It is my Destiny to be the Savior of the Protagonist

Axel Valentine heard that the master had changed shortly after becoming a piece.

“Is it possible for the master to change?”

When the boy asked in bewilderment, Bishop answered calmly.

“Of course. I was originally a blue Bishop. Before that, I was amber Night.”

“What is that…?”

“Black was my third master. This time, the former master is retiring and a new master is coming, so it’s convenient because I don’t have to move.”

Axel didn’t understand. Wasn’t the relationship between the object and the master the patron and sponsor? That it was such a simple change? Robert Black was quite good, so he was more repulsed by the news of the change of master. But on the other hand, he felt irresponsible.

‘Leaving without a word before giving the first mission?’

Was it a lie that he saw potential in him? He felt disappointed and betrayed. Bishop handed a book to Axel, who was standing with a subtle expression.

“Take it.”

“What is this?”

“The new master told me to give it to you. They told me to read it before the first mission.”

“Has my first assignment been set?”

Axel asked with expectant eyes. Bishop looked him up and down and said.

“No. But it’s obvious what kind of mission you’re going to do.”

“I don’t know. Please teach me.”

“You will know when the time is right, why?”

Bishop chuckled. He seemed unwilling to answer.

“Can you tell me when?”

“I don’t know either.”

“What should I prepare?”

“Well.”

“…When will the new Master come?”

“He is not coming.”

“What?”

“Only agents came and went. He said he would continue to give instructions through his agent.”

“What else…?”

“Then, since I told you to go, I’ll go.”

Bishop cut off Axel’s question and left. He tried to stay away from Axel as much as possible. He was reluctant to be near the red-eyed guy.

After the Master was away, he didn’t even train properly. Axel still didn’t know much about his life as a piece. He looked down at the handed book. It wasn’t a very thick book. The title was <The Little Red Eyes>. The boy frowned involuntarily. It was a familiar book.

The story of a red-eyed boy who keeps getting on fire, and eventually the whole village burns down and ends up wandering alone. It was a children’s book that his father had bought Axel to teach him about red eyes. It was the choice of his father, who could not bear to call his son cursed eyes with his own mouth. It was only after Axel read the fairy tale that he realized why fires sometimes broke out around him. And as soon as he had read, he had slammed the book into a corner and never looked back.

‘He wants me to read this? Why?’

He was glaring at the cover of the book, when someone burst in.

“You are the little boy named Axel, right?”

It was a strange middle-aged man. He sat down at the table on his own accord and put down his heavy bag.

Axel asked vigilantly as he gripped the handle of his sword.

“Who is it?”

He answered as he took out a thick book, paper, and pen from his bag.

“I am the one who will be your teacher.”

“What? Who?”

“That’s what your benefactor decided.”

“You mean Master.”

“Oh, yes. Adrian Black hired me.”

“Adrian Black?”

“You don’t even know your benefactor’s name?”

The new master’s name was Adrian Black. It seemed that black was not a surname, but rather a title. While Axel was chewing on the name, a man named Sensei opened the book and called out to him.

“Come and sit down. I have a lot to teach you.”

“What are you teaching?”

“History, geography, mathematics, elemental theory, demonology, monsterology, etc. By the way, how long are you going to talk nonsense to the teacher?”

“…Why should I study something like that?”

He couldn’t understand why he had to learn things like history, mathematics, and geography, even though he could understand how to read and the theory of spirits.

“I don’t know. I’m just hired to teach you. Shut up and sit down.”

The teacher nodded. Axel had no choice but to sit down. After that, the first proper class he took followed. It was quite an ordeal for Axel.

‘What does the new Master want from me?’

It’s a class that only aristocrats would take. He thought it would be better to practice swordsmanship at a time like this. Besides, why did he give him that annoying children’s book? The present Axel could not guess the new master’s intentions at all.

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Ariadne had already decided on his first mission for Axel.

‘At the beginning of the original story, Axel’s missions were isolated and we watched to see if there was a fire.’

Members who heard about the red eyes came out of curiosity and placed a lot of bets. Things like whether there would really be a fire or if there was a fire, whether that little phone would come out alive or dead.

‘The master will sweep the money, but the main character will have a useless mission’

Robert Black had always given assignments like that. He had an attitude that it didn’t matter even if he died. However, due to a certain mission, he started using Axel for other purposes. The mission was an essential event for the main character. She taught Axel only the basics until that time came. Focused on useful knowledge in the future.

‘I don’t have to learn swordsmanship now.’

The adoptive father who trained Axel was the captain of the imperial guard knights of the fallen Cretan Empire. Even if he self-taught only the swordsmanship he taught, he would have no problem improving his skills. If you are the main character, you will do well in such training yourself. And the time she had been waiting for came.

“My lady, the coward appeared!” said Lucy, rushing into her room, making a fuss about it.

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Axel woke up in his sleeping bag. As soon as he got up, he took out a bag of water and took a sip. The water was lukewarm. His throat felt tight, so he briefly pulled on the necklace with his hand. It was a cold metal necklace when he left the mansion. This black necklace, about the size of a finger, was a must-have item worn by soldiers on missions. He was told it was an item that recorded his actions throughout the mission. It must be quite expensive, but it seemed that the Association had a lot of money to make him carry this for every mission.

Axel took out some beef jerky for breakfast and looked around as he chewed it. It was the same scenery as yesterday. A desert with endless white sand. White rocks rising from time to time. The boy had just woken up from his sleep in the hollow shade of one of the rocks. After confirming that nothing was wrong, he sat down against the Yen Rock and took out an envelope.

On the outside of the luxurious envelope, in elegant handwriting, was written “Black Piece, Axel Valentine.”

The wax seal that had already been removed was the mark of the Chess Association. The letter inside was very short. As far as he knew, he read the letter one more time.

[Gather 7 color crystals from the Crystal Oasis of the Great Desert.]

At the end of the letter was a signature in the same handwriting as the envelope.

[Adrian Black.]

It was the name of his master whose face was not revealed even once when he was given his first mission.

‘A strange man.’

He put the letter in and packed his things. The travel items that the Master had sent were of very good quality. In fact, it wasn’t just travel items. Everything Axel was given was of high quality. He didn’t know much at first, but he soon noticed because Bishop was so blatantly jealous. It’s like he had never seen a Master give something like this to a pawn. Was it better than his? He even tried to exchange it for his.

‘What I’ve learned is surprisingly useful.’

As he learned geography, he learned what the Great Desert was like. The crystal oasis and the seven-color crystal were all things that were shown in class. He had learned how to read a map properly, so he never got lost on his way all the way here. Everything he wanted to learn to do was useless. It’s a strange feeling.

‘It would be really easy to end this way.’

Walking in the desert was painful and difficult, but it was a hundred times easier than wandering in a polluted area. All he had to do was walk, holding a compass and checking the shape of the rocks. The monsters living in the Crystal Oasis were the ones who calmed down when given something to eat. It was different from monsters that are unconditionally hostile to humans. He also knew how to mine seven-colored crystals, so it was an easy task if he didn’t make mistakes.

‘Why did they give me this when they gave me such an easy mission?’

Inside the envelope from Master, there was another small, thin black envelope.

– Open only in case of danger.

That phrase written on the outside kept bothering him. No matter how he looked at it, there’s nothing dangerous.

The boy, who had been tilting his head, wiped the sweat with the back of his hand as he suddenly felt hotter. At the end of the field of vision, something shook like a haze on the horizon. It was bright red.

‘What is that?’

Axel slowly opened his eyes to examine it, and suddenly got goosebumps. It was getting bigger.