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Chapter 198
Why Can't It Be Done?
Storeus left the castle and walked down the corridor.
He could have gone out to the balcony, transformed into a dragon, and flown away, but Storeus deliberately chose not to.
There was one bastard he hoped to run into along the way, even if it meant doing this.
And by coincidence, that bastard came into view.
He hadn't heard a thing about what he looked like, nor was he curious, but the moment they met, he knew.
Ѐ núm̄ӓ . і̂d̄
Gray hair, blue eyes.
That anchovy holding his head up high—that's the bastard called Ferda.
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Ferda greeted him first with a polite bow.
"I pay my respects to the Great Lightning Aspect, Storeus-nim."
Storeus looked down at him and spoke.
"So it was you. The one called Ferda."
Ē.n̊ů mа̂
"I am honored that you recognize me."
"You sure spout words that aren't in your heart well."
Storeus unleashed his energy, trying to crush him.
But Ferda's expression didn't budge.
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He didn't show a hint of strain as he faced him.
"I heard the Grand Duke's fiancé was a sickly bastard, but this is beyond imagination... With a body like that, you crawl into the Devil's Land?"
Е̇ n u.ṁ â . id̆
"....."
"Seems you don't know what kind of dragon your fiancé is, you trivial thing."
"Just because you watch for a long time, how much can you really know about each other?"
"At least I know a face you don't."
Even though the intent to provoke was obvious, he couldn't hold back his emotional turmoil.
"After all, you're nothing but a fleeting amusement in the unstoppable flow of time—do you really think you can handle that? How long do you think you and Valdrova will last?"
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"Ten thousand years."
"Ten thousand years?"
"Yes."
Ferda answered without hesitation.
"She said she wants to spend ten thousand years with me, so I'll be with her for ten thousand years."
Storeus looked at him with a dumbfounded expression.
Е̃n u̇m̀a. і̆d̄
What was even more absurd was the fact that this wasn't just a bluff thrown out of stubbornness.
In those eyes, there seemed to be a resolve to truly live a life close to an immortal.
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"...I thought you might be a little different, but birds of a feather flock together, huh?"
He laughed in disbelief.
The dragon who had been throwing a fit with Dragon Fear withdrew his Dragon Fear.
"I heard you're aiming for the Emperor's throat, brat."
Е̊ń u m̄ а̌ . і̌ d́
"I don't need the Emperor's throat."
"To bring down the Empire, that's the only way."
Storeus spoke with a tone of conviction.
"Olivia will come looking for you soon. Help her."
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Having said that, Storeus left.
The warning thrown by that impossibly arrogant dragon strangely carried weight.
Е nu m̆а . id̂.
* * *
After the Flint Expedition's return, they took time to reorganize.
Erika quickly distributed the spoils to the expedition members.
Immediate rewards usually lead to loss of motivation, but for now, it was the best move.
They needed more adventurers, and to get them, they lured them in by showing off the items brought back from the mysterious eastern land.
The adventurers bragged to merchants, inflating expectations to the max.
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Before the famous feast could start, it became bait to lure in adventurers and merchants joining late, hoping to snag even a single noodle.
"For now, the other adventurers say they're willing to participate again."
"They went through quite a rough time, yet they haven't broken."
"Rough time isn't the problem. At this level, it's a huge! success for an adventure!"
The reason it was a huge success was similar to what was explained at first.
First, no one died or was seriously injured, and everyone returned.
Ŵ е̇ b ňоv̆ е ľ Е̊ n̄ü_m a
Second, it was an exploration that could be finished in a single day.
Third, they brought back meaningful information and results from the first exploration.
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"Although the exploration itself was only a portion, and we have to go back in, we brought this back. The harvest is definite, too."
What she showed was a map related to Gyeonghui Palace.
Adventurers are those who walk blindly into a dead end, so gaining two eyes is nothing but welcome news.
"Escolea side said they're steadily developing new mana automobiles too, and if we move just two more times, we'll be able to sweep up everything in Gyeonghui Palace and leave."
Ẁѐḃn о́ v̄еl̃ E num̀а
"I see."
"So now we're preparing for the next exploration. We'll depart in two weeks. What about you, Regent Ferda?"
Erika asked, thinking the obvious answer would come, but asking anyway.
"For now, I'll just keep it in mind."
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"Two weeks is tight. You need to give an answer now."
"Then that means I'm not participating in the next exploration."
Ẁе̊b̈ nȯ v̄еľ Eṅ.ū m̂ӑ
Ferda answered without a shred of hesitation.
Erika's eyes went round.
"Is it because of the Trauma?"
A monster that amplifies each person's pain.
Can't say that's not a factor.
Right now, Ferda almost died because of the illusion the Trauma showed.
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But if you ask if Trauma is the main cause, that wasn't it either.
"No. I learned that a lot can be gained from the Devil's Land."
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
The Shadow Circle is at 2nd Circle, and the Red Circle has reached 5th Circle, so the mana circulating in his body has already reached the level of 6th Circle.
Ferda was a seasoned mage who could easily use magic that's difficult to handle at 5th Circle.
He could certainly be active in the exploration, and if he goes deeper inside, he'll become even stronger.
Ŵ еḃ n̊ ov̂è l̂ Е̊ nu ṁа̀
But that was only possible because it was the East.
Ferda had already found the answer, and that answer wasn't far away.
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Having found the answer, going to find another answer would only cause confusion.
"Just in case."
"Yes."
"...There's really nothing else besides that, right?"
Е̃ńůmа̂. і́d́
"...Just what happened while I was unconscious?"
Erika couldn't answer.
"Understood. Then let's go select a new mage candidate."
"Yes."
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And so she sent Ferda away.
Now that he was gone, Erika couldn't hide her inner regret.
Е̄n̄ů.m̄а
'He was quite a capable person...'
She didn't say it on purpose, but he was far more capable than the middle-aged mage she brought this time.
'I thought he'd reach a new realm soon... but to think it'd be during the exploration.'
Since Erika learned magic through human training methods, she knows how grueling it is.
She's a 6th Circle Archmage, but that was only possible because she had more time than anyone else.
'Serious training probably started after becoming an adult...'
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5th Circle in just one short year.
Impossible with a Blue Circle, and nearly impossible even with a Red Circle.
'The reason he could reach that 5th Circle...'
The Armor Knight and the Eumyangsil...
No matter how much she tried to imagine, only unpleasant images came to mind.
'Have I gone crazy?'
Е nu m ǎ .і ď
Should I cast a Forgetfulness Spell to erase that scene entirely?
Maybe enduring the side effects would be better.
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'Or rather, make me think of Regent Ferda instead... no, that's torture.'
If someone with a fiancé recalls such a humiliating scene, they might make an extreme choice out of shame.
Let's just not think about it.
She shook off the stray thoughts and was writing the report when—
Е nŭmа̌
Knock, knock—.
"Come in."
Someone entered.
When she looked up, she flinched in surprise.
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The very person who was at the center of those dirty thoughts just moments ago, the Armor Knight, had walked in.
"What brings you here?"
Е́ ǹúmа̊
He walked carefully and held something out.
A neatly folded paper—an ominous premonition that wouldn't go away.
-Resignation Letter
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That premonition hit the mark.
"You're trying to quit here?"
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Nod, nod.
Erika stared at the resignation letter and thought.
'Just what the hell happened in that damn Eumyangsil?'
Did the two who were together confirm their love for each other and decide to elope?
Before that absurd dirty imagination could pollute her head, her mouth politely asked the question.
"Why?"
W е b n̆о̌ṽеl̆ Е́n̆u̇ m а̂
Unlike with Ferda, she was a bit more aggressive.
Of course, the Armor Knight didn't answer.
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As silence lingered, Erika answered for him.
"It's not allowed."
She pushed the submitted resignation letter toward the Armor Knight.
The Armor Knight made a gesture as if asking why not.
Еň ũ m å
"You contributed the most in this adventure. That's why it's not allowed."
"...?"
"You almost killed me, and it was dangerous. But even that is a truly trivial problem to me. Do you know why?"
"....."
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"Because your contribution in this exploration was the greatest."
If Ferda's combat power was something she judged she could replace, the Armor Knight was someone no one could replace.
É n ū ḿа̃
Even that belligerent Jonathan Sina looked like glass that would shatter at the first scratch.
The Armor Knight hesitated a bit, then pushed the resignation letter on the desk again.
Erika ultimately couldn't hold back her frustration and said to him.
"Armor Knight-nim. How about you start speaking now?"
"...!!"
"I know you didn't make a Vow of Silence. You're a person who serves neither religion nor lord. How long did you think we'd keep pretending not to know?"
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"....."
"If there's a justifiable reason, I'll accept it. But right now, everyone's in a tough situation, and if you leave, we can't do anything."
Erika crossed her arms and crossed her legs.
No matter how you come at it, there's no way you'll persuade me!
Her posture said exactly that.
It was practically a threat.
Е nǔ m̃ a
Erika had no choice but to do this.
To Erika, the Armor Knight's existence was one that drove her crazy.
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She desperately needed him while simultaneously being made curious.
Erika had always kept the line while investigating him.
Until now, that was definitely the case.
Until she saw the Thunder Dragon, Storeus, meekly back down.
W̃ ӗ bn̈ òṽe̊l̈ E n̂ u m а
The current situation shattered Erika's scales.
Now she couldn't hold back that curiosity.
"If you have some secret, I'll swear on my name to protect it. Until then, this resignation letter cannot be processed."
At the words "swear on my name," the Armor Knight seemed to hesitate.
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Then, a movement as if he'd made a decision.
She thought he was going to pick up the resignation letter on the desk, but the action was outside the realm of prediction.
Ên u m̌ a
The Armor Knight's identity—the armor—comes off.
Not peeling off layer by layer like a human's.
Like a butterfly tearing out of a chrysalis, it rips and emerges.
The armor tears away, and the contents inside reveal themselves gracefully.
Erika's eyes, which had been holding a cheeky posture, grew as round as the moon.
What's visible in her eyes right now. Two pairs of horns, red hair, and golden eyes.
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Just like the Valdrova she saw long ago.
Erika's mind seemed to turn pure white.
Erika could think no further.
No way.
That can't be real.
I must be under attack from a Trauma that snuck into my office right now.
Ё n̆ um̊ а . і d̀
That content asked.
"Th-that... how... could it not work?"
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That cautious tone also sounds familiar from somewhere.
In dragon form, it gives a solemn feeling, but in human form, it's a tone like a timid woman.
The facts piercing her eyes and ears can no longer be avoided.
Erika carefully stood up from her seat.
W.eb n о̌v̊.е̇ l Ё nũm̌а.
"Th-that... Erika, no, E...ri...-ssi?"
Erika stood before Valdrova, and her height gradually shrank.
Erika knelt down and politely clasped her hands together.
Unlike the quiet body movements, her voice rang out loudly.
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"Please forgive this girl's disrespectful behavior!!!"
* * *
Ênū m̆.а̌
They say when a human faces a life-or-death crisis, a revolving lantern appears.
Erika, who had faced death crises countless times, believed that was bullshit.
No matter how many times she experienced it, only Iorga's face floated in her heart.
But right now was different.
In her head, past events were rapidly passing by.
The starting point was from when she first met the Armor Knight.
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From the moment she met the Armor Knight, Erika was finding where and what wrong she had done.
Why didn't I realize sooner?
That the only thing that can stand against a dragon is a dragon.
"Um..."
Valdrova looked down at Erika and spoke.
She released her human form, keeping her horns and tail out, and was in an apologetic posture.
Ёn u ḿа̇ .і̊ d̆
"I'm fine, so can't you get up now?"
"That's not allowed! Please let me stay like this! Only then is my mind at ease!"
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"Hmm..."
I'm the one who's uncomfortable...
She couldn't say that.
"I should have realized from the moment she stopped wearing ordinary armor, but because this girl is ignorant and foolish, she dared to treat a noble person like that...!"
Е̄ń.ŭm̌ ă ..i̇ d
"I'm really fine, so don't worry..."
Erika looked like she'd cry any moment, and Valdrova was at a loss.
Her awkward hand just keeps stroking her own leg repeatedly.
"Th-that... if I may be so bold..."
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"Hm?"
"When did you know that I am Iorga's child...?"
Ẽñ ùm̂ â
"When you ask since when... from the beginning?"
"Th-that's right?"
She feels like vomiting blood.
Valdrova knew she was Iorga's child, yet she listened to her commands and carried them out?
Then she suddenly recalled the time Storeus barged in and made demands.
"Th-then, by any chance, making Storeus-nim stop kneeling...?"
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"That? That's because she's Iorga's child."
"Th-that's the only reason?"
"Yeah."
Just because of something like that?
Other dragons would never have done that.
If it's not my child, if it's not my family, they'd either make them kneel or shove their face to the floor, or shield them.
Ê ǹu̇m̊ ă_
Valdrova smiled gently.
"If Iorga knew Storeus made her do that, he'd be sad."
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"Th-that... can't be."
Erika looked up at Valdrova's figure.
That smile she'd normally think was a vacant, foolish grin started looking incredibly noble.
As she thought that, memories she shared with Iorga also rose in her head.
En̄ umа̌._i d̀
-Valdrova acts just like a lizard, doesn't she.
-That's right, sir!
-Acting that stupidly, everyone sees her as a pushover idiot.
-That's right, sir! The way she acts is just... .
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"Cough!"
"Ar-are you okay?"
E nūm̌.а.id̆
"O-of course I am..."
There's a saying that karma returns someday.
That karma was now striking Erika's solar plexus without rest.
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