The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 85
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Episode 85 26. Fireworks
One.
The fire is burning.
“Save me… … .”
Crunch.
In the blazing flames, Charon mercilessly cut off the heads of the struggling slave traders.
A prison camp located underground.
Of the areas assigned to Charon, this was the last camp.
Kwauuuuu!
A sound similar to the roar of a tiger echoed throughout the camp, followed by human screams.
“Kwaaaaah!”
After a while, Adina slowly appeared from a distance, biting the nape of a human’s neck.
She roughly threw the corpse she was holding in her mouth onto the ground, then approached Charon and spoke.
“Ugh. The cleanup is over. The total number of slaves imprisoned here is 37. Everyone escaped safely.”
“great job.”
“They were worthless filthy bastards. They bit off my disgusting neck, so I guess I should brush my teeth.”
She looked around with her beast-like eyes shining.
A basement with a pleasant smell.
Fires were burning all over this basement.
Her keen senses still detected the presence of humans hiding throughout the basement.
“Should I finish it?”
But Caron shook his head and chuckled.
“Is it really necessary to do that?”
“There are about fifteen people hiding.”
“Follow me, I have a good idea.”
After roughly organizing the situation, Caron took Adina and slowly climbed the stairs leading out of the basement.
And after a while.
Kwaaaaang-!
They cut the wall with a guillotine, and the wall collapsed, burying the entrance they had walked through under rocks.
Adina, who was watching the scene, nodded her head in admiration.
“… … There was such a way.”
“That’s a real hell. Those trapped down there will struggle until the very end and then die.”
“A fitting end for a scumbag. You seem to have some pretty decent ideas for a human, Caron Reston.”
As she spoke, she slowly unleashed her beast-like form.
It’s been four hours since Caron liberated the first camp.
All the slaves imprisoned in Levin were freed.
“We deliver justice!”
“Execute the traitor, Count Leandro!”
Charon’s army, which started with only 50 men, had now grown to easily over two hundred.
Of course, many of those troops were freed slaves, so their fighting ability was weak, but they all showed a strong will.
Moreover, even the soldiers patrolling the city willingly joined in order to survive.
“This is an urgent patient!”
“Bring him here!”
The slaves rescued from the last camp were immediately checked by the slaves from other camps who had been rescued first.
Fortunately, there were several slaves with extensive medical knowledge, so action was taken quickly.
As Caron was quietly watching the scene.
“Caron Reston!”
From a distance, a huge figure approached, leading a considerable force.
It was Utula, a giant rescued by Charon.
When we met again after four hours, Utul’s clothes were stained with blood and were in a very tattered state.
One thing that’s peculiar.
“… …Why are you walking like that?”
The point is that Utula was walking with Cobbler on his shoulders.
Finally, Cobbler arrived in front of Charon and spoke to Charon while still riding on Utula’s shoulders.
“We’ve finished organizing everything on our side! We were going to join you at the Knights’ Headquarters, but we finished organizing a little early, so we just joined you here.”
The number of troops on Cobbler’s side was not that small either.
The number appears to be over 100.
In this way, a total of 400 rebels, or rather, liberation forces, gathered.
“I only recruited those who were capable of fighting. Since many of them were exhausted… … .”
“Good job. How did you deal with those slave traders?”
Then Utula answered instead.
“We will not be slaves! Those who deprived others of their freedom, I crushed with my own hands!”
“… … As you heard, Lord Utula took care of them all. Still, we were able to capture some of them alive, even though their lower bodies were paralyzed. Lord Utula simply folded his back… … .”
Charon nodded, sticking out his tongue as he imagined Utula folding his human body.
“Wow, you both worked hard.”
“They were not warriors. It was an easy task. Easier than chopping off an orc’s head.”
Utula said, pounding his chest.
And the cobbler asked Charon cautiously.
“Now that you’ve liberated all the camps… … what’s next?”
The first goal of freeing the slaves was achieved.
Now it’s time to move on to our second goal.
Charon let out a soft exhale as he sheathed the guillotine.
“Go to the city square.”
Then the cobbler expressed his discomfort.
“There are currently soldiers of Count Leandro there… … .”
“Don’t worry about that.”
I’ve already heard from Rebellio that things have been resolved well.
The table that Rebellio had prepared with great care.
Just go there and put your spoon on the table.
Everything is resolved quickly in the end.
Originally, this type of rebellion had a higher chance of success if it proceeded as quickly as possible.
‘I know because I’ve been through a lot of trials.’
As Charon had suppressed quite a few rebellions in his previous life, he knew full well that delaying would be disadvantageous.
Still, to this extent, the plan is almost successful.
All that remains is to deal with Count Leandro, who will return to the city upon hearing this news.
“Then let’s go to the square and meet up with Prince Revelio… … .”
It was about time that Charon was ready to take his next action.
Woohoo.
The communication device he had kept in his pocket rang, and Caron deftly took it out.
It was a message from Prince Rebellio.
“what’s the matter?”
After a while, Rebelio spoke through the communication port.
It’s only been two hours since I heard that the city has been completely taken over.
Could it be that there was a problem with control?
But at what Revelio said next, Caron couldn’t help but frown.
“… … Are we just going to throw away the border?”
To that, Caron replied as if it were a given.
“Let’s meet at the castle walls. We have to capture Count Leandro anyway.”
It’s just that that time came quickly.
Caron ended the call and spoke to those waiting.
“Let’s go to the south wall.”
Now it was time to welcome the master of this city who had become a traitor.
2.
Charon stood on the high city walls.
From a distance, I could see the troops approaching the city.
The total number of troops operated by Count Leandro is 2,000.
As expected from a border city, the troops were quite elite, and some magicians were also included in his army.
“The sky is pretty.”
Revelio stood next to Charon and admired the scenery beyond.
The sky is a twilight color as the sun sets.
The dark clouds that had filled the sky all day had now cleared, and the white clouds that had fallen were now dyed in the color of sunset.
In that sunset, an army of two thousand men advanced without rest.
“What choice do you think Count Leandro will make, Caron?”
“You’ll claim innocence. In fact, you’ll probably be innocent of treason, right?”
“There isn’t really any evidence.”
“Isn’t it normal that there is no evidence? How is the morale of the soldiers?”
“… … Not very motivated.”
Although he successfully took control of the city, he was unable to gain the loyalty of his soldiers.
In an instant, their masters became traitors.
There aren’t many people who can easily adapt to this situation.
Although he increased his force by freeing slaves, he was unable to confront the armies of Count Leandro head-on.
They are elite soldiers.
This is a hastily organized force, closer to a militia.
Of course, even if that were the case, Count Leandro would not come at him head-on.
“I’ll try to solve it through talking first.”
Charon said, looking at the army that was gradually approaching.
“He’ll be tried in the capital and try to prove his innocence, right? If that happens… … well, there’s a good chance he’ll be found innocent.”
Witnesses alone may not be enough.
Evidence.
If there was no concrete evidence that he had definitely plotted treason, testimony alone would not be enough to prove his guilt.
So, solid evidence was needed.
This is solid evidence that proves that Count Leandro is a traitor.
“But, Caron. Are you really planning on carrying out that ‘plan’?”
“Of course, brother. That would be the most effective. I’ve already gotten permission from Lord Mason.”
“This is driving me crazy, seriously. I’m not ready yet!”
Revelio shivered as he remembered the ‘plan’ that Caron had come up with.
First of all, he thinks that it is the most lethal plan.
If things go according to Caron’s will, Count Leandro will become a traitor in an instant.
The problem, however, is that the core of that ‘plan’ is none other than Revelio himself.
“Inciting the imperial people, illegally occupying cities, perjury… Wow, I’m probably the only member of the imperial family to have committed so many crimes in the history of the imperial family.”
Then Charon shook his head firmly.
“In that field, I think your grandfather is the best. His Majesty the Evil Emperor, he was such a great man that he even sold his subordinates’ souls to the devil.”
“Oh my! Talking about that old man is forbidden from now on!”
“You call your grandfather a bastard? You’re such a traitor.”
The two relieved the tension by joking lightly with each other.
Rebellio said as he looked at the army of Count Leandro, which had grown much closer.
“Now that I’m an accomplice, let me ask you one thing honestly.”
“Make yourself at ease, bro.”
“The reason you want to overthrow Count Leandro. Is it for the glory of the Duke of Reston?”
Revelio still couldn’t understand why Charon had done such a terrible thing.
At that question, Caron shook his head and smiled faintly.
“Will our family’s future be bright just by cutting that guy’s head off?”
“It would be a good excuse to attack the faction of Duke Salmon, to which Count Leandro belongs.”
“Brother, I’m not that political.”
Caron never once thought about the enormous ramifications this incident would have.
This work started for personal reasons.
It was the elders of his family, not himself, who were exploiting this incident for political gain.
“I was just being true to my feelings. I can’t stand seeing slaves being traded so openly. What can I do?”
Rebelio chuckled at that answer.
“Our brother is a great philanthropist. He did such crazy things to free the slaves… … Wow, who would believe that?”
From the direction of Count Leandro, a knight with a white flag began to ride up.
Rebellio watched the scene and smiled faintly.
“… … Well, I’ll believe you. Why would a crazy person do something crazy? I also hate those bastards who trade in slaves.”
Charon recalled that Caligo was an organization comprised of former slaves.
Maybe that’s why Rebellio cooperates so obediently?
Just as Revelio could not know all of Charon’s thoughts, Charon could not see into Revelio’s thoughts either.
However, we can only guess that the conclusion of their thoughts is similar.
“That bastard, the Count of Change, is capturing slaves and selling them. To be honest, he is a disgrace to the Empire. He is bringing shame to our Empire. He deserves to die.”
This time, Caron responded to Revelio’s words with a sly smile.
“Didn’t you hate the empire, brother?”
“What are you talking about? You only hate the royal family, but I’m a patriot? I love this Orias Empire so much.”
“You’re good at lying too.”
While the two were talking like that, a messenger sent by Count Leandro arrived in front of the city.
He shouted at Charon and Revelio, who were standing on the wall.
“Prince Revelio! Lady Caron Reston! Margrave Leandro wishes to meet you in person and resolve the misunderstanding!”
The great fraud had reached its conclusion, and Charon shouted to the messenger.
“Let’s talk about it.”
The moment has finally come to successfully conclude this madness.
There’s a mad dog living in the duke’s house
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