But it’s not just someone knowledgeable; the fact that they’re sending someone who’s virtually designated as the next Head of the Medical Tower shows how much Master Jang Moon In and the Medical Tower care about Sung Chang’s upper echelon.

And Yuseong is a disciple from Je Moon Tower. He was also the last disciple of the Head of Je Moon Tower.
Inside Jemungak, there were those dedicated to serving the emperor and those researching curses and dispelling methods separately. Among them, Yuseong Sahbaek belonged to the latter.

Over the past few years, after dispelling a curse of the devil’s teaching, I occasionally learned simple curse-breaking methods from the master of Jemungak. During that process, I had met Yuseong Sahbaek several times, and he seemed to be quite skilled in that area.

Hajin Saja was a disciple of such Yuseong Sahbaek, seemingly brought along to play a supporting role if the situation escalated into something significant.

Upon examining the roles of other members besides me and Ha Hyun, one thought comes to mind.

‘…It feels like we’re being sent off?’

Exactly.

It truly seemed like we were only told to ‘go out.’

No, of course, the fact that each grandmaster is sending two disciples, one of whom is even the next medical master, means this matter is important.

But that didn’t mean it was a difficult or dangerous task.

‘The location itself tells me that.’

Naknamhyeon, where the upper part of the fortress wall is said to be, is located south of the volcano, even below Jongnamsan, situated at the bottom of Jinryeong mountain range.

Since crossing the mountain range in a straight line is impossible, we plan to slightly pass through Winam and Swan; although we can’t avoid the mountains entirely, our path would still entirely lie within the boundary of the island.

Since Jongnampah exists nearby, the law and order are somewhat stable, and many commoners pass through, so there should be some kind of mountain path. The likelihood of encountering bandits would probably be low.

Wild beasts, being instinctual, usually don’t attack formidable opponents they can’t win against; so, chances of encountering them would also be low.

‘Taking commoners as the standard, it would at least take about ten days to get there…’

But none of us going are commoners. Furthermore, due to the urgency, we decided to use one of the common modes of transport in this era, which is riding horses.

‘I think we should arrive in about four days at most?’

I couldn’t tell how long it would take to solve the issue, but it seemed we wouldn’t have to stay outside the volcano for more than two months.

‘Furthermore…’

Although Master Jangmunin had said, ‘Since you’ve learned this and that, you’ll be helpful to Danju,’ looking at the Sahbaeks, it seemed he merely said that for the sake of saying it.

Of course, he couldn’t recklessly send people who knew nothing; he might have considered that to some extent, but it also didn’t mean he expected anything great.

‘Ha Hyun and I will probably only have to assist the assistants.’
The role of the execution was for the knights, and the role of the aides was for the squires.

Somehow, it seemed clear why Jang Mun-in had included me and Ha Hyun in this task.

It’s been about 3 years since the third-generation disciples were initiated, so we can’t just keep these kids, who are worthy of being called third-generation disciples, from going outside. However, sending them somewhere to actually do work seems a bit premature…something like that.

‘I shouldn’t take this too lightly, either.’

There’s no need to be excessively tense about it, either.

Yes, there were four of us going. It wouldn’t be extremely difficult or dangerous, and it wouldn’t take long, and it’s work that could even distance us from the original.

Contemplating something that’s already been decided is pointless, so I should leave my worries here. Thinking simply that it’s only about a month out of eight months seemed to be the best in many ways.

Above all…

“Uh, Sir Knight.”

“Hm?”

“I’ve never actually ridden a horse before.”

“Ah.”

Can I learn in just two days…

Time passed quickly. I wasn’t unbearably anxious, probably because I had consciously let go of tension and worry.

‘…I had no choice but to be that way.’

I was busy learning how to ride a horse.

Luckily, the squires peeked their heads in and handed over various items, telling me to take this and that, so even without my noticing, my luggage was prepared.

‘Being the youngest has its perks.’

A few years ago, I felt a bit unfair for being treated as the youngest even when there were squires, but now, I’m half-enjoying that treatment.

A life where I do very little but receive a lot.

I wonder if this is okay, but once I accepted it, it was pretty comfortable.

And so, the morning of the departure day arrived.