Chapter 871 – 871. Relationship Between Man and Woman (2)
“Fool.”
“Fool.”
“A eunuch.”
“Cuck!”
Hearing the harsh criticism from the three people, Cha Hanseong groaned while clutching his chest.
The three men exulting in chasing Cha Han-seong were the senior knights who currently occupied his senior position within the Knights of Artia.
It was a drinking party to comfort Cha Han-seong, who recently realized that Eira was treating him coldly.
Of course, the reason why he poured out harsh curses at all was because he had a problem with Cha Han-sung.
The story of a battle with a vampire who was thought to have been completely subdued in the Viscounty of Brawlton has already been reported, and it has spread so widely that no one knows even within the Knights.
It was also a place to celebrate that Cha Han-seong had made a big contribution starting with the ruin of the vampire’s takeover by reporting in advance, but the senior knights couldn’t help but frown when they heard the details of the incident.
The part that made them harshly criticize was that Cha Han-sung, without hesitation, held out his arm to stop the vampire-turned-girl from biting her mother’s throat.
“What kind of saint are you? You want me to offer you my arm?”
“Leave it. Well, let’s see if I have the confidence to be fine no matter what happens to one arm.”
“Does it grow back even if it is cut? Are you a lizard?”
“Sir, seniors… It hurts so much…”
When one person starts to criticize, he pretends to stop it, and sarcastically sarcastically, and adds an extra word to it.
It was really hard to keep hearing such harsh criticism over and over again.
Each word was like a painful dagger piercing his heart.
“If you knew, you shouldn’t have done it. Climb.”
“Eh. Stupid guy…”
“Tsk.”
The three senior knights each drank while looking at Cha Hanseong with pitiful eyes.
Even though he was buried in the tumultuous atmosphere of the noisy bar, Cha Han-seong could not refute the criticism that stuck in his ears.
It wasn’t because the three of them hated Cha Han-seong that they were being harsh.
There were few people in the Knights who looked down on Cha Han-seong.
He has quite a bit of skill as a knight, and recently he has been rising up showing a rapid growth trend.
Besides, even though he has that skill, he is humble.
Due to the nature of the Knights of Artia, the members who valued their skills and individual personality became the standard for selection, so they paid respect and admiration for his rapid growth, but no one looked down on it.
It was the same with Cha Han-seong and the three knights who were drinking.
When he sees injustice, he can’t stand it, and he never neglects to train himself while always looking up.
His personality was also good, so his reputation and popularity within the knights were not quite bad.
If I had to point out the only downside to him.
“How can you really be so careless?”
“Ugh…”
Cha Han-seong openly frowned at the endless criticism of his superiors.
“What? This is what the senior said, frowning? Do you pick it?”
“Oh no!”
It reminded me of the PTSD from his military days in his previous life, but compared to that time, this was medicine.
At least now, those who were his seniors were really thinking about him and talking about him.
Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been drinking together like this.
“Hanseong-ah.”
“Yes, yes. Seniors.”
Another senior engineer called Cha Han-seong.
“Work this time. Good job. You did a good job. By the way. Did you have to do that?”
“… Yes?”
Cha Han-seong made a puzzled expression at the senior engineer’s question.
I could understand that he complimented me, but I couldn’t understand what he was talking about after that.
“In the end, it ended well. Because we’ve completely dealt with the survivors of the vampires that we couldn’t wipe out. The loss of life in the South was severe, but it was a great achievement to identify and report the situation in advance and request assistance before it became more serious.”
The subsequent handling of the case was all done by Eun-hyeon and several Artia Knights, but it is a great achievement that the report of Cha Han-seong, who immediately asked for support from Cain after grasping the situation, was the starting point.
It goes without saying that finding a problem is just as important as solving it.
“By the way. What would you have done if you had really been bitten by that girl and turned into a vampire?”
“…”
“I found a vampire, and without stepping forward, I reported it at the right time and requested support. It was a great decision. I also rescued the only two survivors. Perhaps your exploits contributed greatly to raising the honor and status of the Artia Knights higher.”
It was an undeniable fact.
“But is your honor there?”
“Yes… ?”
“Even if we increased the honor and status of the Knights and protected the people of the kingdom, what would that mean without you?”
Even if he left a great feat and became a hero engraved in history, can it be said that it is meaningful if there is no one who achieved it?
“Of course it must mean something. But do you really have no regrets?”
If Eunhyun and Eleanor hadn’t stepped up and helped each other in time, if they had turned into vampires.
Could Hansung Cha really not have any regrets?
It wouldn’t, I couldn’t be sure.
He is not a man with such a strong heart.
If it had been, I wouldn’t have been drinking and grumbling like this here.
“…”
When Cha Han-seong opened his eyes wide and couldn’t answer with a dumbfounded face, the senior engineer continued.
“I didn’t specifically blame the only two survivors of the Viscount’s territory for saving the Viscount’s wife and the young lady. Because it was really right. By the way. At least take care of your body and work.”
Another senior engineer added with a smile.
“No one knows that you work like that. Tsar. All you have to do is go halfway! Medium only! It will be thin and strange!”
Maybe I was already a little drunk, but somehow my tone slackened.
“Uh…”
When Cha Han-seong was still unable to answer anything with a blank expression, the senior engineer who gave him sincere advice asked.
“Why are you skinny?”
“Oh no! It’s not like that…”
“Then what is it?”
“Seo, I didn’t know that seniors would say such a thing.”
“What?”
“What, dude?”
Cha Han-seong was startled by the words of the senior knights who asked him questions, and he hurriedly chose the words he would spit out in his head.
Maybe it was because I drank a little, but for some reason my words were less organized than usual.
“Oh no! That’s it… The first thing you would ever say is to take care of yourself… I did not know.”
“… Aren’t we people?”
“… You know I don’t mean that.”
“Hanseong-ah.”
“Yes. Seniors.”
The last senior knight, who had been drinking and drinking sparingly, opened his mouth.
“Do you remember what the ideology of our knights is?”
“… It is a sword that cuts enemies who threaten the kingdom, and a shield that protects the kingdom.”
“Okay. For the sake of the kingdom, for the people of the kingdom, we swing our swords. In the process, someone could get hurt or lose their life.”
As a knight, as a member of the knights’ order, if it leads to the result of carrying out the mission and protecting the people and the kingdom, the process will undoubtedly be an honorable feat.
“But honorable ‘dedication’ and ‘sacrifice’ are different. I mean I joined this order because I respect you, Captain.”
He saw for himself the courageous appearance of a ‘knight’, called the hero of the continent, and admired the brave man named Riod Olivion and joined the Knights of Artia.
“If I act as a knight, I might be exposed to danger and get hurt. If done wrong, it could lead to death. But I don’t move on the basic premise of sacrifice. Because I know that if I die, it will be a burden to you, my colleagues, and the captain’s heart.”
He longed for the continent’s greatest knight, Riod Olivion, and wanted to raise his honor and status.
However, being a burden in his heart was worse than death.
So he spent his whole life honing his sword and honing his skills.
“The difference between ‘devotion’ and ‘sacrifice’. I think you would have understood it better.”
“… Yes.”
The words they said were all different, but the meaning of the words they wanted to convey was the same for all three.
‘First and foremost, cherish your body. No matter what it is, no matter what the situation.’
Cha Han-seong couldn’t help but smile bitterly at the bitter encouragement of his candid seniors.
“Ugh. Seriously, why does Era love this guy…”
“… Puff!?”
Cha Hanseong, who had been drinking the remaining alcohol in his glass, spewed alcohol at the sudden muttering of the senior knight.
The senior driver, who was hit directly by the alcohol flying forward, frowned and glared at Hansung Cha.
“Ai-san, what are you doing!”
“Sir, senior…”
“Ok?”
“Why, why is Eira-senpai’s story here… ?”
“What?”
“Huh?”
“Hmm?”
At Cha Han-sung’s bewildered attitude, the three senior knights all looked at Cha Han-sung.
Soon after, the first person to bring up his name, and the senior engineer who had been properly hit by Cha Han-seong’s alcohol cannon, answered with a sad expression.
“You and Eira, weren’t you flirting?”
“Sweet, write, write, sseom… ! What are you talking about!”
“Ah, I understand what the situation is.”
He was convinced after seeing Cha Han-sung’s attitude.
From the beginning, it was very easy to understand Cha Han-seong, who was clumsy at lying and had a personality that revealed his thoughts on his face.
“Me, me, me and Eira-senpai are like that…”
“Don’t give a damn. Because all the knights already know.”
“Yes… ?”
“Ha, look at that stupid face.”
Now, when she saw Cha Han-seong’s face, wondering if she had heard it right, the senior engineer’s expression changed to a serious expression.
“I want to be bitten. You evil dyer bastard.”
“Do not do that. He is sentenced to prison for violating the rules.”
“Do you really know me? Not just the seniors, but all the members… ?”
“Oh, yes!”
The new members can’t help it because they haven’t figured out all the internal circumstances yet, but other than that, most of the members who know Eira and Cha Han-seong already know.
“I know everything except you and Eira. Asshole Ha, I suddenly have a fucking craving for alcohol. Hey! Here’s another drink!”
The senior engineer ordered more of her alcohol with the expression on her face that her outfit was bursting like that, and asked Cha Han-seong.
“So? When are you going to confess?”
I skipped the introduction and put the main point straight into my mouth.
Cha Han-seong turned his head to evade with a giddy expression, but the senior knights who had already found their prey had no intention of letting go of Cha Han-seong.
It is a fact that Cha Han-seong is also well aware of that it is impossible to let go of pretentiousness now.
“I-I am Eira-senpai…”
“Ha, this bastard is really like this until the end.”
Are you not aware of yourself?
Or are you trying to force her to hide it in her shameful heart?
“Hanseong-ah. There is a time for everything. If you miss the time, you can never get it back.”
“… Yes?”
What nonsense are you talking about again?
Cha Han-seong looked at the senior engineer’s face with a puzzled face.
“What if. Can you imagine Eira dating another man?”
“…”
“Can you imagine another man besides you becoming a lover and stroking his slender body on the bed?”
“… !”
Cha Hanseong involuntarily inhaled.
He didn’t want to imagine it as a very low-class family, but the wind once aroused created a ripple and disturbed Cha Han-seong’s head.
Ayra’s body, which she has never seen before, does she think that someone other than herself is touching her breasts?
Kwajik!
The handle of the wooden drinking cup Cha Hanseong was holding shattered violently.
Upon confirming that Cha Han-seong’s face, which had hardened in an instant, was distorted, the senior engineer who had instigated Cha Han-seong with low-level assumptions giggled.
“I love it. This fucking guy. Hurry up and make a confession. And I hope the captain hits me like a dog! Where are you salting! Really go back!”
