Chapter 655 – 655. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
655. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
Crossed the border and entered the Baltic Kingdom.
It was a relatively easy task, since the entire border was not being monitored. And as soon as we entered the Baltic Kingdom, we reduced our size and disguised ourselves as merchants.
This is a sensitive time ahead of war. If my identity was discovered, it could be the starting point of a war, so I needed to be careful.
‘The mirror tunnel is really useful.’
Knights and maids could be sent or brought through the Mirror Tunnel.
Reduced the size of the group.
2 wagons. One is a carriage for me and the maids to ride. The other is a wagon with goods put in it to pretend to be a merchant. Gerdin and Berol are secretly riding in the wagon. Berol drove out the miasma a few days ago, but he hasn’t fully recovered yet. A loyal knight, he doesn’t know that his fellow knights have been killed by Zerdin.
All but 5 of my Gold Rose Knights returned to the territory. The remaining five, including Ploy, disguised themselves as mercenaries. He took off his shiny armor and put on the leather armor that mercenaries usually wear.
“To be a mercenary…. I don’t like this mission very much.”
Ploy grumbled a little. That was it.
The maids and I were dressed as merchants. There was nothing special about the merchant’s attire. It was just a little more flashy than the commoner’s attire.
The carriage headed for Nelloman’s territory and arrived at its destination without any incident.
Gerdin, who had been hiding in the wagon, did not hide anymore and proudly revealed himself. Thanks to this, he could easily enter the viscountcy of Nello Oman. However, things did not go as easily as I thought.
Viscount Nelloman was ill and in bed. His complexion is black, and his body trembles like an epileptic patient. There are bluish spots on the skin.
“Nellooman! What is this… ! Nelloman… !”
Gerdine staggered towards Nelloman and sat down on the floor. There was something awkward about his leg being undone.
‘This bastard… Do you look at me You’re acting right now.’
It seems that the reason he does not approach his cousin, Nello Oman, is that he is afraid of catching the disease.
“Zer… Dean….”
Only Nello’s licked his flabby, blackened lips. The voice that escaped through his lips was very low.
“Nellooman!”
Gerdin jumped up from his seat and moved closer to the bed. He didn’t hold Nello Oman’s hand or anything.
“Jerdin… Help…. Help me… Gerdin….”
“You want help? What can I do? Nelloman?!”
“…… Butler…. To the butler….”
Nelloman left those words and closed his eyes. He’s not dead, he’s asleep.
Immediately after, the middle-aged butler strode toward Gerdin.
“The lord is asleep. You probably won’t wake up until tomorrow. I will guide you to the waiting room.”
Billmade. He was the butler of Viscount Nelloman. We followed the deacon into the reception room.
“…… Head butler. Why did Nelloman become like this? Tell me in detail Nelloman’s symptoms right now… It is the same as his father’s condition.”
“Your lord is cursed.”
The butler let out a deep sigh and said. Gerdin’s face contorts in astonishment.
“It’s not a disease, it’s a curse… ?!”
His pupils shake, unable to hide their agitation. Nelloman’s symptoms are the same as his father’s. In other words, Gerdin’s father also becomes cursed.
“That word! Are you sure? Butler!”
“I am sure. This is the judgment of the Wizards of the Mage Tower invited for treatment. Among them were high-level wizards.”
“Curse. Who the hell…. No, there is none other than that bitch. Diona… !”
Zerdin said, shaking his body. At first glance, it looks like he’s angry, but I can’t fool my eyes. He was feeling afraid.
“The butler…. Nelloman asked me for help. But I don’t know anything about curses. Is there anything I can do to help?”
“Before the wizards left, they told us how to lift the curse.”
“…… How?”
“Deep in the Hasreng Mountains. It is said that there are white leaves that wash away unclean things. He said that the white leaves could lift the curse.”
“Even though you know how, why is Nelloman just lying there?”
Gerdin’s voice was nervous. He was scolding the boss Jill in front of his eyes. The butler said with a darkened complexion.
“The sorcerers were terrified and withdrew from this. It was because the level of the curse was so outstanding that they were beyond their common sense. Even 1 billion Ner couldn’t catch the wizards.”
“Damn things. Originally, magicians are the ones who take great care of my comfort.”
“… I hired adventurers and mercenaries and sent them to the Harlen Mountains, but there has been no news for over ten days. Trying to hire other adventurers and mercenaries… No one wants to take a request because it’s rumored.”
“…… What about the soldiers? Didn’t you send knights and soldiers?”
“You must protect the estate. Recently, the situation on the continent has begun to change rapidly, and the security has become unstable, so we cannot send knights and soldiers.”
“…… Nello’s only asking me to help… I’m asking you to go directly to the Harlen Mountains and bring me the white leaves.”
“I know you have nothing to worry about. But there is only Gerdin-nim. Please. Please help our lord.”
Gerdin sighed.
He came to ask for help, and then came to help. He needs Nello’s help right now to ignore it.
Gerdin couldn’t make up his mind. He was in no position to make judgments. He quietly looked at me and said to the butler.
“The butler. I need time to think. Let me go out for a while.”
“Yes. I’ll wait outside. Call me when you’ve made up your mind.”
The butler has left. I arrogantly sat down in my chair. Jerdin, who had been experiencing me for the past hour, did not dare to meet his eyes with me.
“Yuria. Can you break the curse?”
“It is not possible right now.”
Knowing Yuria’s skills, I was surprised. She is an Arch Mage. She didn’t know that negative words would come out of her mouth.
“It is a curse that is different from the curses I know. It takes at least a week of research to fully interpret and lift the curse.”
“A curse that changes the arc? Isn’t it a magic curse?”
“There was no sign of magic.”
It was not a curse manifested by magic. It became ambiguous. Was it possible to cast a curse in this world in a way other than magic?
After thinking for a while, the answer came.
‘If it’s an ancient artifact, it’s possible.’
Everything could be explained with one word: ancient artifacts. It was an all-powerful word.
‘You have two options. Making Yuria study the curse and entering the Harlen Mountains to find the White Leaves.’
I was in doubt.
“Does white leaves really exist?”
“It seems to be referring to the leaves of Elst.”
“Is there such a thing?”
“A leaf that has absorbed moonlight. It has the effect of washing away unclean things, so it has a great effect on curses.”
I mean, it actually exists.
‘It’s annoying. Should I just ignore Nelloman and go to the Heathfield Gate?’
Gerdin comes into sight. In order for that bastard to successfully occupy the position of head of household, it would be better to have Nelloman’s support. Without the slightest support base, the Heathfield family itself could turn away from Gerdin.
‘If you can’t find it after searching the Harlen Mountains, it would be better to give up Nelloman and go to the Heathfield Gate. I had to pass the Harlen Mountains anyway.’
The Harlen Mountains were the mountains to the left of the Heathfield Gate.
“Let’s just look for those white leaves.”
I had an elixir that could remove status ailments, but it was too wasteful to use it on Viscount Nelloman.
•••
Walked through the mountains It was impossible to ride the wagon because the trees were dense. I had to walk on my own feet. It wasn’t hard. It wasn’t that the body was so weak that it was this hard.
When a monster appeared, Ploy took care of it. In her mountain range of Har-Leng, no monster could stop her, her superlative Aura Expert.
“Huh. Ugh…. Ugh!”
Gerdine gasped. He walked through the mountains with Berol’s help. I didn’t care for him. Without Berol, Gerdin would have been left behind.
‘Useless guy.’
We moved in the direction Yuria pointed. Yuria moved in search of a location where the moonlight was pouring.
“Found it.”
And we were able to find pure white leaves in about 12 hours.
The white leaves hanging precariously from the small branches look mysterious. When I touched it, it was harder than other ordinary leaves. And I felt a clean energy from the leaves.
“You found it easier than I thought. Let’s find another one and go back.”
The other leaf was for Gerdin’s father, Count Heathfield. Two hours later, I was able to find another one.
“Let’s go back now.”
On the way back, someone stopped us.
It was a person wearing a black robe.
But I tilted my head. Even though it was right in front of my eyes, I couldn’t feel any presence at all. Concentrating mana in his eyes, he looked down into his robes. Something like a shadow is wriggling.
“Ploy.”
“I get it.”
Ploy drew his sword and charged at the enemy. Only the black, ugly tree was cut down. Because the enemy soared into the sky.
“Not yet.”
Ploy swung his sword. The sword flew towards the enemy. The enemy swims through the sky as if laughing at Ploy, avoiding all attacks.
Although it was a long range attack, he avoided all of Ploy’s attacks. He’s not normal
‘Can this be avoided? Thunderbolt.’
A thunderbolt fell. He dodged the lightning and flew towards me.
“O intruders. Writhe in pain and die.”
An eerie voice appeared in front of me in an instant. At the same time, Yuria moved. The black aura blade refined from her dagger she held in her hand cut through the body of her foe. Black smoke emanates from the severed robe and covers my body.
“Master!”
Yuria stretches out her hand towards me. I raised her hand and held her back. It’s better for me to do it once than for her to get caught up in her too. Because I had a full recovery.
“Khehehehehehe.”
The black smoke seeped into my body and disappeared.
My head is dizzy. It was a bad feeling. And I realized what his true identity was.
‘I felt unclean mana. At first, I thought it was a ghost-type monster… He must have been a devil.’
I shuddered. The chills didn’t stop. On the back of my hand, which I inadvertently looked at, blue dots appeared like hives.
The symptoms were the same as those of Viscount Nelloman.
‘I was cursed. They say it’s a curse with no trace of magic…. It must have been a curse imbued with the power of the devil.’
There is no strength in the body. However, using mana, he was able to resist the curse to some extent. Perhaps, as time goes on, the curse will eat away at my sanity and stamina.
“Lord, Lord! Are you okay?!”
“Baron! You don’t look good! And its symptoms… Seriously, it’s a curse… !”
Ploy and Gerdin came up to me and made a fuss.
“It’s okay, calm down. Gerdin. I must have told you not to cling to me last time.”
“Hey. Sin, sorry!”
Gerdin stepped back. Ploy touched my body. I could allow Ploy to touch my body as much as he wanted.
I turned her head to the side and looked at YuRia. She was strangely quiet. Originally, she was the one who checked my body before Ploy.
Yuria was agitated. Blue eyes are shaking. Her pursed lips held strength, and her hand trembled as she gripped her dagger.
‘…… Are you angry?’
I know about Yuria well as I have been living with her skin-to-skin for a long time. She was angry now. It’s not anger towards me. It is anger against oneself, against the devil. The reason for your anger is probably because you couldn’t protect me.
‘Yuria knows my complete recovery skill.’
Calmly thinking, it wasn’t something that would make Yuria angry. She is a woman who will thoroughly hide her feelings even if she is furious. But she couldn’t hide her anger.
I feel better. The reason she is so angry is because of me.
I smiled lightly and put her arm around her shoulder and brought her face closer. I could hear her breathing.
“Yuria. Are you mad?”
