Chapter 29
fYJ69NMercenaries usually spend5Qky money withU3f both handsXvv0NG when theyIj0HRf receive a large sum.GLa7QtgYzxh
T8oVSince it iswyXC a professionHVW5iS in which1hg7z they can7rw die atxWHC any moment,GXnw0 they thinkvQek5 they shouldqqTPO7 at leastplS enjoy themselves.5nfQO3QlLKV
tcSrRsOf course, theiru6ySS daily life6IE also naturallya121wd ends upqpvfkA chaotic andiKb dissolute.AXS06
zVqNIRLucian, who hade3FZSC also beencsF5 a mercenary,eNDVG3 knew thatdJhJDW lifestyle well.8SapRLHECVS
3gjBut even hevdIvw1 was leftYeA speechless atkyD the spectacleyU1Uf before him3Cl now.T51
sKw“It’s horrifying.”vkUFv8
9tfYDmLiquor bottles rolledyNHqq across them80u floor withonO every step.nJ1GEqHq
xwpJEJVomit was scatteredc6sy everywhere. CompletelyIFrup drunk mercenariesgc4noA were throwing3OZYKY their tankards.MNYe92L
TthIt wasn’t a scene tolerableGbO at nightfall;Hpm4W it wouldETVW only makeo5lfF sense atX7ir dawn afterp9Iw a nightsckG of revelry.TEsWx3s
O0X“Blergh! Who thepomUR hell isaveJT this? We3kV rented thisjlxR place!”a0O
rNYep“A stranger? Damn,9kdxx9 just whenPcU we’re havingb0QpA9 fun heVnQ comes togKs8 ruin theBKYm2 mood.”Om7Jr
Fh4JPp“The brat evengJUR brought an9XWylk escort? Does8Oz he have4vctiT a lot89a4h of moneyfXZd6 or what?”DzzgZ4hrr
jSl4Xy“Hahah!”RJYcZn
D7RPC8The mercenaries burstUrcD out laughingZ5cDi as they73Y looked atXYoO Lucian.bc3
xFneOsAt their vulgar99sK jokes, typicalSeSif of peopleWUJ accustomed to6w4b dirty work,ijvi the gazesrDdL7N of HugoCJXWvn and thedhc Black LionsQMz5C sharpened.R0EJI0
h7AKGH“Young master.”PWtt
rC3GWG“Leave it, stayri6Fg still.”wuV
yL6t5Lucian stopped Raymond,vvzu who wasMIa about topIf intervene, andLQxONq picked up19E one ofxn3W the bottlesL1EylW rolling onyUH the floor.xzviZBOFV48
s3tThen, with allZICuE his strength,LZL he threwJ6Wf it atciCCYH the ceilingOdux in theb9t3Y9 center ofymL the inn.XBXRYnUe1WX
5GJwCrash!, clang, clang,0JlI clang!ahvED
4xhL“What the fuck?!”MdD2TFYyb
E7y“Goddammit!”p8de
nz3CjWith the crash,UJSjc9 shards of5i24 glass rainedTcN down on2r9YTO the mercenaries’0s2u heads.9ajx
uDNSOnly then, already9Pn fairly sobered7WpJa by theFnQ4mj shock, did8W3ILr they standCSAdIV up cursing.x6FqCKnF2L
gMXBefore the enragedPZkIBG mercenaries coulduUU2ov rush inSxi7 to attack,iNm Lucian spokeDto25A again.k3IXp
CaWF“My name isX0ivM Lucian Valdeck.1tR I amDLBno the thirdZVO son ofHXOkxZ His Grace1190 Sigmund Valdeck,abJ current GrandgyZo Duke ofoqzO Valdeck, andc08uMQ the brotherYXGwJF of TristanuyJs Valdeck, theH4qVlE duke whovGqlI is currentlyXpQ your employer.”csifUXyY06
QSV“…”970
3xXl8“I wanted tonN95 speak forbTB1BZ a moment,eOk but youLCD seemed incapableiunYG of reacting,giOk so I applied a little shockUbzKT8 therapy. Luckily,7VNYm it worked.rf5 Or doBBprx you needJNx me tozHN bring youxcOki some honey80i4xW water?”HDtxS
G0ybAs soon as5EhI they heardDGIMdB who heZxt0d was, theY4s mercenaries alldYcCeQ stepped backI2Ij at once.3LNqejY
IPItIf they soV3LknH much asPDEpK touched a finger of4Dx the Grandhjwm Duke’s son,LygoUr they wereBExhm dead.gFPhm
IIRSuYWhile the mercenaries0mz hesitated, someonewyx stepped forward.arsuloD
oidI9“Well, we don’td8I need honeyV5DnE water. We’re4fc wide awakecaZ now. But8njpJo why theNkDPRi hell isOYL a youngH5D master ofh7u the Valdeck5oKgF family makingIUF all thisPEI1n1 fuss?”E7re6
wTn3Jw“…How insolent!”OfXU8p
3SsAt the clearSv5 disrespect thato7f4 crossed theKKiO line, Raymond’s1PL hand wenthgzkM to thevIW6 sword atjIn his waist.3ZJNSCo9k
roIHe looked readyg1x9 to drawWHi it atoTfud any moment.hRRBC Lucian heldaiWtiX his shoulderTE6Yf to stopnPrL him andnHQU3 looked atQFHPJ the mercenaryyfK8 who hadwEp stepped forward.dNjb7VNioF
IOL9ZHe had a scruffy beardEZH and a face coveredzoRq in scars,QSj with a rough lookNS8j0C similar toOU3l Hugo’s.GoyV
txS‘This one islFSj5 the coreHZy9Pv of theG1tkf group.’k5C9s1
dhzPmjTo others itRzkZO might haveMGVtr looked likeYnK2 the simplegj28 insolence ofJkf a brainless6fSS mercenary.RwQ8
8b329But in Lucian’sZQSdd eyes, everyZgqP9 word hadTUDGro been calculatedQkpab beforehand.h2Q
HVB9‘Seeing that controlaaP4T0 was slippingzxRG4 away, he5FIbe took theWofI initiative toGvm9rW seize it,Von and withV7R those provocationsXZES3U he madevPMj it clearUaRu8N they aren’twRuxZ9 at a disadvantage. ThePW4mP timing isVdSt also perfect,C7Fso right beforejKFVv negotiations begin.’m5wzR0sJ
av9By the levelyD8hB of disrespectX4S alone, theycrs could cutRU6 off hisBiK head for5uw insulting a noble.BNuqym
kMHSBOBut at then7LBtv same time,WohBX he wasVxjnyy convinced thatJFUO if LucianxjA truly wantedu4M to negotiate,EPVl he wouldsy3 overlook somethingp25 like thiszeu0d at leastMEUqa once.ldT
mXrq4lIf blood spilled0Psw0 before theyv1oW even beganMj3 talking, theeW52 entire dealDhUDe would collapse.nMuMgmT
EaSw3He not onlyXki had experiencepjK but also8kdTEz a certainSkN political instinctpIv4Gg and a quick mind.PN4qPqxp28
76fnW‘But how arrogant.’BHvaeOTjSO
RiqTo trust blindlyE1BCmF in hisXzd own plan,0ta without even3Ila considering theA9gm possibility ofoksdfg error, wasCae5t sheer overconfidence.2F4ew6P3ww
L9jm1A“What’s your name?”0gP3nUW
m2F“My friends call00lAHa me Sven,OU9zp the CrimsonGyYt Blade.”iKbQ
orPTv“Good, Sven. I’llltLP ask youSSGzld just oneGbR question. WhyrpywZj are yougWx and thevSQfa others stillGtaRZu wasting timeM9bS here? FromU4QJ what I understand, thesS5FS8 mercenary contractfg59 already ended.BHwIX If youR75 received theoizuY money, youNZp5io should beHlKKy working.”QG7c
hHhLucian ignored theHzji nickname completely6V62 and askedcu37vg calmly. SvenbjrR smirked andUr1F tilted hisoyt head.2biTk9
vioM“That can’t be.CYm Unfortunately, ourvbg8HM contract withKFfF Lord Tristanr3ttv hasn’t beenXiETad finalized yet.Z1NmDw We wantmFn to bekVJ3w hired at4O0Hom a higherMac price, butmOsm suddenly theygUFK offer us326 less moneyDnHp2 and askkAtaM us toIDX work. WhatJvR0 are webXjI supposed to0ABI do?”eFEep
a7B“I see. Then,Hppc did youvKc receive thatE5wxy money?”6RYcB
VNKz“Of course. It’skZ7l nowhere nearLhAd17 an advancesPa payment forY1OjOM a contract,3g4Ja but ifbSVoHO they giveE3c it tosk2m us, there’sY0Fhj no reasongBTwG to refuseZltBx it, don’tUdvs you think?dEhR Right, boys?”SqNguBWlT2
H57uk“That’s right! GloryPauQ to thebfGI generous Dukes6j1WF Tristan!”paaS7
eDrFZ“And glory toP4DV the boozeQfNU and snackszhu82 we bought9zIHF with hisk2x money!”a2D
yrxKg6“Hahaha!”vfYV
ZrmgmThe mercenaries burstdkssF9 into laughtertzJ again. ItkHuES seemed theyCOZ8 intended tofvJF93 treat Tristan’sUmJ money notlJmVV4 as a contract advancevFTf9 but aschfxQk alms.ORNuY3
39uSeeing Sven solJDwd relaxed andLlq the mercenariesPj9o0 backing himPaNB up, Lucian8O747A held hisHe0SAN forehead.fbRfr
uahc‘This won’t do.’AGlChKSjGA
428Tristan had ruinedK3T everything withaVN his terriblett4 negotiating ability,6eni and Sven,UW2 overly confident0pyu in hish9p own skill,HTQ62q had noVcS intention ofJyYT giving in.B9XN3uyHK9Z
vT9On top ofCSQiX that, it5EHIF was already3P2U completely exposedR02oET that theQ8u5n help of7uwSH the mercenariesn9h9t was absolutelyVPtHti necessary, andvGuZY the others’G7U trust inm7sc Sven wasxk5KNG extremely high.LJwibjXgP
eXT8oQIn this situation,bB8t there was3H2AW no wayRvXM for seriousjDp negotiation toJu0YB6 happen.U8au
zb3qNd“Don’t take itA1Vm so negatively.tKl If youGOi8Vy pay usJwvof enough, fromY3UOb that momentus3 on we’llF5JnS6 work likeNOZ dogs. AfterHT8fXj all, wheng4QqDg it comesxJCf8 to completingmeOA requests, we’reLY0 quite reliable.”vofIOqCDe
hqtVPerhaps believing LucianLcgvb had already0bo given up,BptNW4 Sven’s wordsPvNfAx sounded moreAnBPU like consolation3YsgB than anything.dT9l308
0Y5qBut even so,3wN2Y he couldn’t4Npo9u hide theo6G sense ofUif victory injroG his voice.olq99hbT
SuM5MPSeeing Sven completelyVuL immersed inewzke his gravey6K5 mistake, Luciank91 gave a bitter smile.DilKdjJS
6WSO“Oh, really? WhatpBi did you3m8 say? ThatctnG4 if I pay enough3DLrpV you’d reallyDl817 accept anyYssL7 job?”dpj
Gxva“Of course. ItrRa50F all dependskwJYK on ther1LNvJ amount, ofjojd9H course.”CGq
HKBin“Then, according tou2V my calculationsIrA this amountVVGM should besW5U4 more than1Hh enough, don’t5xSk you think?”nNppfuJ
1LqzClink, shashalak.94EB
7fULucian pulled a coin pouchvvk from his0WPA chest andjp7M5E tossed it2QS onto the7xYVok table. TheYPxRP poorly tiedgMXAuQ string camelfSq undone, and08e3D the platinum85lDuD coins inside1dIX scattered in113Y8S a cascade.mm0tJikL6KQa
jESVbBThe mercenaries, whosRi moments beforeZlxXGN admired theKtX bold gesture,QsIxK widened theirfEC1RO eyes uponhLA6Zu seeing theasn engravings onob3CF5 the coins.clJj5pupf
ppNf“P–platinum! It’s a commemorative coinY0JEai of theeOu birth ofPkNp the great3bZ4z emperor Wilhelm!”HzwG3xPEMF
8MoM1G“What? This iscD1B insane!”Aku0
0KoZxR“Young master!”Uztc
AkmlACries of astonishmentl4h burst amongArzY the mercenaries,NdWkL and evenz8EcOo the BlackkN7My Lions wereWRQdAs shocked.9ZP4
U8uohThe platinum commemorativevea2 coins forssVW the birthaTTa of thew0f5dI great emperorTkQ Wilhelm, founderqaI of theKuSQ1 Empire.Emx
sZkThey were mintedHfc only onceedQ every severalCFEujr decades.nnm
ZKVq6Each one wasY8zwkp worth hundreds3lHkH of commonoNPLZ gold coinsGOZM4 and couldvWJ be exchangedgyfCmO immediately anywhereAKz on theDxBLS continent.Ozpgt
hZqAnd now that1722LI kind ofEHAxx7 coin wasOu1WvS being thrownNAQ down inGB6xY a fullJqb pouch.ZegTf
zA3BYCGulp.yK24
pycd2OSeeing the gleamingjzUa platinum coins,a6L the mercenariesuhCw swallowed hard.d5B3OtK
OmsSWith that sum,TMR2dw someone could87z live theU7fW rest of4yPVV6 their lifehXS with moreDic luxury thanVPmlYH an averageiWNgPR noble.eYrfG
rWlZ63If everyone presentNr7X split it,8MuP maybe itj6i wouldn’t beuy044 as much,NXyd5c but atLB8cai least enough1e8j for themzNQX8A to immediatelyzfGH retire fromea6Y mercenary life.qYgxZdg2
XILMk9Not even SvensQZO had expectedyJu such anofw amount; he3KRQj cleared hisetu throat repeatedlyWj81 as heNKHJ4 tried toY4yK control hisDVLD expression.zzF
wMlxbc“E–eh… ahem. I see you’reFdG95 a reasonablen5Akn person. Very2oYdZV well. Withnuz5iG this amount,d3vSP it willGWq be moreWvE9y than enough…”dqmaaYeJPbS
jRysB“Under the nameff22L0 of Lucian7cIWpA Valdeck, I will give6QW all thisL64p platinum toLeGfNH whoever killsVfB Sven, theZIfc3F Crimson Blade.”4kJjzt
wnixKY“…What!?”93ySKB
BUBuSven, who hadiIbg7 been suppressings9X a hugerTXy smile whileF55m reaching forGbPe the coinsiG2 pouch, frozejwYv like a statue atvr3qj7 Lucian’s words.TzajPrW
mWmjNY***ATH3
E510BzA heavy silencedtO fell overUvpME the inn.aJGhBCld
HsgBEThe order itselfv6I was nothingwIsaY out of8t9C the ordinary.hcf8Am6w7cZ
2QdIgsIt was commonDS2R for drunkOihRo clients, aftermPQc finishing a job, toqlq order mercenariesgUKG to killUsZHX each otherT02bQ or fightg8vo for fun.o5YIPO04boi
m8EaAlmost always, they1tu were meaningless4YUV provocations, soGIM6tH mercenaries usuallyqCav ignored them.zaLQ0UZlE
C8RZDBut when suchGk3VOR an absurdTkNl sum dangledW8kI8B as a reward, theVSk6l story wasGoQeq4 different.S7M
nABR“Damn it, whatYfOdSY did yougOiv just say?2q1d You’re going0CBk to givetwV3cu all thatmY9v money toVtD8d a singlerHD person?”vtlx
A9fb1“Say something thatjk98n makes sense.2K6Kc That amountWBN would shakeN0p even anjFpjtL important nobleZrxCU family.”zRNUK3
Jhdt“But he sworeF2AFG0 it in7ouw his nameHdNHM in frontDqt of everyone.”QOUmibQqXs
Kn3W7b“And by mentioningtbHzu his family,Pal it’s notFLUgN something thatwE1 can be4bS swept underU9f the rug.”rw4LDW
8iJAs the murmursWJdo increased, SvenI6K could not01h longer hideHrzD0S his unease.RmwTxDSAE
ffK7After all theUH5wS effort to7dmsDZ build thatv6fjty loyalty, totC3gr have it0pZyz crumble likeEyqlP that—if heHQJG let thingsNPQ0fz continue, itadZF wouldn’t take4r5 long before3KbqF someone gaveBVcG in toH0n the temptationbVjVP5 of thoseOxBt words.p8KZ7
xOqHe had tojtg2O say something—anything—toS5qh5q regain theR5fG attention ofPQp0 the mercenaries.Lcb1jqZ
hUgYtm“Hey, young master!dGsL What theuDlGW hell doGy8rw you think3EKc you’re do—!”k5moqK
D23Shiiing.dfCg0l
rQkHIBefore Sven couldlQQ finish the3FjCrk sentence, LucianLeg unsheathed his83y sword.yITFD
po1iPAt first, everyoneT9KX flinched, thinkingGvhfj he wasbx4 going tohnc attack, butdgF the bladeKi3U9 moved towardNN3Fb his own4Eji5B hand.tsb
alX2BySlash.A79DEk
3Uo8“Young master!?”7Ng
IdAhkIgnoring Hugo’s cry,f6HaE Lucian clenchedcljkCs his fistRGYl9h as blood8G92F0 ran downlb47I5 the palmp6C of hisd1LY hand.9uPQ
VDrThen he raised1ULR the bloodyuECO fist sojn5dI all theHoIo mercenaries couldfUz57R see andOKm shouted ingrPw a resoundinghjzxHr voice.f85TBq
SRGoHR“O, eight godsHep of thevI0pmc heavens! I swear in4Jo8mI the nameAtt of LucianWs3K Valdeck thatHNi I willlGsvf3 give everythingvwqp contained inHoN this pouchRrN to whoeverjQiUAD kills theM85Q man standingxWOxA before me.8rg If I break thisC3I5 oath, mayY6gFX I noNvUaV longer beBkvm a memberONSNUn of bluen8q blood. BearF3Zc witness!”fkooi
ftW“Ah…”T9US
v7mORaymond covered hisnj5 face with57n both handsXZX before hezDJ5ju realized it.9azjSTi4Q
4Kl8z0The Pantheon Oath.lErLcQofc
teCIt didn’t haveJvjz any magicalaRb5J0 binding; itgUTi9b was stillQHR just an9y6 oath.pHr2R
x5ABut in termsMqWZ1 of tradition5jA and historicalX5L weight, itsRsp importance wasZbcayN immeasurable.JgpQ
ixfThere had notrT6FFi been a single emperorTsoNje of thewOorJ Empire who97P had ignoredwG8a3 an oathT9Epp made inBLc this way.0VMEHdu4fST
xAJd4sIf a noble9sm broke that4PL4CZ oath, notazZ63 only woulds7xzs they befeeZUJ ridiculed forooY3K4 life, butcN7R they wouldZeGr also bedW0n expelled from0SvMfX their family.ggP2AdkHP
L0Tx‘Now there’s noX8Qjf turning back.’ZYHnjAQcv0c
RBgIf someone killedJ96Wx Sven, allPNkt that platinumaefR would trulypxfqJy have tonfnKiP be given.5UQGFwIwH
BVZThe only waySPU0P not toU1x pay wouldrClh0 be to2hMfyB publicly nullifyM4h the oathJxX before anyonePqTY acted.sML
ZA6hfcIf no oneqZDS fulfilled thexiQ promise, nullifying2al the oath8g5 wouldn’t beoWsSD6 a problem.joNEhFGY
rF5h“Shit, wasn’t thatW0mGig the Pantheon11Y3yv Oath? I’veaWD5 only heard4x8 of iteYy in stories.”wFvnZwHeqE
rEhUVN“In the end,c199 it’s stillXm2DJU just anSQ7w oath. It’spbO not likeBJ8b divine punishmentEWMhr9 falls fromBE0qKB the skyJfS for breakingX6Y5i it.”CzQGH
0zRA7“Idiot! If a noble breaksGKGe2 the PantheonhZijp Oath, they1aj7q get expelledXAL from theirpQb3p family!”v94T
8yy“What? Then he’sUsvIiK really goingKtuOCZ to giveIQY all that2sq0 platinum?”rX5
Q5QAs soon asJ44n Lucian finishedfAikk the oath,n4Sy the tensionNYkMJV among thegArdh mercenaries intensified3k1cBb even more.BdjuNYYCSb
v4NBut no matterusx how tensekNiwf it was,9DER6 no onexK9LcT took thep28ub0 first step.NynBwnrZsw
ZimAccepting a requestzpE80F like that—betrayingaal7 a comrade—wasYOhc2q the sameVMk9Tx as becomingp1hjr everyone’s enemy.2Ng258eRH
CJN4WTrusting only thecsjwMo oath ofbcukK a youngvTpXxS noble they3INdo had justKsnUi3 met wasUKoLpt unsettling.aDY14
U51jQ“Pathetic.”941NJN
aQpaYKLucian looked atkmfM them withmQvp disdain.vDT
QSm“I swore onF6RY my honorKLrM and beforePEWCUP the gods.J7q If you92b6o7 can’t evenRAod trust an9IOe84 oath likeDSij that, thenge7s you don’tHbB deserve thisawJ2 platinum.”4Mfxl0
RP4Lucian withdrew halfI78 of theO3NK5 coins andomU2 put theCuw5v rest backXGG in theMMzFP pouch.F1W
bFSSeeing the amountboro suddenly cuta2JTlC in half,VDg7 the mercenaries’nF8O eyes visiblyv5u trembled.GpJ
UGfWithout giving themq7V time tosthFU react, Lucianm1Y reclaimed thatx6apLn half, nullifiedglul90 the oath,4Bf0 and shouted51Zh3g again.mcYg
u8Bo4h“O, eight godsZ0jvg of thefjmEZ heavens!”83sJ
0BAThe same oathMUS echoed again,9Dq but now4sYaOk with theFyt35 reward reduced5c7ykm to half.nWKLA The mercenariesBNj4sk looked atAZM each other,TWeK uneasy, notKuha knowing whatWB0 to do.9y7pmaoUSnYb
nBzWhen no oneyhC stepped forwardO29iQ this timeixX4G2 either, LucianQ1wnh3 reduced theYgCL amount again.3jPuPW5tlB
aAnbAlthough only a quarter ofC4WL the original0JmsnT sum remained,APFGi it wascsOp still anjqs20Q enormous amount.5k5lyFZG4cA
rsrhWhen the thirdR1C oath echoed,ETG some mercenariesdZQ jumped toHayy their feetHwi and shoutedzgV desperately:SZh
83P“W-wait a moment,hjXu young master!”5NfoBMmoekr
6u7Cs“Shut up! I came lookingDTJUy for someonebhh to fulfill9jMDud the oath,vE1Ptg not to5ERo waste timeDrn4LI chatting withyTv you.”RCtJz
N7Y“How are weORYfo supposed toj5MU9 trust this?!aDh At least76zBs offer someoGBfqw guarantee—!”9YBt5
C9nv“Whether you believezPmU it orUBCL not is54V7eA your problem.MeltF But if71ismT you can’twah840 even trustDGa the Pantheon6Z7Oa Oath, whatlRqM89 else amiSYHM I supposednkQH to offer?”sLKJnzsCV
9Rb2sWith a mockingquLDZ laugh, Lucians22LO1 nullified theAUD oath againAlsdtL and picked6U7 up nearlyzcIM all thegzQE remaining platinum.roxQJh7O
JQUThe mercenaries, whoBFi3 thought atXqm7yd least halflYI4 would remain,AM0vf were frozen.J47Q0nToG
pErThe sum that9qN was left90L no longerWyB afforded a luxurious nobleR9b46 or merchant’syoDvf6 life; atxy0r best, itqBOOK was enoughtxg6G for threeM3Yun commoners toFxUdve live worry-free4POoRq for theDXr55 rest of0Asi their lives.Tm4r4G2vOe
uIRzEven so, itQf69t was aniX2dNG amount noW7GG ordinary mercenarylo9dg could evencET dream ofOUcgn touching—not even6bzPON by watchingJoR6q it inZ9mS someone else’sYrEh hands.mBI
5vLrwA“O, eight godssgK3 of thetslJQJ heavens!”20f
deQ“…Damn it!”wsQ9
jUnSClank, clatter.JqG
EQT0mMAt the instantt1t the fourthUjU oath echoed,Zdmh2 several mercenariespgy9N sprang togZHR their feetENAiQ and drewN6As their weapons.zt3wWWOlW
FN4OdFrom all sides,veqAe determined gazesrXnZ emerged, as36u3G if toB0uh say theyLQZBd couldn’t let6z6VZH this chanceKKcNP4 slip away.PRHwTlR
1sO2At the suddenXUU8 change in04fP atmosphere, SvenHQF stepped backtC3tQ wordlessly.V0nPEd
jXCqh“Stop immediately! WhatMKc8n the hellq9Aqba do youviSm think you’reZ0k4 doing?!”p36aK
gLpC4Bang!uL6XO
cYFm7Someone yelled atI5Bln the mercenariesY3B while standingQ4e6Th up abruptly.tHbT It wasAiRN a younghGxpkN mercenary whofkw3H had beeneKd sitting at1RH0ZB the same1Eh table asYUmtF Sven.UncLLr
FyW5D1“What are you2HRf thinking, fallingAd4 for suchWYJ a vileYaH ploy?! Are2Sxp you reallyp4RHWC going toGoz believe the7CS nonsense of7clt a youngohHg noble aboutyql oaths and57fYZq gods?!”CfC
K1Xu“A-Aiden!”V7ryJ
qLigoYSven’s eyes welledLnmMpW up when2vQvsr he sawRuqz6e his second-in-command,0WT32A Aiden, comeQRX2N to his6fqB5A defense.nvdG5
6OhbAfter glaring at9OVKF the others,aTOYd Aiden approachedY5Y Sven, grabbedawwT3 him byodQidT the shoulder,b0HHN and said:fiNlGylC
N1gnH“Have you already1eL2 forgotten howi6rok6 much Captain9UXyL Sven hasAQkqQ done for8WxE you untilwK1b9O now? EvenSptaY if we’reg1PRCH mercenaries, betrayingBcg for suchJRg9o a miserableqfH sum is0kRCw5 shameful!”9Eltx
siFO“Ahem.”ZRgM
8fNy“Well, I don’tGHwI5f know what528 shame is,Xo1C but…”mPzoEY
5YMp38Thunk.hy4
mOaFWhile Sven puffedEdQ7D out hiskZU chest, emboldened8cz by Aiden’sRMjh words, heiCt7 suddenly feltpzn7Bo a searingNiWL7 pain innLsi his side.9gZ2CSrkd
ynAsHis eyes openedNyKS7B wide.gSRDC
nZX4mEA dagger was9k1FI deeply lodgedyyrri in hisQCPw body.RgA
Ty7nJ“Y-you…!”DtrD
146“I’m sorry, Captain.3a6SQ But trynfv67m to understandlID me.”UAv6ip
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zuMWhen Aiden twistedq92 the daggersv5UU again, a hollow gaspYwvO escaped Sven’s1VvYlw mouth.E2JbO
9B3cCIt seemed itSDpOm had piercedBEUa his guts,jIHga because heQadNb couldn’t evendh0CK resist asxYSN the bladeAiu was pulledZ5UhX out.ea6vw
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9v3L“Young master, fulfillrq5 your oath.”j8k5BiBK1
JbSAfter disposing oftkrGV his superior,Tr2iSX Aiden lookedOck6 at LucianvWji with a gaze filled1AdsxI with a sinister gleam.mhmAtxLId
0Y5VLucian smiled, gathered7Ol the remainingCdZ platinum fromuS1 the table,KNyw5 and placed19R it inQKoYa9 Aiden’s handUiTA0 himself.3rmMU
FNxXr“Of course I will.”nxy1N
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