Chapter 20

“This is a letter from Mr. Eionmani.”

Liddon squinted at the old man who was standing before him.

He was a shabby old man with a bent waist, but he couldn’t be trifled with.

The old man sneaked into the Erell’s mansion where the Royal Knights were encamped without a fuss.

He could immediately report and call in a man to condemn the intruder, but he did not.

He had read his identity from the old man’s words.

Eoinmani was originally a slang for mountain-climbing collectors.

They called the most experienced collector of them, Eoinmani.

But in the back alley, the word had a different meaning.

The information guild members, who hold the back alley tightly, used a lot of their language because they liked to metaphorize themselves as information collectors.

Memani, which means collector, means guild member, and the mound, which means mountain, means guild.

[Tn: So basically memani=collector=guild member, mound=mountain=guild]

So for the information guilds, Eoinmani was referring to Luke, the leader of their information guild.

Liddon asked the old man when he received the letter.

“Did Eoinmani say anything to convey to me separately?”

“No.”

“It’s not possible, I’m sure there was a separate message.”

“No, I was told only to deliver a letter.”

“You’re not from Eoinmani, I see you say that.”

Liddon snorted and pulled out his sword.

“You must be the one who stole the letters.”

Liddon thrust the blade into the old man’s neck.

“What are you talking about?”

The old man shook his hand in great confusion at the sword that approached closer on cutting his throat at any moment.

“I’m really a messenger of Memani!”

“If you’re truly a Memani, you cannot be unaware of the code words that are passed along with the letter. If you’re a real Memani, you should have known that.”

“What do you mean by code? There’s no such thing…”

“Code.”

Liddon said coldly, putting the blade closer to his neck.

A thin stream of blood was visible from the cut on his neck, the old man stepped back lightly and stretched out his bent waist.

It was a sleek body movement as if the old man’s hunchback was fake.

The old man straightened his bent waist and turned very tall.

His physique was also quite sturdy that it was hard to believe that he looked like a small old man until a short time ago.

“Hey! Since when did we have a code words in our mound?”

The discontented voice also belonged to a young man, not an old man.

Even after seeing this remarkable change, Liddon merely took his sword indifferently.

The young man who was in the shape of an old man frowned, as if irritated by his nonchalant attitude.

“You know it was me. Since when have you found out?”

“From the moment you enter here and hand out the letter.”

“What? Why? The disguise was perfect.”

The young man in the shape of an old man asked, looking in his way.

Liddon shrugged lightly and opened the envelope he had given him.

Inside, there was only one blank white piece of paper with nothing written on it.

“The letter is too thin. It wasn’t a content that a piece of paper could contain, and it wasn’t something you wanted someone else to speak. So I thought that you have no choice but to came directly, Luke.”

“You’ve noticed it by looking at the envelope. It’s a foul, Liddon Zerette.”

“On the contrary, the disguise is perfect, so that’s a compliment.”

“Everyone already knows my disguise is perfect. And so do I.”

It was a very arrogant reaction, but Luke’s disguise was worth it.

It was widely known in the kingdom that Luke, the head of the information guild, was the master of disguise.

Of course, the men who were wary of him, turned on their eyes and looked out for the people around them, but it was like a star in the sky to discover his perfect disguise.

From teenagers to the elderly, a person who changed his appearance according to his needs regardless of whether it’s a women or men.

Not only does he simply copy the appearance of the person, but he also replicates the habit and tone of the speech.

It was hard to see his disguise even if the other person was sharp.

“So it’s not a very pleasant compliment to say that the disguise is perfect. It’s a real compliment to be fooled.”

Luke grunted and threw off the mask he had been wearing on his face.

The masks are made through a special production process that looked like a real human skin.

“But I can’t believe I was caught because of one envelope …….”

Luke glared angrily at the envelope.

“What would you do if I had all the information in the piece of paper?”

“Then I would have become a rude and careless person who abused an old man.”

“……Is that all?”

“What more than that? I’m the prince of this country. Just because I look down on an old man doesn’t turn the world upside down.”

“Oh, yes, yes. You are. You were a prince of this country, unlike a humble man like me. You’re crouching up, not knowing when you’ll die.”

“That’s not wrong.”

Despite his sarcastic remarks, Liddon remained easy going.

“Well, you’re not fun to tease.”

Exhausted by the lukewarm response, Luke sighed and sat down on the chair.

If it was such a sight that a stranger would see, they would thought that Luke was the prince and Liddon was his servant.

However, neither Luke nor Liddon pointed out the situation as if it were so natural.

“So what’s the answer you brought yourself?”

Liddon asked Luke.

He sent Luke a letter asking for help after talking to Yvesria.

It was a letter of request who was trying to drive a wedge between Erell and Ocal and if there was any information on how to tame the Wyverns.

‘I was expecting it to take about a week.’

It was exactly two days before Luke arrived at Errell.

Liddon thought he had underestimated the information guild’s competence.

Of course, the idea collapsed within a minute.

“Answer? That’s what the Memani are looking for.”

“…you haven’t found an answer yet? Both of it?”

“Of course it is. You just send a letter two days ago and you expect answers already?”

Luke looked at Liddon as if he were looking at someone very annoying.

“You’re so impatient, where do you want to use it?”

It was the first time that Liddon, who had been calm about anything Luke did, was furious.

“I expected a week, too, but I thought you’d already found the answer because you came here. Why would you come to this northern country town?”

“I’m dissapointed. Are we only seeing each other when we exchange answers? Can’t I come here unless I have answers? Was our friendship that much?”

Luke looked at him sullenly, with a hurt face.

And of course, Liddon knew it was Luke’s acting performance just to make fun of him.

“You who love splendor and lively things, come to see me in a rural village in the north without anything?”

Liddon snorted.

“Our friendship is not that good. If you’re not here for the answer, then what are you here for?”

Luke, who knew his acting was not working, shrugged his shoulders again and smacked his lips.

“It’s always interesting to make me move. There’s something quite interesting happened here.”

“Interesting?”

“The Wyvern. I heard the knight fights with the Wyvern.”

“Not yet.”

“What—- the idea and attempt are funny, isn’t it? We’ve been thinking about killing Wyvern, not thinking of taming them.”

Luke was a man who’s job is to gather and collect information from the world.

If he had heard such interesting news, he would have been thrilled.

“So I’m here to look. Because she tamed the Wyverns.”

“Just look around?”

“Then I’m not a man of obedience. “

Luke rose from his seat with a significant smile.

“I won’t be like this from tomorrow. No matter what you do, even you wouldn’t notice.”

***

When I first brought up about the festival, Emma rejoiced as if she had waited for it.

“Are you interested in the festival?”

“I don’t think many people in the world hate festivals.”

“But you’re from the capital. The festivals there are spectacular and lively. In comparison, festivals held in Erell are simple.”

“Original festivals are all fun. Besides, I feel like I’m going to die if I don’t enjoy anything now. “

I sighed, recalling the training of the frost knights I saw in the morning.

As expected, Lionel was the worst. It has been the expected range so far.

However, the problem was that the circumstances of the other knights were not much different from Lionel.

“Yes, that’s exactly what extra characters are capable of. Just like my magic skills. ‘

Looking at the trainings of knights who could not develop at all, my dreams and future were all gone.

‘Why… are there only such people around me?’

Isn’t there too much infrastructure gap between Catherine, who shows up and saves the talented even if she’s leaning backwards?

‘It’s so unfair to think so.’

It’s like a dirty world where the main characters only lives well.

“I’m going to forget about this dirty world and have fun today.”

I jumped up from my seat and looked at Emma.

“Emma said she was a native of Erell, didn’t she?”

“Yes, I was born and raised here.”

“Then you know better than anyone how to enjoy the festival. I’ll be with you.”

“Yes?”

Emma opened her eyes wide at my words.

“Are you going out with me?”

“I was going to. Did you promise to go to the festival with someone else?”

“That’s impossible It’s work time.”

“Then it’s no problem. Emma can show me around.”

“Uh… But…”

Emma looked at her head in wonder.

“You won’t go with the prince?”

“……Prince, Prince? Liddon? Why am I going to the festival with the dog?”

“Miss!”

She shouted at the outspoken name in amazement.

“I didn’t even swear at him, I only called him with names.”

“But still.”

“Emma do that with her colleagues about me behind, right?”

“No, I don’t!”

Emma jumped and shook her head.

She has a face that looked unfair, but isn’t that a way to cultivate a friendship with her coworkers?

“Hey, it’s okay. I’m not the kind of person who gets mad at things like that. Just don’t say it in front of me.”

“I never do! Not in front of you, not in the back!”

Emma bit her lip, her face almost crying.

“How much I like you!”

I glanced at her, stunned by the sudden confession.

“Uh … thank you?”

“Don’t mind the kids who swear behind you. They endured the cold with the fire you gave them… …and they were so ungrateful. “

“Because my rumors are so bad…”

“You’re too soft!”

“……me?”

Oh, my God. There was a person who told Yvesria Oberon that she was soft.

“Those who only believe in bad rumors and swear at their masters should be punished. But you can’t afford to, you’re too soft to leave everything alone. “

I was dumbfounded and just watched Emma. Maybe Emma felt my eyes were looking at her so she cleared her throat and returned to her calm manner.

“Anyway, I meant I liked you.”

“Yes, I know enough.”

‘I feel like I’m gonna be in trouble if you like me a little more.’

It felt a little strange because it’s the first time I was liked by someone in Yvesria’s body.

‘Everyone stares at me, points at me, verbally abuse me, something like that.’

Emma looked at me in dismay and held my hands.

“So you’re going to have to watch the festival with the Prince, not with me!”

‘No, why does that happen …?’

Emma sighed as if she were upset.

“I would love to watch the festival with you, too, but today I have to flatten the noses of bad guys who whisper behind.”

“Flatten the nose?”

“Yes! Let them realize you’re a precious young lady who they can’t dare to look up to.”

Now I thought I would understand what Emma was trying to say.

“So, you want me to show them my position by hanging out with a great prince?”

“Of course you’re glowing even when you’re alone, but they will not know unless you show the idiots who are just talking behind you.”

“Well, I don’t really like things that much. The reason why I should be chosen by someone because my value is increasing.”

A way to elevate myself by using someone else’ halo. There was a rejection in that way.

“Miss, think of it like this. The prince, he’s just an accessory, like a necklace or an earring.”

“Emma, ​​is it okay to sell the prince as an accessory?”

“You said it wasn’t swearing at him, just calling him names when he’s not around? I said it was just an accessory.”

“You’re a fast learner, Emma.”

“I hear a lot of that.”

Emma nodded proudly.+

“How can an accessory choose you? You chose an accessory to make yourself shine. Men are such accessories.”