The man was a former nobleman.

He was born the third son of a marquis and grew up without any problems. He was raised in relative freedom, as his older brother was the heir to the family.

Although he lacked magical talent, he was a good student.

However, at some point in his life, a distortion began to appear.

The first time was when he broke a given toy while playing with it.

I thought I would be scolded, but I was not.

After a while, the child gets tired of the toy and breaks it on purpose.

When he did so, he was not scolded again, but was given a new toy.

A tutor was always there to help the children with their studies.

The tutors praised him highly because he was not so smart, and he believed what they said.

No one challenged him because of his position, which fostered his unfounded self-confidence.

The pampered heart grows and the ears that have been listening to the sycophants are deaf to their admonitions. The ego that has never known failure becomes overconfident.

He learns to waste money, to play with women, and to take pleasure in tormenting the weak.

And at some point in time, he wants to have a marquise.

He thinks about what he should do to achieve it.

He has learned to skillfully hide his twisted inner self and to play the role of a slightly disturbed man to others.

At the tender age of 20, he is appointed to the position of assistant to the lord.

At the same time, a mysterious collaborator appeared and gave him new .

Money, women, power. What the man got next, in other words, was violence.

The price was simple.

Using his power and financial resources, he simply passes a certain jewel from one organization to another.

There was supposed to be no problem.

But a year ago, he got his first taste of failure.

Jewelry was the monopoly of the state. Therefore, they were questioned and pursued by the authorities.

The deed used for the transaction was hidden in an oddly shaped ship that happened to catch his eye. They were supposed to retrieve it immediately and destroy the evidence.

However, there is a discrepancy.

The boat had disappeared.

When he found it again, it was floating in the public eye, ready to compete in a famous local competition.

The team had two options: get the ship, or worse, get rid of the evidence.

Both of them failed. The opponent was stronger than we had thought.

The taste of failure is bitter.

The man vows revenge against the one who made him taste that bitterness. He does not think of it as resentment.

He knew immediately what his opponent would do. He is going to the country, accompanied by a nobleman who is returning home.

The mysterious collaborator has given the man more .

Now he can take revenge on the man he hates.

The man's name was .

* * * *

The wagon passed through the border fortress and headed down a gentle road.

"If you pass the valley beyond that, you will pass from the peninsula to the continent," Elsa told us.

Elsa told us.

The road continued between sheer rocks, and the narrowest point between the rocks was just ahead.

It is said that the road was made in this way to prevent the invasion of the demon tribe during the Magic War.

Erza explained that this was the last hurdle and that the rest of the way was just a leisurely walk along the road on the flat land.

"What kind of a town is Breuland?　I've never been inside it, so please tell me.

Erza thought for a moment and then asked, "What kind of town is Breuland?

"Blueland is a fortified city. It is the economic center of the Kingdom of Egelea.

She began to explain.

From Blueland, roads extend in all directions, and trade with surrounding cities, towns, and villages is flourishing.

It is also a window for trade with the Kingdom of Elias, and its lord, the Duke of Bruu, is a cousin of King Egelea.

The surrounding lands are divided into farms, ranches, and mines, each ruled by two counts.

Then he breaks off,

"I am not good at explaining. But if you have any questions, just ask.

He ended with, "I am not good at explaining.

Somehow, Jin was curious,

"Do you know the name of the Count of ......?"

He asked. Elsa immediately replied,

"Count Kuzma rules the land where the farm and ranch are located. The mine is ...... called Count Galana, I think."

Inwardly Jin thought, "I knew it. Well, Count Galana doesn't know my face, so I guess I can handle it.

At that moment, the carriage came to a sudden stop. Jin, who had been thinking, almost fell off his seat, but Reiko immediately supported him and he did not fall off.

"What's wrong?"

Erza asked the hostess,

"Miss, it seems to be a falling rock. It seems to have blocked the road.

"What?"

She opened the window and looked ahead, and sure enough, there was a big rock blocking the road ahead.

Jin saw it too and got off the carriage with Reiko.

Reinhardt, who was in the carriage in front of us, also got out and looked at the rock.

It is 3 meters high and 3 meters wide. The width of the road is about the same, and the height of the sheer rocks on both sides is about 20 meters.

Even if we wanted to move it, we could not find a place to move it.

"This is not good..."

Reinhardt muttered. Jin thought that there was no way to move it out of the way, and was about to say something to Reiko.

"Jin, let me show you my golem!

Reinhardt said and approached a carriage loaded with goods in the rear,

"Wake up!"

He said the key word "wake up".

The cover of the wagon is lifted, and a humanoid figure emerges from the wagon.

It is a two-meter tall, jet-black golem.

"Stand up,<>"

Slowly the golem dismounts from the wagon and stands up.

"Jin, this is my <>. It may not be as good as the ancient relic (artifact) Miss Reiko, but ......."

Reinhardt was about to say this when he heard the earth shaking behind him.

"What?

Reinhardt turned around and saw two golems in the rising dust. They seemed to have jumped down from the cliff.

The fact that they jumped down from a cliff 20 meters high and did nothing indicates that they are very advanced golems.

The golem suddenly hit the last carriage loaded with food. With a single blow, the wagon is destroyed, and the food, water, and other items on board scatter.

"What are you doing?

Reinhardt immediately sends his black knight (Schwarzlitter) toward the wagon.

"Black Knight!　Stop them!

"Yes, sir!"

With a short reply, the black knight (Schwarzritter) heads toward the two golems.

The other Golem was about the same height as the Black Knight (Schwartzritter) and was a dull silver color. However, its appearance was one that Jin knew well.

"That's ......."

The same kind of golem that attacked Jin when he was in the village of Kaina to pay his taxes. However, its movements and strength are far different from those of those days.

However, Reinhardt's Black Knight (Schwarzritter) is no ordinary golem.

With the flexibility of movement that only an autonomous type can have, he succeeds in taking on two golems one at a time.

First, he moves behind one of the golems and hits it with a powerful kick. The golem is blown away, away from the carriage.

The black knight (Schwarzritter) closes in on the remaining one. The opponent reaches out with both hands and grabs it.

The black knight (Schwarzritter) ducks his arms, goes behind the golem, grabs it, and lifts it high above his head.

"All right, throw it over your head!"

Without waiting for Reinhardt's instruction, the black knight (Schwarzliter) threw the Golem he was holding at the other Golem that was approaching.

Jin saw this and decided to put the safety of himself and Erza first. He also instructed Reiko to stay on the defensive and not attack until it became dangerous.