A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 251



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Episode 251. Blue Flames Burning Ice

After washing the blood and stench of the demons off our bodies, we headed to the Duke’s mansion.

Because I received an invitation from the Duke.

I woke up Monde Kyung-do, who had fallen asleep while taking a bath, and went with him.

Although Lord Monde was not a member of Sherwood, he was a comrade who had been through thick and thin together, so he could not be left out.

He grumbled, shaking his less-dry hair.

“I told you to leave me alone.”

“That can’t be.”

“I didn’t do much.”

“What’s missing? How easy is it to escort a crazy warlock?”

“… … That’s true.”

On the way to the Duke’s mansion together.

Thoreau, drunk on alcohol, strode forward, followed by the Dauphin, swinging his butterfly knife, me, and Lord Monde.

Linda and Schmidt still haven’t returned.

Since they were originally guys who weren’t interested in things like alcohol, they would have just figured it out.

Monde’s grumbling about wanting to drink or sleep melted away the moment he saw Princess Lilia waiting at the Duke’s mansion.

“Mr. Monde! Thank you for your hard work!”

Who among the subjects could complain when they see that little princess welcoming them with open arms?

“Ah, ahh… … .”

dump.

When Lord Monde saw the princess, he fell to his knees and cried as he hugged the princess.

“Princess… I thought I was going to die… … .”

“Yeah, yeah. Was it hard? But I knew that Lord Monde could do it.”

“Ugh… Princess… … .”

… … So who is the target of protection?

Even as I shook my head and clicked my tongue, it was hard to shake off the thought of wanting to be held in those small arms.

Is there such a thing as healing?

Princess Lilia’s embrace is healing.

“How pathetic.”

“Your Majesty, how long do you plan on staying with me as a knight?”

“Can you come out now?”

We paused for a moment, denouncing the pitiful antics of the Mond.

Because it seemed like if we waited for our turn, they would hug us too.

“Alcohol, alcohol.”

Whatever.

There was one guy who didn’t even bother to look at the princess and just poured himself a drink and left.

The princess wanted to congratulate us for our hard work, just like Lord Monde, but she had no choice but to turn back because the annoying Lord Monde would not leave her.

Because the King of the North is waiting.

Unlike the Duke, we, who were adults, left the two to enjoy our time together and headed to the reception room where the Duke was waiting.

“Ugh. Some people get a cute princess, but we’re just dark guys.”

Dauphin grumbled.

As the leader, I controlled the mouths of the members.

“Oh my. How impertinent. Shouldn’t you be careful with your mouth?”

“But where did that guy Sorou go?”

“He was talking nonsense and left first. Shouldn’t he have gone in first?”

“Right. Don’t you plan on getting married, little brother? I think it would be nice to have a niece as cute as a princess.”

“I still have a lot to do. What about Do-hyung?”

“Well, the Dauphin is a man like the free wind.”

“Well, who would want to marry a thief?”

“Oh, little brother. For the Dauphin Thief, stealing a woman’s heart is as easy as turning over the palm of your hand.”

“That’s right.”

As we opened the door following the servant’s instructions, an ashen lion greeted us with its fierce eyes.

“You’re here.”

“yes.”

When I went in, Sorou, who had arrived a while ago, was already sitting in his seat.

The guy had a blue, gleaming eye that wouldn’t let us take our eyes off him, whether we came in or not…

“Gilentine 20 Years Old”

“I thought you’d prefer alcohol to gold, so I prepared this. I don’t know if you’ll like it.”

Sorou answered.

“That is a wise decision. There could be no more satisfying reward than this.”

I shrugged.

“That’s right.”

The duke nodded and nodded.

“Sit down.”

“yes.”

The moment the alcohol started flowing, the somewhat cold and dreary living room transformed into a relatively cozy living room.

It was truly an amazing magic.

For dinner, a large grilled dish, typical of the North, was served.

The chewy and soft texture went well with alcohol.

The Dauphin mostly did the talking, and the Duke listened silently.

Sorou focused on his drink, repeatedly exclaiming, “Ku, ha, really, oh my, look at this guy.”

Me. I’m a novice who doesn’t know much about the taste of alcohol, and I wasn’t really interested in their conversation, so I just sipped my precious Gillentine 20-year-old and stared blankly at the fireplace that was crackling on one side.

Looking at that sight, I was reminded of the shapeless blue flames dancing on the ice.

Suddenly, the words that Cheonma had said when he first taught me the Seolji Cheongyeomgong flashed through my ears.

-Have you ever seen ice burn?

‘The ice is burning… … .’

I stared at the fireplace, lost in thought.

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When Dauphin and Sorou, who surprisingly weren’t that strong with alcohol, became quiet.

The peacock looked at me.

“Would you like more?”

I gladly grabbed the glass.

Actually, I don’t know if it tastes that good.

Since it was expensive, I planned to just put it in my mouth and see.

The duke then filled his own glass and quickly emptied it.

Then he opened his mouth again and gulped down the glass.

“It was quite a force for a second wave.”

It’s true.

It was an unusual event.

The second wave arrived just three days after the first wave, and its force was truly threatening.

The quantity was beyond words, and the number of Class A demons I saw alone was over twenty.

Dozens of those monsters came!

This was a serious matter.

“I won’t deny it. It was all thanks to you that we were able to stop it without much damage. Is there anything else you need?”

Because it is necessary… … .

Come to think of it, I failed to take care of the person who contributed most to this battle.

No matter what anyone says, the person who contributed most to this was Linda.

I wonder if I have come to realize the fear of poison once again.

No matter how strong the opponent is, isn’t it okay if you weaken them?

Those fearsome Class A demons were able to be dealt with more easily because they acted as if they were broken in several places after drinking Linda’s poison.

Even if you are a platinum rank, it is not easy to fight an A-class demon alone.

This means that even a platinum-level genius, considered a genius among geniuses and a monster beyond the human mold, cannot guarantee victory against an A-level demon.

The moment you let your guard down, it just goes away.

But we were just running around the battlefield, slicing down those terrifying A-class beasts.

Even though the Sherwood guys were exceptionally strong even among the platinum ranks, this would normally have been impossible.

There is one reason why this could happen.

Because Linda’s poison had weakened her so much.

Even though he showed off his skills that were incomparable to those of the B-class demons, that alone was not enough to deal with Sherwood, who was jumping around as if he had wings.

That’s not all.

B-class and lower level demons would often collapse, spitting out blood after drinking Linda’s poison.

It was literally a massacre.

I think Linda probably killed about a tenth of this wave by herself.

When I brought up the story of Linda, the number one contributor to this battle, the Duke answered as if he had been waiting for it.

“I have already given instructions.”

“Oh, really?”

Okay, that’s fine.

The Duke emptied his glass again.

His face, which had seemed somewhat cheerful, became quite serious.

“It’s only the second wave, but we have this many troops. If it weren’t for you, we would have suffered great losses. I’m afraid of what the third wave will bring.”

The joy of victory was short-lived, as the harsh reality loomed before our eyes.

That’s right.

This is only the second wave.

The duke had already faced that fact.

Monster waves usually come in three waves.

Although it sometimes stops at two times, that doesn’t seem to be the case right now.

There’s no way the worst monster wave would stop at this level.

The third one will definitely come.

And the third wave usually comes in two or three times the size of the second wave.

Dozens of Class A demons have already appeared in the second wave.

If things continue like this, it is almost certain that an S-class will appear in the third wave.

To say no is nothing more than the hopeless optimism of an idealist.

To catch an S-class player, you need as many platinum-class players as possible.

The peacock opened his mouth in a heavy tone.

“When will the rest of Sherwood be coming?”

“… … That’s right.”

It’s almost been a month since I mentioned that.

Even if the wave started earlier than expected, it should have come by now.

Even if you give a one-month notice, wouldn’t it be right to show your good faith by coming a week early?

“… … Tsk.”

What are you doing, dawdling around like this?

Are you bringing the captain?

‘That can’t be true.’

He shook his head and looked at the peacock with confidence.

“I’ll be there soon.”

“I hope so.”

We emptied our glasses at the same time.

* * *

The next day. The fourth day of reconnaissance.

I had a burning desire to take a day off, but I couldn’t.

Saying, ‘Hey, we’re going to rest, so you guys should rest for a day too’ won’t work.

From early in the morning, the area outside the barrier was filled with people clearing the debris.

It seemed like they were in a hurry to get this sorted out so they could prepare for the battle that followed.

The second wave came on the third day, two days after the first wave, so it might be natural to rush.

It was an environment where you couldn’t let your guard down.

It was unprecedented in many ways.

Whether in terms of speed or scale.

It could be called the worst wave, as it didn’t even give you a break the next day after a full-on battle.

This is terrible.

Meanwhile, our dark magician Adrian was surrounded by the corpses of hideous beasts, grinning broadly.

… … It looks like you’ve found ingredients that are just to your liking.

He seemed busy so I decided not to bother him.

We went out on a reconnaissance, leaving the soldiers outside the barrier clearing up the debris from the previous day.

On the way, the soldiers recognized us and started clapping again, so we quickly ran away.

The fourth day was relatively peaceful.

Perhaps because I had poured all my energy into it the day before, it was deserted overall.

A-class demons were not seen.

Thanks to this, I was able to explore a little further.

But this mountain range seemed endless.

There are only vague mountain peaks continuing on.

Day 4 of reconnaissance.

We have completed our exploration of the fourth mountain range.

There was no significant harvest.

* * *

Day 5 of reconnaissance.

A class A demon was discovered.

I couldn’t even see its nose yesterday, but it looks like it crawled out from somewhere.

This time, it was a creepy tentacled thing that caught Mond’s attention, so I lit a flame and burned it to death.

Now, Lord Monde didn’t care if I spewed the night sky from my half-sword, flashed starlight or moonlight, forged a white-frozen ice sword, or lit a blue fire.

He just looked at me for a moment with a face that said, “I guess so.”

Oh, I put down my attempt at naming it last night.

There must be so many A-class people popping out. Why do we have to give them all these pretty names?

Even if it is a special individual, it is not that special to this extent.

If we were to tally up the statistics on the special entities that appeared throughout the Kingdom of Maia this year, 99 percent would be from the White Hell.

Those rotten bastards.

“after…….”

Anyway, after facing a Class A demon in normal condition, I realized once again how powerful Linda’s poison is.

It felt like Linda’s poison’s power was reduced by almost half.

How unfair it would be to leave this world without even being able to show half of the skills you possessed.

I looked at the tentacles of the demon’s hand, engulfed in flames and burning with flames.

“In that sense, you’re lucky, Mrs. Burns. But I’ve shown off my skills to the fullest, so I won’t have any regrets even when I die.”

[You said you weren’t going to give it a name.]

“I feel good.”

[… … .]

Linda, however, was gritting her teeth, saying she still wasn’t dead.

It scares me how much more horrible things they are trying to create.

If I were the devil, I would have run away with my tail between my legs a long time ago.

After praying for the repose of Mrs. Burns’ soul, I took a quick look around the sixth mountain range with Lord Monde, then found a suitable cave to rest.

“Oh, I’m freezing.”

Monde grumbled as he warmed his hands in the blue fire lit on the ice.

I stared at the blue flames burning the ice for a long time, chewing on the jerky.

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