I came to stop this war – 2
The Count nodded his head coolly.
The shock she received was so great that Ariena just opened her mouth and didn’t say anything.
But after a while.
The intelligent woman, as if squeezing it out, protested with a single logic.
“The Count. What are you thinking? His Majesty the Emperor will tolerate such a thing…”
“Do you know what kind of procedure the battle of the territory begins?”
“It’s Alkahad.”
“okay. And the head of the al-Qahad branch in this area has had a good relationship with me for a long time. A man named Date Kyle.”
“……”
“It has already been talked about with that friend. Daytte will report to the capital that my cause is impeccable and sufficient cause to start war.”
Now Ariena’s face didn’t even have blood left.
“Maybe… you decided to hand over some of the benefits of the ore vein?”
“Well, it’s a bit more complicated, but if I can just put it in a rough conclusion, yes. In an organization where discipline is life, like the Alcahad, Dayt is a heterogeneous person who puts self-interest first. It cannot but be a blessing to our estate.”
“no! That’s a curse. This war would not have been possible if a fair man had been the branch manager.”
“Does that mean you are against this father’s ceremonies?”
Ariena opened her mouth in a melancholy voice, probably sad that she had to say such a natural fact.
“Absolutely. Do you think you can win this war, putting everything else aside? I’ve been looking at its potential for a long time in the territory of Kitur. There is nothing inferior to us in terms of the number of troops and the quality of weapons.”
“Originally, gambling is a high-risk law.”
“The risk hanging there is not my father’s neck, but the lives of these territorial residents and soldiers!”
“Stop talking nonsense. I thought my head would have grown a bit since I left, but it’s still there.”
Ariena bites her lip.
The Count got up from his seat as if it was bothersome to talk any more.
“Internal analysis suggests that it will take about five months for our cause to be confirmed by al-Qahad and for the sanction in the capital to fall. Until then, it will be uncomfortable, but let’s live here. I’ll give you a maid or two.”
“……Do not lie.”
“what?”
“Even if there is a clear cause and a war breaks out and my father wins, if I, who was the beginning of the war, is found alive, I don’t know what will happen.”
“……”
“I won’t get out of here for at least a decade, maybe a lifetime. Am I wrong?”
At the sight of Ariena shouting out loud, the Count smiled.
He kidnapped his daughter and locked her up, and he said very calmly that he would never get out of here.
“You are really smart. It would have been better to just know nothing and hold on to fleeting hopes.”
“father!”
“Even keeping you alive without killing you was a very difficult choice. To tell the truth, I am still thinking about it.”
“……!”
“If you make my ears ring here one more time and pollute my heart, I think I will change my mind.”
Ariena staggered in shock.
The Count looked at her with indifferent eyes and turned around.
“This war is a golden opportunity to double or triple the territory and wealth of our territory. Anyone who tries to sabotage that opportunity will die at my hands. You are no exception.”
“…what happened to Setlia?”
“who?”
“It’s Setlia. my nanny! The one who was sold to the Kitur estate with me. I was with you at the picnic where I was kidnapped.”
The Count laughed bitterly.
“ah. The woman. It was definitely a name.”
“……!”
“Hmm. I don’t know. In any case, I only heard stories that all those who resisted during the kidnapping were annihilated.”
“Mom, annihilation.”
“Now that I think about it, it seems that there was one old man who embraced and protected you with all his body until the end. Well, aren’t you dead?”
fast.
I saw Ariena grinding her teeth.
The Count must have seen it too, but he didn’t care and turned around and walked away.
drop.
That cuts the screen.
Time returned to normal again, and the people in front of me started talking.
I carefully examined the situation and organized my thoughts.
‘He kidnapped his daughter and killed his nanny for a coercive cause.’
[Well. And that will work. There was a war before the return, and it was said that the Avis Territory was victorious.]
‘This job won’t be difficult. It’s a matter of finding only that Ariena and having him testify about my father’s corruption.’
Thinking like that, I felt a little more at ease.
In the end, all that is left is where the warehouse-like house shown on the screen is located.
As I slowly leaned back on the chair, I heard Count Tobira’s voice.
“Yes, did you say you came from the Knights of Light?”
Xenia replied as the representative.
“yes. Count. Thank you for willingly coming to the place you suddenly requested.”
“no. It didn’t come out willingly. Because your reputation is so strong, I just couldn’t help but give in.”
He continued to speak as he moved his belly fat.
“So, I hope you understand even if my tone of voice is a little rude.”
“I understand.”
“I also have open ears. I heard that the deputy commander had arrived to track down the Wicked Witch in the Quink Territory. And recently, he also appeared in a duel with King Mu in the Rioor Territory.”
“……”
“Isn’t the man in the back the sword system of immortality?”
I nodded meekly.
“That’s right. We came here…”
“No, wait.”
“yes?”
“I’ll bring up that story later, and first tell me from my point of view.”
The count turned his gaze to Xenia.
“Listen well. Vice-Captain Xenia.”
“You tell me.”
“You seem to have come here after hearing the rumors about the War of the Territories, but I am well aware that you are a group that tracks and monitors the anomalies of the Empire. But I’d like to say that I don’t have enough authority in this case.”
“……”
“I have spoken to Dayt, the head of the Northeast Al-Qahad region, about the cause of this territorial war, the progress plan, and the follow-up treatment. Everything was reported to the capital under proper procedures.”
I quietly crossed my arms.
The Count glanced at me and continued.
“And just in time, today was the day I was supposed to receive a reply from the capital city. Mr. Date will be here soon.”
“……”
“So, let’s hear your story then. Shouldn’t I also have at least an attorney so that I don’t get discouraged by the Light Paladin’s prestige?”
I think I know his plans.
He must have borrowed the authority of the al-Qahad branch manager, Dairt, who was in the same boat with him, so that he could make us back down.
Neryl whispered to me.
“What do you do?”
“Let me wait for you. Looking at her appearance, I don’t think she would ever open her mouth without a date anyway.”
“Hmm.”
Besides, only when a nobleman named Daytra comes to see him, he can even check his pigtails.
If you can figure out the secret behind Dairt’s pigtail and shake it up, down, left and right, you’ll be able to open his mouth easily.
It would be less troublesome to threaten the head of the Dayte branch than to threaten the lord.
To be honest, if it wasn’t for the Earl, I would have thought of going to Date directly, but I was rather grateful for his consideration rather than consideration.
Although Xenia did not hear our conversation, she nodded her head as if she could barely notice from the expression on her face.
“good. It will save us the trouble of saying it twice.”
“Thank you for your understanding. The date will arrive within an hour. Would you like a cup of tea before that?”
Neryl replied coldly.
“Do you have tea?”
“……”
The Count looks at her with an absurd expression in his neryl-like tone.
I must have heard it wrong.
But Neryl shrugged as if he didn’t know why and said to me.
“I don’t think so.”
Date had already received the message three hours ago and was hurriedly collecting papers.
“Shit. The Knights of Light and all that stuff. In the first place, this is out of your control.”
He heard the rumors about Xenia too.
It seems like he is a very talented person and the next general manager, but strictly speaking, this is an act of overpowering.
Of course, this wasn’t something to say from the perspective of Daart, who committed the biggest overreach, but he had a unique brain structure that interprets situations conveniently for him.
When we decided that we had the documents to persuade Xenia to some extent, we went outside without delay.
He got on the carriage and said to the driver.
“Let’s go to the Count’s house.”
“Ah yes. All right.”
In the swaying wagon, Dayt finally reviewed the documents.
how much time has passed
Thinking that this was enough, he leaned back in his chair.
“Whoa. I am tired.”
“absolutely.”
“Well. But considering the part that will come back, I’ll have to suffer a little now. If Count Tobira had only the veins in his hands…”
……
Date tilted his head.
Who just answered?
He hurriedly looked to the other side.
He must have been alone when the wagon left.
But opposite him was a young man with light brown hair sitting comfortably as if he had been riding with him from the beginning.
Here’s my impression of the youth in a nutshell:
-usually.
Date did not get any impression from the man in front of him.
Pretty, cool, ugly, unlucky, etc.
A face that evokes no emotion.
A man of ‘normal’ enough to make me forget who I met in 10 minutes after clashing drinks together for 3 hours.
That’s why Date’s reaction exploded a beat later.
“Who are you? This wagon was borrowed from me.”
The man clasped his hands and said.
“Date Kyle. Are you the head of the northern branch of the al-Qahad?”
“Your bastard.”
“I’m a little tired from collecting information all day long. Now, I’m going to do a final check, and I hope you will give me a gentle answer.”
“This child!”
Date was about to call the coach right away.
But it couldn’t.
When he woke up, he realized that a man was covering his mouth.
“Eup.”
“Come on, let me recite it. The lord here kidnapped and locked up his daughter for the cause of war. You negotiated with the lord, dismissed the false cause, and reported that there was going to be a war in the capital. And will you be approved?”
“……”
“Since the deputy commander of the Paladin of Light visited this morning, he must have heard the lord’s words to come out immediately. In other words, there is a person named Xenia in the count’s house now.”
“Ugh.”
“And there must also be the so-called Northern Hero Maid, who said she joined the party.”
Date, of course, did not answer.
You are covering your mouth in the first place, what are you replying to?
But the man looked intently into the eyes of Date.
And he nodded as if he knew something.
“That’s right. Pretty honest eyes.”
“Eup!”
“ruler. the last question. I don’t know this yet, so I’ll have to hear the answer myself. I’ll loosen your hand a little, so don’t shout.”
The man spread his index and middle fingers.
Then, of course, Dayte screamed like a thunderbolt.
“coachman! coachman! Stop the carriage now!”
“Where is Ariena’s daughter?”
“You can’t hear me, coach!”
tick.
Suddenly there was the sound of something breaking.
Dayt stared blankly at it, which rose to the top of his head and then fell to the floor.
It’s definitely a finger.
It was the first word of the index finger.
“Turn it off. Whoa!”
“Young-ae?”
“No, Mabu. Please take a carriage…”
tick.
This time, I could see more clearly than before.
The man didn’t cut off Date’s finger with a particularly terrific torture device.
As if children were playing a game of bouncing stones, it was just that the middle finger of the date was thumped and bounced.
And with that, the first word stopped floating again in the air.
“Young-ae?”
“Ugh. The weapon shop at the entrance of the estate… Female, in the basement of the weapon shop sponsored by the lord.”
“Ohh. It wasn’t a prison or deep in the mountains, but it was proudly hidden within the territory. So I couldn’t find it. My head was hardened too.”
“Sir, save me.”
The man quietly shook his head.
And the next moment.
pooh.
The dagger was lodged deep in the neck of Date.
He trembled and died.
The man drew his dagger and polished his sword, lowered his hand under the carriage chair and started manipulating something.
Soon there was a rattling sound and the floor of the back seat went off.
He shoved Daert’s body under the wagon, touched the floor, and opened his mouth to the coachman.
“it’s over. Thank you for your cooperation.”
The driver shook his head and replied.
“no. ‘Bright Death’ Anytime if it’s a request from Offense.”
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