The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 86



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Episode 86 26. Fireworks (2)

3.

“Ha! I, who have protected this border city for generations, am plotting a rebellion? Even a passing dog wouldn’t believe it.”

Leandro, whom we met at the halfway point, shouted in an unpleasant manner.

“I think that is an inappropriate attitude for someone who has come to clear up a misunderstanding, Margrave Leandro.”

Leandro bit his lips hard at Revelio’s remark.

“… … Prince, I don’t know what you heard in the city, but I feel truly wronged. All I have done since I was born is to thoroughly protect the empire’s borders.”

At those words, Revelio began to question Leandro as if he had been waiting for it.

“For a country that was supposedly guarding its borders so thoroughly, Leven was terribly corrupt. Slave trade, which was forbidden by the Empire, was openly taking place… … Above all, Count Leandro, you personally had your subordinates capture the foreign races.”

“Your Majesty. That is… … .”

“I don’t want to hear it. I have already heard testimony from your subordinates, and I have obtained the slave trade ledger from your mansion.”

After Rebellio had driven Leandro to his knees with only the truth that had been revealed, he added a spoonful of lies on top of it.

“Also, your subordinates’ testimony has revealed evidence of your treason. Do you still intend to deny your guilt?”

Seeing Revelio’s reaction, which was no different from Caron’s, Leandro was able to confirm that the 6th Prince was also on the same side.

The 6th Prince’s political background is the Duke of Reston.

In the end, it’s all one thing. And he could easily figure out why.

‘… …The Duke of Reston’s back dwarf!’

The petty plot of the Duke of Reston to oust the Duke of Salmon, whom he serves.

The very act of Charon entering Leben must have been the beginning of this absurd undertaking.

‘You have to endure it.’

Leandro wanted to punish these two rascals who had disrupted his city right away.

But showing them your teeth here only serves to help them get their way.

Obviously, the whole situation was fabricated, but for now, I had to quietly comply with their request.

Only then will I have a chance to go to the capital and clear my name of this unjust accusation.

Crunch.

Leandro finally made up his mind, took off the sword on his waist and placed it on the floor.

And then he immediately knelt down, bowed his head, and shouted.

“Someone has put such a vicious accusation on me, an innocent man! God, Count Leandro! I will leave my grievances behind and head to the capital to prove my innocence, so please, Your Highness, understand my feelings!”

A shameful but surest and most political choice.

Just go to the capital.

Leandro knew full well that there was no evidence on the other side anyway.

Because in the first place, he had never even thought about treason.

‘If I go to the capital… … I will have to admit to the slave trade.’

The important source of funding that had supported his fortunes for so long would be cut off, but that would be the extent of it.

At least we can be completely free from this ridiculous charge of treason.

Revenge had to be expected once this charge was cleared.

“her.”

Caron smiled in amazement as he watched Count Leandro surrender obediently.

Isn’t the behavior of a guy who looks like a bear exactly like a fox?

I thought he would get angry if I provoked his personality, but this bear-like fox was quickly planning his own way out.

Who would have thought that a man commanding a comparatively overwhelming force would surrender so easily?

“This isn’t fun.”

Caron bent down slightly, met Leandro’s gaze, and spoke with a bright smile.

“Aren’t you really going to attack me?”

Then Leandro answered with a deep frown.

“Did you think I would be so easily fooled by the Duke of Reston’s plot?”

“Tsk. Speaking like that, you idiot. Why would we plot against you?”

“… … looking for an excuse to attack His Excellency the Duke of Salmon… … .”

“Does our family really need to come up with an excuse to push out Duke Salmon? You seem to be the one who has some misunderstanding… … This is not a family matter, it’s my personal matter.”

The smile on Caron’s lips grew deeper.

“Surrender… … That’s a good decision. Once you get to the capital, you’ll be able to prove your innocence, right?”

“I was never guilty of anything, Caron Reston.”

“Of course I know. But you know what? Sin, you know, is sometimes created by someone else.”

“……what?”

“The same would have happened to the slaves you sold. If the master says, ‘You are a sinner,’ then the slave becomes a sinner. That is the natural fate of a slave.”

I was anxious.

At this crazy guy’s words, goosebumps suddenly started to appear all over my body.

Did I miss anything?

Unless I missed something, why is this crazy guy laughing so happily?

But Leandro soon regains his composure.

There is nothing this guy can do in this situation.

A place with many watching eyes.

He even surrendered, so how could they possibly kill him?

“Whether I am at fault or not will ultimately be revealed in the court of the capital.”

At those words, Caron slowly brought his mouth to Leandro’s ear and whispered in a small voice.

“I’ll hang myself if I don’t make it to the capital.”

“What can you do now-.”

“Look Carefully.”

That was when.

Wheeeeeeeek-!

An arrow flew from where Leandro’s soldiers were.

Phew.

“Keuh-uh-uh!”

It was lodged directly into Revelio’s shoulder.

The impact caused Revelio to fall to the ground, and Caron ran towards him in a hurry.

“Brother! It’s you, brother!”

Caron glared at Leandro while holding Revelio’s body that had fallen to the floor.

Leandro’s mind went blank as he watched the scene.

The prince was shot by an arrow.

That too, from an arrow shot by Leandro, a soldier under his command.

Literally the arrow has already left the protest.

“Oh, no! What I ordered you to do was absolutely… … .”

As he was mumbling and stammering, Charon’s face came into his eyes.

The prince is seen smiling with his head slightly bowed even though he is under attack.

The prince’s condition also became more suspicious.

Even though he was hit by an arrow, he wasn’t even bleeding.

Those two aren’t the only things that are suspicious.

The prince’s bodyguard, Mason Paul, standing behind me.

Even if there was a distance between them and the skill of that 8-star knight, there was no way he would have allowed something like an arrow to be used.

‘……no way.’

Suicide blackmail.

The word suddenly came to his mind, but before he could say anything, Charon shouted.

“The traitor has revealed his true colors! It is treason! Count Leandro is attempting to assassinate Prince Revelio!”

By the time I realized that this was all a trap, it was already too late.

Leandro realized that he was already dragged into the middle of a deep quagmire.

Explanation?

Can you clarify this situation?

How on earth can we explain this situation where the prince was hit by an arrow and fell?

‘……No way.’

So then what is the remaining method?

“All troops! Prepare for battle!”

I just need to somehow buy some time to get out of here.

Leandro got up straight away, mounted his horse, and immediately gave it a spur.

And as he turned back to his soldiers he shouted:

“If you want to survive, take up arms! They intend to kill us all by branding us traitors!”

The situation was so dire that Leandro couldn’t even realize that Caron and Mason had let him go on purpose.

“Look at the speed at which he runs away.”

Caron, who was watching Leandro run away naked, nodded with satisfaction.

“You’re acting a little.”

Then Rebellio answered with his eyes tightly shut.

“… … I never thought that blackmail would be added to my criminal record.”

“You have the experience of being the second-in-command of the illegal organization Caligo. You and your brother get along well.”

The arrow just now was an illusion created by Revelio.

But given the circumstances, the fantasy moved reality.

Rebellio successfully carried out his ‘plan’. Suicide blackmail was exactly what they had planned.

Caron stood up, shaking his hands.

“I’m back. I’m resting.”

“Going alone?”

“I can do it alone. How many opportunities do you get in life to do something that is worth two thousand?”

“That crazy guy.”

I felt more refreshed than ever.

As I watched the scum, like slaves and sold-out trash, turn traitors and run away, I felt like a hundred-year-old illness was lifted.

The end of the great fraud was near.

“A good play must have a great ending.”

Charon drew his guillotine from its scabbard and charged forward without hesitation.

4.

“Stop it! Stop it even if it means risking your lives!”

Leandro screamed with the veins in his neck standing out as he watched Charon running towards him.

Doesn’t that guy care about his life?

It’s a whopping two thousand.

A whopping 2,000 thoroughly trained elite soldiers.

Against the 2,000 elite soldiers that even the Kingdom of Zion’s troops could push back with just movement, a single knight was rushing in like a moth to a flame.

The original plan was to escape before Charon and Revelio could bring out the city’s forces.

It would take a considerable amount of time to gather our forces and get them out of the city.

But that crazy guy named Caron was already way beyond common sense. He charged at an army of two thousand men alone.

Kwaaaaang-!

The fireballs reluctantly cast by the magicians in the army were cleanly split in two by the sword wielded by that madman.

“There is only one opponent! Even if he is a knight, he can be stopped if he sacrifices his life… … .”

One to two thousand.

A vast difference that no matter how many heroes come, they cannot overcome.

If the soldiers had trained tirelessly in preparation for the great battle, they could have easily stopped that madman.

However, the soldiers who were supposed to stop Caron were all backing away with pale faces.

Even the commanders who were supposed to encourage such soldiers were just looking at Leandro with a look of despair.

They know too.

There is no glory in this battle.

Even if they sacrifice their lives to stop Charon, all they will be left with is the title of traitor who participated in the treason.

“… … It’s a dog’s death.”

Someone stepped back and muttered.

So the formation collapses and the chain of command begins to disintegrate.

Amid the chaos, the guillotine’s terrible murderous aura spreads.

This opened up a path for the soldiers in the direction Charon was advancing to retreat to either side. From that path, the army split into two groups.

Caron ran along the road without even a moment’s hesitation.

There seemed to be no fear in him.

Leandro shouted urgently when he saw that sight.

“These are some fucking bastards!”

Every human being feels fear of the unknown.

Caron, who was flying against a force of two thousand men, was an unknown territory to the soldiers.

None of the soldiers dared to swing their weapons at Charon.

Because at every moment, the warning that if I swing my weapon at that man, his head will be blown off is running through my head.

“Knights of Leven! If I am caught as a traitor, you too will not be free as traitors!”

At Leandro’s shout, the knights of the Knights of the Order of Levin moved their bodies with stern expressions.

Because they also knew that Leandro was not wrong.

Unlike the soldiers, they had no choice from the beginning.

After all, knights were originally meant to meet their end together with their lord.

So Leandro placed the knights in front of him and immediately drew his sword from its scabbard.

There are twelve knights here.

If all the Knights of Leven were present, we could have definitely subdued them, but for now, we don’t have much of a choice.

He instinctively realized that Charon had surpassed the six stars.

6 stars at that young age.

Maybe that crazy guy will join the ranks of the strongest in the not-so-distant future.

But that didn’t matter to Leandro.

At this moment, the only thing that mattered to him was finding a way to survive.

“… … Everyone, unleash your magical powers. This is a situation where you must give it your all.”

At Leandro’s direction, the knights overloaded the core without hesitation.

Because they also knew that if they couldn’t stop Charon, they would die anyway.

“We must kill that bastard and escape the Empire. We must survive until Duke Salmon clears our name.”

The knights’ magical power begins to swirl violently.

Before they knew it, Charon was within their reach, and the knights braced themselves for the impending clash.

But at that moment, Charon, who had been running fiercely, stopped for a moment.

Then he smiled at Leandro and said:

“You’re going to throw me as food for your subordinates and run away? Hey, that won’t do.”

Phew-!

Charon drove the guillotine deep into the floor with all his might.

Slurp.

The magical power flowing out of the guillotine instantly dyed the ground a dark blue color.

After a while.

Kwaaaaaaaah-!

Magical power began to surge like a whirlpool from all over the magically imbued land.

Sea Sword, Type 6, Torrent.

“Count Leandro. You will die here as a traitor.”

Finally, the final stage was prepared for the traitor.

There’s a mad dog living in the duke’s house