The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 57
Building a tower underwater (2)
“Stop!”
The captain shouted loud enough for the carriages following him to hear. Then, when the carriages stopped, he ordered his men to move the goods.
“What about the cart?”
“We are preparing the workers now.”
“Well done.”
Even if the tunnel was made with magic, it wasn’t big enough for a carriage to pass through. So from now on, we had to use a cart instead of a carriage to get around.
Of course, it was hard to drag a cart full of luggage for several kilometers. But it was worth it, because their mission would be over once they got to the other side.
“Hmm, okay.”
While things were being quickly sorted out, the captain gave instructions in a secret voice.
“I’ll open the passage in advance, so the workers I brought… … .”
“Yes, I will process it as soon as it is ready.”
“Kuhahaha. You really understand what I say.”
They were hastily hired workers who knew nothing. But since the job was the job, they couldn’t be left alive just because they didn’t know anything.
Even if I killed him, no one would know, and even if they did, it wouldn’t matter, so there was no problem.
At that moment, something began to catch the eye of the captain, who was walking towards the cabin with a low smile.
“……huh?”
Two figures rising between the huts.
I thought I might have seen something wrong, so I washed my eyes and checked again, but it was definitely a person.
He was also dressed in an ashen robe that looked suspicious to anyone.
‘Sir, surely there’s a chase… … .’
visor-!
The captain hurriedly drew his sword and shouted.
“Who are you!”
I looked around, thinking it was Esteban chasing me, but all I could see were two people.
It was the same even though I straightened my posture and aimed my sword. There was no answer from them.
It was at that time that the suffocating tension was heightened.
“We’ve arrived.”
“… … !”
Inyoung, who was in front, approached him and opened her mouth. Then, surprisingly, a low, sweet voice flowed out from between the robes.
The captain was bewildered by the voice that did not match the situation, and once again a man’s voice seeped into his ears.
“Where are Esteban’s things?”
“……thing?”
An object? What is it for now…?
The captain’s mind quickly turned to figure out the situation, and soon his face brightened as he remembered something.
“Oh, did he send you?”
… … There was no answer.
Still, the captain could be quite sure that they had been waiting for him to come.
Of course, it was natural to feel disappointed.
‘You’re sending someone now… … .’
And on top of that, they had thrown themselves into confusion with just one random phone call.
Besides, the sight of them searching for their belongings as soon as they arrived was not a very pleasant feeling, no matter how I thought about it.
It was true that the things I brought were important, but wouldn’t it be right to at least ask how they were doing first?
‘……Shit.’
But he himself was not foolish enough to reveal such thoughts.
Wasn’t the other person the one sent by the 4th prince? There was no benefit to be gained by doing something that would make him look bad.
So the captain tried to cool his emotions and appear humble.
“The items are stored in the wagon. There are so many of them that it would be difficult to bring them in. Would you like to check them out?”
“There is no need for that.”
“Haha, I see. Then later… … .”
Crunch-!
“……uh?”
At first I didn’t know what happened.
But the next moment, the movement of the falling arm was recorded in my retina, and then I felt a terrible pain shooting from my shoulder to my head.
‘What, what is this… … .’
In the midst of the agony of having his flesh torn away, the captain sensed the crisis as he looked at his own severed body.
… … I have to let you know. I have to let my colleagues there know and ask for their help.
The head thought so, but the man in the robe stretched out his other arm as if he would not even allow that.
Snap-
“Ugh, ugh… …!”
Soon, the feeling of cold leather gloves covered his mouth, and the captain’s memories flickered there.
The last thing I saw was a turquoise blade being thrust towards my heart.
… … No, what remained in my mind more than that was definitely the blood-red eyes revealed through the shadow of the robe.
Phew-!
dump-
And so the captain’s body fell to the floor.
The cold gaze also followed suit and settled down.
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‘I confirmed that the item exists.’
If he had expressed it as a lot, it would mean that the amount he had collected so far was quite a lot.
Well, that would be natural considering the volume of the warehouse that was confirmed.
I looked down at the corpse with my eyes wide open, then turned my gaze to George.
“Go through his belongings and find out more information.”
“You want me to examine the body right now?”
“Then who will do it?”
“… … .”
It was of utmost importance that we could get even a little more information out of them.
Since it was a task that could not be left to others, it was only natural that he should be asked to do it.
But I guess the guy didn’t like that.
“No, I even postponed my vacation and got dragged here… … .”
“Are you asking me to cut up the body for easier examination? If that’s what you want, I won’t stop you.”
“… … It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, so thank you for giving me the opportunity to do it.”
So the guy tucked his tail in and started to search through the corpse miserably.
Of course, it was a very impure attitude considering that I really wanted to try it at least once.
“Ugh, digging through mercenary corpses in the early winter… … .”
… … It seemed like it would float if I put it in water.
Well, that’s not important right now anyway.
I left that sight behind and walked towards the place where I felt the commotion.
Soon after, the sight of people moving luggage came into view.
“I told you to move quickly… … Hey! Who’s there!”
Someone spotted me and shouted, and the attention of those working there focused on me.
“Robe?”
“That direction is definitely the captain… … .”
“Wait a minute, I smell blood on that guy!”
The men changed their stance and drew their weapons. It was only a matter of time before their doubts turned into wariness.
Of course, that didn’t catch my interest.
“I see. Are all of those things stolen from Esteban?”
“… … !”
“I am so grateful that you collected and sent it all back to me in one go.”
“What is that… … .”
It was just after that that an unknown sense of oppression swept through the room.
At that moment, the bodies of those who had drawn their weapons trembled. They sensed the clear murderous intent flowing out of my body.
“Oh, it’s coming!”
I grabbed Elbern and ran towards him.
I had already figured out the faces of those who showed hostility towards me, so I had no hesitation.
Sha sha sha sha shak-!
A swift sword strike split the air like a net embroidering the sea, and a wave of red blood surged behind it.
Then the bodies of the two mercenaries standing at the front collapsed to the ground.
… … Next is the mercenary who first discovered me.
“Eww!”
The guy was so shocked by the sudden deaths of his colleagues that he almost collapsed from exhaustion.
And when they found out I was coming,
Phew-!
A turquoise blade had already rushed into his heart.
dump-
“Oh, oh, oh!”
“Wake up!”
The mercenaries, realizing that they are not an easy opponent, come to their senses and brace themselves.
Also, the one who was at the very back took out a staff from behind his back and started chanting something.
… … Was there a wizard?
Well, I knew they weren’t your average mercenary group, so I wasn’t really surprised.
Rather, it was expected, as the presence of the Federation Empire magicians was confirmed once from above.
However, my right hand, which was thinking that way, was shaking as if mocking them.
Okay then.
“Cough!”
“Hey, hey?!”
“What the heck is this all of a sudden… … !”
In the rapidly frozen atmosphere, the wizard began to vomit blood from his mouth.
At the same time, the mercenaries who were watching this had expressions of fear. Wasn’t it true that the friendly magician was attacked without even knowing the warning, even though he was closer than anyone else?
That was a satisfactory result for me as well.
‘As expected, you’ve grown quite a bit.’
It was a magical imprint that had already passed the first threshold a long time ago, but it had not shown any noticeable growth in the months since.
However, in the process of treating the magic tower, the magical seal assimilation rate that was randomly set to run wild grew surprisingly large and showed its current power.
Perhaps, by some lucky coincidence, he was influenced by the magic power of the awakened Magic Tower Master.
‘We may cross the second threshold soon.’
I smiled contentedly and looked at the faces of the remaining mercenaries.
Now there were only six mercenaries left. Their fighting spirit was not broken, but their bodies seemed unable to move due to fear.
That sight was truly regrettable.
“I guess you guys have nothing left to show me.”
Now that there is no war going on, I have few opportunities to experience actual combat. So even these insignificant experiences were valuable to me.
This was especially true now, when we had to measure and build up our strength in preparation for war.
That’s what it meant when it said it was a pity.
“If things continue like this, it will be difficult to feel satisfied.”
“… … .”
“Well, I guess we can’t expect that from you guys who only care about numbers.”
In an instant, the new form that made up ‘me’ disappeared and appeared again. The place it appeared in was behind them.
Of course, by the time they found out, it was already too late.
“… … !”
“I’m glad that it provided at least a little entertainment.”
I smiled as I stroked Elvern’s blood-stained sword. Soon, the six corpses fell to the floor without a word.
A little entertainment. That was all the value they had.
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I narrowed my eyes as I checked the things George had brought.
“This is.”
“It’s a common item found in their belongings.”
At first glance, it looked like a badge shared by a mercenary group.
It was a design that could be found anywhere, and it was something that no one would care about. However, if it was the work of a third-hand person who had infiltrated the country, it would be different.
‘Were they knights disguised as mercenaries?’
The symbol of the Knights Templar. It was a knight troop under the command of the Fourth Prince, and it was formed only after many years.
However, there was no way they could have anticipated the coming of the knights in the future and formed them now, so in this case, it was said that the 4th Prince had been secretly operating the knights.
And when the time came that it was difficult to hide, I guess they made that information public.
I smiled as I put the token in my pocket.
“… … This is interesting.”
As expected, it was only fragmentary information, but thanks to it, I was able to learn a lot.
First, just because it is knowledge of the future does not mean that it is necessarily correct.
And secondly, the 4th Prince was reaching out to me faster than I expected.
It was fortunate that I knew that fact even now. The events that I had dismissed as things that would happen in the future could have happened tomorrow.
The point was that simply preparing for war was not enough.
‘Well, this just so happened.’
My eyes fell on the busily moving workers. They were putting the load they had been moving onto the cart back into the carriage.
I hired them again.
“Are you going to move to the palace?”
George asked. At this, I shook my head and raised the corners of my mouth.
“no.”
They were to become my strength. My own strength, to expand my options and assist my steps.
… … I’m sorry to my father, but I can’t just offer that to the royal family.
Finally, I looked at George, and my eyes were just smiling as if I had remembered something funny.
