Chapter 949 – 949.Yggdrasil (7)
(The king’s heir said he would like to meet you. After eating, go to the palace.)
That was the end of Ardia’s business.
He was told to come to the palace as soon as he finished eating.
Ardia immediately returned to his military unit, saying he had been ordered to do so.
After listening to Ardia’s business, I returned to the restaurant.
While having breakfast with the members, I explained everything I had heard about from Ardia.
After finishing breakfast, as I was about to head to the palace, a person came.
“You’re one step too late!”
It was Roy, the goblin who managed this place.
Just as the royal family gave orders to Ardia, they also gave orders to Roy.
Want to meet us…
Even though Roy was a step late, he didn’t look particularly disappointed.
“But I guess I can serve as a servant!”
Rather, he was happy that he had something to do, and led us out of the restaurant.
Outside the restaurant, a carriage was already prepared to take us.
“I’m going to the palace, but I can’t just walk!”
Even though the carriage was not in good condition, it allowed us to travel to the palace comfortably.
As I moved to the carriage, I asked Min Ha-yeon, who was riding with me.
“What about midwinter?”
Midwinter wasn’t even at breakfast.
In response to my question, Min Hayeon shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
“He said he was busy and went to work.”
He said that having drinks with us yesterday was quite unreasonable.
No matter how quickly the war ended and no matter how little damage was done, it was still a war.
Reorganizing troops was as important as restoring the village.
‘You said you had something to say, but what are you trying to say?’
Yesterday, when I told him that I would stop the cavalry, Midwinter had something to say and left, leaving a message that I should make sure to survive.
However, even when I tried to sneakily approach him while drinking, he just avoided my eyes.
‘Well, I’ll tell you later.’
With that in mind, I gave up thinking about midwinter.
It was a moment when I gave up my thoughts and looked blankly ahead.
Roy, who was riding with me, quietly opened his mouth in a husky voice.
“You all seem tired.”
“Haha…”
There were two women in the place Roy was looking at.
“Cool…”
“Huh…”
Midspring and midautumn.
The two couldn’t come to their senses from their hangovers even at breakfast, and fell asleep as soon as they got into the carriage.
“They’re not usually people who drink like that, but I guess yesterday’s drinking party was that good.”
“Hehe, it was a really fun drinking party.”
“Uh? “Are you okay, Yuha?”
Min Ha-yeon looked at her Namgung Yu-ha and gave her a puzzled look.
At a drinking party, Namgung Yuha drank less alcohol than in Hanbom and Hanautumn, but she also got drunk faster.
It seemed strange to see Min Ha-yeon looking so fresh.
Namgung Yuha responded with a smile.
“Yes. “I’m not good at alcohol, but I know how to get rid of it.”
“Aha…”
“Mr. Suho… Are you okay?”
Namgung Yuha asked me the same questions he asked Min Ha-yeon.
On the outside, it may seem like you’re asking if you have a hangover, but on the inside…
“Haha… I am okay.”
She was asking if the squeezed Yang Qi was okay.
Namgung Yuha expressed her concern to me by turning her face to the side and looking up at me.
“If you are not feeling well, please tell me.”
“Yes, thank you for your consideration.”
It was the moment when she took a breath while receiving Namgung Yuha’s worries.
“…”
“…”
Min Ha-yeon was looking at me with meaningful eyes.
‘… ‘I got caught.’
This was caught.
100%…
But I pretended not to know and stared blankly into Min Ha-yeon’s meaningful eyes.
We looked at each other like that for about a minute…
“Im here!”
I was able to reach the royal palace.
Min Ha-yeon closed her doubtful eyes and woke up the two people lying on either side of her.
“Now, you should wake up~”
“Haaam…”
“I feel sick…”
After waking the two up, we began to head inside the palace under Roy’s guidance.
The royal palace that caught our eyes…
‘… ‘It’s miserable.’
It was in such bad condition that I wondered if it was even okay to call it a royal palace.
It was basically collapsed here and there, and some places had not been managed at all, forming a forest.
One interesting thing was that I knew of a place similar to this one.
‘It’s similar to the Arbos Palace on the 5th floor.’
However, it was only similar, it could not be said to be the same.
Even though there were collapsed parts of the Arbos Royal Palace, they were decorated and transformed into art.
In comparison, this royal palace had been left unattended, and trees and plant stems had invaded into a mess, creating a forest.
The place we arrived at after walking through the shabby palace corridors was…
“This is the place.”
It was a red door.
It was a place that didn’t feel neglected at all thanks to the gorgeous decorations.
The guards standing on both sides saw us and immediately knocked on the door.
“Heir, I have come.”
(Let me in.)
With a sound coming from inside, the guard opened the door and spoke to us.
“Please come in.”
A door that opens quietly without making a hinge sound.
The place I entered through the welcoming, open door…
“Oh…”
Unlike the outside, it was decorated extravagantly.
And in the center of such a gorgeous place stood a man heavily armed with armor.
Although it is not a flashy armor, it is silver armor that seems to have pursued some practicality.
He looked at us and welcomed us with a smile.
“Finally, I see you. The hero of Umbra…”
..
..
Roy guided us and then returned.
Although he spoke as if he had urgent business to do, the fact that the heir said he wanted to talk quietly seemed to be the main reason.
I sat down at the table and looked at the successor sitting across from me.
It has a human-like appearance, but has pale skin and sharp eyes.
“I am Amira, the 7th successor to Umbra. “I’m sorry for coming to see you late.”
The identity of the person called the successor was a vampire.
We were not surprised to see him since we had already met several races.
“It’s okay. Since there was a war going on, you probably didn’t have time to worry about us.”
Of course, it didn’t mean it was really okay.
Anyone in the position of successor would have immediately realized the discomfort contained in my words.
The discomfort of not meeting him until now and then meeting him after he revealed his skills.
As befits his position, the successor immediately noticed our discomfort.
“I want you to know that I am absolutely not ignoring you.”
I didn’t expect you to answer so directly.
And furthermore, he already knew our business.
“You probably want to go into the Dark Mountain, right?”
“… “You already knew.”
The Heir already knew our purpose.
All they had to do was give permission to enter the dark mountain.
Still, it avoided us.
On purpose…
Not only me, but also Min Ha-yeon, who visited with me, expressed uncomfortable feelings.
“Then can I get permission right away?”
It was a question that could be slightly rude.
We were in a position to ask for a favor.
However, even though they already knew our purpose, the fact that they had been avoiding us all this time made them feel rude.
Fortunately, the heir did not show any uncomfortable feelings and smiled bitterly.
But we didn’t get the answer we wanted.
“It’s impossible.”
“…”
Rather than being angry, I didn’t understand.
The successor did not say ‘impossible’.
It was expressed as ‘impossible’.
In other words…
“I need your Majesty’s permission. Agency authority is also not possible. “Your Majesty must personally give permission to enter the mountain.”
It was said that it was impossible under his own authority.
Still, that doesn’t mean the discomfort went away.
“… “Then can I see your Majesty?”
From the beginning, they said that all you had to do was meet the king.
But why did he, and not the king, say he would meet us first?
If the heir is prevented from meeting the king for political reasons, permission will eventually be given…
“I will guide you right away.”
“… ?”
The heir instead smiled and stood up.
So our party began to move to follow the successor.
Min Ha-yeon walked next to me and whispered to me.
“What? I thought they were intentionally preventing us from meeting…”
“I know… “I thought so too.”
Everyone seemed to have the same thoughts as me.
At that moment, I heard Hanbom and Han Gaeul bickering behind me.
“Hey, mid-autumn. “Try foresight.”
“Ugh… “I can’t concentrate because my head hurts.”
“Well, you should have drank less.”
“My sister drank it too!”
… Those two don’t seem to be in good shape, so I should have just left them at the dorm.
Thinking so, I obediently followed the successor.
But the strange thing was that as he followed the successor, his heart ached.
‘… What?’
Armonia saw me and started to worry about me.
[Are you okay?]
‘Ah… ‘Something feels a bit tingly in my chest?’
At first, I was worried that I had fallen into a trap that I wasn’t aware of.
But…
[After checking through the substrate window, there is no problem. This also applies to other members.]
‘…’
No major abnormalities were found.
In fact, it was more accurate to say that the sting was painful rather than painful.
It feels like chewing raw garlic…
Above all, as Armonia said, the other members did not appear to feel pain, although they may have been worried about the unfamiliar space.
[If any problems arise, we will be prepared to deal with them immediately.]
‘Yes, please.’
The moment I asked that, I was able to arrive at a certain room just in time.
It was an ornately decorated door, just like the room where the successor was.
“This is Your Majesty’s bedroom.”
“… “Bedroom?”
Speaking of the king’s bedroom, it is like the heart of the palace.
You can’t believe I’m showing you to a place like that…
The heir smiled bitterly as he looked at us in confusion.
“Please come in first. If you go in… “You will know why we called you here.”
“…”
We were guided by the heir and entered the bedroom.
The interior of the king’s bedroom was as splendid as expected.
And on the bed in the center of the bedroom…
“Hey! “Who are you?”
The old man was struggling so hard that his form was unrecognizable.
The heir looked at the old man and answered politely.
“7 Heirs. Your majesty.”
“Well, don’t lie! It must be an assassin sent by my father! Is there anyone!! “Come quickly and save me!”
As the king shouted, servants from outside came in and began to calm him down.
“Your Majesty, please calm down.”
“Hey! “You are also assassins sent by your father!”
“…”
Seeing the king’s appearance, not only me but all the members opened their mouths and looked at the successor.
The heir sighed bitterly as he looked at us and answered.
“Your Majesty is not in good condition.”
Now I finally understand.
Why has the Heir avoided us until now…
“Entering the Mountain of Darkness is under Your Majesty’s authority. “I can’t do anything about it.”
“When will it get better?”
“… “There is no record of him coming to his senses after I was born.”
“Oh my god…”
First of all, it didn’t seem like the heir was lying.
Because of the different races, the age of the successor cannot be accurately estimated, but he looked to be over 30 years old by human standards.
In other words, the person has been showing symptoms of dementia for at least 30 years.
‘… ‘Should I wait until my life is over?’
That seemed to be the way too.
Looking at the king’s current condition, it looked like he would die before long.
However, as if the successor had read my positive thoughts, he neutralized my expectations with a negative story.
“Your Majesty has been cursed with immortality. Even if I die, Your Majesty will live and continue to take over.”
“…”
If what he says is true…
“Suho, what should we do?”
“…”
It was said that the Mountain of Darkness could not be entered through normal means.
First, I knew the situation.
The heir looked at us blankly looking at the king and cautiously opened his mouth.
“Let me explain a little more first. Would you like to move again?”
“… “Of course.”
First of all, it seemed like more conversation was needed.
I thought there must be a reason why the successor showed us this scene himself.
‘First, let’s talk about it and find out how…’
It was the moment when he turned and followed the heir and left the king’s bedroom.
“Ouch…”
The pain that had just been painful before suddenly turned into a pain that felt like a needle was stabbing me.
When I frowned and moaned, Namgung Yuha grabbed my shoulder as if he was worried.
“Suho? Are you okay?”
“Ah… Yes. Are you okay.”
The pain I felt from before.
Min Ha-yeon also started to worry when she saw me belatedly.
“Suho, where does it hurt?”
“Ah… I’m just heartbroken…”
I could clearly tell from the current situation.
‘I guess I’m really the only one who feels this.’
The truth was that the other members were not feeling the pain I was feeling at all.
I sighed and answered with a shy expression.
“I think it’s because of the alcohol I drank yesterday.”
“Is it really because of the alcohol? If it’s because of me…”
“Ah! “Come on, let’s go quickly!”
I hurriedly cut off Namgung Yuha’s conversation and began to follow the heir, pulling the two men’s arms.
I was relieved that a crisis had been avoided, but at the same time…
‘What? I feel better again.’
As the tingling disappeared, a strange feeling emerged.
