Chapter 568 – Ep.566 Tullius Empire
[Count Limand]
“Young master. “It’s time to wake up.”
“Ugh… Little bit more…”
A young man with curly blonde hair wrinkled his forehead and pulled the blanket over himself to cover his entire face.
The older middle-aged woman sighed and opened her mouth.
“Today is the day of the duel to join the Knights of the Blue Rose.”
“… “What?”
The young man called Master peeked his head out of the blanket, looked back at the middle-aged woman with half-asleep eyes, and asked.
“I told you that it was the day of the duel to join the Knights of the Blue Rose.”
“… Omg?!”
It took a while, but the young man succeeded in understanding the woman’s words, and with a startled look on his face, he kicked off the blanket and jumped up from the bed.
“I’ve got some bath water for you, so go and take a shower.”
“It’s not too late, right?”
“You still have time.”
“Whoa… “Of course, the only person who can help me properly is the head deacon.”
The young man, Jiang Limand, wiped his face with both hands and headed straight to the bathroom.
The large bathtub in the bathroom was filled with warm water from the employees, and fragrant Clemolnia petals were floating on top of it, filling the bathtub.
“Whoa, winter is better than summer, after all.”
The feeling of fatigue when soaking in warm water filled with bath salts.
-Young master. Please come out and eat.
“Okay!!”
He wanted to enjoy this fatigue a little longer, but today was a very important day in his life, so he quickly got out of the bathtub, wiped his body thoroughly with the towel prepared in advance, and wrapped his wet hair with another towel.
“Today… “This would be good.”
Since he was also going to meet other children of noble families, Jiang opened a bottle of perfume with a light scent and spread it on her hands and applied it to places such as the nape of her neck and wrists.
“Wow, you really have a body like a statue.”
Jiang looked at her body reflected in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction.
The muscles started to build little by little as he grew taller than average.
‘It shines today too.’
After finishing appreciating his body, Jiang stroked his own slim jaw line, smiled with satisfaction, put on the clothes prepared by the owner, and came out of the bathroom.
“… What’s this?”
Jiang asked, pointing to a piece of bread that looked like a sandwich but was brown and charred.
“It is a food called toast that the Pope, who serves the God of Abundance, likes to eat.”
“Toast… ? Well, the name is okay…”
Jiang had a slightly disapproving look on his face, but he didn’t complain and picked up his fork and knife when he heard that it was the food enjoyed by someone so high up that he couldn’t even dare to meet him.
Crunchy.
“Isn’t it overcooked? I think the roof of my mouth is going to be damaged…”
After complaining slightly, Jiang used a fork to cut a piece of toast into bite-size pieces and put it in his mouth.
“… !!”
And his eyes widen.
“Is it delicious?”
“…”
Jiang did not answer the owner’s question, but quietly moved his mouth and began to cut the toast.
‘Crispy on the outside… The touch is moist… It has a savory and light flavor, and the vegetables inside perfectly balance out the saltiness of the bacon… It tastes absolutely perfect.’
Jiang finished his piece of toast without saying a word.
“The owner also praised it very highly.”
“… “After all, you are the Pope.”
He asked, quenching his thirst with black tea with plenty of milk and sugar that the owner of the house had brought him.
“When is the departure?”
“The carriage will arrive in an hour, so please extinguish the fire before then.”
“… I don’t want to walk. “It’s too cold outside.”
“Then, if your stomach hurts during sparring, I cannot take responsibility.”
“… The head deacon is all good, but he is too strict. “If I just give you a little bit of fire extinguishing agent, where will it go?”
In response to Jiang’s complaint, the deacon shook his head very firmly.
“You can’t become a great knight if you rely on drugs.”
“Hmph, the only person who says that to me is the head deacon?”
“That’s right, your master loves you so much, and your husband also cherishes you.”
“What about the other employees?”
“There’s no way you could dare say something like that to the master unless you want to lose your head, right?”
“… “If anyone hears it, will they think I’m crazy?”
“Stop chatting and go for a walk.”
“You’re not changing your mind now, are you?”
Jiang briefly glared with her dissatisfied gaze at the back of her house owner, who did not respond until the end, then got up from her seat and walked after her.
Whiiing─
“Shit… Isn’t it fall yet? “Why is it so cold?”
“It’s actually warmer than last year.”
“… “If I’m cold, I’m cold.”
“No problem.”
Although the owner’s response was completely dissatisfying, Jiang continued, her body shivering slightly from the cold wind blowing.
“By the way. “I heard a strange rumor at the Prince Igrit social gathering two days ago?”
“I see.”
“No, kinda!!”
“I’m listening.”
“… “Answer sincerely and say something like that.”
Jiang let out a small sigh and she continued speaking.
“It is said that among the applicants for the Blue Rose Corps, the lover of the Golden Magic Tower applied.”
“It has not been revealed that she was a lover, but it is true that the person whose identity was vouched for by the Lord of the Magic Tower applied.”
“… Did you know?”
“Because information is precious.”
“But why didn’t you tell me?”
“Even if I tell you, it won’t change what you have to do, right?”
“It’s like that…” … Profit!!”
In the end, Jiang clenched her fists and punched the owner of her house on the back as she was walking, blocking the wind.
The head deacon continued, calmly accepting the punch from the immature master who was just tickled.
“According to the words of the soldiers controlling the surrounding area that day, he broke the wooden block with his fist and jumped rope over a thousand times in ten minutes.”
“Gibberish!!”
How can a man, who is not even a woman, break a piece of wood with his bare fists? This is a truly absurd story.
I heard that even desert slaves who were captured from a distant desert could not break a piece of wood with their bare fists.
Also, a thousand jump ropes in ten minutes?
That guy has five lungs in his chest, right?
But the deacon’s words did not end there.
“Also, a tall, muscular body that everyone there had to look up to. And everyone said in unison that his appearance was beyond human.”
“Under… The magic tower lord must have had a hand in it. Or someone did something to impress that guy.”
“Maybe so.”
Jiang’s bad mood eased a little when he saw that the deacon himself, who had brought up the story, did not seem to believe it very much.
**
Inside the carriage heading to the imperial castle.
“Young master. “Being nervous doesn’t mean you’ll improve your skills.”
“… “When do you need appropriate tension?”
The deacon shook his head and responded to Jiang’s complaint.
“Would it be better for you to remind me of the meaning of the word appropriate?”
“… Shit. “What should I do if I’m shaking!!”
When Jiang, who kept wiping the cold sweat from his palms onto his thighs, shouted, the head deacon took out a handkerchief and put it in his hand and said,
“If you just do what you sparred with me, you’ll be in the top five. Even if that’s not the case, at your age, you still have three more chances, so don’t be too hasty.”
“… “I think it would have been better not to talk back.”
Jiang exhaled briefly and was able to relieve some of the tension at the consolation of the deacon, who was unsure whether it was comfort or not.
“You have arrived.”
“… Damn it. “Why did you arrive so quickly?”
The deacon got out of the carriage first, and Jiang carefully got out of the carriage while holding the deacon’s hand.
“Please wait a moment.”
The chief deacon took a piece of luxurious parchment from his arms and approached the knights guarding the entrance to the city gate.
And not long after, a young woman wearing a wide-brimmed blue hat appeared at the gate.
The deacon bowed his head politely to the young man and then said hello. He came to Jiang’s side.
“I will be waiting here near the end, so I hope there will be good results.”
“After! After! I will be back!!”
Jiang braced his waist and approached his young man, who would become his senior from today onwards.
“Don’t open your mouth and follow me quietly.”
“Yes yes!!”
“Don’t open your mouth.”
“…”
Jiang swallowed his saliva as the gaze glared at him fiercely.
Because it was the first time he had ever looked at me, it felt as if his hair had turned white for a moment.
“Hey. “Aren’t you following me?”
“Are you going?”
“Close your mouth.”
“…”
A wide-brimmed hat decorated with blue roses.
How much I admired that hat.
However, when I saw the Blue Rose up close, it was not as elegant as I thought.
“Fuck, a complete idiot got caught.”
Jiang’s face turned bright red at the attitude of the person he admired, fluttering her blue cloak and casually spitting out her humiliating words.
Despite the aggressive and insulting words and actions he had experienced for the first time in his life, Jiang walked along with the Blue Rose member whose name he did not know, without even thinking about opening his lips due to an inexplicable sense of intimidation.
How long did I walk through the maze-like imperial palace?
I entered the ivory-colored, aesthetically beautiful building.
As she crossed the threshold, she found a group of people standing in a line, looking very discouraged.
“Go stand over there.”
“…”
Without Jiang being able to respond, she approached and stood near her son, where her face was at least.
-Do you have a good physique?
-Damn, he was such an idiot.
-Kick, then you have to lose money.
Jiang’s face became even redder as they looked at them like they were spectacles on the street.
Just for a moment, I wish I could stand under such insulting gaze.
“Is everyone gathered?”
A man with waist-length blond hair walked inside.
Then the Cheongdangmi members who had been chatting up until now closed their mouths and straightened their postures.
“There is still one person left.”
“… “If you haven’t arrived yet, just get eliminated.”
As the leader furrowed his brow and spoke, the young man who appeared to be the vice-leader carefully opened his mouth while observing his gaze.
“… “Because he is the one whose identity was vouched for by the owner of the Golden Magic Tower.”
“Tsk… Wait until time──”
-This, this, this is this place!!
-Thank you.
-Oh, no, no!!
Everyone’s eyes naturally turned to the entrance when they heard the voices of a woman and a man coming through the wide open door.
-Oh shit… What kind of perfume smells like this?
‘Everyone, I can hear you!!’
Jiang heard her swearing so clearly that her face turned white as if she had made a mistake.
When I glance sideways, I see that it is indeed different.
The expressions on the faces of not only the leader but also the rest of the members were very unpleasant.
‘Stupid child…’
Jiang expressed her condolences to the man of the magic tower, of whom only rumors abounded.
And finally, the moment when a shadow appeared between the open door.
“Omg…”
Jiang opened her mouth without realizing it and recalled the conversation she had with the owner of the house this morning.
-He said he broke the wooden block with his fist and jumped rope over a thousand times in ten minutes.
-A tall and muscular body that everyone should look up to. And everyone said in unison that his appearance was beyond human.
Gulp.
Jiang swallowed dry saliva and thought in a different way.
I don’t know about the wooden blocks and jumping rope, but other than that, nothing is exaggerated at all.
