How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 86



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Episode 86. Change of means (1)

Ossian decided to stop here, as he felt that further conversation with Elise would only tire him out.

I was already a little mentally tired from using the power of the moon.

It was a similar feeling of helplessness as when I first became enlightened.

It wasn’t an annoying feeling of fatigue, but rather a feeling of refreshment, like after a good workout.

Considering that he had been running wild with the power of the moon, it wasn’t necessarily an incorrect statement.

‘Moreover, there is a lot of chaos at the mansion, and Dyke’s employees don’t show their faces even once.’

It seemed likely that he would come to check at least once, but the fact that he didn’t show his face meant that something might have happened on that side as well.

Ossian’s gaze turned to David Goldilocks, who was sitting with his legs undone.

“Eek! Hey, you murderer!”

David cried out in thought as his eyes met Ossian’s.

It was not something to say when you hire a wizard to kill people, but Ossian ignored it and asked David.

“Answer me. What are you planning now?”

“What, what? I, I don’t know.”

“If you don’t answer, I’ll cut off your fingers one by one. Then maybe you’ll remember.”

“What, what are you talking about! I don’t know!”

“I will count to three.”

David’s teeth chattered.

Ossian’s gaze. The gaze that looked down at him indifferently was sincere.

That crazy inspector really intends to torture the eldest son of the Goldilocks family by cutting off his own fingers!

“one.”

“Whoa! I don’t know! I really don’t know!”

“two.”

“Hey, you little shit! How can you say that when you don’t know!”

“You’re ignoring my warnings, after all.”

It was the moment when Ossian was about to say that there were three.

“Please do it that far.”

The one who stopped Ossian was the butler, Dustin Kruger.

Ossian, who was preparing to swing his sword, slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

Dustin Kruger, Dyke’s loyal henchman, appears leading a band of mercenaries.

Ossian naturally placed his sword into the sheath at his waist and stared at Dustin, who was standing on the second floor railing.

‘This guy. Could it be from the beginning?’

The moment Dustin saw Ossian’s expression, he realized he had been tricked.

In the first place, Ossian had no intention of cutting off David’s finger. This whole series of actions was just a show to call him.

I was more curious than I was about whether I had actually hit the jackpot.

‘Did you know I was watching?’

Not only did he react as if he had been waiting, but Ossian acted as if he had already noticed something.

‘No way.’

The moment Dustin denied the fact, Ossian asked.

“I would appreciate it if you could let me meet the real owner of this mansion. I’ve been waiting for too long.”

“… … What does that mean?”

“Are you going to keep pretending not to know?”

Ossian’s sharp gaze pierced through Dustin’s mind.

“Dike Goldilocks. Are you okay now?”

“… … !”

“In the end, he was saying that this whole situation was nothing more than a farce he had created.”

At those words, Elise asked from the side.

“Why do you think so?”

Ossian’s words were so shocking that the eldest son and the second daughter listened to him in horror.

Your father is fine? This is all a farce? What on earth does that mean?

“I thought it was strange from the beginning. The fact that the owner of the house was sick and was recuperating in a villa like this, and the fact that a ghost appeared and only guarded the area near the owner’s room.”

“If you’ve fought that ghost, you’d know. Of course, it’s right to protect the lord.”

“But even though the children hired these people to create an ominous atmosphere inside the mansion, they didn’t interfere at all. It was as if they wanted it to turn out this way.”

“It’s just speculation. I only care about the safety of my lord, and I don’t care what the young masters or ladies do.”

“Even though it’s a threat to the position of the head of the household? Can’t you see? With so much chaos in the mansion, do you think the children simply joined forces to save their father?”

Dustin’s eyebrows rose.

How could he not know what Ossian wanted to say?

The eldest son, David, and the second daughter, Marcili, dreamed of rebellion.

So the eldest son hired a wizard from the Salaman School, and the second daughter hired a mutant from the Supremacy.

The ostensible excuse was to lend an arm in getting rid of the ghost in the mansion, but their true intention was to dethrone their father and take their own share of the fortune.

At the same time, one of the goals was to eliminate the third child, who was the most annoying illegitimate child.

“Even though everything else was a failure, and there was chaos in the mansion, no one bothered to even look around to check on the situation. Don’t you think that’s a little strange?”

“that…….”

Ossian waved his hand, cutting off Dustin mid-sentence.

The timing of the action was so exquisite that Dustin found himself biting his lips.

“Here’s my conclusion: Dyke Goldilocken was never in a coma in the first place. This whole series of actions that have unfolded so far is nothing more than a show.”

“That’s a lie!”

Marcili denied Ossian’s words with a trembling voice.

That old, rotten old man set things up like this on purpose? That his actions were all calculated?

For those who had only ever spent their entire lives exploiting others, the reality that they had been used was as shocking as the sky falling down.

“Oh, no?”

Marcili’s earnest eyes turned to Dustin.

But Dustin didn’t answer. He just stared at Ossian with a hardened face.

“Try to deny it!”

“… … .”

Dustin did not deny Ossian’s statement.

I didn’t even confirm that statement, but if it were false, I would have said no from the beginning.

But that didn’t happen.

“Ah, ahh.”

Marcili washed her face with both hands.

It was heartbreaking to see her frustrated at being caught committing an act of treason, but no one there pitied her.

Ossian asked Dustin.

“So what do we do now?”

“… … .”

“Are you planning to get rid of me by silencing me, now that you know the whole truth?”

A cheeky question.

But Dustin was even less able to respond to Ossian’s actions.

If he had been alone, he really would have kept his mouth shut.

But Ossian wasn’t the only one present.

Elise Denarova. The youngest girl’s friend and the genius dark magician of the century also heard the truth.

It would have been right to eliminate Elise to silence her, but that seemed realistically impossible.

‘I said this in front of everyone on purpose to get this.’

Dustin realized he was in for a treat.

We already know about Elise Denarova.

In particular, the [Groom] and [Bride] she has just brought out are special summons created through very special processing.

Even if we poured all our firepower into this place, I wasn’t sure we could catch it.

Besides, Ossian was also a problem.

He fought ghosts and people hired by the First and Second, and yet he was completely fine without a single scratch.

That meant that Ossian was a strong man of equal strength.

Can we really silence those two?

‘He’s a cunning man. He’s not just strong in combat. He also has the brain to read the situation and use it to his advantage.’

Eventually, Dustin could only nod with a sigh.

“Whew. That’s right. Mr. Dyke is fine. What happened now is ultimately nothing more than his own doing.”

“That’s what I think.”

Marcili lowered her head further and David let out a hollow laugh.

‘for a moment.’

Ossian looked at David.

Because his expression was somehow normal, despite facing the reality of losing everything.

Although his face was already haggard, Ossian could see it.

A glimmer of hope still remaining between his eyes.

‘no way?’

Ossian asked Dustin.

“How many troops are there in the room where the head of the household is staying now?”

“I was wondering what you were talking about. Don’t worry. There are more than 50 employees left in the place that the lord is guarding.”

“What I want to ask is, how many of those 50 people are truly loyal to their leader?”

“What is that… … .”

Dustin’s eyes widened as if he sensed something in Ossian’s words.

The shrunken pupil turned towards the direction from which it had come.

“no way?”

The moment I realized the possibility of anxiety, gunshots and explosions rang out from across the hallway.

“My lord!”

Dustin was surprised and ran with his men to where the head of the household was staying.

Ossian, who had been quietly watching the back of his head, glared at his eldest son, David.

“Ugh. Ugh, ugh, ugh.”

David was laughing as if he had done it.

“Ha. I never thought it would turn out like this. I never even imagined it would end up here.”

“You, you. What the hell have you done?”

Marcili asked her older brother, David, as if she didn’t understand English.

“What the heck? It’s all planned.”

“Plan? There’s no way you, an idiot, could have planned this far! Tell me. Who is it? Who did this?”

“Do you think I would say that?”

It was Ossian who answered Marshley’s question on his behalf.

“I see. So the landlady was also in on it.”

I blinked and forgot.

That there is one more person in this house besides Dyke, his butler, and their four children.

The matriarch of the Goldilocks family and the mother of those children.

And the woman who has lived with Dyke Goldilocken for more than half his life.

“Can we just sit still like this?”

David sneered at Ossian.

“The fact that you’re here means there’s no one to protect that damned bastard?”

The moment he heard those words, Ossian immediately jumped up from his seat.

He quickly ran through the mansion and headed towards where Delran was staying.

‘A little faster.’

Damn it.

The power of the moon that read Ossian’s will was infused into him.

Frost formed on the ground, and soon a smooth path of ice appeared. Ossian glided across it, running faster than usual.

In front of the room where Delon was staying, there were many men with fierce looks.

They were all armed with guns and bombs.

The door to the sturdy room, reminiscent of a shelter, broke halfway as they were about to rush inside.

As soon as Ossian saw that, he immediately pulled out the sword at his waist.

“uh?”

“What is that… … .”

The moment those who discovered Ossian opened their mouths, their heads rolled on the floor like ripe fruit.

Where their necks had been, two cold blue trails remained like afterimages.

Ossian quickly dived into the midst of the gunmen and danced with his sword.

Every time he swung the Moonlight Sword, those who had their vital points cut off died with a scream.

The wound was a wound, but the frost had seeped into it, freezing the bones, muscles, and even the blood.

“Hey, what is this kid doing!”

Those who barely managed to survive thanks to their comrades in front serving as meat shields aimed their guns at Ossian and pulled the trigger.

Tutata tata.

A fireball scattered all over the place with no room to escape.

Ossian’s body was pierced by countless bullets and he fell to the ground.

Relief was fleeting at the sight, but Ossian’s fallen body transformed into blue crystal particles and scattered in a flash.

“uh?”

Ossian, who had been truly hiding his appearance, fell from the ceiling and landed in the center of the remaining forces.

Almost simultaneously, his feet touched the ground and his body spun around.

Everyone within the trajectory was covered in frost and fell down.

After clearing out all the intruders in less than a minute, Ossian entered through the crack in the broken door.

And the moment he saw Delran inside, Ossian held his breath.

Delran was fine.

His hair was a mess, a strand streaming down his forehead, perhaps from the impact of the bomb used to break down the door, but it wasn’t a fatal wound.

Instead, Sebastian was lying next to him, his back like a rag.