162 Episode 162: Arson Case

Passing through the gate, the party hurries away from the wall.

Along enough, there was a group of cavalry.

"Mr. Rosward, Alice. I was successfully rescued. There are thirty people."

"Thirty people ... unfortunately, only twenty horses were brought in the sky."

Rosward scratched his head.

Rosward's mission is to safely deliver the jailed parliamentarians and their families to the kingdom of Rossais.

He brought thirty elite elites and twenty horses to carry his members.

Between King Rossais's kingdom and Lezad there are urban states.

Although this city-state group is entirely dependent on Lezard, there are some countries that are more afraid of and fear the king of Rosais, rather than the king of Rosais.

He told the nations that they had said that thirty cavalry and twenty horses would pass before crossing the gate.

The truth is, it's best to pick you up with a large army ... too much will stimulate city-states, and your actions will likely be supplemented.

The last few were thirty and twenty.

"Members. I'm Rosward Karplnius, Commander of the Knight Guard. I'm going to the forest a little further away .... There are only twenty horses, so two of us are lighter. Would you please ride me? "

Lawmakers nodded silently.

It's really good because there are horses.

"Rosward, the evidence has disappeared."

"Thank you, So Young"

Rosward bows to So Young.

The five Soyong sorcerers have erased smells, footprints, and magical traces so that they could not be traced by Lezard's sorcerers.

By the way, the five had infiltrated Rezado before the Roswards, so they had their own horses.

"Now I'll explain the escape route."

Rosward looked around with nervous members of the Diet.

This is in the woods near Lezad.

The only light is a small fire.

"From the land of King Rossais to Lezad, the shortest path can be reached in two days if the cavalry is launched with full power, but that is not possible."

In the shortest path, it would pass through a city-state hostile to the country of King Rossais.

You can't take that risk.

Also, it is impossible to fly at full speed as long as there are two-seaters.

In the first place, members of the Diet are not combatants.

It is impossible to do the same with the Roswords.

If you move carefully through the detour, you will have to spend more time moving.

"I have contacted a city-state that is already going through. Perhaps ... it will take five days."

"We've been rescued. No complaints. Follow Rosward's instructions."

Ains bowed deeply.

Rosward is reassured by the members of the Diet.

But she immediately tightened her expression.

"Now I will put out the bonfire. We will keep an eye on the wolf, so don't worry. We have some simple things but we have some bedding. Please rest a little bit. ''

The morning after the arson incident, Lezad's parliament was very devastated.

Successfully extinguished the fire.

However, the political prisoners have escaped from prison.

The mastermind has not yet been found.

Of the eighty-nine, it is a guide to the kingdom of Rosais.

Congress has a solution to this ...

"Chairman! This happened because you fired the guards! It's your responsibility!"

"What to say !!!! At that time, if you didn't recruit mercenaries and extinguish them, Lezad is now a sea of fire !!!! Sure, I'm to blame, but I'm not alone!"

Had not been discussed.

Now we are in the midst of imposing responsibility.

It is impossible to divide the members of Lezad into pro-Rosais and anti-Rosais.

Because both pro-Rosaic and anti-Rosaic are only gathering for their own benefit.

If there is a gap, it is a relationship that pulls the foot.

"Is the merchant who hired those mercenaries responsible in the first place?"

"No, I've been allowed to enter the country, so the border and wall guards should be responsible!"

In the end, that day has passed by just seeking responsibility.

Alexios, on the other hand, left the parliament alone and began investigating on its own.

My wife, Melia, is also with me.

"I worry about how we broke through the west gate. There were more than 15 soldiers at the west gate at the time. Three times to leave none of them alone and to neutralize them in an instant It's difficult even with his army. "

The fifteen soldiers do not have to beat the raiders.

You just have to survive and seek help.

At that time a new moon.

There is no giant moon that always illuminates the earth.

It is almost impossible to hit stones, spears and arrows in the dark.

It is very difficult to kill enemies who run away with their backs.

But the assailants did not even allow it.

"I took the cavalry to the north gate. It's better to flee in large numbers because it's impossible to escape without being found. It's a royal road, but the enemy succeeded without taking his hand. ... In other words, the enemy is a very powerful person. "

"Every corpse has been stabbed from behind or strangled and killed. Awkward assassin ... a secretly skilled sorcerer, or did you own a stealthy guardian ... Alms King? I've been hiding a really great piece. ''

Melia mutters while seeing the location of the attack.

So far, few clues have been found.

I examined it with my dog's nose, but all had been wiped out with magic.

"I was able to spell with curse if it had fallen on my hair or skin shards. There is no fingerprint left. Enemy sorcerers are quite good."

"When magical search becomes impossible, you have to infer and search with your own feet.

Alexios sighs and straddles a horse.

Alexios and Melia are led by fifty Lezad cavalry and six hired magicians.

Originally, you should search by a large number, but now the Lezad parliament is not functioning properly.

Mercenary employers are hard at work pushing their responsibilities and have no time to lead the search.

He did not, however, delegate full power to the foreign alien Alexius, so Alexius could not move any soldiers.

But because he couldn't leave it alone, Alexius asked the mercenaries to work unpaid.

It is these mercenaries that Alexius called and answered.

They are those who are amazed at Alexios's tactics and personally favored.

That's why they help me free.

Not all mercenaries do only work.

Sometimes a good boss orders you to work overtime.

"If I'm an assailant ... you'll have to drop your soldiers somewhere and retrieve those who have escaped ... and there's only one place near Lezad to drop your soldiers."

"Forest"

Alexios and Melia stared at each other and grinned.

"Hmm ... there's a trace of camping."

Alexios looks around a little open space in the woods.

At first glance it seems nothing.

But Alexius' eyes did capture the evidence.

"The grass here has been trampled, and the bark of this tree, after it has been rubbed. I left my back on this tree and someone was sleeping."

"Look, Alex. If you look closely, there's a bonfire. It's cleverly hidden, but ... no doubt.

In other words, the assailants woke up here and moved in the morning.

"Where are you now ... if you're on foot, you're good enough now, but if you're on horseback, it's hard to catch up now."

There is evidence that horses are present, but the number is unknown.

If you don't know the speed, the search will be a little more difficult.

"Just ... I think there are only a few routes for enemies to move. Looking back after this camp, there are a large number of people. With that many, it is impossible to cross borders. You can only go through the gates of the city of the Rossais. ''

"In that case ... Is there two routes: Westbound and Eastbound. Westbound is closer, but you have to cross the border of anti-Rosaic city states several times. Conversely, eastbound is safe But it's a detour. ''

Alexios sighed.

Currently, it is difficult to obtain information that identifies the position of an enemy.

"First of all, let's fly a hawk. If you look around these two routes, you'll find it. You'll need Parliament's permission to cross the border."

There is no point unless you can catch it even if you find it.

And that requires the consent of Parliament, and the pressure on responsibility must stop.

"Huh ... the parliament in Pofenia was terrible, but the Lezard was as terrible. I've recently begun to think that democracy is a flawed political system .... I'm jealous of the kingdom of Rossais."

The monarchy has nothing to do with people's will, power struggle, or power relations.

The place fits in with the king's lump.

If a country with a good king and a democratic nation with different intentions fight, the country with a good king will win.

Because you can stay ahead of the curve.

Even if a war begins, the monarchy can move its army depending on the king's edict and mood, while the democracy has to hold a long meeting to reach a conclusion.

"I think it's better than a fool is born. Alex. As long as democracy isn't the worst."

"Well, that's right ... but that didn't mean I couldn't resist the next worse over and over again."

They shrugged.