Chapter 63: The Baron

"Is the Faceless Church all done?" Lilian glanced at the corpse next to Oran's feet, she remembered that this person was not named Bonnier, and sure enough, she still did not escape Orlan's "clutches".

"I just came up from below, and if nothing else, no one below will be able to come up, dead or alive." Oran replied.

"So your current 'job' is over?"

"Probably not, after all, there's still a banquet waiting for us, isn't it? I also need to meet the owner of the castle and talk to him about something. ”

"Well, actually, I can totally help you. As long as you come back to Sutton Lill with me, and then I will give them a fair trial. But if you were to execute a baron yourself, you would probably be wanted by the whole of Sutton Lil. After all, Lillian has been learning the fairness and justice of knights since she was a child, and this idea is not wrong.

"But I don't see in this land the judgment those people deserve. But then, as you say, will we become enemies again? Orlan turned his head to look into the distance, because some of the answers could be understood by looking at the other person's eyes.

"The whole of Janos has changed dramatically over the years. Sutton Lear is no longer the sword of the North. If it had been five years ago, I would have believed that there were such rampant bandits, evil hunters, and dark-tainted cultists in the territory. ”

Lily paused for a moment, then continued, "The Empire is like a restless old lion that is already in its twilight. It was old, decaying, sickly, and dizzy enough to see who was the sword-wielding villain or the guard...... Oran, I will inherit Sutton Liel no matter what, and take back what belongs to me, and my revenge. ”

"Maybe I'll be able to help you later." Oran continued her words.

"Thank you."

The two rode away from the ruined church, and then from the forest of fire and smoke. Shortly after they left, a loud bang followed by a burst of black smoke rose into the air, and the fire became more intense. It is possible that from now on there will no longer be a "Brotherhood of Hunters" in Odingenam.

……

Taking advantage of the night, the two of them easily bypassed the loosely guarded Odingenan outpost, and it seemed that the aftermath of the Orlan disturbance some time ago was still unresolved, and there were still many Pagain's guards patrolling the streets. But it can be seen that these guards, or Baron Pagain, did not take this matter too seriously.

In fact, Odingennam did not belong to Baron Pagain's territory, or rather, the baron was only rich to some extent, but he did not have a fiefdom of his own. Therefore, since he did not collect taxes from the people of this land, he was not obliged to deal with the law and order here.

Now that he has sent his own guards to do this, it can be regarded as benevolent and righteous. However, in principle, Ottinnange belongs to the territory called Viscount Tryul, but this viscount seems to have declined a hundred years ago due to some internal family reasons, and it is a miracle that he still retains the title of "viscount".

Even in those years, some people often joked that Viscount Truer was so poor that he couldn't open the pot, so he had to "sell" the most "fat" Odingenan to Baron Pagain. After all, as a riverside confluence wharf and a wine town, Odtingennan pays a lot of taxes every year.

It's hard to imagine how a viscount with a fief can get to the point where he is poorer than a baron without a fief, but no one can figure out exactly what happened. However, from the fact that Odingenen's "garrison" was once served by those robbers known as the "Immortal Legion", it can probably be understood that these "garrisons" hide in taverns all day long, drink, and occasionally go to the street to molest women, and may not even be able to beat the ruffians.

The most suspicious thing about this matter is that Pagain, who is also a nobleman in Sutton Lear, actually sat idly by and ignored the robber attack. Under normal circumstances, even if these face-loving nobles can't really share the same spirit, they can't be less than the same enemy on the surface.

However, with the strength of Pagain's escort, it is natural to deal with a group of robbers, but the style of letting it go and their attitude towards fugitives like Orlan are greatly reduced.

Coupled with the conflict between Orlan and the Hunter Brotherhood some time ago, judging from the strong intervention of the Pagain Guard, it can be roughly imagined that the "robbers", "brotherhood", "church" and "Pagain" all have an ulterior secret relationship.

Oran's final target for revenge now is Baron Pagain, a remote but wealthy baron with a castle in Sutton Lier.

……

Orlan and Lillian returned to 233 Smokyette Street.

Oran couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he looked at Yulia, who was already fine, which was why he came back in the night without stopping. Because the "faceless god" who came back from the dead was too weird, and the words it left for Orlan at the end were also unsettling.

But it's good that Yuri is still the lively and enthusiastic red-haired girl, just don't "fly" over and hang on Orlan as soon as you meet like this, then Orlan will be happier even more.

"Hey, redhead! How did you...... How can you do such a thing without knowing shame? Hurry down! However, Lilian, who was standing to the side in a daze, blushed and protested loudly. Although she is a knight, she still knows the basic lady's etiquette and shame, and she is a girl from a good family who has never even taken the initiative to hold her hand.

Seeing Julia's round and plump position "unpredictable" on Oran's chest, Lillian barely dared to look directly into her eyes, even though she never took her eyes off.

Lillian forgot about the more unspeakable things with Oran...... For example, how can a lady share a horse with a man? You must know that there is such a position on the back of the horse, and the two of them will touch each other no matter how they say.

Probably this is the power of "habit", from the beginning of the Oran Mountains to the present day, both of them have almost always ridden a horse. Although there were some small accidents later, who told someone to get used to it unconsciously.

If Orlan were to say to Lillian now and ask her if she could give her a hug, the blonde girl would probably pull out her sword and chase him for a dozen streets.

Although Orlan would not be bored enough to do this, if other men dared to say this, I am afraid that it would not be as simple as chasing and slashing, after all, whether he can outrun a high-ranking knight is a big problem.

"Lilian, why are you angry, I haven't seen you for a day, I don't know me, I don't even call people by name." The most infuriating thing is that Yulia's innocent expression is really maddening.

"Who, who wants to call you by name, I've only known you for a few days, and I don't know you well!" Someone blushed and shouted, completely forgetting that he still had a gift on his chest.