How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Chapter 39

“Student Allen. Do you have any worries these days?”

“Yes, oh, no… … .”

One afternoon, the time zone when the sun rose in the middle of the sky.

After lunch, Jung approached Allen, who was taking a short walk in a good mood.

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Jung is currently the only person in the academy who knows that Allen has an ancient spirit.

Because of that, I was watching him with great interest.

And as a result, it was decided that it would be better to approach him head-on rather than approaching him around.

“You must have been surprised to hear me suddenly.”

“No, it’s not like that. Please sit down.”

Allen greeted her with a smile, and the two sat side by side on a bench.

And a simple conversation ensued.

The subject, of course, is about spirits.

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Jung was very interested in Allen’s spirits, and in the first place, there was no common topic between the two other than spirits.

Among them.

“oh… … Giving a present will make your rough personality a little better.”

It was like Allen was consulting about Altima’s tough personality.

“Yes. People also feel good when they receive a gift, right? Spirits are the same. Spirits in particular are honest about their feelings, so when they see something they like, they go wild and rush at it.”

“okay. It’s my favorite thing… … . But I don’t know what to like.”

“You said that student Allen has a fire spirit, right? Can you tell us what it looks like or what its characteristics are? I can guess a little bit.”

“Um… … that would be a bit difficult I’ll have to ask him what he likes later.”

“That’s good too.”

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Jung smiled as he saw Allen carefully listening to his advice.

But inside, I was a little disappointed.

‘I can’t get past this much.’

I was wondering if I could dig into Altima’s characteristics or tendencies a little bit with the gift story, but that’s not possible.

All I found out in the end was that Allen didn’t want to share information about the Altima.

but.

‘If this is an achievement, then it’s an achievement.’

Whether it’s Allen’s will or Altima’s, they don’t want to release information about themselves.

Controlling information means having reasons to control it.

What is the reason?

Maybe there is a clue about the hometown for that reason.

Of course, it could just be a heavy mouth. It could be that the only reason is that you don’t want to be known about your abilities.

But even the smallest possibility she didn’t want to miss.

‘For now, this tidyer.’

With the topic of spirits, everything that could be mined was mined.

If this is unusual, you may be suspicious. Not to Allen, but to the Altima inside him.

Having judged that, Jung changed the subject.

“By the way, I hear you’ve been in the sewer lately from evening until late in the morning.”

“uh? How did you know that?”

“I heard from Connie at the general store. A certain diligent student is helping to exterminate the demon beast in the sewer. You are doing a great job.”

At that, Allen’s eyebrows twitched.

The boy replied with a wry smile.

“… … Great job, not at all.”

Seeing that, she secretly smiled.

A bite came.

If it was simply a request from the general store owner, there was no need to stay up late in the morning.

But that’s not to say that there is more than just a simple request.

I thought about it, but it seems like there is something.

“Are you okay? If you have any concerns, I can advise you.”

“Ahahahaha. You say the same thing as him.”

“Is that him?”

“Sian. We met last night.”

“Oh, it looks like you’re getting along safely. looks good.”

“well… … .”

Allen remembered Xian’s appearance last night.

-no. except for me

If you have a problem, tell someone to rely on it, but don’t talk to yourself.

Thinking of Xian saying that with a blunt expression made me smile.

The way she pretends not to be interested and secretly cares about others seems to be somewhat similar to Altima.

– Hwareuk!

‘Sorry sorry.’

Thinking of that, Altima immediately protested.

Allen smiled bitterly and comforted her, then thought about Xian again.

This time, it’s not about the person I met yesterday, but about the person I met earlier.

―The winner of this swordsmanship competition is Sian Agrid! This little boy has taken over!

-Wow!

Three years ago, the stage where cheers were pouring in after the swordsmanship competition in the County of Baltan had ended.

The audience rushed to him and gave him a bouquet of flowers.

A celebratory ceremony steeped in the custom of Somer to welcome soldiers who have returned from the battlefield with desirable flowers.

Even then, Xian was accepting flowers with a brusque expression, just like yesterday.

Regardless of the guy’s expression, the audience was very excited.

The time when everyone was intoxicated by the fact that a child had won a swordsmanship competition.

―Oh!

A child fell and was pushed by the crowd.

It was a child holding a small flower that seemed to have been plucked from the side of the road.

However, whether the child fell or not, the audience was only cheering.

It’s something you can’t blame. You probably don’t even realize what the child bumped into.

Allen smiled bitterly and tried to lift the child up.

however.

– Anger. It’s heavy, so take this.

―Hey, there’s no problem, but are you all right, Young Master? Isn’t it a bouquet to celebrate the boy’s victory?

―It’s not like I have six arms, so how can I lift all of them?

―That’s right, hee hee.

Saying that, Xian and an old man approached us.

Then he found the child who had fallen.

Then, naturally, as if it were natural, he raised the child.

– Me, me! this!

The raised child handed her a flower, her eyes shining. It was not a well-wrapped flower like others have given.

A small wild flower still covered with soil, as if it had just been picked.

―One of these is enough for my size.

Saying that, he put a flower on his collar without hesitation.

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Jumping up and hitting the head of the delighted child, he left with the old man.

―It suits you well.

– I mean.

I haven’t been able to see them since.

It was only after that that he learned that Xian was the son of Marquis Agrid.

That was even more surprising.

If you are a marquis, you are a great noble with only the imperial family and the duchy.

To think that the eldest son of such a place would bend over and pick up a child who had fallen. In addition, he puts soil-stained flowers on his clothes without hesitation.

There were also countless bad rumors about Cyan Agrid, but Allen hadn’t heard them.

He is a man who trusts his own eyes more than shapeless gossip.

The man he saw at that time, Xian, was not the lowly man like rumors had it.

“Student Allen?”

“… … Consultation is fine. I try to do it alone as long as I can.”

Yesterday, after talking with Xian, somehow I felt a little more at ease.

No matter what serious things he confides, he will probably show his usual expression of disinterest.

When I imagined it, the burden weighing down on me felt a little lighter.

If you say that your worries are small compared to the wide sky and the earth, aren’t they like dust?

“I see.”

At Allen’s words, Jung licked his lips and withdrew.

Anyway, I confirmed that there was a gap to dig into.

It’s a little disappointing to say it’s an achievement, but I can’t help it. It can’t be forced out.

“Then I’m done.”

“Do your best in the afternoon class.”

After being sent off by Jung, Allen headed for the lecture hall.

The meeting between the two ended like that, without much progress.

* * *

the next morning.

Before going to class, Xian started warming up the restorative medicine given by Yeomno.

In the words of Yeomno, it was said that the medicinal effect is maximized if you just heat it up a little before it boils.

‘Suddenly, what kind of medicine is this?’

I haven’t been like this in 12 years. Is it that Yeomno is also taking care of his health as he is his age?

Eventually, the medicine warmed up moderately.

After putting it in a bowl, sit on the bed and take a sip.

At that moment, Xian’s eyes widened.

“Suck!”

I hurriedly cover my mouth that was about to scream out with the other hand.

A feeling of burning in the esophagus as the medicine passes down the throat.

The hot heat did not go out even after entering his stomach, and it was spinning round and round as if it were going to gnaw at his body.

It was absolutely not a medicine.

This… … .

‘Elixir?’

The children of other high-ranking nobles are eating without hesitation, but he, who is only a shadow, has never even spoken about it.

Xian’s eyes twitched.

―This is a herbal remedy brewed with medicinal herbs from the back mountain.

It can’t be. It couldn’t have been dug from the back mountain.

It’s not something you can casually dig up from a place like that.

It must have been obtained with a large amount of money, or it was bestowed by the family head. That stuff was obvious.

to yourself… … .

‘… … .’

Sian slowly removed his hand from his mouth.

His eyes, which had been shaking as he looked at the medicine in the bowl, gradually began to calm down.

Why did Yeomno bother to put this in a package on his way home and give it to him?

Guessed.

If he had known the identity of this in advance, he would have refused unconditionally to Yeomno.

… … Heat was raging in his stomach.

Xian calmed down, then lifted the bowl and drank it straight.

His whole body heated up like a ball of fire while the medicine passed, but he didn’t scream or let go of the bowl.

Finally, let’s empty the bowl.

It felt like swallowing the sun whole.

‘after… … .’

He sat down on the bed, paying attention to his breathing.

He slowly began to touch the sun coiled inside his body.

With the mindset to engrave it on the body.

After a couple of hours like that.

Eventually, it started to chip away little by little.

Xian half-opened his eyes and let out a deep breath.

Even though I was sitting still and meditating, my whole body was covered with sweat.

The consumption of mental strength was greater than when climbing on a cliff without a single light.

‘This is the beginning.’

But the seniority is just the beginning.

It was already past the time to go to class, but class now wasn’t the most important thing.

He touched the sun that was beginning to unravel little by little and carved that energy into his body.

Cheehee-

A thin stream of smoke rises from the corners of your mouth.

All the miasma accumulated in the body was burned by the energy of the sunlight and began to be discharged through the lungs.

Half a day passed like that, then a half day passed.

After the sun went down, the seniority accelerated even more.

Some have become accustomed to releasing the energy of medicine, and some have become much stronger at night.

Eventually, when he fully opened his eyes.

The full moon was shining high outside the window.

“Whoa… … .”

He finished with a deep exhalation and got up.

‘Where then.’

Xian stood up for a moment and moved his body. Even though I sat in the same position all day, there was no discomfort at all.

On the contrary, my joints turned much more smoothly and my muscles were full of strength like a taut bowstring.

The most striking part among them is the eyes.

It feels cool as if you washed the back of your eyelids. Looking out the window, I could see the dark night scenery much more clearly.

The energy that filled his body was denser and fuller than before.

‘I can’t do this yet.’

he stroked his belly I released almost all of the sun-like energy and melted it away, but there was still something left.

A hot lump the size of a fist.

No matter how much I touched it, it didn’t budge.

It must mean that the current state theory is unreasonable.

However, the harvest was sufficient with what was obtained now.

[ Sword Spirit (劍靈) – Black Sword (黑劍) ]

He summoned the black sword. A solid sword that fits perfectly in his hand. Put your will there.

ugh-

The energy of the dark night sky wrapped around the sword and began to flow.