Iron Blood Earl Riccianne

“Anton.”

“Yes, tell me! ”

“Gather the troops you were preparing. Stay out of sight. ”

“Don't worry! Then I'll be on my way. ”

After a few people were missing, the meeting room quickly slowed down.

“Cashier, Secretary, Land Commissioner. ”

“Yes, I'm waiting for your order! ”

“From now on, you must share the work of two people who are not here. At the same time, circle the entire territory to make sure nothing suspicious happens. And report everything to me. ”

“Yes, I understand! ”

As the people who had a job to do ran out, the only people left in the conference room were Lycaen and the dead Gain.

‘I did what I had to do inside.... Joel can run for information from the outside. Then all that remains is to be summoned... ’

It wasn't easy. The Kingdom of Bren was still divided into two forces, centred on Earl Eigen and Earl Romon. It is inevitable that it will protrude from such a place and create its own power at the same time to be controlled on both sides.

Lycaen suddenly smiled and said.

‘Well, stealing is supposed to be sneaky. ’

Then I hear someone's footsteps outside the door. Lycaen, who was listening to the footsteps, opened his mouth before he could say anything outside the door.

“Come in.”

Sweet.

It was Elisha who came in with the door open.

“It's been a long time, Earl. He said it was quite a lot of work. ”

“Well, I've been doing a lot of things. ”

“But what did you call me? ”

“It's time for you to move on, isn't it? ”

“Ugh, I was bored anyway. What can I do? ”

“I need to build up a force. ”

Elisha pauses, then asks.

“What kind of power are you creating? ”

“A force that can bond powerlessly, putting me and Caith at the center. ”

“Hmm? No way…. Are you going to stir up a rebellion? ”

Elisha tells a surprising story as if she didn't mind it. But Lycaen shakes his head.

“No, I don't care about that. Some people don't like it, but we can't hit them alone. ”

“Ahh ~ I saw you in the desert before.... ”

While in the desert, Elisha was summoned to Lycaen to interrogate a Byron from Circus. Of course, it ended up being a failure, but I remember what happened back then.

“Yes. As long as they're around, Count Frost won't be safe." ”

“Hmmm, okay. I have to meet people. ”

Leaning toward Elisha, Lycaen adds an explanation.

“As long as you don't belong to the Kingdom of Bren, your country and your disposition are intact. It doesn't matter if he wants to join us and fight them. ”

“How much power do you want? ”

“The bigger the better. ”

“How much time?”

“Two years.”

The contents of the letter were based on facts, although they were clearly hidden. If so, Circus is on the move when the Empire starts to stabilize and move on conquering nations. If the turmoil had changed in a situation where the nobles and people of the conquering country could not be fully affiliated with the empire, it would have been obvious that the nobles who were already from other kingdoms would have taken a rebellious attitude.

“Two years.... Short is short, but maybe too long. ”

“Sort of. ”

That is power. Maintaining a relationship with each other without doing anything else would eventually lead to rot or conflict inside. It was a must-think, given that no movement could be seen in order to secretly strengthen and prepare for the two years.

“I'll leave that to you. ”

“Hmm, good. But there's one thing I need. ”

“What is it?”

“Information, and people. ”

“I'll let you know where to get the information. Take Wolf with you. I don't care if you try. ”

“Hoho, good. Then let's get ready. ”

“And stop by before you go. ”

“Yes, of course. ”

“Grandma.”

“Bernardo, are you here? ”

“Hehe, how are you? ”

“Tsk, if you're here, you'll come and greet the grown-ups first, and then the slow-walking, rude one. ”

“Well, I have some business to attend to. ”

“I see. Let's go inside for a moment. ”

“Got it.”

In a village full of Byronites, Tehaz is working for the chief, though temporary.

As soon as I stepped inside, Rikkien came up with the point.

“I heard you're making money. ”

“I did. I tried to do yours, but he's just doing ours." ”

“Huhu, now give me mine too. ”

“It's not that hard. What's the fee?”

“You're being so strict. Between us? ”

“Have you seen this jerk? How come we don't get paid? ”

“Chet, just do it for free. It costs a lot of money. ”

“I explained that already, but that baldy.... ”

Tehaz tries to talk again, but Lycaen cuts the horse and walks in.

“Circus.”

His expression suddenly turns cold.

“W-what did you say? ”

“Circus... did you know? ”

“Aldama. When the Byron Kingdom was rebuilt, it was a social flock that possessed half the kingdom's people! ”

“Society? Huh, another cult? ”

“Then?”

“It's more of a secret affair now. Why did you capture him in the desert before? That's where he belongs. ”

“Well, what? ”

Tehaz rises from his grave with a frightening look. Then he said with a face that it can't be.

“Circus is a cult, but not one that brainwashes the priests that way or raises a large army. They were greedy for money, but not for some helpless taunt. ”

“Well, maybe it's changed. Anyway, they're here now. ”

“Mmmm... Yeah, so? ”

“And this war, they're behind it. and rush to swallow up the continent. ”

“Hnng... ”

Tehaz waits for the next story of Lycaen, moaning. But Lycaen no longer speaks.

“Why is that? ”

“The old lady is not very good at lying, I see. ”

“What?"

“Circus is a simple cult……. Why are you so grumpy? ”

Tehaz frowns for a moment and shakes his head excitedly.

“Turn it off. I'm old, too. I can't believe a kid like you got caught in the act. ”

“Hehe, I'm having an affair. So, what's your beef? ”

“Let me make this simple. The Byron Kingdom, lost over a hundred years ago. The land of Byron, which became a desolate wasteland overnight. Circus did all that. ”

“As expected……. ”

“Did you know? ”

“No, I just thought it was because of the old lady's face. ”

“Problem is, it was the Byron Kingdom that accepted those circuses back then. The Byronic people committed an indestructible sin against the people. ”

“That's why she's doing reconstruction, reconstruction songs. ”

“Well, sort of. Anyway, are they clear? ”

“Have you ever seen me lie? ”

According to Ricaien, Tehaz has had a hard look on his face for a long time. And Lycaen waited quietly for her to think on her own.

How long has it been? Tehaz takes a deep breath and opens his mouth.

“Huff, huff ~ I'll help too. As long as they're after the continent, rebuilding Byron Kingdom must be an agent, right? So I'm going to let myself and our Byrons take one hand. ”

“Khh, good thinking. So there's no fee. ”

“Eeee ~ Damn you. ”

“Oh, I have one more favor to ask.... ”

“What is it?”

Lycaen explains his question step-by-step.

“I need two pills. Or a magician who can use that kind of effect. ”

“Well, what are the two? ”

“The first is that you can erase memories for a period of time. The second is a poison that can be detonated and killed at any time you want. ”

“Hmm?"

Tehaz looks down and sees Lycaen. It was because no matter how much I thought about it, it wasn't good stuff to use in good places.

“If we're going to catch the Circus, we need to create a force.... If we kill everyone who says no to our offer, no one will suspect a thing. So I thought it might be easier for those who refuse to erase their memories. ”

“And the poison? ”

“We need to catch the traitor. ”

Tehaz nods as he ponders for a moment.

“I'll give you the first one and the second one. ”

“Hehe, I knew there would be. ”

“Eww, this guy looks like he just eats. ”

“Khh, I'll beat you to death when you're with them later, so feel free to reward me now." ”

For a moment, Lycaen's eyes became cold and disappeared. Then he smiled and said.

“I'm tired of fighting nonstop. ”

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