The Greatest Man in the World Hides His Power

25 – Invitation – 1

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When I saw Baron de Tarr’s head fall to the floor, I lifted his head and body and put him on the cot.

When I looked at the general atmosphere when I was acting as a messenger earlier, the morale of the military did not seem very high. No wonder. Who would like it if I asked them to invade another town in the cold winter?

In particular, Balonde is greedy, and he said that he tends to monopolize almost all of his loot.

Isn’t it the truth of the world that if you struggle to the death and get nothing, you just want to receive a salary?

So if Balonde, who wants this war, dies, they will return quietly.

Of course, his men might not understand and attack, but… Balondé didn’t seem particularly popular with his men.

Well, then let’s try talking again.

After leaving the barracks, I looked around. The men guarding the barracks were beaten by me and passed out.

I looked around and headed for a barracks.

There was a man sitting in a cold sweat.

“I’ve seen everything I need to do… Have you thought about it?”

“Hey … Huh … Heo … Yes. Yes! Bird, I don’t need it.”

Unlike Balonde, he is a communicative person.

As soon as I entered the barracks and met his eyes once, he immediately knelt down in front of me and obediently listened to my words to wait.

I smiled at him who was trembling like an aspen tree, and only then did his trembling stop.

“I removed Balonde, who was deaf.”

“Okay! Well done!”

“Yes. Then your name is Enrique… Right?”

“Yes!”

“I understand that Captain Enrique is passing away quietly. Oh. And that this incident is a secret. It’s okay if I don’t tell you otherwise, right?”

“No, of course. Never. I won’t tell anyone about this. It’s true. Trust me.”

“I believe. Trust in each other is the most important virtue for human beings to live. Isn’t it?”

“Of course. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. How should I repay this favor? No. I can’t. I will never be able to repay this favor in my lifetime…”

She even sheds tears.

I don’t have to be this impressed.

“That’s great. I don’t think I have anything to say about that. It wouldn’t be easy to crack down on other people’s mouths…”

“No! No! You can! So please… hehehe…”

Oops. How can a person act as a mercenary when his heart is weak like this?

“Okay. I’m not going to lay my hands on you, Captain. Of course, it’s just a bit… Would you like to have this?”

“…This, this…”

It is solitude made of poisonous insects and poisons collected in the fall.

I opened the box in which the terrifying bug wriggled and held it out to him with a smile.

“hahahahaha. It’s not a big deal. It’s called loneliness. It was made with the recipe obtained after defeating the Celestial Master. Surprisingly, it can be made in this world. The performance is similar. It is precious. I can’t even get a few of them right now because it was made.”

I also accidentally found a chaos-attributed poisonous insect while catching monsters and created it.

I looked around just in case, but there were no poisonous insects.

I plan to catch me later and search for it.

There are many places where it is used like this. Solitude.

“Ah. That, that’s right… That’s right. I, I, really. Tea, very fortunate…”

“Now. If you eat this, this insect will prevent Captain Enrique from speaking out without your knowledge.”

“…If you tell me. Hey, what will happen…?”

“He’ll break your heart if you let it out. Oh, don’t worry. It won’t hurt much. And tell me where you are… I’ll be able to attend the funeral.”

“Hey…”

I patted him on the shoulder as he was trembling with fear.

“It’s just a very small and trivial device to create a society where people trust each other. If you don’t tell them, this guy won’t move.”

I held out the box containing the bugs to the mercenary leader again.

He hesitated and swallowed the worm. When it was confirmed that the worm connected to my psyche had landed safely in his heart, I smiled and stepped back.

“Even if we meet in the future, I’d like to see each other with a smile… How is it?”

“Yes, it must be. It must be…”

“Then I’m fine… Ah. Come to think of it, I found this.”

I heard the letter I got from killing Vallonde earlier. A letter promising to look after Ballonde while he attacks the Stein estate.

It was sent by Count Esthal Pierre, and it was tantamount to proof that Count Esthal was behind him.

“Isn’t it somehow related to Earl Esthal… Or something like that?”

“No! I’m just a mercenary who earns a good living!! Ho, if you ever have to fight Count Esthal, I’ll help you without pay! I have nothing to do with Count Esthal! This lowly fellow was only after money… Please forgive me…”

It’s overly authoritative. I was just asking, but seeing you like this makes me even more awkward.

“Then, I’d like to ask you to finish it neatly.”

“Yes, yes yes. Ma, leave it to me… With the death of Baron Valonde due to the attack of Shadow Fang and the monsters… E, if someone else digs it up, I’ll assume it’s the one I killed!”

“I don’t think this is just making you suffer. I’m worried that the value of Captain Enrique’s name as a mercenary will drop.”

“No! No! Of course I have to! Of course I have to do it! And Vallonde has so many enemies… Many people say he killed them. I’ll take care of everything! You don’t have to worry! “

“I see. Anyway, please do not reveal the back story.”

“Leave it to me!!”

Good.

Yes. Words have to come through In Moorim, the majority of people would commit suicide or self-destruct even if they did this.

It is also a peaceful world. Here is.

“You’re having such a hard time… I can’t just let you go. Would it be okay if I gave you a little lesson?”

“Yes? Oh, no! How, sir…”

“Let’s go. Don’t be burdened. This is the Wolyeong sword, which is not too difficult. It’s an assassin’s sword, but if you practice it steadily, it will be of little help to your mercenary life.”

I used my inner strength to teach him the sword techniques used by the Makju of Salmak, a group of killers in Moorim.

Perhaps it’s because he has basic skills, he completely memorized it after just doing it once.

That’s great. Now, how much do you train yourself?

“Thank you! Thank you! How should I repay this kindness…!!”

“I would like to ask you to take care of your work.”

I patted him on the shoulder again and left the barracks.

Come on. It seems that this has been roughly handled. Let’s see how the rest goes, shall we?

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Several days have passed since the capture of Baron Valonde. On the way back to the Stein estate, I was taking a break and chewing on beef jerky when I saw a few travelers passing by.

“Oh my God. Baron Vallonde is dead?”

“Enrique’s mercenary corps said that Shadow Fang, a high-ranking monster from the monster’s forest, killed it?”

Shadow Fang. A powerful monster that takes the form of a shadow as a monster you’ve heard before.

It was a powerful monster that couldn’t hit anything other than magic and swordsmanship, so if one appeared, it could kill hundreds or even thousands by itself in the worst case.

“I heard that there was a conflict with the mercenary leader Enrique over the payment issue? Baron Balonde must have tried to take the payment.”

“Wow. It’s a big deal. Calling mercenaries and trying to take the price.”

“There was also a story that he was planning to fight from the beginning? Baron Valonde has many enemies. So he must have been asked to assassinate him. He must have been such a son of a b*tch.”

“There is also a story that Baron de Vallonde worked with the Black Alchemist to stun his men and use their lives to use the Forbidden Alchemy.”

“I want to know what is real…”

“The important thing is that Balonde the son of a b*tch is dead. Anyway, the taxes will be lower when passing through the Tar estate.”

Listening to what the travelers are talking about, it seems that Captain Enrique has concluded that this is the work of Shadow Fang, who came out of the monster forest.

In addition, there were rumors about this and that in preparation for the unexpected.

I never thought they would handle things like this when I told them not to reveal anything about me.

Anyway, this makes it less likely that it will be known that I was behind Baron Valonde’s death.

Well, even if you get caught, it won’t be a big problem…

Anyway, you did such a good job.

The Enrique Mercenary Corps…

I hope to work with you next time.

***

“As a result of examining Baron Valonde’s body, his cause of death appears to be a sword wound rather than an attack by Shadow Fang. I wonder if he fought with the mercenary commander Enrique after a fight?”

“If you listen to the testimony of the escorts, they say that the wind seemed to blow and then they passed out… I wonder if this is the secret of the black alchemists.

“There is a spell that stuns in a similar way to magic. Baron Valonde once raided a village of shamans… I think he must have earned a grudge at that time.”

“There’s nothing quite right.”

“He’s a man with so many enemies… Some say he did it himself.”

At the report of his men, Count Estall Pierre took a bitter taste.

He thought he had a useful chess horse, but he died before he could use it properly.

Of course, it wasn’t such a big blow. It was because there were plenty of cards like that.

The only regret is that the attack on the Star Mansion was delayed a little.

“Haa. This bothers me.”

Stein Youngji.

The only thing worth paying attention to there is Cecil, Cecil Stein.

He is the lord of the Stein Territory and the current sage of the academy.

And one of the twins who might become a vessel of God.

She said that now that she is in the academy, she has a chance to attack the star, Yeongji, but she missed it.

He thought for a moment, then nodded, then bit his men.

Then he closed the window and drew the curtains. Having completely cut off his surroundings with magic just in case, he took out a crystal ball from deep inside the drawer.

“Me.”

– How did it go?

“Failed.”

– I see.

The opponent beyond the crystal ball paid no attention to the reason for the failure.

Esthal frowned at him who only wanted results, and as if he had noticed that reaction, a calm voice was heard from beyond the crystal ball.

– Can’t you? If you can’t do it, give up.

“Don’t worry and don’t forget our promise. Rather, how are things going with my request?”

– The king is being given a medicine made by black alchemists. A few months of continuous administration and he will die without issue. And no one will know that he was poisoned.

If the king of a country, especially the bloody king, dies suddenly, anyone would suspect poisoning.

But according to the Black Alchemists, even the academy won’t find any evidence.

Then there is no problem.

Come on. Then, if the current king suddenly dies, who will be next?

He must be the son of the current king and his own grandson.

But the prince is still young.

Then who will rule the kingdom in the end?

A queen? His own daughter, but a nerd who only has a pretty face?

No.

Be yourself.

He will rule everything behind the newly crowned king.

My fists clenched when I thought of that sweet future.

“Leave the rest to me. I will capture Lucy Stein and send her to you.”

– I hope you will. Then again next time.

After the brief greeting, he put the crystal ball deep in the drawer. Then he sat down in a chair and closed his eyes.

Is there any way to summon Lucy Stein here?

I am troubled.

Not because there is no way, but because there are too many.

So he got up with a laugh and shook the bell on the desk.

– With my daughter! With my daughter!

A clear sound was heard, and the door opened, revealing the butler.

“Did you call, Master?”

“We’re going to have a year-end party soon, so get ready.”

***

A few days after the forces that tried to attack the territory returned.

After learning the circumstances behind Ballonde’s attack, the atmosphere became a bit serious, but the star, Yeongji, was able to enjoy a peaceful day.

“Cheonyeong! Atram! Elan!”

Listening to that urgent voice, it seems that the peace has ended.

It was when I was sitting in the garden watching Atram practicing and drinking tea with Elan.

Hearing an urgent voice, we turned our heads to look in that direction.

Lucy, whose face was blushing, perhaps from running or from excitement, was seen holding an envelope in his hand.

“What is it? That is.”

“It’s an invitation from Count Estal! He wants to attend the year-end party!!”

An invitation to a year-end party out of the blue?

I looked at Elan, and Elan shook her head.

“This has never happened before.”

Aha.

Would you like to call it out and catch it?

Yes. I wanted to see your face too, but that’s okay.