From a terminal Soldier to Monarch
< 142. Walking Treasure (4) >
What is the Deceased?
I'm talking about a broken, intelligent man.
I know that I am a person just by looking at others, and think beyond the mindset of others. I thought they were wise men.
How many people can be called wise men all over the continent?
‘I only know three. ’
A one-eyed sage is good at chiefs, and a fighting sage is good at handling people.
And in front of my eyes, the hunchback sage, called the walking treasure, had a different knack.
Click.
It was sunset. After washing with cold water from a nearby well, I felt awkward because I couldn't wash.
“It is cold to be a vice knight. ”
I could have survived better than anyone else, but I couldn't live without eating.
Of course, it was also cold and hot. Royce and I washed up and went into a small house.
It wasn't clean, but it wasn't even a dirty house. Inside, the old man was looking at the injured forehead of his umbilical spine. I came close and examined the wound.
‘It's not a big tear. ’
I mixed the white and blue herbs that I was carrying around like a habit and crushed them with my hands and put them on my forehead.
I pasted the dried herb, and my beak frowned. It's going to sting a lot.
In addition to his forehead, there were many wounds on his body. Especially, the hump of a camel that rose above it was filled with horrible wounds that could not be expressed in words.
I had so far bought it. I looked at that scar, and I sensed that some of the marks were someone aiming for his life and wielding a knife. No one could get a knife like this for fun.
“You're alive and well. ”
“I can't do that even if I want to die. ”
I mumbled, and I got the message. The old man did not hear our conversation, whether he had gone deaf.
“I have nothing to offer you. ”
“Don't overdo it. ”
I smiled and asked Lois to bring me something to eat. It was a house to worry about once a day.
In any city, there was light and shadow, and the umbilical cord and the place where his mother lived were close to the shadow. What do you expect from a shack built in the Slum?
Royse shreds the meat and boils it in the stew, filling the house with a pungent smell.
‘I don't think it's enough to grill meat. ’
The mouth of your beaten vertebrae will be a mess. And it will be painful to chew the roasted meat even for an old woman who has less than half a tooth.
I put the bread on the boiling stew, and then I took a bowl of stew and put the torn bread inside.
‘Rather than salt…….'
I thought I was good at carrying some spices from the previous Central Sheds.
When I sprinkled it on the stew, the smell of flowers mixed in.
“Have some.”
When I gave a bowl to the old woman, the old woman with a spoonful couldn't hide her surprise from me.
“…… Were you a cook, not a knight? ”
That's how my navel ate my stew. Royse giggles and laughs.
“Working together.”
I spoke nonchalantly and filled my stomach with confidence. The old woman could neither sit nor stand properly just because me and Royse were in the same room as her.
“Can I get you some water? ”
“I'm fine.”
“I don't feel comfortable sleeping here... … but I'll go out and sleep, so please take a seat inside." ”
“You don't have to. Lady.”
I spoke up and pushed her into the house. Eventually, I had to get out of the house.
What was more itself was a complaint. When I came out, my navel followed me out.
He stood beside me without a word. I could barely reach my waist because of my bent back.
“The moon is bright. ”
Even though I murmured, the cold gaze on me was still the same. The wise man did not look at me from the moment he left home.
“Who are you?”
He asked.
“Chris Fraunmoont, owner of a small estate called Fraunmoont. ”
“What's in that territory? ”
I slowly explained what land Fraunmund territory was, and what it was. There was rock salt, and next to it was the Bagbon Mountains.
I am the vice knight and I have absorbed the southern army.
The number of territories and the flow of them all nodded.
“Excellent.”
I smiled softly in his amazement and said.
“Your name?”
Funnily enough, I knew he'd be here, but I didn't know his name.
“I'm Grafe. ”
He breathes slowly, then exhales and speaks.
“You're a curious man. It's the first time anyone's ever seen me naked. Usually I get a bad look at my backpack. Some people see the centipede as a symbol of misfortune.
“Here.”
Tak.
I spoke and hit him on the back with my palm. It was hard and hard texture.
‘My skin is stiff because I got hit and cut. ’
Disability is a weakness.If you see someone's weakness, you're told to ignore them.
I don't want him to get hurt. No one wants to be with someone who knows they're hurt.
However, if you really want to be friends with him, I urge you not to avoid it when you see its weakness.
The moment I turn away, my relationship with him is drawing a line. I crossed that line.
He tapped his back and asked if it didn't hurt. He also asked if there was anything uncomfortable.
“Sometimes birds try to nest on their backs. ”
Grafe played a joke on my question. I laughed and replied.
“I'd put a nest in your head if I didn't know better. You stink. ”
“I don't feel comfortable washing. ”
“You want me to wash it? ”
“Never mind. A man's touch. ”
“Then I'll ask the maid to wash it later. ”
“That's fine. The maid will be frightened. ”
“No, my maid wouldn't. She's a wonderful woman. ”
Well, I had a hunch I didn't know the details, but I did.
“Is that so?”
Grape was a city landmark. He could hit anyone, and anyone could throw stones at him.
Grafe looked depressed when he said that, but it wasn't just because of his pain.
“My mother grieves every night. ”
“Oh, dear.”
I continued talking to him with a moderate churn in my hand. The moonlight was shining between us.
We were having a small talk.
“That's Linda, one of my friends. But when he was six years old, he peed himself..."
Grafe chuckles and laughs. The story of Jen Reed and Digo, my story, and Grafe's story were mixed with the moonlight.
“The night is short. ”
The moonlight fades and the dawn is rising from afar. I opened my mouth to see Grafe mourning.
“Do you want revenge? ”
It's the Marquis's Land, but it doesn't matter. I spoke with all my heart, so he also had to answer.
“Don't. ”
His thick eyes, cracked lips, and purico reminded me of a witch's grandmother from a fairy tale, but not his heart at all.
“It's just because you're anxious and don't know. But there are a lot of people who take care of my mother behind my back. ”
‘The Grand Duke Zigzag said it was a good place to live. ’
I close my eyes and look at the rising sun, opening my mouth as if it were nothing. It was the same attitude as laughing about Lynd's teeth, and it didn't feel like a great offer.
“Come with me. ”
I came to see him because I knew his future, but I thought I would have coveted him the moment I saw him.
“Sure.”
Grape also replied without saying a word.
We looked at each other and shared our situation. I knew his present by seeing, and he knew my situation by listening to me.
There was nothing to hide. Grape scratches his head, avoiding the wounded area.
“But do you really need me? ”
What is innate wisdom? In fact, I thought he'd be in despair.
Umchura was a genius born of a celestial form, a wise man ahead of his time, and a man called walking treasure.
All expectations were met. He was already aware of what he was and knew what he could do.
He was just waiting for someone to recognize him.
‘So, did he go there and get that last one? ’
Grape glows in the midst of the Sercado crisis, and it burns for only a few years before disappearing.
‘Only three years. ’
His time in action was less than three years, but what he had accomplished could have changed the course of history.
“Is this what I need? ”
I kept my mouth shut, and Grafe asked me again. Grafe's pupil shows a subtle tremor. I couldn't see it all night.
He was competent, but not recognized, and he recognized his abilities, but was unsure.
“Do you make friends because you need to? ”
I thought of him as a schemer and a weapon, a treasure.
But standing here, I called him a friend. This was real.
Grafe smiled at that. I took away dozens of plans to persuade him.
Maybe all he needed was a friend.
“What were you talking about all night? ”
“I see.”
Royse from behind answers the question, and he yawns and says,
“Don't you eat breakfast? ”
“We have to eat. Get us something to eat. ”
“Yes."
Royse leaves in peace. I was there for two more days. Grafe was busy just giggling without saying when to leave.
Unlike his appearance, Grafe's eyes were clear and deep. He was always worried about his elder sister.
“Mother, do you want to go on a trip? ”
That's how he convinced his aunt. It's been six days since I entered the High Spire of the Grand Duke Siegfried.
“I'll get a wagon. Let's take it as slow as we can. ”
I cared about Grafe, and he took it easy.
* * *
After Paul Lloyd stepped into the Resistance, it was only three days after he reported what had happened.
“So he's the Baron Fraunmut? ”
“You came here without even knowing it? ”
It was from a senior knight who came three years before himself.
Vice Knight! ’
Why would he come here? You're going to see the Count?
‘No, that's not it. ’
The Grand Duke left to attend the royal council for the new year. The monarch always leaves a few months early and spends time in the capital.
He couldn't have come here without knowing it.
If you're here, why aren't you at the fortress? ’
I had no idea. Paul thought of the bear and did not see a shadow approaching him.
“What's on your mind? Sir Paul Lloyd. ”
“Emilia.”
Paul hurriedly bows his head and gives an example. In the absence of the Marquis of Siege, it was she who was in charge of the land.
Paul told me what happened with Chris Fraunmoont without hiding anything. Of course, in the meantime, the packaging was in her best interest.
“Baron Fraunmut? ”
Emilia is seldom surprised.
“You invited her to the Resistance and she didn't respond? ”
“Yes."
Emily closes her eyes for a moment as she listens to Paul. I thought I'd come to see myself.
If not, he had no reason to come here.
“They'll be here if you wait. ”
Of course. That's what Emilia thought. He turned his back on himself and came all the way here.
Emily was delighted as never before. I looked in the mirror and there was a stunning beauty with clear skin.
‘I'd love to see that. ’
Of course, Chris was also a very handsome man.
So I waited two...... and three days.
“Will you call Sir Paul Lloyd? ”
She couldn't wait to call him.
“You summoned me.”
“Could you escort me out to the city? ”
“It's an honor, Emilia. ”
Soon after leaving for the city, the people cheered for her. She was the most famous and beautiful woman in the city.
“By the way, where does the person with the bent back live? ”
She asked, walking slowly through the city and looking at the stalls.
“I live in a slum. ”
“Ah."
“Baron Fraunmut said he left this morning. ”
Paul notices and says, The words pause, but no one notices.
“Leaving?”
“Yes. He said he took the centipede with him. ”
Emilia grabs the flower on the table and reaches for it, holding the air in her hand.
“…… did you just leave? ”
“Yes. As soon as the gates opened, they left. ”
Paul seemed to hate to say that.
“Is there a woman in that wagon...."
Emilia cares for words.
“Oh, I heard there's a lady. ”
Win.
Emily clenches her fist without even knowing it.
“Let's go back.”
She turns away with a frozen face. She was never angry to maintain her reputation.
I was just reciting it to myself.
‘You bastard. ’
You didn't come all this way to see your face? It wasn't even a push and pull.
I wouldn't be here if I wasn't interested in myself!
Do you want to try it? ’
Her eyes start to poison.