Episode 85. Three Swords.
Freddie waved his hand in the air with an aggrieved expression.
“What on earth are you talking about? We definitely killed Lois.”
Duke Catherine, who was sitting opposite him, laughed and drank tea from her cup.
Soon, he handed the poisoned dagger to him and said as if throwing it.
“Remember what we decided to do if we failed?”
“Again, we succeeded in killing him. As proof, the guard captain guarding Lois will come down from the tower soon.”
“… … .”
“I don’t know what the hell you saw. Was there a guard captain next to Marquis Royce who came down from the tower?”
Katharina thought deeply. As she listened to him, she thought back to when Lois came out of the tower, and the head of the guard who was always by her side was nowhere to be seen.
‘What happened?’
The person I saw was definitely Lois. The person explaining the situation to me now had a point.
Moreover, if the operation had failed, they would all have died, but didn’t they come back alive and well?
Bonnie frowned and held out the two broken dolls.
“Give me money to fix the doll quickly, we don’t have time for this with you.”
Freddie pushed her back and gave her a notice.
Now that we meet each other while hiding our identities, we can face each other and talk, but as usual, we cannot say a word because of the difference in status.
“I don’t know who you are, but this is not how you do things. “I entrusted the work to a request agency, and when the work was completed, I should of course be compensated.”
Freddie pretended not to know even though he knew her identity.
“… That’s right, after the request is completed, of course you should be rewarded. “But, shouldn’t you show me proof that you carried out the request?”
“yes?”
“You say Lois is dead. I say he is alive. “Then shouldn’t there be something to prove it?”
Duke Catherine looked at the tavern master. He also seemed to be embarrassed by this situation and just cleared his throat among the three of them.
A situation where there is no answer.
Duke Catherine thought for a moment and then made a suggestion to Freddie.
“Then why don’t we do it this way? First of all, since you guys have a point, hand over half of my request fee.”
As she pointed her finger in the air, one of the alchemists who followed placed a bag full of gold coins on the table.
Sigh-
“I will have you pay the rest after you go to Castle Strange and confirm whether Lois is alive or dead.”
“… So you’re telling us to go to Castle Strange and see if that guy is really Lois?”
“yes.”
“No, on the contrary, wouldn’t it be okay for the client to go directly to the tower and check on the Royce we killed?”
“Is it really necessary for me to take risks like that?”
“Then what about us?”
“You have to complete the request, so of course you have to do that.”
Freddie was worried.
The only people who can move right now are myself and Bonnie. Matteo Ricci needs to recover from his injured arm and Joanna Arc is unable to travel as far south.
What judgment will he make in these limited circumstances? As I pondered over this for a long time, Bonnie answered for me.
“Let’s do that.”
“… what?”
“No, it’s not that difficult. “You just have to go and see if Lois is real or not?”
Freddie pushed his finger against Bonnie’s forehead.
“Do you think it’s that easy to break through the boundaries of Castle Strange? “If you get caught, you can’t just leave.”
He turned his gaze to look at Duke Catherine and continued.
“You should know better, right? “It’s something you have to risk your life for.”
“… … .”
“I heard that the disappearance of Red Worm, one of the continent’s greatest assassin groups a few years ago, was due to receiving a mistaken request related to Strange.”
She didn’t answer.
Since I believe that those carrying out the request now do not know my identity, I will answer as carefully as possible to avoid revealing my identity.
“Would you like to just take half and end it here? Or would you like to go to the castle and check?”
Katarina pushed her pocket in front of Freddie. Bonnie glanced at the gold coin visible through the gap and answered with her mouth watering.
“Of course I should.”
Freddie also couldn’t refuse the offer when he came face to face with the gold coin. Their unit is already in financial trouble.
“Wait a minute, let’s get this straight. Even if we went to the castle and checked to see if Lois was alive or dead. How do I prove it to you?”
“That’s simple. “Bring me fake Lois’ head.”
“W-what?”
“Currently, Strange Castle is without its main unit. Even the Guardian Knight Commander is now with the Legion.”
“… … .”
“If Lois is a fake, it wouldn’t be a problem to bring his head from an empty castle with your skills.”
“Then is our request over?”
“Okay, the request is over. Since the work has increased, let’s double the pay with additional compensation.”
With these words, Katarina stood up. Freddie and Bonnie watched her leave and had a small conversation with her, her voice loud enough for only the two of them to hear.
“Bonnie, let’s keep this a secret from you. “Let’s take care of it ourselves.”
“huh? why? “It would be nice if we went together.”
“Do you want to hear nagging me about how I didn’t get enough money and how I couldn’t do such an easy task?”
“… no.”
“Then stop talking nonsense and follow me. “I’ll take care of that fake Lois’ head, so you just have to watch outside the castle.”
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After receiving an additional request, Freddie and Bonnie headed straight to Strange Castle.
They headed south without reporting to the others, so they must quickly finish the job and return before Matteo Ricci recovers.
With that thought in mind, Freddie hurried into action.
“Oh, is this Strange’s castle? “I’ve been here before!!”
Bonnie said as she looked at Strange Castle rising high on the mountaintop.
“you? when? “Are you saying you were Strange in your past life?”
Freddie scoffed in disbelief.
“no! A long time ago, I was in charge of transporting supplies as a white leader in a western mercenary group. At that time, he carried it to the front of the warehouse.”
“Then do you know the way inside?”
“Roughly. “I haven’t entered the castle, but I know where the entrance is.”
Sigh.
Freddie unfolded a map. This is Strange’s castle map purchased through the underworld.
Bonnie rested her chin and looked at it slowly, then nodded as if it was correct.
“I think that’s right.”
“Thank goodness, I bought it at a high price just in case.”
“But is it really okay for you to go in alone? They say this castle is very dangerous. Lois might be alive-”
Freddie frowned.
“Will you be alive? You saw that guy fall behind with your own eyes. I couldn’t finish it because my afterlife ability activated… .”
Turf, plod, trudge.
Three guards walked in their direction.
Freddy and Bonnie hid behind a tree and hid their presence until they passed by.
“It’s okay, I’ll be back soon. “You should wait here.”
“huh.”
“If I get caught by them, I will give you a signal to summon them right here.”
“I understand.”
“Then I’ll be back.”
Freddy took a long breath, handed Bonnie the red doll, took it, put it in her arms, and threw the bandage on her fingertip high and hung it on the castle wall.
Pak.
He then quickly climbed the wall like a spider and invaded the castle. He succeeded in entering the castle without being detected by Strange’s knight.
widely.
“… “It’s no big deal.”
Freddie began to search for places on the map where Lois could go.
At first, I started searching through his room, then the banquet hall, the study, and even the children’s rooms.
‘It’s over there.’
He found the fake Lois at the gym he last visited. But he couldn’t get closer.
‘what?’
The energy felt from the fake Lois is not normal. He had a dignified posture no different from the guy I saw in the tower.
‘… That can’t be possible.’
I saw him die with my own eyes. And even if he came out of the tower, we set sail first, so no matter how much you think about it, the author is not real in terms of time.
Freddie unfolded his flag, checked his surroundings, and entered the training hall without hesitation.
And that time when I stand in front of Lois.
Shock-!
A sword strike so fast that it could be called the speed of light passed before Freddie’s eyes.
“Uh oh!”
He took a step back and fell backwards.
‘No, that’s ridiculous.’
The real Lois?
Without delay, he got up from his seat and prepared to leave Castle Strange.
‘It’s a trap.’
Otherwise, there is no way all the events would fit together like this. I decide that this is all a trap and try to run away.
In front of him, Verdin, a blond-haired child who had just arrived, blocked the road.
“It’s you. “The guy who targeted my father.”
“?!”
It was a fleeting moment, but Freddie felt it intuitively. His sixth sense screamed as he sensed danger.
‘I die right here.’
It was different from the fear I felt when I met Lois in the tower. All she had to do was make eye contact, and a picture of her own head falling was pictured in her mind.
strong.
Can’t win.
This guy might be as strong as Lois, no, even stronger.
‘We must run away.’
Weeeing-
The purple sphere swirling above Verdin’s hand made a menacing sound.
“Would you like to try?”
Freddie answered Verdin, spreading the bandage in all directions.
“It’s unfortunate, but I’ll call it a day and leave.”
“Do you think you can escape from Castle Strange?”
“Yes, I have already created a way to escape.”
He took out Bonnie’s red doll that he had hidden in his chest. Then, tap the doll’s head with your palm.
Hiss!
The red doll changed to blue, and Freddy disappeared from the spot.
But Verdin’s expression did not change.
“Rox, get him.”
Because Rox’s dolls have already spread throughout this area.
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Bonnie throws the blue doll on the ground and says a spell.
Hiss!
With the sound of wind cracking, the doll turned red and Freddy appeared.
“Whoa! “I almost fell behind.”
Bonnie asked, picking up the doll from the ground.
“what? Could it be that they caught you?”
“… Uh, no, that’s not the problem. “Something bigger than I thought happened.”
“Big deal? What?”
“It’s dangerous, so let’s get out of here first. “I will explain slowly as I go.”
Bonnie was puzzled by his actions, but had no choice but to follow. What should you do when they suddenly tell you it’s dangerous and tell you to run away?
I don’t know what happened inside, but it was clear that the operation had failed.
“Lois is really alive.”
“?! Oh, that’s ridiculous. “He’s still in the tower, right?”
“I thought so too-”
Freddy answered as he continued to look around with a frightened expression.
“It wasn’t.”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about… . So you’re saying there’s Lois in that castle?”
“okay.”
“Then do they also have the ability to move through space?”
“I don’t know that far. One thing is for sure, that kid found out my identity.”
Bonnie tilted her head.
“kid?”
“Yes, the youngest member of Strange who captured Monestier.”
After saying these words, the two fell silent. I tried my best only to escape. They were unable to escape Strange territory and faced a crisis.
Flutter!
A silver-haired knight who had been lying in ambush in the darkness appeared and stabbed Bonnie in the chest with a two-handed sword.
Crrrrr!
The giant’s arm came out of the ground and grabbed Freddy.
Pop!
“Mission accomplished. Verdin, I’m going back to the castle.”
fantasy,
