< Chapter 15 - Intersection >
Chapter 15 – Intersection
Mine Paragot and Wilkale were killed, and the demon Shishiot was destroyed.
Mine Solusia, who oversees the northern branch of the Demon’s Hand’s Siluen Kingdom, looked at the Demon’s Record with a blank expression.
“That’s ridiculous.”
The Demon Records, which recorded the names of demons and mines belonging to the Hand of the Devil, had one special function.
When the demon you were affiliated with was destroyed, a red line was drawn in the middle of the name, and no matter how many times you looked at it, the red line was the same.
‘Failed? No, they were annihilated?’
Two mines, one demon, and nearly a hundred fighters.
This was something that would normally not happen.
Could it be that Iron Man Landius has appeared once again?
‘No, that’s not it.’
The Iron Man’s tracks were discovered in the center of the Siluen Kingdom. He was not in the north at the moment.
‘Juder Bayer and Cordelia Chase.’
There was something between those two.
If we only consider skill, the possibility that those two could have destroyed Paragot, Billkeil, and even Shishiot was close to zero, but even so, the connection between the two could not be ignored.
After all, the troops were dispatched with the sole purpose of targeting those two.
‘There is no separate god of disaster.’
If you think about it, there were already five dead mines because of those two. Add to that one demon and two hundred fighters, and the damage they caused was truly severe.
‘This can’t go on.’
I’ve suffered too much damage.
Moreover, since he had failed three times in a row, the other executives could not just sit back and do nothing. They would somehow bite him.
That wasn’t the only thing to be afraid of.
No, there was something else that was truly scary.
‘What will the leader think of me? If he thinks I’m useless and throws me out······.’
It was terrifying just to imagine.
Just living was painful, knowing that the leader would look at him with contempt.
‘I have to make up for it somehow.’
No, it wasn’t a comeback anymore.
The expression ‘training’ was appropriate.
Capture Uder Bayer and Cordelia Chase. Inflict hellish torment on the two young ones. Summon a demon far more powerful than Shishioth as a sacrifice.
“ha.”
Solusia closed her eyes. After covering the Demon’s Book, she took a deep breath and slowly stood up from her seat.
“Kanos.”
“Yes, Soluzia.”
In the shadow of the long pillar, Canos’ soft reply came back.
Soluzia continued speaking to him, who was now prostrate at her feet.
“Find out Cordelia Chase’s whereabouts. This time, I will take action myself. I will mobilize all the power of the Northern Branch.”
“All right.”
Kanos also recognized the seriousness of the situation and did not say anything.
Capturing Uder Bayer and Cordelia Chase by any means necessary was the only indulgence given to Solusia and herself.
Soluzia looked away.
I looked north where the Frost Anvil was located.
&
“Thank you for your hard work. Please take a look.”
“Yes, yes. Thank you for using our service.”
The entrance to Rankebust, the largest trading city in Hresvelgryeong.
In the first alleyway they came out of the gate, Uther and Cordelia paid a tip to a large man.
He was a man who lived in a village near Langewurst, and I had met him yesterday and hired him for a day.
“Please keep this a secret.”
“I will keep the secret even if a knife is put to my throat.”
The man who had been boasting while pounding his chest smiled brightly and left the alley.
And Cordelia said.
“You won’t keep a secret, right?”
“If someone asks me for a little money, I’ll tell them right away. But that’s okay. It’s not information that I can actively sell.”
There was nothing particularly noteworthy about them other than the fact that they were very pretty and handsome men and women of great age.
Moreover, the two people were currently in a state of disguise.
“Should we consider them siblings because their hair colors are similar?”
“Because when you hear it, you can be swayed by even the smallest piece of information. It’s better than nothing.”
The two, who had identical brown hair, pretended to be siblings.
“Count Hresvelg will be looking for two young men and a young woman. If there is just one more person, it will be difficult to find them properly.”
That was the reason why he hired a local youth and passed through the gate with him.
“Can you really be fooled that easily?”
“They’re two people who can’t live without each other. Take a step back and think about it. How many times have they run away from home, saying they’re going on a honeymoon, and why would they want to include someone else in their trip?”
Cordelia thought about what Uther said and eventually agreed.
“I understand, but it’s kind of sad.”
The world’s perception.
“me too.”
Although it was Yuder who created that perception, he nodded in agreement and then continued with a different story.
“Anyway, let’s hurry. There’s a high chance that the devil’s hand will move again.”
“Ugh… If it’s been done to this extent, wouldn’t Soluzia take action herself?”
“That would be highly likely.”
A high-ranking mine in charge of the Northern Branch.
One of the six executives of the Devil’s Hand.
Cordelia recalled her appearance for a moment and said, grabbing the back of her neck.
“There’s something.”
“Uh, something.”
“It feels like I’m getting stronger much faster than in the game, but the enemies are also getting stronger – no, they’re appearing much faster.”
“It’s not a feeling, it’s true. And it will probably continue to be that way in the future.”
“why.”
“Why, because we’re winning what we should have lost, and we’re getting ahead of the situation, breaking the flow of the original story.”
In order to neutralize the Devil’s Hand’s kidnapping attempt itself, he defeated Minos, and as a result, he defeated many of the Devil’s Hand’s minions, which resulted in Solusia appearing much earlier than in the original.
This phenomenon will probably continue in the future.
“There are mountains beyond mountains.”
“So let’s get stronger quickly.”
“Sigh, but what if Soluzia really attacks? No matter what, if she’s a high-level mine, there’s really no answer.”
Cordelia’s concerns were justified. So Uther nodded and answered in a rather serious tone.
“As long as you don’t slow down your schedule too much, you’ll be fine. The savage lands beyond the border are the domain of the Devil’s Eye. Even the Northern Branch Chief of the Devil’s Hand won’t be able to chase you all the way across the border.”
The Devil’s Hand and the Devil’s Eye were rival groups with different overlords serving each other.
If a big shot like Solusia, the head of the Northern Branch, moves, the Devil’s Eye will also respond, so as soon as you cross the border, you can shake off your worries about the Devil’s Hand.
“It feels like I’m going into a tiger’s den to avoid a lion.”
“Well… it’s not wrong to say that since I have to deal with the devil’s eyes too.”
Cordelia sighed again as Uther shrugged, but only for a moment.
She trembled as if trying to cheer herself up, and continued speaking in a lively voice.
“Okay, anyway, I have to meet the Red Wind now.”
“Do you like the red wind too?”
“Yeah, maybe after Cordelia?”
“I’m asking just in case, but how much did you like Yuder?”
“The second from the bottom? That bastard who tried to steal Cordelia.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
I guess it’s a good thing I’m not at the bottom.
Cordelia laughed heartily at Uther’s answer and continued speaking.
“Anyway, at this point… I’m probably stuck in a slave auction house?”
“Oh, considering the time of his appearance, he should be locked up by now. He was probably caught about a week ago.”
Since Red Wind was one of the playable characters, Cordelia also knew his early actions in quite some detail.
Red Wind had infiltrated the Hresvelg County of the Kingdom of Seilun across the border to obtain the medicine for her father, Red Wind, but for her, who had lived her entire life in savage lands, infiltration was an impossible task from the start.
In the end, Red Wind’s identity was discovered early on and he was captured by slave traders and became a slave.
“Because the red wind is pretty.”
“The Great Storm Tribe is actually elves.”
The northern barbarians were made up of dozens of tribes, some of which were entirely different races.
The Great Storm Tribe was a tribe that inherited the blood of the Forest Elves – especially the Winter Elves.
“The initial scenario of the Red Wind was to escape from the slave auction house… so we can help them escape, right?”
As Cordelia spoke with a smile as if just thinking about it made her excited, Uther shook his head.
“No, why are you doing that?”
“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to save the Red Wind?”
“We have to save them. But as I said before, we have a tight schedule. The reason Red Wind was able to escape the slave auction house was because of the slave auction house raid incident, but we have to wait another month for that event to happen.”
“Can’t we just sneak in and rescue Yappy Yappy?”
“It won’t be easy. It’ll be dangerous. The place where Red Wind is trapped is the largest slave auction house in the North.”
“Then what do you want to do?”
“Red Wind is a slave now.”
“Slave land.”
“Okay, so I guess I can get pardoned then?”
“You’re buying the red wind?”
“Oh, we live peacefully, paying money. Without fighting.”
As if to say, “What a clear solution!” Uder smiled brightly, but Cordelia pouted her lips.
“There’s something I don’t like.”
“why.”
“just.”
I imagined a future where I could punish evil slave traders and become a benefactor to the Red Wind.
Besides, I don’t know why, but the very fact that Yuder was living as a slave to the Red Wind was somehow unpleasant.
“Come to think of it, there’s one more thing that’s bothering me.”
“another?”
“What are you going to do with the money?”
The Red Wind was as beautiful as Cordelia’s words, and therefore was priced very highly.
The two of them had some money to spare after solving small events on their way here, but that was only from the perspective of travel expenses.
According to Cordelia’s memory, the Red Wind’s product grade is medium to high.
To buy her like that, you need a huge amount of money.
But instead of being discouraged by Cordelia’s remark, Uther smiled wickedly.
“Hehehehe… In that case, I already have a plan prepared, Madam.”
“What, what is it?”
When Cordelia asked, taking a step back without realizing it, Uther grabbed Cordelia’s wrist instead of answering.
“Follow me. You will know right away.”
What on earth are you talking about?
Cordelia nodded with an anxious face.
And about 20 minutes later.
Cordelia, standing in front of a large and ornate building, blinked her eyes blankly and then turned her head away.
“Is that a way to make money?”
“That’s it.”
At Uther’s confident answer, Cordelia looked straight ahead again and read the letters on the large sign.
Langebust Casino.
Dreams and hopes to you.
There was nothing more to say. Cordelia immediately turned around and began to mercilessly beat Uther’s back.
“It hurts! It hurts!”
“It hurts more! It hurts more!”
Cordelia dragged Yuder to an alley to avoid people’s gaze, hit him a few more times, and then shouted.
“Hey, you idiot! Is this place you brought me to earn money a casino? I can’t live like this, damn it!”
“Hey, are you okay?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay! It’s a broken engagement! A broken engagement! Gambler out!”
Uder took a step back to avoid Cordelia, who opened her mouth as if she was going to bite him. He quickly spoke while extending one hand forward like a trainer calming down a wild beast.
“It’s really okay. Do you know who I am?”
“A gambler?”
“···Outboxer 009. Hero Chronicles 2 Undisputed #1 Ranking.”
“I suddenly want to hit you more.”
“Anyway, trust me. Have you ever seen me talk nonsense?”
Uther, who spoke seriously, looked straight at Cordelia, and Cordelia frowned, then sighed and slumped her shoulders.
“Can you really do it?”
“You can do it.”
“Okay, I’ll believe you.”
“Thank you, Madam. I will make you a millionaire soon, so please look forward to it.”
“Don’t say anything, don’t say anything. If you do, the engagement will be broken off immediately. Got it, fiance?”
“I know, come with me.”
Uther held out his hand to Cordelia as if he was escorting her, and Cordelia took Uther’s hand with a displeased expression.
“Well then, shall we go and try to hit the jackpot?”
“Just try to pick it.”
“Hey, don’t worry. And… honestly, do you believe me?”
Because it was none other than Yuder.
“Huh, no?”
Cordelia immediately laughed, but you could tell by looking at her eyes.
No, if I didn’t have faith from the beginning, I would have opposed it until the end.
“I will live up to your trust, my lady.”
“Even though I said no, it’s like that.”
Anyway, the two of them walked side by side towards the casino.
And at the same time.
A very important meeting was taking place in the northernmost city of Baylun, which could be considered the southernmost region.
“I can’t just sit by and watch any longer.”
The one speaking in a very serious tone was Count Bayer, one of the Ten Swordsmen of the Kingdom of Cailun and the father of Juder Bayer.
“If the current situation continues, Count Hresvelg will have no choice but to issue an arrest warrant. And that… would be the worst possible situation.”
Despite their already-acknowledged engagement, the three counts issue an arrest warrant throughout the entire North to catch the two young men and women who ran away in love.
There has never been such a shame.
Moreover, the movements of the devil’s hand were also concerning. I had to secure the two people before something really big happened.
“It would be nice if either you or I could move on our own, but… I guess that’s impossible.”
Count Chase nodded silently at Count Bayer’s words.
Whether it was Count Bayer, who ruled over Bailun, or Count Chase, who was in charge of the Red Dawn Tower, it was impossible for them to travel all the way to the distant Hresvelg County.
If things had gone wrong, I might have to be away for more than a month.
“So I’m thinking of sending Gale instead.”
Gail Bayer.
The eldest son of Count Bayer and Juder’s older brother.
Count Chase nodded at the fact that it was the strongest card that Count Bayer could pull out.
“Let’s send Adelia over here.”
“Adelia? Isn’t that child in the center now?”
The situation was different for Gail, who was staying with the Counts of Bayer to inherit the estate.
The eldest daughter of Count Chase was one of the seven captains of the Royal Magic Guard.
“I came down after my vacation. It seems like you’re a bit dissatisfied with the recent events between Uther and Cordelia.”
It is clear that that parasitic brother of Yuder is toying with the kind, innocent, and angelic Cordelia! – Count Chase omitted the eldest daughter’s words for the time being.
“Gail and Adelia… that should be enough.”
“That should be enough.”
“When is departure?”
“It’s possible right now.”
“This side too.”
Because he couldn’t stand by and watch Uther and Cordelia cause trouble to Count Hresvelg any longer.
Moreover, the fathers were extremely worried about the safety of the two people.
And an hour later.
Gail Bayer and Adelia Chase set out from the border town of Bayrun to capture the illusive couple.
&
< Chapter 15 - Intersection > End
