Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1333
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Episode 1333. Please share your opinion, Commander.
The Scorpion company members that Count Elio Lagoa and Count Larva Omar missed were taken care of by Fabian, Howard, and Crea.
After about 10 minutes, there were no Scorpion company members standing anymore.
Only then did the passengers in the carriage come out one by one.
The passengers who saw the corpses of the Imperial soldiers said nothing.
The imperial army attacked the stagecoach, and the adventurers who killed all the imperial soldiers were equally afraid of the passengers.
Some even trembled at the thought that ‘the adventurers might kill the passengers to eliminate witnesses.’
Elio and Count Larva Omar, who had traveled far to kill the imperial army, returned by carriage.
The passengers only watched the adventurers with faces waiting for their disposition.
Elio, who was looking at the passengers, asked.
“Are all the coachmen dead?”
Then someone answered.
“Two died instantly along with the horses, but one lived… … “This is a slander.”
“Maybe we should wait until the Stagecoach Association sends us another carriage?”
“If we don’t arrive, investigators will be dispatched from the next station.”
Elio looked closely at the man’s face.
If you listen closely, you can see that he knows a bit about the operations of the Stagecoach Association.
“How long will it take for the investigators to arrive?”
“I should have arrived at the next station this evening… … “Investigators will be moving tomorrow.”
“Are you saying it will take three or four days at the earliest to be assigned a carriage?”
“Yes, but the next station is close so action will be taken quickly. “If an accident occurs while a stagecoach is operating, you are usually stuck for five or six days.”
“I don’t want the path to go astray, so I guess I should stay here?”
“It’s usually better to be at the scene of the accident. “That way the investigation will be completed quickly.”
After speaking, the man looked at the young man.
This is because not only the guards and horses of the Stagecoach Association were killed, but also the Imperial Army.
“ah! There’s still investigation left. I almost forgot and passed it on. Gentlemen, we must testify clearly about what the imperial army did to us. Did you know?”
“yes.”
“Don’t worry.”
“Adventurers are lifesavers.”
“Thank you for saving me.”
Elio turned around with a puzzled look upon hearing the passengers’ greetings.
Thus began the unexpected homelessness of Elio and his group and the stagecoach passengers.
***
Adriatic Kingdom.
Southern part of Peromuros city.
30th Division Garrison.
Division Commander Count Cote Lassamus summoned Chief of Staff Viscount Iron Burt.
“Has the Scorpion Company returned?”
“He hasn’t come back yet.”
“You said you were scouting around Peromuros, right?”
“That’s right.”
“The Southern Kingdom army is still trapped in Peromuros?”
“Yes, I think I’m waiting for support.”
“But why did the Scorpion Company disappear? Peromuros is surrounded by the imperial army, and the Southern Kingdom army is stuck inside the steel walls.”
“that is… … “It appears that they are recruiting.”
“… … .”
At those words, the Cote Lasamus division commander frowned.
This is because they know what conscription means in the southern kingdom.
“We lost contact for three days. Do you think it’s because of requisition?”
“But the enemy is crouching in Peromuros, and the only people outside are the Imperial Army, right?”
“There is also a resistance group, right?”
“The Kingdom of Adria does not yet have any organized movement like the Kingdom of Shade. “Most of the defeated soldiers from the southeastern front entered Peromuros.”
“Then what!”
Division Commander Kot Lasamus became frustrated and hit the desk with his fist.
Baron Hank Stauren is one of the sons-in-law and is not a company commander who can afford to die.
The son-in-law’s original family is the Marquess of Stauren, a territory directly under the emperor’s control.
The third son of Marquess Stauren, who is said to be the crown prince’s right-hand man, is Baron Hank Stauren.
As a count directly under the Emperor, he had to have an answer to his disappearance.
Viscount Iron Butt quietly lowered his eyes because he had nothing else to say.
At that time, someone quickly knocked on the door and came inside.
The infantry commander was Viscount Liesel Butler.
Since the Scorpion Company belongs to an infantry battalion, Company Commander Hank Stauren’s immediate superior has arrived.
Battalion Commander Liesel Butler was startled by the cold atmosphere, but quickly composed himself.
Because the reporting he had to do took priority over everything else.
“Division Commander, we have received news of the missing Scorpion Company.”
At that moment, the face of Division Commander Cote Rasamus stiffened.
This is because what was said until yesterday as non-return was declared as disappearance.
When the division commander and chief of staff looked at him as if telling him to continue, Battalion Commander Liesel Butler continued his report.
“An official complaint has been received from the Stagecoach Association. “It is said that the Scorpion Company attacked a stagecoach on the road south of Peromuros and was massacred.”
At this point, Battalion Commander Liesel Butler stopped talking and looked at the division commander.
The division commander said with an expression of bewilderment.
“What about the Scorpion Company attacking the stagecoach, and what does massacre mean? Are you saying that you were attacked by the resistance? “I just received a report that there are no resistance fighters in the Peromuros area?”
“Not the resistance… … “It looks like we were attacked back by the adventurers on the stagecoach.”
“What nonsense is that! Are you saying that because you know how many Scorpion Company there are? There are as many as three hundred people! “Even if the stagecoach is full of adventurers, they can’t do anything about the Scorpion Company!”
Battalion Commander Liesel Butler sighed as the division commander shouted.
“ha! that is… … Among the passengers were Count Elio Lagoa and Count Larva Omar.”
“… … .”
For a moment, the division commander’s tent was engulfed in silence.
Count Cote Lassamus, who had been sitting with a blank face for a while, asked as if confirming.
“So, the Scorpion Company attacked a stagecoach, and Count Elio Lagoa and his party were riding in that carriage, and were killed by them?”
“According to the Stagecoach Association, yes. Of course, this is a one-sided claim.”
Battalion Commander Liesel Butler added the word ‘unilateral’ to save the Imperial Army’s face.
Since the dead do not speak, no matter what the Stagecoach Association said, it could not be confirmed.
The division commander, Kot Lasamus, stood up from his seat and asked.
“What about the witnesses?”
“It is said that about 20 stagecoach passengers witnessed it. And magic bullets taken from the bodies of the stagecoach guards were submitted as evidence.”
“crazy… … “Why did you touch the stagecoach when you asked for requisition?”
Division Commander Cote Rasamus, who was grinning, walked towards Battalion Commander Liesel Butler.
“You bastard! What did you do when you didn’t properly manage the company commanders? They told me to requisition! Who wants to rob a stagecoach? Did you know Scorpion Company did that? I did not know?”
“I didn’t know.”
Then the division commander of Cote Rasamus kicked Viscount Liesel Butler in the shin and shouted.
“I did not know? Doesn’t the battalion commander know what’s happening in the company? And you are still the battalion commander? ok?”
“Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!”
Every time his toes were kicked, a frustrated groan came out of Battalion Commander Liesel Butler’s mouth.
“Even if Company Commander Hank Stauren is the son of Marquis Stauren! If you, the battalion commander, had managed it properly, this wouldn’t have happened! Did we end up in this situation because we couldn’t manage a young company commander? ok?”
“sorry. Ugh! Please forgive me. Ugh! Ugh!”
The division commander, Cote Lasamus, is a sword master.
To battalion commander Liesel Butler, a sword expert, the sword master’s kick was a bigger shock than being hit with a sledgehammer.
Still, even though it was a war, the division commander, Cote Rasamus, did not kick him hard enough to break his bones.
If it had not been a battlefield, Battalion Commander Liesel Butler’s leg bones would have been broken a long time ago.
Eventually, Division Commander Kot Lasamus calmed down his excitement and took a step back.
“So what does the Stagecoach Association do?”
“I suggested that we cover it at this point. “They suggested that both the Stagecoach Guards and the Scorpion Company be killed by the Resistance.”
“I guess you knew that the company commander was the son of the Marquis of Stauren.”
“That’s right. “There is no benefit to them if they increase their work.”
“I guess there has been discussion with Count Lagoa, right?”
“I guess so.”
After thinking deeply for a while, the division commander, Cote Rasamus, nodded.
“Let’s do it that way. “I told them to handle the Stagecoach Association’s affairs there.”
“yes. But what about the Marquis of Stauren…? … .”
The division commander, Kot Rasamus, turned his gaze to the chief of staff.
“Marquis Stauren is leading the expeditionary force of the Iron Legion, right? “Where are you now?”
“Northern Peromuros.”
“Please go and explain in detail what happened so far.”
He did not want to meet with Marquis Theo Stauren, who commanded Batalion’s troops.
Unlike before, now he could be insulted by the Marquis of Stauren.
“Aren’t you going in person?”
“Then what if something happens again at the 30th Division? At that time, they will criticize me as incompetent. Besides, shouldn’t someone stay behind and take care of this accident?”
“All right.”
Chief of Staff Iron Burt offered no further recommendations.
This is why the one that sword masters are most reluctant to do today is Marquis Theo Stauren.
Marquis Theo Stauren was the crown prince’s closest confidant, but he also had the famous Batalion unit under his command.
The Sword Masters were also afraid of the Batalion troops armed with Exitium.
It was thanks to the great performance of the Batalion unit that the imperial army quickly occupied the Kingdom of Shade and advanced into the Kingdom of Adria.
***
Adriatic Kingdom.
Northern part of Peromuros city.
Expeditionary Force Steel Legion.
The center of the Steel Legion is the Batalion Unit, and the Battalion Unit includes Goliaths made of steel.
That is why the name of the corps is called ‘Steel’ rather than a number.
Currently, Peromuros could be said to be the front line.
Among them, the northern area where the Steel Legion is located is the point connecting the Southern Kingdom and Peromuros, so it can be said to be the most dangerous of the front lines.
So, the 34th and 35th Divisions were located nearby.
The commander of the Steel Legion is Marquis Theo Stauren, known as the crown prince’s right-hand man.
The Crown Prince took over as Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force and entrusted the strongest Iron Legion to his most trustworthy Marquis Theo Stauren.
Therefore, Marquis Theo Stauren was the most powerful person in the empire – with the exception of the Archduke Knauf.
The difference is that while Archduke Knauf did not pay attention to the imperial family due to his unrivaled sword skills, Marquis Stauren rose to the rank by claiming to be the crown prince’s loyal servant.
In the past, he was half as powerful as Archduke Knauf, but now that he is active as the commander of the Iron Legion, his position has changed.
“what! “My son Hank was killed on the road south of Peromuros?”
Viscount Iron Butt, Chief of Staff of the 30th Division, answered cautiously.
“Yes, Company Commander Hank Stauren and all members of the Scorpion Company were killed.”
Chief of Staff Iron Burt then revealed a story that was not recorded in the report.
“… … “The Stagecoach Association proposed that the resistance be responsible.”
“We annihilated a company of imperial troops, so let’s just cover it up?”
Corps Commander Theo Stauren looked at the 30th Division Chief of Staff with bloodshot eyes.
“The division commander said that was the best for now… … .”
“That is Count Rasamus’s opinion, and my opinion is very different.”
At that moment, Chief of Staff Iron Burt thought once again that it was a good thing the division commander had not come.
“Please tell me the commander’s opinion.”
“Do you think the Light Scorpion Company attacked the stagecoach to rob the cargo?”
“… … “This is what the witnesses say.”
“Can you guarantee that there is no possibility of being tricked by the Stagecoach Association or Count Lagoa?”
“Of course, that’s not entirely unlikely.”
“I’m not saying this because he’s my son, but Baron Hank Stauren is a man who puts noble honor above all else. So I can’t accept that Scorpion Company was killed while trying to rob a stagecoach. Rather, there must have been a secret on Stagecoach that should not be known. “To the extent that we had to cover it up by annihilating the Scorpion Company in operation.”
The commander of the Steel Legion looked at the chief of staff of the 30th Division with sinister eyes.