Episode 106 Returning Hero (2)
“Now, clap your hands! Applause you too! ruler! like this!”
“We always clap like this towards the statue of Bikir at night.”
“The reason we were able to survive the flood that day was because he stopped the monsters!”
“Oh hey, my friend. What a young man, he doesn’t have a heart! more vigorously! match! Come on, mate!”
It is said that the guards of the Red Fang Castle applaud twelve times every night on the hour towards the statue of Bikir.
To the extent that passers-by can guess the time by the applause of the guards?
Bikir looked at the faces of the guards who were forcing them to clap.
Two years ago. Red and Black Mountain floods. The faces that ran away from Madame Eight Bridges.
Some of them looked just like the soldiers I saw back then.
The hairy man who gave Bikir milk chuckled.
“Anyway, if you don’t know Vikir’s name in this region, you’re a spy. Of course, it’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that the rumor reached the other side of the ecliptic. Still, the rumors are true. If he had been so grateful, would the House of Morgue have offered such a large amount of gold to honor his achievements?”
Every year in front of that huge golden statue, politicians and aristocrats from nearby cities come to pay homage to it, and it is even more speculative that it goes through ancestral rites.
Bikir sighed, pressing the hood even deeper.
Of course, it’s true that he played an active part in the flood two years ago… … Most of his achievements are grossly exaggerated.
Not only did he kill thousands of natives with a single stroke and rescue the allied forces of the House of Morgue and the House of Baskerville, but also rescue the fragile (?) House of Morgue’s golden jade leaf.
To clarify the facts, the most active person that night was, of course, Morgue-Adolph.
Bikir just advanced the time a little so that he could pursue it even at night.
‘… … Hey, it’s true that I fought hard against the madam at the end.’
Bikir sipped milk and recalled the past.
anyway. It was clear that all the achievements made by Morgue-Adolf and the combined forces of Morgue and Baskerville that night were wrapped in the credit of one Bikir.
When Bikir is thinking about how to understand this situation.
creak-
Suddenly the door to the tavern opened.
The sound of boiling fish soup, the smell of skewers being cooked in salt, and the heat that spurted out as lard was simmering, all these misty auras disappeared in an instant.
The night breeze clears away the hot and dirty air of the pub.
Those who brought the night wind were three women in long robes.
The three women, with thick eyebrows, cat-like eyes, and beautiful looks, seem to be twin sisters.
The guards who saw them all stood up from their seats and saluted.
“Loyalty! Meet the fort commanders!”
Their change of attitude even caught Bikir’s attention.
Bikir looked at the three women entering the tavern.
“… … !”
They were familiar faces in my memory.
The Three Flowers of Morgue, or the Three Flowers.
It was the three sisters, Highsis, Middlesis, and Lowsis.
Specialized in grass, earth, and water type magic, they walked over and sat down at the table.
The men’s eyes widened for a moment at that beautiful figure, but they still couldn’t say they were making a mistake.
That’s right, because the personalities of these triplets were truly terrifying.
“What stories were you enjoying so much?”
“Obviously what? It’s midnight. You must have been clapping again.”
“Were you talking about Bikir-sama?”
The guards responded loudly to the triplets’ questions.
“yes! That’s right!”
Then, the eldest sister, Hisis, grabbed the cold beer glass that came out in front of her and laughed.
“Ho-ho-ho, it’s worth it. Because his work is great. In fact, I still can’t stop my heart beating when I think of the emotions I felt when I saw his face that day.”
The new guards’ eyes twinkled at Hysis’ words.
“1Have you ever met him, Captain?”
“of course.”
Hysis and the other two sisters narrowed their eyes and laughed.
“When I first saw him, I thought he was just a pretty boy. But she got to know her while they were living together in the fort. The true character of him who is infinitely caring and full of charisma.”
Bikir, who was listening right next to him, was speechless and almost burst out laughing.
It was because I remembered that my first meeting with them was not very pleasant.
However, for some reason, the Highsis, Middlesis, and Lowis sisters seemed to be remembering the memories with Bikir as something really beautiful.
“He was really nice. To be honest, he was busy spying all his life in the fort.”
“We only ran into each other a few times in the cafeteria.”
“Still, we saw each other for a long time at the border of the cotton fields. Although we couldn’t have a long conversation because the three Baskerville mutts got in the way. If I knew it would be like this, I would have talked about it for a while.”
They put the guards aside and started chattering.
The waitress, who had been unkind until recently, pays attention to them and politely serves drinks and snacks.
Bikir sat alone at a table far away, listening intently to the stories of the triplets.
It was in order to hear at least a little bit about how things were going in the House of Morgue or the Baskervilles.
The triplets were still very talkative, and Bikir was able to glean quite a bit of information.
The changes since Bikir’s disappearance and death two years ago have been quite surprising.
Unexpectedly, Hugo Les Baskerville visited the Rue Morgue several times in a fit of rage.
And that the House of Morgue gave the Baskervilles a huge diplomatic reward.
Nevertheless, Hugo Les Baskerville did not let go of his anger.
Lastly, it was said that Morgue Camus had personally led a search party to search the enemy and the waters of the Black Mountains just a few weeks ago.
Bikir accepted all of this calmly.
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Well, Hugo’s anger at the news of his disappearance must have been due to the loss of a useful hunting dog.
And the reason why he still hasn’t calmed down is probably because he thought the reward from the House of Morgue was small.
The only surprising thing was that Kamu had not forgotten Bikir even two years later.
Until just a few weeks ago, she led a search party steadily and searched for floods, but one day, she suddenly disappeared.
… … Rumor has it that he hid deep within his family and went into training at the close of the palace?
well anyway
The triplets told the story of Bikir and secretly boasted of their experience and connections to the guards.
“By the way, the golden statue standing there didn’t capture even half of Vikir-sama’s true beauty. Ah~ I’m sorry. If he were alive, he would have made a good match with me by now.”
“Who is paired with whom? You’re laughing, if he was alive, I would have seduced him.”
“Don’t fight, sisters. We can meet all three of us together. What man would turn down the three of us?”
However, soon all the triplets are depressed at the same time.
“Ugh, what are you doing if you fight like this? He’s already gone.”
A gloomy atmosphere pervades the tavern for a while.
Around that time, Bikir got up and climbed the stairs to the second floor.
It was because I wanted to quickly go to my room and lie down.
I was tired of hearing my own story that made me feel embarrassed.
at that time.
Unfortunately, Hysis, who was just looking away, caught Bikir’s hood.
“You there! the outfit is suspicious Come and see!”
Since he just wanted to make a joke, Hysis immediately used the fort commander’s authority to conduct a random companion and body search.
Bikir stopped walking up the stairs for a moment.
It seemed that if I took off the hood here, the atmosphere would really rise to the point where I couldn’t handle it.
I pretended not to hear and went up the stairs, but that only fueled Hysis’ dirty temper.
“hey! stand up! Can’t you hear me!?”
Then the guard man next to him said in a panic.
“Fortress chief. I’m the kid I bought you a glass of milk earlier… … He’s not a suspicious guy.”
“noisy! What in this situation! Even the natives outside are strangely quiet right now, so we need to be even more vigilant!”
Hysis jumped up from her seat.
And he stretched out his hand towards Bikir.
A powerful flow of mana swirled around Vikir.
“Bind!”
The grass magic that Hysis is proud of, the wooden railings of the stairs creaked and long vines grew and tried to entangle Bikir.
however.
Whirik-
Bikir flailed so easily to escape the knots of the vines.
Highsis, who saw it, and Middlesis and Lowsis, who were making faces from behind, widened their eyes.
Of course, I was so surprised that the guardsmen next to me spit out the alcohol they were drinking.
I never thought I could easily evade Morgue’s Samhwa, whose sorcery level is close to 3rd class, and Highsis’ magic, the best among them.
“… … this.”
Bikir had a hunch that things were bothering him.
I tried to hide myself in the dark, but Morgue’s Samhwa wasn’t such an easy opponent.
The three sisters, High-Sys, Middle-Sys, and Low-Sys, quickly got up from their seats and raised their magical powers.
The guards, who had been laughing and chatting just before, also drew swords, bows, staffs, and magic books and surrounded Vikir with sharp momentum.
“Who are you! Take off your hood and reveal your true identity!”
Hysis shouted sharply.
Bikir sighed lightly.
You may have to get out if you want to get out, but the whole castle will be turned upside down.
I didn’t even have the confidence to get out without seeing blood.
And in the first place, it was not necessary to wear a hood to hide one’s identity.
‘I’m on my way to tell the Baskervilles that I’ve returned anyway… … .’
Whether Baskerville knows first or Morgue knows first, it is simply a matter of order.
Eventually, Bikir stopped obediently and raised both hands.
Then, in everyone’s watchful eyes, he slowly flipped the hood back.
… … .
The moment Bikir’s hood comes off and his bare face is revealed.
“… … oh.”
“… … oh my oh my.”
“… … oh my oh my.”
The triplets admired in unison.
It is not a reaction to meeting a familiar face, but a reaction to seeing purely Bikir’s appearance itself.
and soon.
Those who realized that Bikir’s face resembled something began to appear one after another.
Several guards slowly turn their heads to look at the golden statue’s face outside the window.
“… … ?”
Then I turn my head again and look at Bikir’s face standing on the railing of the stairs.
“… … !”
And those who become stiff.
The shock was all the men in the guard. Everyone in the tavern. And then it spread to the triplets of Morgue, Highsis, Middlesis, and Lousis.
Soon, everyone who recognized Bikir’s face opened their mouths and raised their index fingers and trembled.
“Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain… … .”
Kirban Baskerville. The missing hound of the iron-blooded swordsman.
The hero of the red awl has returned.
