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After lightly slicing the five guards.
The guy stared blankly at the sword for a moment before putting it back in its scabbard.
‘Pass.’
Even though it was possessed by a sword, it didn’t seem like it was completely uncontrollable. It seemed like it could be used sufficiently for a short period of time.
The guy who was looking at the scene in front of him shivered slightly. It seemed like he wasn’t in a good mood.
but.
He’s usually a very timid guy, so it makes sense.
“… … Phew.”
“Come this way.”
“……yes.”
Leonhard, who had just finished dealing with the knights, also came to me.
Perhaps because of the sudden commotion, the eyes of the top gladiators were drawn this way.
Looking at their faces, they all seemed to be in their twenties.
You’re not old.
As I said upstairs when I saw the guys, I expressed my intention to rescue them.
There were two gladiators with red marks on them.
As I took the two out of the prison, they looked at me with questioning eyes.
“… … You seem to be a noble person. Why are you … … ?”
“I thought I might need it when I go out. You guys are good at fighting, right? If you want to get out of here, bring your weapons.”
As he pointed to the corpses, the two gladiators immediately began to arm themselves.
Surely that’s because he’s a top-class gladiator.
The talents and characteristics were skewed toward combat-related areas. If the swordsman had a talent of 95 points or more out of 100, then the talents of these top-tier gladiators were roughly 60 points.
It was said that they were quite useful people.
If you escape, it will be quite a headache for you, too.
So, I took the two of them up to the third basement level and gathered the gladiators who were waiting in one place.
Twelve in the upper class, two in the top class.
I opened my mouth and looked at them.
“We’re going to escape from here now. My escort knights will lead the way and clear the way, and you guys can fight together. That’s why I’ve armed you. Is there anyone who has any complaints?”
“… … .”
Seeing that no one raised a hand, he continued talking.
“As you go up, kill all the guards you meet. Then, I plan to release the gladiators under you. That way, when you leave this place later, the pursuit will be divided. However, all those who have been marked with the Black Brand will close their eyes here. There is no need to release the vicious criminals. Do you understand everything up to this point?”
He added his final words to the nodding gladiators.
“Once you’ve escaped to the city like that, you can run away on your own. I don’t have the capacity to take care of you guys. If you don’t want to run away, you can stay here. But no one wants to do that, right?”
A few of the high-ranking gladiators flinched at my words and began to ask questions.
“That… … After you came down earlier, we talked amongst ourselves… … Could you possibly accept us as your subordinates? Like the public opinion.”
“follower?”
“Yes. You seem to be a noble… … We are slaves without families or places to return to. Those who are not slaves are in similar situations. If you accept us… … we will be loyal to you.”
“Did all of you make that choice?”
“……you’re right.”
“Everyone, come forward for a moment.”
Immediately afterwards, the high-ranking gladiators came forward.
‘It’s roughly around 40 to 50 points.’
What should I say?
It’s a shame that he lacks the talent to be used as a direct subordinate like Ersiel, Leonhard, and Seron.
If we just made them into a special force and trained them, I thought they would be able to do the job of one person.
Then, the top gladiators who had been quietly watching the scene also rushed forward.
“Is it possible for us to do it too?”
“Are you two in a similar situation to Jae-deul?”
“… … Yes. My friend and I both have no place to return to and no family.”
Seron was already under my command, so excluding him, there were a total of thirteen people who were saying they wanted to come under me.
‘It’s ambiguous.’
It was difficult to bring him back in person.
The recommended number of passengers for the horsepower carriage was four.
If you ride any faster than that, your speed will slow down, and you might end up being chased by the self-made bastard.
If we want to go back together, we’ll probably have to catch a regular carriage and move.
That wasn’t a good option either.
In order to see these guys, I had to slow down the speed of the magic carriage.
If you get caught by the tail, you will be very tired.
Viscount Remington.
Just because he was a corrupt nobleman, it didn’t mean he had a small number of private soldiers.
How could the power of a man with the noble title of Viscount in the empire be weak?
I just don’t think much of it because I’m the son of a Marquis, but in fact, I’ve heard that the guy is quite strong.
If we were properly tracked, it would be dangerous even for me and Leonhard.
There’s a reason why they say numbers are the enemy.
‘I guess I should try a simple test.’
He looked around at the gladiators and opened his mouth.
“It’s impossible to take you now. I think we’ll be tracked, and if we take you too, it’ll be hard to get you away. But.”
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Then he took out the gold and distributed it to each gladiator.
He continued speaking.
“If you guys come to me in person as the Marquis of Celtarion, it would be a different story.”
“Celtarion… … As a Marquis?”
“It’s not that far from here, so don’t worry. It’s about a ten-day walk. If you come, I won’t turn you away, so come and see me if you have any thoughts. When you come, just say Kyle Celtarion. That’s my name, so just tell me that I called.”
We’ve given you plenty of money for your travel expenses, so you won’t starve to death.
“Everyone, do you understand?”
“……yes.”
“You can shake off the pursuit on your own. Then, let’s go up.”
So he started to sweep away the basement and the first floor and release the gladiators.
Perhaps because of the increased number of gladiators, some of them tried to escape to spread the news, but my magic and Leonhard’s sword immediately stopped their escape.
If even one of them escaped here, the difficulty of escape would inevitably increase significantly.
It wasn’t difficult to prevent the escape.
This was because the higher you went, the lower the level of the guards became.
Compared to the 3rd and 4th basement floors where there was one mid-level knight mixed in, the 1st and 2nd floors were occupied only by expert-level low-level knights.
The two remaining spells stored in the wand are Earth Wall and Ice Fog.
Although it was a 2-circle magic, the magic stored in a mixed operation method displayed tremendous power.
My steps were slowed by the cold icy fog, and I couldn’t get through the exit because of the high mud wall.
Perhaps because of this, no one left the underground area where the gladiators were stationed.
Since there are no survivors, it will probably be some time before the news reaches the Viscount’s ears.
The total number of gladiators rescued in this way was about two hundred.
He gave them each a piece of gold, telling them to come and find him if they wanted to go up to the intermediate level.
The numbers were small, and there was some talent.
The lower and lowest class were simply taken out of their cells.
Unfortunately, it seemed to be of no use.
‘If you just let me escape, I’ll figure out how to live well.’
For these guys, the only answer was to just let them go.
After finishing my thoughts, I looked around the basement level.
The entire area from the 4th basement floor to the 1st floor, where the gladiators were, had been swept away.
‘If we just go up one more floor, we’ll reach the audience seats.’
The matches in the arena have all ended, but there will still be quite a few spectators left.
Because there were a lot of things to do here besides the games.
There would be guards there too, so we had to try to escape quickly before the news got out.
Seron. Erciel. And even Leonhard.
After casting haste on my party, including myself, I looked at the gladiators.
“let’s go.”
With my words, a group of people easily over two hundred ran upward.
“omg!”
“What… what is it!”
“The gladiators have escaped!”
As the gladiators, covered in blood, rushed out, the nobles near the audience seats began to scream.
“Stop… … Stop them! Don’t let a single one escape!”
The movements of the security personnel outside the arena who saw that sight also became urgent.
A mess has broken out.
Leonhardt arrived at the exit at incredible speed and quickly took care of the nearby guards.
Thanks to the magic on our bodies, my group and I were able to escape first.
I came out of the old tavern I had seen earlier and looked at Leonhard.
“Please.”
“yes.”
From now on, Leonhard will block the only exit for ten minutes.
It was to delay the delivery of the news.
During those ten minutes, the only people who could escape from this back alley were gladiators branded with red.
visor!
visor!
Kwaaak!
A scream was heard echoing from down the stairs.
It seemed that those who were a step behind me and my group were starting to fight with swords in the hallway.
‘Well… I guess I won’t be able to come out for a while.’
It was a blessing to me.
Then, shall we go ride the magic carriage?
A magic recharge station located inside the outer wall of Prinus.
I ran quickly towards my destination.
Thanks to the magic, the running speed was quite fast.
When I entered there, my group and I retrieved the magic carriage we had left in advance.
Getting the carriage back was as easy as eating cold porridge.
If the news had been known, they would have stopped it or not.
After boarding the carriage, I met up with Leonhard at the previously agreed upon halfway point.
The magic carriage began to move quickly out of the city.
It took only a moment to arrive at the castle gate.
Looking at his usual appearance, it seemed like the news hadn’t been delivered yet.
Just in case, I’ll cast a little magic.
Through the carriage window, he spoke to the knight standing in front of the gate.
“Can I go out?”
When I briefly handed him my ID card, the guy lowered his head.
“Of course.”
“Okay. Thanks for your hard work.”
Immediately afterwards, the magic carriage came out of the gates quite naturally. It seemed like the pursuit party would arrive in about thirty minutes.
You won’t be able to catch it anyway.
Because the horse-drawn carriage was much faster than a horse.
[The destination is the Trasden Estate.]
And so the magic carriage began to gallop towards my base.
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Viscount Remington.
He started to smile happily as he worked in his office.
‘Kyle Celtarion.’
He was a nobleman who had not visited here for quite some time, after rumors spread that he had been locked up in the annex due to causing so much trouble.
Perhaps because he was the son of the famous Marquis of Celtharion, the amount of money he spent every time he visited this city was truly enormous.
So it was really a shame.
‘I never thought that damn bastard would come back here again.’
The Count, recalling the sight of Kyle he had seen earlier, had his eyes shining greedily.
‘As expected. All the rumors that were floating around were just baseless rumors.’
The person has completely changed?
That kind of thing can never happen easily.
Kyle, who came here and drank heavily, looked no different from what I had seen before.
Perhaps he had been pretending to be different for a while in order to leave the annex.
“Hehehe.”
Kyle’s jingling purse.
There were probably a lot of platinum coins in there.
Let me introduce you to an illegal gambling ring full of drugs, gambling, and thrilling spectacle.
The next day, it was obvious that I would be walking out of the city with empty pockets.
‘If it’s Calon, I’ll squeeze every last drop out of you.’
Calon.
He was one of his subordinates who was in charge of managing the illegal dumping grounds.
As a guy with an incredible sense of smell for money, he must have been incredibly sensitive to the sweet scent emanating from Kyle.
While the Count is happily imagining the appearance of the VVIP guest who has visited once again.
A knight began to hurriedly enter the office.
“What’s going on?”
“Almost all the gladiators in the arena have fled!”
“What… … you said? There must have been knights and soldiers guarding it, so how on earth did you escape?”
“Those… … things… … are all dead.”
“……asleep?”
“… … Yes. When I examined the corpse, it seemed like a knight with great skill had carried out the massacre. Traces of powerful magic were also found there… … .”
“……magic?”
“Yes.”
That moment.
A man appeared in the Count’s mind.
Kyle Celtarion, a noble who was excited about becoming a 1st circle wizard.
If it were his bodyguard, he could wipe out all the guards.
Leonhard.
That knight was a famous expert knight of the Marquisate. Even among the expert knights, he was considered a real expert.
The count, who had been thinking about that, shook his head.
‘No way. No way. That can’t be… ‘
If it was a trace of a 1st circle wizard, there’s no way the knight would have spoken like that.
Traces of magic with powerful power.
It’s impossible for a 1st circle wizard to leave that behind, right?
In the meantime.
The article continued.
“And… … Lord Calon… … as a corpse… … .”
Splash!
With the general manager, guards, and even gladiators all gone, the entire business was gone.
‘This dog… … .’
Then the count, whose face turned pale, began to run wild.
“… … Find them! Who are they, I must! Oh no! I will kill them! First, find the gladiators who escaped! Those guys must have seen the face of the ringleader!”
The time when a single horse-drawn carriage leisurely left the city.
The knights of the castle began to move in earnest.
