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Episode 97 Support
‘It’s all there.’
Everyone, from Adrianna to the special forces and the captain of the 7th Battalion, was gathered in front of the gate.
“······Who is next to you?”
Gilbert asked, pointing to Galahad’s side. It was a fox mask with its mask removed.
‘You said Giselle.’
The fox mask introduced itself as Giselle. It was obviously a hastily made-up name, but Galahad did not bother to ask.
The eyes of the colorfully painted fox mask are drawn in pleasing curves.
As expected, spatial magic caught Fox Mask’s interest. No, it wasn’t just that he was drawn to it. Fox Mask even offered to take down the ruler first.
Although it would be a great favor to deal with the ruler, Galahad refused.
I had no intention of giving anyone else the opportunity to catch the high-ranking demon directly.
Instead, Galahad asked the Fox Mask for guidance.
The fox mask wasn’t rejected. Rather, it was liked.
“I am Giselle.”
The fox mask spoke in a voice full of nasal sounds.
Surrounded by Gilbert, the 7th Battalion Captain, and Adrianna, Fox Mask was relaxed.
It was a natural thing.
‘Because they are high-ranking demons who can move freely through space.’
The fox mask was not something that could be tied down.
At that moment, Gilbutton raised his hand.
“Speak, Sir Gilbert.”
“So you were with the woman for 10 days?”
Gilbert asked loudly. At his crude question, Galahad realized that the situation was delicate.
Galahad had been in the Magic Training Center for ten days. It seemed strange for him to come out with a woman.
‘It’ll definitely look weird.’
Galahad nodded, thinking back on the situation.
It’s better to resolve the misunderstanding quickly.
“Oh, I met you on my way out.”
“······yes?”
Gilbert asked stupidly. Galahad clicked his tongue and added his explanation.
“He was waiting for me when I came out. That’s why I came out with him.”
“So you’re saying that woman was inside the Demonic Cult Training Center?”
“How many times must I explain this to you, Sir Gilbert?”
Gilverton nodded at Galahad’s comment.
Then, Adrianna took a step forward.
I prepared the explanation and setting, but Adrianna, who is a regular person, was difficult.
Galahad stared at Adrianna silently, calculating his answer.
The first thing Adrian said was-.
“Are you feeling okay?”
I was worried.
Galahad paused for a moment at the unexpected question. Then he nodded.
“It’s okay, I just did some magic research after a long time.”
“Oh, I understand.”
Adrianna nodded and strode forward. The sword was pointed at the fox mask.
“We were taking turns guarding the front. How could you get in?”
The fox mask flinched slightly at the sword aimed at it and squinted its eyes. This was the first reaction of the usually relaxed fox mask.
Even the high-ranking demons who roam freely through space are getting nervous.
‘This is definitely the natural enemy of the Demon Tribe.’
The corners of Galahad’s mouth went up.
They were taking turns on guard duty, so how did they get in?
The way to clear that doubt was simple.
“The reason he was able to sneak into the castle is because he’s a wizard.”
Because he was a wizard. The North lacked knowledge about wizards.
We had no choice but to believe Galahad’s words about magic. As expected, everyone nodded.
“······Are you saying it’s possible because it’s magic?”
“Magic cannot be stopped by physical means. That is why security using magical tools is essential in the empire.”
“Ah, if that’s what Captain Galahad is saying, then that must be it.”
Adrianna nodded with a small sigh. She seemed to be cautious because she was in an area she was not familiar with. She was a wise woman.
However, Adrianna’s black sword was still aimed at the fox mask.
“The fact that I infiltrated secretly remains unchanged.”
It was a correct answer again.
What is needed at times like this is-.
“You know the ruler’s location. That’s why you came in so quickly. You believe there are some of the ruler’s secret agents in the North.”
It was a more provocative element.
The atmosphere changed in an instant at the strong word ruler. All attention was focused on the ruler.
However, Adrianna was unwavering.
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“It’s even more suspicious to know the ruler’s actions.”
A white aura shimmered around Adrianna’s sword. The fox mask flinched and narrowed its eyes at the sight.
It was a well-established theory, but it was something that had already been prepared.
“I escaped from there. I tried to call for help, but the North doesn’t listen to wizards-. I came to seek Galahad’s help. And I don’t know where the ruler’s lair might be.”
“······Oh, I see.”
Adrianna’s aura slowly diminished, but did not completely disappear.
‘Is there any question left?’
Adrianna hesitated for a moment, then opened her mouth.
“······Is it true that we met on our way out?”
It was a sudden question. Galahad nodded.
“That’s right.”
“All right.”
Only then did Adrianna take a step back.
“Get ready. We’ll be leaving right away.”
Galahad smiled coolly, biting into his mouth.
“You look tired. Shouldn’t you rest?”
“It’s okay. I’m a wizard.”
“Wizards are not omnipotent.”
Adrianna spoke seriously. Galahad smiled faintly at that.
“I’ll rest on the way. The special forces carriage is quite soft.”
“Yes, I understand. I must report to His Highness the Grand Duke.”
“That won’t work. There’s a chance he’ll escape again. If he misses again, I’ll never catch him.”
“Reporting is the rule.”
Adrianna looked at Galahad with clear eyes.
At that moment, a fox mask came in between.
“If you raise it, it will run away. There are many ears around His Highness the Grand Duke.”
Adrianna furrowed her eyebrows slightly as she looked at the fox mask. The fox mask did not back down either.
There was a strange tension in the confrontation between the two.
Galahad waved his hand slightly to get their attention.
“I’ll report it. Just slowly. After I hold it in place so it can’t escape-. Like hunting.”
Galahad raised the corners of his mouth. Adrianna’s eyebrows waved slightly.
“The ruler is a high-ranking demon. He is not someone to be spoken to lightly.”
“What’s the problem? I have you. I trust you.”
Adrianna’s eyebrows wavered slightly. Soon, Adrianna nodded firmly.
“Then I will move with you.”
“Then you were planning to send only me to the ruler?”
“······yes?”
“I’m joking.”
“Ready to go!!”
At that moment, Tom called out from behind. When I turned my head, the carriage was ready. Gilbert was already sitting on the driver’s seat.
Galahad headed for the carriage, shaking off the tobacco. Tom opened the carriage door. Then the fox mask got in first.
“Oh my, thank you.”
“It was nothing.”
Tom stepped back with an awkward smile. Galahad followed him into the carriage.
As he sat down on the opposite side of the fox mask, the fox mask rose slightly and moved to Galahad’s right.
“Sit in front.”
“Why? Do you like looking at my face?”
“That way, you can see the neck better.”
At Galahad’s words, the fox mask’s brow furrowed for a moment. The fox mask smiled.
“Even jokes should be mean.”
“Is this a joke?”
The fox mask just smiled and didn’t move. It didn’t seem like the type of person to listen to others. Galahad clicked his tongue slightly as the fox mask slowly came on.
At that moment, Adrianna got into the carriage. The carriage squeaked softly.
Adrianna paused for a moment at the fox mask sitting on Galahad’s right. Adrianna sat on Galahad’s left.
“Others must ride too.”
Adrianna pointed to the door. Damian was riding in, holding a cane that he had picked up somewhere. Then Tom grabbed Damian.
“Why? There are plenty of seats here.”
“Haha, we’ll go from the stables.”
“The horse seat is uncomfortable. It smells like a button.”
Haha! Tom laughed awkwardly and closed the carriage door.
As the door closed, a heavy silence fell. It looked as if Adrianna and the fox mask were sitting on either side of Galahad.
Adrianna flinched alone.
“I expected the special forces to ride. Sir Gilbert usually sits in the coachman’s seat. That would require three seats, and I thought it would be reasonable for me to sit here.”
Without being asked, Adrianna spoke quickly.
“Well, that makes sense.”
“yes.”
Adrianna nodded coolly.
“Why do you all come to this narrow stable!”
Adrianna’s eyebrows shook at Gilbert’s shouting from outside.
“It’s narrow.”
“Oh, then I-.”
“Okay.”
“······yes?”
Galahad stopped Adrianna from getting up.
“The person who is uncomfortable should go.”
Galahad got up and sat down opposite them.
So it turned out that Fox Mask and Adrianna were sitting side by side, and Galahad was sitting alone.
Adrianna’s eyebrows shook as she suddenly sat down with the fox mask. The fox mask instead smiled brightly and looked at Adrianna.
There was a strange sense of tension, though-.
Galahad himself was already absorbed in revisiting theories about spatial magic.
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‘You must be tired.’
Adrianna muttered softly as she looked at Galahad, who had his eyes closed.
Galahad sat upright in the rocking carriage, his posture undisturbed, as if he had tied a tree to his back.
How can someone sleep like that? Adriana exclaimed quietly.
“Isn’t he handsome?”
A mischievous voice came from beside me. It was a woman named Giselle with colorful eye makeup.
“Isn’t he handsome?”
Although she couldn’t tell what the question was intended for, Adrianna nodded obediently.
“Yes, he is handsome.”
“······Oh my, I didn’t know you would admit it so readily.”
“Is there a problem?”
At Adrianna’s question, Giselle leaned back slightly. It was a natural action, but Adrianna remembered that distance habitually.
“I heard you’re getting engaged. Congratulations.”
Clap, clap. Giselle clapped her hands exaggeratedly. Adrianna furrowed her eyebrows slightly.
“······I won’t do it.”
“Oh, why? You don’t like it?”
Adrianna didn’t answer. Giselle tilted her head.
“Then can I have it?”
“That won’t do.”
Adrianna hastily suppressed her raised voice.
“People cannot be owned.”
“Then I’ll do the engagement ceremony. Since you’re not going to do it anyway.”
“What is that-.”
“Oh my, is it something you don’t want to keep but would feel bad about giving it to someone else?”
Adriana swallowed her momentary protest at the words that followed. Then she slowly thought back on the words. And then she meekly admitted them.
“Yes, I think so.”
Giselle frowned at Adrianna’s nod. Are you admitting it here?
“He is a testament to his connection with the Empire. He is also a man who has achieved successive feats in the North. He has received the approval of His Highness the Grand Duke, and he is a commander leading a unit. His Highness the Grand Duke is the only one who has gained influence so quickly.”
Adrianna nodded seriously.
“He is needed in the North now. I wish he were in the North. However, I······.”
Adriana swallowed her last words with difficulty. She almost spit them out.
Then he exhaled slowly and continued speaking.
“My place is on the front lines.”
I couldn’t tie it up until then.
Adrianna finished speaking and realized.
“I’m so selfish.”
Adrianna laughed bitterly.
I originally didn’t plan on doing this. She was a fiancée arranged by the empire, but I just wanted to pretend to be one.
But somehow it all got entangled like this.
This is all-.
“It’s because he’s so talented.”
Adrianna laughed bitterly.
Giselle had a strange expression on her face. It was as if she was having too much fun and couldn’t stand it.
‘no way.’
Adrianna looked at Galahad urgently.
Galahad was still sleeping in the same position.
Adrianna was truly relieved,
“This is really fun.”
Giselle hummed.
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‘The 6th Battalion.’
Galahad got out of the carriage and turned up his collar. A cold wind blew past him.
The surrounding area was a dark mountain. Only the precarious lantern attached to the carriage was fighting the darkness.
The ruler was occupying the 6th battalion. It seemed that the commander had been absent because the head was pulled out by the archduke.
‘He pretended to reign, but he was actually a clever guy.’
Actually, the seeds of this were visible from the moment they abandoned the city and ran away.
“If the ruler is occupying the 6th Battalion, it is impossible to attack.”
Adrianna spoke seriously. Galahad nodded, slightly avoiding eye contact.
That was right. The castles of the city and the battalion were different. The castles in the north were used to block monsters and demons. They were optimized for water.
A siege was not the right choice.
“Are we going to rush in right away?”
“Sir Gilbert, calm down.”
“How can we just sit still when that demon dares to occupy our unit?”
“That makes sense. We need to ask for support.”
Adrianna joined Gilbert’s argument.
If it was simply a battle with a ruler, we could handle it with our personnel.
But if you were occupying a castle, it was a different story.
“Well, I guess I need some support.”
Galahad nodded.
“Then I will report to His Majesty the Grand Duke.”
“Oh, can I write it?”
“Yes? Yes.”
“Pen. Here it is.”
“Thank you, Tom.”
Galahad scribbled on the paper. There was not a single trace of his pen. Adrianna’s eyebrows lowered slightly as she looked at him.
“······Do you usually write letters quickly?”
“Well, it depends. Here it is.”
Adrianna tied the letter to the falcon. The falcon flew into the sky. It was really refreshing.
“It’s time to come now.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I’ll give you some support.”
“···Huh? Didn’t you just send it?”
Adrianna tilted her head at Galahad’s question.
I just sent the letter. Even if Adrianna’s falcon was fast, how can support come already?
At that moment, a conversation was heard from a little distance away.
“Do you really have to come all the way here? I’ve had enough. I haven’t been able to sleep or wash properly for over ten days!”
“The magicians are disappearing from the 6th Battalion. My eyes can’t be fooled. There must be something. This will be our victory. And Pumpkin, your sweat smells good. Don’t worry.”
“f*ck, don’t smell it.”
“Sniff sniff!”
“You crazy! Get off me! You little shit!”
A man with a ticking female voice and an awkward imitation of Galahad’s speech-.
‘······First and Pumpkin?’
They were the ones who made a strange bet with Galahad to catch the wizard.
‘Why are they here?’
Galahad was either sleeping or awake all the time, with his eyes closed and calculating something. There was no way Galahad could have contacted me.
But they come out here-.
“Oh, I guess they are quite useful.”
Galahad laughed, biting into his mouth.
“Did you expect them to come?”
There was no contact from headquarters. It was highly likely that headquarters had not yet noticed the unusual behavior of the 6th Battalion.
But they, the outsiders, found it first.
“Because they are hunting dogs with very good noses.”
Galahad tapped his nose.
“Ah, it would be hard for the headquarters to notice. They are the ones who should be most wary. They would have been more careful. They came because they were chasing the wizard.”
As if reading Adrianna’s thoughts, Galahad added.
“Hmm, I smell Galahad somewhere.”
“What the f*ck are you talking about···.”
“Shh.”
At that moment, the sound of conversation suddenly stopped. The presence disappeared. As if it had never existed. – Adrianna was slightly surprised.
“It’s me.”
Galahad said, waving the reed.
“It was Galahad, after all. Did you notice it too?”
First, who had arrived right in front of me, said with a smile.
Their appearance was quite miserable. They had been neat when I saw them before, but now they looked like beggars.
“Haha, I guess you were trying hard too.”
First smiled at Galahad.
As the saying goes, Galahad’s condition was not good.
However, it wasn’t because of the bet. Galahad had never been out to catch wizards.
“It’s a bet with you. I did my best.”
“Haha, this time it will be my victory. I caught thirty magicians.”
“Oh, that’s great.”
Adrianna tilted her head at First’s confident words.
Galahad caught over thirty wizards on his first day at the Magic Training Center. If you add in the wizards they brought, the match was already over.
However, Galahad nodded without saying anything else.
“Galahad, seeing you here, I guess the match will be decided here.”
First spoke seriously, twirling his sword. His eyes were filled with a burdensome heat.
“Would you like to do something together after a long time?”
“Okay, competitor.”
The first one breathed hot breath.
“Oh, you’re my colleague?”
At that moment, a leisurely voice was heard. It was Giselle. First’s head creaked when he saw Giselle. First looked between Giselle and Adrianna.
He slowly exhaled hot breath. Pumpkin felt dizzy as he started the engine.
I hurriedly tried to cover First’s mouth, but-.
“Still, Pumpkin’s trapezius is the best! Pumpkin! Trapezius! Quickly!”
First, who is urging urgently-.
Pumpkin covered my face.
“Have you seen that? That big-.”
please-.
“The levator scapulae!”
First laughed heartily.
I was sincere.
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