Egret

“Switch on. ”

The box was opened with a short starter.

The box, made entirely of smooth black walls with cubes, was floating alone and sparkled in the air. And there was a white door down there.

Following Cole's map, he started from the knight's end and entered the box safely as well as the warriors.

Izzie, who came in last, was furiously surprised by the bright light that pierced her retina, covering her face with her arms.

“ ……! ”

“Looks like you've entered safely. ”

Judas' voice came into the box one step ahead of him.

When Gio heard it, he slowly lowered his arm. Then I looked around, dumb. A new landscape unfolded before my eyes.

Weiyi

From a palace full of low walls and cool skies, it turned into a rough, windy wilderness.

It was not a wilderness but a huge mountain peak with dry grass, trees and large and small stones everywhere.

“Is this all... fake? ”

Gio murmurs as he sweeps his fringes, relentlessly in the wind.

I couldn't believe it was a fake.

“In this exercise, teams go by country. Every background and sensation you see is a magical illusion, so you don't actually get hurt or die. Members who are in a state of death will automatically exit the box and cannot re-enter. ”

The description of the box was concise. It was too complex and difficult for those who were ignorant of the theory of magic to understand the principle of verses anyway.

“If a team member is annihilated or declares surrender with a flag, this exercise will end if the team leader dies last. ”

Judas kicks his shoulders with a blue peach that symbolizes the leader of the blue team and hands it over to Gio.

Gio looks up at him with a frostbite and Judas gives him his last precaution.

“Injuries here do not result in actual injuries, but please note that the pain remains intact. ”

“…… I understood. ”

A battlefield full of swords and magic. If you are injured, it will not end with mild abrasions. Without restraint, some parts of the body can fly away and struggle with pain. It was a serious exercise, not a childish prank, and it meant that you couldn't even think of it as a fake.

Gio gives strength to his hand while being frightened by the fact.

‘I don't know. What the hell does this training mean? ’

A team divided by one nationality in a simulated battle. You can even slap the captain's neck directly in this exercise.

It was a dangerous exercise that could only deepen the goal of awkward inter-country emotions.

Are you testing me? ’

He stares with sharp eyes, but the opponent still has an oblivious face.

‘Shit! Don't be ridiculous. No matter how powerful the Empire is, it is a story based on its entire power. Individual skills are never underestimated. ’

Gio dares to put a red sphincter on his shoulder. Although he was a young man, he was a prepared monarch who had grown up learning the dynasties since I was a child.

The sense of responsibility and affection for the country was much stronger than the fear of first action.

He decided to press firmly on the crown prince's nostrils, who did not know the height of the sky.

Geo himself was not very powerful, so he had to make good use of the strategy.

“When you're ready, wave your flag. I will ring a buzzer to announce the start of the battle. ”

“Yes, sir. ”

“Then move to your respective positions. ”

Izzieo led his group and headed to the Red Team camp with a red flag on it.

A red team of defrosting warriors placed their flags in a position surrounded by solid rocks.

“Listen to Hong troops. The enemy would think we'd be vulnerable to a magic attack. ”

Gio starts directing straight away without shrinking. Thawing, as he said, was not ignorant, but intended not to embrace other cultures.

While the Lubarzan Empire was not paying attention to the other small countries under its feet, the thaw had been breathlessly researching the blind spots of other powers with a shaky foundation.

So they knew very well what the empire was capable of.

Gio considered this exercise to be a good counterattack opportunity to show the Empire the irresistible thaw.

A confident little smile wrapped around his mouth.

“That arrogance will pierce you in. Advance the swordsmen, draw their gaze, and defeat the ranged abilities and remove them during the prepaid ceremony. When the magic is sealed, they will become toothed tigers. ”

Meanwhile, a team of Lubarzan Imperial Knights set up a camp in the vicinity of grass and trees.

“Enemies will be the strongest against magic attacks. ”

“Yes?”

Everyone looked suspicious in Judas' words. He continued explaining the wand over his shoulders so that his luggage could easily understand it.

“You might be surprised that we're so unfamiliar with defrosting scrolls and spells. It would be embarrassing at first, but if you give and receive a few times, you'll get used to it. ”

There was now no one who questioned the explanation leading to the soft tone.

“So we need to protect supporters, including magic knights, until we get used to the number of enemies. In other words.”

The leader of each team gave the final instructions at the same time.

“Attack is the best defense. ”

“The defense will be the best attack. ”

Pearl!

The blues and blues spread out high in the sky. Finally, a buzzing sound that announces the start of combat training heavily covers the mountain.

* * *

Fried.

A long, white finger swept through the dark blue hair. Release laughs harshly as she looks at the hair that escapes between her fingers.

Can I really just send a kid?

“Why? Have you heard anything in the meantime? ”

Frid lifts his head with a kicking smile.

Bloody red-eyed pupils glow with joy, like a dead spring. Faced with this, Release stroked his cheek and replied.

"No. I was a cute kid, though. Lily's not interested in kids.

“Then what are you worried about? Enough about him. ”

"The opponent is the igret?

The curious release slightly tilted its head.

Black hair flowed down her smooth neckline like the night. Hair came down to Frid's chest, half buried in a chair, and scattered.

"Halder is your favorite kid. Besides, Igret said he'd take it seriously now. If I send it alone, I might really die.....

“Oh, that's what you said. ”

Fried spills a feeding assistant.

“There's no reason to worry more about that. Halder doesn't meet him anyway. ”

"Huh? Didn't I send you to do that?

“I can't throw away the paddle that can be used more usefully. ”

Hee.

Fried's hand held her chin lightly. The conversation continued, whispering in the distance where the lips seemed to reach.

“It's not him that Halder meets, it's the people around him. ”

Foolishly, it's a surprise for him to choose to trust someone again.

Frid, who only added to his head, laughed happily and let go of the release jaw. Then he put the clasp back on and leaned back on the chair.

“In the meantime, he will welcome you from this side. ”

Uh-huh. You want to deal with it yourself?

“I'm ashamed to say that I'm dealing with you. Well, I'd say provocation. ”

Frid knew what Greg was like better than anyone.

Being loved by nature does not simply mean being a contractor of the natural world spirit.

How can all the spirits that exist in this world move according to his wishes when he tries to seal off the power of the Spirit King?

In a way, Igrette is the king of nature himself. It was foolish of me to think of winning the exam against such a person.

‘Beyond foolishness, it's crazy. ’

I murmured like a joke, but there was a woman who lost her soul after actually doing that crazy thing in the past.

Frid recalls Empress Saya's words and touches her armrests with his fingers.

“I have to get ready for the party. ”

"Party? Great! I have to get my dress out of my head.

Lilith looks down at the black leather garment that clings to her body and looks forward to it.

“Yes. Decorate them splendidly, because you need to collect the guinea pigs. ”

Red-eyed pupils head to one corner. Release notices his gaze and moves like a shadow.

There stood a woman standing there, silently breathing like a dead mouse.

"That's right. I'll make it up to you.

Release reaches out with a smile.

Black Pearl.

The cold hand of the command release wrapped around the main peach-colored hand back.

The blue-eyed pupil, who had lost focus and looked at the air, slowly began to glimmer in a dull light.

On a white background, the hanbok, with red flower embroidery, descended abundantly to the knee line.

The principal did not give sight to the release in front of his eyes. Frid, who found the blue pupil facing him, smiled low and gave an order.

“Follow the release. Eve. ”

“ ……. ”

The principal was also a member of the four tribes, who had no contracts with anyone but the King of the Thaw.

But now she was called Eve.

Bloop!

The wings burned with flames behind Eve's back.

The flame had already lost its original bright color and was bitten as if it had released food.

The appearance of the wings of the black flame was no longer seen as a god benefiting people.

She held hands with Release, slightly flapping her wings, and came to mind in the bronze air.

“Follow the release until I call again in the future. ”

Eve bowed politely.

“Whatever the master wants. ”

The two women disappeared beyond the shadow with the grinning laughter of release.

Frid, who remains alone, pulls out the hourglass that he left in his pocket and spins it.

A green grain of sand, which falls beyond the glass, shines like a butterfly's wings.

‘Not long now. ’

The sand that flows unstoppably is like the life of a human running towards death.

Frid stares at the hourglass with his unassuming eyes.

“…… if there is no one left beside you again. ”

If you can barely take courage and put a cold blade back on top of the heart where you started to beat slowly.

If he finds out that all the surroundings he believed in were contradictory.

“What will you do then? Mr. Igrett.”

But you can forgive this filthy world.

Frid stands up and puts the hourglass out of his hand.

Heh!

Glass was shattered and green fine sand was scattered on the ground like sand castles swept by waves.

He turned his foot within minutes before looking down at the poured sand in a cold glance.

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