Again-
Quiet and dark room.
The sound of ice hitting the glass.
There was strong whiskey in it, and Robert stared at the glass.
“What the hell were you trying to do, Levin.”
Robert took the glass of wine and shook it a little.
I looked at the glass and thought.
The stories we heard when we arrived at the Railer estate.
What did Leviian hear from Beatrix and make such a choice?
Because of the sacrifices made at Epomos?
Or was it because he was involved in necromancy?
Did he make such a choice as atonement for him?
There were many other options when it came to atonement for such things.
He could support those who were expelled from Epomos, and he could defeat the Astrians and Freds in the name of the Archmage.
But Levi didn’t.
What the hell was the purpose of creating such a magic book?
Besides this, I had a question.
-Heh heh, I think you might be the most outstanding of my students. I’m looking forward to it.
Levin used to say things like this as a habit.
– Disciples are like children. To an old man like me, I feel like a child even more.
Having said that, Levian expelled himself from the Empire.
When he lost his son, Levin felt like an enemy.
But, thinking about it slowly, there was no reason for that.
Robert just needed someone to blame.
It seemed like he couldn’t stand it when he thought that it was all his fault.
But when I found out the truth, I felt strange.
Levian expelled Robert to save his life.
Doing things I wouldn’t normally do.
“What about a guy like me?”
Robert took the glass to his mouth and sighed.
***
the next morning.
We packed our bags and prepared to leave the estate.
There was no reason to be there since we had harvested some of the necessary information from the Railer estate.
Luna’s parents came to meet us in front of the mansion.
“Dad mom. I’ll just go!”
“Yes, Luna. Be careful. I often write letters.”
“We will go.”
“Yes, I hope that the road ahead will be filled with light.”
Luna’s mother smiled and greeted us.
That was when everyone was going into the carriage.
“Hmmm… … . Rudy Astria?”
Luna’s father cleared his throat and came to me.
“I’m sorry last time. I misunderstood.”
“no.”
I smiled awkwardly.
“still. I liked you.”
“Me too, Luna’s father… … .”
“I hope to see you next time as a prospective son-in-law!”
“… … yes?”
Luna’s father held up his thumb with a strict face.
“Oh, no.”
“Rudy Astria, get in the wagon.”
Then Robert called me from behind.
“Okay, see you next time. reserve son-in-law.”
“Rudy Astria.”
“ah… … no.”
I returned to the carriage without saying anything to Luna’s father at Robert’s call.
There were only Luna and Robert in the carriage, just as they had when they first arrived.
Luna tilted her head as I entered the carriage.
“What did Dad say?”
“… … Nope. It was nothing.”
As I was about to pretend, Luna opened her eyes thinly.
“Uh… … .”
“It really wasn’t a big deal… … .”
When I said that, Luna smiled and opened her mouth.
“okay! Believe me!”
Actually, it wasn’t something I couldn’t say, but when I say something like this, ‘Your parents also allowed it!’ It seemed like something like this would come out.
So it’s better to pass it like this.
I looked at Robert to change the situation.
“Professor, where are you going?”
It is correct to return to the original destination of the Gotram estate where the mercenary union is located.
However, he decided to come to the mercenary union leader, Jacques, in about 5 days.
It’s not been 5 days yet, so I was wondering what to do.
“I just go to Gotram estate. There is nothing you can do anyway.”
“Whatever it is.”
“You just need to go there and do some lavish food with your money. In fact, it’s like the money I made for you.”
“Ahaha… … .”
So we headed to Gotram’s estate,
***
“Well… … .”
“Are you here? What kind of mercenary union or union is it?”
Rie frowned and looked at the building.
The mercenary union, which was used like a bar, was firmly closed.
Luna tilted her head and opened her mouth.
“uh… … Did you close the door for work?”
“Is there anyone who closes the union because of their work… … .”
I said to Luna like that.
Even the president of the union cannot close the door of the union itself.
Even if it was a union, it was only managed by the people at the bar and some office workers below it.
“Do you think it would be right to see what happened?”
Astina looked around calmly.
People around us looked at us strangely as we stood in front of the union.
Lie looked around at that figure all the time and then walked over to an old lady.
“hello.”
“Ah yes… … But, who… … .”
“These are people who just stopped by because of work in the estate. I have a question, do you know why the mercenary union became like this?”
Lee said with a friendly smile.
The old woman hesitated a little before opening her mouth.
“this… … They said a man named the union leader had an accident. The lord took him this morning.”
“… … Youngjoo? By the way, why are you closing the union door?”
“I don’t know about that either… … Did the union commit any crime?”
“The combination… … .”
As Li was having a conversation like that, the eyes around us were even more focused on us.
Robert saw the situation and led us.
“Let’s go inside and think about it.”
We grabbed an inn so inconspicuous and entered the room.
“What happened?”
Lee frowned and said.
“We don’t know. By the way, you are looking for information, how can you respond so quickly?”
What Robert asked Jacques to do was to find out about Epomos.
All you have to do is find information about it.
Jacques has been on the battlefield for a long time in the past, and is a veteran who has risen to the position of head of the mercenary union.
Does such a person ever get caught looking for information within a few days?
It was questionable.
I thought there could be some kind of mask, but it was so strange that the other person noticed this and caught it.
He wasn’t the person Zac was paying attention to in the Empire, he was just the mercenary’s union leader.
In fact, it was a location no different from the alley chief.
Robert thought for a moment before opening his mouth.
“I can think of a few reasons.”
“Why?”
“One is the probability that the child has searched for a very sensitive place in the Empire. However, I think this is low. Because even Jacques must have that kind of insight.”
“Hmm… … .”
There was a feeling he was insignificant, but I don’t think he was that stupid.
If he had been a really stupid person, he would not have been able to rise to the position of president of the union.
Luna tilted her head.
“Then you mean that the lord noticed it?”
“… … It may not have been found by the lord.”
I answered Luna’s words.
“Then in the Empire?”
“no.”
I said firmly.
The Empire could not react so quickly.
Especially since it happened in a territory far from the capital, I could be sure.
But did the lord arbitrarily capture the mercenary union leader?
This also didn’t make sense.
Clearly, the mercenary union leader said that even the lord was difficult to touch.
Also, the Empire did not know the details of Epomos, so it was difficult to find out what information Zach was digging up.
Of course, you would know it if you searched the Astrian family mansion where the information about Epomos was hidden, but in fact, if it was a place that the Astrian family was concerned about, there is a high probability of being caught immediately on the spot.
The sound that the lord was caught was proof that it wasn’t for that reason.
Robert spoke softly.
“It must be a rebel.”
I also agreed with this.
The information we were trying to find out was about epomos.
The reason I tried to find out was because of the rebels.
The guy who used necromantic magic who came to the academy.
I was looking for information to find out about him.
People from the outskirts, who were related to Epomos, could only think of the rebels as those who would respond quickly.
We were well aware that the rebels were joining forces with the nobles on the outskirts.
A similar thing happened when I was in my first year at Imgan School.
“Even if your opponent is like that.”
Rie said as she threw herself on the sofa.
“Now what are you going to do? Are you going to attack the lord?”
Astina shook her head.
“There is little reason for that. Rather, it can be the opposite. There is no evidence that the lord here is tied to the rebels.”
“So, let’s decide what to do.”
“Rescue Zac. I need to know what information he got.”
Robert stood up and said.
“Then what would you like to do?”
“I heard he was taken away this morning, so I don’t know what will happen to him if we delay. So I’m sneaking in tonight.”
Luna heard that and widened her eyes.
“… … Ambush!”
Luna, who shouted with her eyes twinkling, covered her mouth with her hand.
“… … it’s nothing.”
Do you have any desire for something like this? … .
Robert turned his head with a blank expression and looked at us.
“Let’s go buy a robe to cover up our clothes for now. We’re going to attack at night, so everyone, go to sleep now.”
“All right.”