Chapter 901 – Ep.899 the Collapsed Empire
They say that when people are busy, their sense of time becomes strange, and that’s exactly what I am doing right now.
‘What did you do, it’s already afternoon?’
I’m sure someone will misunderstand if I say it this way, so to be more clear, when a signal is sent in the next couple of hours, Giselle will have Tisha and the newly joined wizards activate the protective barrier.
Yes.
The day passed in the blink of an eye.
From time to time, I went into chat rooms to check on the madness of my seniors, and even tried to chat for a while with SIS who was disconnected just in case.
After that, I dealt with Genoa, who was trying to sneak into the office, and Ruel and Agnes, who had a bit of a sexual desire… We all spent the morning together on the sofa as our stamina was exhausted.
Then, we all ate breakfast together as usual, played with the twins and Marvius for a bit, and then spent some time patting Adrian in the office, and when I came to my senses, it was now.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
“Come in.”
[It is said that the selection of people to be taken out has been completed. ]
“Where is it, on the first floor?”
[ That’s right. Shall I order you to come up? ]
“No. “It just worked out well.”
She said, getting up from her chair and throwing her hanging coat over her shoulder.
“Teacher, come down with me.”
[ All right. ]
It was something I felt again, but when I saw Rita, I got the feeling that serving someone was not a job that you could vaguely become good at just by asking someone to do it.
**
“It’s okay for anyone but you to use it even if you want to, so it’s okay to lose it and it’s okay for it to be broken, so don’t just act like you want to protect it.”
“”Yes!!””
It was hard to believe that the sound was made by eight beautiful women who were falling in and coming out, and I swallowed dry saliva without noticing it.
“Good. “Go inside and rest until it starts.”
“”Thank you!!””
Wearing the maid’s uniform did not immediately change their appearance, so they flapped their skirts and entered the building side by side with the four knights under Irina.
“Now, you guys take it too.”
I said, handing the improved token that I had made by collecting hair from two people in my hand.
“Like I said to those eight people earlier, it’s really not that big of a deal to me, so I’m just going to cherish it for no reason… Know?”
“I will treat it with the utmost care. Thank you.”
“The woman… “It looks a little different from what you’re wearing, so maybe──”
“Uh. No. “There is no discrimination, I just made it the way I wanted to make it, so don’t give it any weird meaning.”
“Ugh, Je-seong… Hamida…”
When he gently pulled and shook the cheek, the area where he grabbed it quickly became hot, and Melbourne quickly apologized with a red face.
“You guys also go in and rest. “We will have to be busy until dawn today.”
After sending Irina and Melbourne inside.
“Sorry. I said I would finish it as quickly as possible. “As I was talking, I kept adding a few words.”
“Are you okay. These are the children who proved their loyalty by giving up their lives, right? “It’s not excessive at all.”
Fortunately, Mariel, another person who followed Rita and stood quietly for about 30 minutes, instead of being upset, smiled cheerfully and actually praised me.
“Hmm, Rita?”
[ Yes. Master. ]
She is another woman with the face of Mariel whose true feelings are still unknown.
I took a short breath and said.
“I’m going out now with Master. “There is something I need to check separately.”
And I gave Rita brief instructions on what to do here.
[ … If the master orders. ]
“Thank you.”
Rita decided to stay here just in case something happened.
Not only Rita, but also Giselle and the wizards of the Magic Tower will be there, so even if something blind flies in or attacks you, you will be able to deal with it well.
Above all, the reason Rita was left here was because I needed someone to recognize the signal she sent out to activate the protective barrier when I went outside.
“Please explain to the kids.”
[Don’t worry. ]
“I am always grateful.”
[ … ]
Sigh.
I approached her and gently hugged her, and soon after, Rita also gently hugged me.
“Then see you later.”
[ Careful… Please do it. ]
“Go in.”
I glanced at Mari El standing behind me, hesitated for a moment, then bowed her head and went inside.
“You’re a quick-witted kid.”
“He’s capable.”
“Okay. “You’re capable.”
She nodded her head once in approval and stood next to me.
“So. “Where should this teacher take our disciple?”
“I’m sorry, but can I carry you on my back?”
“Of course. But it’s not about piggybacking…”
She slowly stretched out her hand, and she wrapped it around my waist and held me in her arms like a princess.
“Looking back at my memories, I see that I was hugged like this often. Phew… A man who looks like he could kill a bear is hugging a princess… Phew…”
“…”
Perhaps because she was from the era when my father-in-law was active, rather than the current cursed era, her way of thinking had the same concept of men and women as I knew.
“I always wanted to ride on his back.”
“I don’t think it’s a very nice picture to see a grown man riding on the back of a small woman for a long time, right?”
“… Let’s go.”
“Puhuhuh.”
Even though she did not specifically tell her how to use it, she skillfully activated the token’s hiding ability through Mari El’s memories.
“So where should we go? “Are you a disciple?”
“First of all, Central Street… “You don’t know where it is, do you?”
“Well. “I think I would know if there were no distortions in my other memories, right?”
Mariel’s memory, probably referring to the scenery she saw from the hill where Bizelin’s mansion is located.
“Then please take the central street.”
“Next time, disciple, be sure to hug this teacher.”
“… “I’ll think about it once we get closer.”
“You’re doing too much.”
Whoooook──!!
With the strong wind, the surrounding scenery changed in an instant.
“I and the girl sleeping inside are ultimately the same age.”
I also flinched for a moment when I heard her voice, which had a bit of disappointment in it.
Of course.
“Bbbbbbbbb!!”
“Haha~!!”
I was able to quickly regain my composure as I saw him giggling as he watched me struggle with the wind.
**
“Hmm, the children who were brought into the imperial palace said the same thing.”
She looked up at the top of the black ship where dozens of carriages were displayed and pointed at my side! And stabbed him.
“I think I know what my student likes.”
“… “It’s not like that.”
“Okay. “Everyone said that at first.”
I can assure you that Leviel and the current royal family are all blood relatives who inherited her blood.
How could it be that the art of gently scratching a person’s insides was passed down through blood to future generations?
“… Let’s go in. “I’ll give you plenty of time to look around later, so please stay calm.”
“I will. “You even made a promise.”
With her completely trusting smile, I walked with her inside her top.
‘It’s the same as then.’
Actually, I’ve only been there three times at most, but since the interior itself wasn’t that complicated, the number of times was enough to memorize the route.
“Disciple.”
“Why are you doing that?”
There was a black plaque, but it wasn’t something she would show off to her regular employees, so she tugged on my sleeve as I headed up the stairs to find the upper management’s room on the top floor.
“There’s a kitten trapped down here.”
“… “Suddenly?”
That’s what she said, but I didn’t think she was talking nonsense out of the blue.
“I think I held my breath just long enough not to die.”
She gave me a look that said, ‘What should I do?’ And smiled.
“… “The stinky smell that didn’t come out because of you, Master, has now hit my nose.”
“Suffering must be shared.”
She realized what choice I had made without even having to say it, so she passed me and started walking ahead.
“Anyway, it’s still the same gloomy as it was then and now. “The building should be built just like they did.”
‘It really stinks.’
An oak barrel placed in the corner of a warehouse where grain is stored.
When I removed it, a slightly different colored step appeared, and when I stepped on it, the blocked wall was pushed inward, revealing a staircase leading down.
Ugh.
“Huh?!”
“Our student may be really big, but he’s a kid on the inside.”
She casually created a sphere emitting white light and went down with a chuckle.
‘… ‘Everyone is surprised when something like that suddenly passes by their face.’
Since I didn’t have the courage to say it out loud, I just kept replying to myself and quickly followed her.
Fortunately, the stairs weren’t that long.
However, the scenery below revealed by the light she created was extremely miserable.
A girl of similar stature to Marvius was left lying on the floor, not only with her blindfold and gag, but also with her entire body wrapped in thick chains.
“I wondered why they kept him alive, and it turned out it was because of the slave imprint.”
“Slave engraving?”
“Okay. “It’s an engraving used to recognize slaves if they run away or suddenly die from the place they were sent on an errand.”
“Oh, I see.”
It was something I knew, but I corrected her appropriately so as not to embarrass her.
“Hey, it’s a black cat. If it’s a black cat… “Are you from the Black Cat tribe?”
She approached the little girl who was lying motionless.
“… “When did you get that again?”
“I’m a little bored with her hands.”
She smiled faintly as she suddenly pulled out a knife from her wide sleeve.
Thump, thud, thud.
Starting from her eye patch, he playfully pounded vertically up to her chains.
‘Crazy…’
But the result was anything but playful.
By the time she put her knife back into her sleeve, everything it touched was split in half.
“They just beat me up and starved me.”
Briefly surprised by the unexpected performance, I reduced the intensity of the light, widened her range, and walked up to her side, looking closely at the girl’s exposed face.
A girl with a youthful appearance, as she said, with black fluffy cat ears like Nyaho’s.
‘… ?’
A young-looking black cat like Nyaho.
-Nyaho!!
A small Miao girl who jumped into Nyaho’s arms with a bright smile.
‘Ah…’
It occurred to me.
Once at Molingta and once at the fortress ruled by Ardel.
“May.”
This was the escort that Nyaho carried around.
