“I met Rutger for the first time, and the next day I took a jewelry to him. There's a jewel appraiser here. After feeling it one by one and talking about the money, he gave me ten gold coins, saying that he could only give me this first. It was suspicious, but for now, that's all I had to do. I went downstairs to pay you back, and the big guys stopped me in the hallway. He said he couldn't go any further in my room. So I called out to you, and there was no answer. ”
Albrecht's room is strangely soundproof. I heard what I was saying right in front of the call, but I couldn't hear what was happening outside. Whether you consider it or not, Diego and Albrecht's room is endless.
Albrecht said he really didn't hear anything.
Diego nods and goes on.
“At first, I was worried about what happened to you. Yeah, it's a funny story. I can't believe I'm so worried about you, and no one else. But I was worried. So I kept trying to meet him, and then one day Rooger called me. ”
Ludgor takes Diego down to the crypt of the wolves. I took him to a stone room in the basement, but I couldn't help but notice that the inside was shocking.
There are a number of people strangled by their guts along the wall. There were various ages, both men and women, but they died with their eyes wide open and their tongues out. Not only that, there were 'exhibitions’ of people who were killed in strange ways.
Diego can barely bear to pee his pants in shock, but Rutger raises his frightening face straight ahead.
“Shut up and trade your jewelry quietly. If you make fun of the knight, I won't just kill you if you beg me to kill you. I hate to die so soon. ”
Since then, the gems have been in their hands. They agreed to keep the jewelry for now and pay you as much as they can. It was nonsense. Diego notices that Rutger ties himself up with jewelry and tries to bind Albrecht to himself.
Diego was almost incarcerated on the second floor. It was to show Albrecht that he was doing well when he found himself. But Albrecht never came.
Diego was more worried about what happened than he was about grumbling. Then the guard begins to fall apart. It was time for Ludgor to take Albrecht and attack the gates.
Then someone came to ask me to come with you because I'll bring you to your room. Of course, I was confused and didn't know if I could follow or if it was Ludgor's trap. He decides to escape after giving himself Ernst's sword. Then you take Elena out of the wolf den.
In the past, Elena's comfort and Albrecht were more important to Diego than jewelry. You escaped the wolf's den without any sense of jewelry.
There are hardly any guards while you exit the wolf den. With the exception of Rutger and senior executives, no one knew his face, so no one stopped him. The man who saved himself was one of the great gates of the Valdivic family.
The Baldebiks used to run a wheat farm outside of Lloydbeck City and catch herring to feed the city or trade with other cities. Georg von Valdevik, the current head of the Valdevik family, said he would protect them.
When the great gates began to fall to Albrecht, he investigated Albrecht's background, and then he learned of Diego's existence.
Albrecht, who was listening, said.
“Can you trust this Georg guy? ”
Diego smiles and says,
“Nothing is more foolish than trusting a merchant. But it's much better than the Thief Guild. ”
“Yes. Of course. Haha.”
Albrecht smiles nervously.
“Anyway, since then, I've heard that you've been killing mercenaries hired by Master Moon. You can't be Ruettiger's bitch. That's why I was worried. ”
Albrecht is ashamed. He didn't kill the mercenaries for any other reason. I was not threatened. The problem was that Diego was worried about himself, but he didn't care about Diego.
He did everything he promised Diego in the first place. But if he doesn't feel any guilt, that means he only sees his relationship with Diego as an employment relationship. But he and himself were friends. I shouldn't have thrown him in the fucking wolf den and told him I don't know.
“What happened to you? No matter how much you take from a guy like Rooger, you're not gonna work for him. ”
Albrecht bows his head and is silent. The answer is dire. Diego sees Albrecht like that, and everyone looks worried about what happened to him. So I thought I couldn't say more, but I began to say well.
“Well, I... I have a woman named Elisa...”
Albrecht explained to me everything that had happened since the first time he met Elisa. Diego laughs loudly when he hears the story.
“Haha! Amigo! Fifteen is old enough to do that! ”
Albrecht was thankful for an unexpectedly pleasant reaction. But Elena opened her eyes and looked at Albrecht.
Martina said.
“Is that why you look so pretty? ”
“Yes......”
In Albrecht's reply, Martina laughs nonsense.
Since then, everyone has had a long conversation with pleasure. When they first met Albrecht, the elena appeared depressed and miserable.
When everyone was eating well and dressed well, I could feel the health of the Southern women. What was even better was that it brightened the inside. Everyone was busy chatting. Then came the talk about the future.
Diego said with a comfortable face.
“I'm going to take a boat to Lucretia in the spring. Let's get back to business there. And if we make a lot of money, we'll go home to Vivar and settle down. Albrecht, what about you?”
“I……"
Albrecht touches the pendant. I'm going to Penbach first. And after you give the pendant to Eric's mother? I hadn't even thought about it.
“Tell me about Anglia. Was she that beautiful? ”
When Albrecht spoke, the women provoked him. Diego smiles and says,
“Haha. I don't know how beautiful she is, but I'm sure she's nothing compared to Queen Anglia." ”
Albrecht thought Diego was exaggerating. I've never seen Elisa before, so I'm just saying that.
“Anyway, I'm thinking of going to Penbach and then East or Anglia. I just want to go far, far away. I can't think of anything else. ”
After that, everyone had a long conversation. Then the conversation gradually diminished and became an atmosphere of excavation. Albrecht said with a slightly depressed look.
“I have to go back first. Elisa's waiting. I wasn't hired by Rutger. I'm not gonna stab you for him or her anymore. If that's why the relationship is over, at least I want to say good-bye. ”
Albrecht's words made everyone look dull. Diego nods.
“I just want you to be okay. ”
The two got up and hugged. Albrecht hugged Elena, Martina and Anna one by one. I took off my feet and left the room.
A servant of the mansion brought a horse from the stable and handed Kopi over to Albrecht. Albrecht told Diego on horseback.
“I'll go. I'll see you soon. ”
Diego nods and greets you.
Albrecht was returning from his mansion to the wolf's den when he passed through the market by setting up a stall on the road. People are afraid and no one comes around Albrecht.
Those who do business wanted nothing more than to impress themselves, but Albrecht felt a sense of camouflage for some reason. I didn't know exactly what this feeling of hypocrisy was.
I tried to ignore this feeling of hypocrisy, but suddenly I was moved by the thought that Elisha might be goodbye. Then I saw a stand selling flowers.
‘Let's buy one, even though it's corny. ’
Albrecht steps off his horse and grabs his belt and stands in front of the stand.
“Explain yourself. I'd like to buy one. ”
I wanted to listen to the flower words and give meaning to them. The florist came to Albrecht and started explaining the flowers.
Then Albrecht felt like someone was running behind him. Turning back, the boy runs away and turns the corner.
Huh?
There is a dagger embedded in the lower back. However, I feel a knife sticking into the stomach again. This time, it reacts like lightning and grabs the target's wrist. He was a flower merchant. He was trembling with extreme fear. Albrecht punches you straight in the head. The merchant falls facedown.
As he hurriedly looks around, Albrecht is appalled. Adults, children, old men, merchants, beggars, rich men, women, ordinary citizens took their daggers out of their arms and rushed towards themselves.
He jumps out in surprise. Without a bird to calm him down, Albrecht grabs the lightning axe in his hand and sweeps it across the room. In an instant, five or six people are brutally sliced and torn to pieces, lying on the floor.
What was even more shocking, however, was that they rushed to Albrecht as if they wanted to put a dagger in the dead man, trembling with fear. In the process, Albrecht sticks a dagger in his body.
Albrecht swiftly pulled out his sword and brushed it around with both hands. Suddenly, there were dozens of miserable corpses lying around. By this time, people were also a little slow. But I ran again. People poured out of the alley. Are you having a nightmare?
There were several daggers embedded in the horse. Fortunately, the main target was Albrecht, which was less. A well-trained warhorse does not run away from his master. Albrecht swiftly sweeps around on his horse. Dozens of corpses or fatal injuries rolled around in an instant.
Severe injuries, such as a severed arm or a half waist cut off, echoed the miserable screams of those who had not yet died in the marketplace.
When the situation reached this point, there were no more people rushing in. But when I had the chance, I tried to run into the dagger. Then I felt dizzy. It looks like the dagger was poisoned. The heart beats. Albrecht drives his horse out of the field.
Is he going to die like this? But who is it, Ruettiger? Georg? Or is it something else? Could it be Diego?
I had to get treated quickly. But where do I go? Albrecht turns his head to Diego without a thought. If this is Diego's doing, he's gonna die. Then I thought it was just my fault that I saw the wrong person.
< 23 > End