Chapter 69: It's moving (2)

Chapter 69: It's moving (2)

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At the feeling of soft material brushing across his face, Ruel frowned and opened his eyes.

“...what’s wrong, Leo?”

It was still dark outside.

—Cassion and Ganien are fighting!

“That’s how it was back in Setiria. Don’t worry and go to sleep.”

—I can feel the ground shaking! Look over there! The purple flame...

“...!”

Ruel immediately opened the window and looked out.

It was quite far from here, but the purple and blue lights were clearly visible.

‘You crazy people!’

It’s not like fireworks in the middle of the night. What is this about?

“Aris!”

“Yes, what’s the matter?”

Aris hurried inside at the urgent voice of Ruel.

Ruel said, pointing to the lights, “Bring them right now!”

Aris soon swept his chest in relief.

“They seem to be having fun fighting, so why don’t you leave it alone?”

“What?”

“After meeting the black blooded man, both of them seemed to have been deeply troubled. Of course, I am also worried.”

Aris closed the door he had opened.

“The enemy... did not die. I felt like everything I’ve learned was falling apart. I think that’s how those two feel. Please understand.”

Ruel looked through the window and inhaled Breath.

“Go.”

Aris closed the open window and headed towards the door.

“Are you anxious?”

At Ruel’s low voice, Aris breathed deeply.

“Yes, I’m anxious now.”

The door opened and closed.

Ruel lay down again.

Leo curled up close to his face, glancing around.

—This body is unstable, too. If this body could purify...

“Okay, I won’t force you to do what you can’t do.”

—Can’t Ruel teach this body?

Leo was too desperate to just laugh it off.

Ruel patted Leo on the head.

“At that time, I don’t know if I can say it was my instinct, but it wasn’t my will anyway. I think I’ll get the hang of it if I try it again.”

—Instinct?

“Yes, instinct. I still don’t know why I can purify it.”

—Doesn’t this body have an instinct? Why doesn’t it show up?

Leo sounded kind of sad.

“Let’s go to bed now.”

After stroking Leo again, Ruel closed his eyes.

—...instinct.

Leo stared at the sky, reflecting on what Ruel had said.

***

The light filtered through the window.

Ruel awoke to the sudden downpour of sunlight.

‘...?’

It was an unfamiliar ceiling.

“Are you up?”

Ganien said with a big smile.

“I was so excited yesterday that I forgot something. His Majesty wanted to meet you.”

Ruel looked half-asleep and just looked at Ganien, trying to comprehend what he was saying.

“I should have told you at the banquet yesterday, but I forgot because I was excited. So after competing with Cassion, I brought you out at dawn.”

How the hell?

Ruel was quite sensitive about his sleeping habits.

“Cassi...”

“Cassion is furious now, so you’d better not call him.”

“Why?”

“Who do you support?”

“I support the third prince, His Highness, Banios Leponia.”

“Okay, have a good time playing, take time to recover your health.”

“I see.”

Huswen was given his departing greeting by the two of them and went outside.

Ganien rubbed the back of his neck as his eyes were left drawn to the seat where the king had just left.

“You don’t have a normal relationship with the king, I’m a little surprised...”

“What’s that?” Ganien lowered his hand and laughed questioning at Ruel’s hoarse voice.

“As expected, my eyes are certain,” he murmured softly. “Ganien.”

“... Huh?”

When his voice calling for him was unusual, Ganien became nervous for no reason.

“I heard your family has been swordsmen for generations, right?”

Ruel’s smile was so suspicious that Ganien reluctantly replied.

“That’s right... Why?”

“I heard Bianne lost something to your family. What does that mean?”

Ruel wanted to confirm one fact at this time.

“Did he say that? Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

“That bastard! He still thinks he has been deprived of the honor of protecting the frontier by my family, but he’s the one who made a mistake. He can’t thank me enough for sparing his life after committing military corruption, but being taken away? Took it from him?”

Listening to Ganien, Ruel inhaled Breath.

Bianne and Ganien’s past has not changed either.

In other words, if Ruel himself did not intervene, Ganien’s story would not have changed.

Somehow, Ruel felt like an obstructionist.

‘What will change now that Bianne, who should have been dead, is alive.’

It was a pity that the original work was altered, but he didn’t regret it.

Because he had to live.

“... You lapping dog. ”

As soon as Cassion appeared with a murderous voice, he grabbed Ganien’s neck.

Ganien smiled awkwardly as if he had allowed him to catch him on purpose.

I warned him to stop Huswen’ footsteps by any means, but Ruel-nim faced His Majesty like that. Wouldn’t it be perfectly acceptable to kill him right now?

“Ganien, you must have a lot of swords left at home”

Ruel asked, stroking Leo, who was sleeping soundly.

At the moment, Cassion flinched.

“There’s a lot.”

At Ganien’s reply, Ruel opened his mouth.

“Let him go, Cassion.”

“I’m sorry. I should have cut his throat yesterday.”

“Cut my neck? Don’t make me laugh. I’m the one who let you go.”

Ganien raised his voice in disbelief.

“So, who won?”

“It’s me.”

“It’s me.”

When asked by Ruel, the two spoke at the same time and frowned at the same time.

“Let’s just eat.”

Ruel didn’t want to see the two men fight for their pride.

***

“Here it is.”

When Ganien opened the door to the arsenal, Cassion’s eyes moved quickly.

In addition, Leo’s mouth opened wide.

—Wow! There are a lot of shiny things!

Ruel opened his mouth as he stopped Leo from running right away.

“Ganien, you know you owe me a lot, right?”

“Of course, look at it comfortably and take it as much as you want.”

As soon as permission was given, Cassion moved.

“Cassion, don’t forget Aris’, too.”

It’s time to change swords.

“Of course,” Cassion replied with a bright smile.

Ruel left it to Cassion and departed after all he did not know how to appraise swords.

“Who really won?”

And knowing that Ganien had put his pride against Cassion for no reason, Ruel opened his mouth after walking for a long time down the hallway.

Ganien swallowed his saliva with a face as if the question tasted unpleasant.