Heavenly Inquisition Sword

Episode 1333. Please tell me the opinion of the corps commander.

Fabian Howard Crea took care of the Scorpion Company members that Count Helio Lagoa and Count Larva Omar missed.

After about 10 minutes, there were no more Scorpion Company members standing.

Only then did the passengers in the carriage come out one by one.

The passengers who saw the corpses of the imperial soldiers did not say anything.

The Imperial forces attacked the stagecoach, and those adventurers and passengers who had killed all of them were equally afraid.

Some even shuddered to think that ‘adventurers might kill passengers to get rid of witnesses’.

Elio and Count Larva Omar, who had traveled far to kill the imperial army, returned to the wagon.

Passengers only looked at the adventurers with faces waiting for disposal.

Elio, who was looking at the passengers, asked.

“Are all the coachmen dead?”

Then someone answered.

“Two died instantly along with the horses, one survived… serious injuries.”

“Should we wait for the Stagecoach Association to send another wagon?”

“If we don’t arrive, inspectors will be dispatched from the next station.”

Elio studied the man’s face carefully.

He seems to know a bit about the operation of the Stagecoach Association.

“How long will it take for the investigators to arrive?”

“Should have arrived at the next station this evening… The inspectors will be moving tomorrow.”

“You mean it takes three or three days at the earliest to get a wagon?”

“Yes, but the next station is close, so the action will be quick. If there is an accident while the stagecoach is in operation, it is usually immobilized for five or six days.”

“I don’t want to go off the beaten track, so I guess I should stay here?”

“It is usually better to be at the scene of the accident. That way the investigation will be over quickly.”

After talking, the man looked at the young man’s eyes.

Not only the guards and horses of the Stagecoach Association, but also the Imperial Army died.

“ah! There is still an investigation I almost forgot and just skipped it. You must clearly testify to what the imperial army did to us. Did you know?”

“yes.”

“Don’t worry.”

“Adventurers are life savers.”

“Thank you for saving me.”

At the greetings of the passengers, Elio turned around with a puzzled face.

Thus, the unexpected homelessness of Elio and the stagecoach passengers began.

***

Adriatic kingdom.

South of the city of Peromuros.

30th division garrison.

The division commander, Earl of Cotes Lasamus, summoned the chief of staff, Viscount Iron Burt.

“Did the Scorpion Company return?”

“He hasn’t come back yet.”

“You said you were scouting the vicinity of Feromuros, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Is the southern kingdom army still stuck in Feromuros?”

“Yes, it looks like you are waiting for support.”

“But why did the Scorpion Company disappear? Feromuros is under siege by the Imperial Army, and the Army of the Southern Kingdom is not moving within the steel walls.”

“That… appears to be requisitioning.”

“…”

At that, the divisional commander Cote Lasamus frowned.

Because he knew what it meant to be requisitioned in the Southern Kingdom.

“We lost contact for three days. Do you think it was because of the requisition?”

“But the enemy is crouching in Feromuros, and there are only Imperial troops outside?”

“Isn’t there a resistance group?”

“Adria Kingdom does not yet have an organized movement like the Shade Kingdom. Most of the remnants of the southeastern front went into Peromuros.”

“Then what!”

Frustrated, Cote Rasamus’ division commander struck the desk with his fist.

One of the sons-in-law, Baron Hank Stauran, is not a company commander who deserves to die.

The son-in-law’s family is the Marquess of Stauran, who is under direct control of the emperor.

Baron Hank Stauron is the third son of the Marquis of Stauron, who is said to be the Crown Prince’s right-hand man.

As a count of the Imperial Territory, he had to have the answer to his disappearance.

Viscount Iron Burt had nothing to say, so he lowered his eyes.

Then someone knocked on the door and came inside.

The infantry captain was Viscount Richell Butler.

Since the Scorpion Company belonged to the infantry battalion, it was like Company Captain Hank Stauran’s direct superior.

Battalion Commander Richell Butler was startled by the hostile atmosphere, but soon calmed himself down.

Because the report he had to do took precedence over all of them.

“Commander, we have news of the missing Scorpion company.”

For a moment, the face of Divisional Commander Cote Rasamus hardened.

It is because he declared that he had disappeared until yesterday when he said that he had not returned.

When the division commander and chief of staff looked at each other as if telling them to continue, Battalion Commander Richell Butler continued his report.

“An official complaint came in from the Stagecoach Association. A squadron of Scorpions raided a stagecoach on the road south of Pheromuros and were annihilated.”

At this point, Battalion Commander Richell Butler stopped talking and looked at the division commander.

The division commander said with an absurd face.

“What was the Scorpion Company raiding the stagecoach and what was the massacre? Did he even get attacked by the resistance? Did you just receive a report that there are no resistance forces in the Peromuros area?”

“It seems that we were attacked not by the resistance, but by the adventurers riding the stagecoach.”

“What nonsense is that! Are you saying that knowing how many Scorpion companies there are! That’s three hundred people! Even if all the adventurers rode the stagecoach, they couldn’t do anything about the Scorpion Company!”

At the scolding of the division commander, Battalion Commander Richell Butler let out a sigh.

“ha! Well… among the passengers were Count Helio Lagoa and Count Omar of Larva.”

“…”

For an instant, the division commander’s tent was enveloped in silence.

Count Rasamus, who had been sitting with a blank face for a while, asked as if to confirm.

“So you’re saying that the Scorpion Company raided the stagecoach, and Count Elio Lagoa’s party was riding in it and they killed them?”

“According to the Stagecoach Association, yes. Of course, this is a one-sided argument.”

Battalion Commander Richell Butler added the word ‘one-sided’ to the Imperials to save face.

The dead don’t talk, because whatever the Stagecoach Association said, they couldn’t confirm it.

Division commander Kot Rasamus jumped up from his seat and asked.

“Any witnesses?”

“It is said that about 20 stagecoach passengers witnessed it. And the magic bullets taken from the corpses of the stagecoach guards were submitted as evidence.”

“Crazy… Why are you touching the stagecoach when you asked for requisition?”

Brigadier General Cote Rasamus, who was frantic, walked in front of Battalion Commander Richell Butler.

“You bastard! What did you do without managing the company commanders properly? I said requisition! Who wants to rob a stagecoach? Did you know the Scorpion Company did that? I did not know?”

“I didn’t know.”

Then Cote Lasamus’ division commander shouted, kicking Viscount Richell Butler in the shin.

“I did not know? The battalion commander doesn’t know what’s going on in the company? Even so, are you the battalion commander? ok?”

“Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!”

Every time the tip of the toe was kicked, a frustrated moan flowed from the mouth of the battalion commander, Richell Butler.

“No matter how much Hank Stauran’s company commander is Marquis Stauran’s son! If you, the battalion commander, had managed it properly, none of this would have happened! Can’t manage a young company commander to get to this point? ok?”

“sorry. Ugh! please forgive me Ugh! Ugh!”

Cote Rasamus’ division commander is a sword master.

To the sword expert, Lissell Butler, the battalion commander, a sword master’s kick was a greater shock than being struck with a sledgehammer.

Still, in the midst of war, Cote Rasamus, the divisional commander, did not kick enough to break bones.

If it hadn’t been for the battlefield, Lissell Butler’s leg bones would have been broken right away.

Eventually, after calming down his excitement, Divisional Commander Cote Rasamus took a step back.

“So what did the Stagecoach Association do?”

“I suggested covering it at this point. Both the stagecoach guards and the Scorpion company said they would blame the resistance.”

“I guess you knew that the company commander was the son of the Marquis of Stauran.”

“That’s right. It won’t be good for them if they have to grow their work.”

“It must have been a discussion with Count Lagoa, too, right?”

“I would have.”

After pondering for a long time, Divisional Commander Cote Rasamus nodded.

“Let it be done. They told me to take care of the stagecoach association’s business there.”

“yes. But how about the Marquis of Stauran…”

Division commander Cote Lasamus turned his gaze to the chief of staff.

“Isn’t the Marquis of Stauran leading the Expeditionary Steel Corps? Where are you now?”

“Northern Feromuros.”

“Gyeong go and explain in detail what has happened.”

He did not want to meet with Marquis Theo Stauran, who had the Battalion troops under his command.

Unlike before, he could now be insulted by the Marquis of Staurun.

“Aren’t you going by yourself?”

“Then what if something happens to the 30th division again? Then they will call me incompetent. Besides, shouldn’t someone stay and deal with this accident?”

“All right.”

Iron Burtt, chief of staff, offered no further advice.

This is why today’s sword masters are most reluctant to marry Marquis Theo Stauran.

Although Marquis Theo Stauran is the closest aide to the Crown Prince, it is because the famous Batalion unit was under his command.

Even the sword masters feared the Batalion troops armed with excitium.

The fact that the Imperial Army occupied the Shade Kingdom at once and advanced to the Adria Kingdom was also thanks to the great success of the Batalion unit.

***

Adriatic kingdom.

North of the city of Peromuros.

Expeditionary Steel Corps.

The center of the Steel Legion is the Batalion Unit, and the Battalion Unit has a Goliath made of steel.

That is why the name of the corps is called ‘steel’ rather than a number.

Currently, Feromuros could be said to be at the forefront of the front line.

Among them, the northern area where the Iron Legion is located is the point connecting the southern kingdom and Feromuros, so it can be said to be the most dangerous place among the forefront.

So, the 34th and 35th divisions were nearby.

The commander of the Iron Legion, Marquis Theo Stauran, known as the Crown Prince’s right-hand man.

The crown prince ascended to the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force and entrusted the strongest steel corps to the most reliable Marquis Theo Stauran.

So, Marquis Theo Stauran—except for the Grand Duchess of Knauf—was the most influential person in the empire.

There is a difference, however, that while Archduke Knauf did not care about the imperial family with his unrivaled swordsmanship, the Marquis Stauran took himself as a faithful servant of the crown prince and rose to the ranks.

In the past, he was half the power compared to Grand Duke Knauf, but now that he is active as the commander of the Steel Corps, his position has changed again.

“what! My son, Hank, was killed on the road south of Pheromuros?”

Viscount Iron Burt, Chief of Staff of the 30th Division, answered cautiously.

“Yeah, Hank Stauron and the Scorpion Company are all dead.”

Chief of Staff Iron Burt followed up with a story that was not included in the report.

“…The Stagecoach Association suggested that it be the work of the Resistance.”

“I killed a company of the imperial army, so let’s just cover it up?”

Corps Commander Theo Stauran looked at the Chief of Staff of the 30th Division with bloodshot eyes.

“The division commander said that for now, that’s the best thing…”

“That’s the opinion of Count Rasamus, and my thoughts are very different.”

For a moment, Chief of Staff Iron Burt realized it was good that the division commander hadn’t come.

“Please let me hear the opinion of the Corps Commander.”

“Do you think the Lon Scorpion Company attacked the stagecoach to rob the cargo?”

“…that is what the witnesses testify.”

“Can you say for sure that there is no possibility of being seduced by the Stagecoach Association or the Count of Lagoa?”

“Of course, that is not impossible.”

“I’m not saying this because I’m my son, but Baron Hank Stauran is a man who puts noble honor above all else. That’s why I can’t accept that Scorpion Company was killed trying to rob a stagecoach. Rather, there must have been a secret that the stagecoach should not have known. To the extent that it had to be covered by annihilating the Scorpion company in operation.”

The commander of the Steel Corps looked at the chief of staff of the 30th Division with dark eyes.