Disciple of Immortal

Act 5: Chapter 28: The Situation in Polorock

「OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!」

I already lost count of how many golems I cut down.

There were mountains of mithril wreckage built around me.

「To think that there are people who gathered this much mithril.」

I muttered so.

If a looter took even just a cart from this rubble, they would have enough money to play around for decades.

In this way, I had disposed most golem around Greed's mansion.

There was only one golem left.

「UWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!」

Though his sword hit the golem, it only created a slight dent on the surface of the golem's body, failing to damage it whatsoever.

On the other hand, Bennet's sword was broken instead, with only half of its blade left.

「Dammit… If only I have a blunt weapon…」

「OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!」

The golem raised their arm.

「HIIIII!」

I slipped in between the two and nailed the kick on the golem's abdomen.

The golem flew far away in a straight line.

Rolled on the ground till it crashed against the wall, and then stopped moving.

I checked its' status to confirm if the golem had truly been defeated.

「Done, Bennet-san.」

「… Ah, yeah, as expected of Kanata.」

Bennet stared at my feet and then threw his broken sword to the ground.

「Just what in the world is happening in Polorock?」

「It seems the Great Merchant Greed is planning to rebel against the kingdom. Well, he did have been surrounded by dark rumors. Connection to crime organization, research on taboo subject… Suspicion of developing weapon. The kingdom couldn't touch him carelessly due to his immense influence but, we are finally deployed after hearing a tip-off from the former executive of Greed Company about their former boss's attempt to be independent using military force, and his research about the golem.」

「A tip-off…」

At that moment, I recalled something.

Not even executives like Wontz knew about Greed's plan.

Even the female merchant Isabella, the proclaimed number two in the company… Only knew about the city under the strict surveillance of the kingdom, and the fact that Greed became strange in his old age.

In my opinion, Greed only told his most trusted aide about this matter.

Even Isabella's evaluation of Greed was 『A senile old man, who becomes more eccentric with age』, which might be something that he deliberately showed to her.

He proceeded with his plan in secret, telling no one he couldn't trust about his plan, and built an army comparable to that of the kingdom.

But if Bennet's story was true, it means that Greed had been betrayed by someone who had the ful grasp of his plan.

「Well, no use thinking about that now…」

It's not like I know Greed in person.

「I know that Greed is a dangerous person but, I never expected that he built such a powerful army. But well, his plan ended up for nothing since he overlooked our secret weapon called Kanata.」

Said Bennet as he glared at Greed's mansion with a smile on his face while adjusting his breathing.

「I'm not your secret weapon…」

「Well then, let's go Kanata. Nothing can protect Greed anymore. Let's perform the last rite to the pitiful old man who abandoned his humanity.」

Said Bennet while pointing his broken sword triumphantly toward Greed's mansion.

「… There might be some golem left.」

「What?」

「I mean, Greed isn't stupid either, even he knows that he can't beat the kingdom with just a hundred of golems. Even if he managed to defeat this batch of knights, he would soon find himself besieged from all sides.」

「… W-Well, I see… Uhm.」

Bennet agreed, albeit while stuttering.

「… In past examples, people usually gathered humans whose level was close to 200 to subjugate the demon lord. This golem army…Though it will be a close call, the kingdom's full force should be able to deal with it.」

In short, these knights just happen to be ill-prepared to face this situation.

Though he might be labeled as a criminal for raising the Dark Ward, I didn't think that Greed would be stupid enough to only prepare this for rebellion.

Though the possibility was not zero that his preparation simply didn't make it in time since the Chivalric Order moved faster than his expectation, it didn't mean that Greed wasn't prepared for this kind of situation.

「Are you really sure about coming with me? The battle after this might be even more severe you know?… And due to the scale of the battle,I might not be able to protect you.」

There was a high possibility that Nyarlhotep was involved in this.

「…」

Bennet then pondered for a while before clearing his throat.

「Kanata… Just like how you have your own battlefield, I also have mine. I'm sure that your name will go down in the annal of history as a great hero. That's why I shall put my life on the line to protect those within my reach. Not as the Hundred Demon of Kingdom Knight… That is my path as a single knight. Go, may fortune of war with you.」

「… Ah, you're right.」

I nodded briefly to Bennet and ran toward Greed's mansion.

I thought he was an opportunist but… I guess Bennet realized that he could only fight with his life on the line for a great cause himself instead of borrowing other people's power.

That part of him stayed the same as before.

Though I also couldn't just overlook this situation, I would definitely feel guilty later if I ignored this situation… And focused on rescuing Philia.

Because when it comes to Nyarlhotep, he could easily cause one or two strife like this.

He would create conflict in this peaceful world from his safe place just to provide entertainment.

Truly unpleasant existence.

「Kanata… Let's survive together, and meet again someday! You have to promise me… On this one!」

Bennet shouted at me from behind.

「… Yes.」

… I replied to him.

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