CH 192

191. As you were! (3)

Zereira was engulfed in grief.

Unlike other countries where festivals were held to commemorate world peace, the people of Zereira stopped doing what they were doing. There was only a gentle wind blowing on the beach where the fish boats were floating.

It’s not another war, it’s a ‘temple’, a battle of the gods. Even if they weren’t real gods, the Elyos and Demons were still noble and fearful from the point of view of humans. In fact, the chance of survival for Prince Razier, who had disappeared in the immense war caused by the mixture of Elyos, Asmodians, and Shin-Demons, was extremely low.

However, not only the royal couple, but also all the Jerei people did not give up. People who wished for the prince to return safely hung up national flags from house to house with earnest hearts. Blue waves filled the whole country.

Maggie Nick, who was tending the horses at the Royal Palace ranch, was also sitting on the fence of the stable, looking up at the flag of Zereira fluttering high in the sky.

“… … Your Majesty must return quickly so you can come out too. Right, Kanon?”

“Pureung.”

The prince’s only horse, Kanon Silfred, licked his lips and grunted wildly. This clever white horse was also upset because the owner hadn’t been looking for it for quite some time.

Majigi, who was wiping the horse’s mane, which looked quite uncomfortable, turned his head.

On the wide meadow in the royal palace, there were dark shadows grazing leisurely, unlike the horses locked in the fence.

“Huh. Those guys are still there.”

They were none other than monster blackies.

One day, the monsters that Prince Razier took away seemed a little awkward at first, but as time passed, they naturally settled among people. He was so gentle that he never attacked people, and he did not eat meat, so he was satisfied with just grazing on any kind of grass. If you let it go like this, it will run on the meadow on its own, lie down and sleep coolly, and then return to the fence by itself as the sun goes down. It was a routine that Lazier entrusted to him, and he kept it every single day.

At first, everyone was afraid because of their big and ferocious appearance, but now the people in the royal palace are also behaving like big dogs or oxen.

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Margie Nick, who stopped the two Blacky who had been running excitedly with each other, patted them on the back with a deep sigh.

“Hey, you guys. Good luck! Aren’t you worried about your master?”

Blacky’s ears perked up at the sound of ‘master’. However, unlike those who fell into grief, the demons had no idea.

The king of the demon realm was alive and well. Rather, he reigned in the demon realm with a stronger and more perfect figure than ever before.

It just went back to where it was supposed to be. There was no reason to be sad from the point of view of the Blacky, the monsters who knew that fact.

The Blacky, who were making aegyo for Majigi, made strange noises and moved away. Nick looked at the playful Blackys, far from being sad, sighed once more and rummaged through his pockets. To appease the bitterness, as soon as he took out a candy and bit him, someone suddenly appeared from behind.

“What are you eating?”

“With Blacky. Can you tell me, you know?”

“Hey, what a surprise!”

At some point, Maggie Nick saw the land fairies flying behind his back and fell from the fence, startled. When he invaded his territory, Kanonsilfred raised his front paws and groaned wildly. Nick hurried back up the fence before being kicked into the horseshoe, and, without even thinking of ripping his straw-covered hair, he swept down his fluttering chest.

“Hey, fairies?”

The twin fairies that appeared holding each other’s hands were Lin Shushu and Run Shushu. The twins, who appeared without a sign, tilted their heads with blank expressions.

“Why… … ?”

“Why are you surprised? … ?”

“You guys! Heck. It appeared suddenly, hahaha. right!”

Nick’s sight saw a young man rushing after the fairies. Unlike the winged land elves, he appeared across the meadow panting due to his weak physical strength, and when he made eye contact with Majigi, he smiled with a sad expression.

“Good afternoon!”

“Oh! Aren’t you the magician of the tower?”

It was Aristide Ten who appeared with the fairies. He is already famous in the castle, as a disciple of Matapju and recently working as an exclusive magician for Zereira.

When Margie Nick showed a respectful expression, Aristide raised both hands awkwardly.

“It’s just that you’re comfortable talking. Being a wizard is not a great status.”

“It’s not great! You will not know how much easier life has become since the wizard came.”

“Oh, well. What has changed a bit? haha.”

Clearly, since the arrival of Matapju Lilith Ten and her other ego, Aristide Ten, Zereira has undergone a noticeable change.

First of all, the development of magic tools closely related to our daily life!

Mechanical products such as horse-drawn carriages and magic phones have increased dramatically. It was possible to turn on a light simply by using a magic stone without hanging an oiled perch, and it was possible to successfully farm after saving water and sunlight.

As the main producer of Magic Stones, the development of magic tools has changed not only the Zereira nobles, but also the lives of commoners.

Most of the magic machines studied in the Horse Tower were traded with Magic Stones, and various products were developed and distributed even now.

Unlike in the past, which was far away from magic, now on the fantasy island of Zereira, the magician of the tower was an indispensable and important existence. In particular, Aristide Ten, brought directly by Prince Lazier, has established itself as a highly respected position.

Nick, one of the followers of Magic Tower, looked up to him with twinkling eyes.

“What is a little bit? You’ve done some very innovative things. Above all, many children, who would have been shivering from cold and hunger in the past, will spend the winter in good health from this year. I am so grateful for that alone that it is not enough to bow down to the wizard teacher a hundred times.”

“No, no. You don’t even need to do that?! I was just following your majesty’s orders. I am being paid a lot of money for the amount of work I have done.”

Embarrassed by Margigi’s response, which was close to praise, Aristide scratched her cheek and tried to make excuses rather than excuses, but to no avail.

“Really, if His Majesty the Prince had not met the wizard and brought him to our country… … !”

It was at that point that the words of Maggie Nick, who had continued to praise him without regard to it, were cut off. Aristide, who had only had an awkward smile, hardened at the same time.

‘Sir Lazier.’

A heavy silence fell between the two as the conversation was unintentionally cut off.

With the onset of summer, Prince Lazier, who left the country in the name of diplomatic activity, did not return until now, when the leaves fell and the autumn passed and the cold wind began to blow.

It is a belatedly known fact, but surprisingly, the achievements he achieved within a short period of absence from the country were remarkable.

The Au-Blanc Alliance was disbanded. It was because the country that had a short dream of conquering the continent by upgrading to the Gruperum Empire, the representative nation leading the coalition, was destroyed. By the hand of Prince Ragier.

An even more bizarre fact was revealed about the power that was able to occupy Au Blanc absurdly and quickly. The Kanas Empire moved for Prince Razier, and the island of Shuipe also assisted from the bottom of the water. The fact that large and small countries are moving under the hands of a prince, not a king, has given the world a great shock.

‘What is the value of Zereira?’

‘Lagière Lou Zereira Rodwill. What kind of person is he?’

Without a clear answer, Zerei drew attention from many countries. And it melted the frozen mountain range that was classified as a dangerous area towards the western continent called the unknown land. That alone was very surprising in the western continent, but that was not enough, and it even drove out all the monsters that were occupying the western continent.

The process of expelling the demons leads to a battle in this space called ‘War of the Gods’.

And in that very battle, Prince Lazier disappeared. Without leaving a single trace of her hair.

“… … You will be back soon.”

Aristide muttered with a sullen face.

“Because you promised. I will give you a space for me and Master to live.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. I like life now, but Master is not yet.”

Unlike Aristide Ten, Lilith Ten, who is in charge of the demon’s ego, may want to go to the Demon Realm. Lilith had not yet made any decisions.

There was no need to tell the whole truth about being a half-demon, so Aristide stopped talking at that point.

“Anyway, you are not going to break your promise. I am sure you will come back.”

“Is that so?”

“Yep!”

The magician of the tower expressed his trust with a determined look.

While they were chatting, the twin fairies suddenly approached the Blackies and were fiddling with their fur. The gentle demons did not bark or bite even when they saw the fairy, but lay flat on their backs and show their aegyo.

“But, wizard. What did you come here for?”

“Ah. That’s actually the kids.”

Aristide took a deep breath and answered Margie’s question.

“After His Majesty the Prince disappeared like that, I quickly became depressed. I am looking around the places where the traces of His Majesty remain.”

Lin Xu Shu and Run X X Shu had a dull expression on their faces, but lately they have lost more energy. Aristide couldn’t help but turn away from the young fairies, who were too bothered to even move their wings and were locked up in the room.

In the end, I put my work aside and went out holding hands to comfort the twins, but they flew wildly to this place where the Blackys were.

“Huh, that must be difficult. It would take a lot of stamina to take care of the children.”

“That’s right… I do. big black.”

After all, she’s a babysitter for a wizard with weak physical strength!

Aristide, who buried her face in her palms with an almost crying face, muttered as she washed her face dry.

“Anyway, the undersea tunnel construction work is almost complete, so there is not much to do.”

“Five! Is that so? I thought it would take another 10 years to see the undersea tunnel!”

“a. What do you think of the magic tower of the tower? One year is enough. Guaranteed safety, guaranteed efficiency! This is the Aris ticket design you can trust!”

Seeing Aristide flaunting and giving her thumbs up, Margie was overjoyed. Aristide, who had a long nose up, stretched out for a long time and prepared to go again.

“Anyway, it’s rewarding to see the faces of the kids who have come all the way here. I will be visiting often in the future, Maji-sama.”

“Call me Nick. Wizard.”

“This is Aristide Ten.”

Maggie Nick smiled warmly as he saw the wizard running to the meadow to take care of the twins with a grin.

Just talking for a while is enough to feel it. It is a rare sense of loyalty and trust. Aristide was perfectly Lazier’s man. Due to the great influence of his teacher, Lilith Ten, Matop already supported Prince Razier.

Not only that, but now, all the citizens of Zereira believe in him and wish him to return as soon as possible. Unsurprisingly, the blue wave caused by the national flag that adorned the whole country resounded in my heart.

Idaji, once the country’s troubled and most unreliable prince, has also enthralled many.

‘Come back soon. Majesty.’

After looking up at the flag once with eyes of strong trust, Margigi began to concentrate on his work again.

Winter was coming.