245. Going to the Desert (2)
“It’s not an order. It’s certainly not a compulsion. I’m begging you. I want you to come with me to the desert.”
“Billion······.”
Erica, who took her cookie and ate it, was startled and lifted her mouth.
She coughed for a long time, then Erica, her face red, studied Schluse’s face.
He was talking seriously now.
“To the desert? Who are you going to take?”
“For now, I’m thinking of taking Trier, you, and an unspeakable ally.”
“You can’t talk now?”
“I’ll tell you when I decide to go.”
“Why don’t you take Iris and Einz?”
“Einz’s flame magic… Is definitely useful, but I think it will be too much firepower in this operation. And if Iris is taken, the risk will be too great. I can’t do it. It will attract a lot of attention, but I don’t have time to worry about the saintess’ protection.”
“Hmm…”
Erica thought for a moment as she twisted her hair.
The situation seemed to be different from that of the Southern Rebellion, which rushed off because it needed as much power as possible.
This time, it seems that the strategy does not require such high-powered magic to wipe out a large number of enemies at once, although it is hit and run with a small number of elites.
“Okay. I’ll go.”
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“What? Hold on. You’ve already decided?”
“Uh. Is there a problem?”
“No… What about school?”
“Jjaya. What should I do?”
“You might end up blowing up an entire semester?”
“That’s the same for you, Schluse. Isn’t it important enough for you to disguise yourself as having failed?
With Schluse’s power, he could have made up for it in just a few days of attendance.
Even so, it had to be seen that the failure was intentional.
There is no way that she would have been rejected even though she begged the head professor to admit her attendance.
In other words, the work in the desert is urgent enough to disguise that Schluss has failed.
She worked hard for peace on the continent, and she couldn’t help but give him a helping hand.
“Yeah, that’s right. Hmm. Getting a failing grade was a fake.”
“Uh… You’re awkward when you say something?”
“No. What?”
Schluse’s condition was strange, but he decided not to worry too much.
“So who is that ally?”
“Let’s talk about it while moving.”
Schlus stood up while wiping his mouth with a handkerchief.
He immediately left the room without hesitation and started walking down the hallway.
The maids and butlers who passed by from time to time all stopped and bowed in silence as soon as they saw him.
‘How secretive is he?’
Who is the person who should not even be heard by the servants of the Lichtenburg Mansion?
Erika was confused and followed Schluse, but he didn’t open his mouth the whole time.
As soon as he came out the front gate of the mansion, a large carriage was waiting in front of him.
A servant in her hat opened her door and bowed her head.
Without hesitation, she took a seat next to Schluse, who climbed on and the servant closed the door and came inside.
“The barrier has been opened, Your Excellency.”
“I can’t believe you.”
“Ah… If you destroy it right away…”
“Erika, ask for a soundproof barrier.”
“Huh, huh? Huh…”
I tried to wrap a sturdy barrier around the wagon, but it immediately shattered.
No matter how inside the barrier, it was a phenomenal speed at any time.
Erica was bewildered and deployed several of her soundproofing barriers.
Anyway, Schluss was just curious about who the shabby-dressed man was talking to so casually.
“This is Erica von der Lichtenburg. She is going to participate in this operation. It’s good to reveal your identity.”
“You know I really hate male disguises…”
“I didn’t know.”
“Then let me know.”
At that time, the servant’s appearance began to change.
Her slender height shrank, her pelvis enlarged, and her breasts swelled to become a woman’s body.
Her red hair was falling down from under her hat.
Erika looked at Schluse in surprise, but he didn’t look surprised at all.
A moment later, a woman with seductive eyes slipped off her hat and smiled faintly.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Jin.”
“Jean? Could it be that crow Jin?”
“Yes, that famous crow-“
“My real name is Jane Watson. Just in case you don’t know, know it. If you betray me, I’ll have to kill you first, even more than my enemies.”
“That’s too much… Have you ever seen me stabbing an employer in the back?”
“Of course not. All crows that were stabbed in the back of the head died.”
Erica shook her hand lightly with her gin and calmed her excitement a bit.
No one knows the principle, but a crow that is said to freely perform elaborate disguises.
She was also known to be proficient in barrier art.
It was as if there were already two wizards specializing in barrier art gathered here alone.
“If you see anything suspicious, don’t hesitate to kill this guy. Don’t even think about capturing him alive, just make sure you kill him.”
“Is that okay? To the hired crow…”
“Whoops. In case of a violation, everything is included in the contract, young lady. So, as the proud man said, if you think I’m suspicious, you can kill me by blowing my head off. Of course, that’s not going to happen.”
A contract in which the employer could kill the crow if necessary.
It was also the most expensive Jin, so I couldn’t even imagine how much the down payment would be.
“Jin didn’t officially participate in our operation. Jin will sneak into the field, collect information, and carry out operations, but most likely, you won’t run into Jin. So, Jin is not among our group. Let me think.”
“Huh…”
Should I hire such a big man for simple information gathering?
In most cases, it would be much cheaper to hire someone locally.
The reason he dares to do this is because he needs Jin’s ability to disguise.
I wondered if Jin would take on the mission of infiltrating enemy territory.
By the way, who is the enemy of the desert…?
“We have arrived at Schulzenburg Manor, sir.”
“Put your hat on, Jean. Disguise yourself as a servant again.”
“Couldn’t you let me disguise myself as a woman? It’s so horrible when something happens between your legs.”
“She then disguises herself as a good-looking woman.”
“Ah! That way!”
“Erika. Let’s talk with Trie inside about the detailed plan.”
When Schluss shook his hand, the barrier completely disappeared.
She was surprised by this for a moment, but when she turned her head again, the tall servant had returned before she knew it.
Looking back and forth between Schluss and Jean walking away casually, Erica felt dizzy and couldn’t bring herself to her senses.
It seemed like it would take some time to get used to the eccentricities of these monsters.
***
A desert frontier bathed in strong sunlight.
Looking out on the road toward the Empire, Damian smiled broadly.
“To hear that you were a close friend of His Excellency Regent! You told me a long time ago! I could have prepared more grandiosely if you had tipped me off in advance!”
“Ha ha ha…”
A heart locker with his arms crossed with a displeased expression.
Duke Damian patted him on the shoulder and laughed out loud.
Hundreds of soldiers lined up in front of me, preparing for a ceremony.
It was because the news of Schluss Heinkel’s coming came just yesterday.
At the same time, Hurtlocker was instructed to pretend to be a friend from Schluss Heinkel’s hometown.
Fortunately, none of the words and actions he had done so far conflicted with this, so Duke Damian seemed to believe everything without question.
‘I didn’t get the tip either.’
The problem was that I had just heard the story yesterday.
The Hurt Locker was already dispatched to the desert, and even though they were marching, they informed it just one day in advance.
He didn’t even say a word about what kind of operation he was coming for.
Since that’s what he’s doing, it’s not like he’s just coming to meet the duke and have a few words.
‘At this point, aren’t you asking me to interrupt you?’
I wondered what would happen if I mistakenly mistakenly attacked a local collaborator during an operation as an enemy and behaved so unkindly.
Because of this, Hurt Locker was in a very irritable state.
“I see His Excellency’s carriage!”
“Oh.”
Away, at the end of the road, a large carriage began to be seen.
Then the soldiers and officials became even more tense and stiff.
The official second-in-command of the Freya Empire.
An administrative monster who suddenly seized unprecedented power and successfully accomplished various reforms in an instant.
And the ruler of the battlefield who wields a sword of light the size of a mountain.
A man with many nicknames was on his way to the desert frontier.
“Let’s set the same example as we do to His Majesty the Emperor.”
“Yes, I understand, Duke.”
He was a man in an unprecedented position, far above the duke, but below the emperor.
After much thought, Damian decided to treat him like the emperor.
Of course, in the case of the salute, he decided to fire 20 rounds, one less than the emperor.
‘He’s coming!’
The carriage stopped in front of the red carpet.
The door opened and Schluss Heinkel, dressed in uniform and holding a sword, slowly walked out.
I saw two women following him, but they seemed to be escorts or secretaries.
The moment Schluss Heinkel stepped on the carpet-
Boom! Quaang!
There was a blast as flames rose from both sides.
Artifacts looking at the sky triggered the spell all at once.
It was a siege and anti-aircraft weapon produced by mobilizing all the magical engineering of the empire and the desert.
Of course, the firepower was much lower than that of the annihilation cannon, but it was enough firepower to demolish the castle wall.
The shells that soared into the sky exploded secondaryly in the air, spreading colorful sparks.
As Damian, I was a little surprised to see 20 shells exploding at once for the first time.
Let’s lower our heads with a satisfied face-
“Whoops!”
There was Schluse Heinkel, who was glaring at me with an expressionless expression.
It’s been a long time!
Damian froze at the cold gaze, as if asking if the protocol for a head of state who had gained unprecedented power was like this.
.
.
.
‘What is all this? Crazy.’
I was surprised.
I thought that even if I fired a salute, it would be a small flashlight ceremony or a pretty shot, but how many rounds of something like a flashlight cannon fire…
I couldn’t even get a sense of how much money was poured into the alternative ceremony.
I knew right from the start that Duke Damian had no intention of treating me carelessly.
To be honest, since I am a jingol aristocrat and a man who reigns like a king in this desert frontier, I thought that he might be able to ignore me as a commoner, but it seemed like it was unreasonable.
‘Relax your expression, dude.’
I looked at the place where Duke Damian was standing and next to him was a Heart Locker clapping soullessly.
He’s not cheap.
You should clap more enthusiastically.
No, since it is set as a friend from hometown, it would be more appropriate to show a sullen appearance.
It’s not like I’ve done camouflage once or twice, so I decided to just leave it to Hurt Locker to take care of everything.
‘Is that elf Atatürk…’
And the tall man with tanned skin standing next to Damian on the other side.
It was clear that the elf man with the pointy ears was Atatürk.
Iron-Blooded Prime Minister.
The disgrace of the elves, also called the traitor.
The author was the core of this writing.
“Erika, don’t be afraid.”
“Ah, yes…”
Erica, who was dressed in something else, grabbed her hand as she was shaking.
It seemed that he was a little startled by the loud sound of artillery and the intimidation of the soldiers.
Erica, who was holding my hand and breathing deeply, soon calmed down and smiled at me.
“I think it’s done now.”
“Then let’s go.”
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Iman let go of her hand and stepped forward on the red carpet.
Trie and Erika, fully armed, caught up behind me.