Published at 9th of March 2020 07:44:17 AM
Chapter 47
Groslochner (The great bell) .
Located beyond the empire’s southeastern borders, the grand mountain boasted picturesque scenery, and was also the home territory of the demon dragon Schwarzertoyel .
Only those demons and demon creatures with his permission to stay were able to live there, but in return, they became the hunters who would patrol and watch over the intruders .
The probability of those who had gone to Groslochner, but unable to return due to having been killed by the hunters was higher than actually having encountered the dragon .
It was the same case for me as well . Having arrived at the mountain after an arduous journey, I was immediately met by a group of hobgoblins, with nightmarish weapons . Upon discovering me while they were coming down the mountain, the 20 of them rushed toward me .
Although it was late night, the surrounding area was bright as there was a full moon and the mountain was covered with snow .
“Kundar Hatham!”
The hobgoblins leader’s shouting sound reverberated throughout the mountain . According to their language, it meant kill that bastard! Any intruder, entering the mountain range patrolled by the hunters, weren’t given any leniency or courtesy of anything, but were immediately struck and killed .
“Kuaaah! Krrrr!”
“Krrreeeyah!”
The moon, which was hung over the mountain, and visible behind the hobgoblins that which were rushing as they screamed, was beautiful .
Purr!
Puuuurr! Puck!
The axes and javelins, thrown by the hobgoblins, staked the grounds nearby . Scared, Philly stood on his two hind legs and I had to calm down Philly by stroking the horse’s neck .
Thuuuur .
But then the ring I was wearing vibrated . It was the one given by the demon king Kubalt .
-Your highness . How have you been sir?
-Hhha . How about you?
A voice that was pleasing to people was heard from the ring . Magic is certainly great . The sound came out clearly even though the distance from here to Pilsen was quite far .
“Kaaaaaahh!”
The shouts of the hobgoblins that have come to within 20 meters reverberated loudly .
-Hm? Is anyone nearby? I am hearing some loud noise?
-Ah, it’s the locals . They are welcoming me .
Well, I suppose I didn’t need to report the details of the savagery nature of the land to the demon king’s highness . Kubalt gave me kudos as if he was impressed with the way I spoke in a refined manner .
-Certainly, you are a fascinating man . It isn’t easy, these days, to be given a welcoming reception due to hardened social conditions . From what I can hear, it must be a very enthusiastic welcoming?
-Everyone seems to have abundance of love .
While I was carrying on an ordinary conversation with him, I took out a pistol from the saddle, and fired .
Paang!
There was no forgiveness from me who had a level-5 experience in matchlock shooting . One of the hobgoblins, running toward me, plopped down with a hole in his forehead .
-There are also some clamorous noises also?
-It is the welcoming fireworks . They must really be glad to see me .
Kubalt was impressed once again .
-Oh, oh! You must be being received as a VIP! Bringing out the fireworks, and all! It is definitely like you, Valer .
-Hhha . Thank you for seeing it in a good way .
Kwaaang!
As the bastards approached, a shadow explosion was used . With the blasting snow and dust, the hobgoblin warriors got tossed into the air, all bloodied up .
Kubalt laughed out loud upon hearing that sound .
-You must have gone to a rich city? They even brought out the salute guns for you! By any chance, have you gone to Danzig Rigar?
-No . It’s a bit further south .
-Is that so? I’m not sure where you are, but they really are something . They know how to welcome a guest . You know, those types of people with good courtesy are a dying breed these days .
-You’re right . Your highness .
I stretched out my palm forward as I spoke in agreement with Kubalt .
Koooong!
As the strong S-level skill,
“Keeeeeah!”
“Koooooaaaahk!”
As the screams of pain exploded, I quickly made up a story .
-There is so much welcoming from everywhere . The people are screaming as if they are about to die . What a frenzy situation! It appears that today happens to be a celebration day . Your highness .
They really died after screaming as if they were about to die . However, not knowing what was going on, Kubalt was feeling envious .
-Hha, that must really be fun . We will also have a celebration in December, in Pilsen, too . If you get the chance, do stop by . You’re always welcome . Hhha!
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-I’m honored . Your highness .
The one scary part about absorbing blood and tear was the fact that the victims would be reborn as undead . The dead hobgoblins’ dried up skins fell off and they rose up as skeleton soldiers .
Shooowoong! Puck! Pack!
They were wielding their axes and were crushing open the hobgoblins that were their comrades just a moment ago . I was leisurely watching what was unfolding while bringing the dead hobgoblins as the undead .
The situation has been soon settled and the number of effortlessly reborn undead stood around me . With the exception of the 10 hobgoblins that were killed with the absorption of blood and tear, the rest of them were brought back by making them undead .
There were 3 hobgoblin vampires .
There were 5 poison hobgoblin zombies .
And there were 10 hobgoblin skeleton soldiers .
The original intention was to make 5 vampires, but since 2 of them had religions, that plan had failed . It was because when they were afforded the protection from the deities that they believed in, the creation of advanced undead, which requires capturing the spirits, usually led to failures .
Well, that didn’t necessarily mean that it was regretful .
“Where is the village that you live in?”
Then the leader of the hobgoblins came forward and replied with courtesy .
“I’ll lead you, my master . ”
Since they’ve become undead, hobgoblins and I could communicate . It was because we were speaking in the language of the dead .
“Good . Lead the way . ”
I leisurely followed the undead hobgoblin from behind .
-Your highness . It appears that I do not need to be concerned over where to stay tonight . Everyone is fighting to take me to their own place .
-Wherever that region is, they certainly have a great hospitality .
It was when we were making such small
After a brief discussion on the
“At any rate, what is it that you want to get out of me?”
As I did not want to acquiescently reveal, I drew a clear line in the sand .
“Before that, what is the reason for summoning me, your highness? How could my business be more important than your highness’s? After hearing your matter first, I will share my situation as it may be permitted . ”
The tone of the voice was respectful, but the meaning was clear . It was, speak you bastard as I ‘will not say’ until then . As expected, Kubalt’s countenance changed to, ‘look at this bastard?’
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You were the one who has invited me first . Therefore, do as you please was what he was saying as he leisurely took in the aroma of the tea . Ultimately, Kubalt took a step back .
“It was that I was curious as to why you were traveling north . ”
How should it be responded to here? If Kubalt’s support could be secured, it would be definitely advantageous . Although he was neutral, there was a high probability for him to be taking the side of Countess Niederbayern, in this matter .
Why? That was because the demon king believed that it was better to be trading with humans than killing the humans . Although he was not in the same faction as Roelin, in his mind, he was sympathetic to her .
From his perspective, an emperor that takes pokes at demon kings would simply be very agitating . Although he was highly skilled in getting along with everyone, and so unable to throw in his support outright, there was a subtle tendency to support our side .
That was also the reason for me to have voluntarily travelled to the demon castle in the first place .
“It’s to take a tour . ”
An answer was given to hide his real reason .
“Well, it could be for a tour . However, would you not also have a business to take care of after surveying the northern city?”
“I think it would also be good if your highness would take a guess as well . As much a dull person as I have guessed your highness’ intention, I believe that your highness could also be able to surmise my intentions as well . ”
I continued to not reveal my inner intentions while trying to get his true thoughts . Kubalt furrowed his eye brows as he took the second step back .
“Alright, I will take a guess this time . As it seems that you will not speak your mind unless I reveal my own thoughts first . ”
“I’ll pay my full attention, your highness . ”
“You know the origin of this particular incident . Therefore, you are mobilizing to resolve that issue . Of course, the destination will be Dresden, the capitol city of Sachsen . ”
“Oh…”
He looked confident as I quietly exclaimed in admiration .
“To be precise, it is Bellia Merchant of Dresden . ”
Indeed, he was Kublat, the spy king . He was reading the current state of the event accurately .
“Why is it the Bellia Merchant?”
“That’s a simple question . It is because the Rajter Knight family, which is the origin of this event, owes a great deal of debts to Bellia Merchant . The loan due date has already passed, and the interest alone is ballooning up like a snowball . The head of the Rajter Knight family probably isn’t having good nights’ sleep, either . ”
I nodded my head . That was correct . It was the money problem that caused the Rajter Knight family to overplay their hand .
“Your highness is correct . However, there is another element that is pressuring the Rajter Knight family . ”
“Hha . I can’t wait to hear your explanation . ”
We were testing our abilities to manipulate the techniques of giving and taking of information .
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“It is none other than the feudal lord of Sachsen that is behind Bellia Merchant . ”
Kubalt put on a big smile upon hearing me .
“You’re certainly not an ordinary person . I’m beginning to find you to be more interesting . ”
“Your highness is very captivating, but I’d like to respectfully turn it down . There is only Countess Niederbayern to me . ”
“Hha! You even have the audacity to crack a joke before a demon king . I like that . The Countess certainly seemed to be a good judge of character . ”
“I’m flattered, your highness . ”
No wonder I thought that Kubalt’s and my personalities went well together . I could definitely carry on a meaningful conversation with him .
“The reason is that the feudal lord of Sachsen has gotten involved out of the blue . He flexed his muscle once since he had received much kick backs from Bellia Merchant . ”
The feudal lord of Sachsen got involved in order to save face, but he was not truly earnest about it . He was someone who would take the back seat at any time if and when the Bellia Merchant would say it was not needed .
“If the feudal lord of Sachsen could be removed, solutions to the issues that have intertwined this incident could be found . ”
“I’m impressed with your insight, Valer . And your intel capability, also . However, what plans do you have to convince the feudal lord of Sachsen, so that he could distance himself? I do not see an answer . ”
It seemed that Kubalt has already been thinking about this issue .
“That is something that I have to resolve . ”
“Then heading to Dresden implies that you already have an answer?”
I just smiled in response . Although I believed that he would take our side, I could not reveal everything as that hasn’t been fully determined .
“Hmmm… . . ”
Kubalt fell into his own thoughts as he looked at me . It was probably a troubling thing for him . However, it was the time for him to decide .
“I’ll be frank . I have a strong feeling about the emperor’s blockade . It even caused hurdles in trading with Roelin . That crazy emperor has decided to interject and prevent trading even amongst the demon kings . ”
There was enormous supply of coal in Pilsen, and a lot of it was being exported to Roselant . However, with the blockade, there were many challenges in exporting them .
“So, I want to throw my support to Countess Niederbayern . However, I have been worrying about how I could help . I don’t particularly have any connections with Countess Niederbayern . ”
“And I showed up in the middle of that?”
“Correct . I figured that if it was the man, who the countess has gone head over the hills, he would make an excellent bridge . Now that I’ve met you, I think you are much greater man than I had expected . ”
talks that a new system message was delivered .
From the S-level skill, due to its specialty, it was necessary to utilize the skill, quite a bit, in order to raise the skill level . Fortunately, that was possible thanks to those good fellows who have come to meet me at the bottom of the mountain .