Breakers Chapter 4:
Chapter 1 - Entry #4
"No, if it so important, why didn’t you tell me until now?”
"You didn’t ask and I thought you remembered . ”
He didn’t ask .
Yes, he certainly didn’t ask . Carack’s reaction was natural . His actions were normal if In-gong had actually remembered!
In-gong sighed and acted rationally instead of bothering Carack about it .
“When is it happening today?”
It was still morning, so it was okay if it was a little ‘late’ . There was still time if the meeting occurred late in the afternoon or evening .
Carack scratched his chin again and replied .
“Eh . . . It was decided to do it before lunch, so the meeting is at 11 o’clock . ”
Rather than thinking about the unit of time in Knight Saga, he zoomed in on the mini-map that had a clock function next to it . It was 9:52 a . m .
'It is one hour away!’
Dammit! Why was he only told just before the meeting?
“Where?”
In-gong asked reflexively and Carack pointed beyond the mountains .
“We decided to do it at Princess Caitlin’s location . It is time to go so you should be prepared . ”
It was already like this, so it was impossible to prepare properly .
In-gong calmed his heart and started thinking rationally . What he needed now wasn’t swearing or lamentation .
Information . He had to have information .
"Hey, Carack . Do you remember that I’m a little confused because of the fever?”
"Is Prince really okay?”
Carack looked worried again . Despite being a bit clumsy, he didn’t seem like a bad guy .
“I’m okay . Anyway, can you tell me about Chris and Caitlin? For example, what I call them . ”
The honorifics .
When just looking at age, it was natural to call Caitlin by noona and Chris by hyung (Noona= what males use for older females . Hyung= what males use for men older than them) . But Shutra, Caitlin and Chris were all part of the royal family .
‘I don’t think I would call them by Hyung or Noona . ’
Carack stared at In-gong before saying in a decisive voice .
"I don’t know . ”
"You should have seen it at the meeting!”
"Today is the first meeting . I told you, I only met Prince yesterday . ”
It was perfect logic . In the end, In-gong lost to the orc’s logic and sprang up .
"Okay, let’s prepare to depart . ”
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In fact, nothing special was needed to be prepared for the departure . He just needed to wear different clothes .
'This is due to the fever . ’
They might think it was strange but he would continue to push the idea .
‘I just need to seem okay . ’
Of course, there would be some doubts but what could they do? He had Shutra’s body!
Carack hadn’t moved past In-gong’s actions simply because he was an orc .
'Yes, maybe they will just be worried like Carack . ’
The crucial part was that Shutra, Chris and Caitlin weren’t close friends . They might be worried but not suspicious .
'Or they might not be worried at all . ’
In-gong nodded and looked around for a while . Carack was at the front with orcs walking on either side of him .
'Let me think . I will try to reason it out . ’
He had cleared Knight Saga from Zephyr’s point of view . Therefore, he didn’t know the nuances of the relationship between Shutra, Chris and Caitlin .
However, it was possible to reason things out to a certain degree .
Zephyr had little contact with Shutra, Chris and Caitlin as a child . The reasons were different but in Shutra’s case, he had always stayed in a corner while Chris and Caitlin barely spent any time at the palace .
Unlike the other queens, Elaine Moonlight, queen of the lycanthropes and mother of Chris and Caitlin, didn’t have any ambitions to make her children the Demon King . Chris and Caitlin were educated at the royal palace of the lycanthropes .
Therefore, the two of them spend most of their childhood in the land of the lycanthropes rather than the Demon King’s Palace .
‘In other words, Shutra should have had almost no contact with Chris and Caitlin . ’
This was probably not the first meeting but there was a high possibility that they hadn’t had a conversation before .
'Okay, I will just push forward . I won’t care about acting different . ’
He had a severe fever and couldn’t remember anything . He seemed to have acquired a partial memory loss .
In-gong nodded with a determined expression but he soon found it tough to breathe .
'Pant pant, my body has levelled up but my stamina is still low . ’
He was currently level 3 . He had nine points in each state but he was still weaker than Villager A . It was hard to climb up the rough mountain trail .
"Almost there . Just have a little more strength . ”
Carack said with a smile . It seemed that In-gong looked exhausted .
“Yes . ”
In-gong laughed and stepped forward with difficulty . How far did they walk? The uphill **** gradually calmed to reveal a wide vacant lot .
"We are here . ”
In-gong stretched and looked around at Carack’s words . The vacant lot wasn’t empty . It was an army base . It couldn’t be compared to In-gong’s base and seemed more like a village .
There were dozens of tents lined up in an orderly manner with cheap and permanent grazing grounds .
The soldiers were also different . Dozens of soldiers with the symbol of the lycanthropes seemed to be Caitlin’s troops . Everyone was wearing black leather armour and they all looked big and wild .
They were obviously elite soldiers .
The orcs among the elite soldiers also looked different . The orcs were obviously local soldiers and didn’t seem much different from In-gong’s but they looked stronger and more resilient .
Carack laughed as he saw the tension on In-gong’s face .
"It’s okay, they are on our side . Isn’t it reassuring?”
It seemed like he thought In-gong was frightened by the atmosphere .
"Yes, they are on our side . ”
In-gong replied lightly but he spoke in a low voice .
Carack knocked his shoulders against In-gong’s .
"Let's go inside . That is the meeting place . ”
Located in the heart of the base was a large tent surrounded by lycanthrope warriors .
‘Chris and Caitlin . ’
The 7th prince and 8th princess .
Shutra’s half siblings .
They were like two wild beasts in front of Zephyr; the lycanthrope monsters .
In-gong swallowed his saliva and entered the tent with Carack .
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In-gong was startled by the insides of the tent . The inside and outside of the tent were completely different .
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the inside of the tent was like a luxurious palace . The floor had fluffy carpets and the walls were decorated with beautiful silks . Despite being inside a tent, it was completely bright .
A gentle light poured from the ceiling and it was reminiscent of stained glass in a cathedral .
There was a circular table located in the middle of the tent . In-gong was an outsider to this world but it still seemed luxurious .
A large map of a battlefield with elaborate models was laid out on the table .
“Please sit here . ”
A young man wearing the emblem of the lycanthropes guided In-gong toward a seat . It seemed like there were only three seats for In-gong, Chris and Caitlin .
Once In-gong was seated, the young man said with a smile .
"Prince Chris and Princess Caitlin will be coming soon . Please wait a moment . ”
He had nothing to do but wait . In-gong watched the clock attached to the mini-map . There were 10 minutes left until the scheduled meeting time .
‘This is great . ’
As expected from Chris and Caitlin .
Shutra was the child of the Demon King but he was different in many ways .
In fact, In-gong didn’t have good impressions of Chris and Caitlin . It was because they worked hard to block him whenever he played Zephyr .
It had been a nightmare fighting Chris and Caitlin . He’d been able to save and load the game but he had died many times . That’s not even mentioning their soldiers .
As the fight over the succession to the throne deepened, the fighting became more **** . Sometimes, he barely managed to face them during an event .
Chris had growled at his enemies while Caitlin had watched silently with a frozen face .
‘I could call them middle-ranked bosses . ’
He now had to meet those two people . If possible, he needed to maintain a friendly relationship with them . In-gong needed allies to face Zephyr .
'I need to oppose Zephyr while stopping others from joining him . ’
He sighed as he thought about it . It was like Yan Baihu standing up to his enemies in an isolated area .
“Prince . ”
Carack’s low voice snapped him out of it . He jumped with surprise and heard voices outside the tent .
Chris and Caitlin, the two of them had appeared .