Aerial Assault
Stretched out flat, Yu Jinhyuk stared up at the ceiling.
It was truly the representative fortress of Wales.
From wall to ceiling, nowhere had been left half-done.
‘As expected, life can’t be predicted even an inch ahead.’
He had only meant to leisurely visit Snowdonia Park.
Somehow, he had ended up penetrating the guest room bed of Conwy Castle.
“Momo, can I take this?!”
When had she manifested?
Momo dashed toward the wall and pointed at the old candlestick with her finger.
“This is super expensive! I can add it to the private jet!”
“Whoa. Stealing is not allowed, Momo. Of course, you can steal from bad people.”
“Then let’s say this castle is the one where the demon king lives!”
Yu Jinhyuk swallowed hard.
Creating ordinary people as demon kings just to steal.
Scary friend.
If left alone, he would rummage through the entire Conwy Castle.
He quickly grabbed Momo and hurled her onto the bed.
“It’s super fluffy!”
He couldn’t steal the bed anyway.
Seira manifested near the door.
She approached slowly and bowed with respect.
“Thank you, Master. The original plan is disrupted, and this is a request.”
Berid Windsor had saved Aman Windsor.
And Aman had inherited the bloodline of the Windsor dynasty through Sophia.
Seira had been deeply relieved upon hearing this story.
It was fortunate that she could once again save the bloodline her comrade had wanted to protect.
“Eh? What’s with the stiff talk?”
Yu Jinhyuk walked over and put his arm around Seira’s shoulder.
“I owe you too, Seira. That’s an unrepayable favor. So anytime, just say it. Even if I change plans thirty million times, I’ll help.”
“Momo wants to ask too!”
“Momo can speak casually. I’ll specially change the plan thirty million times!”
“Waa! More than Seira!”
“Then how many times am I?!”
“Kancho too, thirty million times.”
“I don’t like that it’s exactly the same as this steamed bun, but sharing first place is good!”
Kancho and Momo were about to fight over who was better if the numbers didn’t match.
Yu Jinhyuk had somehow become skilled at handling children.
Seira, watching this, smiled.
What should she say?
Being with these people, old memories—more precisely, emotions—surfaced.
The memories Seira Kinkaiten, captain of the Black Knights, had considered the happiest.
Yu Jinhyuk, playing with Kancho and Momo, turned his head.
And gazed quietly at Seira.
“Does Sophia worry you?”
Seira nodded as if she had lost.
He didn’t know why.
Only in front of his master, Yu Jinhyuk, could she not hide her true feelings.
“Just say it honestly.”
“It feels too far from the plan, so I was hesitant.”
After delivering Sophia to Conwy Castle, they had planned to head straight to Snowdonia.
But because Seira did not know the secret of the Windsor family, she wanted to help Sophia till the end.
It was impossible to leave Seira at Conwy Castle while heading to the Grave of Swords.
Nor could he forcibly take the uneasy woman to the Grave of Swords.
“Huuuum.”
With eyes closed, Yu Jinhyuk rubbed his chin at high speed.
For now, he had decided to help Sophia till the end, as Seira wished.
However, he could not indefinitely delay clearing the Legendary Quest.
If this was not cleared, he could not climb the Myth Tower.
‘The one threatening Sophia is Prince Widrik, and the reason this madman is doing this is to become first in the succession.’
No need to think long.
Yu Jinhyuk snapped his fingers and opened his eyes.
In short, if Widrik is eliminated and Sophia safely inherits the throne, everything will be fine.
Just as they were about to sortie to the hall where people had gathered.
Knock.
“It’s Olivia.”
“Yes.”
When the door opened, Olivia bowed her head.
Olivia had become extremely polite since her life was saved.
There was no need to be so formal.
“I apologize for the late hour. Could you perhaps come with us?”
“Of course.”
He had been planning to go anyway, and it was fortunate.
Following Olivia who led the way, Yu Jinhyuk walked.
Throughout the walk, he scanned his surroundings without a moment’s rest.
The space was truly magnificent with various patterns and decorations.
‘I’ll have to brag about this later.’
He had no idea to whom he would brag, but anyway.
“Um…”
Olivia, who had been walking ahead, cautiously opened her mouth.
“Speak comfortably. I don’t mind if you don’t speak stiffly.”
“Thank you.”
Olivia took a small breath and continued.
“If we go to the hall, Princess Sophia will say to prepare transport to Snowdonia and leave Conwy Castle.”
“Is Conwy Castle not safe?”
“Yes… news has come. The movements in London are unusual. Widrik is gathering troops by mobilizing all connections. A typhoon will soon hit Conwy Castle too.”
“Can’t we ask the UK government or other royal forces for help?”
“There are Royal Knights who protect the royal family. The strongest force in the royal family. But they will not help Sophia. They only move according to the king’s orders. Although she is in a coma, since Queen Elysia is alive, they will wait until she wakes.”
“Even though Prince Widrik put Queen Elysia in a coma, they are not moving… no evidence?”
Olivia nodded and looked at Yu Jinhyuk.
Yu Jinhyuk had been understanding the overall situation as if he had been told to understand even if spoken roughly.
A smart yet young person.
“It is also the reason Widrik did not kill the queen. If the queen abdicates, the throne will pass to Princess Sophia according to the will. Then the Royal Knights will follow Princess Sophia’s orders, reversing the situation at once.”
“Is the government originally neutral?”
“Yes. The government and the royal family are strictly independent entities. Interfering would look bad. Besides, there are likely many people who have unknowingly connected with Widrik. Widrik has been preparing underground work to become king for a very long time.”
It was a story that there was no one to help.
They had to somehow win with the limited personnel at Conwy Castle, but victory seemed impossible no matter how you looked at it.
Olivia stopped walking.
And took a deep breath while looking back at Yu Jinhyuk.
“Although it is embarrassing to ask someone who saved my life.”
Olivia bowed at a 90-degree angle.
“Can you stay at Conwy Castle? Help Sophia… here?”
Olivia barely managed to speak and closed her eyes.
It was not an easy thing for her to say.
But she had to.
Conwy Castle and Sophia were isolated.
The trusted Golden Lion Knights had suffered near-fatal damage from the Joypin Orga unit.
No matter how they gathered the remaining personnel, it was a drop in the bucket compared to Widrik’s forces from London.
In such a situation, the Runner appeared.
It was a ray of hope for someone who had to grab at a straw.
If they missed this hope, Conwy Castle would become ashes.
The world would only spread manipulated truths.
“I am neither a royal nor a high official, and I have nothing, but I will repay it somehow. I will do anything you ask. Whatever you command.”
Someone might say.
Olivia, you could just run away.
But she could not.
It was not only because of loyalty.
Olivia had been by Sophia’s side since she was a newborn baby.
To Sophia, she was not just a princess to protect, but a precious little sister who would not hurt even if pricked in the eye.
It was a sincere plea.
Sophia seemed to have a lot of good fortune.
“First, I will leave Conwy Castle.”
Olivia tightly closed her eyes.
She felt as if something heavy had fallen inside, but she tried not to show it.
This was the ordinary and wise judgment.
Olivia raised her head and was about to answer that it was fine when Yu Jinhyuk continued.
“If I wait here, it will take a long time. I will turn the situation around at once. Is this the hall?”
Yu Jinhyuk smiled and strode forward.
And he flung open the door to the hall where people had gathered.
The gazes of the people on Yu Jinhyuk.
Even after many discussions, there was no sharp solution, and despair was gradually spreading.
“Although it is sudden, could you hear my story?”
Yu Jinhyuk began his story with a cheerful face.
The reversal plan that came to mind on the way here.
Two hours later.
Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble.
The loud propeller sound pierced through the headset.
Yu Jinhyuk’s eyes sparkled fiercely.
There was no other choice.
It was the first helicopter he had ever ridden.
‘I thought only rich people ride this. Ah, right. Sophia-nim is rich.’
Sitting on the chair, Yu Jinhyuk leisurely admired the London night view.
On the other hand, opposite, Olivia and Charles’s faces were stiff.
They were soaked in sweat.
“Bam!”
Yu Jinhyuk flung open the door of the hall and explained his plan to the gathered people.
“What do you think?”
No one answered to this question, which was a natural reaction.
Yu Jinhyuk presented a way to instantly reverse the current disadvantage.
Bring Queen Elysia lying in a coma in Windsor Castle to Conwy Castle.
She wakes up, reveals Widrik’s truth in front of everyone, and Sophia inherits the throne.
He could not shake his head.
It was too right.
But he could not nod either.
It was right, but it was realistically impossible to do.
“I can do it.”
Yu Jinhyuk said in a confident voice.
And what he requested was the current situation.
Bring them only to near Windsor Castle.
They had been told landing was impossible and descending below a certain altitude was impossible, but it was useless.
Yu Jinhyuk answered with a cheerful face that it was fine and pushed the plan forward.
Olivia and Charles looked at each other’s faces.
Without opening their mouths, they immediately understood that their thoughts matched.
No matter how you looked at it, this was not it.
Even after thinking many times, it was too crazy.
They had come near Windsor Castle through conflict, but they had to stop it again now.
“Jinhyuk-nim!”
Both of them opened their mouths at the same time.
This time, they were determined to persuade him somehow and turn the helicopter around.
“…?!”
But Yu Jinhyuk was not there.
Charles and Olivia turned with creaking movements.
Yu Jinhyuk was standing at the edge of the helicopter door in a precarious posture.
“Eh… eh…!!”
He reached out belatedly, but it was in vain.
Without time to grab, Yu Jinhyuk jumped down from the helicopter.