Casino Heist(5)
Russell, who was hit straight by Eshas’ tail, bounced off a couple of times and barely stopped.
A sight like floating swallows on the ground.
He seemed to have managed to avoid instant death by using all his magical powers, but the terrible sound of bones shattering all over his body resounded.
He is in a state where he cannot even fight properly, let alone run away.
“Leader!”
“Such a dog…”
Seeing this, the rebels were furious and attempted a final resistance, but the dimensional watchdog that had been besieging them mercilessly suppressed them.
As much as Essha is watching, there is no blood or tears in her hands.
Even though the other crew members don’t know, the commander of the watch seems to have known that Eshas was coming.
He met my eyes from the back of the group, and he bowed his head slightly and acknowledged it.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you in advance, Count.”
“No. If it’s like this, you can cheat any more.”
I accepted his apology without much remorse.
If I had known of Eshas’s visit in advance, Russell could have noticed it through me.
His eyes and instantaneous judgment were that abnormal.
However, even Russell is in a position to scramble on the dirt floor when Eshas comes out himself.
It was a fight that didn’t match the weight class in the first place.
Best of all, retrieving reagents and wiping out Russell and even the rebels.
From the beginning to the end, it became just as Eshas wished.
Even if it is the fate that his disciple Russell suffered from Eshas.
The dean did not even give him a glance and polished the dimensional watchdog.
It may be seen as a bit harsh, but that must also be a kind of savagery.
“There, don’t step on the summoning circle. Even if it’s incomplete, it’s a valuable research material. I’ll have to take a sample right away and take it to the academy.”
“Yes…”
While the guards help the work with a shaky expression on their faces.
Eshas transformed into a humanoid and began to walk towards the fallen Russell.
I quickly caught up with him.
‘You can’t let Russell get arrested.’
This time, he must kill Russell.
What I said when I participated in this operation was not a lie.
In fact, when you think of the scene in the dungeon of the royal palace, it may be more painful to be imprisoned there than to die like this…
It is very dangerous for Russell’s recruits to pass over to Esshas.
There is a high possibility that he will become a stumbling block for El Cloud in the future.
‘If it’s Eshas, it’s enough to use Russell like that.’
Russell is from El Cloud, even though he was expelled a long time ago.
As long as Eshas decides to weave it, he can weave it any number of times.
In order to prevent a fake rebellion by borrowing his name later, or a fight with another family, you should definitely kill him here.
Russell grinned as if he had sensed his own fate, bleeding from all over his body.
However, the amount of bleeding that had been plentiful increased, forming a red puddle.
The color of fresh blood that can be recognized only by the faint moonlight.
It’s a laugh that is sad, but also shows sympathy.
Elena noticed my intentions and quietly came to the side.
As the royal family caught up with us, the guards couldn’t stop us.
Eshas, drunk in the cool night air, moonlight, and overwhelming sense of victory, looked down at Russell with mocking eyes.
I was desperately trying to figure out how to kill Russell before she used her hand, but…
Before he could come up with a proper solution, Russell showed a strange side.
The pupils of the man who had been chasing my face hard in the blurred vision dilated rapidly.
Regain your uniqueness on the brink of death.
“Keep, huh? That, uh huh…”
Now, what’s the reason you’re surprised to see me?
Suffering from an uncommon sense of incongruity, I suddenly looked at Elena sitting next to me.
It’s not my face that Russell’s eyes are looking at.
His eyes were holding me and Elena at the same time.
‘what? Why are you here now, Elena?’
Thanks to this, I and Elena could not find their way and started to wander.
Until now, Russell had barely known Elena.
It’s just that we met from a distance a couple of times.
Moreover, even he quickly entered the battle.
Since Elena has never played an active part in battle, there is no way that he has left a strong impression on him…
Why are you so surprised?
The man who was panting with blood foam in his mouth squeezed his voice out with great difficulty.
“Eshasu, no way… I’ll kill you. It’s sure to be as good as you!”
It is quite absurd to suddenly criticize Eshas here.
But as I watched it, a strange equation was about to be completed in my head.
The words that Eshas had uttered at a meal at the royal palace the other day were placed in the unknown.
‘Has Russell not forgiven me yet… though it was eventually proven that I was right. It’s like a narrow-minded guy.’
In the first place… What was the reason Russell had to become a rebel?
Others had good reasons for saying that the entire family was punished for breaking the taboo, but Russell is not like that.
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Just looking at the behavior so far.
I had a strong impression that I had a personal resentment towards Esshas.
How could that be linked to Elena?
While I’m waiting for the next clue.
Eshas, who was trembling with his slender stature, hurriedly took action.
In the next moment, a somewhat emotional attack spell exploded upon the fallen Russell.
“The frivolous thing. Now it’s done.”
“Wow!”
An ice pick the size of a human forearm pierced Russell’s whole body like a stake.
It desperately tried to squeeze out his voice, but there was already no air left in his lungs.
In the end, the head fell off, nailed to the ground.
Eshas himself, who has committed the crime, slightly bit his lower lip as if he regretted it belatedly.
As I looked down at Russell, who had become a cold corpse, I fell into indescribable complexity.
It’s nice to be able to avoid the situation I was worried about… but there was something more between Essha, Russell, and Elena.
But no one in this room dared to ask about it openly.
Eshas turned around lightly and left the place as if he was running away.
“You’ve been away from the capital for too long. Let’s go first. Clean up and come back.”
“Yes!”
As Eshas disappeared with the large portal open, the maid who had retreated from behind retrieved Russell’s body.
Of course, I don’t mean to hold a funeral or something like this now.
The intention is to make sure it is not abused by resurrecting as an undead later.
In the end, it was unintentionally buried in a noble way.
Watching his corpse mix with those of other casualties. Persia, who was carrying me, whispered busily.
“Master. Even now, using the Spirit Summoning technique…”
“No. There are only a few dimensional guards in this place right now.”
I’m also concerned about Russell’s last words, but I don’t have the guts to call out his spirit in front of them.
Essha wanted to bury it, but the Warp Watch will do the same.
Eventually, all the bodies of the rebel victims were cremated.
Thanks to the surprise attack with overwhelming power, there were no fatalities on this side.
The commander of the guard, who had roughly arranged the seats, urged the dean and us.
“You’re going to die now. Since you’ve made such a big fire, the lazy Einclad will be coming soon.”
“Yes. Good job.”
I have completely forgotten about it for the past few hours… but this is the middle of a foreign country.
They hide the rebels first, but since they conducted military operations as well as espionage, problems cannot but arise.
I passed through the gate that Essha had opened with my heartfelt condolences to the official in charge of diplomacy with Einclad.
Russell’s body, which had become ashes from the superheated flames created by the summons, was roughly buried with the rebel gang.
After leaving the palace garden and returning to the villa, he did not speak for a long time.
Not only Elena, but other people are also taking care of me.
Although he defeated the enemy of El Cloud after hard work, an indescribable sense of uneasiness remains.
Still, I hate to think that it was because I killed my relatives.
Once I washed my droopy body, I ordered a late-night snack from the waitress.
When Sylvia tried to bring her refreshments, Medusha and Laurier pushed her away, taking her sides.
The guys, relieved by the warm water, started chattering for me.
“By the way, is the final exam coming soon?”
“Under the Lewis quota, Sylvia is banned from access for the next week.”
“It’s something else…”
“Madame, did I wait patiently? What’s on the dinner menu today?”
Thanks to them, a late-night snack appeared in the usual atmosphere.
It’s probably because everyone had a hard time hiding for several days, so even though it’s late at night, it’s quite heavy.
Persia has a few tricky menus, so when she tried to help, she quickly turned into a humanoid.
Medusha puts a bitter expression on her face when she sees it after a while.
“This guy…”
“It’s hard to see something like this hot noodle.”
A guy who makes quick excuses and blows noodles in a hurry.
Breathing, talking, and handling his gaze are all awkward, but he’s quite good at chopping.
Even though I was relieved a lot by that funny thing. There is still awkwardness with Elena.
Why did Russell dare to rebel against Esshas?
What did his actions at the last moment mean?
As a result of repeated consideration from a while ago, a plausible hypothesis came to mind, but…
It was so profane that neither of us could speak.
The handmaiden is also far away and is looking at her asking her not to say anything.
After finishing the day watching Persia running around on all fours in the drawing room, I headed to the academy early the next morning.
I was worried about whether I would be able to catch up with the progress that was delayed because I wasted a lot of time on the infiltration investigation.
The dean, who had arrived early for some reason, informs us without taking his eyes off his desk.
“You are exempt from the final exam. It’s a vacation soon, so take a good rest. The delayed spell that was supposed to be taken during the final exam has already reached a level that can be used in practice…”
“yes?”
“Since you worked hard abroad, you should be compensated for that. Isn’t it?”
When I opened my eyes wide wondering why this yangban was like this, a trusted lawyer asked me a frank question.
“That’s enough to say something nice to hear. Is there anything urgent left?”
“That’s right. Tell me your true feelings!”
The dean, who had been hit by Persia’s support fire, slightly closed one eye and groaned.
Soon he shows the contents of the papers on the desk.
Upon closer inspection, it appears that Russell had copied the summoning circle left behind.
“Because this is a pretty interesting research project… It’s still unfinished, but if it was done, I wouldn’t have been able to stop it easily.
“Now, wait a minute. It should be the master’s…”
As Sylvia claims Russell’s legacy, the dean nods as if worried about something.
“Of course, I have to teach it to you too. In the first place, this is a technique that can only be used if a large-scale summoning circle is installed?
“Ah… it’s a skill that’s perfect for the master.”
“If the dean would do that, I would be grateful.”
An advanced summoning technique that is difficult to complete on my own anyway.
If a summoner, who is about the dean’s level, kindly studies and teaches you, it’s a surplus business.
I don’t think he’s going to leak it to other families at will.
In the end, we spent the rest of the time idling in the club room until the final exam.
Hearing from Elena, Esshas seems to be quite busy due to the diplomatic battle with Einclad.
I fiddled with Eolin in hopes that he would ask me for the restitution.
Professor Cat was very happy because the final exam schedule was gone.
It’s been less than a week since we went to Ainclad, and the final exam period begins.
All of the students who were previously arrested by the dimensional guard returned to the academy, except for one who was the main culprit.
They came to see hell and bowed their heads, carefully examining their eyes whenever they met each other from a distance.
Perhaps even the guards had a weakness.
We stopped by the exam hall on the last day, watching the other students sweat profusely.
As soon as I left the dormitory, the bulletin board I went to was where the grades of the first graders were posted, not the second graders.
As in the midterm exam, it wasn’t too difficult to find Elena’s name.
“Elena is also number one this time. Even though she has been to foreign countries, she is amazing.”
“Charlie… 9th? It’s vague.”
“Among the commoners, it’s the highest rank? Because that person has no choice but to forget the score in the etiquette and history subjects…”
“I’ll make up for it this vacation.”
A case that was originally in the middle and lower ranks, but achieved tremendous results.
Like the figure I showed you last time, this guy can be moderate.
As I was thinking like that, Elena came over to me with shame.
“Hey, you don’t have to wait…”
“We’ll all go back together anyway.”
It’s been a long time since I packed my dormitory luggage.
Thanks to you, I was going straight to the villa, but Christine and Maria approached me from the 3rd grade exam room.
As I was contemplating suitable greetings, the small side brings out unexpected news.
“Louis. I got kicked out of the house because of you, so let me sleep.”
“Yes? What is that…”
“My father won’t come home. Until last year, he always told me to come.”
The two naturally join the ranks with a small snort.
Now, it seems that it has become natural to stay in the Earl of El Cloud during summer vacation.
After allowing the two of them to stay, I snatched Charlie, who was passing by as if escaping from a distance, and pushed him into the wagon.
A cat of a familiar color also jumped in just before the door closed.