Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Itte kara 10 Nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita Chapter 109

Old Men Drinking

I thought for a while on whether or not I should reveal my identity .

In general, I did not like hiding it from people close to me .

Because if I did, it would feel like I didn't trust them .

That being said, doing it unnecessarily could cause a lot of problems .

But if he already knew that I had killed a High Lord by myself, then I didn't see how there could be a problem .

Besides, he was Shia and Nia's father .

“By the way, Lord Danton . There is something I haven't told you yet…”

“Oh? Is it the secret to your strength?”

Danton said jokingly .

“You're not entirely wrong . ”

“Oh, well, I would like to know that . ”

Danton looked at me seriously . He had a curiosity when it came to strength .

“The thing is…”

And so I told him that I was the hero Ruck .

And I told him why I was keeping this a secret .

Danton was silent the whole time as I explained this .

“I see…”

“I'm sorry for not telling you sooner . ”

“No, it's an important secret, after all . If anything, I am very grateful that you trusted me enough with it . ”

Goran laughed and said,

“Lord Woolcott . Are you very surprised to hear about this?”

“A little… But to be honest, it makes a lot of sense to me . ”

“Sense?”

“Yes . Your relationship to the king and Lord Morton . And of course, your strength . It makes sense that you are none other than Ruck . ”

“Indeed…”

Then Goran looked at us seriously .

“Well, now that Locke has told you… I think we can now consider ourselves close friends . ”

“Yes, but why do you bring that up?”

I asked . Goran looked exasperated .

“We can drop the formalities and expressions when we talk, that's what I'm saying . ”

“Oh, I see . Lord Danton . What do you think?”

“Yes, um, yes . I think that would be more pleasant . ”

“Then it's decided!”

Goran said with a boisterous laugh .

We poured ourselves another round of drinks and made a toast .

Goran drained his cup and said,

“Still, I understand that Eric had to report about the High Lord…

The king and the chiefs shared their information about the vampires .

And that was important information .

They would lose their trust if they kept things hidden, and the whole arrangement would be meaningless .

“But I don't know why he had to report that it was you who did it . ”

As we were all friends, Goran didn't call Eric 'His Majesty . '

“But if he didn't say who did it, then that question will arise anyway . ”

“That might be true…”

Even if it was a secret, people would want to know who this warrior was .

And the beastkin wolf chiefs were there with us during the ceremony where we were rewarded for fighting the High Lords .

So they would have likely figured it out soon enough anyway .

“I'm sure they'd want to ask me about how I did it . ”

“Yes, of course they would . ”

Danton agreed .

“Do you want to know?”

“Of course, I do . Even if His Majesty did not tell us, I would have realized who did it . ”

“Yes, you would have . The only other people who could have done it are Eric or Goran . ”

Had it been a team of more men, the beastkin wolves would have known about it .

After all, there were a number of their warriors serving in the palace now .

And it would not make much sense to form a vampire hunting party without them .

So the chiefs would have known that the High Lord was killed by a very small number of people at the most .

“I see . But Eric and I have no reason to hide such a thing, so that only leaves Locke . ”

Party members during the High Lord hunt included Eric, Goran, Shia and me .

So us four would have been suspected first .

Shia would not lie to her people about that . It was the same with Eric and Goran .

So then I would be the most likely candidate .

Danton said,

“Yes, I would have definitely visited you and asked some questions . ”

“I'm sure you would . ”

“You don't have to… But it would be very helpful if you could tell me about it . ”

Danton asked . And so I thought about it .

“How much did Eric tell you?”

“Hmm…His Majesty…”

Eric's report said that I had killed the High Lord .

And that there was a chance that more were working behind the scenes .

They were probably inside of the royal capital .

And that he should not kill any vampire thralls immediately .

He must find out where they lived and what they are doing first .

“That is what His Majesty said . ”

“…I see . ”

And then I said,

“Shia already knows about this…”

“Oh?”

“Well, she was quite involved . She helped me a lot on this mission to kill the High Lord . ”

“My daughter was actually useful?”

“Yes, very much so . ”

“I am glad to hear that . ”

Danton said with a mixture of happiness and pride .

And so I decided to tell him all about the incident with the High Lord .

Chapter end