Chapter 35 – Brothers

Since they needed to bring the carriage with them, they managed to find a big merchant ship to travel across the sea. It was a ship with a flat floor and a lot of wheat, and its speed was not fast, but they had no choice because their carriage was so large. They couldn’t leave the carriage behind because it had excellent performance. They decided to take the carriage with them because they were thinking of travelling to the capital city after that, not just until Kalim City. They were watching a merchant ship loaded with horses and carriages, and they heard a loud voice from behind.

“Ed”!

When Ed turned his head, Gerrard was running. Hamel and Sirke were also seen behind him. Gerrard’s shoulders had the Battle Axes on them. Ed knew he had strong muscle strength, but he didn’t know that Gerrard could hold the Battle Axes as a pair.

“Wahahaha. I woke up early in the morning and used it. It is sure something!”

It is something. For Gerrard now, it was an object that could give him more power. So Ed gave it to him. Gerrard burst into laughter and frowned.

“Oh, that’s weird. Why does my jaw hurt so much when I remember taking it from you?”

Seeing his black and blue bruised jaw, Ed avoided looking at him for no reason. Gerrard soon smiled and clenched his fist. Looking at a fist the size, Ed stuck out his fist facing him. When the two fists met, Gerrard opened his mouth.

“Ed. You’re no longer my friend.”

He always said Ed was a friend, but Gerrard smiled and said.

“Now you’re my brother”. “Who’s the older one?” “Of course, I’m older than you.”

Ed smiled at him.

“The person who’s better at fighting should be the older brother”. “Wahahaha. Did you want to be a younger brother that much? Then I’ll teach you a lesson for sure this time. Don’t cry after getting hit!”

As Gerrard burst into laughter, and suddenly swung his fist, Ed turned his body and punched him. It was a simple punch, but Ed was going to make him very alert.

Boom!

Gerrard’s eyes were closing, Ed lay him on the pier and waited for Hamel and Sirke. Hamel helped Gerrard, and Sirke shook her head.

“Are you done organizing the ranks?”

Ed looked at Gerrard, who fainted, and said.

“Call me ‘Hyung(older brother)’ the next time you see me.” “I’ll do that. But I don’t know if I accept it.”

Ed laughed at the words.

“If you say nonsense when we meet again, you’ll get hit like crazy.”

Gerrard may be ahead in terms of muscle strength, but Ed is far higher in agility. The day will not come when Gerrard can beat him. Sirke smiled quietly and looked back.

“By the way, who are they?”

Ed introduced the two who had come forward.

“This is Thane, a renowned demon researcher, and this is Arin, a holy knight of the Astron Church.”

Ed also introduced Gerrard’s party to Arin and Thane.

“That guy who fainted is my brother Gerrard, this is Hamel, and this is Sirke.” Thane looked back at Gerrard’s party with his one-eyed glasses sparkling. “So that’s him. The savage warrior who has been beating demons these days.” “You’re probably right. Even after I left, he was still catching demons.” “I’m sad that he fainted. I wanted to say hello.”

When Thane was disappointed, Arin was greeting Sirke.

“May Astron’s glory be with you. I’m Arin.” “May Astron’s glory be with you. I’m Sirke. This is my husband Hamel. Hamel lost his voice, so please understand.” “May I take a look at him?” “I don’t know if it’s possible to cure him because he got hurt a long time ago.”

Arin wanted to be of any help to those who were close to Ed, so she approached Hamel and looked at his neck. Certainly, the wound on his neck was from a long time ago, so she wondered if it could be treated only with divine power, but she decided to believe in her divine power, which has become incomparably stronger than before. Arin injected divine power while praying in a small voice, and Sirke’s eyes shinned in the blue light blooming brilliantly from Arin’s body. She allowed treatment because Arin was close with Ed, but she did not think that Arin would be able to treat Hamel. They have already given a long time ago. But the divine power she emits now seemed to reach the sky. This level of divine power has never been seen in Sirke’s long life. Hamel’s impression hardened as the light seemed to permeate his neck. Sirke was surprised by his expression distorted by pain and wondered if she should stop her, but Hamel raised his hand. Hamel stopped Sirke from interfering because he sensed something inside his wound and his broken vocal cords. Hamel gave up on regaining his voice because nothing worked, so he had hope for the changes that are happening now. With Arin’s brilliant divine power heading to Hamel’s neck, and even the light surrounding her disappeared, Hamel sat on the floor holding his neck. Hamel looked back at her as Sirke carefully helped him. Hamel carefully opened her mouth.

“Yo-, You.”

Hamel himself opened his eyes wide in surprise at the voice coming out. Sirke held Hamel’s cheeks with her hands and asked.

“Can you speak now?”

Hamel nodded slightly and put his hand over Sirke’s hand. Then he nodded slowly.

“···I can talk now.”

He couldn’t make a loud noise yet, but he thought it was great to be able to talk. Sirke hugged Hamel and shed tears. Considering the long lifespan of the fairies, Hamel’s loss of voice could have been longer than expected. And they don’t know why he was hurt, but it must have been a burden to Sirke. Ed stood next to Arin and smiled when he saw her delighted with tears.

“You’ve done a great job.”

Arin was also looking down at her hand. She knew that the divine power that had been used only to shoot down demons was so helpful to treat someone. Arin felt proud and clenched her fist. Sirke sobbed for a long time, and Hamel calmed her down by continuing to sweep her hair. They heard that the fairies had low emotions, but seeing them show such intense emotions, Arin thought it must have been so hard for them until now. As Sirke pulled herself together, Hamel stood up encouraging her, and bowed his head toward Arin.

“I won’t forget this glory.” “Don’t mention it. Your wound has recovered, but you haven’t used it for a long time, so you have to recover little by little.”

Hamel turned his head and looked at Sirke.

“I’ve been thinking about this for a long time because it was a wound I suffered while saving her. Thank you for lessening her burden.”

Seeing Hamel expressing his gratitude for lessening Sirke’s burden rather than because his neck healed, they could see how much Hamel loved her. Sirke bowed her head silently.

“I won’t forget this glory. If you call us whenever you need our strength, we’ll come running from anywhere.”

Arin blushed slightly at the reaction of the two. It wasn’t the first time she has treated a person, but she was embarrassed because it was the first time someone was so sincerely grateful.

“It’s the glory of Astron.”

At Arin’s words, Hamel and Sirke bowed at the same time.

“May Astron’s glory be with you.”

While praising each other, Doug came from behind.

“I loaded both horses and the carriages. Let’s go now.”

Ed looked back at Hamel and Sirke.

“We should get going. Let’s meet again with a smile next time.”

Hamel and Sirke also bowed to Ed. If it wasn’t for him he wouldn’t have met Arin, so he also thought he was a savior. Seeing Ed, Thane, and Arin get on the boat and leave, Hamel and Sirke stood there silently and captured them leaving. As they watched the ship moving away, Gerrard, who was lying on the floor, opened his eyes.

“Huh? What about my younger brother?”

Sirke replied with a smile on her face.

“Which younger brother?” The next time you meet him, he said that you should call him ‘Hyung’.”

Gerrard touched his chin and stamped his feet. And when he saw the boat moving away, he put his hands together and shouted loudly.

“Ed! See you again next time!”

Ed, who heard Gerrard’s shout from the distant ship, smiled and raised his hand.

“I’ll buy you a drink next time!”

Gerrard’s answer came as if he had heard Ed’s shout.

“That’s a promise!”

Ed just waved his hand because it was hard to hear even if he shouted now.

The Ain River, which is the continental lifeline and responsible for the waterway of the Kingdom of Travia, was very wide and deep. The river was so wide that they can’t even guess its size. Even while traveling on the merchant ship, the attack of the beasts were carried out every night. In particular, the problem was those who were approaching the surface, but Arin solved the problem. The hammer she threw did not slow down at all in the water and was an all-weather weapon that even returned, so the beasts were no match for Arin. However, Arin had to stay awake at night because she had to attack. Ed stood by her and played a role in telling the location of the approaching beasts. After spending the first night like that, Thane opened his mouth at breakfast the next day.

“I’m collecting information about Kalim City. It’s hard to find a peculiarity.”

If it was at least an intermediate demon, a peculiarity will appear in some way, but Thane could not find anything. He thought it was because of the deaths of other demons.

“Now, the situation is so chaotic that it is not easy to find any peculiarities.” “What do you mean?” “When everyone heard that Prince Cliff’s death was done by the remnants of the kingdom, the king was very angry and ordered the return of the knight Malot, who had to protect Prince Cliff, but Malot refused. Malot is rather suppressing the remnants of the Dalian kingdom for Prince Cliff’s death. Because of that, the king ordered the aristocrats to attract troops. He seems to be thinking of going to the kingdom of Dalia to catch Malot.” “Is there going to be a war?” “Maybe that’s what’s going to happen. But it won’t be easy. Those who call it the remnants of the Dalian Kingdom are trying to regain the kingdom.” “They’re trying to take back the kingdom?” “I heard they’ve found someone that was part of the royal family. I think her name was Princess Ester?”

Ed smiled at the familiar name. She said she would remain in the palace and eventually decided to join the remnants of the kingdom.

“I see.”

Ed nodded and turned his head while eating grilled fish. He could see a ship approaching in the distance. The distance was getting closer quickly as if it were a speedboat, but a man standing caught his eye. The man with chains wrapped around both arms looked at the merchant ship with indifferent eyes. And those behind the man caught his eye. They were wearing a leather mask reminiscent of a gas mask. It’s Akalan.