Chapter 666 – Request
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Bassmore felt uncomfortable.
I waited all night, but the culprit did not appear.
Meanwhile, I heard an unexpected report from Karaz.
『Commander. After reporting that the escapees had been found, the signal from the search party was cut off.』
“… What? Who is the search leader?”
『This is Major Leo.』
Major Leo was one of the leading combat officers in Karaz. The fact that he was dispatched means that he took great care to form a tracking unit.
“Major Leo went, but there was no contact?”
『Yes, no signal is detected from the search party or transport ship.』
Only then did Basmore realize that this was going in an unusual way.
Major Leo was also the owner of a rare level magic weapon.
Although he highly valued Cloud’s abilities in the military, he was not capable of using rare level magic weapons.
And the fact that communication with the search party was lost means that they had equipment that could do that…
There is no way a prisoner who came into Karaz bare-handed could have such equipment.
‘No way… ? Is this also related to that woman?’
In this way, unexpected events occur not once but continuously, and it is natural to think that there is a connection.
『And… Commander…』
Adjutant Henry is watching to see if he has more to say.
Besmore knew that this was what Lieutenant Henry looked like when he said something not very pleasant.
“Again… What is it?”
『Hey… Colonel Gregory has arrived.』
“Gregory? No contact? Where is he?”
『After hearing the news of the search party, we set off for the scene of the incident.』
After hearing the adjutant’s words, Beth More clicked her tongue in disapproval.
Gregory sent a number of prisoners down to Karaz and asked them to report immediately if they found anything strange.
However, Besmore did not contact Gregory this time about the strange events that occurred in Karaz.
However, it seems like there was a human planted in Karaz by Gregory, and he came down after smelling it.
Besmore doesn’t like Gregory, who comes to Karaz and moves around as he pleases, but he can’t say anything.
Karaz is basically a place where people with problems come.
If the crime was acceptable, he would be demoted to Karaz, and if it was serious, he would be made a prisoner.
Although Besmore holds the title of Commander Karaz, it is not a position worthy of recognition in the military. Gregory, who was active in the central military department, could be said to be more sophisticated.
However, you cannot press it with force.
This is because Gregory was also a combat officer with a formidable magical power rank and rank.
“Tsk! Got it. Send me the location information. I have to go to the site in person.”
『Ah, I understand.』
Karaz is his own management area.
If a problem occurred, it was you who took responsibility.
And it was quite a shame for an outsider to solve the incident that occurred in Karaz.
After receiving location information from his adjutant, Beth More immediately left Pantheran and headed to the point where the search party’s signal was lost.
The incident scene could be recognized at a glance.
What caught my eye the most was a huge crater.
In the center, an indecipherable lump of crushed metal stood out.
And around it were the wreckage of the transport ship and the corpses of reinforcements, and troops could be seen examining them.
In the meantime, Gregory was seen commanding the scene as if he were the commander.
For some reason, Basmore didn’t like seeing that.
“You’re being needlessly diligent.”
“Besmore. Didn’t I tell you to report if anything strange happens in Karaz?”
Gregory, who saw Besmore who arrived late, spoke disapprovingly.
“I think you’re mistaken, but I’m not your subordinate, Gregory.”
“Bessmore. This is not the time for unnecessary pride. Impure elements are running rampant inside Zephyria.”
“…”
It is a straightforward theory.
So it was unlucky.
“There was an attack on a military facility in Perche.”
“You attacked a military facility? You guys are crazy.”
“Yes, they are crazy people. That is why it is a problem. What is more problematic is that we have no idea what kind of people these crazy people are.”
Besmore called the person in charge of on-site investigation.
“Investigator. Well, did you find anything?”
“I don’t know what exactly happened, but it appears that the search party tracking the escapee was wiped out. There are no other traces around. I think we need to investigate further.”
“Did the cloud do it?”
“There is a discrepancy from the cloud’s capabilities that we have identified. It is difficult to say that the force acting on that crater or the transport ship is the cloud’s capabilities.”
Although Cloud’s magic rank was high, he had ordinary body enhancement abilities.
“Is there really a helper?”
Basmore naturally comes to mind of the woman who caused an uproar in Pantheran.
“… It’s not that likely, but… I think we’ll need to do more research to know for sure.”
“Anyway, you were fleeing to the east… Were there any other cities in this area other than Karaz and Pantheran that I didn’t know about?”
Gregory sneaked in and asked the investigator.
“No. The east of Karaz is just a rocky area.”
The Karaz region had only two cities.
Karaz and Pantheran.
Karaz was the only passageway that could normally go outside, and the space transport device occasionally used by the military was in the Pantheran.
Even if you escape to the east, you will only end up wandering through rocky terrain.
“Didn’t they at least make a hole?”
Gregory thought that it wouldn’t be impossible given the extraordinary abilities they had shown so far.
“Tell them to deploy drones and search the border of this area as thoroughly as possible. There might be a loophole. If there is anything suspicious, report it immediately.”
“Yes, I understand!”
Besmore did not like the way Gregory gave orders to the investigators.
“Gregory Karaz is my district.”
“What do you think? Bethmore, were you that proud of your position as Commander of Karaz? Then why don’t you stay here forever? I think you’d be very happy if I told you up there that you like Karaz, right?”
Why is Karaz a place of relegation?
It was because no one wanted to come.
Besmore complained to Gregory, but in the end, he had to do as he said.
I couldn’t turn a blind eye to these suspicious escapees just because I didn’t want to listen to Gregory.
Numerous reconnaissance drones and troops were scattered in all directions to search for escapees.
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The foot that was floating in the air touched the ground.
We were able to get to the Pantheran Wall before the sun set.
This is the gateway we passed through when escorting Maseok.
‘I can’t feel Besmore’s presence. Has he returned to Karaz?
Or maybe he went to the place where I disposed of the tracking force.
In any case, if you don’t have Bassmore, the job is easy.
Entering Pantheran can be done using the same method as escaping Karaz.
We used the power of deception to fool the gate sensors and easily entered the city.
Unlike Karaz, the Pantheran gateway did not even have the bare minimum of management troops.
It seemed to be completely unmanned and automated.
You could say it’s complacency, but it could also be because accidents don’t occur that much.
Pantheran was still the same.
Despite the sudden visit of an outsider, the residents looked at me with welcome rather than suspicion.
I wanted to take a few days off and do some volunteer work for women in the city, but unfortunately I didn’t have time.
“Wait a minute. Bark.”
Nora took the lead and called me to the palace.
“…?”
As I move my gaze to Nora, I see that she is looking at me.
“Hey… Can’t we take Evatt and Pettus too?”
Evat and Peters are key executives of the Helena Liberation Front and Nora’s confidants.
“I want to bring Claire and Hermann too.”
This is the right time for Kaura to intervene.
For a moment, I didn’t understand what they were talking about. It was natural that they suddenly asked to come and take them with them.
As if she knew what I was thinking, Nora swallowed her dry saliva and said.
“Mr. Bark. They are in this city now.”
“… It’s here?”
“They are included in this Maseok convoy.”
“…”
After hearing my escape plan, Nora’s suggestion to escape in time for the magic stone transport day came to mind.
It was a sweet suggestion to escape while the military’s vigilance was relaxed, and I accepted it.
I guess it wasn’t just for that reason.
The Maseok convoy stays at the Pantheran’s lodgings for about 2 or 3 days and then returns.
That means the prisoners who were escorted by Maseok are still in this city.
I’m starting to understand a little.
The relationship between Rebellion leaders is close.
I was wondering why only Cowra and Cloud were following me, but now the mystery is resolved.
Evat and Peters have been loyal to Nora for a long time, but I thought Nora had given up on them because she was infatuated with me, the man of wisdom… Are you saying she didn’t?
〈What are you missing?〉
Cosmos awakens us to reality.
They knew that I escaped through the Pantherans…
“… Could it be that you were aiming for this and talked about escaping during the Maseok convoy?”
“Actually, I didn’t know it would work out this well. Still, just in case…”
Nora gave the truth with a stinging expression.
It was designed in case the escape went as I said.
I was worried.
Should I listen to their request?
They are a burden.
That’s a fact.
But if I ask if joining them will affect the success or failure of what I do… That’s not the case.
It’s just a little annoying.
Even so, it wasn’t easy for me to go to that trouble as I didn’t have any special feelings for them.
Nora and Kaura look at me with earnest eyes.
“Please…”
Cloud bows his head for his colleagues.
“Ugh… Can I go to the dorm?”
Nora and Cowra’s faces brighten at my words.
“Yes! Just in case, I told you not to move and to wait at the dorm.”
Looking at Cowra, it seemed like Rebellion had already said something similar.
Suddenly, the image of Nora and Cowra who came with me and said they would escape came to mind.
