Kill the lord – 6
The knight commanders shook their bodies with their faces completely drained of blood at once. Eyes filled with astonishment were fixed on me.
If that was the case, it was within the expected reaction. It was enough that he didn’t try to kill me right away, saying that he was out of his mind for lying to the emperor.
“You newbie… … really… … .”
“Ah, don’t get me wrong, Iris. It’s not like I had other feelings for His Majesty the Emperor or anything like that. It was the only way to deal with him without any trouble.”
Iris didn’t say anything about whether or not she was completely out of shock yet. However, those eyes were sending a silent gaze to hear the reason for now, so I continued.
“As you all know, he comes from the imperial family. Of course, he is a person who will not even turn his head in the direction of the throne, but even if he is far from the throne, the simple fact that the blood of the royal family runs in his veins will allow him to enjoy authority beyond that of a moderate nobleman. If you want to deal with such a person without any fuss, you can’t do it in a dizzying way, right? That’s why I dealt with it in an unusual way.”
“… … .”
They would know better that the former lord would never die gracefully. It was because they were dragged down from the knights of the imperial palace to this outskirts territory together because they struggled even while being exiled.
He must have guessed that in order to deal with such a human being safely, he would have to use a really extreme method. However, it’s just that the method I used was far more extreme than they expected.
They made the devil pay attention, stripped them of all rights, and made the emperor deal with it himself. Would you have dared to imagine something like this?
“I didn’t even tell a particularly dangerous lie. The fact that she approached the lord to discuss how to dispose of the book she found by chance, that is the only lie in what Aurora explained.”
“The weight of a lie is not important. The fact that you lied to His Majesty is itself important. And, what if the truth gets out? If the truth is revealed that you brought in demons to harm the imperial family from the beginning, what did you do?”
“no. Even if they get caught, it won’t be a problem.”
Aurora, who was observing the situation, suddenly intervened. Iris says that doesn’t matter? I looked at Aurora with a smile.
“Your Majesty the present emperor, that is to say, my aunt, did not like that pig very much. The more he behaves, the more his position becomes stronger, so I deliberately left him alone. There is a high chance that such a person will be dealt with without any fuss, and the aristocratic factions with whom he was acquainted will have a justification for pressuring them using this incident as an excuse.”
‘Was there a backstory like that?’
I don’t want to complicate the case, and I thought Yeongju was an idiot without the ability anyway.
I didn’t think the emperor would hate him either.
Of course, the lord of this side was much more of an opening character than in the game, so it was unclear whether he would think that way in the main story of Brunet 4 as well. Because I had some common sense there.
“So, knight commanders, you don’t have to worry. Because we’ve dealt with the worm that’s been gnawing at society, we’ve cleaned up the trash it left behind, and we’ve put the twisted things back the way they should have been. It’s just that a very small amount of negativity was mobilized along the way.”
When the person who could call the emperor by the title of aunt assured them that they didn’t have to worry so much, the color returned to the knight commanders’ faces a little.
I knew how the story would go from the beginning, so I stayed calm.
“But also… … Telling lies to His Majesty… … .”
“It is not necessary for the knight commanders to open their mouths directly. That’s what Aurora and the new knight sitting over there have to do. It is enough for you to play the role of simply running after receiving an urgent request for support and continuing to prevent the devil from rising.”
“… … Do you mean to keep the devil from rising?”
“yes. Unfortunately, there is no way for us to deal with demons.”
Aurora then glanced sideways at me. He confidently returned his gaze. It was very brief, but the eyes that seemed to be absurd passed by.
“I don’t want to make it too complicated. Surely it will benefit you as well?”
I jumped up from the sofa. It was time to move.
“Everything I’ve received so far, I have to pay back with interest.”
I led the knight commanders and Aurora down to the basement, where the lord was driven to the brink of death and wriggling. The four of them reflexively reached for their weapons as soon as they saw the half-man, half-horse lord.
“… … It looks really hideous.”
Rize muttered and said a word.
“It’s all about simply wriggling on the floor, and that alone is disgusting. If a half-man, half-horse in a dying state is like this, I can’t even imagine how enormous the power of a real demon would be.”
be empty Well, that wasn’t wrong. Because I deliberately brought the blessed dagger and cut the lord’s blood to the brink of death. Of course, it was for a reason.
Even though he has not fully recovered his strength, he is probably a demon at the root, and if he leaves the half-human, half-horse lord as it is, he gradually contaminates the surrounding terrain.
To stop it, the lord had to be beaten until the emperor arrived and purified it. Don’t pollute the surroundings with your surplus power, and just keep doing things like recovering your stamina.
‘It’s perfect if you leave it to the knight commanders. I’ve been suffering from him until now, so I’m going to take revenge.’
However, since we don’t know how long it will take for the knight commanders to arrive here and we finish explaining, we had to take measures to prevent it from polluting the surroundings in the meantime.
That was the reason I brought the blessed dagger.
“… … So, are you asking us to stop this guy from recovering his powers?”
Claudia slung a greatsword the size of her height over her shoulder. Seeing the faint smile on his face, he seemed to have guessed what I was asking.
“Did I tell you? Everything I’ve received so far has to be paid back with interest. You just have to beat it up to your heart’s content. Of course, you have to adjust your strength to keep the basement from collapsing.”
Actually, it wasn’t really necessary. I’ve already cut all my HP with the blessed dagger, so even if I leave it as it is, it won’t contaminate the surroundings.
However, haven’t the knight commanders been terribly tormented by that lord over the past few years? Of course, I needed to pay back what I had received.
Even if you kill, you must avenge and kill.
“okay? Then, without hesitation.”
The first person to speak to me was Claudia. He grabbed the greatsword like a golf club and hit the lord’s body with a full swing using the side blade.
f*ck! With a cheerful sound, the body covered in scales floated up. Yeongju flew backwards for a while before crashing into the wall on the other side. The attack was so strong that the basement walls trembled.
Iris and Erica seemed startled by that sudden action. Conversely, Rize thought about something for a while, then pulled out a dagger from her waist, wrapped ice around the blade, and smiled broadly.
“If you don’t beat that pig, the devil might resurrect, right? Don’t worry, I’ll make sure that never happens.”
Thank you Rize, newcomer! With a short thank you, he rushed at the lord, leaving a trail of frost. Claudia was watching his back with a pleased expression.
“There’s nothing to think about, Iris. If that guy dies, it’s a chance that won’t come in the future. Just don’t think about it, just enjoy it until it’s over.”
“… … Are you serious, Claudia?”
“Seriously. And you have the same thoughts as me. If you really were going to oppose it, wouldn’t you have taken your hands off the weapon?”
Claudia pointed to Iris’ hand. His hand had been fiddling with the knife tied to his waist from a long time ago.
If there was a chance, and if he could convince himself, he would always pull out his sword and run with him. Iris’ cheeks turned red in an instant, as if she was ashamed to have revealed her true feelings.
“If I had heard of such a plan from the beginning, I would have opposed it. But the rookie has already done it, and it’s an irreversible situation, so what can I do? you have to believe He had already proven that he kept his word. So Iris, you too, just roughly understand it and come. Let’s sit over there and beat each other up.”
A frigid cold rushed in from the other side of the cellar. Although it was difficult to see the situation because it was covered in ice, it seemed that Rize was running amok.
Aurora trembled as the air rapidly cooled. Then he sneaked up next to me and put his arms around me. I turned my head to see what I was doing. The shameless gaze returned to ask what was going on.
“Erika, let’s go.”
“Uh, yes? Me?”
“Then, Erica, who else is here besides you? Unexpectedly, you look a lot like Rize, and I can clearly see what you’re thinking, so don’t pretend to be worried and just follow me.”
Erica grumbled for a while when she was told that she resembled her sister, but she calmly followed Claudia, as if she was not wrong. A little flame rose from the weapon in his hand.
Left alone next to us, Iris looked blankly at the other three who started beating the lord together from a distance, then sighed and looked at me.
“newcomer.”
“I am listening.”
“It is as Claudia said. If you had tried to take permission in advance, I would have shouted against the union. To have to tell the Emperor what to do is something I can never allow with my sanity.”
However.
Iris’ atmosphere, which seemed to be scolding me at first, changed from that word. The corners of her mouth went up against gravity, and her eyes slightly curved and became softer.
“I believe you have something in mind this time too. When you went to subdue that monster, I didn’t trust you until the moment you returned… … It’s different this time. If it’s the actions you’ve shown so far, no matter how foolish a plan, it’ll be enough to believe it once. I will leave this matter entirely up to you.”
After that, Iris fanned her weapon and tried to head towards the other knight commanders, but paused for a moment before turning her head halfway.
“And, thank you for giving me this opportunity.”
“You’re welcome.”
On the other side of the basement, something close to a storm was already raging. The cellar glittered. Aurora and I looked around for a while before coming out.
The moon in the sky was sinking little by little over the mountains.
“Did you just join the Knights of the Silver Dawn?”
“I don’t know the exact date, but I think it’s probably two weeks now.”
“But you still have as much trust as me? You are very resourceful.”
I responded with a smile.
I was just trying to progress the story like in the game, but from the perspective of others, it was just accepted as a ridiculous achievement. By my standards, this was normal.
In addition, the scale of the enemies that will appear in the future will continue to grow.
If I follow the same storyline of Bryn 4, I have to defeat all the monsters with the power to destroy a city lightly by myself.
The recommended level to see the ending in the first playthrough was about 100, so it’s a bonus to raise the level by beating thousands and tens of thousands of things that are less than that.
Subjugating dozens of city-destroying monsters and subjugating thousands and tens of thousands of ordinary monsters, perhaps even the emperor couldn’t do that.
It was all a single player achievement.
‘All game protagonists are like that.’
So, isn’t that the main character?
We sat in a corner of the garden and chatted in small numbers, waiting for the emperor to arrive by morning at the latest. Aurora was pretty good at talking.
Time passed and it was time for the sun to come out, but the knight commanders did not shine. There must have been quite a lot of emotions accumulated so far, so it was understandable enough. you can do it all day
“So, the servants have to change their water later—Ah.”
They were discussing how to replace the servants, servants, and maids. A magic circle was drawn in the garden next door. The magic formation that appeared while squeezing and burning the grass shot up a blue pillar of light into the sky.
transfer magic. It was identical to what I saw in the game, so I immediately noticed it. We retreated far back and prepared to greet the Emperor.
The blue particles coalesced in the pillar of light shot up by the magic circle, creating a human shape. Arms and legs, a head and a body were created, and clothes were put on the body.
A group of lights, transformed into perfect human figures, slowly walked out of the pillar.
“… … ?”
It was a woman who looked just like Aurora.