It is said that the memorial service is held after a month of mourning, followed by a week-long funeral, and then a week of memorial events.
On the last day, a funeral is held, and if you include the mourning period, it takes a total of a little less than two months.
While the Church of the Holy Kingdom is already exerting a lot of influence throughout the continent, it is natural that the entire continent is in turmoil as their leader, the Pope, has died.
In the case of Baran, he might not have been able to see the funeral if he didn’t move quickly, but Brilliant was different.
Compared to Rosaria and Varan, Brilliant is much closer to the Holy Kingdom.
Brilliant’s delegation completed preparations and departed leisurely.
“Are you Lord Ren Argen?”
Time for the delegation to take a short break.
A woman with half-braided black hair got out of the carriage near Travis and approached Ren to say hello.
“My name is Bianca Travis.”
Bianca, wearing a black long dress with a tight-fitting silhouette, round neckline, and long sleeves, looks at Ren with curious eyes.
Len had been to the Travis family a few times, but since it was his first time seeing Bianca, he greeted him politely.
“This is Ren Argen. I have heard many words. “She is the daughter whom the head of the Layton family cherishes.”
“Not really. “Are you so busy with work every day that you barely even talk to me?”
“You must have felt uneasy. Because you were so busy, I barely got to see you. “Perhaps the reason I brought you to this mission was to have a conversation that we haven’t had before?”
Bianca smiles meaningfully at Ren’s comfort. She lightly covers her mouth and smiles.
“You don’t know my dad very well yet, do you?”
“That may be so. “I was busy too, so I couldn’t talk much with the matriarch.”
“Are you busy? “I think I caught it for no reason.”
“no.”
“I just came to say hello today. “Let’s talk next time we get a chance.”
“All right.”
She bows lightly and turns around. All the knights and workers gathered around were focused on her.
“I feel strong. “I feel strong!”
“How can you be so beautiful?”
“It seems like there is a flower scent in this place filled with the smell of sweat.”
The knights around continued to pour out exclamations of exclamation.
“Did you say she was Layton Travis’ daughter?”
Basil, who was next to me, muttered.
“You don’t look like your father at all. “How did you end up with a daughter like that?”
“Basil.”
“I understand. No, boss. Why should I look out for Layton? Am I not second in command? “Isn’t Travis also one of the captain’s forces?”
Why does that damn second-in-command keep appearing?
Honestly, when it comes to force alone, Basil is number one. By recovering my body and overcoming the wall, I have reached the level of a more chaste master.
The situation might be different if there was an actual fight, but in terms of status alone, he was no different than Ren.
“Be accepted by others. Then I will recognize you as second in command.”
“hahahahaha! “It’s that easy.”
Basil smiles brightly as if it is no big deal and moves somewhere. This was where Leighton Travis was.
Does Ren really have to fight? With that in mind, I turned off my mind and did what I had to do.
After a while, you can feel the scorching heat from afar.
Basil and Layton were heating up the atmosphere by boosting each other’s momentum.
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The knights around him also felt the atmosphere and became stiff.
“Who on earth is this person to be at odds with the Layton family head like that?”
“her… … , I heard that Lord Ren brought him here, so I thought he might have something, but I never thought it would be like that… … .”
“It’s crazy. Hey, Captain Ren… , no. The people brought by General Ren are different no matter what. “You’re withstanding Layton’s momentum, right?”
Andrew of the Knights of the Golden Temple exclaimed in admiration as he slapped Dominic on the arm.
“What do you think, Captain?”
Dominic asked Jeffman, who was looking at the two in silence from the side.
“You brought a monster.”
Even Jeffman, who was a senior knight at the rank of lieutenant, could not be easily guessed. I thought I was just a middle-aged person who knew how to swing a sword, but it was beyond my imagination.
The atmosphere that seemed like something might happen at any moment suddenly subsides.
Basil, shaking his shoulders, stopped fighting with Layton and returned to Ren.
Those around us who were watching the scene breathed a sigh of relief. This was because I had no idea what attitude I should take when the fight actually started.
Since Ren was just watching them without stopping them, I couldn’t go and stop them willingly.
“As expected, it’s not easy for all the knights below the captain.”
“What if you don’t show even half of your original skills?”
“hahahahaha, but we can’t fight even though we’re all on the same team, right?”
Ren shook his head and entered the carriage.
In the first place, Basil wasn’t trying to suppress Layton. It’s just a performance to make one’s presence known to those around him.
It was not yet time to announce the return of the Mercenary King, so he kept it hidden, but at least he had to reveal some of Basil’s skills to his allies.
That way, when we actually go into battle, we will listen to Basil’s words.
Basil just figured out that Layton was the strongest person here, aside from Ren, and deliberately started a fight with him.
To appeal that I have skills that are at least comparable to his.
‘He looks cheerful and cool on the outside, but he is an old man with hundreds of snakes coiled up inside him. I don’t need to worry.’
Is there some reason why he calls himself second in command or second in command whenever he goes somewhere?
‘I don’t know about that.’
After the little skit, Brillant’s delegation spotted another group of wagon trains on their way.
“stop.”
A flag depicting a red bird with its mouth open on a blue background is hung in the middle of the procession.
“Where is it?”
“It’s the Wallenberg family.”
At Basil’s words, Ren got off the carriage.
Wallenberg family.
One of the influential families in the Baran Empire. Did you say that the territory is large, the level of the family’s knights is very high, and the head of the family has reached the level of a master?
Rendo Wallenberg, who doesn’t know much about Baran’s nobles, is a family of considerable prestige.
‘Wallenberg has arrived.’
I thought I might meet a delegation from another country on the way, but I never thought it would be Wallenberg.
Who did Wallenberg send?
It is a memorial service for the Pope. Even if the head of the family didn’t have to go to Seongguk herself, she wouldn’t have sent her child away.
The door of the carriage in front opened and someone got out.
A man with brown hair with soft, naturally curved waves. With his slitted eyes raised, he trudges towards us without hiding his discomfort at all.
The knights of the family follow him. The size of the delegation is also quite large for a single family. It probably wouldn’t have been bigger than Brilliant if it weren’t for Full Gather’s support.
The man standing in front of Ren looked him up and down and smiled shallowly.
“This is Prince Milo Wallenberg of the Wallenberg family.”
Instead of opening his mouth, the vassal next to him introduced him instead.
‘Ha, it’s been a long time since I was so openly ignored.’
What’s a representative of Brilliant’s delegation to do? An expression that says.
The corner of Ren’s mouth, which was trying to get over it, gradually twitches.
“What are you doing now-.”
Jeffman, who was next to him, frowned and tried to argue, but Ren raised his hand to stop him.
Basil looked at Milo with interest, hiding his expression behind a mask.
‘As expected, since I come under the command, quite interesting things continue to unfold. Do you want to have a fight with Wallenberg?’
It was something I never thought about when I was a mercenary, but now Basil also has power. It’s also quite strong.
They were guys I didn’t like very much, and at this point, I felt like the captain wanted to have a big fight with those guys.
‘Tsk.’
Ren clicked his tongue and thought hard. How should I accept this arrogant brat?
I wanted to hit this guy’s head on the ground right here and make him bow his head, but that might have resulted in too much trouble.
Kali’s voice came as I was considering various situations in my head.
“Oh, really, it’s annoying.”
She, who was leaning against the carriage, frowned, mumbled, and walked up to Ren’s side.
“Why are you measuring it like this? Do you want to do that even after being treated like this by these idiots?”
“Well, well… … ? “What did you say just now?”
Milo asked back, his expression crumpled as if he couldn’t hear it.
“Carly, this is-.”
“Noisy. “As long as you become our leader, I won’t be able to see you like this.”
‘You thought of me as a leader? ‘This guy?’
Ren looked at her with a little surprise at the sincerity that Kali had implicitly revealed.
Kali was already glaring at Milo with her eyes raised, so she couldn’t see Ren’s expression.
“Are you ignoring me now? “I, of the Wallenberg family-.”
“How do I know if it’s a wallanberry or a cranberry? “What an arrogant bastard.”
“what? “You crazy b*tch!”
Sreung!
As soon as Milo, who was extremely heated, drew his sword, it was a flash-like sword strike.
Kaaang!!
Milo, who was trying to aim his sword at Kali, misses the sword swung by Ren and rolls his eyes with an idiotic expression trying to understand the situation.
“Ji, this is… … .”
A face flushed with anger and shame. I want to rush in right now and punch the man in front of me, but I can’t.
Although he lost his sword in vain, he was also a swordsman who became a high-ranking knight. The fact that he couldn’t even react to the sword swung by the man in front of him held him back.
‘sh*t… , Who is this kid?’
No matter how unexpected it may be, it is clear that the opponent’s skills are extraordinary.
‘My brothers must be watching.’
If he keeps his tail and retreats like this, it is clear that he will be ridiculed for tarnishing his family’s honor.
Even if the opponent is an envoy from the Brilliant Kingdom, they are just a small nation.
The prestige of the Wallenberg family cannot be ignored. Milo decided to maintain his initial attitude and push his opponent.
“dare… , did you swing the sword? Let’s do it now with the Wallenberg family… Ugh!”
Ren’s sword rested on Milo’s shoulder next to the nape of his neck. If he moved even a little, he froze as if he had been suffocated by the sharp force that felt like he would be cut right away.
Kaang!!
The knight next to him tries to swing his sword at Ren, but is blocked by Kali’s sword and gets hit with a fist and falls down.
“Wow… !!”
“Whoa… … . Are you pretending to be the owner? If that’s the case, you should at least improve your skills.”
Kali, who finally seemed to feel relieved, snorted loudly and sneered.
At the same time, the tension soars. While the Wallenberg knights were attacking all at once and an unpleasant atmosphere was forming, Ren sneered.
“I am Ren Argen, representative of the Brillant family’s delegation.”
The surroundings began to stir after Ren’s brief self-introduction.
Ren Argen, a gravedigger who is said to have prevented the Great Disaster in the North and the demons summoned to Brilliant.
Compared to the northern, central, and western regions, the news did not spread as much in Paran in the east, but it was still known to those in the know.
These were events so unprecedented that it was impossible not to know about them, especially if you had Wallenberg’s level of intelligence.
‘This person is Ren Arzen… … ?’
Of those who heard the introduction, Milo was the most embarrassed. Even if it was a memorial service for the Pope, I never thought that Ren Argen would come as a representative of the delegation.
Moreover, strictly speaking, Ren Argen was not a member of the royal family.
‘Was the rumor true?’
An invasion of monsters called the Northern Apocalypse.
Their leader, Tyrant, was said to be a monster with master-level power, and Ren Argen cut off his head.
The story of him being a talented person who reached master’s level was spread here and there, but I thought it was just like ordinary rumors.
‘No, no. No matter what, there’s no way he’s a master. Does that make sense at that age?’
Milo shook his head.
No matter how great Ren Argen’s reputation is now, it is nothing more than fresh blood compared to Wallenberg.
It was clear that if the older brothers who were watching the situation from behind came, the situation would be easily resolved.
“You were the one who first drew the sword against the representative of the delegation, and this is a matter where summary execution is possible.”
However, Milo’s face turns pale after hearing Ren’s next words.
The heavy air, the cold gaze without any emotion, and the resolute personality of striking down the sword as soon as it is drawn.
Milo’s eyes shook wildly as the judge spoke as if he was giving a sentence before handing down the death penalty.
Because it really felt like I was going to slit my head like this.
“Save me… … .”
At that time, two men got off Wallenberg’s carriage and approached Wren.
Among them, a cold handsome man with shoulder-length brown hair snorts and says.
“Summary execution? Pfft, try it. “If only we could do it against Wallenberg.”
Ren, who twitched one corner of his mouth at those words, raised his sword and answered.
“Do you think I can’t do it?”
At the same time, Ren’s sword swung without hesitation.