The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 109
Shade (1)
The next day.
The results of the interrogation have arrived from the Third Order and the Knights of Argon.
“First of all, let’s talk about the treatment of the two knights who betrayed us.”
“Speak.”
“Once captured, both men were permanently stripped of their knighthood and their families were immediately notified.”
The reason was dereliction of duty. It was a natural course of action since they did not directly harm the person they were escorting.
Well, I heard they made excuses like they just missed their escort target… … but of course, that kind of thing didn’t matter.
In the end, what matters is what happens afterward.
“and?”
“I killed him.”
“I see.”
I smiled wryly at George’s report.
There was no need to pretend it was an accident or something. He simply disappeared from the continent without anyone knowing.
That means.
‘I guess it’s a useful example.’
Since he has already been stripped of his dishonorable title, no one will come looking for him.
I checked the report George had handed me and looked at the guy again.
“The underworld?”
“We’re currently getting information from two thugs, but it doesn’t seem to be going well.”
“So you’re saying you haven’t gotten any proper information yet?”
“Well, I guess it’s similar.”
George shrugged and said.
To begin with, he was just a lowly commoner, the lowest of the low. Since he didn’t know much, there probably weren’t many facts he could find out.
But as soon as I got up from my seat, the guy looked at me with a questioning look and asked,
“What are you doing?”
“Go yourself.”
“… … Why do you go there to do something?”
“I will find out the information.”
“… … .”
George’s fingers circled his temples, and at the same time his head shook.
If you could figure it out, wouldn’t you have figured it out a long time ago? That’s probably what he thinks.
Of course I didn’t care.
“Where are they now?”
“… … Well, it should be at the headquarters of the 3rd Knights in the castle.”
“I see. I will guide you.”
As I said that, I walked towards the office door.
At that moment, George, who had been staring at me, blurted out a response.
“Aren’t you going to take that child? It might help.”
He was talking about Roel, who had just woken up from a twenty-hour long sleep.
At least you would have heard their conversation up close, so I guess you would be the most suitable witness.
I glanced at the guy’s face and then turned my head away again.
“No need.”
Most of the information was already in my head.
All you need to do is get the information you want.
***
After arriving at the headquarters of the Knights of Argon, I followed the knights’ instructions and descended into the basement of the headquarters.
A place created to deal with extremely secret and confidential matters.
Unlike the dungeons of the royal palace, it was a place under the sole control of the Knights of Argon.
Clank-
“Your Highness, this way.”
A chair placed in the dark. And the underworld thugs writhing on it no longer have the luxury of hiding their faces with masks.
And because their faces were all exposed, I could see their expressions in detail.
… … The guys were laughing as they watched the incoming articles.
I suddenly felt curious about the behavior of those guys and asked.
“What’s funny?”
“Kuhaha, what’s so funny? It’s funny to arrest people who don’t know anything and interrogate them.”
It was a brief conversation, but I was able to get a general idea of the situation.
A man with a cast on his leg grumbled.
“Besides, I told you, we swung our swords first and fought back, we never intended to harm anyone.”
“Are you claiming self-defense?”
“If you investigate with magic, all the facts will come out, so why are you bringing it up now?”
……okay.
It seemed like the guys were thinking of claiming legal self-defense as a way out of this situation.
A day had passed since he had been captured. That should have been enough time to come to his senses.
As expected, the men winked at the knights and said:
“Is it really okay for the royal knights to arrest people like this in the first place?”
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“That’s right, obviously three people died here.”
“Oh my! If this fact becomes known to the world, it will be a big problem, right?”
A knight order directly under the royal command that must uphold the laws of the kingdom above all else.
Those people are taking issue with the fact that they locked people up without even investigating.
But they were gravely mistaken about one thing.
“Do you think the only reason you were brought here was because of an attempted kidnapping?”
“Otherwise, why would they keep us in a place like this?”
“Wrong.”
“……what?”
But I turned away without answering that question. Then, the knights who noticed my gaze nodded and walked out of the prison.
After I confirmed that they had left, I took off the black leather gloves I was wearing and said,
“Unfortunately, it was not the justice of the law that brought you here.”
“What does that mean?”
“I guess you could just say… … that you were guilty of troubling me.”
My lips twisted.
Any further explanation was pointless. And I wasn’t a good enough person to explain it.
“George.”
“Here it is.”
The only thing George, who was left in the prison, handed over was a sharp, sharpened dagger.
I took it and approached them.
“Tongue, bro, what are you trying to do?!”
“Why on earth is that… … .”
Only then did the bastards realize something was wrong and began to struggle, squirming with their bodies tied to the chair.
But that was of no use.
Phew!
“Kwaaaaak!”
First the thighs.
The dagger that pierced it moved slowly, twisting cruelly as if piercing flesh.
But not a single drop of blood flowed there.
This is because the aura that flowed through the blade blocked all the blood vessels around the thigh.
I turned away from the man who was writhing violently in pain from the pain I felt in his thigh, and looked beside him.
“Do you know where the current head of the underworld resides?”
“There’s no way we could know that… … That’s something that’s handled with extreme secrecy even within the underworld… … .”
Phew!
“Eww!”
“Hee, heek… … !”
The scream came from someone other than the man who kept saying ‘I don’t know’.
Before I knew it, there were two holes in my thigh.
But the corners of my mouth were still crooked.
“Don’t worry. I’ll change the questioner and ask the same question later.”
“… … .”
“Of course, the responsibility for that time will be borne by none other than you.”
Choaaaak-!
The man, who was on the verge of fainting from the pain he felt, opened his dead eyes wide as he looked at the holy water being sprinkled on his thigh.
And I felt my mind, which had been drifting away, returning.
I grabbed the man by the hair and looked to the side at the face of another man, gripped with fear.
“Where does the current head of the underworld reside?”
“That, that… … .”
“Well, you don’t have to answer. If you delay answering, you’ll suffer the same pain someday.”
“… … .”
“But there is only one chance left. Answer me, where is the current head of the underworld?”
George shuddered with disgust as he watched it.
This is because I thought that the two words prince and advisor could never coexist.
Of course, at least not for me who had the experience of regression.
‘It’s been a while.’
Experience in countless battlefields, during which I personally tortured prisoners of the Federation Empire.
And I realized instinctively.
That humans feel greater fear when the pain they see in others comes back to them than when the pain is inflicted on them themselves.
… … the fear that comes from a reaction you have never experienced before.
Maybe that’s why he called me a bloodthirsty war fanatic.
It was not common to see a king personally torture people without any blood or tears.
However, it was an inevitable choice for more efficient interrogation and strategy. That was the nature of war between a weak country and an empire.
In order to survive against those who do not care about the means and methods, this side also had to be more toxic than that.
“It seems like you have no intention of answering, so let’s change the questioner.”
“Okay, just wait a minute!”
So the final choice was made.
Finally, the man saw the dagger approaching and shouted urgently.
“I, I’m outside the capital! I don’t really know where it is, but I know that the headquarters of the underworld is not inside the capital!”
“Outside the capital, which direction?”
“Probably the West! Rumors are spreading within the underworld that executives are coming and going there!”
The boy was now trembling, praying that the blade would not come back to him.
If I were not satisfied with that partial answer, I would definitely ask the person next to me the question again.
But fortunately, just hearing the direction of the West gave me complete information.
“It was Lestan.”
“… … No, can you tell just from that?”
“I don’t think that would usually happen.”
I shrugged and answered.
Of course, this was also an inference using knowledge before regression.
I am certain that the headquarters of the ‘underworld’ that has taken root in the capital during this period will definitely be there.
visor-!
I threw the dagger carelessly on the ground and walked out of the prison.
Then he looked at the knights going inside to finish up, and spoke in a flat voice.
“I got the information I needed. Let’s go back.”
“So what should we do after this?”
“There is nothing to ask.”
Those words were enough for George, who had already learned my personality well.
that.
Likewise, it was a death sentence for anyone who went against my will.
***
A few days later, I visited the headquarters of the Third Order again.
“How are you, Your Majesty?”
Edward Filiir, the Grand Master of the Knights of Argonne, greeted me with his usual politeness.
Of course, boring greetings and such would be meaningless.
I sat down in my prepared seat and snapped my fingers. Then George came over and handed Edward a few papers.
“… … This is.”
Edward looked deeply curious. I looked at him and said indifferently.
“Information about the headquarters of the underworld.”
“Hmm.”
Lestan.
It was a particularly unique place among the territories near the capital, and also a place with a lot of population movement.
Of course, it wasn’t because the lord was great or because he produced special local specialties.
Simply because one of the biggest guilds in Esteban was located there.
“… … Those guys were hiding under the influence of the mercenary guild.”
“okay.”
I nodded, agreeing with that, and smiled coldly.
“There have been many attempts to crack down on crime in the past. However, since it was disguised as a mercenary guild, it would have been natural that its true nature could not be found.”
“You’ve perfectly exploited the loophole in the law that allows freedom in creating guilds. If that were the case, there would certainly be no restrictions on your activities.”
“Well, not anymore, I guess.”
chuck-!
The document handed over this time was a document containing personal information about one person.
The face was unfamiliar even to Edward, who had a knowledge of countless criminals.
“John Hedwig.”
“He is the leader of the current underworld.”
“… … .”
Edward’s serious gaze, which had been focused on the documents, turned to me.
It was only recently that they found out that the headquarters was in Lestan, and it was only natural to be surprised that they had already obtained information about the leader.
“… … I see. Is this what Your Majesty wants, a war with the shadows?”
“What do you think?”
“yes……?”
Edward asked back, unable to hide his surprise.
No, the answer was closer to confusion.
And my eyes, looking at it, sank into an abyss so deep that I could not see the end.
“I am asking for your opinion as the leader of the Knights of Argon.”
I waved my hand lightly as I looked at the pure white silver hair in his shaking eyes.
The underworld… … There was already a way to deal with those necessary evil guys, but there was only one reason I asked this.
Edward Filiir, who will lead the Third Knights in the future, unlike in the past. I wanted to test his abilities on this occasion.
Edward, who had been bowing his head for a moment, pondering the truth of my question, finally opened his mouth.
“My thoughts are… … .”
