Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 30

Five days had passed since Kang Chan and Zikyon had squandered enough alcohol in a single night to buy an entire city.

As usual, Kang Chan woke up at dawn to gather mana and spent the morning in monotonous training, wielding his two daggers.

With each passing day, Kang Chan’s longing to see Jaina grew more intense.

But he couldn’t go.

It was all because of the ‘baggage’ that wouldn’t leave his side for a moment.

That day, as always, the ‘baggage’ came to find Kang Chan in the morning.

“I’m hungry.”

“Eat up.”

“Hey! What do you mean ‘eat up’ when your friend is hungry?”

“Ugh! Annoying! Then eat this!”

“No! Ughh!”

Kang Chan shoved into her mouth the very pill he had been habitually eating every morning before coming to Ibell.

The essential foodstuff for space travelers that made you feel full all day long. (Think of it as a meal replacement pill).

Kang Chan quickly stuffed it into Zikyon’s mouth, blocked her mouth and nose, and used mana to force it down her esophagus.

Zikyon resisted fiercely, but her woman’s body couldn’t withstand Kang Chan’s strength.

Then, cornered, she used the power of dragon language to blow Kang Chan away.

But the pill had already passed into her throat, and Kang Chan, who landed in a stylish pose, looked at Zikyon, who had swallowed the pill, with a triumphant expression.

“Hehe, you like it but you’re acting up.”

“You! How dare you feed me that non-food again!”

Before, when Zikyon was whining about being hungry, Kang Chan had piqued her curiosity and fed her this pill.

Since that day, she had adamantly refused to eat this pill.

Thanks to this magical pill that kept her full all day long, she couldn’t even touch her favorite foods all day.

“Ah, damn it! I can’t eat anything all day again. I’m going to curse you.”

“That’s why I’m telling you to find something to eat yourself when you’re hungry. This is the only food I can give you.”

“To be friends with someone who doesn’t care about their friends like you is the biggest mistake of my life.”

“Did I ask to be friends first? Anyway, I’m sorry, but spend today alone.”

Startled by Kang Chan’s sudden words, Zikyon grabbed Kang Chan.

“Why? Where are you going?”

“Oh, I have some business at the Elf Village.”

He was going to see Jaina, so he couldn’t take Zikyon, who was in the form of a woman.

“No way.”

Zikyon questioned Kang Chan, who refused firmly.

“Why not?”

“It’s because you’re in the form of a woman right now.”

“You’re saying I can’t because I’m in the form of a woman? Then, are you perhaps? Going to meet a woman?”

The moment Kang Chan’s face turned red, Zikyon made a mischievous expression again and leaned against Kang Chan’s body.

“Oh-ho, who is it? Prettier than me?”

As Zikyon intentionally pressed her chest against Kang Chan’s arm, Kang Chan was startled and moved away from her.

“Hey! Are you going to keep doing this?”

Seeing Kang Chan, who had turned as red as a carrot, Zikyon smiled as if she found him adorable.

It was a prank that had become her hobby since the day she first met Kang Chan and became friends.

That’s why Zikyon had stubbornly stuck to her woman’s form, even with Kang Chan’s earnest request.

Also, even though Kang Chan said he didn’t like it, he honestly preferred Zikyon in her woman’s form rather than as a man.

That’s how out-of-this-world Zikyon’s beauty and figure were.

“Anyway! Not today. I have to go alone. Please, Zikyon.”

When Kang Chan asked, even calling her name, Zikyon couldn’t refuse her friend’s request and nodded obediently as if she understood.

“Okay, then I won’t bother you. But I also have some business in the Elf Village, so let’s just go together to our village. After that, we’ll act separately, okay?”

Kang Chan shrugged as if he couldn’t help it and said in a resigned tone.

“Alright. But only to the village!”

“Okay! Then let’s go right away.”

“Okay. Just a moment, I’ll get the air bike.”

Zikyon’s eyes twinkled at the mention of the air bike.

“Air bike? Really?”

In fact, Zikyon could teleport to the Elf Village in the blink of an eye at any time.

But when Kang Chan said he would take the air bike, Zikyon was so excited she didn’t know what to do.

Zikyon, who had only ridden the air bike once after Kang Chan repaired it in the hangar, had completely fallen in love with it.

Of course, Zikyon could fly freely in the sky with levitation on her own, but the thrill of riding this amazing product of science, the air bike, could not be compared to levitation.

Flying in the sky with magic felt no different from standing on the ground, but entrusting herself to the air bike gave her a thrilling feeling that she might fall.

So she felt the thrill of really flying in the sky.

Besides, Kang Chan, who was one of the best pilots in the Federation Army, drove so recklessly to tease Zikyon that she couldn’t forget the exhilarating pleasure she felt at that time.

But after that, Kang Chan never let her ride again, even though she kept begging him to take her.

He was afraid she would get used to it.

When he readily said he would take her on the air bike, Zikyon went outside the warship with a pounding, excited heart, waiting for the air bike to come out.

After a while, the door of the Red Mas’s small auxiliary hangar opened, and the powerful engine starting sound of the air bike echoed loudly from inside.

Vroom, vroom, vroom!

Kang Chan’s air bike, boasting rough driving skills, soared into the air in an instant, and stopped next to Zikyon, showing off a stylish air drift in the air.

“Get on!”

“Wow! Cool!”

Zikyon really sincerely praised Kang Chan’s appearance.

As Zikyon climbed behind Kang Chan, Kang Chan raised his voice because of the loud engine noise and shouted.

“Fasten your belt and hold on tight!”

“Yeah, I fastened my belt! Go, oppa!” (Oppa is a Korean term used by a younger woman to refer to an older brother or male friend).

“Oppa, my foot. Here we go!”

As Kang Chan roughly pulled the accelerator, the air bike’s small ion propulsion system spewed fire, and the two of them soared into the sky in an instant.

“Kyaaa! I love it! I love it!”

Zikyon, who had soared to a dizzying height in an instant, trembled as if she couldn’t bear the thrill.

To her, who had lived a bland life for thousands of years, this thrill seemed to revitalize her life.

In her great joy, Zikyon leaned against Kang Chan’s back and thought to herself without Kang Chan’s knowledge.

She had really made the right choice to be friends with this rude human.

For her, the past five days spent with Kang Chan were more enjoyable and happier than any other amusement she had had in her 8,000 years of life.

* * *

While Kang Chan was safely surviving and getting along with the elves, there were many groups far beyond the vast universe eagerly awaiting the Red Mas’s report.

“Aide, is communication still cut off from the Red Mas?”

“Yes, Commander! Considering that three years have passed, it is believed that something has happened to the Red Mas.”

“Hmm…”

The man called Commander frowned as he looked at the enemy fleet displayed on the huge main display.

“The war with the Empire is approaching like this, damn it! We can’t delay any longer. All matters regarding Neo Earth will be postponed until after the war.”

“Yes! I understand.”

As the aide saluted and hurriedly ran out to carry out his mission, the Commander leaned back comfortably in his chair and fell into thought.

‘It’s already been 500 years since humanity lost its mother planet Earth due to the Last Impact and wandered around this universe… The Federal Army must occupy Neo Earth, the second Earth, for the sake of future generations. I will definitely do it with my own hands!’

The Commander clenched his right hand tightly as if his blood would burst.

‘To do that, we must first win against that brutal Empire. If we cannot win against the Empire, we will not have the blue sky of Earth!’

His eyes burned with conviction.

“Deploy all fleets for battle! Open fire!”

-All fleets deploy for battle! All fleets deploy for battle! Combat situation issued by the Commander-in-Chief of the UNA Space Federation Fleet as of 01:30 on September 13, 2708 in the Space Calendar.

As an emergency message containing the combat situation was transmitted to all combat ship bridges under all UNA Space Fleet affiliations, emergency lights turned on and loud warning sounds erupted.

-Emergency! Emergency! Combat readiness issued! Combat readiness issued! All combat personnel to their stations! I repeat! Emergency! All combat personnel to their stations! This situation is real.

“Ah, damn it! What is it again!”

“Damn it, damn it! Please! Let’s get some sleep!”

Combat troops who woke up groggily from their sleep capsules quickly changed into combat spacesuits with tired expressions and flew through zero gravity towards their respective positions.

Koo-ooo-ooo-oong…

In the vast galaxy, a huge silver-white spaceship, quietly crouching in the faint light emitted by several stars, began to advance rapidly, emitting a bright light from its stern.

It was a surprisingly fast speed that was hard to believe for a giant body spanning several kilometers.

The magnificent size and beautiful appearance of the Temerere, the Space Union Defense Force’s flagship and best combat ship, were enough to take one’s breath away.

As the huge Temerere began to move quickly, numerous combat ships, large and small, began to gather around the flagship, forming a neat formation and began to escort the Temerere.

Then, bright bursts of light erupted from all directions, and their own space war game began.

10. Immature Princess and Budding Knight

While Kang Chan and Zikyon were flying towards the Elf Village on the air bike, a diplomatic delegation from the Visman Empire had arrived at the Elf Village.

Their purpose was only one.

They had come to urge the elves and dwarves to join the front lines as soon as possible, which were maintaining a tense confrontation with the enemy due to the orcs’ participation in the war.

The Elf Queen Arteon welcomed the envoys from the Visman Empire and held heated negotiations.

The cunning humans were somewhat more difficult beings than the dwarves or orcs.

Around that time, a woman who had come to the Elf Village for a completely different purpose began exploring the Elf Village with a curious face.