55 Talking to Count Fabious and Duke Bastein.

Ambitious night. Earl Fabious finds Duke Bastein's barracks. After the erl was inspected lightly in the snow and entered the barracks, the duc, who was relying on a magic lamp, greeted him with a greeting.

“Earl Fabious. Welcome."

Duke Bastein was a man in his late 40s. I often saw white hair, but it was for a while, so I looked as young as I could see in my 30s. But I couldn't feel Mana's energy. The Duke is very good at his job as a general, but his talents as an armed soldier have not exceeded the level of the perpetrator.

“Yes, Duke. What did you call me for? ”

“I need to talk to you about something. I heard you went to Kara the last time. ”

“Yes?”

“Could you tell me about that? ”

“Whatever helps. ”

“Well, come this way, then. ”

Duke Bastein sits side by side on a chair in front of the table with the late Fabious.

The baron glances at the chessboard on the table.

In fact, the Duke is famous for playing chess well. Since it was an opportunity to learn the master's hand, playing one game was not bad.

“Duke, why don't we have a game of chess and not just talk? ”

“It can't be that bad. ”

Duke Bastein opens the chessboard, placing the white horse in his place. A Black Horse was placed along with the Marquis.

The baron moves his phone in the first place.

“But what do you want from me? ”

“Actually, I heard that Kara had two masters beat her up. Do you know them? ”

“I know. I met him in person. ”

“Who are they? Spy reports are coming, but I'm not sure if they're just rumored to come through. ”

The Duke moved his phone as well. The baron ponders for a moment, then raises the night to the top.

“First, a man named Zenber of the Holy Oil is like this knight. Very honorable, very firm. You think it's like the other side? Anyway, if you think it's the right way, you can't go back. ”

“Then leave it to the erl. ”

“Yes. If he goes to war, I will stop him." ”

“Very well. Now can you describe the man?" ”

The duc counts, and the erl moves the phone again.

“I'm not sure, but you look like this phone. Interested in profits, consistent with misconduct all the time. And it seems to be a natural amount, and it reveals a lot of women in particular. ”

“You're arrogant. ”

Duke Bastein raises Bishop diagonally, and the Marquis raises his phone again a moment ago.

“But it's not a hate prize. ”

“Your patience?”

“Hardly. When they're angry, they burst. ”

“Is it wise?”

“He seems wise, but he likes to be smug. ”

“Then you have nothing to worry about. ”

Marquis Fabious clenches his jaw.

“It's hard to build. ”

“Why?”

“He was very angry once, but the Marquis was a bit frightened. Thanks to that, I had a nice meal with Seong-goo. Hehe.”

Duke Bastein looks slightly agitated. If you have the strength to hesitate on Marquis Fabious, the Intermediate Strongest Swordsman, then you should be careful.

The duc raises the bishop and aims for the baron's phone.

“Then who do you think is better to restrain him? ”

The erl moves the look to protect the phone.

“I don't know. A total stranger. ”

“Why? ”

“You don't seem to like war very much, but you're going to war. ”

Duke Bastein stares at the Marquis with an uncertain eye.

“Are you a pacifist? ”

“Rather, he's a humble man in war. He certainly likes to be conceited, but he is very humble when he looks at war. ”

“Yes? How was it? ”

“He lowered himself as a student of the Hundred Hundred and Hundred. I've lost hundreds of battles, so you'll understand. ”

Duke Bastein, who was about to move the queen, pauses.

“Are you sure?”

“Maybe you're right. I think I speak my own shame, and I think it's almost true. ”

Duke Bastein expressed great concern.

“How could there be such a big variable as a white face in this war? ”

“Duke, what's the matter? ”

“He must be one of the few masters in the world. ”

Marquis Fabious smiles.

“Duke, didn't I just explain to you that I'm a scholar of the Hundred and Hundred? ”

“Earl Fabious. A bachelor's degree is synonymous with a master's degree in a sense. ”

“No, why? ”

“They're both battles. ”

Duke Bastein sighs for a long time and begins to explain.

The Duke had one older brother who had lost to illness in his youth. He was brilliant, not to mention brilliant, but he had been weak since he was young and became a great worry for the family.

One day, my brother was very sick.

Perhaps he felt sorry for his brother, who was lying still in bed, and his father, the Duke, began to teach him chess. Chess was a good game to spend time without moving, so it seemed to be a perfect fit for a weak older brother.

And my brother liked chess very much. Shortly after playing chess on the first day, he fell in love with a chess tripod.

Of course, even in the Kingdom of Robos, my father was a famous chess master, so I lost again and again, but I was always happy and did not stop playing chess.

It was around the time I lost a hundred times, carrying ten times like this. There was a man who was arrogant to look at this brother. It was the Duke of Bastian himself as a child. Every time I played chess with my father, Jeanie saw little of my skills.

So one day Duke Bastian asked me to meet his brother and play chess.

“What happened? ”

“I've tasted hell. I was so miserable that I was afraid to catch a chess horse for a while. ”

Marquis Fabious writhes his eyebrows.

“Then?”

“Yes, there's an old law that says, The general's talent is like bloodshed that blooms in a gorgeous way only after sucking the blood of so many of his servants. So it doesn't matter whether you beat him or beat him. If he's in a hundred wars, he's a master. ”

Marquis Fabious groans. That's what I heard. War is the same for chess. If you've experienced it hundreds of times, anyone can become a master.

“Still, you lose for a reason, don't you? ”

“As a result, of course there was. But whatever it was, it's gone now. ”

“For what reason? ”

“Earlier, you said he was as humble as the war. ”

“Yes, that's what I said. ”

“That means he admitted his mistake, and reflected on his past mistakes and rewarded them. So it's even scarier. because we learn more from failure than we do from success. ”

The Marquis is moaning.

“Hmm. What's your next move?" ”

“I don't know. I'm going to spread false rumors and disconnect Kara. At this rate, he'll take care of it as a charm. ”

“Then so be it. ”

Later Duke Bastein left behind Marquis Fabious and Chess. But on the other hand, I was thinking clearly about the backbone. He was the biggest variable of this war.

* * *

I stood on a balcony overlooking Kara Castle with Padilla. Even a small breath of breath made me feel somewhat gratified by her cautious appearance.

“Padilla, isn't the sky clear? ”

“Yes.”

The atmosphere was very good. But I wanted to say the next thing. I told you about the day I first met you on my way here, and all I could think about was the job description. Like, "Shall I go to my room? ’This content.

As I slowly tried to put my hands on her waist, Razal rushed to us in his old age.

“Backbone! You! I knew you would do this to me! ”

The Grim Reaper turns the pack around.

“Lazar! What insolence! ”

Razal groans on his knees.

“Your Highness. We've been deceived. The backface author is a spy planted in Kara by the Kingdom of Robos. ”

I grinned, and Padilla looked ridiculous. We know too well what I am.

“Where do you hear such nonsense and come to ruin! ”

“There's a rumor going around in the chatter right now, and one of my underlings has told me about it. I'm sure of it.”

“Razal, how dare you! ”

I interrupted her and approached Razal.

“Hey. You? So I'm a spy? ”

“It fits exactly! The words of a spy, the time you came to Kara, the way you hid your face, the way you broke Kara's noble traditions from ancient times, how could that have happened? ”

“Phew! Did you? Hehe.”

“What!”

I hung my yo-yo and looked down at Razal.

“If I were a spy, would you survive now? Or die?"

“That, that. ”

It was Lazar who suddenly had a pale face. I shrugged his shoulder.

“It's nice to misunderstand me as a spy, but you can't report me like this. I don't know if you're gonna die, but I've got ketchup next to me. When I see something like this, I have to report it secretly when I go later. Okay? Let's just think about this for a second. ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

I don't know what to do with this fool. No matter how excited I am, I don't know what I'll do if I can't keep peeing like this.

Perhaps after the war had begun and the castle was eaten, I should quickly become a manager. I'm loyal and in good company, so I think I'll pay for my meal.

“Anyway, come with me. I'll show you what a spy looks like. ”

“Yes?”

“Let's go get the mole. Not the fake mole you caught. Come on.”

I took Lazar outside.

This could have been the work of a spy from the Kingdom of Robos. Of course not, but if it is, the work will continue to come in.

Then it's better to catch it fast.

Recently, there have been a lot of outsiders in Kara, so I tried to catch them all at once later, but I can't keep doing this.

I captured the group that used to build war supplies in Kara back in the day by Lazar and Udine, and those who often used magic communication stations.

If you have a mole, you are very likely to be among them.

* * *

A haunted dungeon. I was interrogating a man. This guy's name is Alif. Originally a Tajikistan, he was an autonomous trader who had settled in Kara with several acquaintances and had accumulated a considerable amount of wealth since he started trading groceries.

“Tell me the truth. When you bought the war supplies in bulk, no one here in Kara knew about the war. How do you know they're packing up war supplies? ”

“I just did a fair trade. I stumbled across the Kingdom of Robos and learned about the war. ”

That sounds plausible. It was natural for a merchant to do business, and you could have heard war information if you went to the Kingdom of Robos.

“I did. But why have you been hiding the truth about the war? This is treason. ”

“That, that. I wasn't sure. ”

“I'm not sure, but you invested your entire fortune to buy war supplies? ”

“That's all business is. Only the adventurous get rich. ”

I smiled.

“Okay. Now's the time to get rich. Where are the war supplies? I'll buy you a very expensive one. Good, 'cause you're about to make some serious money. ”

“Well, well, well. ”

“You can't be here in Kara, can you? ”

“Kara is expensive to rent a warehouse. ”

“It's expensive, though. So where'd you put it? ”

“This is Hussain territory. ”

Hussein has now turned to the enemy. Of course, I had no choice but to go and check.

“That went really well. ”

“No, I'm just telling you the truth. ”

“But you know what? ”

“Yes.”

“You're not the only one here. All your acquaintances and workers at the Merchant Guild are being interrogated here. ”

At that moment, Alif's cheeks tremble. At that time, a man outside the interrogation room window called out to me and whispered in a small voice.

When I heard the information, I came back and interrogated him.

“Oh, the war supplies. Some say he kept Ra's in a warehouse in the wilderness near the tribe? ”

“Well, I put some in there, too. ”

“Well, you can't put any eggs in a basket. ”

“Yes, that's right. ”

“But you know I'm getting suspicious, right? Anyway, if you're a spy, you'd better talk fast. I don't kill because I'm a spy. Only the heavy-mouthed ones. It's useless.”

“You're mistaken. I'm not a spy. ”

“Well, we'll soon find out. Next question. When the Royal Society visited before, why did you come in contact with them? You'd better tell me the truth. I've seen it. ”

Alif says in a loud voice, bewildered.

“It's a trap. I just met a member of the merchant merchant guild in Robos, who was with the Sadducees. It's a business.”

“What's his name? ”

“It's the Jevens.”

“Got it.”

I smiled bitterly. I just lied about the question, and I answered it well. I went to the door and whispered to the man standing over the spear. The question will be forwarded to all suspects who are currently being interrogated through another interrogator. This time it's the truth, not the lie.

After a while, some more information came to me.

I went back and asked the question again.

“It's not the zebras, it's the ferals. I'm a continental merchant guild worker. ”

“That's... I met a guy named Ferrol. ”

“Then you should have told me sooner. It's suspicious.”

“It's been a long time, so I forgot. ”

Alif stole his forehead.

“Why did you meet a guy named Ferrol? ”

“Business.”

“That's odd. They say you know him. ”

Alif sighs in haste.

“I met a friend of mine for business. ”

“Oh, I could do business with a friend. But you see her these days? ”

“No, I'm not.”

“Friends shouldn't do that. He's still in Kara, isn't he? ”

“Yes?”

“Incidentally, he's here, too. Well, you've been using magic stations too much. I'll get you an interview later, so say hello. ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

Alif wipes his face. After another report, I asked him again.

“You. You've been playing with my bad jokes lately. What do you think I said about being a Lobros spy? ”

“That, that. There are rumors like that these days, and there are some suspicions about wearing masks. ”

“Is that so? Do I look that weird? ”

“Yes, a little bit. ”

I stared at him quietly, my chin twitching.

“Hey, why don't we be honest about this? You're a Chicago man after all. You don't have to lay down your life to be loyal to the Kingdom of Robos. ”

“I'm not a spy. ”

“But you're still going to die for what you've done. We're at war now, so if you have any doubts, kill and see. Let's just turn ourselves in and find the light. ”

“But · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“You. You haven't reported the interrogation so far? Everyone else is blowing up right now. If you reach out on your own, you're dead. It's because I'm sorry. Just tell me a few things you know. I'll keep it a secret for a while, and when the war is over, whether we win or the Kingdom of Robos wins, we're free. What do you think?”

“That's... ”

It is a situation where all the other colleagues are vomiting. Watching secrets is meaningless. People usually line up on the side of their lives.

I leaned in close to seduce the Devil.

“Hey, would you want to betray your people? He's got a lot on his plate, and they're offering him some money, so he'll fall for it. I know the feeling. But don't you have to live? Fine. I'll give you 50 gold leafs if you tell me the truth. Let me keep trading. This is good, right? ”

Alif swallows his thirsty saliva and ponders for a long time, then finally opens his mouth.

“Gordon.”

“Gordon?”

“A Lobroth spy disguised as a mercenary, who came to my top two years ago. And I'm currently employed by Kara. ”

“Well said. You've moved beyond innocence. ”

We got a big one. Apparently, a man named Gordon was a spy in the Kingdom of Robos planted in Kara to inflict resistance during the siege. He was the deadliest of spies, and now that he's been identified, it's a fortune.

I had to capture it and destroy its roots.

I also gave Kara a big gift. The war supplies that Alif has been craving.

The items were 1.6 million arrows, 6,000 tons of grain and dry food, and substantial quantities of metal resources and war supplies.

* * *

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