Chapter 197

Chapter 197 – Chapter 41: Discovery #3

It was impossible to have a crowded banquet now that Sky Forest and the palace had suffered due to the fairy king . However, it was also impossible to let the party that saved Sky Forest leave without anything .

So, after Sylvia finished her conversation with the sword duke, she set up a small party . It was to compensate for the situation with Sky Forest and show that Sylvia was fine after collapsing . Due to it being a small banquet, the participants were simple: the children of the demon king; their aides; and the queen .

The dark elves emphasized an atmosphere which was just as free as their clothing, so the formalities of the banquet were virtually nonexistent . Since it was such a small banquet, they were able to lie down while eating and drinking . After a few drinks, the atmosphere naturally turned boisterous . The loudest ones were those gathered in the middle of the banquet hall .

“Higher! Higher! Higher!”

It wasn’t the sword duke throwing Felicia toward the ceiling . It was a drunk In-gong . The person who did it was different, so the response of the recipient was different . Felicia, like In-gong, had red cheeks from the alcohol as she burst into laughter .

“Kyaaah~”

She screamed, but it was a very pleased one . Caitlin, who was following Felicia’s movements between the ceiling and Shutra’s hands, tugged at In-gong’s clothes .

“Me too! Me as well, Shutra!”

Caitlin was also drunk . Her pale cheeks were red, and her golden eyes were out of focus .

Under normal circumstances, he would stop throwing Felicia or have Caitlin wait a while, but both In-gong and Caitlin were drunk . In-gong turned to Caitlin and nodded . He stretched out his hand and threw Caitlin toward the ceiling .

Felicia and Caitlin alternated between the ceiling and In-gong’s hands . It looked like he was juggling them . Felicia and Caitlin screamed with pleasure . Most of those watching had smiles on their faces, except for a few people .

“Somehow, don’t they react differently from when I do it?”

The sword duke complained while drinking . Chris, who was sitting next to him, shrugged and replied,

“Sword Duke, it is the same for anyone else, so you don’t have to worry . ”

“Felicia! Let Oppa do it!”

“Ah, come on!”

The sword duke watched Silvan try to grab Felicia, and he nodded with a convinced expression .

“Yes, indeed . ”

The sword duke nodded a few more times before turning his attention elsewhere . Caitlin’s and Felicia’s aides, who should be watching them, were talking to someone else . It was In-gong’s aide, Carack .

The sword duke found the sight of an orc being surrounded by a beautiful dark elf, a lycanthrope, and a satyr ridiculous . Then he turned his gaze elsewhere once again . Sylvia, queen of the dark elves and 3rd queen of the Demon King’s Palace, was lying down sideways .

Sylvia was lying down on a stack of cloth and smoking a cigarette, while Amita was fidgeting in front of her . It seemed like they were doing business .

Looking at the two people carefully, the sword duke asked Chris again,

“Prince, do you know why Amita is like that?”

“They have a weak character that fell to temptation . ”

“Indeed . ”

The sword duke nodded and focused on the conversation between Sylvia and Amita . The two people’s voices could be heard clearly in the noisy surroundings .

“I understand! I’ll make it! So, will you give me half?”

Amita waved their hands, while Sylvia cocked her head and pretended not to know .

“Hrmmm, well . Can I ask you to make me a few sacks?”

“Three sacks! Three sacks of weapons if you give me half a bottle!”

“Omo, didn’t I say it was five sacks?”

Sylvia blinked as she raised a hand to her cheek, looking truly bewitching yet innocent . Amita was silent for a moment, but they soon accepted as their tail banged against the ground .

“Eeeh…! I understand! Five sacks! No more beyond that!”

“Okay . It’s a deal . ”

Thanks to Silvan and Felicia, Sylvia was well aware of Amita’s value . Gaining five sacks of Amita’s equipment for half a bottle of wine was a good deal .

“Hmm, I am curious . What flavour does this have that Amita is so enthusiastic?”

Sylvia put out the cigarette in her hand and opened the lid of the bottle containing the Heavenly Wine . As the lid opened, a fragrant smell emerged and those nearby turned to Sylvia without knowing . Sylvia was shocked and took a sip like she was spellbound . Her world changed with one sip .

“Ahh… ah…”

In-gong had created this by mixing an elixir and the Heavenly Wine . Sylvia closed her eyes and moaned, then she sighed and moaned again . She barely regained her mind after a few sips and said,

“Amita, I take back that contract . ”

“Such a thing! This is a violation of the contract! A violation of the contract!”

Amita gulped as Sylvia took another sip, but Sylvia didn’t care . She got up from her seat and approached In-gong .

“Shutra, can you give me just one more bottle?”

In-gong flinched at her coy voice . She looked exactly like Felicia as she embraced him, so In-gong couldn’t resist . Moreover, it was Sylvia who was asking . She had given him the fairy, so he should give her another bottle .

“I-I will . ”

“Me too! Me too!”

Amita ran over and made a fuss after seeing him give a bottle to Sylvia so easily . The sword duke watched this scene and shook his head .

“The delicious prince is really great . ”

Although the sword duke had never tasted the Heavenly Wind made by In-gong, he knew about it . Then Chris asked him quietly,

“Sword Duke, are all gandharva like this?”

“As far as I know, only Prince is like this among the gandharva . The scents of the other gandharva aren’t to this extent . ”

The sword duke recalled 5th Queen Semita Ignus . She always had a good scent around her .

Chris looked briefly at the sword duke before turning his gaze back to the front again . Then he asked casually,

“Are the gandharva healthy?”

In-gong was the only gandharva Chris had met . There were rumours that those inside the confined area had died . The sword duke didn’t look at Chris . He just filled up a new glass .

“They are alive and well . At least when I visited them a year ago . ”

Chris’ eyes narrowed .

“Sword Duke, is there any possibility that the gandharvas can be released?”

“It is up to the demon king . Just… it might be harder now . ”

In-gong had gained divinity, proving that the gandharvas’ experiment was a success .

“Sword Duke?”

“I am saying too much . We’ll just have to see what happens . ”

The sword duke set down his glass, stood up and took a step forward . He walked slowly, but it was like he was merging with the wind without even thinking about it .

Chris stared at the spot where the sword duke had been, then he turned his gaze to In-gong .

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“Shutra is amazing! Shutra is delicious! Hehehe . ”

The drunk Caitlin said while hiccuping . She looked very cute, but In-gong’s expression was different as he walked next to Chris who was carrying Caitlin on his back .

“Be careful not to get eaten in your sleep . ”

“I’m glad that Caitlin noona can’t transform . ”

In-gong nodded at the sincere advice . If Caitlin could turn into a wolf like Seira or Elaine, then he would’ve already been eaten when she bit his finger .

“Ang, ang . ”

Caitlin smiled as she heard them talking and pretending to bite the air .

“Well, I really hope you don’t get eaten .

“Yes . ”

It seemed like the two of them were speaking to reassure themselves . Chris arrived in front of Caitlin’s room and opened the door . It couldn’t be helped because Seira had been missing since the banquet . At any other time, Chris would’ve scolded Seira, but today was a special day . From the outset, they had been given permission to drink as much as they wanted .

Instead of entered the room, Chris held the doorknob for a while . He looked at In-gong and said,

“Shutra . ”

“Huh?”

In-gong turned to Chris . However, Chris didn’t say anything . Instead, he licked his lips a few times before shaking his head .

“Nothing . Good night . ”

“Hyung?”

“Go . ”

Chris smiled and stroked In-gong’s head roughly before entering the room . Although In-gong had grown a lot this year, this was possible because he was still shorter than Chris . Was Chris trying to say something? Instead of thinking deeply, In-gong returned to his room . If there was something he needed to know, Chris would tell him eventually .

Apart from Seira, Carack was also missing . He could’ve called a dark elf maid, but In-gong entered his room alone .

It was a strange feeling . Although he was nervous about joining Zephyr, at present, he was relaxed without any worries . This was why people drank alcohol .

‘Let’s take a look at my stats . ’

In-gong opened his status window and looked at the details . All his stats were over 100 points .

‘There are a lot . ’

His main occupation was Protagonist, but he also had the Dragon Warrior and Conquest Knight as secondary occupations . Thanks to Spiritualism, other specifics had been added . There were many special racial skills .

‘Well, I need to maintain aura, magic power, and divine power . ’

Thanks to receiving the divinity of the gandharva, his divine power had reached a certain level . There was only one power left .

‘There is nothing else to do . ’

In-gong leisurely started searching through the status windows of his knights and activated several windows to see their various stats .

‘I haven’t paid much attention to this . ’

He often saw Carack and Green Wind’s status windows since they fought together quite often, but he had never really looked at Caitlin’s or Silvan’s after they joined the first time .

‘Well, they all have significant stats . ’

This was as expected from the children of the demon king . It might be due to In-gong’s influence, but all of them had higher stats compared to their versions in Knight Saga .

‘It is just like how Zephyr is several times stronger compared to the Zephyr in Knight Saga . ’

Indeed, In-gong would be able to see how strong he was during the next mission .

“And… huh?”

In-gong’s eyes suddenly widened as he searched the status windows . It was because his eyes went to a part he hadn’t paid much attention to until now .

[Name: Caitlin]

[Species: Lycanthrope/Sura Mix]

This was an obvious notation . It wasn’t strange . However, In-gong felt uncomfortable .

[Name: Silvan]

[Species: Dark Elf/Sura Mix]

He looked through his memories . It was only recently that the details such as age or species were listed in the status windows of the knights . He hadn’t seen these details when he went to rescue Anastasia .

‘No, no . ’

The cause of his discomfort was elsewhere . It wasn’t because of new details .

[Name: Felicia]

[Species: Dark Elf/Sura Mix]

[Name: Carack]

[Species: Orc]

[Name: Karma]

[Species: Satyr]

In-gong activated his status window hurriedly .

[Name: Shutra Ignus]

[Species: Divine Humanoid Gandharva]

In-gong blinked . He took a deep breath and thought about it .

This wasn’t because he was reborn as a divine humanoid . Previously, In-gong had ‘gandharva’ stated in that spot as his species .

He wondered why he wasn’t a mix like the others . Why wasn’t ‘sura’ written there like the other children of the demon king? Caitlin, who wasn’t a child of the demon king, was also marked as mixed . In other words, a first generation mixed blood was indicated .

Then something popped into his head . In-gong stood up at the thought . It explained why his status window only stated one species .

‘A sin big enough to confine all the gandharva . ’

Shutra wasn’t the child of the demon king . He didn’t have the blood of the demon king . It was baffling . This was an unexpected secret of his birth . However, if it was true, Shutra truly wasn’t a child of the demon king .

Did the demon king know this?

‘He knows . ’

He remembered when he met the demon king . The demon king had called In-gong the child of 5th Queen Semita . He had never once called In-gong his own child . Moreover, if the sin of the gandharva really involved Shutra’s birth, then their punishment meant the demon king knew the truth . However, he didn’t know why the demon king accepted Shutra’s presence . Moreover, why had he given In-gong the Seed of Extreme Nothingness?

“Shutra? Are you there?”

He heard a voice outside the door .

It was Felicia’s voice .