Chapter 1237 – 1237. The Dark Moon
Patron Saint Martha and London’s 1st Sword Sir Perksibal.
Both of them are strong forces that cannot be ignored in this world.
Knowing that, all the members of the unit froze and only looked at the hologram.
“Don’t be nervous. I do not give you orders to deal with the patron saint and the First Sword of London. All you guys have to do is showcase your skills at the celebration. Prove your usefulness at the event.”
Instructor Vinubis spoke impassively and handed over the hologram.
The event schedule comes to mind. A brief rehearsal begins at 9:00 in the morning, and the main event begins at 1:00 pm when lunchtime ends.
“The event is broadcast all over the world. Be careful not to look unsightly.”
Instructor Vinubis pointed to one of the schedules.
Introduction of the new Magical Special Forces scheduled for 5:00 p.M.
“The time allotted to us was 30 minutes. At this time, we unleash our magic firepower. Also, No. 31 and No. 211 engage in sparring for 10 minutes.”
The eyes of the unit members came out and turned to Unit 31. With her purple hair and red eyes, she sat straight in her chair. Even though she is mentioned, there is no agitation.
I raised my hand.
“What is it, Room 211?”
“I understand that this is show sparring. But do I and No. 31 have to fight each other?”
“Because it’s show sparring. Aren’t you and number 31 the two strongest people in the unit?”
“Except for the instructors.”
“It is meaningless for the instructors, including me, to step forward. What high-ranking people want to see is your strength.”
It’s not that, you want to see the outcome of the project.
I quietly lowered my hand. As you can see, the decision is over. Even if I say I don’t want to do it, it won’t be accepted. If it’s black, it should be black. That’s my current position
“Rooms 31 and 211. Even if it’s show sparring, do your best. Killing is forbidden, but it doesn’t matter how little you get injured. Show off your fighting prowess to His Highness the King and the people.”
“Yes.”
“I will do my best.”
#31 and #211 answered.
Instructor Vinubis continued to explain the event.
•••
After the briefing, Instructor Vinubis called me aside.
“Room 211.”
“Yes. Instructor Vinubis.”
“The instructors of Unit 667, including myself, think highly of you. You are an excellent soldier.”
“…… Thank you for the compliment.”
“Say it straight-forward. Lose in the sparring of this event.”
“…… Are you related to the High?”
“Yes. You must know that Number 31 has a high status.”
“What a great background is that?”
“I can not say. It is certain that it is much higher than you think.”
Originally, I had no intention of winning in Dalian. Because I had to hide my power. However, when I hear this, a sense of rebellion rises.
“… I will follow your orders.”
“I believe in you. Room 211.”
“Yes.”
Cooled down keep a cool temper In Dalian, it must be defeated. Hiding my power, I prove to Instructor Vinbas that I have no will to rebel.
‘This is not an opportunity.’
The event will be broadcast live. Using it to expose Unit 667 and the Battle Mage Project? You can be sure it won’t have much effect. This world belongs to the powerful. Even if I expose it, no one will help me.
‘All self-styled human rights activists are bribed.’
I know it through the original. Human rights activists are slaves to power and money.
And revenge in that way is unacceptable.
It is not enough to simply kill them.
They must suffer more than I did.
“I’ll just leave.”
“Room 211.”
“Yes. Instructor Vinubis.”
“Just do it now. If you just do it now… You will be assigned to the Capital Defense Forces.”
Capital’s defense forces. A military unit that defends the capital of Freecell Kingdom. There is a saying among the soldiers that their future is guaranteed if they are assigned here. In particular, the first unit deployed is the Capital Defense Force? You can say that you have boarded the Golden Elevator towards your best life.
“… I’ll do my best.”
“Finally, tomorrow, you and 31st and 212th will be assigned missions. Listen to the instructor in charge tomorrow for details of the mission.”
I saluted him and went out.
•••
It’s been a long time since I’ve been on a mission with Unit 212. On the other hand, I was used to No. 31. I was the strongest person in the unit and I was the 31st, so I often went on missions together.
This mission was a noble escort mission.
It is a mission to escort a noble for three days. 31 and I had done several escort missions, but this was the first time escorting a noble.
The escort target is Baron Ptelgar.
A low-ranking noble of the Kingdom of Freecell. He is a businessman who runs a machine parts factory.
Currently, his factory has stopped. Because the workers who had to work went on strike. And three days later, Baron Ptelgar will negotiate with the workers’ union.
“I won’t have to stay at home because of the guys who are fucking off me… It’s really the worst.”
Baron Ptelgar was a plump, middle-aged man. He sits on the couch and looks through rooms 31 and 212 with me. Because it was an external mission, they wore masks, but No. 31 and No. 212 had excellent bodies even though their faces were covered, and the atmosphere itself was that of a beauty.
However, Baron Ptelgar immediately looked away.
He must have heard something about #31. If not, he doesn’t want to get involved with the military. Even nobles can’t ignore the military. I think it’s probably closer to the former.
“I heard that all of you are battle mages.”
“All three of us are 3rd class battle mages.”
“Know. I wouldn’t have gotten it if I didn’t know. Well, I guess I can write it.”
He stretched out his hand to the side. A woman in sexy lingerie put a beer mug in his hand. Looking at the atmosphere, I am not a lover. She’s probably a whore.
“I know the basic information about this operation. I will escort the baron for the next three days.”
“My friend praised your work. I believe you will do well.”
He seemed to be in a good mood as he drank a cold beer.
“… Baron. I have a personal curiosity. May I ask?”
“What?”
“I heard that three days later is the last day of negotiations. Haven’t there been more than 10 negotiating opportunities so far? Why don’t you listen to the workers’ demands?”
“What are you? Are you protecting them while escorting me?”
“No. Don’t get me wrong. I heard that the workers’ strike has been going on for close to four months. Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to accept the workers’ demands even if it takes some damage?”
“Aha. That was a question. Kkeuk. Are you interested in business?”
“…….”
“It’s nothing, I’ll answer you. As you said, if the factory stops, losses will follow. That’s a lot of damage. It is not simply a matter of products that could have been completed on the same day. The biggest problem is losing trust from partners. Customers are disappearing.”
“… I heard that the demands of the strikers were to improve working conditions and raise wages by 5%. Isn’t that enough to listen to?”
Originally, it was about improving the working environment, raising wages by 15%, hiring additional employees, and paying incentives. As negotiations slowed down, workers’ demands declined.
“Aren’t you cheeky?”
“… Yes?”
“The dogs and pigs who have lived on the money I give them have rebelled against me for more food. That behavior is unbearably outrageous!”
“…….”
“You can’t understand it with your head. Because that’s what I did to destroy a factory that makes hundreds of millions of credits every year. But I’m different from you guys. I have money and connections. It is enough to start a new business.”
“The final negotiation… The outcome is fixed.”
Haha. Okay. I will give up the factory rights. After the factory goes to auction, my friend will win the bid at a low price. My friend will receive a business subsidy from the Ministry of Industry.”
I don’t think the subsidy will go to the workers.
“The reason why the workers are targeting the baron….”
“Among the dogs and pigs, there are bound to be people whose heads are spinning from time to time. When I die, ownership of the plant goes to the local government, not to the auction. After the local government makes the factory normal, they will sell it to someone.”
“From the workers’ point of view, it would be better for the factory to be handed over to the local government.”
“It’s better than losing a job at allhaha. Are the questions over?”
“Yes. Thanks for answering the question.”
“When you’re done, go to work. I will be enjoying myself in this room for three days.”
We turned around and left the room.
Just before the door closed, the courtesan’s artificial voice rang out. Room 212 looked away as if embarrassed, and Room 31 did not respond. We went back to our given room.
•••
Back in the room, we put a hologram on the table and checked the situation.
Unit 212 manipulated the hologram and explained.
“This is the structure of the mansion. It has a total of 4 floors and 19 rooms. There is a wine cellar and a food cellar in the basement. The baron’s bodyguards are 20 people excluding us. Half are mana users, and the other half are specially trained mercenaries.”
I nodded.
It looks thorough on the outside, but the real speed was not good. That’s why Baron Ptelgar paid the army and asked for escort troops. That he doesn’t trust his bodyguard that much.
“Still, there are bodyguards like this, so you don’t have to do boring patrols.”
“One of us has to take turns keeping watch. I can’t trust the bodyguards here.”
Near the end of the briefing, I looked at Room 31 and asked.
“What do you think about it?”
“… What?”
“I mean an assassin. Shall we attack within the next three days?”
Baron Ptelgar hired us because he was insecure, even though there was no information that the workers would hire assassins. When I saw it, it was more likely that he would not come. They are workers who have been on strike for four months already. Where would they have the money to hire an assassin?
“I will come.”
“… What is the basis?”
“Persimmon.”
“…….”
I nodded with a serious face.
Her intuition was hard to ignore. It is because she has benefited from her intuition more than once or twice while carrying out missions with Unit 31.
“Room 212. What do you think?”
“Workers’ representative Bill Clarkson, who is leading the strike, is cornered. A person who is cornered… Sometimes you have to make extreme choices.”
“You think the assassin is coming. Great. Shall we go a little more serious? Room 212, install surveillance cameras inside and outside the mansion. Unit 31 sets up a barrier around the baron’s room. I’ll go out for a while and figure out the terrain and come back.”
They followed my instructions without complaint.
