The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 110
Shade (2)
“Everyone, get off your horses.”
“insect!”
Puhihihihi!
Clank- clank-
The aura felt from the lined up knights was extremely oppressive.
The heavy and restrained movements were enough to draw attention in and of themselves, and the fighting spirit in the gleaming eyes was enough to make the mercenaries flinch.
“… …Argon Knights?”
“Why on earth did the Royal Knights come all the way to Lestan?”
The mercenaries showed their alertness and stepped back to leave the area.
If it were any other knight order, they would not have felt that momentum.
However, they were the 3rd Knights under the direct control of the royal family. Even though they were not a knights specializing in battle, their level was already different from others.
“array.”
“Sort it out!”
Crunch- Crunch-!
As the knights lined up at the same time, a tense silence flowed through the streets of Lestan.
The mercenaries stopped walking and watched the scene. It was as if they had anticipated that something big was about to happen…
But the voice heard immediately after was utterly calm.
“Your Majesty, what will you do?”
Edward, who commanded the knights, asked.
In front of the Mercenary Guild. Now that we’ve arrived at the desired location, what should we do?
I said, getting off the horse slowly.
“There is nothing to do.”
The streets of Lestan were already in an uproar due to mercenaries.
Besides, there’s no way they wouldn’t have noticed us all the way here, so ‘they’ would try to get to us somehow.
‘I’m sure you already understand the situation.’
The previous two princes’ request, the captured scoundrels, and the knights who appeared after that series of events.
Since I gave this much of a signal, those guys who control the back alleys would have already understood.
Well, all we had to do was wait until then.
Then Edward spoke in a slightly lower voice.
“… … Your Majesty, how about thinking about it again?”
“What are you talking about?”
“I’m telling you what we talked about at headquarters.”
… … It meant a story related to the treatment of those guys.
I looked closely at Edward’s expression, which was hardening. His face showed a very complicated state of mind.
“What I said was just my personal opinion. Even that is extremely unlikely to be realized and is just absurd. If you don’t insist on doing that… … .”
“Are you concerned that your opinion is reflected in what I do?”
“… … Honestly, I can’t say no.”
Edward was reluctant to express his opinion.
That would be the case, since that judgment could not be said to have been a mistake in a situation where something had already happened.
but…….
“Don’t worry.”
I said it so calmly.
Rather, he just shrugged his shoulders as if he didn’t understand the concern.
“I would have said it clearly. That was my opinion as well.”
“But Your Majesty.”
“To deny your own opinion is to deny the very person who thought it.”
“… … .”
So trust me and don’t waste your energy on that stuff.
Edward nodded at my continued words.
“Yes, I understand, Your Highness.”
I turned my head, pulling up the corners of my lips.
Then, the street where the mercenary guild was located came into view.
The number of mercenaries looking at the knights who appeared in Lestan increased. And at the same time, I began to sense something special.
Perhaps it was just a passing procession of people, but I couldn’t help but feel its distinct character.
“… … I’m starting to get a response.”
“yes?”
“Why, your Majesty, have you come all the way to a place like this?”
And just as he finished speaking, someone approached the mercenaries. At first glance, it was an old man with a face as clear as an ordinary passerby.
Then the knights blocked his way.
“Introduce yourself and show your courtesy! This is His Majesty the First Prince of Esteban.”
“Ah, my goodness… …! It is a pleasure to meet His Highness the Prince.”
The old man nodded his head urgently at the knight’s rebuke and continued speaking.
“I am an old man who helps the guild master with his chores. It seems like there was a commotion while the guild master was away, so I came down to investigate the situation.”
“Are you a servant belonging to the mercenary guild?”
“Yes.”
The sight of armed Royal Knights gathered in front of the Mercenary Guild was certainly enough to cause a commotion.
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And it was natural that people would come to find out about this.
But my eyes can’t be fooled.
“Did you say you were from the Mercenary Guild?”
“Yes, that is correct, Your Majesty.”
“These days, servants even imitate the movements of assassins.”
“… … Yes? What, what do you mean by that?”
1. Was it embarrassing that the prince spoke to him directly? Or was it surprising that he mentioned an assassin?
The old man asked me back, his body shaking slightly.
No, to be exact, that’s what it looked like.
“A hazy feeling as if walking on water. Eyes that move calmly to grasp the situation, despite the look of bewilderment.”
Of course, all of those things would point to one thing.
“As expected from someone from the underworld, his abilities are truly outstanding.”
“… … .”
Swish-!
Bam!
A thin knife that rushes in in the blink of an eye.
I squealed, grabbing the ghostly figure that was approaching me with my hand.
“It seems like it wasn’t a bad idea to disguise yourself as an ordinary employee, but the way you handled it wasn’t good.”
“… … .”
“Well, I guess it was an inevitable choice given the circumstances.”
The old man who had been so embarrassed disappeared, and an expressionless assassin like a doll was in his place.
Since everything had already been revealed, it wasn’t a good idea to reveal the identity.
Especially if you don’t understand the other person’s true intentions.
“Hmm? Didn’t something just flash… … .”
“Did a fly just pass by?”
The mercenaries who were standing there like bystanders tilted their heads without even knowing what was happening. That meant that the attack was that fast and stealthy.
But even such attacks could not escape the eyes of the royal knights.
“Your Majesty, are you alright?”
“No problem.”
Although they were threatened with assassination, the knights who had already heard the story did not make a fuss for nothing.
However, they simply moved their formation naturally and surrounded the old man.
Of course, I didn’t care and continued talking.
“Excellent dark skills and composure. If I remember correctly, he must be called Old Assassin Luzon.”
“… … How do you know that name?”
“Is it surprising that this is happening now? In this situation where the location of the main force has been discovered and even their identity has been revealed?”
“… … .”
Even the secret weapon that was aimed at causing confusion became useless. And the Knights of Argon came to visit.
That fact alone should be enough to tell you.
Whether he was captured or killed, he knew that even if he escaped this place, both he and the underworld would meet a terrible end.
But I just opened my mouth lightly.
“Don’t share the monopoly. Guide me.”
“… … .”
And I managed to break the guy’s expressionless face.
For example, it was said that it made people feel embarrassed.
“Into the ‘lair’ where your master, John Hedwig, is.”
“… … !”
That one word that pierces through everything.
It was an order that could not be refused.
* * *
“Come this way.”
Yesterday’s enemy is today’s guest, isn’t it? Luzon guided me with an attitude that pretended to be polite.
Of course, it is only the ‘best’.
The intention behind that attitude is probably to figure out my intention of choosing dialogue rather than killing.
But, funny enough, there was no calculated intention behind it.
Suddenly-
Dark district.
Originally, it was a word that simply referred to a certain area of the shady area, but as its size and power expanded, it came to refer to these people as a proper noun.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that this group was literally the strongest of the shadowy forces in Esteban, from the black market to the information guild.
Because of this, such criminals were targets of the Esteban royal family’s purge. Naturally, they too fled into deeper shadows to hide themselves, and the result was this place, the Lestan Mercenary Guild.
In the midst of the fully revealed power of the sun, they succeeded in hiding their own shadows.
“welcome.”
A strange voice, like a blade scraping iron, tickled my ears.
The only amazing thing is that it is his natural voice and not an artificially altered one.
I sat down and listened to that unpleasant voice.
‘John Hedwig.’
A figure shrouded in mystery and the leader of the underworld, the greatest shadowy force.
The bandages completely covered the guy’s face, and his eyes were twitching between them, looking at me.
“You wanted to talk, right?”
“I see.”
“First of all, I heard that my subordinate committed an act of rudeness.”
The guy who said that seemed to be surprisingly interested in me, who wasn’t even surprised by my unfamiliar appearance or voice.
Regardless, I sat down on the chair, crossed my legs, and wiggled my toes.
“You dared to harm the first prince of Esteban, so it must be more than just an insult.”
“Yes, I apologize on behalf of the entire underworld regarding that. The same goes for the lower-level members who dared to touch Your Majesty’s people.”
“I apologize.”
When you reach the level of the head of the underworld, you tend to be quick-witted. He realized that my purpose was not to punish crime, but to have a conversation with them.
So this conversation was a kind of bait.
“In that sense, I will do my best to cooperate with His Highness the First Prince in finding this place.”
“Well, that’s not a bad story.”
I nodded my shoulder as I looked at the teacup that Luzon had brought.
But my interest in answering that question was directed in a completely different direction.
“But, didn’t you say you were apologizing on behalf of the entire underworld?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Then. Before that insolent anger spreads, it would be possible to strike down the subordinate with your own hands.”
“You are urging me to prove my apology by killing my own subordinates.”
The bandaged face and the strange voice were enough to hide the emotions. The eyes that were briefly revealed were the same.
But it wasn’t Luzon who was putting down the teacup.
“Ugh!”
Chaeng-grang-!
It’s obvious.
The dark weapons that were about to be fired from the guy’s hands fell to the ground.
It happened in an instant. The old man’s chest sank and he fell backwards.
The object that was stuck deep in my chest was the small knife that the guy had thrown at me at first.
“… … .”
Before I knew it, the chair was covered in blood. However, I crossed my legs with the same calm demeanor as before and looked at the two eyes revealed between the bandages.
The guy also maintained his attitude, not caring about the death of his subordinate.
I said.
“It’s not a request. There was no choice not to kill from the beginning.”
“Yes, I see.”
My eyes slowly began to bend.
For daring to harm me. And for daring to harm my people.
“I hate showing my teeth to others.”
It was both an example and a price to pay.
Even if that wasn’t what this man intended.
“Then, shall we start a real conversation?”
Conversations in a one-sided setting were what I liked the most.
