The Grand Duchess of the North Is Obsessed With Me

36 – The Night Before the Storm (4)

As expected, it can’t be done.

I took a deep breath as I recalled the interview with the Archduke with a bitter smile on my face.

‘It can’t be like this.’

Requires practical experience.

I started the sword at a very late age. The impatience of not being able to get closer to the goal took precedence over the impatience of falling behind.

I nodded slightly at the moonlit window.

Life is delayed, blood ties, school ties.

If blood ties are not possible, you must use regional ties and school ties.

I picked up a pen and started scribbling on paper. As I was writing, I repeated several times, erasing and writing.

And two days later.

Illencia, who was about to leave for Balenciaga as usual, was dumbfounded by the unexpected news and only repeated one name.

“Berman….”

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Kkaduk.

One of the servants of the Grand Duke’s family later said that Illencia, who muttered his name and gnashed her teeth, could see the appearance of a demon.

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“Hey, I never dreamed that I would see you like this, did I?”

“… I am too.”

Dag-dak, dag-dak.

I answered awkwardly to Melon’s words with those small eyes drawing a strange crescent moon.

I don’t know why Melon, who should be at the front, was organized in the tracking team, but anyway, it wasn’t a bad thing to have someone I knew at least.

Naturally joining the tracking party, I let out a sigh of relief and sent my thanks inwardly.

‘Thank you Sir Berman.’

Berman responded positively to my correspondence.

The fact that it’s time for me to gain real combat experience, and that this pursuit is suitable for that stage.

Archduke Atrian said that joining the tracking team would do more harm than good, but Berman had a different opinion.

[Bocchan’s power has risen to a certain level. At least it won’t be enough to catch your ankle.]

And with his strong insistence, I somehow managed to join the tracking team.

This was thanks to the use of two out of three.

“You must have heard the story roughly.”

“… Yes.”

“That means the resistance will be strong. Always stay alert.”

I nodded heavily at Melon’s words.

Six tracking crews, including me. I don’t know how many groups originally consisted of five, but it was clear that they all spread out here and there in the north.

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Kwok.

Power goes into the hand holding the reins of the horse. I tried to relax, trying not to show it on the outside.

The place we were heading to was the Bürn estate, about two days away from the Grand Duke’s estate.

Burne. An ordinary manor with no special features or characteristics. The fact that there were spies of barbarians hiding there was nothing short of surprising.

“But don’t be too nervous.”

The tracking team was all made up of knights.

It was the part where you could see how many knights of the grand duke’s family were. The knight who approached me with a strong physique approached me and spoke to me in a friendly way.

“It’s just taking care of the fugitives anyway.”

“…… Is that so.”

“Ah, the introduction is late. I am Dell.”

The man who introduced himself as Del had brown hair and a plain face. What’s special about it is that it’s incredibly large.

With a height approaching 2 meters, and a gigantic body. The horse he was riding was twice as big as the others, but he felt somehow struggling.

“This is Cain Valencia. I wish you well.”

“I have heard the name of the young master.”

The knights, including him, who spoke nicely, didn’t seem to be nervous at all. Perhaps this isn’t the first time this has happened.

Dell introduced the articles that would be with me in turn.

The name of the man with red hair and freckles is Blue, the man with fluffy brown hair who always looks around is called Here, and the only female knight with light blue hair who silently follows us is Helen.

“As you may have heard their names, Here and Helen are brother and sister.”

Well, I didn’t know at all because they didn’t look alike.

After a casual nod and eye greeting, we hurriedly began to pick up our pace.

“Okay, don’t rush when you’re done greeting.”

Melon, who was promoted as the leader of the tracking team, urged us to look at the sun in the sky and estimate the time.

“If you can get over the mountain before the sun goes down, you should get over it.”

“Yes.”

The red-haired knight, whose name is Blue, answered loudly and followed Melon, speeding up. The rest also sped up and began to catch up behind her.

I didn’t insist on horseback riding and did a good job of learning it.

In fact, I had no experience riding a horse on a mountain road, but since there are no cars in this world, the horseback riding I learned was very helpful.

My hip hurt more than I thought, but it was tolerable, so I increased my speed so as not to fall behind.

… What is Elencia doing right now?

I kept my mouth shut, suppressing those emotions that suddenly came to my mind. I’ve been away for a while to be together.

This is the path I chose.

We ran through the woods without saying a word.

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Black.

The world is black. It felt like the world, which had been shining brightly in five colors, was dyed black at some point.

Illencia thought so, and she stared blankly out of the terrace window with her blackened, dead eyes.

Cain left.

The only light that shined on him, the sun that colored the world beautifully, left him without a word.

Illensia knew that Cain had not completely left her.

It was still unknown why she thought that way and why she made that decision, but she also thought that it might be.

Illencia was clever and knew that all these paths would help Cain grow.

Why?

However, I couldn’t stop the questions that came to me.

My eyes and head calmly grasped the facts, but my heart couldn’t. What the hell is a sword, what the hell is training, what the hell is growth.

Is it that important?

Is that why she leaves her side like this?

I know that the breakup was not a permanent breakup, but a temporary breakup. But at the same time, I also know that this could be an eternal farewell.

It wasn’t that those who worked with Cain lacked skills.

Nor was it that the savages they had to deal with were incredibly strong.

But war was like that.

Not knowing when and where you will lose your life. It was a war, a battle, not knowing when and where it might become dangerous.

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Kwok.

Ilensia trembled as she rolled up her white and beautiful fists.

Even though Cain hadn’t returned from death yet, even though he was still alive, just imagining it made his heart break.

I know what he wants and why he is doing this.

Then.

‘I will achieve that.’

Illensia closed her eyes for a moment. If the foundation for Cain’s growth is war, then I will eliminate war.

I will get rid of all those savages who constantly threaten the North, and remove their footholds.

Cain’s intentions were different from Illencia’s, but Illencia did not consider such a thing.

She was only in her late teens, and no matter how smart she was, she often lost that gun to Cain.

If war is a problem, eliminate the barbarians, the source of war.

It might be a very simple, but extremely grand princess-like idea.

‘If you keep trying to run away somewhere.’

I have to make it stick by my side.

Whatever Cain wants, he can achieve. Money, fame, anything like that could be achieved by her own side.

Love? The thing he loved the most in this world was himself, not anyone else, and that fact does not change no matter how much time passes.

Being a beauty or boasting the best beauty in the world? Surprisingly, it makes no sense.

Because he knows very well that he boasts a beauty that is second to none.

If it is the Empire that wants him, I will destroy the Empire, and I will destroy everything that threatens him.

When Illensia opened her hands again with that in mind, the marks of her nails were thickly left on her palms.

Illensia, who had prevented her body from being bruised with her superhuman patience, looked down blankly at her own palm.

‘Because if you have scars on your body, Cain might hate it….’

A woman with scars on her body is not welcomed by men. Recalling the words of servants she had accidentally heard as a child, Illensia quietly let out her breath.

Her red eyes settled coldly.

Maybe that’s not the case, but the female driver I went with… Or if Cain and a woman he met in another territory were to play around….

“…… Should I lock it up?”

She also restrains Cain somewhere inside her and only looks at herself….

‘Is it better?’

No no.

I don’t want to. In the first place, Cain’s eyes and the things that other people put into her heart were not things that could be seen even after death.

So if, very if, that happens….

“It’s good to be prepared. Cain.”

If you even cheat on the Grand Duchess, I won’t stand still.

Taking a sip of the tea that had cooled down to calm her mind, Illencia muttered that.

Perhaps the taste of the tea was bitter, but Illensia did not feel it.

A world without Cain would be colorless.