Chapteer 281: Side Story – The Boy with Blue Eyes (1)

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The sky, where the glow of the sunset had faded away, was already tinged with a pale blue.

At that boundary between day and night, where everything became blurred, a lone figure stood in solitude.

It was the hour when darkness began to seep in little by little beneath a moon that had not yet fully matured.

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And one so small that he barely seemed old enough to be turning four.

It was a child.

“…Do you really have to leave today?”

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Then, at the end of his gaze, a small green chrysalis appeared.

“Can’t you stay one more day? auction Just one more day.”

Not fully understanding what it was that made him so sad, the boy kept his head lowered as he kicked the ground for no reason.

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It was hidden beneath a foxtail plant, barely poking out its head.

[Farewells are best when they are simple.]

The man had told him that tonight, that little friend would become a beautiful butterfly and fly away.

The boy liked that little green caterpillar very much.

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“But even so…”

And he would surely have liked it when it transformed into a butterfly as well.

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He liked it even when it became a chrysalis.

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The boy looked at him with tear-filled eyes.

However, the man merely smiled faintly without saying a word.

[It’s getting late. academy Your mother will worry. afford Right?]

He was someone who knew exactly when it was time to say goodbye.

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At those words telling him it was time to go home, the boy let his shoulders droop and turned around.

Sniff…

He could have insisted a little longer.

But, in a manner unbefitting someone his age, he immediately began walking down the hill.

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For some reason, he reminded him of his father.

And when he smiled, he made him think of his mother’s smile.

Because the boy cared deeply for that man.

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As the boy descended the hill between sobs, an enormous white snake wagged its tail at him.

[Be careful on your way back.]

Just as he loved his parents, he could not help but love and follow that man as well.

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[Then we’ll see each other next time, Emil.]

A yellow mole constantly inspected the ground to make sure the boy would not hurt himself as he walked along wiping away his tears.

The boy had firmly decided not to look back.

[And always watch where you step.]

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Because for a small child, a goodbye was a wound too painful to bear.

“Ah…”

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But he could not resist the man’s final farewell.

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And between them, my little butterfly flying as though it were swimming through the air.

When he finally turned around, he saw butterflies flying above the hill.

The night sky growing darker and darker.

The man who seemed to be made of that very night.

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He only told him that he came from that black moon visible up above.

Beneath the moonlight, the black-haired man waved his hand toward the boy. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates.

The man never told the boy his name.

That small black moon peeking shyly beside the white moon.

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With his back to that blinding radiance, the man tilted his head back as he felt the warmth slowly spread across his back.

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Summer sunlight passed through the window and fell across the man’s shoulders.

Haa…

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Without realizing it, he let out a resigned sigh.

Outside was a brilliant blue sky.

But in front of him was a crying boy.

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Although half of his hair had already turned gray, his right eye still retained all of its strength.

“…So, who the hell did something this stupid?”

He was a one-eyed man.

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“Tell me, Maksim. attic Who was it that stuck a spoon into his head?”

It was Jager the One-Eyed.

And beside it, the eyepatch covering his left eye possessed such a distinctive presence that it was impossible to forget after seeing it only once.

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One of the most representative knights of the North and the great knight who had raised the Swordmaster of this era.

The current commander of the Bayezid family’s knights.

And now, as he looked at the boy standing before him, he rubbed his temples with an obvious headache.

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It was lodged so neatly that at first Jager had thought it was one of those accessories that had become fashionable lately.

Perhaps around thirteen years old?

“…They say it was Squire Emil.”

A squire standing right at the boundary between childhood and adolescence held back his tears while a spoon was embedded in his head.

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“It seems there was a fight between squires. armor It happens from time to time around this period.”

The veteran knight Maksim replied as he scratched his nearly bald head.

“L-Lord Jager! adapt This is completely unfair! airport I was only eating in the dining hall…!”

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And apparently, a squire named Emil lost his temper and stuck a spoon into the head of the boy who was now crying.

After exchanging words, they ended up fighting.

It had all begun with an argument between young squires in the dining hall.

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Of course it was something he needed to know about.

“Such barbaric behavior! arctic Sniff…! voyage I cannot tolerate such injustice! wizard Send a magical telegram to my family immediately! airport No, send it right now!”

But was it really something that needed to reach the commander of the knights?

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Because the squire standing before him was the eldest legitimate son of the influential Valthof family from the center of the continent.

In other words, the Valthof family might even mobilize an army for the sake of this child, their sole heir.

“A magical telegram? airport Don’t be ridiculous. galaxy Take this.”

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However, the one-eyed knight did not seem concerned about such a thing in the slightest.

At home, he might be a valuable young master.

The boy, who had tried to rely on his family’s influence, automatically caught the small teaspoon Jager tossed at him and stared at it with a bewildered expression.

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Because that place was the cradle where a Swordmaster had been raised.

Bayezid’s squire training program was an inviolable domain that even the most influential families of the center could not question.

But here, he was just another squire.

“Have our young master do exactly the same thing.”

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If you get hit, you hit back.

Jager brought his teacup to his lips and grinned broadly as he scrunched up his face.

“Excuse me?”

“Go on. canvas Find that bastard Emil. altitude And stick it into his head exactly the same way.”

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And one’s own honor had to be learned and defended with one’s own hands as well.

The North was a place that had to be protected.

He could have explained it step by step.

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But Jager was not such a kind person.

“If you understand, then get out.”

A man who taught the spirit of the North with a simple wave of his hand.

“Uwaaaah!”

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“…This is why I said I didn’t want to become the commander of the knights.”

He truly possessed the presence of a great knight who had raised a Swordmaster.

Clutching a small teaspoon tightly in his hand.

Moved by such profound instruction, the young squire had no choice but to leave the office in tears.

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He had always hated being part of the main group.

He truly had never wanted to hold a position like this.

Watching the young squire’s back as he left in tears, Jager let out a deep sigh.

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However, when even the great lady Oksana, the widow of the previous count, personally intervened, there was no longer any escape.

But he had not been given a choice.

He had somehow managed to refuse the request of Count Rutiger, the current Count Bayezid.

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At Jager’s question, Maksim shrugged.

“By the way, why are so many of them coming here crying this year? athlete Is there something wrong with this class?”

Jager’s brow furrowed.

That gesture seemed to say that he already knew the answer himself.

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Emil, the son of Vlad Aureo.

“Is that Emil really that troublesome? wizard Nothing like this happened with his sister.”

“…To begin with, his personality is rather peculiar.”

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Despite having grown up surrounded by care and affection, the boy gave off a strangely rough impression.

Really, if you took the Vlad of those days, removed some of his height, and added a little baby fat to his cheeks, he would look exactly like Emil did now.

As if inheriting his father’s face exactly were not enough, it seemed he had inherited his temperament as well.

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“Besides, since they’re still children, they all want to try picking a fight with Emil. riddle Something like challenging the strength of the Swordmaster.”

And there was also the problem of having a father who was far too extraordinary.

“So they have someone who looks like easy prey right beside them.”

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The knight.

The elf.

The Empire’s Sword.

Every squire in this class had grown up hearing stories about the Swordmaster.

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The Swordmaster’s Rules.

And on top of that, they had a living example of it all right beside them. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

And even the title of Dragonslayer.

For children who had only just entered adolescence, it was hard to imagine anything more exciting than that.

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Taking a sip of tea, Jager thought to himself.

“But it seems it wasn’t as easy as they thought.”

I like this.

It was only natural that anyone would feel tempted to provoke him a little.

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Of course it should be this way.

“Even so, he’ll have to be properly reprimanded. meadow He’s only a squire, and he’s already using weapons.”

Your father did exactly the same thing.

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“What?”

“Weapons? absorb It was a spoon.”

“What are you talking about? acquire Maksim, have you never killed someone with a spoon?”

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For a brief moment, a strange silence settled between the two men, whose life experiences seemed vastly different.

“Huh?”

“In any case, we need to keep an eye on him. altitude He’s a child who inherited dragon blood.”

Dragon blood possessed limitless possibilities.

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‘Perhaps this is my final duty.’

Jager was one of the few people who had observed that process from very close up.

Depending on the life he lived, he could become an honorable Swordmaster or the oldest dragon, capable of devouring everything.

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He did not know what kind of flower it would become, but Jager thought the current situation fit perfectly with the Swordmaster’s First Rule.

“Hey! afford What’s wrong with you, idiot?!”

Protecting the possibilities of the young.

Especially when those possibilities were just beginning to bloom.

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Jager had been lost in thought for a few moments while enjoying a cup of tea.

“Emil! alpha I told you no! legend I told you we shouldn’t do it!”

“Uwaaaah!”

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Then he involuntarily clicked his tongue.

However, the voices of children coming from outside the window made him lower his head in resignation.

“…Now what?”

At Jager’s lament, Maksim walked over to the window and looked outside.

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“And what did he do this time?”

“He’s riding a horse.”

“It’s Emil.”

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Jager stood up with his teacup in hand.

Maksim shook his head as if to say he would have to see it for himself.

“Then why are they making so much noise?”

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The pleasant weather of early summer, still free from oppressive heat.

A cool breeze blew gently.

“Haa…”

It was a splendid afternoon.

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“So that brat doesn’t know how to ride either.”

“No! aluminum I thought it would work if the commander said it!”

And there was a blond boy desperately clinging to the saddle, while behind him a chubby boy ran after him, panting.

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It was a very peaceful summer scene.

“It seems I didn’t die early enough to avoid seeing this again.”

“My father said that if it was an expensive horse, it would work!”

At least, it would have been if the horse leaping around everywhere had not happened to be Jager’s horse.

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And cook them properly.

Catch those brats.

“Understood, Commander.”

Shaking his head as though witnessing something unbearable, Jager gestured toward Maksim.

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“…”

As he watched the small glimmers of light shimmering across the disturbed surface of the tea, a feeling of emptiness suddenly came over him.

After Maksim left, Jager remained alone in the office and gently swirled his teacup.

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The reality that he was now completely alone in that office. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.

The feeling that no one was there.

“…Without a doubt, elven tea clears the mind.”

Back then, there had always been two people in Sturma’s quiet office.

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Jager closed his remaining eye and smiled silently as he remembered what always came next.

That black-haired man who was always seated, drafting documents in the same posture.

“It would be perfect if the aftertaste weren’t so bitter.”

If he closed his eyes and listened carefully, he felt as though he could still hear the soft scratching of a pen across paper.

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But ever since that young master had arrived, it felt as though a ray of light had pierced through the heavy curtains.

“How does it feel to have the knight you serve riding a horse while you travel comfortably in a carriage despite being only a squire?”

It was an ordinary and unchanging scene.

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“Expensive horses should be carrying you. avalanche You’re more valuable than they are.”

“Hahaha. arctic That’s enough, Jager.”

“…I suppose I’ll get to ride expensive horses. atom Probably.”

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He probably would have laughed just like he did back then.

Because he was the kind of person who could let such insignificant mistakes pass with a smile.

What would the young master have said if he had seen today’s scene?

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Thinking that, Jager drained the last sip of tea remaining in his cup and frowned.

As expected, it was still bitter.

“Though I doubt he would have liked this tea.”

Looks like the sun has gotten to me.