Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 9

Episode 9. Bad Relationship (1)

After meeting with Odwin Baladir, the leader of 'Closed Eyes', I headed to the private office set up inside the building.

Squeak─!

As you open the door, the scenery inside the room greets you.

I frowned when I saw this.

'That's crazy.'

What came into my sight were gorgeous works of art and crafts.

The things that were abundant in the Yulian mansion were also spread out here.

Accessories filled with porcelain, picture frames, and jewels.

Yes, that's right.

This crazy guy decorated his workplace like his own mansion.

A strong ego for self-expression.

That was clearly evident here too.

“This is worse than the mansion… Are you crazy?”

Why are you leaving all these accessories here that you're not even going to use? And with the mannequins!

Did you make an impulse purchase and have no place to put it in your mansion, so you moved it here?

I guess this is unacceptable.

I decided to clean out my office once and for all.

I brought a box and put one picture frame and most of the accessories in it.

'I think this will be enough.'

Originally, the members of 'Closed Eyes' did not have much to wait for, so there was no reason or need to give each individual a room.

Nevertheless, Yurian had an office in a building dedicated to 'closed eyes'.

I could roughly guess how great Yurian's position was.

dripping.

As I was finishing up that sort of thing, I heard a knock on the door.

Who is it? Is there anyone from the royal family coming to see you?

“Come in.”

As I gave permission, the door slowly opened.

There stood Lazrot, the apprentice of 'Closed Eyes'.

“Excuse me, Sir Yulian!”

Lazrot greets with a very nervous look.

I smiled as if I had come at a good time.

“Welcome, Lazrot.”

“Yes… yes?”

“Could you put this in the carriage I came in? It shouldn’t be too heavy.”

He pointed to a box.

A box containing the luxuries that filled the office a little while ago.

“This is…….”

When Lazrot saw the pile of crafts, his eyes widened and he looked at me.

“Oh, I understand, Sir Yurian.”

“So, what brings you here?”

At my question, Lazrot seemed to remember something and began to search through his bosom.

Soon he handed me a letter bearing the imperial seal.

“The Imperial Secretariat sent a letter congratulating you on your return!”

A letter from the secretary's office?

When I extended my hand, Lazrot nodded and slowly approached me, handing me the letter.

'To Sir Yurian, dear member of the Cryphat family and the Closed-Eyed.'

The gist of the letter was as follows:

I heard your injury has somewhat improved? So, should we get back to work now?

I just wrote this down politely and sent it to you.

Well, I expected this to happen.

Among the units that can be used in 'Closed Eyes', there is no one as loyal and hard-working as Yurian.

'But you're trying to use me right away.'

The mission written in the letter is 'Repair of the Resonance Stone'.

To be precise, it was a mission to escort a wizard who was repairing the resonance stone.

In the game <Let's Kill the Demon King Now>, there are monsters called 'demons'.

After the death of the demon Barbatos, the remnants of his death thoughts that parasitized living things or took on a physical form were called 'demons' in this world.

These guys could be called the sworn enemies of mankind.

Although there is a clear difference in strength between each individual, even the lowest-level demons can easily kill an ordinary person.

The 'resonance stone' mentioned here is what suppresses the activity and occurrence of such demons.

It is mainly used to block approach by scattering the remaining thoughts of the demon with a special wavelength.

Since this process is closely related to 'Mana', a level 4 'Leo' or higher magician is required to perform the repair.

'The resonance stone's compensation… … .'

After reviewing the mission details once more, I began to weigh the options in my mind.

There is a risk of encountering demons, but it is a problem that will have to be dealt with at some point.

Moreover, it seemed like a mission suitable for testing out the special traits I had acquired.

▶ Trait, 「Incomplete Moonlight Sword」

Grade: Unique

▷ Your aura is as beautiful as moonlight.

▷ Deals additional damage to your black demons bathed in moonlight.

▷ This is still an incomplete feature.

It was also a good opportunity to publicly announce that Yurian was back on 'closed eyes' duty.

'I guess there's no reason to refuse.'

I've decided. I'm going to take on this mission.

In addition, other soldiers will be mobilized to escort the wizard.

If you don't have the courage to fight the demons' might, leave it to them.

Yeah, yeah.

“Okay, I’ll talk to the captain about the rest.”

"four!"

Lazrot answered loudly and lifted the box.

“Then, I will move this to the carriage!”

Lazrot nodded and left the room holding the box.

“Eww!”

In the midst of this, his foot tripped on the threshold and his body staggered.

Fortunately, it didn't fall over, but there was a loud noise coming from inside the box I was holding.

It sounded like something was breaking.

“…….”

“…….”

For a moment, silence fell over the room.

Leaving Lazrot behind with a pale face, I began to look through the items in the box.

“Oh no, the picture frame is broken.”

It appears that the mannequin and the picture frame holding the accessories collided with each other as Lazrot staggered.

“I’m sorry, Sir Yurian……!”

“It’s okay. I was going to get rid of them anyway.”

I didn't really feel like it was a waste.

It wasn't even something I bought in the first place.

Besides, the things that reflected 'Yurien's' tastes were so different from my tastes that they were honestly just a bunch of junk that was difficult to get rid of.

“I will pay for what was broken, no matter what!”

“There is no need for that.”

“Ah, no……! I, I definitely, definitely!”

Lazrot, who has a strong determination to repay the debt.

A look of nervousness was evident on his face.

Seeing that sight, I felt sympathy.

We'll be seeing each other often in the future, and if it's always like this, I'll be a bit uncomfortable. So let's try to ease that tension.

He opened his mouth with a smile.

“Haha. It’s okay, Lazrot. It was a mistake that an apprentice would make.”

“Yes…yes?”

Lazrot's gaze wanders here and there, having lost his way.

“You, Sir Yulian…….”

"yes."

“By any chance… is it cut off from that ‘closed eye’?”

Why is it suddenly like that…?

***

"take care."

After greeting the guards at Gyeongui Gate, the second gate of the palace, Eileen left.

His voice was as usual, but his expression was clearly tired.

Today, Irene was exhausted from writing her thesis.

Although he was a recognized professor teaching 'Gold Elemental Theory' at Bayer Academy, as a magician affiliated with the Magic Tower, he had to constantly submit papers to prove himself. Otherwise, his degree and 'rank' as a magician would not be recognized.

It was a really shitty system, following someone's advice.

“Eileen, are you on your way back?”

Eileen turned her head at the voice calling her name.

“Diana?”

A faint color came over Eileen's face when she saw Diana, a fellow Bayer Academy student and female magician belonging to the Imperial Magic Tower.

“Are you on your way back too?”

“Yeah, ah! It’s been a while since we’ve walked around together like this. Do you want to stop by the new cafe at the intersection?”

“No, I’m fine.”

“Don’t do that for no reason! We used to go together often back when we were students!”

Diana was very angry.

Watching her friendly tantrum, Irene couldn't help but smile.

“No, I have something to do today. By the way, Diana, you haven’t changed at all since the old days, have you?”

“It’s important for people to be consistent, right? Right… huh?”

When Diana suddenly stopped talking, Eileen tilted her head.

As I was looking at her as if asking what was going on, Diana pointed to a carriage with her index finger.

“Isn’t that Yurian’s carriage?”

"huh?"

“Look, that carriage standing over there. It has the Cryphat family crest painted on half of it.”

It's true.

Where Diana was pointing, a carriage was standing tall. In the center of the carriage, the 'sword and rose' emblem of the Craiphart family was painted on only half of it.

A symbol used only by the collateral bloodline of the Cryphat family, the 'Prasons'. It was a symbol of contempt and persecution.

“I guess you’re back! I heard you even served as an instructor for the entrance test.”

"I know."

Eileen, who had been smiling faintly until just a moment ago, answered indifferently.

At that moment, a playful expression appeared on Diana's face.

“Hey. It hasn’t been that long since you graduated from Bayer Academy, but it’s been quite eventful, hasn’t it?”

"huh."

Eileen pretended not to care and looked away.

At that moment, I was about to decline the offer to go to the cafe later.

“Back then, our Irene was very naive.”

"I?"

“Yeah. I heard a rumor that if I confessed under the cherry blossom tree behind Bayer Academy, it would definitely succeed, so I confessed to Yurian…….”

“Diana! Diana! Cafe… Shall we go to a cafe!?”

Irene speaks urgently, waving her arms in the air.

Diana chuckled.

“Huh? Why are you suddenly like that? You didn’t look like you wanted to go. Why did our Eileen suddenly change her mind?”

“Uh, yeah…… I was reminded of the old days too.”

“Oh? That’s great! Then shall we go quickly?”

Eileen sighed inwardly as she looked at Diana's smiling face.

I felt like I had been totally screwed.

“Yes, what a pleasant memory! To be able to make a 5th-tier wizard sleep like this.”

“It’s a dark history for me…….”

“So what? Yurian was really cool back then.”

That's exactly what he said.

Yurian, seen at Bayer Academy, was a true senior and role model who took the lead in denouncing the inequality of the noble collateral branches.

He was a man of such nobility, more noble than nobles.

But after returning from the Northern Front and joining the 'Closed Eyes', such a sight could not be found.

There is only an emotionless royal dog.

“But is that okay?”

"what?"

“If Yurian returns, does that mean we’ll be seeing him often at the palace in the future?”

surely.

As Diana pointed out, it was certain that they would meet at least once. Naturally, it would be a rather reluctant situation for Irene, who still had pent-up feelings.

Seeing him in person, who had changed so much, seemed to vividly reflect the unchanging reality.

The harsh reality of collateral blood relatives.

“What can I do? Can’t I just say hello and move on?”

“That’s true.”

“And, I won’t be going to the palace for a while.”

“Huh? Why?”

In response to Diana's question, Eileen took out the documents she had received from the magic tower from the envelope and showed them to her.

There was a large phrase written there that said, ‘Reparation for the Resonance Stone.’

“I’m going on a business trip to the special district for a while. I heard that the resonance stone there has reached the end of its lifespan and needs to be repaired.”