Episode 114
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The red and white Peacemaker in Mikhail’s hand clashed with the Shadow Sword.
There is no longer any 《Force of Peace》 to protect him here.
As the Shadow Lord, Dale created the creations that flooded the area into the Lake of Darkness. Shadow Lurkers and Shadow Knights began to rush in at the Lord’s command.
To wage war between two people.
“As expected, it is an unbelievable growth that lives up to the name of ‘Black Prince’.”
In the midst of the barrage of attacks from all sides, Michael Lancaster smiled bitterly. However, there was no sign of impatience or agitation in his appearance as he blocked the attacks coming from all sides.
This guy is strong. Even Dale, who is growing by the day, can never let his guard down against him.
But that wasn’t all that Dale was wary of Michael Lancaster.
‘This guy is dangerous.’
His obsession with the other world’s warrior, and furthermore, the true nature of ‘peace’ that he thinks of while holding the Peacemaker.
Dale wasn’t in a position to gossip, but this man had some truly outrageous and dangerous ideas.
Monster of peace.
In the end, was he also a noble of the empire? No, rather, Michael Lancaster was amused by his own foolishness in thinking that he was ‘different’ even for a moment. Different? No. Dale had never even thought of him as different in the first place.
I just never thought that the hesitation and uprightness he showed in Fight Club could be of such a twisted nature. I burst out laughing after thinking about it that far.
Cruel Nobility. A red and white aura symbolizing the ‘power’ of the Red Tower and the ‘hypocrisy’ of the White Tower.
Because it was no one but Dale himself who pulled the trigger.
The unforgettable, heartbreaking defeat of that day, and even the peace he achieved as a warrior of another world.
Michael Lancaster was no exception. He was like those who struggled to escape Dale’s shadow. It was just that his ‘nobility’ had not yet accepted that fact.
Dale kicked the ground, leaving behind a laughter that seemed ready to burst out at any moment.
The pitch-black magic sword ‘Kia’ held by the shadow prosthesis was swung. At the same time, the ‘Shadow Knights’ holding ‘Kia’s clones’ rushed in all at once.
Shadow Knights created by fusing the ‘Shadow Cloak’ and ‘Kia’ through the sympathy of darkness.
Under the command of the ‘Shadow Lord’, the loyal dark knights simultaneously swung their swords at Mikhail Lancaster. It was a fatal blow that even Mikhail Lancaster could not avoid.
It was just then.
In front of the swirling rush, the red-white aura that Mikhail was emitting swept away like a storm.
“… … !”
Stand still. Dale’s movements stopped. He just held his breath quietly.
“Oh, this is… … .”
The apostles of fire and light were there.
Instead of having a human body, he becomes a ‘Knight of Fire and Light’ who scatters brilliantly shining flames.
He was a knight who illuminated the world like the sun, and at the same time, he was a knight who radiated flames that rivaled the heat of the sun.
The light was swirling. It was the light of dawn that brightened the darkness of the dawn.
Dale’s shadow creatures all fell before the light, as if their presence could not be tolerated.
No, even Dale was immediately overwhelmed by the power that Mikhail Lancaster’s ‘Avatar’ was radiating, and it was painful, like a vampire facing the sunlight in broad daylight.
At the same time, the dark knights moved to devour that very sun.
“Please forgive me, Your Highness the Count of Saxony.”
Before I knew it, the two female knights assisting the ‘Black Prince’ were thrusting their auror blades. Lady Black, and Lady Shadow.
However, we are not unfolding ‘Avatar’ against the knight unfolding the Avatar.
At least he understood that there was no murderous intent in Michael Lancaster’s sword. Dale also understood that fact. That was why he did not develop the world of thought to confront him when he took out the ‘Avatar’.
The two knights’ swords pointed at each other was their loyalty and message that they would not forgive ‘rudeness in front of their lord’.
“──I felt an intuitive sense of threat from Prince Dale’s blow.”
It was only a moment before Michael Lancaster revealed his ‘avatar’. A disciple of fire and light. His aura disappeared from his body, and he knelt silently before Dale.
“It would have been a fatal blow that would have been impossible to survive if I hadn’t used an avatar.”
He stabs his sword vertically and continues speaking calmly.
The two knights turned their backs on the blood-red and black auror blades aimed at Mikhail’s neck and chest.
“Once again, I’ve lost twice with this.”
“… … .”
“As expected, you are worthy of the name ‘Black Prince’.”
But again, there was no trace of the ‘loser’ in his voice. I could tell. It was just a show to show off to Dale. That’s why Dale remained silent.
In the fleeting moment of light scattered by the sun, the ‘shadow’ that had been enveloping the area had disappeared.
Even the shadow creatures were no exception. No, even the artifact ‘Shadow Cloak’ was screaming in pain in front of Mikhail’s light.
The fragments of shadow that remained throughout the castle were all sucked toward Dale’s feet.
Dale said as he put the demon sword ‘Kia’, which he was holding with his shadow prosthesis, back into the scabbard of his sword belt.
“Unfortunately, if I hope for any more ‘peace’ than this, I don’t think my name will survive.”
“I agree.”
At the same time, the red-white aura on Mikhail’s sword dissipates, and he also sheathes Peacemaker.
“His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Lancaster, Viscount of Saxony, representing the House of the Duke… … .”
After putting it away, ‘Count Saxony’ Dale bowed his head politely.
“──Welcome to the Demon King’s Land.”
Right here, as the ruler of the Northern Demon King’s Territory.
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Labyrinth, a labyrinthine city in the Demon King’s territory ruled by the Viscount of Saxony.
Dawn has descended on the city, filled with dreams of making a fortune overnight, in the wake of the Artifact Rush.
Without even trying to hide his identity, Mikhail Lancaster entered his details into the Adventurer’s Guild and was immediately granted an S-rank adventurer status and the right to enter the ‘Deep Layer’.
With this, there are now twelve S-rank adventurers who can enter the depths of the labyrinth. In addition to Faceless, Mikhail Lancaster, the monster hunter Drake, and Edward, the second son of Count Dulles, who leads the ‘noble adventurers’, there are eight others. The remaining eight adventurers are also in the process of being identified through Dale’s information network.
It was the power of the Guild City that, along with the ‘Shadow Court’, was building a spiderweb-like information network throughout the empire.
The Adventurer Rank is a qualification granted by the Count of Saxony to prevent accidents within the labyrinth. At least that was the case officially.
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But in reality, it was also a device to identify the strong who were gathering in the North, driven by the artifact rush.
The overwhelming power of the Continent’s Seven Swords has not yet revealed itself. However, the Empire and the Imperial Family will not be watching the development of the Labyrinth City and the Demon King’s Territory proceed smoothly.
But at least it wasn’t something to think about right now.
Around that time, a secret envoy from the Kallimala Guild, who traveled regularly to and from the Saxon Viscounty, came to visit with ‘very secret information’.
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Saxon Viscount, Dale’s office.
The emissary of the Kallimala Guild was paying his respects before the ‘Count of Saxony’.
Among the seven major guilds in Guild City, the master of the Kalimala Guild, who reigns as the ‘City Master’, had only one thing he would send to Dale on a regular basis.
The City Master’s emissary opened his mouth.
“The lion cries… … and the cicada dances on the maiden’s shoulder.”
Dale nodded absentmindedly at those words.
“Clowns are laying bricks, priests are eating animals, and travelers are raping the wind.”
“Are you wearing gold?”
“No, the gold is not wearing clothes.”
“Did the wind have the traveler’s child?”
“I had triplets, all girls.”
“How many animals did the priests eat?”
“They ate three roosters and five eggs, and two of the eggs were broken. Then the priests stole the horse and ran away.”
“Is it a black horse?”
“No, there were two white horses and six brown horses, all of them ‘war horses.’”
Battle horse. At those words, Dale’s expression suddenly flinched.
“It’s not a stallion.”
“Yes, they are all war horses.”
It was a conversation that was as erratic as a conversation between photons, and in fact, even the City Master’s emissary could not understand what it meant. Only two people knew what it meant: Dale and the City Master.
That day, the contract made between Dale and Kallimala, the guild masters, in Guild City.
What flowed out of his mouth were transaction records written in the ‘City Master’s Ledger’.
Information on all of the transactions of the seven major guilds in Guild City, which are spread throughout the empire.
It is not possible to just memorize the ‘transaction details of the ledger’ and send someone to Dale.
That’s why we talk in the form of a pre-arranged password.
After that, a conversation that was completely out of control continued, and each time, Dale’s quill moved busily as he listened to the conversation.
“Thank you for your effort.”
Finally the story ended, and the Count of Saxony smiled quietly.
“In addition, regarding the request to increase the number of the Kalimala Guild’s shops, we have already secured a space on the guild’s street and are in negotiations with the Stonemasons’ Guild.”
“Go, thank you!”
“Furthermore, in the Guild Street, a patent will soon be issued in the name of the Viscount of Saxony for ‘tax privileges’. And I remember the ‘sincerity’ shown by the Kallimala Guild.”
Dale smiled meaningfully, and the City Master’s emissary and also the ‘Guild Master of Kallimala’ bowed his head hurriedly.
“Yes, may I have your permission? Your Majesty the Count of Saxony!”
There is giving and there is receiving.
And the rush of artifacts that Dale brought, the winds of the Northern Expedition era swept through, and even the Guild City, which was called the continent’s greatest commercial organization, were no exception. That’s why the bond between Dale and them, and especially the Kalimala Guild, was so special.
As the ruler of the Labyrinth City and the Northern Demon King’s Territory, these are the things Dale wants to get his hands on.
The City Master’s secret agent had withdrawn, and Dale glanced at the glass window behind him. The sun was rising as usual in the frozen soil of the Demon King’s Territory, scattering its light. A symbol of fire and light.
It is still far too early to conclude his duties as a Viscount of Saxony.
Still, Dale slowly got up. To do things that could not be done otherwise.
Not the ruler of the Demon King’s Territory, the Viscount of Saxony.
A faceless person, only an S-rank adventurer, “Faceless”.
