Chapter 466 – Request
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After she arrived home from the Academy with Chaos, she contacted Kaura.
Her original purpose of logging out of Pantera was to share her story.
Although she said she would even create my operation team in Rebellion.
This was not the time to leisurely do Rebellion missions.
The situation with Panthera was not very good.
One step into the Ramona family’s political strife.
Even in a power that is inferior.
It’s a bit uneasy to leave the avatar unattended for too long.
Running away from Ramona.
Whatever it was, I felt like I could do Rebellion’s work only when the situation was more stable.
I had no choice.
Pantera was more important to me than Rebellion’s mission.
『… Ask for more time? Okay.』
Kaura gave permission more willingly than she thought.
It seemed like she wanted to say something else, but she kept her mouth shut.
I had a feeling that it wasn’t just Rebellion’s job.
I left those questions aside and logged onto Pantera.
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Cyrus suffered for several days after being harshly scolded by Bianca for the purpose of curing his drug addiction.
And as her physical condition slowly returned, she was able to discover the human being called Bakkn among the mixed memories in her head.
Cyrus began to have suspicions about Bark.
At that time, she couldn’t afford to think about Bark due to the great trauma of having committed such a terrible act with her escort knight.
After a few days, she realized that before the nightmare happened, she had met the knight Bakran.
The problem is that I don’t remember the circumstances when I met Bark.
This is because my memory was fragmented due to excessive drug use.
Cyrus instinctively felt that something was not clear.
The more I thought about it, the more strange it seemed.
He also had a little bit of common sense.
No matter how bad he is… He doesn’t call a stranger and take drugs in front of him.
Unfortunately, no one believed that.
This is because he was often seen by his retainers under the influence of drugs.
But it was clear that something had happened in the meeting with Bark.
The appearance of Bark punching the escort driver, Dock.
The image of him hurling abuse at me that I had never heard of in my entire life lingers in my mind.
Cyrus didn’t know if this was true or if it was a hallucination created by drugs. However, it is clear that this situation began after she met Bark.
And after he came and went, the scandal about him spread throughout Ramona.
‘He must have done something to me.’
Cyrus’s thoughts gradually tilted in that direction.
Although there was no evidence and only suspicion about the existence of Bakran, Cyrus could be said to have approached the truth.
‘… Could it be Saren that bitch…? .’
Cyrus also thought that this might all have been planned by Saren.
Also, the scandal spread so quickly, as if it had been waiting.
Since we hear that Bark is staying at Saren’s residence, it seems like he is stuck there.
He was supposed to be a lord, but he chose Saren instead of himself… He was a dumber than I thought.
There are rumors that he is a skilled knight, so Saren may have spread his legs in a hurry.
Saren was once a threat to Cyrus.
The sight of her trying to make Simon a lord along with her mother, Diana, still makes me shiver.
However, after her father, Count Ramona, fell ill, her power diminished to the point where she no longer had to worry about it.
However, she had no intention of leaving Saren alone.
It’s just not now.
It is better not to touch it until it is crowned, said her mother Bianca.
Cyrus couldn’t go against Bianca’s words.
‘If I officially ascend to the position of lord…’
The beautiful faces of Saren and Diana, a mother and daughter, appear in Cyrus’ mind.
Blood rushes at the beginning.
Because of her mother, Bianca, I couldn’t let the perky mother and daughter get close to me, but I thought I could secretly get a taste of her at least once before dealing with her.
Cyrus decided to call Bark to find out the truth about that day.
In fact, asking for the truth is just an excuse.
I was planning to use that as an excuse to catch him and imprison him.
It was embarrassing.
The same goes for Saren.
More than anything, just thinking about him made me feel very uncomfortable.
It wasn’t difficult for Cyrus to come up with a reason to detain Bark.
In any case, in this annex, except for Bianca, one’s word is law.
And he is not a knight of the Black Bear Knights.
It’s just a wandering knight.
There was no risk.
In that situation, there is nothing even Saren can do.
Cyrus instructed Unter, one of the two knights who became the new guard knights, to fetch Bark.
“Are you telling me to bring Lord Bark?”
“That’s right.”
It was originally an escort driver dock, but from that day on, he was placed on probation.
I have no intention of looking for it again.
To be honest, he wanted to hit his head.
He still had no choice but to pay attention to the knights.
The dock disappears.
He added one more escort knight and selected two.
It was the will of mother Bianca.
It wasn’t easy to find a new escort.
What happened with former escort driver Dock was decisive.
First, a significant number of the Black Bear Knights turned neutral.
Cyrus felt that the remaining Black Bear knights were quite reluctant towards him, unlike usual.
In the meantime, the human who claimed to be his own guard was crying.
Still, Cyrus could not like Unter.
Rather, I felt reluctant.
Unter’s warm, yet expectant look in his secret eyes was eerie.
Cyrus thought as he watched Unter go to pick up Bark after receiving his instructions.
‘… That guy will have to be replaced in the near future.’
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A guy named Unter came to see me.
“Lord Bark… The Little Lord called. He said he wanted to ask me something about what happened that day.”
“That… Day?”
“Hmm… Lord Bark, I’m talking about the day you met Sir Cyrus.”
Unter’s words make me frown.
Because it wasn’t a very good memory.
Did Cyrus remember what happened that day?
I don’t think so.
If I had known the truth, I don’t think I would have come out so politely.
We had already decided on a route towards Saren, and we had a falling out anyway, so it was best not to meet.
If I meet that crazy guy again, I don’t know what kind of accident I’ll get into. And it will be difficult to resolve the accident as before.
“You’d better ask Lord Emerson about that.”
“How dare you refuse Lord So’s call?!”
“That’s right. Sir Emerson witnessed the scene vividly, but I don’t know why he bothered to call me.”
“You guys! Are you even targeting Lord Bark’s ass? No! You bastards! Don’t drag Lord Bark into your dirty deeds!”
Karia appears from nowhere and blocks my path.
Are you really worried about my butt?
I don’t know if I was worried that I might fall for Cyrus, but it was good timing for me.
Unter frowns upon seeing Caria.
“Lord Caria… Are you insulting Lord Little?!”
“I’m telling the truth, not an insult! You may not know it, but Lord Bark doesn’t want to give his butt and swear loyalty.”
“U. Rin… I didn’t give my ass…”
“Hmph! It’s only a matter of time.”
Karia snorts her laughter.
“I don’t want to give my butt to Youngju So either.”
There was nothing Unter could do in response to my firm refusal.
“You’ll regret it.”
He glared at me and Karia and left.
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Cyrus’ plan went awry from the first step.
I even called Emerson and waited to catch Bark, but it was in vain.
“How dare you… That you refused when I called you?”
“Yes, Cyrus.”
“What did he say when he refused?”
“Well, that is…”
“Recite exactly what he said! I won’t get angry!”
Cyrus said that, but he was already very angry.
“… I’m not coming because I feel like my butt is in danger…”
-Ugh…
Cyrus’ eyes are full of life.
“… Call Dave.”
Every time Cyrus called a man named Dave, the man died.
“Youngju So… You don’t get close to that lowly bastard…”
Emerson did not like the idea of a would-be lord being close to a member of an assassination organization.
“Lord Emerson, are you telling me to put up with this insult after my lord? That doesn’t mean you have any intention of moving the knights!”
“… If you officially succeed… And you can bring the knights to Diana’s residence…”
“Ah… That sound again! If you don’t want to help me, then don’t stop me from punishing you in my own way! Do you understand?”
Cyrus seemed to have no intention of breaking his stubbornness.
“Huh… I understand.”
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“It’s been a while.”
Dave, a gloomy man with dark circles under his eyes, knelt in front of Cyrus.
Dave is a member of an assassination organization called Darkwoods. And Cyrus was Dave’s regular.
“I want to deal with this guy named Bark.”
“If you say Bark… Are you the knight who won the duel with the Homan mercenaries?”
“… What is it like? Is it possible?
“It’s possible, but if it’s a knight, we can’t handle it easily. We’ll have to make a lot of preparations…”
-Jalang.
A heavy money bag fell in front of him.
The entrance to the money bag opens slightly, revealing the heaps of gold coins inside.
Dave said as he stuffed the bag of gold coins into his chest.
“The results will be available within two weeks.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
Cyrus and Dave looked at each other and smiled wryly.
