Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 101

Episode 101. Unpleasant Air (1)

Up until now, I've never stood up and created anything to maintain the status quo, but I thought Aiden's case was too much.

That's why I went to see him to make sure that he had the upper hand in his mind.

It wasn't difficult to find the location.

Thanks to having previously spoken to 'Pelcor', it was easy to find out what he was doing and where he was.

‘… … But why are you here?’

As I thrust my sword into Aiden's shoulder, I noticed Lazrot staring blankly right next to me.

“Ugh, what the… is this!”

In the middle of my rambling, Aiden's voice, almost like a scolding, interrupted me.

“Sir Aiden, I have not come here to talk.”

I laughed as I watched him bleed.

“I came here to put an end to it.”

“Ugh…….”

Yeah, I came here to finish it.

No matter how much each person has their own position, that guy dared to try to take my life. And this wasn't the first or second time.

There's the Alphas incident at the Academy, and there's also what happened on the Resonance Train this time.

I absolutely cannot overlook it.

“Ha, haha… The ending? Yurian, I know you can’t kill me. What are you talking about on that topic… Eeeeeeek!”

I twisted my sword slightly to silence Aiden, who was raising his voice.

“Do you really think so?”

It's true that killing is something to be avoided, but this guy seems like he wouldn't have much of a guilty conscience if he just brushed it off.

I must have done a lot of bad things in the game and here too.

Moreover, he even threatened my life.

There is no compromise.

“Tsk, stop showing off for nothing…….”

Aiden, who was opening his mouth, sensed the sincerity in my expression and gradually started to trail off and mutter something.

huh?

At that moment, I could feel mana rippling from the guy's staff.

Hey, you shouldn't act so recklessly.

“Kuaaaah!”

Before that, he slightly lifted the sword he had thrust into the guy, canceling the magic spell with the pain.

“Killing is not difficult. You know what I’ve been doing so far.”

Of course, I'm not the Yurian of the past now, but at least I seem to be that way to him.

“There is even an excuse to silence other nobles.”

“Ughhhhh.”

“Illegal research on demon horns. If you reveal it to the world, everyone will have no choice but to keep quiet about your death.”

“Th, that… was all disposed of by order of Lord Tenelon!”

“Huh. Is that really true?”

lie.

I dismissed his words like that.

It is well known that he did not give up his research.

Then the event won't happen.

'Bloody Tuesday.'

In the work, Aiden does not stop researching the Demon Horn despite overcoming all kinds of adversity.

Perhaps even now, under Tenelon's orders, he is continuing his research.

Because of that, the guy dies at the hands of 'Black Star' in the story.

'The protagonist won't leave the demons running wild in the system and slums.'

However, Aiden's research, which was killed by the 'Black Sword', did not disappear.

While cleaning out Aiden's mansion, members of the Donatien School discover research-related materials, and experiments begin again to fulfill the school's dream.

That is one of the essential events that appears in the game <Let's Kill the Demon King Now>, 'Bloody Tuesday'.

Unless there is a great danger, it would be right to let Aiden do this event.

but.

'There's a high chance that the Demon King will be born here, so it's a problem.'

The 'Demon King' wants the resurrection of the 'Magic God', and the resurrection of the 'Magic God' means 'Game Over'.

That is, it means the destruction of the continent.

So are you going to leave it alone?

If it were me in the beginning, I would have left it alone since it was something that 'Black Star' would take care of, but now that crazy guy has been in exile for a long time.

“If you kill me here, you won’t end up ordinary either! There are…… other sect members’ eyes here!”

Who? Lazrot? He's on my side.

No matter how much I yelled and threatened, there was no change in my facial expression, so I could see that he was slowly giving up.

“Haha, just kidding, Sir Aiden. Do you think I would kill you?”

“Then put this sword away immediately! You filthy mongrel… Kyaaaaak!”

Ignoring the guy who was talking nonsense, I took out a dagger from my bosom and cut the guy's right eye.

A terrible scream echoed clearly inside the carriage.

“But you can do anything else you want.”

I smiled very kindly at him.

I would like to end it here, but my goal is the guy's 'research material'.

'An event that must be carried out. The original story and swordsmanship couldn't stop it.'

It is possible now.

Because the cause of the event called 'Bloody Tuesday' can be eliminated.

Killing Aiden right now would be one way, but whether or not Iza dies, the research will continue somewhere.

The wizards of the Donatien family will develop and research it based on it.

Then, there comes a situation where the belly button becomes bigger than the stomach.

'I'll spare you for the time being.'

To clear it all out at once.

Now that I've caused such a commotion, Aiden, blinded by rage, will stop at nothing to kill me.

It won't be difficult to find the 'Demon's Horn Research Journal' during the process.

'Pelcor will find it for you.'

by the way.

'Crazy, creepy.'

A sticky sensation that passes through your fingertips.

Of course, it was cutting off the eyes of a living person. The sensation transmitted through the dagger was not very pleasant.

“Yes, yes, this guy……!”

Still, I suppressed my discomfort and kept a smile on my face.

I feel like something is missing.

What would 'Yurien' have said here?

I would have scratched my head a little more with his characteristically venomous tone.

“Don’t be so angry. Now, at best, it’s a thing of the ‘past’.”

Yeah, this guy is good at repeating what the other person said like Tai Chi.

Because he seems like a bad guy.

I smiled brightly, put away my sword, and took a step back from the carriage. Aiden glared at me with his one remaining eye, burning with anger.

“Then, I will take my leave. Whatever you do from now on, remember the pain in those eyes.”

After saying that, I turned away from the carriage.

'……hmm.'

The problem is Lazrot, who happened to be here.

If what happened here today gets rumored within the Dawn Society, Aiden won't be able to stay still.

This officially counts as disobeying Tenelon's orders.

I was a little worried that Aiden might not deal with Lazrot, but I concluded that he wouldn't.

He needed at least one more person right now.

I guess they've been caught, and they might even order me to be watched openly.

Anyway.

'All I want is for Aiden to take action personally.'

His title is Bishop, and he belongs to the Donatien family.

If you have a lot of derogatory and insulting nicknames, and above all, if you get beaten by Yurian who is 'half-baked', then you will get your tail between your legs.

It is safe to say that Aiden, who enjoys the support of the 'purists', is losing his base.

'In other words, today's events amount to a declaration of war.'

In that sense, I glanced at Lazrot.

After that, he brought his index finger to his lips and made a gesture of zipping it up.

Like when they do a mouth-to-mouth inspection in a movie.

'Be quiet, Emma.'

You must have figured it out.

***

“I didn’t know you received such good reviews from the secretary’s office. It seems you did an amazing job guarding Prince Yulsis.”

Odwin's businesslike voice resonated softly through the office.

“Of course. Who do you think I am?”

To her words, I shrugged my shoulders and answered in a sarcastic manner.

Actually, there were all kinds of different things going on.

It gets overlooked because Yulsis doesn't say anything.

“Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve heard that arrogant tone.”

“Did you miss me?”

“It’s not like I’m that crazy.”

Odwin responded to the joke, which was not a joke, with a tone of slight bewilderment.

As the leader of the so-called 'Closed Eyes', she had no hesitation in treating Yurian.

“I know it’s new, but I didn’t know you would volunteer for escort.”

I didn't want to apply either!

I said I would support him because I saw Tenelon's suspicious gaze and felt the need to retrieve the sacred relic, the 'Bell of the Night'.

I would never have done that normally.

“Of course, the Holy Land is dangerous, isn’t it? Especially for someone like you.”

“It was actually dangerous.”

"……yes?"

I had the experience of having three huge holes appear in my body.

If you don't call this 'dangerous', then there's a good chance he's mentally ill.

“Prince Yulsis said there was nothing particularly dangerous?”

“Doesn’t that mean I worked really hard?”

“Ah…… yes.”

You're talking nonsense again.

Odwin, who showed such a nuance in his eyes, moved his gaze to the documents as if searching for something.

“And, take this.”

“What is it?”

She handed me a piece of paper.

“This is the bonus I received in connection with this escort mission.”

Bonus?

Although that statement was funny, I gladly accepted it. Who doesn't like money?

'……wow.'

But, contrary to expectations, there were quite a few '0's' in the numbers written on the documents.

If you consider that 1 nar is worth about the same as 1 dollar.

'As expected, the royal family is the royal family.'

They're shooting tens of millions of won for one thing.

“It seems that this incident has become an opportunity for the royal family to highly regard Sir Yurian’s ability to perform.”

“Aren’t I always amazing?”

“It’s really great to just wipe out people or wipe out demons.”

I know why you brought up Odwin.

It seemed like he was trying to say that it was useless except for killing things, but I couldn't really refute it. It was true, after all.

“I’m talking about the other side’s ability to perform. It’s a bit recent to say the past… but before you got your head hurt, you didn’t do anything other than killing, and you didn’t want to perform.”

Listening to it, it didn't seem like a bad thing for the leader of 'Closed Eyes'.

If Yurian's work as an escort to the royal family increases, the leader of 'Closed Eyes' will also have a slightly wider position in the royal family.

“Isn’t this a good thing for Captain Odwin?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then why are you so blunt?”

I sensed a hint of discontent in Odwin's tone, so I asked him directly.

“I am the leader of the closed eyes. You are the ‘leader’ of the closed eyes.”

I know.

She hesitates in front of me as I nod my head.

“I didn’t think I was particularly an authoritarian person…….”

Looking at his actions so far, that seems to be true.

“But I think that if you are the leader, you should be paid more than the members.”

I understand why you started talking about such a strange topic out of the ordinary.

“Captain Odwin, are you short on money?”

“It’s not a problem. Even if the nobility falls, three generations can still live off of it.”

“Then what is the problem?”

Odwin frowned slightly at my questionable tone.

“It looks……unmanageable.”

Her answer was absurd.

A little while ago you said you weren't authoritarian.

***

After completing the escort mission and returning to the palace, the gazes of those around me seemed to have changed slightly.

“I heard that you carried out His Highness Yulsis’s escort perfectly this time.”

“That guy? It would be fortunate if he hadn’t caused any trouble.”

“What’s strange is that in the past, he would never have performed missions like escorting…….”

“It seems that he will do anything to catch the eye of the royal family.”

Actually, I didn't really care that I was mentioned.

Whether noble or commoner, it is common to pursue gossip in order to have smooth conversation.

'But, please try to make it so I can't hear you.'

After leaving Odwin's room, I stopped by the secretary's office for a moment and then headed back to the 'closed eyes' office.

The voices of the nobles chattering away kept ringing in my ears.

Have they lost their sense of fear?

If you're afraid of me dancing with swords, you'd better buy it yourself.

“Is everyone talking about Sir Yurian?”

A voice broke out among these nobles.

A lively and friendly tone.

The owner of that voice was Diana, a member of Matap and a friend of Eileen.

“You’re over there. How about we talk in person?”

A voice filled with pure questioning, without any hostility.

When the nobles heard her words, they coughed and went their separate ways, while Diana, or rather Eleanor, approached me.

“You don’t have to worry about it.”

Looking at her like that, he pretended to know her, but his words became cold as if he had taken off his mask.

“I’m nervous. I need to have a private conversation, but the gossip is annoying to my ears.”

“Since it’s a secret story, why don’t we make a separate place to discuss it?”

“I’m busy too. I have my life as Eleanor, but I also have my life as Diana.”

Once again, as I walked back to the office of 'Closed Eyes', she started walking at my pace.

“You must be very busy. Since you have just become the Arch Bishop, your workload must have increased.”

“Thanks to you.”

“So, what do you want to say?”

As they walked through the long gardens within the palace, Eleanor smiled.

Fake smile. Looks like you're smiling because other people are watching you.

“What happened to the blacksmith?”

Oh, was this it?

It's a name I don't really want to talk about.

“Did Lord Tenelon ask?”

“I haven’t asked yet. But I thought it would be good to know in advance, so I’m asking.”

“I'm alive.”

Eleanor smiled at my words, turned her head, and met my gaze.

“Didn’t you say that you would definitely conclude it?”

What is the ending?

That's something Tenelon should do himself.

Well, you sent me away because you couldn't do it with your own hands.

“Something unexpected has come up. I will speak to Lord Tenelon about it myself.”

“Oh, wouldn’t it be better to tell me? As Arch Bishop, my job also includes ‘managing’ the Bishops.”

“Don’t be so authoritarian. I…….”

As I was speaking, an ominous feeling came over me through my skin.

It didn't feel like 'hostility', but it was an aura of hidden impure intentions.

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⇒ 〈Amazing Intuition〉 detected covert actions.

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"hmm."

I let out a short groan and glanced at Eleanor.

“Is this also part of the ‘management’ you spoke of?”