I’ll Live My Second Life! - Chapter 196

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　Returning on the sun-set road, protected by soldiers.

　Fee worriedly stared at Kuinu's arm.

"Is it okay ...? Doesn't it hurt?"

"I'm fine"

　I had Carnegis give me first aid, but my bandaged arm was painful.

　Fee is not safe either. The part where the dislocation was restored hurt, and there were small cuts here and there.

　But I'm glad everyone survived.

　It wasn't strange if someone died.

　But I think it's a miracle that everyone was safe.

　But that miracle happened because of the hard work of the Kuinus, and because of the Carnegis and others who came to help.

"Ke, are you okay with your injury?"

　It was Cognac who was a little reluctant to talk to me.

　Fee returns a smile.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

　I'm worried about Kuinu's injury, but I don't think I'll force him to worry.

　I told Cognac that.

　Cognac looks down a little and apologizes to Fee.

"That ... I'm sorry ... I'm having a hard time ..."

　Everyone didn't lose their lives, but they endangered their lives.

　Especially for Fee and Kuinu. He seemed to feel quite guilty about it.

　Cognac says in a quivering voice.

"I knew I wasn't really a leader, but I've always admired such knights since I was a kid, so I thought I'd definitely do it ... Then, before I knew it, I was forced to beat others in my own game and let them hear what I was saying ... It's a really bad guy ... It's dangerous for you guys. I'm really sorry for my eyes, I'm not going to be a leader near the gold ring ... "

"Yeah, that's not the case."

　Fee shook his head at the words.

"Sure, if we all came back there, we might have avoided being trapped and caught by the other person, but in that case, we couldn't tell that the other person had a horse and could be attacked from behind. I think everyone was sacrificed even if they weren't caught. I'm sure it wasn't enough to avoid that trap. I think that miracle happened because of the help of Mr. Carnegis. "

　Fee smiles gently on the cognac.

"Such Carnegis were also called by Cognac."

　Fee was heard from Mr. Carnegis.

　Originally, it seems that there were reports of suspicious groups here and there. Apparently, he was active at night, and it was only rumored that he could not find it even if the soldiers investigated it. So it was thought that it was a false alarm, but when Mr. Carnegis and Mr. Torokko were dispatched, it seems that His Majesty King Roy ordered him to investigate again.

　That's why Carnegis and his friends were near here.

　And it seems that it was Cognac who discovered such Mr. Carnegis.

***

　As directed by Fee, the two people in the eastern dormitory were recovered, and the cognac running away suddenly stopped.

"What happened?"

　Cognac points to one point to the fellow apprentice knights who ask.

"Oh, there were people in the armor of the knights of our country ..."

　That's what Cognac said, but the other boys couldn't see anything when they saw it. You can only see the trees lined up.

　But it certainly looked like cognac. He is from the same village as Hyrule. His eyesight was pretty good, if not as good as he was.

"It's true! Why don't you say it !? Maybe you can help me!"

"Huh, is that true ...?"

"I was talking about coming back as soon as possible and calling for help. It would be a considerable loss of time if I went there."

　There are suspicious voices from the boys. Today he has made many mistakes. It was natural that such a reaction would occur.

　Cognac himself is at a loss for that word.

　One of the boys says with a rather worried look on cognac.

"Do you want to follow up on your mistakes ...? I'm sorry to say that ... I think it's safe to go back and call for help ... I couldn't have predicted that. We won't blame you either. "

　But when I looked down for a while, I said with a determined face.

"No! I want to help them! Even if I go back to the police box to call for help, they can't help! I knew that!"

　Cognac tells the apprentice knights who have followed him.

"Please! Believe me only once again! There are knights in our country over there. I did see! Let's get help from those who remained in contact!"

　The boys nodded to Cognac's words, "I understand."

　In the end, Cognac's decision was blunt. The fast-paced Carnegis came first, followed by the minecarts, who succeeded in helping Fee.

　Fee, who had heard about it, tells Cognac.

"I said that cognac isn't suitable for leaders, but my esteemed Tacho said that the leader's first condition is a strong will to be a leader. Cognac, who didn't let go of it, was surely suitable for the leader. Certainly there are a lot of things missing now, but if you wear it carefully, you will surely be a good leader. "

　Cognac happily turned his face red and shy at the words.

"Well, that's right ...? It's the first time I've been told that. Hehehe."

　He seemed to be interested in it, and muttered happily.

"I was suitable for the leader. Is that so? Is that so?"

　It may be that a new leader's plan is being made in his mind. Fee thinks that he has a very easy-to-carry personality.

　But what I said was true, and I wanted him to be a good leader this time.

***

　After that, the expedition training ended halfway, and Fee and his friends returned to the royal capital.

　Cain also returns to the royal capital to report to Roy the information he knows.

　There was a sense of security in Cain's chest.

　If you report on this, His Majesty Roy should find something wrong.

　The report comes from Cain, who ordered the princess to watch, not Nena, who sent her to the fort.

　If you notice the unnatural situation, Cain can finally report on Princess Fee.

　But does Princess Fee want it ...?

　I made friends, worked hard as an apprentice knight, laughed every day, and overcame such dangerous eyes together. Is it okay to separate such fees from the boys?

(But it's too dangerous ...)

　If His Majesty Roy notices it, it can be said that Cain can't help it. For her mission as a grass and for Princess Fee.

　...... It may be a little cowardly.

　Nena came out of the door as she tried to enter His Majesty's office.

　If you try to enter the office instead, a small body will pass through the path, one head from Cain.

"Nena?"

"I've done the necessary reports."

　Nena, who blocked Cain's path, told Cain.

　Sweat is transmitted to Cain's cheeks.

(No, that's a problem ...)

　You can't talk about Fee without reporting from Cain.

　Cain must manage to overcome Nena, who is blocking the door, and report to His Majesty.

　However, what was subsequently released from Nena's mouth was a word that made Cain even more desperate.

"I also reported that the allocation of work is overburdening you. From now on, I'll put together the information for the whole grass report to His Majesty Roy, so you're on a mission. You just have to concentrate. You don't have to come here. "

　What Nena says is that Cain has been deprived of the opportunity to report something directly to His Majesty.

"No, but ..."

"Your Majesty's command"

　Nena flatly says to Cain who is confused.

　Cain couldn't help and ended up standing on the spot.

　Nena takes Cain's hand and speaks to him.

"Cain, we are His Majesty's hand and fingers. The hand moves against his will? If that hand starts to move and aims at the owner's neck ... You have to do what your Majesty has given you. Cain, you don't have to think "extra". Just focus on your mission. "

　Cain respected Nena.

　About her childhood friend, trained together, and now the only woman in the grass.

"Oh, oh ..."

　So I nodded.

　I didn't notice his trust in Nena with a cloudy eye.

　There is about one person who continues to do that "extra" thing.

***

　Eventually, information on the attack came down to the 18 knights.

　Also about that immortal corpse, John's story.

"A man named John with this extraordinary power. Do you know him, Conrad?"

　It was also informed that John named Conrad.

　Knowing that, Palwick asks Conrad.

　Conrad took a sip of the tea at hand, swallowed it slowly, and then opened his mouth.

"Yes, my old friends. No, I wonder if it's like a family."

　The expression was looking somewhere other than here, reminiscent of a distant memory.

"I used to be an assassin in a rural area far away from here. Most of the members were orphans abandoned by their parents because of their special constitution, which was raised by a man. He taught me assassination techniques, undertook work, and made money. One of the children raised around the same time as me was John. "

　Conrad's story goes on.

"As an assassin, he is a third-class, no, a child who is too complimented to call him a fifth-class. He has an unusual desire for approval due to being abandoned by his parents, and has a hyperactive personality that lacks attention. He was a lonely child. If he left the job, he would fail and leak important information to the surroundings. That's why it was mainly used as a decoy. Or, I had them appear in my place to get rid of the people I caught. I was left with all that work. "

　Once there, Conrad sighs.

　I may have been sympathetic to how it was treated, but I didn't really understand.

　Just warn Palwick in a slightly more powerful voice.

"But that power is real. Instead of a failed ally, he was left behind by a chase and was tortured to death 10 times, and appeared on behalf of the client and was sentenced to death 13 times. Seven times he was lynched in prison and carried out as a corpse. But the next day, when he dug up the corpse bag, he was alive. Always scared of the darkness and loneliness in the corpse bag ... So his companion They were looked down on, but they were called, even the corpses that never died. "

"It's an unbelievable story ... but if it's true, why a group of well-known assassins use such a man for normal work, and why the assassins who were active in the eastern regions. A group is coming to this country. "

"Well, I think it's revenge. And John is being used, probably because there aren't enough people."

　Palwick couldn't understand Conrad's answer.

　Until I heard Conrad's words.

"Because I killed more than half of the members of the assassin group."

　Conrad's face, which spoke the information, was just as quiet as the surface of a lake in a calm, with no patience, joy, or sadness.

***

　In a dimly lit hut, John and an old man in a wheelchair were facing each other.

　John was kneeling on the ground and reporting the incident to an old man.

　Then he hit John's face with the ebony stick that the old man had in his right hand.

　After that, he beat John many times and screamed hysterically.

"You are !! Really !! It's useless! I can't get rid of my child well, and witnesses can't miss it !! I can't do anything I was told! How did I grow up? Then you can become an incompetent person who can't do anything like that !! You're garbage !! It's dust! It's useful for anything in my life !! If possible, I'd like to dispose of it here! "

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, dad !!"

　John desperately bows to such an old man and calls out to him with a clinging gesture.

"I'll do it this time. I'll do it next time. So don't throw me away."

"Damn !! This trash !! Scraps !! Why is there only something like you left in my hands !!"

　However, the old man keeps beating John, screaming, as if he hadn't heard John at all.

　Then, after spending a few minutes hitting John, the old man began to cry with his face down on his folded arms.

"Ah ... Philiyaka ... If you were still by my side, I wouldn't have to worry about this ... Only you ... I could do anything if only you were there ... I. Neither the assassination of the king of the country nor the takeover of the country was a pictorial affair .... I was able to make it come true. If you come back to me, I'll forgive you for all your sins ... I've escaped from me and killed my sons who chased me ... So come back, Philiyaka ... "

"Dad ... I'm here ... We're ..."

　John's words didn't reach the old man who just wanted Conrad's return.

***

　In the woods, a little away from the place where the incident involving Fees took place.

　A giant man was hitting Gerus.

"Hey, I told you I'd definitely succeed, so I guess I left the soldiers in training. I missed the kid and the witnesses continued. Let's kill them here now. ? "

　The man had a black beard on his chin, and his stubborn face was like a bandit.

　However, the black-painted armor and swords he wears are well-made, telling him that he is not just a bandit.

　Gerus, who was grabbed by the man, apologized as he began to scream.

"It was bad, Aniki ... I didn't think Carnegis would come to help ..."

"You're saying it's not Aniki !!"

　The man hits such Gerus again.

"Knight leader ..."

"Yes, that's fine."

　The words squeezed by Gerus while being beaten on the cheeks make the man feel a little better.

"Hey, it was really unexpected ... The villagers are smashing, weird kid is mixed in, and relief is coming soon ..."

　Frightened, the man shook his tongue and said to Gerus, who desperately begged for forgiveness.

"Oh, even with this incompetence, I'm one of the few subordinates I've been with since I was a knight. I'll forgive you.

"Ha hey ..."

　Gerus desperately nods to the words of the man who gave him forgiveness.

　The man was also a former knight like Gerus.

　On the contrary, he was a human being who was recommended as a knight leader candidate in the days of the predecessor.

　The name is Goufen.

　However, the behavior was not very good.

　Behind the scenes, he teamed up with the criminals, disseminated information about the Knights, and made the royal capital slaughter the criminals. It is said that the knight made the cause of corruption at that time.

　So when the king replaced Roy, he was dismissed and ousted from the country.

　And instead of him, it was Zephas, who was also the big brother of Roy's training era, probably because he became a knight captain.

　All the knights involved in fraud at that time are being driven out of the country.

　But Goufen was back.

　To take revenge.

"I can't help it, I'll stay in the dark for a while. That way, I can't help searching for that king."

"Okay"

　Goufen, Gerus, and their armored soldiers disappear into the darkness of the forest.

　Just before it disappeared, Goufen muttered. With a hateful voice.

"Now it's the only way to move, but someday I'll be back. Be the representative of the knights. Zephas, the seat I was supposed to sit in was what I was supposed to sit in. I'll definitely take it back."