Chapter 152 - Volume 2
TL: Thanks to Seren who donated a whopping 150 dollars to TAS!
Chapter 97 – Fallen (2)
=========== Conrad’s POV =============
They did not say anything after Redi finished speaking.
The slightly cool wind swept across the entire battlefield under the night sky, and the scent of blood permeated the air. The monster-like commander of the ‘Paper Cards’ and the dark bishop stood there quietly, as though they were digesting the information that Redit told them.
Conrad smiled as he looked at Redi as if he praising the latter’s cooperation. The truth he would find it praiseworthy, regardless of the latter’s brave resistance in order to die or his obedience towards him in order to live.
“Twelve guards with the Silver-ranked strength.” He repeated the white-haired youth’s words: “What do you think?”
“Twelve?” The dark bishop looked at Conrad: “I feel that group is a decoy, but it’s also the truth that Eke was not in Makarov’s forces.”
Remember that it was hinted that some of the nobles allowed the Madara undead to invade the southern region in order to wrestle power from the royal family, so that ‘noble’ inside Redi probably accepted Conrad’s proposal more easily than he would think. I read criticism about Redi being that stereotypical Chinese trope of setting up as a villain against the protagonist, but I actually think he’s quite subtle as a character since he probably reflects the typical Aouine noble heading to the fallen path (at least that’s what I think the title of the chapter means). I think with a little bit more editing and handling on his character, he could be quite interesting.