Faith Life of a Former Scammer

072. Who ate the kingdom in 7 days

Shocking words heard during the ceremony. Those were the words that came out of the mouth of a child born from an egg.

“Dad!”

As perplexing as this whole situation was, the king made a quick decision.

‘No matter what this child’s identity is, it will be useful as long as he thinks of me as his father.’

It was a cold and cold judgment, but he was the king who led the dwarves.

“okay. I am your father.”

“Dad!”

A small child who seems to be about 3-4 years old is embraced by the king. The child fearlessly buried his face in the king’s bosom.

The child, who had been hiding his face for a long time as if to remember his father’s smell, raised his head and shouted.

“great!”

The corner of the king’s mouth went up slightly at the clear answer.

The king was startled.

The warmth of the child in her arms, that clear and innocent smile, created a commotion in her heart.

“Hmm!”

The corners of his mouth, which had risen, came down.

“Today’s ceremony is canceled. We will have a meeting right away, so everyone return to the palace.”

So, the ceremony was canceled.

The king returned to the palace and continued to hold the child until he moved to the conference hall.

‘I have to imprint that I am the father.’

The king kept repeating that it was never because he liked this child.

It was absolutely unacceptable for the king to be swayed by emotion.

“Have you come, my king!”

When the king entered the meeting hall, all his servants stood up and greeted him.

“Stop the rudeness, let’s start the meeting.”

As if the king was used to this behavior, the servants sat down.

When everyone was seated, the king spoke again.

“Black Hammer.”

“Yes, my King!”

A dwarf wearing armor answered the king’s call.

“Make sure this child is not a fish man.”

The dwarf called Black Hammer immediately rose from his seat and approached the king.

“Let’s take a look.”

The black hammer had spoken to the king, but the answer came from a completely different place.

“yes!”

The child looked at the black hammer with sparkling eyes.

Embarrassed for a moment, the black hammer immediately checked behind the child’s ear.

“I can’t see the gills. Let me see your hands and feet for a moment.”

“yes!”

On the horse with the black hammer, the child stretched out his hands and feet. He carefully checked the child’s hands and feet.

“The rake is also invisible. This man is not a fishman.”

“yes?”

The child tilted his head as if he meant something.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. King!”

“great. Let’s go back to our seats.”

“Yes!”

Then, the child intervened.

“eye patch! Daddy doesn’t!”

It was rude to cut off the king and interrupt, but that wasn’t the point right now.

“Why, son?”

why did you say no

that was important

“Ugh.”

The child frowned and thought deeply about something.

“this!”

He pointed his finger at the black hammer.

‘Maybe I can confirm something.’

The King quickly made up his mind and spoke to the Black Hammer.

“Come to the child.”

“Yes. King!”

The black hammer came to the king’s side again. The king’s idea was correct.

The child moved his arm and placed his hand on the chest of the black hammer.

“this!”

“What is there?”

“Nothing here… … .”

The black hammer, which stopped talking, opened its mouth again.

“I have a wound that hasn’t healed yet.”

“wound!”

The child answered as if he had found the word.

“Do you see any wounds?”

“wound. bad.”

The child’s expression changed along with the sudden answer.

“It hurts!”

The expression on the child’s face, saying that it was bad, was frowned upon. I was so sad that even tears welled up in my eyes.

How pitiful it must have been.

“I am fine. It is a medal that protected everyone.”

It was to the point where they said that the black hammer was fine.

“Gum is a hammer.”

The child stroked the chest armor of the black hammer.

“It hurts bad. Gum is a hammer.”

“thank you.”

A black hammer called a demon by the fisherman and his subordinates. A small smile appeared on his face.

But no one saw his smile.

“Me-that!?”

“Light!”

“The light is not the problem! Look at the wings!”

A small light radiated from the child’s hand, and translucent wings were visible behind his back.

After a while, the child smiled brightly and said.

“Gum is a hammer!”

“… … The wound has healed.”

Silence fell in the meeting room.

* * *

‘great. At this point, do you think the medicine has been eaten? It’s good that he appeared as a child.’

Pretending to be a child and bewitching the dwarves was not difficult for the trickster Leon.

Persuasion, training, consolation. I have these three things, and this couldn’t be difficult.

Besides, young children are bound to be careless.

‘Thinking of all the hardships you’ve been through! Let’s go a little easier from now on!’

To the dwarves, it seemed like the egg appeared at the right time.

‘Considering that I waited in the water to match the timing, it’s real!’

When he first discovered the lake, Leone’s plan was practically a failure.

‘Who would have thought there would be a lake in the middle of the city.’

At least there would have been a way if it was in a well or on the outskirts, but it was right in the middle of the city, and it was a heavily guarded lake.

‘I should have expected that water would be precious… … .’

This would have been the only water that dwarves could drink. It was only natural that the water source was strictly managed.

‘Anyway, I waited and waited and got a good timing.’

Leone, who was hiding under the lake, was able to check the surroundings with divine power and get the best timing.

‘great. If it goes well this time, I’ll go into the second stage.’

I made several plans while waiting, so all I have to do is move according to the plan.

While Leon was organizing his thoughts, there was an argument going on in the conference room.

“Aren’t you an Elyos?”

“No, Elyos are born from eggs!?”

“sure? If not an egg, where is it born? Aren’t angels technically similar to ‘birds’!?”

“Are all birds with wings? Use common sense!”

“No, then where are the Elyos born!”

“That’s it! Well… … .”

The discussion continued on an interesting topic.

‘So, are Elyos born from eggs?’

This was information that even Leon did not know.

No, in the first place, there was not even a record of angels left in the world.

‘Well, I was born from an egg. What will they do?’

Sorry for the Elyos, but from today it will be recorded that Elyos are born from eggs.

“stop!”

The king, who had been quietly listening to the story, opened his mouth.

“I will acknowledge this child as my son. Is there anyone who opposes it?”

The angel becomes the king’s son.

It is also an angel who appeared like a story in a legend.

The subjects had no reason to object.

“Let the historians and priests know about this, and get their opinions.”

“Yes!”

“Today’s meeting will end here.”

That’s how the meeting ended.

* * *

next day.

The king was surprised to see Leon.

“Is Daddy here?”

The child who looked like 4 years old looked like 6 years old after a day.

“… … You’ve grown a lot in one day.”

Not only has he grown taller, but his way of speaking has also changed.

“I want to grow up quickly and help my dad!”

But there were things that didn’t change.

A child’s eyes are clean and clear.

The eyes of a child looking at a king.

A pure and lovely smile.

“My son.”

“Dad!”

The child was placed in the arms of the king.

The time the child and the king were together was only one day.

But for the king, it wasn’t just a day.

Will the child grow up quickly in one day?

Or is it a special child?

“I heard parents feel sad when their children grow up. That’s exactly what I am.”

“Oh, I won’t grow up!”

The King stroked the confused Lion’s head.

“That is what it means. Wouldn’t it be nice to spend more time together?”

“Dad! like!”

Leon buried his face in the king’s arms. The king patted Leon on the back.

After that, the time between father and son continued.

Of course, this king of dwarves was not a very interesting person.

“The prince shouldn’t know the history of this kingdom. I will explain to you about our dwarf kingdom.”

“I want to listen!”

“Our dwarven kingdom was not originally a kingdom.”

“So what?”

The history of the dwarves was quite interesting.

Originally a tribal unit, the Dwarves created a kingdom when they fled to this place.

“The survivors of each tribe gathered here. We took them in and created a kingdom.”

The king’s tribe, which was the first to settle down here, accepted the other clans.

“Gathering the skills of many tribes, we built this kingdom.”

There was one reason why Leon was listening to this story.

‘There seems to be a problem here, but problems can be found in history.’

Now was the time to gather information.

“Great!”

“Yeah, that’s great. Originally, no one could live here, but he made the foundation so that our ancestors could live.”

“A foundation?”

Information has already begun to emerge.

“Under where we live, a road of fire runs.”

There was no need to complicate it.

It was a metaphor for lava.

“Because of the fire path, it was very hot inside.”

“Is it hot over the fire?”

“right. That’s it. Our ancestors used this path of fire to enable us to live comfortably.”

“Ugh. how?”

said the king with a smile.

“Do you know what to do when the room is hot?”

“Open the window!”

“okay. My ancestors did the same thing. He drove the heat that was in the ground upon the earth.”

“Wow! Great!”

At Leon’s chuimsae, the king smiled and continued the story.

“Besides, he even came up with a way to keep us comfortable using the heat.”

“Isn’t it just kicking them out?”

“right. That was the wisdom of our ancestors.”

Leon’s face was that of a startled child, but he wasn’t lying at all.

‘I can get a rough idea.’

I started to get a rough idea of why the dwarves and fishmen were fighting, and why the mission had appeared.

‘It is said that the heat was emitted into the sea, but what about the children who live in the sea?’

I don’t know exactly, but it couldn’t have been a problem.

‘I’ll have to check this out.’

I’m starting to get a sense of what to investigate.

“The people who participated in this were great dwarves. Listen carefully… … .”

The conversation with the king continued late into the night.

long conversation?

‘Persuasion, consolation, training. It means that the 3-piece set is also getting longer.’

It was a welcome thing for Leon.

* * *

Children grow up day by day.

That was about Leon.

“Dad!”

A child who was 6 years old turns 8 years old.

“Father, are you here?”

The 8-year-old turned 10.

Leone grew up 2 years a day.

In order to spend more time with Leon, who grew up like that, the king of the dwarves tried his best.

“This is our proud kingdom smithy.”

“Wow! cool!”

It’s like guiding you to places you might like according to Leon’s age.

An interesting place when I was young.

“Son, this is the root of our steel tribe. It is also your root.”

Historical places when I was a little older.

“This is our lifeline, the mine area.”

When I was almost grown up, I showed you around important places in the city.

When Leon finally turned 18.

“Son, today I would like to introduce you to the most important place in the city.”

Finally, Leon was able to go where he wanted.

‘I just need to check here.’

The information I got from wandering around the city was enough.

Just check here.

“I will show you our hearts, built on the path of fire.”