Chapter 752 – 752. Connection (3)
“Alvin. The heads of the dead bodies. Can I put it in the shadows and keep it separately?”
Even Eun-hyeon knew that Alvin’s body could ride in the shadows and move around, but being able to put things inside and preserve them was a different case.
It was a great advantage that he could exert the same effect as the ‘Inventory Magic’ he had independently developed.
“Possible. But…”
Alvin paused for a moment, then blurted out his words.
If you were to ask whether it was possible or not, it was possible, but he was hesitant to carry out Eun-hyeon’s order right now.
Eunhyun looked at him and put on a puzzled expression.
“What’s wrong?”
“That is…”
His face, which had always been consistent with a calm expression, strangely hardened and showed a troubled expression.
For some reason, Eunhyeon realized that Erwin was reluctant to tell him why.
“Tell me if you have any problems. That way, I can help or solve it.”
“No. Not such a big reason. Only…”
“Only?”
“A lot of the toys Eris used to play with are still in the shadows.”
“…”
Eun-hyeon was at a loss for words.
The reason why Erwin was reluctant to put the corpses in the shadows was because he didn’t know how it would affect Eris’ toy in the shadows.
A corpse tends to rot over time, and the smell quickly spreads around.
Perhaps she had never put a human corpse in her shadow, even if she had put his shadow in it.
“Have you ever put food in it?”
“Does not exist.”
If so, it is unknown whether the objects stored in the shadows do not decay over time and are permanently preserved or decay.
What Elvin was worried about was a very trivial reason that Eris’s toys might be soaked with the rotten smell of a corpse.
It was absurd that he hesitated to carry out the orders of the owner who made the spirit contract just because of that, but it was Eun-hyeon who guaranteed him that much freedom and contracted it.
It was a very absurd reason, but it was also a reason that made me laugh because it could be understood.
Elves are sensitive to the natural environment, so they are also sensitive to smells.
If the toy smelled like a corpse, Eris would notice it right away.
Alvin was concerned about that.
“Okay. It’s ridiculous that a toy smells like a corpse.”
Eunhyun reached out her hand to Alvin.
“Give those toys to me. I will keep it.”
“… Thanks.”
In fact, storing a corpse could be done by Eun-hyeon, who has the same inventory, but she had Elvin do something right away with her corpse, so she made him keep her corpse.
“But why are these corpses being kept?”
“I read his memory. The third prince of the Barthel family. That Alfred is going to attend the banquet held at the court of Fernias Kingdom this time.”
In other words, it meant that the ringleader of this incident, the back ship who had previously ordered the Alteria Company to devour the Duchy of Armitas, would come directly to the Kingdom of Pernias.
“… Are you saying you’ll come by yourself?”
Elvin couldn’t figure out Alfred’s intentions, so she tilted her head with a subtle expression.
“Perhaps he wanted to negotiate with me.”
The reason why he attacked Runan and Heilangdan was to gain an upper hand at the negotiating table where he would sit facing Eunhyeon.
What Alfred wants is to regain the Alteria Corporation, which he has invested a long time, effort, and money to grow.
Although the foundation of Sanghoe itself still remains in the Barthel family, most of the manpower and property have been taken away by the Duchy of Armitas, so it is obvious that they will try to recover it even with great effort.
‘And the memory of the leader of this information guild, Alfred, had a very high ego and an authoritative personality.’
Therefore, he was enraged at the fact that the territory of another country was taken away, and he immediately moved to retaliate.
“You must be quite angry.”
It’s to the extent that he himself sells his own footwork and even appears at court banquets in other countries.
Besides, he thought that he might be gnashing his teeth even now, considering that he had gone to great lengths to touch Eun-hyeon.
“But how can that man attend the banquet? There was an unfortunate incident between the dukedom and the Alteria firm.”
That incident must have been known to Queen Yuria, who had sent Alfred an invitation to the banquet.
Aside from the personal relationship formed between her and Eunhyeon, making a scheming attack on the current Duchy of Armitas, which is the center of all logistics and economy, would have dealt a blow not only to the Duchy but also to the Kingdom of Pernias itself.
That she had personally invited the mastermind behind such an incident, Alvin did not understand.
“Even Queen Yuria knows about that incident, but it is an incident that is unknown to the outside world.”
If it is revealed that the Alteria Company played a trick on the Duchy of Armitas, it is not only the Duchy and Company that will suffer damage.
Naturally, diplomacy between the Kingdom of Pernias and the Kingdom of Bartel is bound to have an impact, and it can cause great waves in neighboring countries and regions.
If you do something wrong and a war really breaks out, it’s no different than a handshake in this time of catastrophes, including necromancers and Raynan.
So Queen YuRia covered up the incident after talking to her Eunhyeon.
It’s because humans are already busy working together to solidify the inside, but if the noise between countries increases due to this problem, it becomes even more annoying.
“The banquet being held in the Fernias family this time praises the achievements of Ern and the Knights of Artia, but the real purpose is to celebrate the appearance of the heir to the Holy Sword. She must have been helpless as Princess Yuria.”
It was an unavoidable realistic decision.
The incident at Alteria Firm was not known to the outside world, so the Kingdom of Pernias and the Kingdom of Bartel were not friendly externally, but it wasn’t bad either.
So, it would be even more strange if the invitation was not sent only to the Bartel family.
‘Thinking about it, it’s not a bad opportunity.’
She said that Prince Alfred, who was trying to stir up trouble himself, would come like this directly, but it wasn’t bad to try his hand.
“Is it.”
Alvin silently nodded her head again.
She honestly hasn’t been able to understand everything that’s going on or what’s going to happen.
He reminded her heart again that he just had to do as he was told.
“It’s okay. I’m done with my errands, so I’m going back.”
“It is. More than that, was it really okay to leave the tracking to him alone?”
The ‘that guy’ that Elvin was referring to was her own sister.
“Are you okay. Because Erin is not weak. How long will you only see Erin as her child?”
Alvin frowned at her as if he was dissatisfied with something.
“… You must be looking at me as a child. She’s been over 20 for a long time, and she’s still taking all the childishness.”
“It’s okay. Not only I, Illyana, Eleanor, and Lily all like Erin.”
Eunhyun smiled, but she didn’t bother to answer.
Certainly Erin is more active and brighter than in her girlhood.
Compared to her past, when she was depressed and curled up, her bright appearance now was prettier and better.
As she became her wife, it was quite enjoyable for her to respond to her childish heart, asking her to love her a lot.
“I am not worried because he is weak. More and more she’s worried that the keutiness is getting too much.”
And maybe because of that kind of personality, or because she was easily swept away by the circumstances around her, there were times when Erin would get unexpected results in very unexpected circumstances.
“It’s kind of fun to watch.”
“…”
Alvin let out a small sigh.
Even Alvin knew that this was just her own bias.
It is a happiness that she has finally attained after a very long struggle.
She gained the fact that she was her family, which she had been starving for so long, and she was relieved to see her sister, who was loved and loved by her.
All Erwin wanted was for Erin, who had become so happy, not to become unhappy again.
He was Erin’s only older brother, though she always rebuked her Erin for her ignorance.
“I get it.”
Pushing her useless worries about her sister deep into her heart again, Alvin disappeared into Eun-hyeon’s shadow.
Ugh
And at just the right time, the inside pocket of his clothes vibrated.
It was the alarm of a small crystal ball used as an artifact for communication.
“Even a tiger speaks for itself.”
Eunhyun smiled and activated the crystal ball for communication.
As expected, it was Erin who made the call.
[Hyunah. This is all sorted out.]
“What about Runan?”
[All right. All the fingers on her left hand were cut off and it seemed to be bleeding profusely, so I used the potion Hyun-i gave me.]
Speaking of that potion, Eunhyeon prepared it by mixing herbs herself, and Eleanor meant a potion that contained divine power.
If Erin had used it without hesitation, she could have guessed how serious his condition would have been when she found Runan.
He was left in a presumably dying state, and his intentions to negotiate with him were revealed.
“Okay. Great job. Are you not hurt anywhere?”
[Huh. I’m okay. Rather, there was nothing to get hurt.]
“What? What do you mean?”
Eunhyeon tilted her head after hearing what Erin added.
From the time Erin was sent in the first place, a collision with the intelligence organization of Barthel Kingdom was inevitable.
It would not mean that they were weak enough to seriously injure Erin.
[That’s right…]
Erin hesitated for a moment.
It was complicated because I didn’t know how to explain this.
Eventually, she asked Eunhyeon again.
[Hyunah. Do you know the boy named ‘Juhong’?]
“… What?”
Eun-hyeon, who was trying to return to the Duchy of Armitas, suddenly stopped.
As she stared at the crystal ball, she realized she hadn’t heard wrong, so she asked Erin again.
“Who… Called?”
[It’s called ‘red’. A girl who uses a technique similar to Hyun appeared…]
“…”
Eun-hyeon did not respond to Erin’s words as she continued to report her through her crystal ball.
To be precise, he couldn’t hear Erin’s words right now.
The thoughts filling Eunhyeon’s head right now were the last words of Joo Hyeonseong, the father of ‘Juhong’.
[After all, I’ve never had a drink with you until I died like this. Our Hongi… I’m counting on you.]
Eun-hyeon had not been able to keep the will of Joo Hyeon-seong, who was her first teacher, friend, and father.
