Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 153

Chapter 153
"General, General Mintel would like to see you," a courier said as he rushed in .


Kumaraghosha and Harrison looked at each other, and then Kumaraghosha jumped off his war horse . "Show me the way . "
"General!" Harrison followed Kumaraghosha jumping off the horse . "I am going with you . That guy definitely does not have good intentions . "
"No, you have such a temper . " Kumaraghosha smiled . "Here is the military camp . Only disciplines matter here . I will be fine . "
"General, you might think that way, but that guy does not necessarily think the same way as you do . "
"It is my order . Harrison, take care of our fellows here . Don’t let them cause any trouble . Do you understand?" Kumaraghosha shook his head .
"Ok . " Harrison heaved a sigh .
Kumaraghosha followed the courier to the camp . Large griffins created gusts of wind in the camp when they flew into the sky or when they landed . Soldiers often had to lower their heads in case they were blown away by the wind . Only Kumaraghosha walked with his back straight . His back was as straight as a spear . He had acted very tough . No mentioning the wind created by griffins, even as arrows rained down or on the battlefield hovered with magic, he had been very tough .
Soldiers in the camp talked behind Kumaraghosha’s back . His pure military style did not earn him respect, because those soldiers were from Griffin Aerial Unit . The soldiers just acted like their general . The accumulated rancor between General Mintel and Kumaraghosha was not a secret . If any soldier showed respect to Kumaraghosha, it could well be imagined what would happen to that soldier .
When they were approaching the general’s tent, Kumaraghosha did not wait for the courier to report to General Mintel . He lifted the curtain and walked in . Mintel was sitting on a big chair . He had a rare bright red crystal wine glass in one hand, a female slave from Maho Empire in the other . He quietly flirted with his slave as his followers were around him .
Mintel was young . His eyebrows were long and dark, his nose was tall, and his eyes were bright . He looked handsome . It was during leisure time, so he only wore half armor, but even from the half armor, one could still tell Mintel must have come from a really good family . The armor radiated strong magic surges when he moved around, which were even as strong as the magic surges from a senior mage when he fought with full force .
"General Mintel, are you looking for me?" Kumaraghosha asked slowly .
"Don’t you know you should have someone report to me first?" he asked coldly . The smile on Mintel’s suddenly disappeared .
"You asked…" Kumaraghosha said .
"Please leave right now . " Mintel said .
Kumaraghosha gave Mintel a long look without any comment . He turned around and walked out of the tent . There were low-pitched laughs in the tent .
A courier walked in to report that Kumaraghosha had arrived . Mintel waited a while on purpose before he allowed Kumaraghosha to come back in . Kumaraghosha kept a calm look even though he saw those evil-intentioned laughs .
"Our General Kumaraghosha, please take a seat . " Mintel held his hand out to signal Kumaraghosha to take a seat, while he was still sitting on his chair . "I heard something happened to our supply wagons?"
"Nothing serious . Boarbeasts went bad while the frozen magic array worked fine in the wagons . I think something must have happened at headquarters . "
"General Kumaraghosha, don’t blame others whenever there is a problem . You need to look for things you did wrong . " Mintel had a smile on his face . "Five years ago, you told me so . I learned from you and remembered your words . Today I have to say the same to you . "
"I would not blame anyone else for my faults, but I would not allow anyone to blame me for something I did not do either . General Mintel, it is still too early to return that saying to me," Kumaraghosha said .


"Is that so? Why are you so sure something happened at headquarters?" Mintel said calmly about the pressing incident .
"I have had mages check on the supply wagons carefully . Nothing went wrong with them . If you do not believe me, you can send your people to check on it," Kumaraghosha said .
"Frozen magic arrays are not complicated . Any mage can repair them . It has been three days since the incident happened . Now you want me to check on it? General Kumaraghosha, are you playing with me?" Mintel smiled .

"General Mintel, neither you nor me can decide who should take the responsibility for the incident . People from the headquarters will investigate," Kumaraghosha said .
"Sure, but I will include my opinions in the report . I hope you are okay with that," Mintel said .
"Do as you wish," Kumaraghosha said indifferently .
"Ok . " Mintel nodded . "Did you purchase boarbeasts somewhere else? I heard you have paid big money for it . I heard you even gave that merchant a powerful magic crystal you collected a long time ago . "
Kumaraghosha was a little shocked . "Yes’"
"Did you all hear that?" Mintel looked around . "What an example for empire soldiers . "
"What an example! You just don’t want to get punished for your mistake," one of Mintel’s followers said with a mocking tone .


"Shut up . Kumaraghosha is not that kind of person," Mintel sneered .
"Only you understand me . " Kumaraghosha smiled .
"If I did not know you, who else could know you . " Mintel’s smiles started to look vicious . "You are definitely not afraid of our military punishments, otherwise you would not make me a criminal and kill my brother . For the past five years, my brother’s screaming has been lingering in my ears . I rarely slept well . I woke up with nightmares many times . General Kumaraghosha, it was because of you . "
No one else dared to say anything on this topic . Suddenly it was getting really depressing in the tent .
"He deserved it . " Kumaraghosha’s expression did not change a bit .
"Sure, sure . The things you do are always right . " Mintel thought he might be acting too impulsively . He took a long breath and put his fake smile back onto his face . "Marshal Nabonido trusts you the most . With his help, you would not care about anyone in the military . Hahaha, right, why is Marshal Nabonido not here today?"
"General, Marshal Nabonido died few years ago," one of Mintel’s followers said it timidly .
"Huh, did he die?" Mintel acted like he had just learned about it . "How did he die?"
"He had a treacherous relationship with another country and was sentenced to death by the king," the follower answered .
Kumaraghosha tightened his fists and slowly loosened them . He looked indifferent and cold . Anyone could make fun of him, but he would not allow anyone to show any disrespect for his teacher . If Mintel would not stop talking sh*t about his teacher, he had to make a bloody scene in this tent . He had nothing to worry about because he needed to protect his teacher’s reputation .
"Alright, alright . Marshal Nabonido has fought for our country for several decades . He has done hard work even if he has not performed meritorious deeds . Let’s talk about something else . " Seeing Kumaraghosha’s look, Mintel felt an unnoticeable fear . He even switched to a nicer tone as well . From a royal family to a military family, he had learned a lot before he became a general . He knew when to stop his venting . If he pushed too hard, he would have to face revenge from Kumaraghosha .
Mintel had never meant to kill Nabonido . He just wanted to vent on him . If he were nice to him, he would find an opportunity to stab him from behind . When his brother led his team to scout, he surrounded a town . He forgot about his assignment . He stayed and fooled around in the town for three days . As a result, the Death Roaring mercenary group from Maho Empire made a surprise attack on the headquarters . Ten thousand soldiers who stayed behind at the headquarter were killed . This was a mistake that could be forgiven . It was the first assignment for Mintel’s brother, and he found several beautiful girls by chance . He was not able to take others’ advices and caused a disaster for the military . It also had impact on Mintel .
Looking at it from a different angle, Kumaraghosha was demoted a few times after Marshal Nabonido passed away . Good leaders were getting less in the military . No one could deny that fact that Kumaraghosha was a brave soldier . It was fine to vent against him in a peaceful time, but Kumaraghosha was the person who could save lives when a war came . Knowing this, Mintel actually did not mean to kill Nabonido .
"General Mintel, if you just want to tell me these things, I think we can find another time to talk . I have to set up a defensive system now," Kumaragosha said slowly .
"General Kumaraghosha, you do not have to worry about defense . You need go to the headquarters first . There is another supply caravan that needs you as an escort," Mintel said .
"My job is protecting Griffin Aerial Unit’s camp," Kumaraghosha said .
"Don’t you know the Country of Mercenaries is in danger now? Our supplies could be cut off at any time . Before it happens, we have to make sure they have enough supplies," Mintel said .
"How about the safety issue here?" Kumaraghosha asked .
"My worriers can fly to the sky at any time . You do not have to worry about it," Mintel said in a very formal tone . "This supply caravan carries a lot of stuff . You’d better take more people with you . Don’t let anything happen to it . "
Kumaraghosha went quiet for a while and said, "Yes, sir . "