Chapter 109: 109
Old Men Drinking
I thought for a while on whether or not I should reveal my identity .
In general, I did not like hiding it from people close to me .
Because if I did, it would feel like I didn’t trust them .
That being said, doing it unnecessarily could cause a lot of problems .
But if he already knew that I had killed a High Lord by myself, then I didn’t see how there could be a problem .
Besides, he was Shia and Nia’s father .
“By the way, Lord Danton . There is something I haven’t told you yet…”
“Oh? Is it the secret to your strength?”
Danton said jokingly .
“You’re not entirely wrong . ”
“Oh, well, I would like to know that . ”
Danton looked at me seriously . He had a curiosity when it came to strength .
“The thing is…”
And so I told him that I was the hero Ruck .
And I told him why I was keeping this a secret .
Danton was silent the whole time as I explained this .
“I see…”
“I’m sorry for not telling you sooner . ”
“No, it’s an important secret, after all . If anything, I am very grateful that you trusted me enough with it . ”
Goran laughed and said,
“Lord Woolcott . Are you very surprised to hear about this?”
“A little… But to be honest, it makes a lot of sense to me . ”
“Sense?”
“Yes . Your relationship to the king and Lord Morton . And of course, your strength . It makes sense that you are none other than Ruck . ”
“Indeed…”
Then Goran looked at us seriously .
“Well, now that Locke has told you… I think we can now consider ourselves close friends . ”
“Yes, but why do you bring that up?”
I asked . Goran looked exasperated .
“We can drop the formalities and expressions when we talk, that’s what I’m saying . ”
“Oh, I see . Lord Danton . What do you think?”
“Yes, um, yes . I think that would be more pleasant . ”
“Then it’s decided!”
Goran said with a boisterous laugh .
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We poured ourselves another round of drinks and made a toast .
Goran drained his cup and said,
“Still, I understand that Eric had to report about the High Lord…
The king and the chiefs shared their information about the vampires .
And that was important information .
They would lose their trust if they kept things hidden, and the whole arrangement would be meaningless .
“But I don’t know why he had to report that it was you who did it . ”
As we were all friends, Goran didn’t call Eric ‘His Majesty . ’
“But if he didn’t say who did it, then that question will arise anyway . ”
“That might be true…”
Even if it was a secret, people would want to know who this warrior was .
And the beastkin wolf chiefs were there with us during the ceremony where we were rewarded for fighting the High Lords .
So they would have likely figured it out soon enough anyway .
“I’m sure they’d want to ask me about how I did it . ”
“Yes, of course they would . ”
Danton agreed .
“Do you want to know?”
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“Of course, I do . Even if His Majesty did not tell us, I would have realized who did it . ”
“Yes, you would have . The only other people who could have done it are Eric or Goran . ”
Had it been a team of more men, the beastkin wolves would have known about it .
After all, there were a number of their warriors serving in the palace now .
And it would not make much sense to form a vampire hunting party without them .
So the chiefs would have known that the High Lord was killed by a very small number of people at the most .
“I see . But Eric and I have no reason to hide such a thing, so that only leaves Locke . ”
Party members during the High Lord hunt included Eric, Goran, Shia and me .
So us four would have been suspected first .
Shia would not lie to her people about that . It was the same with Eric and Goran .
So then I would be the most likely candidate .
Danton said,
“Yes, I would have definitely visited you and asked some questions . ”
“I’m sure you would . ”
“You don’t have to… But it would be very helpful if you could tell me about it . ”
Danton asked . And so I thought about it .
“How much did Eric tell you?”
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“Hmm…His Majesty…”
Eric’s report said that I had killed the High Lord .
And that there was a chance that more were working behind the scenes .
They were probably inside of the royal capital .
And that he should not kill any vampire thralls immediately .
He must find out where they lived and what they are doing first .
“That is what His Majesty said . ”
“…I see . ”
And then I said,
“Shia already knows about this…”
“Oh?”
“Well, she was quite involved . She helped me a lot on this mission to kill the High Lord . ”
“My daughter was actually useful?”
“Yes, very much so . ”
“I am glad to hear that . ”
Danton said with a mixture of happiness and pride .
And so I decided to tell him all about the incident with the High Lord .