The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 775

Episode 775 If you really want to… … (2)

There was an awkward silence for a moment.
Grondal, who was about to shout, held back. From what I’ve seen so far, that guy was no ordinary person in terms of both temper and skill.
So Grondal smiled gently. His face trembled slightly, though.
He spoke soothingly.
“I didn’t ask for it right now, did I? Take it out again. I want to talk to you in detail about how it came into your possession. I want to double-check that it’s the real ‘Gramdir.’”
If it’s in a subspace, it’s impossible to take it by force. To take it, you have to subdue it and then mentally control it through magicians.
It’s realistically impossible to do that against someone of that level of skill. It would take several months, and before that, either he’d die or be killed.
At Grondal’s words, Giselle turned her head to the side and snorted.
“Hmph.”
I could see that he was trying to coax and persuade her to take out Gramdir. The battle would probably start right after he took it out.
I don’t know about anything else, but that dwarf king seemed to have a very hot temper.
But Grondal was much hotter than Giselle thought.
When Giselle didn’t think of taking it out, he decided to show his force.
Kuung!
Grondal growled with his halberd.
“If you don’t take out Gramdir right now, I’ll talk to you with force.”
He was a benefactor and all. Grondal was going to take Gramdir first and talk to him again.
“Huh?”
Giselle made a bewildered expression at Grondal’s momentum. But she secretly raised her staff.
“Huh?”
Grondal also smiled as if he was dumbfounded and took a stance. Giselle also took a stance naturally.
When the two were about to fight, Lionel hurriedly intervened.
He was the only one in the group who had experienced social life properly.
So at some point, Lionel had been stepping in and mediating in these kinds of things.
“I think you’ve misunderstood. That sword was obtained fairly.”
“How can you obtain someone else’s property fairly? I didn’t give it to you properly?”
“So when we arrived at the trading city…”
Lionel explained with gestures how Giselle obtained Gramdir.
Grondal, who had heard the whole story, said with a bewildered expression.
“Are you expecting me to believe that?”
“…”
“You said you won the treasure hidden deep inside this royal castle with a bet like that? How does that make sense!”
Being hot-tempered means you’re hot-tempered. And usually, people with that kind of personality don’t think calmly.
His mind was filled with the thought that he had to take Gramdir first.
“Hey! Stop talking nonsense and take it by force! Then I’ll just give it to you! What do you think? Isn’t that the easiest way?”
Giselle scratched her cheek. That was the easiest and most preferred way, but she still didn’t want to hit the adult(?) who had overcome hardships together.
But that actually irritated Grondal.
“Huh? You right now? What’s with that expression? It’s like you’re giving me some kind of look?”
“……Well, not to that extent.”
“No, it’s not! I saw you fight earlier! You’re not the type to fight back, are you?”
“Hey, but it’s a bit much to come here as a guest and do that…….”
He didn’t say anything behind the scenes about how he could beat up the king. Giselle was also a person who had that much sense. The
group looked surprised at Giselle’s unusual behavior. She was always so outgoing, but she could be so restrained!
But her expression was quite relaxed. No, it seemed like she was just indifferent.
The hot-tempered Grondal tilted his head when he saw Giselle’s expression and asked,
“Do you think I’m giving you some kind of look?”
“…….”
“Then do you really want to fight? I wanted to see how well you fight.”
“Well……if you really want to……. Ah, I really want to live politely.”
Giselle smiled and raised her staff.
Before anyone could say anything, the two clashed, swinging their weapons.
KWAAAAHHH!
The huge halberd and the heavy staff clashed repeatedly, causing the underground hall to shake.
Jiselle’s staff moved flexibly, while Grondal’s halberd slammed down with a weight that seemed to split a mountain.
Boom! KWAAAAHHH! KWAAAAHH!
The two who had clashed lightly at first soon attacked each other with murderous eyes.
Once they actually started fighting, they were both excited by each other’s skills.
The unfortunate thing was that both of them were too tired.
KWAAAAHHH!
The two who clashed once again staggered back.
Their exhausted breaths rose to the tip of their throats, but the two men did not break their gazes.
Grondal took a deep breath and began to taunt first.
“You fought well earlier, but now you’re so weak? What if a young man is already trembling? He’s weaker than I thought?”
“That weapon. Isn’t it hard for an old man to lift? It looks quite heavy. If you miss, you’ll get hurt.”
“Hey, look at this guy? He’s weak, but his mouth is still alive?”
Kwaaang!
Grondal’s halberd came closer and hit the ground.
Giselle swiftly stepped back and swung her staff.
Paaaaaak!
The tip of the staff tore through the air and aimed for Grondal’s side.
Kwaaang!
But Grondal blocked it accurately by turning the hilt of his halberd.
With a strong impact, both men were pushed back a step.
“Ha, that’s pretty good. Of course, if I were normal, I would have split it in half.”
“If I was ‘real normal’, I wouldn’t have had time to talk like that. That’s why I feel a little wronged.”
“Ha, this guy… I really like that confidence.”
Both of them spoke lightly, but their movements were anything but light.
Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!
The staff and the halberd clashed repeatedly, sending out shockwaves like sparks.
Their energy and stamina had long since drained, but they were superhumans who dominated the battlefield with just their skills.
Just watching this high-level fight made everyone around them exclaim in admiration.
Kwaang!
As their weapons clashed again, both of them were pushed back a few steps by the strong recoil. In
the momentary silence, the two of them caught their breath for a moment.
Grondal growled.
“Why don’t you surrender now? Your hands are shaking right now. Do you think you’re in big trouble?”
‘Ah, my bones are cold. That bastard, that’s poisonous.’
“I’m still young and in good shape. Your Majesty, you shouldn’t push yourself any harder. Your legs are shaking right now.”
“Wow, what kind of steel stamina is that? You can still move like that?”
Before Giselle could help, Grondal was already fighting two prophets.
That’s why he was more injured and had used up more energy. Nevertheless, since he was fighting Giselle on equal terms, he could truly be called a monster.
In any case, both of them had strong pride and wouldn’t back down an inch. However, their arms were shaking and they couldn’t even hold their weapons properly.
Grondal stroked his beard and said,
“I think I have the skills to take the treasure… but I can’t give it to you. It’s mine.”
“Then let’s give in and take what I ‘borrowed’.”
“If I borrowed it, I have to return it!”
Grondal shouted and charged again. His pride didn’t want to end it in a draw with the young brat.
Kwaaaaah!
The staff and halberd clashed several more times.
Since neither of them had much to fight against high-level opponents, this could be considered another opportunity.
Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!
As the fight between the two intensified, the people next to them first distanced themselves. If they got involved and were unlucky, they could get seriously hurt.
And honestly, it didn’t look good for the two of them to fight.
The six dwarf captains spoke with embarrassed expressions.
“This is… our king is a bit hot-tempered… If he just relaxes a bit, he’ll come to his senses.”
As for the Yulien mercenary group, Lionel, as the representative, slightly lowered his head and answered.
“He’s also crazy… but he’ll calm down soon.”
The others looked at each other with embarrassed expressions and asked for each other’s understanding.
Still, they didn’t stop the two. It was rare to see such high-level battles between strong men.
Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaaang!
In fact, if the two of them fought properly, the king’s castle would collapse at least. Fortunately, both of them were currently exhausted and quite tired.
Even the energy that had been slightly recovered was quickly consumed by the continuous fighting.
In the end, Grondal and Giselle gasped and dropped their weapons.
“Ouch… my bones are aching….”
“Ha… this is driving me crazy.”
Both of them held their knees and gasped for breath. Now they didn’t even have the strength to lift their weapons.
However, these two people had pride that they would never lose to anyone. Being the first to say let’s stop was the same as defeat.
Soon, the two of them grabbed each other and started rolling around.
“My fists are iron fists! Accept the dwarf’s soul!”
“The first thing I learned was martial arts! Huh? You said iron fists, but you’re pinching me?”
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Now that their strength had completely drained, the two of them swung their fists like street thugs. It was embarrassing for everyone watching.
And everyone knew why those skilled people wouldn’t stop fighting like that.
‘They’re so proud.’
‘They don’t want to lose even if they die.’
‘A fight between two proud geniuses.’
They were people who would never stop fighting until someone stopped them.
In the meantime, Osval and Lionel had the same thought at the same time, looking at Giselle who had lost her strength.
‘I can win that kid right now.’
There was no Yulien, Deneb, or Kyle. This kind of opportunity was rare.
However, they didn’t dare to act. That was because Erenes was squinting his eyes and watching the two.
She had a good sense of controlling the spirits. She could tell right away if the atmosphere changed even slightly.
While the two were fighting like fools, the door suddenly opened and someone came in shouting.
“Father! I stole Gramdir!”
The one who appeared was Torvald, who had lost the bet with Giselle.
In fact, he was the son of Grondal and the prince of Valscrum.
Suddenly hearing the word father, Giselle and her party turned to Torvald and opened their eyes wide.
‘What? Son? Then how old is he?’
‘He looks like a middle-aged man, so he doesn’t seem much different.’
‘You shouldn’t judge a person by his appearance.’
The party was finally able to realize the teachings of the elven chieftain Iraniel.
After being robbed of Gramdir, Torvald continued to hover around the Yulien mercenary group for several days.
When the Yulien mercenary group dispersed after finding a place to stay, he even secretly searched through their luggage.
– Why isn’t it there? Where did you hide it?
He even peeked at Giselle who was on top of the magic circle. However, no matter how hard he searched, he couldn’t find Gramdir.
It was natural that Torvald couldn’t find it since it was in Giselle’s subspace.
Then he found out that the Yulien mercenary group was helping the dwarves. The dwarves were coming from all over the place and shouting, so he couldn’t help but notice.
Frightened, he fled the battle and headed to the castle. He was there to meet his father, Grondal.
And there he saw.
Giselle fighting Rahamod with Gramdir.
– Wow, that was great!
He wanted to see it up close, but he couldn’t dare approach. If he was not careful, he could get caught up in the fight and die.
So he had no choice but to sneak a peek from as far away as possible.
After the battle, he made up his mind.
– That man is the owner of Gramdir!
He didn’t care even though he wasn’t the owner of the item.
He was the successor to Valskrum anyway, and Gramdir would be his later, so he could give it to him in advance. It was an absurd logic.
After the battle, he covered his face and sneaked into the castle. His identity was soon revealed, but everyone thought it was just the same. It
was partly because he was originally a prince, but Torvald was a dwarf who was considered a loser and a pitiful guy here.
He followed Giselle and his party, found out that there was a fight because of Gramdir, and showed up to clear up the misunderstanding.
“Father! I gave Gramdir to him! So stop it now!”
“Ahh?”
Grondal staggered and got up from his seat. Giselle lay there panting.
It was a moment when it was clear who had a little more ‘stamina’.
Although Giselle felt a little wronged since it wasn’t her real body.
However, Grondal was in no condition to enjoy the joy of winning. He approached Torvald with a frown. His steps continued to stagger as if he was drunk.
“So… you, Torvald, are the idiot who bet Gramdir and lost it?”
“… Yes.”
“You pathetic bastard!”
Clap!
Grondal’s large palm slapped Torvald’s head.