56 – Catching the Tail (4)
Suddenly called a gangster?
When you say gangsters, you mean a group of bad people forming a gang to harass and extort good people.
Tekaruk was one of those things.
But you want to use such a gangster?
No matter how much the gangsters left, they wouldn’t have enough power to do anything to a single territory…
In the case of Tekaruk, it was possible because a female cat named Naibai possessed the lord.
“I don’t know exactly what you mean. Please elaborate… Oh my.”
Before I knew it, the great lord was staring at me with his gray, murky gaze.
Every time he comes back to his senses, he gives valuable advice, but drinking while doing it is a huge disadvantage…
You will have to go to the County of Tregel to understand exactly what this means.
* * * * *
In the evening, he gathered with his retainers and talked about the matter while having a meal.
Keita bobbed her head left and right, but she did not express any particular opinion.
Wolfert thought for a bit and then opened his mouth.
“Not all gangsters are neighborhood thugs, my lord. Some gangsters form a faction so large that they endanger the existence of the territory.”
“That may be possible. But such a story never came up during the meeting with Baron Gilan. If there were really gangsters controlling the County of Tregel, wouldn’t they have let us know?”
“Hmm… That’s true too. Could it be that he’s hiding something?”
Then Liana said.
“Well… From Baron Gilan’s point of view, it would be beneficial for us to take over the County of Tregel, but I think he might try to tell us at least one more thing that might be helpful.”
“That’s true, but shouldn’t we consider other possibilities?”
Wolfert didn’t mention exactly what the other possibilities were, but Lianna figured it out quickly.
“For example, are you going to use us to become a lord and then force us to die by pushing us back to a strong lord who can never be defeated because we might act as a risk factor later?”
“Well… I guess it’s something like that.”
Liana crossed her arms under her chest and closed her mouth, lost in her thoughts.
Wolfert’s statement makes some sense.
Lashio Gilan is not just an ordinary young man.
He didn’t just ask me directly, but in fact he implicitly agreed that I would kill his father.
He is that kind of person, so no matter what he says, you should not easily believe it.
Of course, that only applies to ordinary people.
As Liana said, if you fail, just kill him.
Even if I can’t take over this barony by killing him, at least I won’t be able to open my eyes and suffer.
In that respect, it is not a very important question what tricks Lashio is playing against us.
However, what is urgent right now is that we must find our territory as quickly as possible.
And the Tregel territory recommended by Lashio is a strong candidate.
But I don’t know what the big lord is talking about.
“Then there is nothing we can do. The only way is to go to the county in person like we did when working here, right?”
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I agreed with Liana.
“That’s the most accurate. Let’s do it that way. This time, I’ll go first and take a look, so the rest can wait.”
“No. I’m going with you.”
Liana uncrossed her arms and opened her mouth.
“I think this matter will be a bit complicated, so I’m going too. I’ll leave this to Captain Gunbi and the wizard.”
“You? But it might be dangerous.”
“I know how to protect myself too.”
Liana grinned, but I think she knew what she meant.
I think they are trying to keep an eye on me and follow me in case I go to the county alone and do something else…
“Okay, whatever. Okay, follow me.”
It’s uncomfortable, but it’s better than leaving it behind.
* * * * *
It was two days later that we crossed over to the County of Tregel.
Still, it was in accordance with Liana’s opinion that we should rest properly and work.
In the meantime, there was one thing that made me a little uncomfortable.
One day, Keita was in tears and was sitting alone in the hall of her inn, drinking her beer.
When I asked her what was going on, she said that Liana had stolen a lot of her money.
“Liana? She took your money? Why?”
“To be exact, I didn’t steal it.”
“Then what is it?”
“I played Mancala with the Chamberlain…”
Keita, who had defeated her overwhelmingly, heard that Liana had lost her mancala and eagerly challenged her to a game in order to rob Liana of her wallet as well.
But the result…
“She lost all ten rounds…? To Liana…?”
“Yes… The lord clearly said that the chamberlain had won…! So I couldn’t believe it so I kept asking to do it again…”
Wait a minute. What is this sound?
Every time Liana played Mancala with me, she lost.
And Keita never lost to me.
In that case, Liana, who lost to me, must lose to Keita, who defeated me.
But Liana beat Keita 10 times…?
No, how on earth does that even make sense?
Could it be that Liana… Did she lose to me on purpose…?
What are you doing? Why on earth?
The more you know, the more strange things become…
* * * * *
The day we decided to move to the Tregel territory.
Liana and I packed a few simple things into our bags and went to the back yard of the inn.
Keita was already waiting there with the portal open.
“Did I do it right this time?”
“Of course, my lord. I wonder if I’ll make the same mistake twice.”
“Then I’ll come back.”
“Take care, my lord. Chamberlain.”
I came out through the portal opened by Keita, and sure enough, it was different.
“Where am I?”
“At least I hope it’s not just another territory.”
Standing in the wilderness, Liana and I looked around.
All I could see around me were just trees, grass, and mountains.
“I have to go back and ask Keita to open the portal again.”
I was just turning to the portal when Lyana grabbed my arm.
“Wait a minute, my lord. I knew this would happen and brought a map.”
“I think it would be faster to just go back and open the portal.”
“That’s not true. It’s been a while since you two came out together.”
Has it been a while?
It seems like it’s been a long time, but if you think about it, it’s not that old.
Not even a month has passed since I left Caple Tower until today.
Since Liana had already laid out the map on the floor and was looking around, she decided to just follow her opinion.
In fact, she has never suffered a loss by listening to Liana’s words until now.
Liana is smart (she thought she was stupid at first) and she is a woman of good judgment.
She also defeated Mancala ten games in a row against the wizard.
“I think that’s roughly where we are. Fortunately, it’s inside the Tregel territory. It’s just away from the city center.”
“It will take several hours to walk.”
“Maybe? Let’s go.”
We took the map and started walking in the direction of the city center.
As I walked in the warm spring sunlight, it seemed like it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go like this without necessarily opening another dimension like Liana said.
“But what on earth do you think this gangster is?”
“I don’t know. If he’s a gangster, he’s a gangster… But… Hmm… What is it, really?”
Liana tilted her head as if she really didn’t know.
“Isn’t this something like this? Do you remember the Viscounty of Tousenne of the Berabce Royal Palace in the past?”
“Those who made and sold drugs.”
“If it’s an organization that deals with drugs, it’s powerful enough to shake up the territory.”
“Why?”
“Drugs are so addictive that if you do it once, you keep wanting it, right? So, the price you pay is the price, and you raise that much money. And if you have a lot of money, you can do anything. Of course, you can bribe, assassinate, and threaten. “By increasing the number of members and arming them, it becomes almost like an army.”
I looked at Liana, shutting her mouth.
“Why, my lord? Did I say something wrong?”
“How do you know so well?”
“What is it? A drug organization?”
“That and other things as well.”
Liana laughed as if it was nothing special.
“These are all things you learn at Shinsung University.”
“Where priests are raised?”
“I think I told you this last time. Saints are not people who pray in temples. They don’t know what kind of dangerous situations they might face, so they teach them everything. Saints who use divine power are very valuable human resources. They increase the survival rate. Should I say it’s a method?”
“I don’t know why valuable human resources were let go.”
At my words, Liana closed her mouth and only smiled.
One thing has become clear.
If she really was a saint, Liana wouldn’t have been kicked out for her big breasts and butt.
She honestly didn’t completely believe me when she first told me that she was kicked out for having a lewd body, but now she really can’t believe me.
There are definitely other reasons.
There is a reason so fatal that a precious person who uses divine power must be kicked out.
But of course I won’t say it.
And if she is not a saint… What kind of past does she have?
“Huh? Look over there!”
Liana stretched out her hand and pointed somewhere.
She looked over and saw something running quickly, raising a lot of dust from her body.
Looking closely, it was dozens of cavalrymen on horses.
They were all wearing plate armor and helmets and holding long spears and flags.
“Where are we going?”
“Isn’t it training? If we are going on a mission, not only cavalry, but also reserve horses, servants, and combat infantry will be mobilized as much as that ship.”
After saying that, Liana was surprised by what she said and kept her mouth shut.
Really… What are you, Liana…