Episode 673 Wins Their Heart (17)
Sandal has completely gotten used to living with the goblins.
Having been sick of staying in his room, he went out to work along with the goblins.
It was easy to do, such as carrying bricks or moving materials, but that one thing changed the speed of work.
Seeing him carrying a cart full of materials, the goblins pretended to know him.
“You are diligent today too!”
“yes.”
The conversation was quickly cut short by the blunt reply.
However, the goblins didn’t care much.
That’s because he’s already used to such conversations.
Wiping the sweat with a towel, he said.
“Come to think of it, did you say you had a younger sister?”
I wonder if the goblin’s question made me think of my younger brother.
His dull expression softened.
“yes. Unlike me, he is a bright kid.”
“To be a little sister to such a wooden and stoned person. It just doesn’t suit me. ha ha ha.”
Even at first glance, Sandal has an extraordinary physique.
When he said he had a younger sister, the goblins naturally thought of a rambunctious female warrior.
When you’ve been hanging on to work for a while.
From afar, a young man wearing a familiar white robe and a small girl walked hand in hand.
The goblins who recognized Ray while looking around the work site came running to see him.
“God! What are you doing here?”
There were a few goblins who built an annex building with Ray and raised the dream of becoming a carpenter.
I see a lot of familiar faces.
“Call Sandal. I have to see my little sister’s face for the first time in a while.”
“Your sister?”
The goblins widened their eyes and this time moved their attention to Ete.
Since coming here, there have been a lot of attention, so Ete was more used to it than before.
No more hiding behind your back.
Seeing the girl lowering her head in embarrassment, the goblins were frightened.
The younger sister’s appearance was completely different from what they had imagined.
They were imagining a dwarf female warrior with no beard and a sturdy body, but they admired Ete’s appearance.
“How could such a guy have a sister like this?”
“Ugh. Humans are mysterious.”
“It’s like a younger brother who is different from me…”
As the scene was in full swing, Sandal also approached before he knew it.
“What are you doing?”
The sight of him drenched in sweat was enough to make the hearts of many muscle-loving goblins flutter.
Ray frowned and covered Ete’s eyes again.
“Aren’t you ashamed to see your sister for the first time in years?”
The thick smell of sweat wafting from afar made my head dizzy.
If it were you…
Hmm, Lacia might be cheering.
When I looked at the sandal with useless thoughts behind, he stopped as if he was rigid, looking at the blindfolded Ete.
And then, in a hurry, he backs away.
“Now wait… wait a minute.”
He spoke and ran quickly somewhere.
A few minutes pass.
When Sandal reappeared, it was quite different from the first appearance.
Her hair was neatly put on, and she wore a neat leather outfit that she had borrowed from somewhere.
Since he had such a good physique, the rugged leather armor suited him very well.
“You’ve become a bit more human now.”
Only then did Ray release the screen (?).
“brother……?”
“…Ehte.”
The two were busy looking at each other for a while.
I don’t even dare to hug you.
The only thing I could do was to keep a distance and look into each other’s eyes without even getting close.
But I could tell from Sandal’s expression.
His uplifted face and the corners of his mouth trembling with emotion spoke for his feelings.
He must have been so moved that he couldn’t even speak properly.
They are blood relatives who haven’t met in years.
Even that, in Ete’s case, happened when she was young enough to wonder if she would remember it, so she must be unable to do anything because she was afraid that she might have forgotten herself.
Tuk-
“It’s ridiculous that you’re an older brother who keeps your younger sister waiting. Go ahead.”
Ray gently patted him on the back.
The closer the distance between the two becomes.
Sandal’s expression turned to tears at any moment.
With a trembling hand, he carefully tucked the side of Ete’s hair behind his ear.
“How have you been?”
“…”
The girl didn’t say anything.
It was a day that I couldn’t say I had a good time even with lies.
After being a slave for several years, I couldn’t eat proper food and didn’t have a single set of comfortable clothes.
Ete shook her head slightly.
“I’ve been fine.”
Take courage and laugh out loud.
Sandal hugged the girl tightly.
Will it break or break?
As if dealing with Yuri, she gently hugged her and stroked her hair several times as if to double-check.
Embarrassed by him, Ete eventually burst into tears.
The two of them, who had been apart for years, were so quiet.
I enjoyed the pious reunion.
* * *
One after another, the goblins dispersed.
“It doesn’t seem like the atmosphere we’re supposed to be in.”
The mischievous old goblins also smiled awkwardly and went back to work.
The two of them talked in low voices for a long time before stopping their conversation after dozens of minutes.
Sandal tidied up her clothes and knelt down in her seat.
“I don’t know how to thank you. Since you kept what you promised, I will also keep what I said. Please allow me.”
The honest man lowered his head and spoke sincerely.
The strong will that can be seen at a glance in his gentle eyes made Ray even more eager.
“I want to entrust my family to you.”
“It is a weak body. I will give my life to follow you.”
He is a character who cannot lie.
If you ask him to bring a dragon’s head as a joke, he’s an honest guy who will gladly accept it, even if it costs him his whole life.
The more you look, the more you like it.
Ray threw a bag of silver coins at him.
“Go to Celia Kingdom and find Billo Village. As for the road, Ete knows it, so when you see the house behind the hill, go in as a guest and learn the sword.”
Sandal, who received the heavy pouch, bowed her head again.
“yes.”
Sandal, who returned with a silent face, stood up, bowed, and took Ete’s hand.
It is clumsy to see him lead his younger brother and leave.
Is it so nice to meet your sister?
When I looked at Ete, I thought that even though he was as hard as an adamantine, he was softened and he was a human being.
Looking at the backs of the two walking away, I felt relieved somewhere.
“Now I must move slowly.”
There is a lot to do.
Fortunately, when it came to the territory, the queen and the goblins under her command were working hard to ease her worries, but there was nothing to prepare for the black room yet.
It would be fortunate if the Lessian Empire took a slightly more positive stance towards the Black Room.
“It is said that Lessian needs to oppose the Black Room in order to gain hegemony, but other kingdoms do not.”
There will be a lot of kingdoms that choose money rather than hegemony, so there won’t be one or two places to bow your head in the black room.
I have no choice but to hit the player first, but I am worried that they would not have used their hands.
“no way. Kings have pride. How many times did you have to wave your hand to follow?”
okay. Think positively.
After briefly greeting the goblins, Ray moved toward the annex.
* * *
The White Guard, which was about to be annihilated in a moment of defeat, headed for Silia’s castle.
They traveled all over Celia for several months.
In the meantime, the reason for returning to the capital was to finish the adaptation period of several months and head to another country.
Rattle-clutter-
“….”
“….”
A heavy silence lingered between them after they climbed into the carriage.
A few to shame.
Fear that some might die.
With her head down, only the sound of sighs lingered in the carriage.
Freesia, who had recovered some of her depleted mana, tilted her head.
“…Thinking back, it’s strange. The fact that I met such a strong man in the forest, and the fact that I was almost assassinated in the village. Isn’t it too unfortunate to call it a coincidence?”
Dale replied to her.
“What do you want to say, young lady?”
“You’re asking if there’s a person behind it.”
A faded white robe.
No matter how you look at it, the way he wore the hood so deeply that he couldn’t see his face was suspicious.
Dale shook his head slightly.
“Still talking about that? You haven’t talked about me before. If that was the case, there would be no reason to spare us.”
“…that’s weird. What was the reason you saved us?”
No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know.
If he was a person related to the assassins, there was no reason to spare them as Dale said.
As the two were conversing, a member of the White Guard, who had been overhearing them from behind, interrupted the conversation.
“Then, isn’t it the saint you’ve only heard about?”
“saint?”
Freesia showed interest.
surely.
I wasn’t sure if it was gray hair or blue eyes, but his attire matched the rumored saint.
If they were saints, it would make sense to easily subdue them and save them from danger.
when she’s about to say something
Dale said with a smile.
“A fun guess, but I don’t think that will ever happen. As you know, the Kingdom of Celia and the Duchy of Soleil have not been on good terms lately. If he was a saint, why would he try to save us, who would become Celia’s strength?”
I heard that it is.
In fact, the relationship between Ray and Celia has already been restored to some extent, but it has not been properly known to the public yet.
It is only a matter of time before it becomes widely known, as it is a trend that only quick-witted merchants notice and move.
“…I guess I should give you a report, right?”
“That would be good. His Majesty the King has ordered us to report on any matter, no matter how small.”
“Mmm.”
It’s a formal report, but it becomes quite annoying when this kind of thing is involved.
Freesia, who was only interested in becoming stronger, waved her hands.
“Can I ask you for that? Instead, I’ll stock up on things I’ll need for my next trip.”
Even if it is not, they are not ready to go to another country.
No one complained that they would prepare on their own.
“Do it.”
“I agree. If you’re Count Dwest, you won’t be under-prepared.”
“Then I’ll take a drink. ha ha ha.”
Could it be because of the excitement of embarking on a new journey?
The dark atmosphere gradually became softer.
By the time they are lightly excited and inflating their expectations for the trip.
In line with that, some kind of force began to move.
