Episode 54. Storm
After coming down from the tower, I went straight back to Strange Castle.
Although I had to check the artifacts obtained from the tower earlier, I also heard unexpected news.
“Pierre is starting to move.”
Gangradra had brought great news from the castle of Marquis Pierre.
Because they finally planned an event that could be called a ‘justice’ for war.
‘It was good up to this point.’
However, something unexpected happened.
Gangradra, one of the best assassins in the world in name and reality, has returned in a state of death.
If that’s the case, it means that it has become clear that among the enemies there are some with great skill.
“What is the name of the one who made you like this?”
Kangradra noticed this and whispered in my ear. I couldn’t help but be surprised the moment I heard the enemy’s name.
“This is Baron Monkle.”
“?!”
Why is that guy moving with Marquis Pierre? He is with Bourbon under the name of Strange.
“He served as the leader of Pierre’s mercenary group.”
Leading a mercenary group, not the Bourbon Knights, and joining Pierre means treason against the family.
Regardless of what the reason was, the reason for the rebellion was probably because they judged that they had a chance of winning.
‘Do you think you can take down Strange just by messing around with potions?’
no.
He is so intelligent that he is called an operational genius. He will try to avoid fighting at all costs.
If so, it means that he has a card that we don’t know about.
‘no way.’
I see
If I take over the Legion Castle now, one day I will have the opportunity to attack my father.
I’m sure they’re trying to kill my father when he comes out of the tower.
‘Just like Hysteria did in his past life.’
You used your head.
You’re trying to end the war with one blow by taking care of not only me but also my father at the same time.
“Thank you for your effort. “Let’s get treatment first.”
I entrusted the treatment of Kangrada to Deacon Diberi. Immediately, Cynthia Party was ordered to retreat within the Legion.
“We must leave the castle as soon as possible. “This place will soon become a battlefield.”
If it had been her in her past life, she would have left straight away without even hearing an explanation of the situation.
“I will help you.”
There was an unexpected reaction.
“You could die.”
“Isn’t that the same for the tower? You did that. “I wonder if he was prepared to die before climbing the tower.”
I have a good memory.
“This fight has nothing to do with you. “There’s no need to join us unless we’re climbing the tower.”
“No, we are one party. “If you die, our climb to the tower will also be disrupted.”
Cynthia continued speaking while fiddling with the ring on her finger.
“I still have something to give you.”
“I will give you all the rewards from the tower. “You can take all of the artifacts you obtained this time, except for one.”
“no! “What I need is not money.”
“then?”
“… I told you. A colleague who will climb the tower with you.”
Alfredo, who was listening to the story next to him, intervened.
“that’s right! We’re not climbing to the top just to earn a penny or two, are we? “I want to have honor, not money.”
Alfredo’s gold teeth sparkled.
“Right? “Judah, you little bastard.”
Judas looked at me and answered reluctantly.
“Oh, uh, that’s right.”
That guy must want to go back to Beopwangcheong with Cynthia as soon as possible.
I glanced at each of their faces and then shrugged my shoulders.
“Even if you help us, it’s hard to get anything in particular or hear you say thank you.”
Cynthia answered, putting her face right in front of me.
“Just because you say that doesn’t mean I’m helping you. “I just don’t want you to die.”
“I actually feel repulsed by favors without reason.”
“I kept saying there was no reason, I needed a top climbing partner.”
“Even if it’s not me, you can still save party members, right?”
“True, but it’s hard to find a comrade as strong as you. “It’s an article with the name ‘Strange’.”
“… I get it. “Then let’s do it this way.”
I looked at Rox and gestured toward the map in the library. Rox, who understood what he meant by pretending, took the map and spread it out on the table.
Sigh.
A flat map showing locations throughout the Legion. I pointed my finger over it and explained to Judah, not Cynthia.
“If the enemy starts moving, the outside and inside will be cut off. “The Imperial Army within the Legion will remain neutral, so it will probably become an all-out war between Strange and Bourbon.”
“… Even if the imperial army is neutral, should we just sit by and watch since the Bourbons have imperial blood?”
“It has to be that way.”
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“why?”
“There is also someone in Strange who has imperial blood.”
“?! “Who is that?”
I answered, waving the master key package.
“Katarina.”
“Katharina?”
“Yes, my brother’s mother.”
Catherine de Strange.
She also had imperial blood.
In the past, in order to protect his position, the emperor sent one of his younger sisters to Strange and Glazer.
“ah!”
“If Bourbon and Strange get together. “The imperial army cannot take anyone’s side.”
“then… Strange and Bourbon within the Legion will become involved.”
“yes. However, the soldiers here alone are at a numerical disadvantage to deal with Pierre.”
“Can’t we ask your father for support?”
I shook my head with a stern expression.
“The battle hasn’t started yet. “When a father becomes convinced of his cause, he moves.”
“It’s a cause… . “I think just messing around with potions is enough.”
“There is no hard evidence that they did it. Of course, we could just catch a few guys and interrogate them – but the battle will probably start before that.”
It is certainly.
Now that the potion has been supplied to the market, it is only a matter of time before they make their move.
Also, now that I have come down from the tower, it is their opportunity.
“Then what are you going to do?”
“Turn crisis into opportunity.”
“Turn crisis into opportunity?”
“Yes, they will definitely try to end the battle within the castle. “We take advantage of that to exploit the gap.”
“how?”
I said, slowly scraping down the castle wall drawn on the map.
“The day they target us. What will happen if the walls protecting the Legion collapse?”
* * *
A dark dawn.
A hunchbacked man with a turtle shell on his back came running carrying a torch.
Doo doo doo doo.
“I’m ready.”
Baron Moncle responded with a good smile.
“Are you sure that that little guy went into the mansion?”
“Yes, with my group. Looking at your walking posture, you seem to be quite tired. “I think I can handle it easily if I go now.”
“… “How many guards?”
“There are five people guarding the entrance. There are twenty people patrolling inside. “Everyone else seems to have gone to bed.”
“How did you check inside the mansion?”
The hunchbacked man responded by waving his hands with an evil smile.
“I tried going in through the underground waterway. “They looked in my direction as if they had sensed their presence, but they hid themselves in an out-of-sight place so they didn’t get caught.”
“Oh my, you are better than the assassin who came for me. “Strange’s security network is the best on the continent.”
“Haha! At this point, it’s not even a problem. “I was once involved in an assassination mission at Strange Castle.”
Monkle twitched one eyebrow.
“Strange Castle?”
“Yes, at the time I was active in an assassin guild called Red Worm. He was tasked with killing the youngest child of the family.”
“That was you. “The assassin is said to have penetrated the guardian knights of Castle Strange and reached Verdin’s room.”
“ah… . That’s not me. “I just made a way for you to enter the castle.”
“Build a road?”
“Yes, I have the ability to create paths underground. “If you dig into the ground with both hands, the rocks will just fall apart like sand.”
Flutter!
Baron Monkle’s sword pierced the hunchback’s chest.
“I see. Thanks to you doing something like that, I, no, my family in the east was greatly damaged by Gunther. “I want you to be punished for failing to manage you guys.”
The hunchback couldn’t even scream and just closed its eyes. Monkle must have been so angry that he cut off the hunchback’s head and threw his body on the floor.
Pop!
Red blood spreads, soaking the ground. Monkle took a deep breath, looked around, and raised his voice towards the other mercenaries.
“Tonight we let Strange change hands.”
He drew his sword and pointed at Castle Strange within the Legion.
“Not only that, if today’s plan is successful, everyone will receive enough money to last their entire lives and a village-level parcel of land.”
He then turned his body towards the Marquis Pierre and assumed a sacrificial posture.
“By becoming an official knight of Bourbon, you will be able to show your glory to future generations.”
Marquis Pierre lightly raised his hand and received the sword bow from Baron Moncle.
Thousands of knights and mercenaries gathered in front of Bourbon Castle drew their weapons with solemn expressions and waited for orders.
Huh-
The leader of the Bourbon Knights asked Baron Moncle.
“Can we just guard the gate?”
“yes. We’ll take care of the rest. Please prevent others from entering the city until tomorrow morning.”
“What about Lois? “I believe he is still in the tower.”
“Once we clear the castle, we will go straight to the tower. “I’ve already found a party member to hunt him down, so don’t worry.”
“Is it possible?”
“Yes, it would be impossible if I were alone.”
Monkle answered, glancing at the two men standing behind him.
“It is possible if they work together.”
Standing behind him, a black-haired old man wearing a black uniform and a long-legged man with his entire body covered in bandages waved.
The Bourbon Knight Commander swallowed his saliva and asked Moncle.
“If we fail, we all die. “This operation must succeed.”
“I know. If that happens, I too will die. No, unlike you, I can’t just die.”
Monkl chuckled.
“He will probably be tortured so badly that he will not be able to die and will suffer endlessly.”
It was a negative story, but it definitely gave me confidence. Because his determination for war was extraordinary.
“request.”
“You are giving a command, not a request. “This operation is Marquis Pierre’s work.”
“okay. Then let me give you an order.”
The Bourbon knight commander shouted, raising his sword above his head.
“As of the current time, Baron Montnestiere’s mercenary group is to attack the Strange Mansion within the Legion. After the castle is cleared, bring the head of Lois de Strange stationed at the tower!”
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The Legion castle became quiet.
At this early in the morning, merchants noisily transport goods and the sound of wheels clattering should echo in every alley.
“How can it be so quiet today?”
It was so quiet that even the imperial guards on patrol felt something strange.
“Well, not a single rat has appeared.”
“Well then, it’s fine for us. “There’s no need to stop and say it’s public safety and security.”
“that’s right! uh… But what is that?”
“what?”
Two guards patrolling the castle walls simultaneously raised their heads and looked at the sky. A shadow suddenly appeared, large enough to cover the entire surroundings.
The two guards looked at the top of the castle wall and trembled, looking like they had lost the will to fight.
“… what’s this.”
Qua-ang!
fantasy,
