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Breton Empire (3)

Shortly after Chris escaped the prison of Pochinki Kingdom with the help of Luana.

He reached a small farm in the northwest of the continent.

It was a small village that didn’t even have a proper name, but the naive villagers welcomed strangers who had no place to go.

Chris spent about three months there.

Although farming was quite difficult, life in the village was the happiest since coming to this world.

Chris became a complete farmer in three months and melted into the village.

If the Prime Minister of the Breton Empire, who was preparing a speech in front of his eyes, hadn’t invaded the village, it would have been like that until now.

The prime minister leading the revival of the empire was not very slim.

He’s a little overweight, but he’s not ugly.

At first glance, it seems that he will work at a local bakery rather than the prime minister.

But Chris knew his nature.

At the time, he was in his first real battle as a player, and he burned the village where Chris was located without leaving a trace.

Whether it’s a powerless old man or a frail woman.

In front of him, all were equally reduced to ashes.

That monster is now the Prime Minister of the Empire and stands on the podium.

I’ve waited endlessly for so long, but the opportunity for revenge came quite unexpectedly.

Chris tried to hide his emotions and melted into the crowd.

He didn’t even care about the content of the Prime Minister’s speech.

The skilled mercenary’s eyes scan the surroundings of the platform.

‘There aren’t that many guards themselves. But all of them are quite talented.’

If there was even a 50% chance of getting along with the Prime Minister here and now, Chris would have thrown his body away without hesitation.

But his escort was like that of royalty.

To think that so many powerful men of the empire were mobilized for a single escort.

Chris stuck out his tongue at the Queen’s favor, which the Prime Minister is receiving.

‘If you confuse with the mirror ring and snipe with the phoenix’s magic bow… Can not be done. A defense spell is cast on the brooch hanging from his chest. If it’s that, it’ll block at least one shot.’

The magical knowledge he had learned at Seidran’s royal residence shone through.

Chris managed to temper his vengeance and returned to the teahouse where Elrom and Eltina were sitting.

Elom asked him, trying to keep a smile on his face.

“Sergeant, was the speech worth listening to?”

“It just looked shiny, and it wasn’t very good. Soldiers like us go to the front because of people like that.”

“He is a person who took things from good people in the first place and rose to the position of prime minister. They don’t seem to know any other way than stealing and robbing.”

When Eltina, who had been robbed of her family’s glory by the Prime Minister, spoke with slight resentment, Elrom quietly cautioned her and lowered her voice.

Former nobles like them don’t know either.

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Most citizens thought of the prime minister as a hero.

It was only natural that the newspapers and storytellers and all other media praised him, and the queen gave him some of the glory that would return to her.

Chris felt the reward of hiding in the Empire just by seeing the Prime Minister’s face for the first time in a while.

However, the same behavior as before was careless.

The Prime Minister’s bodyguards might be able to see through Chris’s disguise.

He blamed himself for his hasty behavior and looked at the new men at the teahouse.

As if bragging about their aristocratic origins, the two overly well-dressed young men waved at Chris’s table.

Chris looked to his side and realized that their greeting was for Eltina.

“Hmm? Who are they?”

“These are men who go to the same social club as me. I’ll just say hello for a minute.”

“A social club?”

While Elom tilted his head at the first word he heard, Chris came up with an answer of his own.

The nobles who were chained to the capital as if exiled by the prime minister lost almost everything overnight.

While the heads of each family were tortured by boredom in the useless council, their families must have decided to make their time a little more valuable.

However, he could not mingle with the commoners now.

They soon found friends tolerant of.

They are former aristocrats who are in the same situation as themselves.

Eltina went to the table of the other guys and talked with them with a bright smile.

Eyes open in Elrom’s head as he watches it.

“Um… … .”

Chris looked at Elom, who was making a very uncomfortable expression, and guessed what he was thinking.

It couldn’t be nice for her beautiful sister to hang out with other men.

Shortly after returning to Elrom, Eltina examined his expression and tilted her head.

“Why is that, brother? Where are you uncomfortable?”

“You must be a little tired because the air in the capital is not right. Let’s go back home.”

* * *

Fortunately, Chris didn’t have to have an uncomfortable meal face to face with Elom’s father.

The old drunkard seemed to stay in his room all day drinking, whether or not the guests were home.

Elom’s older brother, who has been to Congress, says he can come home about once a week.

It was a simple meal for a noble family, but it was satisfying enough for Chris.

Eltina, Elrom, and Chris drank tea for a while and then dispersed to their respective rooms.

Chris is working his head late into the night, sorting out future plans.

There was a quiet but slightly urgent knock from outside the door. Chris avoids prying eyes and quickly lets Elom inside.

“what’s the matter?”

To Chris, Elrom’s expression was very serious.

Elom, who had entered his room as if sneaking in, spoke quietly.

“Chris, it’s a big deal. Could you please follow me for a moment?”

“Hear what is going on first. It sounds like a pretty important story, but can we do it outside?”

“Yeah, that would be nice.”

Chris immediately used the soundproofing spell and prepared to hear the story.

Elrom recited quickly, showing a painful expression as if a knife had been stabbed in his heart.

“I just went to Eltina’s room… … .”

“for a moment! You went to visit your sister this late at night? Were the two of you related? Speak more slowly.”

As Chris took his breath away, Elom slowed his breathing, only then to understand that the story sounded a little odd.

“I went to talk about the guys I saw during the day. You can’t talk like that openly, can you?”

“is it? so?”

“There was no answer, so I opened the door and entered, but Eltina was gone.”

Judging by Elrom’s attitude, it seems that he didn’t go out for a walk lightly.

Without a word, Chris headed to Eltina’s room upstairs.

Unwillingly, he entered the lady’s room and quickly began to investigate.

The duvet on the small bed was well folded, and the room was in good order.

“I don’t think I was kidnapped or anything… In the first place, the servants and I were on the first floor, so there’s no way we could do that.”

“So do you mean that Eltina walked out on her own?”

“yes. Looking at it, it seems that the street clothes are also gone.”

Chris looked through the closet and nodded calmly.

Where does a woman like Eltina go alone in the middle of the night?

As if Elrom’s anxiety grew stronger at Chris’ words, he held onto him and begged him earnestly.

“Can’t you follow me?”

“Please respect my sister’s privacy.”

Chris joked about it, but started preparing right away.

On the first night he came to this mansion, if Eltina was in trouble, who would people suspect?

This was not just a pique of interest, it was also something that needed to be investigated.

Having Elom draw the curtains, Chris spread a thick cloth on the floor and drew an intricate magic circle on it.

After completing it before long, I searched the room for the right materials.

“I like this.”

“Where are you using it?”

Elrom asked, looking at Chris with long golden hair that clearly looked like his sister’s.

Chris, trying not to appear boastful, injects his hair into the magic circle.

“I’m after the owner of this hair. It is an easy and useful tracking order.”

“aha… … .”

“Do you have any rings or necklaces?”

Elom searched his brother’s room for an old silver ring.

Chris casts a tracking spell on it and leaves the room as the ring leads.

The two men, hiding in the thick darkness of the capital city, arrived at the basement of a pretty fancy clothing store.

I pushed the door that looked like it was locked from the inside, but when it wouldn’t open, Elom muttered.

“Is there no other entrance?”

“I’ll have to look for it now. Uhm?”

Chris held his breath for a moment at the sound of someone coming from inside.

The gatekeeper on the other side peers into the street through the eye sockets in the door and is delighted to find Elrom, who has been late in hiding.

“Hmm? Are you Eltina’s older brother?”

“That one… … .”

The person who appeared beyond the door was the young man he had seen at the tea house during the day.

He let Elom in at first, and was embarrassed to find Chris too late.

“This, this person… … .”

“He is a subordinate I trust more than anyone else. If it’s not rude, can I take you in?”

“If you say so.”

The man greeted Elrom warmly and nodded.

The inside of the basement, which was expected to be shabby, was surprisingly nicely decorated.

The social club that Eltina was talking about must have meant this place.

But why do the members of the social club have meetings late at night?

Chris wasn’t sure about that, so he didn’t let go.

The people in the club were of various ages and genders, from ladies to girls, young men and old people.

“Oh, brother?”

Eltina, who had been talking quietly among them, was taken aback when she saw Elrom.

Elrom rebukes her quietly.

“Eltina. What if you leave in the middle of the night without saying anything!”

“crime… I’m sorry, brother. But how did you find me?”

“This friend is from a hunter, so he has a good track record.”

Elrom looked around the fraternity club, skimming about Chris’ origins.

The young man, who seemed to be the executive of the club, welcomed Elrom with small applause as if it was good that he had come.

“Welcome to our club. The reputation of Lieutenant Colonel Elom is well known even in the mainland. An invincible young general, a miraculous commander… … .”

“I am not a general, but a field officer.”

Elom spoke softly as if complaining, but no one listened to him.

It was because the commander was the general in the eyes of those who were not accustomed to the newly renewed class system.

People in the fraternity showed considerable interest in his status.

It is an excessive reaction to see that they are simply gathered for friendship.

Chris saw through to this gathering that it had a clear purpose.

‘Because the fallen nobles gather quietly in the middle of the night to discuss… It’s obvious without looking at it.’

The young executive explained the purpose of establishing the social club at length, but in reality it was very simple.

This social club is a gathering of nobles who want to reclaim their territory by rebelling against the Empire.

Elom was astonished to see them revealing the truth so easily.

“no. Why did I… … .”

“hahahaha, if you are Eltina-sama’s blood relative, isn’t the story already over?”

He was a young man with a friendly smile, but his intentions were dark.

What he meant was, ‘Your sister dipped her toe in, so you are already an accomplice’.

Chris was happy to meet an unexpected ally candidate, but on the other hand, he felt calm.

The aristocrats in this position are all bodies that have lost money and power.

Even when they had their own territory and army, they couldn’t resist the empire, but now there is no way they can show any clear results.

They don’t meet Chris’ criteria for an ally.

However, Eltina, the main culprit of this situation, had completely succumbed to the tricks of the people around her.

“If my older brother joins us, we will be relieved. Now the people of our hometown are weeping at the harsh exploitation of the Empire. My older brother showed generosity to the people, so if my older brother left the army, he would rise like a swarm of bees. They will try to serve their true master!”

‘hmm… Haven’t these guys been able to secure an officer level person in the Imperial Army, despite being a rebel in name?’

Chris was so pathetic that he couldn’t say anything.

Fortunately, he didn’t have to look at it for long.

It was because while Eltina was chattering about hopeful nonsense, the basement door was suddenly smashed and a group of soldiers rushed in.

The man at the head of them shouts out loud and starts grabbing people inside at random.

“I came from the Imperial Army Inspection Department. The rebel factions in this place must surrender immediately!”

“Oh really.”

The day I went was market day, but this was a bit too much.

Chris cursed inwardly and ran with Elrom and Eltina.