Chapter 123 – 123. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
123. Maehwa sword reincarnated in the count family
“You are sentenced to death.”
The man screamed at my words.
“Suddenly what do you mean! Young master does not have the right to do that!”
He’s right.
The Baron Dolon in front of me is not an ordinary commoner. Seminoble. It is a higher rank than a normal knight. I cannot execute him on my own.
‘The story will be different since I will become the lord of Tebra in a month, but… Not now.’
Now I am not the lord of Tebra. There is no title of baron. He was just the third son of the great lord. It wouldn’t matter if Baron Dolon was a commoner, but he holds the title of a baronet.
“The evidence is clear. I don’t care if I tell his mother later and kill him right here.”
Ex post report. It’s not very good, but the evidence is clear, so I won’t be reprimanded by Elaine. Anyway, this is also the territory that I will rule in a month.
“Ugh…. Hey, please wait. Young master. Let’s think calmly first.”
“Calm down? I pulled the hot stuff out of the wagon earlier and I’m super calm now. It’s enough to be called a sage.”
He swung his fist at Dolon. Fuck! A tooth fell from Dolon’s mouth onto his desk and rolled around him.
“Let’s see. Yuria. Are the ledgers the only thing in the safe?”
“It contains money and magic stones. The money is about 500 million ner.”
Yuria stepped aside from the safe. It contains gold coins and magic stones, and books that look like ledgers.
Ledgers are evidence and weapons. The reason why I kept the ledger in the safe was probably because I was afraid of betrayal by the Black Tiger corps.
“If you add magic stones, it will be 1 billion ner. I collected a lot by myself.”
Less than I thought. The former lord of Tebra, Baron Gultian, died twenty years ago. In other words, it means that Dolon ruled Thebra for 20 years. 1 billion in 20 years. Too few
‘…… No. The population of Tebra is 5,000 and it is not particularly developed, so 1 billion is too small.’
It’s me who can easily earn 1 billion ner is ridiculous, but from Dolon’s point of view, it’s not ridiculous money at all.
“Go, Gongja. Would you like to make a deal?”
“Deal?”
“I’ll give you half of what’s in the safe!”
“If it’s half… It’s only 500 million. Is your life only worth 500 million?”
“Only 500 million! 500 million ner is a lot of money! Young master!”
“Ha.”
I sighed.
I didn’t know that Assistant Manager Yeong-du would offer only 500 million ner as the price of his life. Looking at this guy, I suddenly realized how stupid the port city of Tebra is.
“If you want to make a deal with me, you have to bring 10 billion.”
“Ten billion….”
“Do you have any other money hidden? Where is it?”
“There is no hidden money! What’s in that safe is all my possessions!”
“Put all your possessions in some office safe. Of course it will be at your house.”
The money in the office safe is all your property? What idiot would think that. Of course, he would have hidden money at home. Perhaps you have entrusted your property to someone else you trust.
‘That would be about 1 billion. A total of 2 billion? Write it down though.’
I intend to find it and have it. That my words are few It is true that it is a large amount of money that cannot be ignored by others.
I turned my gaze and looked at YuRia. YuRia was looking through the books and parchments on her bookshelf before she knew it.
“Gongja. She found the tax books. There are several parts that differ from the records in Pruckus Mansion.”
“Aha.”
I looked at Dolon again. Dolon averted my gaze, breaking out in a cold sweat with a face that looked like he was going to cry at any moment.
“Are you kidding me with your taxes?”
Thevra has no official lord. Baronet Dolon is only the lord’s deputy.
In other words, the tax of Tevra is collected by the count of Prucus, and the budget of Tevra is also set by the count of Prucus. Touching the tax is a felony that cannot be excluded. If the lord was a bit cold-hearted, he would execute not only his family, but even his relatives.
“Go, Gongja. Please save me. I will give all the money to Gongja! Please save my life… !”
“It’s enough to kill you and confiscate your property.”
Dolon’s face turned pale.
You don’t have to keep him alive.
If I hadn’t come to Tebra Mansion today and come a month later, this guy would have destroyed all the evidence, including the ledger, and flattered me with a hateful laugh. He can bet
“Yuria. Who are the people related to this guy? Black Tiger top is everything?”
“I don’t know yet. Need to investigate further. It looks like there are two more, but….”
It hasn’t even been 10 minutes since I came here. Since it’s Yuria, you can roughly figure it out just by looking through the ledger.
“Big….”
Dolon, who was watching me, jumped out the window and started running away while I was looking at YuRia. I stood still and looked at him. It’s so slow that I don’t even feel like chasing it.
“What should I do. Master.”
I pondered for a while.
Should I use him instead of killing him right away?
‘When I see you running away, there is no answer. It doesn’t even look competent.’
If he had been competent, he would not have been able to collect only 2 billion won in 20 years as an assistant manager of Yeongju.
“Kill it. Then cut off his head and hang it in the center of the city. I have to let you know in advance what kind of person I am as the owner of this city in a month.”
“Yes.”
Yuria pulled her dagger from her skirt pocket and ran out of her window in pursuit of Dolon. Stepping on the footsteps of the spirit world, she approached Dolon in an instant and decapitated Dolon with a dagger that glowed with a blue aura.
‘…… I could see the movement of running, but the movement of swinging the dagger was too fast, so I couldn’t see it.’
Yuria was stronger than me. The current level is probably just before transitioning from the lower level of Auror Expert to the intermediate level.
‘What’s even more astonishing is that he’s learning not only Yeongcheon-ryu but also shadow magic at the same time.’
YuRia could be seen pulling out her box in her own shadow. She placed Dolon’s head in her box with her gloved hand.
‘If I had focused entirely on Yeongcheon-ryu, I would have achieved the Auror Expert Intermediate level a long time ago. It’s a truly frightening talent.’
On this day.
Three city officials, including Baron Dolon, were killed and their heads hung in the center of the city.
•••
The largest peak nestled in the city of Tebra. The upper rank of the Black Tigers came to City Hall.
I was looking at the data at the city hall, and I sat face to face with Black Tiger Sang Sang-ju in the office.
Top of Black Tiger. Bekkan Drok.
He is a tall, muscular man. There were scars all over his body, including his face.
Originally, the Black Tiger Corps was a mercenary group. 10 years ago, it was changed to the upper class when it settled in the port city of Tebra. This is the information I heard from the staff at City Hall.
“I hope you will come and find me. Unexpected. I knew your troupe would run away.”
Yuria served black tea. I drank tea leisurely. It’s just my favorite tea.
“So you ordered the guards to watch over our corps?”
After finding out all the illegal things the Black Tiger Corps had done, he thought of going in search at night. The plan was to visit him and bring up his guilt, then take his property and put him to death.
But Bekan came to me first. He may have some experience as a top state, but he made good choices. By coming in person, I decided to give Bekkan a chance. Seeing his head spinning quite a bit, he thought it would be a waste to just kill him.
“What is the purpose of your visit?”
“…… Please save me. I don’t want to be like Dolon.”
“It’s just annoying to say that without end.”
“I know that Prince Eugene will become the owner of Tebra in a month. Our Black Tiger uppers are the largest and most influential uppers in Tebra. We can build a good relationship with Young master Eugene and help each other.”
“How did you know I was going to be the lord of this place?”
I’ve never been here and said that to anyone. I didn’t tell Locke, the chief of Tebra’s guard, or even the coachman who had brought the wagon all the way here.
“This is the information power that our Black Tiger corps personally possess.”
“What is the identity of that information power?”
“…… I used the Information Guild.”
I chuckled.
“It’s information power that money is spent on.”
Information Guild is worth it. The fact that I will become the lord of Tebra is known to the vassals of the Purcus family as well as the main family’s servants, so it won’t be difficult to find out.
“Looking at the ledgers Dolon kept in his safe, you guys were smuggling illegally. Anything to say about this?”
“…… There is not. I was just trying to save some taxes, but I didn’t know that I would be holding my ankle like this. If you give me a chance, I will pay you 5 times the amount owed.”
“The trade tax so far is not long, so it must be around 800 million. It just doesn’t make sense to pay bribes to save this much money. What did you bring? Is it a drug?”
The word drug surprised Bekhan. Even in this world, drugs are a felony. Of course, possession is not allowed, and distribution is punished more severely.
“No! We are not that top!”
“Then what?”
“…… It’s a weapon. I brought in swords, spears, and armor and sold them.”
“In bulk?”
“…… Yes.”
“To whom?”
“…….”
I was relaxed. I am the one holding the hilt. Even if Bekhan tries to hide it, it will eventually come out when I raid his caravan and investigate. You won’t be able to completely hide it. Because I don’t have enough time for that.
“I sold it to Viscount Galliard.”
“…… You are a vassal of our family. How much did you sell?”
“We are constantly trading. In the past year, we sold about 800 swords and spears combined, and sold a total of 3000. There are about 1,000 pieces of armor.”
I got Viscount Galliard’s information out of my head. He is a character who does not appear in the original story and is a lord who rules the city in the far north.
‘It’s not treason. It’s an unlikely story.’
Rebellion is extremely difficult in this world. It is because of the existence of knights with power far exceeding that of ordinary humans. Even if there were 1,000 soldiers, a single skilled knights could overwhelmingly overwhelm them.
‘Did you notice that a war would break out soon? You read the continental situation well. It must be for self-preservation or hoarding.’
When war breaks out, the price of all goods soars. In particular, weapons and armor will soar at least twice as much. As the war intensifies, steel will become as precious as gold, and food and other necessities will become more expensive.
‘Viscount Galliard is not a vassal on the side of Gent. It’s neutral I have to remember it.’
If it doesn’t work after trying to capture it, it’s an assassination. If a competent human like Viscount Galliard becomes an enemy, it will be a hassle, so it is better to get rid of it from the beginning.
“Great. Save me As long as you abide by the conditions I propose.”
“…… Under what conditions?”
“First. Tax. Even if I don’t say anything, you’ll have to pay well every time.”
“As I said earlier, I will pay 5 times what was overdue. There will be no tax delays in the future.”
“That’s done. Second, give me the top.”
“Yes? What is that all of a sudden… ! Nonsense!”
Bekkan jumped up from her seat, distorting her face.
Yuria moved. The blade of the dagger with a blue aura aimed at his neck. Beckan hesitated. Even the slightest movement would cause the blade to burrow into his throat.
Beckan’s eyes wavered. It seemed he was taken aback by the fact that the maid had the skills of an elite knight.
“I won’t kill you. You seem to be useful, so I need to manage the upper management. Your salary will be reduced according to your work.”
“The Black Tiger top is the top raised by me and my colleagues! Do you think you would give it up if asked to do so out of the blue?! Young master Eugene looks down on us too much. Young master is making a mistake! You will definitely regret this!”
He said to me like a shot. I shrugged.
“I think you will regret it.”
“…… Aaaaagh!”
Bekkan’s left arm was severed from his forearm and fell off. Blood drips from his cut.
It was Yuria’s work. Bekhan had cut off his left arm so quickly that he didn’t even notice.
“The master is not someone you can treat lightly. Please pay attention to your tone. Next time I will gouge out his left eye.”
“Aww… !”
Bekhan gritted his teeth and grabbed his severed left arm with his right hand. As if it was not wrong to say that he was a mercenary, he skillfully stopped the bleeding and took care of his fallen left arm. The cut is neat, so he should be able to attach his left arm with the help of a wizard or priest.
“The third and final condition is……. Well. If you don’t want to hear it, tell me now.”
