## Chapter 662 – 662. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
Kieeeeeeeeeeeek!
A bizarre sound came from the sky.
I looked up. A winged, red lizard was flying in the sky. Compared to a dragon, it was too small, and it didn’t have horns on its head. However, it was by no means a monster to be ignored.
A wyvern.
A predator that roams freely in the sky. They see most living things as food. Of course, humans were no exception.
Kieeeeeeeeeeeek!
The wyvern saw us. It circled and rushed towards us.
“You don’t know how scary the sky is.”
From the clear blue sky, a bolt of lightning struck the wyvern.
The wyvern, hit by the lightning, staggered and fell, then regained its posture and flew into the sky. I dropped another bolt of lightning at it.
Once. Twice. Three times.
Loud thunder continued to rumble.
The wyvern fell to the ground after being struck by the eighth bolt of lightning.
Floy raised her sword aura and ran towards the fallen wyvern. She checked the wyvern and shouted to me.
“My lord! The wyvern is definitely dead!”
I slowly approached the wyvern’s corpse. The wyvern was the size of four or five people.
‘Eight lightning strikes? It died easier than I thought, considering the wyvern’s reputation.’
It wasn’t that I didn’t understand. Wyverns are among the more intelligent monsters. They actively use their ability to fly. They use cowardly fighting methods, such as picking up rocks and dropping them on enemies, or draining the enemy’s stamina from the sky.
‘In this world, there aren’t many ways to attack the sky. The only long-range attacks that can harm a wyvern are the attack spells of mages.’
Launching sword aura? It’s almost impossible unless you’re an Aura Expert of the highest level. It’s also very difficult for arrows to hit a wyvern that flies freely in the sky.
“Master, what should we do?”
I snapped out of my thoughts at Yuria’s question.
“Is this thing worth money?”
“It’s not worth much compared to its reputation. The leather isn’t as tough as an ogre or troll, and the claws and fangs are weaker than a saber tiger. The meat has a strong fishy smell, so there’s no demand for it.”
“It doesn’t seem like we need to take it… No, I’ve got a good idea. Let’s take it. And kill the other wyverns around here.”
It wasn’t difficult to find wyverns. I used a drone as bait to lure them out. Those wyverns thought the sky was their territory and couldn’t stand seeing other birds or monsters flying around.
If a drone was flying freely in the sky, a wyvern would appear in less than five minutes and attack the drone.
“You stupid wyverns!”
I killed all the wyverns in the area and took their corpses.
***
I went to visit Baron Pyte’s mansion. Baron Pyte greeted me as if he had been waiting. He was an old man with a mustache. His body was more robust than a young man in his twenties.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Baron Prukerus. Was it difficult to come all this way?”
I hadn’t revealed my identity. Yuria and I were disguised as merchants, and Floy and the knights were disguised as mercenaries escorting us to deceive those around us. He saw through my disguise at once and mentioned it, which was a kind of preemptive strike.
‘Diona wouldn’t have done something stupid like revealing my identity… Did he investigate separately? Or the information guild?’
It was more likely that he used the information guild.
“Why are you so surprised? Is it that surprising that I know the Baron’s identity?”
“It is surprising. I didn’t expect you to recognize me. How did you know?”
“I was also keeping an eye on the matter of Zerdin Hisfield. It’s a matter of a great noble nearby, so how could I not pay attention?”
“Did you plant someone at the Hisfield gate?”
Baron Pyte smiled, raising the corners of his mouth instead of answering. I could feel his composure. It seemed he thought he was in a superior position to me.
“I know why the Baron came to my territory. There’s only one reason why you would appear in this land where wyverns roam.”
“If you know, then things will go faster. Bring them here. Or tell me where they are.”
“Hmm. Baron Prukerus, isn’t this a bit much to do at the entrance of the mansion? I’ll offer you some tea, so come inside.”
“I didn’t come here to have tea with you.”
If it were a pretty noblewoman, maybe, but I had no intention of wasting time drinking tea with an old man.
Baron Pyte’s atmosphere changed. I could feel a sharp aura from him.
“Kuh.”
I tensed my lower body. It was an aura that was difficult for me to handle. In other words, he was an Aura Expert of the highest level.
“Ho. Impressive. To be at that level at your age… It’s quite frightening for the future.”
“…Baron Pyte. Are you trying to pick a fight?”
“No. I just showed myself because it seemed like the Baron was ignoring me. I want the Baron to respect me.”
I pretended to turn my neck and checked on Yuria next to me. I felt at ease. I wiped the cold sweat flowing down my forehead and straightened my back.
“You think you can earn my respect? That’s ridiculous.”
“…Baron Prukerus. I think youthful recklessness and presumptuous arrogance are the privileges of the young, but you’re going too far.”
I could feel a murderous intent that made my whole body tingle. I raised my hand to stop Floy from stepping forward. Soft. Floy’s chest touched my palm.
“My lord?”
“We’re still talking. Don’t step in.”
I looked directly at Baron Pyte. He was different from Zerdin and Diona. Even if I cut off his arms and broke his legs, he wouldn’t beg for his life.
“Baron Pyte. Let’s make this easy. I’ll give you one more chance. But it’s different from before. Kill all the members of the Hyteir Mercenary Group and bring me the leader of the Hyteir Mercenary Group. If you refuse, I will kill everyone in this territory, and you will be tortured until the moment you die.”
“Ha! To hear such words from a greenhorn who hasn’t even dried his blood… It seems I’ve been severely underestimated!”
He held out his hand to a servant. The servant trembled and placed a sword on his hand. His aura became even more menacing as he held the sword.
I cut off his aura as I spoke.
“Baron Pyte. I’ve prepared the payment.”
“……Payment?”
“Yuria.”
“Yes, Master.”
Yuria’s shadow stretched out. The corpses of wyverns rose from the shadow. Baron Pyte’s aura faltered when he saw more than 30 wyvern corpses.
Thirty wyverns. It would take days of hard work to catch that many.
“Is the payment not enough?”
“……”
Baron Pyte’s sword lowered. He stared at Floy and Yuria with a hardened expression. He spent quite a long time looking at Yuria in particular.
“That woman is at a similar level to me… And this woman… I can’t even see the depth of her. Baron Prukerus. Did you come to destroy the Pyte territory?”
He had some idea of Yuria’s level.
‘I was planning to threaten him with the wyvern corpses… Was it better to show Yuria’s strength?’
I looked directly into Baron Pyte’s eyes and said.
“This is your last chance, Baron Pyte.”
“Ha…”
It was a sigh that contained many things. Even if he wouldn’t beg for his life, he wouldn’t easily throw it away. It was clear which was more valuable, his life or the Hyteir Mercenary Group.
“Please wait 30 minutes. I will have a servant call the Hyteir Mercenary Group.”
And 30 minutes later, the Hyteir Mercenary Group approached the mansion.
In the center of them was a man with messy blue hair and drooping eyes. It matched the description of the Hyteir Mercenary Group leader that Floy had told me. That was Galteir.
“Baron. Why the sudden full call…”
Galteir trailed off. He stopped walking. His gaze was fixed on Floy and didn’t move.
“Baron Prukerus’s one-eyed knight…? You bastard! Baron! Are you abandoning us?!”
Baron Pyte stroked his mustache with his index finger.
“It can’t be helped. You’ll understand if you were in my position.”
“Understand…? Is that all?!
Galteir shouted angrily.
“Then what do you want from me? An apology? I’m sorry. Thank you for your hard work. Please act for me until the end.”
“Crazy! How can you give up so easily?! There are only seven of them! If the Baron helps us, we can bury them here.”
Baron Pyte glanced at Yuria.
“You don’t know anything.”
I stepped forward. I faced Galteir and grinned.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen you like this.”
“……Baron Prukerus…!”
“You’re still not to my liking. Die.”
I gestured to Floy. Floy and the other knights drew their swords and rushed out. The Hyteir Mercenary Group, numbering over 100, couldn’t handle the five knights.
“Yuria. That old man has done his job. Kill him.”
“Yes, Master.”
Yuria drew her dagger.
Baron Pyte hesitated and raised his sword. He let out an angry roar at me.
“Baron Prukerus!! What is this! It’s different from what you said earlier! You were the one who said you’d give me a chance!”
“Did you believe that? You’re more naive than you look.”
“Don’t you have the honor and pride of a noble?!”
“Sorry I don’t. But it sounds like you’re saying you have honor and pride.”
I pointed my chin at the Hyteir Mercenary Group. Galteir had already been cut down by Floy, and the rest were dying because they couldn’t handle the knights. They were the dogs that Baron Pyte had used as hunting dogs. Baron Pyte’s corruption.
“Baron Prukerus!!”
He called out to me. That was his last will.
Yuria, who appeared from behind Baron Pyte, easily slit his throat. Baron Pyte’s mistake was one. He paid attention to me while Yuria was in front of him. If he had focused entirely on Yuria, he might have lasted 10 seconds.
“Aaaaaaah!”
“S, save me! Kuaaak!”
The wind blew. It was a wind with the smell of blood. I stared blankly at the air.
‘When I get back, I should have a sex party. I’ll have the maids dress up in Halloween costumes. A group sex with women dressed as zombies… Hehehe.’
Just imagining it was already enjoyable.
“My lord. It’s over.”
Floy and the knights, covered in blood, approached me.
“Good work. Let’s go back.”
I had no intention of killing even the residents of Baron Pyte’s territory. My purpose was achieved. Killing the residents was a meaningless waste of time.
“Shouldn’t we clean up?”
“Why bother? Even if we leave it, they won’t be able to figure out our identities. We’re officially in my territory, Tevra, at this time.”
I took out the Mirror Tunnel from my inventory, poured hot water on it to activate it. After moving them all to my mansion, I took the Mirror Tunnel and tore up a space movement scroll.
‘With this, the Valt Kingdom won’t even think that I’m the culprit. They’ll probably conclude that the Hyteir Mercenary Group and Baron Pyte fought and annihilated each other.’
The work was done. I had gathered troops, stockpiled weapons and armor, and had plenty of funds. The preparations for war were perfect. Now all that was left was to wait.
***
A war broke out in the north. It was a bit earlier than in the original story, but the start of the war was the same.
‘Starting with the war in the north, the entire continent will be engulfed in the flames of war in less than a month.’
The number of humans would decrease, but they wouldn’t be destroyed. The victorious nations would gain, and the defeated nations would be plundered. Soon, the Rapelli Kingdom would also start a war with the Valt Kingdom.
‘But before that. If it flows according to the original story…’
The Rapelli Kingdom also started a war with the Valt Kingdom. The cause was a small battle that took place in the border area. That battle became the starting point and escalated into war. The nobles of the Rapelli Kingdom rose up with their troops as if they had been waiting and invaded the Valt Kingdom, and were also invaded in return.
My brothers, Gent, were eager for achievements and invaded the Valt Kingdom. Kyle was still watching. And I also waited without acting rashly.
“Master. Information has arrived from the royal capital. As you said, the King of Rapelli has passed away.”
