[The Broken Ruin Flags]
This ever-frivolous tone, with a hint of mockery—as I had expected, it was《The One Who Knows the Truth of This World》.
“You…”
When I stood in front of her, another figure entered my sight.
It was the man who had screamed earlier.
The man had a dragon tattoo on his right arm… could he be the boss of Marina’s kidnappers?
《The One Who Knows the Truth of This World》suddenly asked, “Do you… recognize this man?”
“Huh? N-no, this is the first time I’ve seen him.”
“Really? Are you absolutely sure?”
“What are you trying to say…?”
Could it be that he was acquainted with Barrett before I was reincarnated?
…No, that couldn’t be it. I had never come across this man’s face in Barrett’s memories.
Was this some kind of trap to unsettle me?
But if that were the case, why would she do it?
“Remember–Arc 3, chapter 14.”
“Arc 3, chapter 14…”
She must be referring to the original novel [The Rise of the Weakest Holy Swordsman].
Arc 3… that was the arc following my—I mean, the original Barrett’s disappearance into the slums.
Chapter 14… if I wasn’t mistaken, it…
“…It’s about the Bramshal Kingdom raising an army.”
The Bramshal Kingdom was Barrett’s and Tayte’s homeland.
In this world, it was a peaceful country, but in the novel, things took a suspicious turn, particularly during the latter half of arc 2.
It all began with a war against another nation.
But what did that have to do with this dragon-tattooed man?
“I see you remember the basics of it. Well then, here’s some good news.”
“Good news?”
“That war… it started because of this man.”
“Huh?!”
This was the first time I was hearing about this.
“You visited to the academy’s underground dungeon, right?”
“Y-yeah.”
“The magic ores mined there are of exceptionally high quality, rumored to be on par with those from the world-famous Enodore Mine.”
“What are you getting at?”
“This man engaged in illegal mining, extracting a significant quantity of magic ores from there, which he then smuggled into the neighboring Bramshal Kingdom. When this came to light, it escalated into an international dispute that ultimately led to that war.”
“Wha?!”
No way… That meant, in the original novel, the country that the Bramshal Kingdom was at war with was…
“The Salencia Kingdom…”
“By the way, the smuggling operation was carried out at the behest of individuals from the Bramshal Kingdom, to be more precise, the Lekrust House and the Halman House.”
“The Lekrust House and the Halman House?!”
Those were Jarvis and Madeline’s families!
They were… involved in such a major crime?
“Hold on a second! Those houses have already been stripped of their noble statuses!”
“Yeah, thanks in large part to you. Consequently, there’s now a surplus of unsold magic ores here.”
《The One Who Knows the Truth of This World》gestured towards the massive stacks of wooden crates.
Did all of these crates contain magic ores? If such a vast quantity of magic ores had been smuggled out, it would result in a significant loss for this country.
“! C-could it be that… the reason they were targeting me was because…”
“You were the one who exposed the wrongdoings of the Lekrust House and Halman House.”
…I see.
But if that was truly the case, I should be happy.
With the Lekrust House and the Halman House out of the picture, the smuggling of magic ores could no longer persist. In essence, war had been averted.
――But then, what was she doing here?
We hadn’t yet reached the heart of the matter.
[The Broken Ruin Flags]
This ever-frivolous tone, with a hint of mockery—as I had expected, it was《The One Who Knows the Truth of This World》.
“You…”
When I stood in front of her, another figure entered my sight.
It was the man who had screamed earlier.
The man had a dragon tattoo on his right arm… could he be the boss of Marina’s kidnappers?
《The One Who Knows the Truth of This World》suddenly asked, “Do you… recognize this man?”
“Huh? N-no, this is the first time I’ve seen him.”
“Really? Are you absolutely sure?”
“What are you trying to say…?”
Could it be that he was acquainted with Barrett before I was reincarnated?
…No, that couldn’t be it. I had never come across this man’s face in Barrett’s memories.
Was this some kind of trap to unsettle me?
But if that were the case, why would she do it?
“Remember–Arc 3, chapter 14.”
“Arc 3, chapter 14…”
She must be referring to the original novel [The Rise of the Weakest Holy Swordsman].
Arc 3… that was the arc following my—I mean, the original Barrett’s disappearance into the slums.
Chapter 14… if I wasn’t mistaken, it…
“…It’s about the Bramshal Kingdom raising an army.”
The Bramshal Kingdom was Barrett’s and Tayte’s homeland.
In this world, it was a peaceful country, but in the novel, things took a suspicious turn, particularly during the latter half of arc 2.
It all began with a war against another nation.
But what did that have to do with this dragon-tattooed man?
“I see you remember the basics of it. Well then, here’s some good news.”
“Good news?”
“That war… it started because of this man.”
“Huh?!”
This was the first time I was hearing about this.
“You visited to the academy’s underground dungeon, right?”
“Y-yeah.”
“The magic ores mined there are of exceptionally high quality, rumored to be on par with those from the world-famous Enodore Mine.”
“What are you getting at?”
“This man engaged in illegal mining, extracting a significant quantity of magic ores from there, which he then smuggled into the neighboring Bramshal Kingdom. When this came to light, it escalated into an international dispute that ultimately led to that war.”
“Wha?!”
No way… That meant, in the original novel, the country that the Bramshal Kingdom was at war with was…
“The Salencia Kingdom…”
“By the way, the smuggling operation was carried out at the behest of individuals from the Bramshal Kingdom, to be more precise, the Lekrust House and the Halman House.”
“The Lekrust House and the Halman House?!”
Those were Jarvis and Madeline’s families!
They were… involved in such a major crime?
“Hold on a second! Those houses have already been stripped of their noble statuses!”
“Yeah, thanks in large part to you. Consequently, there’s now a surplus of unsold magic ores here.”
《The One Who Knows the Truth of This World》gestured towards the massive stacks of wooden crates.
Did all of these crates contain magic ores? If such a vast quantity of magic ores had been smuggled out, it would result in a significant loss for this country.
“! C-could it be that… the reason they were targeting me was because…”
“You were the one who exposed the wrongdoings of the Lekrust House and Halman House.”
…I see.
But if that was truly the case, I should be happy.
With the Lekrust House and the Halman House out of the picture, the smuggling of magic ores could no longer persist. In essence, war had been averted.
――But then, what was she doing here?
We hadn’t yet reached the heart of the matter.
