Chapter 55 – Pendragon

Emili was writing down testimonies, and stood up covering her notebook.

“So, he didn’t mean to kill you guys.”

“Yes. He was so strong. If he wanted to kill, none of us would have survived.”

“It’s clear that Dex was guarding the bottom, but he couldn’t stop him either.”

Emilia also knew Dex’s skills. However, if you think about it, the opponent does not have to be as strong as Dex.

If you have good equipment, you can sufficiently overpower Dex even if you are less skilled than him. It seemed that he had a relic-class equipment.

However, Dex’s ability is too good to be defeated by a single relic-class equipment.

“I heard that gladiators need to keep their bodies in good condition all the time. Take good care of yourselves.”

Emilia, who left the gladiators’ ward, looked back on the following guardian.

“Van. What would happen if you were put up against Dex?”

“To be honest, I’m not confident that I can beat him.”

Emilia smiled at Van’s honest answer.

“As expected, you’re honest. Dex is one of the top 10 royal palace’s guardian. What do you think?”

“Do you think Dex was a part of this?”

“Isn’t it more convincing than Dex being kidnapped?”

“That’s true, but…”

While Emilia was agonizing for a while, a gladiator who injured her shoulder came out.

“Investigator, there’s something I haven’t told you.”

Emilia looked at the gladiator for a while and asked.

“Why didn’t you tell me inside?”

“I just want to be quiet.”

“I’ll tell you in advance, but there’s nothing I can do for you. I’m just investigating this case.”

Alt, the gladiator, smiled bitterly.

“That’s too bad. I didn’t want others to know what I was going to tell you.”

Emilia raised her head and moved away from the room. In the hallway where there were no people around, Emilia took out her notebook and asked.

“So tell me the secret you’ve been keeping.”

“That day, Valt and our supervisor brought someone here.”

Emilia’s eyes sparkled. She knew there was something more to this case.

“Someone? Who was it?”

“I don’t know that. From a distance, she looked like a dwarf girl.”

“Dwarf girl?”

“Yes. As long as they are beautiful, dwarf women are in demand. Our supervisor is not a person who could be killed so easily. I think he was hit in the back of his head while taming the dwarf girl.”

Emilia asked, tapping her notebook with a pen.

“So, they brought in a dwarf girl?”

“Yes.”

The problem is that she doesn’t know who the dwarf girl is.

Emilia thought for a moment and asked.

“They brought her here in the afternoon, right?”

“Yes. I was on my way to the bathroom, and I saw them.”

Emilia covered her notebook. Alt’s face brightened up.

“That was good information. Let me know if you have anything else you remember.”

“I’ll do that.”

When Emilia left the hallway, there was someone blocking her. They were brothers Norman and Gileam, sons of Baltic.

“Investigator, have you made any progress?”

“A little bit.”

“Please find Dex. We have to find the champion.”

Thanks to the champion of the royal road, they earned a lot of money. Even if all other gladiators are added, less than half of the champion’s money will be earned, so the biggest legacy has been stolen.

This is why they turn on their eyes and try to find the criminal. They would have been happy with their father’s death if the champion hadn’t gone missing.

“If you find him, we’ll pay you big time.”

Emilia nodded only and passed by them. As Emilia climbed the horse, she looked up at the Colosseum. The owner of this place died, and the champion disappeared.

Realizing that the era of the reign of the champion of the royal road had disappeared, Emilia drove the horse to the royal palace. A Dwarf girl. The king’s help was needed to find information.

A Chakram flew toward the far-away target.

Shrrr.

Ed was practicing the Chakram but had a hard time because it was a weapon exclusively for cutting and flew in a curve rather than a straight line.

Dex showed interest.

“Teach me that, too.”

“Once you learn how to use daggers.”

Daggers flew in a straight line, but the Chakram flies in a curve, so the method was different. Dex nodded and continued to practice throwing daggers. Dex really was a genius in handling weapons.

Arin was in a two-on-one battle with Kyle and Leaf. Diego was told to spend time with Sophia until today, but after meeting Juan yesterday, he held on to Merjen.

Grant was sitting with Thane and drinking tea. When Ed walked to the target, pulled out Chakram, and returned, Ed tilted his head at the sound of horseshoe and carriage heard in the distance.

The sound of horseshoe passed through the gate and turned toward the house at the intersection. Only two horses turned in the direction, but the speed was like a gust of wind.

Ed approached Thane just in case. Thane also woke up from his seat as if he had just heard the sound of a horseshoe. When Thane, who stood with a cane, walked to the entrance of the house, a horse with a larger head than a general war horse approached.

A black horse with a lot of muscles. Pendragon called this horse Pentam.

The horse, which had been running with all its might, stopped in front of Thane. Dust poured out as the horse lowered its front feet.

As Thane was fanning his face and blowing dust, a giant man who jumped off the horse hugged Thane.

“Old man! Long time no see!”

He’s almost 2 meters tall. He is a huge man that looked like a barbarian warrior. A man is reminiscent of a lion’s mane because his sideburns and beard are connected.

It was Pendragon, the free knight, the main character of the demon’s Age 1.

He is the man which made Ed fall into the world of games. Ed didn’t know he would meet the main character of the game in person like this.

Even though he got older, his cheerful appearance did not change much.

“That’s why Thane doesn’t want to come back home.”

“Cecilia. Thane also likes it when I talk to him like this.”

Ed’s gaze turned toward the woman who had not yet gotten off the horse. A woman on a white horse.

The princess of the kingdom of Travia, Cecilia.

When Ed found out that Pendragon married her, he was a happy fan of the demon’s Age 1. Ed thought they couldn’t meet in person, but looking at her like this, Ed felt an elegance that was incomparable to what he saw on the screen.

He remembered her splitting the demon’s head with a Halberd with such an elegant appearance. Perhaps because she came from light hunting, she didn’t bring her Halberd.

“Let go of me now. You’re going to break my bones.”

At Thane’s calm tone, Pendragon burst into laughter and put him down. Thane tapped his clothes and looked at Pendragon.

“Did you have a good trip?”

“I caught five beasts.”

It was not just regular hunting, but a beast hunting? Well, you can’t expect something simple from those two.

Pendragon looked back at the groups standing behind Thane with a smile. Thanks to his loud appearance, everyone gathered and looked at him.

“Why did you bring all these guests together, old man?”

Pendragon looked around with his hand on Thane’s shoulder. He looked at Dex.

“Huh? The champion? Why are you here? I was disappointed to hear about your disappearance on my way back.”

Thane answered the question instead.

“We’re going to hunt demons.”

“Demon hunting?”

Pendragon burst into laughter at the words.

“Hahahaha. Are these prospective warriors? Then we should treat them! Let’s get inside.”

He carried Thane as if he were kidnapping him.

Something was different from what Ed expected.

Cecilia, who was watching Pendragon leave, spoke with a smile.

“Isn’t he so hectic? I’ll get a carriage for the rest of you, so meet us back at the main house.”

Leaving them behind, Cecilia also disappeared by riding her white horse.

Arin looked back at Merjen and asked.

“Did Helena do this, too?”

“No. She’s different from my mom.”

Ed was smiling when everyone made comments on Pendragon. Dex asked Ed.

“What are you laughing about?”

“Nothing. It’s just that Pendragon’s personality really suits him.”

“Did you meet him before?”

Ed has seen Pendragon for a long time, even though it’s beyond the screen. He’s different from Helena, who he loved the most, but Pendragon was a character with a cheerful taste.

There was a table in a large banquet hall when they arrived at the main house by carriage. Everyone in the group could sit at the long table.

Pendragon smiled and spoke while sitting in the upper seat.

“While preparing dinner, I heard a rough story from the old man.”

Pendragon’s gaze turned to Arin.

“The holy knight who believes in the prophecy.”

Pendragon’s gaze headed for Merjen.

“The daughter of a friend who followed her mother’s deeds and was involved with demons.”

Pendragon’s eyes were on Dex.

“The champion who wants to put down his status as a champion and hunt demons.”

Pendragon’s gaze finally headed for Ed.

“Even Ed, an already skillful demon hunter.”

Kyle, Leaf, and Diego were not called, but they were not in an atmosphere to weigh them.

With the charisma of his existence itself, Pendragon seemed unlikely to open his mouth to anyone here until he allowed it.

“Nice to meet you.”

Breaking everyone’s expectations, Ed replied. Everyone’s eyes were on Ed. Pendragon also smiled at Ed. Then he turned his eyes and winked at Cecilia.

“See? I knew he would accept my greeting.”

“He had no choice but to acknowledge you.”

Pendragon poured alcohol into his bronze cup and pushed it along the table. Ed grabbed the cup in front of him. Ed, who received the cup with his agile hands, lifted the cup in a semicircle so that it would not overflow with alcohol and emptied the cup at once. Pendragon burst into laughter when Ed put down the glass with a clear sound.

“The old man told me that he was closest to you, and I guess he wasn’t lying about that.”

Pendragon got up from his seat and approached Ed. He picked up the glass that Ed had put down and said.

“I heard an interesting story from the old man.”

Ed faced Pendragon’s gaze quietly. Pendragon smiled and asked.

“So, the prince seems to be related to the demon?”

This man. Regardless of who is next to him or not, he says everything he wants to say.