Chapter 351: It was a secret from the beginning that the imperial envoy came to Liberty.
However, the news of the accident that occurred in Archduke Gail Slayer’s castle, not far from the capital, could not be completely hidden.
The owner of the castle disappeared with a loud explosion and scream beyond the northern part of the castle.
There were so many people who witnessed the scene, and since it was a commotion that occurred in the castle of a war hero who was living in seclusion, the citizens of Liberty could not help but be interested.
However, the royal family’s official announcement that soon followed came as a huge shock to those who had hoped for the safe return of the Guile Slayer.
– The disappearance of Archduke Guille Slayer.
– Terrorism carried out by the remnants of Tria and Romain Tahiti.
– The royal family will do its best to find the missing Archduke Gayle and completely clean up the remnants of the ruined country.
While Liberty was in an uproar over the unbelievable news, a slightly different commotion arose in the royal capital of the country next to Liberty’s border.
“The magic spear died, and all those presumed to be magicians died. And only the six knights of the 1st Legion survived. Is that true?”
[That’s right.]
King Krahn III’s face was stiff. This was because a country’s major power, even a hidden superman, had been borrowed and it was impossible to be proud while reporting the news that he had gone missing.
However, Rick, who had the face of Logan, the person who heard the communication, thought to himself, ‘Ugh! As expected, the two civil servants who were listening to the conversation in the blind spot behind the communication port were shouting ‘Kengpan is our Majesty!’ and were also shouting silently.
Damak Rick was trying hard not to show it on the outside, but it seemed like Krann III took his hardened complexion a little differently.
[I am truly sorry about what happened to Archduke Guille. Now that things have come to this, we may try to argue with the empire, but I doubt it will be effective…]
Probably not.
Rick thought that no matter how ignorant he was, he could be sure of this much.
Dwayne and Damian also had smiles on their faces as if they were thinking the same thing.
Rick barely suppressed a laugh and read the words written on the paper Damian held up in a natural tone.
“Hmm, no. How can I be called the monarch of a country if I dwell on what has already happened? I can only take comfort in the fact that this incident confirmed the empire’s intentions.”
[…I’m sure it is, but are you sure you don’t mind?]
“Yes? What…?”
[It is said that Lord Guile’s last appearance was one of madness. Moreover, there was even an eyewitness account of someone jumping into the Northern Demon Forest.]
“Ah…”
No matter how superhuman he may be, jumping into one of the continent’s two major demon regions while out of his mind is no different from saying he just died. .
However, as the information was different, the listener’s impressions were bound to be quite different.
‘Wow, that guy has gone so far.’
But since he couldn’t reveal his true feelings, Rick just lowered his eyes and let out a deep sigh.
“Gail was a martyr who lived his whole life hiding his identity for his country. How could his sacrifice like that be acceptable? But…!”
Rick stopped speaking and covered his eyes with one hand, as if trying to control his emotions.
Then, I pressed my eyelids so hard that it wasn’t noticeable, but enough that it hurt.
Soon, his eyes became bloodshot and tears welled up, so he lowered his hand again, opened his eyes, and shouted.
“He stabilized the chaos in the allies and revealed the empire’s intentions. And in the process, he slaughtered the empire’s superhumans who were sure to become powerful enemies. He did his part well. The heroic spirits of his country in the heaven of the Nine Great Gods praised him. You will do it.”
Rick trembled and tried to squeeze out tears as if he was truly mourning Guile. Not long after, a tear fell from my still throbbing eye.
Rick turned his head, closing his eyes tightly, as if trying to hide his tears, and added the last words in a solemn voice.
“Now, the rest will be up to us who are left behind. So, please remember together with us Guile Slayer and his great sacrifice.”
[…of course. And once again, I apologize and apologize.] As
Rick slightly narrowed his eyes and looked at the communication port without being noticed, King Krahn III, whose expression became even heavier, apologized in an even heavier voice.
Behind them, Dwayne and Damien kept giving their thumbs up with surprised faces.
‘I guess I can really be an actor, right?’
The protagonist, who put on a perfect performance, was very satisfied with his own performance.
[If the Empire provokes you again, Liberty will not tolerate it. We will join forces with MacLine to fight back! Thank you once again for your kindness, Your Majesty!]
And the only audience member of the play proved that Rick’s acting was truly perfect, using the title ‘Your Majesty’, which is not suitable for a king.
“Then I will discuss with my subjects how to deal with the empire’s conspiracy.”
[Liberty will also join McLine. Please let me know at any time.]
“Of course.”
Rick, who ended the communication with a passionate line, asked in a confident tone.
“How is it!?”
However, the answer to that confident voice came back with a shocked expression.
“It was all good, but the last part was a bit…”
Rick asked back with a puzzled look at Damian’s words.
“yes?”
“Aren’t you saying that you will ask for help if the Empire touches Liberty again? You said you would understand.”
“…Does that make sense?”
“Yes. On the surface, it’s a fight between Liberty and the Empire, but McLane also decided to step in and help.”
“Ah…”
Only after hearing those words did Rick realize his mistake.
“Ugh… oh my.”
As Rick held his head and lamented, Damian chuckled and patted his shoulder.
“Kran III is also a raccoon. He bowed his head once and received a promise of support. Well, if a war breaks out, we will be the ones to deal with the Empire first anyway, so there is nothing wrong with that.”
“Okay. Good job.”
It wasn’t until Dwayne joined in the praise that a bright smile appeared on Rick’s face again.
“But where is your Majesty now?”
“Well, you said you would come through the Demon Forest because you had to make Guile go missing.”
“I guess he’ll be back by now?”
“If you entered from the northern part of Liberty, it would be at the eastern end of the Demon Forest, but if you turn around and come out… well, you will be back within a few weeks.”
“I guess so.”
When the three of them were smiling like that, having completely shaken off their worries.
The real protagonist of the story was running in the pitch-black darkness, unable to see an inch ahead.
* * * A forest lined with huge trees with a circumference of 20m at the base.
The forest was very dark because the leaves were as large as the stems and covered the sky.
Of course, for Logan now, running through the darkness without a single ray of light was not that difficult.
But sighs continued to flow from his mouth.
‘Everything worked out well.’
When Jibrik Cassel’s soul was driven out and the core of the holy sword was broken, Logan wondered what he could do with the holy sword that only had its shell.
Before coming to the ruins, he found the Holy Sword and tried to use it as bait to provoke a fight between the Kassel Tower and the Empire.
An enemy in an ambiguous position who is currently cooperating with the empire, but is also temporarily an enemy of the empire as well.
However, recently, it is a threatening enemy that is believed to be brainwashing even the Pope of the Holy Kingdom.
The goal I came up with was to first destroy the alliance between the Kassel Tower and the Empire.
It was almost certain that the Kassel Mage Tower was behind Prince Baros in his past life, and if that was the case, it was clear that they would somehow try to obtain Zibrik Kassel’s legacy.
Therefore, he planned to intentionally reveal his identity as the Guile Slayer to focus the empire’s attention on Liberty, and then use the Holy Sword as bait through Luisa to move the Kassel Magic Tower.
Because he was the opposite of the magic of the Kassel Magic Tower, he was confident that if he borrowed the power of the Holy Sword, he would never be defeated by the legendary Grand Mage or Aura Master unless they came.
Even if the situation turned out to be the worst, it didn’t seem to matter if at least one sword was handed over to the Kassel Magic Tower. Whatever happened to the previous life’s Baros, the current emperor did not seem to fully accept the Kassel Magic Tower, because the underlying thought was that the disaster of the previous life would not be repeated.
However, when the unexpected soul of the ancestor appeared, the core of the holy sword was shattered in the process.
There is no way the Kassel Magic Tower could not recognize the power of the Holy Sword, so the original plan was already in vain.
However, ‘Well, since the demon sword was effectively eliminated, this is it. It was a shame that I felt like I was wasting a good opportunity to just turn around and say, ‘Haha.’
So I decided to push myself a bit.
– If you can’t use an intact holy sword as bait, try using even just the shell.
It was a reckless plan born out of the will to somehow bring the Kassel Tower into conflict with the empire, but the memory of the ancestors gave him the courage to carry out that reckless challenge.
If Jibrick Cassel’s delusion had reached the Cassel Magic Tower at all, they would never give up the Holy Sword no matter what the cost.
But for that to happen, he had to step forward himself.
Fortunately, the silver auror he used to disguise his identity as Gail could look like the sacred power of a holy sword at first glance, and it was not difficult to induce an illusion by changing its nature.
The problem is that it is only possible when it is in your hands.
So, Logan decided to continue his role as Guile Slayer some more. The Kassel Mage Tower and the Empire will move together for a while to deal with the incident caused by the ruins, so it was to create strife among those who continued their alliance.
Logan’s plan was to kill the imperial envoy who would come with the magician and blame it on them, since the magicians from the Kassel Mage Tower would definitely come wherever the Holy Sword was.
Of course, it wouldn’t be easy, but when it actually happened, it didn’t seem impossible at all. Unless the Empire sends a crazy person like Tris Hornsby, playing with the underlings will be a piece of cake.
In addition, the magicians of the Kassel Magic Tower who used magic that did not work on them were not a cause for concern.
‘Rather, that wasn’t what I was worried about.’
The most concerning situation was if the empire attempted to return the artifacts through negotiations.
That would have complicated things, but fortunately the arrogant empire followed his ideas.
No, it was beyond expectations.
‘I thought I could just send an envoy.’
The magic spear Grit Einzhein.
I still don’t know why the big man, the commander of the Eastern 1st Corps, made the move himself, but in the end, it was no different from a huge battle.
In addition, it was surprising that the magicians of the Kassel Mage Tower openly tried to kill the empire’s corps commander.
Perhaps there was some conflict that he was unaware of.
‘Well, acting was much easier thanks to that.’
The most dangerous moment was when I first heard nonsense about cutting off my arm.
I was so nervous that I was worried that the smoke wouldn’t work after only cutting my skin slightly.
Fortunately, because of the unknown conflict, everything worked out better than expected. The play he directed and starred in ended with a perfect ending.
There was probably an uproar in the Kassel Tower and the imperial court by now.
Just thinking about it made me feel proud.
Everything was really good.
okay.
Until there.
– Kyaaa!
“This again…!”
Sigh!
A life that suddenly emerges from the end of one’s thoughts.
When Logan instinctively swung his sword, the owner of the large snout protruding from the darkness was struck by the golden aura and cut into pieces.
There was no time to wipe away the foul blood that had sprung up violently.
Golden light sparkling in the darkness. Was that the problem?
– Kyaoooo!
– Woooo!
-Karrrrrr.
Strange cries erupted from all directions.
At this, Logan exploded the frustration he had been holding in.
“Oh shit, I was able to avoid it for a long time!”
A loud shout with a feeling of confusion.
As if in response, the screams coming from all directions became louder.
– Kyaaaagh!
– Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
– Waaagh!
At the same time, the murderous atmosphere surrounding Logan became more intense.
“Oh shit! Damn it!”
I guess this is X.
Logan gritted his teeth at the dirty premonition.
