Chapter 229: Northern Walls (5)
ZesYshAlicia was the daughter of a concubine. Throughout her early childhood in the Arden Household, she became fully aware of her position.ZSUt8
XrIuThe child of a concubine. The outcome of adultery. An illegitimate child.gb8M
tGF5cBecause of the background she was raised in… her view on marriage was slightly distorted compared to others.3KZbTR
cag‘Hmm… Hua Ran-ssi…’PPo8hU
6LPjpLooking at those suspicious actions just then… Alicia assumed that Hua Ran wasn’t even trying to hide it.AaVubpx
ByQwWhatever the case, it seemed evident that Hua Ran was pregnant with Korin’s child.2srNx
cwmTpCd“That’s a bit unexpected…”Y56
DYvAlicia did think that someone would assault Korin before others. Marie, Hua Ran, Estelle, Miruam, Lunia-unni and Chairman Erin.hll55
Pg44e0UShe did have the anticipation that someone would be unable to wait out this stalemate and make the first move. However, she wasn’t expecting that to be Hua Ran.Vvz75
ouz“I thought it would be Marie-sunbae if anyone.”a1IJm
CURAlthough she was on the docile side compared to all the other women around Korin, Alicia knew how indecent she actually was on the inside. In fact, Marie might even be the most un-innocent person in the group.zYKfbsc
RVoRV“Well… Anyway.”IHt8
pl69iMKorin-ssi had done it with Hua Ran.Fkw2GV
A5507Alicia found it slightly odd that it was in this specific time and occasion out of every possible situation, but looking at it from another perspective, maybe it meant that he couldn’t hold himself any longer.gBZquWX
8rrB8W“Then~ I won’t hold myself back either.”KWg
5XyrSince Hua Ran had done it already, there was no reason for her to hold herself anymore. The first step was always the hardest one to take, and Alicia thought that it was now her turn.zM0
WuQ9SIt was quite a strange perspective to hold, but Alicia found nothing wrong with it and sincerely wanted to carry out her plans.zvJJMN3
0Qs1dsFShe had no plans of keeping Korin all to herself in the first place. One of her small (?) dreams was to have as big of a family as possible.eVd6XHO
2VFITTkFirst mother, second mother, third mother… Hmm, as long as Korin’s energy could last, Alicia was okay with around ten.udfvBN
U1Vpc3eWhat she wanted was a big family where a hundred sons and daughters could run around a large mansion, laughing and joking, with love for each other. Due to growing up while receiving only the love of her rather-indifferent older sister, Alicia had a yearning for a big family full of love.GCZ8
sydqsC‘I have to tell unni to assault him as quickly as possible when she comes.’QdXqGL
Sm5bIt truly was a distorted and strange perception of a family that she had.XWcam0I
wqyaN“Korin-ssi~”nyh
CwTAYsSliding open the window of the 3rd floor, what Alicia came across was—SQf
JOtUh6“……Woof.”91kpf
oRj06M“……”yfUcBS
fc7beGDoggo carrying Korin, as well as Marie giving the orders.zk0
wTtud“…”OA7
bZqyZboAs well as Hua Ran, who despite her lacking sexual education, was here to basically do the same thing.2wtb
2fkO****ZHD462i
xLMEver since she saw Hua Ran going around looking for items for babies, Marie couldn’t calm herself down.wQdL4
MNH95Hua Ran was pregnant with Korin’s baby.FNR0V
mewQIt was a great shock to her, but Marie soon began organizing her thoughts.jEtw
Z57TF‘Then… Is Korin going to marry Hua Ran?’KgPo
8dNThat would be a horrifying future, which she didn’t even want to see in her dreams.DEPbRL
AOQQpHowever, it was a very possible thing to happen. It reminded her of the illusion she saw at the lands of druids beyond the eastern borders; the beautiful wedding dress Hua Ran was wearing while holding Korin’s hand.IKc
78KcDThe glimpse into that terrible possibility was lingering in her mind.ivvOc8
3VicWhat had she done after witnessing that, she asked herself.pWa
nWKyFlShe waited years upon years, before coming to a conclusion.FsdlFQ
UpG25OThat she couldn’t accept any form of defeat.MYzW7y
eGla56OShe acknowledged the filthy and lowly side that was in her. No matter what she had do – whether it included tricks, conspiracies, her money or authority… no matter how dirty it might seem on the outside…tDUBTR
SbXNShe could never accept defeat as an outcome.uomuG
KPWGM‘Thankfully, Korin still doesn’t know about it.’JQSCSVE
s1OqRZSBased on the conversation she heard, it seemed that Korin was still unaware of the fact that Hua Ran had bore his child. Which meant…3RvDTi4
Od3PhC‘It’s not an official relationship yet.’zCLwp
ZD5paTWhat determined who the winner was?GeMKaV
Kf8The winner would be the one standing next to Korin.y9GlduM
W9qyBIn other words, it was marriage.BWKJJ
qZ7AThe one marrying him would be the winner.91zBh
i2AKT0In that sense, Hua Ran was at a huge advantage, because having his baby meant Korin had a sense of responsibility for it.xpMRGW
NRjAnd Korin Lork was not someone who would turn away from his own child.j7P
gfLEnPut in other words, the baby was the only disadvantage she had. With that in mind, her thoughts reached a dangerous conclusion.tFKvyOS
Gni“What if I also…”ygukx
kqwqE“Woof?”tlDjeZ0
YW7PDoggo, who heard her mutter from her shadows, voiced out his confusion.lU18xA
qQPT– I might be 2 years old and young, but I still don’t think this is what a normal person would think of.x2nUs
Eg0HMOk“Ehem!”oi364Mi
wgWLIgnoring Doggo’s opinion, Marie immediately headed to the room Korin was staying in.VIa
vycP0xYA baby, right?mwK
hB7wIf she had his baby as well, they would be on the same page again.dQrX
SFLf8yaWhat did she have to do to have a baby? There was only one answer to that question.olp4D0H
MCekwZFDoing the deed.tJHLo5
KweDiIt was time… to discard the patience and unleash her bottled-up desires.fh2
0uqSNf“Woof, woof woof…”Xfs
ycjV– For real? Are you serious? Mom?SGqk2
cfB“Doggo. Quiet down and just open the door.”68seAF
ePVLShe squeezed her shadow in through the locked door and summoned Doggo on the other side. As soon as Doggo opened the door, Marie walked in large strides towards Korin.ykJC
zgZT– Kuu…Bm2ip4
7mdOxAKorin was in a deep sleep due to the built-up fatigue. Marie used sleeping magic on him just in case.ryYHF
ptVxF9Officially acknowledged as a Unique Grade mage, she was one of the strongest mages of the continent.A4jfRN
uO2wRsaAlthough most of her strength was in destructive spells, there was still no doubt that Marie herself was a talented mage. Even though Korin’s magic resistance wasn’t bad by any means, he didn’t stand much chance against a great mage with arguably the top mana pool from the entire continent.QkHS
vInUFUuAfter putting him in a deep sleep, Marie decided to move him in case there would be distractions.dhRl
qb5cphShe had already commanded the mages to create a secret base so she would head there and—O4xbd
9PlYsHJ– Click!Sr4Q
HHg3j– Creak!zvBma1p
pUOYXMZThat was when she found two girls who each entered from the window and the door.OlrQd
0XS“…”K9wkD
PaSUIfi“…”E8Z
2CRNcf“…”IycUT
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R1m47WJThe room stayed dead silent – so silent that even the sound of a crawling ant could be heard.RvO
5sPkJICThe three girls confronted each other in awkwardness.Z6myWyJ
Oja5DfaWhy? What is the goal? For what purpose?SNu
ulMMNone of them had such obvious questions in mind.saxpIm
fQGICThey all had an instinctive understanding that their love rivals were all here to fulfill the same goal.1eWmhq
4CsnXThe timer was on for the bomb but not one of them was ready to open their mouth. Surprisingly, it was Alicia who soon broke the silence.LqRY
wtcy“Uhh… Should we take turns?”0AP24WS
3kOgThat was immediately when Hua Ran punched the air.BIo904
M5ty– Kwang!UJq
Q2MHer fist of demonic aura smashed through the air. Everything that came across the force of her punch disintegrated into molecules. It took less than 0.3 seconds for a small corner of the 3rd floor of the mansion to literally disappear.V5y6p
7H2cMv“Doggo!”lYE
zm8Marie reacted in a flash. While retaliating with ice arrows, she ordered Doggo to carry her.zSsYeW0
BxBspg– Kwaang!M1EsjWQ
mhH35nDoggo picked her up and kicked off the ground to break through the roof. Korin and Marie were safely being carried in his hands.VE0O3iz
2T3a“…You!”A7yPhq7
PnS1h3Hua Ran glared at Marie who was now floating in the air. She aimed for the moment of her descent and readied herself to similarly kick off the ground, but Marie had no plans of coming back down.xZFP
Dp8al“Over there!”5sBjCu
AnTDRMarie waved her hand once and froze the air to make it into a momentary scaffold.CDKwVWo
Xt5nf“Woof!”essC
9bCdDYDoggo landed on the frozen panels in the air and raced across majestically, as if running through the night sky.6q07eD
ERY“Huu… Even Hua Ran shouldn’t be able to fly—”sDW6ND
DRJXUy– Kwaang!x4ERMS
yEwUygxThat was when someone flew into the air with the sound of the building crumbling down.cKk
iTlbsLkWith her sheer strength, Hua Ran kicked off the floor, all the way until she was right before Marie and Doggo!zcJ
B1k“Hand him over.”bVSs
vCcHua Ran reached out but was met by dozens of Blood Spears.JbrN
vTOMlvNKagagang!HIcta3
mfLThe frozen spears of blood shattered immediately upon contact with Hua Ran’s body. Attacks like those meant nothing before her Unbreakable Vajra Body.gRtVwQ
H9UbWNL– Pababang!uxs8mB
YEkFqzA hole was made in the sky. The pressure of her punches penetrated through the clouds and pushed everything else away, including the ice scaffolds in the air that Doggo was using to run.R5bf
Tbsxu9“Woof!”6BWld
qTm“Doggo!”w1tRnrQ
v12Doggo began falling from the sky. He subconsciously prioritized Marie in the midst and ended up dropping Korin from his arms.jtFfxOt
zVtE“N, no!”IlLTVw
nwVOkyMarie reached her arms out but Korin, forced into a deep sleep, continued his helpless descent to the ground. Hua Ran was also falling due to gravity, but her speed was nowhere near the speed she had when jumping up.pe3Or8
TXPqyP“I got him!”JuXnjd
l0C9vCThat was when Alicia shouted out loud while jumping from roof to roof.blF1
zf9“Hoit…!”ig1na
R0mlEDAfter catching Korin in the air, Alicia rolled on the rooftop but did not let go of him until the end.hsmoEN5
gaz0oH“Yes!”1rOj
7NpUVd5Alicia stood up and gazed down at the sleeping Korin with a smile.SrPu2W
ZYvnJb“Fuu~. Looks like he’s not hurt.”2g0
VYLxShe scanned the surroundings in a split fraction of a second. It would take 4.5 seconds for Hua Ran to land back down, and more for Marie and Doggo.YgHyk
QJrYVFa“Trying to take him all for yourself is bad.”Nvj5vp
5hde7Alicia tried to run away carrying Korin until the two of them were to settle back down. However, a high-pressure punch full of demonic aura stopped her in her tracks.HcRRju
fvt“Uhk…!”H8skpm1
59rz0Immediately before being struck by it, Alicia unsheathed her sword with her remaining hand and turned to the sky.mOKg55
K7KBEyes of Boundary.u6daE
AT4c8Her eyes were able to read through the gaps of the invisible and shapeless pressure of aura.eMcPxo
GhzJ3“It is certainly a scary amount but…!”kvN
UhkcYShe responded with a horizontal slash of the Demon-slaying sword. A small crack appeared on the shapeless aura, and the pressure was dissolved from a single slash of the sword.8dPJrG
KEGyZ“It’s nothing if it doesn’t land.”GhmqX
mE3GGAs expected of the new Sword Fiend, her mastery over the sword had reached an artistic level.wVphW0f
XSEW93“Aht?”7wp
i9uiZ6The air suddenly started to freeze as Alicia turned to the roof and found her feet had been frozen down.AWdjz
QMd“Uhmm…”jvA3
ME4teaAnd coincidentally, that was right when the following punch had been thrown out by Hua Ran!J8MXYEV
LBMK5– Kwaaang!891UQF
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BbLErin was on the way back to the mansion after working on runes until late at night.TrPiY
Q0vG“Fuu~ I should be able to take a rest starting tomorrow.”wHK
0qGHShe had to finish the work by today because of the visitors that would be visiting soon. Due to that, ever since her arrival at the border city, Erin had constantly been busy engraving runes on the wall.ivJwK
tZjBYkOBut finally, it was over.5Jcnk
g7WOoK2‘Korin said he would be taking a break until the Valkyries arrived so… maybe we should spend some time together.’MGf58
uznkwTtExcuses were easy to come up with. Even just labeling it a spear practice session would allow the two of them to spend quality time together.aQT
a8diH“Kyaak… W, what am I saying… How immature of me…”fmcXzVL
Zn2MaErin felt her cheeks flush just from imagining the time she would be spending alone with Korin. Her heart had been quivering ever since she was made aware of her feelings, and she had no idea how she was able to muster up the courage to kiss him that one night.2zx3
BAsWCg“Kuhum… Those young girls are always with him so… I should be able to keep him for myself for a bit…”bczCNo
J5iyo5That sounded like a great idea. Erin was forming plans about how she should ask him out tomorrow morning to invite him out to practice spearmanship together when…JVdsJLm
3t1pWK– Kwang!d0aAx
WRb8O– Kwagang!6Tb2PEl
4g53B– Kwaaaang!DufG
g23dtC“Huh?”qq3bk
tLklRoars suddenly began to replace the silence of the border city. Thinking that this might be an early invasion, Erin looked around in surprise.YWnLmpb
kk8Ih1“W, what is going on…!”0Ei
chHIoShe quickly jumped up the building next to up and climbed onto the roof, and heard a scream.Vbh24W
7YWf“Kyaaahk…!”c1kJe5
AJ5hSomeone fell on the rooftop next to her and rolled across, whom Erin was able to immediately recognize. It was Alicia.FVeaWS
Rl2F“Alicia! What is happening?”YdT9z
DTeLte4“Uhk… Chairman?”ciY7OHd
DIwcZAlicia dropped the person she was carrying in her arms after seeing her.eo7
A4CzKoZ“K, Korin?”cSOlJ
XA5oTs0The person that rolled out of her arms was none other than her favorite disciple.6lmyBE8
l7j9G‘Oh no… How could he look so adorable even in his sleep?’CSa
ys2She was thinking something silly when three more people landed on the rooftop they were in.e8Kgov
vmG“…Hand him over.”Ex0
tnXjPo“Doggo…”Fvaikap
rDsmbBs“Woof!”NXnyVSU
VraXThe girls walked forward while giving off a threatening demeanor. Erin gulped and tried to make sense of what was happening.a7CT
Sro“U, uhm guys? I don’t know what’s happening but let’s first calm down…”s91b1
VsRIn the process, she instinctively pulled Korin tightly into her arms.pnE48
9IE5‘There is a strong curse of sleep cast on him.’sbwm
2GNoErin attempted to remove the curse using runes.QSjvaFy
DEB“Hmm…”yGBFO
vyppQDThe curse was so strong that Korin was still having trouble waking up, but that was when a sword pointed at Erin’s neck. It was Alicia.gr0nJ0
lc03“Hmm… It would be troubling if you woke him up. I would like Korin-ssi to remain still today.”bFZ0ML
OTs“A, Alicia?”oGNcxtp
UPAOiT“…Let him go, Erin.”69l
63D“Chairman… Please step back.”eL7
QKnYThe three girls approached her with a frightening look in their eyes. Erin just couldn’t comprehend what was going on.OyhssYJ
W1FU“C, calm down everyone. What’s gotten into you?”Plrohjv
O3LU‘I, is this normal for kids these days?’JWE2
BjzaWDHad she fallen behind in the current trends by this much? With such lamenting thoughts in mind, Erin started to dash under the night sky.8CP
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P8GZ5EOne of the warriors of the great gods who would open the ‘gates’ and command the legion of the gods in the time of apocalypse, Valkyrie Hilde, was observing the border city of Bifrost under the commands of her oldest sister, Brunhild.wIt
PRIqpThese past few days, Bifrost was clearly suspicious.I5F6Fsi
GWjThey began repairing the walls that had been neglected for a long time, and hundreds of knights and mages were dispatched to deal with the nearby demonic beasts.3zQ6If
QW0Z3Thanks to that, Brunhild and the group were able to escape south from the ‘shadow demons’ without much retaliation from other demons but…5H4x0TH
lj1WtkG‘Strange. Has there always been such a strong army residing in Bifrost?’wU5Zl
zaovvIt wasn’t good for them.yWWf8
qUZBrunhild, the Valkyries and the affiliated Northern Kingdom tribes had to cross the walls to survive.7ZJsujS
7sKBqGpOf course, their plan was to start off with a conversation to request a way in, but it was highly unlikely for the El Rath Kingdom, with their long history of strife against the Northern Kingdom tribes, to accept them.N1WM
ZZLPThat was why they needed force.OeChEH
qvPsZbIf she and her sisters were strong… they could break through the border city. Their plan was to show off their might and make it easier to negotiate peacefully but…wZQVj
zxOjz“What the hell is that…”nDQTFD
krn24euThe skies were roaring; the air was being frozen, and clouds were being dispersed.3PpGXH
7m7SGIThroughout her life, Hilde had encountered countless powerhouses and witnessed their battles.rJ8
QAfYElJDuring the final war, she had fought against the Frost and Flame Giants, and even witnessed the final moments of great gods.rEGoZLz
VUqlaWhat she saw back then… was truly fitting to be called the war of gods.e5mOAd
MzAjiqOSurprisingly, a heaven-defying battle that didn’t fall short of that war in the past was being unraveled before her eyes.1LxTZ8
cqkepj“Uhh… Uhm…”wUM0NtE
q64TVAECan we… show off anything?hZgIT
WqR3da……………Lrq
XRIu…………pqrlcaS
fCm5H………Qc0cXpy
r2e8Mel……9pU6
Wzpsj…hzAf
BY6JTO7The long night finally came to an end. Korin raised his body, which for some reason, ached all around.VZgHsBG
SWFoPB“Ahh, kuaahk…!”oxZjW4
EVCzGCkWhat? What was happening? Why was he so tired?1z2h
qswAlxSeeing how it was already morning, it meant that he had taken a long sleep and yet his body was aching all around as if he had bashed up the whole night.S5CYQ
qfBtAFighting against the fatigue, he somehow washed himself and came down to the shared cafeteria and found the same usual faces.SSMB
4Efr“Yo~. You are all here already.”1Fl
m0aGTy““…………””55I
0DMtThe girls welcomed him with silence. It was strange how all of them had bandages and band-aids all over their body.wyWpTEx
7O1h“Uhh… what is it? Did something happen last night? Why are you all…”ggyTM
7Q0X“Nothing happened.”hNN2uDn
LxsrA“Nothing.”Njzz
TTw2wQ“…Nothing.”StSol
9UdThe three of them returned the same words at once. Before he could dig into that suspicious response, he found Erin off in the distance.qvraxRh
pqs46“Master?”rpDp
O3ZKrU“…”d2E
VaznRLUErin, who always had a benevolent and generous smile on her face, gave him a fatigued smile with an exhausted gaze.d7ri
iI3F“Nothing happened…”6Pi
h3rGkW, what was wrong with everyone? It was scary!d0YGl6C
SMMBeThis was how Park Sihu was like for a long time in the last iteration when he found out about Miruam’s pregnancy.xeGlLl
CAdVr‘What is it? I… haven’t done anything wrong recently, have I?!’DC98
DTho5aKIt would be harsh to blame him for not being able to predict the misunderstanding that was made from storks.Sm5
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