[ Episode 205. A plan that doesn’t stop]
Fione got off the horse trying hard to stay calm.
He hadn’t even noticed the ax his opponent threw a moment ago.
‘It’s strong.’
I’ve never once questioned my abilities in my life.
He never missed first place at Monas Academy, and thanks to that, he was good enough to be the freshman representative when he entered Rodlen Academy.
Of course, among the seniors, there were some incredibly strong people, but among the classmates, he had confidence because he was always number one.
I admit that the opponent was strong, but if Adrias only dealt with that master, he could handle the rest.
“Pione. Get back on your horse.”
“yes?”
“Go back down the road immediately and call for backup.”
“What do you mean? What about you?”
“I have to stop it.”
Adrias, who spoke calmly while holding a sword, could not understand.
“What are you talking about! If the two of them join forces, at least those savages
will be……” “Aura Master.”
At that one word, Fione’s eyes shook.
It was heard through rumors.
Unbelievable rumors that there might be an Auror Master in the savage army that came down from the northern snowy land.
But I didn’t believe it and decided it was just an excuse for the reason why the northern territories were being pushed back.
It was only a false report to dilute their own mistakes, and they thought that barbarians and the like could not dare to reach superhuman status.
“okay. I am the Auror Master warrior that you all cry out for.”
The muscular but nimble giant smiled and spoke leisurely.
He had been watching since the first attack, like a hunter watching how his prey behaves.
“Looking at it, you look like a gentleman who wields a sword. Let’s make a bet. I won’t let my men step forward while you block me. In the meantime, don’t chase after that woman even if she runs away. Instead, if you can no longer stop me, I will immediately pursue and kill you.”
Pione’s arrogant words made her feverish, but she held it in.
It was impossible to kick a situation in which you could benefit from your feelings.
“Do that.”
“Seniors.”
“good. Call backup as soon as you go.”
Fione, who had been acting as if she couldn’t move her feet, moved slowly and mounted herself on the horse.
I don’t know if that savage was a real Auror Master, but that composure and confidence were actions that couldn’t be taken lightly.
“I’ll be right there.”
“okay.”
The guilt of abandoning Adrias was inevitable as long as he was a human being.
Even though it was only for a few days, I stayed with him and I respected him as much as I watched his performance right next to him.
However, if I could get out of the place where I was going to die, I could throw it away a hundred times or a thousand times.
She was cold-hearted and grew up that way.
‘I’ll probably die.’
Honestly, I don’t know what kind of heroic mentality he said he would remain, but he lived thanks to that.
If the opponent was a true Auror Master, she would be an opponent she would not be able to defeat even with dozens of people.
“Hey!”
But maybe…
Fione ran at full speed towards Mayton with a glimmer of hope.
**
“Now the betting has begun. Please hold on a little bit and don’t let that woman die.”
The opponent was Suitu, the chief of the Mankara tribe, who had the title of commando leader among barbarian tribes.
As I expected, he definitely should have been higher up.
It seemed to be the butterfly effect brought about by Mayton’s victory, but unlike in the game where he barely won, this time it seemed to be the result of annihilating the enemy without any loss.
“Come in first. I will give you one move.”
“Thank you.”
Really.
thank you i’m dying
Thanks to that, I was able to drop Pione, who was like a chewing gum.
“Then don’t hesitate…….”
I approached Suitu as slowly as possible.
Since my opponent is an Auror Master, I didn’t intend to relax, but I didn’t think I would lose either.
What I can use right now is the enemy’s carelessness.
Suitu doesn’t know how strong I am or how many different cards I have.
So first…
“Hmm?”
Suitu’s complexion changed as I grabbed the sword and stanceed properly.
But by the time he noticed, it was already too late.
‘It cuts space.’
flawless operation.
In addition, he mixed the sword tax that Maximin showed.
“Huh!”
I saw Suitu gasping for breath, and then Galaksur swung.
It wasn’t an aura match, but the swordsmanship that I prided myself on being close to an aura match in power unfolded in my hand.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Suitu’s godfather roared.
From that sound, I knew that my opponent had used an aura.
The air vibrates and an enormous shock wave bursts out, and my sword, which tried to cut through space, was blocked by the opponent’s axe.
‘But…’
He aimed at this moment when he focused all his nerves on me to block my sword.
A trick I often use when my opponent is distracted and doesn’t know about my abilities.
Besides, my current swordsmanship was much more threatening than before, so it was a skill that had no choice but to be eaten.
Fu-wook!
“Gagging!”
The sword pierced Suitu’s chest.
It happened so quickly that Suitu’s subordinates just watched in a daze.
Suddenly-
And I lightly cut the supply and demand of such a suitu and ordered Nickel, who was silently summoned and stabbed him.
“Kill them all.”
If there were no witnesses, it would be a fact that I never summoned the undead.
I immediately summoned the other undead and dealt with them all so that no one escaped.
“Aaaagh!”
“Where are these monsters…!”
Without Suitu, the rest was easy.
I felt it from Rastilia, but even the aura masters who are called superhumans end up being cut by swords and wounded by magic.
If there were no opponents of the same level, they would be called a one-man army, but the reality was different.
Right.
Nickel came to me after finishing his work.
And I immediately gave Nickel a new order.
“It’s your turn.”
In order to make the flow of this war the way I want, I planned to entrust the work that I couldn’t do directly to Nickel.
It was the right time now that Pione was gone, so I immediately put the Bloody Dan mask on Nickel.
And now I woke up Harungel’s troops, who were mine.
“It’s an appearance.”
**
“The timing was bad.”
Layton, the third leader of the Sun Knights, muttered as he came out of Count Mayton’s office.
He and the 3 members of the Sun Knights, who had just arrived in Mayton, couldn’t hide their disappointment when they heard that Adrias Cromwell had left for the Marquis of Claudia.
There was an order to look at him by the emperor’s order, but in the end it was like he couldn’t be confirmed.
“Layton, shouldn’t we go to Claudia?”
When Taylor, one of the members of the group, asked, Layton was troubled.
The territory of Marquis Claudia was obviously a territory located in the front, but it was far from the front line he was thinking of.
“Isn’t it just to check Count Cromwell anyway? Can’t we go somewhere else via the Marquis of Claudia?”
When the other members said that, Layton nodded.
“I’ll do that. Get ready to leave right away.”
In the first place, the only business in Mayton was to look after Adrias, so there was no need to stay unless he was there.
Layton immediately informed the Mayton family’s butler that he was leaving and packed his things.
“Deacon Leon. Lord Fione is back. It must have been attacked.”
However, they were immediately able to confirm that the incident had occurred.
“Tell us the story.”
“yes? yes. So, according to Sir Pione, he encountered an enemy who seemed to be an Auror Master and his detachment about half a day away from here. Sir Adrias Cromwell will remain there to block the enemy, and Sir Pione has returned to deliver the news.”
“Aura Master?”
Layton tilted his head at the unexpected name.
But I didn’t take it as a lie.
Basically, the knights belonging to the imperial palace received high-quality information from the intelligence bureau located in the imperial palace, so they knew that there were often Aura Masters among the northern barbarians.
“Are you saying that Sir Cromwell was left alone?”
“I do.”
“Half a day away……”
He didn’t say anything, but everyone in this place felt it.
The odds of Adrias surviving were slim to none.
“For now, let’s go first. We hope for help from Mayton as soon as possible.”
“All right.”
Dressed in splendid armor befitting the name of the Knights of the Sun, they immediately sought Pione.
I was thinking of taking her to know the exact location.
“I guess he looks like him.”
Taylor responded to Layton’s words.
“That guy? Ah, a noble hunter?”
“okay. Speaking of Auror Master’s detached corps, if it’s around here, it’s probably the only one. Only the nobles who have already been beaten by that guy are more than five fingers.”
“I hope Lord Cromwell buys some time before going. If there is a trail, it’s an opportunity to chase after it and set the ball.”
“First of all, let’s leave for the site as soon as possible.”
Soon they met Phione with the help of a servant.
Pione saw the armor of those who appeared and was able to quickly identify their affiliation.
“It is an honor to meet the members of the Sun Knights.”
“Did you say Sir Fione? I know you’re tired from going back and forth all day, but I want you to guide us to the field.”
“I am fine. Let’s go right away.”
Even as Pione, she had no choice but to move even when she was exhausted in order to lessen the responsibility for Adrias’s death.
And as long as the Sun Knights came, there was nothing to be afraid of even the barbarian Aura Master.
It was because each leader of the Sun Knights, which consisted of three groups, was made up of Auror Masters.
“Sir Fione. Excuse me, but can you ride on my back?”
“yes? yes.”
Fione was a little embarrassed, but she persevered and climbed onto Layton’s back.
Then the wind blew around Layton.
“I’ll go first, so follow the trail.”
“okay.”
Hearing the answer, Layton kicked off the ground and ran.
Its speed is fast enough to be comparable to that of a horse as well as a train.
‘As expected Layton of the gale.’
Fione also belonged to the lower end of the Intelligence Bureau and was familiar with his information.
With his speed, he should be able to arrive at the scene in no time.
‘Please stay alive.’
Adrias was a useful hand that should not die yet.
Of course, he had a personal crush on him, but since he was an essential figure for dealing with the emperor, when he dies, he gets tired in many ways.
“Where can I go?”
“Right!”
Every time there was a fork in the road, Pione gave directions.
And when he didn’t have to give directions, he explained the situation when he encountered the savages.
When I arrived at the scene running at such an incredible speed…
“Am I late?”
There was no one there.
Instead, there were bloodstains and traces of battle that could not be identified.
“Ah…”
Fione was sincerely sorry.
In fact, if he had Adrias’ level of skill, he could have abandoned her and tried to run away, but in the end he let Pione run away.
“It’s a little strange.”
Unlike Pione, who was soaked in pity, Layton carefully examined the surroundings.
And he was soon able to get some information from the trail.
“The battle is over soon. There are many traces scattered, but this one here seems to be the only one that belongs to the Aura Master.”
“Are you saying that senior Adrias couldn’t hold out for long?”
“There is something strange about that kind of argument. First of all, it was His Excellency Cromwell’s skills. He’s a celebrity at Rodlen Academy with a reputation that even comes into my ears. As a graduate of Laudelen Academy, I know roughly what position he is in after conquering the Tower of Modras. It’s a bit strange that he lost in just one move.”
“The opponent was an Auror Master. You never know what kind of aura you might use.”
“okay. It could have been because the opponent used a draw to come on the first move. But here comes the second singularity.”
“……ah!”
“Did you realize? If he had been hit first, you too would have been killed by the enemies. The terms of their bet, the Lord said, was that they would not pursue Sir Cromwell while he was alive. And the third weird thing is the bloodstains over there. That must be the blood of others. It’s almost certainly not the blood of one person. That means that not only Sir Cromwell, but also enemies have been injured or killed.”
Fione put a fist to her mouth and thought for a moment.
Leighton’s words were certainly plausible.
If what he said was correct, there was a chance that Adrias was still alive.
“Couldn’t it be……Your Excellency Cromwell didn’t beat the Auror Master?”
“I don’t know.”
Leighton couldn’t be sure.
I hadn’t actually met Adrias, so I couldn’t predict it, but I couldn’t even imagine that a young man who hadn’t graduated from the academy would win against the Aura Master.
‘I don’t know if it’s Maximin Cronell…’
For a moment, Layton recalled the title of the continent’s strongest swordsman and said to Pione.
“I will continue following this trail, so Sir Pione, wait for my comrades here and come with me.”
“All right.”
Phione nodded obediently, and Layton immediately left.
Pione, who was left alone like that, was still lost in the swamp of thoughts.
‘Adrias Cromwell is definitely a warlock. Others don’t know, but I do.’
A thought flashed through her mind.
What if Adrias caught the opponent off guard with black magic?
‘A person who can do that enough.’
I thought maybe it was because I didn’t want to be found out because I just sent myself away.
It was an idea that others might say went too far, but she had experience in Mayton.
Since he had already been caught off guard once, wouldn’t Adrias have overcome the crisis against the Aura Master?
“If it’s really like that…”
It was Pione who suddenly started to be afraid of Adrias.
[ Episode 205. The Unstoppable Plan ] End
