Chapter 47

Chapter 47

First

‘Ju... dying......’

Hines blinked his eyes.

The eyes were spicy. Tears flowed continuously. He wanted to rub but, if he did more terrible pain would rise.

Breath was blocked—. Every time breathing it felt as if the inside was burning. Here is hell—. Yes, it was hell.

“Sit on one, stand on two.”

A terrifying voice was heard. It was Sir Gilbert. No, Gilbert bastard.

“Does it make sense that company captains cannot endure even the Magic Realm? One.”

I became company captain yesterday, this bastard. Hines muttered inside and sat.

The Magic Realm was terrible pain just by entering. One could not properly breathe, and the eyes were stinging and tears flowed continuously.

How does one fight magic beasts in this kind of environment. Monsters. Monsters—.

“Two.”

He put strength in the legs to stand, but strength did not enter the legs.

Hines staggered and collapsed sideways.

“Weak guy.”

That side enduring this is the monster—. Hines gaped his mouth. Lying down nothing would change.

Still tears continuously came from the eyes and saliva flowed from the mouth.

When it felt as if really ending like this—.

“You, are you okay?”

A leisurely voice was heard. Turning his head at that there was Galahad.

“The... the Grand Duke’s... recognition received.....”

“Yes, do not speak.”

The one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition squatted in front of Hines. Then the vicious ash moved away.

‘As expected the one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition!’

To think of making even this disgusting ash retreat on its own!

“Is there no uncomfortable place? For example muscles heavy. That kind of thing.”

At the warm concern heard for the first time Hines’s tears welled up.

“I’m fine!!”

“Yes, you can do more. Mana still remains, try using a bit more. Because that way one can know the reaction.”

Unknown words poured.

One could not understand, but one could know that the one who receives the Grand Duke’s recognition believes Hines.

Hot power rose from inside. Hines propped the ground and stood.

“As expected that is a warrior, put a bit more strength, Hines,”

“How... how my name!”

“Can I not even memorize the sample name.”

“Thank you! The one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition!”

Hines tightly chewed his lips and stood.

He could not betray the belief of the one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition.

“Run there!”

At the call of the vicious Sir Gilbert Hines put strength in the legs.

****

“Sir Gilbert, isn’t the training too easy?”

At Galahad asking while shaking his hands Gilbert’s eyes became round.

“......Yes? Already rolling as much as rolling. Don’t you see that guy foaming there?”

“That is acting. When I confirmed the mana there was still leeway.”

“Really?”

When Galahad nodded, Gilbert’s face furrowed.

“Everyone rise!”

Gilbert’s strict order fell. Galahad slightly stepped back and watched the situation.

The soldiers who were enduring stood while staggering at Gilbert’s kicks.

Galahad’s words were not a lie.

Gilbert’s training was a bit very harsh, but it was not to the extent of dying. Only pressed by the extreme environment called Magic Realm.

The method to overcome the Magic Realm was simple.

‘Experiencing until becoming familiar.’

Aren’t they men who survived even in the harsh North. If rolling in the Magic Realm it was clear they would naturally become familiar.

Training in the Magic Realm was certainly helpful. The improvement of that stamina or muscle strength was to the extent of being noticeable.

It was only hard.

‘Hard is a moment. The effect of training in the Magic Realm......’

Galahad organized the information just obtained. Thanks to the soldiers training so hard data was being pulled quite well.

Then, an elderly man approached. It was 7th Battalion Captain Belogrim.

‘Familiar with the Magic Realm.’

Belogrim’s calm appearance was not the attitude of one who entered the Magic Realm once or twice.

“Really thank you. If not you, one cannot imagine what state the 7th Battalion would have become. Falling for the demon race’s temptation stupid guys—.”

“Originally if hungry one follows the guy who gives food.”

“If moving according to instinct it is not a person but a beast.”

It was correct words. Galahad nodded.

“I will keep the promise. I Belogrim will follow you next to His Grace the Grand Duke.”

‘Promise?’

Galahad had not promised, so probably the crow. Because the crow visited Belogrim first.

It was words heard for the first time, but Galahad nodded. There was no reason to refuse when saying he would come under. Especially since it was the 7th Battalion even more—.

“Understood.”

At Galahad who immediately used lower speech Belogrim laughed heartily. Belogrim’s wrinkled eyes sparkled.

“Looking at the eyes it does not seem only because of the promise.”

“An aged eye can see a bit farther, the flow of the North is heading toward you. Very strongly—.”

Belogrim pointed at Galahad with a wrinkled finger.

“Sir Gilbert would also know that.”

“Haha. Is that so?”

Galahad nodded and put the cigarette in his mouth.

‘Since even the 7th Battalion entered, quite a number gathered.’

Actually it was not fresh. Since Galahad took charge of the Magic Realm training ground established in the 7th Battalion, it was a natural story that the 7th Battalion would also have strong influence of Galahad.

Clearly Belogrim would also have known that.

Because of that he said he would come under first.

‘A cunning old man.’

Galahad clicked his tongue softly and flicked his finger.

Familiar mana moved and fire attached to the finger.

Lemon scent spread deeply.

‘Hmm.’

Galahad suddenly felt something strange.

Although it was fire unfolded unconsciously, that mana concentration was strange. Only then Galahad noticed that the pill of pain was jumping roughly.

Clearly until just now Gilbert’s shout and the soldiers’ screams driven by evil were full, but now all around was quiet.

As if all sounds died—.

The most plausible inference was—.

‘Is it a mental-type demon race.’

Galahad immediately turned mana. The pill of pain jumped roughly and emitted mana. The magic circle on the right arm flowed light.

He raised mana toward the head to block mental interference.

Moment.

The surrounding scenery changed.

Galahad was standing in a flashy garden. Birds were chirping and flying, blue trees shaking as if greeting a very peaceful forest.

The cigarette in the mouth was already gone.

‘Clearly I wrapped mana on the head.’

It was high concentration mana through the magic circle and the pill of pain.

He thought he figured out the method after experiencing mental type twice, but it collapsed emptily.

‘Was there a remaining demon race in the castle?’

Galahad quickly grasped the situation.

There was also the possibility a demon race hid in the inner castle.

However, this mental interference was stronger than the upper-rank demon race met in the real Magic Realm.

That means—.

‘Did the guy called that person come directly.’

It was highly possible it was the guy called that person who controlled the upper-rank demon race met in the Magic Realm.

The heart beat roughly piercing the silence. Gray gradually spread. It was the pill of pain. Galahad quickly looked for the water bottle at the waist. There was none.

The bushes in front split and a woman came out.

It was a woman with four legs like a deer. Yet those legs were not deer’s but long and white woman’s.

Rather than grotesque elegance and holiness were felt.

The woman approached Galahad lightly.

The pill of pain jumped roughly as if growling. It felt as if the heart would burst.

[Noisy.]

The woman’s voice was not heard but seen. At the mysteriousness Galahad squinted his eyes.

The pill of pain did not get intimidated and jumped more diligently. Galahad wrapped the mana that came out from the guy on the head. He was thinking of breaking the mental type.

[Futile.]

At the woman’s continued words the mana disappeared. Only the pill of pain jumped diligently.

‘···The mana disappeared?’

Galahad let out a low groan.

The woman who came right in front looked down at Galahad.

Those eyes were torn long vertically exactly like a snake.

Facing that one felt how small Galahad’s existence was.

“You are that person.”

At Galahad’s words the woman made a slightly surprised expression.

[The head is high.]

Galahad’s mind fell endlessly.

Opening his eyes it was the peak of a sheer mountain. Dark clouds were full all around. Those clouds growling was quite uneasy.

The unease soon became reality. Fierce lightning bolts beat Galahad wildly.

‘Stinging.’

Galahad grumbled softly.

The scenery changed again. This time it was an active volcano spewing lava. The lava gaped as if licking its lips.

Galahad was thrown as is into the center of that angry volcano.

‘Hot.’

Galahad muttered while sinking into the lava.

Again in front of the woman.

The woman had become larger than before. Those legs were twice Galahad’s.

The surrounding green was even fresher. Galahad looked down at his own hands.

Fine. The pill of pain jumped roughly as if telling to come to senses.

Galahad concentrated on that. The pill of pain seemed not affected.

Is it the same high-rank demon race?

“Interesting. Will you do more?”

Galahad asked while looking at the woman.

The woman raised the corners of her mouth. Galahad only then realized his own hands were trembling and clicked his tongue.

The woman’s identity would probably be the high-rank demon race ‘that person’ who was beyond the upper-rank demon race met in the Magic Realm.

If not that this degree of mental interference did not make sense.

Even knowing it is not real the pain is felt. Galahad felt dense interest.

“I did not know you would come find directly.”

[Directly?]

The woman raised the corners of her mouth.

That meaning was clear.

“Even without coming directly, this degree of mental interference, really amazing.”

Galahad admired out loud.

‘Did one plant something in me? Is it connected between Magic Realms?’

Both were possible. Then, Galahad’s mouth was blocked.

Even gaping the mouth words did not come out. Oh, mysterious. Galahad put a finger in his own mouth. The tongue moves but—.

[An interesting child.]

The woman’s voice was engraved in the brain. It was heard clearly as if lightning was striking all around.

I agree.

The woman’s long finger pointed at Galahad. That finger was a tree branch.

Galahad’s mind was dragged again.

This time it was inside rotten soil. Numerous bugs were digging and eating Galahad from all around.

The terribleness was clear. When a bug with dozens of teeth tried to dig the eyes.

Returned to the grass again.

Galahad coughed roughly and staggered. He retched to vomit the bugs inside. Colorful flowers poured out.

Oh, mysterious.

The woman had become even larger than before. Now the woman was the size of an ordinary castle.

[Still interesting?]

At the woman’s question Galahad raised the corners of his mouth and brushed the disheveled hair.

Extremely—.

This time it was drowning.

A terrible situation of not being able to breathe—.

Galahad concentrated on the heart beat.

Thump—. Thump—.

The heart beat sound was small as if far away. Still rough.

‘Here it was.’

Galahad stuck his hand into his own heart. The hand entered surprisingly softly.

The water disappeared and it was the forest again. The woman was standing in front at the size when first seen.

The pill of pain was surging. The heart beat fast as if about to burst. Galahad lightly shook his hand.

[Amazing.]

The woman purely admired.

“Showing three times, not noticing the strangeness is stupid.”

Galahad clicked his tongue and answered. Unlike the answer the state was not that good.

To break the mental type clues were important.

Last time it was Damien who did not say he was hungry.

This time it was the pill of pain. By concentrating on the pill of pain jumping roughly one could break.

‘Quite hard though.’

Galahad shook his hand and looked around. Still a blue forest.

However.

The bird sound disappeared.

The detail became weaker than before. Evidence that the woman also consumes power.

“Thinking of reducing power more? I do not care though.”

The woman’s finger lowered. The corners of the woman’s mouth rose.

[Interesting.]

“I was also interesting. Ah. Finally found.”

Galahad put the cigarette in his mouth.

Fire attached. Lemon scent blew.

The surrounding green slightly blurred.

The woman looked behind and stepped back one step.

[Come to the Magic Realm. Alone.]

The woman whispered softly.

“Why would I go alone to that dangerous place.”

At Galahad’s question the woman raised the corners of her mouth instead of answering.

As if knowing one would come—.

The forest disappeared, and blue pupils stared at Galahad.

“Are you okay?”

Adrianne asked in an indifferent voice.

The Galahad reflected in Adrianne’s blue pupils was laughing.

Very deeply—.

This place was a place far from the Magic Realm.

Mental interference of this degree exceeding that distance.

This.

‘One has no choice but to go.’

Unfortunately the woman’s expectation hit.

The woman properly stimulated Galahad’s interest.

****

“Here it is.”

At First’s excited voice Pumpkin exhaled a low sigh.

Came from the capital to the North, yet moving straight without even unpacking the luggage at the safehouse.

“Can’t one rest a bit and go? It is not that the guy is running away.”

“You do not know, the guy is probably only thinking of getting ahead of me even now, can one rest.”

First’s answer was firm. A real dog-like obsession.

Pumpkin forcibly pressed the dense annoyance. Getting angry at First was Pumpkin’s loss.

“Pumpkin, I will only trust you.”

At First’s firm voice Pumpkin tightly held the curse that was about to burst.

“Are you really thinking of doing that?”

“Didn’t we promise earlier.”

“That is, because you kneel and beg—.”

“I am serious.”

“Haa... damn. Understood.”

The two headed to the 7th Battalion. The closer to the 7th Battalion the more a strange smell came.

Inside someone continuously shouted. It was not one or two. At the somehow hot atmosphere Pumpkin squinted her eyes.

“Isn’t something strange?”

First also seemed to notice the strangeness and nodded.

Pumpkin stepped forward to the inspecting soldier. In their bosom there was an appointment letter with the Grand Duke’s seal drawn. The target was the Special Mission Unit.

This degree of forgery was nothing to them.

The soldier suddenly shouted loudly. Pumpkin was startled and almost drew the sword.

“Special Mission Unit!! The unit of the one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition!!”

“The one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition!!”

Shouts burst here and there. They chanted ‘the one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition!’

At the strange atmosphere Pumpkin looked at First. First’s expression was also subtle.

“Galahad is....”

“You mean the one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition!”

Shouts burst again. Everyone cried calling ‘the one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition!’ The heat became denser.

‘...Why is it like this here?’

What on earth did he do here, that kind of reaction just by the name coming out.....

Brr—, at First who started trembling the body violently Pumpkin urgently stepped forward.

“Yes, where is the one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition?”

“This way!”

A soldier whose eyes were red as if capillaries burst roughly guided.

Here and there they chattered ‘the one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition!’

What on earth did he do?

“Huk!”

First spat hot breath. Aura wavered around that.

It was clear he was fully excited.

“Curious what expression the century’s rival and soul’s rival will make seeing me, ran away to the North avoiding me, but cannot do so.”

First chattered bizarrely in an excited voice.

‘Starting to go crazy again.’

Then, far away Galahad was seen.

First who discovered Galahad changed his expression. The heat disappeared in an instant.

It was the appearance of holding a refreshing smile like usual First.

Even if fully excited alone when actually facing Galahad First acted like that.

Exactly, as if not caring about Galahad. Acting a cool appearance. Truly a pitiful acting.

Then, First held out his arm. Pumpkin’s annoyance rose to the top of the head. First whispered softly ‘please—.’

Pumpkin chewed her lips and linked arms with First. It was a request to act as an affectionate couple if not giving marriage.

Then, Galahad looked this way.

“Oh, seeing Galahad here.”

First lightly greeted as if really met by chance.

‘...What? Meeting by chance in the North?’

It was a stupid excuse to the extent Pumpkin who heard was embarrassed.

“Ah.”

Then, Galahad nodded softly.

It seemed he recognized First.

At that First spat hot breath. It seemed he was acting as cool as possible, but excited signs overflowed.

‘Is he a rival?’

Pumpkin muttered a curse softly.

First held his breath with a huk—.

It seemed waiting for Galahad’s words.

Yet Galahad’s gaze—.

“Pumpkin, long time no see.”

Was heading to Pumpkin.

“Is the one beside a lover? Quite well matched.”

At that perfect ignoring Pumpkin urgently examined First.

First was—.

Making an expression as if the world collapsed.