## Chapter 626 – 626. God’S Atlantis
I looked at the table in the corner. There was water and a white powder on it.
“What is that powder? Don’t tell me it’s drugs…?”
“Do you think I look like a woman who does drugs?”
“Ah, I apologize. That was a slip of the tongue. When I see white powder, that’s the first thing that comes to mind…”
“It’s a drug, but not that kind of drug. Have you heard of Yett powder?”
“Of course, I have. Isn’t it more accurately called Yett slug powder? Is that Yett powder?”
Yett powder is more expensive than drugs.
This is because taking Yett powder makes all the senses of the body more sensitive. If you train after taking Yett powder, you can see better training results than usual.
‘It was in the original story too.’
There was a scene in the original story where the main character, Kang Myung-jin, used Yett powder to train.
“That’s right. It’s Yett powder. I take it sometimes when I train within the family. Would you like to try some?”
“I’ve heard that Yett powder is incredibly expensive. It’s worth more than a commoner’s monthly salary per gram… and it’s not easy to get.”
“It’s fine. The production site of Yett powder is in one of Arpis’s territories. We can get Yett powder anytime.”
“…Then, I’ll try some.”
She put a spoonful of Yett powder into a water glass and gave it to me.
“The effects and duration of Yett powder vary depending on the dosage. One spoonful is just right.”
I stared at the water glass. The water with the Yett powder was clear and had no smell. I put the glass to my lips and gulped down the lukewarm water. It tasted like nothing. But the effect was there.
My senses sharpened. It felt like all the hairs on my body were standing on end. My vision felt clearer, and the sensation in my hands was more vivid than before.
‘Definitely, training in this state would be a great help.’
I placed my hand on the sword hilt. I felt a chill that made my whole body tingle.
“This is… amazing.”
“I’m glad you like it. You can swing your sword.”
Seira gave her permission. There was no reason to refuse. I immediately drew Hwaryeonbido from its sheath and swung it in the air.
It felt like Hwaryeonbido had become a part of my body.
‘This is a sensation that can only be felt with deep concentration… I never thought it would be possible with drugs.’
I swung my sword a few more times.
And then I felt the drawback. Every time I swung my sword, I became rapidly exhausted. My body was fine, but I was mentally tired.
“It would be difficult to train for a long time in this state.”
“Ordinary knights can’t even last half a day.”
“Does the effect really last for half a day?”
“No. It’s three hours. Unless you take more Yett powder.”
“Does taking more increase the duration of the effect?”
“It increases not only the duration but also the effect. The mages say that it can drive you crazy, so never overdose. Well, you’d have to take an enormous amount of Yett powder to get to that point.”
After that, I trained with her, swinging our swords.
Every time her large breasts, wrapped in her training uniform, bounced, my heart pounded, and blood rushed to my lower body, causing me some trouble.
•••
Three days passed.
All I had done during that time was train with Seira and tour the city of Arpis with her guidance.
The reason why she, a duchess, personally guided me was obvious. She wanted to show me how developed Arpis was and make me a knight of Arpis.
The city of Arpis was quite developed for a city on the outskirts of the empire, but that was it. There was nothing particularly special about it.
After lunch, I was resting in my room.
‘I’ll be training with Seira again this afternoon.’
Seira was a training fanatic. She headed to the training grounds as soon as she opened her eyes and trained until just before she went to bed. When I asked the servants, they said that Seira had been training like crazy since she was a child. Because of that, she had quite a few problems with her retainers in the past.
‘We’re training together, but our relationship isn’t getting closer than I thought. At this rate, I won’t be able to get with Seira… huh?’
I saw a red pigeon flying through the sky towards the castle outside the window. It looked exactly like the magical messenger pigeon I had seen before. Except that it was completely red.
‘A red messenger pigeon… it’s obviously a sign of urgent news.’
Something must have happened in one of the territories of the Duke of Arpis. I was indifferent. Whether the Arpis territory was invaded or a civil war suddenly broke out, it had nothing to do with me.
•••
I went down to the underground training grounds. Seira, who I thought would be there first, came down to the training grounds two hours later.
“Sir. I’m sorry, but today is the last day of our training together. I’ve told the servants, so you won’t have any problems using the training grounds even when I’m not here.”
“You look serious. Did something happen?”
“There’s a problem in the Yett territory, or more precisely, on Mount Yett.”
“If it’s the Yett territory… that’s where Yett powder is produced. Is it because of the Yett powder?”
“There were signs of a monster wave. It must be that a Yett slug queen was born.”
Yett slug.
Yett powder was obtained from this monster called the Yett slug. And a monster wave meant that a large number of monsters would rush in at once.
“Is it something that Duchess Seira has to deal with personally?”
“Usually, my father would take care of it himself. It’s faster that way. But this time, I decided to go. I’m my father’s successor. I can’t just stay home and focus on training.”
“Is Duchess Seira’s job to kill the Yett slug queen?”
“That’s right. The Yett slugs only rampage when there’s a queen. Once the queen is dead, they become docile again, so the problem is solved. This is just a periodic event.”
Seira said calmly. Just by listening to her, it didn’t seem like a difficult task.
“Are you going alone?”
“I’m going with ten knights and three hundred soldiers.”
My eyes lit up. This was an opportunity. It could be a chance to get closer to Seira.
“Duchess Seira. I would like to go with you. I want to help you, even with my meager strength.”
“I appreciate your words. But you are a guest of Arpis. Which family in the world would send their guest to fight monsters?”
“If I am truly a guest of Arpis, then I hope the Arpis family will respect my wishes. I want to kill the Yett slug queen with Duchess Seira.”
“……”
Seira closed her mouth and looked at me with her dark eyes.
“Do you want to become a knight of Arpis?”
“You misunderstand. That’s not what I meant.”
Seira chuckled.
“You are a guest of Arpis. You are my father’s guest. Go and ask my father directly, not me.”
“I understand.”
I prepared several reasons as I went to meet the Duke of Arpis. But he smiled brightly and nodded.
“If that’s what you want, then so be it.”
“I didn’t expect you to agree so easily.”
“It’s a way to increase our forces, so why would I refuse? And with your skills, you’ll be of help to Seira.”
“I will definitely protect the Duchess.”
Noyte waved his hand casually as if to say he understood. I stepped back. Considering that Seira was much stronger than me, I might not be the one protecting her.
•••
「Entered the 6,155th district, Mount Yett.」
The 6,155th district was a place with a large rocky mountain comparable to Mount Jiri, and a small city below it. The mountain was Mount Yett, and the city was Yett City.
The harmony of the rocky mountain and the city was a fantasy-like scene, like a painting. But there was no time to leisurely admire the scenery. The situation in the city was much more urgent than I had thought.
Hundreds of 3-meter-long yellow slugs, Yett slugs, were crawling towards the city from the rocky mountain. The crawling speed of the large slugs was similar to the speed of a person running at full speed.
The Yett slugs clung to the walls and crawled upwards. Soldiers poured hot oil on the Yett slugs, shot arrows, and stabbed them with spears, defending the city. The human resistance was fierce. But the Yett slugs did not back down at all.
“…It’s different.”
Seira said coldly. I couldn’t ask what was different. Because she gripped the reins tightly and shouted as she rode forward.
“Charge! Sweep away all the Yett slugs trying to climb over the walls!”
“Yes! Duchess!”
The knights on horseback charged, followed by soldiers with spears.
I also rode my horse and followed behind Seira.
I dropped lightning on the Yett slugs.
The effect was excellent. The bodies of the Yett slugs that were struck by lightning shriveled and died.
I didn’t go near them and dropped lightning from afar. If I killed them with a sword, they would die, bursting with smelly and sticky mucus. I didn’t want to go near them.
And it seemed that Seira felt the same way, as she killed the Yett slugs by sending sword energy from afar.
“You can control lightning… You have great abilities besides swordsmanship.”
“It’s nothing compared to Duchess Seira’s skills. It seems that the Yett slugs have been mostly dealt with, so let’s go inside the city.”
Looking around, there were only the corpses of Yett slugs.
Koo-oong!
Just then, a large gate opened, and a middle-aged man in armor came out to greet us.
“Duchess! I am Baron Polax, the acting lord of Shett City! I have been waiting for you!”
“Baron Polax. You have protected the city well so far. But this attack is different from before.”
“Yes. There are too many Yett slugs. But I don’t know the cause.”
“Let’s talk in detail inside.”
We entered the city walls.
Conversely, countless people poured out of the city walls. They looked like soldiers and commoners, and they were all clinging to the corpses of the Yett slugs.
As I looked at them curiously, Seira said.
“They are collecting the corpses of the Yett slugs to get Yett powder.”
“With so many Yett slug corpses, you’ll get a lot of Yett powder.”
“No, not that much. The amount of Yett powder that comes from one Yett slug corpse is less than 100g.”
“They’re so big, but you can only get that little powder?”
“Most of the Yett slug’s body is made of mucus. It shrinks to 50cm when it dries. If you use salt to dissolve the Yett slug and repeat the process of burning it, you can make Yett powder.”
“I’ve gained some good knowledge. But thinking about it, this might not be a bad thing. If the Yett slug attacks are repeated, you can get a lot of Yett powder, right?”
“Yett slugs are dangerous. If an ordinary person is covered in their mucus, they will melt in 10 seconds. One or two is fine. But if they gather together, it’s hard to handle.”
Seira had a meeting with Baron Polax. I was next to them, but I didn’t know much, so I couldn’t intervene.
“The reason for the increase in the number of Yett slugs… you don’t know.”
“Yes, Duchess. It was too dangerous for the city to create a separate unit to investigate.”
“With that many, it’s best to protect the city. You made the best decision.”
“However, I suspect that the Yett slug queen that appeared this time might be a special individual…”
“Hmm. That might be the case. Anyway, now that the situation is like this, we need to change the plan.”
Seira paused for a moment as if she was thinking, then said.
“Originally, I was going to lead a separate unit into Mount Yett to kill the Yett slug queen. But looking at the situation in the city, it might be difficult to withstand the next attack. So, it’s enough for me to kill the Yett slug queen alone. You guys stay here and protect the city.”
Of course, the knights protested.
“No, Duchess!”
“Please reconsider!”
“Our mission is to protect the Duchess!”
Seira frowned and rebuked them.
“Your mission is not to protect me, but to follow my orders. Protect the city with the soldiers. I will go and kill the Yett slug queen.”
“Duchess! The Yett slug queen is not an ordinary monster! Please reconsider!”
“Do you think I can’t do what my father has been doing? That’s an order.”
“Duchess…!”
The knights cried out desperately, but Seira did not go back on her words.
And the next day at dawn.
Seira went up Mount Yett alone.
I secretly followed her.
