Chapter 259

Chapter 259

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Hmm, maybe he just locked it because Van was being annoying?

Shut up, fairy. Commander wouldnt do that. Something must have happened to him.

Ahaha! Do you think youll never be rejected by darling?! Where did you get that confidence?

Shut up if you dont want to die.

At this point, Van and Lydon were arguing in front of Cadels locked door. After taking a moment to cool off, Van returned to check on Cadel and suddenly realized something was amiss with the locked door. He knocked on the door, but there was no answer and he couldnt hear anyone inside.

There was no sign of a fight, no smell of blood, but there was something odd about it, and Van couldnt leave it alone. Then Lydon, who had come looking for Cadel, joined him.

So why dont we just break down the door?

Thats the only way.

Van was more concerned about his commanders safety than what would happen next. After waiting this long only about 10 minutes, actually but not getting a response, he couldnt just leave it at that.

Van, who was determined to break down the door, steps back to slam himself into it. The moment Lydon watched the scene with interest.

If the door doesnt open, dont you usually use the key first?

Garuel appeared without a sound and stood in front of Van.

Your voices were so loud I could hear them all the way to my room. Ive got the master key. Well try to break down the door if the key wont open it, because as Sir Lydon said, he might have locked it simply because he didnt want to be disturbed.

With a small smile, Garuel waved the key, and Van relaxed his stance. He still firmly believed it was impossible, but he was willing to try, just in case.

Without delay, Garuel stuck the key in the hole and turned.

Rattle. Rattle.

Instead of the clear sound of an unlock, the sound of a key jamming in a loose hole echoed down the hallway, and after several attempts, the same thing happened. The door wasnt locked in the first place.

Get out of the way, Im going to break it.

Van, now more serious than before, shoved Garuel away from the door. But just as he was about to slam the door.

Rattle.

The door, which had been closed the entire time, opened to reveal an unharmed Cadel, who sighed as he looked around at his subordinates gathered at his door.

I knew it would be like this. It just worked out well. Everyone comes in.

Something must have happened, but the presence of the man behind Cadel was too much to ask.

As the subordinates stood transfixed by the presence of the stranger in their commanders room, Lydon was the first to speak.

What?

This necessary consideration.

To tell the truth, the hand-holding was a completely unnecessary consideration. Despite his blindness, Yozen was dividing everything in the world into memories of the time when he could see, the outlines of objects, and the energy of each individual. Even if he couldnt see the details or colors, he could picture the shapes. And their locations and shapes remain in Yozens memory, creating one giant world.

A shadowy world filled with only what he wanted and needed, and only he, Yozen, could control and populate it.

Because of this, he was able to avoid tripping over something even while blindfolded, and he was able to find people he wanted, and even kill people without being discovered. The whole world was in the palm of his hand, so there was no need to hold someone elses hand just to avoid falling across the room. This was truly a useless consideration.

But Yozen didnt bother to correct that fact. He didnt stop Cadel from berating Van for it.

Im not going to tell you to take care of Yozen. Ill take care of everything, so dont make it awkward for someone whos just joined.

Com, Commander.

Van was surprised that Cadel had sided with Yozen instead of him, and Garuel was surprised that the infamous Shadow Envoy was bound to Cadel more gently than hed expected. Lydon, perhaps remembering an old nightmare from the past, was visibly shaken by the sight of Van being chastised, though that didnt mean his antipathy for Yozen had gone away.

After the introduction of the new comrade, filled with a mixture of dull emotions such as shock, anger, and jealousy, Cadel, who got the room and handed the key to Yozen, hurriedly crossed the hallway.

The place he headed to was Lumens room. With Lumen clearly in recovery, Garuel no longer stayed by his side. Cadel entered the quiet room and sat down next to his bed.

Im already awake anyway. Ill wait until he wakes up.

His body was heavy and stiff from fatigue, but his mind was already alert from the suddenness of the battle. If he lay down, hed toss and turn for a while, and if he overslept, he might not be there when Lumen woke up.

The idea of a comatose subordinate waking up and not being able to see his commanders face because he was sprawled out sleeping was pathetic.

When Lumen wakes up, Ill give him a few days to recuperate, and then well leave for Yingmar in a few days. Ill be busy retrieving the Heart of Vita for the main quest.

It was painful to know that they had to go fight the next demon as soon as Lumen recovered, but if Cadel kept delaying the quest like this, there could have been a setback in the story.

The story must go on, no matter what. Even if despair awaited at the end, it was inevitable, for it was the fate of not only Cadel Lytos, but of Shin Yeohwan as well.

Its unfair that I cant confirm my sincerity until the very end, but I cant just whine.

What was his complete heart and will? It was important to distinguish between his and Cadel Lytos, but more importantly, to lead his subordinates to the end of the story as best he could without losing any of them. He might doubt his own love, but he couldnt lose his desire to win. To march to victory with his comrades. That was the only will he had now.

I also recruited my last comrade. Now I just have to do well.

He needed to lead them well and unite them to bring out the best in them. Up until this point, their small numbers had forced him, the commander, to go all in. If he was fighting in the center of the battlefield as the core warrior of the Knight Order, he was doing a great job, but he wasnt doing a great job as a commander. It was hard to see the big picture.

So from now on, he was going to take a step back and lead his subordinates and get the best out of them. So that no one would have to sacrifice anymore, so that they could be each others spear and shield.

Because thats what I was good at.

Steeling himself, Cadel contemplated the battle ahead.

And around that time. Lumens soul, a faint flicker of life, slowly opened its eyes.