Heavenly Inquisition Sword

Episode 1279. I was wondering if I could learn from Count Lagoa.

As I was getting ready for bed, Tynelock talked to Baron Howard Solon.

“Baron Solon. Why are you with Count Lagoa?”

Baron Howard Solon replied as if it were natural.

“Isn’t it because the Count owes you money?”

“Debt… I don’t think the Earl of Lagoa or the Baron talk about money.”

“If you become a knight and owe a debt, you have to pay it back.”

“Are you still a knight? I think I’ve become a mercenary now.”

Baron Howard Solon hesitated at his words, which were somehow thorny.

It was true that it was difficult to live normally because he was expelled from his family.

Now he would have to wander around as a mercenary, whether to find a new master or serve him.

Finding and serving a new owner is like a dream.

Because there would be a lot of knights who swore allegiance to him around a high-ranking aristocrat.

“It’s not like you don’t have to pay your debts just because you’re a mercenary.”

“It might not run away.”

“You will be caught in no time. Don’t you know the state of the count?”

“You have no intention of running away, do you?”

“…”

Baron Howard Solon gritted his teeth at the words that pierced the corner.

right.

I never even thought about running away.

It wasn’t just because of debt that he was by Count Lagoa’s side.

“Then, Lord Tinelock, why don’t you leave? Wasn’t Abyss your destination?”

When Tynelock pretended not to hear, Baron Howard Solon didn’t ask anymore.

After bringing in a cot and table chair, the three of them took a moment to catch their breath.

Merdef, who was watching the two of them, said.

“I can’t believe Count Lagoa’s subspace warehouse. How high is his magic realm?”

Baron Howard Solon and Tynlock let out a long sigh instead of answering.

In succession, the three pitched two more tents.

It was for Baron Howard Solon and his party, Merdef, and Larva Count Omar and Fabian Paladin.

That night.

Fabian, who was on watch, glanced back at the sight of him.

Baron Howard Solon was approaching hesitantly.

“Can’t you sleep?”

Fabian, who was otherwise bored, spoke first.

Baron Howard Solon replied with a shy face.

“I see.”

Before long, he slumped down in the seat in front of Fabian.

It was chilly on the plains of Evrima after the sun had set, so you had to light a bonfire in order to stay vigil.

A bonfire crackled between the two of them.

When the flames subsided a little, Baron Howard Solon threw a twig.

Fabian, who was staring blankly at the bonfire, suddenly asked.

“How did you three meet? Because the combination of nobles, savages, and mercenaries is not common.”

“ah! Tynelock was my escort driver, and I met Crea by chance in the tavern, and we came along.”

“Crea is attractive.”

Fabian looked at Baron Howard Solon with meaningful eyes.

After Baron Howard Solon was ousted from his family, Tynlock, an escort knight, distanced himself from him, but Crea remained by his side.

Unless you’re an idiot, you’ll know what the two of you think of each other.

“Yes.”

“You two get along well.”

Fabian smiled round and round.

Even at first, I thought it was just a free-spirited aristocrat and a young lady following him, but now it’s different.

If it were Baron Howard Solon and Clea, there would be no difficulty in living in the future.

“It’s not like that.”

Baron Howard Solon denied it with a bitter face.

It is because there was no affection between men and women even though he was with Crea.

Fabian took those words a little differently.

“Are you planning to return to the family?”

Even the Marquis of Solon would not be able to do anything about him if he put forward his friendship with Count Elio of Lagoa.

In that situation, if he moved in earnest, he could have obtained the Marquis of Solon.

“no. I have no intention of doing well with the people who tried to kill me again. So, it would be right to become independent at this time.”

“aha.”

Fabian nodded.

Hey, if you were a magic swordsman at the level of Baron Howard Solon, there was no reason to be tied to your family.

“What about Baron Cloud? How did you and Count Lagoa…”

“Did you meet?”

“yes.”

“We first met at the unit stationed in Hirhera. Count Lagoa was the company commander I served. At first, I followed him as a rider…. Later, I served him as an adjutant. Then we were discharged together and became his vassals.”

“ah! You did.”

Baron Howard Solon looked at Fabian with eyes full of envy.

In the meantime, Fabian also told me about his meeting with Count Omar of Larva.

“…Then they came to the Abyss together.”

“So Count Omar is also being taught by Count Lagoa?”

“Not overtly like me, but little by little.”

“That… that…”

“Why?”

The hesitant Baron Howard Solon struggled to open his mouth.

“I wonder if I can learn from Count Lagoa too.”

“Hmm.”

Fabian did not answer.

That’s because it’s not a question you can answer yourself.

“Can’t you?”

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Baron Howard Solon’s face.

Asking for advice on a subject who owes a lot of debt to Count Lagoa!

It would be laughable if anyone knew.

Above all, no one who has risen to the same level as Count Lagoa teaches.

In that sense, it is no exaggeration to say that Count Omar and Baron Cloud were blessed.

“well. I can’t say yes or no because I’m not Count Lagoa.”

Baron Howard Solon, who gained a bit of hope at those words, said with a face full of regret.

“Is there any possibility in the eyes of Baron Cloud?”

“Not at all.”

“Really?”

Baron Howard Solon’s eyes lit up.

It’s not that there’s no possibility of being taught. I want to know what this is.

“In the first place, we don’t need Baron Solon’s party. By the way, Count Lagoa accepted Baron Solon’s party as companions. It’s my feeling, but it seems that Baron Solon and Mr. Tynlock moved Count Lagoa’s heart.”

“Me and Tinelock?”

“Count Lagoa is a magic swordsman from a barbarian. Isn’t that a special bond?”

“Ah, I never thought of it that way… Is that really why you accepted it?”

“Anyway, I think so. So I don’t think it’s possible. If you tell me something, you will understand.”

“I don’t know if I dare to say such a thing to Count Lagoa.”

Baron Howard Solon lit the bonfire with a downcast face.

If it wasn’t for the betting debt, I’d pretend to be crazy and step in, but I wasn’t confident.

“It will be. How many nobles do you think are called by their first names by Count Lagoa?”

“…I do not know.”

“Two. There is only me and Baron Solon.”

“Ah…”

Baron Howard Solon’s mouth gaped open.

It gave him courage to think that he had become that close to the Count of Lagoa.

“Seize the opportunity and tell Count Lagoa secretly. Shouldn’t it be better to go down?”

“Yes, I will.”

As Baron Howard Solon made up his mind, Fabian stood up and brushed his butt.

“The next vigil is Baron Solon, right? Good job. I go in first.”

“Ah…”

Baron Howard Solon stared at Fabian as he left without regret.

I thought the conversation went well, but I feel like I was used to pass the time.

I don’t know if I can believe the story about Count Elio Lagoa.

next day.

Elio’s party got up early and prepared for departure.

Baron Howard Solon and Tynlock Merdef diligently set up the tent.

After a while, a tent for a wagon, a simple bunk table, and chairs were lined up neatly.

When Elio put the accumulated luggage into the Mahadam (space storage), Tynelock and Merdef started walking in the lead even though no one told them to.

Fabian, who followed at a reasonable distance from the leader, whispered to Baron Howard Solon,

“By the way. Contrary to what you see, Mr. Tynlock is also loyal.”

Fabian continued to speak to Baron Howard Solon, who was staring at him wondering what he was talking about.

“Baron Solon is in debt and Merdef is in charge of chores because of his sins… but Mr. Tynelock doesn’t have to. But I am saying that because I am doing something that no one told me to do.”

“Ah….”

Baron Howard Solon nodded and looked at Tynelock ahead with new eyes.

I didn’t think of that, but after hearing it, it really is.

Tinelock acted coldly on the outside, but he was always helping himself.

It’s the same with just pitching a tent and walking.

It was her and Merdef’s job, but Tine Lock was also with her.

After breaking up with him, she felt a bit ashamed of herself for giving her all her heart.

‘ha! A selfish bastard.’

But that thought didn’t last long.

In the distance, a group of mercenaries were firing magic guns into the air.

pop! pop! Pew-!

It seemed that they were aiming for a sky whale that had been swept deep into the land by a typhoon-like wind.

Suddenly, the words of the professor who taught at the academy flashed through my mind.

―Don’t be complacent just because a sky whale floats quietly. It cannot be handled unless it is a company-level regular army. Heavy water Doesn’t that sound like a big deal? Compared to other damn monsters, it looks weak, but that’s a mistake. You should consider the height. What do you think will happen if heavy water falls from a height of 200m or 300m? It’s a relief if you get swept away and roll around and break your limbs. A direct hit in the water could break your neck and break your back. I didn’t classify it as a high-level monster for nothing. People need to know the subject. You must not be blinded by greed. Got it!

The number of mercenaries in the distance was large, but the magic gun was not.

Five people shooting magic guns.

There were about twelve musketeers in one company, so it was less than half the number.

When the fight between the mercenaries and the sky whale began in the distance, the leader stopped.

Elio asked Fabian.

“How do you think it will turn out?”

“You won’t catch it.”

“You shoot a magic gun like that?”

“I don’t even have a chin. Look at the size of the sky whale. It’s like getting stabbed with a toothpick.”

“Wow! The whale stood upside down. Doesn’t it fall off like that? Crazy really.”

“It looks like it will use heavy water.”

As soon as Fabian finished speaking, a stream of blue water poured out of the sky whale’s mouth.

Waterfalls greater than waterfalls fell on the heads of the mercenaries.

With that, the fight is over.

The mercenaries floated on the water like a swarm of ants.

The water swept over the plain like a flood, creating dozens of puddles.

The mercenaries who came out of the water began to gather the injured mercenaries in one place.

In the meantime, the sky whale floated leisurely toward the sea like a cloud.