Episode 21. terror
“Magic Day. We have received information that Roman von Byrne will be attending this event.”
Hurt Locker opened the file that Eric had handed over.
Roman von Byrne.
It was the profile of a three-star general of the Imperial Army.
“Is this reliable information?”
“Sure. I got the event schedule, and it contained Roman’s speech.”
The Hurt Locker’s expression as he turned over the paper gradually grew harsher.
Roman was famous for treating human life worse than fly life.
He looted and slaughtered all civilian villages along the path of the advance, and the prisoners were never spared.
But beyond that brutality, his tactical and strategic abilities tormented the kingdom forces throughout the war.
His ability was to the extent that he was the only one who predicted the kingdom’s winter offensive.
From a moral point of view and from the point of view of the national interest, Roman was a person who had to be excluded at any cost.
“Am I going to kill you?”
“No. You’re in a secondary role.”
“What do you mean? Is there a better way than I do? Who the hell does it?”
The Hurt Locker was a little furious and asked.
Although his name is unknown because he is active in the shadows, he is undoubtedly the strongest force in the Kingdom Army.
In a one-on-one battle, whether the opponent was a wizard or a knight, he was confident that he would win, so it was impossible to comprehend that another agent would take charge of the assassination.
“I do.”
“············”.
Hurtlocker was at a loss for words.
Eric must have been called the strongest agent of the spy agency. Until 20 years ago.
“What do you mean by that? How can the manager-“
“I’m going to blow up the entire venue. With explosive magic.”
“············”.
The Hurt Locker’s mouth opened. This time, in a different sense, it was ridiculous.
The Magic Day event is not like a small festival held in a rural village.
It was a huge event that was treated like a holiday, held once a year in the Empire.
At the peak of the season, more than 10,000 people would flock to the event hall…
“Are you crazy?”
“It’s an order from the top. Don’t argue with me.”
“Is your boss crazy? Ask me.”
“Hurt Locker.”
“Yes.”
“Don’t go over the topic.”
“············”.
Eric’s expression hardened.
He was not in his usual pranks and jokes.
The Hurt Locker’s superior and the head of the Intelligence Service were only there.
“······sorry.”
“I understand your feelings. It’s not a strategy that I like very much. Still, if I had been the decision maker, I would have given the same instructions.”
“············”.
“It’s Roman, Roman. It’s not another shaky guy. I almost lost the war because of that one guy.”
Roman was dismissed from his post while protesting against the command to conserve war supplies, saying that he had to prepare for the kingdom’s winter offensive.
During his absence, the kingdom’s forces reversed the tide of war and managed to reestablish the front line.
If Roman had been there all the time, the kingdom would have been destroyed sooner.
He wasn’t a Hurt Locker who didn’t know what it meant to kill Roman.
“I know. I know….”
“This is the first time in 10 years that Roman has appeared outside. This may be his last chance.
“······· I will obey orders.”
Hurtlocker gritted his teeth and bowed his head.
Seeing that, Eric sighed.
I understand, but I don’t understand.
After all, being a soldier, it’s just a matter of saying it.
Even in the midst of war, it was impossible for a sage enough to pick up a child and turn him into a younger brother like this.
However, there was no room for the intelligence service to be considerate of such an ancestor.
The Hurt Locker wasn’t so weak that he couldn’t stand it.
“I’m the one who develops the magic. The other agents will focus on concealing and encrypting the magic, and supplying magic power.”
“What do I do?”
“Your role is my bodyguard.”
It was only then that Hurtlocker realized why he wasn’t assigned to practice magic.
The person who will determine the success or failure of the operation and guarantee the safety of the magic caster must be stronger than anyone else.
Eric trusts Hurt Locker and decides to turn his back on him.
The only way to repay that trust was to make the operation a success.
“Whoa….”
Hurtlocker’s hands were trembling.
It seemed that even if he died, he would not be able to go to heaven.
***
“Hmmmm….”
I sat down in the training room and fell asleep.
A map of the islands was spread out on the floor.
“The venue is this square. Roman’s speech will also be held here…”
Roman von Byrne will attend the Magic Day event.
And the intelligence service will come to kill him.
100% chance.
I drew an X on the map with a pen where Roman was going to speak, then walked away again.
The Imperial Army is not an idiot.
Roman’s bodyguards must be scattered everywhere.
Wizards will be placed throughout the building, and a knight who will protect you with your body will stand right next to him.
Then where does the Hurt Locker try to assassinate?
“Um, I don’t have an answer.”
No matter how you look at it, the assassination was unsuccessful.
No matter how much the Hurt Locker fires a fireball, it will immediately be blocked by the wizards’ barriers.
Even if they rush in, dozens of waiting knights will appear and stop them.
Because the square is a closed structure surrounded by buildings on all sides, it is possible to defend the square.
The only way to break through this is to plow it down with the event hall.
“Turn it over…?”
Wait a moment. overturning?
The whole venue is…
“Crazy. It’s not an assassination, it’s terrorism.”
Now I think I know what the spy agency is thinking.
These bastards have no intention of assassinating Roman alone.
the surest way. They’re trying to blow up the venue and turn it into powder.
Considering that Roman is one of his top targets for assassination, he would do anything so drastic.
Guys are so desperate.
“Torai bastards….”
Anyway, you’re going to kill civilians in swarms?
They are insane bastards
First of all, Roman is an indispensable person as a charismatic leader who leads the Imperial Army in the second half.
“It must be saved. At any cost.”
I drew a large circle all over the square.
The range of wide-area magic would be like this.
The problem is how to stop these bastards…
smart
“Well?”
A sound came from the door.
It was the sound of knocking on the barrier.
Is it Emilia?
I folded the map, put it in the box, and walked over to the door.
Drooling-
“what happened.”
“You have a guest.”
“See you again, Schlus.”
“············”.
Iris suddenly appeared from behind Emilia.
with a bright smile.
I suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
While I was enjoying my personal time, the most difficult person to deal with appeared.
“What did you come here for?”
“I wonder if you need my help. Do you have any troubles?”
“············”.
Iris showed a bright smile.
To others, it may look like an ordinary, benevolent smile, but to me, it was the laughter of a small devil.
Did I just come to see a future where I struggle to stop terrorism?
‘Nope. It can’t be.’
I can’t.
I’m not an idiot either. To prevent terrorism, Iris wouldn’t move so loudly that Iris noticed.
Then Iris doesn’t know exactly what I’m doing.
I must have guessed that something difficult was about to happen after seeing the future where I was usually locked up in the training room for a long time.
Did you come to see me to confirm that guess?
“none.”
“Yeah? Oh, wait-“
I slammed the door shut.
Iris’ urgent voice was interrupted by a barrier and cut off on the way.
Tick Tick Tick-
Only the sound of knocking on the barrier could be heard horribly.
see if you can open it
Talking to a woman like that goblin can blow up information without realizing it.
Iris can’t be trusted yet.
Until I am certain that Iris is on my side, I can never share information about the Kingdom Intelligence Service or Mine.
smart
“Ha. I’ll turn, really.”
I thought it was quiet, so I beat it again.
Do you plan on doing this until you open that dorai?
“Are you going to stop?”
“Huh?”
When I opened the door, an unexpected person appeared.
It was Tree who hesitated with a bewildered face.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it to you. But what’s going on?”
“Ugh. You were supposed to teach swordsmanship today.”
“············”.
I would have told you to come at 9 o’clock.
Is the time already like that?
“You may come in.”
“Yes. Excuse me.”
Trier, who kept looking back and keeping an eye on him, was brought inside.
Through the gap in the slowly closing door, Iris with a venomous look caught my eye.
please go away
I’m tired of being alone with you, really.
‘uh?’
At that moment, I felt a strange sensation.
I felt a warm hand touching my hand, which was supposed to be holding the door.
immediately noticed This is Schlus’ memory.
‘My own memory’ was activated.
However, it was strange that the hologram-like image did not appear and only the touch was felt.
Did the ability change to be nerfed and the video not appearing?
As I closed the door, the soft hand that was holding my hand disappeared.
Apparently, the ability to activate had stopped.
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Just what the hell was that memory?
“Shall we start…?”
“I do.”
I handed the wooden sword to Trier. Because I didn’t have a sword.
My mind was cluttered with misunderstandings.
There’s nothing like rolling your body to catch it.
***
“No. Are you going out?”
2nd floor of the joint dormitory. Iris’ room.
Erica tilted her head in front of the door.
He knocked on the door and there was no response, so it seemed that he had gone outside.
“I came here after a long time. Should I wait?”
It was Erica who thought about it for a while, but-
“not.”
He shook his head and walked out the hallway.
There was nothing more foolish than waiting because I didn’t know where I was going and I didn’t know when I would come back.
“I’m dying of curiosity, but the testimony…”
Erica recalled what happened yesterday.
Yesterday, in the classroom where the explosion artifact was exploding, Iris was obviously hugging Schlus.
There seemed to be little chance of catching what was about to fall or doing it by mistake.
The two of them were there for a while.
So, what is the relationship between Schlus and Iris?
No, we’ve known each other since the beginning.
Am I not misunderstanding?
He had come to Iris to solve all his doubts.
“I’ll have to ask when we meet next class.”
It was the moment when Erica was about to leave the dormitory building, promising the next one.
What I saw was a green-haired woman.
It was a strange woman with a silver sword around her waist.
“uh?”
no one knew
At first, none of my acquaintances had green hair.
Erika stopped because of where her steps were headed.
Unknown by her name, she lives in a single room at the back of the dormitory building. In other words, it was the way to Schlus Heinkel’s mansion.
“Who are you? Why are you going to meet Schlust?”
When she came to her senses, she realized that Erica was stalking her.
Most aristocrats are fed up with the idea of the chosen people and a sense of inferiority, so they wouldn’t want to even run into Schlust.
What the hell are you trying to do to meet Schlus?
I was a little reluctant to be stalking Schlust, but I decided to keep following it because I was impatient with questions.
“Ugh…”
The green-haired woman who arrived at the front door was guided by the attendant who immediately met her and went inside.
The only strange thing was that he didn’t go inside the mansion but went to the back of the mansion.
I think there was a place like a warehouse over there as I remembered.
Is Schluss even in there right now?
“hahahaha…. What am I really doing?”
Erika, whose sage time had suddenly come, took a deep breath.
No matter how curious you are, you should ask yourself, why are you doing this?
“No, I can’t ask….”
Erika’s cheeks reddened as she recalled the embarrassment she had experienced when she visited Schulus.
At that time, I accidentally bowed my head in respect to Schlus.
Thinking about it again, my face got hot again.
I didn’t even want to talk to him because I was afraid that Schlus would tell me about it.
So now let’s turn our attention to Schlust.
Having made that decision, Erica got up from the bushes.
As I was going to remove the leaves that were clinging to my body, I saw someone walking from the side of the mansion.
If you ever get caught, Erica hastily hid in the bushes again.
“Hey, Iris?”
It was none other than Iris who came out through the front door of the mansion.
Why the hell is Iris coming out of there…?
As the ominous premonition seemed to become a reality, Erica’s head became complicated.