Please Do Not Abandon the Adopted Heroine

121 – Snowfield_2

Protesting the emperor’s orders is not tolerated.

From the day he was installed as the Crown Prince and the day he received the First Holy Sword, and even after that, he never once thought of the possibility of going against his father’s words.

As the hero of the First Holy Sword and the crown prince of the empire, the orders he received were extremely simple.

“Neferna’s son is in the snowy field. Find him. Find it and bring it before me.”

Several years have already passed since the ‘taboo incident’ occurred. The emperor’s edict was the main order for the warriors of each holy sword, and the crown prince, who was selected as the first holy sword last month, was no exception.

The empire has lost a hero.

Hero Neferna.

His death was enough to plunge the entire empire into shock and sorrow. Even in the days when grand funerals and mourning continued, the tone shown by the empire was the same as public opinion.

There was no end to tears and tributes to his body, and rumors surrounding his death continued for a while. On the surface, it was recorded that he died during a battle with his blood relatives, but a few people in the imperial castle, including the warriors of the Holy Sword, knew that the rumors that were published and made in articles every day were not true.

The hero Neferna was executed by the empire, her fate was completely manipulated, and her name and reputation have long been tied up as a yoke under the imperial banner.

No, saying he was executed might be a bit arrogant. It might have been true if the imperial family had unilaterally overpowered it, but the tip of the sword that Neferna, the hero at the time, aimed at the empire was never dull.

When he first heard the news that Neferna, the hero of the Second Holy Sword, had attacked the imperial castle, the crown prince, who was sharpening his sword in the training hall, could not easily believe the report he had heard. It may have been all the more shocking because at the time, he was only one of the many princes in the imperial castle, not to mention the First Holy Sword, and not even the crown prince.

Hero Neferna.

Who is he?

A hero who conquered the eastern snowfields, was the first to find the clan’s magic tower, and put their power to rest, even if only for a moment.

He rebelled against the imperial family without warning.

All the holy sword warriors were summoned to confront him. The process was never smooth. The end in which all the other holy sword warriors fought against just one hero with desperate resolve resulted in a terrible outcome.

The Holy Sword’s warriors, who possessed more than a division’s worth of force, fell one after another. The 1st Holy Sword, 3rd Holy Sword, and 6th Holy Sword of the squadron were killed, and the hero of the 5th Holy Sword was mortally wounded. That was the first and last time the emperor looked so focused.

If there was one fortunate thing, it may be because of the Holy Sword’s regulations, or simply because she did not use the Holy Sword out of her own will, but the only weapon in Hero Neferna’s hand was a shabby iron sword.

Now that I think about it, the Holy Sword had already fallen into someone else’s hands at that point.

Son of the hero Neferna.

Eugene Sir Neferna.

Finding him in the snowy field was truly the result of heavenly luck.

It was a day when we were searching the snowy plains according to the royal order.

The sky became hazy, and suddenly the surroundings began to engulf as if submerged in blood. I saw the party members disappear into the blood-soaked fog. I wanted to yell at him not to move, but I couldn’t open my mouth.

I felt like I had been completely abandoned in a dream.

As if nothing had happened, the storm subsided.

Eye of the storm.

The sky was so clear and the clouds so white that it was hard to believe that it was a snowy sky. The scent of blood no longer lingers in the cool breeze.

An unfamiliar rock covered in moss.

The boy sitting on the rock just quietly stares somewhere with empty eyes.

There was no expression on his face that I had been searching for so long.

***

“Hmm… … ”

The emperor exhaled leisurely and looked straight at the boy sitting at the end of the throne room.

It won’t be my first time seeing it in real life. The crown prince also remembered that the two had encountered each other at the previous emperor’s banquet the previous day. Nevertheless, the reason the emperor looked down at Eugene with a sour expression may have been because he had lost even the last bit of curiosity about him being the child of the hero Neferna.

“The fact that he would just walk obediently on his own feet is something that even Jim didn’t expect. “Isn’t that so, Prince?”

“… … I apologize. “It was my judgment not to suppress him.”

“I didn’t mean to reprimand you. On the contrary, if you can avoid shedding blood, there is nothing better than this.”

It was such a generous statement that it would be difficult to even expect it normally.

“Why did you run away like that? “Whose idea is it?”

Despite the emperor’s question, there was no life in the boy’s eyes.

“It’s already happening that I’m left alone. What happened to all the miscellaneous things that ran away to the snowy field together? I already know that someone from the royal family was also there. … Yes, that’s right, you killed my sister. ha ha ha!”

“… … … … .”

“How old are you?”

“… … … … .”

“Have you been living in the snowfields ever since? “It’s a little less than six years.”

“… … … … .”

“Are you pretending to be crazy, or is that just mental strength? “Did you think you could fool Jim with just six years?”

It had been a long time since the subjects residing in Daejeon were sent out. Only those who remembered the events about Neferna were selected and left behind in Daejeon. Among them, the hero of the Fifth Holy Sword, one of the emperor’s loyal swords, was also standing guard next to him. He seemed to have always been bothered by Eugene’s quiet attitude. Finally, he couldn’t bear it any longer and twitched his mouth loudly.

“Your Majesty is speaking directly, so why can’t a sinner answer quickly?”

“… … … … .”

“Yes, you guy!”

The Fifth Holy Sword, dressed in a pure white uniform, has a personality and tone that changes depending on the presence of the emperor. Getting angry may be to show off.

“His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. “This person is now insulting Your Majesty.”

“Then why not move those heavy feet and go there yourself?”

“… … yes? yes?”

“The Fifth Holy Sword. If you think about it, you are that boy’s biggest enemy. It was the most direct factor that killed my parents. You never know. Who knows, maybe even that broken boy will recognize you and become speechless?”

“ah… sighe… All right!”

The hero of the Fifth Holy Sword quickly turned his head and shouted in an excited voice as if he had been waiting.

“Eugene Sir Neferna! It’s been so long since I’ve seen you like this. Do you remember me when I saw you in front of your house? “I am the one who pierced your mother’s heart!”

Long strides.

The crown prince frowned and blocked his bold steps.

“… It’s dangerous to get close. At least wait until they capture you.”

“Arrested? Hehe… Rather, the crown prince steps down. “I will do the arresting myself.”

The hero of the Fifth Holy Sword roughly snatched the chain from the crown prince’s hand.

He glared at Eugene and laughed as if it were funny.

“On the subject of shooting in the snowy fields for only a few years… “How does it feel to be mute?”

“… … … .”

“Now look at me. me. my face. And think about it. Memories of that day. How about it? Now I feel like I’m going to talk a little bit… … … … … … … … ..”

The Fifth Holy Sword hero’s words suddenly stop.

The moment I decided it was magic, I realized that my collar was torn by the sword wind left behind by the cool metal.

Even if sword energy rose out of thin air, I would have believed it.

There wasn’t even a trace of magical power.

Let alone an omen, I couldn’t even find the will to do so.

Pure swordsmanship.

Just one flash.

It was almost an instant before the relaxed muscles came together like a flash, and the second holy sword hidden in the scabbard was revealed.

I thought a flash of light passed by, but by the time I came to my senses, all the anticipation had already been absorbed into the sword sheath.

At least it wasn’t a movement that could be seen with the naked eye.

… … Tuk.

Blood spurted out first, followed by screams.

“Kaaa!!!!!! My hand!!!! “My hand!!!!!”

***

“Hmm, it won’t work this time either. cancellation! cancellation!”

“OMG! Why! full moon!”

“full moon! OMG! why!”

“Take a good look at Eugene! You can’t miss it? I think I’m overloaded. I can’t keep going back to the same memories anymore. It’s not a very happy memory for her, so can’t you handle it a little more carefully? Do you know how old Eugene is? She is still a child, both by blood relatives and by human standards. “A fresh-faced child.”

Bang bang bang! As I stamped my feet, dust poured down from the decorations hanging from the ceiling. “Ugh,” a vague scream came from the other side.

“Cancel!”

“Cancelled?”

“They’re canceling it already!”

“Cancelled again?”

“Not funny!”

“Bored!”

Click, click, strange popping sound that is heard repeatedly as the joints rotate mechanically. Stiff movements that even factory-made dolls, let alone high-end automatic dolls, would not be able to reproduce.

It is impossible to understand what kind of sensibility these things originate from, but the tastes of Sanghyeon have remained unchanged and consistent over the past hundreds of years.

In the magic tower, there is a dull stone bed that no one has seen lying down on in the past. The two shadows surrounding the bed spun around as if dancing.

“What did you say his name was?”

“What was it?”

“Wu Yu-jin?”

“Yu Woojin?”

“Eugene!”

“that’s right. “How’s Eugene?”

“Wouldn’t it be okay? I don’t think it will hurt! “I keep my eyes closed!”

“Close your eyes! He could be dead! Quack! do! Quack! do!”

“Ahaha! That would be really fun! Should we just leave it alone? Should we just leave it alone?”

“right! It’s really fun~ But if you don’t check, we’ll get scolded! That’s right… … .”

“To whom?

“To Manwol?”

“There’s a crescent moon too!”

“Ahaha! “I’m scared of the crescent moon~ It always scolds me harshly~”

The Sanghyeondal twins’ chatter makes my ears feel like they’re bleeding. Manwol, who had been holding back, slowly started to get annoyed.

“Guys, don’t make a fuss, just check and let us know.”

“huh!”

“are you okay! Stay alive! “It’s a breeze!”

“While I was reminiscing about old memories, I did something wrong and suffered a brief cardiac arrest. It’s okay! I can save you!”

“My heart just stopped for a moment! “I can save you!”

Are you sure it’s cool? I just wanted to ask, but if they were okay with it, it wasn’t a reason to hold back.

“how is it? So do you think it will work out? “The goal is to bring Eugene back to his senses.”

Sure enough, the Sanghyeondal twins shook their heads at the same time.

“no!”

“I can’t! difficult!”

“The holy sword is stuck in my head, in my brain!”

“slap! do. “I’m so crushed!”

“If this is the case, your sense of time will have started to become strange a long time ago.”

“huh! “It may feel like time has stopped!”

“Every day will feel like 100 days!”

“When you go to sleep at night, you can have really long, real dreams! “I feel really angry dreams vividly for months or even years!”

“Is this a dream of burning a delicious mint chocolate pie?”

“Hahaha! “Is this a dream where I am forced to eat a tasteless mint chocolate pie?”

“I’m probably going crazy~”

“You must be crazy already~”

““I’m jealous~””

“I want to do that too!”

“What happened? “I wonder if I can find out if I open my head.”

The twins laughed.

“Hmm, so you’re saying that if I wake up, I’ll run away again…?” “It’s difficult.”

As Manwol clicked his tongue, Ha Hyeondal, who was watching nearby, stood up.

“Why don’t you leave that b*stard alone? “Are you holding on to someone who’s already broken so damn hard?”

He pulled on his shiny gold necklace roughly and scratched his head nervously.

“full moon. You are talking. “You crazy b*tch.”