volume 2 - Chapter 129 (1/2)
TL: We’re nearing the end of the arc, finally.
Chapter 129 – Reinforcements
The mood in the forest was turning awkward.
As a Grandmaster wizard in the royal court, Fleetwood understood many of the events that happened before his very eyes, but he did not know how to react to it.
[Divine Artifact Resonance, Ancient Magic, knowing all our plans…..! Mother Marsha, what’s going on?! If this is really a dragon before us, we won’t be able to stop him from running even if he is at a young age.] (TL: I feel like it’s becoming a running joke as to how many different ways Brendel can be mistaken as.)
But Brendel was just as confused like them.
After that phenomenon, he had no desire to continue talking to them and wanted to leave. The biggest problem to him right now was the amount of people who had witnessed such the powerful magic that happened in the area. Anyone with common sense would believe that something wondrous appeared in this region. The southern region must be in a state of confusion right now, and adventurers from nearby, including the disliked wizards, would be rus.h.i.+ng all over to this area very soon.
[s.h.i.+t, this whole area is going to be in a state of chaos. I need to leave as soon as possible in case any idiots come after me.]
Brendel had considered many times as to how he would affect the history, but he did not expect to do just that after a few months he arrived in this world. He was not prepared for that and also not concerned about the Lionheart, but worried about the plan to take over the land he was targeting in the Randner region. He was even worried that it would change the princess’s next move in the future.
[A b.u.t.terfly effect that changes the entire future will be the worst outcome—]
Brendel was already having cold sweat on his forehead and the tips of his fingers were cold.
When Brendel was still considering this problem, there was a sudden applause in the forest. He looked over to Fleetwood and Makarov immediately, but found they were initially confused as well, before they broke into a delighted smile.
Brendel immediately turned around and discovered a middle-aged man wearing a thick purple coat with an inner white s.h.i.+rt walking out from the forest. The latter was clapping with a large smile on his face.
“So this is Mister Brendel mentioned by the Cunning Fox? A young genius indeed. Your plan is really something that a normal person couldn’t come up with.”
[Another person with an Unsealed Element power? ……Wait, I recognize this person.]
The corners of Brendel’s eyes twitched. He was Count Barre Deorwine, the right hand of Duke Rhun, and ruled over the fief Matthiola.
Brendel had conversed quite a few times in the game with him. Although he looked like he was someone who backstabbed people easily, he was actually a rare n.o.ble who was honest and upright to a fault. While he was considerably skilled, Buga turned out to be the greater warrior and reached over level eighty, approximately forty years later.
He ultimately met his demise against the Tree Shepherds, and was quite a considerable loss for Aouine.
Brendel turned towards him and smiled a little in spite of himself, his tone relaxing a little as he recalled these memories: “Plan?”
“Indeed.” Count Barre said: “According to my knowledge, the dragon race are mostly on their own under all circ.u.mstances. At most they would travel along with their mate, right? By pretending to be a dragon, you are free to do whatever you wish, including that stunt of summoning the Lionheart.”
Brendel immediately heard Rauze’s remarks.
“That man seems to understand us quite well.” She said.
[But you don’t know him. Barre Deorwine is very different from Fleetwood, Makarov and Buga. This man is a realist, and wouldn’t seek to initiate a conversation just to intimidate me. There is no doubt that he has taken measures here. This person is also someone who has unsealed his Element power…… The entire situation has become much more complicated than having the Tree Shepherds around.]
Brendel’s mind was starting to give warning signals to his body to consider running away. He glanced around his surroundings.
[You’re still just a loli dragon, facing these many Gold-ranked fighters would not be in your favor— Holy s.h.i.+t!]
When Count Barre appeared, Brendel had subconsciously recalled that he was a true holder of a fiefdom. After looking closely in the forest, he indeed discovered human figures in the vicinity, and the numbers were large enough to rival Conrad’s army.
[Of course you had to bring an army in order to stop the d.a.m.ned Tree Shepherds! But this area isn’t under your territory, bringing your soldiers into this area is practically asking to fight with Count Randner. Is this Duke Rhun’s goal?]
Suddenly he recalled a certain land at the borders of the Randner’s territory.
[No, that’s not it…… These are not Duke Rhun or Count Barre’s men. That particular land at Rander’s borders, doesn’t it belong to the Princess? That’s where the Royal Cavalry Academy is. Eke was most likely used as bait in order to lure out the political opponents, and with the troops from the princess—]
He hardly partic.i.p.ated in Aouine’s civil wars because he was busy raising his levels in the game world. Even though he roughly understood how the battles’ conclusions were, he did not know the details of them. If his suspicions were correct, then the princess must have recruited soldiers from the very beginning, even before the Madara’s invasion.