Chapter 85

[Jade.]

The voice of a woman who vaguely remained in the hazy memory.

Ejed loved that voice the most until he met Annie.

She was always a kind, loving mother.

The only moment she gets violent is when she argues with Robbie.

[Robbie, why do you sometimes issue strange oracles? ]

[You idiots! I want you all to live long…]

[You are an idiot. We are all alive right now, so please don’t spread strange rumors about our Jade in the future.]

[Oh, you’re driving me crazy. ]

Robbie, who rubbed his forehead, recognized Jade, who was watching from the door.

The tongue-tied Robbie left with thumping footsteps.

Ejed’s mother stuck out her tongue at his back and extended her arms.

[Come here, Jade.]

With a bright smile on his face, Ejed ran towards his mother.

After fighting with Robbie, his mother always hugged him tightly.

[Robbie always worries. We are living so well. Haha. ]

[Iena and Jade, what are you two doing? ]

A young man with a pleasant smile was leaning against the door.

As soon as he found him, Ejed’s face was in full bloom.

[Your Majesty!]

[Oh my, Jade, you’re supposed to say, “Dad.” ]

[Your Majesty, you must be busy with the state affairs. Do you have time to come by like this? ]

[The Emperor is also a husband and a father. Please forgive me for spending time with my family.]

Tip-tap-tip-tap.

The sound of shoes became heavier.

Ejed, held in the arms of his parents, smiled happily.

[Our family will always be happy, Jade. ]

“We have arrived.”

As the carriage stopped, Ejed looked out the window.

The city was surrounded by a faint blue mist, in which it rained.

‘Marton…’

The wizarding city of Marton was his go-to place whenever he wanted to organize his thoughts.

Wacky wizards didn’t pay much attention to others, and they didn’t come and go very often with outsiders.

Recently, nobles have come to Marton due to the successful cultivation of ginseng, but the number was not so large as the magic circle was not available.

Kiik.

Ejed got off the carriage and spread the umbrella himself. By Doher’s words, the coachman thought he was a distant relative of the imperial family.

“Would you like me to take you?”

“No.”

The coachman put on an embarrassed expression when Ejed flatly refused.

But there was nothing more dangerous than touching the bloodline of nobles. The horseman, who greeted him with a dry voice, hurriedly got to the driver’s seat.

Tak.

As the carriage moved away, Ejed crossed a familiar path. It was late at night, so there were no people on the street.

That was then.

Kiing-

Ejed’s steps stopped at the sound from somewhere.

Looking around, he found something round in the grass.

‘…A monster?’

It wasn’t certain because it was dark, but it looked like a baby monster with a large pupil in the middle.

The long tail of the little monster trembled. Ejed, who hastily approached it, put an umbrella on it.

The monster desperately put its head on the black shoes.

“Kiing, kiing.”

“Where is your master?”

“Kiing.”

‘Have you lost your master…’

It looked like it was injured when he saw blood on its tail.

‘…You are alone too.’

He was no different from the monster, who was an inconvenience in the lives of people. Ejed, with a bitter smile, held the beast in his arms.

His shoulders were quickly wet from the heavy rain.

*

“Here it is.”

The wizard gave Annie a square paper box. There were a few plants covered in soil.

The wizard asked suspiciously.

“Are you sure that’s all?”

The nobles who came to Marton always bought a lot of ginseng. The barren land without a magic circle was challenging to come and go, so ginseng was very rare.

Ginseng, born and raised in the magical realm, has a much stronger effect than ordinary herbs, making it difficult to manage.

However, there has never been a case of buying a small amount like this lady.

“I just came here to see the magic city, so I just need to buy a little.”

Annie hurriedly left the magic shop. A city with sparkling magic stones embedded in the outside of the building was very unusual.

People walking on the streets were also unusual. There were sorcerers in jagged robes everywhere.

There were young wizards with thick magic books in their hands and old wizards with cool white beards.

Their faces were full of dissatisfaction.

“Damn, what is the academy doing? The ground has been wet for days.”

“Tax thieves.”

‘Hmmm… it rained a lot.’

Annie, holding the paper box in her arms, walked around.

Annie avoided the eyes of her family and came to Marton with the coachman early in the morning. Although the road is quite long and difficult, it was a necessary process.

Her purpose was to deliver the three freshly harvested magic ginseng to Carla.

It’s okay for her to have a servant or attendant, but consideration was necessary because Carla often looked out for other household members.

Carla became the object of envy by many other maids due to Carla’s special treatment.

‘Let’s go back.’

Annie hurried her steps towards the gates.

But then, there was an appetizing smell from somewhere. A sweet and savory scent similar to roasting peanuts in honey.

When she turned her head, she saw a long line in the distance. They seemed to be buying honey peanuts made on the spot at the kiosk.

‘The children will love this, right?’

Annie’s expression brightened. It wouldn’t be too bad to have sweet honey peanuts together rather than just giving it ginseng.

Moreover, these honey peanuts are a specialty of the magic city, so it was difficult to purchase them elsewhere.

Annie immediately turned and stood at the very end of the line.