Episode 2 of the Overly Competent Villain - Chapter 48



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A land of opportunity thousands of kilometers from the Western Seas of the Empire.

It was thought to be a new province of the Empire when it was first discovered with unprecedented abundance of resources and fertile land.

Until the reason why the demon continent was called the demon continent was discovered.

– The astounding monster ecosystem of the new continent!

– One after another deaths in pioneering troops! Are you frustrated like this!

-The Demon Continent, not the New Continent. A demon that eats people!!

This is a demon cave where no one can live. It has been 20 years since the discovery of the new continent. No one could advance further in the impregnable land infested with monsters.

However, the land is too coveted to let go. The empire aims to conquer the new continent through investment from private companies.

-Continuous supply by the Imperial Fleet will be supported, and we promise legal land transfers based on performance.

-This is a direct declaration from the Kaiser of the great Confederate Empire of Bahamut, and he bestows the title of ‘von’ to those who achieve the most outstanding achievements–

Since the beginning of the empire’s history, only those with the symbolic preposition of military aristocracy, ‘pawn’, could become ‘lords’ of the territory for a long time.

Now, in the age of capital and industry, the rights of the nobles, who still had a powerful influence and ‘owned’ the ‘land’, were still strong.

Although not as much as before, they had the right and power to be called kings in my land.

-This is an opportunity for those of us who were treated contemptuously for trading!

-If you become a noble, you can have a territory and relocate your headquarters to adjust the tax amount at will!

-And what about the fertile land and resources of the new continent? If you occupy it, you can aim for the prosperity of your family from generation to generation!

As such, many entrepreneurs risked their lives to develop the Ma continent. The list of companies included the leading conglomerates of the empire.

-Our group does not participate in pioneering the new continent.

only one place. Except for Mayer, the largest chaebol group in the empire.

At the time, everyone looked puzzled at the reaction, but the will of Mayer Chairman Locheller G. Mayer was strong.

Instead, he bought uninhabited islands for ships to settle on during the route to the Ma continent, built ports, and served as a supply base for airships and ships.

Now that 20 years have passed. While everyone was dying in the Demon Continent, only the Mayer Group acted as a supply base for the Ma Continent route and was collecting money, which was followed by President Roqueler’s pioneering plan.

“Is this… for real? Is it true that the young lady ordered it herself?”

“VIP rank 5! It’s direct to Lady Aris!”

Iwa Island, a supply island located in the middle of the sea route to the Ma continent. Although the island is thriving as a tourist destination with beautiful natural scenery, the main business of Mayer Transportation, which manages the island, is to manage the port and provide services to incoming ships.

And now. Three days ago, an order was given to closely monitor the supply ships that departed from the Imperial Fleet Headquarters in the western city of Kralles.

It is a story that a serious illegal act has been detected and needs to be investigated.

“Why do we do that?”

“It’s not a good idea to meddle in what the military is doing.”

There was no problem with inspecting the ship in the name of quarantine and hull inspection, but at a glance, this was an investigation into the dark business of the Imperial Army.

And the empire is a country of armies dominated by military aristocrats. Conflicting with the military in such a place is not wise.

The reason for this is unknown, but it was ordered by the eldest daughter of Edward S. Mayer, the eldest son of Chairman Locheller, who is the first in the line of succession within the group.

It was difficult for them to refuse easily if they were the direct blood descendants of the influential next president.

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“Can this be enough?”

“Yeah… thank you.”

“hehehe~ Well, with this much. But are you sure? If you help us this time, you’re really giving it to us, right?”

“You know it because you saw it with your own eyes.”

“Well, it’s not like that.”

Mayer Group VIP 5th Rank. In other words, except for the chairman and his three children, the rare heiress who could be said to be in the highest rank showed off a confident expression.

I mean, this is going to be a lot of money.

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The subhumans, called beastmen, have been persecuted by the Empire for a long time.

Depending on their innate physical ability and training, they were able to use ‘strong energy’ equivalent to the knight’s magical power enhancement, which made them reign as the conquerors of the continent for a long time.

But is it because of his innate physical ability?

It has been over a hundred years since the last kingdom of beastmen perished in front of a human species that pushes ahead with technology such as magic swords, magic, and firearms and the hypertrophy of capital.

Relegated to the subjugated class, most of them conformed to the Empire, and some resisted under the banner of the Brotherhood.

Heisenberg was the lieutenant of the Order of Knights sent to subdue the Brotherhood.

“Lord Heisenberg, I will begin detailed inquiries about this situation.”

Death of all subordinates. His leg and one hand were also damaged in the battle, and a harsh hearing was held, and a voice reprimanding the commanding mistake was stabbed like a dagger.

Take responsibility for losing your men.

Even if your father is a retired Imperial Army general and your family is a renowned knight family.

The terrible damage that resulted in the loss of 36 knights is unacceptable. Even for just one person.

Immediately after the hearing, which denounced that he had to take off his clothes immediately, not to the level of being relegated to the periphery, ‘she’ appeared to Heisenberg, who was soaked in alcohol.

A witch with dark hair tinged with purple.

“you are······.”

“Lord Heisenberg. Nice to meet you. My name is ‘Sharha’.”

“Sharha?”

He had even heard that name. The head professor of the Imperial Academy. The Empire’s greatest genius wizard.

I heard that the jewels of the great scholars of the empire, who are said to be in charge of the education of the imperial descendants, are in the military hearings?

“You will have two options from now on. Reorganized like this and spending the rest of your life in a secluded place in the countryside. You will receive a pension, so you won’t have to worry about old age.”

Is there anything else given to you besides that? Heisenberg remembered how many commanders like him had fallen.

Any way to overturn this hearing–

“second is?”

“Huh, you haven’t given up yet. You know those eyes well.”

Eyes stained with revenge and hatred. Anger at the beastmen for causing my men to lose. It was not a matter of who was justified.

he wanted revenge. Even if the method is nasty.

Heisenberg’s hearings turned upside down with results no one expected.

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Kralles City Fleet Command.

The main task here is to protect the empire’s merchant ships from pirates, keeping in check the rivals of the empire across the continent, the Albion Tribal Union and the Kaplan Maritime Kingdom.

3,000 sailors and 800 military police guard this place, where the Empire’s pride fleet and warships reside.

“Chief, they are requesting an interview.”

“You’re bothering me.”

Having said that, I can’t ignore it either. Their contact actually benefited Heisenberg.

Heisenberg took out a box hidden in his safe.

An item recently given by Family Boss, a transporter under Jacques Pietro. This is a natural terralite that has been rumored to be exhibited at the Grand Cruno Casino recently.

“What do you plan on doing, Commander? It sounds like something warlocks are looking for.”

“Heh… It’s a bit of a waste to hand something like this to the warlocks.”

With the help of the association, Heisenberg obtained the position of Commander of the Krales Fleet. What they wanted from Heisenberg was a continuous supply of slaves for the development of the demon continent.

Heisenberg added a personal grudge and fully fulfilled the request, and it was for this purpose that black magicians were dispatched for branding magic.

In other words, Heisenberg has no reason to pay more than this for ‘death’. It was also a waste of money for that.

“Punglim jade… Who brought this?”

“This is Morales. I was under Pietro. There are many other people who want to join the warden.”

A gap created by the recent shaking of the organization under Jacques Pietro. Heisenberg was reluctant to join hands with gangs or anything like that, but this was an opportunity.

A chance to push out Jacques Pietro, who reigns like a king with absolute organizational power in the West, and become the King of the West!

– Beep! Beep Big!

It was then. The communicator rang loudly.

“Chief, that’s…”

Not a business communicator as a military commander, but a personal line. In other words, it is a convolution for Heisenberg’s real business.

Heisenberg is in touch with beastman hunters and related businesses through that communicator. Recently, I informed this line to the bosses under Pietro who had been informed of his conversion.

“It’s Heisenberg.”

[Hello, Lord Heisenberg. I think it’s the first time I’ve personally posted a greeting.]

A voice that is cheerful to be called old and deep to be called young. Heisenberg, hearing the man’s voice, had a hunch.

“Jacques Pietro.”

[hahahaha, strangely, everyone immediately noticed when I contacted them. Is my voice that distinctive?]

How do you know this line? For the same reason as Heisenberg, he gestured to the bewildered adjutant. He began looking through the lists of people who knew about this secret line.

“To hear that the busy King of the West personally contacted me. Should I call this an honor?”

[If it is an honor offered by my subordinate, I will gladly accept it. But if you’re my enemy, you’ll have to endure the wrath I send.]

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Heisenberg kept in touch with Jacques and searched the list of secret lines for those he had kept in touch with until recently.

“Wrath… the thing that came into my hands? I would have paid a lot of money to get it, but it’s a pity.”

[It didn’t cost me a penny to buy it. But it paid a pretty heavy price. It was the debt of one person’s life.]

The hunters, an affiliated unit, received regular reports, and collaborators such as warlocks returned to Krales after failing to secure the Punic Orb in Grand Cruno. Then–

“So? If you’re going to ask me to return the item——”

[ask? no This is a notice. Notification that I will go find mine soon.]

“Chief… I can’t get in touch with the people gathered for the interview. I’ll try to send my subordinates…”

got hit I never thought I would be able to figure out their trends so quickly. It is truly an incredible power of information.

“You act fast. But so? Your organization has already begun to falter, and it’s not just the bosses of the family who have taken the oath of allegiance. You should have managed your subordinates well.”

[I have nothing to say about that part. That’s what point organizations are originally. It must be a configuration that is difficult to exercise control over.]

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Pietro is now purging the men who betrayed him. Morales, who brought the jade to himself and offered it to him, must have already been executed.

‘The rest of the organization should be healthy.’

Heisenberg quickly gave instructions. While continuing his conversation with Jacques Pietro, he sends bodyguards to the bosses waiting to meet him in various places in Krales.

But in the end, their roots are the organizations that have a tight grip on each city’s transportation network routes. It must be occupied and protected.

Fortunately, Heisenberg has a fleet. Not only warships leaving the ocean, but also military airships flying in the sky.

No matter how dense Jacques Pietro’s network is, it can’t be faster than the airship. Even in terms of combat power, military airships cannot be compared to civilian airships.

[I’ll be back soon. I’ll have to keep my things safe.]

“I hope so.”

Contact is lost.

Heisenberg was bothered by the confident attitude of Jacques Pietro, but even then he was sure there was nothing he could do about it.

This is a military base guarded by thousands of sailors and military police. Even if the troops are withdrawn to protect the organization of the converted bosses, there are still many troops stationed there.

“Call the hunting squad. We’ll be stationed at the base for the time being and look at his movements.”

“I’ll issue a return order right away. It’ll take a few days.”

Okay, so there are at least a hundred knights and semi-knights in the fleet command. No matter how strong Jacques Pietro is, this is an irreversible power gap.

Above all, Jacques Pietro has so far avoided direct conflict with the military. You know that if you collide head-on with the army, you will surely lose.

That is why he tolerated Heisenberg’s military power in the west, where he reigned.

No matter how lawless the area is, if you attack an Imperial military base, there will always be a retaliatory act.

Because there were no madmen willing to risk it except for the anti-Imperial terrorists.

How many days have passed like that?

One after another, reports emerged that the assassination attempts of the early turn bosses had been thwarted and that they had succeeded in preventing their organization from being attacked by Jacques Pietro’s men.

also. No matter how rampant he is, in the end he is a gangster. It cannot be matched against regular troops armed with ships and firearms.

In the end, the moment they safely absorb those networks will lead to the collapse of Pietro’s proud network.

“Cho, Chief! Emergency communication from the control tower! There is an airship that is rapidly approaching our base!”

“what?”

One of the main missions of Kralles Fleet Command. Observing non-collinear ships moving in the area and performing air control.

Basically, the Kralles Command is a military air route and does not allow access by civilian ships. However, if you approach it, you can sink it as much as you like.

“Did I take the wrong course?”

“I gave an order to the observation wizard at the control tower. Check the flight number and conduct air traffic control——”

It was then. A report came up from the control tower with a breathless voice.

“Bar, claw flag! Black claw flag!”

It symbolizes one thing.

Prisoner Brotherhood.

Master of the Black Claw Banner.

Mad King Cromwell, the leader of the Brotherhood.

The world’s strongest creature was approaching Kralles Fleet Headquarters.