How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Episode 66

Xian, Ran, and Shan moved to eat first.

Among the stalls opened by the caravan, there was a place that sold simple meals, so I went in.

Oil pasta with plenty of bacon and vegetables that I hadn’t seen on the menu.

“Delicious, sister!”

“I know. It’s worth eating.”

“It’s okay.”

It was a dish with vegetables that I had never seen before, but all three looked satisfied.

The flavor of the vegetables was a little strong, but it tasted pretty good.

“You want to be a disciple?”

Xian asked while turning the pasta noodles with a fork.

“yes! I want to learn from Master and win against Master!”

“… … .”

“My goal now is to win and read that letter in front of Master!”

“her.”

Xian laughed.

To learn from yourself, overcome yourself, and read your letter in front of him.

Isn’t he a pretty brazen guy for someone who wants to become a disciple?

Still, I didn’t feel bad or anything. He’s just a kid with a great desire to improve.

However, whether or not to accept it as a disciple was different.

“I’m sorry, but I have no intention of accepting something like a disciple.”

“why?”

“You and I don’t have much age difference. There I use a sword and you use a fist. I think this alone is reason enough to refuse.”

In the first place, Xian was overwhelmed with his own work.

If you have time to receive disciples and teach them, it was right to devote yourself to personal training.

And I can’t tell you, but he wasn’t even the real son of the marquis, and he has bad ties with the warlocks.

I am in no position to receive a disciple.

“How are you going to accept it? Whether it’s cleaning or doing the laundry, I’ll do anything you ask!”

“I can’t do anything.”

“Sniff… … .”

Shan frowned and made a complicated expression.

Ran, who was eating pasta silently next to him, spoke up.

“I will teach you. So there is no need to beg him.”

“Your sister?”

“Why are you asking this guy to teach you and not me in the first place? If you’re going to use a fist, of course you should come to me first.”

“Well, Father… … .”

“Dad?”

“If you’re going to live in Everwhale, ask Sian Agrid to teach you.”

“Dad to this guy? why?”

“I don’t know either.”

A wrinkle formed between Ran’s eyebrows.

Why the hell did Dad say that to Shan?

Come to think of it, the phenomenon of stabilizing mana after sparring with Xian, which was the purpose of his homecoming. I didn’t even hear an answer to that.

Could it be that it is related?

if so… … .

“for a moment.”

At that time, Ran’s ears, which had been lost in thought, pricked up.

she asked, looking at Shan.

“What do you mean you live in Everwhale?”

“I chose to live in this city. Didn’t you hear from your father?”

“I didn’t hear you!”

This man is real!

Anyway, from the old days, he doesn’t tell me anything important.

Ran touched her forehead and expressed her resentment toward her father who was far away.

Next time we meet, we’ll have to complain a lot.

Of course, no matter how much you nag, you will hear it with one ear and let it go… … .

“Looks like you’re moving.”

“yes! This city is safe and a good place to live.”

“Did you find a house to live in?”

“The maid who followed me is looking for it now. We plan to stay at the inn for now until we can find a suitable house.”

Xian was puzzled when he said that he was thinking of finding something close to the academy if possible.

Why?

Then the answer that came back was, ‘Shouldn’t it be close to the master!’

I’m saying that I don’t accept disciples like that… … .

“Thank you~ Please come again~”

Soon after, the three of them finished eating and left.

And while walking around for a while, I happened to meet the maid Shan had mentioned.

A middle-aged woman from the same Howue tribe as Shan or Lan, who wears a fancy outfit. Her name is Emma.

I heard that her husband, a gardener, has come to look after Shan.

“I’m going to look for a house with Emma.”

“okay.”

“Shan, I’ll see you later at dinner.”

“Yes, sister. See you later~”

Shan waved his hand, and the maid bowed her head beside him.

Xian and Ran separated from the two and started walking down the street.

“… … .”

“… … .”

There was no word between the two for a moment.

Xian was looking around the stalls to see if there was anything useful, and Ran was sorting out his complicated feelings.

The fact that the younger brother came to live in the same city was the same, but more than anything, the fact that the younger brother followed Xi’an better than expected was complicated.

What was the reason why he was so cruel to Xian?

Wasn’t it because of that Shan?

However, it is bound to be complicated to see that the person in question follows Xian without a shadowy appearance.

“draft.”

“why.”

sorry for something… … I wanted to say it, but it stuck in my throat and wouldn’t come out.

I tried several times, but all failed.

Soon she ran away to a more talkative side.

“thanks. Thank you for taking good care of Shan.”

She didn’t say she was sorry for her own business, but thanks for Shan’s business, she was able to say thank you without hesitation.

“He just got tangled up.”

“You could have just ignored it if it bothered you.”

“Because it’s quite interesting whether it’s that storm or what. Did you say it was the King of Kings?”

“uh. The beast king itself is a guy that many beast people are familiar with, and maybe that’s why there are various branches. It seems that the storm is one of them.”

The mana of beastmen is much more difficult than that of humans or half-fairies.

The fire-like mana they are born with is capricious and difficult to handle, and sometimes they don’t listen, or they listen too well.

It was fundamentally different from the obedient human or half-fairy Mana.

However, that’s why it’s colorful.

‘Did you say that they are the ones who use a variety of management methods and inflict ever-changing attacks?’

Even if you use the same kwonsul, the attack will vary greatly depending on which method you are using.

He said that was one of the strengths of the beast.

Of course, dealing with the changing energy well is just as difficult.

Among beastmen, how many energies can be perfectly handled is a sign of strength.

“… … .”

Xian stared at Ran’s profile.

Ran’s eyebrows twitched as if he felt the gaze.

“what?”

“no. I haven’t seen anything like the King of Kings while fighting with you.”

“You think you can’t use it?”

“Can you write?”

“Of course I can write. I mastered one perfectly, and this time I learned another new thing from my dad.”

One energy that has matured, and one that has been acquired but is still immature.

It may seem insignificant to say that the second is immature, but it is not.

If you can use one more energy, the number of variables in a combat situation more than doubles.

Even if the second one is still immature, it is no different.

“One is that I was already learning. Then why didn’t you use it before?”

“… … That’s right.”

“huh? what?”

For a moment, the voice was so low I couldn’t hear it.

Then she yelled out.

“You’re embarrassing! You compete with pure mana and swordsmanship without sword skills or special mana, but what am I doing if I win using the King of Fighters skill!”

“… … .”

It wasn’t that I couldn’t understand it, but wouldn’t it be more embarrassing if I ended up losing that way?

I thought about it, but I didn’t have to say it.

‘If you think about it, it seems that I haven’t had a chance to write it.’

Come to think of it, all of his sparring with Ran was a bit unique.

In the first couple, she thought of herself as the Xi’an of the past. That’s why I was completely careless.

In the second sparring, a three-way battle was fought until spectators rushed in, and the third sparring was during a treasure hunt.

At that time, neither she nor herself did not raise mana significantly.

It was a game where we competed only with each other’s skills with something like a tacit agreement.

“after… … Anyway, thank you for meeting Shan today. I’m going back to the dormitory first.”

“Aren’t you going to see the caravan?”

“later. I thought I’d pack my things first.”

“load?”

“When Shan finds a house, move it there. We can’t just leave that guy with a weak body to Emmane.”

“You love your little brother very much.”

At Xian’s words, Ran rang his nose once.

“Of course. Because we are family.”

family.

This was an unfamiliar word for Xian, who lost both his biological parents when he was 5 years old.

He thought of Yeomno as family, but he didn’t know yet if he considered Yeomno as a real family.

Because I never had a real family.

“Goes.”

Seeing her heading to the academy, leaving only a brief word, Xian also turned away.

Let’s put an end to useless sentiments and go to the caravan and look around as scheduled.

* * *

Xian wandered around the nooks and crannies along the road with a rather bright expression on his face.

Because of the size of the caravan, there were also quite a number of stalls on the road.

There were places that sold simple food, and there were places that sold ingredients themselves.

Of course, most of them were shops selling trinkets and ornaments.

“Hmm.”

Those stores were the ones Xian looked closely at.

To be honest, there is absolutely no chance of finding anything like an elixir in a place like this. You don’t need to carefully look at the shops that sell food.

On the other hand, you may find something unexpected in a place that sells ornaments.

‘Although this is also unlikely.’

Still, it’s worth taking a look at.

While looking at foreign objects curiously, but without expecting so much, he was walking around.

‘Ugh!’

Ravi called Xian.

Xi’an’s footsteps stopped right there.

Ravi sensed something.

‘… … here?’

‘yes!’

Xian looked at the stall right next to him.

Looking around the items, he carefully observed Ravi’s reaction.

‘… … It’s a little different from when I was looking for a warlock.’

It was a strange reaction.

Usually, when Ravi senses demonic energy, a stinging tension oozes out.

But now it wasn’t at all.

Far from being tense, even a sense of familiarity was rising.

What is this?

“Master. Give me this.”

“Yeah~ One silver coin.”

What Ravi pointed out.

Hat decorated with white feathers. Only one of them had a red feather stuck in it.

It’s not really a luxury item, but a hat that looks like it’s made properly and a silver coin… … .

However, I don’t want to quarrel over the object that Ravi reacted to.

How to make things like this my own and think about the aftermath after that.

Xian took out a silver coin from his bosom and handed it to him.

“Thank you~”

After receiving the goods, Xian removed a red feather from his hat. He tucked his hat around his side and looked at the feathers.

This was the object Ravi reacted to.

at that time.

“Here?”

「Kya!」

A familiar voice came.

When I raised my head, my eyes met hers and her spirit.

Instructor Jung and her spirit Silape.

Xian’s eyes widened slightly.

“I heard you left with Allen, but you just came back.”

“Yes, yes… … Now, it is also a test period. No, but.”

Yung must have been slightly surprised to meet Xian, but was even more surprised when he saw his hand.

To be precise, looking at the red feather that Xian was holding.

Her eyes wandered in the air for a moment.

Then he tried to hide his emotions and smiled.

He couldn’t hide the slight trembling of his mouth.

“Xian student. Did you buy that ornament?”

“yes. just now.”

“Aha, I see… … . Um~ Hey, could you possibly sell it to me?”

It seemed like she was trying to hide it, but her emotions were just plain.

It was like that.

Xian nodded.

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Jung’s face brightened for a moment when he misunderstood it.

“I don’t like it.”

Soon the grass died and the shadows fell.

Looking at the red feather in Xian’s hand, I was convinced.

That’s what it was.

Well, Ravi is a being from hell, but at the same time he is also a spirit.

‘It was something related to spirits.’

It seemed to be a spirit-related item.