Imperial Guard - Chapter 22



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Episode 22

The chain letter is carefully

Rael chewed his lip and frowned.

I feel like a lot of strange things have been happening since I joined the Special Guard.

‘Why would a big shot like Fermat be interested in me?’

Lael slowly recalled the information about the blue magic tower.

Since the original novel was an academy story, he only appears in the latter half.

‘All I know is that he’s crazy about magic and that he really likes gambling and betting?’

Although he is often mentioned as the strongest wizard in the empire, there are no detailed settings as he was not the main character.

It was fortunate that he wasn’t fundamentally a bad person.

‘But why are you interested in me and not the main character? There was absolutely no reason for you to attract the attention of the tower…’

The Blue Tower is in District 1 of the capital, and Rael didn’t even go near it.

Of course, there were a few times when I was mobilized for royal events, but that was quite some time ago.

“Damn it! What do you want us to do now! Rael!”

Zenith said in a resentful voice.

Just when Baggers’ growth was finally on track, he was caught up in a big shot that didn’t match his weight class.

The blue tower was too much of a burden for the baggers who had not yet hardened.

“··· Please calm down, Uncle Zenith. What information exactly are you requesting?”

“Information about you that cannot be obtained officially. And he said he needed information on the field about the special guard unit you belong to···.”

Zenith handed Lael the documents provided by the Blue Tower.

Rael frowned as he read the document.

It appears that the Blue Tower Master has already requested information about himself from the Central Guard.

He was demanding detailed information that the guards did not provide.

‘If you made a formal request, it seems like you don’t fully know what makes me special… Was it just curiosity?’

The problem is, I don’t know when or where I first got interested in him.

Rael, who read the document, shook his head in disbelief.

“The special guards are entrusting the investigation to Bagers because it’s a secret of the imperial family… Are these guys completely crazy? They’re telling us to turn our backs on the imperial family completely.”

It goes without saying that the Imperial Special Guard is a secret of the Imperial Family.

If it becomes known that there is a Thousand-Slayer Sword Master, a Dragon, and a Demon King in the five districts of the capital, the empire will be turned upside down.

The problem is the blue tower that asked us to dig it up.

“That’s what I mean. Damn it. The moment a request comes in, it becomes difficult to refuse.”

The request to uncover the secrets of the Imperial Family requires quite a bit of courage, even in the Blue Tower.

If the fact that such a request was made gets to the imperial family, it will be a nuisance to them as well.

‘Even if you refuse… there’s a high chance that you’ll be eliminated to destroy the evidence.’

The world of medieval fantasy is full of evil.

It’s a daily occurrence that if you let your guard down even for a moment, you’ll fall behind.

“First of all, the information… Tsk. What should I do? This is really annoying.”

Rael looked at the documents with concern.

Should I say that I am fortunate?

The official information from the Coast Guard did not include any information about the orphanage.

It simply said that he was an orphan, and there was no mention of his origins.

Now, it would be natural since Rael was not the captain of the guard but an ordinary guard.

“Should I pass on fake information? It’s not hard to manipulate.”

“Is there a chance that I’ll get caught and burn down the entire beggar’s den? Just wait, I’ll think about it for a moment.”

“···.”

Zenith just kept her mouth shut.

Rael frowned for a moment, then continued speaking.

“If you read the request… the special guard is investigating because it’s my department, and ultimately, it seems like the target is me. Right?”

“Yeah. It seems like they don’t want to get too involved in royal secrets either.”

“Hmm···.”

Rael continued to ponder.

It is now unknown why Fermat is interested in himself.

In that case, I had to first respond to the situation in front of me.

“Then let me pass on my information first.”

Suddenly, a thought occurred to me.

If you’re digging for information… why don’t you just give me the information?

“What, what?! What are you talking about, Rael?”

“That’s exactly what it is. I’ll give you all the information you want. I think it would be better if you gave me trust first.”

Fermat is unaware of Bagus’s relationship with Rael.

Rather than having to rely on other organizations, it might be better to provide information reliably here.

It conveys all facts, except for important information that only Rael knows.

“But… joining hands with the Blue Tower, which is digging up the secrets of the imperial family, means turning against the imperial family. So, it will be very difficult to move forward…”

“Don’t worry about that. We have stock that will go up.”

Anyway, the emperor will change within 10 years.

You can consider all the information guilds that are currently lining up with the 1st Prince, 2nd Prince, and 1st Princess to be screwed.

“A rice cake? What is that···?”

“Okay, write it down. Name is Rael. Age is 25. Height is 175cm. Weight is 70kg. Important part is um… 18cm?”

“Wait. Wait! Lael, what do you mean by spilling it little by little?

Janice asked, placing a piece of paper and pen on the table.

“We’re using the Blue Tower as a springboard for growth. If we are recognized by the Blue Tower, the best tower in the empire, Bagus can quickly rise to become the capital’s central information guild.”

They said if you can’t avoid it, enjoy it.

Now that it’s come to this, I have to suck up the blue tower until the very end.

Originally, if a large corporation is attached to the sponsor, trustworthiness increases.

If a deal between Bagus and the Blue Tower is made even once, it can be used as an excuse to make other deals.

Of course, it may be difficult for a while until the emperor changes… but we must endure that much for the sake of the future.

The information that Rael requires from that side can be provided directly by Rael.

If you provide personal information yourself, you can get more detailed information than anywhere else.

Age 25.

Height 175cm

Weight 70kg

Important part 18cm

Etc. etc.

Besides, most of the information about the special guards can be found by asking the outer guards at the scene in District 5.

If it’s information that anyone can find out anyway, it’s better for us to make a fuss by telling them.

“Then what are you going to do about the daycare center?”

Janice asked cautiously about the orphanage.

Lael became sharp whenever the topic of the orphanage came up, so I had to ask him his intentions in advance.

“··· Please hide the information about the orphanage for now. I don’t think I’ll be able to go to the orphanage for the time being, so please spread out some beggars around me. Some people who are strong.”

The other party must not know the information about the daycare center.

That was Rael’s only weakness.

“Just in case, we should move the inn too. Even if we accept the request right away, there will still be a few days left, so let’s finish preparing before then.”

“Um, I understand. I’ll send you the information in a few days.”

“I wish I knew the detailed requirements of the Blue Tower… Please give it a try.”

“After I give you my personal information, I’ll ask for more detailed requests.”

First, we need to find out what Fermat thinks of himself.

Given his personality in the original work, there is no possibility that he would approach you maliciously.

Maybe you happened to see Rael and became interested.

‘I guess I should find out where you got interested in me.’

The course of action has been decided.

Finally, Rael, who was reading through the documents, suddenly looked at Zenith and smiled.

“Thank you anyway, Uncle Janice.”

“What are you talking about?”

“You could have betrayed me and given me all my information, but you told me first.”

“··· Tsk! That’s not it, so don’t be thankful.”

Bagers is ultimately a place where most of the people are street level commoners.

If you betray Rael in such a place, the trust of the guild members will collapse.

Of course, that wasn’t all.

‘But this kid isn’t a completely bad guy.’

They say they bought a lot of groceries for the daycare center today too.

It is also true that the lives of the common people of District 4 improved thanks to his cleaning of District 4.

Rael was a tough guy to hate because he was so cheap.

“Rael. But isn’t there a limit to how much information you can give? What do you plan to do at the last minute?”

What Zenith was worried about was Rael.

This could be an opportunity for Baggers, but it could also be a crisis for Lael.

“In the end, there’s nothing we can do. We have no choice but to confront it head on.”

“··· what?”

Rael intends to use Fermat to grow his baggers.

After completing the Blue Tower’s quests and increasing Bagers’ influence, the next step is to attack head-on.

Rael recalled Fermat’s first appearance in the novel.

Fermat, who loves gambling and betting, takes an interest in the protagonist’s shining talent when he first meets him.

And from their first meeting, he makes a bet with the protagonist.

[You’re a warrior of the sect? Hmm, fine. I’ll make a bet. If you solve this problem, the Blue Tower will protect you from now on.]

The protagonist solves the mystery of the magic tower that had remained unsolved for a hundred years in just one week.

After confirming the protagonist’s talent, Fermat and Blue Tower take the protagonist’s side.

“If you think you’ve grown enough to be a bagger… you should negotiate directly.”

It shouldn’t be that difficult to convince Fermat.

Because there’s a secret weapon over here.

If you sacrifice just 500ml of your own blood… you can receive help from the ‘Magic Lord’.

Rael wasn’t confident he could lose the bet with the wizard.

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I pulled the blanket up to my head as the morning sunlight streamed in through the window.

I clearly slept with the curtains drawn, but it looks like Ms. Sarah came in and pulled the curtains back.

Sarah still thought of Rael as a child.

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Even if I covered myself with a blanket, I couldn’t avoid the sound of birds.

Rael slowly woke up to a piercing chirping noise.

“Haa… I’m dying from exhaustion.”

I was at the baggers late last night.

Because the appearance of the giant called Perm gave Zenith a lot to talk about.

“For today, first of all… huh?”

Rael got up from bed and bent down to look at the letter under the door.

It was a strange phenomenon, as I had never received anything like a letter in my life.

“What is this?

When I turned the letter over, I could see its contents.

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Lucky letter.

These letters originate from the snowy North and appear on the continent once a year to bring good luck.

Anyone who sees this letter must write seven copies by hand within a week and distribute them to those around them.

You must share exactly 7 copies. It doesn’t have to be someone you know.

If you write 7 letters, good luck will come to you.

But if you don’t use 7 bottles within a week, 3 generations will be unhappy···.

And then at midnight, an eyeless ghost comes to visit…

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“What the hell.”

Rael sighed deeply after reading half of the letter.

“Wow, is there anyone who would be fooled by such a ridiculous letter?”

This kind of trick doesn’t work on Rael, who is a high school graduate.

By the way, there are idiots who get fooled by such things in every world.

“··· But a chain letter in a medieval fantasy? Something feels off.”

Rael frowned for a moment, then stuffed the letter into his pocket and went down to the first floor.

I thought I’d tell Miss Sarah since it seemed like someone was scattering lucky letters around the inn.

“Good morning. Lael.”

On the first floor, teacher Sarah was waiting.

After preparing breakfast for the long-term guests, the teacher heads to the daycare center.

Rael yawned, sat down at the table, and took out the letter from his pocket.

“Miss Sarah, good morning. I woke up and there was this in my room. I think it was put there by one of the long-term guests at the inn… Please tell them not to do this.”

“Huh? Oh, I put that in?”

Sarah smiled as she set the stew down on the table.

Rael blinked at her reaction.

“··· yes?”

“Lael. You too, quickly write down 7 and pass them around! They say it will bring you good luck!”

“Ah. Yes. I have to write it quickly···.”

I couldn’t bear to shatter the dream of Ms. Sarah, who was smiling brightly.

Rael ate his stew with an awkward smile.

‘I still don’t understand medieval fantasy.’

These people were just idiots.

If Rael had tried to do business, he would have become a millionaire, and if he had tried to commit fraud, he would have become a ten millionaire.

“That’s right, Miss Sarah. I’m planning to move to a new inn starting tomorrow.”

“Huh? What’s wrong? Was the stew bad yesterday?”

Sarah approached Rael’s table in confusion.

In her eyes, Lael still seemed like a child.

“No. I got involved with some criminals a while ago. The inn might be in danger, so I’ll stay somewhere else for a while and come back once things are resolved.”

“Ah. Really…? I can’t help it….”

“So I don’t think I’ll be able to go to the daycare center for a while. I’ll go today for the last time and just say hello.”

Sarah nodded with a sullen face.

Even she, who believed in chain letters, understood the intuitive explanation that she was involved with a criminal.

“If you’re involved with a criminal, you need to be lucky, so you have to write a chain letter. Rael. Got it?”

“··· all right.”

If someone else had said something like that, I would have sworn at them, but I couldn’t because it was Ms. Sara.

‘Teacher Sarah is stupid, but people are innocent… That’s possible.’

After saying goodbye to Teacher Sarah, Lael left the inn.

And··· I was finally able to figure out the situation after receiving more than 10 lucky letters while heading to the special guard unit.

People in this world have too little immunity to voice phishing.

“Yeah. Well, they’re uncivilized people. That’s possible. It’s possible···.”

If we make 100 concessions, humans can do that.

Because there is no compulsory education in medieval fantasy.

“Raina. Are you really an idiot? Why are you wearing that?

But… if even a longevity species that has lived for over 100 years does something like this, Rael cannot help but be disappointed in this world.

Reina, who was in the special guard unit, was writing letters more diligently than ever.

Rael looked at that sight and felt disappointed in this world.

“Don’t you see this? If you don’t use it, three generations will fail. It was already a big deal because there were only seven people around me who knew it, so this is a good thing. You take one too.”

“I’ve already received more than 10 and thrown them all away.”

“You, you’re really crazy. Come and use it with me right now. Since you don’t seem to have any friends, let’s hand them out on the street together.”

“Raina. Please stop talking nonsense. I’m going crazy…”

Rael shook his head while looking at Reina.

It was so pitiful to see Reina’s hand movements looking more desperate than when she was trying to get the branch of the World Tree.

“Good morning, Mr. Rael. What’s wrong?”

At that moment, the glass inside the building approached.

Rael looked at Yuri with eyes that seemed to be wondering if it was true.

Surely even the royal family wouldn’t fall for something like this?

“Ms. Yuri. You didn’t write that letter, did you?”

“Hmm. I received one from Reina earlier, but I didn’t use it because I felt something was off···.”

“Ha, that’s fortunate.”

Fortunately, not everyone is stupid, there is just a high percentage of stupid people.

The latter is also a big problem, but the former means that there is still hope in this world.

“Yes. And as I read the letter, I felt uneasy, so I put it in my desk drawer.”

“··· Feeling uneasy?”

After hearing Yuri’s words, Rael fell into thought for a moment.

Come to think of it, I felt a bit uneasy when I held the letter earlier.

Besides, even if other people don’t know, it’s Yuri.

The next emperor’s intuition cannot be ignored.

“Whew. I finally finished writing the remaining three chapters. I gave them to the special guards, but who should I give them to now…?”

“Reina. If you’re done, give me one.”

“Thank you, Lael! Now I have to throw away the second one on the street!”

Rael, who received Reina’s letter, glared at it.

Last time, I read up to the middle and gave up, but this time, I read it from beginning to end with full concentration.

As expected, it was just nonsense with no great content.

‘Nothing much… huh?’

And then, Rael’s face crumpled as he finished reading the letter.

The last part of the letter.

Rael felt a momentary but inexplicable ominousness.

‘A curse? No. If it was a curse, Reina and Yuri would have noticed.’

This is not a curse, it is something else.

The ominous aura was so faint that it was difficult for ordinary people to notice it.

If I had to compare it… it was similar to the magic of the Demon Tribe.

“··· Reina. Did you give a letter to Tia too?”

“Yeah. I just dropped it here.”

“okay?”

If it was that dragon, wouldn’t it have figured out anything?

Rael hoped that the sensation he had just felt was an illusion and headed towards the lake where Tia was.