Egret

“You don't have to worry anymore? ”

After leaving the building, Baikal turns around and asks.

The imperial knights will take good care of the latter, but I thought this was not just a gambling field. Instead of just thinking about silk, the gambler made the same assumption with his own eyes.

A playground of that size, that's a huge organization that rolls huge operating funds and countless people. There must have been a force guarding the back of the ship alongside the High Noble.

“Those guys, something's going on back there. Whether it's torture or fattening beads, if you dig well behind it..... ”

“Screw you, that's a good expression. ”

Baikal, who was praised in the unfinished part, steals the tip of his nose.

Judas continued walking without turning his foot.

“But there is no country that shines only. Where people come together, there's always a place where people get cranky. ”

It was a gentle voice, not unlike the one who ordered the knights to be brutally recruited to suppress the gambling field a little while ago.

“Rubach called the best talent institute. And the Imperial Palace where the rulers of this empire gather. What did you think? ”

“That.”

It was a problem that could not be answered easily.

‘No, I know the answer. ’

Baikal, Edan and Cristina look down with the same look.

Just looking at Judas, who is taking him to the Lord's army right now, the answer came out.

The two places he exemplified were praised by everyone as objects of hope, but they were neither very beautiful nor great.

For some, it was a glorious sun-like moment, and for others, it was a horrible nightmare that breathed in the dark night.

The place where people gather is the same. Whether you're a native or a nobleman, a child or an adult, you can't just shine.

“That doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. It's definitely something that needs to be changed and fixed. It's like this.”

“Mm-hmm.”

“It's a latrine. ”

“Yes?”

I listened seriously and opened my eyes like a baby deer who was surprised by the latrine strikes that popped out.

“No matter how much dirt you hate, you can't stop people from urinating. ”

“Th-that's it. ”

“But if there is filth everywhere on the way, it is too filthy. ”

“Dirtier, dirtier. ”

Baikal, who was answering as he approached the consciousness, was confused by what he was talking about and shook his eyes.

“So what we have to do is not insult the shit, but build the latrines of the country. ”

“ ……! ”

Only then did I hear what he was saying, and I lifted my head.

Edan and Cristina were moaning a step ahead of him.

‘It's not the shit we need to focus on. ’

It is a world that is forced to excrete filth.

Of course, a new concept was put in the minds of those who thought it was politics to punish the teeth who reigned on the throne and defiled the country and to share the light in every corner.

Judas adds, lightly while they are locked in their memory.

“Sooner or later, you may face the filth that Lubarzan has left behind. ”

“Just give the order then. ”

Baikal laughed playfully.

“I'll build a very nice latrine. ”

I burst into laughter with everything I said.

Somehow, the sky was dazed. The moon that rises in time spanning the boundaries of day and evening is as pale as the flower that just bloomed in the bud.

There was a glittering river mixed with darkness and light from afar.

“Oh, Judas. ”

“Hmm?”

“Have you ever really been addicted to something? ”

I heard what he said to the rogues earlier.

Judas smiles and asks.

“Why, don't you find it funny? ”

“No, that's not why. ”

“Lies.”

“Yes?”

Baikal opened his mouth as he saw the lord lying confidently.

“If you're addicted to something you don't want to hang up on. ”

There is not just a negative addiction like gambling or drinking in the world. Liking people or singing can be addictive.

“Play with you as you are now..... No, spending time together is addictive. ”

‘I think you were just trying to make fun of me. ’

The children looked at him with suspicious eyes, but Judas pretended not to know what to say again.

“It's nice to take a walk on a sunny day. I can't waste my time reading books. I can't even quit my job. ”

Among the things he could not stop, were hobbies and tastes from his previous life.

He acknowledged that in the past and present, all parts were his own.

“Oh, my God. You're such a greedy man after all. ”

“…… a little more. ”

Ethan, who was silently following me, uttered his voice.

“You can be greedy. ”

“Hmm?”

“I'd rather have His Majesty greet me with a lot. ”

He remembered the empty eyes Judas had when he was a child. It was an eye I didn't even want to see in the illusion.

Judas, who faced Edan like that, realized that he was no longer a little boy.

Nineteen years old, already at the end of the feast. Judas's eyes were infinitely young, but he grew up brave and grew up worrying about himself from behind. His black eyes didn't look hard. There was warmth in it that one could eagerly wish for something for others.

Judas, who noticed that, was a little surprised.

‘You're so deep that it's hard to read. ’

A clear smile appeared on his face, like the autumn sky.

“Thank you, Edan. ”

In the middle of the river, where the darkness descended, there was a stage that lit brightly.

Not many people had seen the lights and gathered because it was not a show that had foreseen and attracted guests.

On an empty stage stands a young girl with sheep horns.

A cute minidress adorned with lemon-coloured hair and white frills covering a meandering back looks like she saw an angel fall by the river. The costume and atmosphere changed a lot from the last time I saw her, but the group was able to recognize her at a glance.

‘Kirier.’

Kiri, who was on stage, kept his hands together and closed his eyes as he waited for someone.

As Judas approached the stage, her eyes opened like magic. A frightened slave girl smiles as she sees him.

Oh. Oh.

A clear voice, like elasticity, flowed through the reddish lips. Starting with that, Kiri started singing without accompaniment, like a sweet whisper to a friend.

― Not human, not animal.

― The girl with the name 50 gold.

― I grew up in a place called the "market" where I sell things that are neither human nor non-human.

The song was her own story. When I heard the monotonous rhythm flowing out without any special accompaniment, people gradually gathered together.

― The wish she had to hope for from birth

― Happiness by the name of redemption.

― But if she was really happy, why couldn't she ever say 'No’?

A moment of static has passed. It wasn't even a very sad lyrics, but strangely people were stealing tears.

Breaking the static was suddenly a blooming act wrapped around the stage. At the same time, music exploded so loud that the ears became dumb.

Kiri now began to sing with joy, not sorrow as the subject.

And the people who heard her singing were enthusiastic, swept away by the same emotions as the sand eggs swept away by the waves.

Not long after I started singing, a lot of people had already come and surrounded the stage.

‘It's a song that moves other people's emotions, too. ’

Even though I knew how to do this, Judas admired me. Her songs had more effect than I had imagined.

A person is affectionate when communicating with others.

Kiri, who transmits joy, sorrow, and all emotions through songs, was a girl whose voice the audience had no choice but to love.

“Thank you for coming. ”

At the end of the song, she smiled as she whispered. It was an appreciation filled with pure affection.

The audience burst into cheer together, but there was only one person Kiri was looking at. He also smiled and was frustrated with her greeting.

Even the big, round moon that had risen above his head seemed to send a sparkling applause.

The stage was now the beginning.

Judas turned his back on the unfinished banks of the river. Even though I was allowed to go out, I couldn't stay outside the palace all night.

On the way back, Baikal, who was still whistling according to the beating of his heart, broke his luck first.

“Because I wasn't interested in real music? ”

“You must have been very interested in gambling. ”

“…… Leader. ”

I couldn't be unfair because I wasn't wrong. Baikal, who was just making an impression, sighed and spoke.

“No, it was fascinating in an instant. As much as the moment you watch the show, do you feel in love? I thought I was crazy because I was pounding all the time. ”

As soon as I left the venue, I became as silent as a liar. I felt like I had a really exciting dream.

Baikal made a solemn declaration with his arms crossed.

“I assure you, Kirier, I will be devastated. ”

“I think I'm already a big fan. ”

Despite Edan being in the middle of the night, he stumbled on the river like a festival site.

The venue set up by the liver was full of people, both young and old, without hiding the cloth of identity.

Judas also joked as he watched the girl who made many people enthusiastic with one heart.

“You should have taken the autograph. ”

I used to joke, but after a serious gesture, Edan had to go back and get his autograph, but he had to go through an internal conflict.

“She must have a new performance culture. ”

Cristina also showed a favorable attitude to Kiri's performance.

In the meantime, it was merely a form of gathering in a magnificent hall built solely for the nobles and admiring the noble and elegant instruments of wine. Because of this, men felt bored and did not pay much attention to the show, and often sought it for the purpose of making friendship among nobles and nobles.

This performance was the first start of a public gathering where anyone could freely sing and watch off the stage that was framed.

‘You still have a lot of homework to do in this country. ’

Cultural growth was not the only homework. If you investigate the black forces involved in the gambling field that overwhelmed you during the day, there may also be an unexpected problem.

Although it was a ridiculous latrine, it really needed a system to collect the filthy debris of society and manage it legally.

"Igrett. I know what you're thinking.

Uni, who read his thoughts like a ghost, shakes his head.

"It's impossible to change the vices that have been going on for hundreds of years at a time. The Emperors didn't let it go because they didn't know everything.

“ ……. ”

So don't try to carry it all too much.

It was a story that might sound pitiful, but it ended up worrying him.

Judas nods quietly.

‘If you touch it, it will burst the pus. ’

He also knew. So I decided to approach slowly.

Like the song of Kiri, who dug people's minds a little bit and began to shake the performing culture of this enormous empire.

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