Elte Sangha Recapture Battle (6)
In order to catch Seongchang Dragon Velbroque, you need Taylor McLaugh’s Swordsmanship Ceremony.
It’s a problem that has plagued me chronically. The most fundamental solution is for Taylor McLaugh to be that strong, so he has the power to finish off the Velbroque.
However, ＜Failed Swordsman of Sylvania> has already been twisted and twisted, so it can no longer be returned to the past.
It’s clear that Taylor’s growth will be much slower than I thought.
The subjugation of Seongchangryong Velbrok is actually an event that ends all the ordeal that I have to face when I cross over to this world.
If Taylor can’t handle Velbroque, from there it’s completely my job. This is because the catastrophe that will occur if the Velbroque is not dealt with in a timely manner is not someone else’s story, even from my point of view.
The moment when Velbrok’s resurrection does not finish properly on Arken Island and begins to affect the mainland of the continent… The damage to this empire and continent cannot even be estimated from my line. Of course, it will have a significant impact on my future as well.
Leaving everything up to Taylor, I quietly planned to get a diploma or something, but my plans were ruined a long time ago… Even so, Velbroque is an enemy that cannot be dealt with alone.
So, I have no choice but to pray.
I hope that Taylor McLaugher’s specs are a little bit better.
* * *
Surrounded by a large iron fence, the branch’s backyard is engulfed in the darkness of the night, and no one can see it.
After knocking on the back door of the Sylvania branch of the Elte Chamber of Commerce a couple of times, a worker inside opened the door.
Beyond the quietly opened door, Dune Grex, who was now fully supervising the Sylvania branch of the Elte Chamber of Commerce, could be seen.
Behind him, Lienna’s secretary and the company’s employees on the side of the dune could be seen.
Among them, there were also a few employees who had pledged allegiance to Lortel, which is quite a strange sight.
“You’re hotter than I thought, Mr. Ed.”
The sight that Dune must have seen would not have been so easy to accept.
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Me and I, who violently dragged Aila, tied with a rope, and Yenika standing behind them.
Since it was a dune that was not left behind in its intelligence, I did not have to question why Yenika was with me.
Yenica is a part of anything. However, I didn’t think that I would even be involved in kidnapping people openly in this way… Dune wiped his embarrassed face with a subtle smile.
“town… ! town… !”
Ayla, whose mouth was covered with a cloth, tried to scream and shout, but it was not transmitted as a language.
“Take it.”
The company employees standing behind the dune grabbed Ayla’s arms and dragged them. Ayla, who had completely lost the will to resist, was dragged into the hands of the company’s employees and captured deep inside.
“I didn’t know you’d reach out for something like this. Does that girl have something?”
“Various high-level magical powers… In particular, he is a child born with a special sensibility to the magical powers of the character.”
“You mean Aspect Magic?”
As we walked into the hallway with Dune, we continued the conversation.
After us, along the hallway, Yenikawa, the businessmen, and Lienna’s secretary followed.
I raised my hand and gently raised my strength.
The recoil of the Phoenix Ring has been somewhat alleviated by a long rest, but its energy still remains, making it difficult to draw out magic power.
However, you can do it if you focus your mind to the extent of showing a slight hint of magical power.
– Whik.
Dune narrowed his eyes in the light of the dark red magical energy that was slowly rising.
The company employees who followed Dune also swallowed dry saliva. It is so clear that even people who are not familiar with magic can recognize it at a glance… It was holy magic.
“Do you know how to use Aspect Magic?”
“okay. However, I cannot do advanced magic research alone. a little… It may be unethical, but it needs a responsive scapegoat.”
Actually, that’s not the reason I kidnapped Ayla. Simply to stimulate Taylor McLauer to gauge the bottom of his bowl.
However, I can’t say that out loud, so that’s the reason I brought it up separately. Just like Professor Glast, Ayla’s ability to respond to Aspect magic is a good cause.
“I am not feeling well right now, so it is difficult to conduct research properly… We need to secure Isla before the vacation is over. Ayla’s absence will be even more pronounced once school starts and she starts participating in the academic calendar.”
Saying so, he glanced at the dune.
“It’s a natural story, but I can’t say it confidently wherever I go. To catch a human and use it as a research scapegoat… If it becomes public, there will always be an aftermath.”
“I am not going to sit still in college. What if a student who was living a normal academic life was kidnapped.”
“okay. So I hope this news never goes outside. Ayla was just alone in the room, and then suddenly disappeared. Whether it’s runaway or whatever.”
The reason for telling this story is simple.
‘I showed you my weakness… It is to express that .’.
In fact, it’s not even a weakness. Because even Aila, who was kidnapped anyway, is a joke.
A true relationship of trust is created when each other holds each other’s weaknesses.
If the other person has a bad heart, my plans go awry. When you have that certainty, you trust your partner and entrust everything.
“If we become a group like Elte, wouldn’t it be a shame to hide a single girl?”
When I asked that question, Dunn laughed softly.
“There are more than 20 empty rooms in the basement of the upper house. Most of them are used as shelters for workers or storage for goods, but… If you lock the door, it becomes a prison like a prison cell.”
“I’ll have to check it with my own two eyes.”
“Of course.”
So I went down to the basement with Dune.
The Sylvania branch of the Elte Chamber of Commerce was built on a four-story building on the golden land right in front of the Maxes Bridge.
The site is large and the building is quite large… It would not be easy to search all the inside of this building to find Ayla.
As we went down the stairs leading to the basement, the underground space was revealed in earnest at once. A row of rooms crammed with various inventory items lined the basement.
The deep door in the middle was opened, and the workers pushed Aila in.
“town!”
Ayla, who rolled down the floor with a moan, looked up at the workers as they were. It’s scary because there are a lot of bubbly-looking guys gathered around and staring at you… His body was trembling.
“Room condition is pretty good.”
“There is no place like this to accommodate one person. There is no sound leaking outside, so it will be difficult to tell from the outside.”
I went to Ayla, who was rolling on the floor, and crouched down.
“I’m sorry, I must be very upset.”
Speaking skillfully, I checked Ayla’s condition.
When the workers standing behind him gently nodded their heads so that they couldn’t see them, Ayla, who had been captured, seemed to nod her head subtly at the same time.
He had already warned that things would go like this, but he may have been embarrassed by the more violent and sinister atmosphere than he had expected.
So I wanted to check the status, but… Surprisingly it looks fine.
If there is a skill in being kidnapped… After all, I think Ayla is pretty good at it… ?
It was such a thoughtless moment.
‘Anyway, you caused me a little more trouble than I thought, so I’ll have to help with anything next time… .’in
“So, how are you going to catch Lortel?”
“You have to use the classic method. There is a set method for pulling people down from this floor. It is to blame.”
It’s like when Lortel brings down Elte.
However, at that time, Elte had some self-sufficiency, but Lortel was in a completely unfair position.
“This one is moving steadily according to the plan. When the next semester in Sylvania starts, the hegemony of the Elte Chamber will already be passed on to us.”
Dunn never reveals all of his plans. It exudes an atmosphere as if I have revealed my own weaknesses, and even if I ask a secret insider, I only talk about the overall picture and never say a specific methodology.
“okay… You all have your own thoughts.”
I closed my eyes and spoke. If I tried to dig further here, it would only raise my suspicions.
“Then, I should take a look at Lortel.”
* * *
There was silence inside the majestic imperial carriage.
Lucy and Princess Fenia aren’t really close friends. Although they are in the same grade, how many times have they met Princess Fenia, who is always escorted, and Lucy, who is taking a nap in a high place or remote place?
Only the sound of wagon wheels permeated the awkward silence.
With Lucy Meiryl’s squeaking sound, Princess Fenia continued to look out the window as if uncomfortable.
The movement between the escort soldiers is unusual.
Fenia, who has been escorted by soldiers since childhood, had developed a keen eye for that.
It seems that not only the soldiers who normally escorted Fenia, but also other types of soldiers were attached to the escort.
As if escorting Princess Fenia was not the only purpose.
‘There is no one who can do great work in the escort of the princess.’
No one just takes the escorts to escort the imperial princesses. Most are spherical.
They have quite a few careers and are full of escorts that look old.
About half of them were soldiers who were also familiar with the Phoenician princesses. However, the other half is a little difficult for Princess Fenia to recognize.
It was strange that the Imperial Knights Templar had sent so many soldiers as an escort of Princess Fenia, but the fact that they were people who had never seen their faces is somewhat confusing.
However, since they are members of the imperial family, they will not do anything special to Princess Fenia.
But, then, why is it that you are mixed in with Princess Fenia’s escort?
“They say they belong to a convoy.”
Suddenly, Lucy, who she thought was asleep, spoke with her head down on the table.
A message that suddenly flew without even a warning. Princess Penia looked at Lucy with a puzzled face, but… Lucy spoke without showing much of a sign.
“It is said that there is a criminal to arrest from Aken Island, and he came with a convoy.”
“yes?”
Lucy has good ears.
It is not simply a level of good hearing, but if you put your mind to it, even when you are asleep, you can spread magical power around you and have a cognitive range that goes beyond human limits.
Of course, if you are someone you trust completely, or someone who doesn’t pose a threat, Lucy won’t react even if you get close.
However, Lucy, who had to live in the midst of hostile people for the past few days… He was completely conscious of his senses.
Although lax and sleepy, Lucy is always aware of her surroundings accurately.
Princess Fenia swallowed dry saliva once at Lucy’s sense of sharpness. The fact that he had his ears pricked up like this… I couldn’t notice it just by looking at it.
He is now an ally of Fenia. reconsider that fact.
He has a strong sense of force, a sharp sense, lack of knowledge, and even has the ability to judge the situation with certainty.
When you are an ally, you may feel like you have won thousands and thousands of horses, but if you turn them into an enemy, you have no idea how to win.
It is a story that should not be turned into an enemy.
“It’s a convoy… ? sinner… ?”
“Are there criminals on Aken Island?”
“no way… .”
Ed Roth Taylor?
Having said so, Lucy slowly raises her head.
The eyes that I thought were asleep were surprisingly clear.
“… … .”
“Don’t be too quick to judge, Lucy Meryl.”
Lucy Mayryl quietly raised her upper body.
It is as if a bomb carrying a huge explosion ignites its wick at will.
Princess Fenia felt an ominous feeling, and decided to calm the disaster before her eyes.
“The escort of Ed Roth-Taylor is a sensitive matter that cannot be easily decided even at the imperial central meeting. No one in the Imperial Powers would have tried to secure Ed Roth Taylor’s recruits.”
It is a political step in my footsteps. No one can be blamed even if it goes downhill.
Whether Lucy Meryl knew that fact well, she quietly listened to Fenia.
“Besides, I know for sure that you will accompany me… I wouldn’t have been stupid enough to send a convoy with a manpower to take down Ed Roth-Taylor.”
“Then who else is a sinner?”
“I do not know… that… I’d like to watch some more. For now, I’ll pretend I don’t know anything and hang out with the convoys.”
There are not many people who are strong enough to insert their own convoy into Princess Fenia’s escort.
A person who has the authority to organize personnel or who can exert an equivalent influence.
The Knights Templar Commander level, the Prime Minister or higher level, or the 3rd generation close to the Emperor Chloel, or… . three emperors.
one of them… Penia’s heart had already hardened to some extent.
“Persica sister.”
The commander of the Imperial Knights, who had the authority to organize personnel, was attached to the power of Persica.
If she exercised influence, it was most likely the Princess of Persica.
When Princess Fenia mentioned Persica’s name, Lucy Meryl’s gaze became sharp.
The Princess of Persica is an ambiguous person who is friendly to or hostile to Ed Roth Taylor.
Unlike Princess Selaha, who is openly hostile, and Princess Fenia, who is openly friendly, it is difficult to judge.
It felt vague from Lucy’s point of view, but if you’re thinking of using a convoy to capture Ed Roth Taylor, your opinion is completely different.
However, it cannot be judged prematurely yet.
in a running wagon.
Crossing the territory of a peaceful empire. Outside the window, a feast of beautiful vegetation spreads out… The two were not in a situation where they were enjoying such a scenery.
Inside, the sound of the wheels of the wagon was spreading, and the two were maintaining a nervous tension.
When you arrive at Aken Island, something unexpected seems to happen.
Princess Fenia did not want to provoke Lucy in any way. To do that, Ed Roth-Taylor shouldn’t be provoked either.
Keeping that fact in mind, he kept his tension.
The carriage was already passing the Zahul border. When you pass this estate and reach the southwest coast, you will see Maxes Bridge going to Aken Island.
Arrive at Aken Island soon.
The cold air of the early morning had disappeared, and the energy of the morning was slowly starting to rise.
* * *
-thud!
The office of Lortel Keheln, deputy director of Hoeju.
When he opened the door and entered, Lortel had his head completely bowed.
The hat of the brown robe he always wore around his body was completely pressed down, his hands tied behind his back in the chair, and he didn’t even move.
A light meal was prepared at the work desk. There were breads and dried fish that could be eaten even with their hands tied.
However, Lortel didn’t put even a single piece in her mouth… It was quiet.
“… … .”
It was a sight as if even the saddest poison was coming out.
An employee of the company, who was Lortel’s closest aide, was in a state of infinite tension while guiding me to the office.
It’s rude to go out in front of the boss who hit the back of the head yourself, but the opponent is holding a cool chill without saying a word after being captured.
It’s like once you close your eyes and open them, the blade of revenge will pierce your throat right away… Did you feel that way to live?
Lortel’s cold appearance, which was always like a squirrel or a fox, is what makes the back of the head cold even for the employees of the company who have gone through everything before and after.
Rather, because it is a lortel, the sense of fear that comes from such a gap is more intense.
Just by breathing in the same space, thick mud seems to flow into your throat.
It feels like walking on the tip of a sword.
That sad feeling that Lortel wouldn’t let him sit still if he didn’t completely subdue him this time.
“Would you like to go out?”
“Is that so?”
It’s called consideration, but when I suggested that, the company’s staff quickly accepted it.
“I will be waiting at the door. Come out when you’re done.”
Saying that, the office worker quickly opened the office door and left.
The office door closes with a bang, and in front of you is Lortel Keheln, tied behind a work table.
Contrary to the way she always sits proudly and leads the company in a relaxed manner, she looks like a queen on the verge of being imprisoned.
I trudged inside and sat down across from my work desk.
Lortel did not raise her head.
“I haven’t eaten at all.”
I tried to throw a hint of a story like that, but Lortel still didn’t move.
I wonder if I passed out, but when I see the occasional look of popularity, my mind is intact.
“Why are you here?”
Eventually, the long silence was broken and Lortel’s clear voice came up.
“You want to laugh?”
The voice stands out. Its appearance is like the voice of a person who faces an enemy in front of evil.
There are all kinds of emotions in the tightly suppressed words. But, because I can neither cry nor roar… He speaks quietly with his voice lowered.
“I sat by myself and thought. No matter how much I think about it, there is no benefit for Ed-sunbaenim to take my side.”
Lortel Keheln sat here and thought about it.
Is there any benefit to be gained if Ed Roth-Taylor sided with Lortel Keheln?
If there is something to be gained from being with Lortel instead of on Dune’s side… Ed Roth-Taylor could be on his side.
However, Lortel Keheln was wise and would have quickly realized it.
From a profit-and-loss perspective, there is absolutely nothing that Ed Roth-Taylor could gain by standing on the side of Lortel Keheln.
“congratulations. It was good that you were friendly with me.”
However, it would be a lie if I said it wasn’t wild.
In the past two years, the times that we have been attached to each other in various places… That everything becomes meaningless in front of the wall of understanding and estimating.
“Thanks, you made a profit.”
Even a merchant to the bone is a human being.
In particular, Lortel Keheln had never been so affectionate to anyone.
Because I was on my own without family, friends, or trusted colleagues… A girl who longed for such a relationship.
Because it must have been the first time I felt the pain of loss.
That feeling of betrayal must have been out of control even though I knew that my choice was reasonable.
For the first time in her life, Lortel Keheln would have understood the horror and pain of losing a relationship.
It must have been the first pain she experienced for a girl who had only lived in a fruitful relationship.
I felt a strange sense of guilt about that fact, but there weren’t many options I could choose from right now.
So what I can do is… I’m just talking for sure.
“You are now… What?”
So, I spit out a bit of a nonsensical thing.
Lortel, still bowing her head under the shade of her robe hat, did not even move.
“Are you the representative of the Elte Chamber of Commerce? Are you the deputy head of the Ministry of Magic at the Sylvania Academy?”
He asks a question that he does not understand in English, but there is no answer.
Still, I didn’t stop.
“Or are you a colossus who made his own at a young age? Are you a business partner that supplies my magic equipment?”
“… … .”
“You at this point… Nothing. nothing.”
What she can affirm with certainty is probably… this will be the only one
“You are Lortel Keheln.”
I sit hunched over on a wooden chair and tell you a seemingly insignificant yet very important fact.
“Unfortunately, that’s the only reason I’m here now.”
“For what reason?”
“Why should I save you?”
I pulled a dagger from my waist.
Before Lortel could say anything, he slashed the rope that was holding his wrist.
The rope was cut away casually by the sharp-edged dagger.
Lortel’s hands were completely free. The moment he thought that he only needed to cut off the rope that was tying his feet up―― Lortel shook his head.
Lortel, who raised her head, smiled triumphantly.
“Oh my goodness.”
“Hey you… .”
“I can’t be satisfied with this.”
In the beginning, Lortel had neither heartache nor agony… .
I was just sitting there waiting for me to come here.
However, even though she ate thousands of serpents, it wouldn’t be strange for her to be so sly… He bowed his head as if heartbroken and waited for my words.
“why? Do you think I doubted you?”
There is no other reason. I’m saving because it’s just you, Lortel.
Did you want to hear that?
Laughing sly like a fox, Lortel slowly rolled up her hat with her free arms.
The corners of her lips raised as if she was infinitely happy, testifying to her excitement.
“I almost died waiting.”
“… … .”
“My legs are so tight that it hurts. Please release it quickly.”
I bowed my back with my dagger raised. It was when he was carefully pushing the dagger towards the rope, fearing that Lortel’s ankle might get hurt.
“Ever since Ed sunbae first came in, I knew a little bit about it. After reading the negotiation contract, I understood. If Ed was really going to stick to the dune, there would be no need to show his face in front of me in the first place.”
“It’s disappointing. I thought you were going to be heartbroken.”
“Ah, senpai. Because the senior is also secretly sullen. Don’t worry because you weren’t betrayed by a girl who is depressed because she was betrayed… Have you ever dreamed of instilling such hope?”
Lortel let out a gasp and smiled leisurely.
“Unfortunately, there is no such thing. From the first time I saw your face, I thought, ‘Oh, you all have an inner heart,’”
“Uh huh, that’s it. what can i say First of all, you have to loosen your feet and think from the escape. Maybe soon Taylor will come.”
“You’ve been drinking alcohol again. I see. I calmly organize my thoughts first.”
Saying that, he slowly cut off the rope that bound Lortel’s ankles.
Well, it’s all like this. How dramatic would it be?
As is always the case in the world of merchants, even if it seems like a huge ordeal, there is always a hole in it.
Because even Lortel didn’t know about it… . There wasn’t even any commotion.
Again, it is the embodiment of reason who always maintains composure. Lortel is exactly what I thought it would be.
There’s no need to sort out your emotions. It is right to briefly brief the next move.
You saved quite a bit of time.
– percussion.
―Kudangtang!
The moment I thought about it, I was attacked.
The body was pushed back straight, and the back of the head was pressed to the floor. There was a slight pain, but what surprised me more than that was the appearance of Lortel jumping into my arms.
The moment my body was freed, Lortel put her face on my chest and hugged her tightly.
In the aftermath of that, I rolled over on the wooden floor, and when I woke up, Lortel, who had been stuck in her arms, was rubbing her face against my body.
“… … .”
“… … .”
I brushed the back of my hair, feeling the chill of the cold wooden floor on my back.
“I thought I was estimating everything.”
“Just because I know it’s right doesn’t mean the hawk isn’t sick.”
I didn’t even have to ask what that meant.
Betraying Lortel Keheln. Sticking to the dunes, selling her off, for my profit… A future that completely abandoned her.
If you think about it, the future wasn’t completely impossible.
As that fact became more poignant, Lortel’s spine may have cooled even more.
“One thing is for sure… .”
Lortel, buried in her arms, was a figure she had never seen before.
The way she, who was always cold-hearted, became so weak… It will probably be difficult to see in the future.
“Very… It was not a pleasant experience.”
Without saying more, I gently stroked Lortel’s back hair.
“… I’m sorry.”
I also had a problem with mine. But I didn’t mean to talk like that.
like that for a while… I had to lie on the floor in the office.
– Kwaang! bang!
―Coogong! Koo!
It was then that a huge explosion was heard from the front door of the store.
The huge vibration that shook the earth was felt right down to the floor of the office.