[ Episode 223. Conclusion ]
It was an unexpected person.
I looked at Bahat who suddenly appeared and made sure there were no more summoned undead before talking to him.
“I never expected to see you in a place like this.”
“Goyan bastard. You are behaving very voluptuously.”
Judging by Bahat’s tone, the worst seemed out of place.
At Bahat’s words, which did not show much hostility, he sighed inwardly and calmly spread his hands out.
“I was just moving for a cause.”
“representation? You’re laughing. More than that, looking at the situation, it seems that things didn’t work out the way you wanted.”
“Do you know what I was doing?”
“Are you here to end the war?”
who did you hear
Very few people know about my plans.
Among them, if there is a person who can be connected to Bahat…
‘There is no need to worry.’
it will be peon
I don’t know how I got caught, but I’ll keep an eye on it.
Bahat smiled and turned his head to look at Kairak.
“Looking at it, you seem to be the leader of this group, shall we hear what the story is about?”
“Did you say he was the Duke of the Empire? Once you know enough, stop threatening.”
When Bahat dispelled the magic at Kairak’s words, the surrounding landscape returned to normal.
Bahat sat in the air with a benevolent smile.
“Now tell me.”
“Do you want to end the war too?”
“Let it be.”
It was still good.
However, since Bahat was also a person who did a lot of unexpected things, I couldn’t be relieved.
“We are honorable warriors. It is our opinion that once your reputation has been tarnished, you cannot step down until it is restored.”
“It’s our opinion… it’s not your personal opinion.”
“…….”
As expected, Kairak seemed to just want to leave if his son returned safely.
However, unlike the name of the warchief, it seems that he does not have strong control over other tribes.
“Honor, honor… honor is very important in our aristocratic society. There is no room for disagreement.”
Bahat said as if he had no choice.
I let out a sigh and spoke to him.
“Weren’t you here to help?”
“Then what do you mean? There is no reason to prevent them from restoring their honor.”
Bahat looked at me with a sinister smile, as if asking me to take out my hidden card.
Anyway, that old man doesn’t know what’s inside.
I sighed and stepped forward.
In the meantime, it bothers me that Bahat is looking over Evan.
“Speaking of honor, I must say a word.”
“Tell me.”
Kairak wanted me to convince him.
I asked Makdul, who was still holding the axe.
“According to Chiyou’s law, those who dishonor a warrior are liable to be avenged, am I right?”
“I don’t know how you know the law, but you’re right.”
“Now let’s think about it. Who has lost his honor?”
“we! They are Chiu’s family who rules the snowy land!”
“Then who ruined the honor?”
“Of course, you imperial bastards!”
“Why Empire?”
As I continued to question him, blood vessels stood out on Macdul’s forehead.
“Are you kidding me? You guys entered our territory and kidnapped Kairak’s child, so of course you guys are the target of revenge!”
“So we’re saying the Empire kidnapped your Warchief’s child?”
“Yes!”
I turned and looked at Bahat.
“When did we ever kidnap the warchief’s child?”
“As I listened to it, I felt something strange. Kidnapping a child?”
Bahat tilted his head.
Looking at the reaction, it seems like you really don’t know.
I thought he might know as much as he is a duke, but I was fortunate.
The Empire didn’t kidnap her, but the Emperor gave the order.
“Are you kidding us?”
Kairak frowned.
But I just shook my head.
“It can’t be that you’re making fun of it. Rodelian Magic Tower Lord here is the head of the Duke’s family. Do you think that such a person would not have known such an important matter?”
“So that’s what you’re saying. There is already evidence of kidnapping from the Empire…”
“Is that evidence clear?”
I looked at Kairak, Makdul, and the other savages one by one.
“Let’s sort it out. So you’re saying we suddenly stole the warchief’s child like madmen into your territory, where there’s nothing to steal? So question here. Why are we going to the trouble?”
“Yes……”
Makdul’s eyes spun around.
Watching him get lost in my words, I asked the savages again.
“Why on earth would we kidnap the Warchief’s child?”
“Then ask the other way around. So, who did the kidnapping? At the place where Monsieur disappeared in the first place, the soldiers engraved with the mark of the empire were dead. That was the clue.”
“Stop making up clues. Isn’t it rather strange? When it comes to kidnapping the Warchief’s child, it’s normal to hide your identity. But you said you were wearing the badge of the Empire openly?”
“Umm…….”
“The answer is simple, considering those who have reasons to separate your family from Chiu and our empire. And they’re doing some pretty questionable things.”
“Puhahahaha!”
As soon as I finished speaking, Bahat burst into laughter.
He had tears in his eyes and was sick to his stomach.
“Right. Come to think of it, no one thought of the cause of this war! We were stupid.”
“It wasn’t that I was stupid, I was so arrogant that I didn’t even have to think about it. We are an empire.”
“Yeah, let’s just say that’s right.”
Bahat stopped laughing and nodded.
And with a smile still on his lips, he asked Kairak.
“Can you guess who the culprit is?”
“……we got hit.”
Kairak seemed to have noticed.
However, the other barbarians demanded an answer from Kairak.
“It was the warlocks, not the Empire, who we truly needed to avenge.”
“iced coffee!”
Makdul also trembled with a flushed face, as if he had finally realized it.
It seems that he is angry with the black magicians who have promised to help in the war so far with sweet words.
“You understand now? In the first place, Chiu’s family was used.”
Of course, there was also a direct cause of Monsieur’s ‘anger’, one of the sins of this case, but it wouldn’t help to say that.
Rather, misunderstanding like this made it easier to achieve the goal.
“Now, the problem gets serious here. From the Empire’s point of view, it’s a situation where the nose hairs were pulled out after staying still. In a situation like this, wouldn’t it be natural to feel sorry for the people you normally ignore? Since the status and honor of the empire has fallen, it is only natural to retaliate.”
“So you’re giving us one last chance?”
“okay. As I said before, the empire is busy right now. As I explained, it’s a little noisy down there.”
At my words, Bahat stared at me with a look on his face.
In fact, this information was top secret, but I, who knew the future, couldn’t be unaware.
“Now you can take your son and go home.”
“Is there a chance that retaliation will come later?”
“I can’t say no.”
If all the savages die here, something worth worrying about will happen in the north.
However, if they return safely, the Empire will have no time to worry about the North.
‘The reason why I’m trying to save them and send them back.’
In the north, the remains of a god, one of the extinction-class episodes, are asleep.
The boss, whose name appears as a question mark, had a difficulty close to despair and was so powerful that it was impossible to defeat it without a save load.
‘But if the barbarians go back, they’re safe.’
These were the clans that managed the god’s remnants.
What happens when those who manage the reason why God’s Remnant wakes up disappear.
There’s a reason this war is the precursor to the scenario.
“But at least for this war, I can drag the time. In the meantime, head back to the North. Think about what happens after you go back.”
“haha. Things are going well.”
Bahat sent me an interesting look.
It’s kind of insecure, but it’s not like I’m thinking strange things.
Should I ask what you think first?
“I won’t help either. With my strength, I’ll probably be able to retreat safely.”
This is a really unexpected gift.
To be honest, thinking about robbing the Empire again made my head hurt, but I wasn’t worried if Bahat stepped in.
But I don’t know why you want to help.
It could have been a momentary whim, so I was a little worried.
“If the Duke of the Empire helps, I will have no choice but to accept the deal.”
“Isn’t that the end of my requirements?”
“……Tell me.”
“I want to get permission to hire a great warrior after you all return safely.”
“Are you talking about mercenaries?”
“yes.”
The biggest goal is to prevent a destruction-level episode by returning them.
But it’s unfair that I can’t get anything after all this hard work, so I’ll have to rip off the Aura Master.
He said he was a mercenary, but if he died while using it, he would summon it as an undead, so there was no going back.
“Is that the end?”
“I want to say more, but honestly, this is all you guys can give me?”
“It’s not like that. Then, when do you return Monsieur?”
I checked Timur’s presence.
And when I confirmed that I had arrived right in front of me, I fell into trouble.
Of course, the arrival of Bahat made things complicated.
Even so, I can’t kick out Bahat who said he would help me.
‘I’ll have Timur unsummoned and let only Monsieur inside.’
Originally, I was going to let everyone come in together, but there’s no reason to make Bahat run into Maximin or Luna.
“Near. Call me now.”
After roughly informing Timur of my message, he immediately canceled the summons.
It took Monsieur some time to get here by himself.
The look on the savage’s expression was gloomy.
It would be a natural reaction to find out that the blood they shed so far has been used in the wrong place.
“You have a lot of questions.”
“I will not tell you.”
“Hoo? Are you in a position to do that?”
Bahat’s smiling expression was like that of a child who found a toy.
The thought of explaining all this to him made my head hurt already.
“came.”
Evan tilted his head as he spoke next to me.
Why?
But soon I could understand why he tilted his head.
‘Why the hell is Maximin coming with me?’
There was no Luna.
However, Maximin, disguised, was calmly walking along with Monsieur.
“Huh?”
Bahat snorted while looking at Maximin and Monsieur.
To be exact, he was looking at Maximin.
Soon after the two arrived, Bahat slowly opened his mouth.
“Can I ask you to explain how this happened?”
His eyes turned to me.
“Why is Adrias Cromwell and Maximin Cronell here?”
[ Episode 223. concluding ] end
