Swordmaster of the Red Light District

Dragon Head (3)

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Brandil saw the Earl of Phillips as a close neighbor.

The new rangers used to be blindly hostile to the Count of Phillips as part of the Empire, but the hostility learned forcibly faded over time.

Brandil sometimes felt even the slightest pity for the Count.

‘I’m in a situation where I don’t get proper support from the central powers of the empire and I have to look out for this.’

Of course, there has never been an armed conflict between the Rangers and the Count of Phillips.

The Ranger’s Namha means an all-out war between the Rubyha Kingdom and the Empire.

Since the creation of the Ranger, the conflict between the Rubyha Kingdom and the Empire had never escalated until that point.

However, if the Rangers were determined and wanted to harass the Earl of Phillips, there were many ways.

Brandil opened his mouth after contemplating.

“We’re talking about it because we’re neighbors. We have a consensus. Are you and I busy watching here and there?”

The threat was that it would be boring if information leaked outside the Count of Phillips.

Ray laughed.

“I don’t want to mess with you guys, so let’s stop intimidating and get to the point, shall we?”

Brandil smiled slightly at Ray’s affirmation.

“That knight is that servant. Well, okay. Recently, a high-ranking nobleman of the Empire tried to flee to the Rubyha Kingdom via this route. We were tasked with protecting the high-ranking nobleman of the Empire from pursuers.”

“…so when they encountered us in the Signy Mountains, they reacted sensitively.”

“That’s right.”

Rey pulled a clean bandage from the drawer and threw it at Brandil.

“What is the exact identity of the high-ranking nobleman of the empire?”

“You’re trying to eat information at a very low price.”

“Answer me.”

“I’m sorry to disappoint, but we don’t know. We don’t even know if the opponent is really an imperial nobleman. We don’t provide more information than necessary to the kids playing in the field.

“Right.”

Ray stiffened and went on without asking any further questions.

Rangers are special forces that have been carefully nurtured in the Kingdom.

He was not someone who could obtain information through clumsy conciliation and torture.

There was no need to stand up and fight clumsy flags.

“Looks like you’ve got a fight with the stalker, why are you doing this here?”

This time Rey pulled out a pile of jerky that had been stored deep in the drawer and threw it.

Brandil, who grabbed the jerky, burst into laughter.

“Does it feel like a pet dog that ate a snack?”

“Answer me. Or can you not answer because this is also confidential?”

“Ummm… As you might have guessed, I got along well with the imperial pursuer.”

“…was the kingdom’s boasting ranger’s fame a lie? Did you stick around on the home ground and crawl in here with an injury?”

Ray suspected that Brandil’s story was a lie.

Rather, it made more sense that a strife between the Rangers broke out and Brandil was wounded and fled to the Imperial Territory.

Brandil added an explanation to Ray, who frowned.

“The inactivity of the pursuers sent by the Empire was far beyond expectations.”

“…?”

“There were at least five Graduates among the Trackers. ‘Minimum’. Since that was the only report I got, there must have been more?”

“…”

dog sound.

I wanted to shoot him to stop lying, but Brandil’s story wasn’t so absurd.

There has been a recent upheaval in the royal power structure.

There was a possibility that the high-ranking nobleman of the empire, fearing the cruel hands of the second prince, had chosen exile.

If the nobleman who chose exile was a person who exerted great influence on the empire, the imperial family would not have left it alone.

‘But no matter how much an empire…’

It’s not really common to send Graduites as a squad.

What was the purpose of the pursuers sent by the Empire?

‘Securing a factor? Or kill factor?’

Prioritize securing, but if you can’t do it, kill it. maybe it wasn’t

Ray answered the question alone, then faced Brandil again.

I couldn’t help but ask.

“What was the outcome of the operation? Have you secured the nobles who tried to asylum?”

“…”

The ranger next to Brandil blew out his breath.

Rey didn’t even know that information was too precious to spread around in a place like this.

However, knowing how the battle in the Signy Mountains ended was necessary for the Count of Phillips to take action.

If the Rubyha Kingdom had successfully secured the nobles who tried to escape, the Empire could send a second pursuit, or in some cases, the situation could be bigger.

“Answer me.”

“Hey.”

Brandil leaned slightly toward Rey.

“Don’t you think it climbs too much? How about being content with this level?”

“I didn’t mean to ask you this with bad intentions.”

Rei released the sword from her waist.

It was the last weapon Rey had on her body.

Rey without hesitation threw the sword at the waist towards the Ranger.

👌👌👌👌👌

The scabbard rubbed against the ground, making a harsh sound.

Rey stood among the rangers unarmed.

“The Earl of Phillips is a rabbit caught between the wild hogs. I was just curious about how to save yourself.”

“…that’s a bold friend.”

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No matter how expert Rey is, he can never resist a Ranger without being armed.

However, Rei walked in between the three rangers without a single sword.

Brandil pondered for a moment.

After slicing Rei neatly like this, I wondered if I should leave here.

However, Brandil did not draw his sword because he liked the spirit of the young servant and understood Rey’s feelings well enough.

“We failed.”

“…”

“The Empire’s pursuers took the damage and broke through the Rangers and cut the factor’s waist.”

“Did the pursuer have any hesitation in killing the factor?”

“Nothing. After work neatly, he retreated.”

It means that either an unconditional order to kill was issued from the beginning, or that capture was given priority, but it was judged that the situation was not favorable.

“At that point, our mission changed to chase and annihilate the pursuers. As you can see from then on. I was chased and wounded in a counterattack, and it was too far to return to base, so I stopped by here for a while.”

“Thank you for telling me.”

Ray had a complicated face.

Once the Empire had successfully killed the factor, the chance of a secondary collision in the Signy Mountains was virtually eliminated.

The problem is when rangers who have failed their mission aim their swords this way, saying it is retaliatory action…

“I hope you don’t swear at us for being strict about revenge.”

“Hahaha. You definitely have a quick head turn. Yeah… It’s worth worrying about. Because you need someone to deal with your anger.”

After tying up the wounds on his back and legs with bandages, Brandil continued, pressing down on his hands.

“But, even above, we do not want the conflict with the Empire to escalate too much.

“I wish it wasn’t empty words.”

Ray grabbed the doorknob and turned it, adding:

“Reorganize quickly and leave. Don’t hurt anyone.”

“I’ll eat beef jerky. See you next time we have a chance.”

“I wish I hadn’t seen you for the rest of my life.”

Click!

The front door closed, and silence returned again.

*

“Sergeant Major…”

“Why do you think you leaked too much information needlessly?”

Breaking out of the Count of Phillips, Brandil looked to the side as he crossed the Signy Mountains.

Brandil and rangers who have been protecting the Signy Mountains for over 10 years, Mori and Murloc.

Both had bad expressions, but Mori was particularly open-minded.

“You’re overdoing it.”

Mori was proud of herself.

It was not that Brandil was dissatisfied with leaking operational information, but rather that he had bent into a position where he did not have to bend over.

“Leaving confidential information to the people of the Empire may become a problem later.”

“If it gets into other people’s ears, it’s going to be a big problem. If you guys even tell me something, your neck will go away immediately.”

“Then why did you do that?”

“It’s insurance, insurance.”

“…”

Morrie was immediately silent.

Brandil had another dangerous story in his mouth.

“Mori, you know that. We are a unit made to check the Empire, but we must not be hostile to the Empire. How big is the difference in weight?”

It wasn’t because the Empire couldn’t control the continent.

The Rubyha Kingdom checked the Empire, but it should not be hostile.

So this one crossed the line.

The Empire mobilized a large number of Royal Guards.

In large-scale warfare, it is difficult to find a force capable of mobilizing the Graduate as a squad for special missions that do not provide adequate rear support except for the Imperial Family.

If the imperial family were to be furious like this, the Rubyha Kingdom should have been much more careful.

“Haha, the atmosphere has been chaotic after the change of group, but look at us now. Let’s start a real war with the Empire? What kind of crazy is that?”

“…”

“If you fail to protect the factor, you should stop there. Give the chase and annihilation order? Are you crazy?”

“…”

“The manager is a tough guy and only picks up nonsense… So let’s buy some trust over there in advance.”

Over there is the Count of Phillips.

Mori asked with a frown.

“Are you going to seek asylum?”

“It’s not. If the conflict between the kingdom and the empire grows, it’s the same as the other side gets scared, so maybe you’ll get some help? So, let’s make some strings in advance.”

“How can those gangsters help?”

“Mori, did you hear that kind of sound when you saw that squire breaking Murloc’s sword earlier?”

Murloc, who had been silent, opened his mouth.

“It was an air of mana that was so strong that it looked unbelievable.”

“Look, the squire is already an expert. Those Countess Knights are all tough. I was surprised when I first met Jenkinson.”

“Whew…”

Mori took a deep breath and added a word.

“I understand the feelings of the company commander. …Be careful not to hit me in the back of the head.”

“I’m still feeling anxious these days.”

Brandil answered with half sincerity and smiled kindly.

*

After talking with Brandil, Ray went straight to Yeongjuseong.

Other than Brandil and his party, other rangers could have infiltrated the Counts.

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Not all rangers are as flexible as Brandil.

After receiving Ray’s report, the Count took the knights, as well as Ray, Jimmy, and Matthew’s opinions and moved carefully.

If the rangers who were hiding after moving their troops recklessly ran wild, they could take more damage.

For this reason, Luna and Alesia’s wind spirits were mobilized for reconnaissance.

Wind spirits had a great tactical advantage in reconnaissance.

Thanks to the spirit’s activity, we were able to discover three more rangers except for Brandil and his party.

The two rangers naturally tried to resist after the location was discovered.

However, the knights calmly persuaded the ranger by handing them over the armament they had prepared in advance.

The content of the persuasion was simple. ‘We don’t want to be hostile to you. I will provide you with supplies, so please leave quietly.’

The two rangers accepted the military command with a slightly astringent face and then left for the Signy Mountains.

The one remaining Ranger was a problem, after they had already killed three Countess villagers for stealth by the time they were discovered.

“You crossed the line.”

Didier grabbed the Ranger’s jaw and smashed it.

The knights besieging them one after another, inserting their swords into the Ranger’s joints and twisting them.

There was no way the swords of the knights would seep into the sword.

The sword made people die too easily.

The knights carefully ripped the Ranger apart and wiped the blood off the sword.

“I should have kept my neck filthy.”

Unfortunately, I couldn’t openly advertise that I killed the Ranger.

The knights walked out of the house where the ranger was hiding, leaving the bodies of the murdered family behind them.

Ray watched the scene and pondered.

‘Is the nobleman who died this time… the one who harmed his mother?’

If you look at the front and back circumstances, you were quite right.

Well, it wasn’t something you could be sure of unless you brought the corpse and got it checked by Bella.

Still, it wasn’t bad to think that the bastard who harmed Bella might have died.

‘Now I just wish the Rangers wouldn’t run wild…’

Time passed.

For a while, the whole Countess of Phillips had a tense time.

The guard hours and intensity of the knights and soldiers soared sharply, and Rey greatly reduced the radius of action of the children of the orphanage.

Fortunately, however, no special incident occurred in the Count of Phillips even after two months and a fortnight had passed since that day.

While everyone was trying to relax a little bit.

The bomb went off.

“Mom, what?”

Rey, with her eyes wide open, asked Bella if she had heard something wrong.

Bella scratched her ear under her ear and answered with a humble face.

“These days… there’s no moonlight? It’s a bit nauseous…”

“Oh shit mom!! Are you crazy right now?!”

“Son! What kind of habit is that to Mom ?!”