Episode 86. Three Swords.
Two of the Pentagrams, who are said to be the henchmen of Apostle Baphomet, Freddie and Bonnie, have been captured in Castle Strange.
They were defeated without even having a proper battle, so the two of them made up excuses to deny this fact as if it was difficult to believe.
“If only I hadn’t broken my doll, you guys could have just defeated me!”
Bonnie struggled loudly. The chains on her arms scraped the floor and made a clanging sound.
Crumbling, rumbling.
Verdin didn’t care about her reaction.
She couldn’t run away anyway, and the plan she had set up worked perfectly.
However, one thing that is unfortunate is that the enemy that fell into the trap was the tail, not the head.
“Shall I kill you?”
The silver-haired knight who had captured Bonnie drew his sword.
She was a new knight who appeared with Beth at the tower, wearing armor with Strange’s symbol engraved on it.
Verdin looked her up and down and asked vaguely.
“What is your name?”
“This is Yuliana. “I belong to the unit of Count Bess, commander of the 1st Guardian Knights.”
“You have decent skills.”
Yuliana blushed in embarrassment.
“I don’t know how to answer when you say that.”
Verdin smiled lightly as if her reaction was funny, then walked closer and returned the sword to its sheath.
Crash.
“I will take care of these. Now go back to Beth.”
“Is that okay?”
“sure. As for the black scabbard, the situation in the Legion is not going well right now, so I should send it to Beth so she can use it.”
The conversation was simple.
Verdin gives orders and she must carry them out.
Even though he was not her immediate superior, it was only natural for Yuliana to follow his orders.
The Guardian Knights are like Strange’s heart.
“I will follow your orders. If by any chance we encounter an enemy on our way back to the Legion, is it okay if we return to the castle?”
“Then I am grateful. However, if there is nothing to do, please go straight to Beth and tell her what happened here.”
“All right.”
With these words, Yuliana left.
Freddie and Bonnie watched the situation with tense expressions.
He was interrogated about this incident by Saint Maria Theresa, who arrived shortly afterwards.
slap.
“… Sir Verdin, I will do my best without killing you this time.”
“You can kill me. However, the place where my father is must not be dirty. “Let me guide you to the dungeon.”
* * *
Incessant screams rang out from the dungeons of Strange Castle.
The interrogation, which lasted for half a day without stopping, ended only around meal time, and after being informed of the subsequent torture, Freddie looked at the ground blankly, as if he had lost his mind, and let out a laugh.
“Hit me… Recover… Hit, recover. Hit, recover! “Are you really demons and not humans?!”
Bonnie, who was being interrogated with him, was drooling and shaking.
“I, I want to get out of here quickly. you… If you know anything, just tell me quickly. “If this continues, we’ll both go crazy!”
“Shut up, Bonnie! “Can you still say that you are a pentagram?”
“Freddy, please. “If we both die, what’s the point of the pentagram or anything?”
Freddy mustered up all his strength and glared at Bonnie.
“Even if you die, try to protect the pride of Omangseong. We must not forget that we are the chosen ones for the tower. “The saint said that even when she dies, she will not die, and the eternal world awaits us.”
“rather… kill me Kill me! “I can’t stand this crazy behavior any longer!!”
I listened to their conversation outside the door, and when my anger reached its peak, I entered the prison.
Kwiik-thud.
Freddie and Bonnie looked at me at the same time. Their eyes were full of fear.
Until half a day ago, he was glaring at me like he was going to kill me in the training hall. Now I’m so scared that I can’t even make eye contact.
“It’s nice to see.”
I dropped the two daggers I had prepared in advance at their feet.
Dangrang.
Then he released the chains that were constricting his feet.
Crash.
“Those who want to die, let them die. Theresa will be back soon after the meal is over. “This will be your only chance to die.”
Bonnie’s pupils trembled violently, as if there had been an earthquake. Although he said he wanted to die because he would be tortured, he could not make a choice because he was so close to his death.
Probably anyone would have had the same reaction as her. What can you choose between eternal death and endless suffering?
Freddie didn’t seem to like my suggestion, so he bit his lip so hard that it bled.
“f*ck off, Strange’s kid.”
“Oh, even after being treated like that, I’m not discouraged yet. “I’ll give that one point a high opinion.”
“Get out now before I kill you.”
“Kill me? you me? how?”
“this… “You damn bastard!”
Freddie resisted greatly.
The shackles that bound his hands scratched hard against the wall and made a screeching sound.
Crumbling!
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“It was a good try. “If I had been one step closer, my fist might have touched.”
“… damn!”
I looked back and forth between Freddy and Bonnie, then sighed heavily with a sad expression on my face.
ha-
“This is so pitiful. Both of them seem to be quite good at their skills, enough to make their names known among adventurers. It’s a pity to see them suffer so much after coming all the way here without knowing that they were betrayed. “If I hadn’t met him, I would have joined a good mercenary group or party and been active by now.”
Freddie, who was listening to my story, pricked up his ears. I could tell his reaction by his dilated pupils and quivering lips.
‘I guess he was thinking about the possibility of being betrayed himself.’
The guy who had been relatively calm reacted right away.
“… “We were betrayed?”
I got caught.
I turned away and shrugged.
“Then you still don’t know? “Am I naive or stupid?”
“Now, wait a minute. “Who betrayed us?”
“Who would it be? “You just have to think about who sent you here.”
Now their judgment has been clouded by the torture. Freddie was swayed by the words I was throwing at him.
It may not be certain, but it creates a seed of doubt.
‘This is enough.’
I asked the two, shaking the key to the shackles that bound them.
“From now on, I will release you. Well, the choice is yours, either die here or run away.”
Crash.
I took off the shackles that bound their hands and feet. However, the Orichalcon ‘Sealing Stone’ that was tied around his neck to prevent him from rebelling was left in place.
“scram.”
Freddie and Bonnie looked at me in disbelief.
With these words, I leisurely left the dungeon. There was no need for further conversation.
Anyway, from now on, no matter what they try to do, they will be like marbles playing in the palm of my hand.
* * *
Freddie was in trouble.
Even though his enemy freed him, he couldn’t decide whether to leave the dungeon or not.
“What are you doing? “If you don’t get out now, you might get caught again!”
Bonnie urged.
“wait. “This could be a trap too.”
“Of course it’s a trap, idiot! If I don’t leave now, I’ll die anyway. That damn… “Let’s get out quickly before the damn bitch comes!”
“Holy shit… It’s obvious that they’re planning to chase after us and attack us all. Our colleagues will be looking for us by now, so if we go out… … .”
“Then die or die, you idiot!”
However, the two couldn’t just stay in the dungeon. If time passes like this, the woman named Theresia who was torturing them will return.
I can never bear that pain again. Either we kill ourselves with the dagger that is now in front of us.
Otherwise, I had to leave this place and find a way and a way to fix this.
‘but.’
To do that, I had to go to Matteo Ricci again, but I was worried because there was a small, but small, possibility that he was a traitor.
“Bonnie.”
“huh?”
“Who was the person who suggested Omangseong to you?”
“Who is Monestier?”
“yes. “I was also brought by Monestier.”
“But why is that?”
“… Do you know who brought Matteo Ricci?”
Bonnie shook her head.
“I don’t know, old man. It seems like you met Monestier before us. what… . “We used to see each other once or twice a year, so I don’t know for sure.”
In Freddie’s mind, the traitors were narrowed down to three people.
One is ‘Duke Katharina’ who sent herself to Castle Strange.
Another one is ‘Mateo Ricci’ who gave orders to meet Duke Catarina.
and.
“Do you suspect that the old man is a traitor?”
Bonnie asked cautiously.
Freddie responded by touching the sealing stone tied around his neck.
Chijijik-
“okay.”
“Oh, probably not. I was the one who started this operation first, right? “If that old man had planned it, he would have given the order first.”
“I guess so. But what if you joined hands with Matteo Ricci and tried to rob me?”
“… What are you talking about.”
“Then it makes sense. “I think I can now understand why Strange’s kid let us go.”
Bonnie, who was talking, got irritated and pointed at me.
“What kind of bullshit is that! “So you’re saying I joined hands with Yeonggam and betrayed you?”
“I thought that might be the case.”
“Why us, why me? “What would you do such a thing for?”
“My place.”
“Your seat?”
“I know. “The person you two have wanted to put in our pentagram for a long time.”
After speaking, Freddie’s eyes deepened.
* * *
Matteo Ricci, the leader of Omangseong, gave a monologue while touching his treated arm.
“It’s strange, those people who should have returned by now still haven’t contacted me.”
He appeared to be anxious, continuing to walk in place and fidgeting.
“Calm down, Captain. After all, wasn’t Freddie next to Bonnie? Even if something happens, you will handle it well and come back.”
“… That’s right, Katarina has already been caught by us anyway, so she won’t betray us.”
What if we spread the word about what order she commissioned us to do? This becomes an incident so big that it cannot be controlled.
If Bonnie and Freddie went out together and something went wrong, it could have been so bad that it couldn’t be resolved.
Turf, plod, trudge.
As soon as I finished speaking, Bonnie walked into the hideout. A very secret area within the Legion.
“Hey, old man, we’re in big trouble… . Freddie… . Freddie… . “Freddy betrayed us.”
After saying these words, Bonnie lost consciousness and fell forward.
dump.
fantasy,
