How a Two-Life Scoundrel Lives - Chapter 93
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【Chapter 93】
Meanwhile, at the inn where Kudo’s group was staying…
Bang!
Marder burst through the door as if breaking it down and woke up Kudo, who had been sleeping soundly.
“Squeak!”
Fox jumped up in surprise, but Marder paid no attention.
“Hey! Get up! Quickly!”
“…What’s the matter?”
Kudo slowly opened his eyes.
“We’re fucked.”
“Excuse me…?”
“We’re really fucked, I tell you.”
“It’s not like we’ve only been fucked for a day or two. Serving in the Blood-Soaked Land itself means our lives are already screwed up.”
Then Wilson, who was lying next to him sleeping, also muttered in his sleep as if agreeing.
“Right, we’ve been fucked for a long time already. What’s the point of saying that now all of a sudden?”
When Kudo and Wilson showed lukewarm reactions, Marder raised his voice.
“Hey, you crazy bastards! That’s not the problem! We’re really fucked!”
“What exactly happened that you’re acting like this? Ugh.”
Kudo said, frowning as if he hadn’t sobered up yet.
“Those magic stone traps we planted. The ones that bastard Carlisle commissioned.”
“Thanks to that, we ate and drank to our heart’s content.”
“Do you know who those magic stone traps were meant to attack?”
“Don’t tell me… did you go lurking around the incident site?”
Kudo’s face hardened.
“I, I was just watching from afar out of curiosity. I have this friend, you know.”
Marder said, pointing to Hugin who had flown to the window.
“Haah.”
Kudo let out a deep sigh as if the ground would cave in.
“Corporal Marder.”
“Huh?”
“Didn’t I tell you? Never get involved. Just do what you’re told and take the money, that’s it.”
“Y-yes, you did.”
“I clearly told you that too much curiosity leads to an early death.”
“You were right.”
Marder said with a tearful expression as if he was about to cry.
“We’re going to die early.”
“…?”
“That bastard Carlisle really screwed us over. Now we’re going to die. We’re going to die.”
“What exactly did you see?”
“What happened was…”
Marder told Kudo what he had witnessed.
“Hmm.”
After hearing the story, Kudo nodded as if agreeing with Marder’s words.
“We’re definitely fucked. I wondered what he was plotting, but I never thought he’d pull something like that.”
“Now we’re all going to die… going to die…”
Marder agonized while pulling at his hair.
“What the fuck are you talking about? Our magic stone traps attacked the roy— Mmph!”
“Shh.”
Kudo quickly covered Wilson’s mouth.
“Watch your mouth. From this moment on, think that there are eyes and ears everywhere. Understood?”
Wilson opened his eyes wide like a startled rabbit and nodded.
“Are we… going to die now?”
“We’ll probably die. Though I don’t know who will kill us.”
“Who will kill us? Obviously…”
“We should be more worried about our crazy Young Master than them.”
“Carlisle?”
“He might try to silence us.”
“Gasp.”
“Pack your bags first.”
“P-pack our bags?”
“If we stay here, we’ll all die.”
Kudo quickly moved and began stuffing his belongings into his backpack.
“Fuck! I should have known!”
“We’re going to die… all going to die!”
Wilson and Marder also began packing following Kudo’s lead.
Just then.
Knock knock knock.
Someone knocked on the door from outside.
“…!”
Kudo, Marder, and Wilson froze as if time had stopped.
“An assassin in broad daylight…?”
Kudo muttered in surprise, when the door creaked open.
“Where are you going?”
Carlisle, who came with Maranello, asked Kudo’s group.
Shiver!
To Kudo’s group, Carlisle looked like the Grim Reaper.
In fact, since he had brought along a man who was once called the Grim Reaper of the Northern Region, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he had come to take their lives.
“Maranello.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
Carlisle turned to look at Maranello.
* * *
Grand Duke Guntram couldn’t come down from the spire deep into the night, watching the Royal Family’s procession in the distance.
It was too far away to see clearly, but in fact, distance wasn’t much of a problem for Grand Duke Guntram.
His eyesight, acknowledged by himself and others as the continent’s strongest swordsman, was so exceptional that ordinary people couldn’t even imagine it.
For him, looking out dozens of kilometers wasn’t particularly difficult if he was in a high place with a clear view.
‘Why are they saying they’re cleaning up the scene?’
Grand Duke Guntram was quite surprised to see the knights cleaning up the scene.
If such a terrible situation had occurred, the normal response would be to request support from Decaron or quickly evacuate the scene.
But they were collecting corpses and cleaning up the scene?
No matter how he looked at it, it could only be seen as an intention to cover up the incident.
That meant…
‘Could it be that they truly failed to foresee this? Such a major accident?’
Of course, there was also the possibility that this was the Royal Family’s conspiracy.
Historically, the Royal Family had often pretended to be cornered before manipulating the feudal houses.
However, after hearing the truth from Maranello, he couldn’t help but feel suspicious.
‘If what he said is true… if we were all deceived by the Royal Family…’
Having been played by the Royal Family’s lies for hundreds of years should have made him furious, but strangely, rather than anger, hope welled up within him.
‘If what he said is true… complete independence of the Northern Region and liberation from subjugation to the Royal Family wouldn’t be just a dream…’
Grand Duke Guntram stopped his thoughts there and found himself laughing without realizing it.
“Hahaha!”
It was truly absurd.
Who would have known that his second son, who had been nothing but trouble itself, the one who made him painfully realize the saying that having no children is a blessing, would plant the seeds of hope?
Moreover, to be the successor inheriting the legacy of the Chaos King…
“If all of that was a lie, I will make sure they pay the price. Without fail.”
Grand Duke Guntram glared menacingly at the Royal Family’s procession as they cleaned up the scene and departed, then quietly descended from the spire.
‘I must be cautious. If I move rashly, not only our family but the entire Northern Region could face destruction. For now, I have no choice but to carefully watch his movements.’
Grand Duke Guntram did not act recklessly.
He was a man who did not lose his composure even in the face of a terrifying truth that could plunge the entire continent into great chaos.
* * *
‘So this is how I die.’
‘Damn it!’
‘What a dog-like life!’
Kudo’s group anticipated death and squeezed their eyes shut.
If their opponent had been Carlisle alone, they might have somehow fought or at least tried to flee.
However, with Maranello, who was called the Grim Reaper of the Northern Region, standing firmly beside him, escape was unthinkable.
If Maranello set his mind to it, he could slaughter Kudo’s group in the blink of an eye.
“Give me that.”
“Yes, sir.”
At Carlisle’s command, Maranello swiftly reached into his coat.
Drip…
Cold sweat trickled down the backs of Kudo’s group.
However, what actually emerged from Maranello’s coat was a pouch full of gold coins.
“You all worked hard.”
Maranello distributed pouches of gold coins to each member of Kudo’s group.
“…What is this?”
“Can’t you tell by looking? Gold coins.”
“I mean, why are you giving this to us?”
“Well, because you all performed the commission splendidly. Why, don’t you want it?”
“How could that be?”
Kudo grinned and tucked the pouch of gold coins into his coat.
However, Marder and Wilson weren’t as smooth as Kudo.
“P-please spare us!”
“Please spare our lives! I don’t want to die like this!”
Marder and Wilson, without hesitation, dropped to their knees and begged desperately before Carlisle.
“Sigh.”
Kudo squeezed his eyes shut and let out a deep sigh from within.
It was obvious that Kudo’s inner thoughts were [These idiots, really].
“Hmm.”
Carlisle narrowed his eyes at Marder and Wilson’s reaction, then looked back at Maranello.
“It seems like they saw something they shouldn’t have?”
“This old man thinks so too.”
“Can’t be helped then.”
Kudo’s group’s faces turned ashen.
“Are you going to silence us?”
“Who? Me?”
Carlisle responded to Kudo’s question as if asking what kind of nonsense that was.
“You’re trying to kill us.”
“Why would I?”
“Huh…?”
“What’s the point of killing you? You can’t tattle anyway.”
“Why do you think we can’t tattle?”
“We’re accomplices now, so who’s going to kill whom? If we die, we die together; if we live, we live together. You don’t actually think they’d spare you if you went and tattled, do you? If that’s what you thought, I’m a bit disappointed. That’s too naive.”
“Hmm.”
“I guarantee that if this incident leaks out, I won’t be the only one to die. Not just me, but every single person involved in this case will be completely wiped out, not leaving even a single ant alive.”
“Now that I think about it, that’s true…”
“Don’t worry, just bury this matter in your graves. I came here just in case, not to silence anyone, so rest assured.”
“That’s fortunate then.”
“Please take care of us in the future too.”
“…?”
“We’re in the same boat now, so it’d be nice to work together occasionally. I’ll make sure to provide generous compensation, so don’t worry too much.”
“Private Carlisle.”
“Yes?”
“You are… truly completely insane.”
Kudo said this while clicking his tongue as if he was truly fed up.
He was someone who prided himself on having experienced all sorts of hardships, but compared to what Carlisle had done, his experiences seemed like child’s play.
“Is that a compliment?”
“It could be, or it might not be.”
Kudo answered with a pale smile.
“Whatever it is, I don’t care, so I’ll just take it as it is.”
“Heh.”
“Anyway, rest well and return safely. I have more leave left, so I’ll rest a bit more before going. Well then, see you at the unit.”
Carlisle said this, then left Kudo’s group’s guest room, leaving Maranello behind.
“I hope you understood the Young Master’s words well. Just in case, let me say this: don’t do anything unnecessary. If you just stay quiet, there won’t be any problems.”
“Will that really be the case?”
Kudo replied in a somewhat provocative tone.
“As you know, they are those who know everything.”
“Well. That remains to be seen.”
“…?”
“You’re quite sharp-minded, so I trust you won’t do anything stupid.”
“Hmm.”
“I’ll be going now. Rest comfortably and return safely. I’ll pray for your good fortune on the battlefield.”
Maranello left some kind words and followed Carlisle out of the guest room.
“W-what’s going on here?”
“What the hell are they talking about?”
Marder and Wilson asked Kudo.
Since they lacked the insight to accurately grasp the current situation, it was only natural for them to be bewildered and confused.
“How would I know? All I know is that we need to be very careful with our words from now on, whether we’re asleep or awake.”
“T-that’s obvious.”
“I don’t want to die being tortured, unlike on the battlefield.”
Marder and Wilson shuddered as if the mere thought was horrifying.
“But will being careful with our words be enough?”
“T-they know everything.”
Marder and Wilson trembled, unable to shake their anxiety.
Even those who lived with death as their constant companion couldn’t be free from the fear that the Royal Family instilled.
“I don’t know either.”
Kudo shrugged his shoulders.
“What’s certain is that we’ve gotten caught up in the most dangerous and interesting affair in the world.”
“What are you talking about?”
“You think this is fun?”
Marder and Wilson glared at Kudo as if they couldn’t believe it.
“Whether we die this way or that way, dying is all the same anyway, so we might as well live interestingly. Don’t you think so?”
After saying that, Kudo gulped down vodka like water.
“Ahh.”
Kudo wiped the corner of his mouth and said.
“Still, since a path forward has opened up, let’s celebrate. Even if he’s a scoundrel, we’ve become the Personal Guard of the Second Young Master of House Sigmund. Kekeke.”
A chilling madness flashed through Kudo’s narrowed eyes.
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