– Blood Crusade? What is that Blood Cult knockoff?
– Really? You think so too!
Perhaps the only person in this world who could understand Lee Han’s emotions and romanticism, the words of Status Chang were welcome.
As expected, it wasn’t just me who felt salty.
But Taechang, no, Derek was really in a daze.
– A force from the temple? A parasite that survived despite being destroyed by the previous king? … What does this all mean?
Derek muttered to himself over and over again, looking dumbfounded.
I was confused by the appearance of a force I had never heard of before.
– Well, first of all, I was part of the development team, but I wasn’t a very high-ranking member. So I don’t know everything about the game. So the Blood Crusade thing might be a new setting that the planning team created or scrapped. Or it might be original content that I don’t know about.
– Because it’s a game and an original… .
– Would you like me to tell you?
– … No, that’s fine. Of course, it would be convenient if you knew, but knowing too much only makes your head complicate. … Like you.
– Dad, I can’t deny it… .
Yeah, like I said, Derek’s head is always complicated.
Because I know too much.
Some people might envy Derek and think that with his knowledge they can do anything.
– It’s terrible, really… .
But in Derek’s eyes, knowing too much was actually poison.
No matter how much information you have, you need the appropriate power and strength to utilize and push it forward.
It’s not just power and might.
Even if I can’t do it… .
– Without the power of a lord and the power of an auror user, I cannot use the information I have as I wish.
No, it would be nice to have at least one, but Derek doesn’t have any of them.
It was as if he had known in advance that the monster would appear the day before, but was unable to do anything about it.
So Derek was always stressed out and often had sleepless nights.
Fortunately, I’ve been sleeping well lately thanks to a trustworthy ally, but if it weren’t for that…!
– Oh, like the instructor said, it’s better not to know. I think I’d be more comfortable being an information vending machine.
– Child, don’t do that. You should try to become a user or a person of power like a vassal.
– … Neither one is easy, and I don’t want to do it… .
Aura users could not increase their level through skills or achievements.
If you want to become a person of power at the level of a monarch, you need to have the political power to embrace others, but he had neither the ability nor the guts to do so.
– A guy who can do anything as long as he has confidence.
– … The instructor thinks too highly of me. Anyway, the important thing right now is that an unidentified force has appeared.
– Do you really not know anything? Even though you predicted the monster situation.
– I know there are villains, but at least there weren’t any with ridiculous names like ‘Blood Crusaders’.
– … … .
– There is something wrong, or there is an error. And to find out the error, I think it would be good for me to move along with the instructor.
– Oh, why are you being so proactive?
– … Haha, it’s nothing special. I’m just copying the instructor’s actions, you know.
– Me what?
– You said, ‘Be responsible’ for whatever you do. I’m trying to do that too.
Responsibility as a game developer.
It was Derek who tried to make this happen.
Like that now.
“Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve had such clean water.”
“The bread is soft and the milk is fresh, as if it was just squeezed. How on earth can they distribute such things to such a harsh place?”
“Eeeeeeeeeee!!”
“Oh, Lord Aren. Please take your time. You’ll suffocate.”
“Cough! Water…!”
“… As soon as I finish speaking, this happens.”
Thanks to Derek, the knights were able to enjoy warm meals and fresh milk like farmers enjoying a rain shower during a drought.
[Inventory] was an amazing mystery that only players with the fraudulent skill could use.
“I never thought I would know such a capable collaborator. I see you again, Lee Han.”
“Your feet are quite wide, sir.”
“I admit it this time.”
“all?”
“… I admit it.”
“… Okay. What would I expect from you?”
“… … .”
As always, Lee Han yearned for the 8th Prince of Hogu, but at the same time, he was focused on his conversation with Derek.
“So, did you find out anything?”
[Not yet. I didn’t know the tunnel would be this wide. I knew it was the largest fertilizer production site in the kingdom, but I didn’t know it would be this big… It’s as big as five amusement parks combined.]
“… … Was it that much?”
I knew it was big, but I didn’t know it was that big.
After all, it is a facility that must supply fertilizer to the entire kingdom, no, the entire southern continent.
Rather, it was true that it was impossible without it being this big.
“Investigating this won’t be easy.”
[I think I’ll have to go around for 5 days even if I can’t do it.]
“Hmm.”
Perhaps that is just the minimum period.
If we were to look at it in more detail, I think even two weeks would not be enough.
Because you don’t just have to look around, you have to find out about the organization that you might be hiding somewhere.
‘Is this really the right place?’
A moment of doubt.
In fact, there were three candidate sites selected by ISIS, and she came to the one she intuitively chose.
Could it be that I made a mistake by only trusting my intuition?
‘… No, it’s definitely here!’
However, Lee Han decided not to doubt her intuition.
She occasionally displays mysterious abilities.
An ability that is perhaps almost mystical.
You have to believe it and be sure that it is here.
On the contrary, the more you distrust, the more you will not find anything.
“Well, I guess you’ll have to work a little harder. I’ll try my best to find it, but since I’m a criminal, there are a lot of restrictions.”
[Don’t worry. I’ll try to look around the rest. Then I’ll go and look around a bit more.]
“Okay, see you in the evening.”
[Example].
Phew.
The sound disappeared.
It was an amazing stealth, no, skill.
If that skill’s ability were just a little bit more developed, wouldn’t it be impossible to detect even the weak?
‘As expected, the status window is a scam.’
A combination of transparency, stealth, and acceleration skills.
If that’s not a humanoid stealth plane, then what is it?
When Lee Han feels envious.
“Hey, you. I heard you’re a knight from Britain.”
“?”
“It’s our first meeting, but I can tell just by looking at your well-trained body. You’re definitely quite skilled. Nice to meet you. Mustang de Vargada.”
There was a fool who suddenly revealed my name.
As if you would tremble just hearing my name.
But they.
“??”
It was just a look that openly said, ‘What is that thing?’
“… Don’t you know my name?”
At the moment when Mustang’s eyes shook in confusion, a reaction occurred.
“…Mustang? Perhaps the British general who led the 3rd Army Corps?”
Jake, his story was told by the most well-read of the bunch, and Mustang welcomed it… .
“Oh!”
“The one who is said to be a spy and a hidden supporter of Pendragon who helped Pendragon win with his idiotic command…?”
“…oh…….”
“That crazy guy who threw a party in the middle of a war zone… .”
“S-Stop it! Stop it…!”
I thought that it might actually have been unfortunate that my history was revealed.
The general, known as Mustang, frowned and shouted urgently whenever his background was revealed.
But from their perspective, they have already heard everything.
‘Wow, I’ve heard a lot about how Britain is doomed, but it really is doomed, is that guy a general?’
‘They say that an incompetent ally is more dangerous than an enemy…’
‘Oh, that’s surprising. Can someone like that become a general?’
‘If you think about it, you’re also a captain, so wouldn’t it be possible?’
‘What, what does that mean!!’
All he could do was give me a cold look.
Because among fools, he is an ‘incompetent fool’.
It was hard to see it in a positive light.
And he openly gives them critical looks as if to prove his incompetence.
“Ahem, uh, anyway, if you know my name, then you know I was your superior. State your name and affiliation and be polite!”
“… … .”
… he started whining openly, asking for courtesy, no, treatment, and this time they were at a loss for words.
Don’t you have any clue?
‘Wow… Even someone so incompetent can elicit such admiration.’
If there is a level to incompetence, I thought this guy must be at the level of Hwa-gyeong or Hyeon-gyeong.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to evoke such admiration.
and.
“Huh! You want to be treated well even in prison? Are you without a conscience?”
The white lion of the Pandragon, no, the golden lion, who had pride in his status that could pierce the sky, had a look of displeasure on his face, and started an unnecessary argument.
“You! Where did you call me, the heir of the noble Varga family, a bastard!”
“You are such a lowly person. What kind of a barbarian is that?”
“What! How dare this interest…!”
A heart-wrenching argument between the Golden Dragon of Pendragon and the British Scoundrel.
The answer would be to not talk to that kind of person, but seeing him insist on arguing with her, it seems that Geum-jok is indeed Geum-jok.
The fight quickly became heated.
Wasn’t that originally the case?
They are proud and confident in their bloodline.
These guys don’t give in easily and fight.
Until both of them bow their heads first.
So.
“The interest is real!”
“Who dares to curse at me!”
He started to fight, grabbing her by the collar.
It happened within five minutes of meeting, but no one stopped the fight.
No, not exactly.
“What are those?”
“Hehe, you’re so strong.”
It would be accurate to say that those around him have no power to stop him.
I’m already exhausted from fighting the mini worms, so how could I possibly have the energy to watch or stop the fight?
From the sinners’ point of view, it didn’t matter at all whether a fight broke out or who won.
However.
“General Mustang. Don’t do that. Isn’t this the ‘same direction’ we’ve only just met? Shouldn’t we join forces at times like this?”
“But this guy first…!”
“Haha, calm down, calm down.”
“… Hmm.”
A particularly handsome looking man stopped the Mustang and calmed it down, putting an end to the commotion.
“Excuse me. General Mustang did not mean anything bad. He was just glad to see the knights from Britain. I repeat, I did not mean anything bad, haha.”
“… … .”
“Oh, sorry for the late introduction. I’m Roy Bant. Please call me Roy.”
“… Hmm.”
Roy Bant, who approached me with a smiling face and shook my hand, was a truly upright-looking young man.
What appears to be a capable civil servant only appears to be a harmless figure with no fighting ability.
“Lord Bant! Are you telling me to leave such unruly people alone?”
“General. But aren’t they knights from your hometown? Also, isn’t it fortunate that they aren’t from the corps you led?”
“Th, what is that…?”
Mustang flinched, as if he knew the mistake he had made.
Well, if you don’t know that the Legion was effectively defeated because of your trolling, then you are worse than an animal.
It was the Mustang that was silent, and Roy Bant, with a relieved expression on his face, turned his gaze back to them.
“You looked so embarrassed.”
“No, we didn’t really have any problems since we didn’t have any opponents except for one.”
“Haha, that’s good, that… . Oh, what’s your name?”
“This is Lee Han.”
“… Lee Han?”
“Hmm, it’s been a while since I’ve heard that.”
“Huh?”
“No, that’s fine. Just know that I’m Lee Han.”
“… Did I do something rude… .”
“No, that’s not it. More importantly, what’s your relationship with that guy?”
“…?”
It was a sudden and unnatural kindness that Lee Han had said, and Roy Bant looked at him as if he found it strange. But he still answered sincerely.
“… I met General Mustang in the tunnels. He saved me from being killed by worms. He is actually my savior.”
“Hahahaha! That’s right, that’s right, that happened too!”
Mustang laughed exaggeratedly as if he had forgotten about it, but he patted Roy Bant on the shoulder as if to tell him to point out more of his strengths.
It was Roy Bant who kept a smiling face even though it was unpleasant, and people’s favorability towards the Mustang was starting to fall even further.
“-That’s strange. You don’t seem so sloppy as to receive help from someone less skilled than you.”
“… … .”
… … Roy Bant’s smiling face hardened for the first time due to Lee Han’s remark.
“Oh, that’s strange.”
“… What are you talking about… .”
“Don’t you understand what I’m saying? You’re the one who’s saying it out loud that it’s suspicious.”
“!!?”
Phew!
Percussion…!
“… … .”
“You’re blocking it well.”
“… Ha, this is crazy… .”
Lee Han’s outstretched fist was not something that an ordinary person could block.
A blow that would have definitely killed him if it had hit him.
But it was Roy Bant who easily blocked this blow, and this was already.
“Is it any good to take an antidote without taking a lifesaver?”
“… …Fuck.”
There could not have been any evidence that he was using speculation, and a murderous look appeared in Roy Bant’s eyes.
As soon as we catch this.
“I finally found it.”
-Suspicious guy.
Lee Han was delighted and extended his fist towards the bastard.
* * *
Phew!
Lee Han and Roy Bant’s fists clashed.
There was a series of loud bangs, like tires bursting, and each bang was so loud it hurt my eardrums.
Phew!
Roy Bant’s leg kicked his opponent in a snake-like trajectory.
A complex trajectory that makes you wonder if someone with truly snake-like legs would perform a Brazilian kick.
Such kicks threatened Lee Han one after another, but his gaze was not dazzled by the feast of complex movements.
Percussion!
“Is this the end?”
“!”
It was blocked so easily.
It was literally a case of watching and blocking, and a look of horror came over Roy Bant’s face.
It seemed like this was the first time it had been blocked so easily.
Phew!
However, as soon as Roy Bant’s technique was blocked, he continued to show off more powerful and flashy techniques.
A fighting technique that stands out for its practicality and lethality, reminiscent of Muay Thai if you look at it from some angle.
It is clear at a glance that he is a skilled person who has truly learned the techniques and perfected them in practice.
Kwaaang!
And highly skilled techniques, physicality, and fighting skills.
The blow of a knight who has reached the state of perfection in these three skills is powerful enough to shatter rocks and even tear apart wild beasts.
A kick came flying with a sharp impact that left a footprint on the ground.
A variety of footwork that dazzles the eyes even more than before.
‘Wow, that’s some artistic leg work.’
I heard that while the knights of Pendragon are usually more advanced in martial arts and wrestling, Briton is extremely skilled in footwork.
It was my first time seeing this, as I had never properly fought a knight of Britain, but it was a technique that was truly of the highest artistic quality.
That’s why.
‘It’s a shame, no matter how much you fly and crawl, you’re still second to last.’
It was clearly a good technique, but unfortunately he had seen more sophisticated techniques than this several times this year.
So Roy Bant’s skills were only second to last, and only slightly better than Aren’s.
In that way, Lee Han shows off his dazzling skills in an attempt to threaten himself.
Phew!
“Ugh…!”
“It’s a bit light. Increase the weight.”
It showed what simple ignorance is, blatantly breaking through.
A strange sight where the person who hit is the one who gets hurt.
But that’s understandable.
It may have the power to break a rock, but it wasn’t enough to break steel.
Geumgang.
It was far from enough to shock his body, and Lee Han held the man’s ankle with one hand as he writhed in pain.
Phew!!
Kwaaaaang!
He slammed it straight into the floor.
An ignorant swing with no skill or anything.
“Ahhhhh…!”
“I’ve only hit you twice now, are you kidding me?”
“T, this can’t be happening…!!”
“You’re fine.”
Phew!
Before the bastard could say anything, Lee Han struck him down repeatedly without paying attention.
Phew!
But in the middle of it, the bastard attacked him again with his feet as if he was making a last-ditch effort.
“But you are three times better than Geumjogi.”
As if respecting his strong will and ability, Lee Han held him up high.
Phew!!
… brought rest.
Kwajijijik!
German Suplex.
His head hit the floor and something broke, and for a moment, Lee Han thought, “Oh no.”
‘Ah… I shouldn’t be giving you rest, right?’
Only then did he become worried about what would happen if the other person’s head was broken.
… but it couldn’t have been too late to worry.
