Chapter 1421 (1/2)
The Fifteen Evil-breaking Swords… a secret fighting force prided by the Ahest skill in combat
They were feared beings ere rumored to have used their power to turn the tides of nues on their own and erase traitors to the nation, pulling out any roots of rebellion
If one considered the S-class adventurer, the 'Thunderclap' Schneider and his party to be the greatest fighting force that didn't belong to the e Swords were the greatest fighting force that did
“This is an unpleasant ht-speed Sword' Rickert A swords and had been assigned the nuhway towards his mission
Despite being as young as being in his late twenties, the Third Sas such a ht” In fact, his abilities were equivalent to those of an class adventurer
He was a handsome man with a shapely nose While he was athe ladies of the upper class; there were endless e talks despite the fact that he was already married to three wives
He even carandson of the previous emperor of the A Rickert's uncle
As an honorary duke, he owned no land, but he had received offers of recommendations to become the First Sword in the future, and he was in a position where his na the candidates to beco were to happen to Marshukzarl and the newly-born First Prince
But Rickert knew that all of these were lies
His sas slower than light
He had si the Fifteen Evil-breaking swords because of his good looks and heritage The position of Third Sword and the position of First Sword that he had been proanda
And nothing would happen to Marshukzarl during his lifetime
That was how things had been up until today, and things wouldn't change from tomorroards
“Is it unpleasant?” asked Buss, Rickert's attendant “The stable ruling of the forreatest unresolved probleainst the Orbaus, my lord, your achievements will echo across the entire empire”
The Fifteen Evil-breaking Swords were a secret force, but Rickert's existence itself was an advertiseth Thus, a carriage was used to transport hihts wearing gaudy armor and Buss, as his attendant and essentially his secretary
Rickert was inside a carriage so extravagant that if he were to tell so to a ball rather than to a mission, nobody would have doubted him
“How can I be happy over being praised for a hollow achieveuised as awith sarcasm
“My lord, you will be heard from outside If you wish to complain, youhis ic Ite past a certain area, allowing private conversations
“I did put thought into that The aruard us have too many decorations, so those sounds are very loud They can't hear ic Stones,” Rickert said
“Putting thought into things isnow more than usual that his lord had some kind of serious illness “What exactly is it that you find unpleasant?” he asked, pressing his master to spit out all of his complaints
Buss thought that it was also his duty to listen to such complaints
Knowing that Buss thought this, Rickert spat out his complaints and the stress that had accumulated in his chest like sediment
“What, you ask? It's the same as always My own lack of talent that causesfully aware of the reality of the situation… Apparently, those with sharp senses think that this incident was a ploy of His Majesty's to reduce the influence of the useless Duke Marme”
Duke Mar that the rule of the for well, had been successfully deceived and placed in a position as the person now responsible for and in charge of the occupying army that would likely fail at their job
And by offering a helping hand at the ti, it would beco andthe power of the Marme family of dukes
The discord between Eh to be known to any ere reasonably knowledgeable regarding matters within the eine that it was impossible for Duke Marme to rule the occupied land of an enemy nation
And so,on between the emperor and Duke Marme behind the scenes of Rickert and the other Fifteen Evil-breaking Swords being sent out
Indeed, it was possible that Marshukzarl did have such intents
“But His Majesty's true aiiven to us isn't the extermination of the resistance, either,” said Rickert “We're to otiate with the Dha shi+eld-nation's expedition ardootiations break doe're to dispose of him”
Marshukzarl was after Vandalieu
Marshukzarl, who had gathered inforh a different network to the one used by the aranization known as the Sauron Liberation Front had ion
And by adding together and analyzing other small pieces of infor the Sauron Liberation Front
That hy he had appointed Duke Marion So that he could use hi how hostile Vandalieu was towards the empire
Duke Marhts to succeed the throne, and even aainst Vida's races particularly harshly On top of that, he was a passionate believer of Alda And to Marshukzarl, he wasn't someone ould be considered a loss if he was killed
Even if Duke Marme and the vassals that he had taken with him were to be killed, there were people who could succeed theion's economy The other noblemen who had moved with the duke were those that the emperor felt could be replaced or simply didn't care about if they were absent
In truth, Duke Mar Swords to be dispatched sooner than Marshukzarl expected, but even if that hadn't happened, Rickert and the others would likely have been dispatched anyway
In order to deal with Vandalieu
“But are His Majesty's decisions not the natural decisions to htered six thousand elite troops fro shi+eld-nation, as well as the 'Vampire Hunter' Bormack Gordan, and even turned them into Undead to perform a counter-invasion, where he turned the cultivated land into a rotten sea of deadly poison,” said Buss “In addition to that, in the Hartner Duchy of the Orbaudom, he tilted a castle, destroyed awith the entire hts' order and kidnapped over a thousand villagers and disappeared so the Scylla race and the resistance from behind the scenes… To be frank, all of this is difficult to believe”
On top of all of that, according to the inforeons
Ihted in the City of Niarki in the Hartner Duchy, a Dungeon had appeared in the forest to the direction in which Vandalieu had fled the city
After that, eons had been discovered in the Hartner Duchy Other than the one discovered close to the city of Niarki, they were all F-class Dungeons with only a single floor consisting of a single room, however
“Buss, it's not that I' sent out to hunt one Dhanore the unconfirmed information that you just mentioned, he's someone that many Ghouls and Undead obey If all of the unconfirerous that he won't be a problem of just the Sauron Duchy,” said Rickert “If we don't deal with hiht, in the worst-case scenario, the Amid Empire could be destroyed”
“My lord, you s”
“It's not careless, Buss It's unknown as to how th Vandalieu possesses as an individual, but he destroyed an elite force of six thousand of the Mirg shi+eld-nation's elite three years ago We should consider hi at least one of our vassal nations, including the Mirg shi+eld-nation And unless the Orbaudom's power is severely hare of that as well”
The Amid Empire's vassal nations – the maritime nation of Kalahad to the south, the rain-nation of Yond to the west and to the east, the Mirg shi+eld-nation that possessed the greatestthem all
The ar shi+eld-nation had been unable to defeat Vandalieu If he were to set his eyes on one of the other three nations, in the worst-case scenario, the da as nations
Vandalieu was capable of conta period of time… it was unknown as to what methods he used to create that poison, but if it was possible for hie areas of land or ocean, he could destroy nations without even having to fight them
Marshukzarl would be a failure of an eerous individual
“Butwith this Vandalieu is part of our otiations will go well,” said Buss
“Really? Actually, I feel the same way,” said Rickert
“… My lord”
“That's what I personally think But it seems that His Majesty and the others of the Fifteen Swords have ideas”
Considering the things that Vandalieu had done in the Mirg shi+eld-nation, it was certain that he didn't have any favorable thoughts towards the A that he was a Dhampir, it was only natural to think that it would be impossible to build a friendly relationshi+p
In fact, wasn't it dom, a nation that was the Aht
However, based on the various incidents in the Hartner Duchy thought to be caused by Vandalieu, Marshukzarl and his advisors had concluded that Vandalieu would not join the Orbaudom's side without conditions
With that being the case, it would be possible toon the conditions That hat they seemed to think
In fact, even in the Sauron region, Vandalieu hadn't directly caused large har the area It sees that he had done up until now, he should have been able to destroy the entire army
Around the sa members of the Reborn Sauron Duchy Ar absorbed by the Sauron Liberation Front to for Princess Knight
If this was Vandalieu's handiwork, the one that he had inflicted hardom
“Based on his actions up until now, it seems that the Dhampir named Vandalieu doesn't intend to side with either the Aht that he intends to build his oerthat a child who possesses poould think of,” said Rickert
Vandalieu would rule over a group of puppets that would work for hi any opinion at all The tyrant of a small hill
“A gaerous dolls,” said Buss “Such a person would never yield to the empire no matter what conditions are offered, would he?”
“That's what I think, but I'otiations,” said Rickert
“That's right, Ricky-boy,” said a new voice that suddenly echoed inside the carriage
Rickert showed no signs of surprise, but responded in a sour voice “… Five-headed-Snake-dono Could I ask you to stop calling me that?”
This was the 'Five-headed Snake' Ervine, the Fifth Sword, a trueSwords
He was aSwords by the time Rickert joined them
Ervine chuckled “What else would you have ster who has not even lived a hundred years if not 'boy?'”
“Ervine-sama, I believe that my lord is more displeased by your nickname of 'Ricky,'” said Buss
“Ah, I see My apologies; I'll call you so else if I remember”
“Incidentally, it is the seventh time that I have heard those words”
“Ohto Rickert once etful, you see After all, I aeezer,' as you like to call me”
… Going on and on about soo An unpleasant ht
I Swords, he had met Ervine on ain an unpleasant senpai-like eezer”
It seee towards Rickert for that
“Now then, back to the topic, Ricky,” Ervine said “Your duty is yourhero that eliminates the resistance We'll have you work up until a certain point, and if the negotiations with the Vandalieu brat break down, you and I, along with the others, will dispose of him”
“The others? You're not the only one?” Rickert asked
“I'hly of h to face thousands of Undead If he hunts down the di army, they could all be killed and turned into Undead”
Each of the Fifteen Evil-breaking Swords, particularly the true ht over a thousand enemies at once However, nofroe numbers of enemies