Episode 199 Episode
64. Rumors and Trackers (2)
Ji-Ik!
Shiron cut the seal of the letter with his index finger.
It’s been almost 7 months since I received the last letter, so it’s been a while. In other words, Shiron enjoys the ‘only pleasure’ these days in 7 months.
‘It’s been a long time since I’ve been covered in monster blood. The family head is so happy…’
Khan smiled inwardly.
Casimir hadn’t sent any correspondence lately, and even Khan was on fire. It was to the point where I couldn’t tell where the youngest son was and what the demon was doing.
Fortunately, the letter after a long time seemed to be filled with sentences that satisfactorily filled the heart of the family head.
‘Myungwang sword and spirit sword.’
The two swordsmanships described in the letter caught Shiron’s attention for a long time.
“Did you hear the news that there is a guy called Barmal active outside?”
“Yes, the name came up at the family meeting. He said he could be a Faytel contractor. I don’t know if he was alone or had companions, but he killed five white wolf raiding leaders on the island of the Bellado Empire. He doesn’t seem like an ordinary person.”
“Everybody would be surprised to find out that he was the youngest.”
“yes?”
“Do not hesitate. Also, take appropriate measures so that the riders do not pay too much attention.”
“I will accept it.”
Shiron even read the letter.
Everything about the compass was missing, and it was full of only Jin’s visit to Lapra Rosa and his dealings with Kingelo and Ziple. It was written without omission that Siris of the secret palace helped.
Chiron didn’t feel bad knowing that Casimir had intentionally withheld the information. The ghost is not himself, but the youngest person.
“Ha ha…”
Shiron’s low laugh caused the ground around the area to vibrate lightly.
“You look happy, my lord.”
“If you see this part, you will have no choice but to laugh.”
On the first page of the letter that Shiron showed me, this was written.
(Respected Sir Shiron, Gongja Jin said to me at a drinking party last night: ‘Now I think I can compete with my father.’ Oh, what an amazing story….)
Khan’s expression hardened.
“It seems that the ghost sword has gone mad. Even if the youngest son said so, it should be properly interpreted and informed! I’m going to go right now and
give you a stern warning…”
“Yes, I know that they are an unknown race that were said to have been the losers of the world 50,000 years ago.”
“It seems that the youngest met the Myungwang clan through some kind of ordeal given by Solderlet. Among them, there is a character called Tushin, but according to Jin’s expression, he is said to be a level of strength comparable to mine.”
Khan couldn’t choose an answer.
Where in the world is there a human being who can rival Shiron in single stature? Moreover, the king of the Myeongwang clan, which was said to have perished 50,000 years ago, had no choice but to hear it as an absurd story to Khan.
Still, the youngest master and the ghost would not have dared to tell lies. Khan quietly waited for Shiron’s next words.
“The youngest’s logic is that since he has mixed with him, he can do the same for me. Haha, it’s so cute that I feel like I’m going to cry.”
“To be honest, I think the youngest son said this because he still lacked knowledge about radish. He’s growing remarkably, but he’s still only 17, isn’t he?”
Khan was a person who saw with his own eyes the seventeen years of all the other second-generation pure-blooded Runcandels, as well as the children of Shiron.
Even Luna, who was always recognized as the strongest among them, couldn’t get along with Shiron when she was seventeen, so it was only natural that she didn’t believe the contents of the letter.
“Cannes.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“He never once told me he could do anything I couldn’t do.”
At that, Kahn hurriedly lowered his head.
“I made a mistake.”
“I didn’t mean to scold you. But this time I’m also curious. Will the youngest guy be able to take responsibility for my words? If, as you say, your knowledge is only lacking, you will be greatly disappointed.”
Khan immediately recognized the meaning behind Shiron’s words.
Shiron wants to directly check Jin’s skills.
“Should I quietly bring the youngest boy to the Black Sea?”
Shiron shook his head.
“No, I don’t think so.”
“It’s not possible that the head of the family would visit Tikan himself…”
“That would be too harsh for him.”
If Shiron directly finds Tican, all the attention in the world will be focused in an instant. If that happens, Tikan will no longer be a safe nest for Jin. All kinds of great powers will start planting people in Tikan.
Chiron brushed off his beard once and smiled.
“Do you have any paper?”
“Here it is.”
Soon, Shiron moved the pen and started writing down something. A smile that doesn’t go away the whole time I write.
Every time this happened, Khan felt strange. It was the family head who had completely lost her smile for a while after Luna gave up the throne.
After completing the note, Shiron held out the paper to Khan.
What he wrote was a letter. And Khan, who saw the recipient’s name written at the beginning, widened his eyes.
‘this person is…!’
It’s not sealed, and it’s not like I’ve been given an order not to read it. Khan hastily put the letter into his bosom without checking its contents. He will not look at the content until it is delivered to the recipient.
“Cannes.”
“yes.”
“Deliver the letter and receive two bottles of royal wine with my name on it from the butler Heinz. Give one bottle to Talaris and bring the other to me in ten days.”
“All right. Then I will step back.”
* * *
July 21, 1797.
Two men in red masks and blue uniforms visited Tican Free City.
The outfit is what the Viment Special Lease Unit wears when conducting ‘official’ activities. And the red mask was only allowed for the leaders of the special lease.
The code name of the 3rd team leader, Lartz, the 4th team leader, the code name Chris.
As soon as they appeared at the mobile gateway, an emergency was put on the Tican garrison. There was no choice but to do so because two leaders of the special lease came to this peaceful and leisurely city out of nowhere.
It took less than 10 minutes for the lower ranger to report their visit to the garrison leader, Alyssa.
‘I didn’t come from chasing Quikantel-nim and Enya.’
Quekantel and Enya are now unofficially wanted by Beament. If they had come to catch them, they would not have come alone, and they would have come secretly.
‘Could I have found a clue about Gongja Jin?’
Fortunately, it didn’t seem like that either.
Only the visit was sudden, but they visited Casimir’s mansion in a polite manner.
Casimir’s mansion is externally the residence of the seven-color leaders of the ‘Council of Seven’. Among them, who were from Beamont’s former loyalist families, there were those who were acquainted with Ratz Kris.
Just because you know each other doesn’t mean you’re close. The 7 members were exiled along with Casimir, so the relationship was rather strained.
The Seven Crew members waiting around the city informed Jin and the others of their visit.
“It seems certain that you didn’t come to see me. Well, I can’t even guess right away.”
“Just in case, Confucius, please hide in another room with Miss Enya Quikantel. I will meet you in person to find out your intentions and send you back as soon as possible.”
The seven-person meeting and Casimir, who were urgently called, went to the drawing room.
Neither Casimir’s side nor the leaders of the special convoy had weapons, but a tense tension flowed between them.
It was a natural flow because it was a meeting between the exiled prince, the last descendant of the loyalist family, and the special entrusted party directly under the emperor.
“Thank you for your hospitality, Sir Casimir.”
Then Casimir smiled.
“What are you here for? Commanders of the Special Forces. You must be busy, but tell me about your business first.”
The dialogue is polite, but the tone is cold.
The leaders of the special lease took out a piece of paper from their pockets, regardless.
It was a check with Emperor Viment’s seal, and Casimir’s eyes were filled with life.
“…what is this?”
“Your Majesty has asked the Seven Birds to cooperate. The price is 500,000 gold coins, and the content is to secure the identity of a person named Bamal. After the work is done, he will reward you with twice as many gold coins.”
“haha.”
Boo Woo-wook! Casimir tore up the check.
“Sir Casimir, this is an act of directly insulting Your Majesty among the crimes of insulting the imperial family.”
“I don’t think the current emperor is honorable enough to talk about blasphemy, Captain Chris. It looks like he made fun of me and asked me to come back, but please tell the emperor that I have succeeded enough.”
“You misunderstand, Sir Casimir. you know? Recently, Barmal is a big topic in the world. His Majesty just wants to talk to him before Ziffle does. So cooperate…”
“Innoooum!”
Suddenly, Casimir stood up and screamed.
“Are you saying that you guys don’t see the descendants of the old Great Bement loyalists? Because I lost my princely position and their loyalty was betrayed. Do you dare to think that the likes of you can fool around?”
While Casimir wrote evil with bloodshot eyes, the captains did not lose their calm attitude.
After a moment of silence, Ratsu opened his mouth.
“…I’ll pretend I didn’t see Sir’s disrespectful words and actions toward Your Majesty. Instead, please forgive us for interrupting our rest. I will return.”
The leaders of the special rental unit stood up from their seats with torn checks.
They turned back the way they came and left the mansion, and Casimir calmed down his anger only after confirming that the back figure had disappeared.
“It’s been a while since I’ve done a bad performance.”
Casimir’s anger was fake. No, even if the anger was real, revealing it to the leaders was just an intentional production.
“I could hear Sir’s voice all the way here.”
“I have to look like an idiot who is swayed by old feelings and has not forgotten my old position so that the emperor will think he can do with my family and this land whenever he wants.”
Jin still hasn’t heard why Casimir became ‘The Ruined Prince’. He is waiting for Casimir to tell himself someday.
“I’m sure the emperor didn’t send someone simply to make fun of me. Confucius seems to be quite curious. If the seven-color bird wants to collaborate with the special lease.”
“It must be because of Quikantel and Enya. Ratz saw me wearing a black helmet with those two. The Bement side would have judged that if they secured me, they would know the whereabouts of the two of them.”
“It’s a bit of a waste of 500,000 gold coins. I wonder if it was an opportunity to make up for the money I gave to the Cosmos Pirates haha.”
At that time, Jet ran out in a hurry to find the two of them.
“My dear Lord Casimir!”
“You’re going to lose your ears, Jet.”
“An unidentified old lady has come to support the turkey bird.”
“hmm? Isn’t that something that executives and crew members should do on their own? Besides, what do you mean by not being identified?”
“That’s… the sponsorship wasn’t normal, so he said it looked like he had loaded a lot of gold coins on a large sailboat.
“no one? Today is a day with many unusual guests. Where is the old lady now?”
“He is coming to the mansion.”
