History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 257
257fury. The inside story of the mermaid kingdom (1)
“Since you're a grand master, you won't die even if you fall into ice water.?”
“…….”
“I guess so?”
“…….”
What do you mean by that, Lloyd?.
Javiel unconsciously looked at Lloyd with a straight look..
The silver-haired knight's mind became busy for a moment..
“Out of nowhere, he asked me to go fishing. Are you really thinking of using me as bait??”
“huh. answer.”
“…….”
“Well, I'm glad I got it right in one go.?”
“…….”
I'm not happy, but I kind of want to step on you. wee.
But Javiel was unable to express his honest feelings..
This was because Lloyd, whose expression suddenly hardened, quickly explained..
“Hey, I know I'm talking like this, but this isn't really a joke.?”
“I know.”
“That's why.”
Lloyd said with his eyes suddenly becoming serious..
“It can't go on like this. This ship won't be able to survive any longer if it continues to be attacked like this. But I don't think I'll be able to shake off those persistent mermaids..”
“I agree with that too..”
“So you should jump in the water.”
“If you're asking me to become bait, what exactly did you have in mind?.”
“Absolutely scary bait.”
Lloyd smiled wickedly..
“I almost didn't want to fight back. I guess it won't work. That's why. Just once. All it takes is one room. A shot that will force them to take a big step back without hurting them. You can do it?”
“Are you saying you're going to make them retreat and buy time to escape??”
“huh. how?”
“I think I can try it.”
Javiel nodded..
He quickly realized Lloyd's intentions..
One powerful and threatening counterattack.
This makes the mermaid army retreat, even if only for a moment..
In this way, we break the wave of attacks and gain time to escape..
“good. If you can do it without getting hurt, there's no better way than that..”
“All right.”
A faint smile appeared on Javiel's lips..
This is why I like that fake Lloyd.
Sometimes I act like a crazy person.
But they always worry about me.
But that's not important right now.
Javiel moved immediately..
“Rope, tie it to the mast over there..”
“uh.”
He tied the rope he got from Lloyd tightly around his waist..
Meanwhile, Lloyd tied the other side of the rope to the mast..
With that, everything is ready..
“Now let's jump into the sea. If I fight back underwater, you can immediately pull the rope up..”
“How are you going to announce that you've counterattacked? I'll send a separate signal?”
“no. Even if there is no signal, you will know right away..”
“how?”
I asked back.
Javiel chuckled..
“Because the sea will turn over.”
After saying that, Haviel stood on the boat..
I glanced back at Lloyd..
And jumped into the sea.
with a plop!
Extreme coldness that envelopes the entire body in an instant.
A sensation as if the skin, muscles and blood vessels beneath it are all frozen..
But still, Javiel didn't care at all..
I exercised my foolish mind technique to its limit..
The Mana Heart residing in the cells of the entire body resonated..
With a roar.
With cool eyes.
I swept the entire sea area.
An army of hundreds of mermaids rushing towards Lake Peliconia..
We calculated the movements and predicted routes of each of them..
I prepared a blow that would sweep them back hundreds of meters without hurting them..
‘one chance.’
Javiel's eyes shined even bluer in the cold blue water..
I concentrated my mighty strength and grabbed the sword handle..
But did they sense this momentum?.
Did he feel danger with a sense of being close to the wild?.
All the mermaids stopped attacking at once..
The assault on the Peliconia was halted..
I swallowed back the fierce roar.
Everyone paid attention to Javiel..
With the same wide eyes.
With a look of astonishment.
I glared at Javiel..
Javiel's eyebrows twitched at that sudden change..
‘Could it be that you realized this person’s intention?.’
It seemed like that..
But I also thought it didn't matter.
After already knowing the location and movements of all mermaids.
Now, if I just pull out my sword, I can sweep them all away for hundreds of meters..
The moment Javiel was about to draw his sword with such certainty,.
The mermaids who were glaring this way raised one hand..
I gently pointed my index finger at Javiel’s face..
And with a slightly red and blank face.
With a trembling voice like a girl in her first love.
everyone muttered at the same time.
“you passed.”
……slam.
For a moment the sea became calm..
No mermaid ever swam rough.
The drift ice floating around did not collide with each other..
The only sound you hear is the quiet sound of waves coming from the water above..
In the momentarily calm sea, Javiel flinched..
He grabbed the handle of the sword he was about to pull out and his cool eyes shone..
“…….”
I passed..
What is that noise out of nowhere?.
Those mermaids, what kind of trick are they trying to pull?.
Could it be that they anticipated this side's intentions and tried to block a counterattack?.
Or is he trying to catch us off guard by wasting time?.
‘You must not let your guard down.’
I thought so.
But that was then..
The mermaids stopped the offensive by surrounding this side and the Peliconia..
One of them, a mermaid, slowly swam this way..
Unlike before, it was a very cautious attitude..
Did he get to about 5 meters in front like that?.
the mermaid asked.
“Beautiful human, what is your name??”
“…….”
Javiel did not answer.
Actually I couldn't answer.
Because he wasn't a mermaid, he couldn't speak underwater..
The mermaid who soon spoke also nodded as if she realized that fact..
“really. Come to my senses. Humans don't know how to ventriloquize underwater like we do. I'd like to talk to you. Then can we go up to the surface for a moment??”
“…….”
“are you okay. You passed. I won't attack you.”
The mermaid smiled brightly, showing her open palms..
That wasn't all.
She looked back at the other mermaids and gave a strict order..
“Everyone stay back.”
With that one word, the mermaid army retreated dozens of meters and lifted the siege..
When I saw that, I thought I could believe it a little bit..
Javiel went up to the surface without saying a word..
“……Phew.”
I let out the breath I had been holding between the rolling waves..
After a while, the mermaid also popped her head out of the water..
Javiel was finally able to see the true face of the mermaid who became the representative of the mermaid army..
“nice to meet you. I am the leader of Team 3 of the Mermaid Kingdom's Underwater Guard..”
“I am Javiel Asrahan, a knight serving the Count Frontera family..”
“Javiel Asrahan?”
“yes.”
“oh. You have a pretty name too.”
“…….”
Wrinkles appeared between Javiel's eyebrows..
The mermaid in front of me and the other mermaids as well..
Everyone has been blushing in this direction for a while now..
Javiel was able to guess the reason without difficulty..
Because it was an unfamiliar experience..
“Are you saying my face is acceptable?.”
“oh how did you know?”
“I'm used to it. This situation.”
Javiel spoke calmly as if it was obvious..
“Throughout my life, wherever I go, I have attracted attention with my face. In particular, I have received warm favor from many women. So this situation is not unfamiliar to me. But-”
Javiel's eyes turned slightly cold as he looked at the leader of Team 3 of the Underwater Guard..
“No matter how good I look, you are probably the ones protecting the borders of the territory. From what I heard, I need to get your permission and approval to access the mermaid kingdom..”
“Um, right.”
“I also heard that in order to be recognized, you have to sing a beautiful song with sincerity and sincerity. Is that correct?”
“Yes, that is roughly correct too..”
“But I didn't sing.”
“does not matter.”
“relation… … Are you saying there isn't any? no way?”
“It's not just the song that can move someone..”
“…….”
“I was already touched by your face, I gave you permission, I acknowledged it, so what does the song matter??”
The mermaid guard captain spoke with bright eyes as if it were completely natural..
Haviel was somehow overwhelmed by the force(?).
“So, have you really earned the right to enter your kingdom? With my looks?”
“of course. You've seen that even our sisters admit it.?”
“……All right. Then can you give me a moment?.”
“hour? What time??”
“I want to tell this news to my group up there..”
Javiel's gaze glanced toward the deck of the Peliconia..
The mermaid guard shrugged his shoulders..
It was an unspoken permission..
“Thank you for your favor. then.”
Javiel immediately woke up..
I went up to the deck of the Peliconia..
At that moment, the captain, crew members, and Lloyd were there who had gathered on the boat to see the situation here..
“what. How did this happen? Why did they stop attacking even though I didn't counterattack??”
Lloyd, who ran first, asked:.
Javiel replied, shaking out his hair that was dripping with sea water..
“I think I got their approval..”
“admit? I got permission?”
“yes.”
“how?”
“They said my face was acceptable.”
“…….”
“Actually, if you think about it, it's not that surprising. Rather than have Lloyd sing from the beginning, I would have just jumped into the sea. If that were the case, this ship would never have been attacked..”
“…….”
“But I'm glad I finally got their permission..”
“okay. I'm so glad. Because you are handsome. yes? Ha ha ha ha ha.”
“yes. I'm so glad that I was able to prevent the violent catastrophe caused by Lloyd's hopeless song with my good looks..”
“okay. I'm really glad. Ah, I like it. Ahahahaha.”
“Lloyd.”
“huh. why.”
“Stop crying.”
“shut up. I got dry eyes because of the salty sea breeze..”
“Still, let's talk to the mermaid representative below first..”
“It's still like that.”
Lloyd wiped his eyes with his rough sleeves and leaned his upper body out of the gunwale railing..
I looked down.
Thanks to you I was able to find it.
‘omg. muscle jackpot.’
Between the rolling ice waves.
There was a mermaid older brother, no, older sister, sticking out her upper body..
It was bulky.
Muscles were no joke.
I thought about this a long time ago when the mermaid statue was erected in the port of Cremo..
As expected, the muscles of the mermaids, trained by swimming at extreme levels every day, 24 hours a day, all their lives, literally felt like weapons themselves..
‘It wouldn’t be a joke to take him to the gym alongside Orc Arosh..’
I felt that he had crazy physical strength that could be compared to Orc, the strongest muscle fighter he had ever experienced..
But now is not the time to appreciate muscles..
Lloyd cleared his throat..
“Hmm, hmm! hello? My name is Lloyd Frontera..”
“…….”
“I just heard a story from my bodyguard, Lord Asrahan. Fortunately, the people there were generous and decided to praise and acknowledge Sir Asrahan's beauty.?”
“……But it was like that?”
“First of all, I would like to thank you for your generous and wise decision..”
Lloyd wore a bright business smile..
Is that the effect?.
A happy smile appeared on the face of the mermaid guard captain..
“thanks? We should be thankful. You came to appreciate such beauty without even thinking about it. I guess today is a day full of luck.”
“Oh my, thank you so much for saying that. I guess today is a lucky day for us too..”
“luck? Good luck to you too?”
“Why not be lucky? I met people with such generous and wise perspectives..”
“It's a generous and wise perspective. I just said that beautiful things are beautiful..”
“Ahaha. Is that so? You're even being honest..”
“To be honest, I don't know. Anyway, what business do you have with us??”
The guard leader's eyes looked up at me and became slightly sharper..
Her question continued.
“Now that I think about it, I'm a little puzzled. We were moved by Javiel Asrahan's beautiful appearance and allowed him to visit our kingdom. But I don't understand why they started acting so friendly to me a little while ago. Well, do we have separate business??”
“Oh, of course there is.”
“Any business?”
“As I briefly mentioned earlier, I am the person guarded by Javiel Asrahan. We are in the same group.”
“so?”
“Since you have allowed Lord Asrahan to visit the kingdom, of course I will also join you.…….”
“no.”
“……yes?”
“I can't do it.”
The mermaid guard captain speaks decisively as if cutting a pumpkin in one go..
She asked with a more stern gaze..
“What impressed us was Javiel Asrahan's beautiful appearance, so why should we allow him to visit the kingdom, which has nothing to do with his appearance??”
“Oh, that's…….”
Lloyd swallowed..
‘Oh my.’
I felt embarrassed inside..
Honestly, I didn't expect such cold treatment..
Lloyd was finally able to understand the situation..
‘Discrimination against people based on their faces.’
It seems that the only person they allowed to visit the kingdom was Javiel..
There seemed to be no other reason..
‘Probably because he's handsome. Really, that's probably the whole reason. okay. I'm sorry that I don't look good. I'm sorry it happened like this! Sigh.’
It was sad.
I was jealous.
Tears of resentment towards the poor people of the world welled up..
But I couldn't just leave it like this..
He poked Javiel, who was next to him, in the side with his elbow..
He whispered and urged,.
“hey.”
“yes.”
“Please help me out.”
“How can I help you?.”
“Anything you can say is fine so I can visit their kingdom too..”
“All right.”
Javiel shook his head..
I stepped forward and leaned out of the boat..
Lloyd anxiously waited for the guy to open his mouth..
I hope he says something big that will help this situation..
I hope the mermaids fall for his words..
So I hope you too can be allowed to visit the kingdom of mermaids..
‘please!’
While praying like that.
Finally, Haviel's mouth opened..
“Security chief? Actually, I have a favor to ask..”
“Oh my goodness. Please, what kind of request??”
Unlike the time when she was talking to him, the muscular mermaid changed her voice 180 degrees to a friendly tone when answering Haviel. A mermaid with lots of muscle and even her eyes change to sparkle..
Lloyd snorted at the temperature difference in the reaction..
Meanwhile, the conversation between Haviel and the security guard continued..
“Here, Mr. Lloyd, I would like you to allow me to visit your kingdom..”
“Yes, I would be happy to do so if it were Asrahan’s request..”
So simply.
As if it were really obvious.
Why are you asking me that now?.
The security chief smiled brightly and nodded..
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