Imperial Guard - Chapter 39



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Episode 39

Rain Knights

Harry, the eldest brother at the orphanage, looked at the knight with sparkling eyes.

The knights who suddenly came to the orphanage greeted Sister Rayzel and began guarding the area around the orphanage.

At first, Sister Rayzel was also confused, but when Brother Rael’s name was mentioned, she quickly nodded.

“Sir. If you’re a knight, can you draw your sword?”

“Black? Of course.”

Chook-

Rain looked at the little boy, drew his sword, and created a light sword energy.

To him, a novice sword master, the swordsmanship that was neither a sword nor a swordsman was like swimming with his feet on the ground.

“Wow… Then, if you and Brother Rael fight, who will win?”

Harry spoke to Lane with a curious look on his face.

He knew that the knight was strong, but the strongest person for him was Rael.

“Haha. Well, I don’t know since we’ve never met. By the way, what’s the kid’s name?”

“It’s Harry.”

“Really? Harry. It’s okay, but don’t say that in front of the other knights.”

“Why? Brother Rael is so strong…”

“Hmm···.”

Rain swallowed as he looked at the bright-eyed little boy.

Coming from a fallen noble family, he spent a lot of time with commoners, so he could easily overlook this, but some proud knights would find such remarks extremely offensive.

‘The Sword Master shows his sword skills to a child from an orphanage…? Is there anyone who doesn’t have such discrimination?’

Meanwhile, Rael, who was watching him from behind, was secretly impressed.

It’s rare to see someone as strong as Rain being so indiscriminate.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a good knight in medieval fantasy.

‘If he’s not even a single member, but a knight commander… I think I can trust him and leave it to him.’

Aside from Rael’s victory in a flesh-on-flesh fight, Rain, a novice swordmaster, was one of the strongest in the empire.

If such a person were to protect the orphanage, Rael should be grateful.

‘But I have to make sure.’

In the first place, the fact that the Knights came is questionable, so we need to look into it a little more.

Rael entered the orphanage with his senses sharpened.

“hmm?”

Lane, who was playing with Harry, felt a presence and turned his head.

At the entrance to the orphanage stood a man I had never seen before.

“Who are you? Only authorized personnel are allowed to enter this orphanage.”

“Brother Rael!”

As soon as Lane spoke, Harry, who had been looking at his sword, ran over and hugged Rael.

Lael, who had been hugging Harry as usual, went into the orphanage.

“Rael? You were the one who asked for the security of this orphanage.”

“··· Yes. That’s right.”

I didn’t ask the Knights, but… Rael nodded.

Since I have no idea why the Knights of Rain are here, I have to quietly wait for their reaction.

“I’ll be seeing you often in the future, so I’ll have to get to know you in advance. Please take care of me.”

Lane smiled and looked Rael up and down.

He was wearing clothes that a commoner would wear, and he did not walk with the educated gait of a nobleman.

‘I don’t think we have the money to hire knights… Then it seems His Highness likes it.’

Rain made a quick decision.

If the Archduke who was living in seclusion in the capital was a commoner who liked it, then Rain also needed to become friendly with him.

There was a high possibility that he was someone with something special.

“Yes. Thank you.”

Lael also nodded and looked at Rain.

After talking to him directly, my doubts about Rain were almost completely eliminated.

He was basically like a sage, and nothing caught Rael’s senses.

‘··· Rather, I’m more concerned about Uncle Eric.’

When I think about it, there were a lot of strange things.

He said he had a friend in the Tower of Magic and asked me to bring him a branch of the World Tree and save him from being a guard, so he brought the Knights of Rain.

No matter how I thought about it, it was a connection that didn’t seem like it belonged to the neighborhood bar owner in District 4.

‘I guess I should stop by a bar later.’

With that thought in his mind, Lael took Harry into the orphanage.

*

It’s hot.

Is this what it would feel like to fall into lava?

No, if it’s the natural magic that elves have, they should be able to survive even in lava.

The pain she felt now was incomparable to anything else.

If you weren’t an elf with strong vitality, it wouldn’t be strange if you died at any time.

“ha···.”

Thump- thump-

Your heart beats faster and your breathing becomes rapid.

It was the price paid for sacrificing one’s life force to forcibly open the door to the spirit world.

Hah- Hah-

“··· It’s okay now. Vermeil III.”

Reina stroked Vermeil III, who was grinding his teeth beside her.

Thanks to Vermeil III, I felt at ease.

Instead of lying in a hammock as usual, she was lying in the shade of a tree.

I was hugging five branches of the World Tree tightly, in order to get as much contact with nature as possible.

“Raina. Are you feeling okay?”

“I told you it’s okay. It’s not the first or second time.”

“Even if you are an elf, it is better to take care of your body in advance. Here, a porridge made with carrots from the north and potatoes from the south. It is quickly absorbed by the body due to the harmony of yin and yang.”

“Thank you, Ghent.”

Reina took the porridge that Ghent gave her and forced it into her mouth.

If you don’t eat anything at this time, your recovery will be even slower.

“… I really can’t stand the harmony of yin and yang.”

Meanwhile, Rael sat on the hammock and watched the two’s conversation.

I know this world is absurd, but I find it more unbearable to hear giants talk about the harmony of yin and yang than to hear them sell chicken skewers at a festival.

Today was the second day of the Celestial Festival.

The protagonist appears on the 4th day, and the warlocks’ rebellion also occurs at that time.

The work at the Blue Tower was over sooner than expected, and with two days of free time, I went to the special guard, and the first thing I saw was Reina lying under a tree.

Lying in a hammock is her daily routine, but she looked unusually unwell today.

“Ghent. Did Reina do that often?”

Rael approached Gent, who had brought the food to Reina.

Reina was too busy eating to pay attention to this, so she asked Gent a question.

“Well, that happens once a month. I guess there must be some reason.”

“If it hurts like that, shouldn’t we ask why?”

“Of course I asked the first few times. But he never told me.”

“Hmm···.”

Well, given Ghent’s personality, he probably wouldn’t have ignored it completely.

It seemed like it had something to do with Reina’s secret.

“Do elf women also get enchanted once a month?”

“Rael. Don’t say that in front of Reyna. She might actually try to kill you.”

“No, this isn’t sexual harassment, this is a Hood joke… No. That’s enough.”

Rael also knows that the physical structures of elves and humans are completely different.

I said it as a joke to change the mood since he looked quite sick, but it seemed like the Jangseongjongs weren’t used to slum jokes.

This is something that Rael, who came from the streets, could not help but understand.

“Raina. Are you okay?”

Lael approached under the shade of a tree.

Reina was lying like a worm, holding a branch of the World Tree in her arms.

Still, it looks like they’ve all eaten the dead.

“··· Yeah. It’s okay.”

“It doesn’t look okay at all.”

It’s a bit discouraging to see such a powerful elf lying around.

And I was even more concerned because it didn’t seem to be just pain.

‘It doesn’t seem like I have any body aches or anything… I just feel like my body has no life.’

But for an elf full of natural magic, it seemed so strange to be lifeless.

Hah- Hah-

The fox next to her, no, Vermeil III, was also licking Reina while whining.

‘I guess I’ll have to ask Uncle Eric for some herbs next time I see him.’

Reina was not only Rael’s comrade, but also one of the golden ropes he had to hold onto.

You have to be careful not to make any mistakes.

“If you have any inconvenience, please let me know, I will help you at any time.”

Rael patted Reina on the back and walked back to Gent.

“Ghent. Where is Yuri today?”

“I heard you’ll be busy during the Celestial Festival. Reina is also in that state, so I’ll have to meet all the Ghost Kings.”

The beggars said that the Second Princess was at the party in the south.

Looks like he’s going to be partying all day.

Yuri would have been there in the original too.

“I’d like to help, but I have a busy schedule. Sorry.”

“It’s okay. This time, many people have come to the Celestial Festival since the first day, so there’s already been enough to see.”

“··· That’s really fortunate.”

Rael nodded in respect for Ghent’s hobby.

Human observation is a hobby that I have always found fascinating.

‘The only thing we have to worry about is the terrorist attack on the fourth day.’

Since there is a main character and a blue magic tower, there is little reason for Rael to move.

… It had to be that way.

*

“I happened to know someone in the Knights of Rain. I was lucky.”

“okay.”

Lael nodded at Eric’s bar.

I asked Eric about the Knights of Rain who guard the orphanage, and got the expected, predictable answer.

‘If you say it like that, I have nothing to say.’

I had an inkling that Uncle Eric used to be a pretty successful guy.

His connections were extraordinary, and his speech did not sound like that of a commoner from the Middle Ages.

‘But aren’t the Rain Knights and the Magic Tower a bit excessive…?’

Once you start to doubt, things that happened before also come to mind.

Now that I think about it, I helped Rael get the herbs he needed and the materials for the mask.

“Brother Rael! What does that matter? Come and have another drink!”

At that moment, a bright voice from behind broke Rael’s worries.

When I turned my head, I saw Carlson with a red face.

On his chest was a badge symbolizing the Gaia Cult.

“···Carlson. Aren’t you in charge of District 2 tomorrow? Is it okay for you to stay like this?”

“It’s okay! Just fall asleep feeling good and use your divine powers to drive away the hangover in the morning. Hahaha.”

“How on earth did this kid become a knight?”

Rael was once again disappointed with the level of the sect.

It seems that the Knights of the Silver Cross don’t even conduct personality tests when selecting members.

If there was a proper election process, there was no way a kid like this could become a paladin.

“Isn’t it bright and nice? Rael. You come and sit here too.”

“··· Captain. Is it okay to drink alcohol in a place like this?”

Rael looked at Lane, who was sitting at the bar with a headache.

Actually, Lane was more of a problem than Carlson.

It was when I introduced Lane to Carlson after he finished work that all the trouble started.

The two of them were strangely good at killing, and when they came out after playing with the children at the daycare center, they found that a drinking party was scheduled for the three of them, including Rael.

Surprisingly, medieval people did not ask for the consent of the parties involved when creating a drinking party.

“Okay, Brother Lael, please sit next to Brother Rain and have a drink…!”

“···Carlson. You call me your brother, Captain. You crazy bastard···.”

“It’s okay. When I meet the Knights of the Silver Cross, my faith is welling up in my heart.”

“May the peace of Gaia be with you. This is Gaia-Men. Haha.”

“….”

What kind of kids are these?

Lane and Carlson were sharing a glass of wine together, while Eric was wiping his glass clean, seemingly oblivious to the situation.

‘It feels like it would be awkward to run away alone.’

Rael eventually had no choice but to join the drinking party.

It’s not that I don’t like alcohol… but I just didn’t like the idea of ​​Rael becoming just like those people if he got mixed up with them.

‘There’s nothing wrong with becoming friends with the Knights of Rain… Yeah. I guess I can hang out for a day or so.’

No, this is not playing, this is sales.

In my previous life, my father often said the same thing whenever he went to a bar.

“Understood, Captain. But I won’t stop eating once I’ve had it. Be prepared.”

“Good. I’ve never lost to alcohol in the Knights Templar either.”

“Brother Rael. This time, I will properly show you that I am the ace of the Knights of the Silver Cross!”

“Stop talking and fill your glass first.”

Rael smiled, raising his glass.

He had never been drunk since he was born.

How many hours passed like that?

Uncle Eric left first, saying it was time to go to sleep, and the table began to slowly divide into losers and winners.

“Hehehe. Brother Rael. I can see Gaia. Gaia-meng··· Gai, Gaia-meng···.”

“What if a Paladin can’t even use Gaia-Mendo properly?”

Rael shook his head as he looked at Carlson, who was face down on the table.

He pretended to be strong but he was the first to fall.

The thought of taking this guy back to his accommodations already gave me a headache.

“Rael… You really are strong with alcohol.”

Meanwhile, Rain, who was sitting across from Rael, was leaning back in his chair, taking a deep breath.

There were dozens of empty liquor bottles piled up under the table.

‘What’s inside that kid’s body…’

I kept my eyes peeled to see if he was using his magic to burn away the intoxication, but I couldn’t see any sign of it.

He was a natural born drinker.

“Because I’m physically fit.”

Rael was a notorious drinker even in District 4.

Until today, I lived like that, but now that I think about it, I think that since the liver was a part of the body, it must have absorbed some of the magic power.

Just as muscles become stronger, liver detoxification may also become faster.

“No way. I lost. Wow, this is the first time I’ve lost to someone else over drinks.”

Rain shook his head, trying to drive away the intoxication from his body.

At this rate, I might fall asleep like Carlson without even being able to say what I had prepared.

“Rael, would you like to go outside and get some fresh air?”

Rain stood up from his seat with a sly smile.

“··· The comment is a bit strange.”

Lael followed behind Rain with a trembling face.

Just listening to him, it seemed like he was trying to seduce a woman.

“People’s true nature comes out when they drink alcohol. I tend to be a bit more honest, but what about you, Rael?”

“I’ve never eaten that much.”

Rael nodded appropriately and walked out of the bar.

Because I had been drinking for so long, it was already dark outside, and as expected from District 4, there was no proper lighting, so the surroundings were pitch dark.

“Anyway, this was the first verification… and it failed, so I’m going to move on to the second one.”

“What does that mean?”

Sling-

A fleeting moment.

Rael’s body moved instinctively.

Rael quickly drew his sword and swung it down at the sword approaching from below.

Kyaang-!

Sparks flew as swords clashed against swords, and the eerie sound of steel clashing echoed through the streets.

“Captain. What is this···!”

Rael looked at Rain, unable to hide his bewilderment at what had just happened.

And then he met the clear gaze looking at him.

“Yeah… That’s what it felt like. Rael.”

Rain was staring at Rael with a satisfied expression.