Running Away From The Hero!

Kuku Gugu Bow!

The twisting sound of heaven and earth began to spread.

“What is this……. ”

It was far from Pesra Castle, but the ground shook.

“How many bursts have you blown? ”

I heard it was going to blow up Pesra Castle, but I didn't know it was going to be this far.

“Your Majesty, art in itself is an explosion. ”

“Maybe there's some art to it? ”

“The bigger the art, the better, Your Majesty. ”

“Some things are big.... ”

The Minister was a spectacular spectator.Even the few soldiers who didn't know about this operation were staring at Pesra Castle with their mouths wide open.

“That was done by a dwarf? ”

I knew that the Dwarves had come for the renovation of Pesra Castle.

I also remember hearing that there was a lot of extra cost to the construction. But it wasn't enough to blow up a castle.

“Can you afford that kind of firepower? ”

There was only one reason why Dwarves cooperated with the human kingdom. Money. To make money.

For the sake of war, unlike humans who make weapons to fight someone, it is their destiny to make something. It was a dwarf, and I needed ore to make it into a blacksmith.

Dwarves, craftsmen and miners, are naturally self-sufficient to mine ore and make weapons.

But ore is a finite resource. Even if a mine has a large quantity of ore, the ore will dry up after generations. How many Dwarves lived as blacksmiths from birth to death, even though they had abundant ore.

When the mine dries up, go and settle down, and once again, start a village in a place with lots of ore. The ore is repeated until it has been macerated.

But over time, limits have begun to come.

Although it is the Dwarves who focus on blacksmithing and do not eat for several days, they cannot eat unless they are alive.

Not only did I need a lot of ore, but I also needed a place where I could use plenty of fruit or rice fields.

A region with plenty of food around it and lots of ore. However, there couldn't be many places that weren't in the territory of the other factions.

The dwarves worry before the field is dwindling.

The elders of the whole clan gathered for a few days, but there was no way.

When I thought about whether I should give up the fate of the blacksmith since I was born, a human who smells money better than anyone else, even a merchant, appeared and offered a deal.

At first, they were Dwarves who refused to use their work for money, but the terms offered by the merchant were more powerful than their pride.

Tons of Ore and tons of Food!

Every time you sell an Iron Sword, a lump of Misrell that's hard to get even a Dwarf came in. A well-crafted blade also contains a few months' worth of food.

That way, the Dwarves knew the taste of money.

The Dwarves who tasted the money went to the larger market. He started trading with the country. Repairing Pesra Castle is also an extension of this.

I repaired the castle faster and more perfectly than any craftsman, but it was a dwarf who received more money than any craftsman. They were not the ones who made the construction that much firepower at that price.

“Oh, you mean that? ”

In my words, Ast nods and replies.

“The price for the repairs and destruction of the castle of Pesra is exactly what you saw. ”

“Really?"

“It's true.”

It was an unbelievable word, but it wouldn't be a lie.

That means...

“I don't know... ”

Perhaps the Dwarf was deceived.

Maybe he was fooled by the bottom of Astor's tongue, or he said gold coins, and he wrote it down in silver coins in his contract. Or he could have made fraudulent contracts by catching up on weaknesses.

“You noticed.”

“As expected……. ”

Ast lets out a small sigh.

But there was one thing I didn't think of.

“Yes. The documents you received were forged. ”

“What are you talking about? ”

“That's the amount I agreed to pay every month. ”

I'm not the Dwarf who was conned. Furthermore, it was an empire.

“Month? Month?”

Monday!

It sounded like bullshit when I put it together.

Is that why you listen to this bullshit?

“Yes. I had to pay that amount every month, and I snuck it out. ”

“Th-that's a lie, right? ”

It was not enough to cause problems with the imperial finances. But the Treasury had a lot of money to complain about why it was so expensive.

You pay that amount every month?

“The dwarves haven't asked for money yet? ”

“I only get the money once a month. ”

“… with whom? ”

“It's me and the dwarf. ”

“ ……. ”

Bang!

At Pesra Castle, I began to hear a huge bang again, but I heard a slightly different sound in my ears. With the sound of imperial vaults being robbed!

“Uh, how much? ”

It was a series of shocks. It felt like I was facing the darkness as if it were black.

A human named Astra does not see the end of the wave.

“What things? ”

“How long does it last? ”

If someone had told you, you would have heard it as a joke. But it wasn't an astronaut. The destruction of Peshra Castle through the distant thunder and magic proved to be true.

“Eight years.”

“Ha……. ”

I was about to laugh.

Eight...... Eight!

“You have to pay close to 100 times……. ”

You have to pay that money every year for eight years! I can't believe you have to settle money every month for a year instead of just paying it!

“You're crazy……. ”

Along with the Kingdom of Mercia, even the Karean Empire could not resist the evil plot to overthrow it.

“Can you handle it? ”

Even Astra went too far. I couldn't do anything about it this time.

In order to maintain the trust with Dwarves, the Imperial Court must pay that amount. But paying was paying, and someone had to take responsibility for the fraud that caused the Imperial Court to suffer enormous damage. The fraudster himself, Ast himself!

“Behind your back? ”

“Yes, how can you repay that? ”

It was the sum I could never repay for my lifetime in the Imperial Court.

How could he have caused such an accident?

“For eight years, a small kingdom would be enough to buy. What do you say?"

The silent astronaut tilted his head. He did not expect it at all.

“Have you thought about it? ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Why should we pay for it? ”

“Leave us out of this. This is entirely your responsibility. ”

“Oh, right. Well, let's say I did. Why would I pay for that? ”

Ast raises his finger, expressing his ignorance.

“Aren't there a lot of people there to pay for you? ”

The location of Astor's finger was video magic. No, more precisely, the palace of Pesra, which is being destroyed in its splendor.

Ha…….

“You don't want to eat flesh, you want to eat bone. ”

I thought it was a plot to destroy, but I was going to take the territory with my territory and the money with my money.

“Don't you know the ostrich, the ostrich? ”

“I don't know.”

“I boil cow bones for a long time to make my own broth, which I used to eat a lot in my old place. Salt is a great dish. ”

“So?”

“Bones are good, too, but how good can the Kingdom of Mercia be? ”

How good would it be? It would be as good as any kingdom on the continent.

However, there was a disadvantage that you have to do very hard work to taste it.

“Can you tell? If you can't, I'll freeze your bones until they melt. ”

“Such a horrible thing to say.... ”

The impressed astronaut sighs for a moment, then replies with a confident voice.

“Well, it's not impossible. ”

“Maybe you believe in something. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Because we have the best master, General Relligius Luisa. ”

“... Wouldn't an explosion kill me? ”

The fortified walls of Pesra Castle have fallen halfway down, and the rest seem to be about to fall soon.

Will Duke Laisha survive an explosion like that? I couldn't join the war with a simple overeating.

“The reason I showed myself through video magic was to bring Duke Lysha up to the wall. because the front of the gate, the part where the commanders come up, is designed not to collapse. ”

“Is that even possible? ”

“You can do it if you're good with money and dwarves. ”

“... you're going to pay for it. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

It was dark in front of me when the money came back to me.

“Phew……. So what are you going to do about it? ”

“If the walls fall completely, we will bring down any surviving enemies. ”

“Duke Laisha? ”

“I'm going to push as hard as I can, but I'm going to keep her alive until the end. ”

“Why? Wasn't it over already? ”

“No, Your Majesty. Honestly, if you wanted to blow up a castle and end a war, why would you make Duke Raisha a general? I just pushed it at the beginning, using only the Mado bombs. ”

“That's right. ”

He asked if it was necessary to do this inside, and there was even talk of pushing Mado into bombing.

“There's something on your mind. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Would a master be called a master for nothing? A master must be able to win even the most disadvantageous battles. ”

How to deal with a moment of crisis. Ast, who said it was the difference between a master and a common man, began to make a very sinister smile.

“Isn't it exciting? The Duke of Laisha would make a fine conductor in a situation like this! ”

“Lord Ast……. ”

Leah, who was listening to the collapsing Peshra Castle and Ast's nonsense, trembled and called out the name of Ast.

“Where were you? ”

Leah, the youngest sorcerer and knight in the Empire, was terrified.

Seems to be staring at some number of things, because of an unbelievable ruse even if it's foreseen?

No, Leah was not smart enough to think of such difficult things.

Instinct. Leah was feeling instinctive. Do what Ast would do! What will become of the Kingdom of Mercia? I am terrified to imagine the mercia kingdom's horrified enemies to be so devastated that I feel sorry for them!

“I do nothing. ”

Seeing Leah like that, Ast smiled as if to be relieved.

“Well, is that so? ”

Such a gentle smile. It was a clear, clean smile that anyone had never seen before thought of as a pacifist.

However,

“How far are you going...? ”

The swordsmanship inspiration, considered the sky of the sword, said that everything looks the same when it reaches the end. Even things that look the opposite, like black and white, can become the same when they reach the pole.

In the past, I couldn't understand what that word meant. But now I could understand.

That smile of Astor is not innocent because it is purely intentional. It seems pure because it is so evil, it is beyond the limit of evil.

Pure evil! It was not a word that matched at all, but it would not be a word like this to describe the smile of the Astor!

“Yes, Lord Leah. I don't have to do anything. It's... it's all over. What else do you want to do? ”

“Yes?”

As if I thought that was the right answer, Ast began to say the same thing with a pure smile.

“I created a crisis. And in crisis, people show their nature. ”

“Well, is it? ”

“Yes, Lord Leah. Duke Laisha was always trash. What if he reveals his nature in this situation...? ”

“Eh……. That's fucked up.”

“No, I'm going to show you great command. ”

“Yes?”

For Leah, who doesn't understand what she's talking about, Ast tells her what she meant.

“As the honorary General of the Karean Empire, I would like to invite you to witness General Laisha's impeccable command, Lord Leah! ”

Even if I told you, the average person would never understand!