< The Duke's Disciple (4) >
The arm guard part of the iron armor is bent here and there.
-hmm.
As if Raven felt serious, he approached Kairin in an instant and reached out his hands for both of her fainting arms.
Then, sharp intangible energy radiated from his hand, and only the arm guard part was dismantled in an instant.
Brim –
pieces of metal falling off.
Kairin’s arm, which was exposed along with him, was seemingly intact.
I don’t know if it was because she was always wearing armor, but her skin color, which looked pale beyond white, looked noble as if she hadn’t seen the sun.
However, it was a bit messy because there was something like thick soup (?) that seemed to have hardened dark blood.
Still, it’s in pretty good condition compared to the distorted armor.
‘I’m glad.’
First of all, Sang-woo was relieved to see Kai-rin’s arm, which looked fine.
And Raven glanced at Sang-woo.
Seeing the golden aura that had already stood on Kairin’s body, he knew that Sang-woo had taken action, so it was quite a look in his eyes.
-First of all, it looks fine on the outside, but I don’t know what’s inside, so I’ll have to check it out.
With those words, Raven grabbed Kairin’s arm.
Although he is not a professional doctor, he intends to take a rough look at the details with know-how that he has dealt with after being injured for decades.
He
looked like he didn’t care if something dirty got on his hands.
Then he closed his eyes as if looking at something.
He was probably checking the insides of his hands and arms by pumping his own mana.
‘Clean.’
Raven was surprised to find that the inside of Kairin’s arm was as clean as new.
Tight cardiovascular and lively muscle and skin tissue.
Even the blood that roamed inside and the energy of mana that could not be captured.
Her body looked as if it had undergone a metamorphosis.
‘A remarkable achievement at such a young age. Or did he take the elixir?’
Contrary to Raven’s first thought, however, when he passed the arm and looked elsewhere inside the body, wastes were visible and there was little vitality, just like a grown-up human.
‘It must have something to do with the golden aura that the disciple spread.’
Raven thought it was simply a healing ability, but it was different.
That would be the case, too, because Sang-woo’s ability was not just a healing skill, but an ability that included the holy power of Bless.
It was also said that he poured his internal mana into the heart of the shit line.
Anyway, Raven looked at the details to some extent.
He released his hand from Kyrin’s arm and looked at Nigel.
She seemed nervous, wondering if something was wrong with her granddaughter.
– You’re fine.
-Ah… I’m glad.
Nigel is relieved by his older brother Raven’s words.
-It looks like you simply passed out for now, so I’ll wake up after some time.
-All right. Then where should I put it?
Nigel looked around, thinking that he should take Kairin to the shelter.
At the same time, the eyes of the Raven Knights who were watching the situation became bright.
‘I’ll do it, Lord!’
‘Pick me!’
‘I’m confident I’ll do well!’
Although they were proud members of the Raven Knights, the difference in status from the princess was the difference between heaven and earth.
Who can carry the beautiful little princess, Kairin, to her place?
They were knights who usually only admired, but hadn’t even spoken a word to Kairin’s cold and hard attitude, but now that opportunity was about to come.
However, Nigel’s eyes did not turn to the knights.
Instead, I looked at Sang-woo, who was standing there in relief.
-Sangwoo-kun.
“yes.”
-Take me to Kairin’s place.
“yes?”
Sang-woo was embarrassed and pointed at himself.
“Me?”
-That’s right.
“Is this your first time here? I don’t even know geography…”
-It’s okay. I’ll put Melanie over there. Guide Melanie Sangwoo to Kairin’s residence.
The woman named Melanie was a middle-aged woman who seemed to be a maid who quietly followed Nigel’s footsteps.
She bowed her head at Duke Raven’s instructions.
“yes. All right. Please follow me.”
Then, Melanie takes the lead and moves.
‘What if there is a lady-in-waiting, why do you have that person do it? I don’t even know the way.’
Sang-woo was a bit dumbfounded, but just followed Melanie as he was told to, leaving Kai-rin floating afloat with telekinesis.
And Nigel, who made a nefarious plan in his heart.
He saw Sang-woo’s ability and at once took Sang-woo as Kai-rin’s partner (?).
That’s why I deliberately named Sang-woo.
‘It’s done. I hope this becomes a relationship…’
My brother’s disciple who learned the Stormbringer swordsmanship.
Because of this, he has secured the legitimacy of inheriting the family.
Above all, he has a personality that seems quite docile despite his enormous power.
‘Welcome to Sangwoo’s Raven duchy.’
Although the meaning of the welcome has slightly changed to the granddaughter’s son-in-law (?) rather than a guest.
Anyway, it was Nigel who started to like Sang-woo.
* * *
Kairin lying on the bed.
She couldn’t open her eyes.
Where are you feeling unwell?
However, that was not the case.
It’s just
‘…embarrassing.’
I was ashamed of everything right now.
In fact, she had already woken up while Sang-woo was carrying her to her place of residence.
However, the sense of defeat that I lost so badly even though I challenged to a duel first, and the shame that I was cured by the winner, Sang-woo, and on the other hand, the gratitude that I was cured, and the embarrassing situation of being dragged away floating in the air like a magic toy while losing my mind. .
‘At that time, I couldn’t bear to ask you to come down…’
It was embarrassing.
So he just kept pretending to be unconscious and was taken to his own place and laid on the bed.
Of course, Sang-woo threw it on the bed (of course, he didn’t throw it, he just put it on the bed), but Kai-rin couldn’t even pay attention to that.
It was just that this embarrassing situation was filling her head.
Afterwards, Sang-woo told a maid named Melanie to let her know when Kai-rin woke up, but she left right away because she couldn’t understand her words (I left because she was frustrated).
A day has passed since then.
Kairin kept pretending to pass out and fell asleep without realizing it, and when she woke up again, she was too shy to leave the room.
However
,
it was hard to be confined to the room because my stomach was clamoring for food.
‘I’m hungry…’
As a knight who uses her body, her basal metabolic rate is much higher than that of ordinary people.
If I didn’t eat even one meal properly, I would feel sick to my stomach beyond hunger.
But what a relief to have been locked up in my room for a whole day.
‘I’ll just tell Melanie…’
I couldn’t bear to ask Melanie for a meal because I was pretending to faint.
‘I’ll have to tell you when I come back later.’
It was when Kairin was deciding that she should ask Melanie for food.
Wow,
I heard a huge shout from outside the mansion.
Shouts that were small at first, but grew louder and louder.
‘What’s going on?’
Recently, since the birth of Kairin, there have been hardly any sounds of laughter or joyful cheers from within the count.
Even on the birthday of Nigel, the owner of the house, it was a shame in the yard that he casually passed by.
However, Kairin couldn’t help but be surprised at the tremendous sound, as if the people of the knights or the entire city were screaming.
At the same time, I was curious.
‘What the hell is going on…’
She quietly got up from the bed and went to the window.
From Kairin’s room on one side of the top floor of the mansion, you could see the front gate and the garden at a glance, so it was perfect for observing the dynamics (?).
And when Kairin looked outside through the window, she couldn’t help but be surprised.
The closed door of the duke’s house was wide open, and the people who had rushed to it were shouting in unison with happy faces.
“Long live Duke Raven!”
“Long live Duke Raven!”
“Long live the Raven Knights!”
“Long live the returned Duke Raven!”
I don’t know what’s going on, but they were the locals who were passionately supporting the Raven duchy.
‘What’s going on? I’ll have to check.’
It was also noisy at the right time, so Kairin, who thought the disturbance was an excuse to wake up (?), hurriedly packed her armor and headed to the dressing room next door.
What was placed there was the full plate armor he used to wear, with his arm completely crushed.
Seeing that, for some reason, my heart hurts, Karin.
‘How much does this cost…’
Considering the situation in the poor manor, it would be tight to repair that armor.
It was only for a moment that resentment against Sang-woo was about to rise.
She quickly found another piece of armor.
The next best thing I chose was armor that covered the upper body, upper arms, legs, shins, and thighs. It was comfortable to wear alone and had good movement, so it was the armor she used when moving easily.
Chuck- Chuck-
She was wearing armor and hadn’t washed her hair, so her long, slightly oily hair was loosely tied back with a hair tie and rolled up.
I immediately left the room.
When I left the room and headed downstairs, I met Melanie.
“Is the lady awake?”
“Yes, Melanie.”
“How are you feeling? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. are you okay. But what’s going on out there?”
“Ah, something great has just happened!”
Melanie made a fuss.
“What a big deal? What?”
“The former head of the household has returned, right?”
“Yes, great grandfather is back.”
“Well, he says he wiped out all the Chardebain monster army?”
“to?”
As if it was hard to believe, Kairin made a dumb noise and was surprised.
A huge group of monsters numbering in the tens of thousands or even hundreds of millions.
I couldn’t imagine getting rid of it.
“Nonsense. No matter how strong the former head of Raven is, that is impossible with human power.”
“But it is true. They say that the previous head of household and his disciples wiped it all out. And after hearing the rumors, many people have already seen and confirmed it. That’s why they say everyone is excited and coming…”
Melanie started talking about how excited she was too.
Melanie is the real parent of Kairin, who lost her father in a war against monsters and even her weak mother.
Kairin, who had a special bond with her as a nanny, had no choice but to gradually believe her words.
‘How strong is your great grandfather…? And that man…’
Sang-woo easily overpowered himself.
A strange man with men who look just like him (they were alter egos).
Hearing that he was a disciple of his great-grandfather, Kairin naturally thought of him.
He was stronger than himself, but he didn’t show anything special in Dalian.
It was just that she overpowered Kairin with pure strength and skill.
That’s why his strength was not easily guessed.
‘How strong he is.’
Around the time when Kairin was surprised.
The shouts outside grew louder.
“I am Duke Raven!”
“Raven!”
“Raven!”
“Raven!”
“Raven!”
Maybe a raven in the garden.
Kairin couldn’t miss it, so he hurried down to the garden.
Then you see a bunch of people.
Of course, the knights were controlling it to some extent, so there was no problem in moving.
“Karin-sama, are you okay?”
“Oh, it’s okay.”
Leaving behind the concerns of the knights, Kairin hurried forward.
Nigel, who is old and slim, Raven, who has a much stronger physique, and Sang-woo standing next to him.
I couldn’t see the men with the same look that I was with.
Just like that, the three of them were in the middle of a crowded garden.
And Nigel stepped forward.
– Everyone knows why they came here. I think it’s because the former head of Kaizel Raven has returned.
“you’re right!”
“Great swordsman!”
“The Guardian Sword of the Empire! hurray!”
“Waaaaaaa-!!!”
Soon after the words were finished, a tremendous shout resounded as if ears were about to fall off.
As the noise subsided, Nigel opened his mouth again.
-Yes. The guardian sword of the great empire has returned. However, there is a different reason why the monsters in the plains of Sardubang were wiped out.
There was silence at those words, and everyone listened to Nigel’s words.
Nigel’s words followed.
-It was the feat of Kaisel Raven’s disciple, Jeong Sang-woo, who wiped out all the monsters.
At that, everyone looked at Sang-woo with surprised eyes.
It was his first time standing in front of so many people, so he was a bit embarrassed, but he looked at the crowd with a confident look.
His majestic appearance was imprinted in people’s eyes.
It was the moment when the name of Sang-woo, a young man who stood with the two Raven Dukes in Jeondae and Hyundai, finally began to be known throughout the empire.
< The Duke's Apprentice (4) > End
