Chapter 1026 — Book 2: Chapter 225: No. I don't know anything (8)
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Bailey's family has been working as diplomats for the Haru Kingdom for generations.
That was the reason Bailey had been taught about it since she was young.
She was taught that diplomats for the Haru Kingdom had to pay attention to more than just foreign nations.
‘Beast people.’
She learned about the different kinds of Beast people living in the world.
This was to be expected.
With the Beast people being great at fighting, the Haru Kingdom was friendly with them and needed to know about them.
It was even possible that they needed to know more about the Beast people than other nations.
“That power is-”
Bailey's heart started beating wildly.
In the past 150 years or so since the Haru Empire became a kingdom, her family could not openly learn about Beast people.
It was something that was banned.
They actually had to teach terrible things about Beast people.
However, Bailey had been obsessed with Beast people since she was young and absorbed knowledge about the Beast people before the cataclysmic period, even beyond what her family taught her.
As a result, she earned the support of the former king and King Dennis to become the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Of course, her knowledge of Beast people was a secret only a few people knew about.
“Ah-”
These things all led to her being able to recognize this beautiful woman in front of her.
‘A Whale-’
She was certain that this woman was a Whale.
The Beast people known to rule over the seas.
When considering only a Beast’s offensive strength, Whales were known to be the strongest.
However, the name of their tribe was something that was almost forgotten. People believed that there were no more living Whales.
Bailey's heart thumped.
Red hair and white hair… Blue hair existing by their sides…
There was a Whale in between people that reminded her of the Archduke's House of Snow and the Haru Royal family.
She had no way to express her thoughts right now.
Furthermore, she could not share this excitement in her heart.
Zenyu was nearby.
Zenyu commented at that moment.
“I was wondering what kind of Beast you were, but you were a Whale as I expected.”
Bailey flinched.
‘So he did figure out that woman's identity.’
Zenyu was a first generation Dragon half-blood. He was said to be over 200 years old.
He has been alive since before the cataclysmic period.
The Whale woman responded after receiving Zenyu’s gaze.
“Ah, this is such a relief.”
Witira smiled.
“I was debating whether I should introduce myself again.”
On the other hand, Zenyu nodded his head with a nonchalant look on his face.
“It looks like you have existed since before the cataclysmic period.”
His fellow knights looked shocked.
A Beast who has lived over 200 years.
Yes, those did exist, but…
That was because there were old Beasts hiding throughout the continent.
One of the First Knights Brigade’s secret missions was to find and kill these hiding Beasts.
It was because these Beasts were different from the current Beasts.
The mission the second generation Dragon half-bloods were on right now was to kill the old Beasts.
“… How surprising.”
Another first generation Dragon half-blood commented.
“A Beast who basically shows no signs of being a Beast. We must kill her.”
He then continued to speak.
“It makes sense that Nine and Wei were no match for her.”
The two Dragon half-bloods and their current conditions made sense.
However, they still did not feel like they would lose.
Zenyu addressed Witira.
“I do not know what you all were thinking, but… You should have just kept living quietly.”
Zenyu got off his horse.
Shhh.
He relaxed his sword down toward the ground and slowly walked up to the enemies.
“I heard that Whales were extinct.”
The smile became bigger on Witira's face after hearing that.
However, there were no changes to Zenyu's face.
“If you somehow managed to survive, you should have done what you can to extend your life even longer.”
Screeeeeech—-
An odd screech came out from him.
The Holy Empire’s knights all lit up.
Zenyu's sword was screeching.
Zenyu, the greatest knight of the Empire.
The reputation he had built made them all call him the greatest.
One of the third generation Dragon half-bloods shouted.
“Boss! Please get rid of that dirty-blooded bitch right away! Kill her!”
Some of the Dragon half-bloods channeled their force, as if in agreement.
“Ugh.”
“Ugh!”
“Ugh!”
The regular people around them groaned in pain but they didn't care.
Screeeeech-
They increased the strength of it even more as the sound of their boss's sword screeching went up.
Some of them were even smiling, as if people groaning after being suppressed by their force was enjoyable.
One of the hot-tempered members couldn't help himself and shouted.
“A damn Beast-”
It was at that moment.
“Man, I really hate hearing that.”
Witira started speaking.
She looked toward the Dragon half-bloods that just spoke.
“!”
They subconsciously flinched.
Despite not feeling any force coming from her, an unexplainable pressure was flowing out of her.
The experience she had gained while going through numerous battles in order to protect and rule over the seas was releasing this pressure from her body despite it not being force.
Screeeeeech—-
Zenyu's sword stopped screeching at that moment.
As the eyes of the knights sparkled…
“Are you going to attack now?”
Witira lightly asked Zenyu.
“Yes.”
Zenyu calmly responded. He casually continued to speak.
“I'm lucky that I get to capture a Whale somewhere other than the sea.”
Bailey's face stiffened.
‘That’s right. This is not the sea.’
Whales could only go berserk around water and they were strongest at sea.
This place was too disadvantageous of a battlefield for the woman.
Bailey looked toward the Whale woman with pity.
‘!’
Bailey's eyes opened wide at that moment.
The woman was smiling.
“I'm actually the lucky one.”
She commented as she smiled.
As Bailey flinched and Zenyu's eyes filled with confusion… She gave the answer.
“There’s a lot of water here.”
‘Ah.’
Bailey’s jaw dropped and Zenyu's eyes looked as if things didn't go as he planned.
They had immediately understood what she meant.
They finally saw the ‘water’ she was talking about as well.
“Shit.”
As that short comment came out of Zenyu’s mouth…
Witira opened up her arms.
“It is disappointing that it is not sea water, but… Well, this is not bad.”
Boom-
The ground started to shake.
No, to be more accurate, the ground they were on was shaking.
“What the…?”
“Ah!”
One of the first generation Dragon half-bloods shouted.
“It's snow!”
This place was not the sea, but…
There was a lot of water.
It was the white snow surrounding them in all directions.
Witira looked up at the sky.
She could see the snow coming down.
Her hometown was the northern sea.
To provide more detail, it was on top of a chunk of ice above the sea.
It was a place that was cold all year long.
A place where it snowed so much.
A frozen land that didn't even melt in the summer.
Why did the Whales live there?
Witira never wondered about that.
She was just happy with all that water around her.
Witira lightly stomped her foot.
Boom-
There was a dull noise and the ground shook again.
Before the subjugation squad could even react to it and before Zenyu's sword could move toward Witira…
Zenyu and Witira made eye contact.
She commented as she smiled.
“I told you we were waiting for you.”
What would that mean?
It meant that she and her allies were all prepared to meet their enemies.
Zenyu realized it at that moment.
‘This is a trap.’
Baaaaaang–!
There was a loud noise and the ground burst up.
No, the snow shot up.
It was only for a moment, but it felt as if the snow was going from the ground to the sky instead of the sky to the ground.
Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-
They could hear the sound of waves as well.
Then the snow melted.
It turned into water.
Each pebbles of snow turned into drops of water and gathered together.
They then turned into a wave.
Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-
The moment that the sounds that they would normally hear at the sea was echoing through the barren lands of the north…
The large wave surrounded the subjugation squad.
A large circular wave wall was created.
“Ah-”
Bailey was amazed at the beautiful sight created by the blue water.
However, she soon got the chills.
Crack—!
The wave instantly stiffened.
The beautiful water completely froze.
The wall that extended so high that you had to tilt your head all the way back to see the top stopped moving while looking ready to attack the subjugation squad.
The entrance to that large wall was only where the blue-haired woman was standing.
Bailey felt as if she was caught in a large circular stadium.
This place felt like the stage.
‘No.’
This was not just a stadium.
It was a prison.
The Whale had imprisoned the subjugation squad inside an ice wave prison.
The overwhelming sight made Bailey's eyes cloud over.
Whales were stronger than she had expected.
‘Maybe we might win-’
“Ugh!”
However, Bailey groaned and almost fell to the ground.
She could not raise her head.
She heard Zenyu's voice.
“If it is a trap, we just have to break it.”
Zenyu's force surrounded the area.
This intangible aura that was neither violent nor large felt like a cold blade.
The Dragon half-bloods who had been anxious and chaotic snapped back to their senses at Zenyu's force.
Calmness instantly fell upon the Knights Brigade.
‘Ah.’
The hope that had appeared in Bailey's eyes disappeared again.
‘They said that Zenyu has an attribute!’
That was power only the true chosen ones could have.
That bastard could be the captain because he had that power.
Zenyu raised his sword.
Screeeeeech—-
A black aura shot up.
It pointed toward the entrance of the circular prison.
Zenyu opened his mouth.
The enemies had placed a trap.
But if they get rid of the trap…
“The only thing left for a hunter who failed a hunt is death.”
It was at that moment.
“It's not my turn anymore.”
Witira didn't show any fear toward his sword. Instead, she looked disappointed as she stepped back.
She looked at someone.
Zenyu followed her gaze to look at the same person.
The red-haired man.
Was this person stepping in?
Who was this person?
As Zenyu’s mind filled with multiple thoughts…
“Shall we finish it quickly as it is cold?”
The red-haired man, Cale, calmly commented.
“!”
Zenyu felt suffocated.
“Ugh-”
A faint groan came out of his mouth.
His pupils were shaking.
His eyes opened wide.
The expression on his face changed for the first time.
Shock was visible on his face.
He opened his mouth to speak.
But no words managed to come out.
“Ugh!”
He only groaned louder.
Plop.
Thud.
He could hear the sounds of people plopping down and weapons falling around him.
However, Zenyu could not look to the side.
He could only kneel down on one knee and barely manage to keep his sword in his hand.
‘W, what is this-’
The air seemed to suffocate him.
An aura he could not see was suppressing him.
No, it was dominating him.
– …H, human! You definitely seem as hard as my body!
Cale listened to Raon's comment as he nonchalantly looked forward.
The First Knights Brigade, the strongest knights of the Holy Empire.
5 members.
None of them were able to lift their heads to look at Cale.
Everybody was kneeling as if worshiping him and breathing heavily.
Cale heard the Dominating Aura's fidgety yet imposing voice in his mind.
– Ah, I'm so damn strong. You haven't used the cape or the crown but they are no match for us! Hahaha! Let’s face off against a Dragon next with our aura!
As for Cale, he had a different thought on his mind.
‘Ah, it’s cold.’
He wanted to go inside and lay down next to a warm furnace.
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Translator's Comments
Now that chapter 21 of Idols Rewind is posted, I can finally say that staring at this No. I don't know anything title has made me think of I don't love, I don't love, I don't love anything in that chapter!
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