Chapter 126
rlin had a troubled expression. He looked like he was angry, and he also just looked surprised as well.
Although YuWon couldn’t tell for sure what emotions rlin was feeling, it was certain that his gaze was wavering.
The bait had been hooked.
Well, he had no choice but to bite because the sword YuWon had pulled out was originally Arthur’s.
“Didn’t you just tell to go back?”
“Do you think I’m playing with you right now?”
rlin’s eyes went white. A frighteningly tranquil mana swirled around him.
Fwoooooo—
Rumble, rumble—
Light winds blew, and in an instant, a rain cloud ford in the sky.
rlin’s Arcane Power was strong enough to alter even the weather. This wasn’t even a skill but the result of the flow of mana that changed with his emotions.
Seeing this spectacle, YuWon rembered rlin’s title.
It was “Great Magician,” the title that rlin alone possessed in the Tower.
“It’s a little awkward here, so let’s talk inside.”
YuWon sheathed 「Excalibur.」
Step, step—
He turned around and walked into the castle like nothing happened.
The rain clouds that had gathered overhead turned white again.
rlin stared at YuWon’s back for a bit and then followed after him.
But then, YuWon turned around.
“What now?”
“I don’t know the way.”
Although he had been to Britain before, today was the first ti that YuWon was entering the castle.
“Let’s have so tea.”
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rlin took YuWon and went to the castle’s reception room.
A large 60 pyeong* room. It was the place where most knights and nobles had etings over tea. As a place that could accommodate dozens of people in it, it was far too spacious for just two people.
*TL/N: Korean asurent, about 200m2**
**PR/N: About 2153ft2
Clack—
rlin put down his cup after taking a sip of his tea.
The maid that brought the tea stepped outside, and now it was just the two of them in the room.
“Explain now.” rlin said out loud the thoughts he had been holding back, expressing that he had waited long enough. “How did you get that sword?”
“I found this relic by chance.”
“A relic…”
rlin’s expression was conflicted. But unlike the first ti, he didn’t get too worked up. Seeing that YuWon was holding Arthur’s sword, he could guess up to a certain point.
“It’s honestly more refreshing now that I know for sure.”
Sadness, longing, relief, and other such expressions appeared on rlin’s face.
YuWon gave him so ti to sort out his emotions, which would take quite a bit to do. Even more so since the news was sothing he had been waiting for for over a thousand years. Even a few days or weeks wouldn’t be enough.
It was just because YuWon was in front of him right now that rlin quickly got through them and asked, “Do you know that friend? How did you know to co find ?”
Hearing rlin’s question, YuWon shook his head. “I only got to know him a few months ago.”
“…Is that so.” After answering without thinking, rlin felt sothing was odd. “‘Only got to know him a few months ago’? The King of Knights?”
“King of Knights” Arthur. Just looking at his rank when he was alive, he was just a knight that couldn’t even beco a High-Ranker. However, his talent and the feats he had achieved were above what most High-Rankers had done. Arthur was the Ranker who constructed The Round Table on the 25th Floor within the vicinity of the big guilds and beca the first king of Britain.
More than anything else…
“You didn’t know the King of Knights but knew his sword…” rlin narrowed his eyes. “Sothing is off.”
If YuWon hadn’t known Arthur, he wouldn’t have been able to recognize the sword and ca to find rlin. On top of that, this was the first ti rlin and YuWon were eting.
The story didn’t match up. It was a situation where doubt would naturally arise.
However…
“I feel like you’re misunderstanding sothing.”
Shwoo—
Black smoke flowed out of 「Kyneē」 from the back of YuWon’s hand.
rlin didn’t see the smoke because he was still staring at YuWon’s eyes.
“When I said I got to know him, I didn't an I learned what kind of person he was.”
“Then what do you an?”
“I ant I conversed with him for the first ti.”
rlin’s gaze shook minutely.
“No, wait. Was that friend alive then?”
“Not that…”
As expected, rather than words, showing rlin would be more direct.
“But sothing like this.”
YuWon nodded his head, looking behind rlin.
And simultaneously, rlin felt the minute flow of mana behind him.
Shwaaa—
The black smoke gathered.
Now, not just YuWon but rlin could see it too.
Psshhh—
The smoke settled into its color and form.
Nose, mouth, and empty eye sockets ford the small skull.
The undead Orc showed itself.
[You have summoned ‘Arthur.’]
It was a hideous form. Not a human but the body of an Orc. It was honestly a relief that he at least had clothes on. If not, this would have looked a dozen tis worse.
“You are a necromancer? You have a valuable skill set.”
Bzzzt—
Unusual mana flowed out from rlin’s body. From his perspective, he felt YuWon’s action to summon the Undead was a threatening move.
But of course…
“So what are you going to do? Are you going to bully ?”
Even then, rlin didn’t think that YuWon could harm him.
He had heard multiple tis that YuWon was incredible. There were even rumors that he was the strongest player ever.
But from rlin’s position, YuWon wasn’t the ‘strongest,’ but just another player.
“Of course not.” YuWon smirked.
Seeing that he wasn’t being hostile, rlin made a curious face at what YuWon was trying to do.
“Let’s converse now.”
“‘Converse’…?”
rlin’s eyes went wide. There was a thought that flew through his mind for an instant.
Arthur’s sword.
Necromancer.
Then…
“Old man.”
Hearing the Undead’s first few words—
“It’s been a while.”
—rlin broke down sobbing.
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Translator - Jreaming
Proofreader - BringTheRayn
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YuWon left the area to let rlin and Arthur have their reunion.
He could just see and hear whatever Arthur was seeing and hearing, so he would know what the two were talking about, but YuWon didn’t do that. He didn’t want to disturb their reunion.
And after sufficient ti passed, YuWon went back into the reception hall.
“You terrible child… This…”
rlin was still crying.
He was always kind and mature, and sotis showed an eccentric side, but this was the first ti YuWon had seen rlin like this.
‘Looks like he was pretty torn up.’
Arthur called rlin ‘old man’ only when they were alone. Only rlin knew this fact. Publicly, Arthur called rlin ‘Sir Magician’ and showed him respect.
Although he was an Undead that looked like an Orc made of bones right now, rlin didn’t seem to care about that at all.
“Old man, calm down. It’s not like a dead person has co back to life, so why are you like this?”
“Then how do you explain your form right now?”
“Now you’re talking properly.”
rlin wiped away the tear tracks on his face with one hand. He glanced sideways and saw that YuWon had entered the reception hall again.
“Ahem.”
“Ah, don’t mind .”
“…Please forget that.”
His sha finally caught up to him.
YuWon nodded and replied understandingly. Of course, they were only words, but this scene was sothing that could never be forgotten.
“More than that, old man.” Arthur’s voice beca serious. “I have sothing to say.”
“Hmm…”
“What is it?”
rlin looked at Arthur’s form awkwardly.
“It’s quite weird seeing you try to be serious with that body.”
“That’s because that guy…!”
Arthur ground his teeth and turned his gaze to YuWon. Although he didn’t have eyes, Arthur was probably staring at YuWon with eyes full of anger.
The Orc made of bones was angry.
It was quite a funny scene.
“So? What’s the thing you have to say? Who’s the guy that killed you?”
rlin looked ready to go out and fight right that mont if he was asked to.
Arthur shook his head. On top of that being unnecessary, the target of revenge was also dead now. If he had to, he could take vengeance against the Three Precious Children, but even for rlin, they were too powerful.
“No. I don’t need sothing like revenge now.”
“I beg to differ.”
“Then do it later. The person we need to take vengeance on is not on that side.”
“Then?”
“Lancelot.”
Crack—
The Orc bared its fangs.
“That bastard killed my son.”
“…What?”
rlin’s eyes went wide, and mana started to flow unnaturally around him.
Tap—
But then YuWon grabbed rlin’s shoulder from behind.
rlin turned his head.
“Please calm down. If you make a commotion here, this will just beco known to unnecessary people.”
“Then are you telling to stay still after hearing sothing like this?”
“You still need to stay calm. For now.”
“For now…”
Maybe it was because he had been surprised quite a few tis in a short period of ti, but unlike his normal temperant, rlin was quite fidgety right now.
Well, the incident of the son of the King of Knights disappearing was one of the biggest incidents in Britain. Arthur had been enraged because of this, and Britain fell into sorrow for a while.
And not long after that, Arthur disappeared as well.
‘Unfortunate that the King of Knights' other nickna was the “Knight of Tragedy.”’
The unexplained disappearances of both the father and son. Tragedy didn’t even begin to describe it.
At least it looked like Arthur knew of Lancelot’s betrayal in the end.
But that end ca when he died at the hands of Susanoo without being able to tell anyone.
“Then is Lancelot the one who killed you as well?”
“There’s no way. Do you think I would get done in by soone like that?”
“That’s true. You were stronger back then.”
“‘Back then’?”
“That guy, Lancelot. He’s a High-Ranker now. He climbed up the ranks pretty quickly.”
He had beco one of the two High-Rankers of Britain. Lancelot wasn’t the sa as when Arthur knew him from before. No matter how quickly Arthur beca famous as the King of Knights, it was impossible for him to defeat Lancelot in his current state.
Above all…
“And he’s the current king of Britain.”
Hearing YuWon’s words, rlin nodded. “Yes. That is the biggest problem. If you just kill him without a plan, Britain and The Round Table might collapse.”
rlin had the power to fight The Round Table by himself. But even though that was possible, it wasn’t reasonable to go to war against The Round Table just because of Lancelot.
In the end, they needed a way to drag Lancelot out.
“Arthur, how about you going out and facing him?”
“Then he’ll say that I’m being controlled to slander him. Undeads need to follow the commands of their master.”
“Hmm… That is true.”
From what Arthur had said about Lancelot, he was soone who was unworthy of sitting on the throne.
The reason Lancelot killed Arthur’s son was definitely in preparation to overthrow Arthur and beco the king of Britain. On top of that, it was becoming pretty hard to deny that Lancelot was unrelated to Arthur’s death.
The worries began to pile up.
Then YuWon spoke up. “There is a way.”
“A way? What is it?”
“When is the Round Table Conference happening?”
rlin spoke after thinking of the ti it would happen, “About… ten days.”
“Could a person not part of The Round Table also attend?”
“It’s usually impossible, but if I help you, nothing is impossible.”
“Then that’s good.”
The biggest problem was being able to attend the Round Table Conference. But if he could get in, then there was indeed a way.
“On that day, let’s flip the Round Table.”
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