Chapter 75. Stop Mabel’s marriage 2020.10.20.
Casey’s steps slowly slowed as he walked along the vermilion-colored streets at dusk. He laughed angrily at the appearance of an uninvited guest who ruined his pleasant way home from work.
“come out.”
But the uninvited guest did not show up. Casey’s eyes narrowed. Soon after coming out of the guild building, he felt signs of chasing him. Like a person who lives in the dark, it was excellent stealth, so I couldn’t feel it for a while after starting. So he deliberately moved to a less crowded place. To prevent any damage to passers-by.
‘One on the left, one on the right.’
Casey took turns looking at the place where the uninvited guest was hiding, and then both threw daggers at the same time. Wedge-! A man in a black mask appeared at the destination of the daggers that were so fast that it was hard to follow them with the naked eye.
“I have to go home, so tell me your business first. Who will tell?”
I said this because I didn’t want to spend time on useless things, but the masked man looked at each other out of nowhere.
“…?”
“…?!”
They didn’t say a word, but Casey could feel it.
‘Those bastards are in a panic.’
Maybe first?
“what. Were you not on the same side?”
under. Casey burst into laughter at the absurd situation. Of course, on the same day, I thought three warlords from different factions would approach at the same time. The two men who were following Casey had similar abilities, so they didn’t notice each other’s presence.
“I don’t want to be this popular with men.”
troublesome troublesome With Casey in the middle laughing with her hands behind her back, the two masked men scrupulously explored each other. However, it was impossible to identify him because his face was covered even below his eyes. The man on the left was Dominican, a knight belonging to the Imperial Guard Order of Ermano. It was the first day of following the guild vice-master Casey, a commoner whose face was known to the outside world, to investigate the guild < Evil > under the order of Esteban Hwang.
‘To be discovered from the first day, I’m dead now.’
Not to mention Hwang Sang-jae, thinking that Lisandro, the superior, would stir-fry them, felt like the five organs were twisted. Dominika looked at her eyes and shut her mouth. Even if he was discovered, his identity was never revealed. Especially if there is another unidentified follower with you. It was a time when Dominica was about to sneak out of the back. Casey opened his mouth.
“I’m not sure about the left one, but the right one is… Devlin?”
“….”
The man on the right remained silent. Dominica squinted at the man on the right.
‘Devlin?’
Casey smiled and kindly explained.
“Step law. Devlin has a unique gait. Let’s see, that way…”
Casey’s gaze turned to Dominica. He left the place in a hurry, fearing that his identity would be discovered. So, all that was left was a man who was presumed to be Casey and Devlin’s. As the sun went down, the surroundings gradually began to darken. Casey’s eyes were also darker than usual.
“Now that one person is gone, it should be easy to talk about. Why did you approach me?”
“I have an urgent request.”
“Is the attitude of the person asking for a favor following me?”
“I tried to approach him when no one was there, but things went wrong.”
“Well, admit it.”
Casey shook his head. He hadn’t expected that the two men he was following weren’t on the same side.
“So, tell me the main point. If you’re late, Carl’s special beer will be sold out.”
At Casey’s urging, the masked man took something out of his pocket and threw it away. Casey, who received the object flying in a parabolic line, recognized what it was at once with its heavy weight.
‘money!’
It’s money. By the weight of the heavy pockets, I was able to estimate roughly how much was inside. Especially for Casey, who likes money, it was a satisfying weight.
“Suddenly, what money?”
“It is a player fee. The master wants to place a request on you.”
“The Emperor of Devlin?”
“…”
“What is it? your master.”
Casey decided to ignore the attitude of the man who did not want to reveal his identity, although it was like covering his eyes. Casey smiled meaningfully and repeatedly tossed and received the money bag. The sound of jingling gold coins was pleasant.
“Hmm. How is it? It’s a tempting proposal, but…”
“It doesn’t matter how much. Give me whatever you want.”
“Empress Devlin too?”
“…”
“It’s a joke, a joke.”
Casey laughed and stuffed the money bag into her bosom. Then, he wrapped his arms around the wary man’s neck.
“The story will be long, so let’s have a drink. How about Carl’s bar? The house’s special beer is amazing, isn’t it?”
Anyway, Casey didn’t want to give up Carl’s special beer.
***
“Devlin.”
Upon receiving the report from the Royal Guard Knight, Dominica, Esteban closed his chin in thought. At the last picnic I took the children to, someone had tailed their carriage. According to Oscar, the person who followed was a guild member of the information guild < Evil >, so he was about to start a background investigation. But you’ll get caught before you even start.
“Dominica.”
“…Yes.”
“Do you sense your lack of skill?”
“Yes…”
“Then I’ll have to punish you.”
“yes.”
Dominika humbly nodded. It was a car that was determined to be punished for failing to properly carry out its duties.
‘A pay cut? are you okay. Because I have money saved up. probation? It’s good to rest.’
Punishment was finally handed down to Dominica, who was ready to accept any punishment.
“Don’t even go near Mabel for a month. You must not see my daughter in your eyes. I need to keep an eye on you, so I’ll attach someone.”
“Wait a minute.”
“Look out.”
“Your Majesty. your majesty! Please!”
Dominica screamed. I expected a pay cut and probation, but I never imagined a Mabel ban.
“You’re making money to pay fines!”
It was a term referring to the ‘walking fine’ Mabel, a specialty of the imperial castle. Esteban nodded his head while looking at Dominica, who confidently shouted that he was abusing the fine.
“get out.”
There was no mercy.
***
I tilted my head looking at Lisandro, who was replaced by another escort knight.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t seen you for several days…”
“Who are you talking about?”
“Dominica. A knight who shakes hands once a day!”
“Ah, that guy…”
Lisandro sighed. I tilted my head, but he didn’t tell me the whereabouts of Dominica until the end.
‘He asked me to shake hands every day, but he looks like he’s got dog hair.’
Excessive transgression costs a light wallet. I put the petting Toto down on the floor. It was time to finish playing in the garden.
“I’ll go Toto.”
[Release it tomorrow too. Yum yum.]
“Ehh….”
I got up quickly and moved on.
“Okay, let’s go to the meeting.”
“yes. What about Aidan?”
“I sent you an errand.”
“No, this child is missing.”
“Lisandro. Don’t scold Aidan.”
“Aren’t you being too lenient towards Aidan?”
As Lisandro followed me, he started grunting again. It seemed that there were quite a lot of things he had accumulated about Aidan. I put my arms around my waist and scolded the grown man.
“That’s right, Aidan is a child. You have to be lenient with children.”
“Isn’t His Majesty still a baby?”
“This is no longer a baby! I’m all grown up too!”
It has already been 9 years since he was born, but the handling of the baby is still the same. It was all big enough. However, Lisandro laughed as if it were ridiculed.
“Yes, yes. Our Majesty is ah-very grown-up. All grown up. All grown up.”
“Seeing. It’s not…”
“Yes, yes.”
My argument only served as a cute complaint. I glared at Lisandro for no reason and hurried my steps again.
‘I should drink a hundred cups of milk a day.’
I will say big. It was just when I was stomping past the gymnasium. I glanced out at the gymnasium and saw a familiar face.
“Oscar!”
As if he was engrossed, Oscar didn’t look back at me. It must have been break time, not training time, but he was swinging his sword while sweating profusely. With each swing, the aura surrounding the sword savagely cut through the air.
“Why are you working so hard…”
Lisandro, hearing my muttering, replied with a grin.
“Ah, that’s it. Isn’t it a swordsmanship competition soon?”
“Are Oscars participating?”
“yes. It is.”
“Why are you training so hard? It doesn’t matter if you lose.”
“There must be something you really want to protect.”
“what is that?”
I asked while tilting my head, but Lisandro smiled meaningfully and poked me in the cheek.
“What?”
“You’re asking because you don’t know.”
“It’s no fun if I tell you. Ask them directly.”
Hmm. I just saw Oscar one more time. Seeing how sincere he was in the swordsmanship competition, it seemed that he had something to wish for.
‘I can listen to anything I can listen to.’
However, it was nice to see Oscar so enthusiastic, so he left the gymnasium with a hearty smile.
***
In front of Veron, the confidant who had been to the Ermano Empire knelt down on one knee and bowed his head. Sitting on the throne, Veron asked with his chin resting.
“How did things go?”
“It will come true as Your Majesty wishes.”
“I guess so.”
Veron grinned. When I thought of Aidan’s feelings when the work was over, I burst into laughter.
‘In addition, I can give a shot to the goddamn Ermano’s situation system.’
It was a pity not to be able to see it in person. Then, a thought flashed through Veron’s mind.
“Come to think of it, there are people who have recently seen Aidan around here.”
“Did you not notice?”
“at all. It’s a strange thing. If you’re approaching, there’s no way I wouldn’t know.”
Aidan was banned by Veron. Because of that, I had to follow his orders whenever and wherever I was, and I lost my temper and went berserk. The reason he left it as it was when he betrayed himself and left was because the prohibition was still in place. I don’t know how he refused the order and stuck with Ermano, but I thought that if I got closer, I would definitely fall under the influence of the ban. However, if it was Aidan who appeared near Devlin’s imperial castle, Veron’s guesses were all in vain.
“A man named Casey said he was an excellent wizard, so I wonder if he was helped.”
“well. Even if you say he’s an excellent wizard, that’s about it. No one can break my restraints.”
“I made a mistake.”
In fact, the ban still hasn’t been broken. Although Aidan does not return even if I give an order.
“You’ll know when you catch it.”
In any case, in order to realize Veron’s purpose, Aidan’s existence was necessary, so he had to be brought to Devlin.
***
The day of the long-awaited swordsmanship competition. The swordsmanship competition with the highest number of participants caught the attention of many. The interest of the people of the empire was also high, and this time it was held at a stadium outside the capital so that even commoners could watch it. High-ranking aristocrats, including the royal family, sat in a spot where the stadium could be seen at a glance and shined. Among them, it was the young Hwang Hwang Je and his young daughter, the emperor, that definitely caught people’s attention. Light pink hair falling down curly and light blue eyes. Even though he had a chubby face without a smile, he was an emperor with a charm that made you want to bite at least once because of his lovely appearance. And Hwang Sang-je, who was sitting next to him, looked up at the emperor in admiration and glared at the people who looked up at him. He was ready to kill people with his eyes.
“It means that there is a conscienceless bastard who will propose to that cute emperor with a wish if he wins.”
“You must die. very just.”
Rumors that some aristocrats would propose with their wishes spread to the common people who came to watch the match. People waited for the game to begin, swearing at the prospective winner who did not even know their face. Not long after that, the sound of horns and drums announcing the start resonated majestically in the vast crowd. Wow-! It was expected that the tournament-style matches would take a long time because there were a lot of participants. But no. winning streak. The tournament entered the second half in an instant due to the powerful power car that defeated the opponent in less than a minute from the start of the game. The mouths of the onlookers fell open.
“They are truly fearsome boys.”
“The winner will be one of them.”
The wind blew the hair of the three protagonists who received people’s attention. Enrique Javier, the deputy head of the Javier family and heir. Emperor’s older brother, Oscar Alle Hermano. Aidan, the emperor’s escort knight, famously nicknamed Devlin’s Devil. Their eyes were focused on only one place.
‘huh? Why are you looking at me?’
Mabel looked around in bewilderment, then smiled and waved. With that innocent attitude, the three men thought the same thing at the same time.
‘…must win without fail.’
It was a tearful struggle by the boys to stop Mabel from getting married.
