Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 110

“I know the reason too.”

“W-what?”

“Why are you saying that like… a love confession?”

“You knew why I came here?”

“Yeah, I knew it from the first time I saw you.”

“H-how?”

“Wouldn’t anyone be able to tell from the way you were so extremely wary of me back then? ‘This guy’s got something fishy going on,’ I thought.”

“Fishy?”

“Yeah, you were fishy.”

At Jikyeon’s words, Kang Chan looked like a child who had really wet his pants, with a tearful expression.

“Then why did you want to be friends with someone like me? With a guy as fishy as me….”

Jikyeon paused for a moment before answering. Kang Chan felt a little hurt by her reaction, as if she was looking for something to make up.

However, Jikyeon’s answer made him feel pathetic for thinking that way.

“What does being fishy have to do with being friends?”

“That’s….”

“Isn’t it enough if you’re sincere now, no matter what your past was? Or were you being fake with me when we were together? Planning to use me because I’m a dragon?”

“Absolutely not.”

“Yeah, I know that too. That’s why I’ve been with you all this time. Because you treated me without any ulterior motives.”

“…….”

Kang Chan was sincerely grateful for Jikyeon’s words.

However, Jikyeon narrowed her eyes and glared at Kang Chan as she spoke.

“But you know what? Lately, I’ve been seeing ulterior motives in your eyes….”

“What?”

“I’m saying I see ulterior motives.”

“No! Absolutely not! I will never go back to them!”

Seeing Kang Chan suddenly shout, Jikyeon, with wide, startled eyes, stammered.

“N-no, I was saying I saw you looking all over my body lately, so I said you had ulterior motives. Why are you suddenly talking nonsense?”

“What nonsense are you talking about? What did you see me looking at? Don’t go around framing people.”

“No, since we’re on the topic, you’ve been subtly stealing glances at my chest and legs lately!”

“Hey, why would I look at yours!”

In fact, Kang Chan had been frequently stealing glances at Jikyeon lately, while hesitating whether to tell her about himself or not.

However, Jikyeon understood his actions differently.

She thought that his hesitant glances at her meant that he saw her as a woman and was showing interest.

As a result, Kang Chan’s strong denial only stimulated her pride.

“Oh, really? Look at this? Alright, fine, let’s settle this here today! Did you look or didn’t you?”

“What is there to see! I wouldn’t look at yours even if you asked me to!”

“Is that so?”

In an instant, Jikyeon threw off her top.

“Heok!” [A Korean interjection expressing surprise or shock]

Kang Chan was so surprised by Jikyeon’s sudden action that he quickly turned his gaze away.

“W-what are you doing!”

“You said you wouldn’t look even if I asked you to, so why are you avoiding my gaze?”

“Hey! How can you suddenly take off your clothes like that!”

“Why? You’ve seen it once before anyway.”

“S-seen what!”

“Why? The day we first met, I showed it to you once.”

When Jikyeon, who was a man, transformed into a woman, she had shown Kang Chan her naked body.

Of course, Kang Chan had been cherishing that memory ever since, but he vehemently denied it.

“I have no memory of that! Put your clothes on now!”

Kang Chan’s face, which was turned away, was red up to his neck.

“Well, that was then… Have you been subtly looking at my body lately, or not?”

“How many times do I have to say I didn’t?”

“Then we’re back to square one.”

“What? What’s back to square one?”

“We’re going to keep doing this until you tell the truth.”

“Cut it out, Jikyeon. I’m going to get angry.”

“Why? You’re the one who said you weren’t interested in my body, that you didn’t even want to look at it. So why are you turning your head away? Why can’t you look at me confidently?”

“T-that’s….”

As Kang Chan hesitated without answering, the impatient Jikyeon burst out in anger.

“Seriously! You’re such a frustrating guy! Did you look or didn’t you? Huh? If you don’t tell me, I’m taking off my skirt too!”

At the words that she would even take off her skirt, Kang Chan was startled and confessed the truth.

“Okay, I looked! In every spare moment, whenever I had the chance, secretly, subtly! Is that enough now?”

At Kang Chan’s words, which sounded like a scream, Jikyeon couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Kang Chan’s aggrieved expression was so funny. It was definitely not an expression that could be easily seen.

“Puhahahahaha! Oh my god, I’m going crazy! Oh, my stomach!”

If someone else had seen her laughing out loud with her top off in front of a man, they would have definitely pointed fingers at her, thinking she was crazy.

“Hey! Stop laughing and put your clothes on!”

“Alright. Oh, my stomach….”

Jikyeon couldn’t understand why Kang Chan was such a novice with women, getting so flustered just because she took off her clothes once.

“You’re the best as always. You’re so funny!”

Jikyeon gave Kang Chan a thumbs up.

“Shut up!”

Jikyeon, who had picked up and put on her top, said as she rubbed her stomach, as if her stomach hurt from laughing too much.

“Everything will be alright. So, from now on, don’t worry alone and let’s discuss things together.”

Kang Chan burst out in anger at her insincere words and actions.

“If I ever discuss anything with you again, I’m not a human being!”

Kang Chan got up from his seat and returned to his tent.

However, he had to worry alone all night about the appearance of Earthlings who were neither allies nor enemies.

The day after arguing with Jikyeon, around lunchtime, Duke Sachsen came to visit Kang Chan.

“Have you been well?”

“Yes, I’ve been lazing around since there’s no battle.”

“Haha, I’ve been lazing around these days too because I have nothing to do.”

“But what brings you here?”

“Well, the thing is, I came to you like this because I have something to discuss with you about something that happened before.”

“Then let’s sit down and talk.”

“Ah, yes.”

Kang Chan handed Sachsen a chair, and he sat on the bed.

“So, what is it?”

“That, well, the ogre who used to fight with Kang Chan-nim [Korean honorific suffix].”

“Are you talking about Loki?”

“Ah, is that ogre’s name Loki?”

For some reason, the name Loki didn’t sound unfamiliar to Sachsen.

‘Where have I heard that name before?’

“Yes, that’s right. But why Loki?”

“That’s the thing. The swordsmanship that ogre uses looks very familiar, so I was wondering if you knew what kind of swordsmanship that ogre learned?”

“No, I don’t know the name of the swordsmanship Loki uses either.”

“Well, then, have you ever heard him say who he learned the swordsmanship from?”

“I heard he learned it from the person who raised him.”

“Perhaps, what was that person’s name…?”

Kang Chan, who never forgot anything he had heard once, immediately told him the name.

“I heard it was Kalitz Garman.”

At the name Kalitz Garman that came out of Kang Chan’s mouth, Duke Sachsen was so surprised that he unknowingly let out a breath.

“Heok!”

“What’s wrong?”

“D-did you just say Kalitz Garman?”

“Yes, I definitely heard it that way.”

Duke Sachsen jumped up from his seat, grabbed Kang Chan’s arm, and asked.

“D-do you perhaps know where that person is?”

“I heard he passed away.”

“You mean he’s dead? That friend of mine?”

Kang Chan was also surprised at Sachsen’s words.

“If you’re friends, are you two perhaps acquainted?”

“Yes, we were friends since we were very young. B-but, that friend is dead….”

Sachsen shook his head as if he couldn’t believe Garman’s death.

“Is it possible to know why he died?”

“I don’t know that well either… Would you like to meet him directly and ask?”

“Meet him directly… Y-yes? You’re telling me to ask the ogre?”

“Yes.”

“How can I ask the ogre?”

“He speaks well.”

Sachsen was surprised again at the mention that he spoke well.

“Surely not, a talking ogre, that’s a bit….”

Sachsen looked like he couldn’t believe Kang Chan’s words that the ogre could speak.

Kang Chan judged that it would be better to have them face each other directly rather than explaining, so he called Loki.

“Wait a moment, I’ll call him. Loki!”

When Kang Chan called Loki loudly, a beautiful voice was heard from the opposite side of his tent.

“Why?”

“Come here for a moment.”

“Why?”

“You have a visitor.”

Loki, who had no connections in the human world, wondered who would have come to visit him.

“Me?”

“Yes.”

“Just a moment.”

Duke Sachsen asked Kang Chan with disbelieving eyes at the beautiful voice of the ogre Loki, who answered Kang Chan’s call.

“Was that voice just now perhaps that ogre’s?”

“Yes.”

“No, that’s not an ogre’s voice, is it?”

“Right now, Loki is living in human form due to Jikyeon’s magic, not in ogre form. He only returns to his original form when necessary.”

“Ah, Jikyeon-nim….”

Sachsen’s face became somber at the mention of Jikyeon.

At that moment, Loki ran into the tent with a bright smile. Loki was still wearing the cute girl’s clothes that Jikyeon had designed.

“I’m here.”

Duke Sachsen’s mouth dropped open at the sight of Loki.

‘This girl is definitely that child who was with Kang Chan-nim before?’

Duke Sachsen had known Loki as a girl all along. It was understandable since he had a girlish face and even wore girl’s clothes.

“Say hello, this is Duke Sachsen. You’ve met him before, right?”

“Yeah, I’ve seen him.”

“This person said he was your father’s friend?”

“My father’s friend?”

Sachsen looked at Kang Chan and asked at the word father.

“Father?”

“He called him father. Loki’s last name is also Kalitz.”

“Then is this child his adopted daughter?”

“Since they have the same last name, I guess so? And it’s not an adopted daughter, it’s an adopted son.”

“Adopted son? Oh my god, then this child is a boy?”

Kang Chan nodded, feeling a little embarrassed. Because the clothes Loki was wearing were girl’s clothes.

“No, but why did you dress him in girl’s clothes?”

“W-well, there’s a reason….”

“If there’s a reason… Anyway, it’s really amazing.”

Sachsen looked at Loki and was truly amazed.

He naturally thought of a monster-like ogre when he heard the word ogre, but when he actually met him, he was a boy with a cute appearance like a girl.

Moreover, he was his friend’s adopted son, so Loki was not a stranger to him.

“To think he was Garman’s adopted son. In that case, you can call me uncle.”

“Uncle?”

“Yes, your father and I were inseparable friends. We were like brothers….”

“Inseparable friends? Like Kang Chan and Jikyeon?”

Kang Chan and Duke Sachsen both flinched at the suddenly mentioned name of Jikyeon.

That’s because Kang Chan had fought with Jikyeon last night, and Duke Sachsen was because Jikyeon held his life in her hands.

“Umm… yeah.”

Kang Chan felt a little guilty, but he had no choice but to answer that way.

Duke Sachsen quickly changed the subject.

“By the way, who did Loki learn our language from?”

“Father.”

“Then Garman taught you language and swordsmanship directly?”

Loki nodded silently.

Whether he found such Loki cute, Duke Sachsen stroked Loki’s head and said.

“Then where will Loki go when the war is over?”

“Um, when the war is over….”

Loki looked at Kang Chan silently.

Loki had no one he knew or anywhere to go other than Kang Chan.

Kang Chan, who knew that fact well, opened his mouth instead of Loki.

“Actually, Loki was living alone deep in the Montana Mountains. We brought Loki out into the world. That’s why Loki has no one to rely on but us.”