Chapter 162 – Shadow Family Defense Battle (01)

Most of the looks inside the thick eyelids that matched the muscular body contained surprise and a great deal of joy.

“Gordon! No way… Betraying us…”

The nobleman’s pig was trembling as he looked at the disarmed Gordon, and Gordon snorted and walked again, blocking the gap between them and me.

However, despite this, the guy had his arms spread wide, blocking the way of the trembling lieutenant and noble, and his status window did not return to blue like before, but remained gray.

“If anyone tries to use shadows to attack the client, I have no choice but to fight again.”

“Gordon.”

“This is amazing. Before, when I heard your voice, I felt good and felt like I could do anything… But now I feel so scared. Is it because I already betrayed you?”

He must have missed that time two years ago, and was reminiscing about that time with his sword-marked face twitching.

“I know. It was our fault. They came here to take hostages so shamelessly.”

Inori was next to me, adding shadows, but it was as if they had already been trapped by [Shadow Ninjutsu].

“But these are the ones I decided to help.”

“Stay aside.”

“I will do that if you let them go. I would like to chat and catch up with friends I haven’t seen in a long time, but… They won’t do that, right?”

Tiring-

I could hear that the affinity between Inori and Gordon was decreasing, and I tried to persuade Gordon, but the guy was standing in his way and firmly expressing his opinion.

“I have already chosen this side. And no matter how much we were friends before, it is true that I knew about this plan and agreed with them.”

For the current Gordon, commands using ‘voice’ will not work.

Judging by the way my body wriggled every time I spoke, it didn’t mean that my ‘voice’ wasn’t working, but Gordon was trying to protect these nobles until the end by holding on with his own will.

If I hadn’t been there, Inori might have been kidnapped and the [Shadow Family] Would have been threatened.

There was no way forgiveness was possible. No, even if Inori follows my request and tries to forgive, Rito and the other clans will not forgive.

In fact, behind Gordon’s back, which Gordon could not see, an angry Rito had imbued his kunai with [Shadow Granting Art] And was preparing to throw it at any time.

The reason Inori is not spewing out [Shadow Thorns] To crush them right now is because she is waiting for a moment for my command her, her her master her her her her.

“Master.”

“Handle it according to family principles.”

When I returned her sword to Inori, saying that I would not intervene any more, she silently put her Assassin’s Straight Sword into her [Shadow Pocket] Into her into her.

However, Rito and Inori’s twin sisters appeared from the shadows and approached Gordon and began to pressure him.

“Woah, we are the ones who came under the orders of Duke Davin! If you kill us, you will rebel against the royalists…”

It would be difficult to stop even a single Inori, but when the other clans showed up, they turned pale and began to tremble.

I guess it was because I finally thought that even if Gordon was guarding me, I might be assassinated without anyone knowing and buried in the shadows.

“…Please pass this on to Duke Davin.”

“I will never forget and report to the king when he returns.”

“Uh, we too…! If we survive, we will definitely have to endure this humiliation…!”

She was astounded at what they were saying as they tried to kidnap her first, but Inori did not turn her gaze to them and instead turned her murky black eyes towards Gordon.

“I’ll give you a chance to run away with all your might.”

“And what if I return alive?”

“It will depend on your efforts.”

Inori answered in a cold voice, and Gordon picked up his helmet and mace and put the nobles and lieutenants he had to protect on his arms.

“Then we will have to try. Let’s go, elders.”

“Rain, damn it! We must endure this humiliation…!”

There was no way it would have been possible to escape from the [Shadow Family] Territory without a tool to nullify [Shadow Ninjutsu].

If I wanted to, I would have my head cut off or my whole body chopped off the moment I left this room, but as I watched them leave, I turned my attention to Rito.

“Aren’t you chasing me?”

“If Sogaju orders it.”

“If the lord wishes.”

As I watched Rito and Inori handing over responsibilities to each other as if passing on a burdensome task, my first thought was that… In this respect, they really resemble blood siblings.

As a result, I, who was in charge of their disposal, shrugged my shoulders and said.

“Still, you still have to get angry, so before you go, make sure to periodically insert [Shadow Thorns] Into non-lethal areas to help you suffer.”

“Yes, my lord.”

Upon receiving my permission, Inori closed her eyes and smiled brightly. It seemed like she would have a hard time until she left.

‘This time, I came forward to stop them from attacking Inori… If they had really harmed Inori, no matter how royal they were, they wouldn’t have been able to send her back alive.’

It was probably natural because the [Shadow Family] Was not a [Murderer Family].

In fact, the majority of those killed in this family were those who had actively been agents of the duke faction, and those who invaded the area around here… Were not split up for lack of questions and answers. If they were a duke, they were divided, and if they were royalists or innocent people, they were divided into shadows. Because it took away their vision and sent them to the wrong place, people thought they had gone missing or were eaten by the shadows, but in reality, they were just sent somewhere else.

They are also royalists, and seeing Gordon’s face, they decided to send him away with a little blood.

Of course, you don’t want to look easy, so you’ll have to suffer a little, but that level of hardship will be at the level that Gordon was able to solve.

“Hmm…”

Anyway, my ‘voice’ still has an effect, but I wondered if it wouldn’t work if people thought I was dead or if other purposes took priority even if there was a connection.

Even when I asked Inori right away, she couldn’t hear what I was singing or could only hear it faintly, like an auditory hallucination, so she said that she only heard my voice singing as ‘vividly’ as it does now after meeting me again.

“If possible, I hope they don’t do anything stupid…”

For now, it was just an attempted attempt and I intervened and looked after it, but if they did something hostile next time, I might have to kill Gordon as well.

‘We were all friends during the academy, but not anymore.’

It may not be noticeable right now, but it will be even worse since those who committed themselves to the dukedom have become enemies that must be killed.

* ​ * ​ *

For now, I was spending time living in the [Shadow Family].

After finding [Shadow Ninjutsu], They quickly got used to this dark mansion, and William and other members were resting and staying at Gasol’s residence to gather troops, but when permission from the [Shadow Family] Was granted, some of the younger Gasols came . I joined the military.

I was very surprised when Rito brought his son to me, saying he wanted to show off.

“Already?”

“I got married right away after getting permission. And he was born 7 months later. How is it? Isn’t it cute?”

‘If it’s not 7 Sakdong, he definitely had an accident before marriage…’

I place a dark-haired boy wrapped in a soft blanket in my arms.

‘Oh… It’s small…’

“By the way, the child’s name is…”

“Yukio.”

“…Don’t mess with Jin’s name! Are you going to become my son’s master?”

“That only applies if you’re a member of the family, right?”

“That should be so.”

I don’t know if he has [Shadow Ninjutsu] Or not, but Rito is not interested in inheriting the family or maintaining the lineage anyway, so it seemed like he wouldn’t care whether his son was born with [Shadow Ninjutsu] Or not.

‘That’s why I’m not active in family affairs.’

They say the wife is already weak, so Rito should help with childcare.

It is said that gasols usually help out with childcare for the busy [Shadow Clan], But Rito is such an idiot that he can’t leave his son in someone else’s hands?

“…”

For some reason, the look in Inori’s eyes next to me was becoming burdensome, so I quickly handed Yukio over to Rito.

“What? Are you jealous? If you’re jealous, you can get ready now…”

“Now, now. Report both of you.”

As I tried to change the topic, Rito smiled brightly and handed Yukio a scroll with the surrounding terrain drawn on it. Inori opened the scroll and read the information in a quiet voice.

Without [Shadow Ninjutsu], We were in the dark where we couldn’t see an inch in front of us, but since all three of us had [Shadow Ninjutsu], We were able to talk about the surrounding forces while looking at the scroll drawn in ink without any problem.

As of now, as skirmishes with the communist faction take place nearby and the front lines are gradually being pushed back, news has come in that this place is also included in the battlefield.

“This is still behind the front lines, but looking at the momentum of the communist soldiers, we will be surrounded by communist soldiers within a few days.”

“Fortunately, the whereabouts of the [Shadow Family] Have not been revealed yet… But this place is starting to look dangerous too.”

“That’s right. Actually, it looks like a few soldiers are coming to look for our family.”

What he meant was that we must now prepare for a defensive war against the communist soldiers. How big the number is will depend on the situation at the front, but…

‘At this rate, at least hundreds of people will come.’

If the front line is tight, you only need to deal with a few scouts, but if the royalist front line is being pushed back like this, if you fight a defensive battle at this base, you will have to fight to the death against an The enemy boasts overwhelming numbers.

“Of course, we can replace the soldiers if we have Sogaju, but… Oops. “What am I saying in a place where Yukio can hear?”

Rito was optimistic, but if he actually pushed his proper troops into tactics, Inori alone would not have been able to stop it.

Even if the head of the house and the hostess are helping by spreading their shadows.

“The troops are, first of all, the Shadow Clan… [Shadow Clan] Includes 8 people, including the head of the family. And there are 30 Gasols who have received related secret training. The rest are regular Gasols, but there are about 20 people who have received combat training?”

“What is the total number of Gasols?”

“About 150 people, my lord.”

“There were 11 people, including Richard and William, who I brought with me…”

“One of the people in the village ran away. Shall we catch him?”

“…”

I shook my head because there was no need to bring in a deserter who had no will to fight.

“Then, first of all, there are 30 combat troops, 30 informants who can move secretly, and 8 [Shadow Clan].”

He had grown tremendously compared to when he first led a band of three thieves.

Of course, the scale of future battles will also increase accordingly.

“It might be enough to fight a defensive battle, but…”

Normally, when fighting a defensive battle, if the main base is blocked for a certain number of turns, the reinforcements of the allies, i.E. The royalists, arrive and push the enemy away.

If there is a royal faction in this area, of course it is Duke Davin…

“Inori. What about the Davin duchy?”

“That’s…”

Inori carefully opened the [Shadow Pocket] Between her breasts and took out a note.

“Duke Davin. He has lost all of his troops and is currently reorganizing. An attack by the Duke’s faction is expected, so please be careful …”

If this letter is real, these guys are incompetent. If it’s fake, they are upset because of the last incident.

It was said that neither side could endure this defensive battle while waiting for support from Duke Davin.

“The level of difficulty was enormous from the beginning…”

There are no wide-range attacks, and they only fight with the [Shadow Clan], Who are excellent at assassination and espionage, but lack combat power in an all-out war.

But even so, there was no place to run to.

‘The difficulty level is hard…?’