76 – Long Days, Long Nights (1)

A space where not a single light enters, a space where cold stones are stepped on whenever you walk.

In the dark room, where even the dark-adapted eyes couldn’t catch even a whitish shape, a man quietly stood up.

Mysteriously, the sound of footsteps did not resonate in that space filled with only silence.

As if nothing existed in the first place, the man quietly walked through the space.

Even when I passed through the pupil, all I could see was a long hallway.

Even there was no candle, only the senses were showing the way.

Black radish doesn’t allow senses in the first place. Who sought the permission of the dark,

Being able to walk in the mist of darkness from the beginning meant only one thing.

“Eric.”

Hwaaak – Sparks began to rise in the air.

At the end of the hallway, a door made of thick wood was visible, and at the same time the man muttered.

A door whose hinges are worn out and make a loud noise when pulled. Let’s open the door while burning the tangled vines with flames.

Before long, the huge cavity was visible again beyond the door.

“I heard that the ritual to summon Maloric…Failed.”

“Sorry.”

The figure that appeared in the shadows lowered its head.

It appeared naturally in the permeating darkness, but the man just accepted its existence casually.

The most important thing in this situation was the recently failed ‘ritual’.

Why did Berman’s own summoning ceremony, which he thought would surely succeed, fail?

The most important thing for the goal was the ceremony, but this time the ceremony failed and the plan itself was in danger of being pushed back.

“Is it an issue that will end with apologies? Tell me the details, why the Maloric summoning ritual failed, and where all the sacrifices made after spending years of money were spent.”

It was a situation where I couldn’t help but be quite angry.

With less than a year left until the red moon rises, such a big plan ended in failure.

It was quite a chore to airlift the sacrifices again, and to find a high-ranking warlock like Berman again.

Purple eyes blazed fiercely in the air.

The man in the shadows who looked at those eyes for a moment then quietly opened his mouth.

“…Do you know the article Evan Fried?”

“Ha, how can I not know him. Because of that one person, he must have had only one or two things go wrong. Could it be…Is this the same article again?”

“I single-handedly captured Maloric. Perhaps, he has become more of a titan than we assume. Now that Maloric’s skull has been placed in Evangelium Square, it’s going to be hard to continue ignoring him.”

Whoa, the man exhaled vigorously and looked into the air.

Three years have passed since I heard the name Evan Fried.

I didn’t pay much attention when they said they caught a troll in Mount Verdun,

Now I’ve even heard that Maloric was single-handedly defeated.

“I can’t just leave it alone.”

A story related to Fried, that surname. The light that floated in the air began to slowly illuminate the cavity.

A space filled with darkness, and eventually bright lights reach the walls.

From the wall covered in shadows, letters gradually emerged and came into the man’s field of vision.

“Dragon. Do you know what this means?”

“…Are you referring to ‘He’?”

“Um, no. What I’m talking about now is not the old dragon, but the more recent dragon. The dragon, Fried, who stayed in the empire even after Allar founded it.”

As soon as the finger that ran across the wall reached a line, the man smiled lightly and read the line down.

Inscriptions on the walls in the ancient imperial language. Now it’s worn out and the color is gradually fading between the pictures

The meaning of the words was clearly related to what they were aiming for.

“The heads of the Fried family knew the power of dragons, but they hadn’t seen them in person. After Fried died, for some reason, no one was born with the dragon’s mana. But… in this generation, a child born with dragon blood was born.”

“Is that Evan Fried?”

“I think so. At least if the rumors are not false, white mana is a characteristic that only a knight named Evan has.”

Hwaruk, the fire gets brighter. Soon, all the murals painted on the walls began to appear.

The man slowly parted his lips as he looked at the painting, where he could barely discern only the now faded colors and shapes.

Because what was contained in the purple eyes was feeble ecstasy, desire, and madness.

A trembling voice leaked out of his mouth quietly.

“…It’s a beautiful sight any time you look at it.”

A dragon covered with black scales was trampling on the world.

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The Lava Flowing Land, the Broken Mountain, and the Evangelium built by Allar were in ruins and turned into ashes.

People were all kneeling under the giant dragon, begging for their lives.

And three humans wearing robes standing next to the giant dragon.

The man firmly believed that that seat would soon be his own.

A red moon rose above the seat where the dragon landed, and the man looked at the moon and muttered a name.

“Evan Fried.”

An ominous thought occurred to me that if I didn’t deal with him, all my plans might be ruined.

Isn’t it safe to say that he has already reached the level of a master since he single-handedly defeated Maloric.

I fiddled with the sword hanging from my waist and turned my gaze from the mural to the air.

“There is no need to kill it, no, it can be used instead.”

“Are you sure you want to use him?”

The plan required a lot of sacrifices.

The reason the sacrifice was needed was to handle that enormous amount of mana, wasn’t it?

However, the mana possessed by a master-level knight would far exceed the mana possessed by thousands of ordinary people.

If only I could offer him as a sacrifice, he would be able to solve the problem he was worried about at once.

“The problem must be how to attract him.”

“…Not that there is no way.”

The man in the shadows quietly opened his mouth. Every human being has a vice.

In that respect, Evan Fried had a greater evil than anyone else.

Irene Uris, the man who heard the name smiled broadly as he looked into the air.

“hahahaha! It’s Irene Uris…”

Obviously, it was dangerous. If it fails, the reputation it has built so far could collapse at once.

I knew very well that the reputation would not be destroyed before the success of the plan.

If you succeed in enticing, if you succeed in offering Evan Fried as a sacrifice.

I didn’t know if it would be okay to take all that risk.

Anyway, it won’t be long before I run into Julis.

Irene Uris, the man muttering that name extinguished the flames that blushed the mural.

As the flames disappeared, the remaining very faint embers touched them, and the sentence engraved on the sword flashed for a very short time.

A sword across a shield, a crest that only Roman had in the Empire.

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“What were you thinking, why are you standing there all of a sudden blankly?”

“…Nothing.”

I don’t need to say that I suddenly felt terrified.

It was the first time I had felt this way in broad daylight with the sun shining brightly, so I shivered and sighed lightly.

Maybe it’s because I couldn’t sleep at dawn. It’s a while to close your eyes at the blurry vision.

After that, I slowly left my body on the sofa and relaxed my body.

“…Now it’s like my own room. On the subject of escort knights.”

“You know what, lady?”

“What are you talking about?”

“The way you treat me especially coldly these days.”

It’s been almost a week since the seasonal festival ended.

To be honest, wouldn’t it be natural to imagine the progress of the relationship if you went through that?

However, Irene’s attitude toward me has become quite cold, and lately, she seems to have vaguely reminded me of Irene when we first met.

Of course, it didn’t matter if she did or not.

What kind of cunning imagination are you thinking about this time? So let her stare at her for a while.

Irene, who shrugged her shoulders once, stared at me with her narrowed eyes, as if my words really hit the mark.

A bleak gaze, what else is the problem this time?

If she neglected her, that’s not the case again,

She didn’t understand why Irene was doing that, she just smiled shyly.

“Don’t laugh.”

“…Now what do you even say about laughing?”

“Evan, I always think about it. You need to be a little aware of where you are. Are you… An escort knight? Do you know that I am far above the master-servant relationship?”

When I heard that it was a master-servant relationship, I laughed for no reason.

Aren’t we already too far to argue about that?

However, I am not wrong, I corrected my posture while sitting on the sofa and put on a slightly serious expression.

If you care about the master-servant relationship, it wouldn’t be bad to match it a little.

As I sat down in her seat holding her angle, the corners of Irene’s mouth twitched as she looked a little surprised.

…Obviously, it was clear that he was doing that because he liked it.

“It’s just right. I always try to have that attitude.”

“I will try.”

Lofena was looking at Irene with a somewhat pathetic expression.

Does Irene know? That Lopena knew terribly everything about what the two of us had done.

Of course she didn’t know what was important, but she thought that if it was Lopena, she would soon know that part as well.

Setting her kettle down with her clatter, Lopena let out a small sigh, then she smiled bitterly and opened her mouth.

“The kettle is empty.”

A rattling sound came from inside the kettle.

I wonder if it’s full enough to pour several times.

No matter how you look at it, you can clearly see that he wants to avoid this place, so he stares at you,

Lo Pena ignored my gaze and calmly continued her words.

“I’ll refill that car.”

And to add her words,

“It may take a little…long time.”

It was Lopena who said it as if asking for it, but Irene, like someone who didn’t notice anything, all she did was nod her head a few times. She

She couldn’t tell if she was blind or if she was just pretending not to know.

I thought I could understand Lopena’s pathetic look at Irene, so I waved my hand slightly toward Lopena as she left.

And then comes the silence.

It wasn’t that I hated being together. No, wouldn’t it be more correct to say that I’m on the side of welcoming it?

But…Even so, it’s true that it’s awkward. It would be better if we both acknowledged our relationship as lovers.

I couldn’t deny that even though we still kissed each other, the relationship remained ambiguous.

This was all because of Roman.

When I thought about Roman like that, what naturally came to my mind was the artifact I had previously requested to produce.

That was the only way to reveal the connection between Roman and the warlock, the artifact I asked Count Kasim.

However, it was true that even if the artifact was made, there were concerns about how to use it.

If it was something that had to be revealed through direct contact, it would be possible to use it only after preparing for various situations.

In the process of using the artifact, it could have been discovered that he was suspicious of Roman, so it was only natural.

That’s what I’ve been thinking about lately.

If I didn’t get caught after using the artifact, I planned to subdue Roman in cooperation with the crown prince.

Can Irene be safe in the process? Of course, it will proceed after putting her in a safe place…But I’m worried anyway.

The fact that Lopena and Sir Chris are important to me has not changed.

However, a woman named Irene was special to me.

If my mistake hurts her, she will probably blame herself for that mistake for the rest of her life.

As I was carefully tying Roman’s sentence in her hand, Irene, who was watching it, stared at me as soon as she looked at her documents.

Ignoring her blatant gaze, she turned her head towards her as she stared at her for quite some time.

Even though her eyes met, Irene did not take her eyes off her. As if I want to keep this image of myself for quite some time.

“It’s embarrassing to look at me like that.”

When she calmly opened her mouth, Irene, who smiled once, answered casually.

“It’s surprising, did someone so shy do something like that to me?”

“If anyone hears it, they will misunderstand. Besides… Didn’t the lady ask you to do that first?”

She smiled softly, and Irene, who blushed, let out a cough and lowered her head.

Who will believe me even if I pretend to focus on papers now? Outwardly, she and I may have a master-servant relationship, but

Her private… It was true that I gave her the upper hand.

That said, I had no intention of wielding her at will.

It’s just that Irene enjoyed seeing her blush like this.

Her experience last time was enough to give her the courage to act a little more boldly.

It was clear that her heart was also directed towards me, and it wouldn’t hurt for her to take a little bolder move unless she refused her resolutely.

“You know what, my lady?”

As I stood up quietly from the sofa, Irene glanced at me and cast a strange glance at me.

When she saw her questioning gaze asking why she suddenly stood up, she just shrugged her shoulders once and naturally approached her.

She looks at her desk in front of her. She wasn’t interested in the contents of the document itself, but she was interested in a person named Irene.

She’s a bit pouty now, but doesn’t she know how to free Irene?

She raises her head again. As she met Irene’s eyes, she smiled softly once more.

“The beginning is difficult.”

“…What?”

“No matter what, I said the beginning was difficult. Do you think I can’t do it twice?”

“Ha.”

Irene’s eyes were cold after bursting out laughing briefly. I was slightly surprised by her gaze that did not change even though I gently wrapped her hand.

Could it be that she really wasn’t in a good mood? At that thought, she tried to step back slightly.

I saw Irene’s face, which was very close to my field of vision.

She naturally grabbed the nape of her neck, and her neck was pulled straight forward toward her.

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Her soft touch on her lips at the moment made her feel like her head went blank.

The scent of roses tickled her nose. Why is Irene always smelling so strong?

“…Ah.”

I have to say something, but the sound that came out of her mouth seemed stupid even to me.

The sensation of touching her lips was vivid. She didn’t mix her tongue like before, but she just knew what it was.

Irene smiled and looked at me.

She seemed to be in a good mood, and the cold atmosphere just like before had disappeared, and she opened her mouth.

“Obviously, the second one is easy. Yes?”

This time, she felt that she had been dealt with properly, and she only laughed dejectedly at her words that followed.

Perhaps it was my misunderstanding that she had the upper hand in her relationship with her.

Recalling the feel of her soft lips he had just touched, he slowly brushed her reddened face.

Whether it’s the first or the second.

It seemed like it would take quite a while to get used to this sensation.

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