Episode 75
16:00 on the 17th.
Those who first heard this rumor thought:
The two dukes of the kingdom are at odds.
There was no need to ask ‘why?’
Because the place where that rumor first started to spread was the ‘Ascendible’ territory.
But not long after this barrage of revelations began, someone began adding fuel to the fire.
The most credible newspaper in the kingdom, the ‘Teslan Times’.
This Tesla Times took a different view of the conflict.
Instead of Duke Friedrich Assenble vs. Duke Bastian Mallon, it’s the Guild of Alaves vs. Duke Bastian Mallon.
Here’s a brief summary of what Time magazine had to say:
[The rumor clearly started in the Ascendible Territory. However, it is extremely foolish to assume that it started in the Ascendible Territory and was the sole action of the Ascendible Duke. … .] [If we slowly trace back the origin of the rumor, we will easily find out that the rumor did not start in the Ascendible Duke, but in the Ascendible Territory’s adventurer’s guild… … .]
Thud-!
A man’s mouth is tightly closed.
“f*ck!!”
He threw the newspaper in his hand to the floor.
The most powerful person in the current Teslan Kingdom.
Bastian Malone.
He was genuinely angry at this moment.
‘What kind of kid is that!’
Should I say it’s more than just anger?
Although he was in his fifties, Duke Malone had a very sturdy build.
But he also had a weakness.
It was energy.
Rumor has it that it’ll be over in 40 seconds, but rumors are just rumors.
Still, I can hold out for a minute.
shit.
It’s even more humiliating when you think about it.
Than that.
‘It’s too detailed. And too specific.’
March 19th.
Although it happened five months ago, Duke Malone remembers.
At that time, the Marquis of Derit had definitely visited the duke’s residence.
And that night the Duchess played with the Marquis de Derit.
Malone found out about this the next day and immediately placed the Duchess under house arrest.
It was Tolisso who reported that incident to him at that time.
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For a moment, Duke Malone’s brow furrows strongly.
Since Marquis Delit would never reveal the truth about himself, as if he were committing suicide, there was only one person left.
Also, the source of this rumor is the Alaves Ascendant branch.
Tolisso planted in that branch.
“This f*cking dog… … dares to bite the master who raised him?”
Duke Malone immediately summoned the ten best members of the Dark Section, including the leader of the Dark Section.
“Go to Ascenv and catch Tolisso right now. All I need is for you to open his mouth. I don’t care if you cut off his limbs or whatever. Go and catch him right now.”
“insect!”
That’s how the dark side came into being.
The distance from the Duke of Malone to the Ascendible Estate is at most one day.
If you feed the horse a potion and run without stopping, you can get there in under 10 hours.
Malone’s fists start to tremble.
‘This damn year, and the marquis.’
At that time, I endured it because the ‘Tulcan Empire’ and the king were trying to stop me.
Although his honor was tarnished, he gritted his teeth and endured it desperately.
But now there is no need to endure it.
Because a civil war will soon break out in the kingdom.
No, because I’m going to punish you.
But even so, the brakes are applied right now.
Currently, half of the ‘Knights of Shushire’, the most elite of the Dukes of Malone, were included in the punitive force.
In particular, Shushire Malone, the leader of the Shushire Knights.
A man from a fallen noble family, the adopted son of the Duke of Malone, one of the only two Masters in the kingdom, and the commander-in-chief of the punitive force.
His absence is painful for the Duke of Malone.
And apart from that, the whole situation now puzzled Duke Malone.
‘This rumor started in the Adventurer’s Guild? So, could it be that the Tulcan Empire is trying to attack me?’
This is clearly a leap of faith.
Is it really necessary to bring it up now?
He’s ranked 4th in the committee, and now?
But I couldn’t be sure.
First, I think we should catch Tolisso and hear the whole story.
Duke Malone’s tightly clenched fist slowly releases.
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‘Things are going a bit strange.’
I needed to take a cool-headed look at the situation.
of course.
Capturing Tolisso is a separate matter.
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That was obviously a separate issue.
* * *
17th, 9pm.
“I spread the rumor as you told me to, but… … This seems like it’ll get bigger than I thought.”
“It was something I told you to do, so of course it should get bigger.”
“There’s no intelligence or anything, but there’s a high probability that the secret agents of the Malone Dukes have been dispatched here.”
“I guess so? If possible, I’d like to see some pretty useful ones come.”
Aveiro is not stupid.
The guy who understood what I meant gave a slightly hollow laugh.
“So that’s what whack-a-mole is all about.”
I sat down on the chair and stretched out my body.
“If you want to have money, you must first find money. But why should I, why should we, run around sweating to find it?”
He pointed to Tolisso, who was wearing a neck brace, with his right index finger.
“It would be easier to kill all the guys who come to kill him, turn them into Death Knights, search the palace warehouse, search Duke Malone’s estate, and just search anywhere there is room to search. That’s the best. Isn’t it?”
Aveiro looked a little dazed, as if he felt his common sense being destroyed.
Of course, it was only for a little while.
“If that’s possible, it’s the best of the best… … Honestly, I didn’t know that Tesla Times would get involved directly.”
He crossed his legs and snickered.
“I agree with that, but I guess it’s this, that one, right?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
Aveiro and I shared the same thoughts.
The Tesla Times is the most authoritative newspaper in the kingdom.
Okay, let’s see.
What does credibility mean in this kingdom?
It can be defined neatly.
In the kingdom, credibility means ‘the will of the king.’
Also, the king is a vassal of the hardliners.
in other words.
“It seems that the hardliners have intervened in this exposé.”
“The reason is obvious. From now on, we are creating an atmosphere of civil war.”
Aveiro nods from the side.
But the guy’s expression was dark.
As if there was something suspicious.
I couldn’t help but ask.
“what’s the matter?”
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“That’s because it’s a little strange.”
“Strange? What is it?”
“Should I say that the hardliners’ moves seem too hasty? It feels strangely rushed.”
The first thought that came to mind when Aveiro spoke was.
I thought that I absolutely had to use this guy as a staff member.
So I asked this.
“Why rush?”
“Even if the atmosphere of civil war is created, Duke Malone and Marquis Derit are probably on the committee now, so why would they… … .”
The guy stops talking and tilts his head.
“… … Your Majesty, you know. Why are the hardliners in such a hurry?”
There’s no way I wouldn’t know.
The hardliners are in a situation where they have to do whatever it takes.
What this means is this.
It’s very simple.
My teacher and I made it like that.
I glanced at him and saw Aveiro still tilting his head.
“Should I give you a hint?”
“… … Yes. Please give me just a little.”
hmm…….
“Why are you a hardliner?”
“……yes?”
“That’s true. The hardliners who want to unify the continent are an overly belligerent group. What about the moderates who oppose them?”
“They are a gentle group. They don’t want war.”
As Aveiro says, the moderates are a very docile group.
They have an ideology that is diametrically opposed to the hardliners and, crucially, do not want war.
“But why are the Duke of Malone and the King cooperating with an organization called the Committee created by the hardliners?”
“……well.”
“The Tulkan Empire conducted experiments with dragons. They were experiments with heterogamy. Do you know the nature of these experiments?”
To Aveiro, who shook his head, I simply told him the answer.
“Immortal.”
“……yes?”
I crossed my legs quietly.
Even if you just say this much, Aveiro will be able to notice.
As expected.
“no way…….”
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When I looked at Aveiro, the guy had wide eyes and a very serious expression on his face.
“… … Is this committee an organization created to achieve immortality?”
That’s close to the correct answer, but I’d like a slightly longer answer.
If I had to give a score.
“That’s a 70 point answer.”
Aveiro, who shook his head in a hurry, continued speaking.
“They are people who would be more than enough to be kings or dukes. The reason they cooperate with the hardliners who want to unify the continent is because they have been promised something greater than what they have. Immortality. Yes. That would be enough. But the dragon experiment… … .”
Aveiro’s eyes widen.
“Surely, that kid named Cell who was next to Confucius earlier… … By any chance… … is that you?”
He nodded.
By the way, it’s getting late at night, so I just dropped Cell off at the villa.
Aveiro asks.
“… …Brought from the Tulcan Empire?”
This time he nodded again.
“… … I don’t think you just brought them here… … Did you blow up that ‘laboratory’?”
He smiled and nodded.
Let me add a little bit.
“I burned it all down quietly.”
“… … Oh my goodness. Now I understand. Hardliners have no choice but to hurry.”
High-ranking nobles who cooperate with the hardliners are not only found in the Kingdom of Teslan.
I am 100% sure that it will be in the neighboring kingdom of Ishmael, and in the neighboring kingdom, and in the neighboring kingdom.
In other words, the Duke of Malone is fourth in line, and the King is first or second in line, but this is limited to Teslan.
Simply put, there is the Teslan Committee and the Ishmael Committee.
Let’s think about it.
Why would such high-ranking nobles cooperate with hardliners who want to unify the continent?
Everything must have a rational reason.
Although the hardliners are strong, the moderates are also strong.
To unite the continent would mean wiping out every nation except Tulcan, and no one but an idiot would be able to foresee the fallout from that war.
If you think about it rationally, it makes sense for the nobles of other kingdoms to unconditionally cooperate with the moderates.
But that is not the case.
So, what on earth were you promised, what on earth did you see, and what on earth were you sure of that made you make that choice?
There is only one.
Immortality.
That is, research on immortality using dragons as test subjects.
The people on the committee are the ones who supported the research on immortality.
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Of course, the end result of that research is that you become a half-monster with a shortened lifespan, but what does that matter?
Anyway, the research is being led by hardliners, and the information released will be determined according to the hardliners’ tastes.
In other words, Half-Blood is ultimately just a result of an experiment to achieve immortality.
