Chapter 249: Seven Southern Families (2) (2/2)
Cordelia struggled to come up with an excuse, but she gave up in the end. Because the more that she spoke, the more that she felt like she was digging her own grave.
“Ah, you’re seriously cute. I really want to bite you.”
“No, you can’t. Five seconds have already passed.”
Jude said something incomprehensible and pulled Cordelia away from Kajsa. Kajsa wasn’t the only one who had superhuman strength after all.
“Ah, it was stolen.”
“I didn’t steal it, I just took it back.”
Jude shamelessly spoke as he tightly hugged Cordelia whose face turned redder at his words. She was somehow panting as she buried her face on Jude’s chest as if she was a mouse hiding in a hole.
And Scarlet, who was watching the entire scene, spoke with a miserable expression.
“What a mess.”
What the heck are you all doing?
This is the moment when the Rogue Master’s identity is revealed, but why is this kind of scene unfolding in front of me?
Scarlet swallowed her bitter tears as a descendant of the Rogue Master, and she glared at Jude who was the culprit of everything. Jude then said with a brazen face like always.
“And this person is…”
“I’m Scarlet. Descendant of the Rogue Master.”
No one knew who the first Rogue Master was.
So when Scarlet revealed herself, Kajsa looked at her in admiration before greeting her in the same manner.
“I’m Kajsa Ophand. Descendant of the divine creature, Fenrir.”
Both were beautiful women, but one was like a seductive fox and the other was like a fierce black panther.
‘What an interesting combination.’
Is this a dream collaboration that one couldn’t see in the game?
Jude’s gamer brain thought of that for a moment before he patted Cordelia’s back and told Scarlet and Kajsa.
“Moving on, Cordelia and I have one more identity besides the Rogue Master.”
“What is it? Is it that you’re a scammer couple?”
When Kajsa tilted her head and asked them, Scarlet burst into laughter.
“Wow, that’s perfect. That’s perfect. Scammer couple.”
“It is, right? It’s really perfect, right?”
As Kajsa giggled with excitement, Jude spoke with a bitter expression.
“… I’m glad that the two of you are getting along well.”
“Because I like pretty people. What’s your other identity anyway?”
Kajsa shrugged and asked him, while Scarlet smiled when she heard the words ‘pretty people’ before she also turned to Jude.
“Scarlet already knows about it.”
The other identity of Jude and Cordelia.
“Cordelia and I are both nobles of the Sälen Kingdom, and also the Rogue Master… But we’re also members of the Guardians of the Holy Cross. And in my case, I’m also Master Landius’ disciple.”
“Wait, Iron Man Landius? The Red-Haired Warrior?”
Kajsa asked in her surprise.
She was not surprised that they were members of the Guardians of the Holy Cross.
Even in the south, there were some people from the noble families who had joined the Guardians of the Holy Cross.
But he’s Landius’ disciple?
That Iron Man Landius, and not just anyone else?
“Yes, that Iron Man Landius.”
“Wow, ohmigosh. Seriously, OMG. Wow, wow, wow. No wonder you’re so strong. Wow, you’re Landius’ disciple! That Iron Man Landius!”
Kajsa was so thrilled that she even jumped from her spot.
She couldn’t help it because she was a big fan of Landius.
“Is Landius really that big? Are his muscles firm? No, it must be firm. That’s right, it’s firm. It must be big and beautiful.”
Kajsa fell into her own world halfway when she was asking questions.
If it was the usual Jude, he would have just observed her, but this time, he immediately brought her back to reality because they didn’t have the time for this.
“Anyway, the story that I want to tell is not about my master. It’s just to increase the credibility of the story we’re about to tell you.”
Having said that, Jude took a deep breath and lightly patted Cordelia’s back. It was his signal to her to join the conversation again.
Because the words he was about to tell them was important for both Jude and Cordelia.
“Black Dragon Malekith. He’s aiming for the south.”
Jude slowly talked about what had happened so far.
Their encounter with Gamorr Khan, the boss of the Black Hand Mercenaries.
The fact that they learned from him.
“The resurrection of Malekith is near. The Guardians of the Holy Cross have already asked my master and the other Paragon heroes for help in fighting Malekith.”
Ghostblade Kamael and Holy Angel Lena.
At Jude’s words, Scarlet crossed her arms.
“I see. So you’re trying to collect Carlos’ tokens, right? In order to unite the 7 southern families who are busy fighting each other.”
“Yes, Malekith is a strong enemy that cannot be stopped even if the entire south unites against him. And in order to face him, a new Carlos must be born to lead the 7 southern families together.”
A new ruler of the south who would succeed Carlos.
“Hmm, all right. I somehow understand it.”
Kajsa nodded her head and crossed her arms like Scarlet as she said confidently.
“From what you have said so far, you’re asking us to fully cooperate in protecting the south, right? Okay, I will cooperate. I’ll lend you all the powers of the Ophand family, whether it’s my older brother or father. But on one condition.”
“To hand over Carlos’ legacy?”
“Because our side should also receive something. I won’t ask for it right now. If we try to command the families by using it, some of them might rebel. So Carlos’ legacy will be given to my Ophand family only after the fight is over. Because Carlos’ legacy belongs to us in the south.”
To summarize, she wanted the two to help them become the rulers of the southern region after the fight against Malekith.
‘As expected of the Sea Wolf.’
Someone who took advantage of an opportunity whenever there was an opportunity.
Her fierce smile and look were like that of a wolf.
“Okay, Cordelia and I are nobles from the north anyway. Our fief is also in the center. It would be much better for us to do business with the Ophand family when they become the ruler of the south.”
Even if they had all of Carlos’ possessions, it was impossible to become the ruler of the south during peacetime, unless there was an emergency.
Jude readily accepted her condition, and Kajsa grinned again while Scarlet frowned.
“I’m saying this again because both of you seemed to have forgotten it, but there’s someone who’s robbing the 7 southern families, right? They’ve already collected four tokens.”
In other words, it was not the time to think of giving Carlos’ legacy to someone when they had yet to obtain it.
“That’s right. So Kajsa, what do you think?”
“Out of the three remaining – no, there are two if you exclude my family. So you’re asking on who we’ll pick first?”
Choosing attack over defense was something common for beast-like girls.
Kajsa snickered as if she was amused the moment she made her decision.
“Then it’s definitely Count Kagehama. Let’s start from there. Those b*stards have the worst luck. Especially the second son.”
It was very much like Kajsa to give an emotional and personal reason rather than a tactical reason.
Therefore, Scarlet felt pity for that family while Jude briefly had an internal conflict.
Should I agree to her decision or not?
But it was then.
[Jude, let’s do what Kajsa says. Somehow, I want to hit Count Kagehama first.]
She didn’t have a proper reason for it.
It was just her intuition.
Her intuition was somehow telling her to attack them first.
But because this was Cordelia’s intuition and not anyone else, Jude nodded immediately.
“Okay, then let’s rob Count Kagehama first.”
“Yosh! All right! Let’s go!”
As Kajsa jumped in excitement, Scarlet looked at Jude with a disagreeing expression.
“Are we really going to do that?”
“Yes, because Cordelia also wants to hit Count Kagehama first.”
“And the reason?”
Scarlet was already looking at Cordelia and not at Jude.
So Cordelia replied with some hesitation.
“J-just because…”
I just felt it.
My intuition told me.
Scarlet sighed at Cordelia’s reply, and Kajsa laughed even louder.
“Kekeke, as I thought, we’re alike. My friend is like me, huh?”
Should I be happy or sad about that?
Cordelia awkwardly laughed at her beast friend’s declaration, and Jude turned to Scarlet.
“Hey, Scarlet.”
“What? Black Cloak.”
“Have you made preparations?”
A preliminary investigation on Count Kagehama.
The layout of the mansion, their security system, and so on.
“You want me to give it to you when I’m the one who worked hard for this?”
“Because it’s for world peace.”
Scarlet frowned at Jude’s shameless answer as she really hated it, but it was only for a moment. Her shoulders soon drooped and she nodded her head.
And that night, at a time close to midnight.
The ‘Night at Argon Port’, which lasted longer than usual, finally began.