Episode 221
EPISODE.111
Gyareuk-.
Beep beep-.
Seeing Pepper and Sherbet playing toss and turn, Russell was deep in thought.
‘What about that guy…’
It wouldn’t be difficult to take him, but always having him with him was a problem.
Even when a battle or something similar happened, I couldn’t hold it in my arms and fight.
Did you read Russell’s thoughts?
Beep-!
Sherbet, who was playing around with Pepper, jumped up from her seat.
He jumped up on his stocky four legs and opened his small mouth.
Then he even bites Russell’s hand.
“—!?”
I was surprised by the sudden action, but it didn’t hurt. As if he had no intention of doing any harm, he bit his hand but did not straighten his teeth.
That was the moment.
[Bingryong Sherbet in her infancy uses Freeze.]
Sherbet’s body began to change little by little with the notification, and soon a long bracelet appeared along Russell’s wrist.
It was a bracelet that emitted cold energy as if it were carved from ice.
Beep-.
In succession, Shabet’s voice came from the bracelet.
The exact meaning was difficult to grasp, but it seemed to be telling him that this way he could pursue himself.
The surprising thing is not only that.
[The blessing of the frozen Bingryong dwells.]
[The power and casting speed of water and ice attribute magic increase considerably.]
[A crystal containing the power of a young Bingryong. It contains the power of the dragon.]
[Injecting magic power increases both strength and hardness.]
The cold air from the bracelet melted into magic power and flowed into Russell’s body.
‘This ability….’
I knew that the dragon was a mysterious creature, but I thought it had this ability.
It was an ability that had never been found in any other dragon.
Perhaps this is an ability that only Bingryong has, or it is a unique ability that Shabet has.
“Can I change into another form?”
piyu?
The ice bracelet rattled as if tilting its head at Russell’s question.
‘Well…’
said Russell after thinking for a moment.
‘Like a spear?’
In that moment, I was blown away—.
Along with the chill, the ice stretched out and the bracelet turned into a long icicle-like shape.
jerk-.
Compared to when it first became a bracelet, it was quite a slow pace.
Beep beep beep…
Sherbet, who had transformed into a spear, murmured in a weary voice.
It was Pepper who translated Shabet’s words that Russell couldn’t understand.
Gyareuk Gyareuk Gyarruk!
It wasn’t necessary to do so, but the way he explained hard, using his hands, feet, and even his tail…
Russell thought that was a little cute for a dragon.
‘I guess it’s hard because the rest of the shape, except for the bracelet, feels unfamiliar to me.’
After understanding, Russell said to Shabet.
“It’s okay to go back to normal.”
Beep
…
Once again, the spear returns to the form of an ice bracelet.
‘Anyway, it seems that forms other than bracelets require some practice.’
It seemed that there would be a bunch of changes in various forms in practice.
‘If the problem is that I’m not used to it, I’ll just have to practice little by little from now on.’
Anyway, the problem with carrying Sherbet was resolved, so Russell turned around without any regrets.
I moved my steps to get out of the underwater cave.
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After that, Russell’s return home was peaceful.
The various gates of the underwater cave that blocked the entrance when entering also disappeared like snow melting when leaving.
Whee-ae-ae-aek-.
Russell, who flew out of Arendelle in a short time using pepper at high speed, used the Nadia Desert as the route.
Likewise, while traversing the middle of the desert using Pepper.
Although mentally young, Pepper possesses the power of a fire dragon.
Its power and energy were not the kind that the various monsters in the desert would dare to approach.
Kyaaaaaaa-!
At the same time as they let out a roar, the flying monsters that were looking for prey in groups scattered in all directions.
‘Dragon Fear.’
Not only the momentum as a dragon, but also the flight time is gradually increasing, so it seems that he is gradually adapting to the power of the dragon.
As if she didn’t like the heat of the hot Nadia desert, sherbet, which had changed into a bracelet, radiated chills in between, but anyway…
Russell’s peaceful way back home was broken when he reached the border of Endymion.
‘That’s…’
A border located so far away that it can only be seen using the eyes of a low-circle magic hawk.
People could be seen forming long lines along the border walls.
‘Is something strange?’
Endymion is one of only two great powers on the continent. That’s why the immigration check is quite strict.
However, if you ask me if the judges are strict enough to have such a long line, that was not the case.
But what a sight
Russell frowned as he confirmed the sight of hundreds more lined up along the walls.
‘If it’s something that needs to improve the quality of the immigration process…’
Russell jumped off Pepper’s back after a few thoughts.
Gyareuk-.
As if he waited, Pepper was afraid to downsize -.
Just before colliding with the ground, the shoes using flight magic lightly trampled the sand of the Nadia Desert.
After landing, Russell walked toward the wall, which was still quite far away.
‘Anyway, if I approached on Pepper, it would attract too much attention.’
The line of people confirmed up close looked a little longer than it did from afar.
In addition, there was tension for unknown reasons between those waiting for entry and the soldiers screening them.
Not only that, but unlike usual, even those who seemed to be quite high-ranking knights came out to the screening room to supervise the soldiers.
‘It’s going to take a long time like this.’
As they approached, one of the knights who had spotted Russell lit twin wicks in his eyes and raised his voice menacingly.
“Hey, what are you doing? You don’t stand in line…”
No, I tried to say.
Before that, Russell cut off his words by showing the ID card he had made in the Mage Tower.
“Duke of the Kingdom, Holy Duke. It’s Russell Raymond.”
With him, the camouflage magic on the ring disappears, and Russell’s eyes and hair regain their color.
“God’s success… Gong?”
It’s been a while since I’ve been talking about a title I’ve heard somewhere.
Soon after checking the color of his hair and eyes, he added a military rite with an extremely pale expression.
Cheek-!
“Wow, the pride of the kingdom! Greetings, Your Excellency Shin Seong-gong!”
A military rite so large that the whole room reverberated.
Russell waved his hands with a tired expression as he felt the eyes all around him focus on him.
“I don’t like excessive courtesy, so stop it. Rather…”
I asked the most important question in this situation.
“I wish I could explain a bit why this situation unfolded.”
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The only duke in the entire kingdom and the fiancé of the regent.
In fact, he is the one who has been appointed to the position of Buma Dowi (駙馬都尉), and at the same time, the greatest genius Endymion has produced.
Such Russell could be said to be a being that drives a topic wherever he goes.
Is it because
Rumors of Russell appearing on the border walls soon spread rapidly.
For that reason, the position of the person explaining the situation in front of Russell was also different.
“So, after the imperial succession war ended, the 5th prince…”
Russell corrected his word choice as he was sorting things out.
“You mean the newly crowned emperor not only officially acknowledged the existence of the Black Tower, but also started attacking the Naze Alliance and Kiel right after?”
“yes. It is said that they mobilized a large army of undead and raided both countries at the same time, wondering where they gathered so many bodies.”
The middle-aged man who had been keeping pace with Russell’s theorem nodded and added.
A group of knights were following the man, and his true identity was a Marshal in charge of the nearby border, and his attitude towards Russell was extremely polite.
It has to be.
A Margrave is said to be an existence no different from a king in the border area he governs, but compared to Russell, he was no different from a firefly in front of the sun.
‘I thought there would be a high-ranking member of the empire behind the cultists, but I never thought it would be the 5th prince.’
Russell bit his lower lip at the presence of darkness that penetrated deeper than he could have imagined.
It doesn’t matter how the kingdom’s old enemy, the empire, is destroyed.
However, it would be a different matter if the cultists were to mess with them.
‘They worship corpses, blood and death.’
The story that those three problems inevitably follow the problem in which they are involved.
In fact, it is said that a large army of undead is still attacking the Kiel and Naze alliances.
‘The country that was attacked, of course, is the Kiel and Naze Alliance.’
Russell twitched his nose.
Britannia is an empire, but it is a place where not even a single ally exists due to its unique chauvinistic tendencies.
In contrast, Endymion is a country with many strong allies.
Among those allies, the Kiel and Naze alliance was quite special.
‘Because it was the first country to sign an agreement with Endymion among existing neutral nations.’
In other words, from the point of view of the empire, it may have never been on the same side, but it may have felt like an existence that turned its back on it.
‘Can it really be said that it was a coincidence that the two countries were attacked first in this situation?’
Perhaps this was a warning to countries that were still neutral.
Such a warning not to reveal it to them carelessly.
Of course, Endymion wasn’t just watching the warning.
“How is Ah Guk coping with the situation?”
“Even if not, we have dispatched reinforcements to help the two countries.”
“Reinforcements?”
“yes. Currently, the Yellow Tower Lord is leading the Magic Flyers and soldiers in the Naze Alliance, and War Hammer Sir Areks is out in Kiel.”
Areks Kylen.
He, nicknamed War Hammer, was one of the superhuman powers in charge of Endymion’s province.
As the name suggests, he is a superman who freely handles a giant hammer.
It is said that the hammer he wields is enough to shake the earth and split rock walls single-handedly.
In the ranks that existed implicitly among superhumans, he was in the middle and lower ranks, not very high, but he was strong enough to deal with the undead.
Marquis Baek added an explanation.
“Also, in preparation for an unexpected situation, the Lord of the Spear Tower and Sir Gillian are organizing additional reinforcements in the Royal Capital… They have arrived just in time.”
He changed his words as he caught a glimpse of the towering ivory tower not far away.
“Even if you don’t, I sent a messenger to the Mage Tower in advance, so you should be able to use the warp gate right away without warming up.”
It can be said that paying attention to the details in advance is the marquee’s own consideration.
“thank you.”
“Oh no.”
At Russell’s greeting, he waved his hand with a bewildered expression.
“I was able to serve His Excellency Seonggong, who is the pride of the kingdom, even for a short while, so I am rather honored.”
He didn’t seem to be flattering, but looking at his sincere face, it was clear that he was a man with a fairly simple disposition.
Leaving behind his evaluation, Russell looked at the towering mage tower.
More detailed circumstances should have been heard once they arrived at the capital.
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