Overpowered Sword Chapter 66

Level up with swords (66)

“Leon, what is this situation… .”

Gustav, who approached him in that condition despite being seriously injured, demanded an explanation. Leon was about to tell the truth, but changed his mind when he saw his eyes were half-open.

It was clear that if the story went on too long, it would fall over halfway through.

It is more important now to resolve this situation quickly.

“I’m a vampire.”

“what?!”

Wounds opened up on his body as he reflexively screamed loudly. Not only would there be bleeding, but the pain would also be considerable, but Gustav listened with a stern expression.

I believe that Leon is not the type of person to talk nonsense.

The same was true for “Claws of Steel.” They surrounded ‘Wolf Teeth’, secured the recruit, and listened while applying bandages and medicine to Gustav’s body.

“You all saw how I reacted to my aura, right? “There is only one race that reacts so strongly to the Aura of the Sun.”

“No, you’re still a vampire.”

“Hamel also said it earlier, right? Jerome is a few levels below the captain, so it’s strange that they started an argument today. Moreover, the abilities he demonstrated were comparable to A-rank. Last time I saw him, he was weaker than the general, but suddenly he became an A-rank powerhouse? “It’s suspicious.”

Of course, Leon did not realize that fact himself, but simply followed El Cid’s advice.

From the listener’s perspective, it also made sense.

The skills of mercenaries do not improve overnight.

Since their origins are not rare, they often progress step by step through long experience and hard training. However, Jerome’s growth rate was so fast that it seemed heterogeneous.

“is it. “If that’s what you said, I have a guess.”

Gustav said, with more than half of his upper body bandaged.

“During the duel, his eyes glowed red. “He thought it was just a fleeting moment and that he had seen something wrong, but I guess it was real.”

The testimony he gave was a decisive blow in many ways.

Once Leon’s words, the phenomenon that occurred according to his words, and the captain’s testimony were all covered, the mercenaries erased all doubts.

Han Sen said while kicking the guy who was lying at his feet.

“Leon, then how should we deal with these guys?”

“To be sure, we have to first get a confession. “How about moving it to another place and detaining it?”

“… There was a spare warehouse that wasn’t in use. “Let’s go there.”

With those last words, ‘Steel Claws’ moved quickly.

He disperses the onlookers who are clamoring for an incomprehensible ending, ties the hands and feet of Jerome and his men, and carries them on his back.

The reserve warehouse wasn’t that far away.

A 5-minute walk from the ‘Song of the Mountain Goat’ pub, a shabby stone building stood in an unpopular place. Leon and his party took a breather after trapping the “Wolf Teeth” mercenaries inside.

Not just Jerome, but the entire mercenary unit was turned into a dhampir, so it was difficult to regard this as an individual’s deviation.

“What on earth have you been doing?” .”

Gustav looked at Jerome and his group tied to the chair with a confused expression. Even if the relationship was not good, they were business partners and had seen each other for several years. Even if he had a nickname like ‘Scavenger’, his skills were clearly suitable for the upper B rank.

When we received the same request, there were times when we grumbled but had each other’s backs, so our feelings were even more complicated.

Leon watched the scene and thought to himself.

‘Elcid, teach me what you know about dhampir.’

[okay.]

El Cid answered as if he had been waiting for that question.

[A dhampir is a person who has taken a reagent made from vampire blood. As I said before, it becomes significantly weaker during the day and becomes significantly stronger at night. Although it is not at the level of a vampire, it also exhibits regenerative powers and gets burned when it comes into contact with silver weapons. They do not have the ability to suck blood, so their fangs are the same as those of ordinary people, and they cannot use black magic. It’s a clumsy hybrid.]

‘It wasn’t for nothing that I said half a penny.’

[Well, it is true that it is a bit difficult to deal with him in the middle of the night. It was easy to cook because you have the Holy Sword and the Aura of the Sun.]

It’s not that it wasn’t, it was just as he said.

Even Gustav, who was at the top of the B rank, had to be driven to the edge of a cliff in just a few minutes when Jerome revealed his true colors.

A dhampir’s physical strength does not simply increase at night, but both its vitality and capabilities are explosively amplified. Auror power and density were no exception. If Leon had faced him purely with skill, there was a high possibility that he would not have lasted even three minutes.

“Umm… .”

At that time, Jerome, who was tied to the chair, blinked.

His face was still distorted, as if it had been quite painful to be scorched by the light of the holy sword.

As soon as he woke up, Jerome looked around in all directions and must have immediately grasped the situation, gnashing his teeth at each of the <Steel Claws> mercenaries.

“You guys, what kind of bullshit is this! You can’t release me and my men right now! “It’s against the rules!”

“Breaking the rules is bullshit.”

Hamel laughed at those words and took a step closer.

And then I hit him on the chin.

Bah!

Jerome’s lips burst open due to a blow that he didn’t even think about controlling his strength, and the area around his mouth became covered in blood.

Only Leon flinched at the action, and the rest of the mercenaries remained motionless with their eyes coldly open. He is a guy who mutated into a Dhampir and came to fight while hiding the fact. He has no reason to hit on a guy who clearly has malicious intent.

Leonik, who was standing behind, spoke in a dry voice.

“I guess you guys are the ones who messed up. “I thought it looked like a human and could make dog barking noises, but I had no idea that it wasn’t really a human.”

“… what are you talking about.”

“It’s no use trying to figure it out. “Because your identity has already been revealed.”

Gustav, who had been quiet, interrupted the conversation and asked.

“When did you stop being human, Jerome?”

Jerome, who froze for a moment at that question, cried out in a fit of rage.

“Stop that nonsense!”

“That’s bullshit.”

The eyes of the mercenaries, including Gustav, turned to Leon. Leon, understanding what that meant, raised his sword.

A moment when Jerome gasped and was embarrassed as he remembered the memories before he collapsed.

The light emitted from the blade of the holy sword reached his thigh. Unlike before, the beam only targets one person. To an ordinary person, it was no different from a ray of sunlight.

“Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Jerome, who had become a dhampir, struggled against the pain of his flesh burning.

If a pureblood vampire had come into contact with this light, they might have evaporated without even having time to struggle. However, since dhampirs were neither human nor vampires, they suffered endlessly and did not die.

When the light that had been burning for a few seconds died down, Jerome gasped with his eyes stained red.

“Huh… ! Huh… ! This… .”

“Do you understand the situation? No matter what you want to hide, you can’t in front of that master. “Even if you keep quiet here, you will be handed over to the Holy Order.”

“what… !”

Vampires are quite ambiguous beings, but that ambiguity is limited to when they do not invade human territory.

If an act of expanding power, such as transforming Jerome and his party into Dhampirs, is reported, the Holy Iron Knights will move. The power and sacred law of the goddess symbolizing the sun and moon were the second most feared thing to vampires after the sun.

Jerome, who couldn’t have known that fact, opened his eyes wide.

“Do not be ridiculous! “Seongcheolsae can’t move just like this!”

“Well, what about it?”

Leon demonstrated his power by showing off the holy object he hung around his neck.

Light flowing softly.

As a veteran mercenary, Jerome trembled with a pale face after confirming that the power was holy law. If he was ranked B and was a target of Seongcheolswae, it would all be over.

Gustav, who read his fear, spoke softly.

“Should I be taken to the heresy interrogation room and blow everything to death, or should I tell them when I have good words to say? “The choice is up to you, Jerome.”

“… … .”

“You may not be able to avoid punishment at the guild level, but you and your subordinates’ lives will be saved.”

It forces them into a corner and opens up a way for them to survive. It was an obvious tactic, but there was no way to get out of that predicament.

In the end, Jerome, who had given up on everything, opened his mouth.

Even he had no intention of protecting his loyalty even at the cost of his own life.

“… “About half a year.”

The full-scale interrogation began.

* * *

Jerome’s interrogation continued until sunrise.

Why, when, how and who.

It was just to get some answers.

“It’s a lot harder than I thought.”

Leonik, tired of the wasteful work, grumbled. This was because I had no experience in interrogation and had learned nothing.

It would have been easy to simply obtain a confession.

However, Jerome’s mind was subject to a confidentiality agreement, and there were things he could and could not say. It was a method often used by nobles when doing Black-Quests, requests where the true story should not be revealed.

Leon also had no suitable solution in this area.

[Besides, the restrictions on this guy are stronger. It’s not just about blocking the mouth, it’s acting on the body that has become a dhampir. Perhaps the vampire who gave the blood walked it himself.]

‘Can’t you solve it with your own strength?’

[The seal itself is its life. I can solve it, but the moment I solve it, I’ll die without even saying a word.]

It was truly a vicious tactic.

Even if you confess it to yourself, you don’t even allow others to forcibly dig into it and kill you.

Still, there wasn’t much to learn from Jerome.

“Is this the County of Rubena?”

Gustav muttered with a dark shadow on his face.

Storm Merchant’s next destination, and the land they must travel to. The territory surrounded by high and rugged mountains was Rubena.

Once you enter, you cannot come out any way other than the front door.

If Jerome said what he said, it didn’t seem like he would leave them alone.

“It seems like I made the mercenaries and adventurers I brought into Black Quest as my subordinates. “I don’t know why Count Rubena is trying to increase his power by going to such lengths.”

“that’s right. “It could be linked to treason, and even if the church found fault with it, it would be a huge blow.”

Mercenaries were more familiar with the movements of powerful people than adventurers.

It is difficult for a strong mercenary to surpass C rank. Which side is better to stick to, and which side can you survive?

The insight to see through that is the virtue of a mercenary.

Leon asked Gustav as he roughly summarized the story.

“What should we do with Jerome and ‘Wolf Teeth’? “How will I be punished if I leave it to the guild?”

“Becoming a dhampir itself is not a big problem. They hid it and fought a duel. The bigger problem is that I didn’t report it to the guild. “If you are punished according to the regulations, you will have to spend at least 10 years in hard labor.”

“10 years… .”

If it was long, it was a long period, and if it was short, it was a short period.

If he had caused a major accident after becoming a dhampir, things would have been different, but it was important that he was immediately arrested without being able to kill Gustav.

It was semi-coercive, but I confessed, so I’m sure I’ll get a reduced sentence.

When he thought there was nothing more to hear from Jerome, Gustav escorted him to the guild and turned around. He wanted to rest until his wounds healed, but he still had work to do.

Leon followed suit and said.

“Are you going to tell the Lord of the Sangdan?”

“Well, this is a situation that cannot be overlooked. It’s a pity that we couldn’t secure separate physical evidence, but if you’re an owner of an Arnold trading company, you’ll make a good decision. “I need to find out more about Rubena’s current status.”

“I think so too.”

Although he agreed with Gustav, he thought that the upward movement would not stop.

It was because I remembered what I had shared with Arnold.

-It’s a fairly rare gem. Because it is a first-class product with no impurities, it is worth almost a thousand gold. It was an item personally requested by the lord of Rubena, the next city we would transit through.

It was Count Rubena who ordered jewelry worth nearly a thousand gold.

If the owner of the merchant did not deliver it directly, he or she might face a big loss, so there was no option to go back another way.

After thinking about that, Leon unconsciously grabbed the necklace.

Maybe I should borrow this power.

In large cities such as Rubena and Balcas, the influence of the Holy Church would also be exerted. Even if only a few Holy Iron Knights come to visit, there will be no need to be afraid of vampires.

“ah! Leon!”

But Karen suddenly jumped out in front of Leon and his group.

I don’t know what she was doing all night, but she, dressed in night clothes, approached me with a bright smile and raised her voice.

“Hey, listen to me. “It paid off.”

“what?”

“Can’t I be surprised? No, don’t be too surprised?”

When Leon tilted his head at the confusing words, Karen opened her mouth, confident that he would be surprised.

It was information taken from “The Golden Owl.”

If I were to tell you that I found out in just one day, I would be shocked.

“They say a vampire has appeared in the County of Rubena!”

Leon nodded at those words with a shocked expression.

“Wow, this is really amazing.”

“… “What is that reaction?”

Karen, who unintentionally hit the back, screamed.