The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 731

Episode 731: There’s something about this. (3)

By the time the priests felt something strange and moved, Jisel had already completed the Death Knights as planned.
They were all Death Knights of incredible power, from upper to top tier. There were a whopping 100 of them.
Jisel smiled happily as she looked at the Death Knights lined up in front of her.
“……I’ve finally filled them all.”
Even Helgenich, who had tremendous skills, could not handle Death Knights of this level and scale.
The biggest influence was the fact that the Death Knights had free will. There was also the influence of using only the purest dark energy, not the dark magic filled with malice.
However, it was impossible for Jisel to create several Death Knights in such a short period of time with just her own power. That’s why she gathered objects imbued with magical power.
“The energy here was a great help.”
The sacred power of the Serana Church is the foundation of dealing with death. Dark magic is merely a derivative technique that twists it into magical power.
The prayer room was filled with the purest dark energy. If you gather magic power here, you can’t help but be influenced by that energy.
That’s why Jisel came here on purpose to work.
Geeeeeee… … .
The Death Knights stood in front of Jisel and screamed like zombies. It wasn’t because there was something wrong.
“Geeeeee… How is it? Does it sound good?”
“Wow, that’s amazing. The voices are still there.”
“If you meet someone you know later, they’ll be surprised.”
The Death Knights, clad in black armor, snickered with red eyes. Their
appearances were truly terrifying and intimidating, but their voices were no different from when they were alive.
Everyone looked around, wondering if their new bodies were new to them. Aside from their appearances, they were no different from when they were alive. It was all thanks to Jisel giving them free will.
On top of that, they were able to use the same skills they had when they were alive. No, they became stronger than before they died.
They acquired bodies that would never die, and they abandoned the worries and greed they had when they were alive. And they all had a single, unified goal engraved in their souls.
“I believe you will definitely keep your promise to fight the Salvation Church.”
“Thank you for giving me a chance to atone for my sins.”
“I will be with you until the end of the world.”
The Death Knights spoke to Giselle in solemn voices.
They had sworn to follow Giselle and fight the Salvation Church in order to wash away the sins engraved on their souls.
Giselle smiled happily. Now, they had secured the power to be called a true one-man army.
If they meet any capable bad(?) knights in the future, they will make them Death Knights, but for now, their first goal was achieved.
Thus, a friendly atmosphere continued between Giselle and the Death Knights. In particular, the satisfaction that Giselle felt after giving it her all for several days was difficult to express in words.
While everyone was enjoying themselves, there were those who were not enjoying themselves.
Kwaaang!
The door to the prayer room shattered and numerous priests rushed in.
The priests gaped at the sight before their eyes.
Some people had blank expressions, while others rubbed their eyes, doubting if what they were seeing was real. In any case, everyone was half-asleep.
One priest opened his mouth with a trembling voice.
“Why are there so many Death Knights… Why, why are they in this sacred place…”
As expected of priests, they immediately figured out the identities of the Death Knights.
Of course, it would be stranger if they didn’t know.
Jiselle also blankly stared at the priests.
Originally, she had planned to sneak out without being caught and sneak away. However, she was so tired and happy that she ended up giving herself a momentary opening.
Jiselle, who had been caught doing something bad(?), smiled awkwardly and snapped her fingers.
Bam.
Paaaaaaak.
At the same time, the Death Knights turned into smoke and disappeared.
Jiselle, who had destroyed the evidence(?), smiled brightly and said,
“What brings you all here?”
“…….”
“I’ve just finished my confession. Ha, I really feel like all my pent-up sins have been washed away. Anyway, I sincerely thank you for providing me with a place to stay for a few days. I won’t forget this favor.”
“…….”
“Then I’ll take my leave now. May the goddess’s blessings be with us all.”
Giselle smiled and bowed her head slightly as she tried to leave.
Of course, she couldn’t leave. The priests were crowding in, blocking the door tightly.
“Excuse me… Could you please step aside?”
“…….”
Giselle asked with a friendly smile, but the priests all kept their mouths shut. However, their eyes seemed to burn brighter than ever.
Soon, the archbishop appeared between the priests.
The archbishop glared at Giselle with cold eyes and asked.
“Is this why?”
“What…?”
“You asked to borrow the sanctuary to use the energy here to create Death Knights?”
“Ahahaha…”
Jisel laughed for no reason and hesitated. It was a sharp question, as expected of an archbishop.
The archbishop raised his sacred power. At the same time, the priests next to him also raised their sacred powers.
Soon, the archbishop’s angry voice followed.
“How dare a warlock deceive us in the sacred temple and create Death Knights… Did you think that we, who serve Lady Serana, wouldn’t notice the energy?”
“Certainly… You are an expert in this field. Who would have thought you would be discovered this quickly.”
“I will kill you, who blasphemed the goddess and mocked us, and cleanse your soul of sins.”
“I would explain myself, but I have a mission from the Pope right now… I think I should go quickly.”
“Shut up! Do you think such lies will continue to work!”
Kwaaaaang!
The archbishop’s powerful divine power poured down on Giselle. Giselle avoided the encounter for the time being and dodged.
There was no use fighting here. There were a ton of high-ranking priests in this place, the headquarters of the Serana Order.
There was no need to fight the innocent priests.
So Giselle just ran towards the wall.
Kwaaaaang!
Giselle broke through the thick wall in one breath and started to run away.
“Catch that crazy warlock!”
“Hurry up and chase him!”
“His name was ‘Astyon’! He’s the one who will spread evil in the world!”
The priests chased after Giselle, screaming at the top of their lungs. The
priests’ composure, which had been maintained no matter what happened due to their long training, was suddenly shattered by Giselle.
Wheeeeeeeek!
Giselle whistled loudly as she ran away, charging up her mana. It was a signal to call the party.
Surprisingly, the party had already quickly packed their bags and rushed out of the accommodation. They also felt the energy that spread strongly.
Since Giselle had caused so many accidents, they were always on edge, ready to move.
And when it seemed like something had happened, they moved without even thinking.
Giselle gave them a thumbs up and said,
“Good job! Let’s run away quickly!”
Even though they didn’t know what was going on, the group didn’t hesitate to ask questions. It was the effect of repeated learning(?).
The problem was that there was an old-fashioned man here who hadn’t learned anything at all.
“Stop! What the hell is going on! Why are the priests attacking you?”
Lionel urgently blocked Giselle. Of course, Giselle was a man who would skip explaining things to his own people when he was in a hurry.
“I’ll tell you later. First, knock me out, because I think I’ll be in your way.”
Giselle swung her staff at Lionel. She had to just knock him out, so she had to reduce her strength considerably.
Kaaaaaaang!
“Oh?”
Giselle, who had swung her staff, was slightly surprised. Lionel had already taken out his sword and blocked Giselle’s attack.
A strong divine power was emanating from Lionel’s sword. This old-fashioned man was truly trying to block Giselle.
“Tsk. It was stronger than I thought. As expected, it’s not easy to accurately gauge divine power.”
Giselle clicked her tongue and looked away. In that short time, the priests began to surround the area.
Running away was out of the question. They could break through if they wanted to, but there would be casualties among the mercenaries.
That’s how many strong high-ranking priests there were here. It wasn’t Serana’s great temple for nothing.
The priests were even angry because they had always lived in abstinence, but they exploded because of Giselle. They all looked like they had made a good move.
Lionel asked, bewildered by the sudden change in atmosphere.
“Why, why are you doing this? What is the matter?”
The archbishop glared at Lionel and asked back.
“Do you really not know?”
“What are you talking about?”
“The fact that the man you brought is a warlock!”
“W, what are you talking about…?”
Lionel looked at Giselle in surprise at the archbishop’s words.
Giselle opened her eyes wide and shook her head repeatedly with an expression of injustice.
Lionel, seeing this, looked at the archbishop and began to make excuses in his stead.
“T-That can’t be. This guy is moving on a secret mission given by Your Holiness. He can’t be a warlock.”
“Everyone here saw it clearly! He created the Death Knights here!”
“If this man is really a warlock, there’s no way Your Holiness wouldn’t know about it! He didn’t say anything!”
“Then are you saying that we are all lying right now!”
Lionel looked at Giselle at the archbishop’s shout. Giselle was still shaking her head and pretending not to care.
Lionel really wanted to believe Giselle. But the mercenaries looked strange.
“Why?”
They all turned their gazes and looked somewhere else. No one looked wronged or suspicious. Even
a fool could tell at this point. Who was lying right now?
Lionel asked with a menacing look on his face, holding his sword to Giselle’s neck.
“Are you… really a warlock?”
He didn’t feel the characteristic malice and gloominess that warlocks usually show. However, he could have been a warlock so good that the opponent could hide his aura.
Giselle raised both hands with a relaxed expression and said,
“That’s not important right now, is it?”
“What?”
“If I get caught here, I won’t even be able to start the Pope’s request. Is that okay?”
“Where did he threaten you? I can tell His Holiness your identity and find someone else.”
“Rather, if I get arrested now, wouldn’t it only be the Pope who gets embarrassed?”
“What?”
“A person who is as big as the Pope asked a black magician. Of course, that doesn’t mean I’m a real black magician. I feel a little wronged right now.”
“This, this guy…”
“And I’m a little worried that rumors will spread about what the Pope asked for. How about we discuss this again after the Pope’s request is over?”
Lionel glared at Giselle with eyes that seemed like he was going to kill her.
Since the Pope had already sent envoys to each race, it was inevitable that rumors would spread.
However, it was only a matter among the upper class, and most people didn’t even know that the Holy Stone existed. In that situation, it wouldn’t do any good for Giselle to go around talking.
There would definitely be people who would show interest and become greedy.
Lionel glared at Giselle for a while and then said to the archbishop.
“Please give me a moment.”
“You want me to release the black magician who created and summoned the Death Knight in this sacred place? Are you disrespecting our order?”
“No. It’s just that I have to complete the mission Your Holiness has given me. I will definitely come back here after the job is done.”
“What do you believe in that you are sending them away?”
Lionel answered the archbishop’s question with an intense look.
“I will guarantee it with my life.”
“…….”
The archbishop remained silent for a long time after Lionel’s words.
Lionel was a knight with deep faith and outstanding skills. There was no high-ranking priest in the empire who did not know him.
If Lionel were to guarantee it with his life, it would be worth trusting him at least once.
And didn’t the Pope personally entrust you with the mission? The Pope must have other thoughts.
The archbishop took a deep breath and said,
“I understand. I will trust you and let you go. However, you must bring those guys back. If you don’t, I will personally go to Your Holiness about this.”
“Thank you. They will definitely be held responsible for this.”
Giselle muttered behind Lionel, who was responding solemnly.
“Ah, I shouldn’t be guarantoring so easily.”
Lionel immediately turned his head and glared at Giselle. He really seemed to be going crazy because of that crazy guy.
Even if he was a warlock, he would do something like this in the capital of the empire!
Whether Lionel glared or not, Giselle was lost in memories for a moment.
‘I asked the Marquis of Branford to be my guarantor in the past, but he flatly refused. I miss those memories. Are you doing well?’ It
was fun back then.
Anyway, thanks to Lionel, the situation was settled for the time being. Although there was still the task of judging the rights and wrongs later.
After leaving the temple, Lionel glared at the other mercenaries and said,
“You will also be handed over to the Inquisition and the Holy Tribunal as soon as this is over.”
At those words, Osval and several mercenaries’ faces turned pale.
If you get caught by the Inquisition, you can assume most of them are dead. They won’t let you go unless it’s really serious.
Even if you run away, the Empire will send a pursuit team to constantly chase after the fugitives. In other words, it’s no different than having already been sentenced to death.
“T, man Osval. It has absolutely nothing to do with black magic.”
It’s just related to humans who have learned black magic.
Osval continued to mutter while trembling.
However, not everyone was scared by Lionel’s words.
Most of the mercenaries, including Kyle, looked at Lionel with cold eyes.
‘The more I look at you, the more old-fashioned you seem.’
‘You’re threatening us when you’re alone? What’s your confidence?’
‘We can just kill you when we get far away and run away.’
I don’t know what kind of confidence it is, but it’s better to express hostility so openly. Because I can just get rid of it with ease.
They had been through a lot with Giselle and were quite venomous.
As the atmosphere became increasingly tense, Giselle smiled brightly and interrupted the flow.
“Come on, why are you all so serious? It was just a slight misunderstanding. If we just resolve things properly, the Pope will clear our name. How about we just get along in the meantime?”
“…….”
Everyone lost their energy in an instant and stared blankly at Giselle.
The person responsible for the accident was calm while everyone else was so serious, so they kept feeling aggrieved.
However, Giselle didn’t care whether the group noticed or not.
“We’ve wasted too much time. Let’s go quickly!”
“…….”
They hurried their steps at Giselle’s shameless urging and arrived at their first destination a few days later.
A huge forest where even the wind quietly seeped in.
It was the home of all elves.