Chapter 362 – That’s How You Get Broke (9)
Returning to the manor house, we devoted ourselves to daily training and maintenance. Every day, new news about the kingdom of Dwarves came from the kingdom, but each and every one of them had only negative stories.
There were stories about how King Evory of the Dwarf Kingdom had paid 60,000 gold in bribes to the North and public opinion had deteriorated, or that he had suddenly raised the price of iron ore, incurring resentment from blacksmiths. It was a story that someone who didn’t know would be able to curse evori, but I felt like I could guess who was behind these stories.
It was felt that Korea was working on the Dwarf Kingdom behind the scenes. Demonstrations were taking place every day in the Dwarf Kingdom, and stories were heard that the upper tiers linked to the Dwarf Kingdom were shutting down one after another. People who heard the rumors were afraid that a war might break out. Ai also stroked his sword with his awkward face.
“What if King Evori starts a war? A lot of people will die.”
“That won’t happen.”
If Evori was really the kind of person who would start a war, he would have no reason to strike a bargain. Moreover, unlike the time when the hatred of the Dwarves were united, now, when the internal confusion has increased, no matter how much Evory is concentrated, it is impossible to start a war. His best option was to come to the negotiating table with a white flag.
“I hope it will be as the priest said.”
AI said so. I gave her a nod of her head. Because it was clear that it would be as she said. Because Avori will be killed by a mace at the negotiating table. And the new king will lead the dwarven kingdom in the ‘right’ direction.
It was a few days later that I received an invitation to the negotiating table. I packed my things and reassured my worried family.
“Shall I go with you?”
“Shall we go with the groom? Dwarves are mean and don’t know what to do.”
“It’s okay. It’s dog shit.”
Both Eve and A.A were worried about me going into the dwarves’ lair alone. Elsie wanted to follow her as an escort, but I forced her to sit down. It was because I didn’t want to show myself killing the Dwarf King.
I decided to join them at the border, so I moved to the border of the Dwarven Kingdom with my coachman. The coachman, who drove the horses skillfully, had a face full of anticipation for the Dwarf kingdom he was visiting for the second time this year. I asked the coachman who was humming his song.
“Coachman. Do you enjoy going to the dwarven kingdom that much?”
“It’s fun. The last time I went, I was treated incredibly well. He said he drank with a crooked nose.”
He started talking about the dwarven kingdom’s drinking culture and delicious snacks. I kept my mouth shut because I didn’t want to break the coachman’s expectations. It was because there was no drinking party this time and we were going to go back soon. The only thing the coachman would face this time was a terrible tragedy.
On the day of the appointment. We are joined by Knight Commander Albus and the diplomatic envoy. The group, dubbed “Diplomatic envoys,” Wore swords at their waists with bloody eyes shining. They moved like limbs at Albus’s words and always aligned their angles while being wary of their surroundings.
Behind them, a dwarf dressed as a child was following them. His name His was former Minister of Finance. He was following Albus like a puppy, like Albus’ young son following us. When Albus met me, this time he silently shook my hand and dragged me into the barracks.
The coachman smacked his lips as he was taken to the coachman’s waiting room where the coachmen rested. Judging from the atmosphere around her, she seemed to have realized that there would be no dwarf party.
“Thank you for coming.”
“Because I promised. So what’s the plan?”
This was the border area of the Dwarven Kingdom. The place of the meeting was a small pavilion inside the Dwarf Royal Palace. Unlike the gloomy and closed atmosphere of the Dwarf Royal Palace, it was a place that exuded a rather bright atmosphere. Albus looked around once more and said.
“Me and the lord are planning to sit together with the envoys here in Evori. And our envoys are going to get out of the pavilion and head for the royal palace where the former king’s children are located according to my orders. The moment the envoy leaves, we will subdue the king of Evory and then let the guards we recruited guard the pavilion and get out first.”
“Are the guards captured?”
“Already the majority of supporters of the old dynasty are in favor of our plan. Lord. There is something to be clarified here.”
“What is it?”
“You have to ‘subdue’ King Evori. We must never kill them.”
“That we shouldn’t kill. Okay. See what that means?”
“Yes. It’s hard to say, but it makes sense as it must be.”
“All right.”
He said yes, so he decided to hit it like that. I nodded and stretched leisurely. Around the time all the diplomatic envoys arrived, we entered the Dwarven Kingdom as one huge group. The coachman who drove my carriage was politely sent back to the estate on the grounds that it was better if fewer people took part.
“Oh, the dwarf party…”
Are the dwarves playing well enough to want to work more? I couldn’t understand the coachman’s love of alcohol a little. Shaking our heads, we entered the palace. The gaze of the Dwarves looking at the envoy was rather subtle. I saw a lot of eyes with anticipation for some reason, and there were also people who were staring at me with burning eyes as if I had killed their parents.
We entered the castle, passing through a crowd of murderous and friendly people. The envoys politely handed over their weapons to the guards, and we also drew our weapons and entered. It was easier than cake to subdue the dwarf armament with bare hands.
The dwarf king, Evory, was sitting in his gazebo with his sharp eyes wide open. He was sitting across from a long square table, and all around him were glaring dwarves with hammers and axes glaring at us. We came in bare-handed, but judging from the fact that we had our weapons, it seemed quite timid. Evory opened his eyes and said.
“Sit down.”
Is it for suppression? The envoys sat down with their faces unchanged. We also stood on either side of the envoys, crossed our arms and looked at the guards. The guards were glaring with their brows tense as if they were trying to scare us, but I responded by smiling at them.
The knight who sat in the seat as an envoy asked. He was uncharacteristic of a knight, and had a sassy appearance.
“Why did you ask for a meeting this time? In the request for a meeting, it was written, ‘We request an apology for the mistake and the correct performance of the contract.’
“Are you asking because you really don’t know?”
Evory turned her face red. She looked like a ripe persimmon, so I wondered if it would explode if I poked it with a needle. Avori screamed in that state.
“Free the Dwarves who are suffering in the North immediately! Properly fulfill the contract you promised! You shameless bastards! There is a degree of non-compliance with the contract! How could you treat us this way!”
“What are you talking about?”
He calmly replied to King Abori. Even though Evori’s spirit was great, the knight’s face was extremely calm. He was looking at Evory indifferently, as if he were about to die or was already dead. Said Evory.
“If it keeps coming out like this, we have no choice but to go to war.”
“Those who take war lightly and use it as a weapon are bound to do the wrong thing easily. Do you really want war?”
Evory kept her mouth shut. Eyes flickered across his stiff face her. Avori did not want war. In this brief moment, we could feel it. Albus moved his arm his while King Evory kept his mouth shut. Evori’s guards flinched at his movements, but realized that he had simply reversed arms crossed and looked at us with steamy faces.
The knights who acted as envoys rose from their seats at the same time. Albus changing his arm his was the signal to start the operation. King Evori narrowed his eyes. The knights said.
“My head is dizzy. Let’s take a break and continue the story.”
King Evory nodded his head with a bewildered face. The envoys rushed out. Guards were guiding them. As if they had promised each other, the guards were wearing thick rings on their ring and index fingers. It was proof that the ring was in contact with us.
Even though the envoys went out, we did not go out. The dwarves next to Evory fixed their weapons with anxious faces. I untied my hands and smiled. Albus opened a slit in his thigh armor and drew out a short sword the length of his arm.
“What about mine?”
Albus rummaged over himself with a slightly embarrassed face and shook his head. I shook my head and rolled up his arms. Evory said with a puzzled face.
“What are you doing! Can’t we get out right away! Guards! Guards!”
The guards blocking the door were silent with their helmets pressed down wide. Two rings were shining brightly on their hands. Evory gnashed her teeth when she saw the guards not obeying her orders her. He raised his weapon and called out to his bodyguards.
“What are you doing! Kill these suspicious bastards!”
The guards rushed at us at King Evori’s command. 1 person to Albus 3 people rushed at me who had no weapons. I grabbed the hammer that was about to fly at me and pulled one of the guards into my arms. I wrapped my hands around the waist of the guard who was holding me and broke them in one breath.
“Keep it off… !”
The hammer fell from his hand. I picked up the hammer and hit the other one hard on the head. The head his snapped out like a squash ball and floated a water swallow in the pond. The bodyguard whose head was blown off collapsed without a sound.
One of the remaining guardsmen had long since lost their will to fight. Looking to the side, Albus’s sword pierced the bodyguard’s belly. Evory gritted her teeth and glared at us. The escort shouted.
“Your majesty! We’ll protect this place, so run away…!”
Kang!
“Be quiet!”
All that was left was Evory.
