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 . ”

&

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 slope 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 .

&

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 bloody . 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 .