A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 149

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 149

 

“We board the ship to Talochium tomorrow morning. Get ready.”

 

At Tesetan’s command, all the members of 【Trevaga】 widened their eyes.

 

But Tesetan was already picking up his sword that had been leaning against the sanctuary wall.

 

Aleric hurriedly followed behind him.

 

“Unit leader. You’re not thinking of storming the Association headquarters, are you? Please tell me that’s not it.”

 

Tesetan looked back at Aleric with a chilling smile.

 

“That wouldn’t be bad either. But that’s for later. We don’t even know where the Association headquarters is yet anyway.”

 

“Then why tomorrow all of a sudden…?”

 

“I’m going to meet the Commander King.”

 

“Whaaat?!”

 

Livia, who had been following from the other side, widened her eyes.

 

“You’re going to meet the Commander King? Us?!”

 

Instead of answering, Tesetan quickened his pace.

 

“It’s noisy, so just get ready. We’re going to have a duel with those villains.”

 

At the word duel, Livia stopped in her tracks completely.

 

Even Aleric froze with his mouth agape.

 

Inside the sanctuary.

 

A place where only 【Trevaga】’s executives remained.

 

Victor opened his mouth.

 

“The duel the unit leader mentioned. Is it really against Agavert?”

 

Livia irritably raised her head.

 

“What do you keep your head for? Then would we duel against monsters?”

 

Duel.

 

It was a word quite old that no one used anymore.

 

Those who used it would be perhaps a few children of high nobles who grew up learning history?

 

A duel was a confrontation that knights long ago had, staking their honor against each other.

 

They would swear something before the Empire’s name before starting, and after the duel ended, they would definitely carry out that oath.

 

Victor glared at Livia with displeasure.

 

“Duels are knights’ business. I only asked because I’ve never seen mercenaries do it.”

 

Livia muttered “Yeah right” and showed her middle finger.

 

Meanwhile, Aleric, who had been lost in thought, muttered.

 

“It won’t be established. It might become a dogfight at best.”

 

Traditionally, duels could only take place with both sides’ agreement.

 

This was because the risk was high since they were made with oaths.

 

If the loser didn’t keep their oath, they would be sentenced to death by Imperial law.

 

Even now when duels had almost disappeared, this Imperial law still existed.

 

“There’s no reason for the Commander King to accept a duel. That guy lacks nothing right now.”

 

Victor and Livia nodded their heads.

 

The three of them – Victor, Livia, and Aleric – were Tesetan’s first unit members.

 

Though they each joined at slightly different times, it meant they had watched Tesetan from his side for quite a long time.

 

Victor sighed.

 

“Is the unit leader really feeling a sense of crisis this time?”

 

Until now, Trevaga had been the Empire’s strongest mercenary group in name and reality.

 

They had endured this far despite the Imperial Court’s indifference and the Order’s checks.

 

Maintaining the number 1 ranking without a single national commission was also an achievement that all of 【Trevaga】 was proud of.

 

But.

 

‘We probably won’t need you to handle civil war matters for a while.’

 

‘About the escort commission inside Talochium, we’d like to postpone the contract for now.’

 

‘Ah, don’t bother coming! We found another commission source.’

 

Recently, Trevaga had been losing customers at a strangely high rate.

 

It was a direct hit for 【Trevaga】, which had been handling relatively more individual commissions than other mercenary groups.

 

But before long, Trevaga learned which door their former customers who had slipped away were knocking on.

 

‘Well, they say he put in a commission to Agavert and got rejected.’

 

‘…Is that really true?’

 

‘Yes! So the Principality’s Belledin Marquis got really angry, saying that mere mercenary scum was acting all high and mighty. Still, they say that place is still overflowing with customers. Everyone’s just trying their luck just in case.’

 

The continent where Talochium exists and the North Continent.

 

Regardless of all kinds of islands, deserts, and lands, people’s attention was focused on Agavert.

 

Unprecedented dark attribute magic, the Commander King who wielded it as if he weren’t human, and the strongest mercenary group he led.

 

Everything related to them aroused curiosity in people.

 

“Still, a dogfight is a bit…”

 

Livia ruffled her hair.

 

Trevaga had, well, had countless conflicts with other mercenary groups so far.

 

But what Tesetan was trying to do this time seemed like a ‘real melee’ done with determination.

 

“I don’t think falling from 1st place would be bad either. There’s no one on the entire continent who doesn’t know our name now anyway.”

 

“It’s not like we don’t know that, Victor.”

 

Aleric cut off Victor’s words.

 

“We don’t care. Whether Trevaga falls from 1st place or not. The problem is the unit leader.”

 

They all still didn’t know about Tesetan’s past.

 

This was because Tesetan had never once talked about his past, family, or background.

 

But Aleric, Victor, and Livia were guessing.

 

At least that Tesetan had some kind of dark story.

 

“For the unit leader, 【Trevaga】 is life itself.”

 

Tesetan was someone who found the meaning of life in Trevaga.

 

‘Trevaga will remain at the top forever. I’ll make it so.’

 

Also, Tesetan had strong self-destructive tendencies.

 

He regularly threw himself into dangerous environments.

 

And only in those situations did his eyes sparkle like a living person.

 

Tesetan never tolerated even a slight drop in offensive capability.

 

On days when 2nd or 3rd ranked mercenary groups tried to climb up, he would only feel relieved after widening the gap with them like a madman.

 

“We need to handle this well.”

 

Victor said.

 

“We expected that someday someone would emerge to surpass the unit leader. The unit leader is not a god.”

 

As Victor said, the executives had somewhat expected it.

 

That someday someone would appear who would ‘substantially’ threaten Tesetan.

 

When that time came, there was only one thing the executives had to do.

 

Assist him so that Tesetan could safely let go of his obsession with 1st place.

 

And ultimately protect both him and all of Trevaga.

 

Livia waved her hand as if to change the atmosphere.

 

“Well, whatever. Let’s think about it later. The duel won’t happen anyway.”

 

“…How can you be so sure?”

 

Livia smiled.

 

“Has the Commander King gone mad? Making our leader do a sword duel that has nothing good to gain from it.”

 

Two days later.

 

The evening when Trevaga arrived at the northern dock.

 

A single letter flew into Agavert’s stronghold.

 

“Wow, it’s so pretty!”

 

Tie’s eyes sparkled as she opened the letter tied with sky-blue thread and bearing an elegant blue seal.

 

And she slowly read the letters on the paper that came out from inside.

 

“Frost… Frost Association?”

 

Basto came running hurriedly from the kitchen.

 

“Tie, what did you say? Where did the letter come from?”

 

Tie handed the letter to Basto, who looked urgent.

 

Basto, who received and read the letter, gulped down his saliva.

 

“…It’s a national commission.”

 

“What?!”

 

This time, Veil, who had been on the 2nd floor, jumped down the entire staircase.

 

Nordics, who had been tending the garden behind the manor and entered the house, stopped at the doorway.

 

“A national commission has come to Agavert.”

 

A smile spread across Basto’s face.

 

A national commission.

 

For mercenary groups, it was both a great opportunity and what was called a dream mission.

 

“It’s a siege operation that requires cooperation with paladins. Looking at it now, paladins from Luminen are participating.”

 

Basto closed his mouth.

 

Below that.

 

The bold letters written at the very bottom of the paper came into view.

 

[…This assembly is an important process for advancing the national commission, and we would appreciate it if you could confirm your attendance in advance.

 

The temporary assembly date is tomorrow evening, under the clock tower at the Imperial Gate.]

 

“The clock tower!”

 

Tie’s face brightened.

 

The clock tower at the Imperial Gate was something she saw every time she went to the Compensation Office.

 

The clock tower situated in the middle of the large central square was enormously huge.

 

Even from Tie’s house on Rosewerbel Street, the top of the clock tower was visible.

 

“I’m excited! Tie has become a real knight now!”

 

And a collaboration with the Luminen Duchy at that!

 

From now on, they wouldn’t have to pretend not to know each other when they met outside anymore!

 

Tie was so excited that she hurried up to her room.

 

Then, after spending a long time choosing clothes to wear tomorrow, she immediately fell fast asleep.

 

However, because of that, she didn’t hear Kamang knocking on her door late at night.

 

She completely missed seeing the lights turning on in the neighboring house beyond the window.

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