Chapter 760 – 760. Relationship to Be Restored (1)
Awakening his lost consciousness, it was the wooden ceiling that came into Runan’s field of vision.
“Here is… ? Ugh…”
He carefully stood up and tried to examine the situation, but his body, which had become as heavy as a thousand pounds, did not listen to him.
“What the hell am I…”
As Runan lay on the bed, turning his head and looking around him was the limit.
And I was surprised to find out his own physical condition.
‘There are no wounds.’
His fingers, which had been cut off by the mercenaries who had kidnapped him, had been restored to their original state.
The sensation and pain of being cut off should still be clear, but the current situation was so embarrassing, as if the experience itself was a dream.
And his physical condition was also very good except for the fatigue that felt heavy.
Considering the damage he had accumulated from various bruises and bleeding, the only future he had left for him was death.
I couldn’t understand what the hell was going on.
“… What happened?”
As Runaan was confused, the door opened and someone entered.
“Captain!”
The owner of the voice that resonated throughout the room was Lana, a member of the Heilangdan.
“Are you okay!? How are you feeling? Aren’t you in a lot of pain?”
“Lana. Just calm down…”
For a moment, Runan didn’t understand why Lana was here, but she made it a priority to calm her down in order to hear her details.
“I am OK. Than that… Why are you here I am… Why are you alive?”
“That…”
Lana hesitated to answer as she couldn’t quite organize what and how to explain it in her head.
“Lana moved on her own and she turned to him for help.”
The one who answered his question was Benkel, a member of the Black Wands who came into the room late.
“Be, Venkel!”
“That’s not wrong. If you did, you should be honest and ask for forgiveness.”
“Ugh…”
Lana frowned at his words, which were close to the truth, and did not respond in any way.
He is right.
Heilangdan was originally a group that should have been erased from this place right away.
It was purely thanks to the benevolence of the Duke’s family and Eun-hyeon that they were able to survive and live like human beings until now.
Eunhyeon and Heilangdan are not related like bosses and subordinates.
To put it bluntly, they were just words that could be used and discarded at any time, and they were hounds that would not cause any problems even if they died at any time.
Runan understood Benkel’s brief explanation.
“Lana. Is it true?”
“…”
Lana turned her head to the side to avoid her gaze, avoiding her answer.
Like a child before an accusing parent, she kept her mouth shut.
“Lana.”
With Runan’s voice urging her to answer once more, Lana reluctantly opened her mouth.
“… I couldn’t help it. Leader… No. Because I had to save him.”
Lana had no other choice.
She knew very well that seeking help from Eun-hyeon was the fastest and surest way, so she put it into action without hesitation.
“… Lana.”
“I hate to see you die.”
For Lana, Runan was the first family she had.
As an orphan in the slums abandoned by her parents, she first took part in her family by meeting Runan and holding his outstretched hand.
Wanting to be of help to him, he learned anything he could and did not hesitate to commit murder to take the lives of others.
In slums where fist fights can be fought with just a small loaf of bread, which is less than a meal, it was common to injure and kill others to the point of being close to daily life.
Lana, who was born and raised in such a world, could only help Runan that much.
“…”
Runaan looked at Lana with her complicated eyes.
In fact, she could not blame Lana for her arrogance, as he had personally experienced the ugliness of being captured by her mercenaries and being tortured by her.
“Then… It means that he is here now.”
“That’s right.”
Venkel remained firm and confirmed Runaan’s guess.
The reason he was nervous was because he had the Heilangdan’s punishment in mind.
It is also a problem that Heilangdan, who was in charge of collecting various information on the devil and the situation of the continent under him and was in charge of a covert mission, was attacked and kidnapped by foreign information guilds and mercenaries.
It is possible that the kidnapped Runan may have revealed even a little bit of information about Eun-hyeon.
And he acted alone by ignoring the position and system of the Heilangdan to which he belonged and asking for help from Eunhyeon.
It was a matter that could not be taken lightly.
Realizing that the situation was not such a bright prospect, Runan also let out a small sigh.
“You woke up.”
Finally, Eun-hyeon came into the room.
Hearing his voice, the two Heilang members flinched and turned their heads toward Eunhyeon.
Runan, unable to move his body yet, was unable to react to Eunhyeon’s appearance.
“Are you here?”
“…”
Venkel bowed his head politely to greet Eun-hyeon, and Lana also bowed her head to show respect, but her nervousness was evident as she had no idea what kind of punishment would be imposed.
“Everyone stay out.”
“Captain? But…”
“Lana. We can’t be of any help.”
Lana insisted on her own independent actions and tried to tell her to punish her only for herself, but Venkel stopped her.
It wasn’t that she didn’t understand how she cared only for Runan’s safety without considering herself and her Black Wands’ position and conduct, but her behavior now was nothing but a nuisance.
“Lana.”
“… Yes.”
After hearing Runan’s brief reply, Lana finally lowered her head and left her room with Venkel.
“You’ve got a really difficult child.”
Eunhyeon muttered softly when she saw Lana who couldn’t take her eyes off Runan until she left her room.
The strong obsession Lana has with her runan is really beyond imagination.
In a sense, being able to get someone to be loyal to her like her benefactor or her family was a gift.
That image of her obsessing over her Runan somehow reminded him of Erin.
Just as her Erin greatly values her fence, the family that formed around her, Lana was also strongly dependent on Runan, whom she considered her family.
If there is one difference, it will be the difference in the ability required for the goal to be achieved.
In the case of Erin, who is inclined to try to break through her front to achieve that goal using her own strength and force, Lana will admit her own subjects and limitations and take a detour to ask for her help. Know the line
Except for the fact that it was a foolish act of recklessness that did not consider her own situation and situation, Lana’s decision to ask Eunhyeon for help was extremely reasonable.
Of course, the price of a hasty decision is certainly not cheap.
“Well, this one… I’ve been given some troublesome work.”
“…”
The Barthel royal family was completely turned into an enemy.
He had thought that this would happen someday, but the sudden surprise attack that came first was enough to make Eunhyeon feel bad.
Eunhyeon asked Runan.
“Do you understand why this situation has come to be?”
“… Of course. It’s my lack of care.”
Being tricked by halfway false information, being caught in an enemy trap, and being kidnapped were all his own responsibility.
In fact, it’s called a leash, but Heilangdan, which is active with the full support of Eun-hyeon, is considered one of the leading information guilds in the Fernias kingdom.
It also meant that the intelligence organization on the side of the Barthel family was strong enough to raid the Heilangdan and kidnap Runan, but I didn’t think that such an excuse would work in this situation.
“I know you well.”
Eunhyeon did not deny or offer comfort.
The origin of this incident is that the power of the Black Wands, which is carrying out missions under him, has become weak enough to lose his power after being attacked by others.
That is an undeniable fact.
“You should resign from active duty.”
“… What do you mean?”
“Stop the foolish thing of running directly on the field. If you are a guild master, you command your subordinates from the position of the head like a master.”
The reason why Runan was kidnapped this time in the first place is that his body, which has deteriorated due to age, is the biggest reason.
He is no longer at an age suitable for active duty.
“…”
“Are you dissatisfied?”
“No… I thought at least the dissolution of the Heilangdan.”
And Runan tried to make an agreement by taking all the punishment himself and leaving Heilangdan.
He was prepared for that, but the punishment Eunhyeon gave was lighter than he expected.
“You’re going to take responsibility and leave by yourself? You alone have no such value.”
“…”
It’s merciless, but it’s the cruel truth.
For Eunhyeon, whether it was the Heilang members or their leader, Runan, there wasn’t such a big difference in value.
“Then… Why are you not abandoning us?”
“I was also persuaded by my wives that creating a new information organization is troublesome and that it is still too early to abandon it. So I’m just giving you one last chance.”
Unexpected consideration made Runan speechless.
“Guys like Lana who just left the room are the ones you picked up and raised. So you have to take responsibility.”
With Runan expelled from Heilangdan, will they be able to follow Eunhyeon as usual?
Eunhyeon thought it was not a problem that could be resolved amicably.
If so, at least the existence of a middle manager like Runan who could follow orders to himself was absolutely necessary.
“Of course, that doesn’t mean I won’t take any action.”
“… What do you mean?”
“Sooner or later I will educate you. In the first place, the cause of this incident was that not only you but also the entire Heilangdan failed to properly deal with the attack.”
If all members of Heilangdan had strength comparable to those of others, things would not have gone so twisted.
Too much use of them only as intelligence agents, their main mission is to work behind the scenes and assassinate.
Considering its characteristics, it was necessary to improve the power of Heilang members.
“Perhaps… Okay. This could be a punishment.”
“…”
Runan was nervous and chewed on Eunhyun’s words.
What level of ‘education’ is he talking about?
I couldn’t possibly guess.
I thought about whether it would be possible, but in the first place, Runan did not have the option of refusal.
Eun-hyeon had notified her of her plan, but did not ask for her opinion.
Runaan immediately grasped his role.
Persuading the members to complete Eun-hyeon’s education without a single dropout.
Also that it is the only way to take responsibility for this situation.
“… Thanks.”
Runan bowed his head and thanked him for his consideration.
I wanted to convey these words without fail by forcibly moving my body, which seemed like a thousand pounds.
Eunhyun did not pay any attention to his gratitude and got up from her seat.
“Recover well. Once the training schedule is set, we will deliver it again.”
“I get it.”
Eunhyun got up and left the room.
Venkel and Lana, who met in the hallway, bowed their heads to Eunhyeon and headed straight to Runan.
[Your child can’t be honest either.]
‘…’
While slowly going down the hallway of the inn, Belldandi spoke to Eunhyeon with a wry smile.
[If you’re happy, you should just say you’re happy.]
‘… It’s not like that.’
[If not?]
At Belldandi’s question, who was playing a practical joke, Eun-hyeon made a rare expression of sadness.
‘At least, I didn’t betray you this time. So I’m just trying to give you one more chance.’
Runan did not betray Eunhyeon.
The reason was because he was sure that if he died here without handing over information about Eunhyeon to the Barthel family, at least the members of Heilang would take responsibility until the end.
No matter how severely tortured he was, even when his finger was cut off and his blood poured out, he passed out on the verge of death, but Runan did not reveal any information about Eunhyun.
It was an act based on calculating calculations to the end, but it was because of his mental strength and courage that he was able to put it into practice.
So, instead of abandoning him and Heilangdan, he really intended to use them as his own limbs.
The reason I was able to choose that choice was also because of the support of Eleanor and Erin.
‘Of course, we’ll have to wait and see if they can really catch up.’
[I see.]
Belldandy laughed.
Eun-hyeon stood beyond the window in the hallway and stared at the rising sun.
‘… I’ll be busy from now on.’
As well as attending the court banquet, of course, she had to pay attention to the Barthel family as well, but the top priority in Eun-hyeon’s mind right now was about scarlet.
