Chapter 36: Avenger [p2]

31 MAR 2022NOOBCHAN TRANSLATION BERSERKER MOB

“….. Mister Al. I am truly sorry to call upon you so suddenly.”

When he first came to the academy, Al was also familiar with the mansion he attended.

Of course, the building itself is the same. The atmosphere was very different from back then.

Vince and other people who are likely to be the top figures in the family are all lined up in a row, and their expressions are uniformly gloomy. The whole atmosphere is heavy. It clearly smells of trouble.

“It has been a long time, Mr. Vince. Well, I don’t mind if you call me. I’m sure you have some urgent business to attend to.”

“….Mm. …… I know it is, but…..”

(What? You’re not very crisp after calling me out. With such an atmosphere. I know it’s not a good thing anyway, so I wish you’d hurry up and tell me what you want. If it’s going to be a long conversation, I’d rather you offer to make some tea cakes or something.)

Seeing the seriousness of Vince and the others, Al, on the contrary, was distracted. I don’t know what’s going on, but something is seriously troubling them. Trouble. If that is the case, there is not much I can do. Al was diligent like that.

“First of all, I’m still not sure if I should even talk to you after inviting you here. As you may have noticed ……, we too have our ties. I am sorry to say that I have looked into Mister Al. Of course, it seems that Mister Al could see right through us.”

“Yes, I did. I’ve been watched and followed a few times. There are at least some things I don’t want people to know. But you must have figured out that I am in contact with the royal shadow, right? Is what you’re asking me to do something related to that?”

A few of the executives in the lineup reacted with a twitch. Was it to the fact that they had been followed, or to the word “royal shadow”?

Vince certainly checked out Al.

He was careful to avoid any harm or hostility. As a result, he learned that Al was in contact with the shadows of the royal family and that they were cooperating with each other.

But on the other hand, Vince is puzzled. It is only now that he is in contact or in some kind of cooperation with the shadow of the royal family.

In other words, at the time of their involvement, there were no strings attached to Al. Just an individual linked to a frontier noble family. It is not that they were contacted by a secret mission from somewhere. Their meeting was just a coincidence, and Al knew nothing about the demon tribe.

On top of that, Al did not hesitate to kill them in the academy. Even in a town of outsiders. The Falconer family’s style of “do it before you get hit” and “you got hit, so you did it back”.

It is out of the ordinary.

But from Al’s point of view, it was a natural reaction. The malice of Ada and the others was clear. On top of that, they were blatantly licking their chops and letting their guard down. And Al didn’t know the details of the background of the girls …… including Vince. Therefore, there was also a cunning calculation to be able to push through the “I don’t know nothing” policy. There was no reason to hesitate.

Naturally, Vince and the others had no way of knowing this, so how confused were they? No, even if they had heard of Al’s idea, it would still be out of the ordinary and plain crazy. ……

Al has no organizational strings attached. There are no secret orders. He was just a Falconer.

Vince is an ancient demon who has gained power from his ancestors and has a longer life span than humans and many other demon tribes. He drifted to the McBrine Kingdom from the mainland of the demon tribe when he was a child, but he spent a long time wandering around in the kingdom as well.

During his wanderings, Vince had heard of one.

A place called the Great Forest that stretches to the south of the kingdom. It is a region where the threat level of monsters is much higher than in other remote areas. True or false, there is even an anecdote that deep in the Great Forest, even the ancient dragons are too afraid to approach.

The southern region is a harsh environment mainly due to the threat of monsters and the strong ties between the clans. There is a strong atmosphere of those with power helping those without power, and the security among the human clans is not bad at all. However, even so, it is said that it is not a place for strangers to visit on a whim.

And even among the five prominent aristocratic families of the South, there is one that is unrivaled in its prominence and exceptional in its disposition. Because of this reputation, Vince has never visited this territory when he has traveled in the south.

It is called Barony of Falconer.

It is said that in this territory, even ordinary people who are not soldiers sometimes use life magic to cut with monsters, not to mention those who are associated with the nobility. It is truly an ever-present battlefield. Everyone is a warrior. Each and every one of the people on the territory has the temperament of a warrior, and those who are related to the Falconer family are even more outstanding warriors, and they are even called a clan of frenzied warriors with awe.

A mad warrior of the land of abominations that I heard about in the distant past. Vince never thought that he would face him now that he had become accustomed to peace and quiet. ……

“Mister Vince. I don’t like the aristocratic, take-it-all-around attitude. If you have any doubts, I’ll just leave. If you want to talk, can you be brief and direct?”

“Mm-hmm. Yes, that’s right. Mister Al had that kind of temperament, didn’t he?”

Just when it seemed that the main topic was about to change, Al’s wish must have been granted, as tea and pastries are quietly brought in.

However, instead of taking a quick sigh of relief, Vince hesitantly opens his mouth.

“The story is two-fold. The first is that …… Ada has run away. and second, She is probably planning to take revenge on Mister Al.”