How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Episode 84

“How long has it been since your father went abroad?”

“I think it’s about two months old.”

“Two months… … .”

You might think it’s quite long, but if you think about it normally, it’s not really like that.

Because there were times when the flames didn’t come back for more than ten months.

In fact, when Xian made the Sangcheon Sword, the period of lack of anger also played a part.

Without anger, you cannot learn anything new. As a result, there was nothing to do other than polishing and analyzing the previously learned swordsmanship.

I started doing research in earnest when I was 14 years old.

‘When I was young, I didn’t know anything and just thought there was an outside job.’

I thought it was something like entering the imperial palace, going to see other nobles, or going abroad.

But now I know.

After defeating Verium and bringing the ban to the family head, the family head spoke. The only ones in his family who knew the existence of the Dark Magic Tower were himself and the Flame Fury.

When Yeomno and the family head leave alone, it is related to the Dark Magic Tower.

Xian saw Ran and Shan hanging out with the knights.

Looking back, it seemed that it wouldn’t matter if I didn’t have myself for a while.

“Sir Wilfried. Ran and Shan please.”

“Do you have other business?”

“Let’s go see Chesha for a while.”

“All right. Please leave the guests to me.”

I asked the Master, so neither Ran nor Shan will have any complaints.

Xian left the gym and headed for Chesha’s room.

smart.

He knocked on Chesha’s door.

-who are you?

Fortunately, the answer came from inside.

“I am.”

“Brother?”

She opened the door and greeted Xian.

“Welcome. I heard that you did something as soon as you arrived?”

“What is the job?”

“I was wandering around earlier and I ran into Grandpa Azlet, and he told me all sorts of lamentations?”

“to you?”

“The Princess shouldn’t grow up like that stupid bastard, what are you talking about?”

Huh true. To come to a child my granddaughter and gossip about a child my grandson.

I’ve aged pretty ugly.

“I heard that the head of the household and Yeomno were away.”

“yes. It’s been like two months. He left without a word.”

“Do you know where he went?”

“Um, because of my father’s personality, there’s no way he travels leisurely. If you took Grandpa Yeom, weren’t you going to kill those who are doing the Dark Magic Tower or something?”

As expected, Chesha must have noticed.

When she heard about the Dark Magic Tower from the family head, Chesha was also eavesdropping on it from the outside.

The family must have heard at the same time that only the head of the household and the flames knew about the existence of the Dark Magic Tower.

‘Then, a total of four people, including the two of us, know.’

It would be nice if you could tell the other vassals as well. I couldn’t figure out why they kept it a secret.

“You don’t know exactly where you went.”

“yes. Oh right. Would you like to come over for a minute?”

“?”

Chesha came out with Xian, who was puzzled.

The place where she guided Xi’an was the remarks of the family in the basement of the castle.

“When my father goes out like this, junk things arrive every time something worth forgetting. Along with a letter from Yeomno to put it in the corner of the warehouse.”

“hmm.”

In the corner of Vigo, which Chesha guided us to, there were various junks scattered around.

There were old, worn-out books, and things like jewels that had lost their luster or broken cups. Even candlesticks and tableware with strange shapes on them.

‘these are… … .’

Xian examined them one by one.

There were objects that looked like they would be found in collapsed ruins or ruins.

An item that is sometimes sent to the family whenever the family head goes out for work in the Dark Magic Tower.

That’s probably it.

‘Every time they rob a place like their stronghold, they seem to sweep and send things.’

Could it be some sort of loot?

I don’t know how much the family head knows, but he probably doesn’t know everything about the Dark Magic Tower, the demons they worship, and Hell.

So, wouldn’t it be to retrieve all the items in their hideout in order to get even one clue?

It was something that could have happened.

Maybe the reason why I’m taking the Flame Fury with me is not because I really need a combatant, but because I need a chore to ship these things.

‘Ravi.’

‘yes.’

At Xian’s signal, Ravi narrowed his eyes as much as possible and inspected the items.

But I stared at all the objects, but there was nothing out of the ordinary.

‘Ugh.’

Ravi says he doesn’t feel anything. There seemed to be nothing special here.

Literally a real junk.

‘I can’t see any clues.’

Still, there may be something you don’t know.

Since it’s vacation anyway, I’m running out of time, so let’s take a look at them one by one.

Holding a worn-out book, Xian sat down and began to open it.

* * *

“Okay, let’s do our best! In a few hours, it will be Agrid’s territory!”

“yes.”

A cart pulled by four horses was moving along the road to the Marquis of Agrid.

He was a peddler who did not have a shop settled down in one place, but wandered from manor to manor to buy and sell goods.

A good fabric or spice. His cart was filled with sundry items, such as grains grown only in the south.

“I also want to pick one item with good margin and fill it up.”

“Isn’t it worth the name yet, brother? Even if pyramids like us load one cart at a time, they buy all of them, but they don’t have any.”

“When do you think that name value will arise?”

“Wouldn’t it take a few more years?”

“It’s long, it’s long.”

As usual, lamenting the world, they headed for Agrid.

The group consisted of four in total. Their brother merchant and two mercenaries hired to escort them.

While listening to the sound of horses clattering, I was looking at the horizon beyond.

Doo doo doo doo!

They turned around at the sound they heard from behind.

There was a group of people running from behind blowing dust.

“what?”

“I think there is something urgent.”

The merchants relaxed at the thought that they would avoid it on their own.

However, the group that caught up with the merchant did not pass by him.

Keeping a little distance, we matched the speed side by side.

A group of people driving horses wearing black cloaks covering their entire bodies and even wearing masks on their faces.

“… … huh?”

“what?”

The merchants hardened their expressions and the mercenaries, feeling strange, poked their heads out of the wagon.

That moment.

Pee-!

Dozens of magic arrows rained down on them.

* * *

A few days of leisurely daily life passed.

Of course I didn’t skip the daily training, but that’s what I always do. There were quite a lot of spare time as there were no classes.

It was a time when I could have taken liberal arts lessons from Yeomno in the past, but now he wasn’t there either.

Thanks to this, I was able to spend the rest of my time hanging out with Ran, watching Shan learn martial arts from her, or listening to Chesha, who suddenly came and chatted.

Occasionally, he went into Vigo and looked at the items from the Dark Magic Tower sent by the householder, but nothing was really found in them.

“Do, Young Master. I brought refreshments.”

As he was reading a book while basking in the sun in the garden, a maid brought him tea with a slight shiver.

Xian’s reputation in the castle did not change that much.

Everyone was surprised that he was close with Gen Aslar’s children, but that alone did not dispel all the rumors.

In particular, unlike the academy, this castle is overflowing with victims who suffered directly from the original Xian.

It is nonsense that a person’s reputation can be improved by a small incident.

It also contributed to the fact that Xian had no particular thoughts.

He had no lingering attachments to this family, and he had no thoughts of raising his reputation in the castle or anything like that.

Of course, I didn’t deliberately do stupid things, but I don’t have any intention of changing my perception.

At that time, I will swing the sword one more time.

“Brother. Can’t I just show that spirit one more time?”

“Master! I’ve been thinking about a new special move, would you like to see it?”

At that time, two little boys from both sides came running.

In this castle where everyone shuns themselves, there are few friendly attitudes… … No, rather than that, they are strangely in love.

The two people, shouting each other’s errands and running, met eyes in the air with Xi’an in the middle.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The two of them met eyes without speaking for a while, and then started to act.

Shan’s tail began to wag slowly as if on alert, and Chesha crossed her arms and raised her chin.

“Because my brother is going to have a spirit healing meeting with me from now on. Don’t you postpone your work until later?”

“The Spirit Healing Society? What is that. Last time I saw it, Master’s spirit seemed to hate you. Isn’t it only you who heal?”

“Hate it! I’m just a little shy!”

What Shan said was true.

Whether it was because of Ravi’s shy personality from the beginning or because of the spirit’s characteristics that he did not follow well unless he was a half-elf, he used to run away from Chesha and hide in Xian’s arms.

He had introduced her to Chesha, recalling the good times he had been with Hergé, but it only became Chesha’s unrequited love.

Why are you close with Ergé? Is it because of the experience of catching the prisoner of the garbage mountain together?

“Master has to go with me to research special moves, so let’s play around later. Don’t you know that training is the most important thing?”

“What is a special death? Totally childish. As expected, I am still a child.”

“I am 15 too! I’m an adult next year!”

“You’re even shorter than me.”

“Ugh!”

In fact, Shan’s height was shorter than Chesha’s.

Compared to peers of the same age, males tend to be taller, and considering that beasts in particular have a stronger physique, it can be considered abnormal.

I heard from Ran that his growth was greatly delayed because he was sick when he was young.

Now that his health has improved a lot, it is said that he will grow faster, but it is true that it is only a matter of future and right now he is smaller than Chesha.

“Okay then. Who said, let’s decide with this.”

“It is what I wished for.”

Shan clenched his fists and raised his mana. The beast king’s mana vibrated violently as if it would jump out at any moment.

Meanwhile, Chesha pulled out a wooden sword from her back.

I don’t know why it came out of there, but it was a rather hideous object with an iron core embedded in it.

In the bloody air that seemed like a fight would break out at any moment, Xian sighed and stood up.

He had no idea of either.

Ravi doesn’t like it, but I have no intention of forcibly calling him in front of Chesha, and I don’t know what he’s talking about about Shan’s special move.

Where in the world is there such a technology that can surely kill the opponent?

If you get stabbed, you die; if you avoid it, you live.

Leaving behind the two guys who started fighting in the heat, Xian headed into the room. I should have read the book I was reading.

At that time, there was a knight running towards him.

“Do, Young Master! It’s a big deal!”

“A big deal?”

Was this Yeongji a big deal for me?

Thanks to the name of the Sword King, this place is more peaceful than any other territory.

Sometimes rough mercenaries cause accidents, but it is a very peaceful territory that is all organized in the guard line.

Because the soldiers of the guards are stronger than most mercenaries.

“Looks like bandits have appeared! The merchant who came to the manor is crying outside saying that all his belongings have been robbed!”

Xian was even more absurd at the word thieves.

Touching the high master’s estate, how swollen the liver is that you’re doing that?