Chapter 127

Chapter 127

Engagement Ceremony

‘Hmm—.’

Galahad let out a groan while looking at the magic beast skin held in the hand.

The firm magic beast skin had become a rag to the extent the form is not seen.

The distance to Adrianne was quite far. Yet throwing the axe at this distance and making a scratch on the magic beast skin—.

‘It is the Grand Duke’s daughter.’

Galahad fixed the collar for nothing.

Adrianne liked the festival. To the extent the corners of the mouth that did not move stirred. Galahad held the tired mind and went around following Adrianne.

The North’s play was too intense for tiredness to rise.

“This side. This is breaking the head with eyes closed.”

“Why breaking with eyes closed?”

“If breaking with eyes open, isn’t it too easy?”

“Oh, it was such a problem.”

Fortunately it was not breaking each other’s heads. It was throwing the magic beast’s head up and breaking in a state of closing the eyes.

“Heuheu, next is fire bath. It is a traditional play of attaching fire to the body and overcoming the cold.”

“Cremation was traditional.”

“Yes?”

“No.”

“Lining magic beast skin inside so safe.”

“······The North’s concept of safety is a bit different.”

The two attached fire and ran side by side. Certainly it was warm. Too warm was the problem—.

“Heuheuheu—. next is enduring the magic beast long.”

“Seems knowing what this is. Is it riding the magic beast and enduring long?”

“Ah, similar.”

“Similar······?”

At the place Adrianne points a worm-like magic beast wriggled. It was enduring there. Galahad softly sighed.

“Heuheuheuheu—. this time it is catching magic beasts with bare hands that is the most popular in the North festival. Very fun.”

“Saying catch magic beasts with bare hands—. enough for popularity to be many.”

“Ah, no need to worry. Safe.”

At Adrianne’s excited voice Galahad let out a groan.

There was a magic beast that looked like a wolf in front. The guy who saw Galahad opened his snout with a jjeok.

Huge fangs revealed presence. It was healthy teeth to the extent of chewing a person’s head whole. Galahad seriously pondered where the safety is.

“Will you do first?”

“Good. Ah, will you bet?”

“I am the record holder of catching that magic beast. Would be disadvantageous.”

“Making obvious sounds. Have to give me an advantage.”

“Confident.”

“It is a reasonable demand, what cannot be confident.”

“Good. Will give time as much as one rope.”

Adrianne pointed at the thing beside. There twisted ropes were rolling. It seemed measuring time by attaching fire.

“Good, the one who loses grants the winner’s wish.”

“Wish? Good.”

Adrianne refreshingly nodded. Confidence was full on that face.

That confidence did not last that long.

“It is magic······.”

Adrianne standing in front of the magic beast fully burned by lightning softly muttered. That face was quite serious.

The rope did not reduce at all. Because said would give Galahad one more rope amount, no matter how fast Adrianne’s defeat.

“It is bare hands.”

“There is reason. Because there is no standard regarding magic in the North’s play. It is my defeat.”

Adrianne obediently acknowledged. Cleanly submitted to the victory.

Soon Adrianne shook her hand and approached. Those eyebrows were fully up. It was a very excited appearance. The corners of the mouth were also slightly loosened.

“Really enjoyed. Thank you for matching.”

At Adrianne sincerely expressing thanks Galahad smiled bitterly.

“Matching. I also enjoyed. As you said the North festival has the charm unique to the North festival.”

“Ah, is that so?”

Adrianne’s eyebrows long rose. Those corners of the mouth softly moved.

“By any chance what was the most fun? Avoiding the axe? Fire bath? Or as expected catching magic beasts with bare hands?”

Adrianne said longer than ever. At Adrianne who approached with a seongkeum Galahad smiled bitterly.

“Catching magic beasts with bare hands was fun. Directly experiencing the magic beast’s mana density is not a common experience.”

“Aha, as expected such a reason.”

“Did not understand.”

“Yes.”

Adrianne confidently nodded. At that Galahad laughed with a keul keul.

“Later go to the empire festival together too.”

Adrianne briefly stiffened. Soon Adrianne consecutively nodded twice.

“How is the empire’s festival? Is there something like breaking the head?”

“There is no such. Ah, still there is a duel. Although not fierce like the North.”

“Would be fun! Expected.”

Adrianne’s eyes became clear. Galahad slightly turned the gaze.

The quiet morning was waking. Ones slowly moving were seen.

“Now it is the start.”

“······Yes.”

“Tense?”

“Yes. Because engagement is first.”

“I also first.”

“Ah, I see.”

At Adrianne’s indifferent reaction Galahad laughed with a keul keul.

“Would be no particular matter.”

“Yes, understood.”

Adrianne suddenly deeply bowed her head.

“Ah, what will you do the wish?”

Adrianne asked in a slightly firm voice.

‘Wish—.’

Galahad briefly muttered.

Suddenly an unprocessed problem rose. It was a problem left because inevitable—.

‘If Adrianne······.’

Galahad carefully examined Adrianne.

Adrianne unlike usual was full of excited look. Adrianne tilted her head.

‘Perfect.’

At that Galahad laughing—.

“Will you take off a bit?”

Politely recommended.

“······?!”

Adrianne’s eyes greatly shook.

****

Jamit tilted her head.

Originally it would be Galahad processing the magic tower side.

Yet why came to the headquarters again was a question. Then, Galahad gestured while looking behind.

“Enter.”

“Ah, excuse me.”

Behind Galahad a woman wearing white armor entered. In an instant the illusion of the dark hall brightening was felt. It was Adrianne.

Adrianne familiarly entered the headquarters. Jamit intuited that Adrianne coming to the headquarters is not the first.

The two familiarly sat on the sofa. Jamit looked at Galahad. What happened this situation—.

“Tom, is there some sweet snack?”

“Ah, will bring.”

Tom familiarly entered back. Galahad sat crossing his legs.

Adrianne sat in a correct posture and turned her gaze. That gaze followed Tom.

‘Said likes sweet.’

Jamit looking at Adrianne’s face newly admired. This face was not simply the feeling of beautiful.

Then, Galahad opened his mouth.

“Is there a spare dress?”

“Dress?”

At the out of the blue question Jamit tilted her head.

“The imperial princess would surely wear a dress. If trying to block for nothing the problem would become larger. A dress at the engagement ceremony—. that is quite a big problem.”

Galahad indifferently said.

Jamit nodded. If wrongly touching the imperial princess for nothing there were many elements the problem becomes large. Rather excluding side is better.

Yet asking if there is a dress—.

“Ah, it is saying will dress.”

It was the meaning of pressing the imperial princess with Adrianne. Certainly if Adrianne enough to press.

“It is the correct answer. Isn’t there a dress for agents?”

Jamit nodded. Basically agents carried various attires.

However—.

“Because for agents it would be plain.”

“Fine. Because Adrianne.”

Then, Tom brought sweet candy and cookies. Adrianne who expressed thanks carefully ate one by one.

Adrianne chewed one bite of the cookie and quietly closed her eyes.

‘······Savoring?’

Certainly if such an appearance plain would be better.

“Not knowing if there is a dress inside.”

“Ah, just in case I prepared separately.”

“As expected Tom.”

Prepared a dress just in case? Does that make sense? At Jamit’s gaze Tom awkwardly laughed.

“Because the captain’s engagement ceremony.”

At Tom’s reliable words Jamit stuck out her tongue.

“Will bring.”

Tom entered inside. They quietly sat and watched Adrianne.

Adrianne who was eating cookies and candy in a daze raised her head.

At Galahad and Jamit staring blankly Adrianne’s eyebrows shook.

“······Sorry. Because in the North there are not many opportunities to eat sweet—.”

Adrianne hurriedly bowed her head.

“Fine. Eat a lot. Because will get more from now.”

Adrianne’s eyes shook larger than any time.

‘Cheaply with food—.’

Jamit clicked her tongue softly and stood from the seat.

“Will you come this side?”

Adrianne stood while shaking the crumbs stuck on the mouth area.

At the two who disappeared inside Galahad sipped the teacup.

“Congratulations on the engagement.”

“Thank you. Tom.”

“Ah, this······.”

Tom held out something. It was a bouquet full of bundled lilies.

“Prepared just in case.”

It was a neat bouquet degree one can use right away in a noble’s banquet hall.

“Tom, raise the salary double. Sir Gilbert cut a bit.”

“Yes? I am sufficient.”

“No, it is an order.”

As saying firmly Tom only then nodded.

Then, inside became noisy.

“Armor is a knight’s skin! Cannot take off!”

Adrianne’s firm voice was heard.

The door opened with a ppaekkum. Jamit whose face fully furrowed stuck out her face.

“This is bull stubborn?”

Jamit shook her head with a jeolle jeolle.

Galahad slightly raised his voice.

“You, didn’t lose in the bet. Surely a knight saying two with one mouth.”

“······Euk!”

Adrianne became quiet. Jamit who winked her eyes entered again.

Admiration of Jamit was consecutively heard from inside. Adrianne continuously let out a groan.

A little later, the door opened and Jamit came out first.

“Did not know would say such words, envious.”

Jamit making a bizarre sound opened the door.

And—.

“This··· strange?!”

Galahad who usually had no blockage was quiet.

Soon Adrianne was dragged by Jamit and entered inside again.

“······Really strange.”

Galahad lowly recited.

****

The staff could not sleep overnight.

Had no choice. Because the problems of the engagement ceremony and the eve festival were also a mountain right now.

Along with—.

‘The 3rd Imperial Prince tried to raid the king of the kingdom alliance with imperial knights!’

Sowing discord between the North and the kingdom alliance was a quite fatal plan. Could collapse the balance barely matched.

Fortunately that plan was blocked in the middle.

This time also Galahad.

Although the mind would not have been there right before the engagement ceremony, stepping forward and processing this—. the staff all together cheered Galahad.

To the extent there would be staff who shout Galahad’s name first when waking in the morning.

‘Yet how can react so fast? Unless directly decorated the plan······.’

Theodore who was muttering hurriedly shook his head. It was an irreverent thought.

Originally there was no such as engagement ceremony in the North. Just if rolling right away it is marriage, why doing engagement.

This time it was the Grand Duke’s special instruction. If original, filling the table full of meat and alcohol would have been all. Because in the North the amount of meat and alcohol was the measure of excellence.

However, it was Galahad’s engagement ceremony. That it is Galahad’s engagement acted larger than the Grand Duke’s instruction.

Recently there were many ones coveting Galahad. At that the staff squeezed the nonexistent budget and invested all.

However, ones who usually do not do what would know by putting in budget. Just prepared more delicious meat and more overflowing alcohol.

Thanks to that meat was a mountain on the table. To the North people it was an amazing engagement ceremony.

Then, the soldier called Tom of the Special Mission Unit brought lilies full from somewhere and gorgeously decorated the meeting hall.

Then, people gathered one after another in the venue. Places of the long table were filled.

From the mages of the magic tower, the king of the kingdom alliance, even the 3rd Imperial Prince—. the faces were quite gorgeous for being held in the North.

‘Daring thief guys aiming at Galahad.’

They were not ones who came to congratulate the engagement. It was the opposite. Mostly thief guys aiming at Galahad.

There were many elements that would cause problems.

The captains also arrived. Subtle tension was full in the venue. It was an atmosphere that seemed would burst if someone slightly touches.

‘Captain Galahad chose the North.’

Yes, this side is Adrianne. Adrianne the continent’s best beauty—.

Theodore desperately pressed the anxiety.

Then, the venue’s door softly opened.

Gazes simultaneously focused. No, it was correct to say sucked in. The gaze was forcibly dragged.

That opponent—.

“Truly shabby.”

It was the imperial princess wearing a gorgeous dress.

The imperial princess’s appearance was originally gorgeous. It was an appearance like a fully bloomed flower. Such an imperial princess even wearing a dress revived more.

That was fatal beauty. Like a bug running to fire, the gaze was naturally dragged.

Just looking the inside churned for nothing and the head was dizzy.

‘Oh my god.’

At the imperial princess’s gorgeous appearance Theodore’s complexion became pale.

Although Adrianne possessed absolute appearance, she was a knight who only wears armor.

Unlike that the imperial princess was a fully bloomed flower gorgeously decorated.

Adrianne wearing armor and the gorgeous imperial princess, no matter who sees the imperial princess was the owner of the engagement ceremony.

A low groan was heard. It was the Grand Duke. The Grand Duke revealed an uncomfortable look. The imperial princess was fatal to that degree.

‘On earth what resentment there is······.’

It was interference not even imagined. Did not expect would use the agreement in that way.

Because of that more fatal.

The imperial princess who drew all gazes lightly walked. Because imperial family the upper seat next to the Grand Duke. It was the owner of the engagement ceremony without fail.

Even the Amberutan Count was beside that.

‘Why is the Amberutan Count beside the imperial princess······.’

The Grand Duke’s eyes fully furrowed. That muscle twisted making a terrible sound.

‘Funeral—.’

At the Grand Duke’s anger the staff’s faces became pale.

Then, the door opened. Galahad wearing cleanly entered.

Although Galahad who was clean even usually, now more clean. Passed the hair back without missing even one strand, that appearance was clear.

Whether not knowing the urgency of the situation, Galahad lightly looked around the hall.

The fortunate was that the gazes of the gathered ones were still dragged to the imperial princess.

The more problem was that Galahad’s gaze also touched the imperial princess.

The imperial princess facing Galahad widely laughed without end. At that smile sighs and groans burst in places.

The Grand Duke let out a fierce groan. Galahad’s gaze headed to the Grand Duke.

Galahad rather raised the corners of his mouth.

The Grand Duke’s eyes fully furrowed. Fierce sounds continuously burst. The air became heavy in an instant. The gathered ones largely shook.

Then—.

“Enter.”

Galahad lightly said.

The door widely opened unlike before.

There was Adrianne there.

That day—.

“······.”

Theodore who served the Grand Duke for a long period,

Saw the face of the Grand Duke brightly laughing for the first time.

*

‘As expected not strange?’

Adrianne fully chewed her lips.

Because no thick armor, it seemed fully revealed to the world. Wanted to wear armor right now. Wanted to wear even the helmet.

Hard to endure.

Then, Galahad held out his hand.

Whether when put on, black gloves were put on.

“······As expected not strange?”

“No, beautiful. To the extent words to express do not come to mind.”

Galahad’s voice slightly trembled. It was a tense voice hearing for the first time. Adrianne’s eyes became large.

“Believe me.”

At the indifferent words Adrianne nodded and—.

Held the hand.

That hand was truly warm.