The Duke’s Madness - The Duke’s Madness chapter 107

Dormund’s Knight.

Harbin looked at the pagans of the Black Cross being dragged out.

“Devil, go away!”

“I can never send it to my princess!”

“You’d better kill me! kill me… aaagh!”

Dormund soldiers roughly grabbed and led them, who did not want to get out of their way despite being beaten.

Harbin is said to be a fanatic, but when he was deeply concerned about whether it was okay to treat citizens of other countries like that, someone silently approached him.

“Knight Harbin. What are you doing here?”

“… !”

Surprised, Harbin lowered his back.

“Hey, Sir Ian Dormund! Watching the zealots blocking the train tracks… .”

Seeing Harbin at a loss for what to do, Ian nodded.

“Anything like that, you weren’t doing anything?”

“… … .”

“If you’re the supervisor, wouldn’t it be better to draw a sword and show it at least?”

Harbin’s eyes widened in surprise at his words.

“uh… But I can’t show my sword skills to ordinary citizens… .”

Ian’s gaze sank low at Harbin’s answer.

‘Tsk… How can a swordsman who knows how to handle swordsman be so soft?’

Knight Harbin.

A genius among geniuses who achieved the 6th circle at an early age.

That talent was said to be the best among Dormund’s knights.

However, while his talent reached the sky, his heart unfortunately did not follow his talent.

However, it is impossible to miss a talented person who knows how to handle swordsman at the age of less than 30 degrees because of lack of mentality.

Ian gave him a moderate pat on the shoulder and was about to enter the train again.

“That sir?”

“Tell me.”

“Can I ask you a question?”

Ian turned his head.

Although he was 28 years old, he saw a soft young man whose breasts had not yet fallen out.

“… What are you curious about, Knight Harbin?”

Harbin thought about Ian’s question for a while before answering.

“Actually, I don’t quite understand this mission.”

“You don’t understand the mission?”

“yes. We are in the midst of a war of conquest right now, but why did Sir Ian and other Dormund elite soldiers come here… And I don’t understand what kind of treasure they are looking for.”

Ian stroked his chin and replied.

“Is the treasure not enough just to be Dormund’s heirloom?”

“Well, that’s not it, but… to hear… .”

“To listen?”

Harbin pursed his lips.

“That treasure was originally a heathen treasure… .”

“… … .”

“Sin, sorry! I know it’s a rumor, but once I have doubts, it’s easy to clear my mind… Lee, Sir Ian?”

Harbin’s eyes widened.

In the meantime, Ian murmured, holding back the laughter that burst out.

“you… Really fun?”

“… … .”

“It’s not enough that the knight doubts his own mission, asking his superior for an explanation… .”

Harbin’s face turned white.

“Bur, punish me!”

With a cry, Harbin knelt down.

Ian stopped laughing and drew his sword.

Whoop!

The slashed sword grazed the Harbin pastoral.

Harbin trembled involuntarily at the dripping blood.

In the meantime, Ian said while brushing off the blade stained with Harbin’s blood.

“You are not fit for a knight.”

“… … .”

“But that makes me even more curious. What will happen if you truly have the spirit of a knight?”

With these words, Ian pointed to the train.

“Let’s have a cup of tea.”

“… … .”

“You’re not asking me to talk about Dormund’s secret history here, are you?”

Harbin stood up in surprise.

Meanwhile, Ian, who entered the train first, gave an order to the adjutant who approached him.

“Give me two cups of green tea.”

“yes. All right.”

The adjutant withdrew, and Harbin and Ian sat down.

Just as a strange silence was about to fall, the missing adjutant appeared with a teacup.

Ian murmured as he drank the tea first.

“… hmm. Where should I start explaining?”

“… … .”

“okay. I’d like to make sure of this first. First of all, what we’re after is the sacred cult of the fanatics.”

Harbin’s eyes widened.

On the contrary, Ian burst out laughing.

“But this… Should I say it’s a fanatical relic?”

“… yes?”

“To be precise, it is a relic of vampires. Oh, you know what a vampire is?”

Harbin blurted out his words.

“that… Are you talking about a legendary vampire from a fairy tale?”

“that’s right. Unlike in fairy tales, I can’t move during the day, and I don’t live on blood.”

“… … .”

“Anyway, Dormund’s treasure kept at Arcane University is the sacred relic of those vampires. So, actually, what are you doing to call it Dormund’s Bivo? You took someone else’s holy relic and stole it.”

Harbin was embarrassed.

‘Doesn’t Dormund’s disgrace, then?’

However, I didn’t bother to open my mouth to ask.

It was because there was such an eye.

In the meantime, Ian drank green tea and continued his explanation.

“There are many legends about that relic. Legend has it that if a suitable vampire heir to the throne drinks the blood of the Holy Grail, the Black Moon will rise.”

“… black moon? What is it?”

“It’s an abstract meaning, but it probably means that a new king will be born.”

Harbin’s eyes widened.

“new… king?”

“He is immortal, and his magic is comparable to that of a wizard who has trained for 100 years, and the King of Darkness who has not yielded to any light.

“… !”

“They say it’s the king of vampires, the vampire lord… In fact, nothing is accurate. No one has ever seen the real thing.”

“… … .”

“But again, I don’t know. Legends are sometimes real. Dormund was holding the Holy Grail to prevent accidents… .”

Ian drank the green tea.

“This is enough to understand this mission. Need more explanation?”

As if Harbin was in trouble, he frowned.

After that, Ian looked at him and asked a question.

“… With all due respect, can I ask one more question?”

“Speak.”

Harbin slowly opened his mouth.

“If Dormund was holding the Holy Grail for that purpose… Wouldn’t it be better to just get rid of it?”

Ian set down the tea he was drinking.

Then he looked at Harbin’s face and answered.

“Knight Harbin.”

“… yes?”

“It’s time to get back to work. I will give you the answer to this question later.”

“Oh, what yes!”

Knight Harbin got up from his seat and bowed.

Ian, who watched this, burst out laughing.

“… A really fun friend.”

After that, it was time to slowly lean back on the backrest and wait for the train to depart.

The adjutant who was waiting outside the door hurriedly jumped in.

“Sir Ian-!”

“Speak.”

“That, that was a big deal!”

Ian tilted his head.

“Big deal? What happened?”

The adjutant swallowed dryly and answered.

“They say Yenika Hazel has appeared! And chasing that Jenika Hazel… .”

* * *

The criminal with a bounty of 12,000 gold drew a lot of attention in the back streets of Arcane.

“How long has it been since the city put up such a large bounty?”

“Hasn’t it been 10 years since the leader of the pirates appeared?”

“What the hell did those Black Cross guys steal, so they put a bounty of 12,000 gold?”

A criminal with a bounty of 12,000 gold appeared for the first time in 10 years.

Even considering the murderous price of Arcane, 12,000 gold was a huge amount.

As a direct example, the 12,000 gold hanging around Jenica Hazel’s neck was enough to buy a small estate.

Because of that, all the mercenaries who were said to be in the back streets of Arcane jumped in.

“Even if you can’t eat something like this, you should try jumping in.”

“You know? Heaven help me, will I catch Jenika Hazel?”

“If you just catch it, it’s your life’s retirement, but even if you can’t eat it, you have to participate!”

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Not only that, but the pirates and the Chilhwang, two huge powers that divide the back streets.

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Numerous Arcane teams, including the two organizations, also stepped in.

In that chaotic situation, a rumor spread.

“Did you hear? Yenica Hazel appeared near [Tenia] Village, not the northern snowfield!?”

“Tenia Village… ? Isn’t that some distance from the northern snowfield?”

“I heard that it’s not Tenia Village, but [Haruin] Village?”

At first, it was an unreliable rumor.

According to the information known so far, Yenika Hazel has already arrived in the northern snowfield.

It was not a village near the northern snowfield, nor was it revealed in the village at the entrance.

But soon, testimonies came pouring in here and there.

“They say Tenia Village is right!”

“Yenika Hazel disappeared after a fierce battle with some mercenaries!”

“Now that I see it, it was false information that we arrived at the northern snowfield!”

Even the brokers who relayed the information to the mercenaries along with the testimonies supported this rumor.

At that moment, the numerous mercenaries heading for the northern snowfields turned around and started heading south.

“They left Tenia Village, and this time they appeared in [Haruin] Village!”

“It’s not too far away in terms of distance!”

“If this happens, the one who finds it first will get 12,000 gold!”

In that situation, Ian frowned.

‘Yenika Hazel appeared not in the Northern Snowfield, but around here?’

I couldn’t believe it easily.

According to the sources he already had, Black Cross and Jenika Hazel said it was after they arrived in the Northern Snowfields.

‘Is the information wrong? Or is it their trick?’

There was too much evidence pouring in to be misinformation, and too much laxity to be considered a ploy.

Because of that, when Ian was worried, Harbin carefully advised him.

“kyung. If you can’t catch the next train, the train to the [North End] village heading for the Northern Snowfield will leave around the afternoon of the next day.”

At his words, Ian escaped from his thoughts and knocked on the desk.

Tuk, Tuk, Tuk

Amid the beatings that continued at regular intervals, Ian declared that he had finally finished his thoughts.

“Turn around.”

“… !”

At these words, the eyes of everyone, including Harbin, were raised.

Meanwhile, Ian explained the plan.

“From now on, we will search the village where Jenika Hazel appeared. step… .”

* * *

Ginny raised her head.

Rain was pouring down from the overcast sky.

“… … .”

After watching the scene for a while, she remembered Leon’s words.

‘I’ll attract attention.’

‘If rumors spread, even Dormund will have no choice but to move.’

‘When the troops move, then Arthur, you and the genie move.’

At first I thought it was nonsense.

Even if they transformed just like Jenika Hazel, would the countless mercenaries and forces be fooled by just such a thing?

‘Moreover, it is known that Jenika Hazel has already arrived in the Northern Snowfield.’

However, the result went the exact opposite of her expectations.

Disguised as Jenika Hazel, Leon surprisingly fooled everyone.

Thanks to that, there were even stories of mercenaries and backstreet forces heading for the northern snowfields turning around and coming down south again.

Ginny burst into laughter at this unrealistic situation.

‘Since the bounty is 12,000 gold, what has everyone’s hair done?’

It was a reasonable amount, but it could not be denied that the current situation was unrealistic.

That’s why everyone was full of madness.

Yenica Hazel was blinded by the bounty of 12,000 gold.

Then Arthur opened his mouth.

“Genie.”

“… yes?”

“Ginny, look around to make sure no one is getting out of here.”

Ginny narrowed her eyes at Arthur’s words.

“I… Confucius?”

“yes?”

“Are you going to go in there alone right now?”

Arthur turned his head.

“yes. Do you have any problems?”

Ginny shut her mouth.

It’s not that I couldn’t point it out, it was that there were so many places to point out that I was momentarily confused about where to start.

‘Gee, you’re going to raid the camp where Dormund troops are gathered by yourself right now?’

But Arthur did not wait for her trouble.

Arthur got up from his seat and moved on.

Ginny, who came to her senses belatedly, shouted.

“Me, me!! Confucius! Hey, how would you go in like that? !”

However, her voice was drowned out by the pouring rain.

In the meantime, Arthur laughed as he walked through the camp where Dormund’s army was gathering.

“hahahaha… .”

The sound of laughter was drowned out by the pouring rain.

But Arthur didn’t stop laughing.

I honestly couldn’t stop laughing.

It was because an inexplicable excitement overflowed from the depths of his heart.

Arthur stopped walking in the midst of that thrilling sensation that seemed like he would be addicted to it.

At the same time, a Dormund soldier who was on guard was surprised to find Arthur.

“… what is that guy?”

A man was bursting into laughter in the pouring rain, so it was hard not to be surprised.

He blinked for a moment, then thrust the spear he was holding in and said.

“Hey, crazy man over there. This is Dormund’s estate, so if you don’t want to run away, get out of here.”

At his warning, Arthur stopped laughing.

“… uh?”

At the same time, the neck of the Dormund soldier who warned Arthur fell off.

Arthur murmured as he passed the dead man who couldn’t even scream.

“Once, one guy.”