The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 707

Episode 707 My Words Are the King’s Words (2)

The Royal Knight Commander frowned as soon as he entered the arena.

I brought the knights right away after receiving a report of a loud commotion inside, but it seemed they were a little late.

‘Tsk, I should’ve prevented those mercenaries from coming in in the first place.’

It was unimaginable that a prime minister would die in the palace with an axe in his forehead.

The Knights Templar had not intervened in state affairs and had left it up to their ministers, as it was not something they could make judgments about.

But when we left it alone, this kind of disaster happened. How can we call this place a royal palace?

It was no different from bandits invading and causing chaos. Those crazy guys had really come in.

When the knights entered, the ministers all hid behind them and made a fuss.

“That ruthless mercenary killed the prime minister!”

“That mercenary is talking crazy and saying he’s the king’s agent!”

“The king is crazy! First, quickly arrest them all!”

The Knight Commander clicked his tongue and drew his sword. It was a good thing. If he was crazy enough to give his power of attorney to a mercenary, then capturing the king wouldn’t be difficult.

The Margrave of Falkenheim will take care of the rest of the proceedings.

He gave orders to the Royal Knights.

“Arrest those guys immediately. If they resist, kill them… Yeah?”

The commander blinked several times and looked at the knights behind Giselle.

They were clearly knights brought by Count Nordhill. Judging from the emblem engraved on their armor, that was the case.

But a few of the faces looked quite familiar.

“No… … You?”

He was clearly a high-ranking knight under Margrave Falkenheim. Why would such a knight be with crazy mercenaries?

The knight of Nordhill smiled bitterly under the harsh gaze. He was a high-ranking knight who had been captured after attacking Giselle.

When they were taken prisoner, Giselle gave them only two choices.

– Since you surrendered, I will let you live. However, you must choose whether to return with your mana core destroyed, or to become a knight of Nordhill.

If the mana core is destroyed, you can no longer be called a knight. You will become worse than a normal human.

That’s why most of the knights swore allegiance to Nordhill. Only two were released with their mana cores destroyed.

Nodhill gained dozens of high-ranking knights at once, only a few of whom were assigned to Lacus to escort Rio.

Of course, there was no way Giselle would trust them so easily. Their souls were all bound by Giselle’s black magic.

The knights who saw Gascott transformed into a Death Knight did not dare to do anything. They had no choice but to believe Giselle’s words that he would be released once all the work was done.

There were more than twenty of those high-ranking knights in the palace.

The knight drew his sword and spoke to the commander of the royal knights.

“We have decided to go with Count Nordhill. I think there is no need for further words….”

There’s no need to keep bringing up embarrassing things. It’s better to just go with the flow.

Because they have experienced firsthand how formidable Jiselle’s skills are.

“This, this profit… … This pathetic bastard… … How dare you betray Margrave Falkenheim?”

It was not something the Royal Knight Commander should have said, but he paid no attention and stood by Margrave Falkenheim’s side and spoke up.

But even while he was staring at the article, he was inwardly worrying.

The opponent was a high-ranking knight. This meant that he was capable of fighting hundreds of soldiers alone. It was not even known how many of his opponents had such skills.

‘I guess I’ll just have to bring the military.’

Then it would be enough to catch him. The Knight Commander decided to withdraw for now.

“Take the ministers and go outside. We will discuss how to deal with those guys separately.”

It would be a bit ridiculous to leave the enemy alone and rush out, but if they brought an army, things would be different. The Knight Commander believed so.

But there was no way that Jiselle could just sit back and watch her enemy run away.

“Where are you going? Do you think you can just come and go as you please in front of me?”

Before I knew it, Jiselle had pulled out her sword and was shot forward.

Kwaaang!

The Knight Commander barely managed to block the approaching blow. His body was pushed back a considerable distance.

The Knight Commander felt a chill in his heart. Even though they had only clashed once, he could clearly feel the difference in skill between himself and his opponent.

“Stop this guy!”

The Knight Commander shouted at his men and tried to fall back, but Giselle’s staff moved faster than him.

Boom!

“Cough!”

The Knight Commander’s neck was firmly pierced by Giselle’s staff. His neck was bent strangely to the side.

As soon as Giselle turned her body sharply, Bong struck the Knight Commander’s opposite side in a large circle.

Kwaaang!

Ugh!

There was a sound of armor warping and bones shattering. The Knight Commander fell, his body bending as if it were folded.

Looking down at the corpse of the knight commander who had died instantly, Giselle muttered.

“Weak. Too weak.”

It was understandable. All the powerful figures who had been loyal to the royal family were purged or driven out.

Those who remained in the castle were not troops to protect the king, but troops to monitor him.

So it was natural that they were inferior in skill to the royal knights.

Jiselle straightened her back and looked around. Everyone was so frightened that they couldn’t move.

The most skilled one here was the commander of the royal knights. He was killed in just two attacks.

Everyone was so overwhelmed by the skills that a mere mercenary could not even show that they could not even breathe.

Jiselle said, extending her spear forward.

“Are you also traitors?”

“… … .”

“If you are not a traitor, kneel before His Majesty and follow me. I am busy.”

Everyone was at a loss. It was natural, since there was no one to lead them.

Although there was a vice-captain, he just rolled his eyes and checked the moods of the ministers.

After all, it is the job of politicians, not journalists, to move the political situation.

In that atmosphere, one person instead mustered up the courage to step forward.

“Hey, listen! Even if it was an order from His Majesty, what kind of mischief is this in the palace! Margrave Falkenheim will not stay still!”

Kwajik!

Kkaaaak!

Instead, he was struck by a club and fell to his knees with his shoulder shattered. He tried to sell the name of Margrave Falkenheim again, but it was completely useless.

Jiselle said, clicking her tongue.

“You really don’t understand what I’m saying. Are you going to go catch that Margrave Falkenheim? Make a decision quickly.”

Gggggg… … .

Jiselle gained momentum. Then, an enormous amount of magical power began to pour out and pressure everyone.

The knights of the Royal Knights’ Order turned pale, and the common soldiers and ministers collapsed one by one, gasping for breath.

Fear appeared on everyone’s faces.

The opponent continued to show off his momentum with a scary look in his eyes. If this continues, I will really die without being able to breathe.

Not just anyone can show this kind of momentum.

‘He’s a superhuman!’

The vice-captain, who realized that Jiselle was a superhuman, immediately knelt down and shouted in pain.

“Yes, I will follow you! The Royal Knights and the Garrison will follow you!”

Saaak… … .

As soon as he finished speaking, the magical power that had been squeezing the surroundings disappeared. Only then could people exhale.

“Keuh-euk!”

“Ugh, ugh!”

“Ugh… … .”

Everyone was breathing heavily and trying to catch their breath. Jiselle immediately raised her staff and pointed at several ministers.

“Put all the rest in prison. We will judge right and wrong later.”

Instead, most of them were taken to prison. Only about five people remained in Daejeon.

In this state of affairs, there was no way the government could be run properly, but Jiselle did not care.

The running of the state was a later matter. Urgent matters could be dealt with by directly instructing the administrators.

“Since the Prime Minister has died, I will temporarily serve as Prime Minister. Oh, and I will also temporarily serve as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Army.”

“… … .”

No one said anything. Whether it was the temporary prime minister or the commander-in-chief, it wasn’t something that could be resolved with just a few words, but if we tried to argue here, we would obviously get beaten to death.

Jiselle said, waving the stick.

“We will move to our next destination right away, so gather your defenses and stand by.”

“Oh, I understand.”

The vice-captain led the knights and soldiers out. The remaining ministers just watched.

Alex, who was watching the whole scene, had his mouth wide open. So did Andrew and Leo.

I knew he was a man of extraordinary ability to execute, but I didn’t know he would act this recklessly.

Alex stammered and asked Giselle.

“Hey, what’s going on? Aren’t you acting too hastily?”

Instead, the royal authority will not be revived by killing a few people. Even if the Royal Knights can move the garrison, they will not be able to affect the royal army and the Margrave of Falkenheim’s army.

If they move, the capital will be reduced to ashes in an instant. They should not move recklessly like this.

Andrew and Leo also said with cold sweat.

“Well, shouldn’t we first increase the military power of the territory and slowly expand our power? And also create allied lords. Isn’t that the standard?”

“Brother, this doesn’t seem right. Even if we take over the capital, there are enemies on all sides. Why are you planning to fight like this?”

Jiselle answered with a snicker.

“Why are you so nervous? Just solve them one by one.”

“… … .”

“It will take time for the news to reach Margrave Falkenheim. We must push forward at lightning speed until then. I have a plan.”

Everyone pursed their lips and trembled.

I was so scared because it seemed like the plan that Giselle was talking about was to just destroy everything. I couldn’t follow Giselle’s thoughts and actions at all.

But the milk has already been spilled. Now is the time to apologize to Margrave Falkenheim.

Giselle, who had assigned several high-ranking knights to escort Alex, went out right away.

The mercenaries led by Yulien were already waiting. Next to them, the royal knights and the garrison were gathered with awkward expressions.

Jiselle stood before them and shouted loudly.

“I will go and capture the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Army who dared to disregard the royal order!”

The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Army did not even respond to the King’s summons, because there was no need to follow the orders of a puppet king.

He was having a blast in his splendid mansion as always.

That is, until Giselle led her troops and attacked.

Kwaaaaang!

“Eww!”

“What the heck! You guys!”

“It’s an attack! The enemy is attacking!”

No matter how tight the security was, it was impossible to stop the troops who were determined to enter.

The number of attackers was far greater, so the knights and guards of the mansion were quickly subdued.

The commander-in-chief, who had been acting strangely since broad daylight, was dragged in naked. He was not even aware of the situation at hand.

“What, what! What are you guys! Do you know who I am and dare to attack this place?”

After calming my startled heart, I saw a few familiar faces. They were knights of the Royal Knights and soldiers of the Guard.

“Are you guys crazy? Are you crazy right now?”

Why did the king and the men who were supposed to be watching over him suddenly invade here? I was so shocked that I couldn’t even speak properly.

Then Giselle stepped forward.

“Hello? You’re the commander in chief? Oh, you should have dressed him up and brought him here. He’s so ugly.”

“What are you! If you don’t want to die, withdraw your troops and release me immediately!”

“I am Astion, the second-in-command of the Yulien Mercenary Corps, and have been appointed as the temporary prime minister and commander-in-chief of the kingdom by order of His Majesty the Wise.”

“What the hell are you talking about! Hey! Arrest him now! Arrest him now! Do you all want to die? Tell all the commanders to come here immediately!”

The Commander-in-Chief shouted at the Royal Knights, but they simply avoided his gaze and never retreated.

Only then did the commander-in-chief realize something was wrong.

“Hey, what’s going on right now? Huh? What’s going on?”

“We are in the process of reestablishing discipline and normalizing the kingdom.”

“Wh, what kind of discipline are you? Who are you! What the hell is going on!”

The commander-in-chief had absolutely no idea what was happening.

It made sense, since Jiselle moved so quickly.

What happened in the palace did not spread outside, as most of the ministers were locked up, and all the royal knights and garrison were forcibly taken out to Giselle.

Jiselle said, pointing to the Commander-in-Chief.

“Lock this guy up too. I need to get the handover done.”

Then the commander-in-chief glared at Giselle and shouted.

“You crazy bastard! Do you think you can catch me and be safe? The entire royal army will trample the capital and burn you down! The bastard king who ordered you to do this will die too! And do you think Margrave Falkenheim will just sit still!”

“Well, if we lock you up, the nearby kingdom’s army will try to rescue you.”

“Yes! Do you think things will go smoothly just like you thought if you catch me? Do you think seizing military power is that easy? You will definitely die! I will just kill that king’s son!”

The commander-in-chief continued to shout in anger, murderous intent streaming from his eyes.

He never thought he would die, because he was in such an important position and had such a strong support system.

Jiselle asked the commander-in-chief, who was stretching out his faith, with a nonchalant expression.

“Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if you cooperated?”

“Stop talking nonsense! I will never cooperate with you!”

“really?”

“Yes! I will definitely tear you and the king to pieces and kill you… … .”

“Then die.”

Phew!

The commander-in-chief died with his head shattered before he could finish his words. The royal knights and the garrison trembled slightly at the sight.

As expected, he was an incredibly crazy guy. Judging from his attitude, it seemed like he could turn the kingdom upside down by himself.

However, no one knew that Jiselle had actually reached a level where she could do that.

Jiselle searched the Commander-in-Chief’s mansion and took the seal and other necessary items. Then she captured the high-ranking nobles who did not respond to the king’s summons.

It had only been a few hours since the prime minister had been killed. Due to Jiselle’s fast pace, everyone was captured without even hearing a word.

After arresting all the high-ranking nobles in the capital, Giselle gave a new order.

“Now let’s go and take over the royal forces blocking our army.”

The force he was now leading was far smaller in number than the royal army.

Nevertheless, Giselle moved without hesitation.