Episode 189 Aira and Lilith
are quite close friends.
It was steamed, and he even had a mark on his left hand.
When Ray nodded, Lilith asked curiously.
“really? What are you doing?”
Is it the relationship between children and parents? Or a romantic relationship?
When he pushed his face in, Ray thought while pushing Lilith’s face.
Well, what is it really like?
Nothing comes to mind clearly.
“We are still friends.”
“Ohh… until now?”
She was very curious about the dubious modifier, but she soon shook her hand.
“Well, about that.”
Lilith looked out the window and sipped her tea.
However, his gaze was not outside the window.
It was like looking into a distant place.
It seemed like he had a lot of questions about her, but it felt like he was forced to endure it.
Ray asked this time.
“What kind of relationship do you have with Aira?”
At his question, her gaze, which had been out the window, returned to Ray.
Then, in a playful, thoughtful tone, he spit it out.
“Umm… Well… Is it a natural enemy? nemesis? repulsive? enemy?”
It is not a relationship that has a good tone to listen to with one ear.
Did he even get beat up by Aira?
Even the mischievous laugh momentarily changed her smile to an awkward one.
“Either that or an old friend.”
“…an old friend?”
“It’s a story from the past.”
It is clear that it was a thing of the past that he did not know about.
As far as he knows, Aira has no acquaintances.
Otherwise, it would make sense that the 20 years of her immobility should have changed a lot from now.
The pressure sore on my back wouldn’t have been so serious if someone I could call an acquaintance had come to visit me.
Perhaps noticing his curious expression, Lilith asked as if muttering.
“Do you want to listen?”
Rather than wanting to be heard, it seems like he wants to talk about the things he has accumulated over the years.
It was true that Ray was also curious.
He nodded, and Lilith stroked the teacup and continued.
“It hasn’t been a long time since our base was moved to the Empire. It must have been four hundred years ago… At that time, Aira and I were living in the same village.”
“Are you talking about Celia Kingdom?”
“that’s right. It’s a mountain range within it, to be exact.”
In short, it would be the town where Aira now lives.
A bunch of wyverns there.
They also like nature, so I don’t think there will be much difficulty in fitting in, but I can’t imagine the harmony between monsters and different races.
Lilith smiled and said, as if she knew his intentions.
“Aren’t you curious? However, since we are close to each other, it is inevitable that we become close. As you know, we don’t even have bad feelings for each other like dwarves and elves.”
There is no problem with each other, but since we always face each other, it will be a matter of time before we become close.
Lilith’s words continued.
“As the head of the tribe, I met Aira often. Talking to each other and listening to each other… Meeting someone I like for the first time made my tension go away in an instant.”
After drinking tea for a while and quenching her throat, she showed a dark expression.
“The problem was there. We became too close than we needed to be.”
“You’ve become lazy.”
When Ray answered, Lilith looked at him curiously for a moment, then nodded.
“…okay.”
She said, remembering that time.
“Everything went awry. The clan, the place where we belong…and each person’s heart.”
“…”
“As a Lord, I thought that kind of thing was wrong. If you don’t grow, you’ll just be weeded out. If things go on like this, not only the body but also the mind will be dyed in this insanely blissful peacefulness, and the sense of crisis will disappear.”
Cooperate with each other to overcome a sense of crisis.
It means that such an environment itself is only harmful to the two races.
she said self-deprecatingly.
“As you said, after a while, the human slave traders kidnapped the elves while we were away. It had never happened before.”
Ray sighed as he listened to the story.
That would have been a pretty big deal.
It is a village ruled by Aira.
There was no way I would have left them alone since something like kidnapping had happened in such a place.
No matter what happened, it would have happened firmly.
“The elves got it back, but there is no guarantee that this won’t happen again. As long as we protect each other, we will never be able to stand alone.”
That’s definitely true.
Peace isn’t necessarily a good thing.
Since they were surrounded by a sense of crisis, the fact that they could lean on each other must have come as a great temptation.
To the point where it’s hard to get rid of.
Lilith paused for a moment, sighed, then opened her mouth.
“So I made a promise to Ira. Instead of becoming a family, let’s become enemies. It is to the advantage of both of our races.”
“…”
He scratches his nose and gives an awkward smile.
“The pretty memories ended with that. It’s just an old story.”
Seeing her not showing any regret at the time, Ray also smiled.
“That’s an interesting story.”
“I’m glad it was fun.”
“I’ll give you my regards when we meet.”
“…Whoops. no. I wonder how you’re doing, but we’re done then.”
With a light laugh, Lilith shook her head.
In any grassland where there is no tension, the wild nature of bison also disappears.
For the elves, who are of a different race, as well as the wyverns, who fall into the category of monsters, these things must be quite important.
The two of them just quietly savored the tea for a while in their own thoughts.
* * *
Although the imperial family’s power struggles have subsided, they haven’t completely disappeared yet.
He was put on probation, but no one knows what will happen to his power after that.
So, it was necessary to do some preliminary work.
Above all, they were the ones who did not hesitate to kill their own brothers for the title of emperor.
I had no intention of stopping this fight so easily.
Inside the splendid room, Princess Il thought while biting her nails.
‘I never thought we’d end up like this because of one monster from the Holy Land…’
The power situation was quite favorable for Prince Il.
It is a self-evident fact that Prince Il will become emperor even if he earns time like this.
However, she was a member of this prince’s faction.
That’s why, before Prince Il noticed, he was using his hands to dig in secretly, but things exploded one by one.
At first, the saint, who didn’t think much of it, turned the imperial family upside down.
The unhelpful three princesses hired an assassin to assassinate such a saint, and this prince even killed Prince Oh as the prince did.
Therefore, a three-year probation was imposed on everyone except the princess.
Now I can’t even move on my own.
But it doesn’t mean you can’t do anything.
Although put on probation, she is a princess of the imperial family.
Even a certain number of soldiers can be moved with the bar’s mighty power.
It wasn’t that I wanted a war, but it was enough to carry out behind-the-scenes work.
She was currently conciliating nobles by feeding them bribes.
It was aimed at the moment when Prince Il’s side was not doing anything.
The money that has been fed to the nobles so far is equivalent to the military funds of any kingdom with a little exaggeration, so if they have a conscience, they will show action soon.
Whatever the outcome, as long as you expel the saint from the empire, you can finally move as you please.
Her cheeks turned red as she pictured a future with the prince.
* * *
The Wyverns came down from the mountains and participated in the last tournament.
As he ran forward wielding the so-called cancellation technique, there was no magician to stop him.
It was a really easy victory.
It was the same with swordsmanship competitions.
With an aura overlaid on his sword, he terrifyingly chased after me like a madman, but I couldn’t help but give up my flag from the opponent’s point of view.
It seems that the beginner Auror swordsman he had been eyeing had fallen before that.
In the end, they had to win the award, but those who were members of the same team as Ray looked disapproving.
That will be too. I didn’t do anything, but it’s a win.
What he received as a prize was a thousand gold coins and the right to receive Hwangseong’s semi-knight training.
There were many people who would be satisfied with that alone, but Ray was different.
Even if the knights taught him one-on-one, their skills would have risen, but the possibility of Ray’s growth is remarkably low.
In that case, it was beneficial to read the book.
Seeing Ray come down from the podium, the emperor had a smile on his face.
“Did you enjoy the Seungmu Festival?”
At his words, Ray stuck out his mouth.
“Having fun is… a completely sham contest. Besides, is this the prize money? At least one meal will be enough.”
There is no way to do that unless you eat rice with pure gold.
The emperor, already accustomed to his tone, laughed heartily.
“Heh heh heh. If so, why don’t you look around a bit more while you’re here? I will have this princess of mine by my side.”
There was no way that Ray was unaware of his intentions.
Naturally, it did not come back with a positive response.
“That’s Okay. It would be better for both me and Princess Celia to read books.”
“Hmmmm. If it’s a saint…”
As the emperor showed signs of backing down, Ray said with his shoulders drooping.
“Now everything is sorted out. Can I leave soon?”
At his words, the emperor was gutted.
I still have to tie it up more, but I feel frustrated because I have the same expression as the wife of Jo Kang-ji, who leaves her husband without any regrets.
“It’s okay to live in the empire as long as it’s okay with the saint… I’m not that cold-hearted. I just want to treat the lifesaver, so please don’t refuse.”
Eventually he threw the last move.
A number that trades face as an emperor.
Even if you are a saint, it will not be easy to refuse.
As expected, Ray was also in trouble.
‘I’m going to wait another week or so…’
The emperor keeps coming out like this, but to keep refusing is to lose his face.
Even in the etiquette among the nobility, it belongs to a fairly large courtesy.
If the other person had a lower status than himself, he was a person who could be said to be high enough, so the situation was not easy.
Finally, Ray let out a sigh.
“Whoa… It’s only been a week.”
