Chapter 86.1: ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ (๐)
โSir Knight!โ
The reaction of the warriors was natural. In the midst of the chaos, a guy who had been caught suddenly appeared and offered to reveal Boriskaโs location, which was bound to raise suspicions.
And Johan was honestly a bit flustered too.
The intention of releasing Botan was to cause internal strife by having them attack each other, not to expect such a betrayal.
To be betrayed so readily after being released was too good to be true, making Johan himself suspicious. Achladda looked at Johan with a mix of awe and surprise.
โThis is not what I had aimed for.โ
โStill, you are amazing, Sir Knight. Itโs like fortune favors you.โ
โTalking about luck in a situation where werewolves are going berserk is a bit. . .โ
โSir Knight! Should I shoot?โ
โNo. Donโt shoot. We need to hear the story.โ
๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
From Johan and the warriorsโ perspective, it was like โ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ญ?โ But from Botanโs perspective, it was different.
Botan was chosen for a dangerous infiltration mission solely because of his agility, despite not knowing Eastern language well. He was mocked and insulted upon his failed return.
โ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐? ๐๐ซ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค? ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
โ๐๐ก, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
Boriska stopped Botan who was ready to draw his sword right then. The reason was not to start a fight before the hunt, but his true intentions were different.
โ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ญ? ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง?
Boriska was doubting Botan. Johanโs plan had worked perfectly. Boriskaโs suspicious nature only amplified the effect.
Botan couldnโt help but compare Boriska and Johan.
One fought honorably from the tournament and even showed mercy to captured prisoners, while the other. . .
Johanโs expression twisted strangely as he listened.
โ. . .Thatโs how it could seem!โ
โWouldnโt it have been better to just run away instead of betraying?โ
โIf I had openly done that, an arrow would have come flying at my back. Sir Boriska is not stupid. How I acted to avoid suspicion. . .โ
โIโm not really interested in how you shook off suspicion. Tell me, how did you get here, and why is all this chaos happening?โ
Achladda, who was listening, interrupted with a question.
โHow did you tail us?โ
โTail us. . .? we did no such thing.โ
โThatโs impossible. . .โ
But it was true.
Boriskaโs group was able to come to this forest not because of tailing, but because Galambos found traces of werewolves. More precisely, hunters acquainted with Galambos brought news of werewolves.
Achladdaโs face flushed with humiliation. A centaur being outdone in tracking by a human in the plains. His hands holding the bow quivered.
โYouโre more skilled than I thought.โ
โItโs just this once, Sir Knight. Usually. . .โ
โI get it. I get it. So why are the werewolves going crazy?โ
โThatโs the doing of that eastern ranger!โ
Ordinarily, werewolf hunting should have been as cautious as the centaurs described.
Moving in and out of the forest, targeting the werewolvesโ weak moments. That way, even the werewolf leader would have no answer.
โBut thatโs a task that requires quite a long time.โ
From Boriskaโs perspective, who didnโt know when an interruption might come, he wanted to quickly lure out the Werewolf King and defeat him.
Under the knightโs urging, Galambos did something unusual, claiming it to be a secret technique of the eastern hunters.
He released a few pigs he had brought from somewhere into the forest and confidently declared, โ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ป๐บ.โ
Not only the knight but also the mercenaries thought, โ๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ?โ However, surprisingly, the werewolves began to rampage from the middle of the night.
โIs this a known method?โ
โNo. . . The secrets of the eastern hunters are often bizarre and unique. . .โ
It seemed that Achladda was quite upset about being outdone by the eastern hunter. Instead of a relaxed demeanor, he was grinding his teeth in frustration.contemporary romance
โSo, what about Boriska?โ
โHe and the others are waiting on the opposite side. When all the werewolves come out, the Werewolf King will too, and weโll catch him then. They donโt know youโre here.โ
โHow did you know?โ
โI was just watching for an opportunity. . . I kept circling around to check whenever I could.โ
The two groups actually did not arrive much differently. It was purely luck that Botan was able to spot Johanโs group from a distance.
As soon as he spotted them, Botan caught a horse and rushed over with all his might.
โTrust me!โ
โHow can I trust someone who crawled into someone elseโs camp?โ
โItโs worth checking out. Iโll go and check and come back.โ
The warriors were shocked at Johanโs words.
โItโs dangerous for Sir Knight to go alone!โ
โIf thereโs a trap, itโs easier to escape alone. I brought it up, so Iโll go and check.โ
Johanโs confidence overwhelmed and convinced the warriors. They no longer opposed and nodded their heads.
โSir Knight. Take Euclyia with you. Sheโll be helpful.โ
Seizing the moment, Euclyia eagerly tried to show off her skills in fluent Empire language.
โEmpire knight, Iโll tear them apart. Iโm good at tearing.โ
โ. . .Alright, two should be fine. Botan. Lead us to where they are.โ
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