Chapter 653 – 653. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
653. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
I got off the wagon and accompanied the knights and Yuria to the place where the battle was taking place. For once, he hid his presence. First of all, I will understand the situation to some extent and intervene. If it doesn’t look interesting, just ignore it and pass it by.
I thought it was a battle between the guild and bandits at best. It’s one of the most common battles in the world.
However, the battle he saw was a battle between knights and mercenaries. 3 knights are fighting 12 mercenaries. The corpses of already dead knights and soldiers could be seen around.
The condition of the knights was not good. His complexion was dark and he was breaking out in a cold sweat. Their arms and legs are shaking as if they are anxious.
“It seems poisoned.”
YuRia said quietly.
Come to think of it, there was no way mercenaries and the like could deal with knights in a normal way. There, the knights are fighting to protect someone.
“Gongja-nim…. Run away as we will buy them time.”
“Even, run away? You think I can run away from them alone?! I need an escort from the Lords!”
Young master looked quite fragile. He was of normal build, with mysterious purple hair and red eyes, and he trembled like a rat.
“Gongja. If he doesn’t do anything he just dies. And Young master is a person who should not die here. I’ll give you a signal, so time yourselves and run away. I will prevent them from pursuing you for as long as possible.”
Said the knight sternly.
“Sir Berol… !”
Gongja secretly prepares to escape.
I overheard their conversation and my curiosity plummeted. The picture was drawn with just their words. Someone must have hired a mercenary to kill that guy named Gongja.
“It’s boring. Let’s go back.”
It was when I turned around without mercy. Ploy looked at the mercenaries and said.
“Lord. Those mercenaries belong to the High Tare Mercenary Corps.”
“… Really?”
“Fangs and daggers painted on clothes. It is the symbol of the High Tare Mercenary Corps. As long as you don’t deliberately try to cheat, a high-tair mercenary will be right for you.”
I turned around again.
Attacking openly without hiding your face and affiliation? One of three Either they are idiots, or they have the confidence to annihilate them. The hind belly exists separately.
“If it’s a high-taker, the story will be different. I don’t like them, so should I interrupt them?”
“Lord. Are you meddling in this?”
“Okay. No?”
“I just confirmed the master’s will again. There is no meaning beyond that. We knights simply follow the will of our lord.”
“Capture half alive, kill half.”
“I get it.”
Ploy and his knights rushed out into the battle area.
The mercenaries distorted their faces.
“Damn it! Retreat!”
The mercenaries quickly scattered and began to flee. That’s the right decision.
‘Even if that’s the case, it’s only about 1% becoming 2%.’
The Golden Rose Knights are a knighthood composed of knights with little experience, but their average skill level is above Intermediate Aura Expert. After receiving the elixir I provided and YuRia’s training, they demonstrate their skills beyond that of a regular Knights. Just because mercenaries and the like ran away, there was no way they could escape.
“Quaaaaagh!”
Hearing the screams of the dying mercenaries, he approached Gongja. The poisoned knight stood in front of Gongja.
“I don’t know who you are, but thanks for the help.”
“You don’t know me?”
I narrowed my eyes. As rumors of the successor competition of the Pruckus family spread, I became famous as well. Not only aristocrats, but even commoners recognized me right away.
“Master. We are on the border of Lapelli.”
YuRia, who was next to me, said.
“Ah.”
This was a border area. A place where the realms of the Lapelli Kingdom and the Baltic Kingdom meet. It seems that he came all the way here after hunting wanderers.
“Are you a noble from the Baltic Kingdom?”
“That’s right.”
The knight caught me off guard. The Baltic Kingdom and Lapelli Kingdom were close but not friendly. In a few months there will be a war.
“I am Baron Eugene Pruckus of the Count Pruckus family.”
I frowned. They still haven’t revealed their identities.
While the knight named Berol was contemplating how to react, Gongja, who was behind him, stepped forward. He tells me, his legs trembling and desperately hiding his terrified face.
“Bar, I am Gerdin Heathfield of the Baltic Kingdom! I am the eldest son of the Earl of Heathfield!”
“At the Heathfield Gate?”
“Yes, yes.”
Heathfield Gate.
It is one of the fortresses of the Baltic Kingdom. Located between mountains and mountains, this fortress guards the center of the main road leading to the Baltic capital. The Heathfield Gate is a fortress that Lapelli Kingdom must encounter if it invades the Baltic Kingdom.
“Why is the guy who should be guarding the Heathfield Gate here? Is it an invasion?”
“No! Absolutely not!”
I know it’s not an invasion.
“Then why are you here? I wonder why you are being chased by the High Tare mercenaries.”
A smile was drawn on my lips. It was like finding a gold coin that fell on the floor.
I was lucky to meet these guys here. Capturing these guys and taking them to Earl Pruckus is a simple feat. It can be instigated that the Baltic Kingdom invaded the Lapelli Kingdom first. It was to create an advantageous cause for the Lapelli Kingdom.
“That….”
“You don’t have to say anything. But at that time, we have no choice but to judge it as it is.”
“Just the way it is… ?”
“I will not accept the invasion of the Baltic Kingdom as it is.”
“…… !”
Gerdin’s face went pale. The Countess, and the heir to the Military Family is too immature.
“First, I will kill the knights and then interrogate you. If he was the eldest son of the Heathfield count, he would be the heir. It makes me vomit up a lot of information.”
“Young master! We will stop it!”
The moment Berol stepped forward and aimed his sword at me, Yuria moved. Suddenly, the knife in her hand draws a neat trajectory. Berol’s blade was cut in half and fell to the ground. Berol’s expression was colored with surprise half a beat late. She couldn’t even react to Yuria’s attack.
“Oh, this can’t be… ! At least with this level of skill… !”
Verol’s expression contorts with her despair. Even so, she did not back down.
“Stop!”
It was Gerdin who stepped forward. He jumped out in front of the knight and knelt in front of me, bowing his head.
“Let me tell you! I will tell you everything, please save us!”
“Listen first. If you have any doubts, I will kill you.”
And just in time, Ploy caught the high-tair mercenaries. The mercenaries’ faces were covered in blood. It looks like he got hit while resisting.
I gave orders to Ploy and Yuria.
“Start interrogating the mercenaries. I’ll take care of this guy.”
Facing my gaze, Gerdin only trembled.
•••
The interrogation went easily. Gerdin was terrified, and the knights who guarded him fainted from miasma on the way. I left Gerdin’s knights alone. I didn’t care whether I died from not being able to overcome the miasma, or whether I survived after overcoming it.
“Were you attacked by assassins on your way back from the capital to your family?”
“Yes. Baron. Half of my escort forces were then killed. Thanks to their sacrifice, I was able to escape somehow… The raid continued.”
“Why are you here? It must be quite far from your family here.”
Borderlands are not all the same borderlands. This was the outskirts of the outskirts of the border area.
“I couldn’t go back to my family because I guessed who was behind the assassins. I thought there must be an ambush on the way back home.”
“Who is behind it?”
Zerdin clenched his fists and bit his lip. Anger is felt. But it wasn’t anger towards me.
“… She is my sister.”
“Five.”
A picture was drawn in my mind.
Zerdin’s sister is aiming for her position as head of household.
There are female nobles in this world. However, it is rare for a woman to formally inherit the position of successor, and in most cases she becomes a nobleman due to unavoidable circumstances. For example, the sudden death of the eldest son forced the eldest daughter to become a nobleman.
“What is Earl Heathfield doing by standing by?”
“… His father is ill and is in critical condition. That was the reason I returned to my family.”
“But her sister revealed her ambition?”
“Yes. There is no evidence, but it is certain.”
Diona Heathfield.
It was the name of Gerdin’s sister. It is said that she is a year-old, but her relationship has not been good since her childhood.
“What about high-tair?”
“Yes?”
“Why are the high-tare mercenaries after you?”
“Diona! That wicked bitch must have commissioned me to kill her!”
“The High Tare Mercenary Corps is active in the Pruckus Territory of Lapelli Kingdom. Do you think it makes sense for your sister to hire a mercenary from Lapelli Kingdom?”
“Ha, but no one is going to target me except Diona.”
“Maybe you just don’t know.”
I didn’t ask Gerdine any more questions. Interest has declined. He was planning to hand over Gerdin to Earl Pruckus to get credit for it, and to get rid of the High Tare mercenaries in moderation.
“…….”
As I closed my mouth and stared blankly into space, Gerdine felt uneasy and restless.
“I, Baron….”
“Why.”
“Can I ask what you’re thinking about me?”
“I will pass it on to my father. Your treatment will be taken care of. Well, you will negotiate with the Heathfield family, and if the negotiations go well, you will return to the Heathfield family.”
“Oh no!”
Gerdin’s face became urgent.
“If I go back like that, my position is diminished! After all, Diona cheats and she could die on the way back!”
“It’s none of my business.”
“Baron!”
Zerdin came up to me on his knees and grabbed my leg. Gerdin begged me with tears like chicken droppings.
“Please! Please help! The Baron needs your help! I don’t want to die in vain at the hands of her sister! Baron!”
My face rotted in an instant.
Puck!
Kicked Gerdin. Jerdin rolled on her floor. Her blood dripped from her nose. He came to his knees again and clung to my leg.
“Oh, fuck.”
“Baron! Baron! Please! Please help! Baron! I will do anything!”
Fuck!
Gerdin flew backwards and crashed into a tree. He crawled towards me despite what must have been a strong blow to his back.
“I, Baron… ! My, please help me… !”
“Do you know how ugly you look now?”
“Sah, I want to live. If we go back like this, Diona… ! Help me, Baron!”
Why would this guy, who had been keeping his cool until now, suddenly make a sudden leap?
‘Maybe this guy. Did you implicitly think that I would help? Then, when I tried to lose money, I begged like this.’
This seemed to be his true form.
“You can do anything?”
“Yes! Anything! If the baron helps me, I can do anything!”
“Kill your knights with your own hands. Then I’ll save you.”
“…… !”
At the unexpected words, Gerdin’s eyes widened.
“You are late to respond. Didn’t you hear me? If you don’t want to do it, that’s fine. After all, saying you would do anything was a lie.”
“Oh no! You can! If only you would save me… !”
Gerdin got up from his seat and approached his fallen knights. He drew his sword from the arms of the knights. Surprisingly, he learned swordsmanship and his posture was quite good.
“Baron….”
“If you can’t do it, that’s fine.”
“That, it is not. Only one…. Can you spare Sir Berol?”
It was an unexpected word.
“Why?”
“Sir Berol is the most loyal knight….”
“Good night.”
“Thank you!”
As if there was nothing to wait for, Gerdin plunged his sword into the necks of the other two knights.
“Gagging!”
“Ouch!”
He didn’t know that he would kill his knights without thinking for a long time.
“I did as the Baron wanted!”
Gerdin dropped his sword and knelt in front of me. He kept looking into my eyes.
Gerdin followed my words, but had no intention of helping him.
“Okay. I will help you.”
I was thinking of handing it over to Earl Pruckus.
“Master. The interrogation is over.”
Just then, Yuria approached.
