The 90th day of the other world summoning [Compulsory Request] Part 3:

Mikhail Banasch was pulled out to the spot with a rope restraining him.
There was a large red-haired woman in her mid-30s, an elderly man who had lost his left arm, and a large man in his mid-20s with two girls who followed the man behind him like a shadow.
A murmur arises in Mikhail's mind.
Because the target of this assassination is the girl in front of him, not the other.

About three hours have passed since they fell into Ryoma's trap.
I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world, and I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.
I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on with the rest of your life.
Then the wagon was moved and the surviving attackers were taken out one by one.
Finally, it was Mikhail's turn to lead the attack.


'You are Mikhail Bannasz, the man who led this raid, aren't you?

Mikhail could only nod at the question of the large man sitting in front of him.
The man's voice was not intimidating, and above all, his tone was polite and calm.

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

I've heard about it from your men. Well, it was a mutually unfortunate coincidence, wasn't it?

Mikhail just remained silent, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with the man's words.
It's a good idea to have a good idea of what to do when you are captured by the enemy.
It's because it's an iron law of warfare not to give information to the opponent.

'Oh. You don't have to be so vigilant. I'm not trying to do anything with you at the moment.

The man's words sounded like a devil's whisper to Mikhail.

'Why don't you kill me?'

'Because there's no need to kill him at the moment.'

The man cowered his shoulders and said simply.
That means the flip side of killing if necessary.

'That's mutual, isn't it?'

Mikhail didn't find any room to argue with the man's words.
It's not that Mikhail himself is not a fan of murder, or if anything, he doesn't want to kill.
It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.
You'll be able to get a lot more than just a few minutes of your time, but you'll also be able to get a lot more than just a few minutes of your time.
As if reading Mikhail's mind, the man said.

''Well. I don't know what you think, but we are never your enemies.

A puzzled look appeared on Mikhail's face at the man's words.

''...What do you mean by that? Aren't you an aristocrat?

Yeah, that's it. That's the thing. That's the problem. Well, for now, I'm going to go over a few things. Mr. Mikhail. Your questions will be answered afterwards.

With that said, the man walked behind Mikhail and put his fingers on his neck.

''........what are you doing?''

Hey, it's just a little spell. There's no harm in it, so feel free to answer me.

The man didn't wait for Mikhail's answer before he looked at the blonde girl.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more to say about it.

''Then I would like to ask you a few questions. Is it true that you are the Kingsguard Knights of the Roselia Kingdom?''

....

Were you attacking the merchants because of your involvement in the struggle for the throne of Roselia?

....

Did you plan this ambush to protect the princess?

....

Do you belong to the knightly sect and contend with the nobility?

....

The King of Roselia died suddenly and was to be succeeded by the First Princess, but the aristocrats have stopped him?

....

'Did the aristocrats have a bastard princess, assuming the king's will?

....

Mikhail struggled to silence the questions that came out of the girl's mouth one after another.
None of them would ever be able to be affirmed or denied by Mikhail's mouth.

''This is........what do we do about it?''

The girl asks the man.

I've been told it's too difficult to answer. Well, that's understandable.

But the man's face said he didn't think the problem was so serious.

"Laura," the man says. Step forward.

The silver-haired girl stands in front of Mikhail at the invitation of the man's words.
The blonde girl asks Mikhail one last question.
Mikhail's heart throbbed furiously when he heard this question.

'The last question. Is she the one you tried to kill?

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When he heard Saara's question, Ryoma's fingertips could tell Mikhail's heartbeat was racing.

''Don't you think it's fitting?''

Ryoma's expression distorted.
And it was something that was common to the faces of everyone present here.

The truth is not always conveyed by mouth.
Stubborn silence, like Mikhail's, sometimes expresses the truth better than an eloquent mouth.
The more he tried desperately to hide his expression, the more people around him could grasp Mikhail's heart.
Rionne and the others could see Mikhail's heart without needing to listen to Ryoma's words.



Vindictive words leaked out of Rionne's mouth.
Thanks to Ryoma's prediction, there were no casualties from his own mercenary group, but there were a good number of wounded.
The injuries were caused by a hail of arrows from Mikhail's ambush squad.
If Ryouma didn't make the prediction, if Ryouma didn't take Ryouma's prediction seriously, the number of casualties is several times greater than this, and if it's not good, there's a possibility of being wiped out.
This is a request through the guild.
It was obvious that the guild master was involved, especially if you listen to how Ryoma and the others received this request.
Naturally, the trust he had held in the guild until now was lost, and the same amount of hatred was stirred up against the depth of that trust.

''Well, now it's clear that I've been set up by that guy in Walls.

Everyone except Mikhail, who made the spot at Ryoma's words, nodded.

''Well........the problem is the future. What to do about it........

'How about we report to the other guilds?'

After hearing Ryouma's monologue, Boltz started to say.

''No, Atay thinks that's a bad idea. There's no doubt that he was tricked by Walls, but he can't prove it. If he cries to the other guild masters and asks them to produce proof, we will be helpless.

When Rionne refuted Bolz's words, Ryoma and the others nodded in unison.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you.

'Well, I have a method in mind. It's just that it's not an easy thing to do.

What the hell are you guys talking about?

Hearing Ryouma and the others' words, Mikhail's mind was confused.
If he could kill the silver-haired girl in front of him, everything would be solved.
At least, that was a common understanding for those belonging to the Knight Faction.


After the news of the king's downfall, the first princess Lupis, who was in a hurry to succeed to the throne, received the news about three months ago.
This was an unheard-of event for the knightly faction.
In the neighboring Mist Kingdom, a daughter who was said to be a descendant of the former King of Roselia, Falst II, had suddenly appeared.
Bastards themselves are not rare.
The more you are in the ruling class, the heavier your blood is.
It's only natural, because it proves the legitimacy of their rule through blood.
Therefore, in order to keep the blood in the family alive, they have more children.
They have wives and concubines.
Sometimes they would rape a commoner's daughter on a lark.
And as a result, bastards are born.
So that in itself is not the problem.
What matters is that the king is dead, and what matters is that he has stepped forward at this time when there is no room on the throne.
And as the heir to the throne.

When the news came to King's Landing, no one thought it was absurd.
But for some reason this rumor, which was thought to disappear immediately, spread through the kingdom in the blink of an eye.
The rumor gradually became the truth.
And then the people of the knightly faction were made to realize the truth of the rumor.
Duke Gerhardt, the head of the aristocracy, declared the bastard's appointment to the entire kingdom.
With the former king's testamentary letter.

Everyone in the knightly faction suspected a fabrication.
But the kingdom was split in half.
The authenticity of the will held up by the aristocrats was divided in two.
Originally, Princess Lupis has a very close relationship with the knight faction because of her relationship with the head of the Kingsguard who also serves as the head of the Kingsguard.
It's a good idea to have a good relationship with the aristocrats who are in charge of the internal affairs of the kingdom, because they have not had much to do with domestic politics.
It's a good thing that you can't have a lot of money in your pocket.

The knightly faction, which is a group of soldiers, was originally very powerful in terms of military strength, but they were completely unsuited to politics, and they had a hard time getting the neutrals to join them.
On the contrary, although they are not as strong as the knights in terms of military strength, the aristocrats, who far exceed the knights in terms of political power, are working hard to embrace the neutrals in the country, and there is no end to the number of people who have moved from neutrals to the aristocrats.

The inferior knightly faction has some good news.
This is the information that a bastard from the Kingdom of Mist will enter Roselia.
It seems that they plan to raise their troops as soon as they enter the Duke of Gerhardt's territory.
When the knightly faction learns of this, they scoff at the thoughtlessness of the aristocrats.
If you kill the bastard, who is an important merry-go-round, during the transfer to Roselia, everything will fall back into place.
Once the bastard was killed, the neutrals would no doubt switch to the sidelines again.
This assassination was carried out based on such wishful thinking.


''What? That's not what I'm saying.

All of the people except Mikhail nodded.

You can also use this as a tool to help you get the job done. By the aristocracy.

Mikhail's brain freezes at Ryouma's words.
He is not a very clever man, even though he has military strength to begin with.

''Ba ... stupid ... no I won't be fooled!

'Even if you say it's stupid.'

Ryoma heard Mikhail's words and shrugged his shoulders.

''Well, please calm down. I'll explain it to you for now.

It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you are looking for. She's not the bastard you're looking for.

''It's a lie!''

Mikhail's shout shook the tent.

'Isn't this silver hair the reason you thought Laura was the bastard in the first place?

'Yes! I was in my mid-teens and a silver-haired girl when I was old enough!

Mikhail raises his voice.
As if to shake off the doubts that came to his own mind.

''Well, it's true that Laura has silver hair and is in her mid-teens. .... but let's hear it the other way around. Is that the physical element that will determine the bastard you're looking for?

Mikhail pondered Ryouma's question.

(Silver hair must be quite unusual. And if it's close to his age...)

'Yes! That's good enough for me!

Hearing Mikhail's answer, Ryoma was dumbfounded.

''.........You guys are so stupid, aren't you? ...There are plenty of silver-haired, mid-teenage girls on the continent.

"You're the fool! What we're looking for isn't just silver hair and mid-teens! Only girls who enter from Fulsard to Roselia this time of year! There aren't many people who meet those criteria!

A barely-there smile comes to Mikhail's face.
(That's right. There is no way that a silver-haired girl would accidentally walk by at this time of year in a place like this by chance. I don't know what this guy is up to, but I won't be fooled!

I mean, the odds of you passing by are slim to none. But doesn't it happen by accident?

Convinced of his own righteousness, Ryoma gave Mikhail a look of pity mixed with pity.

''What do you mean?''

"That means I'm sending a group of unrelated people to the Kingdom of Roselia at Fulsard's behest, and I'm going to leak that information to the knightly faction. Naturally, the knightly faction will be interested in this, so in the meantime, we'll move the real bastards into the country. What do you think? I don't think it's that difficult, do you?

Mikhail's victorious face turned icy.

'Ba ... stupid ...'

''In the first place, it's weird from the point where you knightly people got information about the aristocracy.''

Everyone in the place turned their gazes at Ryouma's words.

''That bastard is supposed to be an irreplaceable trump card for the aristocrats. If you want to move it into the country, then that is exactly what the aristocrats are going to be meticulously planning with all of their resources. Above all, they should be very careful about leaking information. It was leaked to the knightly faction.

At this point, Ryoma looked around.
He wanted to make sure that he understood what he was saying.

'You're leaking it on purpose, aren't you? Boy.

Ryoma nodded at Rionne's words.

''Well, it's normal. And how did the aristocrats do it, they embraced Walls and made him find a mercenary. A silver-haired, mid-teens mercenary.

'So that's what you call us?'

Laura questioned at Saara's words.

'But Walls is a guildmaster. Would he cross such a dangerous bridge?

It's true that guilds are supposed to be fair and neutral.
There is no way that a guild can be run unless it treats its clients and customers in the same way, and gains their trust.
From that point of view, Walls' actions this time were extremely inappropriate.
He was using it as a decoy while gathering people under the guise of guarding a trading company.
Isn't it possible that Walls might not know anything about this?
Laura had mentioned it.

'It's unlikely, I suppose. 'Because we took this job on compulsory commission,'

Ryoma continued.

I've heard from Ryone, and it seems that compulsory requests are only issued to high ranking people, specifically those of single B and above, and only for urgent requests, or quests.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

In other words, there is no basis for us to be forced to accept this job. I'm sure you'll be able to find a silver-haired, mid-teens mercenary that is only Triple G's Laura. So, taking into account his inexperience, he's going to call our bluff and force us to accept the request. After that, you'll die in a surprise attack by the knightly party. And even if we survive, we'll be protected by noblemen disguised as merchants from the merchant corps, so we'll be on our guard. And the truth is, the truth is in the dark.

Liang Shin's words made most of the people there understand.
I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it.
The reason why the merchants had calluses on their hands and good physiques is because they were soldiers.
The reason why only Liangzhen and his friends were issued canopied carriages was to make them think that the bastards were riding in them.
The reason why they disrupted their ranks to block the path of the knightly faction when they were ambushed by the knightly faction was to have Ryoma and the others killed by the knightly faction.
The elements that had been unnatural until now were unraveled and one conclusion was drawn.

...but this is not...

Regret and sorrow leaked out of Mikhail's mouth after hearing Ryoushin's reasoning.
He said that guy is probably the person who brought the knight faction to the aristocracy.
The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that you can't get rid of it.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

I'm sure you'll be able to find it in the same way that the aristocrats set you up in a difficult situation.

This is only natural.
This time the request is only for the protection of the merchant corps.
Even if this is a falsehood, that is how it appears on the guild's records.
Then one big problem arises.
Even if it is for the sake of survival, Ryoushin and the others are attacking the merchants' wagons.
They are also abandoning the merchants and fleeing the attack.
On the surface, Liangzhen and the others are despicable cowards who abandoned their duty as guards, left the merchants they were guarding to die and ran away.
Even worse, if Walls manipulated the knight faction's attack as a mere bandit attack, it could even be assumed that Ryoma and the other mercenaries had betrayed them for money.
And right now, Ryoma and the others have no way to prevent that from happening.
Everything is just circumstantial evidence.
Even if they tried to use Mikhail as a witness, there is no way he would tell them honestly.
He is nothing more than a disgrace to the knightly faction.
Moreover, the decision of the truth will be decided in the chest of Walls, the guild master.
It's not a good idea to insist that the people who set you up are the ones who did this to you.

I'm sure they are well aware of the current situation.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
I'm sure you'll be able to find the right one.
It is a good idea to have a little bit of hope in Ryoma's wisdom.

''So what do you think? Mr. Mikhail. Would you like to join forces with us?

The one word that came out of Liangzhen's mouth would later change the fate of both the knightly and aristocratic factions.