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

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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.

“…Do you really have to leave today?”

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

It was a child.

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

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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. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

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

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

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

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He liked it even when it became a chrysalis.

[Farewells are best when they are simple.]

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

The boy liked that little green caterpillar very much.

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“But even so…”

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

The boy looked at him with tear-filled eyes.

But what he truly did not understand was that, just as wings would grow on his little friend, his friend also had to leave today.

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[It’s getting late. orbit Your mother will worry. ability Right?]

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

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

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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.

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

Because the boy cared deeply for that man.

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

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[Be careful on your way back.]

[And always watch where you step.]

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

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

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The boy had firmly decided not to look back.

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

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

“Ah…”

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

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The night sky growing darker and darker.

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

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

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That small black moon peeking shyly beside the white moon.

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

The man never told the boy his name.

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

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

Beneath the moonlight, the black-haired man waved his hand toward the boy.

Haa…

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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.

But in front of him was a crying boy.

Outside was a brilliant blue sky.

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He was a one-eyed man.

Without realizing it, he let out a resigned sigh.

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

It was Jager the One-Eyed.

The current commander of the Bayezid family’s knights.

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Perhaps around thirteen years old?

“…They say it was Squire Emil.”

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

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

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

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

“L-Lord Jager! album This is completely unfair! sphere 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. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates.

After exchanging words, they ended up fighting.

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

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.

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

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

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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.

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“A magical telegram? voyage Don’t be ridiculous. amateur Take this.”

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.

“What is this…?”

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

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But here, he was just another squire.

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

At home, he might be a valuable young master.

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

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

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

“Excuse me?”

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

The North was a place that had to be protected.

If you get hit, you hit back.

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

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But Jager was not such a kind person.

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He could have explained it step by step.

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“Uwaaaah!”

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

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

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

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

Clutching a small teaspoon tightly in his hand.

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

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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.

But he had not been given a choice.

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

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

At Jager’s question, Maksim shrugged.

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

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

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

Jager’s brow furrowed.

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

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

Emil, the son of Vlad Aureo.

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

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

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.

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Every squire in this class had grown up hearing stories about 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 Swordmaster’s Rules.

The Empire’s Sword.

The elf.

The knight.

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And even the title of Dragonslayer.

And on top of that, they had a living example of it all right beside them.

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

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

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

I like this.

Of course it should be this way.

Taking a sip of tea, Jager thought to himself.

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“Weapons? apron It was a spoon.”

Your father did exactly the same thing.

“Even so, he’ll have to be properly reprimanded. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com. zenith He’s only a squire, and he’s already using weapons.”

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

“Huh?”

“What?”

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

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

Dragon blood possessed limitless possibilities.

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

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Protecting the possibilities of the young.

‘Perhaps this is my final duty.’

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

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

Especially when those possibilities were just beginning to bloom.

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.

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“Uwaaaah!”

“Emil! ability I told you no! atlas I told you we shouldn’t do it!”

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

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“…Now what?”

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

Then he involuntarily clicked his tongue.

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

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“And what did he do this time?”

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“He’s riding a horse.” Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.

“It’s Emil.”

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

Jager stood up with his teacup in hand.

“Then why are they making so much noise?”

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

“Haa…”

It was a splendid afternoon.

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“No! absorb 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.

A cool breeze blew gently.

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

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

It was a very peaceful summer scene.

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

Catch those brats.

“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!”

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And cook them properly.

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

“Understood, Commander.”

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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.

“…”

The feeling that no one was there.

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

The reality that he was now completely alone in that office.

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

It was an ordinary and unchanging scene.

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

“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?”

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looks like the sun has gotten to me.

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

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As expected, it was still bitter.