Chapter 49 – Coming of Age Ceremony
‘… This is why I don’t like squinting.’
‘Sympathy. Really, I hate it so much. Kids like that.’
If you don’t want to answer, you’ll just keep your mouth shut. The narrow-eyed person will try to tell you the answer just to make you feel more complicated.
My liking for this guy, who was already at the bottom, broke through the floor and went underground.
As a result, I felt very uncomfortable with this situation when I was looking at him, but I didn’t bother to show it.
8 or 9 out of 10 people like that are sadists who like to harass others.
If you show them being irritated, they will definitely fan the irritability further by saying they like it.
‘Our Junie is so, so wise. But guess what? Do you think what those narrow-eyed people say is true?’
‘Unfortunately.’
‘Woo! Who is that guy? Por will scold you!’
‘Well, who is it?’
The reason Jun participated in this fight was to protect the people he had formed a relationship with, but whatever the reason, his participation was helpful to Leon.
Therefore, there was no reason for Leon to sell his information to the enemy.
Well, if Jun had known that the third core had blossomed, there was a very high possibility that he would throw a tantrum out of jealousy or other reasons, but Leon didn’t know that information yet.
‘Except for the leader… He has Geass. What is the denomination?’
‘It’s not entirely unlikely, but seeing as Leon doesn’t know yet that I’ve awakened the Third Core, I don’t think they will either.’
The role of the priests of the church is to guard Leon.
However, sometimes he fought in the mountains for reasons such as support, and because of that, he was aware of the existence of Jun, or more precisely, Blue Flash.
Since they normally work as priests, they would be aware of Jun’s existence, and they would naturally think of him when they saw the blue flash that moves through space at will.
Considering that he did not report that fact to Leon, who was not the enemy, it would be safe to assume that there is no possibility of him passing the information on to the enemy.
‘Well, actually, the answer was already decided. ‘What did you ask that question for?’
‘Because there may be another route.’
There were a certain number of assassins who survived the four-year battle, and not a single assassin escaped.
This is because Jun caught them all before they could escape the mountain.
Jun sighed and that was why he was suspicious of his allies from the beginning.
Even though you never ran away, the enemy knows your information.
That means that our allies passed their information to the enemy.
‘The odds are higher, but you can’t be sure. Even though there is no satellite here, there is this ability.’
It was quite possible that he had been able to spy on his battle using supernatural powers related to vision such as clairvoyance or magic such as memory of the earth.
No matter how clairvoyant you are, you cannot clearly see into the darkness, and the magic that reads natural memories loses its accuracy significantly after about half a day, so it is unlikely, but honestly, Jun has such abilities that allow enemies to steal his information. I wish I had learned it.
Because I don’t want to doubt my allies as much as possible.
But, very unfortunately, it seems to have been a vain hope.
I saw Squint’s heart rate speed up ever so slightly the moment he asked.
“Ha~”
‘Bothered. Let’s finish it quickly and rest.’
When I found out that my ally had betrayed me, my already low motivation completely dropped.
Jun, who wanted to quickly go back to the cabin to wash and sleep, urged his eyes to narrow in a weak voice.
“I’m sure you were waiting here because you had something you wanted to tell me. “I’m tired, so tell me quickly.”
“It looks like your back hurts a lot. It’s a pity, I want to talk more with Jun.”
“I will firmly decline. I think talking to you will make me more tired. Ah, I’m curious about this. Do you have any friends? It’s almost a new year. How many times do you think you’ll be contacted to say hello?”
“…”
“… Foot!”
For a moment, the smile that had been on his face the whole time was erased and the narrow-eyed expression made ARMY frown.
The driver, who was secretly watching him as if he was curious about the answer, burst into laughter when he saw his expression.
And then he started looking at Jun with a little bit of favor.
But what about giving me a punch? It seems like a lot of things have accumulated over time. It could be because of the protection of insiders.
Anyway, even though I am an enemy, I sympathize.
“… I will not accept personal questions.”
“Isn’t it because reality is so sad that I can’t do it?”
“Foot! Phew!”
“… We’ve worked together for a long time, but I didn’t know Sir Matthew was such a funny person.”
“Isn’t it because he’s a boring person?”
“Haha!”
“Sir Matthew.”
“Big. “I will be considerate.”
“You don’t refute Jun-gun’s words.”
The knight, Matthew, shut his mouth tightly and avoided prying eyes.
The squinted eyes stared at him for a moment, with veins standing up on his forehead that did not match his smiling face. Then he sighed and opened his mouth.
“Oh dear. “People around me said I was quite a witty person, but it seems that wasn’t true of Sir Matthew.”
“I guess so. But who said you were witty? Your mother? Dad?”
Kkdeuk
“I said I wouldn’t take personal questions. And don’t call me uncle. “I am still single.”
“That…”
“If! Since you don’t know, I’ll tell you, it’s not that I couldn’t get married, it’s that I didn’t do it.”
Jun closed his mouth without any hesitation as his sharp eyes were revealed with narrowed eyes.
Thanks to this, I have relieved some of the stress that had built up, so it is time to stop.
‘Our Junie is also secretly an S.’
‘I? No way.’
‘Lie. Even if I tell you to stop every day, you keep smiling and tingling.’
‘Big.’
In response to Fortuna’s criticism, Jun awkwardly cleared his throat.
In the meantime, Squinted, who had calmed down his excited emotions to some extent, cleared his throat to brighten the mood.
“Now that we’re talking about titles, let me introduce myself. My name is Ehiri Ludendorff. He is a Viscount of the Empire and works under His Royal Highness the First Prince. The article next to me is Matthew Godoy. It is one of the four swords that His Majesty treasures. Lastly, here are the three…”
“Do I really need to know?”
“No, you don’t have to know. “It’s nice that I don’t have to explain it in a painful way.”
“…”
Kkdeuk
Gooooo
The three men in black did not hide their displeasure at the obvious disregard.
Well, looking at it objectively, Jun and his narrow-eyed attitude were very unpleasant.
‘Their actions are subtly similar.’
‘Porn, that crossed the line. Hurry up and apologize.’
‘Ugh. Sorry, that was a bit harsh, right?’
After accepting Fortuna’s apology, Jun looked at the three people in black.
A very faint yet sharp, deadly weapon reminiscent of a dagger aiming for an opening.
Just by looking at the unique snakes on their bodies and the clothes they were wearing, it was clear that they were the leaders of the assassins.
Looking at his murderous appearance, it seems like he wants to tear Jun to death right now.
Of course, it’s only natural, since he lost all of his forces after four years of secret fighting.
My guess is that we will have to deal with them in the next battle.
Having to deal with three assassins who are only slightly worse than Robin? It’s already giving me a headache.
“I think you have guessed why they are here. “Then do you understand why Sir Matthew and I are here?”
“Is it appeasement?”
“That’s right. Although he was an enemy, His Highness the First Prince was quite impressed by Jungun’s performance. He felt sorry at the same time. “He entrusted himself to the sinking ship of a child who would one day cause uproar across the continent.”
As he spoke, waving his arms around as if in a play, Hiri eventually extended his hand to Jun as if inviting him to a party.
“After that, His Highness spoke. Bring Jungun. He said he would raise that child to greater heights.”
“Leave the past four years undisclosed?”
“Yes, Your Highness said that you will never hold Jungun guilty. “He said he would give you wealth, power, and women as much as you want.”
“It’s unconventional. It’s unbelievable.”
“Haha. Knowing that, His Highness gave me this.”
Ehiri searched in his arms, took out a rolled up piece of paper, and opened it.
It was a contract. A sacred contract that, if broken, will result in divine punishment.
In it, what Ehiri had said was written down, and in one of the two signature lines below it was a signature written in fancy cursive.
‘Forgery… Probably not. Because a sacred contract can only be written by a priest.’
“… I guess you are sincere.”
“Hehe. You shouldn’t be so surprised already, Jun. Your generous Majesty told you to do your best to grant Jungun’s wishes in addition to what is written here. Now, if you want anything else, let me know. “Don’t be shy.”
“If you want, I will accept you as my disciple.”
“Oh, oh! Sir Matthew, it seems you like Jun a lot. Jun, don’t miss this opportunity. Sir Matthew is a descendant of the Count Godoy family, one of the Empire’s most prestigious sword families. He said that if he becomes his disciple, he will be able to learn high-quality training and sword techniques that are incomparable to anything he has ever seen before.”
Ehiri persuaded Jun by making a fuss like a door-to-door salesman urging him to purchase a product.
Matthew also pretended not to be interested, but silently persuaded him with a twinkle in his eye.
Jun bowed to them.
“I’m sorry.”
“Hmm…”
“Jun, why are you refusing?”
“The surrounding adults said that.”
Jun took off his hood, showed his face, and spoke.
“Never follow an unnecessarily friendly man even if he tells you to follow him and says he will treat you well.”
Matthew and Ehiri nodded blankly.
――――――――
-You refused?
A dry voice.
I didn’t feel any emotions, but that made me feel more pressure.
Ehiri swallowed his saliva and pulled the communication crystal ball that he had unconsciously dropped in front of his mouth.
“Yes, Your Majesty. However, there is still room for appeasement. No, it would be good to say there are a lot.”
Jun, that monstrous orphan even swore to God that he was neither a follower of the illegitimate prince (Leon) nor a secret weapon of the council or the church.
He also said that the only reason he fights is to prevent innocent people from getting caught up in the power struggle and that he will not care at all whether the illegitimate prince lives or dies while seeking the throne.
It was difficult, but at the same time welcome news.
Originally, they planned to deal with the church in Primuni Village and all the orphans and priests belonging to it.
In order to destroy as much as possible the evidence that the illegitimate prince ever existed here.
If even a little evidence remains, and if His Majesty the current Emperor finds out about it, it will be difficult in many ways.
In the worst case, His Majesty the current Emperor could have broken the secret pact he made with the Empress and supported a prince other than the 1st Prince.
No matter how famous the emperor’s position became, it did not mean that its authority disappeared completely.
The moment the emperor nominates another prince as the crown prince, many groups will follow that prince.
Such a situation had to be prevented as much as possible.
Therefore, it is right to callously kill those who know about the illegitimate prince, even children,
If you can recruit a green-level monster cub who hasn’t even had a coming-of-age ceremony yet, it would be better to save the orphans at the risk of getting caught.
-Hmm…
Ehiri thought so, but the person he served seemed to think differently.
“Your Highness, are you really trying to give up on recruiting that child?”
-No. That’s not right. How could I give up a weapon that good? However,
“Just?”
-It’s a shame. You’re trying to make me reverse my decision just because I’m an orphan.
“If you…”
– Move as scheduled. Get rid of that illegitimate child, the church he lives in, and all the people who live there. Except for that guy. And then bring it. This body will directly educate that arrogant guy.
“… I understand.”
The brightly shining communication crystal sphere lost its light.
Nevertheless, Ehiri looked down at the crystal ball in silence for a while.
