Chapter 33: What happened at the gate (2)

Chapter 33: What happened at the gate (2)

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“Ruel-nim, everything is ready!”

Cheynol called loudly from in front of the carriage in which Ruel was on.

Before going to the training ground, Ruel stopped by Cheynol and gave him an order.

The order was that he should prepare for Ruel’s departure and gather the Knights with no experience in combat and the Reserve Knights so that they could set out with him.

The mansion should not be vacant when they did not know when another attack would occur so he left the main force there. Cheynol strongly opposed his departure and the fact that he was leaving the main force at the mansion, but he could only agree when he found out that Ganien was going with Ruel.

“You’ve worked hard.”

Ruel’s voice flowed through the open carriage door.

He prepared this outing so that the newer Knights and the Reserve Knights who had no actual combat experience could gain that experience and know what to expect and the positions they would be in further in the future.

Since this outing was an official event, the carriage had the Shield Emblem of Setiria engraved on it.

“Ruel-nim, I have received a call from the Magic Knights.”

Cassion showed the light coming from the communication bracelet.

“Then look after the mansion while I’m away.”

“I will protect it no matter what.”

Confirming Cheynol’s strong will, the carriage’s door closed.

“Connect.”

The Magic Knights were also scheduled to be put into practice just like the Knights because the number of recruits increased.

Unlike the Knights that should stand out, the Magic Knights, who only announced their existence to the Royal Family, were sent to the Masu Forest to move quietly.

T/N: As a reminder, Masu Forest is the forest of the Beast.

-My Lord, we have safely arrived in front of the Masu Forest. Are you feeling okay?

I heard Drianna’s voice.

“Yes, I’m doing good.”

A sigh from Cassion was heard from the front of the carriage. Ruel continued to talk ignoring this.

“They are playing first. As much as fun as possible.”

-All right. A lot of people are already excited.

Some people were about to die through the communicator. The only one excited about it was Drianna.

She came closer to the communicator and whispered.

-Are you okay?

It was that question again.

Drianna was surprised to hear that Ruel was heading to the Masu Forestand asked how he was now.

-If you have a headache or something else, you should get out of the Masu Forest immediately.

“Okay.”

Ruel didn’t ask because he knew that she couldn’t teach because of Mana’s oath.

-My Lord, may I ask you a favor?

“What is it?”

-Can I satisfy my personal curiosity by collecting specimens from the monsters and plants that grew in the Masu Forest in the last 5 years?

“Do whatever you want.”

The corners of Drianna’s mouth went up.

She was already excited.

-Thank you! We’ll make sure to meet your expectations!

Before even asking the question of what to expect, the contact was cut off arbitrarily.

“... Ha, what else are you going to do?”

“I think it’s going to be fun.”

Ganien smiled.

As the Magic Knights entered the mansion, a new space was created underground.

There must be many other rooms, but when asked why they went underground, the answer was, ‘Sunshine interferes with research.’

For a moment, he felt like he was seeing office workers who were tired due to working overtime.

Anyway, the first thing they were interested in was the carriage.

Cassion heard that quite a few people rushed in, saying they would build a carriage that would never break.

Boom boom.

Ruel, who was immersed in thought, was surprised, and Cassion, who hit the carriage, was satisfied.

“You hit it hard, right?”

Aris looked at Cassion curiously.

“Right, it’s stronger than I thought.”

“You have to hit harder. Is that enough?”

Ganien clenched his fists and struck out with a blow that could kill a man.

The carriage itself seemed to stumble for a moment, but there was no breakage.

“I’ll check if it can be cut.”

Suddenly, Cassion had a dagger in his hand.

Ruel looked at him absurdly.

“Are you kidding me?”

“You can’t get hurt again. You don’t know how much I’ve been nagged by Ganien.”

“What kind of nagging?”

Ganien laughed as if exasperated.

The glass-carved area healed neatly without any marks. It wasn’t a big scratch in the first place.

“It’s definitely strong. If this is enough, it won’t break. Well, it would be different for people of that level.”

“... What?”

“It is.”

Cassion showed me my empty hand.

‘When?’

“It’s okay. It’s rather strange for you to see. Did you see that?”

While smiling at Ruel, he gave Aris a look.

“I saw it up to two times. I don’t know about the rest.”

“You have good eyes, I can’t believe you saw them.”

“Of course. Someone taught me.”

As he wiped his nose with his thumb, Ganien was flattered.

‘These monsters.’

Ruel clenched his cane and shook his head from side to side.

“Ruel-nim,”

Cassion called Ruel.

“What?”

“Have a nice trip. I’ll let it slide today.”

“Didn’t you hear me telling you to connect to the Baron?”

“Hey, who are you to say that?”

“What’s wrong, captain?”

As the scuffle did not end, the other guards flocked to the area.

Ruel grabbed his throbbing head and laughed.

“Didn’t you hear that the Lord is coming here today? Don’t draw attention from others and connect quietly.”

Ssaaa.

The captain in charge of the gateway suddenly got goosebumps all over his body.

The gateway was one of the places where many people visited.

If you’ve been doing this for 7 years, you could feel it just by looking at his face.

That was real. He barely opened my mouth with a trembling voice.

“Yes, I’ll connect you to him immediately. Please come this way.”

The captain was convinced of the attitude of receiving his guidance with a casual expression.

He seemed to believe that the real Lord had arrived.

Gulp.

He swallowed deeply.

He glanced at Ruel and their eyes met.

Ruel had a smirk on the corner of his lips.

“Where is the gateway?”

“This, this is the entrance.”

“No, where is the gateway to Setiria?”

“...”

“It’s not a place that’s open for everyone, but a place to weed out the real from the fake.”

He almost lost the spear he was holding for a moment. His eyes darkened.

Ruel sat in a seat inside the gate and looked at the communicator.

-What’s going on... my, my Lord!

The Baron was the one who answered many of his words at the last lake.

“Will, are you surprised that I’m here?”

-No, the Lord was supposed to pass by this place today. But what’s going on? Did you suffer any inconveniences?

“Didn’t you stop me from coming today because you seemed busy?”

-... That’s right.

Will’s eyes moved busily as Ruel continued to speak.

“Sisel Village is important, yes, but I think gates are even more important, what do you think?”

-Important! It’s important.

“Why is the gate open to everyone? Have you forgotten what Setiria is?”

Ruel’s expression was crunched in dissatisfaction.

He looked angry, so he immediately gave Will a hard time.

-This humble person didn’t think much. I thought everyone would feel uncomfortable if I suddenly changed it.

“The discomfort is temporary. But information sold is forever. Do you know the faces of everyone who lives in Setiria and Leponia?”

-No! I’m really sorry!

Ruel inhaled the Breath.

As Will said, complaints could arise because of the sudden inconvenience.

But shouldn’t we look at the long-term effects? Security could not be avoided because of immediate discomfort.

“If I could, I’d ask you to change it right away, but I’ll hold it in. You are to correct the situation as soon as possible.”

-Okay! We will correct the situation by this week at the latest.

“In addition...”

As he mentioned one more thing, Will stiffened and swallowed his saliva.

“The number of soldiers stationed at the gate is too small, double it.”

-I will increase the amount.

“Apparently, the only emergency contact was a communication device. I’ll try to make an emergency network soon, so keep up the good work.”

Ruel cut off the contact.

He let out a cough that he had barely endured and looked at the commander of this place, who had a close-knit discipline.

He lowered his head until he touched the floor.

“Ple-Please forgive me for being rude!”

“You didn’t know, so that’s fine, as long as you don’t do what you did wrong again.”

“I-I’ll treat the gateway as if it were my own body!”

“I’ll be back soon. Let’s go, Aris.”

“Yes.”

Unlike Ruel, who passed by the soldier, Aris showed him his life.

“Be careful.”

The captain let go of the spear because of the brutality that was so huge that it did not suit the boy.

“Are you less nervous now?”

Listening to the spear falling, Ruel asked.

“Yes, I feel much better.”

“Even if there are raiders, it is very difficult for something to happen in a place with so many people...”

Aris grabbed Ruel’s clothes and pulled him back.

Chaeng!

There was the sound of something colliding with the sword that was quickly drawn.

“It should be...”

Feeling out of balance, Ruel fell on his butt on the floor.

“I’m sorry! Did you get hurt?”

“No, it’s okay.”

What fell on the floor was an arrow filled with mana.

‘Again, these 18 guys.’

Ruel bit his lips.

“Protect the Lord!”

“Protect him!”

The soldiers also belatedly came out in front of Aris and took out their shields to maintain their protective positions.

It was only then that Ruel realized the screams from all directions.

‘Ah, where was Ganien?’