Episode 68 To Protect (3)
James Hambledon, why did the name sound familiar? Yoon-seok, who had been agonizing over it while he kept guard, soon realized why.
‘Ragna Hambledon, James Hambledon.’
It was the same last name as Ragna, who he’d met on the fourth floor and advised him about his past with Lee Chang-hoon. And now he was back to five-hundred years ago…
‘Is this the ancestor she was talking about…?’
It was reasonable to some extent to have a question like this. However, James didn’t look like a challenger.
‘Maybe it’s because it’s the time before he’s taken to the Tower….’
Of course, it was just one inference. This might be a case where their last name might be the same, and even if they were from the same bloodline, his brothers or direct family member could be Ragna’s ancestors. Well, that wasn’t important.
Still curious, he thought of learning more about James when dawn broke. Yoon-seok closed his eyes and meditated.
“…”
Fortunately, there were no more visitors for the night.
Yoon-seok quietly opened his eyes. It was still dark around, but the sky was slowly getting brighter. Yoon-seok opened the carriage door and quietly shook Kanna to wake her up.
‘Just a minute…’ murmuring like it was a habit, she jolted, and suddenly her upper body sprang up. Her eyes were bloodshot. Leaving Wellington and Elle in the wagon, Yoon-seok woke James up to continue the conversation that they didn’t finish properly yesterday.
“…Y-you’re being chased by heathens?”
Did he think they were a group of travelers? James freaked out when he learned of Kanna’s situation.
“Heathens within the Triad means that include the Trejans as well…?”
His eyes pleaded for her to say no, but Kanna nodded coldly.
“Yes, that’s right.”
Kanna then explained that Wellington, a third-degree Holy Warrior, was injured, and the only actual guard left was Yoon-seok. And finally, she said this.
“I won’t catch you if you leave.”
Was it just an illusion that her eyes said she just wanted him to go his own way? Probably not, seeing how James answered with a loud sigh.
“No, I, James Hambledon, am not a man who will only think of his safety and run away. I’ll come with you.”
“Hmm…okay. This is God’s will, too.
Now James’s joining had become a foregone conclusion. So it was time to solve the next problem.
“Uh, um…”
Kanna even woke Elle, who was fast asleep, then instilled sacred power into the unconscious Wellington, and soon he was awake.
“Ugh!”
Wellington, who was about to get out of his seat, collapsed again as he grabbed his wound.
“Stay still. There’s still some poison in you. It’ll take a few more days.”
Suddenly, Yoon-seok recalled the active effect of the Judgment Sword, Light of Purification. Kick out all kinds of negative energy? Given that the entire poison was purified during his battle against Hydra, perhaps it could cure Wellington immediately. No, Yoon-seok was almost certain.
But he didn’t have to say it out loud.
“…”
He also regained consciousness in a day. Furthermore, with additional divine power, he could move around himself. Besides, it would only take him a few days to heal. Light of Purification couldn’t be reused for another seventy-two hours, so it would be a wise choice to save it just in case.
“Then let’s go.”
Kanna, Elle, and James got on the wagon. Wellington sat in the vacant seat of the wagoner who died during the last challenger attack. James said he knew how to ride a horse and would do it, but Wellington insisted that he could do this much. Perhaps it was because he didn’t trust James, a stranger.
Yoon-seok settled in a spot on the roof of the wagon.
“…Thank you very much.”
It came from Wellington as he maneuvered the horses. His eyes were directed to the front of the carriage, but it wasn’t difficult to recognize that the thank-you was directed at him.
“I won’t ask you who you are. Even if you want to use me as a human shield, I’ll accept it with a smile. Will you promise to only protect Pontiff Kanna Blitz?”
“…Yes, I will.”
Wellington, who heard Yun-seok’s answer, then turned his focus only on driving the horse without saying a word. Yoon-seok, who sat on the roof, also spread his senses and closed his eyes, hearing James and Elle talking excitedly in the carriage.
“A ship that doesn’t sink when thousands get on board? Is there such a thing in Revon?”
“Yes. As soon as you say you’re going all the way to Revon, you’ll see this little lady in person soon.”
James knew a lot of things and was a good talker. Elle listened readily to stories of the outside world he told her. This wasn’t a good time to laugh and talk, but Kanna had left their conversation untouched.
“Uncle! Then do you know about the Top 10?”
“I’m not an uncle, but…! Anyway, did you ask about the Top 10? Well, that’s a good question. Do you know what it is? Well, I have even met one of the Top Ten, the Sea King?”
“Who’s the Sea King?”
“He is the ruler of the shadow archipelago and Revon’s main enemy.”
James began by explaining the Top 10, starting with an anecdote about seeing the Sea King from afar. The Top 10 was a popular term referring to the best fighters of each continent, so Yoon-seok perked up and listened with interest.
“…”
In another dimension, a world from five hundred years in the past. Furthermore, it differed from the reference point of the Tower’s force. Nevertheless…no, that’s why Yoon-seok was even more curious. How strong were these people? Could he win in a battle with his current powers?
Sadly, the question couldn’t be resolved. James relayed information about the Top 10 in as much detail as possible, but it was discredited because it was the public’s view based on groundless rumors. Of course, apart from that, his stories were very interesting.
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