Chapter 20 – 1. The Man Who Comes Back to Life Even After Dying (Complete)
7th Rosengart.
Famous as a middle-class downtown, this street is very busy with people going to work after a late breakfast. In addition, there is the Brüllin Defense Command, which is under direct control of the Bernhardt Army Office, a few blocks away, so it is not too difficult to meet soldiers.
“Your Excellency, Excuse me.”
Cafe Licht located at the entrance of the 7th street alley. The manager, with a mustache like Wilhelm II’s, brought the food he ordered with a cringeworthy attitude. He was right. Here at Bernhard, Beatrix Adler’s authority was absolute, and the beneficiary was something that even I, my fiancé, could enjoy.
“Thank you for visiting our cafe today.”
“I’m sorry I’m busy.”
“No. Please visit us often when you feel like it. And here is the food you ordered.”
Even though it was time to burst into customers, access to the second floor of the cafe was completely controlled. Elisabeth and I looked down the street from our well-appointed veranda, and all our eyes were looking down at the treats the manager had placed on the table.
“Toast with poached egg and beer soup.”
“Thanks.”
“Have a good time.”
I brought the beer soup in front of me. Toast was for Elizabeth. With nothing to fill us up except Helga’s cake, we ate food in a hurry to the point where it seemed quite scarce. However, on the other hand, he was keeping an eye on the orcs in military uniforms on the street one by one.
“Food here, better than what I saw in the newspaper.”
“Looks like you paid more attention to me. It’s usually pretty good, though.
Scooping up the soup and putting it in my mouth, I chewed the memories of my previous life at the same time. It’s not something to think about with a new lover in front of you, but Cafe Licht was a place where memories with the three great eagle owls were made. Because the beautiful orc woman liked to read, and would often make contact with me here.
“What are you thinking so hard about?”
“Yes? Oh sorry.”
“Did you even think of your ex-lover?”
Elisabeth wiped her mouth, savoring it after pouring in only one corner of the toast. Licht’s specialty, which I highly recommended, was fortunately well suited to her taste and seemed very satisfactory.
“Should I be quick-witted?”
“Because Gong’s pilgrimage to women was famous even among the employees. Well, every day a different woman enters the bedroom, but it would be even weirder if she wasn’t famous.”
“I’m afraid to misunderstand you, but it wasn’t my will to sleep with them.”
“Yes, I know now.”
It was so lovely to see him smiling so brightly. Even the added words were pretty.
“I don’t know who you’re thinking about, but if it’s a gloomy memory, forget it. I will be by your side from now on.”
As I scooped up the soup and ate it, I averted my gaze in a somewhat frowny mood. This demonic woman like Mint Ha has a very easy-going personality, so she has a knack for bringing emotion in unexpected moments.
“…… She was a woman with limbs cut off.”
I couldn’t shake the bitter feeling and inadvertently put the memories of the past in my mouth. The third great eagle owl is the only woman I have ever been dear to after losing Victoria and Cecilia. Our relationship was by no means that of a lover, but there was a bond between me and her that could not be described in words.
“I was a disciple that Beatrix cared about, but for helping me escape with Victoria, I got her anger and was excommunicated. Cut off her limbs, stuffed them up, and sold her body to a brothel.”
After the fall of Partenope, I was brought to Brullin and wept bitterly for three days and nights upon learning of it. The loss of his wife and daughter was not enough, and he couldn’t help but griev at the fact that even the person who helped him left.
“Once upon a time, I searched all brothels, hoping to stay alive. But in the end I couldn’t find it.”
“Is that so…….”
However, when the tyranny of Rolfe, the second great horned owl, reached its peak, the woman, Schultz, suddenly appeared as a regular member of the band. She rallied everyone at once, punished the Renners, and restored the original direction of the organization. I couldn’t help but be surprised when she called the day she had just become a musician and revealed her identity.
“Sorry for the gloomy talk.”
I don’t know how she climbed out of her abyss. The woman who was sold to a brothel without limbs, just one day she suddenly appeared in front of me with prosthetic arms and legs attached. That’s why even now, when she needs that power, she can’t find it right away, so her feet are stomping.
“Elizabeth.”
“Yes.”
“Unfortunately, the man you like deserves to be called a male prostitute. I’m so worn out by this woman and that woman. In that sense, I apologize to you in advance. About you being a good woman and not me.”
“It doesn’t matter who you love or how worn out you are. It’s okay if I’m the one next to you right now. I love the ball, and one day I will win your heart.”
I was unable to speak as I kept averting my gaze. Until Elizabeth, who was looking out into the distance as well, pointed at an orc in a military uniform in the distance.
“Rather than that, Jungwoo, look over there. It looks like the person you were looking for.”
He has grayish white skin and is well over 2m tall. Their faces were hard to see because they were far away, but their impressions were exactly the same. Above all, didn’t you wear a general’s cap, medals, and insignia in that stuffy army conquest?
Of all the people I know, there is only one soldier who is as honest as Otto Moritz.
“Okay, when I stand up, come and stick to me.”
“Yes? Everyone on the street will see it.”
“That’s what they say.”
The distant orc got close enough to distinguish their faces. He was unmistakably Otto Moritz. I got up slowly, and Elizabeth hesitated embarrassingly before she acted.
“Once I got stuck, what should I do?”
“Pretend to be joking around. Anyhow.”
Elizabeth reached out her hand between my groins. She used to tease her, but she was so outspoken that she freaked out. Still, it allowed us to act out natural closeness, and I looked down while pretending to rub her face in her milk.
“Five or so, there are many.”
A young elf who bought and ate shrimp hot dogs on the street.
A dwarf boy who was busy selling newspapers.
The old orc handed the boy some pennies.
A human female soldier who had her car parked in a nearby alley and smoked.
Lastly, the first floor of the cafe across the street, which I almost missed. Even a mature man in an SS uniform sitting at a table by the window.
“Anyway, that bastard Heinrich…….”
They’ve been on the street ever since Elizabeth and I sat here. Among them, they were the ones who periodically glanced at me as if they were trying to monitor my every move. Above all, they are the ones whose complexion turned blue from the sudden action that just happened.
Passed the triple test. Unless you were a watcher who witnessed the affair of Yeongbu-gun and his bodyguards, such an expression would never come out. These guys are obviously members of the SS who have gone dark at the thought of making a report.
“Hey, is it okay if I keep doing this?”
“Very good. Are your hands very dirty?”
“Uh, thank you…….”
Elizabeth panicked, not knowing what to do. I grabbed her ass and squeezed her ass over her jeans as she wore her. Just like Chunjeong and Donghan lovers clinging to each other without distinguishing time and place.
“Then why are you doing this all of a sudden?”
“It’s a gimmick for those who might be watching me.”
Beatrix Adler said. I will allow you to be free until you return. I won’t monitor you. So do as you please.
“Listen to me from now on.”
I don’t believe that. The queen I hate is the devil of logic. She is a person who can deceive without telling a lie. Even if the promise was real, Heinrich would not leave me alone.
So judged. And that judgment was correct.
Beatrix is definitely a wild card. It’s a trump card and a trump card. But if I depend on her for everything, I won’t be able to escape from the clutches of her wild card. I’ll be leaning on everything.
It shouldn’t be. I just need to be able to do it on my own. It’s to prove that you can do it even if it’s not Beatrix. To myself!
“See the phone over there?”
“Yes.”
“He begs me as if he can’t stand it while pointing to that area. And when you go inside, draw the curtains and close all the doors. Not even a single rat can come in.”
Otto, who had been walking from the other end, stopped and entered a nearby public phone booth.
“All right.”
After a while, Elizabeth took off her cardigan and pressed against her breasts. Then she pointed into the cafe and brought her face to my ear. It’s like whispering something to her.
“Can I do this?”
“Great. Let’s go in now.”
Usually, these cafes have one or two payphones installed by the telephone company on each floor. And just like Beatrix’s phone connects directly to the one in my room, some phones can be reached without going through an operator.
It’s rare, but it’s the latest version. If you know the number, you can make a call only in downtown Brullin.
“Close the door and draw the curtains.”
If you do not go through an operator, the risk of eavesdropping is also reduced. Not to mention, isn’t it a cafe I’ve never been to in my entire life. Even the flying and crawling SS members wouldn’t have known where I was going after my sudden escape.
Even if I knew, I wouldn’t recklessly try to intercept it.
Because it is disloyal Unless there was an order from Beatrix.
Follow Leureung.
The phone rang just in time. It was around the time Elizabeth closed all the doors on the second floor and drew the curtains.
“I’m a soloist.”
“Yes, it is me.”
Finally, our tangent began.
“A tail?”
“Five. You?”
“None.”
Never call each other by name in a place where safety cannot be guaranteed. The status of an orchestra does not exist simply to look good, but it is used to ensure our safety at times like these.
“Beatrix left Brullin this morning. According to himself, he has been on the eastern front, but he said he won’t be back until next week.”
“You know. Actually, we have something to discuss about it.”
“…… What?”
“That’s our duke.”
I fixed the receiver. It seemed that today’s meeting was going to be a pretty serious story.
“What are you talking about?”
“Last night, Army Intelligence Chief Anton Feininger promised to join us.”
Anton Feininger! In Danggeum Bernhard, there are two organizations that control information. Waffen SS National Security Headquarters 1st Bureau, Intelligence Police. And the secret agents of the intelligence department under the direct control of the Bernhard Army Office.
It is not easy to determine which of the two organizations’ information power has the upper hand. If it’s limited to Bruhlin, it’s probably the intelligence police. However, even those who are good at inspecting and monitoring the people will not be able to catch up with the Ministry of Information in terms of the total amount of information they handle.
The reason why these operatives are called secret agents is because they operate regardless of region.
「As you know, Feininger will be purged soon, according to your memory. Even if it’s not, these days, even in the conflict with the 1st Bureau of the SS, they are completely pushed back. That’s why I decided that recruiting would be easier, and contacted him.”
“Before that, what else did Beatrix say about going to the Eastern Front as a duke?”
“Immediately after breaking up with you, while sitting in an important position, I sorted out those who were dissatisfied with the way of the Führer. Feininger was only the first suitable person. Other than that, there are many patriots who have the idea that the current Bernhard was wrong.”
I guess so. Quite a few upper classes and powerful people cannot be unaware of the existence of extermination camps. That’s right. Would you be fooled by the fact that so many inferior races were relocated to the East? The elites of the superpower Bernhard cannot be that stupid.
Just pretend you don’t know, or just be patient and be patient.
“The problem is how to connect. You and I are celebrities and people of interest, so we cannot be free from the eyes of the SS. It’s not very troublesome to call like this right now.”
“Therefore?”
“Even though they are being pushed back now, Major Feininger and his underdogs are capable enough to compete with the ruthless intelligence police. If they join our orchestra and help with counterintelligence, it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to contact other patriots.”
“That doesn’t answer my question.”
“Before I answer that question, let me tell you. Although Feininger is cautious, he is not a person who can say things like this. Instead of joining us, he put forward two conditions, and I said that if you want to agree to it, you must prove your usefulness first.”
I see. I think I know roughly now.
“He actually did. He disrupted the intelligence of the front and brought Kyiv Kalinin to the front. The best archmage of the Slavic Federation would go to the battlefield, but Bernhard’s best archmage couldn’t help but stand out.”
Supreme Leader of the Union of Slavic Republics. The party secretary, Kyiv Kalinin, is an old-fashioned sorcerer that even a third-rate like me would not dare to look at. Although his last life according to his previous life was execution in Kaliningrad Square, he is nonetheless a great wizard.
“For the time being, the situation on the eastern front will enter a stalemate.”
Certainly, there is no doubt that Kalinin has the power to stand against Beatrix, even for a moment. In short, Feininger has successfully proved his usefulness to our orchestra called the Anti-Beatrix Alliance.
“A person who can induce Beatrix Adler’s actions?”
“I don’t use it often, but.”
“I’m sure you’ll like it. What is the condition he put in?”
“One million marks in cash. I heard you need it to evacuate your family overseas.”
“What about the other one?”
「Meeting with the current head of the orchestra.」
In other words, you are alone with me.
“Feininger is competent. He was fairly close to the secrets of the Black Orchestra right after my contact. Not only that we are a newly born force, but also that we have not been properly handed over from our predecessors.”
“…… I’ll meet you. Should we prepare the tangential method on our side?”
“I have already prepared for you there. He said he would wait on the 2nd floor of No. 9, 109 Böblingen, from noon to 1:00.”
Current time 9:47. There are still a couple of hours left until noon.
“I will pass on your code name to him. Preferably something new. Our alliance has just begun, so I hope you have a reputation worthy of it.”
The eagle owl of the black orchestra. My real code name, not a usurped and impersonated name.
“Do you have a name in mind?”
“There is or not.”
There is a name that has been in my head ever since this happened. The eagle owl may be iconic, but it’s not an intuitive nickname. In order to attract those who will oppose Beatrix, it must be known that the leader of this coalition is a more superhuman figure.
“If so, what should I call you in the future?”
So I will be
“…… Even if he dies, he comes back to life.”
An immortal who transcends death.
