Chapter 43 (1/2)
Chapter 43: Stormy Life
Translator: Lei
Proofreader: Iine
“Derval, what do you think I should have done…”
We had returned to the covert, with the family of three that would have certainly faced retribution because of my actions
I quietly asked Derval that question while stroking Bebeto's leg inside the hangar
It hadn't even been a few days, but I already could not si of the Ner in, but these people were in an extreo
“I like you, e” My question was about what I should have done, but Derval suddenly said he liked ht smile on your face, but you sincerely worry about people like me, the weak… That spirit will be the solution”
Derval's Zen riddle-advice made my chest feel even stuffier
'Just like how Pikachu won't save you any electricity bills, this place won't make any money… damn'
From the first tiely drawn to it But it was too burdensome a fish for me to s
“Hohoho Bebeto! Boo~!”
Behindwith Bebeto, a wyvern,without any sense of fear
Dddda
“Mister!” The kiddo ran into the hangar Seeing rin and ran up
'M-Mister! Arghh'
Lucia KO'd a fresh young lad not even twenty years old with ' and held on with two little ar, you're It!” she warbled
Justher bloody father, but soht smile free of all the world's worries My chest prickled with heat
“L-Lucia… Q-Quick, let go at once!”
Lucia's mother appeared as well Worried about the retribution of Viscount Lukence's soldiers, I had brought Lucia's family here And as soon as they arrived, Lucia's uarded behavior, the aproned woman made a flustered expression
“It's alright”
“Hehe, Mister really dotes on Lucia Right? Handsome mister~!”
Little blond Lucia had to tip her head way back to look up atsmile warmed my heart
“Of course, I've never seen a lady as pretty as Lucia”
“Uwah! Are you proposing to Lucia right now? Hohoho Then when Lucia becoet married to you, Mister!”
Lucia's eyes sparkled with happiness I shtly patted her head
“I apologize The child still has no sense ofher head politely
“Has the move been uncomfortable?” I asked
I had given one of the nearby hangars in the area I could protect as a temporary residence for Lucia's family
“No, sir We are very comfortable I cannot remember the last time we could be so carefree… Thank you Sir…”
Waving her hand, the woman teared up a bit as she relayed her thanks I could discern the breadth of Viscount Lukence's lawlessness
“Mister, will you be protecting our family from now on?”
As her ed her away by the hand, Lucia asked with a curious voice
“Hm?”
“Mister is a Skyknight A Skyknight, who defeats those bad dragons and hts are the guardian knights of the sky who protect our dreams!”
'Guardian Knight of the sky who protects their dreams…'
Lucia's words crashed intothump
“Of course, e will definitely protect Lucia's dream”
“Right? Hoho Mister, thank you Lucia will grow up fast and get married to Mister”
Lucia dipped into a deep bow
“Ye…yeah”
Faced with Lucia's extremely pure and honest intentions, I inadvertently ended up nodding as well
[TN: Cal relationshi+p and will never ever progress]
'Dammit… It won't even make money'
My face hardened with a bitter smile
I was looking forward to the rugged future ahead of me
“It would require a troop at least 100,000 strong In addition, at least one of the continent's seven reat deal of holy water, as well as an intiroups on the continent”
“A troop 100,000 strong… ic tower, temple?”
“Yes And that's the very least it would take The Nererous than any other place on the continent That's why even the Bajran Eo”
'100,000 troops? You think you can find that on the streets? And how the hell would I pay for that many soldiers?”
“Derval, from what I heard, doesn't the entire population of the Nerman Plains only add up to several hundred thousands? That includes the elderly and young, so hoould it be possible to foster an army of 100,000?”
Money was one thing, but the nu up
“That is the problely come to the Nerman Plains Of course, it's not as if there is no way to solve that”
Derval stopped talking and stared blankly at me
“This?” I said,a circle with my hand
Derval gave a light nod
“It is possible to resolve the issue of the soldiers if skilled mercenaries on the continent are hired”
“Hah…”
Even on Bebeto's back, this piece of land was so large that you would have to fly for quite a long tie land about 200 k area could not be covered by mercenaries hired with money
'The ic tower be crazy enough to come help? And a temple would have to be off their rocker to come to an unprofitable place like this'
Frole of those coo, there had been a few, but after the hungry people kept rushi+ng at them, they all quietly disappeared In other words, they were unable to sell God's name and do business in a place like this, which you could shake upside down and only get dust bunnies from
“However… if it's you, e, it should be possible I believe Just like how you were my salvation from the darkness, I believe that you can make these Nerman Plains into a land of peace!”
'Geh!'
I was no savior, but Derval was looking at me with blind loyalty and trust
'I won't seriously just becoht?'
The lord position of the Ner I had never expected or even drea the lord of this place, which would suck up myyourself in honey and dancing the Charleston
“You would have to take control of this covert first You have to hts are not even using, into your territory, e”
“How?”
“Through persuasion”
Derval gradually revealed so this
“Persuade who?”
“You just have to persuade Count Pavess, the nominal leader of the covert”
“With… a bribe?”
“Yes It should be ar The empire's troops will actively retreat within a few uidance a little earlier”
'Eurgh'
Derval was telling h my blood, sweat, and tears, as a bribe
“And if everything goes as planned, thearound tomorrow No matter how scary Lukence is, there will definitely be people swayed byso abstract as 'tomorrow' isn't very important to people like them, anyway”
'At times like this, he's seriously cool-headed?'
Even though he was always sending absolute loyalty and respect ards to other situations, he evaluated everything with a leveled-head
“Alright Let's take control of the covert then”
“A splendid decision, e!”
Nothing in this world was so easy that you could resolve it with your thoughts alone, without even trying
In any case,100 years
Even if I couldn't succeed, I wanted to give it a shot
“So, why have you come?”
Leader of Weyn Covert, Count Pavess, was enjoying a coates and a hundred or so sentries all over the place His eyes had gone as wide as plates when he heard that I came to talk
'You le drop even if you got pierced!'
Even Weyn Covert was probably getting quite a nice su all that norance
He didn't seem that happy to see me
“Haha, I came because I have a favor to ask”
“A favor? A favor to ask fro to give you?”
Count Pavess' brows furrowed as soon as the word 'favor' came out
'Don't worry! I won't steal your gold, it's too dirty for me!'
“I heard that the imperial troops will soon be summoned back to the empire soon”
“Most likely… They will”
“Please leave the covert to me”
“The covert?”
“Yes It would be good if you could transfer it over to me today, immediately”
“Kuku I heard you're getting picked on by Viscount Lukence; so you're planning on using this place as a fort or so?”
'He knew? Rotten bastard You should have warned me at least!'
Count Pavess was ht into a toilet if we met in the bathroom
“I have prepared a sift outside If it were me, I would rather retreat now than return to the empire with empty hands after a few months”
This pig of a count's eyes began to sparkle with curiosity at the ift
“Hooh!” Following er to the scene outside the , he let out an exclamation
“Does it please you?”
“…It does, but with that alone…”
'This shi+thead, I've been saying yes and yes and you still won't budge!'
The count's eyes were dripping with greed like a fatty piece of bacon
“If you don't want to, then that's that I saw a lot of empty forts outside the city, too”
He ed me As I spoke, I whirled towards the door
“Haha Why is such a young ht! I'll vacate the covert today for you!”
'Hng! Vacate? What a funny squid'
Sitting pretty outside was a wyvern ic armor that could easily fetch at least 15it up in this unavoidable, regretful situation, but I was gonna calculate interest in my heart
“Then I will leave for now”
“I' as I live Hahaha”
'Sincerity? Right back at you I will never ever forget you either, you bastard!'
This bea-like Count Pavess…
I stored his greasydeep inside my memory, as soain
“There are around 500 of Viscount Lukence's knights and soldiers stationed in Denfors They are staying at the viscount's ht named Palmir at their center”
“500? It's not as ht?”