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The best territory designer of all time - Episode 16

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Lord Neumann.

Senior Knight of the Barony of Frontera.

He hated this country estate..

I wanted to get ahead in life.

I wanted to live luxuriously.

But the reality was a gutter.

This Frontera territory was a remote village in a corner of the kingdom..

It was nice to enjoy some idyllic peace, but that was it..

He thought that enjoying such peace was only suitable for a retired old man..

In other words, this place didn't suit him..

I believed that I was not a talented person who would rot in something like this..

‘I wanted to escape!’

I wanted to abandon this territory and leave..

I wanted to get ahead by playing in bigger waters..

I wanted to enjoy enviable wealth and fame..

To that end, I wanted to withdraw my pledge of allegiance to Baron Frontera..

but that was impossible.

A knight who withdraws his loyalty to his lord is ostracized wherever he goes..

No lord would want to have such a knight under his command..

The knight who betrayed his lord.

a knight who lost his chivalry.

It was like being branded a low-ranking knight..

So he thought.

If you can't abandon your lord and territory and leave, wouldn't it be okay to make that lord and territory fall?.

Then you won't be branded a traitor..

I will be able to leave this damn village without any criticism..

put the plan into action.

communicated with an outsider.

I sold the territory's information..

I also sold information about the Baron..

As a result, the Baron was caught up in a massive investment fraud..

Suffering from severe financial difficulties, he ended up turning to loan sharks..

I was happy.

I was certain that the Baron's bankruptcy was imminent..

That meant that the day of his freedom was drawing near..

‘All plans were successful. Now all you have to do is wait a little longer. But why? why?’

Am I here being aimlessly beaten up by that brat?.

Hwiik!

“……!”

The shovel came flying..

The narrow shovel head grew rapidly in my field of vision..

My head turned with a clear and beautiful sound that echoed throughout the world..

The intense shock that made the entire inside of the bone vibrate was a bonus..

Tuong!

“gagging!”

Lord Neumann's legs gave out..

But I barely managed to fall down..

Instead, he shouted in a voice that was unfair to the world..

“Okay, stop! There's no sword in my hand anymore!”

it was true.

I missed the sword earlier..

From then on he was unarmed..

The outcome of the duel was clearly decided..

The duel should have ended at that point..

That was an extremely universal procedure, duty, and conclusion within Lord Neumann's common sense..

But the reality was a hardcore gutter..

Even though I was empty-handed?

Lloyd's attack did not stop.

I picked myself up after falling down and flipped over..

Even though I repeatedly shouted for surrender, they did not listen and assaulted me..

Even when I tried to run away, he followed me and swung the shovel again.!

“Ugh, that! stop! don't insult me ​​anymore!”

I couldn't bear it and shouted loudly..

But there was no answer back.

Instead of an answer, only a firm shove (?) came..

Teueoong!

“……Wow!”

My heart throbbed again..

‘Someone... … Dry me.’

My eyesight became blurry.

I thought I was really going to die if I kept getting hit like this..

It was no longer time for pride..

His desperate gaze turned to Baron Frontera on the podium..

‘My lord! please help!’

Lloyd swings the shovel like a crazy person even when the duel is over..

The only one who can stop that son of a bitch is my father, the Baron..

Thinking so, Lord Neumann desperately turned around..

I fell towards the Baron's direction..

He raised his head and stretched out his hand towards the Baron with pitiful eyes..

‘please!’

The thought of betraying his master, the Baron, did not even cross his mind. Ingratitude and all, but it was much more important to avoid this situation..

Luckily, that kind of feeling reached me?.

I saw the Baron get up from the podium..

“Lloyd, stop. Looks like the duel is already over..”

Baron Frontera's voice rang through the gymnasium..

It was a soft voice, but it carried the authority of a manor..

At that point everyone thought.

Ah, I guess that idiot will stop shoveling at this point..

The same was true for farmer A, woodcutter B, woman C, and soldier D who were watching..

It was a natural guess..

It was the owner of the territory and the order of my father..

No one expected Master Lloyd to continue his behavior, ignoring the lord's orders in official settings, no matter how much he left..

But everyone's guesses were spectacularly wrong..

With a refreshing hitting sound that hits everyone’s cochlea.

Tweet!

The head of a shovel is raised in an exciting parabola like a skilled professional golfer's tee shot.!

It gave a strong shock to Lord Neumann's chin..

“……Kuak!”

“What is Kuak? It's not over yet. It should be more correct.”

“Cool, cool, cool look! Ugh!”

“it hurts? Are you feeling unfair? Do you think I'm crazy? huh?”

“Grumble, stop.……!”

“Stop it?”

“Yes, that's right…….”

“Who are you to tell me this and that?.”

wow!

Stabbed in the back with a shovel handle.

Then, Lord Neumann said he was sick again..

But Lloyd's gaze towards Sir Neumann was cold..

‘Are you feeling unfair? I can't help it. Because this is an example. If you didn't want to end up like this, you shouldn't have betrayed and betrayed someone who trusted you..’

It was an honest feeling..

Strictly speaking, this guy is a traitor..

But if you just forgive this guy?

Will a beautiful story unfold where one regrets one's mistakes, reflects on oneself, and is reborn as a new person??

‘No, absolutely not..’

Lloyd shook his head..

Such stories only exist in children's books..

He knew very well how cruel and dirty reality was..

It was because I was tired of living at the bottom in Korea..

‘It was like that at goshiwon too. Just like the guy who got caught sneakily stealing my soybean paste that I kept in the public refrigerator. I should have been angry then. I watched it for no reason.’

To be honest, I was a bit confused at the time..

I missed the time to get angry.

In the end, I smiled sheepishly and politely told him not to do that next time..

Then?

‘He kept stealing.’

Later on, I even heard people asking why I was being so strict about living together..

Even now, when I look back, it's so absurd that I almost laugh..

‘But you are looking after this guy? nonsense.’

It's human nature to be shameless at even just a single soybean paste..

But if you forgive the guy who sold out your master,?

If you do favors carelessly?

Become a fanatic.

From now on, those who take this lightly and do similar things will join hands and act like Vienna sausages..

“So you will be an example today. It means that you will be trampled until you become a corpse. It's not over yet. Just stop talking and get up.”

How much did you sharpen your knife for this day?.

Lloyd stretched out his hand..

I grabbed Lord Neumann's backside..

He held up a shovel with his other hand..

But it was that moment.

“Did you not hear my command to stop?!”

A loud roar came from the Baron..

Lloyd flinched..

I looked back at the Baron..

I responded calmly.

“I heard.”

Teueoong!

In response, a shovel head hit the top of Lord Neumann's head..

The Baron's eyebrows twitched widely..

“what?”

“I heard it, but I can't follow it..”

Teueoong!

The shovel head hits Lord Neumann on the head again..

The corner of the Baron's eye twitched..

“Are you aware of what you are doing??”

“of course.”

Tuphuang!

Lord Neumann's body shakes every time he gets hit on the head..

Anger appeared in the Baron's eyes..

“You are now humiliating the opponent who finished the duel. Is that all? That person is a descendant of a family that has served our baron for five generations and is also the senior knight of the estate..”

“yes. And even though he was trusted, he is also a man who betrayed his lord and territory..”

“what?”

The Baron paused..

Lloyd answered calmly..

“I knew you would be asked that question, so I prepared it in advance. Look under the cloth laid out on the table..”

“what…….”

“I'll have something ready for you..”

“…….”

The Baron became dazed..

What on earth are you talking about?.

Lord Neumann betrayed himself and his domain..

Take a look under the cloth on the dais table..

Even though the Baron was in a daze, he lifted the cloth from the dais table..

Immediately my eyes widened..

“This…….”

There was a paper bag under the wrapping cloth..

I took out the envelope and opened it..

Three or four letters with stains from my hands came out..

“What is this??”

“I'll tell you after I see it..”

“…….”

Something felt unusual..

Lloyd's attitude was too confident to be dismissed as just a case of misbehavior..

The Baron turned his attention to the letter..

Slowly at first.

Eventually, with increasingly trembling eyes.

In the end, I hurriedly read the letter, my fingers shaking..

“this…….”

Wajik!

The Baron's hand grasped the letter..

Before he knew it, he was glaring at Lord Neumann with disbelieving eyes..

It had to be that way..

Letter shown by Lloyd to the Baron.

This was because it was a letter exchanged between Lord Neumann and selling information about his estate to a fraudster..

‘Tordes.’

A name that suddenly comes to mind.

It was a young merchant who approached him..

He was passionate yet cautious and had an enterprising impression..

One day he made a guarantee on his honor..

They said there was good land..

They said it is now an unsightly land..

However, he also said that the value will skyrocket in just a few years..

So, if you buy the land in advance now,?

He assured that his fortune would increase several times in the future..

I believed that.

Of course, all investments have risks..

If the investment results are bad?

If the profits are less than expected?

At that time, I thought I could just resell the land I bought..

I felt relieved that I could at least get my money back..

There was no more hesitation.

He bought the land using the estate's funds and debt..

And I lost all my money.

‘It turned out that the land I had purchased was a false listing that existed only on paper..’

Of course I lost all my investment..

Tordes, who deceived himself, swallowed up all the investment money and disappeared..

It was as if I was left deep in debt with no income overnight..

‘however… … It was Lord Neumann who informed Thordes of everything from the financial situation of the fiefdom to my personal tastes, preferences, interests, etc.?’

It reminded me of the many gifts I received from Tordes..

From mahogany furniture to eagle-collared shirts..

It was a barrage of gifts that clearly targeted everyone's tastes..

The same goes for choosing a topic for conversation..

When we talked, we always focused on each other's interests..

I was wondering if maybe it would really scratch that itchy spot..

‘Thanks to you, I thought he was a really good fit. That's how you approached me and gained my trust..’

The end of that trust was painful betrayal and bankruptcy..

But it was Lord Neumann who was in cahoots with the conman..

Thump, thump!

I felt like my blood was rushing backwards.

The sound of my heart beating pounded my eardrums..

I felt dizzy, as if my eyes were turning yellow..

Lloyd, who was watching the Baron, had a bitter taste in his mouth..

‘It must be a big shock.’

The truth that the person he had right next to him was driving him to destruction..

The shock and betrayal I felt when I realized that..

Even from a distance, the Baron's complexion was pale..

It wouldn't be surprising even if he collapsed right away..

I wondered if they showed me that letter for no reason..

But there was nothing to do.

‘You will only realize the situation if you show me the evidence like that..’

It was Lloyd who mobilized Podong early on for this purpose..

Podong infiltrated Lord Neumann's bedroom..

I had you retrieve that letter..

This was thanks to the mention in the novel The Knight of Iron Blood that Lord Neumann kept his correspondence with a conman in a drawer of his bedroom nightstand..

‘As expected, that statement was true..’

Like a small hamster, Podong secretly infiltrated Sir Neumann's bedroom..

Although it is small, the force is strong and the drawer was opened without difficulty..

That's how I was able to secure the letter that was evidence of betrayal..

‘That letter contains the conman's promise to hire Lord Neumann in the future. With a magic signature proving the letter is genuine. That's why Lord Neumann couldn't just throw away the letters. Thanks to this, I was caught like this..’

Suddenly, my appetite became even more bitter..

If it were like this in Korea too.

If only the con artists who deceived my father had left behind evidence..

If he had done that, his family wouldn't have fallen into misfortune..

At least my father and mother wouldn't have died..

‘Phew, let's not get lost in sentimentality now..’

Lloyd shook his head..

Now is not the time to be sentimental..

It is time to turn the current situation to our advantage as designed..

Thinking like that, Lloyd raised his head. She opened her mouth to the still pale-complexioned Baron..

“Are you okay??”

“…….”

“If you feel dizzy, sit down for a moment and catch your breath..”

“……i get it.”

Baron barely reacts.

Lloyd thought as he looked at that..

After all, the Baron is not a harsh person..

He's just a hero who can only rule the territory in a good way..

Such a person is praised as a saint in times of repeated peace..

However, in difficult times that require the ability to overcome adversity,?

It's easy for a kind heart to be taken advantage of..

You quickly become a pushover.

In other words, it is eliminated..

‘It is clear just by looking at the way he hesitates to deal with it even after he realizes that he has been betrayed by his confidant..’

At first glance, the Baron's expression was one of shock and confusion..

Lord Neumann, who until now was considered a confidant..

How will I accept his betrayal?.

How to handle it.

I guess I'm hesitating because I can't control my bitterness..

‘Then I have to do it..’

Someone has to do it anyway.

If we don't do it now, the discipline of the territory will be ruined..

With that thought in mind, Lloyd opened his mouth..

“I, Lloyd Frontera, son of Arcos Frontera, have something to say as the heir to this domain..”