Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 594 (Part 1)



594 (Part 1)

”'< Chapter 595 > Je-gal.

A faint sound of cracking can be heard from somewhere.

I can see cracks forming in the space and pressure building up.

An overwhelming aura.

Yuri’s body began to tremble uncontrollably under the pressure which was completely different from when I first saw it.

“Ugh… ugh…”

I can’t even breathe properly.

This was the first time I felt such a dreadful killing intent.

“Princess…!”

Wooseok tried to move in response to Yuri.

“Stop.”

Someone in front of him spoke.

It was a figure known as the Red Feather Guard.

“If you move I will cut you.”

The emotion in his voice was sincere.

Wooseok felt this and found it hard to move.

The threat of being cut was not directed at him.

Wooseok could see.

The author’s gaze was fixed on the young princess.

Could he stop it? Wooseok had to bite his lip as he assessed the opponent.

‘I can’t stop it.’

At least not with the current version of himself.

He felt his arms tingle every time he moved.

The opponent was much stronger than expected.

This meant he had no confidence in protecting the young princess under such pressure.

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‘I never thought a warrior from the Central Plains would be this strong…’

He bit his lip grasping the grim reality.

The opponent’s strength far exceeded his expectations.

The swordsman in front of him was the same.

The woman blocking his younger sister was no different.

‘I felt it last time too.’

The skill that closed in on him in an instant aiming for his neck.

A face that didn’t reveal any killing intent yet gestures that were completely different.

It showed that he was an extremely skilled assassin.

No matter how much he had sustained internal injuries…

No.

‘Even if I hadn’t sustained any injuries in the first place.’

Could he have protected the young princess from the martial artist in front of him?

He had no certainty.

Wooseok had to swallow hard as he recalled this.

‘…It’s not just the White Fox.’

He had heard that there were many who were as formidable as those from the North Sea in the Central Plains.

But he never expected that such beings would exist.

At such a young age.

How could they have reached such a level?

‘Moreover.’

Wooseok’s gaze shifted to the very end of the table.

The owner of the aura filling the room.

A young man was looking at this place with a smirk on his face as if the situation was about to explode.

Propping his chin he smiled.

He exuded such chilling killing intent.

‘What is this?’

Wooseok felt every hair on his body stand on end.

The author was on a different level from the warrior in front of him.

It was not merely a matter of winning or losing.

It was a matter of life or death.

The Ice Palace Head who ruled the North Sea.

The ten captains who protected the Ice Palace beneath him.

Wooseok was certain.

The author possessed an aura at the level of the captains.

Without that the current pressure would be incomprehensible.

‘The Red Feather of the Central Plains…’

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The being that the White Fox and the Fei Wai Jun praised so highly.

Wooseok could understand how those two revered the Red Feather.

Just the presence alone made his knees weak.

The pressure was such that it felt like it could bring an opponent to their knees with just a glance.

The author was a person born with the qualities of a ruler and the talents to support it.

The owner of this place seemed like the White Captain.

But it was clear with just a glance that it was not so.

The true owner of this room was that young man.

‘It’s dangerous.’

It was truly dangerous.

The danger he experienced while escaping the North Sea was nothing compared to this.

He could tell just by looking into the author’s eyes.

The author.

‘There would be no hesitation in killing the young princess.’

He was a being from the Outer Regions murim a bloodline of the Ice Palace.

It didn’t matter to the author.

That sense was clearly felt.

“Ugh…”

Yuri let out a painful groan.

From her distorted expression and the cold sweat flowing down it was clear how much pain she was in.

Seeing this Wooseok bit his lip.

He shifted his gaze to survey the surroundings.

The ones in pain were only himself Woobeom and Yuri.

The expressions of the others showed only a hint of confusion but no pain was visible.

This meant.

‘Does this mean they are controlling their energy?’

They were controlling it so as not to harm those around them.

Even while presenting such rough and suffocating pressure.

How was that possible?

The difference was overwhelmingly vast.

“Hey.”

A cold voice pierced through to Yuri.

“Answer me.”

“…”

At the words she heard Yuri’s eyes shook.

For her this was clearly an opportunity.

It was the moment she could realize what the opponent wanted.

She had grasped what the Red Feather was concerned about.

No it didn’t even need to be grasped.

It was as if the opponent had made it clear to her.

If she used this there was a possibility of persuading the Red Feather.

‘…Ugh… ugh…’

The Red Feather was speaking with energy and eyes.

[If you play around you will die.]

This was a clear warning.

What should she do?

She had to make a choice.

Either take a step forward and attempt to persuade.

Or retreat under that energy.

The Red Feather was quietly watching Yuri.

As if forcing her to make a choice with his gaze.

The contemplation didn’t last long.

Yuri was quick-witted.

“…The White Fox…”

If she went any further she would die.

Every instinct in her body was telling her that.

“I… was her guard.”

The moment Yuri spoke those words.

Whoosh-!

The energy that the Red Feather had been exuding dissipated.

Only then could Yuri finally catch her breath.

“Ugh… Hah… Hah…”

“White Fox?”

The Red Feather tilted his head.

Yuri while catching her breath observed his reaction closely.

“…We called her that.”

“It feels fitting yet unfitting at the same time.”

He said with a smile.

It was a completely different smile from the one he had shown them earlier.

It was a little brighter.

Seeing that Yuri realized that the White Fox and the Red Feather had a close relationship.

“Guard… I was wondering what you were doing…”

After a moment of contemplation he looked back at Yuri and spoke.

“So what’s the answer to the question I asked earlier?”

“…”

The question he had asked earlier.

Was it due to the influence of the energy? Her mind wasn’t working properly.

Her hazy thoughts were bothersome.

Immediately Yuri raised her hand.

Swoosh-!

“!!”

“Princess–!!!”

Everyone except the Red Feather looked at Yuri with shocked eyes.

Because she had slapped her own cheek hard with her hand.

Drip.

She had hit it so hard that blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

Yuri quickly wiped the blood with her sleeve.

Only then did she feel her head clear up a bit.

“I’m sorry. I was a bit dizzy.”

“Hmm.”

While everyone looked at Yuri with bewildered expressions.

The Red Feather’s eyes were filled with interest.

“You were asking if the White Fox was involved in the incident at the Ice Palace right?”

“Correct.”

“I’m not sure.”

At Yuri’s answer the Red Feather stroked his lips with his hand.

He showed no other reaction.

Explain more.

Yuri thought that his action meant that.

“Before I came to the Central Plains the White Fox stayed in the palace.””’