Chapter 126 - Forces (2/2)
From the list of nobles given by Queen Rinz, Crow can persuade the other houses (preferably those which are not in term with them and are highly trustable). It might not be that much, but it's still better than nothing. As for the three of us...
”Yeah, how?” [Ash]
”Now that you mentioned it...” [Alaric]
”The three of us are all alone” [Saint Louis]
”Wait, I can understand the two of you, but Saint Louis, not you too?” [Crow]
”Pretty much everyone around here doesn't support me, and those who are have likely been caught by them, and met similar fate with those slaves” [Saint Louis]
”My, my apologies” [Crow]
Yeah, the three of us doesn't have that much connection here. I mean, I reckon those two will have one or two, but as for me, it's totally zero
We will just have to do our best then. If we can't recruit anyone, we might as well weaken them before the day comes for us to storm the castle. Alaric and I can just go around now and attack the knight and soldiers, wounded them as to prevent them supporting the castle during that day, but, we couldn't ask the saint to do the same
”How about the dark guild?” [Bodyguard A]
”That's too risky, plus, think of the aftermath” [Alaric]
”Also, I accidentally destroy them during my visit, so...” [Saint Louis]
”And how did you accidentally destroy them...” [Ash]
As it turns out, the two fallen prince of the demon kingdom uses the dark guild as a mean to enter this country, and since Saint Louis during his official visit stumble upon them, he defeated them hoping to squeeze some information, but alas, they're hardcore and won't even bulge a bit. They even shut down their brain voluntarily as to avoid memory dive spell (which honestly, is admirable). They are currently being imprisoned by the country, which mean they're now either working with them or being turned into guinea pig. Both sound probable. With their healing technique, they can just ”reboot” their brain (albeit I reckon not all of them), and have them work for the country while the rest will just become a guinea pig
”Well, better start working I guess” [Ash]
”Same here” [Crow]
~Knock~
”I'm coming in” [Lisa]
Ohh, it's looks like Lisa is here, and quite early. I wonder why, and isn't that
”Long tine no see Naoto, I reckon Haliza and her family requested you to come here and investigate what happen here” [Ash]
”That's the case” [Naoto]
”Wait, Naoto, as in the A rank adventure from Malsia, who's call as the elemental archer!” [Bodyguard A]
”That's correct, however, there's one more powerful person with us today” [Naoto]
”That's!” [Crow]
”Ohh, it been quite some time since we last met, Female paladin, Aries” [Saint Louis]
”Pleasure all mine, Saint Louis” [Female paladin Aries]
This, this is one hell of a group...
”But with the two of them are here, that mean our chances of success will increase” [Ash]
””??”” [Female paladin Aries, Naoto]
”Ash, slow down a bit. At least introduce yourself before jumping into the topic” [Lisa]
”Yeah, sorry...” [Ash]