Chapter 77

Chapter 77

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To call it a misconception would have been incorrect; there was indeed a slight feverish warmth to Jimmy. Perhaps recalling what Yuder had mentioned before they arrived here, Gakane quickly approached and clutched both of Jimmy's cheeks.

"Ugh, what's going on?"

After a moment, he subtly nodded his head towards Yuder, casting a secretive glance. It meant that there were no signs of him manifesting his secondary gender yet.

"...It does seem like you have a fever, just like Yuder said. Jimmy, you should have told us if you weren't feeling well."

"I didn't because I feel fine! I'm really okay. This is nothing. You're not planning on sending me back first, are you?"

Jimmy shook his head vigorously and sent pleading looks at Yuder, but Yuder didn't flinch.

Even if it was just a mild fever due to fatigue and overwork, it shouldn't be taken lightly. After all, wasn't it Yuder who was in charge of their party?

"Gakane. Take Jimmy and return to the castle."

"Me? Then what about you..."

Yuder decided to send Gakane along, seeing as the boy wouldn't go back if left alone. Gakane's gaze quickly shifted between Yuder and Nahan behind him.

"Do you think it'll be okay with just the two of you?"

"If anything happens, I'm not the one who should be worried, they should be."

"That may be true, but..."

Gakane let out a sigh, and after a moment, he opened his mouth while glaring at Nahan.

"Anyway, if you need me, send a signal of fire towards the castle. Even though my body will be there, I can send my shadow clone a considerable distance."

"Understood."

Yuder remembered seeing the entirety of the territory from the guest room window they were to stay in and nodded lightly. Even though it seemed unlikely that Gakane would need to send his shadow clone, showing precaution wasn't a bad thing.

"You two are about to share a bed, and yet you're acting so stiff."

"Sleeping? Who? With you?"

At Nahan's words, Gakane questioned back in astonishment.

"There are only two rooms available, so someone will have to share with me, right?"

"..."

Gakane's eyelashes trembled a little, as if he hadn't considered that.

"In that case... I would rather..."

"Let's discuss this later, we need to move first."

Yuder raised his hand to stop the pointless conversation from continuing.

"That kind of talk? This is important too, Yuder!"

"Jimmy's health is more important than that."

"I am really fine, brother. Please believe me!"

Jimmy, who had been standing with a gloomy face, jumped into the conversation without missing a beat.

"Jimmy."

After taking a brief look at Nahan, Yuder leaned down towards Jimmy and whispered near his ear.

"I've heard that you've had a slight fever for some time now. Your condition may have worsened due to fatigue, so rest today."

"Who, who said that?"

"The Commander."

As soon as Kishiar's name was mentioned, Jimmy's stubbornness immediately faltered. It seemed that he too felt something was off.

The young guardsman's eyebrows twitched violently.

"Of course not. I was just curious. Considering we had a connection last night, I thought Zakail might enjoy hearing about you."

"...."

The young guardsman glanced behind him. There was no one in the busy crowd of villagers paying him any attention. Putting down his cart, he opened his mouth with an angry expression.

"Darn it. What are you trying to ask?"

The fish had finally bitten the bait. Yuder showed him behind a large tree with a cold smile. It was a spot big enough to hide about three people.

"It'll only take a moment. Follow me."

They moved behind the tree. Luckily, the large tree, seemingly centuries old, was untouched by the fire.

"Do you know Devran?"

The moment they were all under the shade of the tree, Yuder quickly asked in a low voice. The young guardsman frowned as if he had expected that question.

"...I know him. But I don't know much about what happened that day."

"That's okay. What kind of person was Devran?"

"What kind of person was he?"

"Since you grew up in the same village, I thought you might know him better than we do."

"Just a... regular... guy."

The guardsman looked uncomfortably at the ground.

"You seem about the same age, I guess you played together when you were kids."

Recalling the age of Devran Hartude, which he had heard before coming here, Yuder asked. For the first time, the young guardsman's eyes briefly fluttered. He seemed about to respond, but ended up shutting his mouth.

"..."

"What was Devran's family composition?"

Instead of pressing him for an answer, Yuder moved on to the next question.

"Only his father and a younger sister."

"Good. Can you tell me where Devran's house is?"

"That's...."

The young guardsman lifted his head. Yuder followed his gaze, turning around. Behind a few burnt and ragged houses, there was one ruin, particularly charred and untouched. It was the size of a small house.

"That's it. Just to let you know in advance, there's nothing left because it all burned."

"...I see."

His words seemed to be discouraging, but of course, Yuder had no intention of heeding them. He took note of where the ruin was and then opened his mouth again.

"Were the deceased family members of Devran in there at the time?"

"They said so, so it must be true!"

"So, they wouldn't have created separate graves."

The guardsman fell silent for the second time. He gritted his teeth anxiously and finally forced his mouth open.

"Hey, how long are you going to question me? I told you I'm busy."

"Don't worry, this is the last question."

Yuder looked straight ahead.

"Can you tell me how the bodies of convicts are dealt with in Hartan?"

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