You and me under the world tree

"Ah."

"..."

No banter, no other nonsense.

"Ugh."

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So, everything is calm.

Although a great war broke out between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of Goths, this war did not affect the Netherlands after all.

Even, to a certain extent, it also helped the Netherlands solve a lot of troubles from the Burgundy region.

After all, the Palace Chancellor Hagen is still playing games with those lords, and it is said that the situation has reached a point of tension.

And more importantly, when the Netherlands quickly conquered Burgundy, those civilians who lost their jobs in an instant because of the war had no way to settle down completely.

Although the ostensible reconstruction of the Kingdom of Burgundy continues, not all lords are obedient.

There's no way to fit everyone in.

In this case, the Gothic Kingdom's 'lease' was of great help.

And when the internal forces in the Burgundy region are reshuffled, all the problems left by the kingdom can be resolved.

Although there have been many accidents, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is still in an orderly development period.

Apart from the various problems caused by the initial plague, life has been considered back on track.

But at this moment, in the garden behind the royal palace, under the legendary tree of children, Barnstock, Studus couldn't help but sigh.

After thinking twice, he finally decided to tell Siegfried what he knew.

But of course, he wouldn't casually talk about certain speculations without substantive evidence.

And the only thing he can confide in is the curse on him.

Then, he was pulled here to eat.

Sounds weird?

At first, even the rough-and-tumble Studas thought so.

However, when he was actually in the courtyard of the Volsung family, this thought disappeared.

Comfortable environment, warm sunshine and great shade of Barnstock.

Everything here seems to be relaxing.

Not to mention eating here, even sleeping here and lying under the shade of trees should be a very pleasant and relaxing thing.

Facing Studas' sight, Siegfried just greeted the maids and asked them to put the wine and food on the tablecloth.

Then, the two silently touched the wine glasses in their hands.

However, comfortable is comfortable.

But Siegfried's silent performance from beginning to end still made Studas a little uncomfortable.

"Don't you have anything to say?"

Finally, unable to bear it, he finally asked.

For this, Siegfried just half closed his eyes.

"What I want to say...it's actually nothing."

The young Lord of Armies spoke calmly like this.

"It's just that I'm curious, what are you struggling with?"

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Second night.

Chapter 12: Sources of Stress

There were no other messy sounds in the slightly quiet and warm courtyard.

According to legend, the war horse Grani, who has the bloodline of the divine steed Sleipnir, walked peacefully in the courtyard, and the sound of trampling could be clearly heard.

And under the Barnstock, the tree of children, the young king just squinted slightly.

Although he is still young, his court life in recent years has also allowed him to gain power.

Perhaps at the beginning, the majesty displayed by the Lord of Hosts in the Netherlands was an image he deliberately created.

That said, it was just a disguise.

But humans are a race that is good at assimilating.

Whether assimilating others or being assimilated.

They will modify the environment to suit themselves.

At the same time, their life style will gradually change and become in line with the environment.

Naturally, so did Siegfried.

Even initially, he had to play an image of authority and majesty.

But for now, the identity of the king has long been inseparable from him.

The image he once played has been integrated into his bones.

The king is no longer who he is.

Siegfried Zigmundsen Volsung.

This man is the king of the Netherlands.

Now, his every move has an unpredictable aura.

Even, if it was an ordinary person, even those courtiers in his court, they would probably feel nervous subconsciously.

However, Studus is clearly a rough nerve.

Now he doesn't care about thinking about those messy things at all.

Because at this moment, Siegfried's opening question left him stunned.

While staring at Studus who was in a daze, Siegfried sighed silently in his heart.

Studus...

Until now, he still has good feelings for this man.

Because when he was traveling abroad a few years ago, he was from the royal family of Gitland as his first friend.

At that time, he kept his anonymity and did not reveal his identity.

And his identity in front of people is also a simple, ordinary-born traveler and adventurer.

But even so, he still has a warm attitude towards himself.

This man is not the kind of person who values ​​status and interests.

It is also for this reason that until now, Siegfried hopes that his impression will not change in any way.

With such thoughts in mind, a self-deprecating sigh emerged from the bottom of his heart.

And soon, he picked up his wine glass and slowly sipped the wine in the glass.

Time passed by like this, and Siegfried's wine glass, which was already full, almost bottomed out.

And just when Siegfried was thinking about whether to get a piece of bread, he heard a helpless sigh coming from his ear.

"I……"

"Ok?"

Although Studus was still holding the wine glass, his eyes were also turning around in the quiet courtyard.

The surrounding environment was so quiet, and the warm sunshine dispelled a lot of the shame in his heart.

"If I have to say it, I'm probably still afraid."

he said in a low voice.

"Fear?"

"Correct."

Perhaps because of admitting this head-on, Studus was only relieved in the end.

However, he was a little depressed at the moment.

"This kind of thing puts a lot of pressure on me, Siegfried, do you understand?"

At this moment, anyone can see that what Studas needs is a quiet listener.

However, Siegfried does not want to be just a listener.

Because he knows that at this time, listening and comforting are actually meaningless.

"No, I don't understand," he began.

After hearing the words of the Lord of Armies, Studus was taken aback for a moment.

When he turned his eyes to Siegfried, he saw the king was putting his hand on the dinner plate.

He leisurely picked up a piece of bread, then gnawed on it.

"You do not understand?"

"Yes, I don't understand. After all, your biggest problem should be solved. Things like curses can be solved with magic."

At this moment, Siegfried closed his eyes.

He could even recall the image he had seen before.

evil dragon...

Transform from a human or a dwarf into a huge animal.

"Even, this curse can be used as a powerful weapon. There are actually many ways to use it. If you study it hard, you might be able to learn a power no less than those of so-called magic. Think carefully, isn't this a blessing in disguise?"

"???"

While Siegfried was speaking these words slowly, Studus didn't react for a moment.

He felt as if he had heard something great.

"What? Study? From whom?"

"Ok?"

Siegfried was taken aback by Studus' blank expression.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"Huh? Don't you know?"

"So what are you talking about?"

After confirming that Studus really didn't seem to understand anything, Siegfried frowned instead.

He'd taken it for granted that his uncle should have told him something, but now it didn't look like that.

And this also made him feel a little embarrassed.

Because he hadn't communicated with his uncle before, he didn't know whether he should just talk about these things.

But soon, his frown was relaxed.

Just a curse...

Anyway, it has nothing to do with reputation, so it shouldn't be a big deal to talk about this kind of thing.