episode_0114
by fnovelpiaGoliath Branch.
Security is thorough.
There was a constant guard at the entrance and a watchdog patrolled the building.
Hysterion must be somewhere in this building.
I’m sure he’s with the raiders.
“Huh? What just passed by?”
Therefore, I deceived the Goliath knight’s senses with my baby phantom beast’s body and easily looked around the inside of the building.
The first floor is a store.
Various common people’s goods are on display.
It’s closed at night right now, but there will be quite a few people there in the morning.
For reference, the Goliath branch is a twin building with Venus and has the same 5 floors.
I think the store extends to about the 3rd floor.
In that case, the actual place to search is the 4th to 5th floor.
There are quite a few guards, but intruders without being noticed have long been mastered.
He passed behind the security guards.
Width~
I climbed the stairs easily.
The higher the floor, the more expensive items appear.
I ignored everything and arrived at the 4th floor.
The 4th floor is divided into a total of 8 rooms.
It was like a warehouse where employees who did not have a home to commute to stayed or stored inventory.
Tuk.
I just stopped.
I already found it.
Several knights are watching in the room at the end of the 4th floor.
Not only that.
When did they hire a wizard?
I can feel the magic of silence surrounding the room.
This was probably done to interrogate the attackers by hiding them in a room so that no sound could escape.
I nodded.
It might have been better to hand it over to security.
The opponent is Hysterion.
There was no way I could finish the work in a bad mood.
The attackers probably won’t be released until they reveal who ordered the attack. Maybe I could die painfully.
I guess I met the wrong person.
Of course, it is unclear whether things will be resolved easily. The enemy’s back is a person with great power who can mobilize fifteen 5-star troops.
Maybe it’s Hysterion’s nemesis.
We’ll have to find out about that now.
Blame~
I jumped up to the staircase window.
Unfortunately, it was difficult to infiltrate from the front as there were excellent knights watching. I opened the window silently and quickly ran up the wall.
Get on it!!-
Arrived at the window of the room where the guard was guarding.
‘Shadow movement.’
ᚷᚱᛁᛗᛁᛞᚨ ᛁᚦᛟᛗ.
He slowly entered the window frame and appeared in the room.
He immediately hid his presence and hid himself among the decorations on display.
“You’re not going to tell me.”
“We are trained elites. There is nothing that can be found out even by torture.”
Hysterion and the voice of the attacker.
I just stuck out my face and looked at the situation.
Hysterion was sitting on a chair in front of the attackers, who were tied to their knees and lined up in special handcuffs, and five elite Goliath knights were around to guard him.
It seemed like an interrogation was in full swing.
Just the right timing.
I took a moment to spy on the situation.
Hysterion had a stern expression and threatened the attackers with carrots and sticks.
“Whoever speaks first will be released. There may be conditions, but it can guarantee freedom. But if you hold on until the end, you will die a painful death. Are you still going to keep your mouth shut like this?”
“… … … .”
Are they quite trained?
No one answered.
Ordinary people would have already opened their mouths for the sake of survival, but everyone here remained silent.
Even if you just look at it, it’s high-level power, so it must have been trained to that level.
I don’t know who it is, but you raised it well and become a loyal dog.
It might not be an easy place.
“I will definitely choose the difficult path… Torturing people isn’t my hobby, but I guess I can’t help it.”
Hysterion sent his subordinates with frightening words and brought strange instruments of torture.
Spiked Crown, Iron Maiden.
It seemed like it was only meant to cause pain, with no thorns in key areas to prevent death.
Restraint chair with shock device.
It is the simplest device and has a magic effect that delivers an electric shock to the person holding it.
A hot metal skewer that is easy to pierce.
If you penetrate the body with this… It’s a sight I don’t really want to imagine.
A frame that stretches limbs in various directions.
It must be quite terrifying to see with your own eyes the pain of your body being stretched and torn apart.
etc.
There are plenty of other bizarre torture devices that I don’t even know about.
Why are you carrying something like this? .
Hysterion continued speaking skillfully.
“I am a merchant. No matter what, there are times when you get items that are difficult to trade. So it would be better to look forward.”
“Tsk. It’s a waste of time. Rather than torturing us, it would be better to prepare for the next attack.”
“Okay. That’s good information. If there is someone with more power than you… Even if you can’t do it, there are only a few in the kingdom.”
“… … … .”
“Why do you do that? Tell me more. Didn’t I just open my mouth to give information?”
As expected, he looks like a big guy.
Although he is usually a fool for his granddaughter, Hysterion is a person who has surpassed many competitors and has become the greatest hand in the kingdom through his ability and resourcefulness.
He’s probably experienced many terrible things that he didn’t even tell Andro or Ronica about.
This arrangement is nothing.
Maybe I won’t have to step forward.
If the torture begins like this, it is clear that no matter how trained they are, they will eventually vent.
That’s because there are too many people caught. When you see a colleague being tortured to death, you become more fearful, and it is natural that you quickly become exhausted from the imaginary pain.
but… .
Waiting like this takes a long time.
I need to meet Rowen and Rauf right away.
It might be faster to solve it yourself at this point.
Therefore, I slowly walked out in front of Hysterion with the body of a baby phantom beast.
Width, width~
“Huh?… .”
“Kiyaang~”
“You, you!?”
Startled, Hysterion jumped up.
It must be embarrassing for me, who should be with Ronika, to come here without any reason.
But it’s still too early to be surprised.
Tiring!~
◎︎ Use hand drawing.
◎︎ Use growth control.
Wood-dud-duk!!
In an instant, I swelled into a human shape and lightly raised my hand.
“W~ Nice to meet you. Hysterion.”
“What!?”
Pick it up!~
At that moment, the knights guarding Hysterion drew their swords and aimed them at me.
“Who are you! Reveal your identity!!”
“Stay back. Otherwise I will cut your throat!!”
Quick response.
It really isn’t easy.
“… … stop. Everyone, put down your swords.”
“But… .”
“It’s okay. Are you not an enemy?”
Hysterion, who quickly regained his cool, stopped the knight and looked at me.
It seemed like more and more people knew my identity, but I didn’t have any hesitation, perhaps because I thought I would reveal it to my students soon.
I waited for him to gather his thoughts. He couldn’t have known my identity because he had transformed right under my nose.
He paused for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“Is it true that he is black?”
“That’s what Ronica calls it. But my real name is Dirus.”
“… I can’t believe it. I thought it wasn’t normal, but I never thought it would transform into a human… wait. So does Ronika know this too? I guess I’ve never heard of anything like this.”
“… It’s still a secret.”
“Secret?… .”
“It’s just not the time to reveal it. But I plan to reveal it myself soon, so I hope you don’t make a fuss about it.”
“Huh.”
The guy paused again.
Why did I come here?
what i want
The guy quickly figured out my situation without me having to say anything.
Looks very calm.
Thanks to this, the conversation progressed quickly.
“I will keep what I just said a secret. My men, of course. But I guess the reason he bothered to appear in front of me was because he had some business to do. I will answer them all. If possible, everyone cooperates.”
“You agree faster than I thought.”
Instead of “… Can I ask you a few questions?”
“Tell me. There will be many more days to come. Instead, only you can listen.”
Sze-
ᛍᛁᛗᛋᚢᚲᛁᛃ᛬ᛒᛖᚢᚲ.
Wall of silence.
I came out with magic and surrounded Hysterion, blocking out the surrounding sounds. With this, raiders and knights will not be able to hear our conversation.
For a moment, the knights were surprised and tried to respond, but Hysterion stopped them with a light hand gesture.
“Can I ask a question now?”
“Try it.”
The conversation wasn’t as long as I thought.
What is my identity?
It’s a refund.
Judging by the way he speaks, does he seem older?
Two s… No, it’s a bit much.
How strong is it?
Hundreds of times more than your imagination.
What do you think of Ronika?
He is my one and only disciple.
Do you know why the enemies fell from the carriage?
Because of me.
etc.
Roughly like this.
Hysterion didn’t go any further in response to my lack of response and just moved on.
I feel like I already know who I am.
It’s nothing bad.
Because I am comfortable.
Instead, he said these last words.
“I want to have the best relationship possible.”
You’re probably saying that you don’t want to antagonize me.
It’s amazing that he’s so calm, but he’s also very quick-witted.
Of course, I have no intention of being hostile either.
“As long as you don’t antagonize Ronica.”
“Kkekekekekekeul… That’s a good thing. As you can see, I really care about Ronica next to my granddaughter.”
“I don’t know what’s going on in the world. There might be a day when I put Ronica in danger for my granddaughter.”
“… … … Even if that doesn’t happen, if it does, I’ll ask you for help.”
“You only say things that are nice to hear from me.”
“I am a merchant. Understanding the other person’s capabilities and inferring what they want is my specialty. and… I say this with all my heart.”
“I see.”
“And you… My intuition is speaking. You should never treat me normally.”
Honest and plain words.
The conversation was smooth from beginning to end.
Should I say that it is so convenient that you will naturally go there when you need it?
It is a resourceful ability that puts the opponent at ease.
So you must have made good money.
Now that we’ve finished chatting-
“Why don’t we get to the point now?”
He hit the player first.
It almost makes me wonder if he senses what I want and says it first.
“Perhaps you came here because of the attackers?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm… These people were planning to torture me to get information. If you are resting, I can organize it and let you know. Otherwise, you can watch it here, but it probably won’t be a good scene.”
“No, I plan to do it. Because this kind of poor torture takes too long.”
“Huh, crap?”
“Watch carefully.”
Sze-
I lifted the wall of silence and approached the kneeling attackers.
They were watching and quietly looked up at me.
one of them said.
“Some random guy has come. Again, torture does not work for us.”
“Well. Most people change that word.”
“… ?”
A time when easy and quick torture is needed.
In my previous life, Necropolis, I learned a method of torture.
ᛗᛟᛝᚺᚪᚾ᛫ᚷᚢᛁᛞᚢ.
dreamy orbit.
First, this magic puts the opponent to sleep and causes them to repeat a single dream in an eternity of time.
ᚷᛟᚾᛈᛟ.
fear.
It’s a spell that doesn’t work well unless you’re psychologically unstable, but if you’re asleep, the story is different.
It’s perfect for causing nightmares.
If you combine these two together, you can easily destroy the other person’s spirit.
And to maximize the effect, it’s a good idea to scare them a little before entering the dream… Coincidentally, there was a good way to do that too.
blast furnace.
After training hard with Rauf, I unleashed my murderous intent on all of them.
Hwaak-
“Kew!!!”
“Big!?”
There is no need to work hard.
Just showing off their status made them feel tired and scared.
Some guys have already lost their minds and collapsed.
We’re ready, now let’s torture-
“I’ll tell you everything!!”
Torture-
“Please forgive me. Jebaal!!!”
go-
“Ugh… Oh my god… … .”
“I will tell you anything, so please have mercy!!!”
… There was no need for torture.
They began to beg desperately, even sweating from their mouths and eyes.
“Huh? How on earth… ”
Hysterion sighed in disbelief. Likewise, the Knights of Goliath open their eyes and look suspiciously.
I’m a little embarrassed too.
I never thought it would be this effective.
However, you can’t show it off.
I politely looked down at them, pretending that nothing had happened, and withdrew the punishment.
Hwaa-
“Kuh… .”
They groaned and let out frustrated breaths.
Someone coughed up vomit.
It looks like he was in a lot of pain.
I asked during that time.
“Who are you?”
The answer was given by the guy in front.
“Well, we are shadows raised in secret.”
The guy who made eye contact answered right away.
The power of Gyeok was greater than I expected.
To the extent that people change like this.
It was not for nothing that people knelt before God and worshiped him.
Inflicting direct psychological damage beyond physical damage would only seem mysterious and frightening to the enemy.
I am comfortable and good.
When you ask a question, the answer comes out right away.
“What does the shadow mean?”
“Most of them are those who have their weaknesses discovered or have been raised as the owner’s dogs to carry out orders.”
“Tell the story behind it.”
“Le, I am the Duke of Raiders Avalon.”
“Duke of Avalon?”
“The Duke of Avalon!?”
Hysterion shouted in confusion at the appearance of something bigger than expected.
Raiders Duke of Avalon.
I don’t know much about this guy.
I’ve heard it many times in my past life… Was this the guy who tried to swallow up the kingdom?
Anyway, I don’t really remember.
Because there was no contact whatsoever.
But judging from Hysterion’s reaction, he must be a formidable guy.
I didn’t mind and asked more questions.
The most important point.
“What is the purpose of the Duke of Avalon?”
Why did that guy attack us?
What were you trying to achieve?
I think they were probably trying to rob Hysterion of some money… .
But what?
The answer was unexpected.
“Well, we don’t know the details either. I was simply ordered to kidnap a cadet named Lonica.”
“What?… .”
My eyebrows naturally furrow.
I couldn’t help but ask back at the unexpected answer.
“You told me to kidnap Ronica?”
Hwaak-
“Kk!!?… .”
Without realizing it, I unleashed my anger again.
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