Sword Whisperer

Van spits out his swearing and flicks the ground right away. If I ran, I'd be as tall as I am. He was faster than a leopard, and even the wind could not outrun him.

As I was running, I had a lot of thoughts in my head. Why is Pendel on fire?

The most convincing reasoning was that the kingdom's army was here. Shiraz confirmed with them that there was a Revolutionary Party in Pandel. Ubou told me that the kingdom would never come to face them again, and even though they didn't have the courage to face the night..... that could not be a guarantee that the kingdom would never come.

Other possibilities included the presence of the Night Noble or Legion of Unusual Power. Wow. Now, what are the odds of that happening, but at night, anything can happen.

'.... If the kingdom comes, does that mean that Anya and the others are safe?'

At least Van's group had nothing to lose because of the royal army. They must be one of the reasons the kingdom came here.

But that didn't mean they were absolutely safe. Given the liking they have for Van, and the difficulty of clarifying life without relying on Anya's White Flame, if their lives were to be cut off immediately..... they would do their part as prisoners.

For that reason, Van's feet were forced to become even busier.

"Brother, come with me!"

The ring was only half full of chase. I knew Van was strong, but I didn't even know he was running so fast. It was not just a difference in skills. The desperation that filled Van's heart was pushing his back.

'I don't want to lose.'

It's not just Anya's face that comes to mind. It wasn't just the faces of the group. Ubows came to mind, and there were the faces of the big children who had never seen the light in Pendel.

No wonder the kingdom is hostile to them. As long as the revolutionaries try to destroy the kingdom, the kingdom is forced to attack them to protect itself.

Nevertheless, it was unacceptable for them to die.

"Sink your heart. Van."

I heard the voice of glass. I'm not ringing with my head. I heard it in my ear. If there was one thing that changed the glass while walking around the lost spring, it was that she could still speak with a knife. It's not just Van's voice, it's the voice that resonates in this world.

"I don't know what to cut with excitement. So take it easy."

"......."

Van did not answer out loud, but that did not mean ignoring the words of Glass. Yuri always told Van to calm down. Don't get excited. And she always said what she needed, just what was right.

"Calm down. Senior, I can still calm down. But, but senior. If... if I see a landscape that I really don't want to see, if I face a landscape that I don't want to see in my mouth, can I just calm down? Can your voice reach me even then?"

Van did not prejudice and express what he feared. And by not putting him in his mouth, Glass also felt more certain of what Van was trying to say.

"You're not just a prosecutor, you're a protector."

Glass said.

"When the hard moment comes, it's up to you to decide whether to be a guardian or a prosecutor."

Slash to slash. Slash to protect. After reading the implication in the words of glass, half grabbed her tightly without saying a word.

"I will protect you."

"..... until you protect me. I'm a lump of iron that no one can hurt."

"I will not forget my senior will to be my strength until I give out flesh and blood, as much as it is at any moment. I promise."

Glass is hard. Sharp, cold. He has a body that is nothing like a sword. But when holding the glass, Van felt something qualitatively different from holding the other knife. As Glass said, her swordsmanship has long lost its meaning compared to Van's. Without even discussing the Guardian's sword, the Wal Sword...... Even compared to Willon, Lopo's sword, the sword of glass was hand-colored.

Nevertheless, Van valued glass more than a wallpaper. Even before and after the lost Sam gave her transcendent powers, she was always a knife he could not throw away at any moment.

"This isn't the end of it. More trials and distress will come. But... as much as I can, I will help you to let it all go. Van, you're not alone."

"…… Thank you, Senior."

It was a hard, cold, sharp knife. But for Van, the voice of the sword became more willful than the voice of any man.

Van sank his heart. He had no right to be excited as he went. Even with the sacrifice of glass, he had to be wise and calm at any moment. I had to make the best choice.

The speculation that shoots everywhere, without being organized, calms down a bit. After Van, the fangs saw the change and were forced to shake their lips.

'.... How can it change like that at once?'

His energy, which shoots like a sunset that seems to wipe out everything in the world, becomes a little sharper and sharper one day, just like a pimple aiming for one goal. It was terrifying control.

It wasn't just momentum that changed. His face was again tranquil, and his feet still moved, so that even the dirt he stepped on would not work properly.

So, Van could not tremble more than he thought when he finally captured Pendel's image in his eyes.

A white flame soars from here to there. And there was a familiar flag hanging over the walls of Pendel.

It was the flag of the kingdom.

I'd rather be lucky. If the Night Clan had raided them instead of the Kingdom, the chances of Van's group being safe would have been that much less.

"…… what do we do, brother?"

"Don't worry. I can still do it."

Half took a step calmly. Of course, there were quite a few knights wearing capes with royal knights' crests.

'The Kingdom has done a very good job.'

But how could that be? Their attitude towards the night and the revolutionaries was always fine. How could I have made the decision to bring the army here?

Van didn't have to wonder now. Van walks out of the forest without hesitation towards Pendel's front door. The guards of the Royal Army set up a pity as they looked at the cymbals.

"Stop! You can't enter unless you reveal your identity."

"Free Knight Van. I was part of the Lighthouse Survey to explore Pendel, but I got separated from my group and wandered back for a while."

"…… is that so?"

The attitude of the guards became disrespectful in the words of the Free Knight and the Lighthouse's Surveyor. It was time to put your tongue out in front of that attitude that easily changed just by discussing your identity. The guard opens his mouth in a slightly embarrassing hue.

"I'm sorry, but there's a way to verify your identity. You don't seem to be wearing the cloak of the knight..."

"There must have been my people in Pendel.... If there are articles from Nahar's White Flame Society or the Citadel Academy, can you bring them? They'll recognize me."

At that time, the guard glanced at the other guard. After one person turned away, he said in a polite manner.

"Please wait a moment. I'll report to the top."

"I see."

"By the way, you've only been here at night..? It's been a while since I've been here, but I wouldn't have stayed here for a single day if it wasn't for the lighthouses in Nahar. It's not where people live."

"But if you want to live, you can always live."

Van smiles strangely, and the guard looks back at him with a look of awe.

"Excellent. You're a knight, too."

"That's a compliment."

Van smiled at ease. Looking at Van like that, I wondered how he could remain so preoccupied with this situation. You must be his lover. No, not only Silk Anya, he seems to have maintained a pretty good relationship with the Revolutionary Army. I can hide my rotten insides when I see their home is completely destroyed.

The wait didn't last long. Shortly afterwards, the knights of the Royal Knights began to march in groups, half and half. Some of them had quite familiar faces.

'…… Side.'

I encountered Van and Side's eyes. They didn't say hello. It was neither the situation nor the mood. Van can barely stand his hand facing the glass. The atmosphere of the Royal Knights was never favorable. Their eyes were rough, and it wasn't just because silk nights made them sharp.

"Side. You said you were his motive. Is that guy half right?"

"......."

"Side! Answer me."

"That's right, Deputy Commander."

"…… yes. Is that so?"

The eyes of the man called by Side are sharpened. And it was the next moment. He looks up at his fist, and the knights of the Royal Knights point their swords at him in a moment. The sun panicked and grabbed the spear.

"Brother!"

"…… Calm down. A ring."

Van didn't panic. He looks at the deputy commander with calm eyes. Van opens his mouth in a quiet voice.

"I came back after a long wander, and I'm not in the mood for this hospitality. What's the reason?"

"You pretend not to know. You know better than I do why we do it."

"I really don't know. Why are you doing this?"

Van secretly stepped forward, answering. And with it, I secured the deputy commander into his' territory '. The Deputy Commander's complexion hardened.

"Do you intend to fight with force? I wouldn't want that."

"......."

Van didn't answer. There was only one thing he could honestly guess why they were doing this.

They knew his identity.

It was natural for the Kingdom to be hostile to him if it found out that he was the guardian of the reversibly designated Sunwoo family in the country. But if so, what to do. Is fighting the only way? Or is there another way?

But it was then.

"The Lighthouse's investigators betrayed the kingdom and cooperated with the Revolutionaries. Are you going to argue with them, not with them?"

What the deputy commander said was that Van had never expected. Van's eyes widened slightly. The deputy commander frowns at the eyebrows after seeing the surprises.

".... You really don't know?"

"I'll tell you in advance, I've been away from my group for months. What the hell happened in between? Did you cooperate with the Revolutionaries?"

"It's not you who asks questions. Put the knife down. You will be placed under the care of the Royal Knights from this moment on. You'll have to answer every question we ask with all your heart."

Van quietly took his hand to the glass. Put down the knife.I must. Are they really going to treat him like a gentleman? What happened to Anya and the others?

Van quietly looks around him. The Royal Knights, the people of the Kingdom who are blessed by all, did not feel so threatened as to why. If you only care, even now...

It can be belled.