Episode 83. Muspelheim.
The way down from the tower.
I hit Gordon’s head every time the waves rolled in.
thud!
“Ahh!”
“So, does that mean you are also a mercenary recruited to kill my father?”
If he had been a porter, I would have saved him.
They must have followed without knowing what this was happening for.
But this time the case is different.
“I made a mistake because I was blinded by money! “If you forgive me just this once, I will follow you for the rest of my life!”
“I do not need.”
“… yes?”
“If you follow me, you will become nothing but a burden. In that case, just jump out of here now.”
Gordon glanced at the sea with a stern expression, shook his head, and grabbed my pants.
“Please save me! “If I don’t make it back alive, who will take care of my single mother and motherless child at home?”
Beth grabbed Gordon by his hair and forced him up.
Pop!
“Don’t worry, everyone who points a sword at Strange will die anyway. “Not just you, but your family, your cousins, and everyone in the same territory.”
“… … !”
“I will send you all to hell, so wait there.”
“Good, teacher! No, great knight! Well, I have something to tell you! it will help!”
“No, die.”
It would be so reckless to hope for mercy from Beth. He is colder and more level-headed than me, and he never gives the word forgiveness to his enemies.
But, I can’t kill him right now.
It’s not because of a promise I made to him, but because I had to use it as bait.
After seeing the guard captain tied to the back of the ship, I immediately kicked Gordon in the stomach with my toe and spoke.
puck!
“Gordon, you have work to do.”
Gordon answered while looking at Beth’s eyes.
“Wow, big! Please save me… !”
“Gordon, how many faces do you remember of those who participated in this battle?”
“Well, I remember most of it! At least all the people who received a request from the Adventurer’s Pavilion… “I remember it all!”
“okay?”
“Yes, sir! I didn’t even know this was a tower. “Until we got on the boat, the old man blindfolded us and dragged us along!”
I don’t know who this person called an old man, but it was clear that the way he handled things was unusual.
“It doesn’t matter how you got here. “You just have to remember who you came with.”
* * *
After coming down from the tower, I headed straight south.
Now that it is clear that Katarina is behind it, it is no longer possible to stay in the Legion.
Since my father, Strange’s pillar, has become like this, battles in neutral areas must be avoided as much as possible.
So I ordered Beth.
“All troops deployed within the Legion must be used only for threats. “Anything to deal with them must be done outside the castle.”
This alone was enough to keep the forces behind it in check.
Also, after coming down from the tower, many people saw me riding in a carriage with my father.
Turf, plod, trudge.
My father walked and got into the carriage on his own.
This is because Rox’s Bae Hu-ryeong was used to make his unconscious body look like it was walking.
The larvae attached to each of Lois’ joints wriggled eagerly.
Trudging.
Two Strangers boarded the carriage. One is Lois, the matriarch, and the other is Verdin, his youngest son.
“The destination is Strange Castle, so run without stopping.”
The coachman nodded, putting on his hat.
“Yes, master.”
Dozens of Strange’s knights escorted us in front and behind us.
Not only that, but the elite soldiers of the Guardian Knights led by Bess were with them all the way to the Legion’s gate.
This was enough to show adventurers, citizens, and the imperial army within the Legion that they were alive and well.
“let’s go.”
The driver pulled the reins.
At the same time, four black horses hit the ground with great force.
-Hey!
Strange’s matriarch returns to the castle. This rumor spread throughout the Legion in less than half a day.
The imperial army, aware of his movements, began to strengthen the perimeter within the castle.
* * *
The Alchemist’s Guild is not far from the tower, and the window of the clock tower at the top of the building.
Duke Katharina, who was watching Royce and Verdin’s return from afar, bit her nails.
Quickly.
‘Lois came back alive?’
Her eyes shook as if there was an earthquake.
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“Nonsense. The death worm must still be in your body. How could those guys… .”
Lois came back alive. If so, it means that those who received his operation failed their mission.
‘It’s a big deal.’
Her legs trembled in fear.
Lois is never one to forgive those who held a sword against her.
If so, they will definitely come to kill me. It doesn’t matter at all whether it’s family or not.
Even the imperial blood I have will not serve as a shield.
‘What should I do?’
Katarina grabbed her head with both hands. The alchemists guarding her side asked cautiously.
“Duke Catherine, are you unwell?”
“I just have a bit of a headache.”
“Would you like me to bring some medicine?”
“… no. “Have you received any communication from the guard captain?”
“Yes, not yet.”
Verdin clearly departed later than those who received his request. In that case, even if he lost the battle, he should have come back long before they did.
‘Could it be that they were completely wiped out?’
I greatly underestimated Strange’s power. Duke Catherine blamed herself for her ignorance and struck her own head with her fist.
Pop! Pop! Pop!
The maids and alchemists who followed her tried to stop her, but if they touched her wrongly, her head could fall off, so there was nothing they could do about it.
“Katarina, calm down!”
Pak.
Someone grabbed Duke Catherine’s wrist.
When I turned my gaze, I saw a man with large round glasses and a soft expression, his eyes focused.
“… Philip? “Why are you here?”
Philip let go of her hand and picked up the fallen book.
“I came from the academy.”
“At the Academy? why?”
“Circumstances arose… . “She couldn’t stay there any longer.”
Duke Catherine stood up and gave him a light hug. The two didn’t seem to have a casual relationship.
Even in Strange, she, who is famous for her bad temper, shows such a warm side.
Phillip smiled brightly and hugged her deeply.
“How have you been?”
“So, what about you?”
“I was doing well. “Thanks to the master’s help, I was able to rest comfortably at the academy.”
“Thank goodness, I’m so glad.”
“Anyway, what happened to Master? “It’s the first time I’ve seen you so angry.”
Katarina smiled and answered him.
“No, nothing happened.”
“You can tell me.”
“I heard nothing happened.”
“Master, there is no need to hide it from me. “I can see the sadness in your eyes.”
Philip waved his hand at the other alchemists and sent them out of the clock tower.
When Katarina was left alone in the small room, she opened up about the past events and explained the situation she was in.
“How did you plan such a thing? “He is such a dangerous person that not even the Emperor can treat him carelessly!”
“… I judged wrong. “I thought that with that guy’s help, I could definitely take him down.”
“Is the person who said he will help you really an apostle?”
“That’s right, not only did I personally confirm the power of the apostle. “I even met the leader of the forces that followed him.”
“Are you the leader of the forces that follow the Apostle?”
“okay… . He wasn’t an ordinary person. You probably know this too. Joanna Arc, a saint who has recently been sentenced to death for blaspheming God.”
“?!”
“She appeared before me with the apostle.”
“Really?”
Katarina answered, covering her face with both hands to hide her tears.
“okay.”
Philip whirled around with an embarrassed expression, and then held Katarina’s hand.
“Do you think Lois knows about this? What I mean is, the Master is behind you.”
“Isn’t that true? “It is certain that he was defeated, as those who went to the tower have not yet returned.”
Katarina sniffled and looked into Philip’s eyes.
“I’m sure some of them would have opened their mouths. No, even if I didn’t tell you, it wouldn’t be out of the question for Lois to find out about it.”
“Why?”
“… Verdin, I think he knows everything about this.”
“Verdin? “You mean Strange’s youngest son?”
“Yeah, that damn little guy!”
“Why do you think that?”
Katarina looked at the tower rising high above the clouds, then closed her eyes tightly and her hands trembled.
Past events came to her mind. All the plans to kill Verdin from the time he was born until now, and his own plans that he thought were perfect but never succeeded.
“… “He tried to move Strange’s army and take over the Legion.”
“Master Verdin?”
“Yes, even the Guardian Knight Commander was called here. Not only that, but not long after my operation was executed. “I sent him to the tower.”
“… … .”
“And on the day I left Ruines Academy, these instructions were given from a very distant place.”
Philip adjusted his glasses with an absurd expression.
“So, are you saying that Master Verdin knew all about the Master’s plan?”
“I do not know either. “Did he really know and ordered these things, or was he just trying to do something else and got hit?”
Knock knock.
Someone knocked on the door.
Katarina, startled, flinched. Her Philip sent her behind his back, her voice wary.
“who are you?”
A faint voice came from outside the door.
“It’s Rose. “A letter has arrived from Duke Katharina, and I have come to deliver it to you.”
“Is it a letter?”
“Yes, they say Master Verdin sent it from the Strange Mansion.”
“Master is having an important conversation, so put it under the door and return.”
“All right.”
Suddenly, a red letter came pushing across the wooden floor along with a sound.
Philip picked up the letter and handed it to Duke Catherine.
“Would you like to read it?”
Katarina hesitated for a moment, then took the letter and opened it with trembling eyes.
Fighting.
Strange’s cross and three swords of different colors were visible inside.
“… no.”
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