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Episode 149 Smart
‘Ha, this is so frustrating-.’
The fox mask nodded its head irritably.
As punishment for losing his ruler, the fox mask was left with limited movement.
even-.
‘I’m tied up with that boring guy.’
The fox mask glanced away.
There sat a man with a blank expression. Around him were rows of marbles.
The beads represented the outcome of each plan. Green meant success, red meant failure.
The colored beads were all green, a sign that everything the man was doing was successful.
‘It’s not called perfect for nothing.’
The man’s nickname was ‘Perfection’.
Until recently-.
“Is that you?”
The man asked absentmindedly, staring at the fox mask. His voice was completely devoid of emotion.
“Oh my, what is it?”
“I mean, the bastard’s record was blocked at dawn.”
“Oh, Galahad?”
The man nodded quietly.
“Oh my, are you doubting me? I don’t have the authority to do that in the first place.”
“Because you are such a disobedient being.”
“I appreciate the compliment, but I’m not that good at it.”
“Right.”
“I’m curious too. If you don’t know, then you must be a being of a higher order. Why would such a being hide Galahad?”
Instead of answering, the man looked at the beads. The fox mask stroked the beads lightly.
“Can we touch Galahad, who is being protected by someone above?”
“He touched the dawn.”
“You just built a magic tower and sold the name of the dawn?”
“Just that?”
The man’s gaze fixed on the fox mask. Its eyes gleamed slightly.
“Oh my, was that a sensitive topic?”
“The design is complete.”
The man spoke calmly, as if he were passing sentence. Where his gaze was directed, there were marbles everywhere.
It was a plan for Galahad.
At that moment, the orb the man was staring at turned red.
“You stepped on it.”
The red color signaled that the plan had gone awry, but the man simply raised the corners of his mouth.
The man’s plan was like a spider’s web that became more and more entangled the more he struggled.
Avoiding the immediate crisis meant going deeper into the trap. The fox mask clicked its tongue lowly.
If I hadn’t stepped on the man’s trap, I wouldn’t have known. The moment I stepped on it, it was as good as over.
But the opponent was Galahad.
‘Will you make it fun this time too?’
The fox mask licked its lips as it looked at the beads.
****
“It definitely wasn’t there before.”
Gilbert spoke bluntly. Galahad nodded slightly and examined the magic circle on the floor.
“There are two layers of magic circles. One is a magic circle to hide. That’s why you couldn’t detect the thick magic circle. You even added a physical trap to that magic circle to hide it. It’s very elaborate.”
Galahad clicked his tongue lightly and took a bite of the tobacco.
“They’re after me.”
“Who wants to be the captain?”
“I wonder too. I lived an upright and innocent life.”
“······There are so many that it will be hard to find.”
“Sir Gilbert.”
“Haha, just kidding.”
“Try running over there.”
Galahad pointed to the side. Gilverton walked nonchalantly at Galahad’s command.
and-.
Kwaaaaang!
A violent explosion filled Gilbert.
“wow-.”
“Gwen, that’s a spell called Distortion Explosion.”
“Mr. Gilbert······.”
“It’ll be fine. It’s a very solid article.”
The violent explosion filled the air with smoke. Through the smoky smoke-.
“Knight-! Gilbutton!”
A full set of soot-covered buttons jumped out.
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“Oh, as expected from Sir Gilbert.”
When Galahad clapped, Gwen and Tom followed suit. Gilverton grinned at the applause.
“This alone won’t be enough to break through me.”
“Yeah, as expected.”
“······yes?”
“He’s prepared his next trap right where I was supposed to go. He’s calculating me. How presumptuous-.”
The corners of Galahad’s mouth twisted.
“So you knew there would be a trap there?”
“hmm-.”
Galahad snapped his fingers.
The opponents we have faced so far have been those who moved under Galahad’s calculations.
But this time, his opponent lured Galahad into a trap.
‘Is it dawn?’
It was a plan that led to the magic stone. It was likely to be dawn. Galahad snapped his fingers.
Dalgrak-.
Adrianna, wearing a stupid helmet, stared at Galahad. Galahad shook his head.
It was Adrianna who burned the demonic spirit. If we took Adrianna out, things would be easy. However, if we took Adrianna out, there was a chance that he would get away.
Adriana had to be pulled out last.
“Then what should we do?”
“How-.”
Galahad took a deep sip of his tobacco.
It was a one-handed move, but I could tell right away that it wasn’t going to be an easy one.
“He figured me out. He must have set a trap for me, a very capable and cool-headed wizard.”
“With your own mouth······.”
“There are snow-capped mountains all around. It’s a great environment for hiding traps. They even targeted me and—. This is a crisis.”
Everyone’s faces became serious at Galahad’s calm declaration. Galahad himself raised the corners of his mouth.
“So, what should we do in this situation?”
Tom and Gwen both raised their hands at the same time to that question.
“Okay, Tom, tell me.”
“Why don’t you move in the opposite direction of what is expected?”
“Oh! I was going to say that too!”
Galahad laughed and shook his head.
“The number you just mentioned is the number I reviewed. Did you anticipate that I would make that judgment?”
“I see.”
Tom nodded.
“Okay, I have to make a decision that isn’t mine to make.”
Galahad wiggled his fingers quietly. If Galahad couldn’t get off-.
At that time, the faces of the special forces were revealed.
‘There it was.’
The special forces agents tilted their heads at Galahad’s upturned lips. Soon Galahad nodded.
“Okay, I’ll just leave the judgment alone.”
“Huh? What does that mean?”
“This time, it’s your turn to decide. To put it simply, it’s the Special Forces Council. Congratulations. You are now the Council.”
Galahad explained, pointing to the task force. The task forces faced each other.
“······What is the National Assembly?”
“You are the ones who have the power to decide. Now, the target is the 7th Battalion’s magic stone. You come up with a plan. Oh, Tom is excluded.”
“Yes? Why is Tom excluded?”
“Because it’s Tom. Now, show off your abilities to your heart’s content.”
Tom cleared his throat and took a step back.
Gwen, Gilbert, and Damian, who were left alone, looked at each other.
“Hey, youngest! What are you doing there? The article is this way!”
“I am a wizard!”
Dalgrak?
“Oh, you’re over there too.”
The stupid helmet shook violently. Soon, it seemed as if it had given up and joined the special forces.
“The 7th Battalion is this way! We have to get to work!”
Gilbert raised his voice and pointed to the front of the carriage.
“There was a trap! We had to turn around!”
“Idiot-. The captain said it was dangerous for him to go back!”
“You just called me stupid?!”
“······Noad! You speak too!”
Dalgrak. Dalgrak.
“How many times do I have to tell you that Noad can’t speak! Seriously!”
Instead of a meeting, an argument ensued.
At that moment, Damien raised his hand.
“Kid, get out.”
“Damian is also surprising! Damian, tell me!”
Gwen defended Damian.
“You can just turn around a little.”
Damien said something out of the blue.
It’s dangerous to go in a straight line, and it’s also dangerous to go back, so let’s take a slight detour-?
‘It’s not a pun.’
Galahad winced at those truly innocent words.
the problem is-.
“As expected of Damien! He’s smart!”
“Ahem, you’ve grown up, kid. I was going to say something like that too.”
Dalgrak.
The other members agreed.
Damien laughed softly at that.
Galahad felt something was off. Then Tom stepped forward slightly.
“How do I turn around a little bit?”
Tom’s question made Galahad feel a little relieved.
Then Gwen raised her hand.
“Damian noticed this earlier, didn’t he? Why don’t we just leave it to Damian?”
“Hmm. The kid has a good sense of humor. That makes sense.”
Dalgrak.
Everyone’s eyes turned back to Damien.
Damien was completely focused on -.
“That’s right. I’m a wizard.”
He lifted his cane proudly.
The first decision made by the Special Forces Council with bizarre grounds and logic was-.
“Let’s take a slight detour with Damien in the lead!”
It was.
‘How on earth are you going to turn around just a little bit?’
Galahad swallowed the objection that was on the tip of his tongue.
They put Damien in the lead.
Damien, holding the cane, walked first, and then suddenly walked sideways. There were no rules. It was all Damien’s instinct.
the problem is-.
‘It works.’
That worked out really well.
The key was Damien’s instinct. Damien instinctively avoided the trap.
There-.
“Let’s go back now! Unpredictable!”
Gwen made some more bizarre remarks.
Going back to a place I’ve already been to, what kind of stupid thing is that······.
“Oh, that’s a smart idea. Yes, you have to change things up every once in a while so that things don’t get unexpected.”
Dalgrak.
As Gilbert and Adrianna agreed deeply, Galahad held back the objection that was rising to the tip of his tongue.
‘It’s really going back.’
They went back the way they came, and even forged a new path instead of the one they had just confirmed.
One thing was certain.
‘You can never predict this.’
Because it was a very stupid and wasteful move that Galahad would never make.
Kwaaaaaaaang!
“Trap! I found another trap!”
“Found Damien again!”
Damien raised his staff high and stretched it out at the praise of his teammates.
“You understand that the goal isn’t to find traps, right?”
“······You probably know.”
Tom answered in a shaky voice. Galahad desperately suppressed his resistance and followed the men.
Funnily enough, the frequency of traps has been decreasing.
‘You’re going beyond what your opponent expected.’
It was a natural thing.
“Let’s go this way this time!”
“Wasn’t there a trap there earlier?”
“Then there isn’t any now!”
“That’s true. Gwen, you’re quite smart.”
“Haha, you too, Gilbutton.”
There was no way Galahad could have predicted this.
However, there was one problem.
Let’s follow along without saying anything.
‘My head hurts.’
Galahad pressed his temples.
****
“hmm?”
The first sound came from the man’s mouth. The fox mask raised its head.
The red marble turned green. Normally, the next marble should have been revealed.
It’s not the next marble, but the red one that was there before has turned green-.
“You went back and stepped on the trap again? Why?”
The man’s composure was broken. His eyes were completely crumpled. A seriousness rose in his mind as if he was trying to grasp the meaning.
That was the beginning. The flow of the beads was strange. The beads were green, then red, then turned back, then suddenly jumped over, and then moved to a completely different place.
Every time that happened, the man’s face became more and more wrinkled.
“There must be an intention.”
The man chased the bead and figured out its meaning.
“You figured out what I was thinking? – You’re as clever and quirky as the rumors say.”
The man acknowledged his opponent for the first time. The man’s fingers moved gently.
The beads changed from moment to moment. They were quickly rearranged. The man’s hands were getting faster and faster.
“So, what are we going to do about this?”
The man laughed heartily.
The smile didn’t last long.
“Why are you going there-. What on earth are you thinking? So that’s what you’re going to do.”
The man kept talking to himself as he placed the beads.
It looked like a huge fight, but-.
‘Something’s strange?’
The fox mask tilted its head.
Of course, since the opponent was Galahad, there must have been some intention.
However, if you look from afar, it just looks like-.
‘······Is it like I’m doing something wrong?’
At that moment, a red light rose from the bead in the corner.
‘Isn’t that the direction of the stone quarry? Why is it red when Galahad hasn’t even arrived?’
The fox mask tilted its head.
Beneath it the word ‘Corton’ appeared in red.
****
‘It’s so cold.’
The deputy director of the intelligence agency looked around the office.
It was the deputy director’s office, and it was full of dust. The deputy director realized that Zamit had done a good job cleaning it.
He was once a deputy director who had risen to the position of director, but now he was like a sinking ship.
Sending Galahad to the north was the signal. He struggled, but was powerless to stop the sinking ship. So he sent Zammit to Galahad.
Zamit asked the deputy director to go with him, but he refused.
The vice-captain was old, but he was still a captain. Where would a captain go without his ship?
“It’s nice because it’s spacious.”
The deputy director threw out the cigarette. The strong smell of cigarette smoke filled the air.
Just then, the door opened roughly.
“Vice President! I told you to come!”
The director appeared with a frown on his face. His face was filled with anger.
“I’m sorry. I have a lot to take care of.”
“What to do?”
The deputy director picked up the document lying on top. It had the words ‘Payment for Toilet Supplies’ written on it.
“You must be very busy refilling the bathroom supplies. To the point where you would ignore my orders as the director?”
“Wasn’t the bathroom supplies a special order from the director? And how important is the bathroom? If a VIP visits and it smells like shit, it would be a shame for the intelligence agency.”
“Ha! You’re going all the way. Yeah, face! You said face!”
The director threw a bundle of documents. The deputy director looked through the scattered documents.
“A report on the damage caused by the failure of the Galahad retirement team.”
“Yes, that Galahad you cherish so much-. Do you know how much damage the Information Agency has suffered because of that guy?!”
“I don’t know. I was busy filling the bathroom supplies.”
The director’s face was completely crumpled. His breathing became ragged. The deputy director snickered at his angry expression.
It was the old loser’s only pleasure.
“And I clearly warned you. If you keep poking around, you’ll break your hand. No, is this a broken arm?”
The director trembled at the deputy director’s mutterings. The deputy director took a deep sip of his cigarette and laughed.
But that was the end of it.
The director quickly regained his composure.
“Yeah, what good would it do to mess with a guy who went north? He’s already cut off from the line. Right? I told you to leave him alone, Vice Director. He’s always causing trouble.”
The director tapped the deputy director on the shoulder and clicked his tongue. He was saying that he would turn things around at the deputy director’s direction. If he was the director, he could do it.
but-.
“You still don’t know Galahad.”
The director raised his eyebrows at the deputy director’s question. The deputy director raised the corners of his mouth as he looked at the director.
“It is Galahad who decides the end.”
The director’s face was stern. Fear flashed across his face. However, it quickly returned.
“Anyway, the guy in the North will be the one who decides the ending.”
The director got up from his seat with a smirk.
“Vice President, pack your bags in advance. Isn’t it more efficient?”
“Sorry, but my butt is stuck to the chair. If you’re going to kick me out, you’re going to have to cut my waist.”
The vice president smiled back.
“Yes, of course.”
As the director was about to leave, someone knocked on the door.
“I guess there are still people coming.”
The director’s eyes grew cold.
‘I told you not to come, but that idiot-.’
This time, the deputy director’s face crumpled.
“What kind of idiot is that-.”
The director opened the door with the corners of his lips twisted. The director and deputy director froze at the same time.
The woman, as beautiful as a flower in full bloom, was an unexpected person.
“Who is the vice president?”
The director hurriedly stepped aside at the princess’s splendid smile.
As the director disappeared as if running away, the deputy director was left alone with the princess.
‘Why is the princess-.’
The deputy director’s head became complicated.
The princess sat down without asking for consent, as befitting a member of the royal family.
And smiling like a flower in full bloom-.
“I’m curious about the former director.”
The intelligence agency made light of the heaviest words.
In an instant, the deputy director’s mind flashed. Speaking of the former director was not simply a matter of retirement.
“That’s a taboo for the intelligence agency. I can’t answer that question.”
Even the princess could not answer.
Although I spoke firmly, the princess’s expression did not change even slightly.
“The former director’s name was-.”
The princess continued speaking nonchalantly.
There was no way to stop that terrible mouth.
“My name is Beatrice.”
How about that name-.
The deputy director’s face became pale.
At the same time, I became curious.
The former director of the Information Agency said that even if she was a princess, it was a dangerous story.
What could the royal family be so curious about that they would take that risk?
The princess smiled brightly.
“Where are you?”
Asked a strange question.
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