Chapter 2079 – 2079. The Fallen Empire
Carla was taken to her room before sunrise.
Servants started roaming the castle early in the morning, but they couldn’t see through me and Carla, who were covered by her ghost cloak. Just in case, she wiped Karla’s body with a clean cloth. Except for the pussy full of semen. The traces left on her body are things that are covered by clothes.
Afterwards, I went back to my room and slept late. It was around 2:00 PM when I woke up. I dared the servant to knock on the door and wake me up.
Smart!
“Sir Daycott! Are you inside?! Your Excellency the Count calls upon you!”
My mind, which had been in a dream, flashed.
Is Count Morch calling me? Has the affair with Carla been exposed?
‘Should I kill the Count? If that happens, Park Soo-ho will win. Is it better to run away? If I run away, there’s a high chance that Karl will be executed too, so I’ll have to take him.’
I quickly devised a plan. Weakening Park Soo-ho’s Veroprine City could have been done without helping Count Morch. For example, like before, it became red and hit Veroprine. There were surprisingly many ways to prevent the development of Veroprine.
“Sir Daycourt?!”
“… Inside. Do not raise your voice.”
“Sorry. His Excellency the Count is urgently calling…”
“Why is His Excellency calling me? Hasn’t the war been postponed for three weeks?”
“It’s not something I can understand as a mere servant, but His Excellency Count has called other knights as well.”
Stroked his chest. It wasn’t because of his affair with Karla.
‘Hmm. If I had thought about it more clearly, I would have known right away that it wasn’t. If I was caught cheating, they would have sent knights and soldiers instead of servants to catch me. I was out of my mind when I woke up.’
There was another reason for calling the knights. I felt at ease.
“I get it. Let me change my clothes and go.”
“Your Excellency Count’s expression looked quite serious. You must not be late. Sir Daycott.”
“It is a useless worry.”
• • •
It was 5 knights, including myself, who were called by Count Morch. As the servant said, Count Morc had a serious expression on his face. The atmosphere was as cold as thin ice because the expression of the highest person was not good. Even the knights, who fit the word “Brave to be ignorant,” Were busy paying attention to Count Morch.
“I called the guards to subdue the thieves who don’t know the subject.”
The knights looked at each other. In the end, Cotton, who had the most time among the knights, spoke as a representative.
“Are there thieves who dare to attack the Earl of Mork? Haven’t they been massively subjugated before?”
“They look like new ones. They robbed the war supplies that were being transported to the estate. According to the surviving merchant, it happened this morning. Since the amount of war materials is not small, they probably couldn’t have disposed of them right away. Sirs, please directly subdue the bandits and recover the war materials.”
Count Morch’s tone seemed to be asking. However, it was an order, not a request. The knights also knew everything.
“Dismissal! Just trust us! The thieves will pay for their foolish crimes!”
“I will wipe out the shameless bastards who do not know honor with this sword given to me by His Excellency!”
“For Morch!”
The knights in turn spoke flatteringly. I also took the bandwagon moderately and expressed my aspirations. It was said that he would kill all the thieves.
It was only then that Count Morch’s hard expression relaxed.
“Seeing you, I feel relieved. I heard that the number of bandits is about 60. It’s an urgent matter, so I’d like the Lords to take care of it on horseback without soldiers. When the subjugation of the thieves is over, I will send soldiers to transport supplies.”
“I will never disappoint your expectations!”
“Move now! Before the thieves leave the territory!”
“Yes, My Road!”
• • •
It wasn’t just the knights who moved on horseback. 8 knights’ servants also moved together. The servants were not treated as soldiers, but as personal servants. Even so, it was clear that they were much stronger than normal soldiers.
Five knights, including me, rode ahead while wearing armor, and the servants on horseback followed suit with their luggage.
The knights were relaxed. Enough to chat while running.
“Tsk. I had an appointment with Madame Camille this afternoon… Thieves are no help in my life.”
“Is a thief a thief for nothing? Go and break the bone marrow. That’s what this world does.”
“Haha. Sir Elmeyer loves breaking the bones of his enemies. How many bones did he break with that mace?”
“Hmm. I think I broke 80 skulls with this mace alone. We could probably kill 100 more. After that, you’d better change the mace. How far did you go with Madame Camille?”
“You know that Lord Camille Madame is not an easy woman. She hasn’t mixed her body with Madame Camille yet… It’s coming soon. Madame looks at me with love in her eyes.”
The knights continued their idle chatter. More than half of them were women’s stories. I shake my head.
“Sir Daycott. Have you ever subdued the thieves?”
Rakgoose, who was running alongside me, spoke to me. Although he is annoying, he answered me because he is a fellow knight on the outside.
“Of course there is. Subjugating thieves is nothing special, is it?”
“It is true. But don’t be alarmed. Most of the thieves are nothing special, but… Occasionally, there is a real exhaust. Knights who have lost their honor. I met a knight who became a thief two years ago. No, well, wouldn’t the thief take my sword strike? I still vividly recall the feeling of surprise at that time.”
‘This bastard is starting again.’
Lakkus was very talkative. Especially when it comes to stories that boast about themselves. I didn’t want to listen to him, so I decided to change the subject.
“Sir Lakgus. Isn’t this case a little strange?”
“Hmm? What do you mean? They’re bandits, they’re not the ones that are always around the empire.”
“Isn’t the timing when the thieves appeared clever?”
“Period?”
“Morch is facing a war. He bought war supplies here and there for him. Even the thieves know that.”
“So you wouldn’t have stolen war materials.”
“Even though I know for sure that the owner of that war material is His Excellency Earl Morch. Of course, don’t you guess that if you touch it, His Excellency Earl Mork will become enraged and send a punitive force?”
“… It’s strange to hear. Isn’t it like the thieves openly declared war on Mork? They wouldn’t be that bold…”
Rakkus looked up at the sky, lost in thought.
I also found out later that it was strange. What he said just to change the subject was quite plausible.
Thieves are most likely a livelihood crime for commoners or slaves to survive. Do you have the guts to mess with a titan like Count Morch? If they had heads, they would know they were fucked.
“… A thief may not be a thief.”
“Sir Daycott. That means… You mean some of them are pretending to be thieves?!”
Lakgoose’s voice was loud. The eyes of the knights and servants turned this way.
“It’s just speculation. They may not be mere bandits, but mercenaries. A mercenary who was instigated by someone.”
“Omg! Possibility! Yesterday the mayor of Veroprine came and begged the Count for his time! That bastard played a trick!”
“Hmm… The Mayor of Veroprine has no honor. Besides, Veroprin is a city reputed to be wealthy.”
The knights and servants became one and cursed the mayor of Veroprine, Park Soo-ho.
I also cursed together.
Considering Park Soo-ho’s shady temperament, there’s a high possibility that he really did a trick. Besides, Park Soo-ho had a motive. An incident in which poison was released in the barracks well! He must be almost certain that the culprit was Count Morch.
We arrived at the place where the upper ranks were attacked by bandits.
The corpses of horses and men were strewn across the road. A terrible stench of filth emanated from the blood and intestines. The wagon was broken and the wreckage was abandoned, but the amount was small.
“I heard that there are six wagons, but only one wagon is broken. I’m pretty sure the thieves took the other five.”
Cotton looked around him attentively and grinned.
“There are no traces left. There are so many things that I couldn’t erase the traces. We just need to follow these trails and kill the thieves.”
“Haha. I want my mace to taste their bones! Let’s go!”
The knights were excited and ran along the trail.
I felt uneasy.
If they were really mercenaries disguised as bandits, they wouldn’t handle things so sloppily. At least mercenaries are experts in combat.
‘I don’t feel well. But anyway, aren’t they mercenaries?’
The awkwardness suddenly disappeared. Would a tiger use it only because it is afraid of a dog for a day?
“For justice! Oh, sir. Don’t kill them all.”
“Sir Daycott. They deserve no mercy.”
“Mercy? No. They will serve as slaves! In particular, their boss should be torn to pieces in front of everyone! Wouldn’t that be a warning to the rude guys?!”
“Oh oh. Lord Daycourt can see far. I would be happy to join you in that cause! For justice!”
A horse runs down the road following the trail of the wagon.
And the thieves’ camp was visible in the distance. The thieves, who were supposed to be busy running away, made their own camp.
As a knight, I charged, waving my reins more courageously than anyone else.
“You damn thieves! It’s time to pay for your sins!!”
Rock Goose, who was running next to me, suddenly shouted at me.
“Wait a minute, Lord Daycourt! Calm down! The situation is so strange! Maybe a trap…”
Lakgoose’s voice was not heard until the end. I was already leading. The thieves hiding in various places in the camp appeared. They were well-armed guys who were too good to pass up stealing.
“You got caught!”
“You stupid knight! You only know how to charge!”
The ground collapses and the horse falls into the pit. Inside the pit, spear knives sprouted. I kicked off the falling horse and jumped up. From the sword he pulled out like lightning, blue sword energy jumped out.
Brain stream (雷天流) Heodo (虛道).
He kicked into the air and drove his sword into the head of a nearby thief. Instead of pulling out the sword, I lowered it. Blood and intestines pour from the corpse.
The smell of blood and iron was strong. The thieves who had been cheering until just now closed their mouths as if they had promised. Fear peeks in their eyes.
“Justice has arrived. Worms. Haha.”
A blue sword flared up.
