Published at 12th of June 2020 09:29:46 PM
Chapter 57
It appeared that Schwarzertoyel did not even feel any threat to his life from the group of undead that I brought back . He simply said that they were just a foolish boldness… .
“No, I did not know that it would turn out this way either . My life is at the stake, should I not bring out all the secrets . ”
Schwarzertoyel could not hide his surprise at my audacity .
“Huh! Huh! Ridiculous . Alright . Recall what you saw in your prophetic dream . I’ll be the judge of the truth of your memory . ”
Schwarzertoyel was believed to have the power of concurrently seeing someone else’s memories as they were recalled . When he placed his hand on my head, I recalled the memories of what I saw in my past .
That was, the scene of the dead withered up Schwarzertoyel and the desolate nest . I even fooled myself that that was the prophetic dream . It was the moment that called for the true acting skill .
“What is this!”
Schwarzertoyel could not hide his shock after seeing my memory . That was how shocking that scene was, perhaps . Looking at the shuddering whiskers, I was sure that it wasn’t a suicide or disguised as being dead .
He did not have any intention to be dead or pretend to be dead . That was because he was shaking after seeing himself dead . I felt sure when I saw that . Even the legendary demon dragon was fearful of dying .
“Know that there is no lying in my memory . It is what I had truly seen . ”
“… . . Hm . It does not appear to be a touched up memory, you, bastard, must have truly seen it . ”
He fell into a deep thought . Then nonchalantly, he spoke .
“It isn’t that I do not have a theory . ”
It was hard to believe, but it seemed that there were some who might have been after Schwarzertoyel’s life . But, why? As this was news to me, I couldn’t help, but be curious .
“Who is it? Who is after your life?”
“You need not know . ”
Responding coldly, he was still in his deep thought . Then Schwarzertoyel spoke nonchalantly after a long deliberation .
“Be gone . I’ll let you live . It is the payment for your prophetic dream . ”
Although I was at the jaws of the dragon, I barely managed to survive . I was relieved, but I could not back away like this . As I’ve decided to con my way out, just having saved my life was not good enough .
“I have a proposal for you . ”
“What’s that? Your audacity sees no limit because I’ve been just hearing you quietly! You bastard!”
I did not show any fear even at the site of roaring Schwarzertoyel .
“Since you’ve decided to hear me out, would there be any loss in hearing me a bit longer? It is about how to save your life . ”
“Hmm… . . Alright . ”
“First, the best way is to desert this Grossglockner and go into hiding . As everyone in the empire knows about your location, there is no way for you to dodge the calamity . ”
Schwarzertoyel shook his head determinedly when he heard my logical proposal .
“Impossible . ”
From his demeanor, I was able to guess an important fact . That was that Schwarzertoyel could not desert this mountain due to some reason .
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According to the rumors, Schwarzertoyel was protecting something . However, that rumor has not been verified . No one knew the truth .
What was certain, however, was that even at the risk of losing his life Schwarzertoyel would not leave this mountain .
Then what was needed was to propose a fitting solution . The basis of a con job was to propose something that the subject could benefit from .
“Then another way is to strengthen the defense of the mountain . That is, to ascertain sufficient troops and build a large scale defense system . However, there is a problem with that . That is the fact that all the humans and demon tribes will not work on behalf of you . ”
“Krrr… . . ”
Schwarzertoyel cringed as if I’ve touched on a sensitive subject .
“The demon tribes that live in this mountain are only those that have run from the demon kings’ rules . As you know, the demon kings do not overlook those demon tribes that have escaped from their control . ”
The number of the demon tribes in this mountain was small and so they were just avoiding Schwarzertoyel . If they were to bring in demon tribes to their side in earnest, the demon kings’ thoughts might change .
“The human’s side wasn’t appropriate . They do not fear or trust you, the demon dragon . Although it has been many hundreds of years, they still remember how you burned and robbed the human cities . Furthermore, this mountain, although beautiful, is too barren to accommodate large human populations . ”
“So, what is it that you want to say?”
“Simple . There is a fitting crowd for you . ”
By now, Schwarzertoyel would have understood what I was getting at . As anticipated, a look of absurdity came to his face .
“By any chance, are you referring to the undead?”
“Correct . If it was the undead, they would even flourish in this barren land . They would be loyal to you without getting tired . Please think about it . A flourishing, strong city of the undead! If the plains of the Grossglockner were filled with the undead, how would your enemies dare to attack you in the future?”
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“…… . ”
“Hahahaha!”
Schwarzertoyel broke out into laughter at last .
“Your ideas are absurd . Let’s assume that a city of the undead takes root here . Do you believe the empire would stay put?”
I shrugged my shoulder to his words .
“What if they have complaints? Do you think that they would come after you?”
“… . . ”
At my unbending nonchalant attitude, Schwarzertoyel closed his mouth .
“The empire is having a tough time looking out for its immediate future right now . You may be in the dark on the goings on of the world as you’ve been stuck here, but I am not . I have discrete relationships with powerful feudal lords of the empire, so I am very knowledgeable . ”
Schwarzertoyel must truly be in the dark about the goings on in the empire as he could only listen without speaking .
“Currently, the empire is nothing, but a chaotic political stage for the human feudal lords and the demon kings . When they do not even know what will happen in their immediate futures, do you think that they would be concerned with a city of the undead, forming in a remote corner of the country?”
“Hmmm… . . ”
“Even if they do attack, what would you worry about? As the entire mountain range, itself, is a good place for defending, so setting up fortresses at important spots would be good enough to stop them . You, who are called the demon dragon, certainly have many worries . ”
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“I see that . ”
Having understood that much, Schwarzertoyel asked about how to go about covering the enormous cost of building the fortresses and the city .
“That, too, is not too difficult . ”
“You look like you’re from a noble family, are you a wealthy man?”
“No . I have nothing valuable . However…”
I pointed to the side . There was a mountain of treasures that belonged to Schwarzertoyel .
“There is plenty over there?”
“You, you crazy bastard?!”
It would just hurt my mouth to explain the obsession for gold on the part of the dragon . So when I proposed to build a city, using that money, Schwarzertoyel couldn’t help hide the absurdity of it from his expression .
“I’ve heard your story! You are an insane bastard!”
“Think as you please . However, you must know this . That all your treasures would not be able to protect you!”
“Krrrrrh… . . ”
Well, once one decided to pull a con job, it was better to do it on a big scale . As a suitable financial supporter appeared, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to build a city of the undead in a grand fashion .
The construction of a grand city has already begun in my head .
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