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Episode 205. Secretly Greatly (2)
“Genin is suspicious.”
Two days before the day of the 'Bishop Selection'.
After being called and talking, Zahat was so shocked by Yurian's words that he ended up asking again.
“Didn’t he say that he would take your side because of his connection with Colparan?”
Zahat has just joined the Dawn Society and is working as a low-ranking member. To be exact, he only temporarily joined the Dawn Society under the command of Yurian, and has not fully set foot in the Dawn Society.
"yes."
“Then, Patriarch? Genin will be helpful when we kill that guy.”
Zahat swept the 'Staff Sword' he was holding once, then looked at Yurian with eyes full of doubt.
“The Genmen Monastery, currently used as a gathering place for the Dawn Society. It belongs to Gennin Mardiel.”
“I know that too. It’s a building that was built to help the poor as a nobleman, even if it’s just a little bit.”
That also comes from an absurd sense of superiority.
Now, Zahat also knows that the claim that it was for the sake of the 'poor' is a lie.
Aristocrats have a strong sense of self and tend to express unnecessary things about themselves.
'……hmm.'
The half-eyed man in front of me now could actually be said to have a 'strong' element, but at least Yurian's did not cause any harm to others.
It just gets on my nerves.
'That could be damaging.'
Ahem.
Zahat straightened his thoughts and returned to the topic.
“If such a genin were to turn into an enemy, it would be quite a headache.”
He is a nobleman who knows the monastery's schedule and geography well.
“So, it’s not trustworthy.”
"hmm?"
Zahat tilted his head once more at Yurian's repeated questionable speech.
“If I were the Patriarch, I would definitely keep the Arch Bishop and Genin by my side.”
“Why?”
“If the two of them stand up, it will be fatal.”
That makes sense. From what I've heard, the Arch Bishop was directly helping to kill the Patriarch, so it's unlikely she'd betray him.
If by any chance the 'Patriarch' is vaguely aware of this, he will somehow move to keep Genin on his side.
“Then why did you stand by and ignore me when Colparan was pulling in Genin?”
That's why the suspicions were growing. If he had really been sure that 'Genin' was the bishop who would betray, he should have told Colparan a long time ago.
Yurian smiled at Zahat's question.
“Because we can also see Gennin’s movements.”
“Can you see Genin’s movements?”
"yes."
Yurian crossed her legs once and gently swept over the scabbard.
“If the Genin observing us takes any action, we can consider it as an order from the Patriarch.”
Unless you are an idiot, anyone in the position of 'Patriarch' would have kept in mind the challenge to power.
The easiest way to understand the intentions of such a 'patriarch' is.
“So that’s why you’re keeping him by your side. If the Patriarch starts to move, Genin will be the first to take action.”
Zahat nodded, convinced.
“That is why I brought Lord Zahat into the Dawn Society and entrusted him with work.”
“Is it to guard against Gennin?”
“To be exact, I want you to protect my body when Genin moves.”
“Whose body, mine? Yours?”
"yes."
Yurian nodded, but Zahat couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity.
“Haha, you’re taking this joke too far.”
“I’m not joking, Lord Zahat. I’m a very timid person, even after all this time.”
That glass.
The smiling executioner is scared.
Zahat found himself laughing inwardly at the joke that didn't even seem like a joke.
***
A day before the 'Bishop Selection'.
– “If I am invited to his mansion to speak with Lord Genin, please let Lord Zahat follow me.”
After already consulting.
The 'rehearsal' that Yurian had mentioned earlier was for this purpose.
“Then, let’s start moving slowly.”
Zahat followed Yurian's orders, quietly and secretly.
Although.
“……A single member speaks short. I hold the title of ‘Monsignor’, which you cannot surpass.”
Pelkor followed along, though.
As if dissatisfied with the short speech, Pelkor opened his mouth bluntly, but Zahat did not respond.
“Are you just ignoring me now?”
There was something Pelkor wanted to say, but right now, carrying out Yurian's orders took priority.
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As promised, the two arrived at Gennin's mansion and quietly climbed over the wall, walking through the dark shadows of the night.
“Hey, be careful not to trip over your leg.”
Pelkor tried to walk ahead of Zahat, who was blind, but Zahat laughed when he saw that.
“Do you think I’ve been living this life for a day or two?”
“That bastard, even if you were considerate, he’s still a piece of shit.”
Pelkor spoke bluntly and began walking behind Zahat.
As the two quietly walked through the dark night, they began to sense something strange as they approached the Gennin mansion.
“It’s strangely quiet?”
When Pelkor spoke about it first, Zahat nodded as well.
Originally, nobles often had a lot of servants with them until late at night.
Unless there are some special cases, that's the default and Gennin also falls into the general case.
“Surely you left out all the servants?”
“No, I don’t think that’s the case.”
"why?"
Zahat began to concentrate and spread out his special ability.
Aurora Sonar.
When something caught in the finely spread aura waves, Zahat immediately saw through the identities of those people.
“They are members of the church.”
Not ordinary users, but members of the Dawn Society. Perhaps, they are Gennin's troops deployed to attack from behind 'Yurien'.
“These are the members of the sect? Are they the ones Gennin prepared?”
“I guess so.”
“……You really were determined to hit me in the back of the head!”
If you use regular soldiers or mercenaries not affiliated with the 'Yeongmyeonghoe', you may end up in trouble later.
Gennin thought about it that far ahead and deliberately invited only the 'members of the sect' to come here.
As expected.
As the two walked a little further, the 'cult members' surrounding the mansion came into view.
“How can we solve this with words?”
Zahat looked at Felcor and said, “If you’re a member of the sect, wouldn’t you be able to solve this problem somehow, as a ‘Monsignor’?”
“Monsignor, didn’t you always speak with your shoulders tense?”
“……They probably came here on the orders of the ‘Bishop’ anyway, so what’s the point of me telling them?”
“Tsk tsk, it seems like being a Monsignor isn’t that great.”
Zahat's bitter voice flew in, but Pelkor grumbled and was unable to respond.
“Then there’s no choice.”
Srrrrung──.
Zahat placed his hand on his staff and drew his sword from it.
“In the end, I have no choice but to sort things out as I promised in advance.”
The thick clouds covering the sky began to obscure the moon. At the same time, a huge shadow began to form on the ground, and at that moment, Zahat kicked the ground and rushed at the cult members.
"……hmm?"
A cult member reacted to the enemy's advance from behind. However, that became the last will and testament, and the cult member cut by Zahat's sword fell to the ground like a rag.
“No, that blind gentleman is really good at surprise attacks.”
"what's the matter!"
“Who, who are you guys!”
“They are the comrades of the traitor Yurian! Kill them all!”
Felcor was just watching from a distance. However, the members of the sect who noticed him started to run towards him, shouting.
“Oh, how did you know?”
When Pelkor knocked down the members of the sect who had rushed towards him and looked flustered, Zahat smirked and said:
“The moon in the sky is covered by clouds, so our attention is drawn to the moon on the ground.”
At first, Pelkor was puzzled as to what Zahat meant, but soon he realized it when he heard the voices of the cult members.
“Over there! Kill that bald guy!”
“Did you think you wouldn’t get caught if you hid with that kind of hair?”
***
– “Kuaaaaaaah!”
– “Eww!”
A feast of screams could be heard from outside the mansion. Despite the sense of urgency, Genin could not help but focus on what was happening before his eyes.
Even after holding a cup of poisoned tea, Yulian remains fine.
draft.
Two sips.
Even as he continued to savor the 'poison', Yurian's complexion remained unmoving.
– “Ugh, ugh, euaaaaaaaaaah!”
The screams coming from outside began to grow louder.
As if he were riding a small sailboat in the vast ocean and witnessing a violent storm, an intense fear came over Genin.
“It’s okay.”
Yet Yurian was calm. As if he was already declaring that the area around Genin's mansion was within his grasp. Yurian tasted the 'Poisoned Black Tea'.
“Certainly, it is a good tea, just as Lord Genin said. A luxury brand is known for its luxury.”
Yulian held the black tea to her nose and savored its aroma, perhaps not having finished her cup yet.
Gennin's fear reached its peak at that sight.
“Ugh, euaaaaaaah!”
Yurian's actions ignited the fuse of 'fear', and Genin got up from his seat with a terrible scream.
“Ahhh!?”
However, Gennin couldn't get up. He was stuck to the chair and couldn't move.
The carpet in the living room that he always walked on seemed to be pulling his feet.
“Huh, huh……!?”
As Gennin lowered his head to check the abnormality, something terrifyingly black came into view.
A pitch-black shadow with many eyes. A shadow that looked like a 'monster' you'd only see in fairy tales, cackling and grabbing his leg.
“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t get up until tea time was over?”
“You, Yurian……!”
I called Yurian's name in a voice that was almost pleading, but he just continued to sip his tea.
Hehe, a short laugh rang in my ears.
“Poison is something that is weakened by a stronger poison. Do you think, Lord Gennin, that there is a poison stronger than magic in this world?”
Gennin knows too.
What makes demons truly scary is the presence of 'Magi', the 'remnant thoughts' of the machine god.
The 'Magi' that distorts humans and contaminates their minds is a very strong poison. That's why demons are not affected by most poisons.
“That, that means…….”
Anyone with even a little imagination could piece together information from what Yurian had said and draw conclusions.
“Yes, there is a demon in your body…….”
“I have been treated well by Lord Gennin, so isn’t it the duty of nobles to reciprocate?”
Yurian stood up from his seat, holding the teapot with a sinister smile. Genin could not even look away from the approaching disaster, and could only watch the situation quietly.
“I will also pour a drink for Lord Gennin.”
As Yulian tilted the teapot, the contents spilled into Genin's cup.
A pitch-black shadow with many eyes, not the black tea he had been drinking the other day.
It's the same 'demon' that grabbed his ankle.