Episode 110. The path of the prosecutor.
On the way back to Castle Strange.
We joined Kaipa’s forces in front of the large river that runs through the south.
“How come you haven’t returned to the castle yet? “Didn’t you say you would just check the barrier and go back?”
“Somehow it happened that way.”
I whispered softly, pointing with the tip of my chin at Angelina and Pavlov, who I had brought in earlier.
“Do you know anyone?”
Kaipa glanced at their faces, pretending to look around, then shook his head.
“Not at all. “Aren’t these people brought by the head of the family?”
“Yes, but. “They say they are people who received help from Baron Kaipa.”
“For me? “Where?”
“They told me he was a merchant from the east. “I heard that due to difficult circumstances, they gave us permission to collect medicinal herbs in the south.”
“That can’t be right!”
Kaipa raised his voice without realizing it, but then cleared his throat and lowered his voice.
“sorry.”
“it’s okay. “They probably wouldn’t have noticed they were talking about themselves anyway.”
“B-By the way, the story you told me a moment ago never happened like that. How could I allow a merchant from the east to gather in Strange territory without permission from my family?”
“I thought so too. “But just in case, I asked Sir Kaipa.”
I continued speaking, moving forward at a slightly faster pace.
“They said the woman’s name was Angelina and the man was Pavlov.”
“This is my first time hearing both of you. Moreover, their name is not one used in the south or the east.”
“I thought it was strange too. “They said they came from the north.”
“From the north?”
“Yes, they say he became a merchant in the east due to a story.”
Kaipa gripped the handle of the sword strapped to his waist and made a boiling sound.
Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
“I think he’s a spy. Should I kill him?”
“No, you don’t have to. “I knew they were lying anyway.”
“… “May I ask why you kept me alive?”
“I thought there were a lot of things I could use.”
“Using it?”
“Yes, think about it. “If we just kill them, we won’t know who is targeting us, right?”
“Yeah… . Wouldn’t that be Glazer?”
“It’s highly likely. “I think that might not be the case.”
I thought back to the first time I met him.
Pavlov was dealing with the kobold with his back turned to the thick black smoke.
Even though he was limping after being bitten by a kobold, he kept his back straight and held a dagger with both hands as if holding a two-handed weapon.
Like a skilled adventurer, not a merchant.
‘That’s not all.’
The corpses of the comrades who were said to have been killed by kobolds had traces of being cut not with the claws of monsters or beasts, but with more delicate human weapons.
The wound was shallow at the beginning, but deepened towards the end, similar to the sharp cutting of the northern pirates with an axe.
“Probably a northern pirate.”
“?!”
“I don’t know my exact skills yet. However, considering that Bae Hu-ryeong is nowhere to be seen, I don’t think it’s a big threat.”
Kaipa’s eyes changed.
Just a little while ago, I was reading the surroundings with a cold expression. She suddenly raised her eyebrows as if she was angry.
“How dare a pirate or something like that target the head of the family?”
“You must have received a request.”
“I want to kill him right now and send his head back to the enemy.”
“Well, if you look at the results, I am no different from Sir Kaipa. However, as I said a little while ago. “We should use them to find out who is behind the enemy army.”
“Do you have a good way to find out?”
“Yes, that’s why I tried to pass this river.”
“The river?”
I lightly tapped Kaipa on the back, crossed the shallow part of the river, and saw the horse’s boat reflected on the water.
‘It would be okay if I raised it to this level.’
I waited for others to pass between the starting and ending points of the river crossing.
The people began to cross the river with the sound of footsteps mixing water and soil.
When about half of the marchers had passed, Angelina was seen leading the horse on which Pavlov was riding.
This is because Angelina took a dip in the river herself for the sake of her injured husband Pavlov.
“Angelina.”
“yes? Lord Verdin.”
“Give me the reins of your horse and cross first.”
“H-the reins?”
“It must be difficult to attract words with a woman’s body. “I will take Pavlov to the other side.”
“no! “How could I entrust such a task to Master Strange?”
“it’s okay. Now, give me the reins and go first.”
She hesitated.
Pavlov listened to our conversation, thought for a moment, and then spoke to Angelina in a cautious voice.
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“Please do so.”
“but.”
“are you okay.”
“… then.”
Angelina handed the reins over to me.
She gave him the reins and kept looking back as she crossed the river, as if something was still bothering her.
‘That’s it.’
This is where they can fool me. Originally, I was going to go to the castle and interrogate him, but it might be better to finish the job at this point and go back.
I took a few steps forward to catch Pavlov off guard, and then, while he was looking away, I kicked the horse in the stomach.
Pop!
“Heeeeee!”
The horse fell into the river.
Cheolpoook!
At the same time, Pavlov was struggling.
“Huh!”
He struggled and couldn’t come to his senses even though the depth was only about the distance between the thighs and waist of an eight-year-old child.
“Please save me!”
I didn’t help him and just kept staring.
“Master, how can you be like this!”
Angelina shouted.
However, they did not pull Pavlov out of the water. She tried to run towards me, but Kaipa extended her sword to block her path.
“Try just one more step. “Your head will go down the river.”
“… Lord Verdin, how can you do this to us?!”
I answered, looking at Angelina’s face with a cold expression.
“I am Strange’s new owner. “I will never forgive those who lied to my family.”
“W-what? lie? “When have we ever told a lie?”
I walked up to the struggling Pavlov and aimed my sword at his leg.
“I don’t know when it started. “I think it started when we first met.”
“Well, first time?”
“Yeah, probably. I don’t know how they knew we were going there. “It seemed like they had planned a plan in advance to prepare for my arrival.”
“What do you mean. Please save my husband first!”
Shock!
My sword pierced Pavlov’s left leg. This is the area where he was injured in the battle with the kobold.
“Oops!”
Pavlov groaned.
I said to Theresia, looking at the blood flowing from his thigh.
“Please heal me.”
As if she had been waiting, Maria Theresa condensed mana in both hands and placed them on his skin.
Easy profit-
It was an instant.
It only took a few seconds for the wound cut by my sword to heal completely.
‘As expected, Theresia’s abilities are amazing.’
Everyone who witnessed her abilities could not hide their amazement. Of course, one of them couldn’t control his emotions for another reason.
“What on earth are you doing to my husband?”
Angelina screamed. I looked at her and positioned her to swing her sword once again.
“That recovery ability you saw a moment ago. “We used it three times on the way here.”
“… ?!”
“I used it while having conversations without you guys noticing. And yet your husband continues to limp?”
“… … .”
“So I thought about it. Was he lame from the start, or was he just acting.”
As soon as she started explaining, Angelina became quiet. She just listened to me with a stern expression.
“That’s why I tried to lure your husband into this. “If you were lame from the beginning, you could come out of this without any problems.”
I continued speaking as I aimed the aura at the tip of my sword at Pavlov’s neck.
Sigh-
“If you were acting a lie. “I’ll be floundering in that shallow water until the end, pretending to die.”
Everyone became quiet.
Pavlov also stopped splashing, relaxed his body, and floated to the surface. It wouldn’t be easy for him to do that in running water, but he was also excellent at holding his position like a sea otter.
‘yes.’
No matter which of the two choices you make, if it is clear that it is a lie, it would be better to be a lame person who has a chance to be forgiven.
“I don’t know whose request you came to catch me with. “If you really want, I can fight you at least once.”
Angelina fell into a deep sleep.
Even while I was wary of Pavlov, I looked at her and continued talking.
“Why did you stab me in the chest in front of me? “It must have been an act to get me to meet this guy.”
I turned my gaze toward Pavlov and continued.
“They probably planned something to happen when I meet Iza.”
Pavlov suddenly started laughing heartily.
He then stood up naturally, as if there was no problem with his legs, and spoke to me, patting his wet pants with his palms.
“You’re so quick-witted for a little kid.”
Angelina, seeing him, jumped back, took out the pistol she had hidden in her pocket, and loaded the gun.
Crash.
“Pavlov, didn’t I tell you? Let’s kill when the opportunity comes.”
“Oh sorry. “I underestimated him too much because he was a child.”
“It’s okay, we just have to kill that woman anyway. Let’s finish it quickly and go back.”
You only kill women?
As soon as they finished speaking, they showed their intent to live. At the same time, he jumped towards Maria Theresa.
* * *
On the road to the north, beyond the dense greenery of the central continent, three men and women gathered in a dark, damp-smelling catacombs.
This is Cynthia and Alfredo, who once belonged to the same party.
‘and.’
“It’s been a while. How have you both been?”
‘Judas’ suddenly disappeared one day.
“Thank you, I would have died if you hadn’t shown up there.”
Alfredo continued, tying the wound on his forearm tightly with a piece of cloth.
“Anyway, where have you been?”
“I was just wandering around here and there because something came up.”
“What is the situation?”
“… “I can’t tell you right now.”
Cynthia, who was sitting on the other side, created light on her palm using a sacred spell, illuminated the catacombs, and asked a question.
“Where am I?”
“This is the entrance to the tower.”
“Entrance to the tower?”
“Yes, it is a passage that allows you to enter the interior of the tower without going through the Legion. of course… “It is dangerous enough to avoid God’s eyes, but-”
Judas scratches his head with a mean expression.
“If you can get in, you can climb the tower faster than anyone else.”
fantasy,
