The Master of Language - T.M.L Chapter 23 (Part 2):

There were over twenty natives standing in a circle.

In the center, the chief I had seen before, Legless Monkey, was half-lying on a sofa in a relaxed posture.

In front of her was Governor Krom, his face a bloody mess, kneeling with Legless Monkey’s long, long legs resting on both his shoulders.

What a sight.

Legless Monkey’s arrogant gaze, as she rested her chin on her hand looking down at us, was burning like Keren’s flames.

One of the natives walked over to Legless Monkey and whispered in her ear.

She slightly raised one corner of her mouth.

“I heard from Governor Krom that you went out to face the Franche warships with the pirates? It seems that was a lie.”

Legless Monkey slowly lifted her legs.

Then she mercilessly stomped down on Governor Krom’s shoulder with one heel.

“Argh! I-It’s true. We really set sail for the sea.”

Blood gushed from the nose of the trembling Governor Krom.

A bright red mark was overlaid on Governor Krom’s clothes, which were already mottled with dark red stains.

Count Furst glared at him for a moment, then calmly walked over and sat down on the sofa next to Legless Monkey.

“Chief Legless Monkey. For what reason have you occupied the New Continent Trading Company?”

Legless Monkey didn’t answer. Her eyes were fixed on me.

More precisely, on the fireball in my left hand.

“That fire. It seems way above your level? What are you going to do about that blackened hand?”

I nodded.

“That’s why I don’t know when I might lose control. The moment that happens, a room this size would just become a sea of fire.”

This isn’t a lie.

If I hadn’t practiced psychokinesis by making ripples on water surfaces, this spark would have exploded long ago.

Legless Monkey cracked her neck to both sides once. Crack. Crack. With each sound, Governor Krom’s body trembled.

She turned only her eyeballs to look at Count Furst.

“Count. Is what Governor Krom said true? Did you go out to sea?”

“If I hadn’t personally boarded the pirate ship, how would the pirates have had the confidence to attack the Franche warships? I did set sail.”

Legless Monkey stared at the Count for a while, then soon laughed leisurely.

“Well. The soldiers were so confused they were shooting at each other. If you had been here, we probably wouldn’t have taken over so easily.”

The Count sighed and changed the subject.

“Chief. What is the reason for this foolish act? We are your only trading partner left in Marshal Harbor.”

Legless Monkey lifted her legs again and stomped on Governor Krom’s head.

“Guhak.”

This time he spat out a large amount of blood from his mouth. Having bitten his tongue hard, Governor Krom shed tears from the pain.

Seeing the blood trickling from the corners of his mouth, he might die from excessive bleeding if not careful.

Legless Monkey, not caring about this, spoke.

“It seems you’re looking down on us a bit.”

“Looking down? What do you mean?”

Legless Monkey’s eyes became infinitely deep.

An icy coldness was glimpsed in those fiercely burning flames.

She soon spoke abruptly.

“As expected, I knew you wouldn’t know. There’s no way you would have done such a foolish thing.”

“Tell me now. What happened?”

Legless Monkey closed her eyes.

“Some soldiers from the Yura continent came into our territory and kidnapped five children who had just started running around.”

“……”

“So I came to talk to you about it. But you attacked first? So we fought, and it was easier than expected. We just ended up occupying the place.”

Just came to talk, but when provoked, ended up occupying the place.

Indeed, the number of people she brought was significantly less than what I saw in the Manya Plains.

Her magic probably played a big role.

Count Furst’s eyes half-closed.

He glared at Governor Krom with sharp eyes.

“Governor Krom.”

Just calling his name was enough for Governor Krom to speak while blood trickled down.

“Count. Count. Listen to me. You know Duke Balkan well, don’t you? The one who sponsors our company with huge sums? You know how easily our affairs are settled because he holds our stocks.”

“……”

“It, it was his request. He said he was curious about the natives of the New Continent. He, his eldest daughter just came of age, and he said he wanted to give her a gift.”

This time Legless Monkey raised her upper body and struck Governor Krom’s head with her fist.

Because of this, Governor Krom choked and spat out a lump.

It was his severed tongue.

He could only tremble, unable to even scream.

Count Furst closed his eyes and raised both hands to rub his face dry.

After rubbing his face three or four times like that, he soon lowered his hands and said in a low voice:

“The children? Did you find them?”

Legless Monkey answered.

“They’ve already set sail, they say.”

The Count said to her.

“I’ll find them for you. Just as they were when they left. Without a single hair harmed.”

Legless Monkey glared at him, then folded her legs. Then she spun half a turn and stood up from the chair.

“Alright. I’ll trust you. Will two months be enough?”

“Give me three months.”

“Okay. Three months.”

With that, Legless Monkey left the reception hall, and the natives followed after her.

After she left, Governor Krom collapsed to the side. The Count paid no attention to this and muttered:

“Starting a war because of five kids? Hmm. This doesn’t look good.”

Count Furst stood up from his seat and grabbed Governor Krom’s hair.

“Urgh. Co-Count Furst! Count Furst!”

Count Furst threw him towards the chair and said:

“Let’s hear why on earth you did such a thing. Governor Krom.”

Governor Krom looked at him with wide eyes and said:

“Du-Duke Bal, Balkan! Duke Balkan! It was what Duke Balkan wanted!”

“Duke Balkan or whatever, how do you expect to maintain the company without suppliers?”

“Th-That…”

“I’ve long known you had a lust for power, but I didn’t know you’d go so far as to do such a stupid thing to curry favor with Duke Balkan. You’ve caused tremendous damage to the company, so I can’t just let it slide.”

Count Furst turned around.

“Oshalo.”

Oshalo slowly approached him.

“Yes, Count.”

“We need to see his face, so strike the back of his head.”

Governor Krom cried out in desperation.

“Count Furst! Count Furst!”

Is he really going to kill him?

Oshalo swung the iron mace without hesitation, and Governor Krom’s back of the head was crushed.

Thwack.

“The chief probably hasn’t gone far yet. Take this corpse and give it to her as a gift.”

“Then Count, the escort…”

“It’s fine. Take it right now. After that, come to the company’s main gate.”

Oshalo hesitated for a moment, then soon nodded and quickly went out carrying the now dead Governor Krom on his shoulder.

The Count sat on the sofa, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and slowly wiped his face where flesh and blood had splattered.

“Ran.”

“Yes.”

“I think we need to go see Abana. Can you guide me? And that fireball is no longer needed.”

I nodded.

“Right now?”

“Right now.”

“Alright. Oh, and I can’t extinguish this fireball with my power. Since it’s night anyway, let’s just think of it as carrying a slightly large torch.”

Count Furst stared at me blankly for a moment, then soon smiled faintly.

But just then, the flames in my left hand suddenly flared up.

And a human face appeared within it.

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