Chapter 7
The horse carriage rhythmically goes forward to our destination . For now, there’s no problem . It’s just the movements of the man before me that piques his interest . Looking out of the window, he looks to be sending some signals . I’d rather nothing happens like this, though .
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But that kind of though is naive . The horse is neighing, shaking the carriage wildly .
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I shouted instantly, but the man ignored my shout and jumped out of the carriage with Ginsen on tow .
I see, so that’s his aim .
“Tina, wait for me inside the carriage . ”
“Kurt-sama, please stay safe . ” Tina squeezes my hand while looking at me . Her face tells me that she wants to go out there with me, but she knows she’ll just be a burden . She seems to swallow the words back down .
I ruffle her hair and speak, “Yeah, I’ll be back soon . ”
Let’s finish this up real quick so she won’t be worried .
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When I went out, a bandit-like group already surrounded the carriage . The man who held Ginsen ran straight towards the bandit’s direction .
“The easiest trap to notice is heavy, huh?” I laugh wryly . From the start, that guy has been the bandit’s accomplice .
I’m assessing the situation . The coachman is crouching from the arrow on his leg, the horse is dead . Nearly every bandit is equipped with arrows, and the moment they saw me, they strained the bow strings .
“Fire! He’s unarmed . Even if he’s an Arnold, without a spear he’s just a normal man!” the guy holding Ginsen shouts .
I see, he knows that much .
The Arnolds are somewhat famous for displaying a greater strength than an average man, but only when fighting with spear . However, that’s not the information that should’ve been known to a common bandit . Someone must have been pulling the strings .
The bandits fire the arrows . They pour down like rain .
I take out and hold the cake knife from my coat’s inner pocket . However, I don’t take off the protective cloth wrap from it .
It’s the tool to make the pastries that will make people happy . I must not taint it with blood .
My brain is accelerating . My strength overflows . Sword Ability III has manifested . Yeah, displaying the ability is already sufficient .
My powered up brain and reflexes show the arrows’ trajectories . Then, with my empty left hand, I chop and reflect the direct hits only . I avoid the arrowheads, my reflecting hand doesn’t hurt at all . All the bandit men’s jaws are dropping .
“No way, isn’t he just a normal man without a spear!?”
“My bad, I’m not a normal Arnold . ”
I step in with full strength . In that split second, I kick off my foot, denting the ground’s surface with a thunderous roar as I jump off like a rocket . Fusing the strengthening from mana and ability equals an overwhelming physical strength . This is exactly my full strength . The power that I gained from my special training with Volg .
The power of my former self can’t hold a candle to my current power . I close in upon one of the bandits . Striking his jaw with my left palm, I reap his consciousness instantly . He didn’t even have time to scream .
After toppling one of the bandits, those who remain finally notice my movements . Our time axis are different . They can’t even perceive my movements . I strike at many bandits . With me running past the gap, they fall unconscious one after another . Aiming to palm strike or hand chop their jaws or napes, I barely use up my strength .
“Oi, I didn’t hear about this . As long as his spear is gone, he’s supposed to be a normal dude . ”
“This isn’t a human speed . ”
“What the hell is happening?”
The screams are mingled . Every scream is reaped . And then, not a minute after, they’re all annihilated except for two men remaining . They are the guy holding Ginsen and a single bandit .
“Now then, I should listen to your story now . That’s why I didn’t knock you out . ” I turn around at the last bandit, intimidating him . From his equipment and the way he moves, I figured he was the bandits’ leader .
“Bastard, making fun of me, eh!?”
“I don’t do such thing . ”
I flip over the rushing, raging bandit, hold him against the ground, removing both of his shoulders and knee joints, rendering him utterly powerless . I don’t give a damn to his shriek . There should be no problem if he can still speak .
“And you, don’t you run away . You’re the bandits’ comrade, right?”
I grin towards Marquis Fernandes’ servant .
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“It’s true, I have nothing to do with this, nothing at all . Believe me, please believe me . ”
He’s tearing up, obstinately insisting with both his hands clutching and begging . However, I don’t buy it . I tug Marquis Fernandes’ servant’s shoulder and forcibly remove the joint .
“Gya-gyaaaaaaaaaaa!” He screams like a pig to his surroundings .
“Say, aren’t you underestimating me? Who’ll buy that kind of lie? You knew about Arnold’s power . Because you knew, you attempted to separate me and Ginsen . You thought I’d be an ordinary man without Ginsen . Such an obvious attempt, even an idiot would’ve noticed . ”
This guy was pushy and sloppy . Most likely, he really was underestimating me, a low bottom aristocrat from rural village .
“Moreover, I knew you keep signaling to outside after I entrusted Ginsen to you . I intentionally faked ignorance . Afterwards, the bandits did come . Coincidence much?”
I grab his left shoulder too . However, there’s one thing that still makes me calm . This incident isn’t related to Marquis Fernandes himself . The marquis didn’t know that my aptitude lies in swords instead of spears, but he knew I could wield mana . This level of manpower contending against a mana wielder is unthinkable . This ambush was designed under the assumption of opposing a mere spear ability wielder . Therefore, Marquis Fernandes is clean . If he betrays me, I’ll lose my ability to trust other people .
“Ee, eek, wr, wro, wrong!”
“Which part am I wrong?” I noncommittally ask .
“Really, I, it’s wrong . I’ve nothing to do, nothing to do with this . ”
“Then let’s confirm it . ” I walk towards the bandits .
Tucking back the cake knife to my coat, I pick up a twig around the place and snap it off to sharpen the edge .
“You bandit over there, is this man your comrade or just someone who cooperated with you? I’ll gouge your eyes out if you lie . ”
The bandit pisses in his pants . Even if he wants to retaliate, his arms and legs are immobile, turning him into a mush . “Ye, yes, you’re right . After he took your spear, we needed to assault you . He told us that, you, you’re just an ordinary guy without your spear, we could get money from attacking you . That man is an accomplice . ”
“Th, that’s a lie! He’s just spouting nonsense!”
Marquis Fernandes’ servant makes a fuss .
“So? Is that man lying? Then I’m gouging your eyes out now . ”
“It’s true! W, we received some money……” The bandit repeatedly begs to be believed .
Oh, well, seems like it . It’s easy to see with my own eyes whether they’re telling the truth or not .
“It’s just as it looks like . Seeing his desperation, I can figure out that he’s not lying . But, what about you? If you’re still planning to lie, I’ve no other option but to let you see hell . If you tell me the truth here, I’ll save your life . ”
With me flashing around the twig, that man started to spill them all out, one at a time .
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From that point, I tied a rope around the bandit’s leader and the servant who cooperated with the bandits, loading them to the carriage, and departing once again to Eclaba, where Marquis Fernandes resides .
I can gain more valuable information from these two . The remaining bandits are a hindrance, so I have them tied up around trees . What are going to happen to them, I’ll leave that to Marquis Fernandes .
The injured coachman is an unrelated victim, so I treated his wounds in that place before resting inside the carriage with Tina .
I push the horse to run . I’m borrowing the bandits’ horse to replace the dead one . The one they have is actually not bad . I’ll make sure to take it back with me to the village .
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Rushing while being guided by the coachman, we finally arrived at Marquis Fernandes’ mansion . When we arrived, the servants cheerfully went out to greet us . However, after I quickly explained to them about that servant’s betrayal and the ambush by the bandits, the servants hurried to return to the mansion . After only a short while, a servant shows up and brings Marquis Fernandes with him .
“You’ve done well to reach this place . Kurt-kun . ……For bringing trouble to you, I deeply apologize . ” Even though he has a very lofty position, Marquis Fernandes bowed his head deeply to me . This man is truly capable . He’s not haughty like a normal noble .
“Please don’t bow to me . Marquis Fernandes is also a victim here as well . I let your coachman get injured, even a horse died, so . ”
“I’ve heard about the bandit’s ambush only until Rasse’s hand on that . I wish to hear about the details from you . ”
Rasse is that servant’s name, the one who betrayed us .
“Yes . As far as I knew, the man called Rasse admitted to being a certain noble’s errand man and received some huge cash to assassinate me . There’s some indication that the noble isn’t too happy with my engagement to Faruno-sama, or so it seems . ”
“This is a serious situation . Still, though, recklessly picking a fight with you is just not treasuring their lives . ”
“They won’t fear an Arnold like me once I don’t have my spear . After scheming to take the spear, they must have bragged to the bandit that I can die in the raid . ”
“A real fool…… The person who meant to assault you and Rasse too, accepting the scheme for some money . ”
This incident comes from a noble’s jealousy . A third-rate noble’s son like me, who obtained Marquis Fernandes’ backing and even the beautiful Faruno, must have been a source of envy . Most probably, that person aims to replace me .
“Since I have no plan to blow this incident up, I will leave it to you, Marquis, for the aftermath . The man who seems to be the bandit’s leader and Rasse are both left alive, so feel free to do as you please . ”
In other words, control the information to follow the dirty money . Someone like Marquis Fernandes will want to protect his dignity while finding the mastermind .
“Absolutely . Leave it to me . I’ll tie the loose ends . ”
From now on, it’s their part . I have nothing else to say .
“Kurt-kun, let me properly compensate you . It still doesn’t change the fact that my servant has caused you problems . I’ll arrange it before you return home . ”
“Please accept my deepest gratitude . ”
Declining here will simply smear mud in Marquis Fernandes’s face, the Arnolds is probably unlikely to receive any expression of apology either .
So, I obediently took advantage of the marquis’ favor .
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