Part 1
Lower Fire Month (9th Month), Day 3, 4:01
As soon as he entered Gazef’s residence, the fatigue that had built up in his body hit him all at once and Brain spent almost the entire day asleep. When he awoke, he ate a light meal and again, fell back into sleep.
Although he didn’t want to admit it, the reason he could get this much rest in Gazef’s home was because of the sense of security. Even if he knew that Gazef would be no match for Shalltear, his old enemy’s home, which he considered to be the safest place in the world, gave Brain peace of mind and allowed him to rest.
The light shining through the shutters fell on Brain’s face. The sunlight seeped into his eyelids and woke him from his deep, dreamless slumber.
He opened his eyes and closed them again due to the blinding sunlight, blocking a sliver with his hand.
Brain sat up and scanned his surroundings like a mouse. The simple room contained only the bare necessities. His equipment was lying in a corner of the room.
“This is the guestroom of the Kingdom’s Warrior Captain?”
With a sigh of relief, Brain spoke with sarcasm as he stretched. With a cracking noise, his stiff body loosened as his blood circulation returned.
He let out a large yawn.
“…That guy probably lets his soldiers sleep here from time to time. Won’t they be disappointed with a house like this?”
The reason the nobles lived extravagant lives wasn’t solely due to their love of luxury. It was to show off and keep up appearances.
Likewise, if their leader was surrounded in luxurious furnishings, it would stoke the ambitions of the soldiers and make them work harder.
“…No, that’s just pointless meddling.”
Brain muttered and snorted back a laugh, not at Gazef, but at himself.
For it was now the second time that his heart found comfort after a shock large enough to drive him to despair. It must be, since he had the peace of mind for such trivial thoughts.
Brain thought of the appearance of that powerful monster and could not stop his hands from trembling.
“As expected…”
He could not shed the terror in his heart.
Shalltear Bloodfallen.
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