Chapter 46 – 4. At the Mouth of Despair (6)
Among Bernhard’s people, there were still many who missed the days when this country was a kingdom.
The current superpower is not bad, but the pride that the country of the elves, which has a history of hundreds of years, brings is of a different level. Moreover, that royal family, Bernhard, was a descendant of the ancient Millennial Kingdom, which was said to have been blessed by the heavenly gods.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that the Kingdom of Bernhard was an ideal country. Even before that Führer Beatrix Adler appeared, this country was noisy with fighting between royalists and republicans.
However, at least it did not drive the world into a crucible of evil with expanded militarism as it does now. It did not promote discrimination by distinguishing inferiority from superiority. Alexander, the last monarch of the kingdom Bernhard, was incompetent but not vicious.
“Captain Julich.”
Concertmaster of the Black Orchestra, Julich Lehner, had been chain-smoking for hours. Even though the nicotine poison made his stomach feel nauseous, he had no intention of stopping smoking. Even if he is a bright and lively person, he has no choice but to become spleen in the face of a crisis of his family.
“Are you okay?”
“Then it would be a lie.”
Rolf Renner wasn’t a good parent, to say the least. He made my son call me Boss in public. However, if he gave affection in a private space, it is not like that. Because Bernhard’s former defense minister always valued only one long-cherished wish.
They say that they will inherit the legacy of the hero who faced the foreign press in the legend.
“I know you are having a hard time. Even so, please overcome it.”
“I do not know.”
“There is only one captain to lead us now.”
“I’m sorry, but I’m not the type to be a leader.”
A subordinate who had been with him since his time in the military was bitter. They were more like comrades who could be trusted and entrusted to their backs than comrades who shared ideas. I couldn’t help but feel pity now that Julich, who was naturally cheerful, had noticeably reduced his words.
“The shadow lady called. What should I do.”
“Tell me that you will call me again.”
“All right.”
Restoration of the monarchy here in Bernhardt is a very difficult dream. Having witnessed Beatrix’s battle during the Kingdom Civil War, Julihi felt acutely that her father’s wish was close to impossible.
—Young wolf, your teeth will never reach me.
At that time, the wolf that protected the royal family was the best sword in the continent. He, along with his younger brother, was a strong man who wielded a fast and heavy sword. He was a talented person comparable to the hero who fought with the gods in the sky during that mythical age.
However, even that wolf Erich Wolf’s sword was useless in front of the Führer’s golden wall.
―You had to be your brother’s keeper.
Yulihi’s cigarette-holding hand trembled. A former member of the “Impossible 0 Corps” Of the Bernhard Army, he was a soldier who could kill people casually. Even so, he was still in awe of the battle the Fuhrer had shown him, so it was needless to say how brutal and chauvinistic she was.
“Father, I knew it would be like this one day.”
Rolfe, who was a high-ranking official of the kingdom, believed that in the future he would be able to restore the fallen royal family again. But his son, Julich Renner, didn’t think so, and he didn’t want to either.
“Because you didn’t know the fear of the Führer.”
Pushing the royal wolf all the way through, she proved that there is nothing to oppose me under the sky. Even the wolf, a strong beast of prey, was so horribly overwhelmed, how could it be any different from the eagle owl, a bird of prey in the sky?
“It was meant to be like this from the beginning.”
Moreover, the Black Orchestra is an anti-Beatrix coalition, not a force that supports restoration of the monarchy. No matter how successful the revolution is, there is no guarantee that a new kingdom can be established. Especially if you try to follow the evil deeds of the Fuehrer with the slogan of the chosen people’s elf.
“He’s one of the three that’s going to attack her.”
Either you’re crazy, you want to die, or you don’t know anything.
“Whoa…….”
The elf who smoked let out a deep sigh. It blew out white smoke like a dragon’s snort. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he reached out to the phone on the desk where I was sitting.
“Shadow Madame? I’ll give it to you.”
While taking on acrid acting in a musty hideout.
“Rolfe’s whereabouts have been confirmed.”
I made up my mind to hear the sad news.
“Are you alive?”
“This morning, the connection with the operative I planted at the presidential residence was cut off. Her name is Teresa Canaris. She was an assistant to Elfri de Eichmann, director of the SS Extermination Bureau.”
Because of her appearance, El Friede of Luminous is quite popular among the public who know her existence. Even in the newspapers, she had several feature articles about her, and she was a playboy who everyone knew, with her characteristic pansexuality combined with her playboy temperament.
「Ms. Kanaris was the lover and assistant of the radiance, and was an informant who brought high-quality information to the SS. I retrieved her materials from her home as soon as I lost contact with her. Among them, there was a list of bodies processed in the name of an extinct country.”
“…… You are dead.”
“As of noon today, anti-government groups and dissidents within Bernhardt are being indiscriminately eliminated.”
Yulihi trembled. The hand holding the receiver was shaking. The cruel reality is hard to accept even if one is mentally prepared, and the death of a relative is enough to shock even such a strong warrior.
“Someone must have touched the vice president. Rolfe’s death wouldn’t be unrelated to him either. You’d better stay away for the time being. This time, even the black orchestra won’t be safe.”
“Do you have any guesses?”
“Youngbu’s Seo Jeong-woo’s behavior is not unusual. According to an informant in the Saxony underworld, there are also rumors that he is the eagle owl who founded the band.”
“Credibility?”
“I know him. The Führer’s male prostitute is an opportunist. He is a man who can put a knife in the back of the person he loves for his own comfort.”
The voice of the mysterious shadow wife added over the receiver.
“A few hours ago, two unusual movements were detected at the Presidential Residence.”
The movement was a car procession.
“The ones who boarded the car that got out first were Arthur, a famous surgeon in Bernhardt, and Elisabeth Mitemeyer, a survivor of the Thirteen Nobles who belonged to the Wolf Knights of the past millennium. The destination is Brulin Express General Hospital.”
“The other one?”
“Aboard the rest of the vehicles were the male prostitutes of the Führer and employees within the official residence. It was escorted by demons under Elfriede of the Extermination Police, and the destination was Draken House in Luneburg.”
Everything fits together so coincidentally. In the same context, the meaning of Mrs. Shadow’s words is clear. Yeongbu-gun Seo Jeong-woo is the eagle owl of the black orchestra. He fled to Luneburg after eliminating Rolf Renner, a reactionary in the band.
To the Führer’s villa, which is also a fortress blessed by nature, with a magnificent escort called the annihilation police.
“…… Madam, it was because I loved her that I joined the Black Orchestra.”
「Yulich.」
“I know. My father was a spoiled parent. He never showed me any affection. But, madam, love is different from revenge, so you don’t have to give back as much as you have received.”
Julich covered his eyes with his forehead on his forehead and shed thick tears. To him, Rolfe was more familiar with the title of boss than his father. He didn’t seem to love me and even made my mother, the real Linda, die.
“I couldn’t understand my father’s obsession.”
But Julich Renner loved his father. It was a tearful family affair.
“I couldn’t even be hostile to it. Otherwise, no one would be left with him.”
After all, Rolf Renner was his father.
“I heard that you are the one who leads the violinists in the orchestra. I heard that the movement took control of everyone, leaving a higher conductor behind.”
“What are you trying to say?”
“At this rate, all the violinists in the orchestra will be purged.”
The words of Mrs. Shadow are never wrong. At least that’s the case with him, who received her personal support from Julihi. Apart from the Black Orchestra, this mystic who opposes Beatrix Adler was a very powerful person.
All this time he has given me advice on the way to go against the Führer.
「Yulich, I looked at your history a little. There is a fact that you, the concertmaster, served in the 0 Corps together with the violinist under your command.”
“…….”
“I have heard the rumors about the impossible 0 Corps, the shooter of magic bullets.”
“Give me a point.”
“The reason I left Rolfe behind to support you is because I considered your father’s ideas to be dangerous and should never be fulfilled.”
Despite knowing that he would not be able to see it, Yulihi nodded his head. The utopia his father Rolfe dreamed of was the world of the chosen race of elves. It was a return to a time long ago when their race had not yet lost its sanctity.
A path to achieve eternal life with blades of grass and dew, and to ascend to heaven unlike other vulgar races.
「Revenge. I will help you.”
“Revenge?”
“If the male prostitute of the Führer is an eagle owl, he will most likely not be the person who founded it, but the successor who usurped the position. Because he doesn’t have that kind of ability.”
Julich sighed. As the shadow lady said. In the past, when the eagle owls were alive and well, the black orchestra had a status worthy of the name of a secret society. Because everyone was steadily building up their strength while waiting for the time to rise in the distant future.
「Yulich, I am willing to hide you under my shadow. So, I am willing to prepare for the future that will come someday.”
Now that the raptors that roamed the sky lost contact and were replaced, the forces that had lost their pivot were disintegrating like ragtags. As it was, it was facing the impending catastrophe.
“Would you like to come under my command? It’s a stronger relationship than sponsorship.”
“I’m saying this without any excuses, but unlike my wife who knows who I am, I’m not like that. I don’t doubt her wife’s intentions, but could you at least reveal her name?”
“…… I am just the specter of Partenope.”
“If so, please explain at least a stronger relationship than sponsorship.”
“You must have returned all your equipment to the military when you retired, right? Currently, the 0 Corps does not operate magic gunners. You are the last. If you accept my offer, I will provide you with the gun and magic bullets you used in the past.”
Magic bullets and guns that can load them are classified as weapons of mass destruction. Even if Amman Bernhard is a country that ignores international law, it is like picking stars in the sky for an individual to acquire such equipment.
“Could you give me a minute?”
“The investigation net of the SS Extermination Nation is narrowing. I can’t give you long.”
“Even just a few hours is fine.”
“I’ll call you back in the evening.”
“Thank you.”
Click, the phone hung up. After putting the receiver down, Julich was lost in thought for a while. He thought deeply about what was to come, and soon he got up from his seat, realizing that he could not come up with an answer on his own. He opened the decrepit door and summoned his men staying in the hideout.
“Everybody gather!”
“Old, chief.”
“How has the chief been?”
Fifteen violinists, former magic bullet shooters, gathered. Having gathered in advance with rumors about Rolfe’s disappearance and detention, they were not so bright.
“My father is dead.”
“…… So what do we do next?”
“It is said that there was a male prostitute behind this. Now that we know who did it, we have to make them pay.”
Everyone made puzzled faces. Then, before Julich’s amplification began, someone with a keen eye shouted in admiration as if he had been hit in the back of the head.
“The Führer’s male prostitute!”
“Yes, we kill him. It is highly likely that this guy is a usurper who kicked out the first eagle owl and took the place. Even if it’s not about my father, it’s reason enough to get rid of it.”
“But isn’t that too dangerous?”
“An investigation by the SS Extermination Nation has begun. Anyway, if you stay like this, everyone will die. The one whose life is precious can stay here, but the one who needs to do something goes with me. Either go get that male prostitute and get revenge, or we all die together.”
Yulihi seized the audience with a booming voice.
“Who will be with me!”
One platoon of people raised their hands one by one. Even though it could be life threatening, there was no hesitation. Eventually, with everyone raising their hands, Yurihi, full of determination, shouted at the top of her voice.
“Can I go back to being the monster of that time, the magic bullet shooter!”
“Yes!”
“It is good then. Prepare for war Mrs. Shadow will provide us with demons to capture!”
The violinists in suits cheered in unison.
“A mace to Beatrix Adler!”
Someone used that slogan, and they started shouting at the same time.
“Salvation and rest to our dead comrades!”
If you have a big fight ahead, you should boost your morale. The men who were ready to oxidize with loud cheers shouted at once.
“””For Bernhard!”””
And Julihi, who watched the scene, added briefly.
“Ah, what a perfect day to die…… !”
It really is these days.
