Solo Swordmaster - Chapter 456

#456. You are a formidable princess.

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‘Damn it.’

A closed room without a single light.

The man who was chained in the darkness.

Rex muttered a curse in his heart.

‘Fucking, fucking, fucking!’

Because of the gag in his mouth, he lamented that he could not spit out the bathtub tea.

And cursed.

‘Labirins this bastard! You’re leaving us!’

An officer of the Liberation Brigade who was mobilized to attack Fafnirsa during the Las Vegas raid.

Among them, he was one of the hapless assailants captured alive, and he gnashed his teeth.

If it was as originally planned.

He shouldn’t have been here.

After Labyrinth robbed the secret bank.

I should have supported the Fafnir headquarters and secured a retreat for Rex and the other infiltrators.

But I realized it only after being captured.

That he had no intention of saving them in the first place.

If there was even a little bit of that mindset, there was no way that even the retreat signal would go off until all the giants were subjugated and surrounded by the returning armed forces.

In the end, he and the infiltration unit were used as abandoned words to give Labyrinth time to escape.

Most of them died in vain after fighting until the end without knowing that fact.

It was about to explode.

‘I’d rather have died!’

But Rex was rather envious of the dead.

It was because from now on, I was able to roughly guess what the future would be like.

They pretend to be normal businessmen now, but originally, the Seven Dragons were a criminal organization called the Demonic Cult.

Even its influence is still there.

A top-notch assassin who ignored the Black Dragon clan was assassinated by a friend.

The giant gang that bought the grudge of the green dragon clan became addicted to drugs and ruined their lives.

He said he saw a vicious criminal captured by the Blue Dragon clan rehabilitate and volunteer.

The notoriety of the Seven Dragons among criminals was no different from a kind of ghost story that you hear once in a while.

And among all that notoriety, there was one particularly terrible rumor.

That was about the torture techniques of the Seven Dragons.

‘Can I withstand their torture?’

Rex swallowed dryly.

According to rumors heard across the country, there are thousands of torture techniques of the Seven Dragons.

Even if the rumors were only half true, there would be hundreds of the most horrific torture techniques that could make a person crippled.

So he trembled with fear.

The Golden Dragon clan will kill themselves as terribly as possible.

Sigh.

“…!”

The moment I heard the sound of the door opening all of a sudden.

That is why he hardened.

A haughty, quiet gait.

The sound of a chair moving slightly.

something rattling, etc.

In the midst of swallowing dry saliva over and over again at each sound that touched me so clearly in the darkness.

Dig!

Suddenly, a light comes on in a room full of darkness.

A bright light stung his eyes.

A brilliance that is not too dazzling.

But rather than closing his eyes, Rex rolled his eyes desperately.

To check whether the owner of the sound he just heard was the torturer who came to torture him.

Thanks to that, he was able to know two things.

One is that, contrary to his overflowing worries, it was not the torturers who came to him.

The other one is…

“It’s reassuring to think you’re still up and running. At this level, there must be a lot of things to talk about.”

“…!”

…that reality always surpasses imagination.

Rex’s eyes widened at the sight of a blonde beauty sitting cross-legged on the chair across from him.

It was because he did not know that the Golden Dragon Princess would appear.

Even so, I could understand it.

Although it was unexpected, it was understandable that the Golden Dragon Princess would interrogate herself who had attacked Fafnir’s headquarters.

What I couldn’t understand was another visitor with his arms crossed and his back leaning against the wall.

“Because it will be useless.”

sharp eyes.

A strong body with a tall stature.

A sword worn at the waist.

Above all, white hair.

Rex was astonished to see the white-haired man who could not be recognized by an officer of the Liberation Brigade.

‘Limon Aspelder?! Why is that reverse ghost!’

Whether or not Rex makes an expression that makes his eyes pop out of fright.

Limon and Charlotte didn’t care at all.

I just quietly continued the conversation.

“You just sit there and watch. If it’s a hunting dog, shouldn’t it be able to wait?”

“Don’t keep treating me like a dog, boss. A mad dog can’t see anything.”

“In that case, you should put the leash on in advance. It is also the owner’s duty to teach the dog not to run amok.”

“If you’re confident you won’t be bitten by that mad dog, try attaching a leash or chain.”

Limon, who has a sullen face but flashes sharp eyes that send chills down the spine.

Charlotte has a haughty attitude that makes you feel intimidated just by looking at it.

Seeing them like that, Rex swallowed a groan.

just staring at each other.

Rather than using special abilities.

The two of them don’t even pay attention to themselves.

It was because just being in the same space as the two of them made me feel like my blood was freezing and I was out of breath.

This is unbelievable for Rex, who is known as a high-level player.

But it was a natural result.

What is in front of him right now is the strongest princess of the Seven Dragons and the last sword master.

Among the superhumans of the absolute class beyond human limits, he was a special being with a different status.

Even if two whales wag their tails from the side, a small shrimp has to struggle to keep its back from bursting in the rushing waves.

Being only a high-level Marquis level player, he was limited by not fainting.

“Anyway, don’t forget that I am your employer right now.”

While Rex swallowed dry saliva.

After fighting a war of nerves with Limon, Charlotte finally set eyes on Rex.

And lazily opened his mouth.

“Looking at the way you roll your eyes, you must be pretty scared of what I’ll do to you, Rex.”

“…!”

“Is it unexpected that I know your name?”

It was as if he had noticed his inner thoughts only with his startled expression.

Charlotte snorted lightly.

It was Limon with his arms crossed who spoke on her behalf.

“Name Rex Handel.”

“From the Free Cities League.”

“Special theft, bank robbery, assault, murder, etc., 23 overall criminal convictions.”

“…Did you think that with such a splendid history, you wouldn’t be exposed just because you had plastic surgery?”

Limon was cynical.

In the first place, most of the officers of the Liberation Brigade were heinous criminals.

I wouldn’t know if I ran away quickly.

Once you’ve been arrested, there are many ways to find out who you are, whether through fingerprints or otherwise.

“The crimes you’ve committed so far are enough to put you to death… but that’s not going to happen.”

“…?”

“Isn’t it so easy to kill someone who dares invade Fafnir’s headquarters?”

When Rex’s face darkened at the words he expected but never wanted to hear.

Charlotte rather laughed.

“But I will give you a chance.”

“Who raided our clan’s secret bank and where did they escape? tell me everything you know.”

“Then I will show you special mercy.”

Hearing that, Rex made a shaken expression.

But it’s only for a moment.

Rex soon made up his mind.

Even if he offered to show mercy, it would only be about killing him gracefully instead of torturing him.

The loyalty of the Liberation Brigade executive was not light enough to reveal what he knew under such absurd conditions…

“One billion dollars.”

“…?”

“It means I’ll give you a billion dollars for every piece of useful information you tell me.”

“…!”

“Of course, this includes guaranteeing your freedom and safety.”

Rex’s eyes widened.

As he thought he had no choice but to die now, he was more generous than he could have imagined, so he had no choice but to be surprised by the unconventional conditions.

Even Charlotte’s words didn’t end there…

“Is a billion dollars not enough?”

“So what about ten billion dollars?”

“Even if you tell me a few useful information, this will not be enough to live on for the rest of my life.”

Rex’s eyes couldn’t shake anymore, causing his pupils to quake.

No matter how high-level players are called one-person companies, there are limits to that.

As a marquis player, he committed all sorts of crimes and earned less than 1 billion dollars, let alone 10 billion dollars in his lifetime.

On the other hand, if you say just 10 pieces of useful information, you can get 100 billion dollars.

Wouldn’t it be the Zimbabwean dollar that even the 100 trillion dollar bill was treated as garbage?

Calculated in US dollars, it was money that could be favored for the rest of my life.

Of course, if someone else says this, it’s natural bluffing.

There’s no way he’d have that kind of money… But

the one who’s offering him this is Princess Geumryong.

He was the world’s richest man, acknowledged by everyone who put up an outrageous bounty on the Liberation Brigade and actually paid it.

If there was greed, there was no choice but to be shaken.

And Charlotte dug into Rex’s gap without hesitation.

“How many ghosts have attacked the secret bank? There can’t be just one person in the upper ranks, so there should be two or three.”

“Where did you decide to join when you ran away? Is there any place where you can guess where they might have fled if there was no such place?”

“If you don’t know the exact location, I’ll admit it if you tell me just a vague direction like north, south, east and west.”

Anything seems good.

Charlotte obsessively interrogates.

Every time that question was asked one by one, Rex’s cry went away.

And his loyalty to the brigade wavered like a small boat in a storm, flooding his mind with all sorts of thoughts.

Of course, it is impossible to betray the brigade.

Because the ban on him in the first place wouldn’t allow it.

But what if it does not exceed the limit?

What if it was just a vague story without a core point or a slight mix of lies?

Then it’s not a betrayal.

Rather, things that hinder the pursuit.

Of course, how blatant lies will work.

And while Charlotte might not keep her promise, it was a worthwhile gamble for him, who was about to die anyway.

So, after a long conflict, Rex opened his mouth to tell false information.

“town.”

…No, I tried to open it.

“town? Eup-up-up?”

If it wasn’t for the gag in his mouth.

After belatedly realizing that he was in a position where he could not say something even if he wanted to say something.

Rex struggled hard.

I’ll tell you whatever you ask, or to send a signal to release quickly.

And seeing that struggle, Limon clicked his tongue.

“Look at that shit. president. Didn’t an officer of the Liberation Brigade say there was no way he would open his mouth like this?”

“town?”

“Hmm, it’s as you said, swordsman. I’m sorry, but I won’t give up on newspapers.”

“town…! UP UP UP UP!!!”

As if he couldn’t see his gag.

Looking at the two men and women calmly talking nonsense, Rex shouted with bloodshot eyes.

But Charlotte didn’t let go of the gag.

It seems that the business is already over.

He got up from his seat and left the room, only saying a word.

“Don’t worry about the next day. For your loyalty to the brigade, I will give you the cruelest death possible.”

“…!”

Leaving behind a silent scream.

After turning off the light and leaving the dark room again.

Limon muttered to himself as he followed Charlotte.

“Isn’t that too much, sir?”

“What are you talking about?”

“No matter how much I decided to act as a hunting dog, it’s okay to make me do this.”

“What could be too much? I hired you to write for a time like this.”

“I’m not saying it’s wrong…”

Limon clicked his tongue.

I would have been comfortable playing the role of a bad detective.

What Charlotte entrusted to him was simpler and therefore more absurd.

‘To use me as a lie detector is indeed a formidable princess.’