Chapter 50
Meanwhile in the Delta area.
The frightened Viscountess told him everything because she was afraid of getting caught.
“It’s true that I bought and sold a child named Sian. B-But after a few months, the child returned to Viscount Eillian’s mansion.”
“…He came back on his own?”
“Yes.”
After a moment of silence, he narrowed his eyes.
Her words were the exact opposite of her earlier attitude of not even remembering him.
The Viscountess’s body hardened like a stone after receiving those scary eyes without filtration.
“I didn’t stop him because he worked like servants, but since I didn’t stay in that mansion, I don’t know what happened from then on. This is really…”
“Where did you find him in the first place?”
“Y-Yes?”
“Most of them you had brought were street orphans. There must be a place where you first found the slave.”
A woman who would be punished according to the laws of the Rolls Empire anyway.
Deciding to focus on more important things, he withdrew his keen gaze.
[It’s the Brooker crossroads. I’m sure.]
Did she say it would take a day by carriage?
He set off right away and was able to arrive at Brooker Crossroads around evening.
A quiet trail.
A small town with occasional lanterns.
Nothing seemed special.
It was to the point of people wondering perhaps slave trade was carried out in a place like this.
“Is this place Brooker?”
Cassis, who was somehow strange, called a commoner passing by and stopped him.
The woman’s eyes widened as she looked back at Cassis without thinking.
Between the navy blue robes.
His facial features, like those of a famous painting, were clearly revealed.
The woman looked at the mysterious purple eyes and thought it was like Vallois, she muttered as if possessed.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“I heard there was a lot of slave trade,”
“This place?”
The woman, who was blushing at the words, tilted her head as if she was wondering.
It was odd.
From Cassis’ point of view, Brooke wasn’t a poor town.
‘There’s no way to openly trade in a suspicious place.’
Cassis had a rough sense of the woman’s unadorned expression.
Most likely, this was a meeting point that only the brokers secretly knew about.
[It was a year ago. The child was sold at Brooker to a woman in a robe.]
Cassis, recalling the Viscountess’ words once again, looked around him.
“I want to know something special about this town.”
Cassis asked politely, which was rare.
Inwardly admiring his pleasant bass tone, the woman pursed her lips, wanting to tell him something.
“It’s not a town to brag about but, ah! There is one particular thing.”
At the woman’s exclamation, Cassis stared at her with a low gaze.
“Uh, uhm. Wait a minute.”
“?”
Cassis couldn’t figure out why the woman was blushing.
“There, do you see that wall over there?”
The woman pointed her finger.
The road was blocked at the end of the horizon of the trail.
It seemed that they had blocked the road itself with a sharpened barbed wire.
“Something is blocking it.”
“Yes. Now, the situation has been resolved with the Vallois family, but the situation with the Law Kingdom wasn’t good until a year ago.”
Cassis’ eyes darkened at the sensitive words.
“I think there was a war.”
“You know that. During the war that broke out there, refugees turned around and fled to that bridge. They were refugees who were escaping.”
“Is that why you blocked it?”
“Yes. We wouldn’t have stopped them if they were refugees from other countries, but they were refugees from a country that was at war with our empire. Marquis Hushke blocked it.”
It was at war at the time.
Cassis, who was so distracted, couldn’t even remember who Hushke was.
In any case, this was the route of the Law Kingdom’s escape.
And a year ago.
The yellow-headed beast climbed onto the trading carriage by itself.
‘A normal orphan would never do that. He’d rather be busy running away.’
The intentions were varied.
He didn’t know how he knew that Vivian was in Viscount Shrek’s mansion, but it was clear that Sian had something to do with the Law Kingdom.
‘As expected, it’s highly likely that it was the work of the Kingdom of Law.’
If you walk a little further beyond that iron cage, the land of the Law Kingdom will spread out.
It was the land that would soon belong to Vallois.
“Thank you. It must be dark, so be careful.”
As Cassis politely greeted the unexpected harvest, the startled woman bowed her head in haste and disappeared.
However.
Cassis’ face crumpled as he turned his head.
“… Even if it’s about ruining, the Rolls Empire will welcome it.”
It was clearly the Law Kingdom.
But currently.
A state where there was only strong belief.
There was a high possibility that the image of the Rolls Empire would deteriorate if the Law Kingdom royal family was dealt with without physical evidence.
The strange institution of the Free State was already in vogue these days.
In this situation, wielding power without a solid system wouldn’t look good to other countries or empires.
So if there is no evidence.
“…I can make it.”
Suddenly, the sky got darker and the lights dimmed.
Cassis got into the carriage.
“Go back to the castle.”
“Yes, Your Grace.”
The material for the physical evidence was there.
***
“Brother Bian, let’s fight!”
“So you know my name. I’m a little grateful.”
The opportunity to use the self-defense techniques learned from Kai has come.
I triumphantly raised the challenge.
Agasa, who was listening to our conversation, glanced at the knight commander with a puzzled look.
“…”
“…”
Yet surprisingly, they didn’t tell Bian anything.
“F-First, we shall watch them.”
The knight commander, who had an exciting expression on his face, came to his senses with, oh my.
Agasa nodded his head.
He seemed to be grateful to the twins who became opponents for sparring.
It was clear that I, who followed Sian around, was caught in his eyes.
“What are you watching?”
Then Bian blinked innocently.
“…”
But no one answered
“Well, let’s proceed!”
Unfortunately, realizing that they weren’t on his side, he shrugged his shoulders as if it was okay.
The look on his back was somehow lonely.
“Dust. Do it like in real life. Because the opportunity came.”
“Yes!”
In response to my answer, Kai raised a corner of his lips in amusement.
After exchanging glances with Bian for a while, he returned to the referee’s seat.
“Prepare on both sides.”
Whooshㅡ
Inside the training ground, where even the wind is so high that it makes you nervous.
With Kai at the center, Bian and I took a ready stance with serious expressions.
“Start.”
The referee’s footsteps took a step back.
“Dust, characteristic!”
“Characteristic. Characteristic.”
I muttered passionately as he shouted like a coach from a distance, his hand over his mouth.
Characteristic, characteristic.
‘Actually, he’s so similar to Kai that it’s the same as before.’
Perhaps Bian had similar swordsmanship skills to him, but at least the style could have been different.
The other side was relaxed.
Unlike me, who was holding a sword.
Bian smiled and stood crookedly, holding the sword as a staff.
‘He completely ignores me. Does that mean he’s an incredibly talented person?’
Indeed, I’m 5 years old and he’s 10.
I took a deep breath and concentrated.
In order to know the characteristics, I first need to know how Bian uses his swordsmanship.
hmm. then.
“The punch of liiiiifeeee!”
Huaaaaaah!
As the Vallois sprout with her sword raised recklessly charged, the eyes of the crowd followed me from left to right.
Bian, who had been smiling brightly not far away, finally got ready.
‘Because if I hit him, Bian will block me.’
There was something I realized while watching Kai earlier.
Originally, beginners fail.
If so, all I had to do was learn the skills of those who were willing to deal with me by bumping into their bodies.
“Show your skills!”
Swooshㅡ
I thought he would definitely avoid it, so I hit his thigh with a wooden sword.
“…Ugh.”
“Oh?”
Unexpectedly, Bian, who couldn’t avoid it, let out a groan.
What is this.
Shouldn’t you ignore my blow lightly and show your skills?
Is Bian an idiot?
“P-Prince! Are you okay?!”
(this is a form of prince used for the sons of a ducal family, not the royal one)
Distorted in pain, he finally fell to his knees.
Surprised servants ran towards us.
‘Of course he knows how to avoid me and hit me hard.’
I looked at the wooden sword I was holding.
Realizing that I had pierced his thigh with a sharp point, I felt the seriousness of the situation.
“B-Brother!”
In a hurry.
I ran late, but.
“Prince, will you be able to walk?”
“Where exactly does it hurt?”
“Shall we move him to a stretcher?”
“No. Rather than having the Prince move, it’s more appropriate for the doctor to come.”
Due to the servants gathered in an unexpected situation, I couldn’t approach him.
“W-What should I do?”
What should I do?
If he gets hurt badly, what should I do as I feel bad?
I was terrified.
I couldn’t help but stomp my feet and, as I was spreading my hands, I saw the doctor running from afar.
“Mister Doctor! Come quickly! Come quicklyyyy!”
It was then.
“Ha, hahahahahahaha!”
The sound of cheerful laughter tore apart the inside of the serious arena.
I looked at the back of his head.
“Haha, hahahaha!”
Kai was laughing.
Always crooked or rogue, he burst into laughter until he couldn’t contain himself.
“…?”
It’s not normal to laugh when your twin brother is sick, isn’t it?
The strange situation turned my head.
“…You know how to wield a sword, and we have a wonderful little sister?”
The corner of Bian’s lips, whose hands had been wrapped around his knee, was also slightly raised.
“Gosh, that’s funny. Did you see her running with her teeth clenched?”
“Yeah, I did.”
“I saw it too. It was so funny to see her running with a serious face.”
Kai, who had been laughing for a long time, pushed the servants away and reached out to Bian, then he gave him a high-five.
It was an unexpected situation.
‘…No way. Did I get teased?’
Even by my older brothers?
The accident stopped for a moment, and my face turned red with shame.
“The sparring isn’t over yet!”
I should have been angry
Why did you tease me, I should have thrown a stone at least.
“The sparring isn’t over yet, I’m telling you!”
I cried out, holding back my tears.
In this sparring. And I was sincere in preventing Vallois from being executed by learning Magi.
Anger was seething, but to the point that I still longed for the sparring.
“Where are you going! You were supposed to teach me!”
“Ah, it’s been a while since I had fun.”
“I know. Let’s go now.”
But they seemed to have already seen what they wanted to, and they were walking out of the arena, arm in arm.
“…”
Seeing the sly backs, I gnashed my teeth.
‘I’m going to screw you up.’
First of all, I’ll kill Kai, who even acted pretentiously for this situation.
“Princess…”
“Let gooo!”
I shook off Lisa’s arm and ran.
Thudㅡ
And, as the mad master taught, I hit his vital point exactly.
