53.

Lu proposed a promise to the wind spirits.

One, find Richt and tell him where he is.

Second, don’t talk about what happened so far.

It was a simple condition, but the spirits shook their heads.

[We are not fools.]

[that’s right!]

[I don’t make such promises!]

Lu tried to persuade the spirits somehow, but it was not easy.

“Licht is in danger. “Don’t you want to help?”

It was a word that pierced the spirits’ sore spot, but once again they shook their heads.

[You are not pure.]

[I want to help. But not this.]

If you do it wrong, you will become a threat. That’s why the spirits rejected Lu’s offer. Ar looked worried, but did not intervene further. And he jumped into the waterfall again in search of Richt.

The rain has stopped. Thanks to this, moving became easier, but there was no news. Alfonso started to get a little nervous. He needs to come back with something accomplished. He receives no communication from the scattered rangers.

While moving, the soldiers discovered the ranger’s body.

“Tsk.”

Looking at the traces, it seemed like there was a person of great skill next to Devine.

“But they say there aren’t enough bodies.”

There are two corpses visible. There are three Rangers left here. I had a somewhat ominous feeling. Alfonso continued to follow the remaining traces and eventually arrived at the waterfall.

“There are traces of shooting an arrow here.”

Alfonso, who was tracing the traces, let out a deep sigh. Because I’m out of luck. The waterfall I looked down on just in case was terrible. Because of the rising water, the current was rougher and more violent than usual. It seemed like it would be difficult for people to survive if they fell like this.

“Search near the waterfall.”

I gave the order, but didn’t expect much. If you jumped here, you’d be lucky if you could at least find a body.

‘It’s a terrible thing.’

What will happen if this becomes known to the Devine family? I couldn’t shake the feeling that the lord’s greed was excessive. Since the situation was like this, it seemed like the best thing to do was to hide everything and cover it up. But is Yeongju really like that?

A huge prize awaits just by reporting the location.

Upon hearing the new news, Abel hurriedly went out. It was said that Richt appeared near a small town called Sorbitol. Even though the lord of Sorbitol was already on the move looking for him, he couldn’t just leave it to him.

‘I want to meet you.’

I had to find Richt. She hoped she would find it quickly and make up for the time she missed. I wanted to hug her small body, lust after her delicate flesh, and kiss her entire body.

Sorbitol was quite far from the capital, but thanks to constant movement, we were able to get there quickly. He kept changing his horses midway, but due to the unreasonable schedule, several of them fell. Still, Abel didn’t care.

“Welcome to Sorbitol.”

The person Abel welcomed was the lord of Sorbitol. It had a dry body and a rat-like face, and its body was rigid. Even though it is in front of Archduke Graham, he is overly nervous.

‘There’s something there.’

After thinking for a moment, Lauren stepped forward.

“Where is Richt?”

The lord trembled. This is too polite for a traitor-hunting attitude. The lord rolled his eyes. He needed time to properly assess the situation.

“I’m still looking. Aren’t you more tired than that? We have prepared a comfortable place to sleep and food. Even for a moment… … .”

“Not required.”

Abel answered firmly.

“Where is Richt?”

He looks nervous. However, there was no sense of hostility or fighting spirit within it. Perhaps Archduke Graham had a different reason for seeking Devine. The lord thought so.

At that moment, a heavy and cold force pressed on my shoulder. At the same time, her body began to tremble like crazy. To live. Archduke Graham was spitting death at him.

“Don’t hide it, confess the truth. “If you have something to hide, it won’t be fun.”

Youngju closed his eyes tightly and opened them. You shouldn’t tell the truth. That’s what I thought, but it was already too late. He wasn’t the only one here. The guard captain, under pressure, opened his mouth.

The longer the guard captain spoke, the more grim Abel’s expression became.

“So it looks like he was hit by an arrow and fell down a waterfall.”

It’s hard to even stand now. Sweat was running down her forehead.

“Didn’t you see the wanted badge? “I told you to hold it gently so you wouldn’t get hurt.”

Abel said coldly and pulled out his sword.

“Wait a minute, wait a minute. Abel!”

Lauren tried to stop him, but it was already too late. In an instant, the head of the guard was blown off. This time the sword dripping with red blood approached the lord. Do you die because of greed? The moment the lord closed his eyes, Abel’s voice was heard.

“find.”

“yes yes?”

“Find it. “You dispose of it after that.”

The person who knows Sorbitol better and can command it right now is Youngju. If he was of Abel’s caliber, he could have intercepted it and used it for him, but he wouldn’t know as much as someone who had been in that position for a long time. Thanks to this, the lord’s life lasted a little longer.

“I’ll find you right away and take you there!”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Abel put away his sword and said.

“We are moving too.”

I had no intention of leaving all of this to the lord. Lauren nodded and released his spirit.

[Look for Licht!]

[That person from last time!]

[I like him!]

The spirits quickly dispersed.

Numerous people searched around Sorbitol. However, Richt was not found even after several days. All he found was a torn bag, but he couldn’t tell if it belonged to Licht.

Abel searched quietly at first, but became increasingly sharper. The lord was hiding like a dead man. But that didn’t last long either. In the end, Abel, unable to bear her anger, cut down her lord.

“You went too far this time.”

Lauren said this after seeing the lord’s body. He knew he was not wrong, but he found it difficult to hold back his anger. If Richt had died, he didn’t think he could forgive himself either. Just like that, time continued to pass. And before I knew it, the season had changed.

* * *

“Ugh.”

The hand sticking out from under the blanket waved in the air a few times before sinking. I have to get up, but the blanket is too warm. I try to open my eyes with difficulty, but they quickly fall back down. As I was slowly falling into a deep sleep again, I heard the sound of the curtain being drawn.

“It’s morning.”

I couldn’t help but laugh at the voice I heard.

“Yes, morning. morning.”

Richt, the owner of the hand, lifted the blanket and stood up. An uncontrollable yawn escaped his mouth.

“Mr. Licht.”

“No, it’s Rin here. And don’t label me either.”

“yes.”

Ban paused for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“Lin.”

His tone was harsh, but I knew it was all because he was nervous. Richt dozed off, got off the bed, and approached Van. And when he opened his arms, Ban naturally hugged him.

“did you sleep well?”

“yes.”

“What were you planning to do today?”

“I decided to go look at a location to open a bakery.”

“that’s right. bakery.”

Richt straightened up and took off his pajamas. Then, Van, who was next to her, naturally attended to her. At first she said she was fine and tried to resist, but it was Licht who gave in first. He says he wants to do it, but what can he do?

Van skillfully dressed Richt. She then ate in the small kitchen attached to the living room. The bread Rich made at night, the sausage I bought in advance, and an apple. It was a shabby diet compared to before, but it wasn’t bad.

“Shall we make stew for dinner?”

“great.”

“Then let’s buy some meat and boil it until it’s tender.”

“yes.”

It’s a peaceful morning. After finishing the meal, I went out with my class. At first, she thought she was going to die when she fell from the waterfall. In fact, Richt came close to his death. If Van hadn’t breathed her life in the end, she wouldn’t be here now.

Van took the dying Licht over the mountain and showed him to the doctor. The doctor who greeted them at dawn was shocked, but he was willing to treat them. It was the power of money. He was good at keeping money in his pocket instead of his bag, just in case.

As soon as they recovered to some extent, the two left. Because of what happened in the slash-and-burn village, I started to lose trust in people. Afterwards, he successfully crossed the border while sleeping on the streets for more than half of the time.

After arriving in Asrahan, Richt headed to the place that Ain had told him about in advance. He was from a fairly large company, but it turned out that he also belonged to Devine. Thanks to this, I was able to contact Ain again.

‘He’s a really capable person.’

Thanks to Ain, the village where they were hiding was saved and peace was restored. Van’s name was common, so he kept it the same, but Richt changed it. And on this occasion, he also dyed his hair.

The day my black hair turned brown, Ban looked disappointed, but I couldn’t help it. In addition, her long hair was cut slightly. In fact, she felt like she wanted to cut him off, but she had no choice but to hold back because she was frozen like a pumice stone with a face that looked like she was about to cry.