Episode 95 Was That Today? (5)
Claude pleaded with a trembling voice.
It was a completely different look from a little while ago when he had been acting cocky as if he had given up on life.
Jiselle looked at him with sad eyes.
Baron Auston gestured suspiciously to Claude.
“Let’s go and see.”
Claude approached him, walking on his knees, and handed him a two thousand gold letter of credit.
Baron Auston’s eyes filled with greed as he checked the name and amount at the top of the guarantee.
‘Where did this guy get all this money?’
The Baron glanced at the lanky young man standing next to Claude.
I wasn’t properly introduced to the person, but it was clear that he had something to do with the money.
After thinking for a moment, Baron Auston threw the letter of credit back to Claude.
“I can’t give it back.”
“What are you talking about! Didn’t you clearly prepare two thousand gold?”
Despite Claude’s scream, Baron Auston smiled, showing his yellow teeth.
“When was that time? Do you think it’s still 2,000 gold? Don’t you know how much prices have risen? I should get 3,000 gold.”
“Where is such a law? What kind of thing is a person? What does the price of goods have to do with it?”
“I set the prices of my products. It’s not for you to meddle in them.”
To be honest, I felt like I was exaggerating.
For Baron Auston, it was actually a profitable business even if he only received 2,000 gold.
But I could probably squeeze out more if I squeezed a little harder, so there was no reason to only accept 2,000 gold.
After all, he is holding the hilt of the knife.
‘No. Why can’t you just steal that money secretly?’
Then I could swallow up all of those 2,000 gold, as well as the 3,000 gold that Claude will bring back.
‘Huh, okay. That sounds better.’
At that moment, Claude took out another letter of credit from his bosom, sobbing.
“I’ll give you five hundred more gold. I can’t do more. That’s all.”
“Wow, I guess I have more money.”
Baron Austin asked with a dark smile.
“Where did you get this much money?”
“I just accepted it and agreed to do some work.”
Baron Austin narrowed his eyes.
“I don’t know if it’s just a small sum, but there’s no one in this kingdom who would pay you this much money. Speak clearly.”
“I’m leaving for the Kingdom of Rutania. I’ve decided to work there.”
“what?”
Baron Austin flinched at the unexpected words.
I never thought I would go to a foreign country.
“Okay, it doesn’t matter to me whether you leave or not. Anyway, this amount of money won’t do, so go back. Come back when you have the money.”
“Keep your promises!”
“I heard the price went up. By the way, is that the person next to you who gave you the money? What is their relationship? Are you living together?”
Claude’s eyes widened sharply. He realized Baron Auston’s intentions.
Jiselle, who had been silently watching what the two were doing, stepped forward.
“I can’t stand to look at it, it’s so disgusting. Hey, Baron Austin. Why don’t you stop being so mean?”
The intense energy that Giselle was emitting instantly engulfed the surrounding area.
The knights surrounding Baron Austin drew their swords in terror.
Their faces were pale.
It is impossible for anyone but a certain level of skill to exert this much pressure on the surroundings with just momentum.
Although they were only knights of the Baron’s domain, it was not to the extent that they could not sense the difference in skill.
However, you can’t just turn your back and run away in front of the lord.
The knights aimed their swords at Giselle.
Normally, I would have run over and knelt down right away, but I didn’t have the courage to do that.
“Hey you! What the hell are you talking about!”
“How dare you act like that to your lord!”
“I will kill you!”
The knights’ voices were slightly trembling.
But the stupid Baron Auston didn’t notice it.
He glared at Giselle with a haughty air.
“What are you? How dare you act so arrogantly in front of me.”
“What are you going to do about it?”
Baron Austin’s eyes gleamed with greed.
It was a perfect opportunity to extort money by charging him with the crime of insulting the nobility.
Jiselle looked at those eyes and laughed in vain.
“Guys like you need to experience it firsthand to come to your senses.”
“what?”
“No, that’s enough. I don’t even want to explain it anymore.”
Baron Austin furrowed his brows in ominous relief.
Paaak!
Jiselle’s eyes turned red.
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Jiselle stretched out her hand, opening the second stage of her core in an instant. The thread of mana shot out like lightning.
“Ugh!”
The target was the knight who had just excitedly declared that he would kill Giselle.
He suddenly felt a force pulling him and resisted, drawing on his mana.
“Oh, really?”
Perhaps because he is a knight who handles mana, he is not easily drawn in.
Jiselle clicked her tongue and opened the third stage core.
Kwaaaaah!
A huge blast of energy burst out from his hand, riding the thread of mana.
The knight could no longer resist and was dragged helplessly into the hands of Giselle.
The other knights were shocked and couldn’t move at the technology they had never even imagined.
“Put the black one aside for a moment.”
Jiselle grabbed the knight’s wrist with her free hand and twisted it.
Wood crack!
“Kwaaak!”
The knight dropped his sword with a pained expression.
Jiselle glared at Baron Auston with burning red eyes.
“You’ve drawn your sword, so you want to give it a try? Think carefully, I won’t spare anyone who attacks me. I’ll kill everyone in this castle.”
It wasn’t a lie.
If it were Giselle and her mercenaries, they could have killed all the knights and soldiers in this castle in an instant.
The knights’ faces turned pale.
‘Damn it, he’s not someone we can deal with!’
‘Does it make sense to lead a knight using only mana?’
He is the one who instantly subdued the knight with his bare hands.
It seemed that even if all the knights in the castle gathered together, they would not be able to win.
Only then did Baron Austin notice that the atmosphere was strange.
‘These kids are all scared.’
He glared at the knights who couldn’t even move, then gritted his teeth and glared at Giselle.
“Do you think you can get away with insulting a noble like this?”
“What a funny kid. What are you going to do? Go ahead and do it.”
It was good that he had shouted so vigorously, but Austin had to keep his mouth shut and say no more.
Is this what it’s like when you have a monster in front of you? My stomach hurts and my spine feels chills.
Jiselle just laughed.
“Yeah, if you want to live, you have to be tactful. Instead of worrying about me, you’d be better off worrying about whether or not you’re okay.”
“If you let go of my knight and ask for forgiveness right now, I will pretend it never happened.”
“You don’t like it?”
“Do you think you can handle all the knights and soldiers of this castle?”
“If you’re curious, just try it. I’m always welcome. It’s the easiest way.”
Jiselle was sincere. If Austin crosses the line, there’s nothing left to hold back.
“If you harm me, I will not stay still even in the kingdom.”
“Do you think the kingdom would care about someone like you, who isn’t even a high-ranking noble? Who would care about someone who runs a bar and a casino and runs their territory?”
“This, this guy… … .”
There was nothing wrong with what Giselle said.
The other nobles of the kingdom secretly looked down on Baron Auston, saying that making money through drinking or gambling was vulgar.
Since they are not considered to be of the same noble family, there won’t be a big fuss even if he dies.
Giselle continued poking Austin in his sore spots.
“Even if you care, what are you going to do? If I kill everyone in the castle right now and disappear, it’ll be over.”
“There are five hundred soldiers in this territory! If you kill me, they will come after you!”
Jiselle snorted.
‘That’s a lot for a barony. I guess having a lot of money is the best.’
But Jiselle wasn’t the type to be scared by that.
“So, if you can, do tracking and everything. Who can stop you?”
“… … .”
Although the number of troops in the Osten Estate is greater than you might think, if you decide to run away, there is nothing you can’t shake off.
No, if we just wiped them out in reverse, that would be the end of it.
Baron Austin, who had been assessing Giselle’s expression, eventually ground his teeth and took a step back.
“… … What do you want? What do you want?”
“What do you think? There is a limit to being stupid… … .”
Giselle clicked her tongue. Baron Austin ground his teeth but said nothing.
In the first place, he was a man who did not have the courage to risk his life in battle.
I just hoped the other person would get scared and back off.
But would such a ridiculous threat work on Giselle?
Austin said, biting his lips.
“Okay, I’ll take 2,000 gold. Get out.”
Jiselle sighed as if she felt regret.
“It’s a shame, because it was a chance to relax. Well, let’s do that then… … What are you going to do with this guy?”
“what?”
Jiselle looked up at the article still in her hands and laughed.
“If you’re going to threaten to kill someone, you should be prepared to suffer the consequences yourself.”
Jiselle tightened her grip.
“Ugh!”
The suffocated knight began to thrash about, groaning in pain.
If Giselle had just used a little more force, her neck would have snapped and she would have died.
Baron Austin cried out urgently.
“What are you doing! Isn’t the deal already done?”
“What is the end? That is that, and this is this. If you want to save this guy, give me 3,000 gold. Then I will save him.”
“Three thousand gold! Don’t be so stubborn!”
“You were the one who started the fight. How much does it cost to raise a single knight? Isn’t 3,000 gold cheap? Or is he not worth that much?”
“Dog, dog barking… … .”
Baron Austin paused as he began to speak.
For 3,000 gold, you can recruit a knight much more skilled than the one currently being held captive by Giselle.
Of course I wanted to refuse, but… … there were too many eyes watching me.
If he refuses and that knight dies, the other knights will also turn their backs on him.
No one would serve as a lord someone who puts a price on loyalty and calculates profit and loss.
Jiselle made her proposal targeting even that part.
A devilish one-eyed man with no escape route.
In the end, Baron Austin gritted his teeth and accepted Giselle’s offer.
“Consider the two thousand gold as yours. I’ll make up the difference separately.”
“I guess I should get what I deserve back, right?”
Then Baron Austin spat at the knight next to him.
“Bring it.”
The knight nodded silently and left.
Giselle strode towards Claude, grabbed his arm, and lifted him up.
He didn’t forget to pick up the two thousand gold note that had fallen on the floor and put it in his bosom.
“uh?”
Giselle snickered as Claude made a bewildered expression.
“It’s mine, right?”
Claude quickly picked up the remaining 500 gold and put it in his bosom, fearing that it would be stolen.
Giselle didn’t stop him until then. Five hundred gold wasn’t included in the knight’s ransom, and she knew why Claude needed that money.
Jiselle blurted out to Baron Auston, whose face was pale and dead.
“We’ll wait outside the castle, so pack your things well and send them. I don’t want to stay here too long. You don’t want to see my face either, do you?”
“……i get it.”
Giselle dragged Claude out of the audience room.
Before leaving the door, he turned to Baron Austin and smirked.
“If you have any complaints, come to the Fenris estate in the Kingdom of Rutania. I will treat you as a guest.”
