When the lady tore the dead, people even felt the world stop. It was a time when everyone was amazed at the unbelievable sight.
“Kkkeuaargh!”
The man who called the dead man let out a scream. It was because the death of the blood-linked dead also killed him.
“Why! Why!”
The man was driving his way and biting his companions.
“Oh.”
As another mess took place, Lena clicked her tongue.
The men struggled to escape, and those whose eyes turned upside down jumped at Lena for a reason. Their behavior was frightening, but Lena didn’t avoid it. Instead, she calmly knocked down their heads with her dagger.
“Hueook!”
The men were appalled at the splitting body of their colleagues. However, it wasn’t the blades, but the hilts that took the men’s heads.
“Keeeuk….”
The man spat out and collapsed, other men had their faces turn white. Then, Lena whispered to them.
“Why did you touch anyone, dangerously?”
“Heuh….!”
A man tried to run away. At the same time, a dagger flew over and grazed his cheek and then plunged into the door.
“You can’t go yet, everyone.”3
Lena, who threw the dagger, said tenderly. That alone is creepy enough, and the white fog began to spread around Lena. The mist had evaporated blood from the dead. Lena approached a man who had fallen through the thick smoke. The fainted man was holding a palm-sized rock. It was a strange stone with a complicated pattern.
“Since when did you have the altar?”
Lena called it the altar.
The man only mumbled but didn’t answer. So Lena asked him again.
“Is it a difficult question to answer? Or did I ask too kindly?”
When Lena asked again, the men finally answered back.
“Three, three months. About three months ago.”
“Do you know the source?”
“He…. I accidentally picked it up…”
“By accident?”
Lena laughed. But she didn’t ask him anymore.
“This is seized.”
Lena wiped the blood off the altar and took it. Then she looked back at the men who were trembling.
“I want you to take responsibility for your actions.”
Lena’s words shook the men’s eyes. Then Yuni crawled out of the bed. The girl shook her pajama and walked in front of the men with a gun.2
“It’s okay. We can make up for the mistake.”
Then she opened her hand to them. What it meant was clear.
“Give me everything you have.”2
***
Yuni took over a lot of money inside the men’s socks. Badly robbed, they left crying and saw Yuni off, begging her to be nice. Until then, Lynn had stood at the corner of the room. When all the men disappeared, he muttered.
“Was it all acting?”
“What do you mean?”
Lena turned her face with a wide-eyed expression. Her resolute impression became innocent again, Lynn was amazed at the upheaval.
“You kept acting weak.”
“I’ve never pretended to be weak. It’s just a normal courtesy.”
“It is a normal courtesy to be nice to a stranger….?”
When Lynn asked, Lena and Yuni took a hard look at each other. But they made their defenses with a clear face.
“It’s necessary for everyone.”
“For them, for us, for another good person.”
“They would’ve learned a lesson from this.”
“Let’s not argue about this anymore.”
“That’ll make other people safe.”
“A kind of justice implementation?”
“Of course, in the process, I only made a small effort.”
“It is inevitable that you need travel expenses.”
“It’s a good thing.”
The man laughed at their words. Although they looked innocent and cute, Lynn wasn’t deceived.
“It’s a robbery, that…..”
“Among all the words, you said robbery.”
Lena got sad when Lynn went to the point. Lynn looked at the poor face and realized he had overlooked it.
Lena never asked for help. Not even once. It was purely Lynn who misjudged Lena’s appearance, eyes, and situation.
Besides, it’s better to misunderstand their intentions.
— Safety device.
—Use it when you need it.
—Stab me when I approach.
Lynn’s brainstorm shook his past remarks. At the same time, he felt a chill shiver wrapped around his body.
A safety device, stab when approached. Who the hell did he play the dangerous man role in front of? As soon as he realized his brutality, shame poured out.5
‘Ah….’
Lynn bit his lip and endured the scream. Fortunately, the shriek of the scream was silenced, but there was no way to stop his face from burning.
When Lynn was in agony, Lena blinked and laughed. With that laugh, Lynn muttered with a burning face.
“I’m useless…”
“Useless?”
Lena asked with her eyes wide open. However, Lynn was too ashamed to listen. Lena looked at him silently and soon turned around, pretended not to know.
“Rather, is this it? What Lynn said about doing something here.”
Lena waved the altar she had just obtained. Lynn was more surprised and asked without help.
“How did you know?”
“Because you said you’re going to go to the capital. I’m familiar with this, and I heard that the Emperor is looking for this.”
In that light answer, Lynn exhaled a long breath. Why did he think she was naive? Rather than being naive, she noticed everything scarily.
The Emperor was looking for that altar. The altar, the key to the gates of hell. A terrible stone that appeared in the world a century ago and changed the history of human beings. Lynn was searching when he heard the altar was in this city as he headed to the capital.
When Lynn responded with silence, Lena turned back to her cheerful colors.
“This is mine. What are you going to do?”
“What do you think?”
“Are you going to take it?”
Lena asked naturally. But Lynn just shook his head silently.
“Isn’t this important?”
“It’s not like that.”
“So?”
“It’s important, but I don’t intend to take it. Why would I take it from you?”
As Lynn flatly denied it, Lena smiled.
“After all, Sir Lynn is beautiful.”3
Lynn’s eyebrows narrowed at the unexpected remark. Lena gently looked at the altar.
“You’re not useless. You didn’t need to save me, what I need is kindness.”
Then, Lena wrapped Lynn’s hand and said.
“Thank you very much. This is my little reward.”1
Lena’s hand left for a while, and Lynn’s hand suddenly had an altar. Lynn looked at Lena in surprise.
What the hell is going on?
His generous kindness. He gave her a place and Yuni in the cheap inn. On the other hand, the altar was what the Emperor looking for. Lynn felt this was wrong, but he couldn’t reject it.
“I’m very grateful you give me this altar. But I’ll pay you back for it. In any way.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
Lena smiled brightly and replied. But Lynn didn’t laugh. As if he wanted to avoid her gaze, he’s looking away.
***
A hectic night passed and the day dawned. Early in the morning, Lena and Lynn said goodbye in front of the inn.
“I thought you’d ask me to come with you.”
Lena muttered in a sad voice. Lynn knew it was a joke, but he still conceded.
“My companion is waiting.”
Lynn didn’t accompany Lena as he said last night. Even though his business in the city had ended, his decision remained the same.
“It won’t help you either. If you plan to meet the Count.”
Lena’s eyes, who was pretending to be sorry for his meaningful words, were rounded. As it was yesterday and as it was now, Lynn said as he knew Lena’s father. So Lena was curious about Lynn’s identity.
‘Shall I ask again what he is doing?’
But Lena swallowed up the question.
“Can we meet again in the capital?”
“Perhaps.”
“Are you going to be in the Imperial Palace?”
It’s a confirmation, not a question. Lynn answered thinking she couldn’t get it.
“Hm.”
“Then I’ll see you at the Imperial Palace.”
On Lena’s friendly greeting, Lynn hesitated and turned away. As the young man was further away to the end of the street, Yuni showed up.
“It’s a rarely healthy young man.”
“I know right.”
“At first, I thought I was going to cover him up.”
Lena burst into laughter at Yuni’s reckless suspicion. Yuni glanced up at Lena, heard the sound of her unfamiliar laughter.
“You look happy, Miss.”
“Yeah?”
At Yuni’s words, Lena laughed like a conciliation lady. She looked elsewhere, it was obvious she was different, but she’s pretty, so Yuni just passed it.
“By the way, he knew your father, didn’t he?”
Yuni was talking about Lynn’s previous statement.
“Gone to the Imperial Palace and collecting altar. What do you think he is? The clothes were all cheap.”
“I’ll know when I see him again.”
She was curious about Lynn’s identity, but Lena decided to save this curiosity. Now, if she went to the Imperial Palace, she could meet her father after six years and reunited with Lynn.
Since her father’s response was unknown, it’s still unknown how kind Sir Lynn is. Uncertainty increased. Thanks to this, the journey to the Imperial Palace seemed to be more enjoyable.
***
After leaving the city, Lynn stopped walking at the beginning of the forest. Then he looked down at the altar in his hand for a moment.
‘I can’t believe this.’
Lynn sighed briefly and shrugged. Then he walked again with a cold, hard face. As soon as he took a few steps, a man in a black uniform came out to meet him.
“Are you done, My Lord?”
“Is everything all right?”
“Yes. Everyone is waiting. How was your search?”
Lynn threw the altar he was holding instead of answering. The man admired the stone.
“You found it. How did you find it?”
“They’re using it for robbery.”
Lynn answered briefly and crossed the bush. At the time, a group of knights seemed to be on standby.
The knights saluted a sword-like action. When Lynn nodded, three or four maids ran with his clothes. They took off Lynn’s rough and loose cloak and changed it into a black uniform and coat.
Black is a symbol of the East.
The Emperor divided the vast territory of the empire into four directions and was ruled over by four Dukes. One of them, Lignan Eitner, the owner of the East, was the youngest, most ambitious, and the most improbable Duke of all time.
After he changed clothes and returned to the East, silently he clenched his teeth.
“His Grace has found the altar in a two-day search. Now that we have achieved our goal, we move on to Grandis Grascha.”
When the man who came out ordered, the knights were on the horse. Lynn also rode on a huge black horse. When he turned his horse, the countless valleys followed. It was when he felt a little new.
—Sir Lynn is pretty too.
Lena’s voice suddenly popped into Lynn’s mind, which was hardened by tension. Lynn, who almost laughed, managed to bear it.
Who knew who was pretty?
She was a strange lady. Pretended to be naive and innocent, nevertheless correct.
Lynn wondered how she would react if she knew who he was. Will she welcome to the same old folk?
“Did you have anything good?”
“Good things?”
“You look happy.”
Asked the man who was riding beside him. Lynn glanced at him and looked back again. They were all told not to talk so much. But for a moment, Lynn called the man who followed him.
“Deca.”
“Yes, Sir.”
“Does Rubel have a daughter?”
“You mean Count Rubel of the North?”
Lynn’s secretary, Deca Monil, asked. It was a surprising question. The North wasn’t in good relationship with the East, and Count Rubel was a member of the North who was hostile to Lynn.
Deca replied steadily, thinking it was strange.
“There was. But I was told she died a few years ago.”
“Her name?”
“Her name is….”
Deca fumbled at the end of the word and traced his memory. He thoroughly examined the genealogy in his mind and soon replied with an ambiguous voice.
“Her name is Lena or Regina. Let me check it later.”
Lynn grinned at Deca’s answer. It was to avoid showing laughter.
Truly, a lady beyond imagination. He thought she was married, but actually she dead. So was it Lena Rubel’s ghost that he met yesterday?
‘We’ll know when we meet again.’3
A sense of curiosity erupted and pressured him. Thanks to that, the trip to the Imperial Palace seemed to be a little exciting.
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Btw, Lynn in uniform tho….
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OMG these two, I cant!!!!