31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 449)
Hair full of vitality.
Karen, who has been compared to a red rose, joined the ranks very nervous..
“Karen! It's late!”
“Sorry sorry! Everyone waited?”
“Because without you, we wouldn't all be together..”
Karen's outfit was a throwback to when she was active as a protector of the Montra royal family..
she said with her lips pouting.
“Everyone gathered together... There is no Karuna, well….”
“Ugh… Karuna is not poisoned in her heart because you are like this.!”
“What? poison? You just called me poison?”
“okay! poison! Such a poisonous thing!”
“Yah!”
Pak-!
Wow-!
Two women holding each other's hair.
Zeline, who serves as a guardian along with Karen, shouted at Karen as she grabbed her head..
“Argh! Let go! Let go!”
“Let go of you first!”
“good. If you do three, you let go at the same time..”
“It's good.”
“One, two, three….”
Wood clatter-!
Both of them put so much strength into their arms that their forearm muscles stood out..
“Ahhhhh!”
“Ahhhh!”
At that time, a fist landed equally on both of their heads..
“That's it!”
Whoa whoa-!
“Ugh… My neck is swollen, I think it's broken.”
“I didn't go in?”
It was Lane who put them to sleep in an instant. The Knight of the Sun, the highest rank among guardians and the symbol of Montra..
“If these so-called knights are going to fight, they should fight properly! You're fighting while holding your hair! It's so unsightly that there's no end to it.!”
“what… Because of that?”
“Lane, I didn't come to stop you.?”
“…Oops.”
Lane asked.
“Why did we fight in the morning??”
Zelin answered first..
“Karen came out late.!”
“He tripped over Karuna and fell.!”
“In short, both are wrong..”
“eww….”
“Ugh….”
Zeline and Karen both looked unconvinced, but they didn't dare confront Lane..
Karen usually treated Lane with no hesitation, but she couldn't do that now..
Because there was an important official event coming up..
“Karen and Karuna are the most chivalrous guys I recognize. I'll come back when I've made up my mind.”
“really?”
“then. But as soon as you come back, if you're like that, you'll kick the horse's butt again and run away..”
“…….”
“Get your hair and clothes in order, Zeline and Karen.!”
“yes!”
“yes!”
Zeline and Karen looked at each other for a moment, then shrugged and straightened their clothes and hair..
The act of organizing clothes was also related to momentum. Soon, they came back with their sharp spirit..
“We are the guardians of the royal family that Montra is proud of. To the people of the empire, we must always be perfect and invincible..”
Before Lane took a step, he turned around and checked one last time..
“Even if it's not like that on the inside. Did you understand what I said??”
“…….”
“I asked him if he understood what I said..”
“yes!”
“understand!”
Lane nodded and took the lead..
“Be open.”
Kugugugugugugung…
The gates opened and the march began..
“Wow!”
“He is the guardian of the imperial family.!”
“Please look here!”
“It's here! here!”
The crowd, split left and right, cheered..
The majesty displayed by the guardians of the imperial family, led by Rain, was enormous..
An open-top carriage followed them..
It was Jin, the emperor of Montra..
He also appeared in front of the people of the empire for an official event..
A group of processions marched once for the people of the empire and then headed to their destination..
It was a newly built temple..
“Phew….”
The voices of the people of the empire gradually became quieter..
The area around the temple was under strict alert, so everyone watched the event from a distance..
“Are you the new patron saint of Montra?.”
Montra's artificial god, patron saint.
These artificial souls, created by combining the power of magic and logic, symbolized the power of Montra, which had entered an unprecedented golden age..
The number of guardians increased from only two to nine after the reign of Jin..
And today was the day the tenth guardian star was born..
The event continued.
The 10th patron saint, resembling a small flame, promised the well-being of the empire along with Jin's congratulatory speech..
With this, all official events have ended, and the 10th patron saint will now live as a pillar supporting Montra..
Jin left, and so did the guardians..
It seemed that way.
“ah… If I get caught like this, I'll be the only one in trouble..”
“don't worry! Because I don't want to be caught. If I get caught, I'll say it's my fault. Everyone would just look at me pitifully.?”
“…That's right. Because you are such a hard person to stop..”
The temple, which had only soft lighting, suddenly became a little noisy..
Suddenly, someone appeared in front of the 10th guardian star..
“hi!”
- …hi?
“What's your name?”
- who are you?
“me? As for me... A 10th person like you!”
Suhosung now realizes who the person in front of him is..
- Karen, 10th Guardian of the Imperial Family. It's the same.
“that's right! Now tell me your name.”
- Patron saints are forbidden to have names. If you have an ego, there is a risk of side effects.….
“why?”
- …Maybe it's because he can judge himself as better than the emperor..
“what? You bastard! He was a dangerous guy!”
Karen said with a frown..
“Just kidding, there's no one bigger than Jin..”
- I think so too. but….
“name… I can build it for you?”
- Do you mean my name??
“yes, your name.”
The newly born soul of the sun pondered Karen’s suggestion. Is this the devil's offer??
- also… I want it.
“Razin.”
- Razin….
“From now on, you are Rajin. That's what I'll call it. Instead, you shouldn't tell anyone..”
- Razin… my name.
Under the weighty position of guardian saint, the crushed ego of the soul was awakened..
A fragile ego that can easily be tainted by evil.
“I'm Karen. I am a knight who will one day surpass the rain and become the sun. Please watch.”
- okay. Karen… A small spark.
Rajin said, wriggling the flame..
- you are already the sun to me.
“…what?”
- Razin will protect Montra. Until the day you become the sun.
After Rajin, the next patron saint of Montra was not born..
* * *
Whioooooooo…
There was tension in the space they faced..
Karen and Rajin looked at each other with affectionate eyes, just like when they first met..
“…He was alive, Rajin.?”
- live… That expression is not appropriate. Because I was never alive.
“Kaha… Well, right? Sorry.”
- …There are a lot of things I want to ask you.
“Me too.”
Why Karuna doesn't know Rajin.
Rajin was born at a time when he was away from Montra..
Since the situation could not be resolved and the empire collapsed, it was natural that Rajin was not known regardless of time..
- everyone is dead.
“…It's like that too.”
- As if it had to be so, I destroyed everything I remembered about Montra, not a single blade of grass was left behind. like… Like it had to be.
Ugh…
Rajin was vibrating..
- I broke my promise. Montra… I couldn't keep it. I'm sorry, Karen..
“are you okay. I know very well that Rajin worked hard. The fate of the empire wouldn't have changed if we struggled.”
- Now we are the only ones left who remember Montra. The last patron saint is me... You are the last guardians.
Karen and Karuna were silent..
- Are you not planning on coming to me? If it's you….
“Razin.”
“hmm….”
- I failed once. Montra's guardian castle must not fail.
Grumbling-!
Razin burned black for a moment..
- I don't want to fail. opportunity….
Sigh…
Karen reached out and touched Razin's burning soul..
“Razin.”
It was an action that could have burned horribly, but Karen remained calm even as her hands were engulfed in flames..
“Everyone fails. Suho is no exception.”
- Karen….
“Kaha… Well, there are things you learn from failure, right? Something like I won't let the same thing happen again. therefore….”
Karen smiled lonelyly..
“Let's walk in the present. Montra didn't go away. It's coming to us.”
Cheeeeee…
Razin's black flames have died down..
- iced coffee… also… you are my only sun.
Wow!…
Rajin quickly walked away..
The other Jins were looking at the first Jin from their respective seats..
- I have been living here for quite some time. Before I knew it, there were people who served me, and I didn't reject them either..
“Yeah, everyone thinks you're a god.”
- I stayed silent to survive. Everything I have seen and felt over the years is within me. That's why I know. … the future to come.
“…what?”
- However, there is no easy answer. That's not just belittling you, it's an action that will cause you to fail..
Slurp…
The Keshii people who had disappeared along the way were suddenly lying down with their heads down..
“Rajin! These people know the truth. The woman who stole our fair kunna from us.”
“you're right!”
This time, Kangseol asked Rajin..
“Is it true that Jinryeo stole Kunna??”
Rajin's tone of voice when talking to Karen has changed back to a cold tone..
- It's true. however… That would also be natural. Did she do her duty??
Startle!
Kang Seol knew very well what Jinryeo and Kunna did together. No, he may be the only one who knows as well as Seolhong..
She protected Seolhong, who held the wilderness spirit, from Hwageumu. Even in a place full of talented people, the only one who could do it was Jinryeo..
“Right… It was reserved.….”
Snowfall bowed her head..
“I meet the god of Keshii. Rajin..”
- Lift your head up. i haven't done anything.
The power felt from Rajin was unusual. Just how powerful Montra was was clearly demonstrated by his standing hair..
“But… I have something to ask.”
- I want to postpone my conversation with you until after we meet again. But if you're in a hurry, I'll answer your questions..
“I heard that other than us, there were others who got here first..”
The snow is now asking about the whereabouts of the council..
‘They were called directly by Rajin... What on earth is Rajin planning??’
- I brought them in. What they are looking for are fragments of old stones from the past.
Jian shouted, clenching his hands..
“That's what we're looking for!”
- I have no desire to talk to you..
“this… That's tricky. All right.”
While Sindio was patting Jian, Kang Seol continued to ask..
“Do you know the whereabouts of the fragment??”
- I have it.
For a moment, Kang Seol realized she had made a mistake and tilted her head..
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Something occurred to Rajin. It was similar to the fragment I got from Trium a while ago..
“…I guess that's right.”
- They wanted to take this from me. i tested them.
“It's a test... which….”
- Can't you see the empty seat??
When Snowfall looked around, there were definitely two empty spaces between the jinns..
‘One would be a fair kunna… The one is… what?’
- There is someone who is tainted by corruption. They locked him up, but not everything can go as planned. If you wish to receive a fragment from me, seek him before those who left before him..
“…All right.”
- not you.
“…yes?”
Razin blazed and headed towards Karen..
- It's you. Karen.
Karen asked, scratching her temples..
“huh?”
- It's you I'm testing.
“Are you going to test me? why?”
- Because I need to check..
Grumbling-!
In an instant, the crater of Mount Spno shook..
Hehehehe…
“Ugh….”
Cheeeeee…
“Hot, hot….”
“What is that….”
An unusual flame rose in front of Rajin..
- Do you have what it takes to light this fire?.
Snowfall was instantly fascinated by the fireworks..
‘That is….’
The flame burns smoothly, as if it was prepared only for Karen..
[‘The adventure of ‘Embers’ lore begins..]
[warning! Obtaining the power of your pet is imminent..]
[Summoner's Power did not activate.]
[In the long run, if the current situation continues, loyalty may be affected..]
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