Chapter 489 – 489. Water Gate Territory Tirnis (3)
When they returned to the hotel room where they unpacked their luggage, Gerard greeted Eunhyeon, Eleanor, and Erin inside the room.
“Older brother. Are you here?”
“Okay.”
Eunhyeon was greeted by Gerard and entered the room.
“… You are here.”
The nine-tailed fox, who was sitting on the bed with his arms crossed, muttered softly as he looked at Eunhyun.
Nine tails, larger than a human body, swayed on the bed, giving off an intimidating atmosphere.
“How are you?”
“Very good.”
The nine-tailed fox, who came through the gate that had been activated in advance in the hotel room, simply released his magic.
Ugh
The magical power of the divine beast that filled the room boasted great density, giving people a great sense of pressure.
In Eunhyeon’s case, she released her divine power, Eleanor’s divine power, Gerard’s Kirin’s magical power, and Erin’s own way against the nine-tailed fox’s magical power.
“Eww…”
Some of the power of a real nine-tailed fox, which is not at the level you have experienced, is so dense that it takes your breath away.
Erin and Eleanor groaned and shivered.
I had experienced some of the nine-tailed fox’s power through training, but I wasn’t used to facing it directly.
The same goes for Eleanor, who uses divine power.
Eunhyeon and Gerard are the only ones who do not change their facial color and remain calm.
“You are wonderful.”
“Joy. Empty words without a change in the color of his face.”
In spite of Eunhyeon’s praise, the gumiho showed a sour reaction.
“No. Miho! Miho’s strength is as great as Hyun-nim’s words!”
“…”
It’s the same as not liking Gerard’s encouragement, who became an ardent follower.
The nine-tailed fox with a sullen expression neatly ignored Gerard’s words and looked at Eun-hyeon.
“But did you really need to do this?”
The gumiho made an expression of incomprehension.
“That was to hide Shinsoo’s identity.”
“Can this look change at any time?”
With the magic of the divine beast that filled her room, and her nine tails and fox ears gone, she had the appearance of an ordinary human woman.
“And there is no reason to materialize the body.”
With the help of Eun-hyeon, Illyana, and Erin, she entered the newly created fox bead, and as long as she carried the bead, she herself could follow Eun-hyeon’s party from the beginning.
She didn’t have to call the nine-tailed fox here by using the gate technology that she had been hiding until now, and it didn’t matter if she just accompanied her from the beginning.
“There are two reasons for that.”
“Tell me.”
“The first, as I said earlier, is to prevent Shinsoo’s identity from being exposed in any case.”
“So, whoever can recognize my identity now… No. For a moment…”
He tried to argue again with an expression of incomprehension, but the gap between his eyes narrowed as he realized what Eunhyeon was trying to say.
Understanding Eunhyeon’s words, the gumiho asked Eunhyeon back with an expression of disapproval.
“Are you sure?”
“I am convinced.”
Seeing Eunhyeon’s confident expression, the nine-tailed fox was lost in thought for a few seconds.
“… Right.”
After a while, he made a face of understanding and raised his head again.
“The second reason is?”
“It was to restore Shinsoo’s power even a little more.”
The strength of the nine-tailed fox now is less than one-tenth of what it was when they were on Earth and in their heyday.
The shrine built inside the current dungeon is a special place to restore the power of the past little by little by regularly receiving high-density magical energy, condensing and capturing the energy.
If you hide your identity while in a fox orb and accompany them, you will be able to preserve the magical power you have recovered so far, but it will be impossible to recover more magical power.
The fact that 30 and 40 are more efficient than 20 is a fact that can be known without needing to say it.
This means only one thing.
“… In other words, you think that there will definitely come a situation where you need my strength, right?”
“That’s right.”
Eun-hyeon predicted with certainty that some kind of fight would break out in this expedition to hold his funeral, starting with the death of the king.
And the fight takes place in the form of keeping the promise that Eun-hyeon shared with the nine-tailed fox.
To that end, Eun-hyeon had been hiding the existence of the nine-tailed fox until now.
As a joker card that creates variables that can occur unexpectedly later.
“Haha.”
Normally, Eun-hyeon would not like Eun-hyeon’s idea of using Shinsoo, a magical being who transcends humans, but his intentions and actions to prepare this place did not make me feel so bad.
“Good night. State your intentions and plans.”
Eun-hyeon smiled and bowed her head at the generosity of the nine-tailed fox, who promised not to run amok this time, but to completely fall for her flattery and follow the plan.
“Thank you.”
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Next day.
Gerard, who joined late, was able to join the expedition naturally.
There was no reason to refuse to join Gerard, who was called one of the six heroes along with Riod, a comrade-in-arms of Artia’s Knight Commander.
I didn’t know why he was here or why he joined this expedition, but it wasn’t a good thing to doubt him, who had accumulated great merit in the previous vampire eradication operation.
Queen Diane was a bit dubious, but accepted Gerard’s late appearance.
“Wow…”
Looking up at the gigantic sailboat prepared in the dock of Tyrnis, Erin expressed her astonishment as she couldn’t close her mouth.
It was the first time she had ever seen a ship in her life, and the size of the ship, which could accommodate hundreds or even thousands of people, was enough to make Erin’s eyes sparkle.
“Awesome!”
The hull is also a hull, but exclamation burst out at the scene of dozens of tall and long pillars soaring high into the sky and the sails hanging from them fluttering in the sea breeze.
At this time, only the physical age has matured, but the inside is still childless.
Seeing this, Eunhyeon and Eleanor’s faces bloomed with smiles.
After all the royal family, knights, and troops had boarded the coffin containing the king’s body, Count Tirnis asked Queen Diane for permission.
“Then we will set sail.”
“Please.”
When Queen Diane gave her permission, Count Tirnis, who held her at the helm, shouted in a loud voice.
“It’s departure!”
At that word, which contained a wave of powerful magical power that resonated throughout the sailboat, the movements of the sailors on board the sailboat began to bustle at once.
“Wow… The Count… Are you driving yourself?”
“Well, since the matter is the matter, there is no choice but to do so.”
Eunhyun calmly answered Erin’s question.
It is a voyage to attend the funeral of a king.
Of course, the passengers on board were also royalty, so how could Count Tirnis stay still in the manor on this voyage?
Following Eunhyun’s answer, it was, of course, Eleanor who gave an additional explanation.
“As I said yesterday, the role of Tyrnis Territory generally has another role besides protecting the people and managing the territory.”
It manufactures and manages sailboats to go to Orbis, the island where the tombs of successive royals of the Kingdom of Pernias are buried.
And furthermore, it includes ‘guiding the royal family to Orbis’.
If the sailing ship carrying all the royal family, which is the core of the kingdom of Pernias, encounters any misfortune and there is a problem, it is the Tyrnis family who must take responsibility for it.
“So, everyone in Count Tirnis’s family is basically learning navigation, and they train to sail to Orbis regularly, once every three years.”
Since the death of the king and other members of the royal family cannot be predicted or predicted in advance, the main role of the Territory of Tirnis is to keep ships and crews on standby at all times when the royal family orders them to depart immediately.
“All the sailors here… Does that mean you put a lot of effort and time into this day?”
“Yes.”
Hearing Eleanor’s affirmation, Erin quietly observed the sailors who were busy performing their duties without hesitation.
There is no restraint in their appearance as they run around the deck while sweating and are busy carrying goods.
No matter how many times or dozens of times the movements were repeated, the appearance of assisting and matching each other’s movements to handle the work reminded me of veteran adventurers who have been in the adventurer industry for years.
Even though the place, subject, and conditions are different, they are also fighting something, and this place on the sea was no different from a battlefield for them.
So, the voyage to Orbis departed for the funeral of the current King, Andrea Pernias.
The voyage itself went very smoothly.
The sailboat, which met a tailwind, accelerated further and narrowed the distance toward Orbis, and the course set under the command of the captain and veteran sailors with accumulated experience and know-how through repeated training was very stable.
In preparation for an emergency, the Tirnis sailing ship was able to arrive at Orbis Island without any major problems among the crew, who were not slowing down so that they could fight at any time if they met a marine beast.
“Thank you for your effort. Count Tirnis.”
Queen Diane, who disembarked after the voyage, praised Count Tirnis for his hard work.
Count Tirnis placed his right hand on his left breast and bowed respectfully, showing the highest courtesy to his royalty.
“It was a great honor to serve the royal family in my generation.”
It was ironic that the news of the king’s death, the occasion of this incident, could be an honorable event for someone, but for the family of Count Tirnis, being able to serve as the royal guide, which has been passed down through generations for hundreds of years, was very It was an honorable thing.
“And since we still have to come back, our role is not completely over.”
It is the role of Count Tirnis’ family to guide all the royal family and passengers to the end so that they can safely reach the capital, Pernin, after the funeral of the king.
“I will wait for you here.”
Count Tirnis did not accompany him to the tombs of successive royalty beyond this point.
Their role is to guide them to Orbis Island.
It is the responsibility of the same royal family and their escorts to hold the funeral of the deceased king.
At the end of a long procession, where four soldiers lifted the coffin containing the body of Andrea Fernias, led by Queen Diane and other royals, it was a gigantic ruin.
“… Temple?”
Erin muttered involuntarily at the appearance of the ancient ruins, which seemed to exude elegance like a temple.
“That is the place where the tombs of the successive kings of Pernias are enshrined. These are the ruins of Orbis.”
“…”
After hearing Eunhyeon’s explanation, Erin stared blankly at the Orbis ruins.
What was strange was the surface of the ruins.
The absence of weathered or mossy traces makes it look like a newly built building, protected from the flow of time.
It is clearly different from the ruins Erin has seen through her adventurer activities so far.
When everyone was focused on the entrance of the ruins and not looking back, Eun-hyeon put strength on her legs and jumped high into the sky.
His movements were so quiet and stealthy that only a few caught his movements when no one noticed.
Even though he caught him, before he could respond, Eun-hyeon summoned his partner, a spear.
[God’s key to reproduce the myth]
[Summon, Brunak]
He clutched one of his favorite weapons, the bruenak, in his right hand, and twisted his waist high above the sky, pulling the spear back.
‘The power is weak.’
If you make a mistake, there is a risk that other soldiers will be caught up in it, so adjust the power to the lowest of the lowest.
Putting strength into his arms, he twisted his back, which had been firmly fixed, and tossed Brewnack with all his might.
[Bryunak spearmanship]
[Scourge]
A single flash of light that cuts through the atmosphere from above and falls down is the lightning bolt itself that has mass.
Kwaaang!
The target Eunhyeon was aiming at was the coffin containing the body of the current king, Andrea Pernias.
