Turning Chapter 1074

Chapter 1074

In his previous life. The day he killed Kishiar La Orr.

Yuder had come all the way here, hiding his body in the pitch-black darkness and crossing between dangerous rocks on the deserted coast. It was because the person sent by Emperor Katchian had informed him that there was a secret passage to enter the castle right there.

'He said he found the information by searching for the old design-related report submitted to the imperial family when Peletta Castle was first built. It might be blocked now, but even so, he said I would be able to break through and go.'

Actually, that was a ridiculous thing to say. As soon as Emperor Katchian confirmed the suspicion of the Duke of Peletta's rebellion, he dispatched numerous subordinates to Peletta to punish him. However, those many subordinates only reported their suspicions and failed to find decisive evidence.

The secret passage of Peletta Castle was the same. Although it clearly existed in the report at the time of design, no one was able to directly find its existence and go inside. For them, Peletta was a very unpleasant land that looked easy but was difficult and mysterious.

Giving such uncertain information and believing that you can do it. Could there be any words that felt less sincere than that? But knowing that it was a test of himself and the Cavalry, Yuder had no choice but to respond.

And as soon as he arrived here, he found the secret passage surprisingly easily.

The entrance to the secret passage of Peletta Castle was hidden inside the cliff on which the castle was built. If you look up from below, you can never find the entrance due to the angle, but if you climb up directly, there is a part where the material of the rock is different from other places. When you push it with force, the door finally opens, and a long path leading to the underground of the castle reveals itself, opening its mouth.

A cliff so steep that even those who are quite confident in their strength would have a hard time climbing up. Even if you somehow manage to climb it, it is impossible to exercise observation skills in the darkness and use the strength to push the heavy rock unless you are a swordmaster-level talent. However, for Yuder, who could easily handle the earth and wind, all of that was an exception.

Come to think of it now, Kishiar must have thought that Yuder would be able to find that place easily. Nevertheless, when Yuder opened the door, the entrance to the secret passage was...

"Shall we go up?"

When Yuder held out his hand, Kishiar took it. Just by creating a very slight wind and using the power of the earth, his body floated up as if the path was opening by itself, and the rocks moved. Looking at the entrance of the secret passage that opened its mouth in black, Yuder calmly said.

"It opens well."

It opened very well back then, just like now. The inside was dark, but there were no blocked or collapsed parts, so it was easy to proceed.

Yuder entered the secret passage without letting go of the hand he was holding. Since there was no need to hide his body, he lit a small flame and followed the light it illuminated to move forward.

"Now it looks like a naturally formed cave... but if you keep going, you'll see a fork in the road."

The man was silent for a moment and then nodded.

"Yes. That's right. Two paths lead to the town, and there's only one path to the castle."

From there, the secret passage design-related information he had received in advance proved useful. Yuder relied solely on that information and arrived at the underground warehouse on the lowest floor of the outer castle.

'But the place where the Duke of Peletta was thought to be was much deeper inside. The inner castle.'

There was no secret passage directly connected to the inner castle in the design information. In fact, there might have been one, but he couldn't waste time looking for it, so Yuder took the risk and went outside.

However, no one appeared to discover and chase after him while entering the inner castle. Even if many people were asleep because it was night, there should have been someone patrolling in shifts, but even their presence was not felt.

There were only two possibilities. Either he had luckily avoided the shift change time, or they had placed less security, trusting only Nathan Zuckerman, the swordmaster.

"At that time, I didn't know that you were a swordmaster who could also use magic, and I was even mistaken about the type of ability you had. But I knew that Sir Zuckerman was a swordmaster. So that kind of prediction was the best I could do."

For some unknown reason, even when Kishiar was in the Cavalry, it was well known that he didn't let anyone near him except Nathan Zuckerman. Yuder became an exception inevitably as they had intercourse, but other members or subordinates couldn't do that. For a person who didn't even have separate subordinates to guard his bedroom and office and entrusted everything to Nathan Zuckerman alone, Yuder thought it might be the same in Peletta.

It was a plausible reason because it was Kishiar, even if other nobles might not be like that.

"May I ask how you knew that Nathan was a swordmaster? It seems I haven't heard about that part."

Kishiar, who had been silently following, asked. Yuder stared into the distant darkness for a moment and sighed. The reason for not talking about it was simple. Looking back now, it was the result of a very childish and immature act. What else could it be?

"It was just a coincidence. As you know, I was a bit young at the time... and I was angry at everyone. Sir Zuckerman was no exception."

During the time when he was designated as the successor to the Commander and was receiving lessons to take over the position, Yuder was busy fighting with others almost every day. He could easily win against the Cavalry members, and even if he heard sharp words from Kishiar, he ignored them indifferently, so the arguments didn't last long, but only Nathan Zuckerman was different.

On the day he came to teach Yuder the complicated court etiquette of handling ceremonial swords in place of Kishiar, Yuder didn't receive the lesson obediently but picked a fight and demanded a duel.

And Nathan Zuckerman accepted it.

"Until then, I thought Sir Zuckerman was an ordinary knight. I think Sir Zuckerman probably didn't intend to defeat me properly and end it halfway through the duel."

But both of their thoughts were off the mark. Yuder was surprised by Nathan Zuckerman, who was hiding much stronger skills than expected, and was furious at the fact that he was dealing with him half-heartedly. Looking back now, there was no reason to be so angry at Nathan Zuckerman, but the reason he was so angry might have been because his existence reminded him of Kishiar, who didn't properly acknowledge him.

Anyway, if he had only used swordsmanship, he might have been quickly defeated by him, but Yuder had a draft of a combat method that combined ability and swordsmanship.

Yuder used his ability with the determination to definitely defeat the person Kishiar had sent. Compared to now, the movements were endlessly clumsy, but they were enough to pierce Nathan Zuckerman's weakness and make him flustered.

And at that moment, in order not to be crushed by the unrefined sharp fangs of the young beast, the knight reflexively unleashed his true power.

It was Aura.

"My sword broke as it clashed with Aura, and the duel ended immediately. Sir Zuckerman had a very embarrassed face. I was surprised that he was a swordmaster, but I didn't bother to tell others. That's all."

Hearing Yuder's story, which hid a sigh towards his past self, Kishiar laughed softly in a low voice.

"If what you say is true, Nathan must have been really surprised. That guy is so good at controlling his emotions that he doesn't know fear even in extreme situations, but to think he unintentionally released Aura. It must have been a remarkable experience."

Looking back now, Yuder could also easily guess why Nathan Zuckerman had such an embarrassed face at that time. But he didn't think deeply about it then.

"I do feel sorry, but..."

By the time he said that, the end of the secret passage had come.

Yuder opened the passage door and came out first, then looked back. Seeing the man bowing his large frame to get out, he somehow felt a little amused.