Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 107

Episode 107. The Freak of the Magic Tower (1)

The corridors of the Genmel Monastery have a solemn atmosphere. Walking through these hallways has become so familiar that it almost feels strange.

'I knew it, but I didn't know you'd call me so suddenly.'

The reason I came here was, of course, to speak with Patriarch Tenelon of the Dawn Order.

'I bet you had high expectations because you boasted that you would settle things with the Black Star.'

As a result, you will be disappointed as you did not get the head of 'Haydn Reich'.

'If you want to do it, do it.'

Surely you wouldn't be so angry over something like this that you'd want me to kill you.

How much has been built up so far?

I thought it would be okay as long as the order to kill wasn't given.

Broken trust can be rebuilt, and if necessary, it can be dealt with.

In order to deal with the troublesome Dawn Society, Tenelon's existence must disappear.

I don't know if he's his match yet, but he seems like he could be a worthy opponent.

'It wasn't far.'

Dealing with these nuisances.

In the past, just thinking about this would make me nervous and my palms would sweat.

However, I didn't feel like that at all now. Rather, I wanted to quickly deal with it and move on to other things.

'hmm?'

As I was walking towards the audience room, I noticed a man coming out of the monastery on business.

This place is only accessible to those with a rank of 'Monsignor' or higher.

A man with a rather thick appearance.

It didn't take long for the man to realize that he was 'Korund'.

“I never thought I would see you in a place like this. It’s been a long time, Lord Corund.”

It's a bit ambiguous to call it a one-on-one relationship. I only saw his face through the gathered bishops when I had an audience with Tenelon before.

Still, I pretended to know.

– 'Don't evade. You noticed the eavesdropping spell that was placed on Bishop Corund and used it, right?'

Because I remembered what Eleanor had said when I spoke to her the other day.

I still don't know for sure what happened at the martial arts hall.

All we know is that Eleanor's words have led to Aiden's failure.

“Ugh, ugh…… Yurian.”

That's why I captured Korund.

Please tell me exactly what happened yesterday.

“Oh, yeah. Did anything happen in the Holy Land?”

“Yes, fortunately.”

“You must have had a hard time. It must not have been very pleasant to guard a prince who has no connection to the throne.”

“Haha, that’s not really the case.”

As I look straight into his eyes with a short laugh, Korund's body flinched.

Judging from his reaction, he's definitely afraid of me, but I still don't know why.

“By the way, I think this is the first time I’ve seen you since the time we met in the audience room before I went to the Holy Land.”

“Koo, kuluck, kuluck!”

As he continued speaking, Korund began to cough harshly, as if he had caught a cold.

'What's wrong with this guy?'

Just as I was thinking about it, the guy opened his mouth first.

“Hey, this is your first time… Haven’t you seen me at the martial arts hall?”

“What does that mean?”

I was making a fool of myself.

Actually, I haven't seen Korund myself. I just heard about it from Eleanor.

That's why he acted even more shamelessly.

I have to act like this so that it looks to him like I know but am 'pretending not to know'.

“By any chance, were you at the martial arts hall?”

“Uh, um?”

And, in addition to solving my curiosity, this conversation will also serve as a 'warning' to 'Bishop Korund'.

“That’s strange. You don’t look like you would go to a place like that… I guess you had some kind of ‘appointment’?”

Gulp.

I could hear the sound of swallowing saliva from here.

“Hmm?”

As I let out a small sneer, Korund's face turned pale.

“You, Yurian, listen carefully. I met Aiden there, but I turned him down!”

“A suggestion… It seems that Lord Aiden has some ill thoughts toward me.”

“Yeah, yeah!”

“So, you proposed cooperation to Lord Korund, who is also a wizard.”

The startled look was somehow the moment when the whole story was resolved.

“You said that Lord Corund refused to cooperate?”

“Of course. Before we discuss right and wrong, there’s no noble who would laugh at the system… no, there’s no noble who would show this to you!”

For something like that, there are quite a few people who are openly dissatisfied.

“Certainly, there was a clash with Sir Aiden recently. I thought it was an acceptable solution, but Sir Aiden doesn’t seem to think so.”

“Wow, wizards are really shameless.”

I laughed as I watched Korund sweat profusely.

Aren't you one of those wizards?

***

Entering the audience room, I bowed to the Patriarch Tenelon and briefly explained what had happened in the Holy Nation.

“Are you saying Haydn Reich used the power of the demon?”

At first, he looked obviously disappointed because he couldn't come to a 'settlement', but as the story progressed, his face began to brighten.

“Yes, because what flowed out of his body was ‘magic’ along with the aura.”

“It seems that even the world’s greatest Haydn Reich had no choice but to bow his pride before the power of the Demon King!”

Tenelon, who has a hearty laugh, looks somehow happy.

I'm getting the general idea.

The holy relic he possesses, the Demon God's Sacred Relic, is a holy relic that allows him to utilize magic and control demons.

Literally, 'a sacred relic for the Demon King'.

'If you can perfectly control the Demon Spirit, you should be able to easily kill a Demon Spirit-infused Sword Saint.'

Of course, that means Tenelon is drinking a huge bowl of kimchi stew.

'The Black Sword Master must know about the existence of the Demon Sword Master, so wouldn't he have come up with his own countermeasures?'

Even if it doesn't exist, there is no possibility that the 'Magic Spirit' will work on the Sword Saint who possesses all kinds of 'mental resistance' abilities.

“Very truly, that is so, Lord Tenelon.”

But I guess there's no need to tell you first.

I was so happy that I fell asleep while beating the drum and janggu.

Since it's come to this, why don't we just pour some more oil on it?

“By the way, if they’re going to build a demon farm of that size, then they must be cooperating with the Grand Masters.”

Oh! It looks like you're doing something called 'thinking'.

As Tenelon said, if the Poison Hall was built, there is no way the high priest within the Holy Nation would not know.

That means.

'The Holy Nation supports the work of the Sword Master.'

If that happens, there will be no guarantee that there will be only one more lonely battle that was previously destroyed.

“Oh, by the way, I had something to tell you.”

Tenelon suddenly changes the subject of the conversation.

When I glanced at him and asked, “What’s going on?”, he opened his mouth.

“It seems like the ‘closed eyes’ have been moving to investigate us recently.”

Closed eyes? Why don't I know?

“Is that so?”

“Okay, do you know anything?”

“Well, this is my first time hearing about it.”

“That could be possible. He must have just returned from the Holy Land.”

I think 'Yurien' knows most of what happens in 'Closed Eyes', but in any case, I am not the leader of 'Closed Eyes'.

Moreover, as the name 'Imperial Household Agency' suggests, there are times when things are handled in an unofficial, secret manner.

“I think you should take care of it.”

I almost laughed inwardly at the absurd words.

Why would I do it? The answer is that I shouldn't do it even if I can.

“It’s difficult. I’m also a member of the ‘closed eyes’ group.”

As someone who belongs to the Dawn Society and holds the title of 'Bishop', it may be presumptuous of me to say such a thing, but I know that this is 'Yurien-like'.

It's just a pretense of being polite, even if it's just for the sake of oneself.

“Well, if a member of the same closed eye group is affected, you, Yurian, might be suspected.”

Tenelon understood, as he thought it was reasonable.

“Then I guess I’ll have to leave it to another bishop to handle it.”

“Then I’ll take my leave now…….”

After giving a brief nod to Tenelon, who nodded in agreement, I was about to leave the audience room.

“What do you plan on doing about Aiden’s case?”

As expected, Patriarch Tenelon seems to have noticed what's going on between me and Aiden.

“Are you planning to handle it the same ‘way’ as you did with Gerard?”

A question that hints at a hint of skepticism.

Unlike when I first joined the Dawn Society, Tenelon held a little hostility and suspicion toward me.

I don't know what the intention behind that question is, but I'm not going to be as generous as I used to be and turn a blind eye to everything.

“I didn’t deal with Gerard. Wasn’t he ‘dealt with’ on his own?”

One, what does it matter now? It's over.

“That’s true too.”

He nodded, somehow understanding and yet somehow not understanding.

“Yurien, as you guessed, after Gerard disappeared, the Black Knight also stopped appearing, so the saying ‘you sow what you please’ is very fitting.”

“Haha, that’s right.”

“But what happens if the Black Knight appears again?”

As if leaving a lingering impression, Tenelon said nothing after that.

“How could that happen?”

Yeah, that could happen.

There's the black knight you mentioned.

I have no intention of using that identity for the time being.

I'm busy with other things, how long do I have to imitate this?

That's a no-no.

***

It goes without saying that Aiden's lab is located in the slums.

However, the exact location has not been determined yet. To find out, I decided to use the people in the slums.

It wasn't difficult to seek the cooperation of the Bloodthirsty Group.

– “If you cooperate with us just this once, you’ll turn a blind eye to the fact that criminals were active in the martial arts hall… right!?”

It seems that Tsuare, the master of the Blood Demons, was thinking about what happened at the martial arts hall.

“What does that have to do with us?”

The problem is that Meyer, who was temporarily in charge of the 'Nameless Guest Group', does not seem very cooperative.

“Hasn’t there been an incident of demons appearing in the slums relatively recently?”

“Why is that?”

“What I am looking for now is related to that.”

“Get out, it has nothing to do with us.”

Short speech, frivolous attitude.

It was clear that he grew up in the slums.

The little guy is being spoiled.

“Shouldn’t we maintain order here?”

“We don’t have to do that. There are plenty of other guys in the slums besides us.”

Hey, not that much. There are only two more groups.

“Aren’t you going to help me?”

“Yeah, and first of all, I don’t know your speed, so I don’t see why I should help you.”

And then there's the boasting.

'Should I scare you?'

That's possible, but it would be a problem if Meyer developed strange feelings if things went that way.

Although it has potential, I don't want to be compared to the 'five-colored' wizard.

After thinking about it for a moment, I slowly opened my mouth as a brilliant idea occurred to me.

“That’s too bad.”

“Whether you feel sorry or not, it’s none of our business.”

“It’s not about me, it’s about the Black Knight. Since you said it doesn’t matter, I’ll be going now.”

After saying this, I turned around and pretended to go back.

“Hey, hey! Say it again. Who would be disappointed?”

How is it that it doesn't deviate even an inch from expectations?

“The Black Knight. The one who asked me to do this was none other than ‘him.’”

“That… is it true?”

Yeah, that's true.

'Because I am the black knight.'

Well, I'm not really active right now, but let's just say it's like that.

“Are you saying this isn’t for the Dawn Society?”

“Yes, to be exact…….”

Sneak.

I whispered to Meyer.

“To uproot them.”

When Meyer looked at me with a slightly surprised expression, I just smiled.

I know it's a dangerous statement that could be discovered at any moment. But that's what 'Yurian' said.

'Mayer has no choice but to listen to the Black Knight.'

That's what a savior is.