were watching the match between Franco and the Dutchman, they were chatting away.

Among the crowd of people gathered to watch the game, there was a woman walking hurriedly with a cloth over her head like a veil.

And there was even a languid-looking man who followed her closely as she walked, often wandering around.

The sword on his waist swayed with every step.

“Hwaaam… … .”

The man looked around diligently, licking his lips, and called out to the woman walking ahead of him.

“princess.”

The woman called princess hurriedly approached the man and put her finger to his lips.

“Shh! I told you not to call me that.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

The man roughly corrected her remark.

“Yes… Miss. Why are you going all the way to District 3 to conduct an undercover mission like this?”

“What the heck? I told you. I’m looking for a warrior who can stop the wave of monsters coming down from the North.”

“Oh, was that so?”

The man said, scratching his cheek.

“Can’t we just go back and take a nap? I don’t think anything will change even if you work so hard.”

The princess opened her eyes.

“So you’re telling me to just watch? The kingdom is on the verge of destruction?”

“The royal family said that the test was done incorrectly.”

“I know Kyung-i isn’t stupid enough to really believe that.”

“Umm… … .”

The man, who seemed speechless and then slurred for a moment, shrugged his shoulders.

“Well, if that’s really the case, then there’s nothing we can do. If the north wall falls, we can defend here, or in the worst case scenario, if all three walls fall, I can take the princess and escape to the Holy Empire down there.”

“Then what about the people?”

“… … Miss, are you being serious?”

The princess glared at the man for a moment, then turned around and strode away.

The man left behind sighed deeply and hurriedly followed after her.

“Just a moment, miss! Let’s go together.”