Chapter 107 – 107. Marriage Proposal
“In the end, the expeditionary force, which was pushed back even in the battle, had no choice but to retreat, and the expeditionary force had no choice but to return to Pernin without seeing the bandits’ faces. I am on my way to hear the opinion of the alchemy professor in Aether about the ‘synthetic beast’ that the knights of my knights witnessed after receiving all the reports of the circumstances today.”
“Hmm…”
After hearing all of Riod’s story, Eunhyeon was lost in thought.
Organize the stories he said in your head and list important keywords.
Bandits raid the village.
Unidentified monsters encountered during an expedition to subdue bandits.
That it was a synthetic monster that synthesized a human and a monster.
‘There’s not enough information yet.’
You can make as many guesses and hypotheses as you like, but hypotheses that cannot confirm anything are useless.
“How much damage was done?”
“Two light wounds and one serious wound among the knights, thirteen light wounds among the soldiers, four serious wounds, and one death. Shit…”
“You…”
At the same time as biting his lips tightly, resentment leaked out from his clenched fist.
Theresia comforted him by touching Riod’s shoulder, who must be feeling responsible for this incident.
“It’s not an ordinary thing. Re-apply, are you going to do it?”
“Of course. For the sake of my wounded knights and soldiers, and besides, I can’t leave the monsters at a level that overwhelmed my knights and soldiers like this.”
“Good. Then I will join the fight.”
“… Really?”
As if it was unexpected, Lyod asked again.
From his point of view, Eun-hyeon’s existence was always a reliable presence that he could rely on and consult with, but not many people know about the relationship between the two.
It was a very happy miscalculation from Riod’s point of view, knowing that Eun-hyeon had no intention of revealing it externally and did not like to step forward.
“Now there is no reason to hold back, and this is also a matter of your prestige.”
Rumors quickly spread through the mouths of the nobles that the expedition of Artia’s knights led by Riod had failed.
There is a good chance that the aristocratic forces who are hostile to Riod, who want to undermine his prestige, will persistently bite even a small pod.
If there was a problem, it was best to solve it quickly and quickly before rumors spread further.
“Let’s raise your value a little bit.”
“My worth? What do you mean?”
“Why do you live like this? He became one of the great heroes who saved the world at best. Aren’t they being checked by other nobles, and it seems like they’re not being treated properly in the country? With the title of ‘the best knight in the kingdom’, a key figure in this country.”
As one of the great heroes who ended the war made his name known throughout the continent, the Kingdom of Pernias, which belonged to him, naturally gained fame and began to tremble in prestige.
Originally, the entire royal family and nobles should have come forward to serve him hospitably and treat him like a hero, but the nobles and royals of this country are dissatisfied with the growing prestige of Riod, and they bite him and can’t keep him in check. There is.
“I can’t help but be angry that I heard that from none other than you, it’s ridiculous.”
Lyod laughed.
The greatest contribution to ending the war was not the great heroes including Riod, but Eun-hyeon, an unknown being.
For some reason, the humans who led them and eventually sacrificed their lives are resurrected, and live a carefree life without revealing the truth and without expecting any reward or reward.
And he still helps himself whenever he needs it.
It was an act that was completely incomprehensible to someone who did not know Eunhyeon’s purpose and principle of action.
“Listening to what you’re saying, it seems like you had something to do with Queen Diane. What on earth did you do to dislike me so much?”
The fundamental reason why many nobles could treat Riod so poorly was that the Fernias family treated Riod Olivion very poorly.
“Ah, that…”
“Theresia.”
Theresia, who urgently tried to reveal the truth to Eun-hyeon, was stopped by Riod.
She soon signaled not to with a wink of her eyes, and Theresia sighed and her shoulders drooped.
“Hmm, there seems to be something I don’t want to say. What happened But you need to use this opportunity to improve your standing in this country a bit more. In the first place, this country, which has grown into a great power and survived competition with other countries with your prestige on its back, feels grace for you, but there are too many scum that are frantic to bite you and eat your back. Let’s make sure the board is set up this time so that those guys don’t climb up again.”
“No, since this is led by you, I will…”
“What do you think? Marquis?”
“Whoops, good.”
Ignoring Riod’s intention to be the center of the plan and the protagonist of the stage, Eun-hyeon asked Theresia for permission.
At the same time that Eun-hyeon stood up from her seat, Theresia also stood up from her seat and Eun-hyeon took her outstretched hand and shook her hand.
After the war, with Eun-hyeon’s death, Eun-hyeon was very proud of her ability to raise Leo despondent from her disappointment, seizing her social circle and helping her husband to her present position. Was highly appreciated.
In particular, her skills in teaching her great skills to the point of inciting Illyana and killing herself, while hiding her behind the scenes, make even Eun-hyeon feel chilly.
“I think I can maintain a very good relationship with not only Illyana-nim, but also Eun-hyeon-nim.”
Moreover, from Theresia’s point of view, her husband’s friend, Eun-hyeon, who was very talented, said that she would personally step in to solidify her husband’s position, which made her happy.
“Ha…”
As the silver snake and the golden lioness looked at each other and smiled sinisterly, the brown-maned lion in her middle sighed with an enraged gaze.
“Oh, and Leo. I’m sorry, but I want to get paid this time.”
“Cost?”
When Eunhyeon mentioned Rio de’s unexpected words, she put on a surprised expression.
Eun-hyeon said that when something happened, she would step in and help a lot, but she never asked for anything in return.
“That’s right…”
Seeing the expression on Eunhyun’s unwillingness to say something, Leo De also made a nervous expression.
She realized that it was something that would make Eun-hyeon very difficult, so she guessed that if he asked her to do it, it would absolutely be something unusual.
“You are better than me on this part, so I want to get your advice.”
“I? Is there anything better than you?”
Leo de made an expression of not knowing why, but on the contrary, Theresia, who was next to him, was giggling and laughing while holding her breath.
“That… Me this time…”
Seeing Eunhyeon’s hesitant face, Lyodes quietly listened to Eunhyeon’s words without letting go of his questionable gaze.
After hearing Eunhyeon’s request of a lifetime, the entire Marquis Mansion began to reverberate with the loud laughter of the lion, the owner of the mansion.
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[Have you finally made up your mind?]
“Yes. What.”
Eunhyeon smiled wryly at Belldandi’s question and nodded her head.
[I am very happy with the child’s decision.]
Seeing Eunhyeon finally make up her mind after much thought, Belldandy puts on a proud and happy expression.
“… Is it something you would like that much?”
[Anyway, wasn’t it a decision that the child made on his own to pursue his own happiness? I always wanted my child to make this choice.]
“…”
Eunhyun quietly gazed into space as she walked through the dark night sky.
It was a problem she always had.
Does she really deserve to pursue happiness?
She clearly divides the difference and boundaries between lives that can be saved and lives that must be saved, and she freely assigns weight and value to those lives, saving people while abandoning them.
Standing here, using other people’s lives as a stepping stone, she wonders if there really is a way for her to be happy.
‘Why didn’t you help me?’, ‘Why did you throw it away?’, The voices of the lives she had given up and turned away from were still imprinted in her head and entangled Eun-hyeon’s heart like a gourd, harassing her.
For this reason, Eunhyeon has never had a romantic relationship with a member of the opposite sex while making connections with many humans for 400 years.
Illyana’s case was a very unusual case.
As she was resurrected, one of the reasons was that she blew her wind into the mind of Eun-hyeon, who was wandering, but she couldn’t reject her heart.
[Fate is also really ironic. At that time, that ‘descendant of the witch’.]
The reason for accepting Illyana’s heart was that her guilt and responsibility were the biggest.
However, if you ask if there is no love in the relationship between the two people that arose there, neither is it.
“But now I have made my decision. Really… Are you okay? Even if I do whatever I want.”
[Of course. Because I only wish for the child’s happiness.]
“Thank you.”
Eun-hyeon nodded her head at the infinite favor of her goddess sent to her and slightly bowed her head as a sign of her gratitude.
The permission of her own goddess was also dropped.
All she has left is to convey her own heart to her.
Just as Illyana did not wait any longer and gave her heart to Eunhyun, this time Eunhyun decided to tell her heart to Illyana.
“Oh, Hyuna. I’m here?”
Upon arriving at her house, Erin greeted Eunhyeon in her living room.
“It’s late. Have you washed up yet?”
“Ehehe, I did a bit of training.”
“Good job.”
“Hi-Hi.”
“I’ll brush your hair, so come here.”
“Huh!”
When Eun-hyeon brought her hairbrush and beckoned her to sit in her chair, Erin, feeling better, sat down in her chair.
She toweled off Erin’s wet hair from her shower and dried her hair using wind magic that created warm air.
Squeak
“I’m here?”
Sensing her presence, Illyana rubbed her eyes and greeted Eunhyun.
“Since when have you slept?”
“One… 3 hours?”
Naturally, Illyana came up behind Eunhyun and wrapped her arms around his waist.
“Let’s change clothes.”
She was still wearing the same clothes she had when she returned from the expedition, and Illyana frowned when her eunhyeon nagged at Illyana, who hadn’t woken up from her slumber.
“It bothers me… You put it on…”
Perhaps it was because of her lack of sleep, seeing her with a languid voice and a sigh, Eun-hyeon finished brushing her hair and said to Erin.
“It’s over. I have to go to school tomorrow, so go to sleep.”
“Huh! Okay!”
Erin nods her head, and she hurries into her own room.
Eunhyun untied Illyana’s hug from her own waist, put her hands on her waist and legs, and held her in her arms.
Then she undressed herself, admired her naked body, which she coveted several times, and took her nightgown from her closet and put it on her.
“Illyana, I will participate in Riod’s expedition this time. I’ll probably be away for a while.”
“Yes… How much?”
With her eyes closed, a smile comes out as she answers properly even though she is half asleep.
“Well, shouldn’t I think about it for a few weeks?”
“I am?”
“You have a library maintenance job. And I can’t leave Erin alone.”
“Yes.”
“And…”
‘Ah… This is a real flag… I really don’t want to…’
If I do it in this situation right now, I feel like something will happen, but I can’t help but say it.
Even though her heart has already made up her mind, for various reasons, she can’t bear to let go of her mouth.
In this situation, at this timing, uttering these words made me feel reluctant, like a death flag.
As Eun-hyeon was caught in a huge dilemma and pondered for a long time, Illyana opened her closed eyes and glanced at her.
“What is it, why are you taking so much time?”
“When I return from my expedition, will we get married?”
“…”
The silence that came after Eunhyeon’s words filled Illyana’s room.
After a few seconds, Illyana suddenly comes to her senses, opens her eyes, and starts glaring at Eun-hyeon with the intent to kill her.
“Say it again.”
“Uh?”
“Tell me again. Hurry!”
“Uh, that’s why I’m participating in Riod’s expedition this time…”
“Don’t do that! What you said after that!”
It was her friend, Leo de, and to put it like that, if he had heard of it, he would have frowned at her again and called Illyana her old maid.
“When I return from the expedition…”
“Huh.”
“Shall we get married?”
“… Haaaaa.”
Illyana strokes her chest and lets out her deep sigh.
“Hey.”
“Huh?”
“What kind of proposal is so beggar?”
“Uh…”
Eunhyun couldn’t follow her words at Illyana’s plaintive reaction.
“It was very difficult to hear those words. Right?”
“… Sorry. I was the one to kill.”
Eunhyun smiled bitterly and nodded his head.
“You couldn’t even listen to my heart and threw yourself away, so you made me live alone until I turned 40 and now you’re getting married? Decisive oh oh oh? Is that so out of the blue?”
“No?”
“Who doesn’t like that?! Of course ok. It’s this fuckin’ meal!”
Illyana grabbed him by the collar and kissed him on the lips.
“Puha… I can’t… Take off your clothes.”
“What?”
Illyana, who had a strange eye on Playdo Castle, the exposure training she had forcibly ventured into in the fantasy world last time, was unaware that she had developed a habit of turning her switch in a strange direction.
“Take off your clothes, my stomach is starting to throb. Let’s do it right now.”
“Hey, we both have work tomorrow. What I do after the expedition is over…”
“Ah! I can’t wait!”
Illyana, now fully awake to her sexuality, groaned.
“How many weeks will the expedition take? Where can I run away after making my body like this? Please leave me completely satisfied before you go. So that I can quietly wait for you to return.”
“…”
