magic tower (1)
the next morning.
Edward, the knight commander of the 3rd Royal Knights Order, the Argon Knights, received unbelievable news from his knights.
“What are you talking about? who did what?”
“Last night, His Highness the 1st Prince destroyed a top of a neighboring territory… … .”
“No, I mean what do you mean by that!”
It was embarrassing.
The number of deaths recorded in the immediate report easily exceeded dozens.
However, the first prince wasn’t crazy about blood, and what kind of resentment did he do such a thing?
“What are the results of the investigation?”
“According to the information revealed so far, it is speculated that they are a gang of powerless scholars and wizards who tried to steal their research skills and sell them to other countries.”
“Are you trying to steal technology?”
“That’s right. However, most of them are believed to have been attempted.”
“… … Right.”
The fact that most of them were attempted also meant that there were still traces of some of the techniques passed.
At least it was a story that he wouldn’t have killed all the innocent people.
However, as Edward stroked his beard, his doubts deepened.
“But why did His Highness the First Prince kill them?”
“Isn’t that to prevent them from selling information to other countries?”
“I am not saying that.”
Just killed them because they were industrial spies stealing technology?
To do so, something important was missing.
With such a fact, the most important ‘reason’ does not exist to understand the actions of the first prince who collapsed one of the upper ranks.
“Think about it. If Your Highness was simply trying to stop this, you wouldn’t know that it would be more convenient and simpler to accuse them and put them in the dungeon of the palace.”
“… … Certainly not a reason to kill yourself.”
The knight nodded in agreement with Edward’s question.
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In particular, isn’t it the first prince and not anyone else?
The one who discovered and moved the relationship between Viscount Honoreo and Asus, which the Argon Knights couldn’t find out even if all the members of the Argon Knights moved, with his own power… … .
There was no way that His Highness, the first prince, would have done such a thing without thinking.
“… … !”
At that moment, Edward’s eyes flashed.
“Isn’t there only one reason to move directly rather than entrusting it to someone else in the first place?”
“That word… … .”
“… … There was information I couldn’t share with anyone else.”
The reason why he should have moved and killed himself.
It was the most basic assumption, but that explains everything.
If so, this could only be concluded with one hypothesis.
“… … Bring me the ledgers from the Fernity Merchant right now. Any ledgers that give you even a hint of which country they were trying to steal information from.”
“All right.”
“and.”
kiik-
Knight Commander Edward stood up from his chair and spoke thoughtfully.
“Has this incident been reported anywhere other than the Argon Knights?”
“Nowhere yet.”
“Good. Get a list of the knights who conducted the investigation last night. I’ll make it my own.”
“I will follow your orders.”
Indeed, if His Highness said that he did not want to cause confusion, it would be the ‘Argon Knights’ who would move accordingly.
The 3rd Knights who move for internal order and justice.
Edward muttered as he watched the back of the knight as he left the captain’s office.
“Are you saying you’re not ready yet?”
Less than half a year had passed since the Federation Empire’s delegation had visited.
It must be too early for the behavior of those who once again put a knife behind their smiling faces to be revealed.
* * *
“Here you go.”
George put down the report he had brought and pursed his lips.
I tried to live comfortably for a while, but it seemed that the work distances that had increased more than before were not satisfactory.
“This is a document investigating the contents related to the Mage Tower. From personal information about the people involved to suspected operatives… … .”
“Only the point.”
“… … Once I researched everything. end.”
“Right.”
I rummaged through the documents he brought.
Indeed, it was an enormous amount, as if it were not overshadowed by the fact that they had investigated everything.
However, it is by no means a phantom that only inflates the content without substance.
“Not bad.”
“… … .”
Valuable information that only pointed out the core, but did not miss a single detail.
Compared to what he showed at the beginning, it could be said that it was a huge step forward.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that his ability at the time was insignificant and insignificant, but that it means that his ability now is surprisingly excellent.
‘Although it could be said that it rolled that much.’
From strategy tactics to intelligence gathering ability.
Perhaps, if he is now, he will be able to fulfill his expected role.
“No, but no matter how I look at it, this doesn’t seem like an aide’s job… … .”
The boy muttered, rubbing the pervasive fatigue on his eyelids.
Even so, it seems that he still had the strength to talk nonsense about hell and what.
I looked at it and laughed.
“When this work is over, I will send you a vacation.”
“yes? Really?”
His eyes widened at the word that he would send me a vacation.
“Then can I go back to my hometown with my family?”
“If you wish, do so.”
The guy’s family was living together in the capital along with George.
Even if it was a shabby house, it would have been a basis for living on a different level from the rural village where I lived before.
However, no matter how comfortable the capital was to live, there was no way that they would not miss their hometown, where they had lived for a long time.
“My family will love it.”
family happiness.
And this would be the biggest driving force for him.
As expected, George’s eyes, which had been half-closed as if bored, opened brightly.
“Then, shall we attack the Mage Tower right now?”
“Not yet.”
“why? Haven’t you already gathered all the necessary information?”
As the guy said, if we put together the ledgers from the upper ranks and the contents of the investigation, we would be able to quickly identify those suspected of being operatives.
Getting proof from the Magic Tower isn’t difficult either.
The reason for not moving was simple.
“I haven’t been contacted yet.”
“… … yes?”
“The baron has gone to greet guests, so wait.”
George frowned in question, as if to ask what he was talking about.
I glanced at the hands of the clock, indifferently, then shifted my gaze to the paper he had brought.
“I called a suitable guest to handle the case.”
“Another incomprehensible sound… … .”
That moment,
woo woo woo-
He shrugged his shoulders at the communication crystal ball that had been ringing as if he had been waiting for it.
It seems that the nobleman is not good enough.
I spoke to Baron Vidor, the other party beyond the communication port.
“Send it to the office.”
-All right.
Pop-!
“… … no.”
The sound of the disconnected mana echoed through the office.
At the embarrassingly short phone call, George stuck out his tongue and shook his head.
“Is that the end?”
“What more do you need?”
“… … what. The high lady who cuts it off like that, and the baron who understands that, are the same.”
“noisy.”
I dismissed it and put down the crystal ball I was holding.
“There will be a guest coming soon, so you can go back to your room and rest until I call you.”
“Oh oh! Really?”
“Tell that to Baron Vidor.”
“Yes.”
… … I’m not a child, so what’s so good about it.
The guy ran out of the office like that, forgetting even the dissatisfaction with the job he had been wearing all along.
After a while.
I heard someone knocking, and soon after, a man appeared.
“I heard you called. Your Highness the 1st Prince.”
“Sit down.”
It was Edward, the 3rd Knight Commander, who entered the office after being guided by the baron.
After being greeted with a glance, I confirmed that he was seated and went straight to the point.
“Is it a honor to have tried to prevent the affairs of the upper ranks from spreading?”
“… … That’s right.”
“You are quick-witted.”
I don’t know how they dealt with it, but what happened that night at the top was completely buried.
The name of Prince 1 did not go up and down in the world, and even the fact that such an incident had occurred was not revealed at all.
Edward swallowed and opened his mouth cautiously.
“If my rash judgment is wrong… … .”
“no. It was not a bad decision.”
What has not been revealed to the public is the death of the gunman as well.
It was clear that the hassle of moving was gone thanks to this.
This part was an unexpected help even for me.
“Anyway, if I had put my hands to that extent, I would have grasped the entirety of the incident.”
“Whoa… … yes. That’s right.”
Edward nodded with a relieved but firm expression.
It was a natural action that came out of knowing the seriousness of the situation.
“That’s why I called the sutra.”
I handed the papers I was holding to Edward and let go of luck.
Additionally, the ledgers of the Mage Tower brought from the top.
Edward, who was quickly looking through the documents, stroked his beard and salivated.
“… … There were operatives who tried to steal technology from the Mage Tower as well.”
“okay.”
The information written in the ledger was not at a level that could be said to have been found out by one or two people.
There must have been at least one high-ranking wizard who managed all of this.
Edward’s thoughtful expression began to slowly harden as he set down the papers.
“Can I understand that the reason Your Highness showed me this ledger is that you want me to do post-processing as well?”
“You’re also quick-witted.”
“also… … .”
That moment.
Edward nodded, and his eyes flashed resolutely.
“… … understand.”
Was this the natural course of action?
He looked at me with unwavering eyes.
“I will help you find the Federation Empire operatives who have infiltrated the Mage Tower.”
After all, he was a man who had the most intense loyalty than anyone else.
The corners of his mouth twisted in satisfaction and slowly began to rise.
“Good.”
Edward Fillir.
Even before returning, his patriotism was unusual enough to deserve the name of the knight commander.
He had excellent insight and intuition, befitting the leader of the Argon Knights who dealt with intelligence.
This was to help the staff in the war against the Commonwealth Empire, which made it possible for Esteban to establish himself as one of Esteban’s contributors in the future.
‘Unlike the Royal Guard Knights who didn’t go to the battlefield under the pretext of being the SS.’
In the first place, the fact that an assistant was created was also different from what was initially expected, but it was a story that I could welcome if I was leading the Argon Knights.
Probably more helpful than anyone in the current situation.
“… … .”
As time passed, only shadows in the moonlight could be seen inside the office, where everyone had already left.
It seems that the long contemplation continued even after the bright full moon rose.
I murmured as I watched the moonlight and wind blow the leaves into pieces.
“… … Are you an operative of the Magic Tower?”
kiik-
I slowly got up from the chair I was sitting on.
Then, with the sound of the axle supporting the chair twisting into his eardrums, he caught a page in the paper George had brought with him.
“… … .”
It’s a familiar name.
And it was a more familiar face.
Even if you get younger and have a different position, it would be an understatement to say that you will forget that image.
seureung-
The Elbern, which was tied around the waist, was reflected in the moonlight and revealed itself to the world.
I smiled as I watched the elegantly fluctuating blade.
The corners of the mouth that were pulled in funnyly reflected in the sword body. Even so, the two eyes burned with infinitely cold anger.
… … That moment.
hook-!
The famous green sword flew like a ray of light and landed on the tabletop.
Then, as if piercing the heart, he squeezed through the center of the document and stabbed it sharply.
It was right after that that he let out a cold voice as if he was opening a wound.
“Long time no see.”
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Feelings that have been forgotten for a while are resurrected.
Therefore, the lips saying, “It’s been a while” were not only words to the person drawn on the document, but also words to myself.
“You are the third.”