Only Shin Nara and Leeha remained in the Royal Palace after the initial group mbers all left. Even though there were only two of them, Shin Nara did not seem happy or excited as they approached the Royal Archives. Instead, she inhaled deeply and exhaled so loudly that Leeha beca concerned for her.
“The war…… will I be able to stop it?”
“Perhaps.”
“Still, i-is it possible for a king to utter the word war without even doubting anything? Should we dig on Lotzac? Well, that confession might have been bloody anyway.”
That was the question that Leeha heard from Shin Nara. Why did the king make such a decision so quickly? Was it because an assassin broke in and tried to kill him? If that was the case, shouldn’t he be more suspicious of Lotzac who allowed the assassin to infiltrate?
From the quest’s beginning, Lotzac had been more uncooperative than anyone else, and it was Lotzac who helped create the current situation.
‘War is not sothing that can easily be talked about, but… What’s more, it’s an all-out war, not a local one…’
Leeha knew because he was a forr soldier. No, it was a fact that even non-military people knew.
“There won’t be a choice.”
“What?”
“Even the king wouldn’t be able to beat Lotzac easily. It’s hard to doubt that the leader of the royal mages caught the spy, and it would be difficult to use that as an excuse to hit Lotzac.”
“There’s no way the king would not have such power.”
“Huhu, of course, he has power. Although he looks funny to us, however, the king’s NPC setting is not funny. Perhaps his ambitions have been rekindled. I don’t know why, but Lotzac gave him the pretext of Minis, so he wanted to use that as an excuse as a stepping stone to aim for continental unification……. And if he takes Lotzac to the battlefield, he might be able to test Lotzac’s loyalty once more.”
“If he is suspicious-”
“His throat would get cut in a single stroke.”
“Hmmm…. There is so truth to it, but…… I don’t know if the king had thought that far ahead.”
However, Shin Nara’s words were sowhat credible, who had played the longest and closest to the king.
“Anyway, there will be ti until the war begins. The war-”
“I know, I know. No matter how Middle Earth is a ga, they would go to war! And it would be impossible to start the next day. Even though I’m like this-……. Anyway, I know. Haha.”
“Even though you’re like this?”
“No, just. Well. Right. They still have to prepare, and it will still take a month no matter how fast they are. In the anti, I should stock potions or sothing.”
Leeha wanted to say he used to be a soldier, but he looked down and suddenly closed his mouth. It was a thing of the past. Now, with a body that couldn’t even stand up, what should he do? Leeha quickly spoke.
“Hey, that’s a good idea. Isn’t it going to cost a lot of money? But don’t do it in the capital. It’s difficult to be in charge of the capital’s security.”
“Haha, I see! Now that I think about it, I think that might be the reason why Ram Hwayeon left first.”
War is money. A businessman would not miss it. However, she returned quickly because she slled more than what Leeha had thought. Shin Nara’s expression changed strangely when she heard the na Ram Hwayeon. Sohow, her face turned more and more anxious by the mont.
Was it because they were in front of the Royal Archives and it was now ti to part with Leeha? Shin Nara asked,
“Are you close enough that you could ask each other for help?”
He thought it was funny. What was there to say about their relationship?
“Should I say that it started with a bad relationship in Candle Castle?”
Leeha looked like he was going to laugh, but Shin Nara’s expression turned upside down.
“Is that so? Is that all?”
“Yes. What more could it be?”
“By any chance- no, Leeha-ssi’s feelings-……“
“Feelings?”
“No! Nothing! Anyway, you don’t have any girlfriend, right?”
“Oh, ah? Girlfriend?”
Why did such a word co into the conversation?
Shin Nara’s face heated up slightly, and she was flustered at Leeha’s confused expression.
It was a situation where if Tale and Biyemi were there, they would giggle and start recording.
Rumble.
The door to the Royal Archives began to open. Yet, neither Shin Nara nor Leeha touched the crystal ball. The sound of footsteps ca from the stairs in the crack in the wall.
“Well then, Clark.”
And Shin Nara heard a familiar voice.
“Even if there’s a possibility. Don’t worry, Lotzac-nim.”
The royal mage chief and chief secretary Clark ca out of the Royal Archives. The four of them faced each other. Lotzac and Shin Nara stared at each other so intensely that one would think that fireballs would co out of their eyes.
“This, what happened that Da Shin Nara is at the royal archives……? I thought you did not like reading.”
“You are still able to afford to joke, Duke Lotzac. Even after committing such a sin.”
“I am deeply moved by His Majesty’s kindness, and I was given the opportunity to make up for my mistakes on the battlefield. However, I don’t want to hear the word ‘sin’ from a Sacred Knight who couldn’t even stop the intruder by herself and had to mobilize her colleagues.”
“What?”
Lotzac snorted and scolded Shin Nara.
“Besides, didn’t Da Shin Nara not even notice to so extent? You knew in advance sothing that no one, including and the guard captain, knew…. His Majesty might think it strange that you knew.”
Such sophistry should not exist.
It was so absurd that Shin Nara was speechless. It did not have any basis, so where did those words co from?.
“Where is that coming from! It’s Duke Lotzac whose behavior was strange from the start! Even if you are the leader of the royal mages, how dare you doubt !”
Lotzac was also good at getting on people’s nerves. Even Leeha who was next to her got so annoyed that he wanted to intervene.
“Well. I don’t know. It’s suspicious enough that so random people were called into the royal palace- hmm?”
Lotzac, who had said that, looked at Leeha.
“……Who are you?”
“Do I have the obligation to answer that……? I am one of the random people that Da Shin Nara called.”
“This is the Royal Archives. No one without permission is allowed to enter.”
Leeha tried to make fun of Lotzac as well. Lotzac frowned for a mont.
“Don’t worry about that, Duke Lotzac. Because we already have the permit. Chief Secretary Clark, please check the docunts.”
“T-That- Da Shin Nara and Ha Leeha. It is written that the two of you are permitted.”
With Shin Nara’s docunts, Clark looked at Lotzac’s eyes. He was rely a manager. He could not refuse if he received a permission letter with the king’s seal.
“Are you saying that you are going to bring so random people to the Royal Archives right now, Da Shin Nara?”
“Why? Don’t you know who he is? This person worked day and night to rectify the ‘mistake’ that you made, Duke Lotzac. He is soone that the royal family already knows. Don’t be rude.”
After the quest was over, the intimacy of the royal family increased. Shin Nara was definitely more adept at digging into Middle Earth’s system than Leeha. Especially in relation to NPCs, there was nothing to say.
“Shall we go, Leeha-ssi?”
“Yes. Clark-nim! Let’s go quickly.”
Leeha glared at Lotzac and urged Clark. Clark, who was restless, guided Shin Nara and Leeha.
Rumble–……
When the door of the Royal Archives closed, Lotzac muttered softly..
“……Another one of the Three Musketeers.”
Flash, Flash, flash. Three mana lumps were created around him. There was no casting or chanting. It was an incredible mana operation that a mage leader could only do, but no one saw it.
“Oh dear. I have to be patient. It’s easier to lose patience when you get older. Anyway, if I don’t…”
Suk-! And all the mana lumps fluctuated wildly and disappeared. Lotzac shook his head and walked away.
“Clark-nim, then, please.”
“Yes, well…… as Da Shin Nara says so, I can do nothing about it. You have a permit…”
He glanced at Leeha and said he didn’t like it, but Clark still followed Shin Nara’s words. After following her down to the Royal Archives, she said hello to Leeha.
“Then, let’s go, Leeha-ssi.”
“Yes, thank you.”
“I have to say, this if it wasn’t for Leeha-ssi, the quest would have failed…. Thank you very much.”
“Ah, there’s no need for thanks. Between us.”
“Between us?”
“No, t-that, I ant as a mber of Fibiel Kingdom?”
Shin Nara’s eyes widened, then drooped. Leeha just stamred and stuttered. As expected, when it ca to talking to won, he was probably the shyest in all of Middle Earth.
“D-do you live in Seoul?”
“What? Yes.”
“Then next ti……. If you have ti, do you want to have a al…?
“Oh, al. You want to eat together?”
“I will treat you. You were there for -”
Shin Nara blushed. It was the sound of her whispering, but it was clearly audible to Leeha.
‘This, is it a date? She wants to go on a date with ?’
Besides, she wanted to et in the real world! Leeha wondered if this is what it felt when the heart was about to explode, however, it soon quickly cooled down. Even if he is a skilled musketeer with good limbs right now. But what about outside?
‘I couldn’t even get out of the wheelchair…….’
What would Shin Nara think of him? She was a forr fencer who won a gold dal at the Olympics. What if he compared himself to other people who are healthier than him. Leeha’s spirit sowhat dampened.
“It’s okay, but…. I don’t think it would be possible for a while.”
“Okay……. Well, you must be busy. I’m sorry for saying sothing weird! Please call again next ti!”
“N-Nara-ssi! Nara-ssi!”
Shin Nara ran up the stairs without looking back The sad expression she showed at the end was deeply etched in Leeha’s heart.
‘Shit!’
Did the fact that his body is broken undermine his confidence? Leeha blad himself even more. However, it is not a situation that would improve if he got frustrated.
‘I should earn money faster. More. More!’
The [Legendary Black Bass] should not be taken lightly. He’d be a fool if he couldn’t even earn 2 billion won with such a weapon.
“Clark! Please take to the bookshelf of the second human-demon war.”
“Oh! I was told by Da Shin Nara, but-”
“Quickly. Take there.”
“一Such…. word*“…. Cough, follow . R-relax your eyes-“…
Clark took a quick look into Leeha’s eyes and turned his head. He couldn’t make eye contact with Leeha, who had an expression on his face that seed to indicate that he would get hurt if he talked back.
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