Episode 1061. Do you think this makes sense?
Viscount Oscar Avid stared intently at Fabian and said,
“I read the report again that Baron Helio and I were scouting for Tamion alone. That report was the decisive factor that made Baron Elio known as a sword expert. Do you know?”
“yes?”
Fabian pretended not to know and desperately shook his head.
However, Viscount Oscar Avid drove him into a corner as if determined.
“Don’t say you didn’t know. From your statements, it’s clear that he is a sword expert. I have no intention of blaming you for that being wrong. What I want to know is ‘what happened in Tamion?’ will do.”
“In the Ice Forest…”
“If you tell me that you have been hiding for another three days, I will send you back to Pontiac Company. A newspaper official, Baron Carl Dane, would be suitable as a leader.”
Fabian remembered Baron Carl Dane.
Last time it was just a conversation, but originally, the newspaper official is a person who specializes in torture rather than words.
Entrusting the leadership to Baron Caldane was like an advisory reservation.
Viscount Oscar Avid spoke softly to the hesitant Fabian.
“The superiors want to know whether the outcome of today’s duel was accidental or inevitable. Baron Helio Lagoa’s mastery of swordsmanship has already been exposed. Could it be that you have something more to hide?”
“Absolutely not.”
“Then tell me. What did you see in Tamion?”
“Actually… there were a few more incidents. The reason I couldn’t tell you everything at that time was that Baron Elio’s swordsmanship was so extraordinary. It really wasn’t something I did intentionally to cover up.”
Viscount Oscar Avid gestured as if to continue speaking.
“The reason I entered Tamion was to find Baron Elio. That was the first time I saw Baron Elio sever a berserk Ice Ogre with his Aura Blade.”
“Are you sure it’s a berserk ice ogre?”
“yes. It was obviously berserk.”
“Did you cut it in two with the Aura Blade?”
“yes.”
Viscount Oscar Avid nodded.
Certainly, the aura blade of Baron Elio, which I witnessed at the arena today, was more than enough to slash the berserk Ice Ogre.
‘If the aura blade pressed the sword master’s mana blade with force, no one would believe it…’
Clearly, Baron Elio defeated Count Codrantes with force, not skill.
If they had won with high-level swordsmanship or magic, the shock to the high-ranking nobles would have been less.
Viscount Oscar Avid, lost in thought, heard Fabian’s voice in his ears.
“Innumerable monsters and monsters attacked in the ice forest, but were cut in two by Baron Elio’s single sword. I didn’t even use my hand twice saying it was annoying. It was like slaughtering livestock.”
“That’s enough for demons and monsters. All I want is a new story.”
“The Baron…”
Fabian, who was about to say something, trailed off.
I thought of subspace artifacts and barbaric magic that was stronger than fire stones, but it bothered me for some reason.
Suddenly, I remembered the promise, ‘I will keep it a secret for the rest of my life, risking my knight’s honor’.
Wouldn’t it be unknown if it was revealed by Baron Elio himself?
It would be better to keep quiet about the parts that are not.
“If you don’t want to meet Baron Fabian Caldane, don’t roll your head.”
“no. I did it because I was trying to organize my thoughts. I said that the baron and I witnessed the warlock… Actually, that’s not all.”
“Not all?”
“When the warlocks performed a strange ritual, the baron directly came out saying that it would be wrong to just let them go.”
“You mean you fought the warlocks?”
“Yes, the warlocks attacked the baron with skeleton knights and dark spears, but the baron didn’t bat an eye and smashed them in one blow. The warlock, who seems to be the boss, even used the Death Word, but to no avail.”
“Death word? Are you sure?”
The Death Word was a 7-circle magic that even a sword master could die if he did not prepare an artifact in advance.
“When the warlock shouted, ‘Die!’, the baron suddenly stiffened like a stone statue. It would have been a really dangerous situation if he hadn’t woken up and fought back. If that’s not the death word, what is it?”
Viscount Oscar Avid nodded.
The inferno magic that one of the hagija assassins used was also a 7th circle.
“and?”
“After the attack failed, the warlocks tried to escape using mega teleports. At that time, the baron fired dozens of aura blades. In the end, only one warlock was able to escape. Everything else was cut in two in front of the teleport’s magic field.”
“Did you say a dozen aura blades?”
“yes.”
“No matter how good a sword master is, he can’t unleash ten mana blades in one blow, right?”
“I know that too, but the baron’s aura blade was not an illusion. If that were the case, the warlocks wouldn’t have died instantly on the spot.”
“Go on.”
“After that, what I said before is the same. The warlock didn’t come back, so it’s all about returning to Alpha Company.”
“I forgot to mention that.”
“I’m sorry. But at the time, I felt like I was going to be called crazy. I wasn’t even sure what I saw was true.”
“Why weren’t you sure?”
“Isn’t our company commander a Reiki practitioner? So it was hard for me to believe what I saw.”
“…”
Viscount Oscar Avid didn’t say anything.
To be honest, I sympathized with Fabian’s words to some extent.
That’s why the nobles were shocked by Baron Elio’s status.
Fabian, who was watching Viscount Oscar Avid’s eyes, asked cautiously.
“Are you thinking of sending me to Pontiac Company?”
“It depends on your actions.”
“I want to stay in Rufus Company.”
“You want to stay in Hirhera, the most dangerous place on the continent? In this place where dozens of casualties occur every day?”
“My swordsmanship has been stagnant for several years. I want to overcome my limitations with the company commander’s guidance. Please let me stay with Rufus Company.”
Viscount Oscar Avid’s upper body, which had been leaning forward, pulled back.
He leaned comfortably against the back of his chair and looked at Fabian.
“If we act as we are now, there will be no change in position. Do you know what I mean?”
“yes.”
“Don’t roll your hair. I am not leaving you to confirm what is already known. You don’t have to explain what that means, right?”
“Yes….”
“I won’t make the matter in Tamion any longer. However, if you continue to report like that after that… there will be no second chance.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
“Go see.”
“yes.”
Fabian bowed to Viscount Oscar Avid and cautiously backed away.
***
Hirhera Escatos Kingdom Army Garrison.
The barracks of the Duke of Escatos.
The Royal Army chief of staff, Viscount Meto Robert, handed out several records to the Duke of Escatos.
“This is information about Baron Elio Lagoa.”
Duke Escatos received the papers from the chief of staff and began to read them.
After a while, Duke Escatos turned his gaze to Viscount Meto Robert.
“Baron Elio is like an awl. You can see that just by looking at what happened after joining the Marquis Bernardo family. Even if you put an awl in your pocket, it will still be marked. by the way. Not so in Putokoa. Until he was injured and taken to Enarche, Putokoa didn’t even know of Baron Helio’s existence. Do you think this makes sense?”
“Isn’t it because the previous Earl of Putokoa didn’t hire a barbarian?”
“It’s for rank. Of course it could be, but think about it. If he had been in Hirhera as he is now, Count Codrantes would not have heard of him. Count Codrantes still doesn’t seem to know about him.”
“Maybe I didn’t step out because of my status.”
“When he joined the Marquis Bernardo, he was just a knight. But what he has done is beyond imagination. But when I was in the county of Putokoa, it was quiet. Why do you think?”
“I do not know.”
“I remember the first time I met him at Enarche. It was hard to see his spirituality as a human level. Count Moritz Putokoa was a sword expert. Could he not have known Baron Elio’s aura? You left a swordsman who was superior to you to the common soldier? No matter how conservative he is, in Hirhera, where his knights and soldiers are dying?”
“It is strange that you say that. Why would Count Moritz Putokoa do that?”
“Because I don’t know. Because I don’t know.”
“But didn’t you say you couldn’t know?”
“If Baron Helio had never met Count Moritz Putocoa, he would have no choice but to know.”
“Yes?”
Viscount Meto Robert looked at the duke with bewildered eyes.
It’s because if you live in the same camp, you have no choice but to run into each other.
“Do you think a prosecutor of the same level as Baron Helio would have silently endured discriminatory treatment under Count Moritz Putokoa? Who beats Tobias Putokoa like a dog in front of nobles and commoners?”
“Couldn’t Baron Helio be a latecomer?”
“What could it be? But somehow I don’t think so. If he was at the level of Baron Elio, he should have already made a name for himself on the continent. The giant tree wants to stay still, but the wind keeps shaking it. You will become famous in the process. Have you ever heard of a sword master-level barbarian appearing in Putokoa?”
“doesn’t exist.”
“That’s right. Baron Helio is sudden in both Putokoa and Hirhera.”
“But there is no doubt that he is of savage origin.”
“So you’re going crazy. He doesn’t fit at all, but since the root points to the savage of Putokoa… Judging from his aura and his hostility towards the unique swordsmanship warlock, he is clearly a savage. Ask the kingdom’s intelligence department to investigate the savage tribes in the Alba Nubes Mountains.”
“What if it’s an investigation?”
“I want to know if the barbarians of the Alba Nubes Mountains have heard the rumors about the 20-year-old Sword Master.”
“What would you do if you didn’t know?”
“Let’s go and think about it then.”
“All right. By the way, have you met Count Codrantes?”
“Isn’t it an important force for our kingdom army? I visited him to check the extent of his injuries.”
“What did they say about Baron Elio?”
“The shock of the defeat was great, so he spoke like a poet. It felt like swinging a sword against the Montanosa Mountains.”
The Montanosa Mountains are the northern steep mountains where Count Codrantes often went to subjugate during his training.
“Looking at you saying that, it seems you’ve surrendered to the results?”
“Seeing that Baron Helio is said to be the first Grand Master, I can definitely see that. Unlike Count Putocoa, he’s a neat person in that respect.”
“Have you met Count Putokoa by any chance?”
“Anyway, wasn’t he the one who asked me to mediate? I went to see you at the finishing level.”
“I guess it wasn’t neat?”
“He said he would accept the result, but his eyes were full of resentment. If so, it’s to your own loss, but I don’t think you know when to stop because you’re young.”
“Are you going to leave me alone?”
“It’s dangerous, but Baron Elio is still keeping the line.”
“It was a question about Count Putocoa.”
“Besides Tobias, there are many children of Moritz Putokoa. Who do you think Hirhera needs more, Tobias Putokoa or Helio Lagoa?”
“That’s Baron Elio.”
“Tell it to the nobles. Don’t shake Baron Helio over Tobias Putokoa. Then, there is a chance that you will be given a duel for nothing. It is enough for Count Putokoa to stand as an arbitrator.”
The Duke of Escatos, the marshal of the Kingdom of Escatos, shook his head with a disgusted face.