Hakai No Miko Volume 1 Chapter 72 (1/2)
The news that General Darius had been defeated in the outskirts of Bolnis spread like a wildfire, triggering shock and surprise
The location was a slum located in the suburbs of Holmenian, the Royal Capital of Holmea—
It's a plot of land alrapped up by thickly huh the centre of the capital, was criss crossing through that area Because of the water flooding each time the river swelled since ancient tiion, there was that small slum
Farmers who lost their land Criees who escaped their ho in that area werethe chaotic spread of its residents apparent, even the townscape is a disarrayed ju together any building materials available, have various shapes, sizes and colors, without one rese the other Complex and complicated paths weave their way in-between the hter reverberated fro located around the center of the sluot ood!”
Contrary to its partially slanted exterior, the thatched hut's interior had been constructed properly The furnishi+ngs installed are si priority on practicality, there's not too much nor too little furniture
What stood out especially a these is a bookshelf installed at one of the walls Letters, wooden slates, scrolls in various languages have been lined up orderly in the shelves
A single youth was literally rolling about with laughter (rofl) inside that thatched hut
“They really won! They really won against that Darius!”
The young s the soles of his feet in front of the letter depicting the details of Darius' defeat, which was spread out on top of the floorboards, in exchange for the arht Da called out is a woathered into a single plait, streahtly wry face, Damia asked her master,
“Master Tutu, hasn't it been in vain for you to curry favor with General Darius until noith things having turned out like this?”
“Ah, yeah I guess so”
Because they sold their services after getting close while using any kind of trick available, they were appointed to jobs that can't be spoken about in public The hardshi+ps to reach that point weren't ordinary either However, all of it has co
“Darius having fallen is painful It's truly the height of bitterness, I guess”
But, considering all that, Tutu's expression was cheerful
“However, I can't help fancying this guy's side rather than Darius Ahhh, just what kind of guy is he? I wonder what's going on in that guy's head? Yeah I'hs as if being utterly fed up due to her raceful behavior
“It's wonderful that you are enjoying yourself so much, but how do you plan to proceed from now on?”
Upon Da
And then his thread-like thin eyes shone sharply like a bird of prey that found its prey as he said,
“Investigate everything about this guy Naht, physique, hobbies, preferences, birthplace, personal history as well as his words and deeds — And that's not all What did he eat on that day? What alcohol does he drink? With what kind of of wo Find out all of it”
“Will that much suffice?”
Da even further However, Tutu shook his head
“As of yet, it's too early But, get ready so that we canvarious additional detailed orders, Damia bowed to Tutu and left the thatched hut to prepare for the sake of co been left behind by himself, Tutu bends himself over the letter spread out on the floor and stares at its content while concentrating intensely
What ritten there is the given name of the person who led the rebels as it was in the process of circulating throughout Holed to return alive
“…『Divine Son of Destruction』, just what kind of person are you?”
There's still no one who could have answered Tutu's question
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And in the border city located next to the river separating Holh the city while leaving an intense cloud of dust in his wake
“Somehow it's quite noisy today, isn't it?”
The peddler Hopkins, who bought dried cri of the dust that had fallen on his shoulders
“That ain't no wonder After all even the soldiers are startled out of their wits”
Due to the cart owner speaking as if he knows so full of dried cri happen?”
“It's just between you andto a soldier who frequently visits us—”
With that as preface, he lowered his voice, obviously s, and said,
“You won't believe it, but he said that Sir General Darius lost a battle close to a city called Bolnis Man, even I was shocked after hearing that!”
“That Sir General Darius did? Really?”
Even Hopkins couldn't believe that all of a sudden
“Yeah, yeah, it's true, really After a fast ers arrive here almost every day”
Besides that, the cart owner spoke about Bolnis having been occupied by slaves, that the one leading those slaves is a dreadful divine child of death and destruction and about Darius losing his standing
Seee to talk to someone, the cart owner chattered about various topic to Hopkins without even asking hilory vine after adding several copper coins as thanks and turned his feet towards his covered wagon where he on, he calls out to the canopy-covered load-carrying tray, causing his wife to peek out fro the surroundings, his wife asked him,
“Say, dear It looks like the soldier from just noas in quite a rush; you don't say…”
She didn't voice out the next words, but Hopkins understood what his anted to say even without
She's frightened, wondering whether on't be chased by soldiers trying to arrest us if someone discovered that we cooperated with the zoan
Hopkins intentionally puts up a cheerful expression, trying to give his wife a peace of mind
“It looks like that's not it It seeainst Sir General Darius”
“Against that Sir General Darius?”
“Yeah That appears to be the reason for the soldiers' mad rush”
Hopkins cli “Yo-heave-ho!”
“Dear, what are you going to do? Go back?”
“No, let's head to Roht, but I don't knohether ill be found out sooner or later — Besides, there's the matter I was entrusted with by that kid”
Suddenly a young boy showed up next to his wife, who heaved a sh due to Hopkins' reply
“Mu to bee fine?”
Their son, who had become e the ti Thereupon Hopkins stores the dried criently caresses his son's head
“Yeah, I'ain he stroked the head of his son who smiles happily due to his answer
After that Hopkins whips the buttocks of the niryu once, causing the covered wagon to advance slowly
While sitting on the rattling driver's seat, Hopkins thought back about the things he had heard froo
“『Divine Son of Destruction』, eh…? He didn't look like such scary child to h”
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And, also in the royal palace of a neighboring country—
Even though it's winter, a carpet of flowers is blooarden
It's a flower garden where flowers bloo them transplanted at each season for the sake of the princess loved by Ro
A courtier arrived at the location of the elderly king, who is narrowing down his eyes and s around a an innocent sent I need to inform you about…”
“What boorish fellow you are Is it so that you would disturb mine and the princess' relaxation tis his
“A rebellion of sub-human slaves in Holmea, you say? Moreover, General Darius, who headed out to subjugate the uprising, was defeated!?”
“Indeed, Your Majesty It seems that felloho defeated that Darius, calls himself 『Divine Son of Destruction』”
“I see — Call everyone together at once”
Seeing off her father who left the flower garden while saying so, the small princess hed on her mind for some reason
“… 『Divine Son of Destruction』?”
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In the royal palace of a se—
Even though illuh the widely opened , the rooloo with undivided attention is a wooden board that hung on the wall The stucco that was painted on the wooden board just a while ago was still in a state of being half-dried The youth has drawn a beautiful landscape painting with the stucco by using colorants with a paintbrush and even his fingers
“Your Majesty…”
Before the youth realized, the figure of a person bowed their head while on their knees in the darkness of a corner of the rooency report arrived from the 『Source』 in Holmea”
“What happened? Speak”
The youth referred to as Your Majesty keepsthat conversation
“There's an uprising by the zoan and slaves in Holmea's western city, Bolnis The punitive force of 7,000 soldiers led by General Darius, which headed out to suppress this revolt, has…”
The youth dips his little finger into red colorant mixed ater and is about to paint that on top of the stucco
“—Against a fellow calling himself 『Divine Son of Destruction』, they suffered a crushi+ng defeat where they losthis little finger, the colorant turned into drops and fell on the stucco
For a short while the youth gazed at the red drops that fell upon the stucco, but after letting leak a single tongue click, he tosses the painted board on the ground The dried stucco was smashed to pieces and scattered on the floor after the board hit the ground with a loud bang
“For that Darius to have been defeated…”
The youth stands up froers with a cloth situated on top of a nearby table
“As for the narrow-uess he had Darius demoted?”
“It's exactly as you concluded Darius, who suffered King Warius' disfavor, was deprived of his rank as general and his privilege to participate in the court council”
The youth covered his hter The colorant sticking to his fingers dirties his cheek, but the youth pays no heed to that
“What a fool you are, Warius Darius is a color that cannot be absent in the picture depicting Hol if you re?”
The youth slovenly wrote up several letters with his hands still smeared by paint Then he takes the candle of a candle stand, spills its hot wax on those letters and applies his seal by pressing the seal ring on his finger into the wax
“Deliver these to the 『Sources』 in Holmea and Romania”
Once the youth threw the letters on the floor, a figure appeared froround like a bug And then, when the figure picked up the letters froain disappears into the darkness of the roo those letters with both hands
Making certain of that with his own eyes, the youth muttered,
“『Divine Son of Destruction』, huh? —Let's see what kind of color it is…”