Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Episode 714 Prison (1)

As someone who has broken people’s heads with hammers countless times, I can tell you that there is one common trait that is seen when hitting someone with a hammer:

No, to be exact, there is an ‘expression’.

‘uh?’

Did I get it right?

‘uh?’

Are you feeling weak?

‘···uh?’

Am I going to die like this…?

like this·

In vain···?

Kwajik-!!!

Most people who have been hit in the head with a hammer have this look in their eyes, confused as to whether this moment is real or not.

Kwajik-!!

Should I say that I can’t really feel it even though I see and feel my own head being smashed in real time?

Well, this guy will be even worse.

Not only did I not get hit with a hammer while fighting,

[If that were the case? Would you even try to harm me? Someone like you who has a lot to lose?]

Because he was a guy who had a strange confidence.

In this situation, it would have felt even more unrealistic to have a broken head.

but····

“Stop it! What are you doing!”

This is Lapdonia.

“Baron Yandel is causing a ruckus!!”

A cruel world where a single momentary mistake can lead to death.

Yeah, so···

Kwajik-!

Do I have to pay the price for my misjudgment?

“Hey, stop it!!”

He kept hitting the head with a hammer despite the knights’ attempts to stop him.

Crunch! Crunch!

The eyes of the Orcules members turned round, and our search party members’ faces turned pale.

Kwajik, kwajik, kwajik-!

I struck it down several times with the same feeling as when I knock on a stone bridge before crossing it.

and····

“······”

At that time, when not even a faint scream could be heard anymore, and only the sound of mud being crushed could be heard,

Quajit!

I felt the unique taste of the hand passing through my fingertips and pretended not to be able to overcome the soldiers who were holding me back.

“Baron… what the hell is this?”

Grandfather King Knight ran to me without even checking the vice-captain’s condition and made a complicated expression.

I knew it the moment I saw it through my many experiences.

If your head is like that, you won’t be able to survive even if the High Priest is right in front of you.

“It could be interpreted as treason depending on your perspective, to slaughter the most valuable prisoner among the prisoners without any procedure.”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I couldn’t control my excitement because you suddenly looked at me and said something insulting.”

“Insulting words···?”

“He laughed at me and called me a coward.”

“Is it true?”

After hearing my excuses, the old man Wang Ki-sa checks the facts with the knights around him.

The reporter hesitated for a moment, looking a bit confused, and then told the truth honestly.

“There was no such thing as a coward. It’s just that… contrary to appearances, he is rational—”

Okay, that’s it·

“Doesn’t that mean you’re a coward!!”

As he interrupted the knight’s statement and shouted in anger, the old man King Knight grabbed his forehead.

“···Okay. The reason doesn’t matter.·”

“Oh, so you’ll let me see it then?”

“What can I possibly forgive you for? As I said before, you will have to take responsibility. The Marquis, who is already very angry, will surely find fault with you for this ‘mistake’.”

The old knight who said that seemed to be really worried that I would harm the Marquis, and he didn’t seem to want to blame me for what I did.

No, rather, the favorability rating seemed to have gone up a little bit.

“But I know one thing.”

“···?”

“Honestly, I was worried because you were from a different race, but there is no doubt about your patriotism.”

Oh, you thought it was for the good of the country?

I don’t know, but I knew one thing for sure:

“The Marquis is in control of the country and is shaking it up, but I will do my best. Don’t worry too much. If loyal subjects like you stand up straight, won’t this country stand up straight?”

Grandfather Wang Gisa does not like the Marquis who is ruling the country on his behalf.

‘···I found a strong supporter in an unexpected place·’

Maybe today’s incident will end without much trouble than expected.

It was at that moment that I was thinking about that and was wiping the blood and flesh from the hammer off the floor.

“All right, Captain!”

The knight who was collecting the body came running in a hurry and told the shocking news.

“Yes, I’m alive!!”

“···huh?”

“Maan, Banozant is still alive!”

No, this is crazy

“Really!”

…You’re buying that?

***

Sometimes, when you watch the media, you see cases like that.

At the moment when I was thinking, ‘Did I get hurt?’, the enemy I thought was dead stood up and started the second battle in a stronger state.

Of course, things were different now.

“···Keuh, keuheuheuk·”

Instead of getting stronger and rushing forward, he just rolled around on the floor, spitting up blood as if he had barely survived the death.

Of course, there is no such thing as a second round.

There was only the old knight who blocked my path, thinking that I might cause another accident.

“Up to there”

“······”

“If you take even one step, I will cut you down. For you.”

Phew… What should I do with this?

While he paused for a moment, the knights who had received the King’s knight’s nod quickly loaded the vice-captain onto the carriage and set off.

It is already too late to keep up with this dull body.

‘···Shit·’

In the end I gave up neatly.

Yeah, I think I’ve done enough.

If I survive after being hit like that, it’s not because I did badly, it’s because the enemy did well.

It would be right to make up your mind like that.

I was just curious about this one thing:

“···How on earth did you survive?”

“I will let you know when I find out through further investigation. So you stay here, calm down a bit, and then return to military headquarters. I will tell my Marquis.”

Yeah, this old knight doesn’t know either.

How on earth did that vice-captain survive?

Well… I guess it’s either an item or an essence…

‘He said he’d tell me later, so I’ll hear it then.’

“I hope that when I see you again, you will have calmed down.”

So even the King Knight Grandfather left, and after that, I took a moment to collect my thoughts in the Marquis’ garden and looked at the Marquis once more.

The reason was that I wanted to check out the shelter where the Noarks were hiding····

‘So this is what the structure was like.’

If the secret study was a space for work, this was literally a refuge.

You know, that one?

If you look at foreign houses, there are things like ‘panic rooms’ built to prepare for robbery.

‘There’s nothing special···’

After a quick look around, he told the soldiers to finish investigating and went out to the palace with his men.

and····

“The Commander-in-Chief is calling you.”

As expected, as soon as I arrived, I was called by the Marquis.

“Everyone get out”

“but····”

“It’s okay, don’t make me say it twice.”

“All right·”

The Marquis, who even sent all the knights out to create a private space,

As soon as he sat down, the Marquis glared at me for a moment before speaking.

“So… you really found them while searching our family?”

“I was lucky”

It was 100% true, but the Marquis didn’t seem to believe it.

“Where did you get your information? Was the body collector really your informant?”

“That was just a waste of time.”

This time I told only the truth, but the Marquis did not listen. He just looked at me and tried to discern how much of what I said was true.

Hey, why are you asking if you don’t even intend to believe me?

My mouth just hurts

“Okay, then now keep your promise.”

I didn’t want to waste time on meaningless questions and answers, so I got straight to the point.

“Just as you said, we’ve hunted down all the Noarks hiding in the city. Even the vice-captain of Orcules is among them. Isn’t this mission overachieved?”

“Are you talking about the ‘Ma-an’ that you were trying to kill by surprise?”

“···It was an accidental act·”

“Hmm, I guess it’s possible to interpret that as a planned accident. For example, there was something that had to be ‘gagged’…”

If it came out like this, I couldn’t just sit still either.

It’s not something a tank should say, but the best defense is a good offense.

“Well, in that sense, aren’t you the most suspicious one?”

“···?”

“You seem more suspicious than me, who broke the vice-captain’s head, who hid Noark’s special forces in your family.”

In fact, this wasn’t something I made up just to attack, but it was something I found really suspicious.

Of course, at first I just thought that the Noark guys had sneaked into the Marquis’s family without the Marquis’ knowledge····

[Okay, I surrender.]

No matter how much I think about it, that response was something that could only have been done if there was no one behind it in the high places of the royal family.

Given the circumstances, this guy is the most likely one.

“···I didn’t hide it·”

“Then what happened to those guys who were caught?”

“You are currently imprisoned in the royal dungeon. Soon, you will begin intensive investigation by the intelligence agents.”

“Hmm… is that so…?”

However, we ended the conversation here and returned to the topic we were talking about earlier.

“Anyway, I kept my promise, so now send me to District 7.”

“···That’s impossible·”

“Why?”

“Don’t misunderstand, I’m not saying I won’t send you at all.”

“Then tell me properly so that I can understand.”

“You searched our family without permission? I can let that slide since the results were reasonable. But trying to kill an important prisoner in front of everyone is a bit different.”

In simple terms, a ball is a ball and a mistake is a mistake.

“So, you’re telling me to cut it out and say it. So, what do you want to do?”

“As Lord Caritumour said, I don’t expect much. I think it’s to avoid disturbing military discipline, so I’ll only be disciplined for two days, exactly two days.”

When asked about the punishment, the Marquis replied, ‘imprisonment’.

I convinced him that he would be locked up in a prison for nobles located on the first basement floor of the royal palace, and that he could rest there because the facilities were much better than those of most inns.

Well, the environment was good anyway.

The important thing is time.

And more importantly, this Marquis’s ‘intention’

‘Two days···’

Huh, what should I do?

First of all, if this gentleman doesn’t give me permission, I will never be able to return to District 7.

“This is my final offer and there will be no compromise, even if you desert.”

The only legal option to get to District 7:

After much thought, I finally made a decision.

If you desert right now or refuse to comply with the disciplinary action, the situation may get worse.

Didn’t you say that you don’t even need to wear a restraint system?

If something goes wrong, you can just break the bars and get out.

Yeah, so···

“Two days, exactly two days”

“···Good idea·”

Let’s just watch the situation for a moment.

‘Marquis, this kid is very, very suspicious.’

I have no intention of letting the Marquis do whatever he wants.