Chapter 245 – Change
#245.
Early morning when the cool air freezes the lungs. Gaon came to Littmann.
“You are here. Please sit here.”
“Thank you. How is the dynamic?”
Monster Wave arrives before lunch.
I don’t know if that’s because she’s confident, or if it’s because she’s still immature in using her authority as a rod, so she can’t finely control it, but just the fact that it’s not night was a good thing.
When asked about the situation, Littman pointed out a part of the mountain range slightly away from the territory through the map.
“According to the source, movement was observed in this area yesterday. Actually, I was going to contact you because I was afraid that they would push in. He said he stopped what was happening. As Hyuga-on predicted, at this rate, it should arrive around 10 o’clock.”
Troll Lords are capable of using high-level spells. By now, you should be preparing to open a barrier to block reinforcements.
“Hmm… There are no particular variables. Are the lenders well placed?”
“Of course. A total of 500 people are waiting in groups. Fortunately, no one caused the accident.”
It was like thousands of veterans entered the territory at intervals of a few days. From the perspective of the lord, there is no choice but to wonder. They’re probably keeping an eye on them so they can sanction them at any time.
Of course, such vigilance would disappear without a trace once the monsters started attacking. Rather, you will feel infinite gratitude after that.
After that, Gaon stood up after completing a final check with Littman for about 30 minutes.
“Then I will go too. If anything happens, please contact me via communicator.”
“Yes. I’ll leave the load to you.”
The Gaon company plans to work in the form of supporting dangerous places with the feeling of a detached unit. Youngji needs to be located in a place that can be seen at a glance.
After exiting the wood processing plant through the back door, Gaon headed to the place he had seen before.
The highest point in the Northmond Manor. Where would that be? As a whale, the position and power of human beings were placed on the same line.
It means that it is common for the person with the highest power to be in the highest place.
Yes. The highest point is the manor house.
Gaon and his party climbed onto the roof of the manor house in an instant with stealthy yet fast movements that the knights and guards did not notice.
The location is right in the center, and the surroundings are all decorated with gardens, and at most there are small trees rising, nothing obstructing the view.
Wheei-
A cool wind brushes your hair.
Gaon took a slow breath and turned his head to look at Isabella.
Wearing the cloak of the sun god in her full body suit, she was staring down at her. The cold blue eyes made the air even cooler.
‘What is he thinking?’
She was halfway brought to the mess, but I didn’t expect how she would accept the current situation.
If I really didn’t like it because of my personality, I would have rejected it without hesitation, so should I consider it okay?
Even though she acted together, she was still unfamiliar with Isabella, who did not speak to anyone in her party first, let alone him.
As Gaon was staring at her, Isabella, perhaps feeling his gaze, met her eyes with a frown on one of her eyebrows.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“… No. I just wish you well.”
“Don’t worry. I have no intention of running away.”
She really didn’t have anything to say, so it was a cover-up, but Isabella seemed to mistake it for worrying about the situation.
Gaon immediately denied it.
“I am not worried about that. Just don’t push yourself too hard. You just need to help as much as you can.”
“What… ?”
“It means to be careful. It’s good to help people, but the most important thing is to be yourself.”
“…”
Isabella felt a fresh shock. She can’t even remember how many years it’s been since she’s received such pure concern.
Even when her grandfather was alive, she was in a position to do rather than be cared for, so this is probably the last time she has before her parents pass away.
Then, if you add up her previous life, it comes to the conclusion that it has been 20 years.
Isabella felt the warmth welling up in her chest and bit her lips. A man named Hyuga On sneaked into the space filled with memories with her parents.
It wasn’t enough to melt her already cold heart, but it was still annoying.
Isabella answered curtly, feeling a little ashamed of herself for being so easily swayed in her favor.
“… Of course. I don’t go that far when it comes to helping others. Do you think I look like a coward because I’ve become calm these days?”
“It’s not like that, but isn’t there a chance? You never know what will happen if you go alone.”
“Nothing like that. I’m leaving. I’ll be watching from above, so call me if you have anything to say.”
Isabella, unwilling to continue the conversation, spread her wings and soared high into the air.
The speed was so fast that she couldn’t even detect an afterimage unless it was at a fairly high level. She even barely followed Ha-yeon.
She bleeds her admiration as she follows the trail.
“Wow… IM jealous. I wish I had wings too!”
The Changgong King is a very rare being even in the phantom beast world. Of course, there is no doubt that you will never get it again in Union.
Her warm heart reprimanded her for her absurd wishes.
“Then train harder. If you learn Poongwolbo, you can do it.”
“No way… Still, it’s even cooler with wings!”
“Does it matter?”
“Definitely important! What does Master not know?”
It was really disgusting to see him raise his index finger and wiggle left and right and make noise. Then he starts talking about the coolness of his wings.
Chorin called to him as he was thinking about how to stop doing that while he was casually spilling over.
“Gaon, I’m asking just in case.”
“Yes. What is it? It’s okay, don’t worry, just ask.”
“… Are you interested in that woman?”
“Yes?”
“I can see that you want to be friends. Are you not satisfied with just five people and want to increase it?”
Of course, he also told Chorin that he had a relationship with Jaehee. She said she was rather late, but she didn’t show much reaction, but even if she said that, she probably didn’t want to increase more.
Perhaps because of displeasure, the brow is slightly furrowed. Gaon smiled as he stretched out his hand and smoothed out the wrinkles.
“Stop being jealous.”
“Could it be real?”
Contrary to usual, Chorin’s eyes widened as she didn’t deny it resolutely.
The fact that she almost killed Gaon once fixed her affinity for Isabella at the bottom.
The fact that you have to share a lover in such a situation is like a thunderbolt.
Gaon shook his head, looking at the eyes that were quickly stained with worry, concern, and rejection.
“No. You would know if you just saw it. How do you become a lover in this situation? It’s just because I think it would be nice if we could get along well now that we’re together. To be honest, it’s not good to be awkward, is it?”
“It is, but…”
“The last time I visited her house, it seemed like she was cooking herself. Chorin’s hobby is also cooking. I want the two of you to become friends. Of course, if you don’t like it, I won’t force you. It’s Chorin-san’s freedom.”
Gaon, whom she loves, is the way she respects her own choice while encouraging her to improve her relationship.
If you say this, she can’t stick to her thoughts forever. She didn’t like it, but decided to give it a try.
“All right. Don’t expect it instead?”
“Sure. That alone is enough.”
Gaon also does not want Chorin to lose to Isabella one-sidedly. Human relationships begin with mutual concessions. Even if there are aspects you don’t like, you have to consider what you need to consider.
It doesn’t have to be extremely close, but it’s enough that you don’t hate each other.
As we chatted like that, the time for the appointment approached before I knew it. Everyone looked around in silence and saw a soldier approaching the manor house. It was so fast that it was hard to breathe.
It seems that the soldiers who went out for reconnaissance found the monsters that came close to them.
The soldier persuaded the guards with a loud voice and went inside the mansion in a hurry.
And after about 10 minutes, there was a commotion inside. The servants were busy running around, and the Knights led numerous soldiers and scattered all over the castle.
It was to evacuate the territories to the castle. In the upcoming fight, they were no more and no less a hindrance.
‘It’s not long now.’
The moment I muttered that to myself, a huge barrier covered the entire castle.
Although this barrier did not exert any physical influence, it had the effect of invalidating the gate by fixing the spatial coordinates.
At the same time, a roar shook all directions.
─Kiyaaaaa!
A huge number of monsters jumped out between the vegetation of the mountain range that surrounded the castle as if besieging it. From goblins, gnolls, orcs, trolls, and ogres, all kinds of races mingled and raced.
It was the beginning of Monster Wave.
I looked all over the place, but the Troll Lord was nowhere to be found. It seems that he has no intention of revealing himself right now.
Gaon said to his party.
“I will go higher. Be careful both. Please take care of Ha Yeon-ah and Chorin.”
“Go ahead. We will help people.”
“Do not worry. Master! I will protect Chorin unnie!”
The surest way to reduce the monster wave’s damage is to kill the Lord and disrupt the command system. Even for that, he needed to wait. There was a possibility that the person who sensed the crisis might run away if he had rushed out.
Cho-rin and Ha-yeon decided to stay and help, so they left them behind and jumped high into the sky.
When the achievement of Poongwolbo reaches its peak, it becomes possible to control the wind current. Now he didn’t have to move his feet as hard as he did, but the wind pushed his body by itself.
And finally he stood by Isabella’s side.
“Have you seen the situation?”
“Okay. Can’t we just support it so that it doesn’t show through?”
“Yes. If a bastard knows there’s someone threatening him, he might run away. Concentrate on reducing damage while refraining from strong firepower as much as possible. Please.”
“… I have to go.”
In that short time, the monsters had already reached the vicinity of the castle wall. Perhaps because Isabella was at a loss for what to say, she was shot straight down without answering.
***
Hotel lobby. The owner of a splendid appearance that makes a fancy interior look ugly. Hirencia Shuvrans tilted her head with a troubled expression.
“What can I do?”
As soon as she finished breakfast, she went to the hotel where the group stayed to meet Gaon, and when she heard that she had already gone out, she was lost in her thoughts.
Originally, she should have come yesterday, but because her father left for another estate late for some reason, she arrived here in the evening.
I thought it was not polite to visit at that time, so I found it the next day, but maybe it was a mistake.
“Where did you go?”
She said she was going out, so she probably didn’t go back to the capital. Then she would have gone to take care of tourism or business, but I had no idea where it might be.
Hirencia, who was troubled over and over again, decided that it was not good to do this in the lobby, so she left the hotel.
As she was returning to the hotel where she was staying, she heard the cry of a passing soldier.
“Everyone take refuge in tolerance! I say it again! An evacuation order was issued according to the monsters’ movements. Quit your livelihood right now and go to the inner city!”
“… Refuge?”
This is bad news. From her point of view, it was bad luck, but from the point of view of the residents of Northmond, it could be said that it was good.
Because thanks to that, I’ll be able to get help from a strong knight called Hirencia.
There might be a direction to ignore it as it is, but there was no such option in her head.
The moment you take out the bottle from the subspace and fix it to your waist,
Sssss-
A barrier enveloped the entire castle.
At the same time, the roar of the monsters echoed in all directions, announcing the start of the war.
Hirencia immediately drew her sword and moved her steps towards the castle wall.
