Chapter 43 – 043. Apostle Candidate (2)
‘Merhen Carves Destiny’
A famous web novel serialized in Korea.
It is a famous story that did not know that popularity in Korea and abroad did not know that it would not cool down, starting with a story in which a large number of settings, stories, and many characters were described.
The ‘Mirvabila Empire’, whose goal was to bring about the end of the Arcena continent by summoning its fanatical demon species, and the ‘Human Alliance’ of the Arcena continent waged a war.
The story of ‘Merhen Carving Destiny’ begins in the world 20 years after the end of the ‘Great Arcana War’, which caused many human casualties.
“In other words, does this world have the same setting as the world view in the novel?”
“Yes.”
The name of the set background and the names of the characters appearing are the same.
It was surprising that it included the heroic stories of the six great heroes who led the Great Arcana War to an end, as well as detailed character settings for ‘Riod Olivion’ and ‘Illyana Kennifer’.
The most surprising thing was the existence of a man who became a colleague of the ‘main character’.
“‘Alex Armitas’ is a member of the main character’s party… ?”
“Has this person really not read the novel? What the hell happened?”
“I’ll clean things up for a moment. So, in that novel, Alex becomes the main character’s colleague, and the princess is possessed by a character in the story created by the protagonist and Alex’s party?”
“Yes.”
From the moment Eunhyeon appeared, Yuria said that she pondered for a long time, ‘what the hell is Eunhyeon’s true identity?’.
And one possibility she came up with was that she might be a ‘reincarnated person from another world’ like herself.
The fact that he knows the location and detailed information of the ‘Great Labyrinth of Archis’, which was not yet known to the adventurer’s guild or the kingdom, and that he seems friendly with Alex, one of the key characters in the novel.
In addition, rather than appearing in the web novel ‘Merchen of Destiny (abbreviated name of ‘Merchen Pioneering Destiny’)’, a person who had no connection at all shows a move that destroys the flow of the original work in the novel, so like himself ‘ It is said that the suspicion that he would be an avid reader who had read ‘Marchen of Destiny’ gradually turned into certainty.
However, in reality, Yuria had no choice but to be taken aback when she saw Eunhyeon making an expression that she didn’t know anything, let alone the ‘Marchen of fate’.
“No, how did you know about the great labyrinth of Archis without reading the original work? And how did you meet Alex? I thought that you approached and became close to Alex because he must be the main character who is the main character’s colleague.”
‘Besides, how on earth did you learn the tremendous power you showed me earlier? I came to this world and worked hard to learn even a simple magic…’
After she died on Earth, Yuria, who mistakenly thought that she was reincarnated in another world, was not happy with her reality.
As a royal, she has excellent mana reserves and senses, but she was able to adapt to the new concept of ‘magic’ after a lot of effort.
If it had not been for Princess Yuria’s memories and knowledge since her previous life, she would have been thrown into the world alone as soon as she was reincarnated, so she would not have been able to communicate, and she would not have been able to read.
Perhaps, if only the memories of her previous life were brought back to her without any memories of her present life, she would have gone mad in a world where neither language nor culture could communicate.
However, Eunhyeon realized that this was God’s consideration.
“Under…”
Eun-hyeon felt dumbfounded that she had heard the most absurd fact during her long eternal life of over 400 years.
‘This world is a world in a novel? No, no. At least I can be sure.’
He was sure because he had experienced the end of the earth with his own two eyes and was familiar with the structure of the world restored by the seven gods.
‘It’s the opposite.’
They didn’t come over to the fictional world created on Earth, but just awakened the memories of their previous lives.
If so, it must be the god who brought Yuria to this world to create a novel that she read, “Marchen Pioneering Destiny,” Which is not even funny, and conveyed the story of this world to her.
‘Even through something like a web novel, conveying prior knowledge of this world… Goddess, is this possible?’
[It’s not impossible. I don’t know the details of that web novel, but I guess it was to be considerate of that child who woke up in this world without anything to create and deliver a story to a part of the future.]
Eunhyeon shook her head at Belldandi’s guess.
It was a moment when many questions were answered.
It was a fact she hadn’t predicted at all, but she thought it was good information.
“Hey. Are you listening to me? What happened?”
Eun-hyeon didn’t know how far to convey the facts to Yuri-Ria until after she had finished organizing her words.
“There is nothing particularly special about how I got to know Alex. It happened that we only met face to face a few times.”
“Anything like that, Alex strangely seems to trust you…”
Yuria narrowed her eyes and looked at her Eunhyeon, as if she didn’t understand her, but when she didn’t explain further, she didn’t bother asking.
“The only thing she knew about the Great Labyrinth of Archis was that she had been to this labyrinth before,” She said. It was because I heard the purpose of this labyrinth and the will the owner of the labyrinth left on the third floor.”
“That means… Are you saying that you passed the final ordeal on the third floor?”
“No. But I was able to get information about the labyrinth. So I didn’t deliberately undergo trials.”
“Why? The rewards in the labyrinth must have been full of rare materials and magic tools with a lot of value.”
“Because it wasn’t my thing. All the legacy of Archis left on the 3rd floor is an item that should be passed on to the successor of the puppeteer. This is also the reason why the princess, who does not aim to be a puppeteer, did not like that I was helping her and came out with only her reward.”
“Ugh.”
Yuria frowned as if she had been stabbed in a sore spot.
She was actually aware that her reading wasn’t that good.
“I couldn’t help it.”
“It was said that marriage talks from other countries led to her running away.”
“I hated being sold to a man I had never met.”
“But as a member of the royal family, there must be responsibilities and obligations.”
“Even so…”
YuRia clenched her fists and pondered for a long time, while Eunhyeon quietly warmed up over the campfire and waited for her mouth to open.
“If I couldn’t recall the memories of my previous life, if I didn’t know what kind of country I was going to be sold to or what kind of person my husband would be, at least I wouldn’t have made such a reckless choice. That is Yuria in ‘Marchen of Destiny’. She will be married to the son of the Duke of Xaviros of the Kingdom of Lendir.”
“It’s not such a good arranged marriage.”
“Do you know about Duke Saviros?”
“To some extent. Besides, getting married to a ducal family rather than to the same royal family doesn’t look very good either. The Duke of Saviros is an independent family, and I know that he already has one fiancé. Then, to marry a country’s princess as her concubine, not as her husband’s wife… Is this your decision?”
“Oh, Mama, you don’t know the true face of Duke Saviros. He is rumored to be a duke who is seemingly innocent and enriches his land and supports the country. Mommy doesn’t know that his true self is a horny man who reveals young women and a scumbag who buys women for money and status.”
“Have you ever been persuaded?”
“How? The only one who knows the truth about Duke Saviros is me, who knows the story of the original novel. Do you think your mother will believe you if you convey this fact? There is no evidence to support my claim, but rather, you might admonish me saying that I am putting down a normal person. And… This arranged marriage is also a matter with a lot at stake.”
“I think I know the reason. Are you trying to protect the princess at the same time as strengthening your position?”
In this world, arranged marriages between nobles have various meanings.
How many aristocrats would get married in order to raise their prestige and secure their position, or in the name of protection, or because they truly love each other?
‘Rather, Riod and Theresia are really rare cases.’
Because they love, depend on, and respect each other, the husband sharpens his skills for each other, and the wife devotedly assists her husband in order to gradually increase her prestige and position as a nobleman.
“Hubbi-sama is trying to create a force that can protect her princess, while at the same time attracting a foreign power within her kingdom that can support her son to be installed as her crown prince.”
“Yes…”
YuRia sighed and affirmed her frustration.
At worst, it would be like selling off her daughter, but Helena doesn’t know the true face of Duke Xaviros.
Duke Xaviros, who has been rumored to be excellent in person and outside, will help make his son the Crown Prince, and at the same time, even if he marries as her concubine, he will sincerely take care of her daughter, Yuria, without neglecting her. Was a thought-provoking decision.
From Helena’s point of view, it was a decision she made with the idea that it would certainly cement her son’s place within her kingdom, while at the same time allowing her daughter to live happily ever after.
She is in a hurry to catch both rabbits, so she is not able to properly see the suspicious part of her or the truth hidden from her eyes.
“So that’s why you decided to run away. Not to be protected through an arranged marriage with another country, but to gain the power to protect oneself. Are you determined to enter the labyrinth of the puppeteer Archis to find her heart?”
“Yes…”
Yuria weakly nodded her head at Eunhyun’s words, which accurately saw through her thoughts.
She didn’t want to be a burden in the least.
I hate myself for being weak enough to be sold to a foreign country for protection, so I wanted to grow up enough to at least protect myself. As a first step to that end, I remembered the location of the dungeons in ‘Merchen of Destiny’ and planned an expedition to find ‘relic’. And in a hurry, he made an unreasonable request to Alex to plan such a flimsy expedition.
“It’s wrong with the Queen, as well as with the Queen.”
“Yes?”
“You thought it wouldn’t work unconditionally and didn’t even try persuasion, didn’t you?”
“But…”
“I know. Because the basis of her princess’s thoughts is the fact that she knew based on her own future in her novel called ‘Marchen of Destiny’. However, not everything in this world goes according to the story in the novel.”
It was already the case with the appearance of Eunhyeon, and at this time, she ran away from home and came to the Great Labyrinth of Archis, which was also not in the original story.
“It is also true that we did not consult with the guardsmen. At least, if the prior information about the labyrinth had been properly conveyed, the guard knights might have responded appropriately. One of the most important things about an expedition is the presence or absence of prior information.”
“But the information I know is dubious information whose source cannot be disclosed, but who believes it…”
“It’s about trusting people. Sources sometimes don’t matter. While I was leading the expedition today, did the party members ever show any behaviors such as questioning the source or questioning the information I was providing?”
“… No.”
“Even if the source is not accurate, even if it is a suspicious person whose identity is unclear. The emotional part that cannot be clearly expressed rationally plays a big role in people trusting people.”
Just as the brother and sister Alex and Eleanor asked for help from a man named Eun-hyeon, even though he was an unknown and suspicious man.
It is the same as how the royal knights showed unexplainable trust in Eun-hyeon when he led the party by providing a lot of information and technology in the Arcis Labyrinth expedition.
Why didn’t Merdin and Aisha have a complaint while following the order of a man they had never met before suddenly intruding and joining the party?
It is that Eun-hyeon has shown tremendous military power since her appearance, and while showing the same aspect as a veteran who has had a lot of experience in the field of expedition, she is not arrogant, and rather than ignoring that her ability is inferior to herself, rather than ignoring her, she has the intention to make her grow by accumulating experience. Because it was clearly shown.
“Trust is very important in human relationships. Even if the information and stories that only you know are unreliable, unprovable, and unexplainable, so suspicious, those who trust and cherish the princess will believe her words. Try bumping into it.”
“Ah…”
Yuria sighed softly as she blankly listened to Eunhyeon’s words.
“If you don’t have the confidence to do that yourself, try to become someone who can be trusted by many people. I try to become a person who can show trust so that people can trust and follow me without any doubt.”
After looking up at the night sky once, Eunhyeon continued talking to Yuria, who was still listening to her words.
“Leading people with trust and expectations, repaying the trust and expectations with hope, and that hope will come back blindly with new belief and expectations.”
It was a word that made Yuria, who had the potential of being a ‘protagonist’, make a decision.
