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Albrecht sits in the Lord's chair, and Randolph and Sigmund stand in front of him. Two dwarves enter alone. Several knights were peering inside from the outside with curious eyes.
The dwarf who came from the bank was like Vervantos. It has been almost seven or eight years since I last saw him.
This lousy dwarf sneaks into his life and leaves on his journey to meet Rosamund and slay the dragon. Albrecht somehow misses his past.
Vervantos was dressed like a young master, but he was impressed with his white socks strapped to his calves.
The other dwarf wears a robe and presses the hood deeply, making him unable to see properly.
Vervantos smiles at Albrecht and raises an example. The smile was not as playful as it used to be, and it was just as bold.
“I am acquainted with the great king of the Lysen Kingdom. I am Vervantos, the bank head of the Dragon Bank. ”
As you do so, you take one foot back and greet the other with one hand behind your back, rotating the remaining hand from top to bottom.
Albrecht said, smiling naturally.
“Haha, Vervantos. What the hell is wrong with you? Do as you're told. Come here and sit down. ”
Then Randolph brought a chair nearby and placed it next to Albrecht, even though it was a slow change of pace.
Bervantos glances at the chair, holding the robed dwarf's hand and leading it. The hand that came out of the robe was skin that was lightly visible and white to the eye.
Vervantos sits the robed dwarf next to Albrecht and stands still.
Albrecht turns his head to see the dwarf seated next to him. He presses the hood so deeply that he doesn't know who it is.
“Your Majesty, leave it to me. ”
Even though I told him to do it, Vervantos spoke politely. Albrecht wondered why he wanted to do this, but he listened to me.
Albrecht looks at Randolph and Zigmunt, and they duck down and leave the hall.
The door closes, leaving only Albrecht, Bervantos and the hooded dwarves in the hall.
“Was it the Vervantos I knew? There's something wrong with the atmosphere. ”
Albrecht smiles bitterly.
“Perhaps, living amongst the humans, it is. ”
Albrecht glances back at Vervantos. He looked 10 years old or older when hit by a human, and was struck by the vervantos, who had particularly big eyes and pointy ears.
What has happened to them since they let the Dwarves go?
“Achillia, that's enough. You can take the hood off. ”
As Vervantos speaks, the dwarf sitting next to Albrecht takes off his hood. Then I turned my head and looked up at Albrecht. Albrecht said, startled by an unexpected figure.
“It's Iliya! How are you feeling? ”
The dwarf in the hood was an Illudian. She was blonde, like Albrecht, and she must have been an Illudian with blue eyes.
“Are you Albrecht? ”
Albrecht's expression, slightly stiffened. What do you mean, you don't know me?
Bervantos, who was next to him, smiled bitterly and said to Albrecht,
“Ilydia is no more. This is Achylia.”
Albrecht glances at Bervantos with a look of ignorance. Then I turned my gaze to Ilydia again. Definitely Illudian. A dwarf named Achillia and Albrecht stare at each other.
“One day you wondered. Is the Dwarf dead? Technically, we're not as old as you humans. We, as adults, suffer from a fever, lose our memories and regenerate into new beings. Illudia became an adult. That's why I was born again. ”
Albrecht is dumbfounded. When you grow up, you lose all your memories and you become a whole new person? So how do we have a baby?
Vervantos grins as if he had read Albrecht's thoughts.
“We don't have babies like you humans. And we don't know where or how we were born. We just thought it was a myth that we came across a starry bridge into the world. Either way, Ilydia no longer exists in this world. ”
Albrecht felt a void for some reason. It's not as lifeless as Humans, but the old Iliya no longer exists.
I turned my head and looked back at Ilydia. The clear eyes in the sky were watching Albrecht.
Vervantos looks at Albrecht and says again:
“Do you know what Illudian means?" Ily "means" sick, "and" dia "means" think. "If you translate it into human language, it's like reflection or agony. Perhaps, Ilydia loved you. That's why I became an adult. ”
Albrecht had nothing to say. I only look at Achillia, who was an Illudian.
Achylia opens her arms to Albrecht at some point. Albrecht gently hugs her and seats her on her knees.
Achylia twists her little hand around Albrecht's clothing and takes it to Iliya, the sword at her waist. Albrecht is deeply moved by his appearance.
“Banking, by the way, makes you an adult in no time. Nana, we're all growing up a lot faster than we used to. That doesn't mean I blame you, Albrecht. If it wasn't for you, we'd all be starving to death. That's how the world works. Everything comes at a price. ”
I could not feel the wisdom of life if it was the former Vervantos.
Bewildered, Albrecht feels an unknown sadness, as the clumsy Vervantos simply grows up with a bold voice.
The dwarves seemed to stay like children forever, but now they're changed by themselves.
“I don't have much left. Albrecht, I'm late to see you for the last time. You're not gonna get mad, are you? Hold your head still. ”
Albrecht laughs in vain. It reminds me of the punishment Vervantos inflicted when he made a foolish mistake. It's all in the past now.
He became king and killed countless people to become king. What does it mean to be an adult? Are you an adult now?
The 15-year-old self and the 30-year-old modern man were mixed up, and became an uncontrollable, literally bizarre human being.
Maybe suffering was inevitable in my past life, and it was a process of bringing the two together.
I couldn't psychoanalyze myself, so I still couldn't tell if the two of them were together or if they were together deep down.
If he had the same 30-year-old insight, he would have also exploded the emotions of the storm. Even though I was aiming for innocence and goodness, I danced with the devil.
But then one day, I was really close to 30 years old. If it wasn't about my family and friends, I felt that my emotions were getting dull. Is that true of Earth's memories? I can't help it.
After all, he was just buried in work, living every day. I was working diligently to guard the family while traveling the perimeter between the two wives, and to surround the north and middle.
I knew what all this was for, but I didn't know what the outcome would be. How does history evaluate itself?
It would be considered an irregular monarch of iron and blood. Or should I say, in this wretched world, who has tried to shed less blood?
Albrecht stroked the hair of Illudia, or Achillia, now. Achylia looks up at Albrecht while touching the mythical Illudian sword.
I did not seem to have the same level of nephropathy as before, where I could see the past or future of the person I was in contact with.
“I'll give you a million gold coins every year for the next 10 years. The interest rate is two cents a year. The repayment period, well, who in the world would be able to enforce it against you? Just make it up to me. And do me a favor. ”
Albrecht dares to look at Vervantos.
“When we first open our eyes after being born, we make our own names. That's what determines fate. Aklia means a fighting woman, a warrior woman. But none of us know how to fight, do we? So I need you, the strongest in the world, to teach Achillia how to fight. I'm not giving you the money because this is a favor as a friend. Haha.”
Albrecht does not answer. Even if it was a much more difficult request, I could listen without hesitation.
Oddly, the dwarves seem to have the power to make people's hearts compassionate.
I remember the warriors of the North, including Hrrolf and Gunnar, who used to walk to hell without hesitation for the Dwarves.
Albrecht simply looks at Vervantos without a word. Vervantos' grin breaks my heart. Then I suddenly remembered one question.
“What does Vervantos mean, then? ”
Albrecht's words take away the grief that Bernantos had in his smile. And then a little bit brighter.
“Brave traveler. ”
Albrecht's eyes flush without knowing it.
The 100,000 gold coins Bervantos brought first were decided to be sent to Carpen by the Northern Warriors.
Vervantos greets Rosamund, Hroulf, Gunnar, and a few of his known warriors and returns to Halstadt.
The Northern Warriors guarding the Vervantos were a bit unusual in their attire, but the helmet was a northern helmet with elaborate embellishments.
He was wearing a scarf on his armor, a gauntlet on his hand, and his feet and calves were protected by a grip. It seemed like a transitional outfit.
Vervantos says they are the Dragon Knights. The people who were tied up with the bank seemed a bit less like knights, but no one was as good as the Licence Knights anyway.
Albrecht looks at Vervantos as he rides away in his wagon, and as he disappears from his sight, he looks at Achillia in one arm.
Dwarf's Lifespan (?) No matter how small, I think I'll live longer than a human, but I thought for a moment how long do I have to teach martial arts.
Wind blows from the north through Albrecht and Achillia, waving her hair around. Achylia could have been Albrecht's daughter or sister if not for her pointy ears.
‘By the way, when the wind blows and touches me, you asked me to remember you. What is it?
Albrecht was confused by the presence of 'who was' Iliya right in front of him.
Achylia looks down the mountain, holding Albrecht by the neck. Knights and soldiers' equipment made of cold iron caught Achylia's attention.
The next morning, the Central Army plundered for a trip. Albrecht wore the black silk garments he usually wears, embroidered in gold threads, and hopped on his horse and ran in front of the soldiers like a parade.
The Central Army was originally united by a typical Feudalist army, so unlike the Northern Army, the equipment was jagged and did not seem to be unified. The ranks were poorer, and the courage in the eyes was younger than defeat.
Albrecht sweeps through the soldiers and snatches away the Illudians he had prepared for him. The white body glowed brightly in the morning by sunlight. It looks like a sword made of light.
“Look at it all! This is the king's sword! ”
Albrecht does not just run ahead of the soldiers, but dives between the large and the large, running around causing them to see the sword.
Soldiers are overwhelmed by Albrecht's charisma and fascinated by the beautiful appearance of Illudia.
Albrecht ran from end to end with a corner sword like a torch for all 25,000 troops to see.
Seeing that the soldiers were aware of it, they ran back to the place where Zigmunt and his knights and shrines were waiting. Then he put Iliya in the sword and said,
“Zigmunt, kneel to the right. ”
Then Zigmunt steps off his horse and comes to Albrecht, kneeling on his right knee. The corpses and nobles of Sigmund all stepped down from their horses and watched the scene.
Albrecht looks down at Zigmunt on his knees, still on his horse.
“From now on, I appoint you Grand Duke of Östern. This sword symbolizes my trust and faith, and please don't let me down. ”
The Grand Duke held a position higher than the usual mischief, and Albrecht took a position as a Grand Duke, especially as he was a member of the royal family.
Whether he liked it or not, he was talented and decided to use it as his own person, so I wanted to be sure to push him.
Zigmunt knelt, his head bent, and took a sword with both hands.
“I pledge my life and soul to you. I will never let down your faith. ”
Albrecht indifferently looks down on his father-in-law, the world's first duke.
“Arise. Lead the army. ”
Albrecht leaves the message and runs for the northern army across the river. Zigmunt gets up and gives the order to his deputy.
Immediately, I heard shouts from the Knights and the infantry commanders, and I started to move out of the basin by formation.
Albrecht looks away from the distant Central Army, and sees those around him. Rosamund, Randolph, Agnes, Diego, and Achillia in hoods.
Aklia is in Agnes' arms, and Albrecht approaches, arms spread out toward Albrecht.
Albrecht hugs her butt with one arm. It was a bit dangerous on the horse, but it was not a problem for Albrecht, who had supernatural strength. And the dwarves are secretly strong, so there's no need to fall.
You drive your horse back to Mary, who is with you among the North-Eastern warriors.
“I'll be back. Listen to Yurgen. ”
After a short separation, Maria looks like she's going to cry soon.
In fact, she tried to follow, but Albrecht was a bit of a rough traveler, so she didn't fit in well with the noble breed she grew up in.
Albrecht sits Achylia on the horse for a moment, and he steps down and approaches her. Then he kissed me a little deeply and said it out loud.
“What did I tell you? What's that?”
“If you wait quietly, you will love me more. ”
“Yes, I like people who are lenient and caring. Can Marie do the same? ”
Maria nods. What happened to the child seemed to grow up. However, for the peace of home, for the peace of the world, we had to take care of it with patience.
Albrecht climbs back on his horse, hugs Achillia, and returns to the party.
Rosamund smiles slightly. But what do I do? I have to adapt.
Once during the trip, Albrecht was only with himself, so Rosamund decided to focus on it. Albrecht smiles and says to her, struggling.
“Let's go.”
After a long time, Albrecht left his golden armor and axe to Yurgen, and even excluded Einhart, he went on a light adventure with his friends relying on just one horse and two swords.
Albrecht lightly sped up his horse. A cool breeze blew in. Before you even think of Ilydia, Achylia touches the scar on Albrecht's face. Albrecht smiles at her.
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