Chapter 629
My Villains Episode 629
72. punitive force(12)
The garrison was in a very tense state. About an hour ago, it was because of a series of unidentified roars coming from a short distance away..
Numerous soldiers and young knights witnessed bright yellow flames and white and black smoke rising from the bottom of the valley. Some of the bright-eyed dogs spread ominous rumors, saying they had seen two huge horns and fluttering wings..
Naturally, the garrison was turned upside down, and Baron Acraden himself stepped forward to resolve the situation. As the top commander of the regular punitive force, he personally led his associates to investigate the situation..
The Baron, who returned to the garrison after a short search and reconnaissance, had doubts and shouted in a stern voice to his subordinates who had gathered at the English gate..
“How dare you make a fuss after being deceived by a crude fantasy! Everyone disperse, stay in your seats.!”
The atmosphere calmed down a bit with that dignified assertion. But the question still remained as to who and why had created such an illusion. Also, the flames rising high and the explosion sound of the mountain falling were too vivid to be considered fake..
Thanks to this, even after the soldiers were scattered helplessly, many knights, officers, wizards, and young knights were loitering in front of the barracks where the command staff, including Baron Acraden, were gathered. Despite the rain that doesn't seem to let up at all..
“……hmm?”
Did he sense a sign coming? The middle-aged man who was whispering with the knights of the Colmaros family in front of the command barracks turned around and opened his eyes..
“Mr. Ludo?”
“Akeshion.”
Archesion, the squire of Brist and a senior teacher in the military science department at the Royal University, frowned slightly as he looked at the tall young man who appeared like a phantom..
“No, where on earth has it been and is it only now showing up? You've been looking for it for a while.”
“sorry. I was looking around at the students.…….”
“Look around the students? under.”
Akeshion snorted loudly as if Ludo's excuse was not the same..
“Do you know how many times the students who asked for my favor circled this palm-sized garrison in search of their teacher??”
“ah. that-”
“I don't want to nag you, but please refrain from telling lies that don't work... … . Anyway, there's no reason to pretend to be sincere and impress me, and there's no need to manage your reputation, right? There's no way Princess Eadina will lose her favor just because she's a bit of a prankster..”
“uh…….”
Ludo kept his mouth shut at Akeshion's sarcastic words. Then he slowly lowered his head..
“Sorry, I'll be more careful in the future..”
“……Tsk.”
Akeshion clicked his tongue slightly. He regarded Ludo as his junior. Although he was just a guest teacher and definitely a foreigner, he liked him because despite his appearance, he had a friendly personality and had some manners. If it weren't for Princess Eadina who openly protected him, she would have taught him the spirit of a proper teacher herself, but it was a shame that she couldn't do that..
“that… … I heard that there were people looking for me..”
“It was like that. But it's late.”
He pointed to the command barracks..
“Governor Acraden called a meeting. All our commanders, please go in..”
“yes? Then why are you here, Akeshion??”
“That's right. The torture of the student punitive force seems like a minnow that is not worth including in the meeting..”
Akeshion grumbled loudly, but in reality, he was not in a position to be dissatisfied. Among the members of the student punitive force, the six who received the call from Baron Acraden were all lords: Oth, Garwin, Aeneas, Arthur, Pasitea, and Shaenna..
“…….”
A moment of relief flashed through Ludo's dark gray eyes as he listened to the explanation. He quickly adjusted his expression and asked a question in a natural tone..
“Oh, come to think of it, when Baron Acraden came in, Tuin was also there..”
“Mr. Tooin? who was that?”
“A mercenary wizard. Came with me from the royal capital.”
“Ah, the Blow mercenaries..”
Akeshion had no doubts about Ludo's interest in mercenaries. This is because I vaguely know that Ludo himself has been a mercenary in Mitergeland for quite some time, and that he often hung out with mercenaries during his journey from the royal capital to here..
“That's right. From what I heard, it seems like the mercenary wizard saw something while helping with maintenance of the alarm system... … . I don't know the exact details..”
“okay…….”
“Is there something that bothers you??”
Ludo shrugged his shoulders at the other person's puzzled look..
“Ah, that's it. At first glance, it looked like Mr. Tuin's group was injured..”
“……aha.”
The middle-aged knight suddenly smiled meaningfully..
“That was the reason why Mr. Ludo, who was not even showing his nose even while the dragon's roar was shaking the world, showed up like this..”
“Uh, yeah?”
“Yes, which one did Mr. Ludo have his eye on - no, of course it was the younger one..”
Akeshion, answering to himself, smiled lowly and nodded..
“Well, even at first glance, it seemed pretty amazing. Even though it was wrapped tightly, the off-white color is not something that can be easily hidden. Tsk. If only I were 10 or 5 years younger…….”
Seeing Ludo's face turn cold, Akeshion blinked and asked the question again..
“Oh, so it was the one-eyed side? It's not that bad, but the impression is very toxic..”
“…….”
The swordsman from the empire, who had been keeping his mouth shut with an expression of bitterness, suddenly took a quick step to the side and turned around..
slam!
At the same time, a baptism of dirty muddy water poured down from behind and hit Akeshion instead of Ludo..
“Yup, kek, kehek!”
“oh.”
Before they knew it, three women were standing behind them. Although they were well-armed, they had young faces that were at least somewhat young, giving the impression that they were a little out of touch with the atmosphere of the garrison..
“What should I do with this? Are you okay??”
The woman leading the crowd had an empty water jar in her hand. She, the golden jade leaf of the Drisir family, blinked with a hint of surprise..
“……Yu, Miss Euphria?”
“I wasn't aiming for that. Why don’t you avoid it?.”
Euphria clicked her tongue and passed the water pot to her peers standing nearby, while also glancing at them..
“Do you just want to take a look? Please help me.”
Seeing that shameless appearance, not only Akeshion, who was covered in trash, and Ludo, who barely escaped being robbed, but also the knights and officers who were wandering around opened their mouths as if they were dumbfounded. On the other hand, two female students from the Past region seemed familiar with this situation. You can see him quickly taking out a handkerchief or rag and wiping away the dirt from Akeshion's face..
“Uh, um. It's okay. are you okay.”
Akeshion's face was flushed red, but as the opponent was his opponent, he couldn't burst out in anger and just trembled calmly..
“Teacher Ludo, what should I do if you just so obediently avoid me? You've brought trouble to the innocent Lord Akeshion..”
“……You're so rude, you're not blaming me.?”
Just as Ludo, who was suddenly criticized, was about to protest with an expression of bewilderment, Euphria turned her head as if she was annoyed..
“Oh, it's okay, I don't want to hear it..”
“…….”
“by the way. I looked for a while and couldn't find her, but she was just following the woman.?”
“yes? what does that mean-”
“There were a lot of rumors in the royal capital that he was hanging out with some kind of writer, but now he's a swordsman? It seems like he has a taste for low-class women..”
The swordsman teacher did not get a chance to refute this time either. Before he could say anything, Euphria, who was spouting harsh words, passed him by..
“Don't talk nonsense and just follow me. It's late.”
“yes? What else is that.”
“Os is looking for us..”
“Os, you mean the Count??”
Ludo looked shocked when he saw Euphria walking away instead of answering. And the two female students who were helping Akeshion also showed signs of embarrassment this time..
“It's me, Euphria! Then we.”
“Go back. Because I no longer need it.”
“Uh, but-”
No matter what they scolded, Euphria went into the command barracks without even looking back, and Ludo rashly followed behind..
“hmm.”
Baron Acraden glanced at everyone gathered in the command barracks. Even though the close vassals of the Teryx family and the leaders of the student punitive force had shared their opinions together until now, there was tension even though they were calm..
On the other hand, several people who were called later - mainly young knights - appeared confused as they could not understand the situation. Some people questioned the fact that there was no hunting officer present at the gathering of garrison leaders..
“Can I trust everyone??”
“……well.”
The young count slowly opened his mouth to answer the question asked in a whisper by the middle-aged baron. The young man, Os, looked at the tall girl who entered the command barracks for the last time and the swordsmanship instructor she had brought with her, and then nodded..
“For now, that's right. I know of no one among these who had any connection with them..”
“great. Thank you, sir..”
After bowing briefly, Acraden slowly stood up and looked around the audience..
“I know everyone will be embarrassed by the sudden call. It would be a priority to explain the circumstances in detail, but please understand that this is a very serious and urgent situation..”
The doubts on the students' faces became even more intense after hearing those unexpected words. However, no one opened their mouths, perhaps because they thought the atmosphere in the hall was unusual, and as a representative, Girion, a descendant of a prestigious northern family, stepped forward and collected money..
“Yes, I understand that something unusual is going on. So, Baron, don't make a fuss and get straight to the point..”
As if responding to that request, Baron Acraden gave his answer without hesitation as soon as Girion finished speaking..
“There is a traitor within the regular punitive force..”
“……yes?”
“They said there was a traitor. This means that there is an internal enemy that caused our allies to suffer enormous damage..”
Looking again at the young knights who were gaping at the startling words, the Baron continued speaking in a calm voice..
“From now on, we will subdue those traitors. As secretly and quickly as possible. That's why we gathered you all together.”
The young knights, who heard the amazing story in the tent with the low sound of rain, listened to the Baron's determined voice..
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