Chapter 388
My Villains Episode 388
62. deception tactics(15)
“Garwin, where is Lord Garwin?!”
“This way!”
I stormed into the residence with Sergeant Merg and several soldiers, and Axodbrook Baek's soldiers guided me as soon as they saw my face..
“Garwin Ball!”
The manor house looked like a mixture of a mansion and a castle, and the deepest bedroom was filled with men wearing iron suits. In the midst of the knights and vassals crowded together like bean sprouts, Gawin, holding the Margrave Landry in his arms, was shedding tears..
“father. father……
I passed the knights who made way for me and caught a glimpse of the Margrave of Landry. It is a truly horrific sight, with a deep cut below the uvula and a dagger stuck in the heart..
……He was a pretty cheerful guy. little
It's a shame we couldn't talk more.
“Garwin Ball.”
“……Sir Phoenics.”
Garwin, whose face was soaked with tears and his hands and front paws soaked with blood, looked up at me with empty eyes..
Did you say you’re eighteen this year?.
On Earth, I am still considered a boy, but in this world, I am at the age where I have to become a proud man..
“Let's go to the castle tower..”
“castle tower?”
“We haven't eliminated the assassins yet. You must go to the castle tower where safety is guaranteed..”
Even though they were careful to prepare for assassination, they slaughtered knights and elite soldiers and made the vigil countdown. The assassins are still roaming the city. The Margrave of Landry lost his life in vain, but his son must be protected..
“Wait a minute, Lord Phoenics..”
‘Sir Geppard’, a knight whom I had come to know over the years, came forward..
“Confucius needs time. We are here, so don't worry and take care of the other lords..”
I frowned slightly..
“What does that mean? You guys need to go out and fight right now. Are you going to stay stuck here forever??”
“Then, only some will stay by Confucius' side and the rest will-”
“And then you get attacked again.?”
“ O ”
“If the escort target is dispersed, it is too dangerous, not to mention the waste of troops. The lords, including Lord Garwin, must be gathered in one place to guard the area efficiently, and the remaining knights can also be used to search..”
Sir Geparth eventually fell silent. Looking through his and other articles, I noticed that although they all seemed sad, they seemed to understand that there was no time to waste..
“It's a tragedy and a sad thing. But isn't Lord Garwin now the new Margrave? “I am the Margrave, the Great Lord of the Highlands, the owner of High Castle, and the protector of the West.” I got down on one knee and made eye contact with Garwin..
“Lord Garwin, no, His Excellency the Margrave.”
“Crazy assassins and crazy mercenaries are wreaking havoc on the city. This is the city of your Excellency and your father, grandfather, and great-grandfather..”
Gawin, who was silent for a moment, closed his dead father's eyes..
“……What can I do??”
Honestly, it's enough for Garwin to just hide in the castle tower and save his life..
No one would expect an 18-year-old to have the same capabilities as his father. If you expect it, you have no conscience..
There must be a huge disruption in supply, but isn't it possible to raise a dead Landry?.
Therefore, Garwin just needs to play the role of a landowner and a totem that increases the unity of the army gathered at High Castle..
However, telling a boy who had just lost his father to ‘shut up and hide’ was not a good look in many ways..
“Let's go. Go do your duty and protect your rights.”
“Do your duty and protect your rights?”
“First, command your troops and stop the intruders. Don't you have to take revenge?.”
“3What about the prince? You gave no other orders.?”
“Your master must be busy..”
“You're busy?”
“Unless the enemies are idiots, they won't be tearing through the inside of the castle walls and just sucking their fingers outside. The offensive will resume soon..”
“Yeah, I see..”
“Your Excellency, please clean up the interior so that you can focus on Mercury. You must have firm control over the city.”
Garwin nodded with a stern face..
He pulled a thick satin cloak over his father's body. Leaving the dead margrave in the care of the old retainers, the young margrave slowly got up and looked back at me..
“……Let's go.”
“Yes sir.”
I headed to the castle tower with Gawin, whose hands and forelock were stained with blood. The knights and cavalry followed them..
Four lower-ranking nobles, such as barons and magistrates, were assassinated. Among the high-ranking nobles, the Margrave of Landry was the only victim..
Well, in fact, there are only a few people in High Castle who can be called high-ranking nobles. Excluding the dead Margrave of Landri, the only people there are Prince Ulkar, who is nominally a duke, and Count Orth, who will be the future High Lord of Antrum..
Viscount Cirillo, who was considered to be next in line after them, was alive and well. I was having fun at my place with my mistresses disguised as bodyguards..
“……Are you crazy to bring a concubine into your inner castle??”
“You said they were my bodyguards, not concubines..”
“Oh, is that so??”
I made a sour expression. Behind the viscount's small shoulders, his two mistresses, dressed in thin clothes, were trembling with frightened expressions..
“You may not know this, but it is a common custom among Eastern nobles to use a woman as an escort when they go to bed. very effective.”
To be shameless.
I don't know what the customs of the East are, but looking at the women's voluptuous figures, I felt like I had a good idea of the Viscount's tastes..
“Then let’s take a look at your skills..”
“......skill?”
“I wanted to check whether you have the skills to escort the Viscount. If they are clumsy, we will whip them out and send them soldiers to replace them..”
The Viscount's mistresses turned so pale as if they were about to faint at the words he said with a smiling face. When the women tried to kneel down and beg for mercy, Viscount Cyril angrily stopped them and clicked his tongue..
“I didn’t look at it that way, but it has some aspects like hardwood walls and windows… … In the end, the series of skits ended with the concubines being sent to the Viscount's garrison outside the inner castle..
Getting into a fight with Viscount Cyril wasn't just a waste of time..
They said he was a nobleman who was famous for being narrow-minded, and even after gathering in the hall with other nobles, he kept his mouth shut. It looks like Garwin was upset, but thanks to that, Gawin was able to skip the unnecessary fight and gain full command..
“The siege has begun?”
“yes. The pagan slave army and magic army are on the offensive again..”
“Is it as expected... … . Let them know that we will provide support as soon as the internal chaos is resolved..”
After sending out the messenger, Gawin looked back at his staff..
“What is the situation with the other resistances, Andal-Viren and Axod??”
“Andal-Viren has locked the castle gate and is holding on..”
“Smoke is rising from Axode. Looks like we're in combat.”
W Ugh
Garwin, who was seated at the head of the table, briefly discussed with the nobles and officers and then gave orders to the knights belonging to the Axodbrook family..
“I will give you one hundred Bugok, so you can rally the confused soldiers in the city and save Axod..”
“Yes sir.”
“On the way, check the situation in Andal-Viren. Since the enemy is also a Gwangmyeong believer, I will not dare to invade the Lord's hall, but I am a little uneasy because the enemy soldiers are said to be showing signs of madness..”
Fortunately, the new margrave, Garwin, was not an idiot, and he had many advisors nearby. Thanks to the help of loyal vassals and veterans of the war, including General McNeil, the situation was resolved much more easily than expected..
Thank goodness. Well, now I have to focus on my work..
“The deployment of soldiers is over..”
“I hid it well?”
“Of course, Nari..”
“The wizards?”
“As you commanded, I paired up the knights and dispersed them..”
“good. Check the castle gate one more time and tell them not to let the civilians in for no reason while sending out the troops..”
“yep.”
As the commander, who was acting as the unit commander, left, I quietly looked around the inside of the hall and got lost in thought..
Realistically, I have no way of finding the True Demon Sword Master..
The 'Witch Hunting Group', which is operating secretly in the Empire, is pretending to be a very suspicious group organized to catch and kill evil witches..
However, the reality is that it is an assassin organization that splintered off from the Three Swords Association, and the leader of that organization is the True Demon Sword Master..
Is it possible to find such a true magic sword that can be used to give orders to soldiers?…….
Of course, if you mobilize a horde of wizards and dogs to conduct a search operation, you will be able to find it someday. However, it is not easy in a situation like now where chaos is unfolding inside and outside the city..
In the end, I have no choice but to wait for the True Demon Sword Master to make the first move..
In that sense, the nobles gathered here were doing an excellent job of acting as bait..
I don't know exactly what kind of person the True Demon Swordmaster is, but since he is an assassin, he will try to target high-value targets..
The high-value targets of High Castle are the commanders guarding the castle walls and the lords gathered here, and of course, Prince Ulkar is the number one target..
However, Ulkar at the west gate is not only very useless, but he is also crowded with monster-like knights and excellent battle wizards. Compared to Margrave Landry, the assassination difficulty is on a different level..
In the end, you have to target other commanders, but Captain Arbecon of the south gate and Senior Sergeant Gilbert of the north are not nobles, and Baron Lujan of the east is a thirteen-year-old brat with a single last name. We'll have to send an assassin, but it doesn't look like the true magic sword lord himself will step forward..
“……Then, maybe I can come here again??”
Actually this is just my wish.
If you think about it objectively, the probability that the True Demon Sword Master will come back here is not very high. It's a bit embarrassing to say it directly, but skipping other targets and coming to where I am... … Isn't that a bit stupid??
Actually, it is. From the enemy's point of view, the most dangerous person in this city is none other than me. Unless the True Demon Sword Master is a fool, he would know this, so why would he come back here again?.
Still, just in case, I ordered Conwyr to hide the soldiers. A few wizards and knights were also placed in each element of the castle tower and inner wall..
It's unlikely that the leader of the assassin group wouldn't notice this clumsy ambush, but wouldn't it be better than leaving it out in the open??
“I am the enemy!”
“It's an intruder-!”
Not even five minutes after that thought, the outside of the hall became noisy..
“……I really came?”
While I was puzzled, the knights, wizards, and cavalry waiting in the hall took battle stances..
burst!
The large, thick door with nailed iron plates opened wide, and a figure appeared..
He was a middle-aged man wearing a white cape over luxurious brown leather clothes and a gently curved Eastern-style sword at his waist. Because the hood is pulled back, the gaunt face is clearly exposed, and the facial features that combine East and West are very impressive.…….
“That bastard-”
“catch!”
Beyond the door, dozens of soldiers were running, clutching their spears. Judging from the mixture of anger and bewilderment on the soldiers' faces, it seems that the intruder secretly hid in the castle tower and only revealed himself in front of the hall..
bang
After the middle-aged man stood leisurely, the door, which had moved on its own, closed violently. The soldiers made noise and knocked on the door, but the door did not budge..
The people gathered in the hall were momentarily stunned by the man's unexpected and sudden appearance. I spoke on their behalf..
“……Are you a true demon sword lord?” "hmm?”
The strange middle-aged man looked back at me with puzzled eyes. And smiled brightly.
“You are that Phoenix. Is he the ‘rider of Gwangso (狂笑)’ or the red knight?.”
It's a voice that feels as strange as the atmosphere. The man rubbed his chin and nodded coolly..
“As for my new stuff... … I guess I heard it from the ‘Black Woman’. In the end, the ‘bank’ chose her..”
“……What are you saying?.”
The Black Woman is the nickname of the group, and the Bank is a group of assassins from the Kingdom of Milanol who have the 'Passageom' as their object..
I know this very well, but I felt like the other person was watching my reaction, so I pretended not to notice and frowned..
“Where did the assassin confidently crawl in??”
“Except that big people only go on the big roads..”
“what?”
“Although it has been more than 30 years since I made a living, I have never been afraid of what others think since I became addicted..”
“Oh, that's right?”
I put my wrist on the pummel of my long sword and laughed..
“For a rat to squeak, it's pretty convincing, isn't it? Keep talking. If I have to, I will leave a will to tell my mother..”
“Why are you silent? Are you, by any chance, being fried in hell for the crime of slapping a dirty assassin??”
“……They say there is no such thing as a devil's mouth, but even the words stink..”
“What are you talking about, you bastard that smells like a gutter?.”
Low laughter came from the knights and soldiers. The True Demon Sword Master looked at them with cold eyes..
At that moment, I quietly raised my hand.
“Judio-cium!”
“En, peadake!”
Battle wizards wearing armor and hiding among the soldiers poured out spells such as arrow lightning, debilitating beam, slowdown, fire trap, and mud touch. Axodbrook's soldiers took out the crossbows they had previously hidden and fired..
Chasing after Hwamang, full of murderous intent, I too hit the floor..
The process of drawing the long sword, covering the blade with blood, and throwing it out was done in one movement. Search! I wanted to yell, but secret attacks are best done quietly, so I decided to hold back..
bang-
Through the flashes of light and dust created by all kinds of spells, I stabbed my sword with all my might..
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