Chapter 379
Chapter 379
"Fairy kingdom, king, huh?"
In the past, this would have made his hands and feet twist in disbelief, but now it didn’t even stir much of a reaction.
The fairies living in the mansion, his own spirits, and even Riana’s spirits.
They were all so accustomed to calling him “king” without a second thought.
These days, instead of feeling absurd, his head automatically turns in curiosity, wondering why they keep calling him that…
- "Teramor... I greet the king."
So, when a spirit, barely familiar, suddenly kneeled and bowed, calling him "king," Ihayul took it in stride, no longer fazed.
[“Hmm...”]
His expression became complicated. Even so, it seemed like he was accepting such a title too casually...
But his expression grew even more complicated at the explanation from the extremely respectful earth spirit, Teramor.
[“Fairy Kingdom...”]
In the original story, it was said that one might occasionally find a fairy wandering around places known as “nature.”
Some fairies wandered alone, but most lived in small villages.
At most, they were village-scale.
He had never heard of anything on the scale of a kingdom.
The term “Fairy Kingdom” was only something he had heard in miscellaneous information or fairy legends.
He had never encountered a ruler of the fairies.
- "The Fairy Kingdom... has perished."
Teramor, who had bowed deeply, muttered.
- "The monster invasions were especially fierce. They poured out their forces every day without rest, and even high-ranking monsters continually attacked."
[“Wasn’t the kingdom supposed to be protected by the barrier of the fairy tree?”]
- "The invasion began, and it collapsed due to a particularly powerful monster’s attack. Unfortunately, the king was ill at the time..."
- "At that time, I was a spirit belonging to the Fairy Kingdom, and I responded to the invasion. My kin and other fairies did the same."
- "Yes... I wasn’t as powerful as I am now, but I was a high-ranking spirit, and after fierce resistance, I received a fatal wound that reached my soul."
- "...I barely survived, but I was in a state where my life could end at any moment. In that state, the dungeon made me an offer."
- "I’m sorry. Though I regained consciousness, I haven’t recalled all my memories. If you could give me a little more time, I would recall them..."
- "I don’t know the specifics about other attributes, but... among the spirits that responded to the invasion from the land, there were about twenty."
- "That Teramor... I couldn’t protect my kingdom and barely hung onto my life."
- "I couldn’t even protect the king, nor did I achieve Lady Guinevere’s protection."
- "But at the end, I met the king... Ihayul-nim."
- "I’ve already failed once, but I still wish to serve Ihayul-nim by his side. Please, allow me to do so..."
- "Ah...!"
- “Are those two queens?”
- “I am Teramor. It is an honor to meet Queen Atra and Queen Riana.”
- “...Knight?”
- “?”
- “Did you already see the next generation...?”
- “Mmm...”