149. Deep Night (5)
Give up Emperor Bakal’s child.
Currently, the only royal family member here is Princess Christina.
Knowing that fact, everyone glanced at her.
“….”
Tina noticed this.
She swallowed deeply and looked at her chieftain.
“What do you plan to do when you find Your Majesty’s child?”
「I will kill you.」
The 100-year-old wolf answered her question firmly.
「The emperor killed my son and even recovered his body.」
The silver hair all over his body rose like thorns.
Just thinking about what happened back then makes my teeth tremble.
「So, I will kill that bastard’s child and leave no corpse behind.」
His voice was very calm.
He had suppressed his anger for so long that he had no strength left to get excited.
Just a reward for killing one’s own child.
I just want something in return.
“I see….”
The princess, who knew her father’s sorrow over the loss of her child, noticed his steadfastness.
And then, for a moment, he gently closed his eyelids, which were as beautiful as white snow.
“….”
The white-haired princess took a deep breath quietly.
Afterwards, he stood up proudly and spoke.
“I am the emperor’s daughter you wanted.”
I confessed proudly in front of everyone.
At this, the knights of Bakal looked up at her earnestly.
“Your Highness… !!”
However, the elders were different.
They just glanced at Tina, who faced her confidently with her mouth shut.
「A daughter is better than a father when she steps up for everyone.」
Elder Wolf spoke in a calm voice.
However, his red eyes still shimmered with a sea of blood.
「To lose such a wonderful daughter in vain. “There is no such great sadness.”
The old wolf, who was holding a stick, raised his huge paw.
No matter how old he was, his claws were weapons themselves.
――――――.
A powerful purple aura emanated from his claws.
The birds around him were also startled by that strange power and flew into the night sky.
「Did you say Christina?」
“Yes.”
The Elder Wolf slowly approached the Northern Princess.
「Seeing your courage, I will end it painlessly.」
Looking at that, I pursed my lips.
The opponents are 5 werewolves, including an elder wolf.
Because each and every one of them is of sword master level, it is like gathering all the knight commanders of the empire.
‘It’s more serious than the day of the purge….’
At that time, we were able to survive by attacking each other separately.
However, if we fought as a group with those guys….
No one will get out alive.
Originally, they were hiding in secret and working one by one.
They grabbed me and followed the leader….
It was almost like a living disaster.
“….”
I got my breathing in order.
Then, he secretly went back to the back of the camp and joined the hostages.
Because we have to find a way other than fighting.
「Close your eyes, princess.」
Elder Olf stopped right in front of Tina.
Then he raised his huge claws into the air.
「Let’s begin.」
That moment.
“… !”
The princess opened her closed eyes.
Thanks to her, her glacier-blue eyes sparkled.
“Please wait a moment.”
Is it because Tina came forward willingly?
The old wolf stopped for a moment with his front paw that was about to strike.
「Is there a will?」
Wolf asked with cold eyes.
“Yes, there is.”
The princess spoke clearly even before her death.
“I don’t care if I die. “If I can save everyone here.”
Tina took a deep breath of her own.
“But you want true revenge now, right?”
「What do you want to say?」
The wolf frowned and asked.
Then, Tina turned her head and looked at Elder Hummels.
“It was my father who gave permission to hunt werewolves. However, it was because of a report that your son killed the Bakal merchant!”
「My son was the tribal leader. “He was not a barbarian who killed innocent humans.”
The wolf spoke coldly to the annoyed princess.
“I know, all of this was misinformation.”
The Northern Princess raised her finger.
And he pointed to the old elder.
“The first request to hunt werewolves and the justification given by false reports were all his fault!”
「What… ?」
Elder Wolf paused at her words.
Then, with strength, Tina revealed her truth.
“Elder Hummels once showed off the black crystal necklace he made.”
The old elders who were listening all looked at the elder.
It seemed like it was true.
“And he explained that the black crystal he made contained the heart of a werewolf.”
“Princess, are you crazy now? When did I say that… !”
Hummels was furious and cut off the princess’s words.
“Hurry and cut down the princess, she is the emperor’s biological daughter you wanted!”
The werewolf frowned at the conflicting testimony of the two humans.
A situation where it is impossible to know who is right.
Then, Tina shouted firmly to turn the situation around.
“If you don’t believe me, let me tell you an even crueler truth.”
Tina pointed to her own left breast.
“I will explain exactly what I heard about how your son’s heart became a black crystal necklace.”
And, with her snow-white hair flowing, she spoke.
“If you listen to it and it is really a method of creating artifacts, it will be proven that Hummels is the real culprit.”
The elder gritted his teeth as he saw the princess retort clearly.
Then, the Elder Wolf raised his hand and commanded her to bring the old woman.
“Okay… !”
The large werewolves grabbed the elder from both sides.
Then, he was made to kneel on the floor.
「Tell me, princess. How my son died….」
The chief lowered his claws and held his staff with both hands.
And then, I sighed deeply.
“Yes, my son was captured alive at that time. However, I was immediately taken to Hummels’ workshop and only heard the news after that.”
「Alive….」
The voice of the father who lost her son began to tremble.
It was the same whether it was a human or a monster.
“Beat a live werewolf. So, it is said that he split her breasts after making her heart beat louder.”
「Keep going….」
The Elder Wolf’s huge arms trembled.
His old tree staff is shaking.
“Before the extracted heart stops, fresh blood is squeezed out and dropped into the black crystal. They say that only then can the essence of the werewolf be extracted.”
Elder Wolf said nothing more.
“If you purify a black crystal filled with blood and wear it as a necklace, you will gain the power of a werewolf to defend against any magic.”
I just listen in silence to how my son died.
“He boasted that he gave the necklace he made like that to his son.”
The princess finished speaking like this.
Then, the old wolf stumbled and bent his knees.
「Chief… !」
The werewolves supported the chieftain.
Then, the old wolf finally adjusted his posture, saying it was okay.
「It’s the same method used by shamans in the past. How to kill our isolated clan and harvest their power….」
Elder Wolf looked at Hummels.
Red tears flowed from the monster’s eyes as it looked at Nobu.
「And, that guy also used black magic… ?」
“….”
The elder pursed his lips.
It seemed like there was no way to turn the situation around anymore.
「Tell me, where is that black crystal?」
A question from a desperate father wolf.
In response to that question, Hummels firmly shook his head.
“What do you mean, where do I have that item?”
The elder looked at the other elders who had accompanied him so far.
And then, he urgently cried out for help.
“Please tell me, did I boast that I created the black crystal artifact?”
The elders gave no answer to his questions.
I just stay silent for fear of sparks flying.
“….”
The chief staggered and approached the old man.
Both of their faces were battered by the ravages of time.
As if the days left to live are not long.
「Even if I had to kill you, it wouldn’t be worth the life of my son, who was a prosperous son.」
The old knife mark on the bridge of his nose stood out.
「Because our clan can live at least 120 years.」
The scab had healed and hairs were growing sparsely.
「And, my son was only 20 years old when he died.」
My son will live for another 100 years.
A father who was deprived of the opportunity to see his coming-of-age ceremony, wedding, and grandchildren.
For him, Nobu’s execution was no compensation.
「So, I will also have to kill your son of a b*tch. “Are you here?”
In response to the old wolf’s question, Hummels firmly shook his head.
However, the monster could instinctively know by looking at the human eyes.
That he is lying.
「As expected, there is one.」
Elder Wolf looked at the knights of Bakal.
There are a total of 12 men among the kneeling hostages.
「It must be one of them.」
The wolf’s red eyes are full of skill.
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Following those eyes, Tina and the entire guard looked at the men.
「Say it. “Who is this old man’s child?”
The guards all shook their heads.
They originally came from different knight orders and first met in the guard unit.
「Okay, then the only option is to have them come out in person.」
The Elder Wolf raised his claws towards his old man.
Then, he looked coldly at the guards and shouted.
「If you don’t come out, I will kill your father.」
A purple air current hovered around the old wolf’s claws.
He was so resolute that he handled the execution himself rather than entrusting it to his subordinates.
「Even a young woman came forward for her father, so I guess that guy won’t die… ?」
Hummels looked at the huge paw looming over him.
Then he shouted in a loud voice towards the guards.
“Never come out!!”
His voice is loud even though he is old.
“When I die, gather the army and kill all these damn wolves!!”
Hummels shouted loudly as if he had prepared for death.
――――――!!
That moment.
The Elder Wolf struck the noisy old man in the neck.
Thump….
Thanks to this, the old elder’s head fell to the floor.
“….”
Christina, who was standing near her, shivered as black blood splattered on her own head.
The head of the dead old woman rolled at her feet.
「It seems like the father cared for her son quite a bit….」
The cause of this situation has been eliminated.
Afterwards, there was a moment of desolate silence at the campsite.
‘What happens if this happens?’
I, who was sandwiched between Bakal’s hostages, glanced up.
Everyone held their breath and looked at the Elder Wolf.
The old wolf was looking down at Hummels’ corpse with a vain expression.
“What are you going to do with me now…?” ?”
The white-haired princess gathered her courage and asked.
Then, the wolf looked at the princess and the guards with unfocused eyes.
「….」
And, he said.
In a very cruel voice.
「Of course I will continue to look for this man’s son.」
The werewolf wiped the old man’s blood off his claws.
Afterwards, he spoke with stern eyes.
「Because I realized how much he cares about his children.」
「The son of Hummels hiding there. “Come out immediately with the black crystal that made you my son.”
A wolf with raised claws dripping with fresh blood.
He said with his red eyes flashing.
「Otherwise, I will kill everyone here one by one. Until you come out.”
“… !”
All the humans in the camp fell into fear at his remarks.
Because Hummels’ death was only the beginning, not the end, of the incident.
“Since the elder died, it’s not over?!”
The men looked at each other.
Currently, there are a total of 20 knights from Bakal.
Of these, only four had the same hometown as Hummels.
And, among them….
“What should we do now…” .”
I, who had secretly been hiding, was also involved.
Among them, I cried, pretending to be an unfair suspect.
“Veil… ?”
Tina looked blankly at me, who voluntarily jumped into the dragon’s boat.
The same goes for Leah.
She frowned her mature eyes as she saw me jumping into limbs.
“What on earth are you thinking…?” ?”
The two women looked at me in confusion.
I gave them a ‘shh’ signal with my finger.
‘I will find this bastard’s son myself.’