Chapter 114 Return of Gold (錦衣還鄕) (1)
Great victory in Cairo.
It was a huge achievement.
People in the South cheered enthusiastically, but the distant capital, Cairos, was a different story.
“Did you hear the news?”
“What?”
“I heard that Hector Kingdom crossed the border and attacked the southern front? According to merchants from the south, the situation is very bad. I am worried that I will be forced into conscription. Men who are not yet in their 50s have to perform their national defense duties in case of emergency.”
“no way. Even if the Kronos Empire attacks, nothing happens, so you can’t imagine Hector attacking, so you’re going to be recruited?”
Cairo is a warring state.
Those who heard the news that the Cronus Empire attacked the West from time to time did not know what Hector’s decision meant.
Moreover, because of the central government, Cairo has more meaning as the capital than any other country.
People in the capital, who treat other areas as peripheries, did not feel the crisis in the south so much that there is a saying that has been passed down from generation to generation to send people to the capital in order to succeed.
what they’re worried about
It was an indirect aftermath of the war.
“I wouldn’t raise taxes just because of the war budget. How can this country never have a windy day? If I had been born as a member of the Kronos Empire, I wouldn’t have been so anxious. The situation of a small and weak country is truly pitiful.”
Just like that.
They grumbled once in a passing conversation, but they lived a normal life that was no different from any other day.
they couldn’t know
Hector Kingdom crossed the border with 10,000 troops, and Cairo’s hero was born in a very unfavorable situation where the rear camp was captured.
If it had been known that Roman Dmitri had defeated the 5-star swordsman Butler, they would have been shocked by the shocking news.
Not yet.
News from the south did not reach the capital.
At that time, when people were going about their daily lives, a gust of wind from the south was slowly approaching the capital.
* * *
That time.
On that day, the last practice match was held before the swordsmanship test in Class D of the Royal Academy in Cairo.
“Next up will be William Castro and Lauren Dmitri.”
The professor called the students by name.
In an instant, joy and sorrow were divided.
William Castro and his friends laughed and showed confidence, while Lauren Dmitri, who was sitting alone, looked contemplative.
William Castro. He was a notorious guy in Class D.
With promotion to Class C almost confirmed, Lauren Dmitri knew there was no chance of winning in Dalian.
But what can I do?
The professor harshly called the two students by name, and if they did not want to be expelled, they had to do their duty as students.
Beep.
“start.”
signal dropped.
William Castro rushed aggressively as if he had been waiting. It was a battle that won from the attitude of dealing with each other.
Lauren Dmitri shook his head and couldn’t react properly to his opponent’s attacks.
Percussion!
Tat tat tat!
It was a one-sided fight.
Lauren Dmitri was busy defending against wooden swords being stabbed from all sides, and William Castro, like a fish in water, practiced the swordsmanship he had learned at the academy to his heart’s content.
Lauren Dmitri’s face was drenched in sweat not long after it had started.
Lauren Dmitri had a dwarf body of only 165 cm, so there was no way to handle the overwhelming situation from the physique condition.
William Castro, 188 cm.
He looked like a giant.
Even knowing that he was intentionally being fooled, Lauren Dmitry was swung around as his opponent intended.
Then.
Fuck!
“evil!”
A wooden sword hit his back.
It was the moment when the match ended.
Lauren Dmitri, who was unilaterally played for about five minutes, screamed in pain and fell to the floor.
I couldn’t raise my head.
Seeing him clutching his back and grunting, William Castro grinned in a voice so small that the professor couldn’t hear him.
“Sick.”
food.
I turned my steps.
I couldn’t look up at William Castro, but I could hear him and his friends cheering.
The humiliation didn’t end there.
The professor said in a cold voice about the result of the couple.
“Lauren Dmitri. What did I say in the last class? Your biggest problem is that you don’t have the mindset of a prosecutor. It’s like a guy who goes to the Cairo royal academy to learn swordsmanship and closes his eyes tightly without even looking at the sword his opponent is wielding. How pitiful. If you show the same form as today in the main exam, you’d better prepare for the demotion to E class.”
E class.
half of 15 years old
It was pretty obvious what people would say if that happened, looking at 18-year-old Lauren Dmitri.
I clenched my fist tightly.
but.
Lauren Dmitry had neither the courage to scream nor the strength to turn the situation around.
* * *
Dalian is over.
Lauren Dmitri, who was catching his breath in the break room, held his breath at the sight of William and his gang entering.
“what?”
“There was our Lauren.”
they giggled
As William Castro packed his things, he deliberately told Lauren to listen.
“I mean, it’s so amazing. I had a chance to meet the S class seniors in the past, but Rodwell Dmitri seniors were really amazing to the point of admiring them just by watching. At that time, I was still unfamiliar with the world, so I thought that the Dmitri family might be great.”
Rodwell Dmitry.
It was a name known in the capital.
His rapid promotion to the S-class naturally led people to pay attention to Lauren Dmitri, who was of the same blood.
“But what? I forgot. That there are limits to being born in the world. People call it a miracle that someone like Rodwell Dmitri was born from a family without roots. The truth is, like anyone we know, it’s only natural for us to toss and turn at the bottom. Aren’t you really sorry? There is nothing I can do because of the limitations of my birth, but it’s like trying to do something.”
He bowed his head.
He reacted as if he couldn’t hear William, but he couldn’t hide his flushed face.
It was like this every time.
Rodwell’s younger brother.
The shadows were thick.
Lauren Dmitri, who has a weak personality, has been at a loss for words since entering the academy.
“That’s no fun.”
“I know.”
Could it be because interest has waned?
turned the subject
“But is it really true that Roman Dmitri defeated Homer?”
“I assure you, it must be a rumor intentionally spread by Dmitry. Dmitri is from a wealthy family that suddenly rose to prominence. How to deal with Dmitri’s eldest son, who is famous for being a jerk, but his reputation has fallen so low that he must be trying to reverse the rumors. Miracles don’t happen twice in one family. You can tell just by looking at Lauren Dmitry over there.”
Again.
The arrow of comparison flew.
It was always like this.
The third son of the Dmitry family.
Lauren Dmitri swallowed his emotions in a gulp.
Today, depending.
It was Lauren Dmitri that I thought was really difficult.
* * *
After class.
Lauren Dmitry was out on the street.
It felt like if I didn’t breathe in the outside air, the emotions I’d suppressed would explode and I’d die.
‘… Is Roman’s news really true?’
Roman Dmitry.
His shocking move was known even to the capital.
Defeating Homer when he was only in his mid-twenties was a huge result, and people said that a new miracle was born in the Dmitri family.
The problem was that even Lauren Dmitri, Dmitri’s bloodline, could not accept that fact.
Contrary to popular opinion, people said that Roman Dmitri might be stronger than he thought, but if you knew his past, you could never do that.
Dmitry’s jerk.
It’s not like that nickname came into being for nothing.
At least, the older brother that Lauren Dmitri remembers was an idiot who lived without worries in the world.
‘The Roman hyung I remember wasn’t such a bad person, at least to me. But like William said, if someone asks if it’s true that Roman killed Homer, I don’t have the confidence to nod my head. It’s a lie no matter who sees it I don’t know why my father spread false rumors that were quickly discovered, but Roman was still drunk on the last day I left my hometown.’
onetime.
There was a time when Roman was also normal.
At that time, he trained hard in his own way to live up to his family’s expectations, but as soon as he realized that he had less talent than he thought, Rodwell’s genius was highlighted.
It was the moment when the eldest son’s status fell to the floor.
Roman Dmitri started to deviate and called Dmitri an idiot.
understood.
Because I know what it feels like to be compared to Rodwell.
So I tried to get along with Roman on my own, but I had no intention of wanting to resemble Roman.
“ha.”
He let out a sigh.
It was then.
People from far and wide flocked to create a commotion.
buzz buzz.
‘What’s going on?’
Just for a second.
I wanted to forget the complicated thoughts.
As I moved my steps and made my way through the crowd, people were lined up on both sides, waiting for someone.
“Is that really true?”
“I’m sure! My relatives live in the south, and they miraculously defeated them and regained the southern front when the southern front almost completely fell to Hector’s kingdom. You know what’s even more creepy? In the process, Roman Dmitri showed a really unbelievable performance.”
“Roman Dmitry? The youngest ranker who defeated Homer?”
“okay. This has not yet been confirmed, but it is said that Roman Dmitri defeated Hector’s kingdom with only two hundred troops. Not only that, but there is also a testimony that he defeated Butler, the 5-star swordsman of the Hector Kingdom, in a great warrior battle, but I don’t believe it because it’s so out of common sense.”
the words of the people around you.
Lauren Dmitri’s eyes widened.
War with Hector.
heard about him
Since the academy had many restraints from the central government, it overheard little by little what the motives were discussing the situation in the kingdom.
however.
Even besides defeating the kingdom of Hector, the content mixed in the middle was so shocking.
‘Is it right to say the Roman hyung I know now? Roman hyung defeated Hector Kingdom with 200 troops, and even that was not enough to defeat Butler, a famous ranker in Hector Kingdom? This is too bad.’
Rumors were exaggerated.
It was unbelievable that he had defeated Homer.
In the meantime, hearing the news from the South, Lauren Dmitri didn’t know how to react.
Shock for a while.
“Get out of the way.”
“These are the heroes of the South! Open the way!”
why people flocked
It was to welcome the triumphant general.
At the sight of the guard walking in front and raising his voice, people cheered like a fever.
among those people.
Lauren Dmitri was stunned.
My mind wasn’t clear.
That moment.
Lauren Dmitri’s eyes widened at the sight of a man riding a stylish horse in front.
“… Lo Roman hyung?!”
Roman Dmitry.
He appeared in front of his eyes with a very different look from his memories, receiving cheers from the people.
