The Place Where I Was Sold as a Slave Was the Imperial Palace - Chapter 197



196 Lu, I think I urinated in my sleep.

No one knows what will happen in life. Who would have known that he, who once proudly boasted of being a colossus, would end up going to a completely unfamiliar country and going through hardships to become an interpreter or something?

“ha.”

When the ship he invested in was wrecked and he lost all his possessions, the interpreter thought it was the bottom of his life. That was the worst crisis of my life.

But it’s wrong. Just as there is a basement under the floor, behind the worst there is something worse.

The interpreter trembled and grabbed the rope in his hand. He was holding on to the rope that was tightly wound around the boat to prevent any mishaps. It was prepared so that there would be no danger even if the ship was shaken.

‘I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to use this.’

It was the boatswain who placed the rope in the hand of the interpreter, saying that it would be better to be prepared because no one knows what lies ahead.

The boatswain may have acted with the intention of kindness. But to the interpreter, even that was fear.

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Do not reject them.

I thought so. Even if you die, you must hold on to the rope. He’s laughing now, but you never know when he’ll turn into a demon. Let’s not break what they say. never.

‘scared. I’m afraid of these people.’

Water droplets formed in the interpreter’s eyes.

It’s already been several months since I came out to sea, the new year has passed on the sea, and the cold has reached its end. And Putegrin’s ship, on which the interpreter was now, met the pirates in a bitter wind.

No, it’s too large to be called a pirate. There were so many that they deserved to be called pirates. Moreover, the opponent was a famous pirate in a country that was notorious for Arubaso. I heard that even a crying child stops crying when he hears the pirate’s name.

But no. Even such notorious pirates are just cute rabbits when they get caught by these dangerous humans. The prey is not this side, but the other side, these humans are dangerous enough that the vicious pirates look cute.

“preparation!”

“launch!”

As soon as the command was given, the sound of water being shot was heard.

it’s a water cannon

The power was different from what I saw last time when the Emperor of Putegrin was present. Every time the water cannon was fired, the boat broke with a crackling sound. pirate ship.

‘Well, at that time, did you deliberately use the weaker one? Was it actually such a strong weapon?’

While the interpreter was thinking, my God, the masts of the pirates’ ships fell down here and there. What kind of water is so nasty?

If it is possible, I want to cover all eyes and ears. But no. You must hold onto the rope. If you miss the rope, you never know when you’ll be killed by these heinous bastards. These are the guys who cut off the hands and feet of people alive. Whatever you do, don’t forget it. scary.

After a few water cannons, the Putegrin soldiers aimed their long poles, which they called snipers, at the pirates.

When the light came out of each stick and hit the pirates, people collapsed.

The terrified pirates screamed like rabbits and jumped into the sea.

At first, the pirates were shooting guns, but now they seem to have realized that they can’t deal with them with their weapons. No one was shooting any more.

‘Oh, there’s no pirate ship in good shape. Everyone is on the verge of sinking.’

Putegrin’s fleet slowly approached the pirate ship with both sail and hull damaged. After entangling the ship with hooks, Putegrin’s men began to transfer the goods from the pirate ship to their own.

Is it natural There are no more pirates to resist. Occasionally, one or two people attacked, but they were killed by the light of a sniper rifle in an instant.

“Don’t forget the gunpowder and the gun!”

The captains were shouting at the soldiers.

Their own weapons are far superior, but for some reason Putegrin’s soldiers carried their own as well.

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Do you want to do some research? I don’t know how greedy these guys are.

After moving all useful items and food, the ships of the Putegrin Empire slowly left the pirate ship.

A part of the sail was tightly packed with wind. The boat skidded through the water, skillfully controlling its speed.

But the interpreter still had a tight grip on the rope. There is no feeling in my hand because I put too much force on it.

The boatswain, who was busy doing various things, suddenly saw him.

“Oops, are you still holding the rope? It’s okay to let go now.”

If I could put it down, I put it in the beginning. But I can’t loosen my hands because I’ve been in the same position for too long. My whole jaw hurt from the constant clashing of my teeth.

The boatswain laughed hahahaha and took his hand. Slowly remove each finger one by one. When I finally let go of the rope, the boatswain sighed and said,

“You’re too cowardly. Next time let’s stay in the cabin, not the deck.”

hate. Then what if the boat sinks because of a mistake? The reason why he was ruined in the past was because his ship was wrecked and sank with all his belongings on board.

After saying that, the boatswain let out a sigh.

‘Don’t sigh. It’s scary.’

Tears flowed out.

*

It went smoothly after that.

Of course, even if they encountered pirates again, Putegrin’s ship would have sailed smoothly without any incident. Because it must have been the other ship that got stuck in the sea.

Putegrin’s ship safely arrived at Perry, a trading country. The love-hate hometown where he once succeeded and became a beggar again.

‘Although I didn’t want to come back here.’

But I can’t help it.

When the people of the Empire found out that he could speak Arubaso, Perry, and Putegrin, he offered to pay them a lot of money to be the interpreter, but they didn’t let go.

No, that word may be absurd. Because I never said a word about quitting.

I want to quit somehow, but my mouth freezes in front of these men. I was so scared that I couldn’t even speak.

It would be nice if the work ended naturally, but if you listen to what they say, it seems that you will always work as an interpreter on that ship.

So, I decided to run away.

Anyway, if you send the box containing the head to Arubaso, your job will be over, and if you show a firm determination to run away, you won’t come after me.

Yes, there are sailors who speak Peri, and there are those who speak Arubaso. How do you mix them together to make something? You’ll be fine even if you don’t have one. I don’t even need to go after him. Maybe…is it?

But you only get one chance. If you make a mistake, your wrists and ankles may be cut off for running away.

‘No, I’m scared.’

The interpreter took a gulp and guided the Putegrin’s captain to the presence of his former competitor and friend.

The time of departure and arrival of the ship is mostly constant. The time would be just right, as it would still be before we set off in the direction of Arubaso.

Consultation took quite some time. It doesn’t even end on the same day. It will be done over two or three days.

It was because of discussions about things like the state in the box, whether to deliver it to the king or just hand it over to a state official.

Putegrin seems to want to touch the king directly. The price was exorbitantly high, but I wasn’t too surprised. After all, rich countries are different.

He was the interpreter for the day, but since both sides had someone who could speak the other’s language, he wouldn’t be needed from now on.

That night I stayed at Perry’s inn as usual, not on a boat. Surprisingly, there was no such thing as surveillance. If so, run away right away.

He left the inn in the middle of the night. That night, I slept in another inn, and as soon as morning came, I rode a regular carriage to the neighboring village.

An acquaintance lives in a city some distance away. I thought that if I got to the place where he was, I would be able to do anything.

After running for a day and a half in a wagon, I walked from dawn to afternoon until my poop line came out again.

It was around the time when I finally put my mind at ease, thinking that the destination was near.

The interpreter who suddenly looked up at the sky froze.

“oh my god.”

There was something flying in the sky with its big ears flapping. It is an elephant of light that the Putegrin people worship as a spirit. He said his name was Jumbo.

Jumbo opened his mouth as if to say something and fell to the nearby floor. The floor was dug with a tremendous sound, and stones flew in all directions.

Jumbo jumped out of there and ran closer and sniffed him up.

“Quaaagh!”

I screamed and passed out.

When he woke up, he was on Putegrin’s stomach.

My God, my God, my God. dragged away Those ghosts, it seemed like they weren’t monitoring me, but that wasn’t the case. Are the hand and hair branches cut off?

‘I want to pass out once again.’

***

[Tsk tsk, stop it.]

The dragon grumbles.

Jumbo’s eyes widened.

[Dragon is too cold!]

Seriously, why did the dragon become such a bad kid?

Jumbo let out a long sigh.

[Don’t you understand what the master said? We have to become beings that help people. You must not enter the war! Killing people is bad too! Don’t break things! And help those in need!]

[…]

Jumbo sighed once more.

Even dragons will someday do good deeds.

[The future is Gumanli!]

After saying that, Jumbo saw the interpreter trembling on the boat. I think it was scary. But it’s okay now. The scary thing will be gone soon. ’cause I’m back home

[I’m relieved now.]

Jumbo’s ears flapped in delight. The body floated up and then sank again.

[You should brag when you meet the owner! Jumbo is bragging that he brought a lost man to the boat! will you be praised? Oh, I want to go now. I want to see my master! Shall I go to the owner?]

[Stop it.]

[Dragon is cold! really! Don’t you want to see the owner?]

[…]

I don’t know why, but the dragon kept sighing.

***

It’s still cold, but it’s time for plump plum trees to sprout new buds. Early flowers will bloom soon.

Rudy had a hard time even lying down and looked at Lilitha’s sleeping face. The plump face looks like a child.

‘Am I going to give birth to a child with such a young face?’

I feel strange for some reason. It was like a child giving birth to a child.

Lilitha’s forehead is slightly sweaty.

My body temperature seems to have risen since I was pregnant. I sweated often.

Rudy tucked his wet hair back and wiped his eyes lightly. Eyelashes were wet with tears. Did you cry while sleeping?

Risha has a lot of worries these days. What if your baby doesn’t have five fingers, or less toes? What if the child to be born is not a crown prince, but a girl, or black hair…

In that way, I constantly found my worries and sometimes cried to myself.

The Baroness said that pregnant women are so worried, but she cried so much that her eyes seemed to melt away.

I wanted to get rid of her anxiety, but I couldn’t. Nothing is certain until the baby is born.

The only thing Rudy could do was say that no matter what happens, no matter what kind of baby is born, the two of them will shoulder their burdens together and deal with it.

Besides, in fact, Rudy is also anxious. He, too, was very worried about what to do if there was a problem with the baby.

Rilisha made a small noise and moved her head a little. I muttered something in my mouth, as if I was dreaming.

“Please have a nice dream.”

Rudy muttered in a low voice and pressed his lips to her forehead.

Congressman Pablo was saying the baby would be born in late February or early March.

As if to prove that, Lilitha’s stomach has grown rapidly recently.

I thought it wouldn’t get any bigger, but by the end of the month, it’s grown to the point where I wondered if my skin was thinning.

Because of that, it seems that it is not possible to sit or lie down.

‘Sorry…’

How nice it would be if I could replace her hardship and pain.

Rudy held Lilitha’s hand lightly while suppressing his regret. The other hand gently placed it on Lilitha’s belly. Her belly was so big that it wouldn’t be strange when the baby was born.

‘Please be born healthy.’

As I muttered in my heart, as if I understood the words, a part of my stomach suddenly popped out.

‘Maybe this…a foot.’

Now, the baby’s body has grown so much that you can tell whether it’s a hand or a foot whenever the fetus is kicked.

Sometimes it kicked so hard that Rilitha said it hurt.

Even as she said that, Lilitha, who was happy that it would be a strong baby, looked so pretty.

Before I knew it, monsters were gathering around the bed. I stare at Lilitha quietly. As if not wanting to wake Lilitha, everyone was dimming the light slightly.

As if blessing, small embers flew from everyone’s bodies and fell on Rilisha. Snowflakes of light seem to fall on Lilitha.

Lilitha, who had been tossing and turning slightly, stopped moving and her expression relaxed. Maybe even in my dreams, I don’t know if I’m meeting a demonic creature.

Seeing Lilitha breathe comfortably, Rudy’s heart cleared just a little bit.

It is still dark outside the window. Maybe you should get some more sleep. Rudy lay down quietly next to Lilitha.

As Lilitha’s birth approached, Rudy’s sleep decreased. My mind is anxious about when something will happen, so I wake up at the slightest sound or the slightest movement of Lilitha.

Lying on their side and looking at Lilitha’s face, two phoenixes flapped their wings and lightly covered Rudy and Lilisha’s body.

Have you been very tired all this time? As his body warmed up, Rudy’s consciousness slipped into a light sleep.

It was just before the sun rose that day that Ririsha saw her birth period.

When I opened my eyes to the dampness I didn’t know why, Lilitha was still in the right position, with tears dripping down her face.

Lilitha, who was sure that Rudi was awake, covered her face with both hands.

“Lu… I think I urinated in my sleep.”

Feeling sorry or ashamed, Lilitha said while crying.

The amniotic fluid has burst.

As if I had been covered with ice water, my mind went up.