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Chapter 318,
Chapter 97. Joshua’s counterattack (2)
From the expression of Jin, who was exceptionally calm at the moment when everyone swallowed their breath at Rosa’s unconventional proposal at the conference hall.
In fact, Joshua hadn’t thought that there was something special hiding in Jin’s expressionless expression.
Originally, he always maintained a poker face, so there was no reason to be strange.
Even so, suddenly telling Jin that he hadn’t already looked for Aria Owlheart was purely a judgment based on ‘feeling’.
Silence passed.
‘what? Did I just sit there sober when everyone was surprised? Even if it were, I couldn’t say that with such confidence.’
I quickly searched my memory.
But I had no idea when or how Joshua found out he had met Valeria.
For the first time since the confrontation with Joshua, Jin felt embarrassed.
Fortunately, Joshua did not lose his characteristic expressionless face the moment he came in talking about Valeria.
Jin smiled.
In the end, no matter how Joshua figured it out, it was a matter of putting a steel plate on his face and pulling it off.
“You and your mother seem quite anxious. Seeing you talk nonsense.”
“I am the youngest.”
“I hope you don’t call me so friendly. Aren’t we good friends as brothers and sisters?”
“This is more important than you think.”
“So my mother must have offered the 5th eastern region as a reward.”
At first, he said it as if he were sure, but it was purely a feeling. As Joshua, I was worried about how to lead the flow of the conversation.
So you’re saying you haven’t found him yet?
I couldn’t bear to ask so openly.
“If you hand him over to me, I will give you the 5 eastern regions and more. I risk my name and family honor.”
“Let’s hear how interesting the story is that we keep getting lost in it.”
“life.”
food.
Jin let out a laugh.
Then, with a straight face, he met Joshua’s eyes.
“I’m still not good at jokes. Didn’t I tell you last time that you had the last chance to kill me?”
“And the safety of your comrades.”
Joshua, of course, knew that Jin would show a lot of excitement at those words. As if you just called yourself you bastard.
But Jin didn’t feel the need to get excited about that.
I just thought it was coming anyway.
‘I was wondering when I was going to take my comrades hostage, but now.’
Although they are Jin’s strongest fences.
On the one hand, it was also the biggest and only weakness.
Because of this, of course, Jin was prepared that his mother Rosa and Joshua would one day touch and pressure his colleagues.
It was a problem that not only Jin, but also all of his colleagues had been anticipating.
‘The teacher’s ransom is getting more and more questionable. The 5th Eastern Region isn’t enough, so bring out the strongest hand that can put pressure on me now?’
Curious about what Rosa was supposed to receive in exchange for handing over Heister quickly grew.
life and the lives of their comrades.
What Joshua said to Jin that he would guarantee two things meant…
‘It’s likely a problem related to Solderlet’s contract. My mother may have asked for a demon stone or some other means to transfer my contract to Joshua.’
It was guesswork anyway.
But I thought it was a possible development.
Joshua’s purpose was not to kill himself, but to take the power of Solderlet, and Rosa’s purpose would also correspond to that.
‘My mother had a strange feeling of regretting me from the other day. Transferring only my contract to Joshua and using me as a standard bearer for the family would be the best ending for my mother.’
In fact, even without the power of the solderlet, even if the magic and the power of the Myeongwang family could not be used.
Jin was one of the most outstanding riders of Runkandel, but he was also a person who could be evaluated as having high potential.
Pure swordsmanship alone is enough to show growth worthy of being mentioned as the next head of household.
As for Rosa, as long as Jin doesn’t betray the family by handing over the power of shadow to Joshua.
There was never any reason to give up the youngest son.
In addition, the fact that Jiple can transfer the god’s contract is almost a confirmed matter, judging from the fact that the contract of the previous life and the present life are different and that Midor Elner Beradin used space explosion.
In an instant, all sorts of thoughts ran through my mind.
The various assumptions that were spread out in a mess eventually came down to one question.
Why are Joshua and his mother so obsessed with aura?
“How are you? Would you like to talk to me now?”
Jin smiled at Joshua’s question.
“Again, I never found Hester. I don’t know on what grounds you’re doing this. It looks like it was just stabbed with a sense.”
“I will give you ten days. Bring me Hester in it.”
“If you want to make a major like that, you’d better grab me and run outside in time for this nonsense.”
Jin, who turned around, continued talking behind his back.
“I’m saying this just in case, but I hope you’re not an idiot who is prepared for major blood loss with a clumsy delusion. It means that there is nothing good about messing with my comrades.”
“I will take the advice into consideration.”
“This is a warning, not advice. do you know moment like this. In other words, at a moment like this when it’s just the two of us in an empty hallway, can’t I impulsively draw my sword and cut off the neck of the second rider? Don’t think about taking care of yourself.”
“Laughs. Do you think you can beat me one-on-one?”
“If you are confident, you can have a fight right now.”
Then Joshua shrugged.
“The 12th rider is also in a better position than I thought. Even if it breaks, I have nothing to lose.”
It was a word thrown thinking that he would not fight anyway. As Joshua said, Jin had nothing to lose even if he lost in a one-on-one duel, while Joshua would lose his reputation even if he won.
Joshua watched Jin’s back until he disappeared.
I was even sure.
My lovely youngest sister must have at least met Arya Owlheart.
‘If the youngest really didn’t know anything about Heister, he’d rather have made a counter-trade when I talked to him.’
The Jin that Joshua recognized was such a person.
If the other person sees their desire, they use it somehow, even if they don’t have a weapon to shake that desire.
The one who has such a scary corner is what he thinks is the youngest.
But now, even though he revealed his desire first, he only pretended that he didn’t know Hester.
It seemed that he had no intention of proposing a deal using it, nor any intention of fooling himself.
That was why Joshua was so sure of Jean and Heister’s relationship.
The corner of his mouth went up in the heart that he had obtained a great harvest.
‘But even if he really kidnaps or kills his comrades, Jin will never hand Hester over to me.’
Rather, it was only to provoke a beast.
‘It is rather fortunate that the youngest knows Hester. If he had it, neither Runcandel nor Zipline would be able to find Heister. Hester is safe.’
The youngest never loses the hand he is holding.
He was also the Jin that Joshua understood.
The two are clearly enemies. Or you could call them enemies.
Joshua was acknowledging Jean.
From the days when everyone looked down on Jin before he rose to prominence until now. Joshua never had a low opinion of Jean.
“Lord.”
First class butler ‘Howard’, who had withdrawn, approached Joshua. He was the younger brother of Heinz, the butler, and one of Joshua’s closest aides.
“Did you have any income?”
“I caught an unexpected big fish. Howard Aria Owlheart. Do not assign any of my knights to the search for Heister. It is just a waste of manpower.”
“All right.”
“Instead, spread false information about Heister to the other riders. Get as many death row inmates as possible to Riccarton while the riders are busy searching for Hester.”
Howard did not add to Joshua’s judgment.
“And find out a list of all the traders, wealthy people, and nobles who have ties with the free city of Tikan.”
“That is something that the literati have already figured out. The information was updated on a weekly basis, so the error will be minimal.”
Then Joshua nodded in satisfaction.
“Stop everything. I’d like to dry some money. It doesn’t matter if the youngest and his colleagues suddenly know why the business partner disappeared, but the fact that there was pressure from us shouldn’t be known to the outside world.”
“I will make it clear. How do you deal with the business partners on the side of the Zipple Palace Empire? It is difficult for them to clearly order security.”
“How many are there?”
“I have to check, but I heard there are about ten. About half of them are zips.”
“Leave Secret Palace alone, and find out if the rest of the business partners have a proper connection with the Zipline family or the imperial family. If not, get the pirates to loot and strike.”
“All right.”
There is no need to stimulate the beast to the point of starting an all-out war.
Instead, Joshua decided to get on Jean’s nerves. How Jin will come out when he cuts off the money and secretly threatens his colleagues.
And I wonder if his colleagues will endure all kinds of disadvantages and stay by Jin’s side until the end.
‘There’s no way a guy with such a good brain would fight an all-out war with me. But it will be pretty annoying.’
* * *
Ten days passed.
Free City of Tican on 10 April 1799.
Casimir’s expression darkened as he sat in his office.
It was because the city’s economy was paralyzing at an unprecedented rate.
Already, more than 80% of the customers requested to stop trading, enduring contract violations and penalties, and the remaining 20% seemed to disappear soon.
“The power of Runkandel 2nd Horseman is truly amazing. There is not a single customer who can tell you what the reason is for closing the deal.”
As soon as Jin heard the news, he was disguised with Murakan Gilly and found Tikan.
“Little boy, your older brother. Who do you look like to be so petty?”
“well.”
“Confucius said that there could be an attack by two riders, so I was preparing well. I never thought it would be like this… First of all, we are solving problems with slush funds, but I don’t know how long we can last.”
Joshua’s attack worked. In some ways, the damage was greater than the direct assassination threat.
It was because Tikan’s leadership was dedicating huge amounts of money to each faction every month as they struggled to get the free city recognized as a ‘state’.
“I’m angry, but I’m still not that bastard with financial power. Joshua… No, that bastard! I can’t win, son. The news of pirate ships appearing in the nearby waters left even tourists empty.”
Gilly said in anger.
Jin’s slush funds were also considerable, but not enough to feed a city.
“I didn’t even know he could turn out like this. I want to fight this far, but I can’t stay still.”
“Do you have any plans?”
When Casimir asked, Jin raised an eyebrow.
“I’ll have to hit one of his villas.”
