Iron Blood Earl Riccianne

Lycaen squats in front of Linus, looking at his regrettable expression.

Then he grabs Linus by the shoulders with both hands and speaks quietly.

“There are certain things you have to endure to be a great man. Even if it's not just about Lai's parents, I have something very urgent to do right now. I want to stay for a long time, but I can't. Instead, when I'm done, I'll come and stay a long time. ”

Linus lowers his head and swallows a cough. I nodded with a fierce expression.

“Okay, but if you come back later, you'll have to play with Lai for a long time! ”

“Okay, but Rye has to be a great man and take good care of her and her parents. So what do we shake hands with as a promise? ”

Lycaen suddenly reaches out his hand. Rye quickly grabs Lycaen's hand.

“Okay, I promise. ”

“Haha, yes. ”

“But Reek's palm is so hard. ”

“This is the result of your training. If you want to be a great man, you must never be lazy in training. ”

“Hey, so Leek's a great guy, huh? ”

“No, but I'm trying to be. ”

“Yes, I understand! ”

At the end of the conversation, Lycaen and Caith take a step back.

Then Joel walked to the mansion with Zeroni and Linus, looking both happy and bitter. At a glance, Geroni's face is softer than it used to be.

* * *

“Hmm, is this it? ”

Caith slowly looks around and says,

Now he stands in a large basin surrounded by cliffs all around. It was the same terrain as the inside of a giant cylinder. The way in from the outside is completely hidden, so you have to climb down the cliff to get in.

It was one of the dozens of hideouts of the Artroom Guild.

“That's okay. I don't think I'll ever find it here." ”

It was Friella's word.

And Tehaz, who came with him, nodded.

“He's strangely lucky to have a friend. ”

Then Lycaen smiled and said.

“It's not weird. It's natural. My friends are always good at what I do. ”

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk." ”

“Khhh, anyway, Joel. I see you've made a silver mine in a place like this. ”

That said, Joel raises his chin with a proud look.

“Hehe, I'm kind of amazing. ”

“Kmm, I'll admit it. ”

“That guy, speaking of. Anyway, we're gonna have to be quiet for a while now. ”

“We should. We should prepare something. ”

Joel tilts his head and asks, "What?"

“Aren't you supposed to be out preparing? You're just killing time here. ”

But Lycaen shakes his head.

“Nothing's going to happen if you don't stay still. You have to practice. ”

“Huff! Training? Do you have any more training at your level? ”

Joel looks genuinely surprised and asks.

It was always a reaction because he admitted to Ricaien's prowess.

Lycaen smiles and replies.

“They're monsters to deal with, so we have to be on par with them. ”

It was always my intention to come here. The preparation on the outside was instructed, so he thought he could train without worrying too much.

Then Lycaen swiftly turns to Tehaz.

“Grandma, help me. ”

“What? Me? ”

“Haven't you ever had an old lady? I think I need to use it properly. ”

“Ah, you mean that. ”

What came to Tehas' mind was the peculiar power that came out of the battle at Impetis Falls. I felt confused and strange at the time.

Earl Robyn of the Conquest War, Duke Robyn, who was now a victorious cavalry minister, once told Lycaen that there was a strange mixture of energy. Lycaen has been trying to figure out a way to get that power up ever since. And Tehaz thought he could help.

“Yeah, I'll give it a try. ”

“Hehehe, thank you. Then I guess I'll have to assume he's dead by today. Uh, Caith, neither are you. Don't make fun of me. ”

At that moment, Caith, who was looking at the mountain for no reason, cried out with a fierce expression.

“Me, why me?! ”

“Aren't you going to fight them? ”

“Well, it's not like that! ”

“Don't talk nonsense! ”

Chapter 3. One year later (1)

“What about them?”

Crohan's voice, full of life in both eyes, was quite irritating and urgent, unlike any other time.

And Rowan's face, which was on the far right of the three, was shaking in horror in front of Crohan. It's because Crohan knows very well how the people in front of him died when he shows these feelings.

“Yo, forgive me! ”

I couldn't think of any other words. No, I didn't even have to say it. It is because he who does not achieve satisfactory results in any way knows that his whole body is completely woven into a handful of dust.

Jubbuck!

With the heavy footsteps echoing like thunder in his ears, Rowan closed his eyes without even knowing it.

I can't even think of rebelling or attacking to get out of here. It's because I know that I have to die in even more agonizing pain.

"Hic!"

I swallow a deep groan without a sound. I curl up even more, forgetting to breathe. All I can do now is keep my head tighter and bend over, praying that Crohan will spare his life for a short change.

I feel like my time is longer than eternity. It was better to forget to breathe and suffocate and die than to touch Roban's head.

“Last one.”

You hear Crohan's voice. He had a habit of never doing inefficient things to talk to mortals who were about to die. In other words, I'm not going to kill you. Whether Rowan's prayers reached the sky, there was only a brief fluctuation.

“There are no more opportunities. ”

Kuang!

Rowan clamps his head on the ground and cries out, without even trying to vomit his last breath.

“I won't let you down! ”

Something warm spills over the cracked forehead, but my head doesn't even look up. It's because we can't be sure that Crohan won't make a scene again.

However, Crohan's gaze shifted to the person who was bowing down a second time to see if there were any more variations.

“Aaron, how's it going? ”

“We're all set. All you have to do is give the order and you can start at any time. ”

“Emperor?”

“Yes, it's a strange movement and we're working on it. ”

“Weird move? ”

“Rather than being weird... to be precise, I'm living a very messy life. ”

“Brawl?”

Crohan asked with a look that he couldn't understand.

“Yes, it is. They bring three or four women into the bedroom every night. ”

“Was it true? ”

Crohan asks with an unbelievable voice.

Emperor Criotes of the Empire was a puritanical and aggressive personality, but he was not a tinted figure. It was something I had never thought he was in such a troubled life.

“Yes, it seems to be normal during the day, but at night I'm getting drunk with women. ”

Hearing Aaron's answer, Crohan's face raises deep doubts.

“The red-headed emperor is a woman.... ”

People's behavior changes because they change their minds. And the change in thinking did not necessarily change in the visible direction. Moreover, if it was Emperor Criotes of the Gronnis Empire, I had to be even more suspicious.

What are you trying to hide? ’

Aaron quickly added that he had read Crohan's thoughts.

“We're working on the idea that it could be smoke to cover something up. ”

“Dig it thoroughly so you don't miss anything. ”

“I'll keep that in mind!”

After Aaron's answer, Crohan's gaze rests on the woman sitting at the very end.

“Rudia, what about Bren Kingdom? ”

Rudia, shrugging, bares her shoulders.

“Th-that's ……. ”

“Is there a problem? ”

“The movement of Earl Poldenbine is not unusual, by the way. ”

“Poldenwein? You mean Earl Poldenwein who absorbed the power of Earl Limón? ”

“Yes, it is. ”

“Is he in some kind of trouble? ”

“We have recently put a significant deterrent to the movements of the nobles involved. I'm more than willing to practice my skills. Because of that, I'm careful to move... ”

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