Episode 175
He kept walking, and Cronus kept stepping back.
So Cronus’ back hits the wall.
The guy spoke in the most calm of tones.
“I know a lot. Ask me anything and I’ll tell you everything. I know the hierarchy, who’s stationed where, who and what has been sent to find the dragon’s tracks. So, please… … stop.”
As he said, he stopped in his tracks.
It wasn’t because I gave in to his persuasion, I just stopped because I had nowhere else to go.
Kronos, standing in front of his nose, gulps.
Something. You sensed that things were going seriously wrong.
“… … I will definitely be of help. I will give you all the information I know. If you kill me here, you will regret it. You will really regret it.”
ah.
This is really funny.
“Regret? Why would I do something like that?”
How could I forget the last time I sighed and regretted something so f*cking badly?
like that.
Phew-
“Cough-!”
My outstretched hand pierces the heart of Kronos.
“Ugh… … What kind of ignorant guy is this… … .”
I’m going to go back.
I almost burst out laughing.
“I guess you didn’t plant anything in your ‘heart’ this time?”
This guy definitely approached me in my past life.
And I said the same thing now, honestly, for me who uses black magic, information warfare is meaningless.
Because all we have to do is kill them all, turn them into Death Knights, and extract the information.
At that time, I was a little curious, so instead of killing Kronos right away, I stabbed him in the heart like I did now.
Rather than making him a Death Knight, I was going to plant a black shackle in his heart, turn him into a spy, and send him to Iskandar in that state to blow him up.
It’s kind of a gift.
But what the heck.
As soon as I pierced his heart, it split apart.
What happened after that was simple.
The ‘Mass Teleport Magic Circle’ engraved on his heart.
That triggered it and five Half-Bloods and ten Masters were summoned next to me.
A strategy of sacrificing oneself.
And tactics.
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A man who desperately predicted my behavior patterns and how I would react, and who neither feared nor avoided using himself as a long-term partner in the tactics he created.
The Kronos before our eyes is that kind of guy.
A man who would die for the Crown Prince, a man who only sees the Crown Prince and has the ambition to make the dream he dreams with the Crown Prince come true.
A man who would throw away his own life without any regrets for that.
At that time, I lost an arm, a leg, and my stomach was pierced.
Oh.
Thinking back on it makes me dizzy.
That was when.
“… … Ugh. This stupid kid… … .”
what.
“Are you still alive?”
Why are you alive?
Extras.
It’s scary to put strength into your hands.
Plop-!
“100 million…….”
Any living being dies when its heart bursts.
The same was true for Kronos in front of us.
Cronus, whose heart had burst, glared at me and died like that.
By the way, I forgot to mention this.
I didn’t feel like moving because my body wasn’t fully healed yet.
“Thank you for making the ‘material’.”
Isn’t this all about the sister being good and the brother-in-law being good?
But I don’t have a brother-in-law.
* * *
First, I gathered all the guild members belonging to the Alaves Adventurer’s Guild, Ascendible Branch.
“Is this all?”
Lagrem, formerly the adjutant who assisted Kronos, the branch manager, and during Aveiro’s time, he was the adjutant who assisted Tolisso, who was Aveiro’s adjutant.
He answered.
“Except for the eight employees who were dispatched for information research purposes, there are only 330 people here. And those eight people will probably not return.”
As is always the case in this world, when a problem arises, there are those who try to avoid it and those who try to confront it.
During my time in Ascension, the Adventurer’s Guild here has been taking constant hits.
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Since the branch manager Aveiro ‘disappeared’, several key figures in the branch have followed Aveiro, the committee has been disbanded, and now the King and the Crown Prince are at odds, trying to gain various vested interests, including the Adventurer’s Guild.
so.
There are only about 300 people.
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I heard from Aveiro before that he had over a thousand kids under his management.
That’s now been reduced to less than half.
300 people… … .
This is the perfect number for control.
“Open your ears and listen. I’m going to make you an offer you can’t refuse.”
“A suggestion… is that what you mean?”
Let’s start with this.
“Adventurer’s Guild. I think it’s going to be closed for a while.”
“……yes?”
“What you just saw with your own eyes, and what is happening on the continent, since you are all information handlers, you must have guessed by now, right? The Alliance of Kingdoms, the Tulcan Empire, and even me. They are just fighting behind the scenes for their own interests. But.”
“… … .”
“The more I think about it, the deeper the roots seem to be. Besides, this is my front yard, and if those little bastards keep crawling in, I’ll get mad. So I’m going to draw the line here so I don’t get mad. Do you know what I mean?”
Adventurer’s Guild.
Whether associated with the King, the Tulcan Empire, or the remnants of the Council.
I don’t even want to bother with it anymore.
No matter how the situation is set, the same thing keeps happening and similar situations keep happening.
I’m tired of it now.
so.
First of all, I plan to close down the Adventurer’s Guild.
Brokerage?
If necessary, you can interview the mercenary one-on-one.
“That means you are now unemployed.”
“… … .”
“It’s not something a person who was made into a freeloader should say, but it’s a waste to let the abilities you possess go to waste. There’s also the data I’ve researched so far, all the materials piled up in this underground warehouse, and even past records. It’s only natural to feel that it’s a waste. That’s why I’m going to make exactly two suggestions from now on.”
Everyone listens to what I say.
“First, go to the Marquisate of Valanti and help ‘Aveiro’.”
Since it is the name of the former branch manager, there is no one who does not know it.
In that situation where everyone was swallowing their saliva, I continued speaking.
“Second, the Academy will soon be renamed. It’s not some crappy name like Teslan, it’s something really cool. It’s going to be bigger than it is now.”
“… … .”
“I’m thinking of establishing a Department of Information Science there, so I should start gathering instructors and assistant instructors now. There must be someone among you who is suitable for the job… … I don’t know you very well. That’s why.”
He smiled faintly.
“I’ll give you a place at the Academy. It’s a sort of ‘Information Guild’, similar to the ‘Matap’. If you don’t know what to call it, you can call it the ‘Information Tower’ or something like that. Or you can call it the ‘Preliminary Department of Information’. You’ll work there.”
“……yes?”
Eventually, a man named Lagrem blurts out his feelings of bewilderment.
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okay.
It’s understandable to be confused.
“The work I do is not much different from what I do now. Information gathering, fact checking, what problems are there. Food prices are going up, potion prices are going down, the trend is strange. Information gathering like that. You guys are good at it. To put it simply, I’m going to hire all of you and use you for personal use.”
“… … .”
“They’ll pick you as an instructor or assistant instructor after seeing how you work there. As you know, being an instructor at the Academy can give you some leverage. And if I can even get a spot with that background, wow, that’s amazing, right?”
“… … .”
“Will those who don’t become instructors be cut off after that? No, that’s not the case. Once you come to the academy, you’ll be paid at least twice what you’re currently receiving. The first six months will be ‘contract workers’ to assess your abilities, and after six months, unless you’re a very low-level idiot with below-average abilities, you’ll be converted to a ‘regular worker.’ Of course, the pay doesn’t differentiate between contract and regular workers. This is the second proposal. What do you want to do?”
It was quiet.
The sound of heads rolling.
The sound of assessing the situation.
etc.
About five minutes passed like that.
330 people.
Everyone speaks in unison.
“I will go to the academy.”
Those words convinced me.
Here.
There won’t be any kids who will remain as contract workers.
Look at that sense of choosing the safest place in the world in one minute.
That’s funny.
“Okay, let’s do our best.”
“yes.”
and.
“It’s basically a monthly salary, but if you ask for some good information or write a credible ‘novel’, I’ll give you a performance bonus. I’ll tell the prospective dean of the new commerce department that’s going to be established next year about the money, so get it from him.”
After pausing for a moment, he gathered his thoughts.
This is a must-do.
“If you see any information that you think is suspicious, report it directly to me, and if it’s not, report it to Gray, the Dean of the Department of Swordsmanship. You know that, right? He’s a former Commander-in-Chief and Dean of the Department of Military Science.”
Our Dean Gray.
I already have so much work to do, but what can I do?
Since he said he’s good at digging, we should trust him and leave it to him.
“To put it simply, the money is received from the Commerce Department, and reports are made to the Swords Department… … Urgent matters are reported directly to me. Isn’t that neat?”
“… … .”
“Strangely, there’s no answer. Am I talking to myself?”
Those in front of me shook their heads hurriedly and answered in unison.
“i look forward to!”
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“Okay, take care of it.”
Chapter 2
There was a brief incident here.
Suddenly, I have 20 materials that can be made into a Death Knight.
To be exact, there are 21 including Kronos.
At that time, when the 21st Death Knight was created, Kronos gave him unexpected information.
(Paylon Valanti is now in the Ascendible Estate.)
Gray said that someone was helping Peylon, and it seemed to be the Adventurer’s Guild.
When I asked why he helped.
(This is to put pressure on the ‘Valantier Family’, a new powerhouse in the Teslan Kingdom that suddenly appeared.)
I hear this answer.
hmm.
I made Dolsoe and Madangsoe look for Peylon, but if Kronos hid Peylon, then this.
No matter how much the two Death Knights run around, it will be difficult to find them.
So I just asked.
(Paylon Valanti is currently hiding near the slums that were recently destroyed by an ‘unknown explosion.’)
An explosion of unknown cause… …?
“Is that by any chance the thing I was found covered in blood a long time ago?”
(Yes, that’s right.)
So, where is that? Charlotte’s house.
I’m talking about that area.
It’s also where I killed the dragon Balactus, who I didn’t know was whining.
