Chapter 103: An Amazing Coincidence
"Are you gone......" Cassius sighed, almost inaudible. After a long time, he raised his head again and looked directly at the corner on the east side of the roof.
"Hey...... It's almost time to come out. Captain of the Intelligence Department's Special Services Force, Second Lieutenant Lawrence Borg...... Or is it more appropriate to call you the "Sword Emperor" of the "Association"? ”
"What......" Heliga was a little surprised, he didn't feel that there was another person hiding nearby, not to mention that this person was actually his old acquaintance, and he was also an opponent who had fought several times without a victory.
"Huh...... I noticed it...... He is worthy of the "Juggernaut". When he no longer deliberately concealed his aura, the solemn temperament clearly reached Heliga's mind. With the sound of low footsteps, there was the sound of metal objects dragging on the ground, and the man known as the "Sword Emperor" slowly appeared.
"You even know the name...... It seems that the professor's wariness of you is not without reason. It's just ......" changed his tone, "Isn't it a bit redundant to let the little ghost over there know about this?" ”
"Sword Emperor...... It's really an imposing title. Heliga pretended to admire, the man at the moment was not wearing the dark mask he often wore, and his handsome face looked particularly charming in the cold moonlight, "and with your face-shaking ......"
"Huh...... Unnecessary flattery is not necessary. The man smiled, "The rampage of your strength a few days ago is really amazing...... Truth be told, if you use that kind of strength against me, even I can only avoid it...... The same must be true of the Juggernaut over there. ”
"Hehe, I don't deny it." Cassius Pi didn't smile, "I'm more curious than that...... What is your relationship with Joshua? ”
"It's none of your business, or the two imps around you. But ......" Levy, who looked very cold, softened his tone a little bit at the mention of Joshua, "the care he has taken care of that guy for the past five years. I thank you. ”
"It's like an older brother, isn't it?" Although Lévy coldly refused to answer any questions, the sensitive Cassius picked up some key information and said it half-earnestly and half-jokingly.
"Hmm......" glared at Cassius dissatisfied, and Levi finally gave up: "Say whatever you want." Compared to this...... Are you going to let me go like that? ”
"It's a long time coming, and sometimes you need to think carefully about it for the sake of victory." Cassius was a pun.
"Hmph...... Cast a mist before somebody's eyes. Levi stopped dwelling and turned to leave, "You still have to think about what kind of reason you want to give your daughter an explanation." Turning away, the figure faded into the darkness, "Goodbye, Juggernaut." ”
"The Snake of Body-Eater...... It seems that even I have to brace myself...... "Cassius sighed, "you boy, you have chosen the hardest path." ”
"yes...... I felt this way when I talked to Joshua just now. "But there must be something that only I can do...... It's not my task alone, but I need the help of many people. ”
"You're right...... But Joshua's fool didn't see that. Cassius smiled wryly, "That kid doesn't feel mature at all...... And my stupid daughter too. ”
"Don't say that. Joshua was just messing with himself, Estil...... That kind of temperament is still very unique, the kind that no one can hate. "Say, Mr. Cassius, do you know the name 'Hamel'?" ”
“…… Did you hear about it from Your Majesty? Hearing this, even Cassius was stunned.
"Sort of...... But what really caught my attention was the Queen's reaction when Levi mentioned the name. After the three of them rushed to the royal city in a stolen spy airship and fought Lévi as the queen's bodyguard, Lévi mentioned that the queen, who was very familiar with the name "Hamel", was not in a position to comfort him...... Something like that. ”
“…… I see...... If he had been born there, I would have understood why he was so young, and there was such a calm and hateful fire burning in his eyes......" Cassius sighed, "and then I would have nothing to blame Joshua." ”
"So what the hell is going on there?" Hyliga pressed further, realizing that it should be easier for the current Juggernaut to open a breakthrough, "I racked my brains, and all I could think of was an old map left behind in my father's mansion that seemed to be marked with a similar name...... What is so special about this village? What does it have to do with the Hundred Days Campaign? ”
"Hamel...... This name, it seems that I have heard the head of the regiment say it...... "A corner of Fei's deep memory was awakened, "It seems to say that there is a mercenary group that was attacked by mercenaries and then all of them were wiped out......"
“…… Well, that's a matter of course......" Cassius looked gloomy, "I shouldn't have told anyone about this in the first place...... Because that's where it all began......"
After that, Cassius, who opened the chatterbox, told the story in detail from his point of view. The main battle faction of the empire, peeping at the rich resources, advanced technology, but small area of Liber for a long time. In the end, under their strong leadership, they used the hired "hunting regiment" to disguise themselves as Kingdom soldiers and carried out inhumane and indiscriminate massacres of the village "Hamel" on the border between the kingdom and the empire, and then used this as an excuse to launch the long-planned Hundred Days War. However, thanks to the emergence of Cassius Bright, the war ended almost completely. In order to avoid some scandals throughout the planning process, in the armistice treaty that had to be signed, the empire explicitly asked Liber to remain silent about what happened in "Hamel".
"I'm afraid they're the survivors of this village." Cassius's voice was bitter, "Your Majesty has to agree to such a treaty for the sake of the people of the kingdom. Although it is okay for anyone to take the big picture as an excuse...... But the only thing that cannot be said about the orphans of "Hamel". ”
"This kind of thing...... It's no wonder that the main battle faction is going to kill those chasseurs. Heliga nodded, "I found something very strange, though. ”
"Strange place?"
"It's a coincidence. According to Joshua's statement earlier, he and Levi both joined the association by chance after the "Hamel" incident, and each contributed to the association in this coup...... This coincidence...... I always feel that something is wrong. ”
"What do you mean......" Cassius understood, "...... the Hamel incident is also related to the association?! ”