Peace Hunter

At the same time, outside the Hevea Forest.

A large crowd had gathered outside the Hevea Forest. A woman wearing a long robe approached, accompanied by several knights wearing uniforms with small wolf emblems. They were knights from the 'Frost Wolf' army. The woman at the head of the group was the 'Frost Wolf' Vice Commander, Sara Veldavana.

"What's going on in this forest, and why is there a large cage made of electricity in it?" asked Vice Commander Sara, looking toward the Hevea Forest.

Vice Commander Sara then walked over to someone she recognized in the crowd.

"Commander Luka, why are you here?" asked Vice Commander Sara to the person in front of her.

The person standing in front of Vice Commander Sara was Luka Saric, the commander of the Duke of San Angela's army.

"Why are you here, Vice Commander?" asked Commander Luka.

"In fact, I came here because I was patrolling and maintaining security in the San Angela area, which is our troop's security area. I noticed something strange about the forest, which is why I came here. As for you as the commander of the Duke's knights, why are you here? Shouldn't you be guarding the Duke at his residence right now?" asked Vice Commander Sara.

"I'm here to supervise my knights who are exterminating the monsters and wild animals in the forest. Do you see that large cage made of electric magic? That cage was created by my knights to prevent the wild animals and monsters we want to exterminate from escaping the forest," said Commander Luka.

"Wild animals and monsters? If that's the case, you should have contacted us to carry out the extermination in the forest, as that is our duty," said Vice Commander Sara.

"Do you know why we're carrying out this extermination? It's because an acquaintance of the Duke was attacked by monsters while passing through this forest. After hearing that his acquaintance was attacked by monsters, he immediately gave his knights the order to exterminate the monsters," said Commander Luka.

"Someone was attacked by monsters while passing through this forest, and it was an acquaintance of the Duke? I've never heard of that. Also, why did the Duke choose to give orders to you instead of us?" asked Vice Commander Sara.

"I don't know, maybe he doesn't trust you. Moreover, he really hates your commander. Oh, by the way, where is your commander? I don't see him," said Commander Luka.

"Commander Asier is on leave today, so he's off duty today," said Vice Commander Sara.

"See, even your commander is always on leave. That's why the Duke doesn't trust your troops; your commander is unreliable," said Commander Luka.

"How dare you," said the knights behind Vice Commander Sara.

They intended to attack Commander Luka, but Vice Commander Sara stopped them by waving them away with her hand.

"Stop," said Vice Commander Sara.

"But he's already bad-mouthing the Commander, Vice Commander," said one of the knights.

"If we attack, it will incite enmity between the 'Frost Wolf' and the Duke of San Angela's knights. We can't do that," said Vice Commander Sara.

"Ok, Vice Commander," said the soldier.

"It seems you've calmed down. Just don't interfere with what we're doing right now," said Commander Luka.

"Ok, Commander. But I hope the extermination is swift, because as you know, the forest is the access point to San Angela City. With the extermination in the forest, especially with the presence of that large cage, travel to and from San Angela City is disrupted. You can see several horse-drawn carriages stopped at the entrance to the forest because of that large cage," said Vice Commander Sara.

"I know about that too. Rest assured, this extermination won't last long," said Commander Luka.

After Commander Luka said that, Vice Commander Sara looked out at the forest. She seemed to be thinking about something.

"Even so, I still feel strange about all this. If the commander were in my position, what would he do?" thought Vice Commander Sara.

-

Back in the Hevea forest, where Rid and Enzo were.

"Now it's time for me to interrogate you, Enzo," I said.

Enzo, who was sitting there, looked at me with a worried expression.

"Interrogate me? You won't get any answers because I won't answer any of your questions," Enzo said.

"Is that so. Are you sure you can say that in your current position?" I asked.

I immediately stabbed Enzo's right leg with my sword, piercing it into the ground, just like I did to Javier.

"Arrrrghhhhhh,"

Enzo screamed in pain as he held his leg. He tried to pull the sword out with his left hand, but I immediately shot ice magic into his left hand, leaving a hole in it. Enzo screamed again. Because his right arm had been severed, he couldn't hold it with his right.

"Tell me, Enzo, who ordered you to kill me and why?" I asked.

"I...will...not...answer," Enzo said.

Then I fired another shot of ice magic, this time piercing his shoulder.

"Arrrrggggghhhhhh,"

Enzo screamed again, clutching his shoulder with his left hand. Blood flowed profusely from the wound I had caused.

"I can't read Enzo's mind right now. It seems he's using some kind of magic device to prevent it from being read. But I don't know where he's kept it. Therefore, the only way I can find out the answer is to hear it directly from him," I thought.

"Are you sure you don't want to continue to answer my questions, Enzo? If you don't answer again, I might not only pierce your body, but I might also cut off your limbs, like your right hand," I said.

"I still won't tell you, Rid!" Enzo said.

After saying that, I immediately grabbed my sword that was stabbing Enzo's right leg. I then swung my sword, cutting Enzo's right leg off as it was being stabbed.

"Arrrrghhhhhh!"

Enzo screamed again, this time at a very high pitch. Now that his right leg was pierced, I drew my sword again and stabbed it into Enzo's left leg, piercing the ground. Enzo screamed again as I stabbed his left leg.

"Do you think my threat is just a joke, Enzo? Hurry up and tell me who ordered you to kill me and why, or this time it's your left leg I'll cut off," I said.

Hearing that, Enzo immediately turned to me with a terrified expression. Enzo was in dire straits, especially after losing his right arm and leg.

"F-fine, f-fine, I'll tell you. So don't do this again. A-and if possible, p-please don't kill me, Rid," Enzo said.

"Fine, as long as you answer my question," I said.

Enzo fell silent for a moment, then began to speak.

"T-The person who ordered me to kill you was Senior Florian. Not only Senior Florian, but my father, Duke San Angela, also contacted me and ordered me to kill you. The people who intercepted and attacked you earlier were also ordered by the same person,"

"A-As for the reason, I was told by my father. He wants to kill you because you are currently in a relationship with Irene, the daughter of Duke San Lucia. I-I don't know if you already know this or not, but before Irene entered into a relationship with you, Irene was one of the participants in an event organized by His Majesty the King to determine who would be Prince Charles's partner. The event was called the ~Matchmaking Battle~,"

"Participants in the ~Matchmaking Battle~ would compete against each other in either strength or knowledge, and the winner would become the partner who would marry Prince Charles. The requirement to participate in this event was that the woman be a Duke's daughter and not have a partner. Irene and Princess Amelia met this requirement, which made them selected for the event. However, after Irene became your partner, Irene was declared disqualified from participating because she was not fulfill the requirements that make Princess Amelia the sole participant in the event. That means Princess Amelia will be Charles's future partner,"

"B-But, my father doesn't accept that. He wants Irene to continue participating in the ~Matchmaking Battle~. Therefore, he wants to kill you so Irene can return to the ~Matchmaking Battle~. There's a reason why he wants Irene to continue participating in the ~Matchmaking Battle~. The ~Matchmaking Battle~ is a very important event for the nobility because it is related to Prince Charles, so all the nobles, especially the high rank nobles, must attend. Among them are the royal family, which includes Prince Charles's family and the families of the four Dukes. The San Lucia family, which usually doesn't attend such events, will certainly attend if Irene is a participant. My father is aiming for a moment when the San Lucia family and Her Majesty the Queen attend the event together. T-That's because he wants to kill the entire San Lucia family and Her Majesty the Queen at the same time," Enzo said.

I was shocked when I heard Enzo's words.

"Kill the entire San Lucia family and Her Majesty the Queen?" I asked.

"I-I was surprised when my father said that. I-I don't know why he wanted to kill the entire San Lucia family and Her Majesty the Queen, but I do think killing them all at once in one place would be extremely difficult. But he said that's what we 'subjects' were made for, we were made to be fighters who would fight them. You may have fought and killed some 'subjects,' but those aren't the only 'subjects' we have. There are many more 'subjects' being prepared for this plan. Besides, my father, Duke San Angela, isn't the only one involved in this plan. Duke San Minerva is also involved, and the person who created these 'subjects,' is—," Enzo said.

But before Enzo could finish his sentence, he suddenly vomited a large amount of blood from his mouth. I was shocked to see that.

"Just like Javier, Enzo also vomits blood when he's about to say someone's name. Who exactly is the name of the person he's about to mention?" I thought.

After vomiting the blood, Enzo clutched his neck.

"Ughhhh, w-what's happening? Why am I vomiting blood after talking about-," Enzo said.

And again, Enzo vomited more blood from his mouth before he could finish.

"It seems like the person Enzo was about to mention is the same person who sent Javier. He seems very cautious, because he made Javier and Enzo vomit blood every time they said his name. It seems like there's no point in trying to get the name of the person Enzo was about to mention. Besides, I already know who's planning to kill me," I thought.

Enzo held his neck again with his left hand. He looked very weak from the blood loss.

"That's enough, Enzo. I've got the answer to my question," I said.

"Haaaahhh.....haaaahhhh.......okay," Enzo said, panting.

"Now it's time to end this," I said.

Then, I pulled out my sword that had stabbed Enzo's left leg. Enzo screamed in pain after I pulled the sword out.

Then I held my sword in a pose like I was about to slash something. Enzo, who saw me doing so, was shocked and looked worried.

"W-what are you doing, Rid?" Enzo asked.

"I'm getting ready to kill you, Enzo," I said.

"K-kill me? D-didn't I tell you not to kill me if I answered your question?" Enzo asked.

"I'm surprised you believed those words, Enzo. Did you think I'd let you live after what just happened? I told you before that I'd kill all of you who attacked me," I said.

"W-we were friends at the academy, right, Rid? W-we were always together when we first entered the academy. W-would you have the heart to kill your own friend?" Enzo asked.

"Why are you bringing up the 'friend' thing now? You were trying to kill me. Maybe that's true if we were friends at the academy, but let's reverse our positions. I'll be the one begging not to be killed, and you'll be the one doing the killing. If I said the same thing you just said, do you think you'd stop trying to kill me? The answer would be 'no', right? You'd still kill me even if I were your friend, so I'll do the same," I asked.

Enzo fell silent at my words. His face grew paler. I prepared to kill Enzo, but as I prepared to slash him, Enzo spoke again.

"I-I advise you not to kill me, Rid. If you do, you'll be targeted by my father. My father will definitely use all his might to hunt you down. Not only him, but Duke San Minerva and-" Enzo said.

Enzo vomited blood again as he was about to mention someone's name. But not long after, Enzo began to speak again.

"Haaahhh....haaaahhh....they'll all hunt you down if you kill me, Rid," Enzo said.

Hearing Enzo's words, I slowly began to close my eyes.

"Then why?" I asked, closing them.

After that, I slowly opened my eyes again. Enzo looked at me. He was shocked, and his face looked very pale.

"Do you think I'm afraid of them? Whether they're nobles, dukes, or the leaders of this kingdom, if they intend to harm me or those closest to me, I will not hesitate to deal with them. I will kill them all," I said.

Enzo continued to stare at me with that shocked expression. Not only that, his entire body began to tremble. I glanced at Enzo for a moment, then I immediately prepared to slash him.

"Goodbye, Enzo," I said.

Then I immediately swung my sword at Enzo. Before my sword hit Enzo, Enzo managed to say something to me.

"T-Those eyes... y-you... d-don't tell me-," Enzo said.

But Enzo didn't have time to finish his sentence because my sword immediately cut through his neck.

-To be continued

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