Regression Life Starting With Two Traits

Chapter 098 Preparing for War

“I don’t know who the monster is?”

Among the absent-minded party, Ilya was the first to come to his senses.

I didn’t know it would turn out to be this big, so I smiled awkwardly.

“hahahaha, I need to control my strength better in the future.”

What a profit! thud!

I turned around at the sound of the drawbridge coming down from behind.

The soldiers who crossed the drawbridge quickly surrounded us and thrust their spears at us.

“you! What is it?!”

Behind them, a middle-aged man pointed at me and shouted.

I shouted while holding up the mercenary plaque.

“My name is Seojun Yu, a disciple of Archmage Penzarick!”

Hearing my cry, the middle-aged man sent a soldier inside.

I must have gone to find out

However, before coming here, he made a promise to Penzarik in advance.

Sure enough, the personnel who went inside ran out again.

“what? Why are you coming back?”

“The Archmage himself came out.”

“what? Really?”

“Eh! My disciple got into trouble once. Hey, you bastard! Every time you show up, there are no quiet days!”

When Penzaric appeared and shouted, the middle-aged man bowed his head and greeted him.

“The captain of the guard at the south gate of the capital is meeting Penzarik.”

“OK! Good work. Everyone get in! Because my disciple is right.”

“yes? When did you have such a disciple?”

“Am I going to report to you guys one by one about making disciples!”

“Oh, no. sorry. It was off topic. Everyone, go back to your seats!”

At the command of the captain of the guard, the soldiers withdrew.

We dismounted and approached Penzarik.

“Disciple, see Master.”

When I greeted the captain of the guard, Penzaric smiled and said,

“Stop saying greetings you don’t mean to and follow me. Did you even make elf friends?”

“This is Ariel from the Winter Forest.”

When Ariel greeted him, Penzaric greeted him unexpectedly politely.

“This is Penzaric. In the winter forest, is Elder Bertial in good health?”

“Even now, he’s struggling with the ogre.”

He even seemed to know very well about Ariel’s hometown.

“Are you friends with elves?”

When I asked, Penzaric moved and said.

“I met him while traveling after taking the wizard promotion test. It seems like it has already been 50 years.”

“That wizard was you. At the time, I was wandering around the world for my coming-of-age ceremony.”

“Ariel, how old are you?”

“I’m 150 years old this year.”

“Hey, grandma.”

Hyuk murmured in surprise, and Ariel raised her eyebrows and said.

“Excuse me! Even so, as a human being, I am still a young man!”

“What is a normal lifespan?”

At my question, Ariel threw her hair back and said.

“Pure-blood elves are almost eternal. However, I heard that the longest living record for mixed races like me is about 500 years.”

“Half-race elves, it’s hard to see elves these days, since everyone has gone deep into the forest. If you’re 150 years old, you must have gone through a great war. I apologize on behalf of humans.”

“it’s okay. It’s already past. Someone said that. We lost a lot of each other, so there is no need to be sorry.”

Ariel looked at Ilia while talking about it.

Come to think of it, I didn’t even know how old Ilia was.

Judging from what you’re talking about, the great war seems like a pretty old story. You said you lost your family because of it, right?

“Come to think of it, how old is Ilya?”

“If you know, it hurts. Live without knowing.”

I asked just in case, but as expected, it was cut like a knife.

“I don’t know, some of the subordinates who asked about that were crippled, so just pretend you don’t know and live.”

Killian approached and whispered.

“Are you cursing at me now?”

“No, I warned you. warning.”

Killian hurriedly waved his hand at Ilia who looked back at us and said.

*

Following Penzarik, we arrived at the tower east of the central plaza.

“It is the tower of the proud wizards of the empire. All magic in the Empire is studied here.”

Penzaric showed pride for the tower and led us inside.

Unlike what I saw from the outside, the inside of the tower was very spacious.

Various tools were lined up, and the wizards carried them into their rooms.

A large celestial model was spinning on the central ceiling, and the stairs were irregularly connected.

“wow.”

Hyuk exclaimed in admiration at the minister.

The other party was also busy watching with their mouths open.

“If you lose your way then I will not take responsibility.”

Penzaric said so and told them to follow him.

It was only after going up the convoluted road that we really shouldn’t get lost that we were able to enter Penzarik’s room.

“Ugh, when these guys come to a closed place, the smell is no joke. You should wash first.”

As Penzaric waved his hand, the stench disappeared from us and our appearance became cleaner.

It was like a principle similar to when I washed with the elements of water and wind.

“Well then, shall we have a cup of tea?”

The novelty experienced by the party did not end there.

Soon, kettles and teacups moved by themselves and approached us.

The kettle even boiled itself and started pouring us tea.

“So, you seem to have arrived ahead of schedule, so why are you in such a hurry?”

As we started drinking tea, Penzarik asked.

I put down the cup I was drinking and said.

“Catch a big fish from the top of the first slave.”

Then I took out the contract from my bosom and gave it to Penzaric.

After reading the contract, Penzarik’s hands trembled.

“Gordon! This son of a b*tch is like an ungrateful beast.”

Penzaric murmured and cursed more, then looked at Ilia and said:

“Can I see the list?”

At Penzaric’s request, Ilia silently handed over the list.

The names of the nobles in question were written there.

“Yeah, it’s here too. Is that why you came to the capital right away?”

“As for the other slave corps, our ‘Black Side’ members will deliver the news.”

When Ilya spoke, Penzarik nodded and said,

“Finally, there is an opportunity to see the nobles on the list at once. How about you, would you like to participate?”

We were all surprised by Penzaric’s proposal.

“If there is such an opportunity, of course you should participate.”

“But not everyone can go in. It is an imperial banquet held as part of the festival. Among you, at least Seo-joon can enter as my disciple. And if I invited you as the representative of the winter forest, you can add Ariel.”

“Is there no way for Min-young? Since you can use divine power, it should be good for catching demons.”

She had to hide her being a saint, but if Min-yeong was with her, it would be easier to find people related to the demons.

Penzarik pondered over my question, then said.

“It won’t be easy. The news of the saintess’ appearance had already spread. However, since the high priest is thoroughly hiding his identity, everyone is curious.”

It seemed that the high priest had kept his promise.

Penzaric gave another reason why he couldn’t take Min-yeong with him.

“Besides, the Pope also participates in the banquet. The emperor himself called. I’m curious about the saintess, so I’m trying to ask a lot of questions.”

“Does the pope know about Minyoung?”

“The Pope cannot be ignorant. No matter how strong the high priest’s breath is, he can’t hide it even from the Pope, right?”

Well, he’s his direct superior, so he can’t hide it.

“Then, what if you change Minyoung’s appearance?”

“Well, if it’s a new look that hasn’t been seen by the high priest, you can take it as your companion. It’s a party, so we’ll have to bring one dancing partner.”

“Chu, dance?”

I thought I was the only one who hesitated, but Min-young and the other party also looked embarrassed.

“huh? Isn’t that obvious? It’s an imperial banquet, did you think we would just eat food and chat?”

“You don’t know how to dance?”

I used to wallow in things like dancing.

Besides, if it was a dance here, it would be something like a waltz… … .

“You thought I would take you without preparation? There were still three days left before the banquet was to take place. After all, you don’t even know the imperial etiquette, do you? In the meantime, learn about dancing and etiquette. I will give you a good teacher.”

After Penzaric said that, he changed the subject.

“Okay then, that’s done, this guy. I did some research.”

Then, what Penzaric lifted was the Soul Stone.

“What is that terrifying energy stone?”

Seeing this, Ariel trembled and stepped back.

“Ah, this must feel that way to an elf. It is a soul stone made by demons.”

At Penzaric’s explanation, Ariel hid behind Ilia’s back and only pouted her head.

“Take it away right away. Because it hurts.”

Then he covered his ears and sat down.

“Ariel, why is that? are you okay?”

Minyoung went to her side and asked.

Ariel shuddered and said.

“I hear the voices of souls. They are suffering, and they need help. I called her a saint. Please save them.”

Ariel’s face was wet with tears.

“A half-blooded elf is an elf. Sympathizing with spirits.”

Penzaric said as if he knew something about the situation and covered the soulstone with a thick cloth.

Then Ariel stood up with a much better expression.

“The demons made that terrifying thing?”

Ariel, who had been trembling with fear, was now furious.

“Yes, I’m sure it was taken from the demons myself.”

When I came forward and told her, Ariel shuddered.

“Certainly, it’s not the worst situation I think, is it?”

Ariel said that even though she couldn’t do magic, she had excellent knowledge.

So I guess I knew what she was thinking.

I nodded and told them what we found out.

The portals she saw are the gates to our hometown, the other world, and the medium of those portals is that soul stone.

“That was the identity of the rift.”

Minyoung comforted Ariel, who was trembling violently, with divine power.

While she was being cared for, I asked Penzarik.

“So what about the research results?”

“It looks like the entrance to the Demon Realm will open soon.”

“really? Without a soul stone?”

“Yeah, but you have to be more prepared. It will take two or three months to prepare it all.”

Then it took too long.

Still can’t help it

“What is that method?”

“First, we’ll catch the bastards on this list, and then we’ll use their demonic energy. Anyway, if you want to know the coordinates, you need one Demon. Among them, there is a demon, or among these guys, there is a person who can summon a demon. and… … .”

Penzarik, who had been shaking the list and speaking harshly, paused for a moment before continuing.

“I said it took a long time because I was preparing a large portal for the army to go through, not a small portal.”

“The army?”

“I have already told the Emperor and Charleigh. Secret military training is also underway. Did you see our mage tower was busy earlier?”

“yes.”

“Because we don’t know what the demon realm is like, we are busy producing equipment that can protect our soldiers. The Empire is already preparing for war.”

The Empire was more thoroughly prepared than expected.

Penzaric said as he grabbed me by the shoulder.

“So, what we do is important. Master dance and etiquette within three days.”

It was definitely no joke.

Only when you master it will you be able to weed out the demons who have sneaked in unsuspectingly and the nobles allied with the demons.

“All right. Since when?”

“From now on. Others please follow me. I have other things to do.”

*

In the meantime, Penzaric has also found a house for us to stay in.

We ended up staying in one of the empty mansions in the capital, where we began to carry out our individual duties.

“One, two, three! One, two, three! Seojun! I got in too soon! again!”

The dance and etiquette teacher Penzaric had assigned was Viscount Gwen Friggs, who had a history of teaching many children of nobles.

He was very strict, and within two days Minyeong and I were mastering imperial etiquette and learning to dance.

“I think I’m going to die of breathlessness because of this corset, not because of the dance.”

Minyoung whispered in my ear and complained of frustration.

For us living in modern times, the clothes here, especially the party clothes of the aristocrats, were inconvenient.

“Think of the next step you will take during the small talk! one! two! Three!”

We refocused to the beat of Gwen’s waltz.

While we each prepared for war, time passed and it was the day of the banquet.