Radiant Dragon’s Otherworldly Reincarnation

Chapter 180. Was it you? (1)

To get straight to the conclusion….

Patrick was acknowledged as having passed the test given by the Sages of the Tower of Truth.

The original content of the test was for Patrick to endure a set amount of time against the Walking Calamity, but Patrick did more than that.

Against that Walking Calamity, he had…

“Did I win? Did I win?”

“How did you win? How?”

“Explain the detailed battle situation. Hurry!”

The sparkling eyes of the Seven Sages were filled with curiosity and longing.

And Patrick….

“Uhhh…. well, that is…. my memory is a bit hazy….”

He was testing the patience of the Seven Sages.

“Think carefully. Carefully!”

“I think I won…. but I’m not sure….”

“Ahem, are you really going to be like this?”

“Just tell us clearly!”

“Speak! Speak up! Speak! You bastard!”

The Seven Sages urged Patrick on, looking at him with expressions of burning impatience. But….

“Oh dear, I don’t know. I have to remember to be able to tell you.”

“Does that make any sense?”

“Speak up!”

“Hey, it’s not my fault I can’t remember, is it? Right?”

“You son of a biiiitch!”

“Uwaaaaaaah!”

Sages or not, there was no solution against a crazy person.

Patrick cackled and said to the frantic Seven Sages.

“Oh dear, I can’t remember. I can’t remember….”

* * *

An alliance between the Schneider fiefdom and the Tower of Truth.

Normally, this would be absurd.

Not even a kingdom, but a mere viscount’s fiefdom like the Schneider fiefdom, would not have the diplomatic authority to form an alliance with an external power.

Normally, that is.

[Oh deaaaar! How saaaaad! It’s none other than His Majesty the King who is not keeping his promiseeeeee!]

There was a reason why Patrick had thrown a tantrum, rolling around in the royal great hall.

‘Hehehe, this is why one should pursue practical benefits rather than face.’

There was a plan from the moment he had lain down in front of the king to extort diplomatic authority.

Thanks to that, the Schneider fiefdom could conclude independent diplomatic treaties with external powers without the kingdom’s permission.

In fact, the king probably hadn’t thought of it.

What use would it be to give diplomatic rights to the Schneider fiefdom, located in a remote area at the eastern end?

It was highly likely that he had granted permission with that thought.

If he had truly anticipated that Patrick would succeed in concluding an independent diplomatic treaty for the Schneider fiefdom with another power, he would never have given his permission.

Anyway, time could not be turned back, and Patrick had succeeded in concluding an alliance treaty with the Tower of Truth.

Well, there was a need for some agreement on the detailed conditions.

1. The Tower of Truth will construct a branch of the Tower of Truth in the Schneider fiefdom and dispatch mages. The dispatched mages will cooperate with the Schneider fiefdom for the pioneering of the Great Forest.

2. Patrick Schneider will faithfully cooperate with the research and investigation of the Tower of Truth.

3. The dispatched mages will comply with the laws of the Schneider fiefdom, but within the tower, the principles of the Tower of Truth will take precedence.

4. The Schneider fiefdom, for the smooth activities of the branch members….

The Sage, who had been checking the treaty until his eyes hurt, said.

“Wait, this 23rd article is strange.”

“Why? What now?”

Patrick looked at him as if to say, why are you picking a fight for no reason, but the Sage glared and did not back down.

“Here! All by-products obtained from the exploration of the Great Forest will be handled preferentially by the Schneider fiefdom. Isn’t this unfair?”

“No, we’re taking what comes from our land, so what? What? What?”

“How do you know what’s there!? For crying out loud, if a Roman Empire legacy comes out, would you guys even know what it is and how to handle it?”

“Whatever it is, if it’s precious, it will sell for a high price.”

“You ignorant swordsman bastard!”

It had been three whole days.

For three days, Patrick had been wrangling with the Seven Sages over the treaty conditions.

His colleagues, who had initially attended the same meeting and added a word or two, had now completely withdrawn and were just watching.

“He’s really something else.”

“Looking at him, he should have been born as my son. If he had become a merchant, he would have swept up all the money in the world.”

“Our Young Master is good at everything he does.”

At April’s words, Matthew and Isabella sighed.

The frustrating thing was that those words were not wrong.

He had such a crazy talent for the sword, and yet he was not backing down an inch in the negotiations with the Seven Sages.

This was certainly something amazing.

“No, these old geezers have so much money, why are they so stingy.”

“What? You bastard?”

“Is it about the money? Is it about the money?”

“Cut it all out!”

It was indeed something amazing.

Probably….

Isabella sighed and said.

“Patrick is Patrick, but the Seven Sages are also truly amazing.”

“Well, I guess you have to be that tenacious to lead such a huge organization.”

Matthew also nodded as if in agreement.

Just then, a third party interjected into their conversation.

“That is a misunderstanding.”

The person who interjected while pushing up his glasses was Riman Ciera.

He too had entered this meeting room at some point and was keeping his place.

And Riman, looking at the scene of Patrick and the Seven Sages shouting at the top of their lungs at each other, shook his head and said.

“I have lived my whole life in the Tower of Truth, but this is the first time I have seen the Seven Sages act like that.”

“They’re not usually like that?”

“Absolutely not.”

“Then why are they acting like that?”

At Matthew’s question, Riman pushed up his glasses and said.

“It can’t be helped. Given who the opponent is….”

“Aaaah….”

“I understand.”

Of course, at first, the Seven Sages had also laughed heartily at Patrick, made concessions, and responded to the negotiations smoothly.

But as time passed, they realized.

The opponent was Patrick Schneider.

If they faced him with a hearty laugh, they might be stripped of everything but their underwear.

In the end, they too began to fight back, and the result….

“You crazy bastard! Does providing artifacts for free make any sense?”

“Why? Why? What’s the use of letting them rot in the warehouse. An item is an item only when it’s used.”

“What if it breaks then?”

“That’s its fate!”

“Where is your conscienceeeeee?”

This was what was happening.

The negotiations, filled with loud voices and curses, continued. And a week later.

Kuuuuuuung!

The door opened.

No, it fell off.

After concluding the long negotiations, Patrick finally came out of the room.

Patrick, who came out like that, wore a happy expression like a well-fed cat and said with a pleased smile.

“It was a worthwhile time.”

“……”

“The morning sun is truly dazzling.”

“That’s the evening glow.”

“Ah, is that so? Well, whatever, it’s good. Because I ripped them off big time. Ehehehehe.”

Seeing the cackling Patrick, Matthew peeked at the Seven Sages behind the door.

Looking at what the leaders of the three great powers and the wisest on the entire continent were doing….

‘Hmm, as expected.’

They were all banging their heads on the table and muttering something under their breath.

It was definitely a curse.

‘It’s the same with my father, but when you get caught by this guy, there’s no mercy.’

The head of the Elbador Merchant Guild, who encompassed the entire eastern part of the continent, also looked exhausted after negotiating with Patrick.

“So, is it all settled now?”

“Hmm, I guess so. At least here.”

At Patrick’s words, Matthew sighed and said.

“Where are you planning to go now? Where now?”

Isn’t it enough after causing this much trouble?

Was this guy born to cause trouble?

“He must be a demon sent from the demon world to plunge this world into destruction and chaos.”

“My friend. You should think such things in your head. I can hear everything.”

“I’m saying it for you to hear!”

Seeing the shouting Matthew, Patrick grumbled.

“Tsk tsk tsk, look at him losing his humanity. In the old days, even though he was timid, he was a really kind kid. How did he end up like this?”

“……”

The serious problem was that he really didn’t know how he had ended up like this.

To Matthew, who was holding onto a nearby pillar and banging his head against it, Patrick said.

“Anyway, don’t worry. We’re not going to fight next time.”

“…Really?”

At Matthew’s suspicious gaze, Patrick confidently beat his chest and said.

“Yes. I’m going there by invitation, so there won’t be any fighting.”

Then that’s a bit better.

Matthew let out a sigh of relief and said.

“Where are you going?”

“Evergreen.”

“…Sorry, I didn’t hear you correctly. Where?”

“Evergreen.”

“…The home of the Elves in the north.”

“Yep.”

“The forbidden territory of humanity where they say they’ll shoot you with an arrow and kill you even if you’re the emperor of the empire if you enter without permission?”

“Yep.”

“You’re going there?”

“Yep.”

“Right. I see.”

Matthew turned his back without hesitation and said.

“Sorry, I just remembered something I left at home….”

Matthew, who was about to turn back, was grabbed by Patrick.

“Hey, where do you think you’re going.”

“Let go of me. You crazy bastard. I’m going home.”

“Hey, so disloyal…. A true friend should follow you to Hainan, to hell, and to Evergreen.”

“What on earth is a friend to you!?”

Hearing the struggling Matthew’s voice, Isabella and April also approached.

“What’s going on?”

“Senior, this crazy bastard says he’s going to Evergreen.”

“Right. I see.”

“……”

Huh? This wasn’t the reaction he expected.

Matthew said again.

“Senior. It’s Evergreen, I tell you. You know what happens when a human goes there, right?”

“He’ll be fine.”

“Pardon?”

Unlike Matthew, Isabella was calm.

Because she knew what had happened when Patrick had made contact with the Elves at Arcana before.

At that time, the Elves had treated Patrick with the utmost respect and had begged him to visit Evergreen just once.

Remembering the sight of Patrick grinning foolishly while drinking Elven wine poured by a beautiful Elven lady….

‘I’m pissed.’

She felt a surge of anger.

But she said with a calm expression.

“He’s going there by formal invitation from the Elves, so it should be fine.”

“Ah, ahh…. If that’s the case, then well.”

As Matthew seemed to be convinced, Patrick’s expression, on the contrary, became sullen.

“I told you, didn’t I? I’m going there by formal invitation.”

“How can I believe your words?”

“Wow, you don’t believe me? You don’t believe this symbol of trust and faith, Patrick Schneider?”

“The symbol of chaos and destruction, you mean.”

“Mmhmm….”

“Logically, I agree.”

At Matthew’s words, Isabella and Riman Ciera, who was next to her, also nodded… huh?

“Hey, why are you here?”

Patrick said, seeing Riman who was naturally with them. At that….

“I have received the orders of the Seven Sages and will be acting with you from now on.”

“Huh? You? Why?”

“It is the command of the Seven Sages. To stick by your side and….”

Riman Ciera, who had been thinking for a while and choosing his words, pushed up his glasses and said.

“They told me to watch over you from the side.”

“Are you spying on me?”

“They said to watch over.”

“Those rotten old geezers.”

The Seven Sages had realized it too.

How dangerous it was to just let Patrick Schneider loose.

So they had to attach someone trustworthy as a monitor, and that was Riman Ciera.

If they attached just anyone, let alone control, even proper surveillance would be impossible.

So the person they had selected with the utmost care was Riman Ciera.

His abilities were outstanding, and he was already acquainted with Patrick.

“Hmmm….”

Patrick stared at Riman.

‘Didn’t they say this guy was a promising prospect among the magic swordsmen?’

At Arcana, along with Garcia of the Empire and Antorius of the Holy Theocracy, this Riman Ciera had been considered a strong contender for the championship.

A powerful figure who handled five Soul Weapons and had reached the 5-star level in pure swordsmanship alone.

Perhaps in the future, he might even receive the title of Guardian.

A Guardian of the Tower of Truth was a position treated as equal to a Paladin of the Holy Theocracy.

Attaching such a talent to Patrick’s side was proof that the Tower of Truth treated Patrick as very important, and at the same time, as a very, very, very dangerous individual.

As Patrick seemed to be deep in thought, Riman said to persuade him.

“There are several advantages to acting with me.”

“What are they?”

“First, the Kaisar Kingdom will not be able to bother you.”

“Really?”

“That is correct. Although the misunderstanding between you and the Kaisar Kingdom is said to be resolved, there will be resentment left.”

“What misunderstanding… Those who got their asses kicked are probably just full of venom.”

Yes. He knows it well.

Riman nodded and said.

“Logically speaking, it is highly likely that the Kaisar Kingdom will not give up on revenge against you. Then what will happen?”

“Those bastards will all die.”

“……”

“What? Why?”

“Ahem, wouldn’t unnecessary battles be bothersome?”

“Well, a tiiiiny bit?”

“In any case, it’s true that it’s bothersome.”

Patrick nodded with an expression that said, ‘Alright. Let’s just say that.’

At that, Riman said as if he had been waiting for it.

“If you act with me, the Kaisar Kingdom will absolutely not try any foolish tricks.”

“Is that so.”

Patrick thought.

To get to the Elves’ territory of Evergreen from here, he had no choice but to pass through the territory of the Kaisar Kingdom.

‘What the hell, if things go south, I could just smash everything, blow them away, shatter them, and scorch the earth, creating a scene of hell that will be talked about for a thousand years in this land, it wouldn’t matter, but….’

Are you even human?

“Well, if we can pass through peacefully, that would be good.”

“I’m glad you understand.”

Riman let out a sigh of relief.

He, who had received the order from the Seven Sages, was in a position where he absolutely had to follow Patrick.

Frankly, if Patrick refused, he was in a position where he would have to follow him secretly from behind….

“Then, you are allowing me to accompany you?”

“Yes. Let’s go together.”

“Thank you. I was worried what I would do if you didn’t allow it.”

“Hahaha. What are you talking about. Of course, I welcome your company. We are comrades who fought together in the Arcana finals, aren’t we?”

“It was the semi-finals.”

“Ah, was it? Well, that’s not important, so let’s move on.”

“……”

“Anyway, I’m counting on you. My friend.”

Patrick smiled brightly and put his arm around Riman’s shoulder.

At this time, Riman did not know.

What it meant to become friends with Patrick Schneider and accompany him.

“Tsk tsk tsk.”

Matthew, who knew the meaning, could only click his tongue and look at Riman with pity.