113 phoenix at work
I was still walking in the dark.
My leg didn’t hurt. I don’t even feel like eating anything.
Will this dark space ever come to an end?
But there was endless darkness, no exit in sight.
Maybe we’ll be stuck here forever.
I blankly thought that.
I still can’t stop, so I keep walking.
It was just when I got tired of walking when I heard the cries.
A child was crying somewhere. Lou, Lou, and wailing.
I felt sorry rather than sad.
why are you crying like that Why is that kid calling someone Lu? What do adults do to make children cry?
As I continued walking with that thought in mind, I began to see a hazy light in the darkness.
It’s far away, but it’s definitely light. There were innumerable dimly lit lights.
I thought maybe I was surrounded by a child. Cries were heard in the midst of the light.
I felt like I had to walk towards it.
It’s just darkness anyway. Since there is nowhere to go, it would be nice if that light became the destination.
As he diligently moved his legs toward it, he heard a voice from behind as if grabbing him.
[Come back. come back.]
It was a woman’s voice. But it’s the first time I’ve heard it. It was someone I didn’t know.
I almost looked back, but somehow I thought I shouldn’t. What’s more, the child’s cry bothered me even more.
[Come back, come back, come back, come back…]
A voice continues to be heard. It felt as if my voice was stuck in the back of my head.
But he struggled to move his feet.
You shouldn’t look back. Then you will encounter the painful ones.
I didn’t even know why I was thinking that, but I kept muttering in my mouth.
As I walked like that, I got closer to the sound of crying and the light.
The woman’s voice, which seemed to cling to her back, gradually faded away.
Only then did he remember his name.
Rudy.
Yep, that was the name.
As I got closer to the light and the cry, I remembered the name of the crying child.
Lilitha. she is my empress
When I opened my eyes, Lilitha, who was a mess with tears and runny nose, was crying with thick soup on her clothes.
It’s dirty.
No matter how cute a child is, dirty is dirty. I felt calmed down.
Please, I wish someone could wipe this dirty snot.
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When I turned my gaze to check, there were several other people besides Rilisha in the room I was seeing for the first time.
What surprised me a little was that Tae Hwang Je was sitting in the corner. I blinked blankly, then jumped up from my seat and came towards me.
“Emperor! You’re awake.”
No, what are you doing now that the sick aren’t lying down?
The face of Taehwangjae, who had been showing signs of illness, had become half-hearted.
I tried to move my arm a little, but it is heavy. Forcibly turning her hand forward, she placed her hand on the crying body of Lilitha hanging from her chest and opened her mouth to Tae Sangje.
“Your Majesty the Emperor, what are you doing here? It’s not good for you.”
My neck is rough. When I raised my voice, it felt like sand was rolling down my throat.
“Emperor, with you lying here, can I rest in peace?”
Taehyungje’s eyes were wet.
Come to think of it, he was fighting in the meadow a while ago.
When I lowered my gaze slightly, I saw the chamberlain and Boris.
“Boris, how stunned have I been?”
Boris answered in a slightly hushed voice.
“He was lying down for 11 full days. He moved from the border city to the carriage and is now in the imperial palace.”
oh my god. Have you been stunned for so long?
When Rudy tried to stand still, the chief chamberlain came to his side and put a pillow on his back.
After exchanging a few words with Tae Hwang Je, he went back to his quarters as if he was relieved.
Lilitha refused to go out and crawled into Rudy’s bed. I lay down next to him and fell asleep soundly. I guess I haven’t been able to sleep for days because I’ve been restless after learning that Rudy was here.
The chamberlain asked anxiously.
“Are you feeling well?”
“are you okay.”
A little hungry, but nothing particularly strange.
It is said that because the demonic creatures blocked everyone’s access a little while ago, only Boris came close occasionally and wet his lips with a wet towel.
However, if you try to do more than that, the demonic creature threatens you, so the chief chamberlain said in a calm voice that he couldn’t feed a sip of water or a pill of medicine.
Of course, no doctor came.
But there is no bad place anywhere on the body. My body was just heavy because I hadn’t moved for a long time. Perhaps the demonic creature continued to give it magic power.
Rudy woke up and the demonic creatures also let go of their guard.
A few still stayed around the bed as if on guard, but most of them hid themselves or rolled around next to Lilitha, relaxing themselves.
“Tell me what happened after I passed out.”
It was Boris who answered Rudi’s words.
It seems that the work of the grassland was taken a back seat to urgently arranging and moving the wagon in the border city.
However, Boris reassured Rudy not to worry as the special agency will take care of it.
It’s difficult when things that have been resolved for a long time become a mess.
“Send someone to do the clean up thoroughly.”
When Rudy asked, Boris lowered his head.
“Don’t worry. You need to rest now.”
“Yeah, I’m a little tired.”
Rudy squeezed his heavy hand a few times. My body didn’t move on its own.
Suddenly, Rudy remembered the girl who had become his in the meadow.
“What happened to the child? The girl given as reparation.”
“First of all, I put it in the permanent residence of the border city.”
Rudy saw Lilitha sleeping next to her with a dirty face.
I don’t know her exact age, but the girl in the meadow seemed similar to Rudy.
She must be a couple of years older than Rilisha.
Maybe he will become a good friend of Lilitha.
“Call this way and train her as Lilitha’s maid. Nothing good will happen to her if she stays there anyway.”
If I had stayed there, I would have met a man, married him, and led a normal life.
However, because it was given as reparation, her life took a completely different path.
After all, she is Rudy’s responsibility. You will have to create a decent future somehow.
The chief chamberlain, who was standing still, asked if he had heard everything that had happened in the meadow.
“Your Majesty, how should I treat the woman in that meadow? Are you welcoming me as a concubine?”
“No, that child is just a maid.”
Rudy shook his head.
“She intends to educate her as the empress’ maid and then marry a decent person. The child is the same age as Lilitha, so they will become good friends.”
If you put it with Lilitha, who is like a wild horse, you might get into trouble. But Lilitha’s breath will be open.
It would be better for emotional development if there were people of a similar age than having too many adults around.
In the meantime, the chief chamberlain seems to have prepared food for Rudy.
Someone knocked on the door, and the chamberlain brought a warm drink that looked like thin soup.
The chief attendant feeds them one by one.
I was embarrassed that I felt like a baby, but I couldn’t help it. I could hold a spoon, but I didn’t feel like I was going to eat it without spilling it properly.
After eating half a bowl, I took a break.
I seem to have fallen asleep. When I woke up, several hours had passed.
Before I knew it, Lilitha and the baroness left the room, and only the chamberlain and Boris were inside.
After confirming that Rudy had opened his eyes, Boris came closer.
Rudy brought up something he hadn’t been able to ask because the baroness and Lilitha were with him earlier.
“What happened to that demon?”
“When Your Majesty falls, that demonic creature.”
Thinking of that time, Boris’ face hardened slightly.
“To me, it looked like it was holding His Majesty’s body so it wouldn’t hit the ground. I knew you couldn’t touch or touch anything without a real body, but that’s how it looked to me.”
Perhaps he was manipulating the air rather than actually holding it. I wonder if the flow of air was intentionally created, like a kite flying in the wind.
This is a possible story given that the wind actually blew strongly when the dragon flew.
Boris put on a slightly troubled expression.
“That gigantic monster didn’t seem to want to harm you. After you fell, you looked at it with a sad face for a long time, and eventually flew into the sky.”
“What do you think it said?”
Rudy asked, and Boris gave him a strange look.
“Did the demon speak?”
“I told you about the witch.”
Boris shook his head.
“We didn’t hear it. I thought it might be saying something, but I couldn’t hear it at all. Did Your Majesty hear something?”
“Yes. He spoke as if he had something to do with witches.”
The fact that he was the only one who understood the dragon’s words bothered him.
Rudy turned his gaze to the chamberlain.
“Find out about witches. The monster mentioned witches. They said something was wrong.”
Fortunately, witches were investigated to some extent. It is said that he had been looking for witches for a long time.
“There is one witch who is closely related to the Duke of Watoringu. If Your Majesty says she is related to witches, it would be her. She is called the Witch of the West.”
Just because the Witch of the West does not mean that she is in the west of the Putegrin Empire. Rather, they may live to the east or south of Putegrin.
It was only called that because it lived in the west of the continent.
She wasn’t the only witch in the west. But the witch was the most famous. So when I say the Witch of the West, I mean her.
“Witch of the West doesn’t mean just one person, it’s like a title passed on to a disciple. When the original Witch of the West dies, the disciple becomes the next Witch of the West.”
Saying that, the chamberlain sighed slightly.
“That witch doesn’t like the Empire. I think she hates it. She hasn’t even had a relationship with the Empire since a long time ago. I don’t know why.”
All that was known about her appearance was that she had white hair.
“Witches of the West employ crows. In the folklore, it is known that crows are witches’ messengers, but in fact, they say that it is because they misunderstand that all witches work for the ravens that the Witches of the West employ. is said to see.”
“Crow?”
When Rudi hesitated, the chamberlain looked at him strangely.
“Why is that?”
“I once had a crow fly to me when I was in the concubine. It happened once or twice, but more than that…”
Suddenly, Rudy realized that the crow had been found near the concubine’s mansion at first, but then died further and further away. no way.
When he turned his gaze to the phoenix, he pushed his chest out proudly.
“Have you guys been killing crows all along?”
Pong-pong-pong, the light burst.
“Out of sight of me?”
Pong-pong-pong, yes, the phoenix replied with light. It seems to expect praise. The eyes sparkled.
“How many?”
Pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong, the light bursts dozens and hundreds of times.
Boris, who had been watching, chuckled and laughed.
“They’re working birds.”
Alas, it really is. I never thought that he was diligently killing crows in an invisible place.
“It’s difficult. No one knows exactly where the Witch of the West lives.”
The head chamberlain raised his eyebrows slightly and said.
“I don’t know, but it’s not just any bird that a witch can enslave crows. It’s like training something or using a special spell. Maybe there are certain conditions. There won’t be many crows left.”
I guess so. At least I won’t be sending crows here anymore.
Perhaps because he didn’t compliment me, he asked after showing an awkward smile to the phoenix, who seemed a little downcast.
“Nice job. But don’t kill any more.”
Huh, hugh, uhhh, the lights flickered slowly. It seems very downcast.
Rudy smiled bitterly and held out his hand. The two phoenixes hesitated as if they were apologetic, and then climbed onto his hand.
As he pulled his hand up and placed it on his chest, two birds quietly sat on Rudy’s chest.
He bent his long neck and leaned his head against Rudy’s chest as if listening to his heart.
“If there were crows, it might have been a little easier, but I can’t help it.
The witch probably has the key.
The chief of staff responded to Rudy’s words.
“Okay. I’ll find a way.”
Boris and the chamberlain quietly retreated to a corner.
It seems that the two of them have been unable to rest here and have been protecting Rudy since he passed out, but it seems that they will still be by his side.
Rudy quietly closed his eyes as he didn’t seem to listen to me even if I told him to rest.
The phoenix continued to send warm energy into Rudi’s body.
Is it because he thinks Rudy has become too weak? When he came to his senses, a demonic creature had come and poured mana into his body.
Anyway, Rudy distributes magic power to them again, but it seems that they are uneasy about something. When Rudy gave him magical power, he always returned it back and poured it into his body.
‘Who was that voice I heard in the dark?’
Maybe it’s the Witch of the West.
‘I don’t know if there was something else hidden in the magic candy I ate to change my appearance as a child.’
If so, did the Duke of Watling know about it? Or did I not know? Is Rudy really his son?
There are so many unknowns about why the dragon was so sad, what the witch was trying to do, and who the woman was talking to him in the dark.
And most of all, I wondered if it was their fault that Rudy was brought here from Earth.
If so, can you forgive them?
Will you forgive those dragons and witches who brought humans from a peaceful Earth to this ruthless world?
Rudy clenched his fists tightly.
