The paladin simply dragged a chair over and sat down across from Scott with a big grin.

He didn't ask anything more, but his eyes clearly said, "I'm not that easy to pass - you know."

When Xiaobai was so bored that he began to snort heartlessly, Scott finally broke the silence helplessly.

"I ...... Found Ante. He said.

There was a moment of tension in the muscles on Filly's face.

"Where is he?" he blurted out, "...... You didn't kill him. ”

The latter sentence is no longer in doubt. After knowing each other for so long, he could see many things from the slightest changes in the other party's eyes.

"Nope. Scott replied calmly, avoiding the previous question.

“...... You'd better have enough reasons. Fili frowned. If Moira knew this...... If Frederick knew...... The gods are above, and he has had enough of the troubles that come with the dead and alive.

"He does know something...... Secrets about the Beauford dynasty and the city. Scott whispered, "An old pact...... You know what? When Casagrande Boford rebelled more than 200 years ago, almost no one thought he would succeed – but he did. ”

At that time, Casa Grande was only an earl, and owned Staple Buch, which was less than half the size of Visa at the time, and surrounded by a flood plain that was often flooded. Once upon a time, when the elves of Glivar were still active enough, most of the merchant ships from Visa City to Neo were anchored at the elven docks, and the port of Ston Butch West, across the river, was so simple that it could only accommodate a few small cargo ships and fishing boats. But as little by little the elves retreated into the depths of the forest, Stonebuch began to become one of the most important ports in the South. King Osborne Christos wanted to build a navy to rival the city of Neo and the coastal cities under his control, and on more than one occasion wanted to take Casagrande's territory under his control.

In all accounts, this is cited as the reason for Casagrande's rebellion.

Casagrande's domain was inherited from his ancestors, and his family even established itself as king of this small territory for a short time, like many "kings" across the continent at that time...... Until the iron cavalry of the Chrysers swept half the continent with the chill of the northern winter, reuniting the shattered Rutgar.

His anger and rebellion were understandable, but at the time, it was considered a self-defeating act of folly.

"He might as well give his own territory in both hands, and at least die in bed in its entirety - the wealth that His Majesty has given him to compensate for it is probably enough for him to forge a bed out of Mithril. ”

A nobleman who had chosen to sit on the sidelines during the rebellion made a sarcastic assessment in a letter, most of whom had held the same view for the first month.

Even though Osborne Criess' only son, his heir, had just died in an accident and he himself was in a state of decadence, his prestige remained, his brother who died early left a son to inherit the kingdom, and he had many loyal followers......

Perhaps because Casagrande was not taken seriously at all, Osborne did almost nothing for more than half a month. By the time he finally reacted, Casagrande had united seven lords along the way, large and small, and was heading north along the banks of the Vinez River.

No one knows how he did it. There was always some dissatisfaction with the king, and Osborne Christos was always considered too strong, but he was fair, brave, and had an undeniable charisma...... Those vague grievances were not strong enough to destroy an entire dynasty, not to mention that the Chrissians family had been believed to be protected by the god of water since ancient times.

When Osborne's head was stuck on a stake outside Visa, the battle ended quickly and unexpectedly when many were still in a daze.

The descendants of the Boford family see this astonishing victory as a blessing from the gods, a just war, an eternal legend of the victory of the weak over the strong...... But there are a lot of questions.

Even after his coronation, Casagrande never showed any of his devotion to any of the gods - his only passion was for Ston Buch, who wanted to build the Eternal City out of rock, and even died for it...... His descendants have no idea of the secrets hidden under Stonebuge.

It's only 200 years...... An elf has only spent a fifth of his life, and the legends of the founding of the Chrissian dynasty are still circulating throughout the continent, but the history of these short two hundred years has been shattered and twisted, and the fog is shrouded.

Especially the period before Doulon Bofford's death was full of strange contradictions, unexplained mysteries, twisted and dark like the triple tower.

But after all, something has been handed down.

Even though he had become an immortal undead, Ante Boford remembered vividly the almost fanatical pursuit of an ancient pact that some uncle had casually brought up in his youth. While it was unclear what the price was, the pact promised the Boforts "godlike eternity" — something they apparently didn't get.

At the time, no matter how hard Ante tried, all he could find were bits and pieces of vague fragments, as if they had been deliberately shattered by some invisible force. Eventually, no matter how obsessed he was with words like power and "eternity," he began to suspect that it was just a little bit of mystical brilliance that his predecessors had deliberately painted for the Bofford dynasty.

That was until Scott gave him the map that depicted almost all of the secret passages beneath Fort Lock...... And at Lydia's suggestion, he found the long-forgotten altar.

The map was found by Scott when he first entered the labyrinth of Kriesburg in search of the missing Nia and Iss. After the fall of the Chrissian dynasty, Osborne's followers did not give up, but the map was probably the only thing left of them...... They disappeared without a sound, and no one knew whether they chose to give up or died in obscurity in defeat, except for the walls of the first floor of the Labyrinth of Christus, where their carved emblem remained.

The dusty altar brought back memories for Ant, but he didn't know how to use it. Lydia told him...... And he chose Scott as a sacrifice.

“...... To myself. Scott smiled lowly and raised his glass to Filly.

None of them could remember when the jug appeared on the table.

(To be continued.) )