Betrayal Knight's Joyful Faith

Chapter 221

After a long time, Diana opened her mouth and pressed her temple.“By the way… putting everything else aside for now, are you really going to invite the dragon into the palace? Sir Arendt, do you really plan on fighting?”

“You’re amazing, Captain Diana. Are you confident you can win the fight?”

“…”

Diana, who had been massaging her temple, clenched her fist at the reply.

Arendt added nonchalantly.

“Let’s solve it peacefully, peacefully.”

It was a thought that occurred to everyone in the conference room at the same time.

Kendrick, who was looking into the empty space with wide eyes, added a sentence.

“I know you say otherwise, but what you did wasn’t a request for peace. It was more like a request for a duel.”

“…I’ll tell you in advance, I’m not responsible. I just did what he told me to do.”

Llewellyn quickly cut off the tail.

The two captains also had some idea about his explorer’s union.

They also vaguely noticed that some kind of transaction had taken place between ‘explorer’ Llewellyn and Arendt.

So many things have happened in the meantime.

Diana asked with a short sigh.

“I understand that the royal family of the Everan Kingdom still doesn’t know anything… should we continue to pretend not to know?”

“Don’t worry. If I die somewhere, I’ll hold that damn apprentice knight responsible.”

Llewellyn glared at Arendt fiercely.

But Arendt wasn’t the type to blink an eye.

“I gave you a werewolf and even handed you an artifact. If I did that much for you, shouldn’t you be responsible for your own life? Or, what, I should end our friendship and treat you like a prince?”

“Everything you said is true, but can I just hit you once?”

“If you can, try it.”

Everyone let out a short sigh as they watched the two people start arguing.

Kendrick asked the Crown Prince.

“Has there been any word from the Everan Kingdom yet?”

“I guess… the prince originally had a rather free-spirited personality. I heard that he wandered around here and there before settling down in the empire.”

Diana asked skeptically at the Crown Prince’s answer.

“Is that okay?”

“There’s no way it’ll be okay. But there’s no other way, so I’ll just watch.”

To begin with, the royal family of the Everan Kingdom was unaware of the Explorers’ Union’s existence.

It was because Llewellyn had strongly urged him to keep it a secret from the beginning, so he couldn’t bring himself to tell them.

Jereon, who had been listening quietly, quietly intervened.

“Next time, please send an apology gift to the Everan royal family…”

“I should do that. That way, at least I’ll feel better.”

Cantares nodded his head in anguish.

Then, Kendrick, who couldn’t stand to watch any longer, suddenly intervened and changed the subject.

“So, Sir Arendt, what do you mean by a peaceful solution? What are you going to do by telling a dragon to come here? Of course, I can’t agree with you going there yourself.”

“I have to collect the debt.”

Arendt, who had stopped arguing with Llewellyn, answered plainly.

Kendrick asked back as the unexpected word popped out.

“Debt?”

“The former crown prince of the Nephele Kingdom, his book, and the elf who illegally occupied the lake. He passed on the work he should have done to us, so it’s a debt.”

Arendt shrugged his shoulders naturally.

“And I think it will be useful in many ways.”

“…Is it okay to call a dragon useful?”

“But it’s true.”

He shrugged at Diana’s comment.

Then he suddenly turned the arrow towards Count Stadler.

“Count.”

“Yes yes?”

Arendt smiled faintly at the Count, who answered in surprise.

“Don’t you want to read that book and the other documents that haven’t been deciphered yet?”

“…!”

The look in Count Stadler’s eyes, which had been terrified at the news that the dragon had been provoked, changed 180 degrees.

Arendt’s seductive voice continued.

“You said earlier. The only ones who can read the text are the writer or a dragon of the same species. After all, if there’s a dragon, it can be deciphered. Right?”

“Ha, ha, but…”

A look of intense conflict appeared on the Count’s face.

Arendt said nothing more and just looked at him intently.

In the end, Count Stadler, unable to bear Arendt’s gaze, lowered his head.

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Count Stadler muttered, covering his face, as if he were embarrassed even thinking about it.

“Good… sounds like a good idea.”

“Did you see it?”

Arendt, who had won over another person, turned shamelessly to look at those who had been watching.

The captains had already given up.

Diana let out a deep sigh and raised her head.

“Okay, then… would you mind telling me how to prepare, Lord Arendt?”

“Actually, I can’t predict how he’ll react. But I don’t think he’ll do anything too extreme, so wouldn’t it be okay if we just strengthen security?”

Llewellyn nodded.

“I agree with that point. That dragon doesn’t seem to be hostile to humans after all.”

He even sent his men to the lair where Jin was hiding to help rescue the test subjects.

Judging from the fact that he had not done anything to the explorers who had followed him so far, it seemed that he had no desire to fight against humans.

Llewellyn, who had been silent for a moment, added:

“…Except Arendt, of course.”

“Not bad. Murderous intent is also of interest.”

Everyone’s tired gazes were focused on Arendt, who was spouting nonsense without a care in the world.

Scarlett had always been an explorer who was content with her job.

She was adventurous and talented.

After joining the union, she was able to receive requests regularly, so her income became quite stable.

Scarlett had always been grateful to the eccentric young leader.

That’s why, even though she suddenly received a request and the Union Leader suddenly started to cling to the dragon, she followed the unexpected instructions without question.

The same was true for her colleagues who moved together.

But the instructions the Union Leader gave this time were so perplexing that even she, a veteran explorer, couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

“…I’ll get straight to the point.”

The other explorers sitting around gulped at Scarlett’s words.

She blurted out, looking over her colleagues.

“Who wants to go?”

“…”

No one answered readily.

They were all people with an eye for adventure and never gave up on exploring new places.

But presently, everyone stayed silent.

After a long time, an explorer finally spoke.

“Does this make sense? In fact, I can’t even believe that what we’re chasing right now is a real dragon…”

“Shut up, you punk. The Union Leader said that there was a dragon.”

As Scarlett snapped back, her companion fell silent again.

But she also understood that feeling.

They had set a few pitiful traps in a few places, and the man was the one who got caught in them.

‘It’s clear that he is not an ordinary human being…’

Everything about him, from the atmosphere to the appearance, was extraordinary.

But that didn’t mean that they could be sure that he was a real dragon.

Well, that was such an unrealistic story.

At first, they were excited about finding a dragon that only appeared in old tales.

But when the man who appeared before their eyes said that he was a dragon, they couldn’t help but scratch their heads.

Scarlett, whose thoughts had crossed her mind, opened her mouth again.

“…Hey, maybe it’s not a real dragon. Then there’s no need to be so scared, right?”

“Then what if it’s a real one!”

The protests came back immediately.

But they couldn’t delay any longer.

Today was the last chance to make contact, as they confirmed that the target had entered the inn.

Scarlett made a decision.

“Hey, let’s draw lots.”

“Huh?”

“Shut up. This is the fairest thing! If we don’t do it, our employer will stop investing. What can we do?”

Scarlett shouted in the midst of everyone’s shock.

By this time, ill feelings were building up towards her employer, Arendt von Eckhart, an apprentice knight of the Caerleon Empire.

‘Just wait and see. I’ll hit you with a punch someday.’

While Scarlett was gritting her teeth, the lottery was ready.

Exactly three minutes later, the tide turned.

“Why! Why did it have to be me!”

The lucky winner who was granted the luxury of being able to get up close to the dragon was none other than Scarlett.

Lexion was sitting at a table in a bustling restaurant.

He took a sip of the drink the waiter had brought him and leisurely looked around.

‘It’s changed a lot.’

It was a completely different world from what he remembered.

Although it was unclear what had happened in the meantime, it was certain that a more prosperous and peaceful era had arrived.

So his judgement was somewhat distorted.

Lexion shouted, having drank all the remaining alcohol.

“Here, one more drink!”

“Yes!”

The clerk who came running put down his full glass and hurriedly walked away.

Lexion rolled his eyes again, shaking his head.

‘You’re doing something cute.’

Lexion, who had recently sensed the gaze following him, curled his lips in a sly manner.

As if he really intended to come looking for him, the poor human being had someone track him down.

In response, Lexion deliberately walked down the street in the same manner he had shown in front of Alois.

‘What a cheeky brat.’

The one who had followed him was clearly the work of Arendt von Eckhart, the apprentice knight.

A young boy who dared to show off the dragon’s remains and immediately sensed Alois’ presence while dealing with him.

It was his simple whim to order Arendt to find the book.

Arendt was irreverent, but he had a good sense.

So he figured that if he was lucky, he might be able to save himself some trouble.

Judging by the recent increase in the number of people following him around, tailing him, it seemed like it was a pretty good choice.

‘He said he went to the Elf Kingdom, right?’

It occurred to him that maybe he could find the book there.

At that moment, a different employee from before approached with a large plate.

The plate was laden with a generous portion of meat.

“I didn’t order it.”

“The owner is giving it to you for free! Because you’re so handsome, hehehe.”

She smiled awkwardly, put the plate down on the table, and disappeared in a hurry.

Lexion glanced indifferently at the employee blending in with the crowd and gave a sly sneer.

“How can it be this clumsy?”

Along with the food, which was steaming hot and appetizing, there was a small note tucked under the plate.

Lexion unfolded the note as if he was watching a child’s antics.

And after a while.

He froze stiffly, holding the note.

“…”

The bustling noise of the restaurant felt like it was from another world for a moment.

Lexion stared blankly at the words written on the note for a long time.

And then, below a little bit of space, a few rambling words followed.

“Huh…?”

It was the most absurd moment in Lexion’s life so far.