Chapter 187 : Reunited Fate

Tudadadada.

At some moment while running across the field without resting, a mountain blocking the front and a curved main road came into view.

However, Muno’s steps were proceeding in a straight line toward the mountain, not the main road.

“Sir Muno?”

“We are going straight to the destination.”

“Pardon?”

“To save even a little bit of time.”

From Drasen to the destination, the checkpoint in the northern part of the Empire, there are many roads that wind around mountains and rivers.

Since the main road was made for traveling merchants or ordinary soldiers to use, there is no need for them, who belong to the category of superhumans, to bother following that path.

It was the judgment of an expert in camping out who had no intention of stopping by even the cities connected to the main road.

In the first place, both people were sick and tired of holding back.

“Think of stopping by the checkpoint as the time to wash and rest.”

“Yes!”

From the moment Lauel’s answer fell, Muno began to accelerate even more.

Dududududu.

It has already been half a day since they ran ceaselessly at a speed exceeding that of a steed, but they are still not out of breath.

The bodies that underwent five evolutions perfectly distribute oxygen throughout the body with tremendous lung capacity and generate almost no lactic acid.

A feeling as if they could run forever at this speed as long as energy is supplied.

The stress accumulated due to consecutive battles or complicated matters seemed to scatter little by little.

From the moment the mountain came into view, Muno thought about jumping right over it.

However, since not all hills are like the Northern mountain range, he had to choose well.

‘Now!’

Chwarururuk.

The iron chain that shot out coils around the thickest tree visible in the distance.

At the same time, Lauel’s words suddenly came to mind.

– For you to hold me with the iron chain too…….

He didn’t know why those words came to mind again, but.

He extends the chain on his other hand toward Lauel without hesitation.

“Ah!”

The moment Lauel snatches the weight of that chain as if she had been waiting with shining eyes.

“Hap!”

The shortened iron chain pulled his body sharply into the air.

He felt a little sorry for the tree trunk being gouged out with a crunching sound, but.

Paaaaang!

“Uwaaaaaaa!”

He couldn’t give up this pleasure of flying half in the air.

“Kyaaaaaaak!”

As the iron chain on the opposite side shortened in succession, Lauel, who was thrown into the much higher air, let out a shouting sound that was almost a scream.

In that soaring state, Muno extended the iron chain again toward another thick tree visible within range.

Chwarururuk.

The body soars again receiving the elasticity of the shortened chain.

Paaaaaaang.

“Uwaaaaaa!!!”

In the air where he soared like that, he extends the iron chain toward Lauel again.

Chwarurek.

“Kyaaaak!”

Pulling the iron chain, he sends her flying even higher.

The screaming sound becomes louder, but the flushed face seen just before that proved that Lauel was also enjoying this situation.

In the first place, she is not someone who would get hurt falling from this height.

‘Right, this is it!’

As long as there are sufficiently high and sturdy trees, they can run through the air much faster and more thrillingly than running.

That was also the reason he chose the mountain instead of the main road.

Crack.

“Keuk!?”

Thud.

Sometimes there were no trees worth hanging onto.

“Kyaaaak!?”

“Oh no!”

Sometimes he threw Lauel too high, but.

At least it was much better in every aspect than boring running.

That exciting sprint was rewarded by arriving at the border checkpoint in two weeks, which was expected to take at least three weeks.

* * *

– Euaaaaa!

– Kkiyaaaaaaak!

“W, what is it!?”

Rodon, a soldier working at the southern border checkpoint of the Iron Kingdom, was appalled by the ghostly wail suddenly ringing out in the middle of the night.

“What is this sound!?”

A scream-like voice that chased away the drowsiness of the night shift.

– Euaaaaa!

– Kkiyaaaak!

It was the same for his colleagues working together to be restless.

“Decurion Rodon, should we tell the knights…….”

“Over there! T, they are already coming out.”

He could see the knights who were on night duty running out at the ghostly wail in the middle of the night.

– Kkiyaya!

– Yaho!

‘Ya, Yaho?’

That voice which was gradually heard louder seemed to change strangely little by little.

“What on earth is this……?”

The border dividing the northern Iron Kingdom and the southern Deus Empire was connected to the Kerun Mountain Range.

The border checkpoint here was a kind of fortress-like building built on a fairly high mountain ridge even within that mountain range.

And exactly 300m away from this checkpoint, the Empire’s checkpoint exists.

Therefore, since it is a place where it wouldn’t be strange for anything to happen, the tension rose even higher.

“Over there, the Empire guys are also coming up to the castle wall.”

“Just what is this.”

When the knights who came up to the castle wall of that ‘fortress’ were conversing with serious expressions.

Rodon, who had exceptionally keen senses, discovered two shadows looking like humans rising alternately above the bright full moon sky.

“Hu…… mans?”

“What?”

“What did you say, Decurion Rodon?”

“Over there, they look like humans!”

The gazes of the knights moving along the direction Rodon pointed.

Soon, the Corporeal Arts users also confirmed the human figures that rose above the full moon.

“Humans……?”

They realized that the ghostly wail(?) was disappearing as they got gradually closer.

“……They are at least 3-Star or higher Corporeal Arts users. Everyone, battle stations!”

As the soldiers raised all their weapons following the knight’s words.

– Arrival.

Along with a low voice ringing slightly in the air.

Something dark fell straight down in front of the checkpoint’s castle wall.

Kuuuung.

Rumble.

In the dust rising thickly in an instant.

Rodon heard the sound of people talking.

– Sir Muno, there are too many peop……. We were too lou…….

– Ahem. Well, that happens.

The moment a sigh of relief came out with the certainty that they were absolutely not enemies.

Jeobeok jeobeok.

“I am the Free Knight, Muno Drasen, who came upon receiving the command of the Master of Steel. I request entry into the checkpoint.”

The knight in black armor who walked out piercing through the dust raised a silver identification plaque.

And with that, the disturbance in the middle of the night faced a different phase.

“Ahahaha. It is an honor to meet the famous Black Knight, an honor.”

The border checkpoint commander. In other words, the Commander of the 1st Battalion of the Southern Reconnaissance Unit, the 3-Star knight Cory Abbot, welcomed the black knight with a bright smile.

And.

“I apologize for causing a commotion in the middle of the night for no reason. Uh, if you could understand it as something like a spirit shout to move a bit faster…….”

Why was the gentleman known as the famous Black Knight bowing his head in front of him with a somewhat embarrassed face?

‘It is understandable.’

Rodon nodded his head secretly.

‘He definitely shouted because he was excited…….’

Even he, who was at the end of the southern border, had heard the name Black Knight.

However, unlike the rumors, since he was a person who looked to be in his mid-twenties, he probably couldn’t honestly say that he shouted like a child.

“By the way, I understand there is someone waiting for me?”

Hurriedly changing the subject would probably be for that reason too.

The moment Knight Cory gave a signal with his eyes at that, Rodon dashed out quickly, noticing the cue.

“I will guide you, Sir Black Knight.”

“Ah. I ask of you.”

He didn’t know if he was a hero like the rumors, but seeing him politely observing etiquette even to himself, a commoner, fortunately, he didn’t seem like such a bad person.

At that, Rodon was able to guide him with a slightly lighter heart.

However.

“Are you speaking of the person who came from Aslan? Or from the Empire……?”

“Empire?”

Looking at the bewildered expression, it seemed he hadn’t come fully aware of the current situation.

‘They surely would have communicated because it’s a big matter. Did he run all the way here while only camping out?’

He worried that a young person was handling matters between nations too carelessly, but he had to explain first.

“The inspector dispatched from the Empire side for the case the Sir has undertaken is staying at our checkpoint right now.”

Commander Cory didn’t know what that case was either, but.

“An Imperial Inspector?”

“Yes. Since there is only one person, we are letting him inside. Because he is said to be in a role to guide, no, monitor the Sir and your party, he is receiving some dirty looks.”

“Hmm. What kind of person is he?”

At that question, Rodon recalled the appearance of the Imperial Inspector.

A neat and handsome young man who didn’t look like he came from the land of devils.

And unusually.

“He is a young man with pure white hair and red eyes. The Captain expressed dissatisfaction that the Empire side is ignoring us because he is too young, but in my view, he seems to be from a high-ranking noble fami……. Sir Black Knight?”

He tried to explain in as much detail as possible utilizing his experience as a servant for many years, but the other party didn’t seem to be listening.

“Ah. No. It’s because there is someone coming to mind.”

“Pardon?”

“By any chance, is that inspector’s name Victon? Or a name similar to that.”

“Ah! That is correct. Victon Ares. Is he a famous person?”

As expected, my guess was right.

Rodon clenched his fist unbeknownst to himself.

“……Well. Victon ‘Ares’, huh. To think I would learn his family name like this.”

“Pardon?”

“Ah. It’s certain that he is at least someone who knows me. Good grief, should I be happy about this?”

The Black Knight turns his body and meets the eyes of the woman he brought with him.

And the very sharp-looking black woman carrying a large bow on her back also showed a slight smile.

“It isn’t bad, Sir Muno. Since it is clear that at least he is not related to magicians.”

The Black Knight nods his head immediately.

However, Rodon wanted to correct those words.

Clearly, from what he heard.

‘They said he was from a very famous magician family?’

However, he didn’t have the guts to dig into that trivial mistake.

“Then, would you like to meet the Empire side first?”

“No, I don’t think there is a need for that.”

Then why did you ask all this time.

‘As expected, nobles are unpleasant.’

The moment he was about to think that, he saw the Black Knight’s gaze heading behind him.

“Because it seems he came out on his own. It’s been a while, Victon.”

Turning around sharply at that, the handsome young man with white hair and red eyes who was smiling brightly came into view immediately.

‘Just when……?’

However, the young man who exchanged a polite eye greeting with the woman carrying the bow actually snorted while looking at the Black Knight.

“Wouldn’t it be better to use honorifics now that you know my family name, Sir Muno Drasen?”

“It’s an enemy country anyway, isn’t it? If you don’t like it, you speak informally too.”

The Imperial noble sighs at that.

Hmm, looking at it now, the Black Knight definitely had a backbone unlike his first impression.

To speak informally like that to an Imperial ‘Royal’ Inspector.

‘Ah, did I mention that he was a Royal Inspector?’

At the time he was ruminating on the words he said with a slightly anxious thought.

“Fine. Since it became like this, let’s speak informally to each other, Muno.”

“Oho. Sounds good.”

“Instead, let’s depart quickly. Because the Northern King’s side would have started moving already.”

“……Northern King’s side? You didn’t come from there?”

“I am an Imperial Royal Inspector. Imperial Royal.”

Rodon felt his heart sink with a thud as he saw the Black Knight’s expression change the moment he heard those words.

Because he realized for sure only now that he had left out the most important word.

“Whether it’s the Imperial Royal Family or whatever, right now is a no. Let’s depart tomorrow.”

“You are overflowing with leisure, really. Does this matter look so simple right now?”

As the Imperial Royal Inspector gave him a look, Rodon began to worry if he should get lost from this spot immediately.

Fortunately.

“That’s not it, one of our party members is somewhat elderly. We have to think about his condition. We also need to wash up a bit.”

The Black Knight didn’t seem to make an issue of his mistake.

“……Haa. I understand your hidden intention of not wanting to do as I wish, but ‘those guys’ are criminals I also want to clear away immediately. Don’t cause discord for no reason, will you?”

“I said it’s not a lie?”

“This is really……!”

The Black Knight and the Imperial Royal Inspector who were bickering for some reason, looked truly like friends.

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