Imperial Guard - Chapter 47



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Thud, thud.

chuck-!

The Knights of Rain who entered the party hall stopped walking in time with their leader’s footsteps.

Although the magical energy and the stench of rotting corpses emanating from the surroundings were unpleasant, they did not move an inch.

The same was true for the wizards of the Blue Tower next to the Knights of Rain.

They entered the party hall covered in light magic powers.

‘The Rain Knights and the Blue Tower are moving together…’

Belen looked at the two forces that entered the party hall.

They walked side by side as if they had formed an alliance, then stood behind the masked man.

“···.”

Silence fell on the broken party hall where hundreds of people had gathered.

Belen, who was standing between them, instinctively felt that what they both wanted was the same.

“I am Velen, captain of the 1st division of the Kamen Knights who protect the empire and the royal family.”

Belen, who had been looking around, was the first to open his mouth.

Although he was the captain of the 1st division of the Kamen Knights, he was a title that was unrivaled anywhere, and he knew the people in front of him well.

In this position, one had to reveal one’s name first.

“Why are you suddenly introducing yourself? Is it because you’re a member of the Imperial Knights? You always seem so enthusiastic about useless things.”

“Well, that’s just how the Knights of Carmen are. Discipline, formality. They really like that kind of thing. I’m Rain from the Knights of Rain.”

“Blue Tower. Permata.”

A brief introduction that doesn’t necessarily require much explanation.

These two are monsters that everyone in the empire knows.

“···It is truly an honor to meet you two in a place like this. Why did you come all the way to such a remote place?”

Belen swallowed his tension as he looked at the two.

This was not a place you could come to without intention.

Moreover, the fact that they were standing right behind that masked man made him feel uneasy.

“Oh, I came to pick up my friend. We were watching the Celestial Festival together.”

Rain, who approached naturally, put her arm around Rael, who was wearing a mask.

He had just arrived at the party, but he was quick to assess the situation.

‘The corpses of the undead, the recently dead Kamen Knights, the blood on Rael’s sword… and the attitude of the Kamen Knights. Did they do something wrong?’

Rain quickly read the attitude of the Knights of Carmen and Velen like a knight.

They were harboring hostility towards Gaksi-tal.

‘If we had been even a little bit late, there would have been an accident.’

Rain and Fermat came here guided by beggars.

The beggars faithfully followed Lael’s words: ‘If I do not return within an hour, ask Captain Rain for help.’

Thanks to the identification cards that Rael had given to the beggars, Rain was able to move right away.

‘Could it be that you had anticipated this situation from the beginning?’

Even though I don’t know the details, it was clear that it was a big deal to get involved with the Knights of Carmen.

At that moment, Fermat took a step forward.

“As Rain said, we will take this person. Before being Rain’s friend, he was a guest of the Magic Tower.”

“That’s right. I was really worried because I was enjoying the celestial festival and ended up falling off alone.”

“Why··· phew···.”

Belen wiped his face as if he was annoyed.

For some unknown reason, the two great powers of the Knights of Rain and the Blue Tower were protecting that man.

‘And it had to be Rain and Permara…’

In front of two people who were rumored to be abnormal even in the capital, Belen hoped that nothing would bother him.

“The author is the benefactor of the Imperial Family who protected the Second Princess from danger. However, there is also a possibility that he is the culprit who harmed the Kamen Knights.”

“so?”

Belen, seeing Rain’s sly smile, remained calm and continued speaking.

“··· The public is the public, and the private is the public. It is proper procedure for you to accompany us to the Knights Templar headquarters and investigate the incident. Even if the two of you disregard the procedures of the Imperial Knights···.”

“There is a lot of useless talk. Belen.”

thud-

Fermat took a step forward.

He had to stop Velen, if only for the sake of the empire.

Fermat read the magic of ‘him’ contained in that mask.

A high-level magic that even the great wizard Fermat cannot read from this close by.

This person’s identity was obvious. It was a dragon.

‘Those stupid swordsmen are messing with the dragon.’

The Knights of Carmen had no idea who they were attacking.

We must stop them from attacking us, for the sake of the empire.

“You’re taking our friend for something you’re not even sure about? Then should I ask my friend? Hey, what do you think? Do you want to go investigate?”

“···I just want to go home.”

Rael barely opened his mouth.

Do you know what you’re going to end up like if you follow those crazy guys?

“···Do you two know what you are doing right now? I am speaking of the procedures of the Knights of Kamen. The procedures of the Knights of Kamen are the same as those of the Imperial Family.”

If you step down now, I won’t say anything to the royal family.

Belen was talking indirectly like that.

However, the people in front of Velen were a magician obsessed with gambling and a knight obsessed with attention.

They never gave up on dragons and future swordmasters.

“Investigation? Of course we should. But before that, bring in Captain Gideon. Does it make sense for the captain of the 1st Division to give such orders to my group?”

“Rain, this punk is finally speaking the truth. Get out of here, you little brat. If Gideon comes in person, I’ll swallow my pride.”

“···Don’t you know that you cannot leave the palace?”

Belen squinted his eyes at the two.

The Knights of Carmen are a knightly order that protects the imperial family.

The Knight Commander must always guard the palace.

Bringing Gideon here was like telling him to get out.

‘We’re not making any sense.’

He was a famous attention seeker, knight and gambler wizard.

Belen eventually turned his head and stood in front of the second princess.

His job was to protect the royal family, but investigating that man was also important.

“Second Princess, I apologize for asking. Did you happen to see that man fighting the Knights of Kamen?”

Belen knelt down and asked the princess.

“···.”

Yuri stared at Belen.

He was different from the knights who had been targeting him earlier.

They were truly the ones who came to save me.

“Belen. I didn’t see anything. All I saw was him killing the undead that came at me. I apologize to the person who saved me.”

“···I see. I’m sorry. I sincerely apologize to Captain Rain, Mr. Ferma, and the group.”

Belen had no choice but to bow his head at the princess’s words.

He couldn’t fight them, so he tried to borrow the authority of the royal family one last time, but if the princess said she didn’t know anything, he had nothing to say.

“Belen. It’s hard to breathe here because of the magic. Let’s go back quickly.”

“···Yes. I understand.”

Yuri looked at the back of Belen, who was standing there protecting her.

The 1st Division of the Kamen Knights was doing its duty to protect the imperial family.

‘Killing me is not the will of the entire Knights of Carmen.’

That means there is someone behind the traitors who orchestrated Yuri’s death.

If Yuri were to question the treasonous actions of the Knights of Kamen, there would be a high chance that he would target her again.

‘If there is someone who can move the Knights of Kamen while trying to kill me…’

There were countless people who were after her, the second princess.

It is impossible to select candidates under these conditions.

But, that’s okay.

In the end, it was a simple matter.

Before she dies, we just have to find her opponent.

Yuri nodded to Rael, who was looking at her, as if to reassure him.

In order to survive, she had to become a naive princess who knew nothing.

It wasn’t difficult, since I had done it several times.

*

Thud, thud.

Rael sighed as he watched the Knights of Carmen walking with Yuri.

‘The imperial family did not intend to kill Yuri.’

Belen, the captain of the 1st division of the Kamen Knights, was trying to protect Yuri.

Gilbert and a few other guys betrayed me.

The investigation into him will require a later conversation with Lane.

“Sigh, shit. This hurts so bad.”

Rael rubbed his leather armor, his expression distorted.

As the tension slowly eased, my stomach, where the knife had been cut, began to hurt.

“Rael. I have a lot to ask you, but… Are you feeling okay? I think you should start with treatment first.”

“Yes. I think I’m going to fall behind, so please take me to the temple···.”

Rain stripped Rael of his leather armor.

I was thinking of wrapping it up with some bandages from the Knights Templar, but looking at the hole in its stomach, I realized that the bandages weren’t important.

Blood was flowing out of a hole the size of a fist.

“Hey! Hey! What’s wrong with that wound…! Let’s go to the church right now! Take me to the best priest in District 1!”

“No, that, huh… Let’s go to area 4 instead of area 1.”

Rael spoke even though his stomach hurt.

I was confident that Cecilia from District 4 would be better at healing than the priest from District 1.

“What? Zone 1 is closer here! I’ll pay all the medical expenses···.”

“Rain! Listen to him now!”

“···?”

Lane turned his head towards Fermat, who suddenly raised his voice.

Fermat suddenly narrowed his brows and glared at himself.

‘Why is this kid like this again?’

It’s true that Rael was a valuable connection, but it wasn’t enough for Fermat to react like that.

After a brief staring contest, it was Rain who turned his head.

He was a knight, so he knew how much it hurt for Rael to have a hole in his stomach.

There was no time to leave Rael alone and engage in a battle of pride.

“Mr. Fermat, I don’t care if you lose the bet, so feel free to talk to me.”

“A bet? You made a bet with that wizard?”

“Yes. I won and am now treated as a guest at the Blue Tower.”

Only then did Rain nod.

The wizard is crazy about gambling and betting.

I guess he must have lost to Rael after making a strange bet.

“Well, I’m sorry if it makes you uncomfortable. Rael. Let’s talk more comfortably from now on.”

Fermat, who had read his words, turned his head and smiled in satisfaction.

‘Haha. Rain doesn’t know that person’s identity. I’m the only one who’s special.’

Of course, there’s no way a stupid swordsman would recognize his noble magic.

Fermat shuddered again as he saw the magic in his mask.

I was filled with joy at the fact that I had something more to add to the enlightenment that had been embedded in my body for three days.

‘It was already strange, but it got even stranger while I was away···.’

Lane clicked his tongue, glancing at the Fermat.

Originally, people were supposed to move their bodies.

If you spend all day studying magic, your mind is bound to get stiff.

“District 4… There is a skilled priest in District 4.”

“Hey, see. Got it. Let’s go to Area 4. The fastest guy here… Ha, it’s me.”

It was funny to see him, the leader of the Knights, carrying someone else on his back, but he couldn’t leave Rael to his subordinates, even if it was someone else.

Lane started running with Rael on his back.

*

“Ahh, ahhhh···.”

Lael was lying in the treatment room of the branch of the 4th District Church, surrendering himself to the warm divine power.

It was where the best priest he knew was.

“This is the first time I’ve been hurt like this, Mr. Rael. What on earth do you do for a living…”

Cecilia couldn’t take her eyes off his wounds even as she poured divine power on him.

Looking at his muscles completely torn by magic, one could hardly help but wonder how Rael was moving.

“I couldn’t help it because I met that crazy guy. Ugh.”

Lael clenched his fists as he lay on the hard stone bed in the treatment room.

Divine power treatment wasn’t painful, but since there was no such thing as anesthesia in this era, the pain from the wound continued even while receiving treatment.

‘Fuck. That crazy dragon. Next time I see it, it’ll turn all the magic tools upside down.’

The body of a dragon, the hero of this era.

Rael also felt a surge of confidence as he was getting all excited.

I chose the strategy of giving flesh and taking bones by believing only Tia’s words, and the result was this suffering.

Even after the excitement of battle had faded, the pain that followed was no joke.

“But… are you really okay? Wouldn’t it be better to take such a big wound to a high priest instead of me? The Commander of the Knights said he would pay for it.”

“It’s okay. I trust Father Cecilia.”

Cecilia seemed moved by those words and focused more on the treatment, but Cecilia’s divine power was more effective unless he was a cardinal-level priest.

About an hour had passed.

Cecilia stood up, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

“I think it’s almost done. There’s still a bit of internal injury left… I think it would be best to let this heal slowly for a few days.”

“Thank you, Cecilia. My pain has been greatly reduced.”

“This is my job. Ah, Lord Rael. I will give you a blessing. Blessings are more effective than divine powers in removing scars.”

Cecilia gathered her remaining divine power and tried to bless him.

“No, blessings are fine.”

However, Rael hit the player.

He himself does not receive blessings.

There was no way I could be branded a heretic by the next saint for nothing.

“Yes? But the sword will tear through the flesh and muscles, leaving scars. To erase the scars, you need the Blessing of Regeneration.”

“··· Ah, I actually like scars. You know, scars on the back are considered a disgrace to the examiner. This is a scar on the stomach. Then it’s a medal, a medal.”

“······?”

Cecilia tilted her head as if she didn’t understand, but she couldn’t force her blessing on someone who refused.

Knock knock-

At that moment, the door to the treatment room opened with a light knock.

“Lael. You look fine.”

“··· Where is the person who opens the door while knocking?”

“That’s what the Knights of Rain do.”

“···.”

Well, that’s because you’re the captain.

Lael smiled bewilderedly as he watched the incoming lane.

I’m a weird person sometimes, but I still got a lot of help this time.

“Priest, I would like to speak with this friend. Could you please leave the room for a moment?”

“Yes, Mr. Rael. The treatment is over, but you still shouldn’t swing your sword or do any rough exercise!”

Cecilia left the treatment room after paying attention to Rael until the end.

Rain looked at her back, then admired Rael’s belly.

Because the torn muscles in the gums have already been completely healed.

“As you said, he’s a great priest. He seemed to be seriously injured, but he was healed so quickly… He’s better than the priest in District 1.”

“I’m not lying. You too, Captain, get on before it gets too hot.”

“Rice cake… what?”

“It’s nothing. Are you here for the Carmen Knights’ business?”

Only then did Rain correct his posture at Rael’s words.

I was so amazed at the healing of the wound that I almost forgot my purpose.

“Yeah. I trusted you and protected you, but it could have been dangerous. What on earth happened?”

“Um, so···.”

Rael slowly recalled his memories.

And, Rain’s eyes, listening to the story, began to grow bigger.