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Hero Deokgu
“Shouldn’t it be popping out?”
“where.”
“Wherever! The great darkness has come! It’s all over! The end!!”
Razbeth clicked his tongue as he watched Gillian, who was screaming in fear, ‘eat two pieces of bread for breakfast’.
“Have you forgotten the guild policy? If you leave here, you’re finished.”
How stupid… Razbeth took out the pipe he had stored deep in his bag, stuffed some tobacco in it, and lit it.
Information Guild members must not leave their assigned locations no matter what happens. It was the dog-like idea of the higher-ups to stay and record until the end, but disobeying it would only end in death.
“But that… that’s a huge darkness! A huge darkness!! Not even a small darkness, but a huge darkness!!”
Gillian paced back and forth anxiously, shouting.
“So what do you want me to do? If you want to run away, then go. I won’t stop you.”
If this was the last time, I never wanted to be with that guy, so I egged him on.
‘Berman would be better.’
Razbeth, who had been muttering softly, laughed bitterly and inhaled the smoke.
“But… Razbeth, you’re not worried?! Your opponent is a giant darkness!”
Great darkness···.
Razbeth rolled the ominous, full name off his tongue.
I don’t know why he suddenly went against the imperial policy and started doing crazy things, but once the great darkness appeared, there was no hope for this remote castle.
The Great Darkness was already famous when he was a warlock, but his notoriety grew even higher when he accepted demons.
Accepting a demon was taboo among warlocks.
Because everyone who tried it was possessed by the devil. Few remained sane, and the Great Darkness was one of them.
‘I don’t know if there was a lecher, but that guy···.’
I couldn’t believe it, but he lost to that guy. He even took out his aura and was defeated so badly that he disappeared, one-armed.
‘Maybe that guy···.’
Razbeth exhaled a long puff of smoke, thinking of the man who broke through the wall every time.
Razbeth, who had been thinking about it for a moment, shook his head.
If I could handle Aura in the first place, I would have taken it out a long time ago. Aura isn’t black magic and there’s no need to hide it.
In the case of Kurtan, even if he could win somehow due to the nature of the tournament, it was impossible to defeat that great darkness without being able to handle the Aura.
Because he was a demon and a warlock who ruled like a god below his own rank.
Razbeth frowned as he looked at the hand that appeared in front of him.
“···what?”
“I originally didn’t want to accept it, but since it’s the last one anyway! I’ll accept it out of kindness, so just give it a try···.”
Without a moment’s hesitation, Razbeth pulled out his dagger and stabbed the man in the hand.
Kkaaaaaaah-!
Razbeth looked out the window, thinking that the scream was really cool.
A large black object that can be seen from far away.
It looked taller than the rooftop and gave off an ominous presence.
‘But there’s no such thing as absolute… if by any chance I win…’
after-.
Razbeth swallowed his words and exhaled smoke.
***
The great darkness sniffed and sniffed again and again.
It smelled delicious. It was so fragrant that I thought my intestines were going to burst out of my mouth.
The one who receives Mana’s love? No, it’s us.
He couldn’t tell if someone was whispering or if he was saying it himself, but there was no point in dividing him anymore.
Very fragrant smell.
The great darkness focused on the smell again.
My mouth was full of flesh, but my mouth was watering.
I wanted to eat it right away.
Calm down. As fragrant as it is, there will be thorns.
The great darkness tried hard to suppress its excessive excitement.
The more fragrant the fragrance, the harder the thorns within it.
If you rush too much, you could end up in trouble. Apply the thorns and…
The great darkness nodded its head repeatedly, responding to the voice that was constantly being heard. A voice that was exactly like itself whispered to it what to do.
He’s already inside anyway.
The great darkness nodded its head vigorously at the sweet voice. Thinking about it, it was the guy who had already entered it.
It was already a dead life.
There was no reason to delay.
The great darkness clenched its fist.
At his gesture, darkness took shape. Dozens of black thorns rose around him, pointing at him.
Bucket pitch.
Although the creature’s eyes could not be seen, the great darkness felt that the creature was watching it.
‘How cheeky.’
A great darkness laughed at him and waved its hand.
Black thorns shooting out.
At the same time, the bastard also ran towards him.
The path ahead was full of thorns, but there was no hesitation in his steps.
‘Idiot.’
The great darkness laughed loudly.
The bastard swung his sword repeatedly at the black thorn.
The speed was so fast that it looked like a silver line was drawn in the air.
Eventually the guy broke through the black thorns and came out.
There were black thorns stuck all over the bastard’s armor, but not in any major areas.
‘You brushed it away?’
Huh- You’re talented. The great darkness clenched its fist again with mocking admiration.
It was a small gesture, but huge black spheres formed around the guy in an instant and shot towards him.
Kuuung-.
Although it was hidden behind the black sphere, the great darkness felt uneasy. He immediately prepared the next order.
Crackle-.
The black sphere tore open and the guy jumped out.
Although the armor was crushed and crushed in various places, the speed at which it ran toward him did not slow down.
‘···hmm.’
The great darkness frowned at the sight of the thing still running, watching itself, even though it had thorns stuck everywhere and its armor was crushed.
“Oppression, weakness, exhaustion, frustration, helplessness.”
The great darkness muttered lightly and continued to wave its hands. With that light gesture, an invisible energy shot out at the guy.
It was a light gesture, but the curses contained within it were by no means light. Curses that would make it difficult to even breathe if just one was cast upon him were clearly falling upon him.
Even though his steps had slowed, he still didn’t stop. He still aimed his sword at himself and continued to walk.
I couldn’t see the eyes through the strange helmet, but I felt a stabbing gaze.
‘···Tough guy.’
The great darkness glared at the guy and bumped his fists together.
Then the darkness above him gathered together and formed a giant fist.
As I swung my fist, the huge fist moved as if it was crushing the guy.
Kuuung-.
The fist pressed down on the guy and he was covered.
I was already in a precarious situation, but swinging my magic repeatedly gave me a headache.
The whispering voice became louder.
Now the voice was loud and shook my head.
Crackling crackling.
The guy jumped out, his fist made of darkness ripping apart.
Rather than slowing down, it felt like it was speeding up.
The bastard ran, still aiming his sword at himself.
‘Did you lift the curse?’
It was possible that the curse had been lifted, as it smelled similar to his own.
‘Black magic won’t work.’
The great darkness opened its mouth wide, muttering softly.
The wrinkles around his mouth smoothed out.
Ughhhhhhhhhhh-.
Chunks of flesh poured out from the old, wrinkled mouth of the great darkness. It felt an uncontrollable hunger, but the great darkness tried to suppress it and continued to spit it out.
An unimaginable amount of flesh poured out from that small body, tangled together, and continued to grow in size.
It was as if hell had been brought to this world.
The tangled masses of flesh screamed incessantly and flapped their flesh.
“You have bad taste.”
The bastard muttered, but the great darkness did not respond. His mind was in danger as his hunger increased as he spat out.
The initiative that was barely held on was about to be lost. It was no longer at the level of a whisper.
A voice full of evil, joy, and greed shook my head.
To fulfill the contract-.
Pay the price for your arrogance.
Get on your knees-.
The great darkness squeezed his eyes shut as if his head was going to split open.
Now the problem wasn’t him.
***
‘It looks like shit.’
I muttered a curse as I looked at the flesh golem.
It looked like a building in hell, a tangled mass of arms and legs, flesh, faces, fingers, toes, and unspeakable things all tangled together and swelling in size.
It was a luxury building in a very nice location. The undigested flesh here and there kept making a terrible noise as it continued to emit its voice.
The sight and sound shook the will of those who saw it, causing them to feel instinctive fear.
But my stomach wasn’t weak enough to vomit to that extent. If it had been a golem made of fish bread, I would have vomited and surrendered long ago…
‘Is it because of the devil’s handprint I ate last time? Not bad.’
The guy was much higher level than the old warlock brother, and the magic he used was incomparably powerful, but the difference wasn’t that difficult.
Even though it was a little hot and my body ached, I was able to endure it somehow. The pressure on my body was also much less.
However, the opponent right now wasn’t him.
I readied my sword as the flesh golem approached me with a horrible thud.
‘There was something near my chest. Was it a clump?’
My head was spinning more tensely than ever as my breathing reached its limit.
‘I guess I’ll just have to break the cluster.’
I looked at the flesh golem and formulated a plan.
As always, the plans are loose.
The goal is clear.
‘Somehow dig in and break the clump.’
I nodded at the not-so-bad plan.
At that moment, the guy’s fist flew straight at me.
I looked at him and raised my sword at an angle.
‘This is a big sword.’
It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while now.
A sword technique that involves shedding the sword learned from an old man.
I applied it to the thorns.
Because the thorns were sharp, they could be seen as swords in a broad sense.
The effect wasn’t bad.
There were so many of them that I couldn’t bounce them all off, but I was able to somehow knock them away if they targeted important areas.
‘That is also a big sword when viewed from a very broad perspective.’
I nodded as I watched the fleshy fist flying towards me. It felt a bit forced, but swords are like that…
‘concentration.’
I stopped thinking about the fist of the guy who came close.
The sound of air bursting, the horrible screams of faces embedded in fleshy fists.
This is a big sword.
I thought broadly, like a great person.
That is a very large and ugly sword.
Therefore, it can be shed.
As the flesh fist came closer, I felt the compressed air and my body became heavy. I did not give in to it, but turned my body at an angle and pushed in as if pressing down on the sword.
Perhaps because it had a physical body, a repulsive force that was incomparable to that from before passed through the sword. My hands were shaking and my legs were wobbly as I exerted strength.
– Do you need help?
‘shut up.’
You only have 2 seconds to use it, so you have to use it to cut off the guy’s neck. You have to save it until the very end.
I gritted my teeth and gripped the sword even tighter. Pavavabak- The cold blood spraying from the flesh filled me, but I gritted my teeth and did not close my eyes.
For a moment, my vision turned red and my eyes stung.
Kwaaaaang! The fleshy fist hit the ground, and ugly things scattered around.
It was an opportunity.
I kicked off the ground and jumped onto his arm. The squishy texture made me lose my balance, but I kicked him and climbed higher.
The guy shook his body violently.
I stabbed the guy with my sword just below his shoulder, and he fell, ripping off his arm.
The flesh fell off with a thud and the guy’s arms flailed.
The guy’s entire left arm fell to the floor.
Red, cold blood filled the surroundings as if we had come to a tomato festival.
I was hit by that red wave. My feet were cold and my breathing was ragged, but I had no time to rest.
The guy thrust his other fist at me. I braced my cold legs and jumped sideways as the horrible mass of flesh approached.
Kwaaaaang-.
The guy’s flesh burst from the empty space.
My legs were heavy, but I could still move.
That was enough.
I kicked the ground and climbed onto the guy’s one remaining arm.
Ugh-.
The guy made a strange noise and shook his body, but I climbed up while carefully stabbing the sword, so I didn’t fall.
‘You have a talent for climbing.’
He sank his sword deep into the guy’s shoulder, muttering nonsense. Using the sword to steady himself, he grabbed the flesh with his other hand and ripped it off.
A sticky sensation ran through the gauntlet.
I wanted to curse, but I held it back and continued to move my hands.
Flesh of various colors and excited blood. The smell of rot and blood made my head spin, but I didn’t stop.
He tore off one particularly ugly face and threw it behind him, creating a hole for me to crawl into. I grabbed my sword and shoved myself into the hole.
Ugh-.
The guy shook his body with a strange sound.
Flesh all around and faces in pain.
The dizzying screams continued to rattle my mind, but I only thought about my goal.
He held the sword like a pickaxe and drove it down. He moved the sword with the intention of digging rather than cutting.
The faces, hands, and feet surrounding me pressed against me, but I ignored them and just measured the direction. Only when the bad-mouthed ones bit me did I hit them once.
The part I came in from was the left shoulder.
What appeared to be a lump was the area around the chest.
“Is it this way?”
As I muttered softly, my voice echoed like a cave.
Is it this way- Is it this way-.
The faces buried in the flesh opened their mouths and repeated my words. Their voices were filled with pain, and it was not pleasant to hear them.
“Soy sauce factory, soybean paste factory.”
I muttered a joke and swung my sword in the direction of the gathering.
grasp-.
I made my way while constantly reminding myself of the direction.
Gangjagojang-.
A dull voice was heard from behind.
It seems that he has a short tongue.
After advancing for a while, a group came into view.
There were clumps of flesh in rough shapes around it.
It seemed like there was a guardian protecting him.
It was pure flesh because it was a lump of flesh.
No, although bones would occasionally appear.
Defeated the Guardians and stabbed the entity with his sword.
The mass broke apart and the flesh fell apart.
thud-.
I sat down on the piles of fat next to me when I fell.
I felt a shock in my butt, but it was bearable.
My legs were a little sore, so I hit them a few times and they started to move.
He readjusted his sword and ran again.
The guy who had been talking and answering by himself mumbled something.
I couldn’t hear him very well. After that, a black carapace spread from the left side of the guy’s chest.
‘Is it phase 2?’
He jokingly pulled himself together and raised his sword.
Kwaaang-!
The guy’s reaction was faster.
The black shell struck my body in an instant.
I was thrown back with such force that it felt like I had been hit by a truck.
For a moment, my mind became hazy and then came back.
– Do you need help?
‘Not yet. Shut up. I’m busy.’
Aaaah …
I shook my head to gather my wits and spat out the saliva that had collected in my mouth.
It wasn’t saliva, it was blood.
He was already ugly as a naked old man with a scaly body, but now he was completely hideous and huge, surrounded by a shell, and I clicked my tongue at him.
I waited for the thing to transform, but it seemed I had wasted too much time on the flesh golem. It was now completely encased in a black carapace.
‘You deadly bastard.’
It’s normal to get hit a few times when transforming.
I muttered a joke to keep my dazed mind from wandering.
Aaaahhhhhhhhhhh!
An indescribable scream-like cry erupted.
‘Have you no reason? I guess you have none.’
If he had any sense left, he probably wouldn’t have let out such a bizarre scream. He seemed like a serious old man. Of course, he was naked.
It was fortunate that the guy was irrational.
It was easier to deal with someone who was only instinctive than with someone who was smart.
I forced myself to hold my heavy breath and held my sword straight.
······!
The guy who was looking around ran towards me.
Thump, thump, thump! The ground shook loudly every time the giant thing jumped.
– now?
‘I told you to give me a signal.’
I swallowed hard and glared at the guy running towards me.
A locust monster with a black carapace.
Although the upper body and face were eroded, the carapace extending from the upper body moved like legs.
‘···Isn’t that foul play?’
It wasn’t an honest erosion. If only the upper body was eroded, the lower body should have been exposed… If there had been a referee, he would have blown the whistle.
However, in these bloody Middle Ages there were no referees and it wasn’t like that guy was going to stop blowing his whistle.
‘The pressure is relieved.’
The pressure that had been weighing on my shoulder since earlier disappeared as if the guy had been completely eaten by the devil.
That was a good thing.
I swallowed hard.
My arms were shaking. It was hard to tell if it was because I kept rolling around or because of that guy.
‘There’s no need to distinguish between them.’
He smiled bitterly and held the sword at an angle, mentally counting the hours.
······!
The guy’s face was split open. Inside the snout, an old man’s face with closed eyes was visible.
The old man’s face was calm, as if he were sleeping.
‘There you are.’
The guy showed his weakness.
Contrary to his appearance, he was a kind man.
I squinted my eyes and assessed the situation.
‘There is no reason at all… There is a possibility.’
There weren’t many opportunities.
My physical condition was the worst, but more than that, the time I could use my aura was only 2 seconds.
If you made the wrong decision and cut a different part of your face instead, it would be over.
‘···It has to end in one go.’
My heart was pounding and the surrounding noises were buzzing.
Thump thump thump-.
The ground shook every time he jumped.
He came with a lot of pressure.
Within moments, the bastard was right in front of me.
I looked at the guy and laughed.
It was time to roll the dice.
The stakes are my life.
‘What about defeat?’
The best part was that the guy opened his mouth to eat me alive.
However, the guy seemed to have a calm personality, so he raised his huge hand instead of his snout.
‘This is… going to go out.’
Unfortunately, the lowest card came out.
– Do you need help?
The tenant’s voice sounded sweeter than ever. He whispered in my ear as if to prove that he was the devil.
If you just say yes, I’ll give you a power so great that you can’t handle it. I’ll make you cool like that guy.
‘No need.’
I spat out a refusal and readjusted my grip on the sword.
‘Get ready for that.’
– I always feel this, but you are really arrogant and stupid.
well.
I muttered and glared at the giant shell approaching me. It would hurt a lot if I got hit.
But I was pretty confident in my ability to handle things solidly.
···Can you hold out?
I guess I’ll have to try it to find out.
The die is cast.
The stakes are my life.
‘As they say, the higher the stakes, the more fun it is.’
I forced myself to raise the corners of my mouth at the thrill that made my hair stand on end.
***
The great darkness looked down at the tangled thing. It could no longer bear the delicious smell emanating from it.
The mouth gaped open as the shell split open.
The great darkness did not see the corners of the bastard’s lips rising.
***
‘now.’
I muttered, looking at the gaping mouth.
Since I intentionally hit only the left arm, my right arm was fine.
Because of that, the left side was shattered, but it was okay.
The right arm that was swinging the sword moved.
– You are really… crazy.
Contrary to his words, I laughed bitterly at the joy in his voice. The devil’s standards may be a bit lenient, but he certainly wasn’t normal.
And then the bastard’s mouth came closer.
‘Jeeeeing.’
I muttered a small joke and grabbed my sword.
Soon, a blue light emerged from the sword.
The blue light shone brighter than ever.
Soon the surroundings became bright with blue light.
The old man’s shabby face was visible from within the black shell.
The old man opened his eyes, as if he had been awakened by the bright light, and shouted with a terrified expression on his face.
The dice were already rolling on the table.
‘It’s 6.’
A blue light was drawn horizontally in a dark space.
The light tore through the old man’s head and into the carapace beyond.
Watching the darkness fall, I smiled brightly with all my might.
‘We won again.’
After a small muttering, consciousness faded away.
– He really is a crazy guy who wants to die.
···, who had taken the initiative in consciousness, smiled tiredly and held out his hand.
There was falling debris there.
··· offered a helping hand for the first time without being asked.
This guy is more insane than any guy I’ve seen in a long time.
It was fun.
That was it.
***
Knight Adolf stuck his sword into the ground to avoid falling and stared straight ahead.
The huge black mass continued to lurch, roaring in anger and swinging its fists around as it staggered.
It was clear that a very fierce battle was taking place inside.
‘What kind of battle was this…’
Adolf’s hands began to sweat. It was a monster that had crushed him like this just by getting close to him.
Although I didn’t know, it was clear that there was something even more terrible inside. The last image of Deokgu’s back as he headed toward that place alone without hesitation lingered in my mind.
Shut up!!
The black monster raised its fist and let out a silent scream as if in pain.
Adolf was underneath.
Adolf, whose body was paralyzed at the moment, sensed death as he watched the giant fist falling towards him.
At that moment, a woman wearing silver armor stood alone to block him. Kukugugugun – A brilliant white light extended from the greatsword in the woman’s hand and pushed him away.
When I was staring blankly at him for a moment.
Growwowowowow-!
A longer scream than before shook the surroundings.
and-.
A huge black mass that seemed to fill the world slowly collapsed. It fell down, blowing dust from above as if a whole world was falling apart.
It collapsed without a sound. It turned into black smoke and dispersed, and soon the figures inside were visible.
There was a hellish scene unfolding there. A mountain of corpses, countless red lumps of flesh and bones. Red blood flowing like a river.
Adolf gaped at the unimaginable horror of the battle inside.
Just looking at it from afar made my head spin.
‘Alone there···.’
Adolf swallowed hard as he recalled that sturdy back figure. If it had been him? He would have run away immediately. It wasn’t a matter of strength.
‘···he is?’
The things that had been weighing down his body disappeared. Adolf jumped up. But there was someone who moved faster than him.
It was the woman who had blocked the fist earlier. The woman who was now standing in the center of hell was looking down at something, then crouched down and picked him up.
The object the woman held in her arms as if it were a precious possession seemed familiar.
A bucket-shaped helmet that was both funny and stupid, but also terrifying to the viewer because they could not see beyond it.
It was held in the woman’s arms.
A helmet that is like a symbol of Deokgu Baeida.
The woman stroked him with eyes that looked somewhat sad.
A man willingly entered the darkness alone, terrifying and overwhelming in its presence.
The hell that spread out inside and the darkness that disappeared.
···A helmet left behind.
The implications were clear.
A noble sacrifice.
“hero···.”
Someone was muttering next to him. He turned his head and saw that it was the heretic inquisitor he had pushed earlier.
The heavy muttering soon spread throughout the surroundings.
···Hero Deokgu.
Adolf kept mumbling words that would not stick in his mouth no matter how many times he tried to pronounce them.
***
When I came to my senses again, I was in an unfamiliar place.
···god?
There before me was an indescribable being, and it thrust a sword with an ominous aura into my stomach.
– Oh no… This place is off-limits.
My mind was instantly distracted by the voice of the tenant.
It was a familiar place.
The forests around Cassadic.
However, the distance is not close.
Blood was sprayed long distances around me.
I was thinking about it for a moment, thinking back on my memories, when suddenly a stomachache came over me.
‘What is this···.’
I rolled around, holding my stomach in excruciating pain.
– Ahem… This one’s big…
The tenant’s shy voice was heard.
‘I guess you ate the Master’s.’
It seemed like the recovery of my once broken body was an extension of that.
I decided to think positively about it.
He rationalized by muttering that he was just digesting him by gaining some great coincidence, just like something out of a martial arts novel.
Otherwise, the bloody stool that kept coming out would have been too sad.
***
“More than half of the outer wall has collapsed. Fortunately, the enemy forces have gathered there as the knights advance, so the damage to the residents is minimal.”
Baron Fullfoot nodded at the sheriff’s report.
If it were normal, Nova would have reported it, but…
“What are you looking at?”
Pulpouts let out a deep sigh as he watched Gerel hastily turn his gaze away at Nova’s sharp tone.
Nova’s eyes, which were already sharp, were now sharp enough to stab someone to death. Gerald, who would normally have been furious, kept his mouth shut as he watched Nova’s expression.
‘Why that guy···.’
Three days have passed since the attack.
Although his body was never found, the remains of his helmet made his death a foregone conclusion.
‘···This is the hero Deokgu Bae.’
Pulpouts rolled the word around in his mouth.
‘I didn’t know he was that strong.’
According to the testimonies of the knights who moved with him, his ‘genius’ strategy allowed him to approach the great darkness.
When everyone there was unable to move due to the overwhelming presence, the hero Deokgu Bae calmly entered the great darkness alone.
Fullfoot was less convinced that he was a ‘genius’ strategist than that he was strong enough to single-handedly defeat the great darkness.
It was a shame to lose him, but it was clear that he would never be able to handle the great darkness alone.
‘···The knights who were impressed by the hero decided to remain in Cassadic.’
Fullfoot received two knights who had distinguished themselves in tournaments from among the knights, thus filling three of the four allowed knights.
In the end, strangely enough, things worked out well for Fullfoot. ···That’s all I thought.
“There’s been another fight in District 6. The guys who formed the gang are continuing to fight with the Scar side. There are so many of them that we’ve requested reinforcements from the outer wall guards.”
“We need help catching the bad guys?”
Fullfoot was dumbfounded.
“It is said that the mercenaries who entered during this tournament are attached to District 6. If you combine both sides, there are 50 of them, which is more than the number of guards on the outer wall.”
“Then how on earth did you stop it before? Wasn’t there no noise before?”
“That··· It’s because the number has increased due to this incident and the situation on the outside is chaotic, but Aaron used to mediate, but he hasn’t been seen recently···.”
Boom! Nova suddenly slammed the table, startling Baron Pulpouts.
It was clearly an out of line behavior, but it couldn’t be pointed out. Nova was crucial to cleaning up the mess that had recently taken place at Cassidy. As long as it wasn’t a slap in the face, it had to be tolerated.
Pulpouts turned his head away, pretending not to see him.
“I’ll go! If it’s against those punks, I’ll go alone···.”
Knight Adela raised her hand and shouted.
“I can’t send an article for something like that.”
The more often a sword is drawn, the less valuable it is. Furthermore, a high-quality sword like a knight’s sword could only maintain its value if it was drawn at the right moment. It couldn’t be drawn just because of a fight between thugs.
“Let me put the kids on the inner side.”
“But in this dizzying situation, if we remove the internal forces···.”
“Shut up! Geralt!”
Nova immediately attacked Gerel. Gerel looked back at Baron Pulpouts with a look of indignation on his face, but Pulpouts tried hard to avoid his gaze.
“Crime has been on the rise recently…”
“The outer wall guards are out of control···.”
“The area around District 7 has become a lawless zone···.”
‘What’s going on with these problems… How has it been maintained until now?’
Pulpouts pressed his temples as the reports continued to come in.
***
‘The ten puppies are dead.’
Dylan… no, the weasel muttered as he looked at the stone statue in front of him. His helmet was resting on the face of the statue that was clearly that of a cub.
‘He said he would use it and give it to me···.’
The weasel looked around, his stomach clenched. A man who looked like a knight was guarding the stone statue.
‘Why is that kid like that?’
I tried to take the helmet several times, but my plan was always disrupted by a strange knight. The knight I had never seen before was guarding the statue with a very serious expression on his face.
The guy was wary of those who approached the statue, muttering strange words like ‘I’m my yard’. He even called other guys to take turns, and the weasel was about to burst in anger.
‘I said it’s mine!’
Hoo… The weasel suppressed his raging anger and tried to turn around.
Four days have passed since that incident.
At first I didn’t believe it, but as the bastard didn’t show up, I gradually began to think that way.
‘···The ten puppies were defeated?’
The weasel crouched down in a quiet place and thought seriously. Could that kid be defeated? He said that even a knife wound to his body stung. No, this time his opponent was too big.
Suddenly, tears welled up in my eyes. Then, the weasel got startled and repeatedly slapped my cheek. It was clear that he had lost his mind because he had been hit on the head by the cubs so many times.
The weasel suppressed and hid the strange feelings that kept rising up in his mind.
Death of a cub.
Only the weasel assumed he was the only one.
Hannah was practicing by taking a warm bath every day and moving her hands up and down, not knowing when she would come, while Kanna was staring at the door with her cheeks puffed out. She was occasionally summoning fire and ice from her hands at the same time.
The other crew members just grumbled that the team leader was being a slacker.
The weasel calculated with his hands.
What if the cub really died?
If the ten puppies had died…
The vacant position of Group 4 leader.
The step on the stairs leading to the colonnade.
‘The way out has opened.’
A thrilling sensation, as if struck by lightning, passed through him from deep within. The weasel trembled and got up.
‘Another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has arrived.’
The weasel walked towards headquarters with a determined face.
***
“···You’re challenging Aaron to a duel?”
“yes!!”
The captain let out a sigh as he looked at the vulgar-looking man in front of him, Dylan.
‘Are you thinking of committing suicide?’
Even if he was thinking of committing suicide, he probably wouldn’t challenge Aaron to a duel if he was cleanly taken to the guillotine… It was clear that he wanted to die painfully.
“I don’t think it’s right to leave the captain’s position vacant for a long time in this lawless state! I, Dylan! As a guard who loves Castle Cassadick, I can’t just let him go! Captain Aaron’s death brings tears to my eyes and makes me lose my appetite, but…! For Castle Cassadick, I think we need to fill the captain’s position as soon as possible! It’s sad, but that position… I, Aaron’s only blood relative, will fill it!”
As he watched the man rambling on, the captain realized what was going on.
‘I haven’t heard any news about this kid Aaron’s return.’
The captain smiled broadly.
“Yes, yes! Dylan! I know your loyalty very well! I will decide the leader position right away! I am sure you will do very well in the position of leader! How about tomorrow?”
“······Yes? Good! As expected from the captain! Wise, noble, and fat··· The best captain of the outer castle guard!”
There was something subtle mixed in, but the captain laughed out loud.
How could I not be grateful when he burns himself to liven up the stagnant atmosphere of the Catholic Church?
“Okay! I’ll report back right away! Don’t worry! You’ll definitely be able to have a duel!”
The captain laughed out loud as he watched Dylan laugh wickedly.
