The wise man returns

Duke Ketil blinked his eyes and said,

“I appreciate your concern...”

“If the duc is found guilty, I will defend the Wall, both myself and Charlotte. Rest assured, I'll sign the contract you want so badly. ”

“... what would you do if you were innocent? ”

Whether curiosity drives away sorrow, the duc rubs the edge of his eyes and asks.

It was also like the owner of a strong heart who had been watching only the Horsemen for decades.

But he couldn't stand to hear the words that followed.

“Well, I don't have much else... Why don't you give me the daughter you mentioned earlier?" ”

“What?! ”

Duke Ketil, the party, was furious as well as Leven who was listening.

“You're pretty wicked for a joke. I hope you didn't mean it badly. If you did, you would have asked for a duel right away. ”

Duke Ketil smiles shyly.

“Still, I feel energized. Thank you, but Sonia doesn't belong to me, so I can't take that bet. I'll just be thankful. ”

“Then, Duke Ketil, if you are innocent, will you do as I say?" ”

“As instructed? ”

Balin turns his head to Duke Ketil.

“It's no big deal. You just have to follow the Emperor and the samples when they're done. Just to the border. In the meantime, I'll be able to unwind from the Duke's scout proposal. ”

“Jeez, did it bother you that much that I followed you? ”

I twisted it and said it, but in fact, it means that I should stop suggesting it.

Duke Ketil scratches his head in embarrassment, knowing what that means.

“To the frontier... is that all? ”

“If you go any further, won't you be suspicious? The Duke must continue to command the Great Wall. ”

“That's right. ”

No matter how defensive and fortified you are, you can collapse in no time without your head.

Even in real history, it was quite convincing because it was a groundskeeper.

Duke Ketil nods and says:

“Okay, I'll take that bet. Strangely, I want you to win, but... either way, it's not a loss. I'll be off then. It's gonna be too late. ”

The duc has finished speaking.

In order to greatly correct the points made by Earl Ratthross, there would be fewer than ten bodies.

There was no choice but to distribute the body parts of the city or the Demon in the back, but I was planning to clean up the mess as much as possible and greet the Emperor.

“I'm surprised it's not Balin. When you talk to me and everybody else, you deal every day. ”

Leven, who tilted his head behind his back, bites.

“I'm just trying to relax. Why.”

Balin answered me naturally, but I couldn't help but doubt it.

“Blood, can't you just be honest with me? ”

“You want me to confess? ”

“That's good, too. Confession. I'm a priest. ”

“There you go!”

When the party was fucking in front of my eyes, it was like telling me to close my eyes.

Balin raises her voice, smiling deeply.

“I'm just trying to help. The Duke of Ketil is well guarding the Great Wall. If he digs, it's gonna be trouble, right? ”

“... is that really the end? ”

“Of course!”

Balin clears his throat, speaking loudly.

I can't say I ambushed the vampires on my way back to Eilan.

In fact, we didn't have to hide it, but at least we didn't lose our mouths.

“... And you were joking about asking Sonya earlier, right? ”

“Huh?"

Suddenly, Leven asks a surprising question.

Balin nods, thinking for a moment.

“Half jokes, half jokes. ”

“Mmmm.”

Leven nods for a moment and raises his mouth.

“Are you sure it's a man with a ball? ”

“If you think that's what I mean, you're welcome. ”

Sonia has reached the pinnacle of the current Swordmaster.

The original nature was excellent, and the experience was mixed with the Emperor's Shenzhen War.

Moreover, I will take two artifacts to use them, and they will be just as helpful later.

"The Grandmaster won't let the Demon King take you by surprise..."

“Hahaha, I'm kidding. I'm joking. And because of that power too? ”

“Is that all you got? So I brought it up a little bit, and I guess I was wrong. ”

Balin said so and laughed in relief.

I was expecting Duke Kettle to do that anyway.

If you really care about Sonya, you won't be able to bet on the prize.

The duc said no, of course, but Valine told the story she had been after from the beginning and accepted it.

“But Sonia will be happy. And a father who respects him that much. ”

“Father...”

Balin suddenly remembers Laden and Millia.

In my previous life, Mana had an idea, so I couldn't say a warm word to my family.

It was the same in this life. However, the mission of the study of magic was to stop the Demon King.

As he sat in the chair, he laughed with a dirty smile.

‘Yes, I have a father who thinks of me that way. The blood of his own father. ’

Once you have completed your mission, Valine is only a wizard.

A wizard with family and people.

‘When this is over, I need to go back to the territory and talk to my father. It's a story I can tell you with the right variety... I'm sure it'll be fun. ’

Being alone in the truth of magic is also an attractive future.

But that's the story of a lifetime without debt. In this life, you will have to add to it the full benefits of your previous life.

I couldn't live as I wanted until I did. Balin giggles.

‘He must have said something about managing the territory. I'm sure someone will tell you the same thing about good or bad. My knees and back hurt when I was old, and my father would have done the same thing if it had been in the family for generations... "

The face of Balin, who was imagining a loving future, was very stiff.

While wandering around in my past life, I remembered what Iselyn said.

Born a master of a nobleman, he was told to join his family and got caught up in it.

Why do I now think of his parents who asked him when he was getting married during his imitation?

"Wait, so you don't think I want to hear that? ’

If you complete your mission, you will definitely be asked to marry many nobles.

He must be one of the heroes who defeated the Demon King.

‘... that's a little tricky. ’

I can sweat just thinking about it. Balin shakes his head and looks at himself.

“What are you thinking? ”

“... No, it's nothing. ”

Balin shakes his head and clears his mind of grief.

The time has not yet come to fulfill the mission.

I didn't think I needed to think about it after that already.

* * *

The news that Earl Rattus is dead has caused a tremendous surge, as expected.

The officer who went to scout with the Emperor's orders returned to the corpse.

It was a neglect of the emperor's orders in a small way, and it was also a kind of reversal.

The central nobles take this point and stand up.

We don't know the details yet, but the death of the Marquis was enough to justify it.

Moreover, the collapse of the central powerless Duke Rudens, Abel, underpinned that.

“Your Majesty! This is a grave treason by Duke Ketil! Since the forces of the Wall have committed treason, we should gather troops from all over the empire and select capable longevity to subdue them! ”

“The current armed forces are about 400,000 troops, but we can gather a million troops by issuing a mandate. If you are a million soldiers, Duke Ketil will never be able to endure such a long flight. Please make a wise judgment! ”

Thanks to the nobles who raise their voices and say it's far away, the war was never a good day for the wind.

But Evelyn had more support than any of them.

“Duke Ketil is not like that. I guarantee it.”

“Ah, the Penzance Tower! ”

“I didn't expect you at the convention...”

The nobles hesitated for a moment as they heard the voice behind their backs.

One is that he is no longer the most powerful wizard, and Penzance is still the tower of diamonds.

No nobleman could ignore it, just as the owner of the only Horse Tower in the empire said.

Even more so now, when Duke Abel has fallen and the Duke of Rudens has gone rogue.

“The evidence hasn't actually held back the Great Wall for decades. It is said that this body is not now the greatest wizard, but there is no denying that it was once the greatest wizard. ”

Penzance nods at Evelyn.

“Your Majesty, I don't think there are any Horses who have invaded this war, and I shouldn't be disparaged by their decades of achievements. To put it this way, I and the Holy See owe it to the Pope, so please confirm and judge for yourself. “

“I think so, too. Tower, I don't think Duke Kettle killed the officer on purpose. ”

One of the acolytes brings something to Evelyn when she's finished.

A sealed letter with the cross of God Leian. Evelyn checks it out and smiles.

“The Pope has asked me not to be excessively suspicious of the military of the Wall. That's why I can't take your opinion. ”

After Penzance, even the Pope took a position in favor of Duke Ketil.

Unlike the other nobles, they had no reason to care so much about what the Great Wall did.

It was true that Duke Ketil had actually managed to stop the Horsemen.

At this point, the opinion of the nobles was only greatly diminished. Eventually, Evelyn's final opinion became a reconnaissance of all the nobles together.

Sonia is on her way home, so she's on the march with Arnax.

The nobles aren't used to the Cat Nation yet, so they've had artifacts, but that's almost over.

“But where are Balin and Leven? Sonya.”

“I don't know... me. Evelyn, no, Your Majesty... Niyaon. ”

Sonia nods, her head bent and her back bent.

In the Emperor's carriage drawn by eight white horses, Evelyn and Sonya were sitting next to each other talking.

“Puhhuh! You don't have to do that. Miss Sonya is someone I've known for a long time. It's kind of awkward to be respected now. ”

“But I heard you had to do it. If you don't, it will become your lungs...”

Sonia was speaking with a blurry figure.

It's about Duke Ketil that the nobles go up and down every day.

The outside would have been quite stressed even if it was cheerful.

“Don't worry. You said you were fine with the Pope, too, right? If I'm Sonia's teacher, I believe it. ”

“Thank you. No, Seong-goo is doomed... Oww. ”

Sonia, who was answering the question, gathered her hands that turned her face into a carrot.

For her to have lived 20 years freely in the Great Wall, this was too difficult.

Evelyn laughs at the funnel instead of scolding him.

“Don't tell me to do that. Sonia's my friend. If it weren't for that, I would have punished you already. Like this.”

When finished, Evelyn grabs Sonya's cat ear lightly.

“Tsk!”

An angry, startled cow. She mutters with a fat expression.

“But where's Valine? She's not coming. And neither is Representative Leven. You're a liar.”

“I see. He didn't say where he was going... Maybe he was on the run from love. ”

Evelyn draws a brief picture of it on her head, then smiles.

“That can't be true. ”

“Don't you think Balin hates Chancellor Leven a lot? All you have to do is stick together. ”

“You still need to learn more. Sonya.”

Sonya nods next to you, and Evelyn gives you another gentle pat on the head with a bloody smile.

But they couldn't have known. The fact that Balin and Leven were in the south first.

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On the second side, I promised. Thank you for reading. Readers who have come to review this work.

Please don't be surprised if I show up tomorrow at 0: 00.

I know I'm lacking a lot, and I'll try harder. Best regards,

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