Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 124

Platina’s expression quickly darkened upon hearing that her kin had left the continent.

Even though she was living comfortably under Kang Chan’s protection, the news that her people had abandoned her was a great shock.

Moreover, that meant the war was over.

“Then the war is over.”

Kang Chan slowly nodded at Platina’s words.

“Then, what happens to me?”

“I will send you to your kin.”

“Pardon?”

Platina looked momentarily incredulous at Kang Chan’s words that he would send her to her people.

Clearly, it was something she had dreamed of.

But her face was a mix of joy and sorrow. Even though she could return to her kin, whom she had longed for so much.

Only then did she realize.

That the man before her had taken root too deeply in her heart.

“Prepare to leave and follow me.”

“Now?”

Kang Chan nodded silently.

“Okay.”

Anxiously, she packed her few belongings and followed Kang Chan.

Elica, watching Kang Chan from afar, instinctively realized that Kang Chan was trying to take Platina to Iceland.

Only then did she breathe a deep sigh of relief.

Because she knew that he was not trying to use Platina as a substitute for Jeina.

The place Kang Chan took Platina was the completely empty port of the Kingdom of KerMel.

Perhaps because it was once a place where many soldiers had stayed, it was full of traces they had left behind, but now only a heavy silence flowed as if ghosts would appear.

There, a small boat that Kang Chan had secretly prepared was docked.

Inside the boat were thick winter clothes and some food to withstand the harsh cold.

“Do you know how to sail a boat?”

She slowly nodded, her eyes reddening. But Kang Chan spoke even more coldly as he looked at her.

“Go, and never come back here.”

“……”

Despite Kang Chan’s cold words, Platina’s legs did not want to move.

“What are you hesitating for? This is your only chance to escape. Don’t hesitate and leave.”

“……”

The two looked at each other silently.

As if time had stopped.

How much time had passed?

Breaking the heavy silence, Kang Chan made an effort to turn away and left her with a final greeting.

“Farewell.”

The moment Kang Chan left his last greeting and tried to leave, Platina grabbed Kang Chan.

“Wait a minute!”

“……”

A strange silence flowed between them.

Kang Chan’s heart, which had been firmly determined to turn away coldly, was also shaking violently.

‘No, she is not Jeina……’

He repeated the same words dozens and hundreds of times in his mind. But his wavering heart could not be calmed. If he sent her away like this, he would never be able to see Jeina’s face again.

As Kang Chan was wavering, Platina’s soft voice was heard from behind him.

Her voice was trembling.

“Please don’t send me away. Please……”

“……”

Kang Chan was startled by her sudden change of attitude. She had always longed to return to her kin.

But suddenly, she was telling him not to send her away? Kang Chan could not understand her.

“Why are you suddenly saying that? Are you afraid to return to your kin?”

“No, of course, I’m happy. But I don’t know why I’m like this. I just feel so heartbroken at the thought of not being able to see you again……”

Kang Chan was startled by Platina’s words and looked at her. Because her heart was no different from his own.

She was looking straight at Kang Chan without avoiding his eyes, and she was crying.

Endless tears were flowing from her big, cute eyes that resembled Jeina. Kang Chan asked at the sight.

“Why are you suddenly saying that?”

“I don’t know. I don’t know why I’m like this…… But one thing is for sure, I’ve come to like you.”

“……”

Kang Chan’s heart felt like it was breaking at Platina’s words.

While looking at her saying that she liked him with the same face as Jeina. But because she was not Jeina, Kang Chan tried to hide his feelings and said.

“As you know, we can never be together. So don’t be stubborn anymore and go back to your kin.”

At Kang Chan’s cold answer, Platina cried even more sadly and grabbed Kang Chan’s chest and said desperately.

“Rather…… Rather, why didn’t you just leave me to die back then? Why did you save me if we were going to part like this?”

Kang Chan wanted to hug her, who was wailing in his arms, with all his might, but his last reason stopped him. Because if he hugged her like this, he would never be able to let her go.

But perhaps noticing his conflict, Platina boldly wrapped her arms around his neck and forcibly kissed Kang Chan.

“Gasp!”

Kang Chan, who was so surprised, quickly stepped back, but Platina, who was holding his neck with all her might, instead clung even closer to his body.

“……”

Because Kang Chan was about two heads taller than her, Platina was suspended in the air, but soon Kang Chan slowly wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her up. Then he slowly fell into a kiss with her.

Tears flowed from Kang Chan’s eyes, and Platina, knowing the meaning of those tears, thought to herself.

‘Even as a substitute is fine. If only I can be with you……’

Elica was surprised to see Platina, who had left with Kang Chan, return. Moreover, the two of them seemed to be much closer than before.

She was overwhelmed with extreme anxiety.

There was another person who was making a slightly unpleasant expression besides Elica, and that was Jikyon.

“Hey! What the hell is going on? You were supposed to send her back.”

“It turned out that way.”

“What do you mean it turned out that way? You, don’t tell me?”

“……”

Platina, who was next to Kang Chan, who was embarrassed, stepped forward and said.

“I said I didn’t want to go. Great one [referring to Jikyon]……”

“What? You wench! Do you know what kind of place this is, yet you’re trying to stay here?　Can’t you go back to where your kin are right now?”

That was right. No matter how much she loved Kang Chan, it was absolutely impossible for a green elf to live on this continent. Trying to stay here when all races hate and curse green elves, it was a very dangerous act.

From Jikyon’s point of view, it was just an infinitely foolish and immature act.

But how could things between men and women go as planned?

“Jikyon, I’m sorry. I couldn’t send her away.”

“What a pathetic sight……”

Even though he said that, Jikyon also knew better than anyone how much Kang Chan had suffered from losing Jeina. That’s why he expected that his feelings for Platina would not be easily resolved.

However, he was just as embarrassed as Elica because he didn’t know that he would try to keep her by his side like this.

“You know better than anyone that we have a mountain of things to do in the future, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Then who are you going to leave her with? You’re not going to take her with you, are you?”

“……”

There was no place in any of the places Kang Chan knew where he could leave her, a green elf. Even the place he had to go was the kingdom of the dwarves, who would be horrified if they heard of a green elf.

Thinking of the hot-tempered Kracksion, he could never take her with him.

A heavy silence flowed between them for a while, and Jikyon broke the silence as if he was frustrated.

“To be shaken by a woman in front of an important task, you’re such a pathetic guy.”

“……”

Kang Chan wanted to hide in a rat hole at Jikyon’s words. But the more he did, the tighter he held Platina’s hand. Because there was nothing he couldn’t do for her now.

Jikyon, looking at Kang Chan, thought, ‘I lost,’ and looked at Platina and said.

“You, I’m too busy right now to just let it go, but you better be prepared to be severely punished later. Got it?”

She felt fear that made her legs tremble at the thought of being scolded by the Ancient Dragon, but she trusted Kang Chan next to her and nodded with an effort.

“First, I’ll give you a magical artifact to hide your skin.”

Jikyon, just like when he gave Loki the belt, teleported a ring from his lair, engraved magic on it, and handed it to Platina.

“Here, put on this ring and infuse it with magic.”

Platina, with trembling hands, took the ring and put it on and infused it with magic. Then she was also surrounded by a dazzling flash like Loki, and soon she transformed into an elf with white skin.

Only her skin color had changed to white, but her appearance was completely that of an elf.

Kang Chan almost had a heart attack at the sight.

Because her appearance was now the perfect appearance of Jeina.

Even Elica was startled by the sight.

She knew that she resembled Jeina, but Platina, who was standing in front of her now, resembled Jeina so much that it was difficult to distinguish them.

Even twins couldn’t resemble each other this much.

“Oh, how, Jikyon, what is this……”

Kang Chan was so surprised that he even stuttered, unlike his usual self, and Jikyon patted his chest and said.

“There is no such thing as impossible for the great dragon.”

Kang Chan stared blankly at Platina for a while.

To be able to see Jeina’s appearance, which he would never be able to see again in his life, was a joyful thing that made him cry just thinking about it.

Kang Chan unknowingly approached Platina and stroked her face.

Platina did not refuse his touch.

With a sad but happy expression.

After that, Platina, who had become an elf, headed to the dwarf kingdom, Mine Kingdom, with Kang Chan.

There, Kang Chan entered an emergency meeting with the Elf Queen Arteon, the Dwarf King Kracksion, and the Dragon Lord Jikyon.

To devise ways and weapons to counter the enemies who will invade this planet in the future.

42. Extraterrestrial Visitors

It has already been a month since the green elves who lost the war returned to the cursed land.

Their city was still full of despair and sorrow.

It was a war in which 2 million green elves were投入over three years, but the number of soldiers who returned alive was only 300,000.

1.7 million green elves were buried in enemy territory.

All of them were family, friends, and lovers to those who survived.

Green erected a huge cenotaph in the center of the city to comfort the souls of the fallen.

And they held a memorial service to commemorate their spirits.

The memorial service was held with almost all the green elves living in the city participating.

As Green’s speech began in a solemn and heavy atmosphere, the green elves held their breath and listened to Green’s speech.

“My sons and daughters, listen carefully! And remember! This is not the end…… The souls of our dead sons and daughters are watching us from the sky! We will surely rise again! And we will surely take revenge on those evil beings!”

“Waaaaaaa!”

“Waaaaaaa!”

When Green’s speech ended, the green elves, who worshiped her like a god, shouted and cheered like fanatics.