Chapter 115
floating islands (5)
The interior of the mansion was as large and beautiful as the exterior.
‘I’ve been putting money on it.’
The first impression was similar to that of the Antonio Mansion in Novage City.
“I’ve been to Dongbaek Palace where you were, but it wasn’t like this, right? Something is fancy here, but why is it so rustic?”
Theo gave Selford a sneaky glance, telling him not to show off, then listened to Antonio’s explanation.
“Before I introduce my colleagues, there is one thing I would like to ask you.”
Theo nodded quietly.
“what?”
“Please don’t use your sword recklessly.”
“… … .”
“All of them are rough-tempered friends. Among them, there are some guys who need to see the end once they draw their swords.”
Is it a request not to waste time, or is it a warning that it will be difficult to save your life if you run amok like you have been doing so far?
‘Both.’
Selford and Arin seemed to feel the same, their eyebrows twitching.
“This is it.”
Awesome!
Where Antonio opened the door and entered.
Six men and women were smoking cigars and sharing drinks along the wide room.
They were all about the same age as Antonio.
But,
‘All of them are not formidable.’
Among them, there were those who had the equivalent of a high-ranking swordsman.
A woman sitting at the far end and watching this side. Short hair was impressive.
“Antonio.”
“Five! our brother. It took a lot of hard work to come a long way.”
“The riot of sea species has gotten worse? Did you have any problems coming?”
“Questions are slow. Before that, there is someone to introduce you to. It’s Rant. Sir Rant, please come in.”
The moment Theo entered, the eyes of the six men and women changed.
“I said it in a letter.”
“That’s the guy who said he had Balmung.”
“You’re much younger than you thought? What do you mean you can do that?”
Most of them had a negative first impression of Theo.
It was a prejudice that I had no choice but to drop because I was only the youngest brother in the family on the outside.
Percussion!
The moment Theo stepped into the room, a dragon attack raged in an instant.
oh oh oh-
[‘Skill: Lesser Drake Fear’ is activated and attempts to suppress the baseline.]
“… … !”
“… … !”
“… … !”
The cigars they were holding suddenly went out, and the ceiling rattled loudly.
coo coo coo… … !
Embarrassment crossed the faces of the six men and women.
For momentum alone, he was already far ahead of many of them.
「Wh, what is it? Was our youngest like this? I knew you beat Beta, but it’s a foul play anyway. We can’t win anymore… … ?”
“Yeah.”
“Arin, what are you doing now?”
“What am I?”
“Have you eaten goldfish meat? Don’t you remember when I threatened Theo on the boat?”
“What threat is that?”
“It’s a threat. His personality seems to be starting to resemble the captain, but I have to be careful not to be noticed. hehehe.”
“… … Can I hit you once?”
Shelford and Arin, who were watching from behind, were also surprised and exchanged jokes.
At that time, Theo took out the dragon sword from his inventory and inserted it into the floor.
hooked!
Sharp enough to pierce through the marble floor.
It was at that time that the gazes of the six men and women, who had been hardened, changed.
avarice.
“Balmung… … !”
“The letter was real.”
Each reaction was different.
Curiosity, hostility, neutrality, etc.
The peculiar thing was that such reactions were divided according to the location where they were gathered.
It means that even within this small group, the group is divided.
It meant that unity was less than expected.
‘A rough number of three? No, about four?’
Theo said, examining every aspect of the group inwardly.
“Antonio must have told you beforehand, but what I want is the mystery of being in Kriemhild’s Colossus. In return, I will return this Balmung after I seal the sea king again.”
“How can you believe that you will return it gently?”
“Is there anyone who dares to turn the Floating County Autonomous Territory and the Shipping Federation into enemies?”
The man who questioned Theo’s calm words shrugged.
Because it was the right thing to say.
When I first entered the room, the short-haired woman who caught my eye the most asked a question.
“Let’s say we take you to the colossus. But what if you don’t get the mystery? What will happen then?”
“Then I’ll give up everything and return Balmung right away.”
“Hmm. It’s cool, so you like it?”
“I also want to ask you a question.”
“However much.”
“We thought Balmung belonged to Troy Ban. Even if it wasn’t, I thought it would be in Ragnar. Which of the two are you?”
He was a man with sharp eyes.
The momentum seemed like it would immediately show the intent to kill.
‘The faction with the deepest hostility. But what does that have to do with the slow gang? I think they look alike.’
Bald skinheads also had one thing in common.
“Antonio asked a similar question. But I don’t think there’s any obligation to tell you that.”
“hey. This is what we are doing with our political lives. Don’t you have to show trust to work together? I don’t even know if he’s trustworthy or not, so how do we work together?”
The other guy protested, but Theo gave a light snort.
“Trust seems to be a matter of seeing and deciding whether or not I can obtain the mysteries. What if I was Troyban? Are you thinking of not working? What about Ragnar? Aren’t you going to work?”
All of the Black Skulls fell silent.
“No matter what happens, you guys will need the track record of putting the sea king back to sleep with me at the forefront, and even if that doesn’t work, don’t you think it’s not a business that’s losing ground even if you just collect Balmung?”
They were all overwhelmed by Theo’s outpouring of spirit.
It feels like your mind is being read.
It was a very strange feeling for them, who had lived at the top of the Dominion all their lives.
“So don’t even think about it unnecessarily. Just decide. Are you going with me or not?”
A foul air current was in the air.
widely!
At that time, Antonio clapping his hands loudly and aroused the atmosphere.
“Come on, the atmosphere seems overheated, so let’s calm down, huh?”
“I can’t because I’m uncomfortable. I am going to quit this job.”
The skinhead man stood up coldly.
“Draw!”
Antonio caught him, but the skinhead man had already left the room.
bang!
“Anyway, with a dirty temper.”
“Leave it alone. I’ll come back when I get bored again.”
However, the other co-workers passed it off as if they were already used to it.
The man who seemed to be the leader smiled and said.
“Then vote. Rant, only those who can help that friend obtain the mystery of the colossus are the ones to raise.”
A total of four people raised their hands.
“Since the big man has passed the majority, we, the Black Skull, will help Rant from now on. Contact the friends guarding the colossus. Please open the way.”
Because of its importance, Kriemhild’s Colossus always had guards stationed there.
It took a lot of effort to get close to them secretly.
However, since Spinola and Black Skull said they would cooperate, it wasn’t impossible.
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Like that,
The movement of the Black Skull has begun.
* * *
“To this place.”
A dark night with a crescent moon.
Following the guidance of Antonio and the Black Skull, Theo and the others sneaked out through the back door of the Spinola Mansion.
“The area around the colossus will be guarded for the next 30 minutes. Rant-sama can safely retrieve the mysteries from there and return.”
“Are you running out of time?”
During the move, Antonio gave a warning.
But Theo was not fooled.
30 minutes.
It was a mystery that the Wealthy Islands were proud of.
24 hours a day may not be enough to bring it, but it was an absurd amount of time.
“sorry. We also tried to buy more time somehow, but we couldn’t take a long break because we were using shift hours.”
Antonio bowed his head as if he were not embarrassed.
But Theo was sure.
Maybe the hidden corner of his mouth is smiling.
‘He’s playing tricks to retrieve Balmung.’
He promised to return Balmung if he failed to obtain the mystery, so he wanted to give him less time in the first place.
Did Theo think that it would be much more profitable for them to move with Balmung than to get the mystery and reseal the sea king?
Of course, Theo had no intention of falling for their target.
“I think so.”
widely!
Eventually, Theo arrived in front of Kriemhild’s colossus.
A much larger size than seen on ships.
It seemed to be far beyond tens of meters.
Paaa-
From the sword that Kriemhild’s colossus was holding, he could see blue light gently spraying.
The vibration of the dragon sword wrapped in cloth and hung on his back intensified.
“We will protect this place. Then I wish you good luck.”
“Selford-sama and Arin-sama, please watch over this place. The Black Skull might try to get in the way.”
“do not worry. Because these reliable seniors will be protecting this place.”
“Go with caution.”
Theo lightly jumped over the barbed wire around the colossus.
Geeying!
Now, the dragon slayer sword was shaking so violently that I wondered if it would break like this.
[‘Dragon Sword: Balmung’ wants to return to where it was. Find the location, discover the mystery within, and earn the title of master.]
It wasn’t that difficult to find the ‘location’ the message said.
All I had to do was find a place where the vibration of the dragon slash was getting worse.
where it arrived.
It was in front of the huge sword stuck in the neck of the evil dragon.
‘The shape is different from Balmung.’
The dragon slash sword was in the form of an ordinary long sword, but it had a splendid appearance, with Kriemhild’s black jewels embedded in it.
Is it a change made by the years, or an exaggeration added by the legend?
It was the moment when he unwrapped the cloth and revealed the dragon slaughter sword.
“Die, Ragnar!”
Suddenly, something fell rapidly from the sky.
A hammer of enormous size.
Theo frantically pulled out Drake’s blade and deflected it.
bang!
The owner of the hammer landed lightly in the air doing a lotus flip.
Tight shaved skinhead.
A massive, muscular body reaching 2 meters.
“Draw.”
at that time,
Tsutsutsu-
As the space shook in all directions, dozens of people appeared.
Those who hold various weapons in their hands.
But the black skull mark on his chest was impressive.
“Gray.”
Theo laughed while looking at the familiar face of the flame-type wizard.
This was a calculation error.
Even if I hit the back, I thought that at least I would hit it after seeing that I had obtained the mystery.
You dare set up a trap like this with a time limit of 30 minutes?
‘If that’s not the case.’
Theo narrowed his eyes.
“Lant-sama, if you will be willing to hand over Balmung, I will protect you with your life.”
“I don’t know why you are doing this. Did you really need to do this? Wouldn’t it be better for me to do it after I have obtained the mystery?”
“Because if you get a mystery and become too strong, it will be that much harder to get behind. Better deal with it now.”
“Isn’t that because you have to take care of things behind the scenes of Antonio and other executives?”
Gray clicked his tongue lightly.
“This is why smart guys… … . That way, there’s no need to hide it. Yes. you’re right.”
Also.
This was not the Black Skull’s will, but Gray and Drow’s sole crime.
It seemed that it was not wrong to feel that there was a lack of unity.
There was no corn flour.
But it worked out for Theo.
The more divided public opinion is, the easier it is to cook the Black Skull.
“It’s been a long time since we swore that we would never live under the same sky as Ragnar. So your offer is unacceptable.”
“I never said Ragnar.”
“How long do you think you won’t know just because you took it off?”
Somehow, the guys seemed to be certain that he was Ragnar in some unknown way.
In the end, Theo couldn’t hide the truth either.
I glanced at Drow, who was still dying.
“I guess you were the slow gang’s brother, too?”
“Well, that’s how it is. And one more thing.”
Roaring!
The hem of the robe Gray was wearing swayed and flames soared.
“I am also a ‘gang’. gray gang. On behalf of my brother, Slow, who died unjustly… … I will kill you from now on. Ragnar.”
Theo decided he needed to come up with other means to overcome this trap.
It was already clear from the outside that Selford and Arin had fallen into a trap.
‘then.’
Theo blew a lot of mana into the dragon slash sword he was holding in his left hand.
Wow-
thump thump thump… … !
Along with the harsh sword, the craze began to blow in all directions.
“You’re making a fuss. Retrieve Balmung!”
It was the moment Gray poured out his magic, and Drow and his subordinates rushed in unison.
“Well. Shouldn’t we see who’s making a fuss?”
With a cold laugh, Theo swung the steamy dragonsword toward Kriemhild’s colossus.
A whirlwind full of auras ripped through the colossus.
“What are you doing… … ? Ah, ah, no no!”
The moment Gray and Drow’s complexion turned pale, Kriemhild’s colossus exploded.
Whoops!