Chapter 216 – Chapter 54. Witches.
As soon as Jihyeok saw the witch Jeanne alone in the mansion, he had a strangely bad feeling. And, ironically, those bad premonitions had a particularly high hit rate.
“Your Excellency-.”
As soon as Jeanne entered the office with Jihyeok, she prostrated herself on the floor and cried out for a warrior with a voice mixed with tears. Still, he asked calmly.
“What’s the matter?”
“Your Excellency, my daughter, Ludbine, Ludbine… , Was kidnapped by a witch… !”
“… Kidnap?”
The moment he heard the sound of kidnapping, there was one thing that passed through Ji-hyeok’s mind.
Godmother-.
Because she is the only person who dares to kidnap Ludbine. … Well, the reason was obvious. It must be an unreasonable sacrifice to offer to the Great Demon King who will appear someday. Or did you write it in such a cumbersome way?
“It’s all my fault. I should have gone. Just… , I should have just said I was going… !”
Jeanne wept bitterly and banged her head on Jihyeok’s feet. And he kissed the top of his foot. It was like a ritual that meant submitting to witches in the lowest position. Maybe it’s because the root is a dreamer, but their behavior was similar.
“Please, please have mercy on me, my lord. … Save my daughter, please save my daughter… ! I’ll do anything. If you want my life, I’ll gladly give it to you. Even if you stand naked on the street, I will happily accept it with a smile. So please… , My daughter… !”
A witch would do anything for her daughter. No matter what it is Ludbigne was a child as precious to her as her life. That’s why she gave up her life as a witch with a guaranteed future!
Jihyeok also became a father, so he fully understood Jeanne’s feelings. If something happens to Shi-woo, Ji-hyeok will do everything he can to save his son.
And anyway, in order to reduce the power of the Demon King even a little bit, I was thinking of seeing a duel with the witch. The kidnapping this time was like a signal flare.
“I get it. Don’t worry. I will definitely save you.”
Ah.
The witch Jeanne raised her head and looked up at her hero. With an expression as if he saw a ray of light.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, daa…”
She was so moved that Jeanne wept bitterly. How can you not be thrilled?
Although the witch was eager for the hero to save her daughter, she was also mindful of the possibility that he would refuse. Because to bring in Ludbigne means she will have to fight her godmother after all… No matter how Jihyeok was, it would not be easy for him to do so because of only one woman.
“Ludbine is my precious colleague. She’s and she’s your daughter too. … She said he was kidnapped, and I can’t stand still. This is like a challenge to me.”
No matter how godmother it was, it was a matter of not only pride but also trust that she touched an S-class hero’s colleague. If he easily abandons his comrades here, who will firmly believe and follow him in the future? Then the warriors’ trust in Jihyeok will also be cracked. If nothing else, it was absolutely something to avoid.
Since it’s been a while since I was kidnapped, I needed to move quickly. It hasn’t even been a day since I went on an expedition, but it’s still a matter of the safety of my comrades. There was no time to hesitate.
Jihyeok immediately gathered his scattered colleagues. Gide, who was excited about going to the bar and slapping on a girl and making fun of his cock, was also called into the meeting room. He suddenly looked like he didn’t know what this meant.
When all the colleagues who had returned from the expedition gathered again, Ji-hyeok glanced at them, threw a word, and started the meeting in earnest.
“Ludbine has been kidnapped.”
ㅡㅡ!!
Upon hearing this, the faces of his colleagues hardened at once. To them, Ludwigne was now a colleague like her family. She says she’s been kidnapped and she can’t feel all right.
“No, who the hell kidnapped you?!”
Bald Gide jumped up first and asked. Jihyeok looked at Gide first and then glanced at his teammates. The air in the meeting room was very stiff.
“It’s a witch.”
ㅡㅡ!!
What I hoped was right. Ok-. Gide groaned and sat back down.
Witches were one of the trickiest tribes to deal with. Cannibals who eat humans, even though they look just like humans. On top of that, he has a cruel temper and excellent magical abilities… Isn’t that why he gave Jeanne an indulgence for helping her subjugate not a few witches!
“These are the people who dared to kidnap my comrades. I cannot forgive them.”
Jihyuk’s tone was firm. Lizard Man Kayak, who was listening quietly, bowed his head politely.
“We are just waiting for the captain to give an order. Even if the place you are going is a pit of fire, I am ready to follow you.”
“Even if you don’t have time to rest? It hasn’t been long since you came back from an expedition.”
When the hero said that, Gide jumped up again and clenched his fists.
“Cybal, that tomboy was kidnapped, so it’s no big deal to take a break right now—! I have to go and save him!”
Yayel and Grace looked at Gide with curious eyes. I was a bit surprised to see him pushing so forcefully after singing sex sex songs in the carriage all the way back because he wanted to have sex.
Reading their eyes, the bald man pounded his chest. Still, he knew how to distinguish between public and life.
“Cybal, no matter how much sex I like, I know what the priority of work is. Uh?!”
Jihyo smiled lightly and nodded his head.
“Then can we assume that everyone agrees?”
“Of course-!”
“Good. Then just give me three days. Rest well for three days and set off right away.”
“Yes, chief.”
· · ·
The princess frowned at Ji-hyeok, who was about to leave the capital again just four days after arriving. This time, she was determined to get Elizabeth and Jihyeok together, but things went strangely wrong again.
What can I do though? A colleague was kidnapped.
Anyway, Jihyeok’s team rested for four days and boarded the wagon for the East Continent at dawn. The witch Jeanne was also on the team this time. Apparently, all of this started with her, so of course it can’t be left out. Furthermore, isn’t it her daughter who was kidnapped?
“Hmm, I’ll have to find a bride next time…”
Looking at the walls of the capital, Gide murmured and let out a long sigh. Apparently, the atmosphere was not very pleasant as a colleague was kidnapped.
Bald Gide took a quick glance and opened her mouth to Jihyeok.
“By the way, Captain… I can roughly understand that you are going to the East Continent, but where exactly are you going?”
Jihyeok, who was lost in thought with his eyes down and his arms crossed, looked at the bald man. He said hee hee and laughed awkwardly.
“Where the godmother is.”
“A godmother? … Who is that?”
“The head of the witches.”
“Hwiyu, you’re a giant.”
Jihyuk laughed.
“… A giant.”
A witch who has lived for a good five hundred years. She is a dazzlingly beautiful woman on the outside, but inside she is a degenerate with hundreds of serpents.
In fact, Jihyeok had a few doubts. She wondered why she didn’t bother to kill Jeanne, she did. No matter how favored she is, she could easily find out about her position like this.
Of course, she would just run away if she felt strange, but it wouldn’t be easy for her proud godmother to do that. … Jihyeok sensed that she was up to something.
What? … Why?
Even though witches were strong, in the end, their bodies were a race that did not deviate much from that of humans. Even if she had a godmother, she wasn’t afraid of Jihyeok at all. Because to him in the first place, whether the witches attacked him with ten or twenty, that was it.
… Even her godmother wouldn’t know that unless she was an idiot—-.
He must have known that Ji-hyeok, an S-class warrior, could move if he kidnapped Ludbine, but he pondered for three days why he had to go this far. … And, in the end, the conclusion that came out was this.
– One way or another, she wants her godmother to meet Jihyeok.
Maybe Ludwigne was an excuse. She’s using that to lure him in.
For the time being, Jihyeok thought only that far and did not think about it any further. It was a question he wouldn’t come up with unless he met his godmother in person anyway. He would rather spend his energy on other useful things than on useless worries.
However, he kept in mind that the witches were not very friendly. He said it in some way, but he expected that it would not be a positive direction either. Just looking at the way Ludvine was kidnapped right now isn’t positive at all.
… Anyway, I’ll know when I meet you.
Jihyuk let out a long sigh. Silence fell again in his carriage.
The witch Jeanne was very worried that her daughter would be harmed even if she was harmed. … Still, she stood firm with the one belief that keeping her by her godmother’s side would not take her life.
The carriage ran vigorously toward the eastern continent.
To meet her godmother—-.
