Swordmaster of the Red Light District

Smoke (2)

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Rey looked at Brandil with annoyed eyes.

Anyway, these days, my thoughts are complicated, but when he suddenly came to me and told me nonsense, my head was pounding.

“Put the knife in first.”

When Rey paid attention, Brandil didn’t insist on it and immediately followed suit.

Rey let out a long sigh as she looked at the night sky through the broken window.

It was very unpleasant that the place where Bella and her memories were tainted, but now there was a more important problem.

“Isn’t there a possibility that the resurrected 1st prince will be a double?”

“…it could be the same person.”

“Unpack and explain.”

“If someone else had dressed up as the 1st prince, I would have recognized him. I have a knack for that. If I deceived my appearance with illusion magic, etc., I should have revealed my true form when attacked by me. is easily released.”

So unless, by chance, the Kingdom hired someone who looked alike.

“The 1st Prince himself is correct.”

“…”

Rey scanned Brandil with sharp eyes and moved.

“Come along. Follow me and explain in more detail what happened in the Signy Mountains.”

*

Brandil laid out the information Rey wanted one by one.

Most of the information provided was related to the first prince.

As Ray continued to talk to himself as he listened to Brandil’s story, Brandil wondered if Rey was mentally unstable.

However, Ray wasn’t talking to himself in the air.

“Is Brandil’s claim credible?”

[It is difficult to determine, but it is not impossible.]

Aftel answered.

[Even if the ‘entitlement’ is approaching, the devil and the ignorant can’t touch the devil if they only say prayers. If the author’s words are true, there is a high probability that helpers and mediators exist. but…]

“But, what?”

[According to the author’s words, what the first prince obtained is not a simple ‘blessing’. No matter how great the devil’s blessing is, it is impossible to achieve rapid development in a field that requires mastery like swordsmanship. The assimilation of ‘experience’ is… the privilege of the apostle.]

“…?”

A devil or an apostle of evil spirits.

The weight of the name is never light.

Powerful disasters that can even upset the game of a large-scale battlefield with a single individual.

It wasn’t something that would pop out easily.

“Were the apostles something the devil could pull out at will?”

[no. At most, one to two apostles can be created by a single demon at the same time.]

“I’ll check first, how strong is the apostle?”

[It is difficult to assert that there are many differences between individuals.]

“Does the strength of the apostle change depending on the type of devil?”

[According to Lophyllen’s research, which demon one was chosen by only affects the form of power. The strength of an apostle is directly proportional to the size of the talent inherent in the being chosen as an apostle.]

“…”

Rey’s eyes narrowed narrowly.

devil or evil spirit. They were regarded as transcendents with absolutes, but they were not able to communicate directly.

The devil’s intentions for trivial mortals, whether demon followers or foes, could only be inferred indirectly.

‘If the 1st Prince really blossomed into an apostle…’

Was the hidden talent of the 1st Prince so outstanding? Enough for the devil to choose to be an apostle?

‘If not… what was so urgent? no way…’

[If the apostle has really germinated, it needs to be removed quickly.]

Rey turned to Aftel.

Aftel continued to assert herself.

[You must kill them before they grow further.]

“…Yeah. Even if the first prince is not an apostle, we should remove it.”

The 2nd prince died. The first prince, who has fled to the kingdom, is hoping to resurrect the empire with the help of the devil. The remaining imperial families in the Empire lack a lot of legitimacy.

At this rate, the probability of a large-scale conflict with unmanageable chaos was extremely high.

The 1st Prince was no different from a tumor mass in the world itself.

bang! bang!

Ray knocked on the door of Jimmy and Bella’s newlyweds.

Jimmy opened the door with a sleepy face.

“Ray? What’s going on at this hour?”

“I think there’s an infighting on the Ranger side. They’ve come down to the counties, and there’s a riot. Can you take your mother to Yeongju Fortress and tell the Count to strengthen the boundaries of the territory?”

“Gosh.”

Jimmy quickly understood what he was saying.

Jimmy nodded his head first and asked Ray.

“Are you going to Yeongjuseong too?”

“I have one thing to do.”

“Once I get it. Take care of yourself.”

“Yes, I’ll take care of you, Mom.”

Ray thanked Jimmy, and continued walking down the street, asking Brandil.

“The Crown Prince is waiting for the Royal Guard?”

“That’s right. I have to tell the traitors of the Empire that I’m still alive or something.”

“Do Rangers also worship demons?”

“Hey, absolutely not. We all have pride. We pride ourselves on being rangers. A spy or two may have been hiding, but rangers never worship demons.”

“…”

“Come to think of it, the manager is ignorantly suspicious. But where are you going now?”

Rei did not answer, and headed to the mansion away from the village.

Brandil followed Rey as he felt something sticky brushing against his skin.

it was a barrier

In response to the intruder, Lorphyllen emerged vigilantly, then relaxed when she spotted Rey.

“Ray, what did you come here for?”

“I have something for you to help.”

At Rey’s strong tone, Lopilen immediately knelt down.

“Please name it.”

“The suspicion has been raised that the first prince has been resurrected as a servant of the devil.”

After hearing the shocking story, Lopilen nodded her head quietly.

“What are you going to do?”

“Before it is known to the outside, we disguise ourselves as royal guards and approach the first prince. If the allegations are confirmed to be true, we will remove them on the spot.”

“All right.”

“Cover your face and disguise yourself plausibly with illusion magic. Is it possible?”

“It is possible. However, illusion magic is easily dispelled in battle.”

“Then you don’t participate in the battle, and you get the mood right from behind.”

Rey went into Lopilen’s house and put on a thick black robe.

A baggy hat covered his head, casting a pitch-black shadow over his face.

The tip of the robe was dragged to the ground due to the size of the robe being several dimensions larger, but it rather created a strange intimidation.

Lopilen asked Rey carefully with a self-reproached face.

“Can I help you with something more?”

“…when you meet the 1st prince, shake your mouth a little more plausibly.”

“Leave it to me. I’m confident.”

There was a small smile on the corner of Lopilen’s lips.

Brandil, who watched the series of conversations, exclaimed in an exasperated voice.

“Hey! Are you saying you’re going to raid the Rangers’ stronghold just the two of you?”

“There are three of you. And if what you say is true…”

Rey answered in a calm voice.

“We don’t have to face all the Rangers.”

*

Before the boundaries of the counties became strict, Rey’s party entered the Signy Mountains.

Thanks to Brandil as a guide, I was able to cross the rugged mountain range in a short time.

After passing the entrance to the Signi Mountains, he did not intentionally hide his traces.

Therefore, the rangers could easily find and track Rey’s party.

As soon as Rey’s party left the Imperial Territory, rangers appeared from all directions and blocked their escape route.

One of the rangers ordered.

“Subdue it. If you resist, you can kill it.”

Rangers rushed in.

Lopilen immediately created a shield to protect herself and Brandil.

The rangers took priority and attacked Rey, who was out of the range of the shield alone.

👌👌👌👌👌

The ranger who reached Rey first, stabbed his sword towards the myeongchi.

Rey turned around and lightly avoided the surprise, and lifted the ranger’s chin with her knee.

Immediately after, Rey, who robbed the opponent’s sword by using articulation, showed his sword.

The rangers swung their swords at the same time while occupying Rey’s all directions.

Pagagak!!

Rey swung his sword in a big way, striking out the attacks from the front, back, left and right at once.

The rangers had unexpectedly strong recoil and 3 out of 4 missed the sword.

Rey kicked the Ranger’s leg that staggered in front of him.

With the sound of a broken leg, the ranger fell to the side.

Immediately after, Rey blew a stab from the back down her shoulder and, without looking back, slapped her in the face with her elbow.

The ranger rolled on the ground with the sound of his nose being crushed.

“Are you going to do that?”

It was Lopilen who opened her mouth.

“We came here to get the body of the first prince back.”

Everyone stopped moving.

The rangers looked at Lopilen with a very bad self-esteem.

Lopilen threw only two words, but the rangers interpreted the situation on their own.

Rey easily overpowered the rangers’ joint efforts. Even if you look at it in moderation.

Such a powerful person suddenly came, and next to him was Brandil, who is suspected of being an imperial spy, and even talked about the body of the Crown Prince.

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Naturally, I came to the conclusion that the opponent belonged to an elite unit of the Empire, such as the Royal Guard.

The only strange thing was that he was guided by Brandil and did not know that the first prince was still alive, but if Brandil had deliberately omitted information, it was not something he could not understand.

Lopilen showed her arrogance to the Rangers by fluttering her blue robes.

“Are you going to be completely hostile to the Empire? If not, put down your sword.”

“…”

“You guys won’t be willing to give up the corpses. Your generous Majesty has offered to negotiate with the Rubyha Kingdom. Your Majesty’s message will be delivered to the Kingdom soon.”

“Negotiation…?”

“Yes. We came here under the command of His Majesty to check the condition of the corpse prior to negotiations. We have already confirmed that the body of the 1st Prince was not taken out of the Signi Mountains. We must meet with your superiors.”

The atmosphere of the Rangers subsided.

Even if it wasn’t Lopilen’s request, the resurrected First Prince clamored for the imperial pursuers to lead them before him when they returned.

Artur, the leader of the Ranger, also forced him to follow the words of the first prince.

The ranger who was in charge of the scene put the sword in.

“Follow me.”

*

“ha ha ha…”

Upon hearing the Rangers’ report, Karius burst out laughing.

“Negotiation? Your Majesty is trying to negotiate with the kingdom to retrieve my body?”

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No way.

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Neither the current emperor nor the second prince had such a docile personality.

“I’ll pretend to be negotiating and send troops to wipe out this place once the location of my corpse is confirmed.”

After giggling for a while longer, Karius stood up.

“Or even this is a bucket. The Royal Guards may be pouring into the Signi Mountains while the rangers’ eyes are focused on the two guys who came to me.”

“then…!”

Karius waved his hand at the startled Ranger.

“Well, it doesn’t matter. I just need to let you know that I’m in good health.”

Karius walked out of the barracks.

As Karius walked down the mountain range, there was confidence, anger, greed, and expectation.

I was very curious about the reaction of the Royal Guards who saw that they were alive like this.

“I will tear your limbs apart with your own hands and inflict appropriate punishment.”

From below, ‘traitors’ wearing robes come up surrounded by rangers.

Karius’ steps toward the traitors grew hotter and hotter.

A dark red flame begins to engulf Karius’ surroundings.

Everyone’s eyes were focused on Karius at the sudden fire.

The traitors also turned their heads to Karius.

The corners of Karius’ lips, looking at the two pairs of gazes hidden in the shadow of the robes, were pleasantly torn.

“You traitors of the Empire, have you come to find my corpse?”

The traitors remained silent and frozen in their seats.

Karius’s delightful laughter echoed through the mountains.

“Gee! You must be surprised? Is it because I’m still alive?”

After laughing for a while, Karius hardened his expression.

The anger and greed that filled his heart leaked out as dark red flames.

“Even now, get down on your knees, traitors of the Empire. I must inform you of my well-being, so one or two will be sent with their breath.”

The dark red flames surrounding Karius gave off a sense of intimidation that even rangers who had been trained for a long time could not handle.

There was something in that dark red flame that stimulated the fundamental fear of humans.

Everyone is speechless.

The moment Karius, drunk with omnipotence, is about to vomit madness.

Someone laughed a step ahead.

“Kukk…”

“…?”

Everyone’s eyes turned to Lopilen, who burst out laughing.

Lopilen took a step toward Karius without hesitation.

The closer he got to Karius, the more elongated the lips exposed under the robe were torn.

“You renegade of the Empire, have you become a servant of the devil to sustain your useless life? Ugly and foolish.”

“…Four years are crazy.”

Whoops!!!

In response to Karius’ anger, the flames that greedily burned all things spread toward Lophilen.

Lopilen was terrified for a moment at the approach of the foreign flame, but soon regained her composure and smiled.

from the back.

“First Prince Karius.”

A chilly cold air spreads out.

“You have chosen the wrong object to worship.”

Karius’ gaze slowly shifted to Rey.

Rey calmly stared into Karius’ red eyes.

Perhaps, the eyes that Bella met that night, Rey engraved it in her mind.

Yes, if I’m going to kill you with my own hands anyway.

only for your despair.

I will postpone the form of ruin you most desire.

Lopilen, standing next to Rey, murmured as if in a whisper.

“Apostate, meet the culmination of imperial history .”