75 Episode 24. Twist Two Fates (7)

'I almost died.’

Rats, who left the log cabin, thought so, but still looked expressionless. It was the result of extreme emotional training before becoming a special rental team leader.

Quikantel showed a sense of hypocrisy well beyond the imagination of Mr. Plutz, but he was not afraid.

For the Beacon special lease, death was like a minor accident that could happen at any time during the mission.

'But who the hell were the other two guys in the house? The long-haired man could be Quikantel's lover, and the boy who was covering his face with a strange artifact... Is that like a hidden child between you two?’

It was inconceivable that Jean was Looncandel or that Murakhan was the black dragon that woke up after a thousand years.

After all, Ratz, who has completely misunderstood them, is feeling a sense of intuition that somehow it won't be easy to go back and dig up information about the characters.

For the time being, close monitoring should be especially careful. I'll tell the crew to make a brief report until Quikantel makes a special move.’

He thought his life was smaller than a cold, but the story was different when it came to the life of his team members.

Rats decided that Quikantel, who had become sensitive, did not need to be assigned to his subordinates.

Thanks to Ratz's judgment, the Enya family was able to safely get on the Tikan trade line.

Beacon was not aware that Enya had disappeared.

Until Quicantel emptied the log cabin to meet Buretta.

* * *

A week later, mid-July, 1795.

As expected by Qin, there was no thorough monitoring of the log cabin at all times, or the location of Quikantel and Enya at all times.

Qin and Murakhan had not once escaped outside the log house until then. Once a day, only Quikantel went to the city to get groceries.

In the meantime, Jin's party was informed by the Seven Colors that Enya had arrived in Tikan and was under Kashmir's protection.

"Well, I thought I would, but I'm happy to confirm in person that Enya is safe. You can meet Buretta with a light heart.”

Quikantel had already contacted Buretta. I have something to say about Enya, so I sent you a letter to meet him.

Buretta readily accepted the offer, and the appointment date was tomorrow night.

"Will Buretta come out alone?"

"Baby, face is a pretty important matter between dragons. Quicantel just asked me to see you, but it's impossible to have a series of jipple wizards. Even if you call me to fight at all, it's a dragon coming out alone."

"Oh, that's why you were so confident when you first came to Beaem's waters?"

"Of course, this Murakan is not rough."

"Great, very. Don't you remember you almost got killed by me as soon as you got here? If it weren't for Jean, you'd already be buried under that cold sea."

"That's what I did for you... Quikantel."

"You've been beaten, haven't you?

"What?"

While the two dragons were arguing with each other about who was stronger, Jean was pondering.

'......face is important, so it's a dragon to come alone no matter who calls. We're actually going together to meet Buretta.’

What can you do?

Jean shrugged off the two men.

"Yes, yes, both of you. You two will fight before meeting Buretta tomorrow.”

It was Jin who got so used to seeing them squabbling.

"We'd better meet Buretta tomorrow and decide what to do again."

"What do you mean, how do you do it? He said that he didn't call you because of Enya, but because he wanted to find Latri's whereabouts, and the best way to beat her is to beat her up.”

"That's something I agree with. There's no Enya, so there's nothing to go through if you go wild."

"Well, good, all good. I don't think Buretta will answer me. Even if there's a battle, even if we win. There will be retaliation from the Jipple. You need to think about it at least."

Jean said in a rather serious tone.

I thought saving Latri, the Guardian of the Eurya, would be a bit of a scale problem since it had anything to do with the Zipple, but... Honestly, I didn't expect it to be this bad.’

Fighting with Buretta meant turning the whole Jipple into an enemy.

And the current Qin never has the power to wage an all-out war against the Zipple. It is impossible, even if it brings in all the forces of Kashmir, which has just become an ally.

In fact, saving Latri was not profitable in many ways.

The contractors of Kashmir and Azmil, and instead of getting a turkey, they're turning the whole Zipple into an enemy.

Nevertheless, Jin decided to meet Buretta in person for three main reasons.

First, because I promised Kashmir that I would definitely visit Latri.

Second, if the Jipple is looking for and removing contractors or taking away contracts, it must be understood from now on.

Third, children should always be protected.

"Well, my little boy is right. I'm not afraid of their retaliation, but it's worth thinking about."

"We should keep in mind not only retaliation, but also our defeat. Unlike you two, I think Buretta could come with a Jipple Buguju and Andrey. Even if you lose face."

What if Buretta comes with Andrei?

Or, more than that, if you bring other elite wizards? There was no answer. Each and every jipple of magic has a fighting power similar to a subspecies dragon.

Of course, Jin has one last resort when he thinks about it, but he also wanted to hear Quikantel's opinion.

"Don't worry if that's the problem. If Buretta brings the others to the meeting place, and tries to suppress me with force. I, too, will ask the dragons of Beacon for assistance."

"It's certainly a good way. Even if we don't get to the point immediately, if Buretta is uncooperative with Ratri's abduction, there's plenty of reason to ask other dragons for help."

"Yes. And even if I beat the Buretta, if the other dragons of Beaumont were involved, the Jipple wouldn't be able to easily come forward to retaliate, either. Jipple and Beacon are quite politically intertwined.”

At present, the bison was a counterweight position between the Looncandel and the Jipple.

The balance between the two families is broken depending on which side the bison is attached to. Therefore, even if Buretta was beaten by Quikantel, Jipple could not afford to play recklessly.

If Jipple turns the Beaumont into an enemy, it'll be Looncandel who will benefit in the end.

It was a satisfactory answer for Jin. No matter how the situation goes, it would not be a direct target of the Zipple.

"Okay, I'll trust Quikantel tomorrow, and I and Murakan will be waiting in the neighborhood."

"Huh? What are you talking about, kid?"

"That means we're standby power. If Buretta comes alone, it's right for Quikantel to fight alone. Is there anything good about us being sold to Gipple?”

Quikantel smiled contentedly.

"Yes, Murakan. You should never come forward. I'll do the fighting, so just watch."

As teasing as he is, Quikantel was genuinely worried about Murakan. She thinks the present Murakhan could never have been a match for Burettta.

"... ..whatever it is, I've weakened past my prime. I don't even want to be sympathized with my ex-girlfriend."

"Who sympathizes with you? Cut the crap, and if I'm in danger, step up and help me. Of course it won't happen.”

* * *

If Buretta had come alone, that would really not have happened. Quikantel has the highest level of combat capability among the dragons currently active.

But

As Jean predicted, Buretta brought a man.

And that's Andrey Zipple.

Quikantel was staring at the buretta, taking his seat in the middle of the uninhabited island.

Jin and Murakan were also hiding in the forest and watching the scene, and they had given the forest a great deal of spirit in advance, so that their presence had been significantly erased.

"Huhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Nice to meet you, Andrei Zipple."

[......Buretta, I didn't know you'd bring another human to my call.]

[Please understand, Eun-ryong. I happened to be with Andrei when I received your letter. As much as it's about Olta's contractor, Andrei came with him because he showed great interest.]

Although Quikantel openly expressed his displeasure, Andrei had a hilarious face.

It has been twisted since the first meeting.

[Buretta, you've been so rude since the last time you asked me to show you Enya. I hope this never happens again.]

[Okay. Let's get straight to the point, what the hell are you going to tell me about Olta's contractor?]

[Before that, I'd like to ask you one thing first.]

[Tell me.]

[What did you do with Ratri, the guardian dragon of the Azmil Contractor?]

an expression of hostility without filtration

Buretta smiled quietly for a while and then looked serious.

[Oh, my...] [You've had a blow. You called me in the first place for Ratri, not Olta's contractor. Somehow I didn't feel very well.

said Buretta, shaking her head.

[Answer the question, Buretta. A year ago, you took Ratri with you to teach her how to spell words. I saw it with my own eyes. And so far, Azmil's contractor has not found the guardian dragon.]

[Well, I don't know how to answer that to satisfy you. Well, Latri is... You're doing great. You didn't know you had a connection with Azmil's contractor, did you? Did he ask you to find her?]

[Factual. If you get it, bring it right away. The Az Mill contractor is anxiously looking for it.]

Whoo-woong! Whoo-woong...…!

Suddenly, whirlwinds began to spring up all over the uninhabited island. Buretta was a whirlwind caused by the power of the wind.

[Buretta, you're really crazy. No matter how many times you're not a contractor for the Zipple, you kidnap your own people? And that little dragon? Besides, I think this means a fight.]

[You've been too deeply involved in Zipple's affairs. That's too bad. I'll tell you one thing in advance. If you hand Enya over to us, we'll save you.]

This time Quikantel smiled.

[Really? That's great, just in time. I'm not going to let you live no matter what you do from now on.]