Episode 66: Approximately 120cm in length, slightly longer and wider than a typical longsword, and similar in shape to a greatsword.
Although it was wrapped in a rough leather sheath, it was an impressive sword just by the visible silver handle and the shape of the cross guard, which was a pommel blade rest at the end of the handle to maintain the center of gravity.
Slurp.
And the moment I pulled out that sword.
“Wow…”
Only one exclamation came out of Logan’s mouth.
The wide, long, silver blade went well with the span-long cross guard and flame-shaped pommel.
Plus, you can feel the perfect balance just by holding it in your hand.
Simply saying that the sword was well made was not enough.
It’s like…
“A sword for me.”
The length, width, and even the shape and feel of the blade suited me perfectly.
A fantastic sense of unity, as if another arm had been created.
“This can’t be right….”
Wow.
When I swung the sword with a light snap of my wrist, the sound of cutting through the air and the feel of my hand felt so refreshing.
Moreover, compared to the appearance of a normal weight of 5kg, it seemed to weigh only about a third of that weight.
“Pure mithril sword….”
Ugh.
The force that I used lightly also stained the sword with a brighter brilliance than usual.
In that bright glow, Logan remembered the dwarf who had been looking at him particularly intently recently.
“It’s really amazing. Thank you Hamar…”
It was a sword like a piece of work that you couldn’t help but admire.
I was surprised by the skills of the dwarf I had contracted with and put away the sword.
Tuk.
The note inserted between the sheaths later fell to the floor.
After making all the knights’ weapons, I’ll take half a year off. I’m really going to do my best! Of course, I can’t be as good as the owner.
The day when Logan burst into laughter without realizing it.
Logan swung his sword all day and enjoyed dancing with his new partner.
* * * Two weeks have passed since the capture of Sylvan and its annexation into McLane territory.
Did you say that a loyal subject does not serve two masters?
If that were true, then the captured Sylvan knights would all be treacherous.
Because they all decided to change owners and move on in two weeks.
Of course, unless you take into account the special nature of territory warfare.
“Still, problems may arise someday. Since they are knights who served a tyrant, there is no way that there will be only those who are intact.”
“That’s natural.”
“yes?”
“What would have been different for those from Tethron? If you’ve been working hard to death, you can’t even think about doing something stupid.”
“…okay.”
Logan laughed in response to his father’s dismissal of his concerns.
“Are you sure it’s okay for me to go alone?”
“It is literally enemy territory. What if something happens if I take servants or knights with me? If I am alone, I am confident that I will be able to escape no matter what happens.”
These were the words of an experienced man who had been running away from the imperial army for 20 years even with the skills of an ordinary knight in his previous life, but of course they did not work.
“One hand cannot be defeated by two. At least, even intermediate knights…”
“Even if we take all of our knights, we cannot win now. I am comfortable alone.”
“At least take a servant with you. A nobleman has no dignity….”
“Anyone you take while looking for dignity will die.”
“If it goes according to your plan, that won’t happen. Unless you’re planning on causing some kind of accident… you wouldn’t…”
“I’ll be back!”
“Logan? Logan!!”
Doo doo doo doo.
Logan rode quickly, leaving his screaming father behind.
‘I don’t necessarily plan on causing an accident… but I probably will.’
Swallowing the excuses he couldn’t bring himself to say, he continued to accelerate his horse.
It takes two days on foot to cross Sylvan territory from Sylvan Castle, where Logan started.
It was a three-day walk from the border of the territory to Bipros Castle, the center of the Bipros territory.
However, when Logan, who had already reached the level of a senior knight, used the Force to strengthen his horse and run, the five-day distance was reduced to less than one day.
This was also based on the assumption that the horse’s stamina would be maintained and that the horse would get enough rest.
But still, Logan left Sylvan Castle after five days.
Rather than entering Bipros Castle early, the reason was to see with my own eyes the conditions of the surrounding castles and village residents and indirectly check the status of Bipros, a potential enemy that would have to be fought in the future.
However, the result was different from Logan’s expectations or wishes.
– My lord? He is a good person. yes? Of course, I’ve never seen it in person, but first of all, taxes are low. haha.
I didn’t go into other castles in case I was caught needlessly and wasted time, but the reactions of the different villages where I stayed for four days were not much different.
At least it meant that Bipros was not acting as evil as Sylvan or Ferretta.
And that means….
‘It also means that there is enough room to not need exploitation even while consolidating and increasing power.’
As Logan, his expression naturally hardened.
When he finally arrived, the first flag he saw at the outer gate of Bypros Castle made him frown even more.
The flag of an eagle flying above flames.
‘Ferretta…’
It seemed like he wasn’t the only one who had arrived just in time.
“Who is that?”
“…Flame pattern?”
“McLine?!”
The moment he approached, there was a commotion among Ferretta and his group.
At first glance, the number of knights alone seemed to be over 20, the number of soldiers also seemed to be over 100, and the number of servants was over 50.
Additionally, the gorgeous carriage in front was almost as big as a small house.
Logan didn’t know what they were thinking by mobilizing such a carriage and troops, but everything seemed absurd to Logan.
‘What are we going to do?’
It was a small force for fighting, but too much for escort.
It seemed like it would have been better for him to come alone like he did in terms of eliminating awareness.
But the other parties seemed to think the opposite.
“alone?”
“Are you crazy? You don’t have any escort?”
“As expected, we overdid it when we took over Sylvan.”
“I wish I had met you before I arrived a little earlier… It’s a shame.”
The knights muttered quietly, thinking they were whispering, but Logan heard them clearly.
Logan soon burst into laughter.
‘What if we met a little earlier? I wish I had done that too.’
He clicked his tongue in sincere regret.
Their group included three intermediate knights, but that wasn’t enough to stop them.
‘They are the lucky ones.’
Because of Biphros, the family lived, and because of this perfectly timed encounter, the heirs also lived.
It seemed that Ferretta was using up his remaining luck just before his downfall.
‘Wait just 5 months, not half a year.’
As he approached closer, hiding the murderous spirit in his heart, Ferretta’s troops blocked his path all at once and pulled out their spears.
At that time, Logan was dumbfounded when he saw the tension on the soldiers’ faces and laughed.
“Are you the Prince of McLane? I will take you here separately.”
Knights engraved with the symbol of a burning rose in flames intervened among them.
“Um, this is Logan McLane. Should I go in with them?”
When Logan held up his identity card and showed the emblem, the driver bowed his head again and asked for understanding.
“The person who will guide the two successors will be here soon. I have included a message, so please wait a moment.”
I tilted my head when I heard that he would be the one to guide me, but I heard a voice that irritated my nerves from Ferretta.
“What is that? That’s what you did? Should I be treated on the same level as a vicious guy like that?”
“Confucius!”
“Ah, I understand. There’s no way you can hear that kind of thing on this street. Tsk. It’s annoying. If it weren’t for the Count’s intervention, he should be kneeling in front of me and begging for his life.”
‘her? what?’
From the side of the fancy carriage, the protagonist with a voice that seemed to have no grasp of reality and was talking absurd things emerged through the crowd of soldiers.
A young man with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a luxuriously patterned tailcoat, smiled pretentiously and offered to shake Logan’s hand.
“This is Flon Ferretta. I’ve heard a lot from Richalt. He killed six knights in one go.”
Logan glanced at the young man as he watched the knights of Bipros, who were tense for a moment, take a step back.
Her body, which showed signs of considerable training, could be felt even through the tailcoat.
Even though he was in his mid-twenties, it was clear that he was a force user.
Thinking about the absurd nonsense I heard earlier, I didn’t even want to respond, but now I was in the camp of an even bigger enemy.
There was no need to stand out by doing something unnecessary here.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Logan McLane.”
We had no choice but to hold hands.
“But you look a lot younger than I thought. I think the rumors are a bit exaggerated. Haha.”
Wow.
As soon as we held hands with nonsense, a childish tactic that gave us a lot of power came into play.
Logan, who was just trying to ignore this pathetic behavior, suddenly had an idea.
If he was this stupid, it seemed like he would react the way he thought.
‘Let’s play something.’
Crack.
A sound that should not have been made came from the hands that were holding each other.
Flon’s right hand instantly turned pale and he gritted his teeth, but he couldn’t hide his trembling face.
“Ah. I’m sorry. I thought you were asking for a power struggle…”
Logan, who was sly, let go of his hand, thinking that the teasing was enough.
A normal person would realize his shortcomings here and back down.
visor!
“What a coward!”
As expected, the guy pulled out his sword while yelling nonsense.
‘I’m caught!’
Since he gave me a justification, I could now cut off his head at once.
Of course, there was no need for that.
An incompetent enemy is better than a competent ally, so it was helpful for him to just stay alive.
so.
Skag.
I just cut off the guy’s sword in one go and held the sword to his throat.
The silver line that stretched from her waist to the guy’s neck was perfect even to herself.
Even his new sword sparkles in the setting sun.
“Why do you keep saying irresponsible things and being the successor to a single territory so you don’t know the subject?”
As Logan’s voice lowered, his complexion became even more pale.
The knights of Bipros, who tried to block the situation, stopped with a hard look on their faces.
Ferretta’s knights who were behind him instead stepped forward.
“You bastard! How dare you, Confucius!”
“Hit!”
It seemed like both superiors and subordinates were unable to tell the difference.
“Personal disputes are prohibited in the territory of Biphros… Huh?”
Before the knights of Bipros could hurriedly block them.
Sugagak.
Logan’s sword split the swords of the three knights that came out first almost at the same time.
Tuduk.
Hearing the commotion and the knights staring blankly at the half-baked sword. The residents of Biphros territory gradually gathered together.
Among them, Logan withdrew his sword as slowly as possible.
He deliberately did not use the Force and cut the enemy’s sword into pieces with the pure power of the sword.
A sword made by Hamar. It means hope, dawn light, etc. in ancient language. That sword, named Lux, had such power.
‘Any knight would recognize it.’
Just by looking at the clean hilt (handle), you can tell that this is a sword that has just been made. As per
Logan
‘s intention, the mithril sword that Hamar did his best to refine will attract everyone’s attention until the moment it is put into the scabbard. “
…It’s not an artifact.”
“Yes. I don’t feel any magic. But…”
It’s definitely an incredible treasure.
This was the thought that came to the minds of not only the knights who made eye contact but also everyone who saw the sword.
“It’s a great sword.”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“Wouldn’t it be rude to ask where you got the sword? It doesn’t seem like an ordinary sword….” ”
That’s rude.”
“….”
The greedy gaze was lightly blocked with an immediate and stern tone.
Don’t show the treasure. No information is given.
Curiosity will fuel more and more words, and soon the words will eventually reach the ears of a certain count nicknamed the Treasure Collector.
And if that count has an eye worthy of the nickname, he will know where this sword came from. For this reason, you won’t be able to harm yourself carelessly.
‘I didn’t mean to look like this, but it’s not that bad.’
I don’t think the strategy I’ve already prepared won’t work, but I had to think about just in case.
This was a kind of insurance.
Logan grinned while listening to the voices of people murmuring.
And then.
“… arrived. !”
Along with the raised voices of the soldiers guarding the gate, a person with an unusual appearance appeared through the open outer gate.
