Episode 130
When the man opened the door and appeared, Holkman thought.
Are you an intruder?
No, that can’t be true.
Traffic in the area is probably already prohibited.
Even right in front of the tavern, there are soldiers guarding it.
So how did that man get in?
Fortunately or unfortunately, he could no longer continue to worry.
“Hey, the guild is under attack!”
“what!?”
“The city guards are attacking the guild!”
As the man screamed, a sword flew from somewhere and stabbed the mercenary in the neck.
The situation escalated out of control.
“Kill him!”
“You f*cking bastards! You come here now to rob us!?” “You dirty mercenaries! How dare you plot treason!”
The mercenaries brandished their swords, claiming that the lord had betrayed them.
The lord’s side brandished their swords, accusing the mercenary of treason.
Chaeng-! Kwaaang!
The small tavern quickly became a mess.
As each and every one of those gathered here was a strong man who could control magical powers, the flames of battle grew fiercer.
“Damn it…!”
Holkman took hold of his sword and spat out a curse.
No matter what the circumstances, it is clear what must be done.
The lord must be protected.
Holkman shouted as he blocked the approaching mercenaries.
“My lord! Protect my lord!” Phew!
At that moment, a small explosion occurred behind Holkman.
I turned my head quickly and saw the lord flying in the sky.
“Uh huh…?”
Is it because I was too surprised?
For a moment, it felt like time was passing slowly.
Everything seems to be in slow motion.
A slowly flying lord.
Coincidentally, mercenaries are waiting where he flew to.
“Wow-!”
“Youngju-! Kill me-!”
Mercenaries swinging swords and axes as if they had been waiting.
The lord was split into dozens of pieces in an instant.
Blood and flesh are scattered on the floor.
“Hahahahaha-!”
“It looks great! Hehehe!”
Time, which had slowed down along with the mercenaries’ laughter, returned to normal.
“Yes, my lord!”
“Those damn bastards!”
The knights who lost their lord in an instant were shocked.
Now both groups have no choice.
Now that the lord is dead, we must kill everyone on the other side by any means necessary.
In that situation, Holkmann took a calm breath.
“I don’t know what happened, but…”
He grabbed his sword.
“You guys should all die.”
No one in this place will be spared.
***
“Cough, ugh…!”
Holkman was breathing heavily.
The surrounding area was scorched earth, and the floor was slick with pooled blood.
The sight of chunks of flesh that were once human beings lying around haphazardly brought back memories of the past war with the Demon Tribe.
“Who are you…”
Holkman turned his head and looked to the side.
There was a knight of sturdy build there.
The only survivor of this place, including Holkman.
These two were the only survivors, including the knights and mercenaries.
“You’re quite skilled…”
“Is that so?”
The voice coming from inside the armor is strangely familiar.
“Who are you? We have a talented person like you in our Knights….”
In that moment, Holkman’s eyes widen.
“S, no way…”
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“Oh, did you notice?”
The visor of the helmet rose, revealing the face.
“The old man was quite the man.” “Why are you here…!”
It was only after seeing Choi Hyun-seok that Holkman realized.
“Was this all your doing!?”
I don’t know how, but it was clear that Choi Hyun-seok had created this situation.
When I realized that, I got angry.
“You bastard…! How dare you…!!!”
Choi Hyun-seok shrugged his shoulders as he looked at the excited Holkman.
“Calm down. I did as you asked, so what are you complaining about?” “Don’t talk nonsense with a pierced mouth!”
What would happen if the lord died?
Keaton is finished.
Since such a large-scale disaster has occurred, all sorts of people, not only from the royal family but also from the mercenary guild alliance, will come looking for us.
Who will be the first person questioned by those who cry out for the truth to be revealed?
It’s Holkman.
Taking over the territory was out of the question, and now Holkman had to worry about his own life.
“You ruined it all… you…!”
Holkman muttered like a madman.
The moment he was about to swing his sword.
Kwajik!
Choi Hyun-seok, who had come running, grabbed Holkman’s head and slammed him against the wall.
“Cough!”
Even as he groaned from the heavy impact, Holkman was puzzled.
‘Uh, when…?’
It was so fast, I couldn’t even detect its movements.
The difference in skill is enormous.
At this point, even Holkman had no choice but to realize it.
That he had been played by Choi Hyun-seok from the beginning.
“Did you think I didn’t know your true intentions?”
“Kekekeke…!”
“When you get older, you should use your mind more gently.”
The grip of the hand becomes stronger and stronger.
In the midst of excruciating pain that felt like his head was going to burst, Holkman mustered up the last of his strength to open his mouth.
“Uh, why… like this…” “Why are you doing this?”
Only the fading Holk had a questioning look in his eyes.
Why?
Why on earth did you come to Kiton, a place you had no connection with, and do something like this?
Choi Hyun-seok’s answer to that was simple.
“Because you are a warrior.”
Magic and magical energy collide in Choi Hyun-seok’s hands.
Kwajijijik-!
A magic bullet was used and Holkman’s head exploded.
[Completed the warrior quest]
[Receive 1,000 Warrior Points]
[Gain a large amount of experience points!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
… .
[You have achieved the additional objective ‘Eliminate the evil axis active in Keaton’ with near perfection!]
[Existing rewards are doubled!]
[Receive 1,000 additional warrior points]
[Gain a large amount of experience points]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
… .
Choi Hyun-seok smiled happily amidst countless alarms.
“I can’t resist this taste.”
***
Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson quickly left Keaton.
Since I had made such a big deal out of it, I had to leave before anyone noticed.
“Is that okay?”
“Yes. I’m used to walking.”
The horses and carriages were cleaned up.
Since I didn’t know how to drive anyway, I thought it would be better to go on foot rather than hire a groom.
Choi Hyun-seok bought a magic backpack from the warrior shop, filled it with the necessary items, and set off on his journey.
“Sir! Why did you leave all your money behind!?”
On the way out of Kiton.
Rachel cried out, her cheeks puffing out.
“Rachel. If you are too greedy, you will get into trouble.” “Even so, you didn’t have to bring only twenty gold coins! You could have brought a few more…”
As Rachel said, Choi Hyeon-seok only took twenty gold coins that were originally part of the group.
The rest were thrown into the tavern where the lord and the mercenary guild leader fought.
“Oh, this warrior has a deep meaning, so let’s do that.”
“Tch…!”
Choi Hyun-seok didn’t just throw away his money without thinking.
‘I must not leave any trace that I was there.’
You never know when the pursuers of the Holy Empire might be on your trail.
In this situation, I didn’t want to take even the slightest risk.
The money you’ve thrown away will serve as a great smokescreen when viewed from the outside.
– The lord and the mercenary guild fight over the money earned from eliminating a criminal organization!
It may sound like a third-rate scenario, but these kinds of cheap stories tend to sell better.
“This amount of money is enough. I also have money from selling the horse and carriage.” “That’s true, but…”
Rachel still seemed to miss the gold coins she had left behind.
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok smiled and took something out of his bosom.
“Take it.”
Rachel’s eyes widened as she received the item.
“Hey, macaron!?”
“I bought one while packing my travel supplies earlier.”
“Hero…!”
Rachel looked up with tears in her eyes.
Choi Hyun-seok, who felt embarrassed for no reason, scratched the bridge of his nose.
“What are you doing if you don’t eat? You don’t want to eat?”
“I’ll eat it right away!”
Rachel smiled brightly, holding a macaron bigger than her head.
“Ah~”
Take a big bite.
The first thing you feel is the chewy yet soft texture.
A sweet scent tickles the tip of your nose.
The ultimate sweetness spreads throughout your mouth.
“ha…”
Happiness is fleeting.
The soft macaron disappeared like a mirage, leaving only a hint of sweetness on the tip of my tongue.
Rachel swallowed hard and took another big bite.
“It’s delicious… it’s delicious…!”
Before I knew it, Rachel was eating macaroons greedily, her head buried in them.
Choi Hyun-seok, who was watching from the side, couldn’t understand it at all.
“Is that really that good? I don’t like it because it’s too sweet.”
He doesn’t really like sweets in the first place.
That’s why I only tried macarons once on Earth because I was curious about what they tasted like.
‘It was edible, but…’
In fact, eight macarons were packed in one box.
Choi Hyun-seok ate seven of them and gave the remaining one to Rachel.
‘I ate them one by one, so they were all gone… Well, Rachel is small, so one should be enough!’
There is no need to tell you this fact.
Already macarons
Rachel, who is happy enough with just one.
“Eww~! So delicious!”
***
An unprecedented incident occurred in Kiton.
The lord and the mercenary guild leader fought and were destroyed together.
An investigator from the Kingdom of Domis came down to investigate the whole story of the incident.
“The mercenary guild leader is dead! What do you mean?”
The Mercenary Guild Alliance did not stay still either.
Union officials stormed into Kiton, saying they too must know the truth.
Thanks to that, Chief Inspector Gibson was dying.
“What on earth… how did things turn out like this…”
In fact, Gibson was the person at the center of all this.
This is because it was Gibson who initially planned to instigate the Knight Commander Holkman to take over the territory.
“How long are you going to stand by and watch the lord’s wickedness?” “Peros has a young son. We’ll put him forward as lord and we’ll grab everything from behind.”
Holkman, who is in charge of the territory’s military power.
Gibson, who is in charge of the internal affairs of the territory.
If the two of them came together, it was a story that was entirely possible.
“I will leave the handling of the lord to Lord Holkman.” “Don’t worry. It won’t take long.”
So I got a definitive answer from Holkman.
Just a few days ago, I heard things were going well.
And finally, the result is what it looks like now.
“When did you shout at me not to worry! What do you want me to do when we all fall for each other?”
Not only the lord and the knights of the territory, but also the mercenary guild leader and key mercenaries were annihilated in an instant.
Rumors spread quickly that the lord and the guild master had been fighting during this dirty backroom deal.
The incident has already become too big to cover up.
Gibson’s neck was also put at risk because of it.
I’ll keep him alive now so we can investigate and stabilize the territory.
What will happen when things calm down soon?
Gibson figured at least it wouldn’t look good.
‘I must leave Keaton quickly. I must either go down to the countryside or endure a few years at the border of the devil.’
I plan on disappearing until people forget about me.
If necessary, you may be able to emigrate to another country and live there.
Since you’ve been secretly saving up quite a bit of money, you won’t have any material shortages.
Squeak-!
Just then the door behind me opened.
Gibson sighed without looking back.
“Whew… Didn’t I already tell you everything I know?”
Step, step
The one who opened the door approaches.
“It’s a nuisance to be doing this at this hour. Do you know how hard it is to handle the internal affairs of this noisy territory all by yourself!?”
Gibson turned around, shouting nervously.
“uh…?”
There is no one.
The door opened and footsteps were clearly heard, but there was no one in the room.
A cold sweat ran down Gibson’s back.
“How did this happen….”
At that moment, someone covered Gibson’s mouth.
“Ugh, ugh…!”
He resisted roughly, but the arm wrapped around Gibson did not move at all.
It felt like a giant lump of iron was strangling me.
“Shhh…”
A man poked his head out next to Gibson’s.
The intruder with cold eyes put his index finger to his nose.
“Shut up. If you don’t want to die.”
Gibson nodded quickly.
‘For now, I’ll do as I’m told…’
Gibson is not stupid.
At this point, I couldn’t help but realize that something was wrong.
This man is not an investigator dispatched from the capital.
He was not even an executive from the mercenary guild.
“Wow, what do you want…” “Isn’t there a man and a woman involved in this incident?”
“What is that…”
“Think carefully and answer.”
Gibson immediately knew who this intruder was referring to.
“There it is! An unidentified man who has been eliminating criminal organizations in the territory…!”
“Shhh…”
As the man glared at him with cold eyes, Gibson lowered his voice.
“I don’t know who it is, but it is true that a man and a woman turned the territory upside down…” “Do you know the identity of the person?”
“Up to that point…”
“Who else knows about them besides you?” “No one.”
“i get it.”
In an instant, strength entered the man’s hand.
Woodduck-!
Gibson, whose head turned nearly 360 degrees in an instant, died immediately.
