A Failed Knight Who Went to the Academy To Get Married

086. witch of the shore

In the early evening, the boys arrived safely at Oddball.

Ranken and Mekhail said while looking at the sea dyed red by the sunset.

“The view is nice, but it’s pretty cold.”

“Is it possible to scuba dive in winter?”

Meanwhile, Ziz already seemed busy hunting down women around him.

Meanwhile, as Trine was staring at the sea, somewhat lost, for a long time, Sir’an tapped him on the shoulder.

“Is this your first time in the sea?”

“Well, that’s right.”

“You said you could have a baby if you pray, and you were such a b*stard.”

… Because he’s a hillbilly.

Until last year, Trine was clearly a commoner who knew nothing.

Therefore, I never dreamed that I would become a marquis and even get married in just one year.

“I’m a little anxious.”

Trine muttered, staring at the distant horizon.

“I feel like I’ve gone too far for my topic.”

Prince Siran snorted at those words.

“That’s what sailing the seas is like.”

Then he stretched and continued speaking.

“It’s endless and sometimes you get lost in the storm, but as long as you don’t forget where you need to go, you’ll get there eventually.”

Trine responded with a smile.

“Why do you say such cool things that are so uncharacteristic of you?”

“Damn. Looks like Shirou’s tone has changed recently.”

At that time, Ziz suddenly ran towards me with all his might and shouted.

“Save me!”

A large, angry man was chasing behind him.

“You b*stard, how dare you touch my woman! You will die today!”

Then, four other male students started running without looking back, as if they had made a promise.

“Bounce!”

“Why is that b*stard coming to us!”

“That’s why I told you to do it in moderation!”

“We don’t know!”

***

After that, the men wandered around among themselves,

After enjoying dinner at a nice-looking coastal restaurant,

I entered the hotel suite reserved in Siran’s name.

By the way, I heard that Yuril’s conference is held at the hotel right next door, so if you go there for no reason, you will be scolded.

Anyway, everyone played cards until quite late into the night and everyone was exhausted.

‘… ‘Let’s go soon.’

… After making sure everyone was asleep, Trine quietly left the hotel.

Then, he headed to the place the spirit had told him about earlier and sent a message to someone.

“I’m moving. Please take care of me.”

The place Trine headed to was a shabby cabin near the beach not far away.

Trine lingered in front of him for a moment and muttered.

“I’m nervous.”

According to the spirit, he was not that dangerous, so there was no need to worry.

Moreover, since it is naturally nocturnal, it would be better to visit it at night.

Even so, meeting the person who cursed Yuril couldn’t have been burdensome.

“Okay, there’s no reason to hesitate after coming here.”

I took a deep breath and knocked.

“who are you?”

“I’m here to lift the curse.”

Immediately afterwards, the door opened without hesitation.

“Come in! I’m sorry the house is a bit of a mess.”

Those words were by no means condescending.

The inside behind the woman’s back was just as chaotic as Cat’s workshop.

Anyway, when Trine followed the witch and sat down on the bare floor, she asked:

“So what brought you here?”

“I came to ask you to lift the curse.”

“This is my first time seeing you. Who heard about me?”

“I heard from a spirit. Even that you are a witch.”

According to the spirit, she was a real witch who was over a thousand years old.

At that level, even if Saymint and Allie’s ages were combined, they wouldn’t be able to win.

However, since he only looked like he was in his mid-30s on the outside, Trine muttered without realizing it.

“What can I say, you’re much younger than I thought.”

“Hehe, nothing will come out of praising you like that.”

… Aside from that, the outfit was quite disturbing.

A slouchy, tight floral shirt and huge horn-rimmed glasses.

The word eccentric wizard was more appropriate than witch.

“Anyway, whose curse are we here to lift?”

“Yuril’s curse. A curse that forces you to kill those you love.”

The witch grunted for a while as if she couldn’t quite remember,

“Ahh! That curse!”

Immediately, he muttered with a very annoyed expression.

“No, now you’re asking for a refund for a curse that was created hundreds of years ago…”

“This is not a refund, this is a request. I will pay any price, so please lift the curse.”

The witch answered immediately.

“It’s impossible.”

“…….”

“No, it’s not completely impossible, but there are three problems.”

“Please explain.”

The witch said, pointing her finger.

“One. The price for breaking the curse is five times the price for casting the curse.”

“How much is that exactly?”

“Hmm… wait a minute… if you calculate the exchange rate on the cost received at that time…”

The witch continued muttering as if she were talking in her sleep and then came to a conclusion.

“Twelve hundred.”

“Twelve hundred gold?”

“Twelve million gold.”

Trine’s mouth dropped open at the unimaginable amount.

With that amount of money, I don’t know what would happen even if all the assets of the Kingdom of Artoria were poured into it.

“Second, what I can solve is not the curse of that child, but the curse of the children that child will give birth to.”

“What does it mean?”

“As you know, that curse is a curse that is passed down to descendants.”

Trine was also aware of that.

Even if you win a duel with Yuril, lift the curse, and marry her,

In the end, if a child is born between the two, the curse will be inherited.

“So, only after you save that child first will you have a chance to break the chain of curse.”

Trine asked as calmly as possible.

“What about the third and final one?”

“Um… ah! There were two, not three.”

“That’s a good thing.”

However, Trine’s expression looked very far from relief.

Then the witch told a joke to lighten the mood a little.

“Don’t make it complicated! As long as you get married and don’t have children, the curse will naturally disappear, right?”

“…….”

“I heard there are many couples these days who don’t have children even after getting married!”

From noble mtl dot come

“…….”

“If you really want to, you can just adopt me, hahaha.”

“…….”

The witch finally smiled bitterly and said.

“I’m sorry. I came here all the time, but I couldn’t be of any help.”

“Thank you for your kind words.”

Trine stood up and tried to go out.

“Wait.”

“yes?”

“What’s your name?”

“…It’s Trine.”

Then the witch smiled sweetly and spoke.

“I’ll remember it. Come back again if you need any more help.”

“Yes, I will.”

Trine also forced a smile and came out.

After closing the door, I collapsed with my back against the wall due to the strain on my entire body.

I bit my lip hard.

Still, I couldn’t stop crying.

At that time, someone next to me spoke.

“It’s a shame I don’t have much income.”

Trine was startled and jumped up.

“Yuril?! Since when… or did you hear all that?”

“…Shall we take a short walk?”

The two of them started walking along the coast.

Every time a wave hit, it felt like Trine’s heart was being salted for no reason.

Yuril spoke softly.

“In the end, it was a lie that you followed me to protect me.”

“No, that… yeah. I’m sorry.”

“Is that the witch who put a curse on our family?”

“huh.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I was planning to tell you later. It might be dangerous, so-”

“You broke your promise again.”

“…….”

“The promise we made wasn’t an oath to save me by sacrificing your life.”

“I just-”

Yuril stopped and slapped Trine’s cheek.

“You are not a hero.”

Because it was dark, I couldn’t see her face clearly.

“He’s an ordinary human being who will die if you stab him with a knife. He’s an adolescent boy who doesn’t even understand his own emotions.”

I couldn’t even tell if I was frowning or forcing a smile.

“Besides, you are my precious friend.”

“…huh.”

“Promise me. From now on, no matter how trivial it is, you will discuss it with me first.”

“I’ll promise.”

“Then tell me everything now. How this all happened.”

Trine reluctantly began to explain his first encounter with the spirit.

There was no mention of the god Yumano or the nameless devil, but

Other matters were explained in detail.

After finishing the explanation, Yuril spoke.

“It was ultimately because of me that you went to Teor Volcano.”

“At that time, honestly, I was taken by force.”

Yuril placed her head on Trine’s chest.

“If you really value me, don’t try to solve everything on your own.”

“huh.”

“You know. What really hurts me is that you suffer because of me.”

“I know. That goes for me too.”

Yuril raised his head again and said.

“I can’t give you anything or promise you anything until the curse is lifted.”

“huh.”

“However, regardless of the curse or promise, you are my most precious friend now.”

Yuril tried to walk ahead again.

Then Trine grabbed her arm.

“Hey! When the curse is lifted, then-”

Yuril covered Trine’s mouth with his finger.

“Didn’t I just say that I can’t promise anything right now?”

“…huh.”

“But if you really break my curse, then you better be prepared.”

“Are you prepared?”

“I’m sure he might mess with you even more than Shia.”

Only then did Trine smile and respond.

“I’m really looking forward to that.”

“fool.”

Yuril put some chestnuts on Trine’s forehead and then turned around.

“Let’s go back. It’s getting cold.”

***

Meanwhile, the angel Gohyeop looked down at the seaside trine from the hotel rooftop and smiled evilly.

“It’s great. It was quite a moving story.”

He then muttered as he prepared to throw his spear at Trine.

“But maybe it’s because you’re human, so it’s foolish. I’m aiming for your life, but you’re so defenseless.”

The moment you swing your arm with all your might and try to throw the spear –

“It is you who are foolish, not Trine.”

Suddenly, I was stopped by someone who came in from the side.

Gohyeok quickly flew up and dodged, his expression distorted.

“Are you… apprentice angel Myeong-yoon?”

“Trine already predicted you would show up.”

Gohyeop snorted.

“That’s amazing! But I think it was a mistake to just ask an apprentice angel for help?”

Then another voice joined in.

“Hahaha! That’s wrong too! It’s this body that Trine relies on!”

Next to Myeong-yoon, there was a person who had human appearance but was not human.

“Uh, Grokath…”

In the end, Gohyeop got angry and shouted.

“Myeong-yoon, you b*stard! Are you betraying heaven and siding with that evil dragon just because you were an apprentice?”

“I just act according to the rules.”

Myeong-yoon aimed his spear at Gohyeop.

“And you tried to break the rule against killing humans without God’s permission.”

Gohyeop glared at Myeongyun with a cruel expression,

It immediately flapped its wings and ran away.

As Myeong-yoon sighed briefly and put away his spear, Grokatsu sarcastically said.

“It looks like you angels don’t get along well.”

“It’s noisy. I’m warning you, I am not an ally of Trine.”

“I know. At the same time, I am not your ally either.”

As Myeong-yoon turned around, Grokath asked her.

“But then, I’m even more curious. Why did you volunteer to help Trine?”

Myung-yoon hesitated for a moment at that question, and then,

He immediately answered in a cold voice.

“It is only to directly monitor whether he is a person who will be harmful to the heavenly world.”