Episode 19
#19. enemy of the north (4)
The cold wind in the demonic landscape became sharp and sharp. The sword dance of the wind that will cut down everything that comes close..
Gooooooooo
Tired and frustrated, the old knight was instantly resurrected as the Frost Blademaster of the North..
‘I have to hurry..’
After sending Balzac away, I quickly took out various things from my bag..
I confirmed that, but if the treatment fails, that sharp wind will blow towards my neck..
“From now on, I'm going to put some powder into my nose. Afterwards, you will feel drowsy, but never! You must not fall asleep..”
First, in order to reduce Arina's pain, a medicinal herb with analgesic properties was ground into powder and put into her nose..
Yes, the word is a painkiller, but the reality is that we know it..
“…… Arad Jin, if you… … . If you save my life... … . I will grant your wish. Anything… … . If I could... … . I'll listen to anything.”
The medicine took effect immediately, and Arina spoke with blurry eyes and a drowsy voice..
“Anything??”
“Yeah, whatever.…….”
“First of all, you must never fall asleep..”
“I'm so sleepy…….”
“please be patient.”
Even if you are anesthetized with painkillers, you should not be put to sleep yet. Because I can sleep forever.
“You must not sleep.”
“but…….”
I felt the need to keep talking to her to keep her from falling asleep..
“Come to think of it, I heard that Your Highness is not married yet..”
“Yes.”
“Do you not have a partner in mind??”
“I am… … . married to the north.”
“Oh well, but you have to create a successor.?”
“Someday… … . I guess so, but for now… … no…….”
Arina's voice gradually began to quieten..
‘It's a big deal! Just before falling asleep!’
I have to wake her up somehow..
“Wake up!”
Crack, shake, shake
He slapped the Archduke's cheek as he tried to close his eyes and shook his body roughly. I also tried spraying cold water on my neck and face. but it had no effect.
“Did you just say that your wish will be granted??”
Now that things have come to this, I need some very provocative words..
Think, let's think. What should I say to make her blink in bewilderment??
“okay… … . Anything. I can… … . If it is…….”
“Then, how about welcoming me with a state letter??”
As I was thinking about it, I said something that even I thought was absurd..
“?!”
The effect was truly amazing..
Her half-closed eyes suddenly opened..
“…… Why are you suddenly saying such strange things? If I wasn't in this state... … . Your little one... … I would have slapped him..”
A stiff answer soon came out of Arina's mouth..
With a voice full of strength, as if trying to overcome drowsiness.
“It's too much. Didn't you say you would listen to anything??”
I felt relieved and decided to drag this topic out for as long as possible..
“that is…….”
“I have saved Your Majesty's life twice, and just before that I brought great benefits to the North with the Arad Salt. I guess that's not enough?”
“rather… … . I'd like to ask. Why on earth do you want to become a national secretary??”
“Because you are so beautiful?”
“……Everyone, tell me another wish..”
“Other than that, I don't have any other wishes.……?”
“Well then, while I get better! Let’s think about it before the title award ceremony..”
“I can't help it. All right.”
“And above all, I… … . I still don't know your true identity.”
Arina's voice was slightly trembling..
“So are you saying that you would think about it if you knew my identity??”
“……!”
“Can we accept the unspoken as positive??”
Honestly, I don't know what I'm talking about right now..
Because I was spitting out the words that came into my head without any filter..
‘I am not in my right mind to say this. Even if it's a joke meant to attract aggro, that's true. After completing the mission, you will have to return to Earth..’
Maybe I was attracted to the beautiful Grand Duke's beauty without even realizing it.?
“…….”
Still, the effect was good.
Arina couldn't even give a proper answer to my flirting and was making a complicated expression..
The two eyes, resembling sky-blue sapphires, were constantly making earthquakes as if they were confused..
Square Square Square
While I was talking to Arina, my hands were doing something..
I'm carving a mana circuit into the magic stone with a silver carving knife..
A brazier brought from the carriage had already been installed next to it..
“Do you see this??”
We decided to stop talking about marriage and fight her off with another topic..
“It's a magic stone..”
“Yes, it is a magic stone. With this, I will not only restore your life, but also your power supply..”
“……Is that so??”
Earth property, wood property, martial property, ice property, water property, light property, dark property.
A total of 7 intermediate magic stones.
Key ingredients that will not only save the life of the Northern Grand Duchess but also enable her to raise her sword again..
“earthly… … . Where and how did you learn all this??”
Arina looked at me engraving the mana circuit and asked carefully..
There was curiosity in her eyes..
“Isn’t this trying to reveal my identity too quickly??”
The Grand Duke's curious gaze is looking at me.
“I'm very embarrassed that you came out so aggressively even though you said you had no intention of getting married..”
Recognizing her gaze, I asked her jokingly,.
“Well, that… … . So…….”
The Archduke looks very embarrassed and doesn't know what to do..
‘good. Looks like I'm definitely awake.’
After feeling relieved, I answered her question with a roughly made-up phrase..
“A long time ago, a time when mankind overstepped the authority of God..”
“……golden age?”
“yes. This is the vision used in that golden age..”
“…….”
I made it up roughly, but it wasn't wrong..
The origins of magic engineering using magic stones and mana circuits began in the Golden Age..
The Empire's Golden Magic Tower has been conducting research to restore lost technology used in the ancient Golden Age..
And in the process, the study I accidentally discovered was magical circuitry, called the semiconductor of the fantasy world, and the industry that was born that way was magical engineering..
“For now, I will just introduce this much information about myself..”
“Is that so?……?”
The Archduke's face, which had been colored with curiosity and bewilderment, changed to a subtle expression..
“There is one thing I want to make clear.”
Then, a determination and fear slowly began to appear in her eyes..
“Tell me.”
“Arad Jin, you will lead the North... … . And will you not do anything harmful to Lancelet??”
“Of course.”
“North... … . And me… … . won't you betray?”
Tears began to form in Arina's eyes as she asked the question..
“I swear.”
“I swear.”
A request from a pitiful young monarch.
I smiled and nodded.
“Good luck, good luck. I'm so glad.”
Only then did Arina completely relax her stiff expression..
Her face, which finally smiled softly, was so beautiful that it made me, who was busy preparing the cure, dazed for a moment..
“ah… … . me too… … . Arad, I also have something to reveal to you..”
“what is?”
“Actually, my name is not Iria, a knight of the High Castle. My real identity is Northern Grand Duchess Arina Rune Lancelet.…….”
“I know.”
“Is that so?……?”
Could it be because of the injury and narcotic painkillers? Arina's cognitive ability, memory, and spirit seem to be going back and forth..
It is clear that he reacted this way even though he already knew the identity of the Archduke..
‘phew… … . In some ways, I'm glad.’
This means that if she recovers from her injuries like this, she will completely forget about the disastrous flirting that just happened..
While talking to Arina like that,.
The magic stones with the mana circuit engraved on them were placed in the furnace in order..
Grumbling!
As the flames rose in an instant, one or two drops of platinum-colored liquid began to fall into the center..
I carefully received the dripping platinum liquid in a silver cup..
100A cheat key that is only possible with years of skill and MAX level alchemy..
Of course, the situation, materials, and equipment are not available, so the result will be very primitive and unstable, but this is the best for now..
Wow!
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Meanwhile, over there, the final battle was reaching its climax..
The power of the Sword Master, who regained hope and yet embraced desperation, was truly amazing..
“Lord Arad! Balzac sent me first! He told me to make sure to pass this on to him.!”
At that time, the knight Eote came running towards me with bags wrapped all over his body..
These were the bags taken from the corpses of the warlocks as well as the corpses of the Sigma wizards..
“Lord Arad! Is there anything else I can ask for? Just say it!”
Before I knew it, the title ‘Lord’, which is only given to knights, was naturally being added to my name..
* * *
Gather the potions from the wizards' bags and.
As I was sorting through all the medicine and alchemy ingredients in the warlocks' bags, Knight Eote couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked:.
“however… … . Is it really not enough to save His Majesty, but is it even possible to restore power outages??”
Well, based on his common sense, he may not know that there is a cure in the potion..
It is even more difficult to heal a once damaged Danjeon..
“It will be possible. It may produce somewhat primitive results, but.”
I answered his question by mixing platinum liquid and other potions and medicinal ingredients..
“What kind of potion are you making??”
“It's not a potion.”
“It definitely looks different from a regular potion..”
“If it was a potion in the first place, even if you save your life, you won't be able to restore the power supply..”
“then… … . Can you tell me the name of what you are making now??”
Eote asked cautiously..
It is an act of treating the Lord of the North and no one else. This is a matter worthy of curiosity..
“Although it is just a similar copy, if I had to give it a name, it would be…….”
I opened my mouth, looking at the just-completed potion that was shining in rainbow colors..
“elixir.”
A very primitive and unstable elixir came into the world 100 years early..
“elixir……?”
Eote tilts his head at my answer. It's like I'm hearing this for the first time.
“I remember seeing it in old literature..”
At that time, I heard Arina's voice while she was lying down..
Even though he was half out of his mind due to pain and drugs, he seemed to have been listening to the conversation between me and Eote..
“Elixir… … . It was in a golden age... … . Umm…….”
She continued speaking but then trailed off..
“Jolly... … . I'm so sleepy…….”
Then, as if he couldn't bear it any longer, he began to surrender his tired body to the horse..
I was barely holding on with my will, but it seemed like I was slowly reaching my limit..
“Please sleep soundly. Thank you for your patience so far..”
Since it was okay to sleep from now on, I stretched out my hand and closed Arina's eyes completely..
Squeak
Then, very carefully, he poured the rainbow-colored liquid of the elixir alternately into Arina's mouth and into her danjeon..
“Is it the end? Lord Arad.”
Eote saw this and suddenly asked:.
“yes.”
Considering the eventful process, it was a truly refreshing treatment..
‘Arina is no ordinary monster either..’
After finishing treatment, I was surprised inside..
‘I don't see any magical power surge.!’
It was a half elixir. However, it shows 200% efficacy in Arina’s body..
‘At this rate, I will recover without any major side effects..’
This is an impossible phenomenon without receiving the blessing of mana from birth..
“Something… … . It's so vain..”
“From now on, it's up to His Highness the Archduke..”
“Your Majesty will do well. Just like Balzac, Carot, and Sir Rosie who ended the bloody fight over there..”
Eote turned his gaze towards where the battle was taking place..
I followed him and turned around..
Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
“Die! traitor!”
“for the north!”
“Lancelet! Rune Lancelet!”
The cruel punishment of anger has just come to an end..
“Is this what happens in the end? Really, the North is full of monsters. I think I understand why His Majesty and His Highness were so wary of the North..”
“Still, the Archduke was dead. Even if he survives, he will have to live with a disability for the rest of his life. The core purpose has been achieved, so that's it..”
“It's a pity that we couldn't steal that strange golden carriage, but another Sigma will achieve this. As always.”
Excluding Doyle, two knights and one mage.
The only three remaining Sigma agents put down their swords and staffs. In a voice without regret.
“Emperor, may you live long.!”
“For the glory of a thousand-year empire!”
As spies in the depths of the demon world, there is only one escape they can make..
Just running away from this world.
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