Chapter 115: People who do not know each other (3)
7UumUVlad opened the bag the Count had given him and counted the gold coins inside one by one.bhWNU9I
4cxmvPMMoney received from the Count, a total of 20 gold coins.RTj
RbMjL“It’s ambiguous.”yWS32
ChraBright gold coins greeted him, but Vlad only frowned.U0PBu
HkxLOIf you look at it just as a reward for escorting the carriage, it must have been a lot of money, but considering the cost of your life, it was an excessively small amount of money.0WqAW
nK5UIt seemed that Count Vitskaya would compensate for the lack of compensation with resentment.LvXpu
Cn3cQl“Goethe.”EeK1XO
uh4U“Eh?”MEIgpY8
XRnawDGoethe reflexively caught the coins flying towards him.uKoAxu
P1Zz“Your salary.”lC0yyWN
DMo“Oh… oh.”wAtH
b9CAJThree bright gold coins.Nt4
JxPH7wGoethe kicked out when he saw the income that an ordinary peasant would have to earn for a whole year.SGTI
tq9ifq“What! Are you going to give me 3 gold coins each from now on?”OWeNK
rH7“If I have money.”4hf
6i8“Incredible!”LUMrg
MmSDisGoethe thought as he bit into a gold coin.vz9L
BzDAs expected, I did well to follow him.klzXOP0
Rs6363fNo matter how capable a person is, if they are stingy when it comes to opening their pockets, it will be difficult to follow them.DnvX
ZlaHowever, the knight here did not hesitate to take care of the people under his command.uvwQzt
hFoKIt’s as if the bosses of the dark alleys were generously wasting money.yLLuWe
W2CghC“And this is security.”5SSh6F
FcW“Also!”WZxeA
WTWkdAnother gold coin flew back with indifferent words.gKntoCD
CjehrGGoethe’s expression as he watched the flying gold coins looked happy again.hLOCA
4h1zCB“I also pay the inn fee with that.”fBnGkYt
Tg4DyH“Of course.”VdXc7J
t9z“Even give things to the person in the next room.”Qq1iSw9
Jk7No“Of course, I have to give it to the person in the next room. Right?”9K7t9Fl
OfFMrOGoethe was very enthusiastic about the bright gold coins, but he couldn’t help but frown at the words he heard now.H9IbW
5yy“Why the next room? Are we really going to move in with that person from now on?”UfOMu
qKBVlad wasn’t the only one attacked by the hooded man on the stone bridge.hH5
iN1Even now, his bluish cheekbones still reminded him of the pain of that day.QuDGhn8
h1F“The 3 gold coins I gave you also include the price you pay for that.”2f1NZyH
HkV2“…Is he saying he wants to follow us?”3I9
GPAVlad simply ended Goethe’s complaints with a gold coin and stood up.LvyWsQc
6yWD“Where to?”IqzZh
8l2H46g“To Stephan’s.”DM3h
n2UzSIf you use it, you have to pay for it.Tiq
xSHGpsAlso, because Thornwood’s mercenaries followed Vlad, they lost Vitskaya’s favor, so they’ll have to pay the price for it.aLm6
IlBh“Those people didn’t run away. That’s enough to know.”VemXp1X
J6FGoethe nodded as he listened to Vlad.GTx
QY8UhtrAs two people who had worked in the world of mercenaries, they knew very well how valuable a mercenary who stayed until the end was.Mi12jw
daACrH“I’ll be off.”HSgnr
ySiHsZ“Go ahead. Captain.”wVQ
9O8sbVlad puts on his cloak and steps out into the cold, leaving only a brief farewell.7hLwU6
QtceGoethe scratched his chin as he watched Vlad open the inn door.4uXc
BZRI“…I’m starting to get a little scared now.”1oc
OWwjWhen they first met, Vlad was just a wild boy who knew nothing about the world, but when he went out now, anyone could see his back and he looked like a knight with a sense of weight.aHjSE
ZGBY0It was the same winter as back then, but Vlad’s shoulders had already broadened when he stepped out.ItRM96F
8pLp***EpC
36YZzcEnd of a cold winter.8NquuW4
z4cCsAlthough it wasn’t as cold as in the north, it was still quite chilly here at the end of the central region.o9r8x0
bOD86“You said you had plenty of money, so why is this all we have for dinner?”7OYnrth
Bx9UThe man in the gray hood clicked his tongue as he tossed aside the pot Goethe had boiled.gxN
Ii27“Don’t you need meat to fuel your strength? A knight doesn’t skimp on food.”AGrE
hUdLNUGoethe pouted as he watched the man crush the stew he had worked so hard to cook.Zv4
3MlHowever, he refrained from saying anything because he understood well the skills of the person before him.yskuZ
qDuXt“The prices in Tanovo are insane.”fppSswl
Zm5y“No matter how expensive it is.”J16dtll
N38j1“I didn’t have more money because I had to buy you a horse.”dpZ1
sHtYI“…If that’s the case, there’s nothing we can do.”Aqipjl
6d25cuThe gray-hooded man listened to Vlad’s words and silently transferred the spoon he was stirring to the bowl.0vz
uPcI54Those who roamed the lowest places had to be grateful even for small meals.MJGM
GltQA01“Don’t you know who your master is?”wOAAbp
DW6“If I knew, I would have told you a long time ago. At that time, the sword was at my throat.”Hsy
L4L5PlThe gray-hooded man looked closely at Vlad over the bowl he was holding, but the young knight’s eyes didn’t waver in the slightest.kG1Ec
Jphxa6To the point where it’s surprising.EMDGvQA
0tuH88K“I’ve been saying it all along. I’m also looking for someone.”fz9N
ngAcPVE“Hmm.”chqj4
yLzNIt wasn’t the whole truth, but Vlad’s assertion that he was searching for a master wasn’t a lie.ihdxL
Urx2rESIf he had responded falsely, no matter how clever he had been living in the dark alleys, Vlad wouldn’t have been able to deceive the man before him.BKRiIN
MIS9a1VBecause he was skilled at detecting truth and lies.dxVffnw
o7O“The imperial sword should never leak out…”e8jM
fBh1ABAfter hearing Vlad’s words, the gray-hooded man furrowed his brow and lifted his spoon as if in pain.M88
8bA0iQ“But what I’m using is really the imperial swordsmanship?”Isx7w
aOr7“Exactly, it’s the imperial swordsmanship. The art of killing with a single blow is something that only a few of the Imperial Knights are taught.”FLNMnJ
JFSIiSaid the gray-hooded man.z6eo1X
mAxQesCA person born with imperial blood.cuSmq
toHrrOOr it’s a type of swordsmanship that only a few of his closest knights can learn.m8ENKM
wLJfomVlad was completely perplexed to realize that he had been using such a fine sword skill all this time.AwR47C
cuZ“So, I can’t use it?”17Ezs
rjDnXt“Is your father the emperor?”Byn
Ow8HTh“That seems unlikely.”jxOzBa
8wU“Then you could get in trouble.”9kx
JjkfIt can’t be used because it’s not authorized.AiP
h80VeBecause the art of killing with a single blow belonged to the imperial family.BkVOFsY
bU6To be precise, it was the swordsmanship of Frausen, the founding king and the sole master of the sword, so if the imperial family found out about this, they wouldn’t remain silent.KJuj
08Ht“Maybe only the people from the North don’t know, but as you move towards the central part, there will be people who recognize it. If you do something wrong, you could be accused of insulting the royal family.”4xAs
D2xuN“…So, what should I do?”xbEhMu1
wnkqWhen a big accusation came out of the man’s mouth, Vlad’s voice inadvertently turned calm.QZB
XqIVlad had never thought of the word imperial family in his life, so the current situation would surely be burdensome.209Jva
EQ7“There’s no way.”UOds2o
xOaThe gray-hooded man looked at Vlad with a faint smile.HT5tn
8PXEMhd“I once saw your sword skill. I think the technique for killing with a single blow that you use leaked out quite some time ago.”7dw
aUPThe gray-hooded man clearly recognized Vlad’s sword skill when he received a blow that destroyed everything.bNv
bKVFVlad’s swordsmanship was clearly that of the imperial swordsmanship, but it was different from the swordsmanship he was currently using.XKORhGn
dihmp“Why do you think that?”BCteuWk
GeUW9“What you’re using is a little closer to the original.”GmRnyz
b4qr4The man scooped the spoon and began to gently stir the pot containing the stew.AoV0
KdOi“If this soft stew is the technique of killing with a single blow that you’re currently using.”VsIgiXg
sC3The sausages to be used tomorrow began to be cut into the stew.QdNAwq8
oQTgomThe fragrant aroma of the meat and the droplets of oil that spread began to deepen the flavor of the boiling stew.klg4
PJZ“This is the technique of killing with a single blow currently used by the imperial family.”4K9aIZU
1avTime passes and everything with shape changes.iRPiyZ
WuEFo9WIt had been 300 years since the founding of the empire, so it was natural for the imperial swordsmanship to continue evolving according to the long trend.p0I
j0WQrll“It’s a little more delicious than before.”WWM
O8y6L“…”zCpA2H0
ErYozzVlad looked at the stew with chunks of meat floating around.TkDnA
FwG6oZMHe felt he had an idea of what the gray-hooded man was trying to say.7EfGqfZ
jQZy“…So.”e3Fc5cD
GIe“The secret to a single blow comes from the unexpected.”vY6WIar
wBqSaid the man as he moved the sausages onto his plate.ktY8k
ni0x9“And the unexpected doesn’t come from refined rules, but from a truly mysterious idea.”1NAn
vqHThe man who finally removed all the floating meat chunks looked at Vlad and smiled.5FwDNr
UsVqMHG“Now you’re going to add your own ingredients here. So much so that even people from the imperial family will nod when they see it.”gKWmncy
D8mEEven if it started from the same roots, bloom your own flower.635rS4
HNhElDgThe trick to a single blow is the sword skill that pursues it.YVBike
2BbV“Is it possible?”7rtQp6S
dIYA knight from the North wielding the imperial sword.tlZ3pL
bfOA young knight whose existence is nothing short of unexpected.p62JcV
yEbThe face of the former captain of the Imperial Guard, looking at that Vlad, bore a subtle smile.YikrBQ
2dJDThere was a truly subtle smile on the face of the former commander of the Imperial Guard as he looked at Vlad.wvxT
38Q***aKKsYG
DpN“No… how did you get here?”0Mk
MQ41CAn office adorned with elf decorations.FWs
vu3xVZCount Vitskaya hurried to greet the unexpected guest.R03
VsKo“You didn’t ask me to come, did you?”1ygz3
C7jJ0z“No, not yet.”JEyIao
ugvGqpHe was asked to come, but it wasn’t explicitly stated he would.rDH
eoXOSTherefore, the count couldn’t help but feel embarrassed when he saw the knight before him.8xLU
Q80TMirshea, the leader of the Dragon Slayer Knights.I8DxG
rx5Xy1hBecause it was difficult for a noble knight to invite someone.MIqnipJ
NtD“Anyway, have a cup of tea.”VC8RtF
ObFR2“…I’m not fond of elf tea.”oEdSw
ZccWrfYBlond hair and blue eyes.Q60DH2L
SoIHJbWhen Count Vitskaya saw Mirshea staring at him, he naturally remembered the northern knight who had left this city a few days ago.Am8Uw5P
KFrcs“Yes! Yes, that’s right. It’s definitely not tea worthy of offering to someone special.”3ga8
7vpep3However, even if it’s the same shade of blue, the depth is different.iqaAB
skhThe count heard Mirshea’s firm refusal and quickly started heating the water again.Or5v
STdwBXg“Is Absilon getting better? I received a report that there was an unknown attacker.”55e
zalR“It’s resolved. It worked out well!”QazeO
bJnQThe count serving him and the Duke’s son sitting at the head of the table as if he were the owner.w3I
2XTIt might not be an illusion that it seems like the owner and the guest have been switched.jW7
4rW0Because the current appearance of the two clearly revealed the relationship between Vitskaya and Dragulia.MfdWbl
uTD4M“How?”STmgPe
A8RGIt feels like something is lodged right between the eyes.rlrxiQ
5Qg8The count felt like his mind turned cold facing Mirshea’s cold eyes.yZO
0fx8dG9“You said he’s a powerful person who can’t be defeated by the knights here alone?”maAmlCX
muC4g1t“That’s right… that’s how it was.”YHm
ipIThe count licked his lips with his tongue and answered while trying to erase his nervous expression.EIv
UpKG“There was a knight from the North. He was young, but he had good skills.”TbSv
GgBZ“…From the north?”rghG
OYtSMirshea’s eyebrows arched as he listened to the count’s report.fJar7
wxJ“Yes. He was a guy named Vlad, but he still used a sword.”UUA0
l1PThe count, who had just heated the tea, poured it into a cup and spoke attentively.4wFxq0V
kCZJY“Still, since he’s a northern lad, he didn’t know his place and behaved rudely.”YlCnRwu
vmLr“…”UwdjxC
qNPlC“As expected, humble lineages are evident everywhere. Where will the blood of barbarians go?”soeJB
SdIYThe count smiled and looked at Mirshea as he said those words.yNdaLF
Lb2His face seemed calm as he lifted the teacup and smelled the aroma of black tea.iT3pZJ
1RwmEAs expected, the tea ceremony skills learned from the elves are sufficient to satisfy even central nobles…jY4dj
TqcyNcCrash-F8fyM
3t3x5obThe sound of something breaking.5vhrRSt
GDOaq8It was just the sound of a teacup breaking, but the count jumped and widened his eyes.TtlqxY
Rp1166IThe red tea water seeped sinisterly between the broken teacups, soaking the table.yCswTB
SMQDup“Did he really look like that?”Mfht0
aSagFA heavy silence descended in the office in an instant.3WWW2
MK6wYThe crack that started in the teacup was spreading through the office air.M1Uj55W
awtPeu“…Yes?”QmH
JFC“Veins that are evident no matter where you look.”yFVM
BO6NnThe count grabbed his trembling hand unknowingly.JYS
piHjConsciousness is slow, but instinct is quick.BgppIu1
e5TvThe clinking of teacups and plates was loud.X9sBNR
puwuA“I mean, did that lineage you recognized really seem so humble?”G9oj
KdSWLCount Vitskaya swallowed and lifted his head in response to the question.2svvUX
An7aBlue eyes watching you.dcqg
ggwqThey contained a fierce strength that not even the blue blood of a noble could handle.jSAVVCt
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