Chapter 214 – Chapter 214 ― Mist, Mist of Swin Lake (3)
Episode 214 ― Fog, Swin Lake Fog (3)
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If you turn on ‘Starlight’ right away, it will get better.
But there is a lot of snow.
It was different from the castle in Basel, where Roan started to wonder about using his holy power.
“I guess it’s because I’m unfamiliar with it.”
“It’s been too long since Roan has been here, hasn’t it?”
The Empress smiled softly and ordered the people around her.
“It seems that His Majesty is tired from the long journey. Please show me to the room.”
“I understand, Your Highness.”
The one who answered Erenia was Chief Secretary Rumbe.
“I will take the lead. Your majesty.”
Due to the nature of their race, Revenants are skinny and look like half-corpses.
Even if it wasn’t, the tired-looking person staggered away and looked even more tired, which made me feel sorry for him.
“You could have an attendant.”
“How could I refuse to do something for His Majesty?”
Feeling sorry for nothing, I spoke to him, and a polite reply came back. Contrary to the appearance, a heavy and soft voice.
“Swin Lake is damp and always immersed in his fog. People who come here for the first time have a hard time adjusting. Please break your travel addiction and take a look around. The schedule has been prepared so that you can do it from tomorrow.”
The party entered the citadel.
An old castle made of dark gray stones, where you can feel the time.
Roan said to Rumbe as he walked through the grand and calm hall and up the cold, dark stone hallway, where the sun shined through the long windows that hung high up.
“I guess I should go for a walk.”
“I will prepare.”
Erenia nodded her head with her smiling eyes.
She thinks that Roan often enjoys going for walks alone, but in reality Roan goes somewhere alone when he needs to use a waypoint.
This time, I intend to visit the ruins near Swin Lake.
Roan, who was guided to the splendid bedroom, left the castle accompanied by a knight to guide him.
The great lord castle of Swin Lake is on a high ground.
The moment you step out of the gate, you can see the view of the city of Shiyun Lake surrounding the castle and the city wall surrounding the city.
And I could see the two rivers and the vast plain below.
A peaceful scene unfolding openly.
“It is a beautiful place.”
“That’s right. Your majesty. No matter how much capital Basel, I think it can’t compare to the beauty of this place.”
As if proud of himself, the knight guiding Roan answered with a smile. Unfortunately, the scenery seen from the gates of the Great Lord’s Castle was so wonderful that it was difficult to refute it.
“I have no choice but to accept that.”
Roan smiled lightly and nodded his head.
After staring at the picturesque view for a while, Roan tapped Kerr’s neck again.
Truly, Kerr started to follow the lead knight’s Kerr.
The place they are heading to is the ruins near Swin Lake that the previous search team had found in advance.
The place where the waypoint is supposed to be is where the two rivers merge, inside the delta.
After crossing the bridge, what unfolds is a field of flowers and reeds growing along the river. If you walk a little through the green reed field in spring, you will come to a willow forest full of green.
The tombstone was in it.
“Wait here. I will look around the forest for a while.”
“Haona…”
In order not to drop the escort target, the knight who was about to question him shut his mouth.
The opponent is the best prosecutor in the country.
“All right. Your majesty.”
“I just want to be quiet for a while. I will be back soon.”
“I’ll wait.”
Leaving the knight behind, Roan entered the willow forest. A place where the beautifully drooping light green stems are enough to cover the figure.
Along the river, several long boats unique to the Southern Heukryeong came and went. It must be a boat that carries goods.
Roan walked a little while admiring the scenery of the river.
After leaving the Great Lord’s Castle, the stench faded a little, but strangely, it felt as if the entire Swin Lake Castle was obsessed with that smell.
‘Is it because of the fog?’
Only after crossing the river did the stench dissipate.
Roan took a deep breath.
The cool spring air by the riverside made me feel good. Roan soon found the tombstone.
Turn on the familiar ‘Starlight’ and look around the stone floor.
The circular stone floor has been worn over the years, but the sophistication of the engraved traces still arouses admiration.
He registered the waypoint and checked that it was working properly. Roan, who was about to leave the ruins after quickly completing the inspection, suddenly stopped.
The head maid reported that the stench that flowed from Erenia’s room subsided after she sprinkled the crystal powder. Then, what about after the crystal powder that is sown for farming is established here as well?
That eerie aura floating around Swinho might subside a bit.
What if you put crystals or Astor powder in the lord castle that seems to be the source of the stench in the first place?
“Let me have some.”
You can’t keep the starlight on all the time, but carrying some crystal powder in your pocket might help.
You can’t go around frowning all the time.
‘Detection’ is running, but I looked around for nothing and carefully took out the Astor powder from the inventory. Like a game, I set 1 of the 99 stored quantities and took it out, and astor powder, less than half a handful, piled up in my hand.
I solved something that was bothering me. I felt more refreshed. Roan slowly returned to the knight, enjoying the scenery around him.
If necessary, consider spilling Astor powder inside the castle like spilling bread crumbs or planting crystals outside the walls.
Thinking about this and that, Roan and the knight climbed the hill and returned to the lord’s castle.
‘It’s pretty, it’s fine.’
The pain is definitely gone!
The by-products of the Dark Forest, where the power of the Goddess dwells, are excellent against the power of demons. Conversely, what surrounds Swinho is evidence of the power of the devil.
It might be natural for a mage who handles demonic or witchcraft to appear in a city like this, like Elenir.
“You can go back. I will return after a walk in the garden.”
“Her Highness the Empress told me to escort Her Majesty. Sorry.”
I tried to remove the article, but it was rejected.
Can’t help it
Roan shrugged his shoulders and started walking through the garden toward the castle. I’m not trying to do anything secret, so it has nothing to do with it. It’s just annoying.
Similar to other lord castles, the interior of the lord castle in Swinho is divided into three main parts.
The outer wall where the nobility and officials who rule the city come and go, the inner wall that is the living space of the lord and family behind it, and the huge garden that separates the outer wall and the inner wall.
It is called a ‘garden’, but it is actually the size of a forest. In particular, due to the warm climate of Southern Heukryeong, trees in the castle gardens are thicker than those in Basel.
“There are so many trees in the garden. It is like a handmade forest.”
“The Grand Duke likes a lot of trees. You care about planting trees in and around the city as well as in the castle.”
“Hmm.”
This is an unexpected aspect.
There was even a small pond in the forest of the lord’s castle. The sunlight reflected off the water and shimmered on the water.
Roan, who was strolling along the pond while listening to the peaceful birdsong, suddenly found someone in the distance.
“Secretary Rumbe.”
“Your majesty.”
He wasn’t alone
The girl in the wheelchair he was pulling was flustered, her eyes wide open.
“It is done.”
She didn’t know what to do despite Roan’s dissuade, so she couldn’t help but bow her head so that her forehead almost touched her lap.
“She is my daughter.”
“Long live His Majesty the Iron-Blooded Emperor, it is an honor to meet John An for the first time. It is called borrowed.”
Roan looked at her with her impassive eyes.
In this world where power is power, a demon with inconvenient legs.
Her life would be arduous beyond compare to that of a man with a crippled leg.
And the life of her parents who have to take care of her.
“Were you taking a walk?”
Rumbe, seeing Roan looking at Borean, explained in his characteristic low voice.
“As you can see, my legs are uncomfortable and my body is weak… On days like today when the fog is light, they say it’s better to see the sun.”
Even the undead race, who were uncomfortable with the sun, needed sunlight. Compared to her father, who was a revenant, the girl with a fairly human-like appearance, with a rather beautiful appearance, could not even meet Roan’s eyes and lowered her head.
“You are a kind father.”
“No. I couldn’t even pass on a proper body…”
Rumbe was sorry and shut her mouth,
She felt her girl’s face blush.
“It’s not your father’s fault.”
It was a girl’s voice that was barely audible.
At the time when her voice changed, her voice was calm and low, like her father’s.
But it wasn’t because of her looks or her voice that Roan paid her attention to her, or because she felt uncomfortable with her legs.
A strange aura felt from her.
It was a mixture of powers, so it could only be described as strange in the literal sense.
Roan unknowingly furrowed his brows to think about it. Roan was surprised by Rumbe’s sudden words.
“I apologize for making you uncomfortable. I’ll be right back.”
“What do you mean? There is no need for that.”
Rumbe seems to have misunderstood Roan’s expression.
Moreover, the impression conveyed through the skill is that this kind of work is very familiar to the father and daughter.
In the world of demons, those who are physically uncomfortable are treated with contempt before sympathy.
Only then did Roan realize what the problem was.
“Oh, I had some other thoughts. You misunderstood me. Sorry. Borrowed. Chief Secretary.”
It was a surprise that I felt it one after another.
The chief secretary flinched with her head down,
The girl, not yet accustomed to capturing her emotions, raised her head with her round eyes, then she lowered her head again in embarrassment.
Behind Roan, even her ship’s knight could hear a startled breathing.
Now, it was not surprising to see the emperor apologizing in the imperial castle, but it must have been unimaginable to the people of Swin Lake Castle, which was far away.
Roan smiled, putting his thoughts aside for the first time about something he could sense from Borean.
There must have been a bunch of things in her that made her uncomfortable. She doesn’t even have to do that herself.
“Aren’t you the ones who came first? Luggage is not uncomfortable. If you don’t mind, could you show me the best places to see in this garden?
It was a gentle voice.
Surprised by his words, the father and daughter met each other’s eyes.
Their faces seem to have brightened a little.
“I will.”
The four of them moved slowly.
Walk the forest path along the pond side toward the castle. Get off the main road and turn into a small road.
The scent of flowers blooming at that moment.
A scent that covered her stench tickled Roan’s nose.
Soon, Roan knew the identity of the scent.
“… Great.”
The four stopped in one place.
When I turned the corner of the curved road, what appeared were flowering trees in full bloom.
In spring, colorful flowers bloomed, giving off a refreshing scent.
Purple lilacs and wisteria, pure white acacias, deep pink spring camellias and pale pink cherry blossoms.
Unbelievable profusion of flowers.
It’s a mystery that doesn’t seem real.
“It is my favorite place. Your majesty.”
Billin said shyly.
“It’s worth it. But how come there are no people? A lot of people will find it.”
“The inside of the pond is a place where no one can go in and out. Only a few people, including the Chief Secretary, who have received permission from the Grand Duke can enter.”
The knight who guided Roan answered instead.
As Roan looked around while enjoying the unrealistic scenery, something strange suddenly came into his eyes.
“… ?”
A small arch made deeper inside the flowering trees as if hidden. Vines covered it.
At the bottom of the arch are small stone Towers and tombstones.
“What is that?”
Roan asked, pointing at the tombstone at a distance that he couldn’t even see. Then, all three of them felt startled.
Waiting quietly for their answer, Rumbe opened her mouth.
Contrary to the calm voice he had so far, his reluctance was evident.
“… This is the tomb of the Grand Duke’s concubine.”
