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Swordmaster’s Youngest Son
[Translator – Junseo]
[Proofreader – Valirius]
Volume 10 Chapter 365 - Traces (5)
Jin’s gaze, looking into the tree, quickly grew frosted.
“It seems that they’re a wicked bunch just as you said.”
Slice—!
Jin spoke as he cut down the tree. With a light swing of his sword, the tree was cut down. The Lulu tied up inside was also cut down alongside the tree, but she was merely a tasteless illusion.
As the bloody illusion of Lulu disappeared, a trap in the form of a magic circle was revealed in its place. If the two had approached, the trap would have been triggered.
Kekekeke—!
An eerie laughter was heard from deep within the forest. Jin and Valeria waited silently with expressionless faces for the foe to appear.
[You weren’t fooled?]
Jingle, jingle, jingle…!
From the darkness beyond the forest, something sparkled and a jaunty sound arose.
It was the sound of the descendants of the Fairy Tribe flapping their wings. The fairies that revealed themselves had a beautiful appearance that was a complete juxtaposition to their unpleasant giggling sounds.
Small, shiny, and dainty wings. A face so cute you’d want to reach out and touch it, alongside a playful and lovable expression.
Of course, the eyes of Jin and Valeria were cold as they looked at the descendants of the Fairy Tribe that had just appeared.
[Keke, hello? You’re not upset by that joke, are you?]
The descendant of the Fairy Tribe said, scratching her head.
“Where is the Cat Tribe?”
[Why are you so hasty? We should exchange introductions first. Let’s start again. Hello! I’m Myla, the younger sister of the fairy king.]
Jin and Valeria looked down at Myla without answering.
[…Was I not very welcoming? The humans who came across me while seeking this forest would all shout ten times out of ten about how mysterious I was.]
“I asked where the Cat Tribe is.”
Myla laughed as Jin asked again in a low voice.
[The Cat Tribe is well protected by me and my kind. They came to Wantaramo Forest with a lot of injuries and looked so pitiful. I couldn’t help but offer them aid!]
Myla continued, locking eyes with Jin.
[By the way, Jin Runcandel, the youngest son of Cyron Runcandel. Don’t you think that’s a bit rude? I introduced myself first, but has the cat got your tongue? Should I cut it off for you? The same goes for the human next to you.]
“You expect courtesy after what you did?”
[What was so wrong with it? I didn’t really hurt Lulu. You’re so uptight for someone so young. In fact, I actually treated them.]
Myla pouted.
Then shook her head as if she was upset that they weren’t reacting at all to her cute appearance.
She made some more cute expressions, but in Jin and Valeria’s minds, if it weren’t for the Cat Tribe, they would’ve attacked her instantly.
[…Fine, I get it. It looks like you’ll cut me down if I mess around again. I’ll let you meet the Cat Tribe, so follow me.]
Myla began to fly slowly back into the forest.
Strangely enough, every time Myla moved, the forest changed. Things like trees and rocks were moving organically along with Myla as if they were living creatures.
While walking, Jin and Valeria couldn’t help but feel a little anxious.
It was natural, since they had absolutely no trust in Myla. They thought that at any moment, a trap might suddenly appear or an attack might begin.
[Hmph, don’t worry, I won’t be messing around with you anymore. I’ve never seen anyone as boring as you.]
When they didn’t reply, Myla didn’t open her mouth again until they arrived. The three ventured through the deep forest in silence for an hour.
Fortunately, there were no other traps.
[We’re here.]
Where they arrived, thousands of trees were strangely twisted to form a gigantic cave.
[Come out, guys.]
As Myla spoke, a dazzling light suddenly poured down from inside the cave.
It was a light created by thousands of Fairy Tribe descendants emerging from the cave at once. Despite their wicked personalities, they were quite a sight.
Jingle, jingle, jingle!
In an instant, the fairies filled the area and surrounded Jin and Valeria, laughing.
The last to emerge from the cave were two of the Cat Tribe and a descendant of the Fairy Tribe with wings twice as large as those of Myla and the others.
“Lulu!”
[Jin Runcandel!]
Lulu and Miru.
Two of the triplets who guarded the barrier against the Wraith Corps until the last moment.
As soon as Jin saw them, he felt the worry that had been weighing heavily on his chest lift. On the other hand, he suddenly felt uneasy about something else.
“…Where’s Neru?”
Could it be that he died while protecting the barrier until the end? As Jin was worrying, Lulu smiled.
[Neru led the rest of the tribe and is hiding somewhere else. Miru and I are the only ones who relied on the fairies. At that time, everyone was a little hurt, but fortunately, no one died.]
Only then did Jin smile as well.
Everyone had escaped safely from the cave.
“Thank you all for surviving.”
Jin bent down and grabbed Lulu and Miru’s hands.
[Oh my, what a touching reunion. Seriously, I can’t watch it without crying. Isn’t that right? Your Majesty.]
Myla said as she landed next to Lulu, Miru, and the fairy with the largest wings.
She was the queen of the descendants of the Fairy Tribe, and unlike Myla, she was rather dignified.
“I’m Jin Runcandel.”
[Call me Sheila.]
Sheila was Myla’s older sister and the Fairy Queen.
[Myla would’ve definitely played a nasty joke on the way here, so let me apologize on her behalf.]
[Apologize? Why are you apologizing? Your Majesty, they are, strictly speaking, invaders. Actually, it wouldn’t have been a problem even if I just killed them.]
[They came here to save the Cat Tribe, Myla. Also, the Cat Tribe asked me for permission and left traces.]
[Though we were never told that the one reading the traces might be a mage with the power of recording.]
Valeria’s eyes shifted slightly to the left at Myla’s sarcastic voice.
The Cat Tribe and the fairies had no idea she was anxious, but Jin saw right through it.
Jin, like Valeria, was a little confused.
‘How did Myla know that Valeria had the power of archival magic? Did she see when Valeria used it at the entrance to the forest? I never told Lulu or Miru about Valeria’s existence, though…’
Jingle, jingle, jingle…
At Myla’s words, the descendants of the Fairy Tribe that were gathered nearby could be heard gossiping among themselves. It was a language that Jin and Valeria couldn’t understand.
[Jin.]
“Yes, Lulu?”
[When we turned to the land of the Fairy Tribe’s descendents, we left behind two types of traces. So that you could find us…]
The two types of traces left behind by Lulu and Miru could be found by those with and without archival magic.
And there was a reason for them to go to that effort.
It was because Valeria had tracked them too fast. The normal type of traces they had left hadn’t been found by the Seven-Colored Peacock, so Valeria’s tracking speed was definitely abnormal.
And so Lulu and Miru thought that it was impossible for her to have found them so quickly without some kind of recording magic.
So, they assumed that the tracker could use archival magic, and tried to confirm one thing.
Whether the person was on Jin’s side, or whether they were an enemy.
As Valeria had initially predicted, had it been the latter case, the Cat Tribe were planning to use the power of the Fairy Tribe descendants to eliminate the pursuer.
As Lulu explained this, Jin nodded, and Valeria seemed lost in thought for a moment.
“Why were you planning to kill me if I wasn’t on Jin’s side?”
[Because there are things here that a mage using archival magic while being unaffiliated with Solderet’s contract must not witness.]
Sheila, the queen of the Fairy Tribe, answered on Lulu’s behalf.
Jin could intuitively guess what Sheila was talking about.
‘Temar’s fourth tomb must be here. During their escape, Lulu and Miru naturally went to the Wantaramo Forest, unlike the others of the Cat Tribe, to lead me to the fourth tomb.’
He was exactly right.
The descendants of the Fairy Tribe knew the way to reach Temar’s fourth tomb.
There was silence for a moment.
Myla’s face crumpled, as if she didn’t like how easily Sheila was giving away such information.
[Human, what is your relationship with Jin Runcandel?]
Sheila asked a sudden question.
Just as Valeria was about to answer, Jin did so instead.
“She’s my companion. Someone I trust more than anyone in the world.”
[Then I, Sheila, the queen of the Fairy Tribe’s descendents, will keep my age-old promise to Solderet. I would also like to thank my old friends, Lulu and Miru of the Cat Tribe, who helped me to keep my promise.]
Phwoosh…!
Sheila’s wings glowed with an even more intense light.
It was the symbol of the highest authority in the Wantaramo Forest, and all the other Fairy Tribe descendants, including Myla, all sat down on the ground and bowed their heads to Sheila.
It was indeed a scene that highlighted the majesty of the one called the queen of the Fairy Tribe descendants.
[Jin Runcandel and his companion mage, and my old friends, follow me. The tomb is inside the cave. I can finally put down the heavy burden I’ve been carrying for the past thousand years.]
Sheila began to flap her wings toward the cave formed by the twisted and warped trees.
Jin and his companions followed her into the cave. Even when they had all entered the cave, the descendants of the Fairy Tribe gathered outside did not dare to raise their heads.
At the sight, Jin naturally thought to himself that Sheila’s authority as the Fairy Queen was absolute.
But in fact, that was not the case.
[Lulu, Miru. You probably noticed it while you were here.]
Crunch, crunch, crunch!
Suddenly, the trees were twisting and bending, blocking the entrance to the cave.
Looking back, the sight of Myla smiling through the rapidly narrowing gap could be seen.
[It has been a long time since Myla betrayed me.]
The cave entrance was not blocked by Sheila’s power.
She was only queen in title, but the real power and authority over the Wantaramo Forest had already passed to Myla and the other descendants of the Fairy Tribe.
[Yes, I felt it. Sheila…]
[Myla has no intention of keeping the promise to Solderet. Thus, when the opportunity came, she planned to seal me like this. Though I suppose she wouldn’t have expected to seal the thousand-year-contractor as well.]
Jin and Valeria were not at all flustered by the sudden change in circumstances. Looking back at the actions and attitude of Myla, it was quite possible for something like this to happen.
[Soon, the humans that Myla allied with will come looking for Wantaramo.]
[Who did she ally with?]
[Zipfel. They are the only force that can satisfy her vain greed.]
Sheila smiled faintly. Her wings, shining especially brightly in the darkness, looked very lonely.
“Lady Sheila, it seems like you have something planned. Given how you let yourself be sealed, despite knowing of her betrayal.”
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Translator – Junseo
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