Return Duke Frausch - Chapter 144



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Episode 144 Castle of Wailing (1)

“now! Let’s hurry. A short distance from here is the site of Baron Rupert. Let’s drink and relax today! I will give you a generous treat! ha ha ha.”

Luceraine, who came back from the dead, was the first to come to his senses while looking at the rising sun.

And he says he will gladly shoot Hantuk.

“I heard our top lord is hot!”

“Let’s finish! “My throat is sore, so I need to drink properly today.”

“Everyone move quickly! “The longer you delay, the more you lose!”

The mercenaries gained strength at the mention of alcohol.

No matter how rough and strong the mercenaries were, they fought all night and even had to sort out wyvern hides.

Everyone felt like they wanted to sit down, but the offer of bonuses and drinks brought color to everyone’s faces.

Carrots are more effective than sticks in the mercenary life where fate can change at any moment.

“finished!”

“Come on, let’s load the leather and by-products into the wagon!”

“Young car! Zero car!”

The cleanup was completed in an instant.

No one died in this battle.

Not only did he overcome the hardships of life and death, but he also earned a lot of extra income.

“Hey!”

Heeeeeeee.

The carriages were moving.

All that remains where you leave are the lifeless corpses of monsters.

Hehehe.

The sound of the cold, biting wind became a short funeral song for them.

“Keep your guard up until the end!”

“There may be some remaining monsters left.”

He rode his horse forward next to Amshon, who looked back and gave instructions.

The wizard Hederon is still avoiding eye contact.

Unless you were an idiot, you would have known that I was a 7th circle or higher wizard who could use subspace.

Several mercenaries were also careful.

Spirit Blade receives special treatment in the mercenary world.

A person of great skill who can receive a great title even among nobles.

“Lezel, do you really want to become a mercenary?”

Amshon asked cautiously.

You won’t believe it.

“We need a mercenary squad for the job we need to do.”

“ah… … .”

I groaned and shook my head.

He knows it would be rude to ask more deeply.

In one night, their identities were reversed.

Not a trainee wizard, but a silver-haired Shinigami disciple who was absolutely skilled.

“I… Just in case… … .”

Amshon hesitates to speak.

“If you come to our mercenary group… You will be able to become a leader right away. “In this world, skill comes before loyalty.”

“Would it be okay if I cut off the leader of the Eagle mercenary group? “I don’t know if they are creating a new mercenary group.”

“Oh, no.”

“???”

“If Rezel creates one, our mercenary group will be pushed down the rankings. so… Come and take over our mercenary group!”

Amshon was genuinely taken aback by my joke and suggested being the head of the team.

Meanwhile, the party arrived at Baron Ruper’s territory.

The Baron’s castle was slightly larger than mine.

“and! “Isn’t that wyvern skin and bones?”

“The Eagle of the Sky mercenary group is amazing!”

“How much is all that???”

As soon as they arrived at the territory, the residents and soldiers looked at the things loaded on the wagon and started whispering.

Wyvern bones and skin packed neatly on a cart.

Everyone who witnessed it burst out in amazement.

A mercenary group in the sky with shrugged shoulders.

I entered the castle proudly.

Baron Ruper Castle was a commercially developed area as it was close to the capital.

Although it was small, there were a lot of people coming and going.

At the same time, it was sturdy as it served as a strategic point for defense of the castle in case of emergency.

Anti-magic defenses were also in operation.

“Pass!”

The driver let me through without even a simple inspection.

They looked dispirited when they brought in a wyvern carcass that even they themselves could not catch.

“To the rose nest!”

Lukeline took the lead.

“Please go in. Mr. Rezel.”

Lucerain bowed and guided.

Hederon was pushed into the background.

I am the benefactor who saved his life and made him money.

I entered the inn guided by Lucerain.

Perhaps because it is a logistics center, it is large and clean.

“alcohol! Owner! “Give me a drink!”

“beer! “Starting with cold beer!!!”

Mercenaries swarmed in and shouted for alcohol.

A drink that will quench your thirst as if you were alive after death.

I will miss you so much.

For them, it is a means to confirm and feel that they are alive.

“Eat as much as you want today. Please make sure there is no problem with our departure tomorrow morning.”

Lucerne also became more relaxed.

“Thank you! “Happy New Year!”

“God Pyrrhus has granted us rest today! Everyone drink!!!”

The mercenaries began drinking beer filled with large glasses brought by the employees.

I got between them and grabbed a beer glass.

Gulp.

I opened my uvula and took a sip.

A bitter beer filled to the brim in a wooden glass the size of a pitcher.

It was refreshing and sweet like lager.

I like beer better than an elf’s toast.

“The moment the silver-haired Shinigami’s sword was scattered… … .”

“We are so lucky.”

“I feel like I used up all my luck this time. “Hehe.”

The mercenaries spat and recalled what happened last night.

A day of rest like that.

I forgot my worries for a moment after taking a sip of alcohol.

Anger, love, and that woman… … .

***

“depart!”

I felt like I wouldn’t be able to leave if it was like yesterday, but I was worried.

Professional mercenaries were different.

Although they looked slightly sober, they were all waiting in front of the inn.

A light energy radiated out as if all stress had been blown away.

Moving upward again.

Surprisingly, the four-lane stone road was smooth and smooth.

“The roads are well maintained.”

“In the past, during the era of the continent’s unified empire, there lived a powerful grand duke. “The road was built at that time and is still in good condition.”

I nodded at Amshon’s words.

A brief history of the continent learned through library books during the Imperial Knight School.

At that time, many educational institutions, numerous artisans, guilds, etc. were concentrated in the imperial capital of the unified empire.

It is said that it was devastated by an angry dragon and disappeared overnight.

The imperial capital of the unified empire is said to have been completely destroyed and has become uninhabitable for humans again.

It occurred to me that I would like to meet a race called dragons at least once.

“Have you ever seen a dragon?”

“Dragon? Hey, don’t even joke. There are only a handful of people in history who survived after seeing a dragon. And to see the dragon, you have to go to Lair. How do you get there through ferocious monsters and powerful defenses? And even if you reach it, you will be like a stone that melts into lava with a single snort.”

Amshon shook his head.

Seeing his expression made me even more curious.

Click click.

As curiosity about dragons grew, the top moved quickly.

Thanks to developed roads, speed has doubled.

Everyone’s steps are light.

“Hehe. “I will be able to see my daughter soon.”

“Your daughter?”

“Didn’t I tell you? I have a beautiful wife and daughter in the royal capital. “I also bought a gift for my daughter this time.”

Amshon shows off a floral headband decorated with small jewels.

He is a born father.

The head of the family supports his family with the money he earns through hard work.

I could feel the family love in the sad expression.

Although he was a brave mercenary who was not afraid of blood in battle, he was a gentle and caring father to his children.

“I wasn’t thinking about getting married… One day, while walking down the street, I saw my wife and it was perfect! the feeling is… … .”

That’s how the boasting of a mercenary with all his might began.

Meanwhile, we reached the place that was our destination today.

“It is the city of wailing!”

“… … “It’s eerie every time I see it.”

A huge castle that you must pass through before entering the mercenary kingdom.

It was very big.

It was located on a flat hill.

“What is the City of Wailing?”

“that is… “It was the last bastion of a kingdom that resisted until the end during the Unification War.”

A story told in a voice full of sorrow.

The situation was like this.

The royal palace of the last kingdom that stood against the unified empire in the past.

At that time, the kingdom that was collapsing in front of the rising empire was no better than a bug.

The empire mobilized military force and drove all the nobles and soldiers of the kingdom who resisted there.

Loyal nobles and soldiers gathered in the royal castle and fought.

However, supplies became scarce due to the influx of nobles, soldiers, and refugees.

He resisted until the end and eventually surrendered.

However, the empire did not accept surrender.

An empire that created a magic barrier of fire around its castle to set an example.

For months, I looked outside at the fire and despair, which soon turned into wailing.

The people of the kingdom cried frantically for their lives as they saw their children dying from hunger and their beloved lovers.

Only after the last person stopped crying did the empire enter.

At that time, the number of people who died of starvation exceeded hundreds of thousands.

It is said that a curse occurred at that time.

It is said that half of the nobles and soldiers who participated in the war at the time were swept away by the epidemic and died.

“Sometimes when the wind blows… I hear wailing. “It takes my soul away.”

The castle wall got closer while listening to the story.

It’s an eerie mossy black-gray color.

It boasted a huge size, befitting its royal castle.

I entered the gate in solemnity.

And the inn where we stayed.

Today, the mercenaries spent their time quietly without drinking.

The night was deep.

I rested in my room and refreshed my mana.

I concentrated my mind and rotated my mana.

The room has various protective spells applied.

No one can interfere or trespass.

Ugh. Ugh.

Energy that begins to be deeply absorbed.

The vitality began to open and wake up.

All borders to the whole world have been opened.

Right then.

-come… to me… come.

“???”