NOVEL NEXT Chapter 42
42 Ch 15. Trap (2)
“Maybe.”
The answer of the egg was decisive.
“Really?”
If you know anything about this necklace,
“Yes.”
I just shook my head without even paying attention.
“… I see. ”
But his reaction was already anticipated.
“Okay, thanks for answering. ”
Loan also grabbed the egg and did not stretch.
‘You’re pretending you don’t know. ’
The fact that the egg was lying was already so obvious.
The behavior of consciously avoiding the necklace by answering that I don’t know consistently was clearly unnatural.
I was pretending I didn’t know about the situation, but I couldn’t take the egg with me.
‘I have no choice but to borrow the power of Aux. ’
Now, when Loan, who thought it was right to identify the necklace in a different direction, stepped back.
“.. why did you ask me that? ”
This time the egg asks a question.
Unlike when Loan was asking questions, he was pretending to be okay and not interested in anything, but now his gaze is constantly on the necklace.
Obviously, Al had to be convinced that he knew something about the necklace.
“I heard this necklace is Tatag’s necklace. It’s from Ig.”
Soon, Loan threw his words at the egg.
Like throwing bait.
“Tatag?”
Immediately after taking out the name Tatagh, the pupil of the egg shook unconsciously.
“…… That’s the first name I’ve heard. ”
And then I pretend I don’t know.
‘I know for sure! ’
It is Loan who has become convinced again.
“Yes? Was it a novel? ”
Soon, he asks the question, as if he were leaving the egg again.
The reason why eggs don’t talk about necklaces so easily is because they know that necklaces are not necklaces.
I don’t even know the exact strength of the necklace that goes against time, but I definitely know something.
“Let me know if you know anything. ”
If so, there will be tens of thousands who say they don’t even know the eggs.
Obviously you can target the necklace later and take other actions.
So let’s leave some room.
“…… I won’t. ”
The egg nods as expected.
“Then.”
Then Loan immediately stepped towards Emilia.
Ron, who has the necklace, and Friedrich, who has a political advantage, met Emilia and decided to talk.
Of course, it was already Emilia’s expectation that she would have no income from talking to the eggs.
“How the hell did you find out it was Dahak? It wouldn’t have been easy for the Empire to know. ”
I think I was just talking about Dahak.
In Friedrich’s question,
“I heard Lorelai say Dahak when she saw the monster in the Emperor’s castle. Right, Loan? ”
When Emilia smiled and gave the horse to Loan,
“Ah. That Sword Master thing. ”
Friedrich nods with a pretty godly face before listening to Loan’s answer.
‘As expected, the egg. ’
In the meantime, Ian, who shook his head and looked at Emilia in a conversation with the egg, said that there was no other income.
“This is deeply related to the assassination of Imperial Rosesta. We need to find out what Dahak is. ”
I said with a serious face that I think I need to concentrate on Friedrich now that I have enough room for something.
“I don’t know what the hell you guys saw and said Dahak, but Dahak is a legendary monster that goes all over Northland, from the Mississauga Kingdom to the Iceland after that. ”
“I heard about it. They say the dead will be reborn as Dahak. ”
Let’s get the story out of the men in the Northern Transformation.
“Yes. It’s a villain worshipped by some tribes in North Land. ”
Friedrich, a local of the Miskatonic Kingdom, brought out a more detailed story.
“Residents of the Evil God? ”
“There is a demon, Ariman, who controls death and destruction in North Land. ”
Friedrich, who regards all this as a Northern myth, laughs and says, “Loan and Emilia look at each other as if they had made a promise.
“Evil Ariman? ”
“Is the Ariman Church in the North? ”
Friedrich, who took his words out to respond to two people who were too serious, noticed a panic.
“Hmm? The Ariman Church? ”
He talked about the Evil Ariman, not the Ariman Church.
So you’re saying the Ariman Church is in the Empire?
“…… I suspect behind the attempted assassination of Prince Pete and the disturbances at the Sultan’s party is the Ariman Church known as heresy within the Empire. ”
As soon as I heard that, Friedrich’s eyes widened.
“Are there others here who believe in Ariman? That’s ridiculous! ”
It’s a shocking reaction.
I would be forced to.
The Miskatonic Kingdom and the Rosesta Empire have been at war for quite some time, and it is only a decade since they entered into a peace agreement.
However, Friedrich knew that an heretic religion called the Ariman Church had been causing problems within the Empire for quite some time.
“Can you tell me a little more about that Ariman guy? ”
“Well, I don’t know that much. It’s just a legend that he was the evil god who reigned in North Land, and that he was trying to bring the dead back to the world of the dead as monsters called Dahak. ”
He did not know the details, but the relevance of the Ariman Church to the North was becoming increasingly clear.
“To bring about the world of lions……. ”
“So much the same. ”
Loan and Emilia, who have met hundreds of Dahak hordes, have experienced that it is not just a legend.
“But I didn’t think I’d meet someone who knew his name here. Even in Miskatonic, there are few humans who believe in Ariman. ”
Then Friedrich burst into laughter.
He doesn’t know the truth, but it’s a pretty good story, and I’m sure Ron and Emilia are too serious to be embarrassed.
“Are you sure the Ariman Church is behind those events anyway? Is it true you saw a monster called Dahak? ”
“That was Rudwick yesterday, wasn’t it? ”
Hannah, who had just woken up from her sleep and heard their conversation, quickly asked with interest.
“Rudwick?”
“Yesterday, they raided our promoter. Rudwick’s right.”
In fact, rather than being interested in the conversation itself, she must have thought that Friedrich could become another competitor with Ron.
Hannah is more explicitly targeting Loan than anyone else.
“I guess my hangover’s better now? ”
“Well, I’ve been sighing all morning and I’m fine! I’m not like those weaklings! ”
In the face of a man of the sea answering with a fresh face,
“Argh……. ”
Despite the fact that he still holds his head, Damos and Povos, and Roman laughs at Alicia, who just fell asleep.
“By the way, Rudwick is a bad name. ”
In the meantime Friedrich reacted to the name Ludwig.
“Because of Ludwig the Slayer…? ”
Emilia carefully answers the question he asks and bursts into laughter.
“Here’s something fun! ”
And then, as everyone would like to note, as he lifted his finger,
“What would you do if it wasn’t fun? ”
Hannah asks clumsily.
“It’s gonna be fun. Because we call him Dahak Rudwick, not the Slayer Rudwick. ”
Friedrich, who answers casually despite Hannah’s restraints.
“Dahak….. Ludwig? ”
And in Ludwig’s unexpected title, Ron and Emilia stare at Friedrich with another surprising face.
“What does that mean? Why do you call Rudwick Dahak? ”
Come on. I thought there was an answer in the north.
“He’s the one who died and came to life. ”
“What?”
“And it was my father who killed him. ”
I think the answer was surprisingly close.
‘Marquis screamed at Ludwig? ’
‘Obviously there is something! ’
Ron and Emilia again glare at Ludwig, saying that it was Marquis who killed him.
“Wait! It doesn’t make sense he’s dead, does it? ”
Why are you two looking at each other like that?
“Even though Loan cut off his arm yesterday? ”
I don’t know what’s important in the Empire, but Hannah quickly takes out her words, which she didn’t like to keep her eyes open.
“I don’t know how he came to life. But I heard that during the Northern War, the army led by my father killed all the Rosesta mercenaries who had been abandoned and isolated by the Empire army. Leading that mercenary was Rudwick, the owner of the Mage Gum. ”
Friedrich, who did not know Hannah’s insides, replied with a relaxed face.
“Dyne Slave! A mercenary with a red sword? ”
Owner of the Magum, Ludwig!
Ron asked with a slightly excited face that the information matched perfectly with him.
“Well, I just listened, so I don’t know what your name is. Anyway, I got rid of him and all his men. And the sword he was carrying was a cursed object, so he sold it to the Empire when the peace treaty came into force. ”
Friedrich shrugged.
Loan thought he could see why Dyne Slave was in Aux’s hands.
Certainly the context was falling right.
“So Dahak Rudwick…? ”
“It’s called Dahak Rudwig because the dead came back to life. Well, you’re all thumbs up as slaughterers, but we think he’s just a loser who’s been abandoned by his allies. ”
Friedrich used to say that the Michatonic and Rosenstein’s car was a brilliant piece of work, but it was funny.
“….. I see. ”
Loan and Emilia’s reaction was more serious than ever.
“Umm……. Wasn’t that fun? ”
Friedrich scratching his head, which I didn’t think was a reaction.
“But is he really dead? ”
Within a week, Loan asked him again.
“That’s right, are you sure the Marquis yelled at Ludwig? ”
“He said he killed himself. Apparently, he pierced his heart with a sword. ”
Clearly Ludwig was Friedrich, who replied that he was dead.
“But maybe it’s empty. They were mercenaries anyway, and the blizzards started to erupt in the cold, and my father left them behind. In the first place, their isolation from the front was so harsh that the other Empire troops withdrew. ”
That does not guarantee that he was really dead at the time.
“Well, if he’s alive, he’s got one hell of a life force. Or, as you say, the real Dahak, resurrected. ”
Given the circumstances, it seems that Ludwig is still alive in the Empire and is causing quite a problem.
“That’s all I know. ”
Anyway, that’s all you know.
“Thank you, Friedrich. I lost my life.”
Emilia says she won’t forget this help.
“Then will you give this Friedrich the honor of having dinner with you? ”
Friedrich trying to work on Emilia right away!
“I’ve lost, Friedrich. ”
That disturbed Loan as he cut off the flow and threw out his words,
“You’re welcome. ”
Friedrich smiles with a good face, saying that his relationship with Loan is good too.
“Then let’s have dinner with the promoter. Emilia will be with Friedrich. ”
This is the moment, Hannah, who sits next to Loan.
“…… huh? ”
Loan looked at her with a slightly embarrassed face,
“I will save an abandoned man. ”
Hannah replied with a fresh face.
The Sword Master is mine!
I can see my insides, but I wanted to be cuter.
Temptation is too blatant.
“That should do it. I need to talk to Friedrich a little bit more. ”
Emilia, however, did not respond much to Hannah’s reaction.
I only responded with a smiling face as usual.
“I hope Roan is popular. ”
Of course, even if I did, I saw him send a glance at Ian, but it didn’t seem that pleasant.
“Because you’re handsome. ”
Hannah smiled and replied instead of Loan.
“It’s all good, but it’s better because it’s handsome. ”
And naturally, with his hands on his shoulders,
“…… well, well. ”
Loan, who was ashamed because he was not accustomed to praising handsome men, blushed his face and said, “I don’t know how to answer.”
“And it tastes cute! ”
Hannah shrugs her shoulders with a plump face, nicknamed Sea Mister.
“Hmm……. ”
Then Emilia scratched her eyebrows once.
“Huh?”
The smile on his face seemed to be gone for a while, so Ron blew it.
“Loan can’t refuse. ”
Emilia smiles again and turns her head.
“Huh?”
“Then have fun with Hannah! Loan!”
And she was laughing again.
What is it?
I felt a little different from before.
‘This must be….. ’
It reminded me of Busha, who was angry yesterday.
The personality of the two people was different, so the appearance was clearly different, but somehow it felt similar.
‘Did I make a mistake? ’
But I don’t think there’s any other mistake.
You didn’t say anything, but you can’t make a mistake, can you?
‘What the hell is that? ’
A moment later, Loan, whose heart was choked down without even knowing it, looks at Emilia and asks.
“… Emilia, did you not sleep well yesterday? ”
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Chaplin is preparing for the evening sale.
“Where did Busha go today? ”
Today, unlike usual, Parviti comes to Chaplin alone, and Hugo raises his head and asks.
And then early in the morning, Parviti, who knew that Busha was gone,
“He said he was going home for a while. And now there’s Radha, so I guess. ”
I replied very naturally.
Loan and Busha would have thought Parviti was completely asleep last night, but she knew that they had a bright ear conversation last night.
Of course, I don’t know exactly what it is or where Busha went.
But it must have been Roan who made Busha do something important.
So if Loan’s been hiding this from everyone, even Hugo, she’s right to hide it.
“I did. I didn’t like Busha doing her job that much. Even if it wasn’t the South, it wouldn’t have come out. ”
Every time I think of Busha coming to work, Hugo bursts into laughter.
“Well, I grumble, but Busha’s working hard too! ”
“Well, even so, serving is better for Radha. It’s much nicer.”
“That’s right! ”
And let’s commend him and Parviti for only one day, but she’s adjusting well.
“Ah……. ”
Lada, who borrowed the clothes of Parviti instead of the clothes of the filthy Underground Spearman, greeted him with a red face.
“No……. Thank you both for teaching me so well… ”
He is a very shy owner, so he can’t help but be ashamed of what he says.
“The world is red! ”
In the meantime, Alma, who first saw the sun set, shouted in astonishment as she saw the sun setting out of the window.
It was the first time this morning that the world was so bright that my eyes were so shattered that I burst into tears, and by the time I adjusted, I was surprised to see that the sun was all red.
Born in the basement, and never out of the basement in her entire life, this was all a shock now.
In the face of Alma hanging by the window,
“There’s still time until evening, so why don’t you come look around here with Alma? ”
Hugo suggested to Radha that she should rest for a while.
“….. by myself? ”
Radha opened her eyes a little bit, surprised by what she said.
“Don’t forget the pattern on that neck. ”
And when Hugo made a good man laugh,
“Ah……. ”
Radha, who recalls the ‘Philstein family’ emblem on the newly filled necklace, smiles.
Felt liberated from the slave necklace only for a day.
It was a very brief moment, but that night I was able to sleep really well.
Enough to never want to hang a necklace again.
But she knows so well that liberation does not replace everything.
If you live without a necklace to protect yourself, you may be dragged back to the basement or be subjected to more horrible things.
This time it will be not only you, but Alma as well.
In that sense, this necklace, emblazoned by the Philistines, was the necklace of salvation that would save Radha and Alma.
“Then……. ”
Radha, who was constantly looking at me, wanted to see how the world of my heart had changed.
Even though she was brave enough to step outside,
“Ha, but….. ”
I was afraid because I was going to be desperate, and I was constantly concerned.
Lada can’t easily stand up and hesitate.
“Then I’ll go with you! ”
A sprouting parvity came out.
Less than a day after I learned Radha, it made me feel strange to be an Ig with the same brown skin.
Unlike Parviti, who had not suffered so much by meeting a good master named William Pilstein and Loan, the story of Radha and Alma, who had lived so harshly, was heartbreaking.
“So it’s going to be okay? Mr. Radha! Alma! ”
Alma, who was hanging by the window, looked outside miraculously, and wanted to see the world for herself.
Hugo then nodded, smiling at her cries.
“Yeah, I like that one. If Parviti goes with him, Radha will be less anxious. ”
“Oh, I’m sorry……. Because of me…. ”
Apologize reflectively for that.
“No! I wanted to go out and walk! ”
“Yeah, that’s not what I’m sorry about! ”
Then Hugo shakes his head with his arms open, saying it’s not going to happen.
“Well, go get something to eat. ”
Soon he gave Parviti a silver coin.
“You gave me a lot of allowances! ”
She receives silver coins in antioch.
“Well, that’s about it. I still have to get the rest of the money! ”
“Don’t worry about that! All right, let’s go together! ”
And Parviti leading Radha and Alma!
“Alma, let’s go hold on to your mother! ”
“Uh-huh!”
We’re going out!
To the whole red world!
Alma, reminded of that fact, nodded and grabbed Parviti’s hand.
“Go, Lada. ”
Parviti used to call Radha otherwise.
Sister.
At that, Radha nodded with a shy smile.
“Yes, Parvity. ”
It was like a family of three women with brown skin holding hands side by side and leaving Chaplin.
“Don’t forget about me! ”
Hugo raised his voice as he watched their back with a blurry face.
“Yes, I understand! ”
Parvity, who quickly answered with a bright face.
“Yes! Mister! ”
Alma also nodded, smiling brightly along Parviti, as if she had just adapted.
A young man who is still a slave and has no awareness of Cheonmin himself.
And so much laughter makes me wonder,
“….. I’m old too. ”
It’s probably because I’ve seen, heard, and gone through too many things.
Soon after sending everyone away, Hugo turns his head and looks at the window.
Then someone, who was waiting, looked him in the eye and nodded.
And as the figure disappeared, Hugo, who was left alone, stared into the air.
“Sacrifice of cows for the first time is unavoidable……. ”