Sleep Learning Chapter 8 (1/2)

Chapter 8

Bronze Country Third Knights leader

In the Knights’ group station in third city Hairun, Bern Fleet’s men were running in a flurry of panic.

“Reporting!”

“What is it?” (Bern)

“A horde of monsters in the thousands are headed here from the north!”

“Is that so. It’s a good thing… ” (Bern)

“What?”

The knight reporting the panic situation wondered why the Knight leader was smiling as if waiting for a time like this.

The day after the meeting with Guildmaster Mainz, Bern was already planning on retaliating against the guild. Although externally the Knights appear righteous, the plan is to knock the Guildmaster to the bottom.

During the last Lizardmen raids was when the Knights began to move towards trouble. The Guild and the army had united with the citizens to struggle against the lizardmen, while the Knights had insisted on first protecting her Royal Highness Princess.  Pus.h.i.+ng Ririade into a back room of the Hairun, 1,000 knights were posted there to only defend the princess. So, all damage was pressed out to the city for the Guild to handle.

In the report to the first city Varugoku the facts had been twisted in the Knights’ favor that the Guild’s defensive line outside the city had attacked the lizardmen where the Knights’ had less authority and it was more loosely monitored.

“We can go down. Sound the alarm bell 30 minutes later.” (Bern)

“But, then the defense will not be in time –“

When the knight tries to question Bern, he pulls out his treasured sword from his waist and raises the point of the sword to the knight’s throat. The knight stops in mid-word from fear. When he does, Bern whispered in the ear of the knight with the tone of a demon. The frightened knight stiffens in place from the evil aura.

“We knights must protect the Crown Princess Ririade above all else. Understood?” (Bern)

“Yes!”

“Is your head on straight? The defense of this town has already died with the lizardmen attack. Even if it wasn’t, how would you protect the princess from the hordes of monsters? Think well…Throw away the city. Use the people and guild as decoys to escape with the princess to Varugoku. We are escorts.” (Bern)

Bern had come here with the mission to discard Hairun, and he will push all responsibility to the Guild. By twisting the previous reports about the Lizardmen, among the n.o.bles and royalty of Bronze Country their impression of the guild had nosedived. Then with this monster attack, the town collapses, and Bern Fleet, who delivered the Crown Princess Ririade to the safety of Varugoku while coping with the monsters, will be rewarded.

Bern immediately decided to abandon the city. Therefore, by delaying the alarm on purpose, the city that was delayed in responding to the monsters will not escape a collapse. The monsters from the northern Haunts are different than the small fry around here, so even if there are S rank adventurers, the results will be devastate the Morotomo Guild. This situation would expose the guild to criticism of mismanagement in the first city. a.s.suming Guildmaster Mainz survived, he would hit rock bottom and no longer be an issue.

“Accompany her Royal Highness to the bottom of the castle. In the meantime, stay in ranks outside the castle and form a procession Immediately leave this city to its collapse!. Act quickly. Understood?” (Bern)

“Understood!”

Before the terrified knight could completely escape, Bern called him back.

“Wait!” (Bern)

“Hyi!”

“That’s right…After the alarm bell echoes, call the S rank party [Blizzard] here.” (Bern)