Baektap Relics (3)
“My older sister.”
When Thorkel opened his mouth, Guishar and Antheo’s gaze turned to him.
“I see you are very supportive of Theo Ragnar.”
It was a subtle atmosphere.
If anything, it could have been a question implying that he had already formed an alliance with Theo.
But Rize answered with his arms crossed and a snort as if he didn’t care.
“No matter what, it’s true that he beat me once. It’s strange to insist that it wasn’t me. If there’s someone like that, I should praise him even more. He’s a kid I can put to good use when I’m in power.”
“Well, from your point of view, you could see it that way.”
Because all of the candidates in this room took it for granted that they would be in power.
Thorkel whetted his appetite.
“Anyway, I wanted to meet with you to ask you about things related to Naban and to try to ease the strained relationship with Baek Gap-yong, but it was too bad.”
His gaze was fixed on the empty seat opposite him that he had reserved for Theo.
It was a face whose inner thoughts were still incomprehensible.
* * *
“I don’t like it.”
The four candidates’ drinking party ended sooner than expected.
Regé left first, saying he was bored without Theo, and Thorkel also left, saying he was getting drunk.
In the end, Guishar and Ansio had to return home with only the unpleasant feeling of wondering why they came to this meeting.
“what?”
“Are you okay? Sister Rize and that guy Thorkel, they all ended up just talking about that idiot. The conversation didn’t progress at all.”
“Well, that’s true. But what can I do? There was nothing more to share there.”
Ansio shrugged his shoulders at the anger that Gisher let out.
The meeting we just had was originally formed to discuss how they would deal with the war against Troyvan and how to prevent the rise of any new candidates.
But in the end, not a single issue related to collusion was agreed upon.
“I think it was wrong to have such a guy standing shoulder to shoulder with us in the first place. If you saw a sprout growing, you should have stepped on it yourself. Why are you leaving it to stiffen its head? If only I hadn’t gone outside on your mission… …!”
Ansio didn’t say anything in response.
Although he was born from the same womb as her brother, his bloodline ideology was actually very different from hers.
“Then what are you going to do?”
“I have to make you realize it.”
Gishar’s eyes sparkled with murderous intent.
“That he is not even worthy of being humble with us.”
“Okay, do whatever you want.”
Ansio shrugged.
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It didn’t really matter to her what happened to Theo, with whom she had no normal relationship.
If Theo loses in the competition, it’s good because there’s no need to worry about unnecessary things, and if Ansio loses, it’s good because there’s less competition.
As always, she pursued efficiency, extracting the most value with the least investment.
But Guishar took it as a yes.
Because his lovely sister was always on his side.
I believed it would be the same this time too.
But it was just a simple illusion.
‘Try to do well, brother.’
* * *
After the return party.
Theo escaped the barracks with Ray and the Holkus siblings.
however,
“Ray Ragnar! It’s a duel!”
“… … ?”
Suddenly, Holkus blocked Ray’s path and drew his sword.
The guy was over two meters tall and had a fierce expression on his face, making Ray look very small, but Ray didn’t show any sign of fear and just tilted his head with a blank expression.
I don’t know why that guy is doing that.
Ray’s gaze automatically turned to Erica.
A silent question: What do you know?
But Erica just shrugged her shoulders, seemingly not paying any attention.
Ray looked back at Theo this time.
Theo scratched his cheek with an embarrassed face and asked Holkus.
“Holkus, why do you suddenly want to duel Ray?”
“Of course, because I’m your senior!”
“huh?”
“As a senior in the unit, it is my duty to remind the juniors who have just enlisted and do not know the ways of the world of how great they are as seniors and to make them feel the depth of life in the unit!”
“… … ?”
“… … ??”
“That weird old fart… … .”
Erica covered her face with her hands and grumbled as if she was dying of annoyance, but Holkus’ eyes were serious.
With this report of return, Ray is now officially recognized as a member of the Baek Gap Yonggi Unit.
Although it wasn’t official because I hadn’t been chosen as a partner yet, I was still a reserve member.
That alone made Holkus feel threatened in his position.
‘Once Theo becomes the leader, the position of a team member will be vacant. I need to prove my usefulness in order to be chosen by Theo.’
Ray drew his sword without saying anything.
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and,
Chaeaaaaaang!
The two people collided in an instant.
Ray had the upper hand, but Holkus wasn’t being taken lightly like before. He was moving with all his senses focused.
“Let’s just leave that idiot alone.”
As Theo was wondering what to do, Erica grabbed his arm.
“Can I just not watch?”
“The result is obvious anyway, right? Rather, it’s up to you what you get out of it. We just need to look at the result. But didn’t you have something to do?”
“How do you… … ?”
“How did you know? You kept wiggling your butt the whole time you were drinking, wondering when you’d get up. Everyone knew except you. Where are you going? Let’s go. I’ll show you the way. You don’t know the way.”
Theo let out a hollow laugh.
It seemed like he wanted to challenge the quest as quickly as possible.
The members felt a little sorry, even though it was probably a welcoming party they had prepared for him.
‘I’ll have to apologize to the captain separately later.’
This is how it happened, Theo decided to get their help.
It wasn’t like I was going to just hide it anyway.
“I want to go to the historical site.”
“A historic site? At this hour of the night?”
“I’m going because it’s late at night.”
“… … ?”
Erica tilted her head for a moment, not understanding what he meant, but soon opened her eyes wide.
“You really… … !”
“Shh. It’s not certain yet. Let’s go and finish it without the Black Iron Corps knowing as much as possible.”
Erica nodded with a bewildered look on her face.
Then he remembered that Theo had solved the mystery of the floating archipelago, and his face became excited.
The thought of being able to strike the face of the Black Iron Age, who had been paying keen attention to the White Tower, made me feel good already.
* * *
The Baektap tower boasted a unique appearance that made it easily recognizable from afar.
The 11-story stone pagoda carved from white marble was tilted at an angle of more than 10 degrees, and looked as if it might fall over at any moment.
It looked similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa I had seen in my first life, but it looked much older.
“Stop! Approaching the tower area is strictly prohibited from 10 p.m. onwards. State your affiliation and step aside. If you resist, you will be executed immediately.”
The ones guarding the White Tower were knights heavily armed with red plate armor. Their helmets were pulled down so low that it was difficult to even recognize their faces.
The Red Sword Knights.
The invincible group that only carries out the orders of Gaju Kyle has not left this area even for a moment since the value of the White Tower was revealed.
Because there was no way of knowing when Troyban would attempt to take over.
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‘What should I do? This is not what I expected.’
Theo was lost in thought as he looked at the blue-glowing white tower that indicated the location of the quest.
I was planning to quickly retrieve the mystery before the Black Iron Guard and Thorkel could respond.
At this rate, I thought I should get official permission tomorrow and then get moving.
however,
“I am Erika Ranke and Theo Ragnar, actual swordsmen from the Baekgap Yonggi Squad. We have come to the Baekgap to investigate under the orders of the captain, the Demon Dragon Julius Ragnar.”
Erica showed her ID and started lying nonchalantly.
The Red Sword Knight also narrowed his gaze.
“Baek Gap Yonggi-dae? I haven’t heard anything about the knights coming at this time.”
“Yes, that’s probably right. It was decided a little while ago. I came here to confirm the promotion test of Theo Ragnar, so I think the urgent cooperation document has been sent to the main headquarters of the Knights by now. Do you know who this guy is?”
The Red Sword Knight’s face became awkward.
Who in Ragnar doesn’t know Theo’s face? Rumors have already spread that he will soon take the test to become the youngest high-ranking swordsman.
“Then, wait here until the official document is handed down… …!”
“Hey, why are you being so tight-lipped among the same family? We just need to look around the Baektap area.”
The Red Sword Knight thought for a moment, then nodded.
Unlike the Black Iron Guard, the White Armored Dragon Guard and the Red Sword Knights did not have bad relations, and Theo was also a potential successor to the 6th throne.
I didn’t think there was any need to be so strict.
‘I think the Black Iron Age would be interested as well.’
In fact, he had received bribes from the Black Iron Corps, asking them to immediately inform him if the White Armored Corps tried to do anything to the White Tower.
Since there was no particular problem with standing guard, I planned to send news straight to Pattaya.
“Very well. However, until the official document arrives, you must only look around the outskirts. You will be permitted to enter after that.”
“Hehe, as expected. Unlike those little bastards who are like that little bastard, you Red Sword Knights are more resilient.”
“Ahem ahem! That might be problematic, so I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it.”
Still, the Red Sword Knight gladly opened the barricade, perhaps because he felt good about the compliment.
Erica winked at Theo, as if to ask him how well he was doing.
Theo approached the White Tower with her, chuckling slightly.
“You said you felt a familiar vibe, and now you’ve found a new relic.”
At that time, the channeling with Lordbroke was connected.
There was a very welcoming feeling.
‘Do you know what function that tower has?’
“I don’t know exactly. But I know that it’s a ‘door’ that leads somewhere.”
‘door?’
Theo felt a bit strange because it was different from the information he knew, but he took out the [Blue Key] thinking that he could check the details.
“key?”
A look of doubt appeared on Erica’s face as she looked at Theo.
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Theo smiled brightly.
“Shall I teach you something fun?”
“what?”
“The white tower you see over there was originally for camouflage.”
“Stomach… … dragon?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
Theo’s gaze turned to the ground he was standing on. Erica’s gaze moved in the same direction.
But to her eyes, an invisible blue light was hovering around Theo’s feet.
“It is hidden beneath this land.”
Theo stuck the key into the ground and turned it sideways.
Clink!
Suddenly, with the sound of the lock being released,
Geuggeuggeuk-
The earthquake started to occur.
“… … !?”
Erica’s eyes widened.
As the ground shook, strange shapes began to form as it rose above the ground.
The mystery circles spun around, creating the illusion that a ‘door’ was opening.
What was even more shocking was that at the same time, a bright light came into the first floor of the Baektap, which was collapsing.
As if welcoming someone’s position.
“What, what is happening all of a sudden!”
The Red Sword Knight came running in a hurry and asked what had happened.
I was just waiting for the Black Iron Man to arrive, but I had a feeling that something was wrong.
“When the Black Iron Guard comes later, I want you to tell them instead. The White Armored Dragon Guard will take the White Tower’s secret first.”
“Wh, what… … ?!”
Leaving the Red Sword Knight’s astonishment behind, Theo was already completely immersed in the halo of light.
Hwaaaaak!
[The quest begins.]
A notification sound rang in my ear.
How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
