Young lords are slow to act. 

This saying did not apply to Kim Seon-Hyeok. The moment he confirmed the existence of the sea serpent, he prepared to leave his territory.

“You can’t.”

However, he was faced with an unexpected obstacle. Julian fiercely opposed her lord leaving without attendants. She forcibly dissuaded him, saying it was absurd for a viscount to travel alone, but the problem was that there was nobody around to accompany him.

Despite coming into form, his newly trained soldiers were not trained in horseback riding and could not accompany him. Meanwhile, the riders of the Drake Cavalry were a part of the kingdom’s Western Army and did not specifically fall under his jurisdiction. As such, he could not order them to follow him on matters of personal business.

In the end, the territory’s soldiers were the only possible option, but taking them meant limiting his mobility and prolonging the already lengthy travel time.

“How could you travel that far by yourself? If anything happens to you…”

“I know I was lucky, but I still beat the Judge of House Laylark. Do you really think something will happen to me? I’m the Drake Knight. Come on.”

Frustrated, Seon-Hyeok tried to bluff his way out of the argument, but it proved useless against...