Dawn of Vengeance — Chapter 49

YOUR~~~~ MAJESTY~~~~!

HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING LOOOONG?!

IT IS AN HONOR TO SEE YOUR MAJESTY.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING SUCH A LONG JOURNEY.

THEY SAY FINE CLOTHES ARE LIKE A PAIR OF WINGS.

AND GIVING WINGS TO A MAN THIS HANDSOME...

...MAKES FOR A VERY SATISFYING SIGHT.

HEHEHE

YOUR MAJESTY? ARE YOU ALRIGHT?

I'M PERFECTLY FINE. LET'S DEPART FOR THE BORDER RIGHT AWAY.

YOU'VE ONLY JUST ARRIVED.

WE'RE SHORT ON TIME.

ZEN SAID HE ALREADY BOOKED A RESTAURANT FOR DINNER.

Are you sure you aren't exhausted?

UNDERSTOOD.

HOWEVER, SINCE IT IS BROAD DAYLIGHT AND THE SENTRIES AT THE BORDER ARE MOSTLY ARCHERS, WE MUST PROCEED ON FOOT.

IF IT PLEASES YOU, ALLOW ME!

I WILL CARRY YOU!

YOU'RE IN AN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD MOOD.

IS RABBIT MEAT REALLY THAT EXCITING?

Of course!

YOU'RE PAYING FOR DINNER TONIGHT, AREN'T YOU, YOUR MAJESTY?

I'VE BEEN SICK TO DEATH OF HEADQUARTERS RATIONS WITHOUT A SINGLE DAY OFF.

JUST THE THOUGHT OF TEARING INTO SOME REAL MEAT AGAIN HAS ME FIRED UP!

Whoa.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE PLANNING TO BLEED MY WALLET DRY.

I'LL BE PUTTING AWAY AT LEAST FIFTY SERVINGS!

WERE LYCANS ALWAYS SUCH BIG EATERS...?

WELL, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO DINNER, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY...

THE AREA WE'RE INSPECTING TODAY IS MY HOMETOWN.

IS THAT SO?

YES. IT'S A SMALL LYCAN VILLAGE NEAR A LAKE CALLED NIPOMPO.

IT'S FAMOUS AMONG LYCANS FOR BEING UNAFFECTED BY THE FULL MOON.

THE LIQUOR THEY BREW FROM SILVERBERRIES IS ALSO TOP-TIER-

WHAT? WAIT. THERE'S A PLACE THAT ISN'T AFFECTED BY THE FULL MOON?

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? THE MOON RISES THE SAME EVERYWHERE.

WELL...

I SUPPOSE IT REALLY IS A SECRET ONLY LYCANS KNOW ABOUT.

NO ONE ACTUALLY KNOWS WHY.

I ASKED THE ELDERS ABOUT IT ONCE...

...BUT ALL I GOT WERE CRYPTIC ANSWERS ABOUT THE POWER OF THE LAND OR THE BLESSINGS OF THE GODS.

That's impossible.

ARE YOU SAYING NOTHING HAPPENS TO YOU, EVEN WHEN THE FULL MOON RISES?

IT'S TRUE.

THOUGH THE MOMENT YOU STEP TOO FAR FROM THE VILLAGE, THE EFFECTS HIT YOU RIGHT AWAY.

A TERRITORY UNAFFECTED BY THE FULL MOON.

IF WHAT HE'S SAYING IS TRUE...

THIS IS A MASSIVE DISCOVERY.

IF WE CAN JUST PINPOINT THE CAUSE...!

IF THAT'S TRULY POSSIBLE, YOUR MAJESTY WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE HERO—

WE COULD SIGNIFICANTLY CUT DOWN ON DEFENSE SPENDING.

DEFENSE SPENDING IS HARDLY THE ISSUE HERE!

IF WE CAN JUST FIND THE CAUSE!

AND FREE THE LYCANS FROM THE FULL MOON!

Long live Your Majesty!

Long live Parnassus!

YOU WILL BE PRAISED FOR GENERATIONS AS THE ONE WHO LIBERATED THE LYCANS FROM THE CURSE!

AH, I'LL PASS ON THE PRAISE.

I'M ALREADY GETTING WAY TOO MUCH OF IT AS IT IS.

NO-

...I'm just going to keep my mouth shut.

I'm only joking.

SUPER DISAPPOINTED

IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE, WE WILL NEED TO INVESTIGATE THIS THOROUGHLY.

WILL IT TAKE LONG TO REACH THE VILLAGE?

JUST PAST THAT MOUNTAIN RIDGE OVER THERE, THE LAKE YOU'LL SEE IS...

WHOA!

W-WHAT

HEY! WAIT! STOP!

N-NO,

ZEN!

M-MY VILLAGE...!

IS THAT... THE VILLAGE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT...

...NIPOMPO?

UGH...!

A... A CLIFF?!

ENSIGN ZEN!

WALTER...!

WE'RE FALLING AGAIN...!

WALTER!

WHAT...?

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ABILITIES?

I CAN TEMPORARILY FREEZE NEARBY OBJECTS AND LIVING CREATURES IN PLACE.

COULD YOU ACTUALLY FREEZE PEOPLE, TOO...?