Chapter: 609
As I shift my steps, my vision begins to blur.
What do my pupils look like right now?
Probably similar to a princess’s.
[…Huh?]
The princess’s eyes widened at this.
Looking at his face, I said,
“If you even touch me with a fingertip, it’s treason and whatever else. You’ll be the first to bite the dust. Understand?”
Ha ha.
As I approached, radiating heat, the princess chuckled.
What’s so funny? Seeing that instead made my temperature rise.
[Do you really think you can get away with that?]
No matter how much my strength has weakened due to the curse, the opponent is still the princess.
She is the ruler of a region, and I instinctively understood.
That the princess is stronger than me.
Overwhelmingly so.
Even so,
“What does that even mean?”
Hwaruk.
Energy swirls around my hand.
The energy gathers and rotates, and in an instant, a flame jade forms in my palm.
“So, should I bow down to you?”
That won’t do, given my bad temper.
I’ve already endured this much.
Moreover,
“I don’t treat those who touch my people like humans.”
No matter how strong the opponent is, if they lay a hand on what’s mine, I’ll hunt them down and tear at their throat.
Even if it’s some ‘god’ that may or may not exist.
The blue-tinged jade continues to rotate.
I could feel its intensity increasing with each rotation.
It’s the rotating power I learned from my father back in the day.
The jade spun while radiating heat and absorbing cold air around it.
[…]
The surprise on the princess’s face never faded as she observed.
She maintained her spirit and spread energy into the surrounding area.
Not knowing when the cold air will act, she didn’t hide her vigilance either.
Expressing anger, my head remained cool.
When should I explode? How should I explode?
Just as I was contemplating that.
Ha ha.
The princess, watching me, suddenly let out a laugh.
“Are you laughing?”
Do you think this is a joke?
Frowning, I took a step closer to the princess.
[I’m sorry.]
I heard the princess’s apology.
[I made a huge mistake.]
“What was that?”
[I haven’t done anything to your party. I pledge on the honor of the princess.]
I replied immediately.
“What kind of honor does a sick gentleman stuck in the back room have?”
I said, holding back a laugh.
[That’s true. If that’s the case, ‘Yu-Cheon.’ I swear on my name that nothing happened to your group.]
The princess admitted it casually and even swore her name.
Upon hearing that, I felt my energy slightly fade.
I was even a bit surprised inside.
Who would have thought she would admit it so easily?
Oh, of course, the jade wasn’t retracted.
With heated eyes, I kept looking at the princess, and she spoke to me.
[You must truly be his son.]
Do you think I’m really the son of that father?
Hearing such words in this situation was definitely not a compliment.
It was almost as if it implied a similar circumstance was experienced.
“Tsk.”
I clicked my tongue.
Then I threw the jade I was holding back.
Instantly.
Whoosh–!! Boom—!!
A tremendous noise erupted from the entrance.
Glancing over, I saw the iron door crumpled with a small gap in it.
‘I tried to control it in my own way, though.’
I hit it directly with the jade, and it was only crumpled.
This means that the iron door is something quite extraordinary.
Honestly, I had intended to break it, but it ended up like this, leaving me feeling a little embarrassed.
At that moment.
Creek–!!
The crumpled iron door opened, and a man entered.
He appeared to be the black-clad man who had opened the door earlier.
The man entered, looked at me, and exclaimed.
“Your Majesty—!”
As soon as he assessed the situation, he began to exude his spirit.
I was close to the princess and radiating heat from that distance.
A situation that could easily be misunderstood… No, wait.
‘It’s not a misunderstanding.’
It’s true that I threatened the princess, so it wouldn’t be wrong to misinterpret it.
“This punk…!”
The man’s face twisted like a demon’s.
It seemed like a potentially annoying situation.
In that moment.
[General.]
The one who stopped the man was none other than the princess.
The general stiffened at the princess’s call.
[Stop.]
“Your Majesty…?”
[The rudeness was initiated by me first.]
The princess admitted her own rudeness and spoke to the man.
[Return to your position at once. This is an order.]
The man couldn’t move despite the princess’s words, and an immense pressure suddenly poured down from the princess.
It was so heavy it could hardly be compared to the pressure he had directed at me earlier.
Seeing that, I had to view the princess differently.
‘This human.’
Was she hiding more power?
It was a force I hadn’t recognized until now.
[General. Are you defying the order?]
“No, I shall follow your orders.”
At the princess’s warning, the man retracts his spirit.
However, his gaze toward me remained sharp.
I quietly observed him.
Ttukbuk.
I turned my back on the princess and strutted away without a care.
“How dare you…!”
The man seemed ready to say something again in response to my behavior.
[General.]
The princess once again stopped the man.
As I passed by him and approached the open door, I turned my head and looked at the princess.
“Earlier, you asked me something, right?”
The question the princess had just posed.
Whether or not I was still friends with Woohyuk.
“Do I really have to answer right now?”
[Then?]
“I’ll answer later.”
It was almost a declaration, but it wouldn’t be easy to provide an answer immediately.
The reason is.
“I don’t particularly enjoy hearing only one side of the story.”
If Woohyuk truly instigated a rebellion while being in a non-commissioned position, I first needed to understand why he did so.
‘He wouldn’t have acted without a reason.’
There must be an explanation.
That thought came to my mind first.
With that in mind, the princess continued to question me.
[So, does that mean you’re going to seek out Woohyuk and have a talk with him?]
“Yes.”
I’ll find him and ask.
Did this really happen, and if so, why did it happen?
This was the clearest course of action.
Hearing my response, the princess smiled and asked further.
[And if you find Woohyuk’s actions acceptable, what will you do then? Will you also join the rebellion?]
I had to frown at the question.
“Am I out of my mind? To get involved in such a troublesome matter?”
If I understand, then that’s that.
Helping with it is an entirely different story.
“Do whatever you want, stir whatever pot you wish. I couldn’t care less.”
I simply want to know.
Why did he have to make that choice?
So what if he acted on reasons I don’t find acceptable?
‘I’ll have to knock some sense into him.’
I would just have to smack him around a bit.
That much I could manage.
In my past life, Woohyuk reacted similarly if I did something outrageous.
I organized my thoughts and kept moving.
Though I still felt the cold chill behind me.
No further sensations or the princess’s voice called me out to stop.
Indicating she wouldn’t obstruct my exit.
I continued walking.
As I stepped outside, I thought.
Where should I start looking to untangle this mess?
In a scenario like this, locating Woohyuk is the top priority.
More than that.
‘Before getting wrapped up in such matters.’
I needed to resolve the issue of treachery and absurdity before understanding why I had to come to the North Sea.
I recalled the ornaments hidden in my clothing.
Namgung Bi-ah, whose current location and situation remain unknown.
I must find her first.
‘What on earth is she doing and where?’
I genuinely worried that something terrible might have happened.
Only restless and anxious thoughts filled my mind.
Since they mentioned no body was found where the ornaments were, it seemed entirely possible that she simply dropped this while escaping.
‘What could I possibly learn with these ornaments…?’
Thud.
I abruptly came to a halt.
‘An ornament.’
The decoration Namgung Bi-ah dropped.
As this came to mind, I suddenly realized.
“Why did I forget about this?”
How could I determine the location of Namgung Bi-ah, who is currently missing?
By sheer luck, I possess one method to find out.
Vwoom—!
Vwoom—!!
A faint vibration tickled my waist.
Sensing that subtle sensation, the woman slowly opened her eyes.
“…”
Despite regaining consciousness abruptly, the woman did not act hastily.
She lifted her heavy eyelids and surveyed her surroundings.
All she saw was a dark space.
Where am I?
Her eyes hadn’t adjusted yet, so everything looked indistinct.
Clank—!
“…!”
The woman reacted to the cold sensation.
Something was shackled to her hands.
Upon examination, she found that it was iron shackles.
Wondering what this was, she attempted to move.
“Ugh…!!”
A soft groan escaped from the woman.
It was due to a sharp pain in her lower back.
Thinking back, she realized she had sustained a sword wound to her waist.
From the bandaging, it seemed someone had tended to her injuries.
Should I consider this fortunate?
It’s unclear.
While the woman gritted her teeth against the throbbing pain.
Vwoom—! Vwoom—!
She turned her head, scowling at the vibrating sensation.
A jewel-encrusted rod wrapped around her waist was continuously shaking.
It was the source of her discomfort.
As she watched, a look of intrigue appeared in her eyes.
‘…What is that… Why…?’
Why was the jewel vibrating all of a sudden?
Just as the woman pondered this question.
“I see you’re awake.”
“…”
A voice resonated from the front.
The woman swiftly turned her head at the sound.
There stood.
“How is your body?”
Woohyuk, with cold eyes.
No.
The Blue Wolf’s Secret Army was looking down upon Namgung Bi-ah.
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