Chapter 107: Family (5)
Frontier lowered his head. Fili saw that for a moment.
Perhaps Frontier would really follow Fili’s wishes in that case. No matter what kind of order it is.
That is a sign of trust in Fili, but it also means that one is absolutely certain of the existence of the wind catcher.
‘A wind catcher… … .’
Philly also agreed with Frontier’s thoughts.
A disturbing voice being felt within the empire right now. No matter how famous Frontier was and how much circumstantial evidence there was, it is strange that it was gathered together to this extent. There is a being who intended this situation.
‘The problem is how to find it.’
It goes without saying, but the empire is large and there are many people. Even if it is vaguely called a wind catcher, it is difficult to know where to start.
Perhaps Frondier knew this and asked Fili for help. There is no one more qualified than Philly for this matter. No matter how large the empire is, if you overdo it a bit, Fili’s hand can reach anywhere.
“But still, there are no hints. “It would be nice if we could narrow it down.”
“He must be a person with some power. It would take a significant number of people to inflate a rumor like this. At least you will be in a position to command people.”
Frondier said. Fili nodded.
Additionally, you should be somewhat familiar with Frontier. Rumors without any basis are nothing more than gossip. In order for people to truly have doubts, a certain possibility must be presented.
‘I’m sure you’ve done quite a bit of research on Frontier. Or you knew it from the beginning. If it’s the former, it’s not easy to narrow it down, but if it’s the latter… … .’
Frontier is a celebrity now, so it’s not that difficult if you put your mind to researching it. Plus, since he’s a celebrity, there’s a good chance he’ll be worth investigating. So, it is quite possible that they did their research first before catching wind of it.
However, in the case of the latter, since it means that he is related to Frontier, the scope is immediately reduced.
“I don’t have much time. If we leave it like this, Frontier’s position could be in danger. “In this case, speed is the key.”
“That’s right.”
Once you start a fire, rumors burn on their own. A wind catcher literally just brings in wind. From then on, there is no need to use a wind catcher. People will inflate the story on their own.
At that time, Elysia muttered softly.
“… … hour.”
One word that Fili said somehow remained in Elysia’s mind. Her head started spinning.
‘If I were someone who hired a wind catcher.’
Elysia inherited her cool-headedness and calculating ability from Fili.
In addition, Elysia knows the ‘psychology of the dark side’. Empirically.
A windbreaker, a powerful figure, and a significant number of people.
Time to rush.
“… … “You definitely don’t want to get caught.”
Elysia muttered.
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Frondier looked at her, unable to understand the meaning of the words for a moment. Elysia noticed the gaze and waved her hand.
“Oh, no, I’m just talking to myself.”
“May I ask what you mean?”
“Hmm. “If I were the wind catcher, or someone who handled the wind catch.”
Saying that, Elysia lowered her eyes a little.
“You don’t want to get caught, right? The fact is that this rumor was caused by a wind catcher. “Only then will it be difficult to form the desired public opinion.”
“… … Yes. “If you find out that it is not a pure rumor, you will doubt the truth of the rumor itself again.”
“okay. But Frondier realized that there would be a wind catcher. “You don’t even know who the wind catcher is.”
Frontier felt the presence of a wind catcher in this situation.
That’s not because there is clear evidence.
There is no way the rumor could grow so quickly and this big. And with any intention.
Because I thought so.
In other words, in other words,
“If the other person had taken enough time, this wouldn’t have happened. “If the rumor had grown slowly and enough time had been spent maintaining the current base, the Frontier would have already been in a dangerous situation by the time the wind catcher’s existence was realized.”
“… … ah.”
Yes. The reason the empire is currently abuzz with talk about Frontier is because the rumors are not just empty.
There is some basis, and there are also obvious mistakes made by Frontier. So the other party was able to proceed with things much more easily than this.
“But I didn’t do that. No, should I say I couldn’t do it? In the end, Frontier began to become suspicious of this strange speed and size.”
“So, that means the enemy is the same.”
“okay.”
Elysia nodded.
“If you’re pressed for time, maybe your opponent is the same way?”
* * *
Prison Obsidian.
As the empire’s greatest prison, it was incarcerating more people than ever before.
This is because after the war with Mangot, all the major figures gathered here.
Of course, many people were executed because they were high treasoners targeting the emperor, but still, not all important people were killed.
There is a person whose judgment is still being withheld for reasons other than the nature of the crime.
“That bastard has no intention of opening his mouth.”
Obsidian’s prison warden, Esther, said.
She is now welcoming a rare guest. The guest nodded heavily after hearing Esther’s words.
Agier de Roach.
He came to Obsidian.
The two saw someone sitting quietly beyond the glass window.
A man with his mouth tightly shut even though several hours have already passed in the interrogation room.
“I thought so. There is no way you would open your mouth that easily.”
Atjie said.
“If it were the center of Mangot, that would be enough.”
The man in the window was Hagley.
Atjie came here today to research ‘ancient languages’.
An ancient fish discovered inside Mangot. It goes without saying that Hagley is related to ancient languages.
Additionally, he may be the only person who may be able to decipher ancient languages.
“I don’t understand. “I’m not specifically asking you to betray Mangot, and just talking about the ancient language will lower your sentence considerably, but you’re refusing a deal like this.”
“Maybe it was a bigger betrayal on Hagley’s part.”
Esther’s eyes twinkled coldly at Ajie’s answer.
“… … In other words, it is definitely true that he knows something about ancient languages.”
“I guess so.”
Atjie stood up.
“As expected, I need to talk about it.”
“Interrogation doesn’t work on him.”
“yes. I also don’t expect to get anything out of it. But there are some things you only know when you see them in person.”
“For example?”
“Like how many moles there are on your face.”
Is this a joke? Ajie’s expression is so serious that it is difficult to tell.
Ajie trotted over and opened the interrogation room.
Hagley, who had seemed uninterested in anything until then, looked at Ajie and widened his eyes a little.
But soon my eyes sank as if I was disappointed.
“… … “What was it, was it you?”
“Who did you mistake me for?”
“Who could it be? “It’s Frontier.”
Adjie sat across from Hagley.
“My brother and I don’t really look alike.”
Frontier with a languid and loose face, Azier with a sharp expression. Although they are brothers, it is very easy to tell them apart.
But Hagley said:
“I guess you don’t know. You guys look quite similar. “Frondier himself probably feels it.”
“… … You seem to know quite a bit about Frontier. “Why were you looking for my brother?”
“I was looking for it, but it’s quite the opposite. “He’s a guy I never want to meet.”
“Why?”
Hagley’s expression frowned, as if he had just remembered Frondier’s face.
At that moment, Atzier realized that Hagley’s knowledge of Frondier was not just a bluff.
“That guy’s thoughts are sinister. Yeah, I’m different from you in that respect. I admit it. “Your brother is not as pure or upright as you.”
Esther, who was listening from across the window, nodded without realizing it.
It is a matter of some thought whether Azier is pure, but compared to Frontier, it can be said to be very clear and clean.
“But are you also here to get something from me? Azier de Roach.”
“If I ask, will you answer?”
“of course. I have responded kindly to everything so far. “I don’t know why you’re still holding me here.”
Hagley shook his head. The acting was quite good as he had a really tired look on his face.
“Then I ask too. Sentences written in ancient language on Mangot. “What does it say?”
“I do not know.”
“I hear a completely different answer from what I said just moments ago. “Although the answer was as expected.”
“So I really don’t know. “I’ve been saying this for a while now, but why do you think I can read ancient languages?”
“There’s an ancient language in your hideout.”
“okay. The hideout was set up ‘because there is an ancient language’. Hey Azie. I don’t know what you’re mistaken about, but ancient language is literally a language used in ‘ancient times’. There’s no way he wrote that down later. We, like you, are said to have ‘discovered’ it. “I just discovered it earlier.”
okay. I knew that.
The letters discovered by the imperial scholars who arrived at Mangot were all damaged over a long period of time and showed severe signs of wear.
But on the other hand, it was difficult to think that it was written so long ago. At least, the state of preservation was too good to think that it was written when ancient languages were used.
Ajie said.
“We found traces of numerous research materials within the cave. “It was already mostly burnt marks.”
“Well, that’s right. “When I left, the war was already over.”
Hagley issued an order early on during the war to abolish all research on ancient languages. I didn’t think Belphegor would lose, but at least I had already judged that it would be impossible for the ‘Shepherds of Cape Ten Thousand Cape’ to reach the imperial palace.
As it turned out, he was right. Mangot has been defeated, and scholars from the empire are searching the inside of Mangot like teeth.
“You’ve done that much research, but you can’t read ancient languages?”
“If you want to ridicule our research results, feel free to do so. “Because I’m laughing too.”
The story doesn’t work.
Then Hagley said:
“If you’re that curious about the sentence written there, you can show it to your younger brother.”
“… … “What do you mean?”
“What are you talking about?”
Hagley twists his mouth there.
“Because Frontiere can read ancient languages.”
“… … what?”
Ajie makes a meaningful expression for the first time since coming here. As if that was interesting, Hagley continued talking.
“Oh my, didn’t you know? Frontier has the talent to interpret ancient languages. I found it and lured it to Mangot. Even add a female subordinate. “By doing that, you can learn ancient languages well.”
Hagley says with excitement.
Of course he knew.
That Frontier ‘intentionally’ taught us about the ancient language.
Looking back now, the knowledge that Frondier conveyed to Mangot through Selena was nothing more than a side note, and the main point was kept secretly.
Since Selena betrayed Mangot and stood next to Frondier, I think this is almost certain.
one.
Atjie doesn’t know.
“Thanks to you, I learned quite a bit about ancient languages. Hey Aji, ancient languages are originally written with mana. So now that the mana mixed with the letters has been lost, they cannot be deciphered. Unless you have a natural talent like Frontier. Well, he didn’t know everything after all. In the end, I couldn’t decipher the sentence on Mangot.”
“… … Cut the bullsh*t. My younger brother has that ability… … .”
“You can’t possibly have it?”
Ajie stopped talking there.
Hagley twists his lips and speaks mockingly.
“Would it be difficult if Frontier had such an ability? Azzie. From the way you say it, no one in the Roach family noticed that talent? After being together as a family for such a long time! ha ha ha! Ah, it really is a sword! Indeed, it is Jean Ampere and his children who are named after the iron wall!”
Quang!
Ajie’s kick.
The table in the center was pushed, knocking Hagley down.
“Ugh!”
Stepping forward, Ajie walked over to Hagley, who had fallen, grabbed him by the collar, and threw him against the wall.
bang!
The window that Esther is looking at rings as if it is breaking, and Adzie grabs Hagley by the collar and lifts her up.
“for a moment! Mr. Ajie!”
Esther shouts from across the room, but of course she is not heard in the interrogation room. Even if I could hear it, I would have ignored it.
“I’ll kill you here.”
“Great, hahahaha. okay! Do it! Now that Mangot’s plan has collapsed, my life has no value! It was right to die a long time ago! Azier de Roach! It would be quite an honor to die for you! Ha ha ha ha ha!”
Wow
Atjie’s molars gained strength.
Sword, Ajie.
Hagley still shouts at him, who even causes cold anger.
“Azzie! It was I who recognized Frontier’s talent! “It’s a talent that even you, my older brother, don’t know about!”
“Still talking nonsense…” … !”
“As long as you live with the stigma of incompetence on Frondier’s appearance.”
Pow!
“Oops!”
Ajie’s fist hits Hagley in the face.
Still, Hagley’s mouth doesn’t rest.
As Ajie continued to beat Hagley, his cursed voice continued.
“Meanwhile! Discover Frontier’s talent, voila! I worked hard to make it bloom! ha ha ha! The reason he is so diligent about research is you guys, gag! Thanks to you guys! I discovered a talent in myself that I thought I had no talent for. Just work hard! Because no one would have ever acknowledged him! That’s something to be thankful for! “This is a family that instills inferiority in its children!”
Quang!
“aaah!”
Ajie slammed Hagley to the floor.
Ajie attacked on top of him. Hagley still shows no signs of calming down.
Esther rushed over and opened the door to the interrogation room.
Hagley, who saw this, smiled and said to Atjie.
“hehehehe, that’s right. Knowing nothing but strength is the symbol of Roach. It’s a sword and weapon that only cares about killing monsters! So there is no way that Frontier’s talent would be recognized! He probably didn’t have the slightest patience and just cleaned up Frondier like he was clearing something! So it came to me!”
“Shut up. In the end, you guys who lost dare… … !”
“Frondier, his greatest misfortune is that he was born into the family of Roach!”
Adjie pressed down on Hagley’s neck. Pain and pressure weigh down Hagley all at once.
If things continue like this for a while, Hagley will soon lose consciousness.
Meanwhile, in a voice that barely comes out, Hagley spits out as if his ears were ringing.
“Yes, what did they do… … .”
“… … !”
“Lazy, things… … .”
Tuk
Hagley’s hand fell.
Seeing Hagley unconscious, Azier slowly got up.