Episode 81
“Let’s mobilize all our sources and spread one more rumor.”
“Rumor?”
“Traces of a massive battle were discovered at the ruins of the former capital of the Gunnar Empire… … Hundreds of corpses were found… … Among them was what was presumed to be a dragon… … The crown prince fainted on the spot upon hearing the news… … All the nobles of the Tulcan Empire were greatly shocked… … or astonished… … Put some flair into it and spread it throughout the continent.”
Aveiro, who heard what I said, had a blank expression for about ten seconds, but then finally realized.
Why are you spreading this rumor?
“… … So you’re thinking of separating the committee and the hardliners?”
He chuckled and brought the water on the table to his lips.
Aveiro, who was looking at me like that, tilted his head slightly.
An expression that makes you wonder if there’s something he’s missing.
Then, Aveiro, who had been thinking deeply about something, slowly opens his mouth.
Should we call this a belated realization?
“Oh my goodness. Long live the Tulcan Empire… … That wasn’t what I thought it meant. Oh my goodness… … Your Majesty, are you really… … a genius?”
“What a strange genius.”
“So by not specifically mentioning the Tulcan Empire as either the hardliners or the moderates, you made the members of the committee distrust both the hardliners and the moderates. So you said you planted doubts… … Ah, I thought I was missing something, but now I understand. Your Majesty, you were planning to have not only the members of the committee, but the entire five kingdoms create a new third organization to keep the hardliners and moderates in check. Isn’t this a bit too big of a scale? Wow… … .”
As I said before, Aveiro is smart.
What more conversation is needed than this?
He put down his glass and stood up.
“Come to the villa when you’re ready.”
“… … Yes, Your Majesty.”
* * *
Phew-!
Phew-!!
Thanos was jumping through the air.
Meanwhile, his eyes were staring straight into the void.
Suddenly Thanos raised his sword and took a defensive stance.
but.
Kuung-!
Falling from the air to the ground without any strength.
“ha ha ha…….”
Thanos, who was sitting on the floor in a slumped position, laughs in vain and lies down on the spot.
Thanos looked up at the sky and thought.
Uselessly, the sky is clear.
Then he strokes his neck with one hand and lets out a deep sigh.
How many times has this happened already?
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100 times? 200 times?
I don’t know.
Thanos’s feelings were simple.
There is no answer to this.
I’ve fought Jack in the magic circle hundreds of times, and I’ve never once blocked a single one of his swords, except for the first time when I really accidentally blocked it.
It’s so incomprehensible.
Jack clearly said that the illusion within the magic circle was 1 circle.
Jack had no reason to lie, so he blindly believed it, but was that power really the 1st Circle?
Even though I tried to defend by raising all the mana in the 2nd circle, my neck was cut off instead of being blocked.
I kept moving, trying to guide the direction, and defending by predicting the direction it would swing, but I couldn’t stop it.
My throat just gets cut off, and no matter what I do, my throat gets cut off with a single stroke of the sword.
What’s different?
Thanos slowly stood up from his seat.
If you don’t know, you have no choice but to keep bumping into things with your body.
If 200 doesn’t work, try 300, 400, or 500.
If you keep dying, if you keep bumping into things, you’ll eventually see something.
This was the winning mentality that Thanos believed in.
Because I know that I am lacking.
Even though he knows this, Thanos tries hard because he doesn’t want to fall behind.
To Thanos, effort is his belief and his spirit.
So I stepped into the magic circle.
No, I tried to move it.
“Is it hard?”
If it weren’t for Jack’s voice coming from behind.
* * *
Seriously, it’s a bit surprising, but looking at it this way, Thanos is much more ordinary than I thought.
Cell, the dragon, and Charlotte, the vampire.
Although they are young, their talents have already been proven.
But Thanos is a little different from those two.
The talent of effort is basically a chronic one, and the amount gained varies depending on the type of training one does.
The problem is that Thanos is weaker than I thought.
Should we say that growth has stagnated?
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“Umm… … What on earth should I do with you?”
I saw Thanos standing across from me fidgeting like a guilty criminal, and I snickered.
“You’re 17 this year, and in a few months you’ll be 18… … so you’ll be an adult soon?”
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“Yes, that is correct, my lord.”
Well, it’s simple.
Before that.
“Do you have any unused pockets?”
“Your pocket?”
Thanos, who had been rummaging through his things at my words, suddenly takes out a leather pouch the size of his fist.
“This is the pocket money I sometimes get from the academy… … If you don’t mind… … I’ll give it to you.”
After receiving the pouch, he quietly looked at Thanos.
Thanos looks like a blank sheet of paper to me.
It’s not that it’s stupid or anything, it’s just a blank sheet of paper where you can write anything.
At the end of the blank piece of paper, the word ‘effort’ is engraved in small letters.
That alone is not enough.
So let me just engrave one more thing.
“Follow me.”
He turned around and headed to the basement with Thanos.
Squeak-
As soon as I opened the basement door and went in, I stopped in my tracks.
Not only me, but also Thanos who followed me in.
“What is this situation?”
The money that was moved through space is still there, and the potion box is also still there.
Of course, the Death Knights guarding this place are still the same.
One other thing.
There was an intruder.
I looked at the five men kneeling in a corner, bound, and asked.
“The Five Musketeers? Why are you here?”
“… … .”
Since there was no answer, I turned my head towards the Death Knights.
(The lord left the room, and after five minutes one person came in, and after another five minutes another person came in, and so on, one by one, at five-minute intervals.)
Tolisso explains in detail in a voice full of raspy sounds.
To sum it up, one guy was looking around the villa and didn’t come up from the basement, so another guy came down to get him and they were tied up together, and when the guy who went to get him didn’t come up, the other guy came down again… … That’s what happened.
(Since the lord did not give orders to kill him, he was subdued and waiting.)
He cut off Tolisso’s words with a wave of his hand.
“The Five Musketeers… … This is ambiguous, this isn’t what I expected.”
Of the five musketeers who had been silent, the oldest one asked me.
“… … What on earth were you doing?”
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“Well, do I really have to tell you?”
“Ha… … This place was empty until yesterday. So how did this huge amount of money come about in just one day? Please explain. And who are these men? Why are they hiding in the basement of the duke’s villa?”
I ended up licking my lips.
The Five Musketeers.
To be honest, I had no intention of becoming friends with these guys.
Even though it’s been about two weeks since we first met, I don’t even know their names.
They’re not called the Five Musketeers for nothing.
“You’re speaking quite presumptuously? Explain? Ha… … .”
I sat down, slowly squatting.
“Am I mistaken? It sounds like you’re giving me an order.”
“This is the Duke’s villa. You who are staying there… … Hmph.”
He reached out and grabbed the bastard by the neck.
Kwaaaaak-
“Sinse? What the hell are you talking about? You brat, this isn’t the duke’s villa. This is ‘my house’, didn’t you hear from the director? The house I received in return for capturing a Tulcan Empire spy. Were you thinking of renting it out? Then this is very disappointing.”
It’s getting harder and harder.
I was about to twist his neck like that, but I chuckled and relaxed my grip.
“Well, what would a lowly person like you know?”
He looked at one of the still-groaning musketeers, then turned his head to Thanos.
“I didn’t know it would turn out like this, but it’s actually a good situation.”
It’s a really good situation.
I didn’t know the Five Musketeers would be here.
I was just going to tell Thanos where the money came from, broaden his narrow vision a bit, and naturally make him feel responsible, but the Five Musketeers… … .
I think the effect will be doubled this way.
“Thanos, are you mine?”
“Yes, my lord. I am your man.”
“Really? Then what should we do with them?”
“……yes?”
“You’re curious, too. Why is there so much money in this basement? What are all those potions piled up like that? It doesn’t look good at first glance, does it?”
“… … .”
“You know the answer I want. You know it… …but you’re hesitating.”
The master sitting on my shoulder looks at Thanos for a moment, then looks at me.
I think you’ve probably guessed what I’m thinking.
“Now, listen carefully. Last night, I raided Duke Malone’s estate and palace, and intercepted all the civil war funds that the Tulcan Empire was planning to use there. All this money in front of you is the money I stole last night. There’s more to the story, but let’s skip that. The important thing is that I raided the palace last night and blew up three Death Knights that I had created with black magic in front of the king. I don’t know the details, but I think the king was pretty badly injured. He probably didn’t die. I adjusted it that way.”
There are a few lies thrown in, but who cares?
He smiled faintly.
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“Thanos, do you remember?”
“yes?”
“I told you before. When you first came to this villa, I made a casual mention of the five chefs named Guinness. Don’t you remember?”
“I am. You said that we are the ones who watch over our lord.”
“That’s right. They’re the ones who watch me. They’re also the porters who help Guinness, the cook, organize the food supplies. I’ll tell you this now. The current King of Teslan and Duke Malone are from the Tulcan Empire. And at least one of Duke Ascendant or General Rommel is definitely related to the Tulcan Empire. But the money and supplies stolen last night are here now? What if these five musketeers report this to the General? What if the General is from the Tulcan Empire? And even if not, what if these five guys leak information to Duke Ascendant? What will happen after that?”
Thanos may look innocent, but he’s not stupid.
I’ve explained the context to this extent, so there’s no way you wouldn’t understand.
Thanos said.
“The lord will be identified as the mastermind behind the incident.”
“Yes, that’s what will happen. General Rommel will deny our relationship, and that damned king will bring all his soldiers. The Tulcan Empire will also want to kill me for completely destroying the plan they created. Do you know that Cell, the dragon, was covered in wounds?”
“yes.”
“Why do you think it was like that?”
“… … .”
“The Tulkan Empire did all sorts of experiments on Cell. The arm that was cut off when you first saw Cell was all a scar from that time. Now, let’s see. What would happen if those guys found Cell? It’s simple. They’d try to take him away. And then the biological experiments would start again. Do you understand that much?”
“… … .”
“I have spoken and made you understand, so I give you the order. Thanos. Kill these five.”
