Chapter 84.2 - Ruel the piper (1)

Chapter 84.2 - Ruel the piper (1)

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-You’re leaving in four days?

“Yes, that’s the plan.”

Cassion answered Banios.

Next to him, Leo was licking the ice cream excitedly.

-I heard you couldn’t even tour properly because of the Red Ash. After all, an investigation into treason or whatever isn’t something that can be done overnight, so why don’t you wait to go back home a little more leisurely?

“That’s what Ruel intends. I just deliver.”

-You’re so boring.

“I’m sorry.”

-So, listen to me. Aren’t you good at listening?CHeCk for new stories on no/v/el/bin(.)c0m

“Your Highness’s butler will be more comfortable than I am.”

-Oh, I asked the butler to run some errands. There’s tea I must have for lunch. Anyway, a few days ago, I drank with my brothers after a long time without seeing each other.

Cassion frowned and had to listen to what Banios had to say.

‘Damn it.’

It must have been intentional from the start. Why him?

Cassion made up his mind and took out his sword and polished it carefully.

-... So there was a lot of conversation going on, it would have been really fun in the past, but this drinking party was the worst. The second older brother tries to dig pits for me, and the older brother kept supporting me.

There was a sound of the door opening over the communications device.

Cassion thought it was over, but Banios’ words didn’t stop.

-Suddenly, I felt bad, since when did my eldest brother give up the throne?

Cassion heard the sound of drinking tea.

-Thinking about it, it was five years ago, towards the end of the year when a big incident happened to Lord Setiria.

“...I hear you well.”

Cassion stopped.

He wondered why Banios was talking for a long time, but in the end, it was to let him know.

There was something between the first prince and second prince.

-I’ll dig it up, so please tell Lord Setiria to come back safely. My second brother seems to have done something, so be careful.

“Alright.”

That’s the end of the communication.

The second prince had started to move.

The information will be uncertain as Banios’ power within the royal family is weak.

Nevertheless, the warning was due to the high possibility.

Whatever the consequences were obvious.

‘He hired an assassin. The moment Ruel leaves the capital, the target is the carriage.’

Because he was an assassin, he was as clear as a palm of his hand.

‘I won’t let Ruel know so he doesn’t mind...’

Cassion saw Leo.

When Leo was caught in the eye, he was wary, hugging the bowl of ice cream.

—I have nothing for Cassion.

“You heard it all, right?”

—What, what are you talking about?

Leo averted his gaze.

“If you don’t say anything to Ruel, I’ll make you one more.”

—Really! Don’t worry. The mouth of this body is heavy!

There was no credibility.

“If you break this promise, I won’t make your snack for a month. Keep that in mind.”

—...how much is a month?

It was as if he had touched the wrong switch.

It seemed that Tyson’s guilt, which had finally settled, would pierce the floor.

Ruel immediately turned his words around.

“How’s the analysis of the black water going?”

-I think I’ll know for sure when you come back.

“Are you saying you need to see the purification in person?”

Tyson nodded.

-Check how Leo’s purification differs from yours... In particular, your mana is needed.

“Alright.”

Ruel replied with a puzzled look.

It was difficult to understand why he needed his mana.

-I’m sorry, Ruel, but I couldn’t find the warlock.

“That’s all right. I’ll find it.”

The black magician in the web novel ‘SSS Class Knight’ was not well-recognized.

They felt more like sorcerers than wizards.

However, Tyson said they are fake, and a real warlock is given a special mission unlike other wizards as guides of death.

He added that he was only named a wizard to use Mana, but it is comfortable to think of him as a separate being.

-I said so confidently that I could find it.

“I’ll see you when I get back.”

Ruel cut off the communication right before Tyson said anything else.

And he inhaled Breath and insinuatingly looked at Cassion.

There was a sigh at once.

“It’s hard for us to find it, too.”

“Look for it anyway.”

‘It’s my master’s order, so I shall do it even if he tells me to look for diamonds in the sand.’

“I see, but the results may not be good.”

“Yes.”

Ruel closed his eyes again.

Soon the sound of breathing deepened.

However, it was quite irregular, so Cassion thought he had to watch him carefully today.

—Is Ruel sleeping again? He slept all day yesterday.

Leo asked, lowering his front paw that covered his mouth.

“He has to sleep so that he can recover quickly.”

He doesn’t show it, but it must be very difficult because of the many overlapping diseases, from the illness caused by the mark, the poison he has accumulated over the years, and the wounds he suffered from the Great One.

Leo patted Ruel.

—This body is a little lonely. This body will go to Aris for a moment.

Cassion glanced at Leo and took out his sword and wiped it.

Sak-sak.

—Open the door, please.

As Leo scratched the door with his front paw, Cassion got up with a sigh.

He was startled for a moment.

From a certain moment, a sigh began to fly to his mouth even the slightest things.

Cassion opened the door slightly with an uncomfortable face.

—Thank you.

Leaving the fox behind, Cassion sat down again.

Sak-sak.

Only the sound of wiping the sword resounded in the quiet room.