266 Mysterious young commander
Inside the tavern, after Kanna tried the strongest liquor and ate the spiciest food, she was lucky to be able to survive, though saying that it could kill a person was just an exaggeration. But the liquor and the food were really a big challenge because just one cup of Underworld Liquor could get you drunk directly. Whereas eating the Spicy Intestine of Blue Tail Dark Lizard could make your lips swell.
“Uh... Captain Kanna...? Are you okay?” Reena asked worriedly when they noticed Kanna’s face turned red suddenly.
“I-It’s terrible, I feel like I’m going to die. As if my soul is being burned in hell.” Kanna’s tears could be seen while she said that. Also, her lips were swelling.
Seeing Kanna’s resolve, the barman showed a faint smile. “I-Impressive…” he said. Not only he, but the other customers in the tavern clapped their hands at Kanna’s bravery for trying the strongest liquor and eating the spiciest food.
Later on, they heard what they wanted to hear.
Finally, the barman talked to them seriously. “Indeed, in the village in the northern part of the empire, there is a rumor spreading about the disappearance of one of the Elders of the Grenn Family.”
“What? An Elder has disappeared?” Kanna asked in shock. Although her world started to rotate, she was still able to manage to stay conscious.
“Yes.”
“Wait, Grenn Family? Isn’t the Grenn Family one of the branch families of the Gentlewind Family?” Reena asked with a frown.
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“Right.”
“Then… Do you mean that his disappearance is related to the masked people?” Reena asked again.
“That’s right, Miss Hero. It’s been a few months since the incident happened. But it was said that the family of Grenn Family itself confirmed this. In the nearby towns where the Grenn Family Manor is located, sketches of masked people can be seen. According to the story, it was the parliament officials themselves who faced these mysterious people. The story says that the Parliament Officials went to the Grenn Family manor. However, a group of masked individuals came and abducted the elder right in front of the Parliament Officials’ faces. They said that each of those people has a unique strength that even the high officials of the parliament could not do anything to them.”
Hearing that, Reena narrowed her eyes and thought.
Parliament and Green family? Why are the officials of the parliament group there? What are they doing at the Grenn Family place? And why did the masked people abduct the Grenn elder?
Based on Reena’s knowledge, the parliamentary group was established to supervise and watch over the powerful families from doing undesirable activities. If so, maybe the Grenn Family had broken a rule.
Could that be the reason why the masked people kidnapped the Grenn Family elder?
Reena was suddenly excited by the discovery. In the action movies she watched on earth, there were cases like this too.
It immediately occurred to her mischievous mind that perhaps the Grenn Family was in cahoots with the masked people. However, the Parliament Group found out about their evil plan so they went to the Grenn Family’s house to clarify what they found out. However, fearing that the elder would sing about their organisation, the masked people abducted the elder.
Maybe that’s why the Parliament Group officials were there and why the elder was abducted.
However, this whole analysis was just Reena’s self-assumption based on a plot of a movie she used to watch on earth. Her hobby, aside from reading books, was watching romance and action movies along with her childhood friend.
“Miss Reena, I don’t think the barman is lying,” suddenly whispered Eula, one of the soldiers who were with them. Reena nodded slightly. This soldier has the ability to see if the other person is lying or not. Although not 100 percent accurate, it can be said that the accuracy of her truth and lie perception is 80-90 percent.
Kanna thought that the young commander was also using a mask when they returned from the Reclamation Mission, but the young commander had a reason why he did that. Because he didn’t want the public to know that he was in charge of that mission, especially since he was studying at the academy. He didn’t want his studies to be disturbed because of that.
The possibility that the young commander was part of that group due to the mask had never even occurred in Kanna’s mind.
“If you want more information about this group, you’d better head to the northern part of the empire, to the cities surrounding the Grenn Family manor,” added the barman.
Reena nodded. They were about to leave when suddenly a coworker of the barman whispered something into his ear.
“Oh, by the way, Miss Hero!” The barman called out suddenly.
Reena and the others stopped on their feet and turned back at the barman. “What? Is something else?”
“I got some new information. But I don’t know whether it is connected to that group or not,” said the barman while showing a benign smile. Reena suspected that that smile indicates an additional payment. Well. She already knew this was their way to gain extra income.
Reena sighed, but before she could open her mouth again, the barman said, “Don’t worry. This time is free. It’s a bonus for Lady Knight’s bravery,” said the barman as he glanced at Kanna.
“Eh?”
Kanna blinked her eyes.
“Hehe, goodjob, Captain Kanna,” said their soldier companions to Kanna. The group then approached the counter again and listened to what the barman would say.
“There was a rumour from Soda Town. It happened a few days ago. They said that two individuals wearing strange masks were seen walking in that town’s streets. That’s all.”
Reena and the others slightly narrowed their eyes. “I see. Thank you.”
After leaving the tavern, the group immediately rode on their carriages.
“Miss Reena, where are we going first?” Asked Eula.
“Let’s head to the northern town directly. Don’t worry, I’ll send a message to Trix and Mia to go to Soda Town to investigate those two masked individuals.”
“Okay.”
“By the way… will Captain Kanna be alright?” Reena asked worriedly. Now, Kanna was sleeping inside the carriage. The liquor finally overpowered her.
“Yeah. Don’t worry. Although it was not obvious from her face, the captain was one of the empire’s elite soldiers. I also heard that she was one of a hundred soldiers who were sent on a mission recently where they had to take back an old mining town from the hands of over a thousand strong bandits who were nesting there. Some of those bandits were even in the Gold Rank. I heard that it was a mission with a very low success rate. The empire even lost many soldiers before in that same mission.”
“Really?” That surprised Reena. “A dangerous mission and there were only 100 of them? Against many opponents? How did the emperor send them to that kind of mission?”
“I don’t know the details, but I guess the reason was his trust in the person who took the role of the commander.”
“The emperor trusts someone to that degree!?” That was even more shocking for Reena.
“Yes, Miss Reena. Unbelievable, right? But guess what, they succeeded in that mission without casualty.”
“What? No casualty? What do you mean no casualty?”
“Yes. Just as I said, everyone returned home safe and sound. They were also able to eradicate all the bandits in that town.”
“Just to make sure... Is this a rumor or a fact?”
“It’s a fact, Miss Reena. In fact, their mission ended almost at the same time as your mission on the frontline.”
Reena looked dumbfounded.
Suddenly, they heard Kanna sleep-talking.
“Young commander! Where are you?!”
The two girls looked at each other and chuckled.
“Young commander…?” Reena muttered.
“I heard their commander of that mission is a young man,” Eula replied.
“Hm… a young commander? What kind of person is he?”
Although there were many strong people in this empire, Reena had yet to find someone young who was as strong as them, the heroes.
A person who could lead his men to victory while taking no damage on their side was never a normal person. She suddenly felt curious about this mysterious young commander that Eula mentioned.
266 Mysterious young commander
Inside the tavern, after Kanna tried the strongest liquor and ate the spiciest food, she was lucky to be able to survive, though saying that it could kill a person was just an exaggeration. But the liquor and the food were really a big challenge because just one cup of Underworld Liquor could get you drunk directly. Whereas eating the Spicy Intestine of Blue Tail Dark Lizard could make your lips swell.
“Uh... Captain Kanna...? Are you okay?” Reena asked worriedly when they noticed Kanna’s face turned red suddenly.
“I-It’s terrible, I feel like I’m going to die. As if my soul is being burned in hell.” Kanna’s tears could be seen while she said that. Also, her lips were swelling.
Seeing Kanna’s resolve, the barman showed a faint smile. “I-Impressive…” he said. Not only he, but the other customers in the tavern clapped their hands at Kanna’s bravery for trying the strongest liquor and eating the spiciest food.
Later on, they heard what they wanted to hear.
Finally, the barman talked to them seriously. “Indeed, in the village in the northern part of the empire, there is a rumor spreading about the disappearance of one of the Elders of the Grenn Family.”
“What? An Elder has disappeared?” Kanna asked in shock. Although her world started to rotate, she was still able to manage to stay conscious.
“Yes.”
“Wait, Grenn Family? Isn’t the Grenn Family one of the branch families of the Gentlewind Family?” Reena asked with a frown.
.....
“Right.”
“Then… Do you mean that his disappearance is related to the masked people?” Reena asked again.
“That’s right, Miss Hero. It’s been a few months since the incident happened. But it was said that the family of Grenn Family itself confirmed this. In the nearby towns where the Grenn Family Manor is located, sketches of masked people can be seen. According to the story, it was the parliament officials themselves who faced these mysterious people. The story says that the Parliament Officials went to the Grenn Family manor. However, a group of masked individuals came and abducted the elder right in front of the Parliament Officials’ faces. They said that each of those people has a unique strength that even the high officials of the parliament could not do anything to them.”
Hearing that, Reena narrowed her eyes and thought.
Parliament and Green family? Why are the officials of the parliament group there? What are they doing at the Grenn Family place? And why did the masked people abduct the Grenn elder?
Based on Reena’s knowledge, the parliamentary group was established to supervise and watch over the powerful families from doing undesirable activities. If so, maybe the Grenn Family had broken a rule.
Could that be the reason why the masked people kidnapped the Grenn Family elder?
Reena was suddenly excited by the discovery. In the action movies she watched on earth, there were cases like this too.
It immediately occurred to her mischievous mind that perhaps the Grenn Family was in cahoots with the masked people. However, the Parliament Group found out about their evil plan so they went to the Grenn Family’s house to clarify what they found out. However, fearing that the elder would sing about their organisation, the masked people abducted the elder.
Maybe that’s why the Parliament Group officials were there and why the elder was abducted.
However, this whole analysis was just Reena’s self-assumption based on a plot of a movie she used to watch on earth. Her hobby, aside from reading books, was watching romance and action movies along with her childhood friend.
“Miss Reena, I don’t think the barman is lying,” suddenly whispered Eula, one of the soldiers who were with them. Reena nodded slightly. This soldier has the ability to see if the other person is lying or not. Although not 100 percent accurate, it can be said that the accuracy of her truth and lie perception is 80-90 percent.
Kanna thought that the young commander was also using a mask when they returned from the Reclamation Mission, but the young commander had a reason why he did that. Because he didn’t want the public to know that he was in charge of that mission, especially since he was studying at the academy. He didn’t want his studies to be disturbed because of that.
The possibility that the young commander was part of that group due to the mask had never even occurred in Kanna’s mind.
“If you want more information about this group, you’d better head to the northern part of the empire, to the cities surrounding the Grenn Family manor,” added the barman.
Reena nodded. They were about to leave when suddenly a coworker of the barman whispered something into his ear.
“Oh, by the way, Miss Hero!” The barman called out suddenly.
Reena and the others stopped on their feet and turned back at the barman. “What? Is something else?”
“I got some new information. But I don’t know whether it is connected to that group or not,” said the barman while showing a benign smile. Reena suspected that that smile indicates an additional payment. Well. She already knew this was their way to gain extra income.
Reena sighed, but before she could open her mouth again, the barman said, “Don’t worry. This time is free. It’s a bonus for Lady Knight’s bravery,” said the barman as he glanced at Kanna.
“Eh?”
Kanna blinked her eyes.
“Hehe, goodjob, Captain Kanna,” said their soldier companions to Kanna. The group then approached the counter again and listened to what the barman would say.
“There was a rumour from Soda Town. It happened a few days ago. They said that two individuals wearing strange masks were seen walking in that town’s streets. That’s all.”
Reena and the others slightly narrowed their eyes. “I see. Thank you.”
After leaving the tavern, the group immediately rode on their carriages.
“Miss Reena, where are we going first?” Asked Eula.
“Let’s head to the northern town directly. Don’t worry, I’ll send a message to Trix and Mia to go to Soda Town to investigate those two masked individuals.”
“Okay.”
“By the way… will Captain Kanna be alright?” Reena asked worriedly. Now, Kanna was sleeping inside the carriage. The liquor finally overpowered her.
“Yeah. Don’t worry. Although it was not obvious from her face, the captain was one of the empire’s elite soldiers. I also heard that she was one of a hundred soldiers who were sent on a mission recently where they had to take back an old mining town from the hands of over a thousand strong bandits who were nesting there. Some of those bandits were even in the Gold Rank. I heard that it was a mission with a very low success rate. The empire even lost many soldiers before in that same mission.”
“Really?” That surprised Reena. “A dangerous mission and there were only 100 of them? Against many opponents? How did the emperor send them to that kind of mission?”
“I don’t know the details, but I guess the reason was his trust in the person who took the role of the commander.”
“The emperor trusts someone to that degree!?” That was even more shocking for Reena.
“Yes, Miss Reena. Unbelievable, right? But guess what, they succeeded in that mission without casualty.”
“What? No casualty? What do you mean no casualty?”
“Yes. Just as I said, everyone returned home safe and sound. They were also able to eradicate all the bandits in that town.”
“Just to make sure... Is this a rumor or a fact?”
“It’s a fact, Miss Reena. In fact, their mission ended almost at the same time as your mission on the frontline.”
Reena looked dumbfounded.
Suddenly, they heard Kanna sleep-talking.
“Young commander! Where are you?!”
The two girls looked at each other and chuckled.
“Young commander…?” Reena muttered.
“I heard their commander of that mission is a young man,” Eula replied.
“Hm… a young commander? What kind of person is he?”
Although there were many strong people in this empire, Reena had yet to find someone young who was as strong as them, the heroes.
A person who could lead his men to victory while taking no damage on their side was never a normal person. She suddenly felt curious about this mysterious young commander that Eula mentioned.
