Chapter8. Gently scratch the inside. (4)
A pertinent question came at that moment. I answered with a grin.
“First of all, gathering information comes first. If you add up the information I have, there will probably be more information at your fingertips than there is now.”
“Um, yes. That’s right.”
“As you know, gaining information faster than others in this field brings enormous benefits.”
Elise nodded thoughtfully as if she agreed.
“And based on that, we need to secure some finances. I’m thinking of using this old tavern only as a base or contact point and moving the main office to a large mansion.”
At that moment, Elice’s nodding speed slowed down. She seemed a little offended that I called the pub that way.
“I’m sorry, but this store….”
“Oh, I know. You’ve been taking care of it since you were a child.”
“…….”
“And I know that your finances are strained to find a cure for your illness. Don’t worry about that. There is a cure.”
“What now…?”
“And once I get started, I plan to invest my own capital.”
Elice closed her mouth as if speechless. She looked like she didn’t know where to begin with what I said.
“……first,”
She touched her forehead with a troubled look.
“There is no cure for Crudele disease.”
“For now, that’s true.”
Elice’s face became slightly blurred. A faint look of anticipation flashed across her face and then quickly disappeared.
It was three years ago that Elice contracted Crudele disease.
In just three years, she, who was a neat and beautiful woman, has become a middle-aged woman like she is now.
“Let’s just say that for now. I don’t know what you believe and what you say.”
Elise received the words in a bitter tone. It seemed like she didn’t want to argue with me on this topic anymore.
“And judging by the fact that you know so much, you clearly have great information. It seems like you have plenty of capital.”
“Of course. I’m sure there’s no one in this capital who has more information than me, right?”
Ellise’s expression turned strange at my confident answer.
‘No way, right?’
It was a face that thought.
I laughed because I thought I knew who she was guessing me. And to break that assumption, she said the following.
“That way, we have a final goal.”
“which……?”
Elice’s eyes were colored with intense curiosity. And although they didn’t show it, I could feel William at the counter and Dexter sweeping the floor also listening.
I paused long enough for them to pay attention, and then spoke slowly.
“We will attack the Mare Guild. Even the families behind it.”
“…….”
Elice’s lips parted.
For a long time, she looked like she couldn’t believe her ears as to what she had heard. Her face turned white from astonishment and turned towards me.
“Are you saying you’re going to attack the Sud family? I misheard, right?”
“No, you heard me right.”
“her…….”
Elise covered her mouth and sighed.
“How are you looking forward to it?”
He grinned at her. In an instant, Elice’s face distorted.
Grumble.
Elise jumped out of her seat and stood up.
“This is truly outrageous. It’s a waste of time I’ve been patiently listening to until now. You need to say something that makes sense.”
There was a mixture of anger and absurdity in the rough voice.
“I will assume that the proposal I heard today never happened.”
“Oh, really? You won’t regret it?”
“My regret will be when I accept this offer.”
Elise turned around coldly.
“Please go back now.”
The moment she took a step, I mumbled for her to hear.
“Elice Barnes.”
Stand tall.
Elice’s footsteps stopped in place. She couldn’t move as if she had been struck by lightning.
“……Elice.”
William called her name in surprise. His eyes were fixed on Eliche’s face.
“I know why you started the Intelligence Guild.”
I spoke calmly and lightly rubbed the tips of my fingers.
“You want revenge on your family, right?”
Elice Barnes. Her real name, which she has hidden her entire life.
She was born after Count Barnes played with fire one night. She was abandoned by her mother and father, and she stubbornly survived alone.
Having grown up with a venomous spirit, she has only one goal.
It was to destroy the Barnes family.
“……You really, really know a lot.”
Elise slowly turned around. In her frozen face, as if her emotions had been cut out, only her lips moved.
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“To the point where I deserve to die.”
Spot!
A memorization flew in from the counter.
“Ha!”
At the same time, Dexter drew his sword and rushed at me. =
“Hmm.”
I snorted and turned my head to avoid memorization. And instead of Dexter rushing towards me, he lunged towards Elice who was standing in front of him.
“Elice!”
Dexter suddenly turned towards me, and William, who was standing at the counter, jumped on top of him.
“Where!”
Elice pulled out a dagger from her thigh. The sharp, well-honed blade was sharp as if it had been used regularly.
“It’s pretty good.”
There was a sense of skill in his quick movements and the way he held the dagger. She probably trained a lot to protect herself.
but.
“No way.”
To me, her movements were so slow and simple that it made me yawn.
“Iyaab!”
I firmly grabbed Elice’s wrist as it flew toward my chest. Elise twisted her arm a few times and then gritted her teeth when she realized she wasn’t moving.
“Elice!”
Elice crouched down, and Dexter’s sword traced its path through that space.
“Ohh?”
I also dodged in the same direction as Elice. And then he yanked Elice’s wrist.
“Ugh!”
Elise lost her balance and fell to the floor. He took advantage of that opportunity and struck Elice’s hand hard.
“evil!”
Clink!
Eliche’s hand stretched out and the dagger fell out. I kicked it out of reach.
“Would you like me to write some?”
“what…….”
Elise frowned at my whisper. I explained it to her through her movements instead of her words.
“Ugh!”
He bent her arm backwards and sent it backwards, then bent her other arm backwards and crossed it. She then stepped back and stood with her back to the wall.
“Ugh.”
Elice swallowed a groan when she realized the situation. He noticed that I was trying to use him as a shield.
“Let go of this!”
Elise twisted her shoulder as hard as she could.
But I was holding both of her wrists leisurely with just one hand, and her wrists didn’t move.
“Ugh…!”
The more he resisted, the more his joints became stiff and painful. Sweat poured down from Elice’s forehead like rain.
“What a coward!”
Dexter gritted his teeth and shouted.
“Let me go now!”
“Nope?”
He grinned and accepted it.
“It would be foolish to leave such a good shield aside and not use it.”
“Lord Elice!”
Dexter approached me, shouting urgently. Eli Che twisted his body to the side to make it easier for him to attack me.
“Oh my.”
However, because I lifted Elice’s body and blocked my path,
“Tsk!”
Dexter had to quickly put away his sword.
“What strength is that strong?”
He clicked his tongue as he looked at my forearm.
It was surprising that my physique, which appeared to be slightly stronger than average, had the strength to easily lift and place an adult woman.
I laughed, shaking Elise like an object.
“Isn’t this the lowest level?”
“You bastard!”
Dexter rushed back in with a pissed look on his face.
However, I was unable to land an effective attack on myself as I hid behind Eliche as a shield.
No matter how I adjusted the angle of the dagger, I exquisitely turned my body so that Eliche appeared in front of me.
“Lord Elice!”
Eventually, even William joined the attack. He was holding a long sword hidden in the counter.
“Oh, it’s 2:1.”
A joyous smile crossed my lips as I mumbled that. It’s not that I didn’t, I really enjoyed it.
‘Isn’t it fun to fight with someone for the first time in a while?’
I was getting bored after dealing with so many monsters.
I can’t communicate with monsters at all, so if I say anything, they just growl or growl! I often only heard sounds.
‘Well, fighting monsters was more fun.’
These guys are definitely easier to deal with than monsters. It lags behind in speed and strength, and above all, it is emotional.
‘I can’t believe they’re so angry at such a trivial provocation.’
However, when judged objectively, they were quite capable.
First of all, Dexter.
Elice wandered through the back alleys and rescued a man who had fallen after being beaten. After that, Dexter pledged his loyalty to her.
I guessed it from the bluish nails, but this guy uses poison. All weapons used are coated with poison, making them dangerous even if you just graze them.
‘When I get hurt, I get tired in many ways.’
I don’t know if Requiem has the ability to detoxify, but I had to avoid seeing my own blood as much as possible.
And, William, the man who pretended to be the boss.
There was a faint elegance on his face, although it had long since faded. And he could tell by looking at his footwork or the way he wielded his sword.
‘He was a knight, this guy.’
To be exact, a knight belonging to Elice’s family.
He felt sorry for young Elice and could not stand to see her, who had followed him so well, being left alone.
‘Indeed, great loyalty.’
Thanks to overcoming numerous difficulties together, the two got along well.
For example.
Ssuk!
When Dexter swings sideways,
wickedness!
William swings the bell and makes it difficult to avoid.
“hmm!”
Something like a joint attack where each person swings their sword at an angle that is difficult to avoid, driving the opponent into a corner.
Attacks are coming in non-stop from both sides, so there is no time to even take out a weapon. We become obsessed with just avoiding it.
‘Oh, he uses his brain quite a bit.’
Moreover, they were deliberately trying to keep me from sticking to the wall. By controlling the direction I avoid, I guide it to the center of the hole.
Before I knew it, my body was off the wall and standing at an angle toward the center of the hall.
If attacks come from back and forth, it will definitely be difficult to avoid them like now.
“…….”
A faint smile crossed the lips of the two people as they exchanged glances. It seems they thought they were slowly gaining ground.
But there were two reasons why they could never defeat me.
first.
“Ugh.”
Elise bit her lip and suppressed a scream. It seemed like the joints I had put so much force into were slowly starting to hurt.
She couldn’t move her body hastily. Because her men were swinging their swords trying not to hit themselves.
If you make a wrong move here, your hands will cross and you will end up getting hurt.
It was a moment when it was revealed that although the two men had often engaged in joint attacks, they had never done so with Eliche involved.
“Do you think it hurts a lot?”
I said, taking a big step back.
“Still, endure it. If you don’t want to endure it, tell your subordinates to back off.”
He smiled slyly and spoke as if comforting or teasing her. And she murmured as if to be heard.
“So why leave the president in a place that is so obvious and easy to reach? Doesn’t that mean you should hold him hostage?”
fantasy,
