< Chapter 90 - Count Kagehama's Family >
Chapter 90 – Count Kagehama
It was a chaotic night.
Not only did the witch Kaisa, who was thought to be dead, return from the Marquis of Orphan, but the swordsman Sebastian Le Guin, who had also gone missing, also showed up, albeit unconscious.
‘We are here too.’
Young heroes who saved the royal capital.
The couple of the century, now known to the entire kingdom.
The fact that the two people who created the trend of love elopement in the royal capital not only came to the south but also saved Caesar’s life was a double whammy for the horse-loving tycoons.
“But isn’t it strange? That sea wolf Kaisha was captured by pirates?”
“Why did Sebastian Le Guin show up unconscious in the first place? And with Kaisha? Are you saying that Sir Sebastian is also involved in this kidnapping- no, kidnapping incident?”
“It’s also amazing that the fantasy couple saved Kaisa.”
“Was there a connection in the first place?”
“The 12 northern clans and the 7 southern clans? That’s impossible.”
“Anyway, I saw you from afar earlier, and Miss Cordelia is as beautiful as an angel, just like the rumors say.”
“There are also stories about real angels?”
“This person is so low. Do you believe such nonsense? Where else in the world is there an angel besides Lady Lena? The only angel left on earth. Isn’t that the Holy Archangel Lady Lena?”
“Hmm, is that so?”
“Anyway, why did this fantasy couple come to the South?”
“Could it be that something is happening in the South too?”
If you think about it, didn’t a big incident always happen where the fantasy couple passed by?
In the North, in the wild lands far beyond the border, and recently even in the capital city!
In the Forest of Eternity and the Sea – if they had known the story about the Kraken, they would have driven Uther and Cordelia to the brink of becoming plague gods, but fortunately, they did not know that much.
Anyway, while those who liked to talk gathered in groups of three or five and chatted, minstrels also began to sing passionately here and there.
Some people made new songs by weaving together the events of saving Caesar, while others sang several songs created in the royal capital that dealt with the past actions of Uther and Cordelia, as the story was still uncertain.
“Hey, Yuder, did you hear? Our names are in the song.”
That too, in a very sticky love song.
As Cordelia spoke, pulling at her sleeve with a puzzled look on her face, Uther whispered in a small voice.
“There’s a play too.”
“theater?”
“Oh, a play where you and I are the main characters. Not just one, but several.”
“What are the contents?”
When Cordelia asked with a mixture of bewilderment, anticipation, and anxiety, Uther whispered again.
“Fighting against the Guardians in the royal capital, you and I······ Ah, that guy is telling a story right now.”
“huh?”
“It’s a one-man show. Are you a storyteller?”
As I was passing by the night market, I pointed to a corner and saw a female storyteller walking back and forth, talking alone, and people sitting in groups of three or four nearby listening to the story.
“Your lips wash away sin from my lips.”
“Then, was the sin of Confucius transferred to my lips? Or was the sin transferred from my lips to Confucius’s lips?”
“Oh, how sweet it is. Miss Cordelia, take my sins away from me.”
“You’re a good kisser.”
Cordelia, who had been listening blankly, blushed bright red when the storyteller began to slouch in the air.
Hey, what’s that?
No, what’s that? Is that about them kissing right now? And with such a sentimental line?
‘There, over there!’
Not yet! I’ve never kissed you!
Why are you talking about something like that when we’ve never even kissed!
“Why is he reacting like this? What, he’s so clingy, but he hasn’t even kissed me yet?”
Cordelia flinched at Caesar’s question and pursed her lips, and Caesar chuckled again.
“Hey, what if it’s just to that extent? There are much more obscene things.”
“More, more?”
“Oh, I guess a love story needs a strong scene, right?”
Cordelia winked and held her breath, running away as if she was clinging to Scarlett.
“The South is weird. The South is wild.”
Scarlett laughed bitterly at Cordelia’s words.
In the first place, the stories created in the North and the royal capital were exported to the South.
And apart from these women, Yuder looked at the storyteller as if he found it strange.
‘It’s Shakespeare, right?’
Romeo and Juliet, to be exact.
It was a scene where the pilgrim and the saint were encouraged to kiss, replacing the hand-holding with lips.
‘Well, it could just be a coincidence.’
Because it was the Pleiades or the world I lived in in my past life or a place where people lived.
Someone might have had an idea similar to Shakespeare’s.
“Anyway, let’s hurry. Count Kagehama’s house is this way.”
As Kaisa spoke, adjusting her hood that she had pulled down so as not to be noticed, the group nodded and started walking.
With the regular night market and even a small festival hosted by the Offand Writers’ Association, the Argonne Port was always bustling.
“Right there.”
Count Kagehama’s family.
Unlike the brightly lit center of the port even in the middle of the night, the outskirts were quiet, almost tranquil.
As they climbed up the low wooden building, Juder and Cordelia also looked in the same direction as Caesar nodded.
[At that level… it’s similar in scale to the houses that were raided in the royal capital?]
[Because it is one of the seven southern families. It is also the mansion where the head of the family lives.]
Although the seven southern families each had their own territory, most of the heads of the families were living in Port Argon, which was under the direct control of the royal family.
“Scarlett, are you sure?”
The proof is that it is here, not in the territory.
“That’s for sure. Not only Count Kagehama, but most of the heads of the Seven Southern Clans have their marks at Port Argon. That’s why they’ve been raided so many times.”
Caesar nodded at Scarlett’s muffled explanation.
Judging from the expression on his face, it seemed that the Marquis of Orphan was also at Port Argon.
“Black Cloak, are you really not going to send a notice?”
It was Scarlett who was more dissatisfied with that than anything else.
I know it’s urgent, but it’s the Log Master’s procession, so how can you not send a notice? How can that be?
“If you send a notice, it will also be a means of provoking him. Why not send it now?”
“No, not this time. Isn’t it a bit unfair to send a warning right before stealing in the first place? It doesn’t give you time to respond. If you care about Logmaster’s reputation, wouldn’t it be worse than not sending it at all?”
“That’s true, but······.”
Then just send a notice and come tomorrow.
At Caesar’s gaze, Uther shook his head again.
“There’s no way to know how he’ll act. First, let’s secure the Kagehama Count’s mark, then send out a warning when we raid the remaining Gaoran Count’s house. We’ll need to catch him anyway by then.”
The purpose of Uther and Cordelia was to collect tokens.
Not to disturb any unknown person.
“Euuum······.”
At this point, even Scarlett, who was a classic fanatic, had no choice but to back down.
After all, she was a rational person.
“Rather than that, are you really going to steal while wearing something like this? Why are you wearing a rabbit headband in the first place? Of course, it’s cute, but.”
Cordelia, wearing her rabbit ears headband as usual, responded flusteredly to Kaisa’s remark about wearing a butterfly mask.
“No, I mean, this is supposed to be a tradition of the Log Master······.”
“Hey, there’s no such tradition? Where did you come up with this fabrication!”
Cordelia groaned as Scarlett growled.
If I say that it’s Yuder’s taste, Yuder will seem like such a pervert.
‘I’m a pervert, but I hate it when other people call me a pervert.’
If Yuder had heard, he would have strongly denied it, saying that he was a pervert, but this time, he had no way of knowing since they weren’t even making eye contact.
“Anyway, it’s cute, so that’s fine. And since Pink Bomb is known for their butterfly masks and rabbit ear headbands, just think of them as something like official uniforms.”
“No, I mean, why are you wearing a rabbit ears headband in the first place?”
“Why does the Log Master’s uniform have to look like this······.”
Uther, who had just overheard Caesar’s questions and Scarlett’s lamentations, changed the subject as he always did.
“Anyway, let’s stop small talk and check the plan one last time.”
As expected of Scarlett, the preliminary investigation was thorough enough to warrant it.
The tokens that Carlos had given to the seven southern families – the fist-sized emblems containing the family crests – were meticulously written on the map, detailing the hidden locations, the internal structure of the mansion, the movements and composition of the security forces, etc.
“As expected, he is the descendant of the Log Master. He is truly amazing.”
“Wow, it’s still amazing to see it again. Did you investigate our house like this? Do you have one for our house too?”
Scarlett, who was delighted by Cordelia and Kaisa’s admiration, excitedly did a Zen dance, and Uther once again focused everyone’s attention.
“Hey, we’re going to go stealing now, right? Not going on a picnic?”
“Yeah, yeah. Okay, I understand. But you just go in wearing a mask, take them all out, and then come out with the stuff. Right?”
Scarlett immediately frowned at Caesar’s remark, but Cordelia nodded without realizing it.
If you think about it, most of the thefts in the royal capital were closer to armed infiltration than elegant infiltration.
‘It’s been a while, Do-bok-seon.’
Cordelia, who was caressing the thin wire dagger that Uther had made for her, smiled again.
Because it felt good just to touch it.
And as Cordelia fell into her own world, Uther, like Scarlett, had a headache on his face and said.
“At least let’s divert the attention of Count Kagehama and then get our hands on the token.”
“Are you suggesting that we lure the troops by pretending to steal something else?”
“Yeah, that’s it.”
“It’s not theft, it’s armed infiltration.”
Scarlett let out a long sigh as Caesar chuckled again.
“Anyway, I don’t like it, but I understand that you don’t have time. If you, Black Cloak, go head-on with that beast woman, I’ll infiltrate Count Kagehama and steal the Green God’s tears that he cherishes. Then, they’ll think it’s a diversion and focus their attention on me again.”
“I’m going to step forward then, huh? In fact, Yangdongdo is a trap!”
“Yes, that’s right. Pink Bomb, you have the most important role.”
Cordelia giggled and giggled at Scarlett’s words, and Scarlett let out a groan again.
“That’s because you have the Moon Crystal. There’s nothing better than body extraction.”
A secret weapon of the Rogue Master that allows short-distance space jumps.
“Okay, that sounds simple but effective. Let’s put it into practice.”
That was when everyone nodded to Yuder’s words.
Kwakang!
Everyone’s attention turned to the sudden loud noise and explosion. It was Count Kagehama’s residence.
“no way?”
Got a player stolen?
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
There was a series of loud noises, flames, and a group of people dressed in black from head to toe were seen climbing over the wall of Count Kagehama’s residence. At first glance, they looked to be around twenty, and they were climbing over the wall exactly opposite where Yuder and his party were standing. That’s why I didn’t notice them even though they were about to attack.
“Wait, weren’t you a thief?”
Is that just the military?
Scarlett couldn’t answer Caesar’s question right away because she was also embarrassed.
“It’s different from before.”
He was the type of guy who didn’t act like that when he raided the previous four families.
No, but was that guy right in the first place?
Is it possible that other forces have intervened in the ‘battle for the tokens’?
“Stop it!”
“Protect the Count!”
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A loud bell rang, accompanied by shouts, from inside the mansion.
It was to summon the royal knights in charge of policing the port.
“What are we going to do? Are we just going to watch? They don’t seem like normal guys.”
Even though they were hiding on the other side, they were no ordinary guys, as even Kaiser and Cordelia didn’t notice them.
Even the movement over the wall was not ordinary.
It was clearly a proper army, not a gathering of idiots and such.
In response to Caesar’s question, Uther made a quick decision.
‘I can’t take my feet off.’
No matter how skilled they were, I couldn’t just sit back and watch.
Carlos’ divine water was absolutely necessary to effectively stop Malekith.
“Just keep it like this.”
He sneaks into the chaos where the black masked group and Count Kagehama are fighting and obtains the token.
‘And you get to subdue them as a bonus.’
The person who has been called ‘that guy’ until now.
An unidentified thief who is robbing the seven southern families.
It would have been nice even if he wasn’t that guy.
We had to subdue the men who carried out this attack and gather more information.
“Scarlett, you go separately and secure the evidence.”
“You guys?”
At Scarlett’s question, Uther adjusted his black butterfly mask and took a deep breath. He then turned to Cordelia, who blinked and her blue eyes sparkled at Uther’s gaze.
As if answering on behalf of Yuder, he grabbed the dagger on his waist with a pitch-black smile.
&
“Fuck, bang!”
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