Chapter 195 – How to Use It (1)

Alon did not know much about the ‘Engraved One Kurak’.

In the first place, Kurak was a character with fraudulent military power created for DLC promotion.

For Alon, who had a petty pride in the difficulty of Psychedelia and did not buy the DLC, he was a person he did not particularly need to know.

Naturally, the information about him was very thin.

‘At least the fact that the person inside that black armor is a lizardman and that he is strong.’

Only those two things.

Since he did not know more than that, Alon could only be even more questioning.

About why Kurak was bowing his head to him in that way.

Because he could not even infer the reason at all.

Therefore, he looked at Duke Merkillan with the intention of obtaining at least a clue.

“???”

…He was busy looking back and forth between Alon and Kurak with his eyes wide open.

Eventually.

“……What does that mean?”

“Exactly what I said. To think that the friend of that Great One really reincarnated!”

“Re, reincarnation?”

Kurak, who only repeated the same words as he pleased even though Alon asked a question.

And Duke Merkillan, who started to have a strange misunderstanding again.

Looking at the two, Alon spoke quickly.

“……I am sorry, but there seems to be some misunderstanding. I do not know the person you call the Great One, let alone you.”

Alon, who was speaking logically.

“……?”

At that, Kurak tilted his head and looked at Alon.

As if asking ‘Did I really misunderstand?’.

However, that was only for a moment.

“Haha.”

Kurak burst into a hearty laugh once again.

“You do not have to test me, O friend of that Great One! Even if I am just a mere mortal, I can see your Gyeok because I received power from that Great One.”

“……Ah.”

Only then did Alon realize.

What Kurak was seeing.

Because Alon actually had ‘Gyeok’.

Even so, Alon did not think the Gyeok he possessed was related to the lizardmen.

In the first place, the land of the lizardmen is beyond Greynif, the domain of the elves.

Yes, it certainly was so, but…

‘I thought it would not be related to the First Elf at all, but seeing how it was intertwined… could it be related to the lizardmen as well?’

A thought that flashed through his mind in an instant.

However.

“Anyway, now that the confirmation is finished, I will be going! That Great One will be pleased!”

“……”

Before his thoughts could even be organized.

Kurak, who was bidding farewell.

Alon thought about asking something but remained silent.

Because he had realized by now.

The fact that no matter what he said, the Kurak who was laughing heartily would not believe it obediently.

In addition to that.

There was no need to tell everything, from the visit to Greynif to the process of obtaining Gyeok, in this place.

There was a request from Siyan, and Alon also visited comfortably.

But strictly speaking, the Allied Kingdom and the Alliance of Other Races were not in a very good relationship.

If it were only Kurak it would be different, but in a situation where Duke Merkillan was also present.

There was no reason to bring up the detailed story.

Therefore.

“Then I will visit you once more with that Great One’s letter!”

“Ah… that, first of all, I will be going, Marquis.”

Alon did not catch the departing Kurak and Duke Merkillan.

Soon after they left the territory.

“Marquis.”

“Why.”

“I do not know who it is, but how does it feel to become a friend of an extremely great person?”

“……It is complicated.”

Alon, while pretending to ask himself.

“I think it would be complicated even for me. What if it is a guy like Basiliora?”

[? Why are you suddenly picking a fight with me?]

“I am not picking a fight, I am just stating the fact.”

[This guy! I should have swallowed you in one bite when we went down to the roots!!]

Watching Evan, who was naturally picking a fight with Basiliora.

He shook his head.

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A day later.

Alon, who was about to deal with the work piled up in the Marquis’s house, was quite surprised.

Because the amount he had to handle was much less than expected.

While being bewildered for a moment, he could soon find out the reason.

“Radan assigned the work?”

“That is correct.”

Alexion, who became clearly haggard unlike when he saw him before.

Looking at him, Alon let out a low exclamation.

‘Come to think of it, he did say something like that on his birthday.’

Radan had gallantly guaranteed ‘There are people who will do well!’.

As if proving those words.

Alexion had neatly processed various documents.

As a result, Alon only had to give the final approval.

‘Certainly, he seems to work well… although he looks extremely tired.’

Unlike the indifferent face, Alon inwardly felt a bit of pity.

Because his appearance was not just words.

‘Hmm, where else did I see such a complexion. Ah… Penia was like that too.’

Well, anyway.

Since he did not want to go back to that terrible hell of work.

“Then I will ask you for a bit.”

“I will do my best.”

He could not miss the talent that rolled in on its own.

Alexion, who was nodding with a bizarre expression that could not be told if he was laughing or crying.

Still, he should obviously give proper compensation.

“Since you are taking on a very difficult task, I will pay you a fair wage. Hmm… how about this much?”

Alon, who slightly pushed a sheet of paper.

At that, Alexion, who checked the paper with a still gloomy expression.

“I will do my best!!”

He even gave a salute as if he would jump up.

It was clearly the same sentence as before, but the nuance was a cheerful reaction full of sincerity.

‘As expected, money is good.’

Alon felt the power of money.

After parting with the joyful Alexion.

Thinking that the work was finished quickly, should I go to Penia right away, Alon…

Suddenly turned his gaze and looked out the window.

In that place.

It was still there.

Occupying the center of the territory starting from his birthday.

……To be honest, it was still a bit, no, very embarrassing…

The massive statue.

At that time.

“Marquis, what are you doing?”

“Hmm? Well, just… I am looking at the statue a bit.”

“Ah, Marquis, do you know that? It is a rumor I heard after returning to the Marquis’s house this time.”

Evan, who had approached before he knew it, whispered gloomily.

“They say that statue’s eyes sometimes move.”

“……The eyes move?”

“Yes.”

“Is it a ghost story?”

“It spread like a ghost story, but it seems that the number of people who saw it recently is increasing a bit.”

Alon looked at the two eyes of the statue.

‘……If those move, I think I will really be horrified.’

The diamond eyes that were a bit burdensome no matter how many times he looked at them.

“Well, since it was created suddenly, a ghost story or two might be attached.”

“That’s right.”

“……Ah, come to think of it, what happened to that guy? The guy Radan brought.”

“Ah, that guy? We released it in the pond in the garden.”

“……In the pond?”

“Yes, you will probably see it if you go over there.”

As Alon moved his place towards the window overlooking the garden following Evan.

“Kyah! So cute.”

“Why does it look like a snake but not gross and cute?”

“Look at its twinkling eyes.”

In that place, he could see the Sea King being loved a lot by the maids.

Even more, it did not seem that he hated it.

While eating the snacks the maids gave him, he was acting cute inside the pond as if enjoying the situation itself.

“……”

Alon and Evan were lost for words.

“But is not that pond freshwater?”

“……Can a guy who lived in seawater also live in freshwater?”

“Well… seeing that he is living well, would there be no problem particularly?”

“……I guess so. Ah…”

“Is there something wrong?”

“Thinking about it, it seems it is time to open the gift.”

“……Gift? Ah, you mean the gift Yutia gave you?”

Alon, who nodded, returned to the desk again and picked up the box he received from Yutia.

Yutia’s request to open it after a month passed.

At that, Alon, who was looking down at the box he had not opened until now.

Soon he opened the gift box carefully.

“……Hmm?”

Inside was a brooch.

A brooch with a red jewel that had a very brilliant light.

“It is a brooch?”

“Right.”

Alon, who was nodding while taking out the gift.

“Hmm…”

Evan, who was next to him, looked at it quietly and then spoke.

“Well… a gift is basically the heart… but for something opened after waiting for a month, it might be a bit regrettable from the Marquis’s perspective?”

Actually, the brooch Yutia gave did not seem particularly special in its size or power compared to the other kids’ gifts on the outside.

However.

“It is not regrettable at all.”

Alon was not regrettable, not at all.

“Is that so?”

“Yes. As you said, the heart is important for a gift.”

Alon, who was carefully stroking the brooch.

Soon he decorated the brooch Yutia gifted on the chest pocket of his coat.

“This is enough.”

Before he knew it, on his face.

“Uh……?”

A gentle smile was lingering.

A clear smile that anyone could recognize.

At that appearance.

‘Recently, his expression changes well only when it’s related to the kids.’

Evan left such an impression before he knew it.

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Duke Merkillan, who had already been moving for about an hour since departing from the House of Marquis Palladio.

He looked at Kurak next to him.

“Hmm…”

Kurak, who was even humming a song secretly, wondering what was so exciting.

Actually, Duke Merkillan could not know at all how things were going.

Without even sharing a proper conversation.

Because he was dragged out together due to Kurak saying he would go back now because he confirmed.

……It is not that he could have stepped in between the two and asked this and that, though.

Anyway, since he did not grasp anything properly.

“Can I ask something?”

“What is it?”

Duke Merkillan asked Kurak.

“Clearly last time, did you not say you came to confirm if Marquis Palladio was a god?”

“I did.”

“……By the way, is the confirmation finished?”

“Naturally.”

“You mean you finished the judgment just by looking?”

“Yes.”

The wrinkles on Duke Merkillan’s brow became deeper.

“As far as I know, I heard you saw Marquis Palladio last time too, is that right?”

“Right.”

“……If you could know just by looking, why could you not confirm it at that time?”

A reasonable question.

Kurak curled his lips.

“Because at that time, I was overwhelmed by something else.”

“Something else?”

“……No, come to think of it, he might have hidden his power on purpose. Now it is felt so clearly, but at that time I only felt ‘that’.”

Instead of answering, Kurak was suddenly lost in his own thoughts.

However, naturally.

Duke Merkillan could not find any clue in this conversation.

No matter how much he looked, in his eyes, Marquis Palladio was just a noble.

‘……Of course, he is not just a noble…’

Anyway, clearly he was special, but if it is a ‘god’, the story changes.

“As expected, it is a story that is hard to believe easily.”

The Duke had no choice but to reach such a conclusion.

At that, Kurak laughed again.

“You do not have to try to believe like that.”

“……What do you mean?”

“Anyway, guys who will make you believe will follow soon.”

He said something incomprehensible again.

Merkillan, whose face was again colored with questions.

“Hmm… they arrived just in time.”

Along with Kurak’s murmuring, he witnessed.

In the shadows of the forest where the sunset was falling, appearing one by one.

“……Elves?!”

A group of elves.

And.

“Hahahaha! You long-ears. I was already waiting for when you would reveal yourselves since you were circling around the Taejon.”

Following Kurak’s hearty laugh, Merkillan heard.

Piercing into his ear.

“Do not approach the First Elf, lizard.”

The chilling voice of the elf.