The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 130
The Crack That Can’t Be Hidden (2)
“Ahhhhh!”
Whoosh! Whoosh!
“What’s going on!”
“Oh, it’s fire!”
A garrison that was sleeping unnoticed by anyone among the dense bushes.
As a rain of arrows wrapped in red flames poured down from the darkness, the soldiers hidden inside were shaken and panicked.
Naturally, the flames quickly spread to nearby areas, and the interior of the garrison was engulfed in chaos.
“It’s the enemy!”
“Hey, turn off the lights!”
“Impossible!”
It was already too chaotic to respond calmly. It was something completely unpredictable, so we weren’t even prepared.
Moreover, the opponent revealed through the flames had a refined demeanor even at first glance.
Anyone who saw it could tell that they were a highly trained force.
“What the heck… … ! Who the hell… … .”
A sudden commotion.
The commander, who had been half-asleep, walked out half-asleep, muttering in confusion.
Although they tried to control the soldiers later, it was already too late. It was clear that the enemy knew of the existence of this garrison and had prepared thoroughly.
This raid was no accident.
‘… … I can’t help it.’
The commander wet his dry mouth and hurriedly looked around.
Then, he gestured urgently and shouted at a passing subordinate.
“Hey! Get your horses ready! We’re going out the back door!”
“Huh?! Then what about the enemies… … .”
“Do I even have to worry about that?”
“Oh, I understand!”
Suha moved quickly at the commander’s command.
Meanwhile, the commander bit his thumbnail with a gloomy expression as he watched his men running to find the horse.
“Shit…….”
My head was in a state of confusion.
Of course, his life was important, but the situation itself was fatal to him.
‘If we make a mistake, our entire family will be wiped out.’
At the very least, we should be informed about this situation.
Because He didn’t need incompetent humans.
There was no mercy, much less a chance.
So, it was absolutely necessary to inform them of the fact that ‘information had leaked’. If they did not want to experience a hell worse than death.
“Commander! I brought the horse!”
“……good!”
The commander mounted the horse his subordinate had brought and gave an urgent order.
“Get rid of everything that could reveal who you are. I’ll get out first and tell him about this.”
“All right.”
“Here!”
Hehehehe!
Doo doo doo doo doo-!
As soon as the horse was whipped, it started moving its legs to escape the fire.
Scenes of chaos passing by through the rapidly moving field of vision.
The commander kept shouting even though he held the reins tightly.
“It’s going to break! Stop it!”
The enemy forces had already reached the camp a long time ago. At least the soldiers had to buy them time until they could escape this camp.
“I’m telling you to buy as much time as possible! If that’s not enough, I’ll throw myself at you… … Kheuk!”
Hehehehe!
Iron fist!
“Hey, Commander!”
In an instant, the horse, pierced by an arrow that had flown in, lost its balance and fell, and the commander’s body was thrown to the ground with an almost futile ease.
“Ugh… … Shit!”
Blood flowing from his forehead obscured his vision.
But the commander quickly got up from his seat and started running, even though he was rolling on the ground. He didn’t even have time to check where the arrow had come from. He overcame the shock of falling from his horse with a stronger concentration than ever before.
“Where are you going?”
“… … !”
But someone blocked the commander’s path.
His heart sank. The commander turned his head, clutching his chest in surprise, and soon confirmed who the voice belonged to.
“It’s been a while.”
“You, you… … .”
A gold rapier on a black suit.
It was a familiar man. A middle-aged swordsman who wielded an orphaned sword was a rare species even in the empire.
“Hey, Count Andrew!”
One of the top five swordsmen in the empire, Count Andro. His other name was the First Prince’s First Sword.
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Only now, when I face him in person, do I finally understand the cause of this attack.
‘… … 1st Prince.’
My body moved to the other side with an urgency to tell this fact immediately.
It was superhuman mental strength.
But unfortunately, that was the commander’s last.
Crunch-
“… … Ugh.”
dump-!
So the body collapsed to the floor.
It was a meaningless end compared to the pitiful struggles of getting up and running even after falling from a horse and rolling.
The count looked at it with cold eyes.
“… … I see.”
To be exact, I focused my gaze on the face I had said it had been a long time since I had seen it.
“Count, we have destroyed all the enemies within.”
“Good job.”
He nodded at the reports of his subordinates who had approached him from behind.
True to their word, no more living enemy troops were visible.
“Shall I order the soldiers to search inside the camp for evidence?”
“There’s no need for that. There’s already more convincing evidence here than anything else.”
“If there is evidence… … .”
The corpse of the commander who was already dead. However, the commander’s identity was already well known.
“He is the loyal servant of the 4th prince.”
* * *
“……also.”
The first prince clenched his fists as he listened to the message sent by his subordinate.
The anger felt from his trembling body was enough to make the attendants cringe.
It is true that I was half in doubt when the Count sent his troops.
Could it really be that there are troops that the Fourth Prince has been secretly training there? Can we really believe the words of an unidentified human?
After giving the order and thinking about it calmly, I felt like it was a rash action.
But the intelligence was correct.
Indeed, there was a secretly hidden camp in the southern forest, and inside it, traces of the bastard were discovered along with the 4th prince’s loyal servant.
It was the truth without even a single lie mixed in.
Didn’t they say that when anger is excessive, it actually makes you colder?
The first prince spoke in a cold, chilling voice.
“Bring me the communication magic right now.”
“Your Majesty. Why is the magic ball… … .”
“Didn’t I tell you to bring it right away?”
Clang!
“… … .”
The glass the prince threw shattered and the pieces flew into the air.
The attendants bowed their heads so deeply that they almost touched the floor.
But I didn’t like that look either.
“Bring the magic ball right now and communicate with that crow.”
“majesty…….”
“I won’t say it again.”
“… … I will obey your command.”
The attendants quickly left the place.
How funny are the sights of them running away like their butts are sticking out.
The first prince laughed at them, his lips curled in anger.
“No matter how much I think about it, it seems like an unidentified human would be more helpful than those guys.”
It’s not an empty promise.
A crow appeared from nowhere. He uniquely played the role of a good omen, giving me two gifts.
Unlike before, when I only felt like I was being manipulated by him, it seems like the situation is already turning around even though it was only two intelligence reports.
He was clearly better than those hundred guys who couldn’t come up with any countermeasures for a long time.
But then, one of the remaining attendants spoke cautiously.
“… …Your Majesty. Something doesn’t feel right.”
“What does that mean?”
“I’m talking about that guy called ‘The Crow.’”
The attendant continued speaking with a cautious expression.
“He clearly gave me information that was like the Fourth Prince’s secrets. But isn’t it strange? It’s so easy to find out and share such important information… … .”
“Does he have other intentions?”
“It is clearly so. Otherwise, it makes no sense.”
The information he gave was something that only an insider with deep connections to the Fourth Prince faction would know.
Aren’t these things something they couldn’t even guess about until the intelligence came in?
But you give something like that without any intention?
Is that person considered an insider?
Moreover, the amount of money he asked for was ridiculously small compared to the value of the information.
Considering those points, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was rather giving off a suspicious smell.
“I rather think it is a trap. It must also be a scheme to take advantage of His Highness the First Prince.”
“under.”
But the First Prince frowned and showed his displeasure.
“It may not be of much help, but the way you look so anxious really looks like a fool.”
“majesty.”
“Why? Are you afraid that you might lose my favor?”
“… … .”
The attendant kept his mouth shut and remained silent.
Unfortunately, the First Prince had already completely trusted the ‘crow’ who had brought him two gifts.
In his eyes, even those few demands seemed like a means to create a relationship with him.
Because of this incident, I ended up blindly trusting a person whose face and identity I didn’t even know.
“I won’t tolerate such nonsense. If you have the energy to say such things, then find a way to pressure that insolent Fourth Prince.”
“… … .”
“Get the hell out of here.”
“……All right.”
So even the last remaining attendant left.
When the surroundings finally became quiet, the First Prince smiled contentedly and continued his happy imagination.
‘If we continue to pressure him with this information, he will surely lose strength and fall.’
You’ve got some good weapons, so now it’s time to wield them.
And before that, we’ll need to communicate with that crow guy.
“Because he might have a better way.”
The first prince’s smile deepened.
And the laughter continued until the communication port left behind by the ‘crow’ arrived.
… … Little by little. Slowly, from deep within.
In this way, the First Prince became increasingly dependent on a man whose name and identity he did not know.
* * *
“It was a success.”
“I see.”
“Well, I didn’t know it would be solved this easily.”
George shrugged and put the report down.
It was a report from the guy. It was a document detailing the movements of the First Prince and the situation in the palace.
But I looked at it and said nonchalantly.
“It was planned from the moment I gave that information to him.”
“Is that so?”
“Because he feared the Fourth Prince’s power more than anyone else.”
Fear and uncertainty about losing your position.
They were resolved and confirmed thanks to the information I gave them about the 4th Prince.
As expected, the 4th prince was revealing his ambition.
Of course, as the first prince, he must have felt like he had found a way out.
“Even so, the Emperor’s favor will not have changed.”
“No matter how you try to pressure him, he won’t budge.”
I nodded in agreement to George’s words. The Emperor must know better than anyone how fearful the Fourth Prince is.
So the situation after that was simple.
‘The situation will only escalate.’
This was similar to a stimulus.
A person who initially reacts sensitively to even small stimuli, but as time passes, becomes accustomed to even extreme stimuli… … .
To make matters worse, this situation was a huge stimulus from the start.
‘From his point of view, he will become more and more lenient and will want stronger intelligence.’
The First Prince moves according to a vague hope. And we just have to use it to create a crack.
Naturally, once a rift has formed, it will gradually grow in size and develop into a deepening conflict.
It was literally the situation I had hoped for.
“Will you pass on new intelligence to the First Prince?”
“Okay, keep making small requests and digging in slowly.”
But there’s no need to pass on good information now.
I continued talking while looking at the guy leisurely.
“He is already in my hands.”
If subordination can be maintained without providing new information, there is no reason to consume limited information in advance.
You just have to induce it to bloom at a better time and in a better direction.
To do that, I needed to take a break for a while.
“We just have to do what we need to do until then.”
My gaze fell on a piece of paper lying on the desk.
