Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 241

Episode 241. Recognition (1)

Even if it is revealed that Yurian is the 'Black Knight', nothing will change.

It is an obvious and unchangeable truth that he helped himself.

“Puhahahahaha……!”

Yurian starts to burst into laughter at Meyer's question. The smiling, cross-eyed man usually has a smiling expression, so it was difficult to tell that he was 'happy'.

One, seeing them laughing so loudly made me feel like they were truly enjoying themselves.

‘… … It might change a little.’

I corrected my thoughts, thinking that my impression might change a little.

The 'Black Knight' is a character who epitomizes seriousness, reminiscent of a dark night.

It is only natural that your impression would change if you found out that such a 'black knight' was a man with a sly smile like Yurian and who constantly insulted his opponents.

“I’ve had that misunderstanding a lot. Well, it’s not really that different.”

Yulian nodded, not seeming particularly offended, and continued speaking.

“A man who is known as a master of swordsmanship and who carries himself with a serious attitude. Isn’t that exactly how I describe myself?”

“……How could that be?”

“Of course, I am more knowledgeable in swordsmanship than the Black Knight.”

Hoho, Yurian let out a short laugh. If it were normal, Mayer would be angry at his behavior, but today, Yurian seemed a little strange.

‘… … No matter how I look at it, it’s suspicious.’

I think I have a rough idea why he's trying to hide it.

If the identity of the 'Black Knight' was Yurian, then the things he has done as the 'Black Knight' up until now are also the actions of 'Yurien'.

That means, all the actions that wiped out the nobles and went against the imperial rules are now attributed to Yurian of the 'Closed Eyes'.

If that happens, it won't end with just a dismissal. It would mean that a member of the imperial agency has harmed a noble.

'It seems like you're hiding something.'

Meyer narrowed his eyes as he watched Yurian continue to sneer.

***

“Huh huh…….”

And although I was smiling, I could feel cold sweat running down my back.

You must not get caught.

If it's discovered that I'm the 'Black Knight', I'll be in trouble in many ways.

First of all, there will be social problems and there will be great controversy within the Yeomyeonghoe.

'My goal was to escape from the Dawn Society.'

If it is discovered that you are a 'Black Knight', you may not be able to escape, but rather be buried somewhere.

Even Meyer has some connection to the 'Dawn Society', although not closely related.

So, I have to catch him. So that it won't be revealed that I was the 'Black Knight'.

“Ahem, sorry.”

I stopped laughing and waved at Meyer, apologizing. She didn't seem particularly offended.

“By the way, it seems that Lord Flügel’s lessons were quite meaningful.”

In a hurry, I tried to change the subject. At first, Meyer looked at me with suspicion, but when the topic of Flügel came up, he nodded in agreement.

“Damn old man… I don’t know about anything else, but his ability is definitely there.”

“If you say so, then our relationship has become quite close?”

“Yeah, I don’t know about anything else, but that old man always tells me that if he dies, he’ll die by my hand.”

As if responding to the news that their relationship had become closer, she let out some venomous words.

“Did you get the cane?”

Once again, I brought up the subject of the 'Black Knight' to get away from it.

"cane?"

“Yes, it is a basic custom for wizards to receive their first wand from their teacher.”

"what!?"

She glanced at the Flügel staff lying next to her, then clicked her tongue.

“…No, I asked for a cane because I needed one. So he said I should buy it with my own money since I was getting paid too……”

Come to think of it, there was one condition that Meyer set when he became Flügel's disciple.

A monthly salary that came out as research expenses including insurance. I remember Meyer asking for that.

“So you bought it yourself?”

“No, I insisted that I wouldn’t buy it until you bought it for me.”

“Then, when you broke Lord Flügel’s barrier, you did it without a staff?”

"huh."

Meyer nodded. I clicked my tongue inwardly at his innocent behavior.

A genius is a genius.

“That’s not the problem now, is it?”

Meyer was trying to change the topic back to the 'Black Knight'. However, I couldn't take my eyes off the Flügel staff lying there.

'It's late.'

Flügel seemed a little late. Was he perhaps harboring strange thoughts? I wondered, but his words and actions a moment ago gave no sign of that.

“The barrier has been broken, and the staff is here.”

As a wizard, without a 'staff', Flugel is just an old man. No, he's stronger than a normal old man. Still, he can use some of the 'magic'.

After hearing my soliloquy, Meyer also glanced at the cane made of wall wood.

After that, Meyer's eyes widened in surprise as if she had realized something. Leaving her behind, I kicked the ground and walked towards the room where Flügel had headed.

BAM──!

I kicked open the closed door with my foot and looked around.

'… Tsk.'

As expected, Flügel was down, as if he had been attacked by someone.

The floor is a puddle of blood.

“Damn old man!”

Meyer rushed to the fallen Flügel. Ignoring the pool of blood, she knelt down, placed her hand on Flügel’s chest, and began to summon the spirits.

The spirits we had seen before naturally permeated Flügel's body and began to heal him.

“Are you okay?”

“……He’s not dead.”

If he wasn't dead, I could have saved him with Meyer's hands. Thinking so, I looked around.

‘… …Refined magic is scattered.’

There was a bit of magic surrounding it. It was so faint that it would be impossible to notice unless you were a 'vessel' like me or had experience raising 'demons'.

Yet, it was clear that there was still a lingering sense of 'remnant thought' here.

'Why couldn't Flügel fight back?'

Even without a staff or a barrier, he is a royal wizard.

Being an Imperial Wizard means that you are one of the strongest wizards in the Empire, and at the same time, it is proof that you are a first-class wizard acknowledged by the 'Emperor'.

'Although there are restrictions that prevent royal officials from touching it… … .'

As I thought about that, I looked at the fallen Flugel's face again.

'To hand over something, Flügel moved.'

Perhaps something related to the 'Horn of the Demon God'.

Could it be that whoever attacked the Flügel came here to take it away?

With that in mind, I looked around the Flügel and noticed documents and instruments scattered around in a messy manner.

It doesn't look like a trace of 'resistance'. Perhaps someone who attacked me tried to intercept the item Flugel was about to hand me.

Emperor Adratan.

Did he do something to prevent people from revealing where the 'horn of the demon' was buried?

'But, that lunatic does something like this?'

I don't know.

However, it is certain that the Flügel was attacked to silence him.

The reason why the imperial magician Flügel was unable to put up a proper resistance was probably because he was attacked by someone who possessed the 'Emperor's Mark'.

Imperial wizards cannot harm anyone related to the 'royal family'.

Because the contract was activated, Flügel was unable to resist.

“We have to find the culprit.”

As I muttered this to Meyer, who was treating Flügel, she turned her head.

“Can you find it?”

"yes."

I have to find it somehow.

'The Horn of the Demon God' seemed to be taking a backseat now, but I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

'I have this feeling that someone is moving to stop me from finding out.'

It's very unpleasant.

***

In fact, there are several groups that cannot be separated from the 'Yeongmyeonghoe'.

The nobles did so, and the wizards did so.

When the group called 'Dawn Society' was first founded, all of its members were magicians.

Proof of an energy source called 'Magi'.

A way to magically cycle it at the same time.

Transformation of the yin element.

That was the reason why the 'Dawn Society' came into existence.

“……Ahem.”

Therefore, we can boldly say that 'wizards' have a close relationship with the Dawning Society.

One of its members, 'Matopju' Einhard Win Solvern, is also a member of the 'Dawn Society'.

“It’s difficult for me to tell you that.”

Einhard, a member of the Solvern family, the most proficient in magic among the four great families of the Empire, showed an embarrassed expression after hearing my words.

“There is an administrator in the Magic Tower, but don’t you know that its owner has been the imperial family since ancient times?”

“So, you can’t show me?”

“……Ahem.”

Once again, Einhard cleared his throat. 'Flugel' had been attacked. That was the message he had relayed, but Einhard still seemed unwilling to talk about the internal records.

“There are surveillance devices installed on all passageways in the Magic Tower. Wouldn’t it be easy to ask to see them?”

“Yurien, I know you are an imperial agency, but this is beyond your authority.”

Einhard let out a sigh.

“Aren’t you aware that you can’t access information about travelers without the royal family’s orders?”

“It’s not that I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking you this urgently, Lord Einhard.”

I smiled.

In fact, it was an authority I did not want to use, but the discomfort I felt now was already too much.

So, authority is used. Power is used.

“No, Monsignor Einhard.”

I will use everything I have to find out who attacked the Flügel and the location of the 'Mashin's Horn'.