Lady Zemina (3)
“I came to see Vlad.”
“…….”
Marcella’s eyes were wide as she looked at the men who had flocked to the inn, which had not even opened yet.
The same was true for the former prostitutes and current employees who had been maintaining Rose’s smile for a long time.
Having lived their whole lives as prostitutes, they had never seen customers as straight as they were now.
“Uh, Vlad… he just left because he had work to do.”
Although there was no need to add a name, Marcella realized that now was the time to elevate the existence of Vlad if possible.
Because her senses, which she had honed throughout her life dealing with people, said so.
“You’re quite busy these days. “I guess it’s because I’m a talent that the mayor cherishes.”
“Oh oh. That’s right. “I’m sure you will.”
The men who flocked to the inn kept nodding as they watched Marcella explain the situation with a smile.
Marcella, serving customers with a dignified attitude, gave men confidence with just her smile.
“Then when will you be back?”
“I’m not sure about that either. “Would you like me to leave your name?”
In a standoff with the barbarians that lasted more than a day, the old knight threatened with his sword and the young squire used his force to block them.
The merchants heading to Varna and the people there were able to clearly watch the two men fight, and the result was what it is now.
The rumors about Vlad that had been circulating for a while now had a tangible basis and were spreading to the people of Shoara.
“Jemina.”
The men left gifts with their names for Vlad.
As they left, Marcela called out the girl who was watching the situation from the second floor.
“yes. “Madam.”
Zemina answered Marcella’s call with a slightly discouraged look.
The more the boy shined, the more discouraged Jemina became.
This was because he wasn’t sure if he, his ugly self, could continue to be by Vlad’s side.
“From now on, you will be in charge of all the guests who come to Vlad.”
“yes?”
And Marcella, who knew well why Gemina was upset, decided to give the girl a chance.
Marcella was one of those who truly supported the girl and firmly believed that Gemina deserved it.
“But…”
Gemina was taken aback by Marcella’s words.
Not only because her words were unconventional, but because she knew it well.
“Looking at it, it looks like everyone is doing it together… I think it’s only right for Madam to do it.”
It was certainly a great opportunity, but Gemina shook her head and rejected Marcella’s offer.
Part of the reason was that he couldn’t believe in his own abilities, but the biggest reason was that he was afraid that he might make a mistake and cause trouble for Vlad.
“Jemina.”
Seeing Gemina looking depressed, Marcella spoke in a stern tone.
“If you are qualified to welcome Vlad’s guests, then there is no one more qualified than you. “Isn’t that right?”
“…….”
The women around them silently responded to Marcella’s question.
If it weren’t for the red-haired girl, the Vlad he is today might not have existed.
So Gemina needed to be a little more confident about Vlad’s success.
“Do I…do it?”
“okay. sun.”
“I’m sure I’ll make a mistake. “I don’t even know.”
Marcella nodded as she looked at Jemina looking up at her with wide eyes.
Of course, you won’t be able to do a great job right away just because you’re told to do so.
In order to serve important guests, you need to accumulate your own experience and knowledge, and Gemina was not yet familiar with such things.
“What if I make a mistake? “Vlad will have to bear that burden.”
But you don’t need to worry.
Because here now, there was a woman with the best skills in serving customers.
“And this time, you even asked me to lead the horse? Look at this. “Vlad still needs you.”
Gemina quietly nodded as Marcella’s words rang quietly in her ears.
The boy clearly had a debt to repay the girl.
Even if we were to ask for it now, it would not be an entirely unreasonable action.
And even more so if the reason is a struggle to stand next to the boy.
Marcela gently lifted Gemina’s head, which was lost in thought, and shaped it.
It seemed like they fit together as well as I thought.
“Let’s go to my room later.”
“yes?”
Zemina looked puzzled at Marcela’s words, but she just smiled.
It is not only men who go to battle.
Women also had their own battlefield.
And Marcella was planning to give Gemina a woman’s weapon today.
Just as Jorge gave Vlad the dagger.
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“The Gaidar family will not come to the North right away.”
Ramund was drinking the tea provided by Josef and sharing his judgment based on his experience.
“Expansion requires stability. Although the momentum of expansion is fierce, remnants of the Romanov family, the original leader, still remain throughout the West.”
Josef was listening carefully to Ramund.
Although he was a knight of the North, Ramund was active in the West when he was the lowest one.
“Besides, the Dwarven Liberation Front is behind them. “If there is an order, why not first resolve the concerns behind us rather than advancing into the north or central region?”
“…I was thinking that too.”
As Josef spoke, a letter from someone was placed in front of him.
It was a letter with the seal of the Hainal family.
“But I’m worried.”
Ramund reassured Josef that there was nothing to worry about for the time being, but he actually leaned back deeply in his chair and sighed.
“What do you mean?”
In response to Josef’s question, Ramund smiled weakly and turned his head.
“I only have one ducat left, and there was a reason why I thought I should use that one coin for Bayezid’s servants.”
Although it was a retirement ceremony to be freed from honor and duty and return to being a pure natural person, the poor knight ended up thinking of Bayezid until the last moment.
Because it was a place that I was loyal to, protected my entire life, and loved.
“The knights of the West have already surpassed the North.”
“……Is that so.”
However, no matter how affectionate the place was, the evaluation had to be cold.
Ramund firmly believed that doing so was truly for Bayezid’s benefit.
“I think I have been too complacent. “The moment I saw Knights of the West, I realized that I had not done my job.”
With those words, Ramund quietly closed his eyes and thought about the North of the past.
Barbarians and monsters are constantly coming in.
And the discrimination in the center is colder than the cold of the north wind.
The knights of the North were the ones who fought against all of that.
Therefore, they were stronger and more honorable than knights from any other region.
“Perhaps because of the nature of the frontier, the knights there are always hungry and want to steal. Master, you will have to prepare for them.”
However, time passes and people cannot always face the next era in the same way.
The empire was loosening, the harsh north was stabilizing, while the west was expanding.
This was a time when the balance of power was changing.
“……”
Josef got up from his seat along with Ramund’s words and approached the window.
The beautifully erected view of Shoara always guided his steps to the window.
“…But doesn’t the North still bear strong fruits?”
And the scenery outside the window comforted Josef’s frustrated heart.
Ramund nodded to Josef’s words as he quietly recited them.
“Of course.”
People were gathering at the gates of Shoara, visible in the distance outside the window.
Even though the era of the old man was over, a new era was emerging again.
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“Why are people flocking here?”
[There’s something interesting to see, so of course I’ll come out.]
Vlad, who was pulling the pitch-black guy with barely-there reins, was at a loss for words at the voice’s answer.
“It’s fun?”
[Then it’s fun. Think about all the things you have done in the meantime.]
“…….”
As I thought about what the voice said over the past few days, I really understood what it said.
Vlad had been trying desperately to bring the pitch-black guy into Shoara.
I tried covering its eyes, pulling it with force, offering it something to eat, and even bowing its head to ask for it.
At Goth’s suggestion, he even tried to seduce the mare, but the jet-black guy didn’t budge.
A boy who had been making a name for himself in this way for a long time was doing something unusual, so people’s attention was likely to be focused on him.
“…Still, it shouldn’t get to this point, right?”
And today was the final moment to highlight that attempt.
Vlad bit his lip at the people’s perverse attention, but he was confident that this time it would be different and pulled the pitch-black guy to the front of the castle gate.
“How long are we going to make you wait!”
As Vlad made up his mind, someone’s voice sounded in his ears.
When I turned my head, I saw Zemina standing in front of the castle gate, wearing a red dress and covering her head and face with a cloth.
“Why on earth are you wearing a dress?”
[The dress is a woman’s combat uniform. I was impressed by how fully prepared he was.]
Vlad, who had been mumbling even though I had asked him to, turned his head and shouted loudly that he was ready.
“Jemina! it’s okay!”
“……”
At Vlad’s words, not only Jemina but also the people watching were holding their breath.
“good.”
Gemina, who was taking a deep breath to catch her breath, nodded as if she understood Vlad’s signal.
Although people’s gazes were burdensome and the size of the pitch-black horse was much larger than expected, Jemina bit her lip tightly and took off the cloth she was covering.
If you only hesitate out of fear, you have no right to stand next to the boy.
“……Oh oh.”
“Hey. “It was really worth hiding it.”
Along with the girl’s determination and the admiration of the people, a gorgeous red flower bloomed under the shining sunlight.
Gemina’s red hair finally appeared, and as intended, it caught the attention of the jet-black guy.
“…Why are you wearing earrings?”
“It’s a dress and set!”
The girl, wearing a fancy dress and sparkling earrings, looked completely different from the Gemini that Vlad had seen so far.
When Vlad saw Zemina’s gorgeous appearance, he was at a loss for words and just stared blankly for a moment.
“It’s here. here.”
However, Zemina ignored Vlad’s scolding and just glared at the pitch-black guy in front of him.
Vlad may not have known it, but Jemina had come out with her own determination.
“He’s nice. “Come here.”
A red-haired girl waving a bouquet of roses hidden behind her back with solemn determination.
The pitch-black guy started moving as he looked at the girl whose small body was filled with red roses.
“It’s moving!”
“This works!”
The people around were clapping their hands and admiring the current situation.
The boy is the possibility that Bayezid focuses on.
A pitch-black horse that looks proud no matter who sees it.
And even a girl with such gorgeous colors that you wouldn’t even believe she was born in a back alley.
The people gathered at the three parades filled with spectacular attractions were concentrating their attention without realizing it.
Heehee hing –
When the pitch-black guy finally entered the gate with the boy holding the reins, people started screaming.
“There’s not much to do!”
Vlad rolled his blue eyes and scolded at the sight of himself becoming a spectacle, but the situation was already out of the boy’s hands.
“Okay, keep pulling!”
“Well done!”
People were going crazy over this strange sight.
Because a small girl was pulling a huge horse without even an inch of retreating.
A girl with fiercely raised eyes, clutching the hem of her skirt with one hand and holding up a bouquet of red flowers with the other.
The confident appearance that anyone could see was reminiscent of a knight with his sword drawn.
“Jemina! Lady Gemina!”
Among the people who were enthusiastic about the girl’s confident appearance, someone began to shout loudly.
“She is the Red Lady! The Rose of Shoara!”
A brown-haired young man limping with crutches was shouting loudly as if everyone could hear.
“Lady Gemina!”
“Jemina! Lady in red!”
With Haven’s dock, the people gathered around began to shout loudly.
Haven looked at that and laughed so loudly that his voice was gone.
When has there ever been a time when back alley guys got this much attention?
When have you ever received such applause and enthusiasm from people?
But today, Shoara was looking at the boy and girl.
The gates of Shoara.
This is the girl’s battlefield.
Lady Gemina, who broke the boundaries of the world using a bouquet of flowers as a weapon, smiled brightly as she saw the pitch-black guy following her.
Her smile was brighter than her sparkling earrings.
