Chapter 28 (1/2)

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

While Oliveira was stuck in a state of stupefaction, Kurats ca interrupted

【”Are you the insolent who dared to break into my territory?!”】

The baron of Isengard, Dross, arrived together with his knights

Dross’ height was slightly lower than average, he stood at about 5 feet 4 inches tall(165 cm)

The impatient look in his eyes and the callous expression adorned on his face were enough for Kurats to partly guess what kind of person Dross was

A little man who only valued his own little world

『If that’s how it is, you probably won’t have to go easy on hiht?』

(daht I won’t!)

Kurats gave Dross a grand nod and started speaking

【”Well, I found this monster user in my pursuit of the criminal that attempted to assassinate the princessPlease don’t interfere needlessly”】

【”…Are you treatingyou are, but you sure don’t value your own life!”】

When he heard about the matter related to the princess, Dross was clearly shaken

He did not want to believe it, but he really was being confronted by a spy

Since the situation had taken such a turn, Dross’ only choice was to kill the spy in order to make him keep his mouth shut

【”Are you sure? Protecting this guy is basically like ad that the assassination attempt on the princess was your plan”】

【”Huet rid of Oliveira, there will be no evidence re!”】

Even Dross could tell that it was impossible for him to assassinate the princess at this point

If he took care of Oliveira and made it seem like he had died a quiet death, no one would be able to trace back the assassination to Dross

For that reason, Dross absolutely had to kill this spy

【”Crossbow troop, take aies! We can’t let him return alive!”】

The troops that Dross had brought along with hies and a crossbow unit composed of ten people

Dross ended up having the troops attack frohts kept their spears at the ready just for defense

And it seemed like he had decided to keep only himself in a safe spot

【”Aaaand… there”】

【”Whaaaaaat?!”】

Kurats once again caught the foot of the rock tortoise, which was still struggling on the ground, and then easily lifted it up

【”K-kill him! Kill hiiiiiim!”】

Although the crossbow unit and theby reflex, it was useless since they were hindered by the rock tortoise’s 20body

The rock tortoise’sKurats’ body and h

【”S-surround hiet him with a pincer attack, then no matter what, that bastard will be done for…!”】

『Good grief, what kind of idiot would siet surrounded?』

(He’s really drea to defeat me with such a stupid method)

【”Uooooooooh!”】

As Kurats let out a roar, the rock tortoise’s enormous body powerfully went forward

Even though the opponents were knights, even they could not endure the fear that ca this hill-like body draw closer to them

Terrified, the knights, who had been holding their spears at the ready, ended up hurriedly running away and scattering across the swampland

But the nightmare was not over yet

This tih above his head, as if he was going to use it as a sledgehammer

In doing so, he exposed his body to attacks, but the eneh state to aim properly

No normal human would be able to keep their calround

【”shi+t! You God damn monster!”】

Seeing his subordinates run and scatter in all directions, Dross naturally started running as well, without forgetting to curse at Kurats on the way

Given the circumstances, it was evident that he would not be able to kill Kurats

Therefore…

【”You had sos!”】

【”Guh!”】

Dross mercilessly pierced Oliveira’s defenseless chest with his sword

The acute pain that ran through Oliveira’s chest allowed him to finally come to his senses, but it was far too late

【”No! Are you tellingto die here… Killed by some worthless fool?!”】

【”Me? Worthless? How dare you”】

Dross furiously put th in his sword

【”Your cowardly action is proof enoughBut I suppose this tireat… either…”】

Those were Oliveira’s last words

This monster user, as likely a very rare existence in this world, had died with only regret plastered on his face

With no regard to that, Dross, as still burning with anger, abandoned Oliveira’s corpse on the spot, turned around and resumed his escape

【”Well, you reap what you sow”】

『What about this one? Are you gonna let him escape just like that?』

There was cynicis ahile shouting at his subordinates

There was cynicis ahile shouting at his subordinates

No er had any future

However, it felt uninteresting to let Dross think that he had ed to escape easily

【”Haaaaa!”】

Kurats lightly swung the rock tortoise’s body and then tossed it very high, as if he was doing a hammer throw in the Olympics

The perfectly aiht in front of Dross

Upon landing, the rock tortoise’s body e cloud of dustTerrified, Dross fell on his back and wet himself

【”Ih-Hiiiiiiiiiiiii!”】

If Kurats’ aim had been off by 30 centimeters (10 inches), Dross would have died

Unexpectedly, it looked like Kurats ht have had the same disposition for mischief as Bernst

『This isn’t it… This isn’t what I meant when I implied you shouldn’t let him escape like that…』

Ignoring Bernst’s coaze on a clump of bushes somewhere behind the rock tortoise’s body

There was a nized over there

While dragging the wet lower half of his body, Dross ed to crawl back to his castleAt that moment, he suddenly caain

In the end, he had notto do so, Dross could have spelled his own death

If thatto report the situation to his master

If he happened to be one of the “king’s ears”, under the direct co, then his testi end if this matter turned into a judicial trial

There was also a high probability that he was one of Bessendorf’s subordinates, but even if that was the case, Bessendrof would not have any reason to go easy on Isengard, his longti to trap him

On the contrary, it was certain that he would gleefully take him to court

But if there was no evidence to take court, would he be able to do anything against Dross?

With that in mind, Dross had ordered his retainers to destroy every piece of evidence that had anything to do with OilveiraHowever, he naturally still felt uneasy

He wondered if

He thought that ns of chasing after him

【”What am I supposed to do…”】

In the end, Dross was just a ned over his own personal territoryHowever, when outside of his own little world, he did not have what it would take to face a powerful foe

But, suddenly, Dross remembered a certain someone

Albert, the

He was the person who had hinted at Dross that he should assassinate the princessFrom the perspective of Dross, who had no potential, a flower of the royal court like Albert was an object of reverence

Dross felt like if he himself had the same majestic countenance and skilled speech, then perhaps the current pinch would not have come to be

【”I-in the first place, I was only following the marquis’ instructionsHe won’t be able to bla him for help”】

【”I-in the first place, I was only following the marquis’ instructionsHe won’t be able to bla him for help”】

Although he was only thinking of co on soreat idea

He did not think for a second that he would be discarded by Albert, just like Oliveira had been discarded by him

In the end, no matter in which world or time period, there have been and will always be people who see the world through the lenses of their own personal convenience

When Albert heard of Dross’ extremely selfish request from an envoy that was sent to him, he was in a bad htly rose and twitched

His self-control hat one would expect from the leader of a faction that controlled a country

【”I will ask Bessendorf about the spyof sir IsengardIt would be quite troubling if you mistakenly make that kind of claim”】

It was too hard for a regular envoy to bear with the pressure e over other people

【”O-of course!”】

From Albert’s perspective, Dross’ complaints were a joke

All he had said was that he would generously reward Dross if Felbell were to take the throne, and it was up to Dross to interpret that as he wished

It would be impossible to pin a crime on on an important aristocrat like Albert over an accusation based on someone’s personal interpretation of his words