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Chapter 321
Lux Stella
"Can you explain why you're here?"
There's no way he could.
Valdemar said that too, then seemed to find it strange and corrected himself.
"No, explaining it would be impossible anyway. Not with you looking like this."
He was chuckling.
Еn um ǎ
Anger was boiling up.
Ferda could feel the Shadow Circle moving in his danjeon.
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It was abnormal, but right now that was the only thing moving.
He had to use a desperate measure.
'The bastard who teamed up with Storeus to kill me.'
That despicable bastard.
Е nû ṁ â
The bastard crazy for women, stopping at nothing to kill me.
I hate you.
I'll definitely get revenge.
"I don't know what you're doing, but don't do anything to ruin yourself."
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He said that.
"Don't you have someone you love?"
W̃ е̄b n̄оv̆.е l̊ Ēṅ û ma.
Valdrova.
She entered his mind, and everything scattered.
He's a damn bastard under heaven, but for her sake, this must not happen.
Separate from that, the desire to spew curses and satisfyingly twist his neck remained.
"So let's avoid a situation where we just waste our strength."
Valdemar subdued Ferda just like that.
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Subdue was just a word; it was merely gently laying a powerless young man back on the floor.
Valdemar moved his hand behind his back.
What was he trying to do?
Whatever that is, if I allow it, I might die.
But in the end, Ferda permitted his action, and he took out what he had hidden behind him.
It was a bottle.
Ŵ ё b̌ n̂ о̀ vе̃ l Eṅ_ūṁӓ
"Drink."
Ferda resisted reflexively.
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Even that clear, refreshing-looking water felt like deadly poison.
"Sometimes, isn't it proper to accept what an elder gives you?"
He forcibly pried open his lips and poured it in.
Valdemar was skilled at forcing medicine down throats.
Еnŭmă . іd
"Ugh... guhk!"
The reaction came immediately.
Excruciating pain enveloped Ferda.
'This pain is...!'
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It's not the pain of dying.
Pain rushing in as bones knit back into place and nerves revive.
Е̂ n u m̃ ã
'Healing potion.'
And an extraordinarily potent one at that.
The pain Ferda felt lasted only 10 seconds.
A terribly cheap price for a fully healed body.
His mind cleared, and his body moved as Ferda wished.
'Mana... still none, though.'
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Just being alive and well was something to be grateful for right now.
Ferda raised his head and looked up at Valdemar.
When their eyes met, he snorted a laugh.
"Making a face like a lion cub. Like you don't know the grace of having your life saved, only remembering the pain."
Valdemar's actions were calm enough to make Ferda's wariness seem pointless.
He held up the bottle and spoke.
Е̇ṅu̇ ḿ а .i_d.
"It's an artificial elixir. Even most nobles can't get their hands on it, so precious they'd hesitate to give even a single drop to their own children. The empire's fools believe this leads to eternal life."
Of course, it's different from the real elixir welling up from the World Tree's depths.
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If it were a real elixir, Ferda's mana should have recovered too.
This is merely an astonishingly well-made healing potion.
Valdemar tossed the bottle to Ferda.
Judging by the capacity, there was enough for two or three more uses.
Еn̆ùmа
Everything is strange.
If Storeus and Valdemar had teamed up to eliminate him, would there be a need to save him like this?
Right now was the perfect opportunity.
Regent Ferda, his spine broken, met his death without even a chance to be saved.
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If it ended with that story, they'd just be nobles dying commonly on the battlefield.
That's why Ferda had to ask.
Ẁ ёbn̊ о̆v ӗ l̄ E nu m̄á
"...Why did you save me?"
"I've heard all sorts of nonsense in my life. In the middle of a battlefield like this, is watching allies die what a commander does?"
He held out his hand to Ferda as if he were talking nonsense.
Ferda took that hand and stood up.
"You're saying you have nothing to do with the dragons' circumstances?"
"The dragons' circumstances?"
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At those words, Valdemar stroked his beard.
"Come to think of it, I heard. That during Storeus's fight, a lightning spear headed toward where you lot were. And that the Spawns suddenly started fighting among themselves too. All those absurd happenings were related to you, huh."
Valdemar calmly recounted the events that had occurred.
But it wasn't the answer Ferda wanted.
Sensing that intent, Valdemar finally gave a proper answer.
"Since it won't be resolved if I don't say it, I'll answer clearly. Whatever the dragons' circumstances, you're not talent that should die in a place like this."
Wĕb n̆о̆v̂е.l̄ .É n úṁ а
Upright sincerity wells up from the chest.
He felt the depth of a man who hadn't bent his convictions for a long time.
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Have I been doubting a man like this all this time?
'No, don't be fooled.'
Valdemar is someone who does anything for the empire.
If a moment comes when he can remove Ferda, he will absolutely not miss that moment.
Е́ n ū_m а̇. í d
"You didn't come to find the Princess, but... for now, I can't leave her alone either. Come with me."
He proposed joining forces.
Ferda glanced at the scale of the soldiers he'd brought.
The Honor Guard totaled 12.
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Each individual was Sword Master-class, composed of imperial knights with skills surpassing even Valdemar's.
'Even in good condition, beating all of them would be impossible.'
Е̊ ñ_um̀ă
He could feel it from their eyes alone.
Men who, if the moment came to take the enemy's neck, would gladly give up their own arms.
That must be why Valdemar brought them this deep.
At the same time, if they were allies, it meant safety for the time being.
Ferda had no choice but to nod.
Valdemar showed a satisfied smile and moved with Ferda at his side.
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"According to intel, the Princess is imprisoned below here."
It must be so.
The place where Ferda was imprisoned also went through here.
He raised a hand to the honor guard following behind.
They formed a battle formation and began guarding around that door.
It seemed he intended to go in alone from here down.
Е̊ n ũmӓ. і̄ d̂
Leaving the two of them alone was unsettling no matter how he thought about it.
So he had no choice but to speak up.
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"As Regent, may I at least inquire after the Princess's well-being?"
It would look like a scheme to somehow get inside.
"...Right."
He readily accepted.
Е̌n̆ǔ m а̌
The reaction doesn't flow as expected.
His strange obsession feels considerably subdued now.
Has he calmed down because it's a decisive moment?
'I must not let my guard down.'
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Valdemar is an imperial man, and a loyal patriot.
Such a patriot is Ferda's enemy.
Е n.ūm â . ï d
While repeating that in his head, Valdemar stopped and raised his hand.
"There seems to be someone inside. Two, it seems..."
"If there are two demons, it'll be hard to handle."
"That won't be the case."
Valdemar quietly drew his sword and entered.
The old man's face, full of wariness, relaxed in an instant.
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"Well, well. Acquaintances, were they."
There were demons watching Olivia.
There were three of them, and they had fought an intruder.
The intruders were two, and traces of them fighting with all sorts of means remained everywhere.
In the end, the intruders won.
Naturally.
Е̇ nǔ m а̌
They're the knights at Valdrova's castle, and righteous thieves active even in that suspicious group called the Barnie Swallows.
"Regent-nim."
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"..."
Garnet and Ferda.
The two who had been moving first made extremely flustered faces at Ferda's appearance.
Ferda was someone who should have stayed at the base until the end, and they shouldn't have met here.
Еnu m̄a . і̂d
For situations not matching the intel, be certain.
Garnet aimed her crossbow at Valdemar and asked.
"Would you explain how the Grand Duke brought the Regent-nim here?"
"I don't know what you lot think of me. Was Valdemar Golt a devil-like image to you because he was in the Far East?"
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"Most would think so. Try recalling the things you left unattended."
"You put it that way, so it's not unreasonable. Looks like you're the special agents who decided to rescue Olivia. I want to avoid conflict, so everyone lower your guard."
Ẽ n̄ ů m a. i ḋ
Garnet glancing sideways.
Ferda briefly nodded to show trust.
Since Ferda did that, Garnet had no more reason to be wary.
"We apologize for aiming a weapon at the Great Grand Duke and for our abusive language."
"Is the Princess Olivia one floor further down?"
"Yes. That should be the case."
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"Hmm, then you lot wait here. When the time comes, I'll hand her over to you."
Garnet glancing at Ferda again.
He nodded this time too.
'How can he be so compliant?'
The thought crosses his mind that a Doppler might be impersonating Ferda to cause confusion.
If I shoot that now, wouldn't I confirm it's Ferda?
Ŵе̂ b nо́ ṽ ė l̂ Е_n̊ ǔ m̊ӑ
-Stop. There are 12 more people above.
It was definitely Ferda.
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The weight felt in that telepathic communication was that of the man he knew well.
"...Understood."
"Good that we communicate well."
"I'll wait 5 minutes. To escape safely from war, that time must be kept."
Ën̂ ù m̌ а . і ḋ
That would be the remaining time until Gae Bolg and Penelope raise a ruckus and they rescue from the World Tree.
"Don't worry. It'll be over within that time."
"Within that?"
Jed and Garnet flinch in surprise.
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To them, it sounded like he'd finish everything in an absurdly short time.
Unconcerned by their reactions, Valdemar moved downward.
Wě b̂ ṅ o̊ v̆е̊ ĺ Ė n̆ uḿ а
"I saved your life, so grant me one favor."
"Speak."
"Can you leave me alone with Olivia for just 1 minute?"
At that proposal, Ferda flinched in surprise.
'Up top he said 5 minutes, but here he says he'll finish everything in 1 minute?'
Finishing quickly and decisively is a good thought, but there are things that must not be rushed.
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It was a look with not a shred of shame, hardly something you'd call a romantic affair between man and woman.
'Or has he lost that much shame...?'
It was an unpleasant proposal for Ferda.
"If you're worried, you can watch. I have something I need to confirm. I just want you to leave me be for exactly 1 minute."
Ferda owed him his life.
At his most powerless, he showed mercy, and willingly permitted even things he didn't need to do.
W_еbñ o v_е l Е́ ňũm а̊
Am I being crushed by charisma?
Or am I just submerged in a lake of delusion I created myself?
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Now even my own judgment is suspect.
"I cannot promise that."
"Doesn't matter. Then I'll be wrong."
Meanwhile, that man was full of conviction.
Wе b̌ṅ о v̂ e l̂ Е̄ ñ u m̌ а
So a refreshing mood even tries to seep into Ferda.
Valdemar eventually opened the door leading to the prison.
Light from the gloomy sky leaked through the roots, revealing a wooden cage.
Inside, a frail woman sat with her back turned, absorbed in prayer.
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Blonde hair shining distinctly even in the low-saturation space insisted it was unmistakably Olivia.
The praying woman turned her head.
Wе̇ b̆n о̊v ë l̂ Ѐ n̂ u ṁа
Pale skin, sapphire-blue eyes.
After long imprisonment, she,
'Beautiful.'
Was so beautiful.
Even Ferda, who thought of nothing, could feel something boiling up.
If they were peers, he might have momentarily stopped breathing, unable to contain his vigor.
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Even at first sight, he thought she wouldn't be strange to call the greatest beauty not just of the empire but the continent.
Beauty is originally something that must be maintained; they said it can only be kept by not letting go of the mirror for a single moment of a single day.
In an environment that negated even such words, she became even more beautiful.
Like a butterfly newly born shedding a layer.
"Grand Duke Golt...!"
She asked with a terrified face.
Wе̃ b̈nоv е l Ё n̄ ûm̆.á
"Grand Duke Golt, why are you here—!"
She continued speaking in surprise, then stopped dead.
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Seeing Ferda following behind him, her eyes widened.
It wasn't joy or anything like that.
A reaction like, why are YOU here.
She never imagined Ferda would reach this place.
Е̂n̆ ǔ m̊ ã.
"We were on our way to rescue Regent Ferda and came here together."
"Th-that's right."
Olivia is flustered.
With a face not knowing what reaction to show, she just kept alternating between looking at Valdemar and Ferda's faces.
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"Regent, will you keep your promise?"
"Promise? What...?"
Е́ń u̇mâ
Valdemar confirmed once more before Olivia.
Ferda nodded.
With reconfirmation done, Valdemar sliced the cage door where Olivia was.
A sharp strike infused with sword energy left only a clean cross-section.
"I've waited truly long."
He stroked his face.
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"I always considered you my destiny. I thought if you and I became one, I could end this tedious thirst and doubt."
Olivia stepped back.
But the place she ultimately reached was the bed in the corner.
Olivia looked up at him with a terrified face.
Valdemar was calm to the end.
"You already knew I'd come. That's why you tried to stab me to death with that tiny dagger, didn't you?"
E n u̇ m a
As he said.
Olivia was gripping a dagger hidden by the bedside.
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"But funnily enough, it seems you don't want to become that ugly in front of the person you love."
Endlessly provoking her, Olivia hid no more.
She drew the dagger.
"I've waited... for this day."
Еňû m̌ а . і̀d̆
She no longer showed a frightened appearance.
Because it was meaningless.
Instead, she took out all the loathing and hatred she possessed without reservation and poured it at him.
"My sister you killed! The time to avenge Stella unni...!"
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"Stella... right, there was Stella..."
"That bullshit destiny! Because of destiny! My unni threw her life from the balcony because of you!"
Е̃n̊ũ mӑ
When Olivia was born, her mother died.
Among blood relatives, her only same-sex sibling was her older sister Stella, and she followed her like a mother.
Stella's death was no different from real family's death.
"Right, Stella. Why did I obsess over that child? Why did I think it was destiny...?"
"That damn bastard, you'd know better!"
Olivia, seized by emotion, finally drew the dagger.
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"Today I'll kill you right here!"
Olivia raised the dagger and thrust at Valdemar's chest.
She hadn't learned martial arts, so her body's movement stayed within the realm of a frail woman.
Even though he could easily subdue her, Valdemar didn't dodge.
Puck!
That dagger pierced his chest.
W̆ е bn о̇ v ѐl Е n.um̄ á
Whether it pierced his heart was unknown.
Valdemar, holding the hand that stabbed his chest, stared at Olivia as if possessed by something.
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"Let go!"
Olivia is resisting.
Ferda watched that and contemplated.
Can't I move now?
Ẅеbn ӧv̈_e̊l Е̃ n u̇.m̃а̀
He said he couldn't guarantee it, and Valdemar accepted that.
I just need to stop him or kill him.
"Stella."
Valdemar calls that name again.
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Olivia Arken.
She resembles Stella Arken.
Ё nû ṁа̄
But that Stella Arken wasn't important.
"Stella..."
What's important is just the name.
Valdemar climbed the path that name led, and as he climbed, a word following the flow was formed.
"My Lux Stella..."
That was when.
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Ferda felt a thick scent rising from his nose.
'Sulfur.'
Something was rising from hell.
That language led this place like a trigger word.
Thick fog drifted, completely swallowing the area.
Only one being could make such an entrance.
Еn̂ u ṁ а̃. іd́
-You've finally arrived, Great Grand Duke-nim!
Morax, the Demon of Contracts and Price.
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A fat, large body and a long beard.
Form resembling a catfish, sulfur smell and fishy stench wafting simultaneously.
