Chapter 237
Rimmer calmly stood up and dusted off his clothes. He got down on one knee, punched the ground with his fist, and lowered his head.
“Gwangpungdan Lord. I obey the command of the head of the household.”
The serious spirit that spreads from the low voice burns on his shoulders. Powerful air waves, unimaginable that they had been beaten while playing, covered the audience room in concentric circles.
Seriousness lingered in his green eyes, which were always mischievous, but Glenn and Dohae were not surprised at all. I accepted it naturally, as if I was that kind of person.
“The mission has not been finalized yet.”
“Oh, you should have said that sooner! It’s annoying to strain your eyes!”
Rimer sighed and stood up. He scratched his head muttering that he had lost steam.
“Mmmmm…”
Glenn frowned and snapped his finger on the armrest. He seemed to be contemplating whether or not to strike a thunderbolt.
“What kind of mission did you say before you even started?”
“Do you know the Gazelle River, which is attached to the Ravel River?”
“Of course I know. It’s where the Qinglu people live.”
Rimer nodded. The Gazelle River is located at the end of Sieghart’s realm and was the residence of one of the Ain tribes, the Qingru.
“I stayed for a while in the village of Doran by the river. It was a quiet and comfortable place like a forest.”
People were full of affection, and memories of taking a break in a calm and quiet atmosphere like the forest of my hometown came to mind.
“It’s a good place. There is a strange taste just to see the Cheongru tribe playing in the clear river.”
He smiled lightly, as if he had been to Dokaido.
“that’s right. The Qinglou Tribe is something like a cat and has a taste.”
Rimmer nodded, agreeing with the words of the Dokai.
“They say that the Qinglou tribe attacked people.”
“Yes?”
Rimmer erased his laughter and opened his mouth.
“That couldn’t be the case…”
The Qingru tribe lives only in or near the water’s edge and hides when they see people or boats. It was hard to believe that those who were like immortals who did not reveal their strength even though they had strong arms attacked people.
“Who did you attack?”
“They say they are fishermen from Doran Village.”
“Huh…”
Rimmer scratched his chin. Doran Village is the only one that has a symbiotic relationship with the Qingru Tribe, and it was hard to believe that they attacked them.
“Have you ever touched a child of the Qinglou tribe? It’s the first time I’ve heard that they did it first.”
The Do-Doe also tilted his head as if it was strange.
“Byeonhoe is collecting information, but there is no such story. As usual, while passing the Gazelle River, they suddenly attacked and destroyed the ship in half.”
Glenn waved his hand slowly.
“I have also seen the Qinglou Tribe. As soon as he saw me, he ran away, showing no aggression, only slight curiosity.”
“I see! Very pure…”
“That’s something I don’t know. Since the Qingru tribe do not leave the water, not much information has been revealed. I don’t know what kind of tendencies they really have.”
“That’s right…”
Rimmer nodded. As Glenn said, not much is known about the Qingru tribe. He only saw one side of them.
“The non-banquet will dispatch the mission after gathering enough information, so there should be some leeway. During that time, prepare for departure.”
“All right. But…”
Rimmer licked his lips and met Glenn’s eyes.
“What exactly is the mission? Whether to refrain from the Qinglou tribe or to drive them out or not…”
He did not finish and shortened his words.
“Basically, the mission is to find the cause of the Qingru tribe’s violence and restrain it, but if that doesn’t work, we’ll have to deal with it.”
“You mean everything?”
“okay.”
Glenn nodded coldly without hesitation.
“All right.”
Even though Rimer had a good impression of the Chengru Tribe, he did not dispute Glenn’s words and accepted the order. However, his eyes sunk much deeper than usual.
“Rimer.”
Glenn called out to Rimmer in a slightly aroused voice.
“Are you going to stop gambling now?”
“…”
Rimmer didn’t answer and closed his eyes.
“You couldn’t do it, but your disciple accomplished it, so it’s okay to stop now.”
“Hmm.”
He looked back and smiled lightly.
“The head of the household is also right. Because what he wanted was to see that old man achieve the three medicines for the first time.”
Hearing those words, Dohae’s red eyes trembled calmly like a windblown lake.
“Gambling seems to be just for fun. I still have to raise money, though.”
Rimer smiled hesitantly and turned his shoulders.
“Rimer. It is right to let lingering flow as it is. In particular, holding on to the lingering feelings of others is difficult and foolish.”
Glenn’s voice was more hollow than usual.
“That is different from what I thought.”
Rimer shook his head.
“I think it is right to hold on to lingering feelings. The lingering lingering feelings of the dead, as well as the living.”
He erased the bitterness he had revealed just a moment ago and smiled again.
“I think the family head’s regrets must come true.”
“I have no regrets.”
“Hey! you know I like Raon so much… Heo Eok!”
Rimer hurriedly stepped to avoid the flash of lightning in Glenn’s hand.
“Looking at you teasing the muzzle again, it looks like it’s worth living. Shall we start right?”
“I have to get ready for my mission, so I’ll be on my way!”
He kicked the audience room door and ran out as if running away.
“What did Raon say?”
“I don’t know. It’s bullshit.”
Glenn quickly shook his head as if to stop thinking.
“Mmm.”
Dohae looked at Glenn and narrowed his eyes before straightening his posture.
“I’ll go too.”
He respectfully bowed his head and turned around.
“Harrian.”
Glenn called Dohae by name as he opened the door to the throne room and was about to leave.
“Welcome back.”
“…thank you.”
Do-goe shook his head and smiled lightly. After looking at Glenn for a moment, I left the audience room.
“Whoa.”
Glenn frowned as he looked at the door that Rimer and Dohe had left.
“Stupid guys. Even if you live comfortably, there is no one to blame…”
* * *
Raon headed to the downtown area with the infant Julius. The reason why he went to downtown without training was because of the tenant attached to his bracelet.
-If you don’t talk, you won’t keep your promise!
Lars sat on his right shoulder with his arms crossed and snorted.
-When you make it work, don’t you just wipe your mouth after talking as if you’re going to remove all the liver and gallbladder!
‘I was going to buy everything on my own.’
– It’s funny and it’s been a long time! If the main king hadn’t said it first, he would have stood in front of the mirror like a ghost to practice Hwangeom from dawn.
‘Ugh…’
Raon, stabbed to the point, groaned. After taking advice from Do-Hae, he only practiced swordsmanship in front of a mirror, so he had nothing to say.
‘That’s why it came out like this.’
In order to free the angry Lars, I came out to the downtown area in time for lunch. Coincidentally, Yua and Julius also didn’t have classes, so I brought them along to lighten up.
“Is this your first time here? I’ll tell you.”
The toddler ran around the downtown area while jumping briskly.
“It’s a toddler!”
“Here comes the infant! It’s an apple that just arrived. Try one!”
“Baby! Pork is good today! If you use it as a grill, it will be delicious!”
Merchants lined up on both sides of the main street beckoned to Yua. Everyone recognized Yooa and smiled broadly, probably because he was coming to the market with the ladies-in-waiting.
“I know that too.”
Julius bluffed as if he knew everything after coming here for the first time, as if his pride was hurt by not knowing.
“Really then, what is that store?”
“uh? Oh selling clothes…”
“Ding! It’s a bakery!”
“Ugh…”
Julius’ face turned red at the infant’s laughter.
‘Because it’s the exact opposite.’
Raon looked at the two and smiled. Yua still only thought of Julius as a friend, and Julius regarded Yua as a rival. Because we have different thoughts, that relationship was just fun.
-They are children with a taste of their own.
Lars also smiled at the two of them.
‘Did you like kids?’
– The original king takes care of talented people. Besides, isn’t the pineapple girl the third handmaid of the main king? You have to take care of your talent, of course.
The guy still called Yua a lady-in-waiting. I thought it was sincere that he cared for and cared for. Of course there is nothing to do.
‘But what’s wrong with me?’
-Yes, the bastard! Didn’t you steal all the things of the original king!
Lars raised his anger and coldness as if he were about to explode. Through the mana circuit, his energy penetrated like water.
-Are you sure you provoked it? I can’t stand this!
“Laon! I’m done!”
A toddler waved at a marble ice cream shop.
“hmm?”
Raon did not move to block Ra’s attack, but the anger and cold that he caused left his body in an instant like an ebb tide.
-What are you doing! Get in quick!
Lars forgot that he was angry and stuck out his tongue like a puppy asking for an ice cream.
‘He’s a great devil…’
Raon shook his head and went into the ice cream shop.
“Choose what you both want to eat.”
“yes!”
“Can I really eat it too? Already receiving a lot of grace…”
“It’s okay. Pick out the people in the annex together.”
Raon laughed, interrupting Julius’ tight words.
‘Then you… um?’
As I was about to tell Lars to pick out an ice cream, I saw a very familiar back of my head in the display window.
“Runan?”
“huh?”
The silver-haired woman, who had her face pressed against the window, jerked her head away. As expected, it was Runan.
“Why are you here… ah.”
No, this was an unnecessary question. It was a story on the same level as a cat passing in front of a fish store.
“I was watching.”
Runan’s fierce eyes were filled with regret.
“caliber?”
Raon tilted his head. I couldn’t understand why a guy who could buy this store if he wanted to was worried.
“My mom told me to eat only one a day.”
Saying that, he bowed his head. Tears seemed to fall from her purple eyes.
“Um, would you like to pick one too?”
“no. I promised my mom…”
Runan shook his head. It was crazy that he kept his promise even though he was full of regret.
“Then let’s eat later.”
“Yes…”
Raon left Runan who silently nodded and went to the display stand.
‘What do you want to do?’
-Hmm, I felt it before, but there are too few types of ice cream shops here.
‘It can’t be helped.’
Sieghart is cold all year round. Even though most of the residents were trained in martial arts and were resistant to cold, the size of the store was inevitably small as they sought warm food rather than ice cream.
-First of all, I will fill a box with mint chocolate.
‘A box of grass…’
Raon bit his lip. The thought of eating a box of them already gave me a headache.
-No, should I use two boxes? some thoughts… hmm?
Lars looked at the leaflet on the wall and narrowed his eyes.
-What is that?
He pointed to a leaflet with an ice cream sandwich between bread like a sandwich.
‘I don’t know either?’
Raon turned his head and called the store manager.
“What is that?”
“This is a new product I made.”
The manager with a mustache who was standing in front of the counter nodded.
“You made it?”
“These days, business isn’t going well, so I made it on a whim.”
He scratched his cheek as if embarrassed.
“I put ice cream between castella made soft with a lot of milk. It’s called marble ice cream sand.”
“Ice cream sandra…”
Raon licked his lips. Eating bread and ice cream together was groundbreaking.
-hey! What are you doing! Order now! right now!
Lars, like a puppy that has seen prey, burned his eyes and tapped his wrist with a fist like a cotton bat.
“Could you give me one of these?”
“What flavor would you like?”
“Cookies and Cream, please.”
“me too!”
“I would like mine to be the same as Raon-nim’s, please.”
Yua and Julius also raised their hands to eat the sand.
“Uh…”
Raon looked back at Runan, who stood behind him, and raised four fingers.
“Four, please.”
“yep! I got an order of four cookie sandwiches!”
The store manager smiled and went inside.
– You bastard! It should be mint chocolate!
‘Ah, that’s right. Should I change it now?’
-done. You can also order mint chocolate.
Lars licked his lips while looking at the ice cream, perhaps thinking of trying it all.
“It came out.”
It didn’t take long to make because it was prepared in advance.
“Come on Runan.”
Raon gave Runan sand first.
“huh? I…”
“This isn’t marble ice cream, it’s sand. Will it be okay?”
“ah!”
Runan’s mouth relaxed and he drew a smile. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen you smile like this.
“huh! thank you.”
She nodded and took the ice cream sandwich. As if appreciating the shape, she turned around and let out a very small smile.
After handing out sandwiches to Yua and Julius, Raon took the last ice cream.
“This sandwich…”
My mouth watered when I saw cookies and cream sandwiched between soft and thin castella bread like cotton. The shape was round like a marble ice cream, so it was almost too pretty to eat.
-There is no time for appreciation! Eat fast!
‘No matter how you look at it, I’m not a gourmet.’
Gourmets usually enjoy looking at the appearance of food, but Lars did not see that. After all, this guy was a glutton who only counted sheep.
Raon shook his head and put the sand in his mouth.
“her!”
The elasticity explodes spontaneously. The castella that wrapped the ice cream up and down softened like water-soaked paper, creating a fluffy texture, and the ice cream penetrated between them and wrapped around the tongue with sweetness and crispiness. I laughed at the unexpectedly harmonious taste.
-Come here…
Lars raised his eyes.
– Living for thousands of years without knowing this taste is a loss!
The guy muttered strange things and then muttered that he was a demon. He was an incorrigible madman.
-The taste of the two ingredients is also delicious, but the downside has disappeared. It’s the perfect food!
Lars shuddered as if on the verge of fainting.
‘disadvantage?’
-I don’t think the ice cream compensates for the dryness of the castella, and the softness of the castella complements the ice cream’s too cold and hard texture. This is the perfect food!
‘Harmony and assistance…’
Raon stared blankly at the half-remaining sand.
-Every food has its pros and cons. This is the best food that kills the flaws with its strengths. I want to eat only this for the rest of my life!
‘It’s like we can offset our weaknesses with each other’s strengths.’
-If you understand, stop muttering and eat the rest! I can’t stand it.
Lars danced and swayed.
Raon nodded and put the remaining ice cream sandwich into his mouth. Listening to Lars’ explanation, the advantages of the two materials clearly outweighed the disadvantages.
-Turn it off! You’re killing me! Now, make a sandwich with mint chocolate! My hands are shaking with anticipation!
Lars was really trembling with anticipation.
‘Harmony…’
But Raon did not listen to Lars. Looking at the ice cream sandwich leaflet, I muttered only the word harmony.
‘Maybe I can create a harmony of swordsmanship in this way…’
-What are you doing?
‘If the shock caused by the dark sword compensates for the slow activation of the Phantom Sword…’
-Raon Sieghart?
-hey! Hey man!
Even when Lars hit Raon’s forearm and shoulder, Raon didn’t react.
– What kind of torture is it to eat just one of these delicious things and fall into selflessness!
Lars screamed, but Raon’s pupils became more and more relaxed.
– You devilish bastard!
* * *
“This is…”
Raon blinked.
“what?”
It is an annex room. I ate an ice cream sandwich at the store, but before I knew it, I was back in my room.
– What is it? crazy shit!
Lars’ angry voice came from above his shoulder.
“huh?”
-I fell into selflessness while eating your ice cream sandwich! You with a knife in the head!
“ah!”
Raon laughed. Hearing that, I remembered that while eating sand, I fell in love with the idea of harmonizing the techniques of the two swordsmanship.
-Smile? do you have a laugh?
Lars gritted his teeth and stuck his face in. Her round eyes bubbling like boiling water.
-I went to buy them all, but the king only ate one sandwich! It’s not mint chocolate, it’s cookies and cream! Cookies and Cream!
“It was still delicious, right?”
-That’s… By the way!
Lars widened his eyes.
-Anyway, you still haven’t kept your promise to buy me an ice cream set! Don’t say anything else later, remember it for sure!
“yes. yes.”
Raon nodded slowly.
“Did I do the math?”
-Even in that state, I bought all the ice cream girls and children’s items, as well as the maids’ sandwiches, and came back! The only thing you haven’t taken care of is the main king! turn it off!
Lars hit his chest as if exasperated.
– I really don’t have a single favorite corner! I really wanted to try the mint chocolate sandwich!
“sorry. I will go again tomorrow.”
Raon smiled lightly and patted Lars on the back.
-Are you thinking that the original king is an idiot! I will never be fooled by your sweet words!
Lars shook his head in disbelief.
“This time for real.”
-Umm…
Lars quietly rolled his round eyes as if he had forgotten what he said a second ago. In front of food, it’s amazing that he is such a pure devil.
– I don’t believe it.
“Your hint saved me a lot of time.”
Raon tapped the scabbard and smiled.
-hint? Didn’t the king only curse at you? The madman, the one who will die with a stone head knife…
Lars tilted his head as if it was strange, repeating the curse he had been saying.
“What you said earlier was helpful. It means that we compensate for each other’s shortcomings.”
Raon stood in front of the full-length mirror he had brought for training. He smiled at his bright red eyes.
“Thanks to that, I came up with a new swordsmanship.”
