Chapter 10. We’ve come too far (4)
After Hina left, Calian sent Kyrie and two knights to Hanson Village. This was because there was concern that Hale Latran might take Norton’s wife and threaten her. Of course, there was a high possibility that Hale would try to harm Norton, so the prison was also properly guarded.
And after contacting Alan, who had just come out of the palace after meeting Lemain, he said this.
– Master. I don’t think you should go to the top of Brisen.
Then I felt Alan have doubts.
Wasn’t Haley trying to find the top of Briesen to hint that he had turned his back on Briesen?
Didn’t he tell Lemain in advance that his steps would be noisy because he didn’t know how he would be greeted in Briesen? But it’s strange that they tell you not to go there.
– Has anything else been confirmed?
– yes. You can proceed with the rest as is, but for the top part.
Calian paused for a moment and recalled what had happened a moment ago after leaving the dungeon.
After Kalyan came up from prison.
The person I met before returning to the room was Malcolm, the butler. Even though he was a priest of Tensil, it was strange that he took such a low stance towards Hale, so he went to visit him without Hale’s knowledge.
Until then, Calian had only expected that Hale would take advantage of Malcolm’s weakness. Therefore, I was thinking that if I could solve that problem, Malcolm might be able to help me find something that Hale had hidden, such as a ledger that could prove the transaction.
“Please help me, prince!”
So, Malcolm, who saw Calian in the room, said this and fell at his feet, and he was quite embarrassed.
To conclude, Malcolm did have weaknesses. It wasn’t anything special, it was just a common money problem. It was said that he was held captive like that because he owed a large debt to Hale.
Therefore, Calian said that now that the priests have been taken back from Tensil, the debt is no longer a problem. Instead of feeling relieved after hearing those words, Malcolm responded like this.
“I know, but that’s not my problem.”
The reason he asked for his life was for another reason.
“If the Count is really punished for this, and if my involvement in buying and selling new items is discovered, I will die as soon as I get to Tensil.”
It seemed like the fact that they had brought up various stories to put pressure on Hale only made Malcolm more scared. Calian’s expression changed complicatedly at Malcolm’s unexpected words.
“I know you bought new items, but you sold them. Are you saying you didn’t buy new items and bring them to Tensil to win Tensil’s favor?”
Haven’t you thought that way until now?
Hale said he sent the new item he purchased from the Blue Warbler to Tensil. That’s how he connected with Randel.
“I didn’t send it to Tensil.”
To my surprise, Malcolm shook his head. Perhaps because he thought Kalyan was the only lifeline that could save his life, interesting stories came out one after another.
“The Count is completely hated, so there is no way to directly approach Tensil. But this time, Prince Planz seemed to have become distant from the Crown Prince, so he looked for a way to reconnect the broken line.”
After Hale turned away from Tensil, Plantz’s future looked very bleak, and Calian seemed to be anxious because his reaction to Hale was not positive.
Therefore, he tried to connect with Randel again, but Randel or Tensil refused to meet Hale.
Of course, the story up to this point was interesting, but not surprising. Malcolm looked at Calian’s not-so-surprised face for a moment and seemed to have made up his mind to tell the next story.
“The Blue Warbler is completely bribed by the Count. With the information obtained from Kyrisis, he searches for sacred objects and sells them to the Count, and there are quite a lot of them. So I decided to hide the fact that I am a priest even from the prince in case the matter would be discovered. Anyway, “The Count bought it and resold it somewhere else for a low price. He made a deal that he would just give it to me from then on if I connected him with Tensil.”
“Where did you resell it?”
Calian, who recalled how he felt when he heard the words that followed, spoke to Alan.
– It seems that the Marquis of Briesen gave his children a bad education.
“This is Viscount Lennon Brissen, the older brother of Queen Silike, the lord of Brissen. He is presenting a sacred item to Tensil.”
Lennon Brissen.
He lined the tencil.
He betrayed Plantz and sided with Randel!
It was as if Lennon had turned his back on his father, the Marquis of Briesen, and his younger brother, Sillike. An involuntary gasp came from Calian’s mouth.
After meeting an elf kid, I was stranded because of the rain.
Calian quietly asked as he found the wind path that would bring the second typhoon to Kairis.
– What should I do?
Wise wizard Allan Manasil could not answer his disciple’s short question and pressed his temples.
Alan turned the carriage around.
I had to immediately tell Lemain that my youngest son seemed to have caught a bear with a trap he had set to catch a fox.
* * *
While Alan and Lemaine were having a very long talk about what to do with the frozen bear, Calian, who had started the problem, returned to his room after dinner.
Lennon is Lennon, but capturing Hale is the priority, so Calian decided to continue with the work as planned.
It was Kalian, who had asked Hina, whom I met in the morning, to leave the cage open at this time. So, if the bird had found its owner right away, there would have been a very welcome guest inside by now.
Therefore, Kalian stopped Jan, who was trying to open the door.
“Just bring me a cup of tea.”
“Yes. I will bring it to you right away.”
Yan nodded without any doubt and went back, and Kalian slowly opened the door and went inside.
It was as expected.
I saw an open cage and an open window. And instead of a white dove, there was a blue warbler sitting on the chair. Calian, who had locked the door with magic in case someone came in, said with a smile.
“You came very quickly.”
The blue warbler was not as relaxed as before. Even though there were no two swordsmen who could help Calian, his expression was stiff.
The reason was simple.
It was because she read Calian’s letter brought by her Jeon Seo-gu. Blue Warbler stood up and said to Calian.
“I was so moved by the contents of the letter.”
If you don’t want the new Naeransha store to know that you helped Kairisin and solidify his true identity, come find him. Kalyan wrote a letter like that and sent it.
“I thought so.”
He would have had no choice but to come as Calian called. The moment the white eagle finds out about this, he will be chased for the rest of his life, so how can he ignore it? Faced with something unexpected, the blue warbler frowned and asked.
“What are you threatening me with?”
“Proof that Hale Latran traded new goods. And evidence that he sold information. Because I need them.”
“Why do you need to tell me something that you can just confirm with the Count?”
According to Malcolm, Hale left no evidence of the transaction. It seemed like he was worried that he would be discovered and strangled. Of course, I didn’t completely believe Malcolm’s words, so there would be a search, but there was a high possibility that it wouldn’t be there.
So I called the blue warbler again.
There was no need to inform the Blue Warbler that Hale had no evidence, so Calian just smiled and replied.
“First of all, yours.”
Kalian, who said so, pointed to the pledge he had placed where the blue warbler was sitting. It contained the same oath seal used when dealing with Silike.
“If you hand over the evidence, I’ll keep your secret.”
The blue warbler tapped the floor with its toes. He is contemplating whether to hand over the information and go back or kill Calian to keep his mouth shut.
The blue warbler’s feet stopped for a moment.
Along with that, a breathtaking sense of death was directed at Kalian. Calian asked in a calm tone instead of being weighed down by life.
“Is this the answer?”
“Because a troublesome relationship has been created.”
Calian’s eyes sank.
“If I knew what kind of trouble I got into because of you, I wouldn’t be able to say that.”
The blue warbler smiled brightly.
At the same time, a small clicking sound was heard, and three bead-like things flew towards Calian.
It was a magic bullet made by condensing the power of a fireball.
If even one of them was correct, it had enough firepower to collect the body piece by piece using tongs when recovering the body.
It was a sudden attack, but Calian quickly spread his shield and flew to the side.
– Boom! bang! Quang!
The magic bullet exploded upon hitting the wall, and three explosion sounds rang out.
The building shook. Thick dust obstructed the view of Calian and the Blue Warbler. Calian frowned and opened his mouth.
“Did you come here with the intention of killing me?”
It was a fairly expensive item, but looking at the way it was prepared, it would have to be assumed that he had no intention of responding to Calian’s deal from the beginning.
I was prepared for the attack, but I did not expect the magic bullet.
‘I originally used a sword, but why magic bullets!’
She was very good with a sword. There was no fight where magic bullets or something like that were fired like this.
Even while I was in a hurry, I was able to realize the reason.
It was none other than Bern who advised the Blue Warbler that he could become strong enough with just a sword.
shit!
Soon, a clicking sound was heard again, and a magic bullet flew towards the place where Calian’s shadow was visible. Calian dodged again and the explosion sounded again.
– Quaaaang!
In the end, the wall collapsed after being hit directly by four magical bullets.
A panoramic view of Latran City was visible through the large hole. Calian laughed as he looked at the walls of the VIP room that no longer needed windows.
“I’m going to kill them all.”
I heard the sounds of Jan and the knights approaching outside the door.
The room was not large enough to accommodate multiple fights, and the explosion range was quite wide. Therefore, Kalyan said as he locked the door again.
“Don’t come in.”
When the dust cleared, it was seen that she was holding another magic bullet in her hand. Calian was stunned and put on a shield, and the magic bullet flew at the speed as if it were a memorization.
-Ssam!
Calian, who drew his sword, did not dodge the magic bullet that flew this time. This castle was different from the royal palace of Kairis. So, I thought that if the magic bullet hits the wall again, the building might really collapse.
Kalian wore a shield and swung his sword to hit the magic bullet. A huge explosion sounded again from the magic bullet that flew out of the breached wall.
The blue warbler took a step closer to Calian.
Calian made an annoyed sound.
“Is there anything else?”
The blue warbler said as he drew his sword.
“no.”
At the same time, the blue warbler’s body moved quickly. Her sword flew out and rushed toward Calian’s neck. Calian raised his sword and blocked the attack.
– Kaang!
The sound of two swords clashing against each other was unsettling.
It was an ordinary iron sword that had been strained several times while practicing with Kirie. It was clear that it would be difficult to withstand a proper auror.
That’s why Calian wore an aura around his body instead of a sword. Then, he twisted his sword to let go of the Blue Warbler’s attack and immediately brought it down. The blue warbler swung his sword again and deflected Calian’s sword.
And that moment.
Calian disappeared from the blue warbler’s sight.
The blue warbler quickly retrieved his sword and turned around. Before she knew it, Calian’s sword was flying behind her. It was so fast that the tip of the sword could not be seen. Sensing danger, the blue warbler instinctively turned its body, but was unable to prevent a long cut on its arm.
Calian raised his sword again.
Then the blue warbler took something out of its bosom and flew it again. A clicking sound was heard.
“They said there wasn’t one.”
The distance was too close.
There wasn’t enough room to hit.
Calian’s sword, which made a decision in a split second, glowed darkly.
– Ugh!
A clear sound was heard along with a slight tremor. A blue aura covered the sword and it glowed coldly.
Calian raised the sword filled with the power of an Auror and struck down a magic bullet that had already flown a short distance away.
– Suddenly!
The magic bullet, which was overflowing with red energy, could not overcome the power of the Auror and was cut in half and fell to the ground. The blue afterimage remained in the air for a while and then slowly disappeared.
There was no explosion.
Instead, a sharp cracking sound was heard, and Calian’s sword shattered. It couldn’t hold out.
Calian lowered his eyes.
“What should I do? I need you.”
Kalian, who briefly became Bern’s eye and looked at the blue warbler, returned to his original form. And he called her in a cold voice.
“Aila.”
The blue warbler didn’t even realize that Calian had called his name. He was only looking at Calian’s broken sword. His eyes were full of astonishment.
The sixth Sword Master was now standing before her eyes.
