Chapter 224:

Chapter 224:

Ch 224

A few days ago.

“Eh?”

While looking over some documents, Otto suddenly remembered something and put down his quill.

‘This could end up harming an innocent person.'

Since Otto was aware of Kalmar's scenario, he also knew about Sullivan's existence.

The reason Kalmar learned about Varuna's Water Pillar was because Sullivan requested an audience with him, presenting his research results.

However, since Otto had already taken [Varuna's Water Pillar], there was a high likelihood that Sullivan would be branded as a liar.

Currently, Kalmar was likely to be very angry due to repeated defeats, and he was also likely to be highly irritable.

Having disastrously botched a war that he had started with bravado due to Otto's scheme, Kalmar was naturally in a cautious and suspicious mindset.

And so?

‘If he can’t find Varuna's Water Pillar... Kalmar will doubt Sullivan. He might think of him as either a spy we planted or a puppet being manipulated by our schemes.'

From where he sat, Otto could plainly understand Kalmar's mind.

Kalmar was certainly a ruler character with excellent abilities.

However, he had the fatal flaw of being driven by an impatient desire to prove himself.

Because of this, understanding Kalmar's psychology was inevitably very easy.

‘Sullivan might end up dead if things go wrong.'

Feeling a sense of compassion, Otto thought for a moment before ultimately deciding to rescue Sullivan.

In the original scenario, Sullivan was a Hero.

Is someone a hero just because they are good at fighting?

If the person who foresaw the Great Flood and saved the Cherokee Kingdom from a great disaster is not a hero, then who is?”Findd new stories at novelhall.com

He couldn't let someone like that die an unjust death.

They might already be dead, but.......

‘Let's go first and see.'

Otto set out for the Cherokee Kingdom, taking the magic swordsmen with him.

The result was this.

"Our Kingdom believes in Baron Sullivan's research results."

“What...?”

“In fact, our Kingdom has been preparing for this flood for years.”

“I-Is that really true?”

“That's right.”

Otto lied nonchalantly, without changing the expression on his face.

It was as if proving Camille’s accusation of Otto being a liar was not unfounded at all.

“I learned from an ancient document I chanced upon that every 278 years, a heavy downpour falls across the region. It even talked about the Varuna's Water Pillar.”

".....!"

"So, while preparing for it, I happened to overhear intelligence that Baron Sullivan had warned King Kalmar about a major flood coming this fall."

"T-That's right."

"However, King Kalmar treated Baron Sullivan as a spy from our Kingdom or a puppet manipulated by our schemes. I also heard that he subjected you to severe torture and house arrest."

"Hehehe."

Sullivan gave a bitter laugh.

He'd been falsely accused of being an agent of Lota's undercover operations-which weren't really an agent at all-in the depths of the Cherokee Kingdom.

"I couldn’t bear to ignore the hardships Baron Sullivan has endured. So, please come with me."

"Where are you asking me to go?"

"I will arrange a place for you in the Lota Kingdom."

“But....”

“We don't have time to waste here.”

Otto grabbed Sullivan and started to pull him along.

“King Kalmar might try to eliminate you, Baron.”

“What?!”

“King Kalmar not only suspects the Baron, but is also wary of the possibility that you might spread rumors about a flood. If things continue like this, it wouldn’t be surprising if he quietly tries to eliminate you.”

"....."

"Isn’t preserving your life the priority?"

"But my family..."

"They will all go with us."

Otto said this and then dragged Sullivan down to the first-floor living room.

“H-Honey!”

“Dad!”

There, his wife and daughter were waiting, and around them, the knights who had been watching Sullivan lay unconscious on the floor.

‘When did?!'

Sullivan was astounded by the ability of the Lota Kingdom to infiltrate.

It was simply astonishing how they could remove the guards so discreetly.

“You are an esteemed person."

Otto gave orders to the awaiting magic swordsmen.

“We must escort them carefully to the Kingdom without letting a single hair out of place. Do you understand?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Thus, Otto, along with the magic swordsmen, calmly led Sullivan and his family out of the capital of the Cherokee Kingdom.

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*Thud!*

Otto collapsed.

"....."

Otto was knocked down and never got back up.

Complete exhaustion.

And fainting.

Despite holding on with sheer mental strength, his body ultimately couldn't endure.

*Sigh*

Elise was not at all upset that Otto had collapsed. She approached and gently picked him up.

She knew that Otto had already surpassed his limits more than an hour ago.

Thus, she understood perfectly why he had fainted.

Also.......

‘You're doing great. You're not quite there yet, but you're making progress, so don't worry'

Elise was very pleased with Otto.

The fact that he had lasted more than an hour beyond his limits before passing out was commendable enough.

As evidence of this, Camille and Qasim, who had fought against Elise earlier, had already lost consciousness and been carried out.

Elise had been showing kindness not only by helping Otto but also by assisting Camille and Qasim with their training.

With Elise's help, Otto and his companions grew stronger every day.

Receiving consistent instruction from the strongest person in the world, it was inevitable to become stronger, even if one didn’t want to.

Then one day.

"Your Majesty! There’s a big problem!"

Otto was having lunch with Elise when he put down his fork at Camille's urgent shout.

“What is it?”

Otto had rarely seen Camille shout so urgently, so he wondered if something truly serious had happened.

“Khamak suddenly started going on a rampage.”

“Khamak?”

As soon as Khamak emerged from his egg, he imprinted on Qasim, so he considered Qasim to be his mother.

Thus, it listened to Qasim very well and was unusually docile for a wyvern, behaving like a gentle lamb.

Since Khamak had been friendly with humans from the moment it hatched, it had never caused any major problems until now.

“What's wrong with him?”

"I'm not sure. It's not listening to Sir Qasim either. It's causing a lot of trouble right now."

"I'll go and check it out."

Otto answered and then looked back at Elise, asking for her understanding.

"Sorry, something came up suddenly. Is it okay if I leave first?"

“I'll go with you.”

"You haven't finished eating yet."

"I might be able to help."

“T-That's true."

“Let's go.”

Otto, along with Elise and Camille, rushed to the scene where Khamak was causing a disturbance.

– Kaaaaaahhhh! Kaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!

At the scene of the incident, Khamak, bound by thick iron chains, was howling and thrashing around.

Of course, Khamak wasn't chained in the beginning.

The chains and netting were just used to hold him down in a hurry when he suddenly went on a rampage....

“K-Khamak! What's wrong with you, you need to calm down!”

"Guic, Gwuik!"

Qasim tried his best to calm Khamak, but it was in vain.

– SCREEEE! Kkaaaah! Kaaaaaah!

Khamak was even breathing fire from its mouth, causing even more chaos and mayhem.

If Khamak were released in this state, it was horrifying just to imagine what could happen.

"Why is he behaving like that?"

“I... I don't know either.”

Qasim stammered, answering Otto's question.

Only one person.

“Hmm.”

Elise, observing Khamak with interest, casually said one sentence.

"I’ve figured out the reason."

“Huh?”

Otto tilted his head in confusion upon hearing Elise’s words.

“You know why?”

“Yes.”

“What is it...?”

“That guy.”

Elise pointed to the Black Wyvern.

“It looks like he's in heat.”

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TL/N:

1. Ref Ch 100 – [Homework Inspection] Quest