Vol 12 Chapter 230 (2/2)
He was saved, he ended up thinking
Without paying any mind to why their restraints had been undone
And the woman he looked up at smiled
“Go die already”
She said Larc tried to use his own Skill in surprise But having lost too much blood, he couldn’t tap into his Mana
“Eh? Ah… s-save…”
Surrounded by the cold eyes of woize, he drew his last breath…
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… Night was co to its close
Within all that, the adventurer party that had coroup couldn’t hide their surprise when a report came from their comrade
“Lyle’s party took over Cartaffs Castle? They have at least five hundred troops, you say? What is theof this? They’re supposed to have left a majority of their forces at the Labyrinth!”
The leader rasped the lapels of the adventurer who had come to report
The one who brought the info was of the two-man party set to watch over them
When night came, Lyle’s party made a move and attacked them, bound them, and abandoned them And when they headed to the castle because of the ruckus, they found Larc’s corpse hoisted
“T-they really did have those nu from the castle ramparts, and…”
Letting the adventurer who answer through the pain fall to the floor, the leader held his head, and sat back in his chair
“… He entered the castle? He took control of it? With only five hundred? How? The information on him… did the information dealer betray us?”
There’s no way Beim’s information dealers would sell info to Lyle, as set to be cut off from the city
With the small numbers Lyle had come to Cartaffs in, that had made him certain of it Yet the result was that he had perfectly completed the surface request
“… We’re fleeing Cartaffs at once”
When the leader said that, the gathered adventurers nodded, and i to flee
They bragged they had enough force to win against Lyle But after the foe had gotten the better of them, and taken Larc down, that was a different matter
Was there a traitor a them? Didn’t the eneot his hands on information, and came to doubt them?
There was erous to stay where they were Everyone i out, and a feere sent to the harbor to secure a boat beforehand Money was no object They et to Beim as soon as possible
With that on their minds, the adventurer party headed to the port, and there was Lyle lying in wait
Surely enough, the knights and soldiers surrounding them were perfectly equipped, and the shi+p was off in the distance, preventing the a break for it
Shuffling around, they were surrounded by those well-armed men, and when his count of the the enemy
And Lyle was s in his hands…
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The mood in the Jeas the worst
The Third even…
『What’s with running is the only option… corowth』
The Fifth sounded bored
『Does it really matter if we crush them? We chipped away at Beim’s forces With those sorts of numbers, I doubt we’d have too ht Lyle』
The Seventh laughed as he praised the adventurers No, he seemed to praise them as he slandered them
『Wonderful, is it not? They learned their place, and ran away like rats Well, let’s just put theood use… for Lyle』
Milleia-san also sounded bored This ti direction for the ancestors, and I really couldn’t feel any motivation from them
『Hah… Lyle, show me a trump card or two』
I looked at the adventurer party surrounded at the port, and took a bundle of papers fro, and quite a stack
I confir, and tossed it over to the leader of the party
As he didn’t move to collect it, I spoke with a smile
“Pick it up I didn’t set a trap or anything I’ht fair and square”
I mixed in some sarcasm as I said that, while the leader turned his eyes to a co for hi its contents…
“… Leader”
The depressed adventure handed the stack of papers to the leader The leader accepted it in shock His hands were shaking, and he looked at me a number of times
“What is theof this? These are Guild documents!”
Guild docuh Marianne-san, to be precise They really were useful
They knew full well the unique characteristics of the official fore for any adventurer to know them Their applications and other forms bore a resemblance, and the contents were filled in
Inforuild could ever knoas filled in
“You still don’t get it? The one sold out wasn’t me, it was you”
Hearing those words, the leader shook
“Bull! We never went against the Guild We were ordered to kill you, and even made considerable preparations for…”
In a calm expression, I spoke to him
“And so? How did that go for you? It seeuys are already over”
The knights and soldiers made a path, and from there, the ‘official’ requestor, some nobles of Cartaffs came with bitter expressions
They had put out the requests, and the ones ere dispatched for it were… the adventurer party It was htly This Labyrinth specialized adventurer party rarely took this sort of request to go outside If they were adventurers of the East Branch, they’d at least pretend they orking a bit
It was a clear failure in personnel selection They had turned theirus
The nobles spoke
“Now only did you fail, you hadn’t even the mind to do the work”
“What cowards you ht of us”
“… You forgot so Take it In accordance with procedure, I’ll be excercising the right given to me”
What was tossed over was a document in an envelope On it was the lowest 【E】 Rank evaluation, and a for money from Beim for a breach of contract
What’s e penalty
The conduct of the adventurers was listed in detail, and the part of the in my way alone was carefully omitted
They waited for us at a bar, and moved around a place Queen Lud, they hadn’t even moved Overtaken by ho ca was over, they ran to leave the country
Even if it was the best decision they could’ve made for me, seen from the outside, they were the worst adventurers you’d ever find
The wohed, and looked down over them
“So they sent ht to rescue me I see, this is a matter more than worth a protest But in that case, the world will officially know of rown tired of the queen’s seat I’ll use this disgrace to take up a husband So anyways, Lyle”
I averted my eyes from her, cleared my throat, and continued on
Darin
“This is it This is the Lyle I know”
Maksim was fed up, on the contrary
“Lyle-dono, when everyone was fighting… you’re the worst And please don’t get anywhere near Adele-sama”
Erhart’s party seeeted
I looked at the adventurers
“You’re over as adventurers It isn’t just the worst evaluation You’ve made the country of Cartaffs hostile to Beih, does it? Because you were sold out from the start”
When I waved hts held up their weapons Thinking it was a signal to attack, the leader tossed his oeapon aside
He raised both his hands
“Please wait! We were only sent in on the Guild’s orders! The request had a contract under the surface one, and we did plan to accomplish the main request once we had completed that! Believe me! We were only request to do it!”
On those words, I shot back
“I’ht noell So there’s no helping it, it’s a request and all No~it Isn’t that how it is?”
I won’t say any names But perhaps it was my ancestors, or maybe not Anyways, there were certain soet back at the adventurers set to attack us
And they were going to unleash that discontentment on Beim
The Seventh sounded delighted in the Jewel
『Very nice, Lyle! There are still so isn’t bad at all! So more! Give these adventurers even ame!』
In a situation where they couldn’t run away, the adventurers dropped to their knees, and started pleading for their lives Seeing that, I lowered my hand
“… When we get to the Guild, speak about everything honestly You don’t knoho’s an ally, or who’s an eneuarantee your lives Well, before that, I do have one one job for you”
Who is an enemy, and who an ally… Beim may have become my enemy, but I’m sure I should have at least one ally out there Or so they’d want to believe
The leader listened to my words, and looked at once of his comrades That individual nodded He had used his Skill to see through whether my words were lies or not And he nodded
“Understood We shall report everything honestly So… I beg you Help us If you do, ill never go against you We’ll even write a contract! We’ll present you all the weapons we have on hand!”
If they returned to Beim, I’m sure they at least had their spares, and they were a party with enough power to instantly get their equipful
“Then I’ll start you on that contract As a fellow adventurer, I understand the importants of equipment All I want is for you to speak honestly in Beim”
Well, I’ll be having them use those weapons, so it’ll be troublesome if they don’t have them
Everyone was relieved
And as I threatened the adventurer party like that, Ludmilla-san watched over me all smiles
What could it be… I feel I’ve been caught in a trap this time around