That Man’s 101st Bad Ending

Northern Road-2

“…something, I don’t think this is it.”

It’s the cloak I’ve always worn, but why does it look so awkward today?

Adele frowned in displeasure.

After flapping the cloak several times, he finally sighs and fiddles with the hair on his shoulders.

The contents of the letter that came earlier was from Robert Taylor that he would soon arrive in the North.

I didn’t think it was too bad, though I didn’t think it was too bad that he didn’t come until winter when I asked him to come in the summer.

Isn’t there a lot to do this winter anyway?

If I used that as an excuse and held it here, that would be it.

why hold on? Adele laughed lightly.

There are things I liked, but I realized that there are many things I hide.

I had no intention of letting go of them until I heard them, so it was like walking into the wolf’s jaws with my feet.

kong-

When the wolf next to him barked, Adele said he would understand and stroked his head before moving on.

It wasn’t very often that he went out to meet him like this.

Lotos disappeared saying he had something to see by himself, and it became like he went out alone, but it wouldn’t matter.

Rather, it was not enough to be grateful from Robert’s side.

For the Archduke to move on his own, isn’t it something he wouldn’t do at all?

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Just as I was about to go outside, Adele gave me a strange look at a question that suddenly popped up.

…If you think about it, you don’t even need to go out to meet them.

Why are you preparing to leave?

Every time I got involved with Robert Taylor, I felt like I was being manipulated.

It’s like that secret, isn’t there too many things you don’t know?

I tried not to let my regretful feelings enter, and in the end I let out a sigh and walked away.

I’m busy this winter, but I thought it would be better to be busy.

That way you won’t have such useless thoughts.

#

It was better not to ride a wagon in the North.

I knew this early on and didn’t pack too much, but even that was dangerous for a sleigh pulled by wolves.

At such a slow pace, can we go before the sun goes down?

As I recalled the contents of the letter I had just sent, I began to worry.

I said it would arrive soon, but I don’t think it will take a little longer.

Adele’s personality made her more likely to send someone to wait in advance.

Hopefully it won’t be too late After walking for a while with that thought in mind, I could see the sun starting to set.

Seeing a procession waiting for us in the distance, we stopped the sleigh and started approaching them.

Sorry for being late, and just as I was about to bow my head moderately, there was someone I could see.

For a moment, I do, and my steps stop.

The woman waiting on the wolf in the distance was a very familiar face.

After staring blankly for a moment, a woman riding a wolf trudged toward me and opened her mouth.

A piercing gaze landed on me, as if slightly angry.

“You are very gutsy. I thought it wasn’t normal from before, but I never thought it would make me wait.”

“…I never knew you would be with me.”

“I have been there once. By Bored.”

Adele, who responded indifferently, shook her head as if it were absurd.

When I looked at him with an awkward smile, Adele then patted the wolf on the back and opened her mouth.

“I must take responsibility for making me wait. So, I wonder how long you intend to stay?”

“Maybe I will stay for a month. This is an informal visit, but as a member of Taylor, I have something to tell you.”

“I’m a member of Taylor, so that’s none of my business.”

If the grand duke said she had no interest in such things, what would I be?

Adele, who clicked her tongue as if my words were not interesting, then opened her eyes as she looked at the sword hanging from her waist.

I thought you might be interested in this too.

As much as I showed you last time, I thought maybe there would be a fight at least once, but the reaction came faster than expected.

“I brought a sword this time. Do you think you have something to write about?”

“It is for self-defense. I might have something to write about.”

“Aren’t you going to run away just because you can’t handle it this time? Alright, then take it slow. We can go and talk.”

After saying that, Adele tapped my saddle and then turned to me and gestured.

Are you riding in the back? When I looked at him curiously, Adele replied bluntly as if he was frustrated.

“What are you doing, get in the back. If I keep riding that sleigh, it will be frustrating and I will die first.”

“…Should I ride?”

“Then you’re asking someone else besides you? Don’t make me say it twice, just ride it.”

Then again, he laughs bitterly as he taps the saddle again.

I didn’t know how to ask him to ride behind me, but when I got on the back and settled down, Adele gave the signal to start by holding the reins.

I’ve experienced riding wolves many times, but riding on Adele’s back was a pretty strange experience.

None of the fluttering snowflakes reached me, so I felt the wind in a daze while watching the fluttering cloak.

Perhaps it will soon enter Adele’s domain, and soon after, a huge winter fortress appeared in front of my eyes.

The fort, built with the magic of ice, would regenerate on its own no matter how broken it was.

The northern wall, which has been blocking foreign enemies for over a thousand years, is one of the reasons why the northern part is not often invaded by other foreign tribes.

Indeed, its majesty was considerable, and even the other attendants, including me, opened their eyes wide.

“These days, there aren’t many cases where the territory is invaded, so there aren’t many cases where that wall is used properly. I don’t think that would happen even while Confucius was there.”

“Then I’m glad.”

There was no particular reason why I had prepared the sword.

I will not delay the subjugation of the foreign races that will take place in the winter just because I came, I think I will probably go ahead with it.

I’m going to go there In that process, the original plan was to belong to this northern group.

Friendship with Adele has to be done by belonging to this group.

Adele was the leader of the North, but it was better to have a good relationship with a leader like Lotos.

If it’s not Lotos, it’s Tobi.

If the people I’ve been with since Adele’s mercenary corps acknowledged me, then it wasn’t even a matter of strengthening my position in the North.

Actually, it was easiest to show my powerlessness.

I still can’t use magic for a long time, but I think it’s enough to finish with a few sums.

If necessary, it won’t be a problem if you show some skill.

furthermore…

Glancing at Adele, she focused on holding the reins and didn’t say anything more.

I think Adele probably had her own thoughts about my powerlessness.

I’m grateful I didn’t ask him about it, but I’ll have to explain it to him at some point.

I don’t think there are any eternal secrets.

Since I was determined to save the woman named Adele Ygritte, I believed it would be right to tell her a little about my secret.

Whether you believe in regression or not.

Perhaps, given Adele’s personality, there’s a high probability of dismissing it as absurd, but if she said it anyway, wouldn’t it be a little more comfortable for her to be with her?

Of course, I didn’t have to say it right away. After a while, when she finally feels a sense of crisis over treason.

We’ll be able to talk about it only after that time has come.

Snowflakes pouring down from the cloudy sky touch my forehead.

I frowned at the sudden feeling of coldness, and looked at the sky in silence at the laughter that suddenly leaked out.

I finally felt that I had come to the North.

It was only then that I felt that my fur-clad body was shivering from the cold, and I smiled at the faint scent of blood in my nose.

The place where I was able to be most comfortable for a while, the place where I ran away from my family and finally reached it and met a woman named Adele.

-This is unexpected, but I thought that Prince Robert Taylor would be here.

-…Save me, please.

I couldn’t even remember what number, but I was definitely here.

He gazes at the snow falling toward his palm, then clenches and clenches his fist.

came back here

Not to run away this time, but to go back there and change everything.

and for my eternal rest.

The North is cold and chilly.

Corpses wander around unable to find a place to die, and wolves dig through the snow up to their necks to find their prey.

Blood always flows between people, but that was quite familiar to me.

Boo Woo-

Those who greeted me with the sound of a trumpet were all familiar faces.

Those who have been with Adele since the days of the mercenaries, and those who subjugated the aliens with me.

However, to them now, I was just a stranger.

After a bit of a bitter taste, he got off the wolf and shook hands.

Lotos, who was standing at the front, was a bit surprised when I reached out his hand, and took it as it was.

The greeting method of holding each other’s hands rather than lowering the head, I definitely remembered this one thing.

“Oh, do you know the northern way of greeting?”

When Lotos asked, I answered with a smile.

“I know. very much.”

Perhaps this was the third time, but Lotos’ hands were still soft.

It was a hand that didn’t match the northern part at all, but it was a hand like a person who was sad when it fell out.

#

“This is where you will stay. Wherever you go, you won’t be sad.”

“…can I be honest?”

“However much.”

“I didn’t think I was such an important guest.”

The room Adele showed me was more luxurious than I had imagined.

I knew Adele’s room because I’d been there a few times before, but it wasn’t as fancy as the room I was staying in.

Leather was spread all over the place, and the blanket on the bed was a high-quality material that could only be found in the capital city.

Adele, perhaps slightly surprised, opened her mouth as she pressed down on the bed on which I was lying.

“Actually, I didn’t prepare it, but Lotos said he would prepare it himself. I let you go because you worked hard for a long time, what the hell are you thinking?”

There were always times when Lotos misunderstood in strange directions.

I think it’s probably the same in this case, but I couldn’t easily guess what the hell he was thinking.

I expected that there would be something I felt after seeing me last time, but I didn’t know that I would have prepared it with so much care.

“There won’t be any problems.”

Adele thought for a moment, then shrugged her shoulders, saying that it wouldn’t matter.

Actually, it didn’t matter at all.

It’s just burdensome, but if Adele says it doesn’t matter, that’s it.

Adele, who was striding toward the door, turned to me and opened her mouth.

“Come to think of it, there’s something I didn’t say.”

“What are you talking about?”

“…You worked hard to get here, Prince Taylor. It’s been a while since a guest came, so I forgot about it.”

Did you remember that I came from the capital?

After all, most people have a hard time coming to the North, so it was understandable that she said that.

However, the awkward thing is that I didn’t want to be called Confucius even here, even if it was the capital city.

He turned around and looked at Adele, then quietly added.

“You can call me Robert. Isn’t the Grand Duke the highest person here?”

Adele doesn’t remember, but Adele always called me Robert.

I liked that title, which was considerate of me, who did not like the name Taylor.

Adele stared at me, then smiled and nodded.

“Yes, Robert. See you in a bit.”

Adele, who had been leaning against the door, closed it with those words and disappeared.

Kung, I stare at the softly closing door.

I felt like my heart was tickling for no reason at the name that had been called for a long time.

After blinking my eyes for a moment, I stood up and stared at the room.

Unlike the memory of the shabby room in my head, this room could be said to be the pinnacle of luxury.

A landscape that is not easily seen in the impoverished northern part, it is very pleasant to recall what Lotos was thinking.

Although quite a few things had to be different from the previous room I stayed in, I felt oddly comfortable being here.

After hanging the sword on the wall, a faint smile appeared on my lips as I looked around.

…to be honest, it was better here than at home.

So much so that you can’t even compare.