Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 102

Episode 102. Unpleasant Air (2)

⇒ 〈Amazing Intuition〉 detected covert actions.

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

"yes?"

As Eleanor asked with a slightly embarrassed look on her face, I lightly traced Mana's 'feeling' on the coat with my hand.

“It’s wiretapping magic.”

“……Tsk.”

The magic of the 'Yin element' has outstanding powers in areas such as wiretapping, camouflage, and hiding.

Since Eleanor was a fifth-tier magician of that kind of dark magic, she was good at using such tricks.

“You’re still quick-witted. The other bishops didn’t notice.”

Other bishops.

It seems like he did this to other guys too, not just me.

There's no need for me to go through this too.

Yeah, it's kind of creepy.

“I asked if this was part of what you called ‘bishop management.’”

"yes that's right."

Judging from the fact that the other bishops' complaints have not yet been heard, it seems that the 'eavesdropping magic' that was secretly installed was successful.

“I am disappointed. I thought you had a great hand in becoming Arch Bishop.”

It may be embellishment, but I think it helped her quite a bit in her rise to the position of Arch Bishop.

Anyway, since I gave up and pushed Eleanor, the stakes will be significant.

“……Who do you think you are doing this for right now?”

Whose fault is it? It must be for their own selfish desires.

Having the opportunity to find out a lot of information means accumulating power, especially if it is the position of 'Arch Bishop'.

“It’s because of you, Sir Yurian.”

What? Why me?

This is bullshit.

“I have a responsibility to mediate between the bishops. The Arch Bishop is the position for that.”

That's true. I also declined because I was too lazy to do that.

But why is it because of me?

“What does that have to do with me?”

“You destroyed Bishop Aiden.”

Hey, not to the point of destruction, just a gentle warning, yeah, just a warning… … .

Huh? How did you know that?

When my expression didn't change, contrary to her true feelings, she sighed and began to explain the whole story.

“It’s information that started circulating within the Dawn Society. We can’t be sure because we don’t know the exact source, but since Sir Aiden had injured his eye, most people believed the rumor.”

Perhaps, Lazrot was hiding his identity and spreading rumors.

Didn't I clearly make a gesture to keep my mouth shut?

“So you used wiretapping magic?”

“Yes, from my perspective, I hope nothing big happens.”

“What would I do?”

“…….”

Are you calling that a word?

With that nuance, Eleanor looked at me in bewilderment, then sighed again.

“Even if it’s not you, Aiden’s actions are not normal.”

“Haha, I guess you’re planning to attack my neck with the other bishops.”

I threw out a joke that seemed plausible.

No matter how angry Aiden is or how crazy he is, he's not the type of guy to do something so stupid.

He is a 5th-tier 'Vargo' level wizard and has the potential to soon reach the 6th-tier 'Libra' level.

A wizard who puts knowledge and reason first would not do something emotionally without any gain… … .

“How did you know?”

I thought so, but I guess not.

***

Naturally, the rumor that 'Aiden' was being sorted out by 'Yurien' was spread by Lazrot, who witnessed the scene.

That's because Yurian immediately went to find Aiden after returning to the system.

Given his usual behavior, it's clear that he had some intention.

'I guess you intend to use subduing Sir Aiden as a warning to the other bishops.'

Lazrot, who had been letting his imagination run wild, tried to spread this information within the Dawning.

Aiden suddenly gets an eye injury.

As soon as he returned to the system, Yurian went to find Aiden.

Although they did not spread it directly, they passed the information on to other members of the church so that people could easily associate it with them.

Yurian returned to the office with his eyes closed and heard the truth from Lazrot, who was waiting.

"……okay."

Yurian, who had been listening to the story silently, nodded.

“Lazrot, did you see me put my finger to my lips the day I subdued Sir Aiden?”

“Yes, I saw it.”

“Do you know what the intention was?”

Lazrot tried to check Yurian's intentions with fearful eyes, wondering if he had done something wrong.

There is no way that emotions can be reflected in the half-closed eyes.

Lazrot, who felt suspicious of the intention behind asking such a question, decided to answer honestly.

“……Didn’t you mean to spread the news about what happened that day?”

The office was silent for a moment at Lazrot's answer.

Looking at Yurian, who was staring at him without saying a word, Lazrot felt breathless as he thought, 'Did I do something wrong?', 'Should I have spoken more strongly?'

Just when I was about to realize that I could drown even in a place without water.

“Well done. Haha.”

'thank god.'

Lazrot, who had cleared his mind, felt relieved inside.

***

Ah, if I had just stayed still, I would have gotten to the middle.

My head started to spin at Lazrot's answer.

Clearly, he made a gesture of zipping his mouth.

This means that you shouldn't tell anyone what happened today.

'wait for a sec.'

Come to think of it, has there ever been a concept called a 'zipper' in this world?

'crazy…….'

Because I acted too much like 'Yurien', I threw it away without thinking about the consequences, which was the cause of my trouble.

I acted too thoughtlessly.

It's my fault.

“It’s okay now. I don’t think we need to spread any more stories about Sir Aiden.”

Still, before things got any worse, I decided to silence Lazrot.

If I had known this would happen, I would have been straightforward.

Although he said that he was out of his mind for various reasons after returning to the system, he ended up making a big fuss about the situation for no reason.

“If Sir Aiden does anything strange, please report it to me.”

"All right."

Lazrot answered with a look that said, “Trust me, just trust me,” and after politely saying goodbye, he left the office.

'This is it… … .'

Left alone in the office, I became lost in thought.

This made friction with Aiden unavoidable.

It's what I want, but the problem is that it takes a bit of a detour to get to the easy part.

The 'Bishops' are very self-conscious and hate to bow down to even other 'Bishops'.

But Aiden is doing such things to gather Bishops to fight against Yurian.

'… … Pintel?'

Oh, let's leave him out. He's a weird guy.

In any case, as long as the rumor spreads that I was harmed, Aiden, whose pride is hurt, will not be able to turn a blind eye to me.

'Rumors are spreading, and soon even the common nobles will know about it.'

Then, those who pursue 'purity' would think that they were fooled by a 'half-blood' called 'Yurien'.

'You annoying wizard bastards.'

I was about to let out a venomous remark, but I held back.

What good will it do to curse politely?

In fact, in this worldview, a 'wizard' is something like an omnipotent being.

Anything can be solved with ‘mana’ and ‘magic’.

At the same time, it is said that it is very difficult to turn into an enemy.

'Even the Donatien family is a family that specializes in handling the gold element among the five elements.'

You might get attacked, so it's a good idea to be prepared.

Because I don't think Aiden will allow me to approach him as easily as last time.

Fortunately, we already know the law of the Donatiens.

That means it is weak to the Donatien family's battle magic, 'Jewel Magic'.

'The number of jewels has to be fixed.'

Therefore, the number of magic spells is fixed.

Because there are limits to what you can carry around.

The method of destruction is simple.

It is a method of approaching slowly while reducing the number of jewels using quick reflexes and a certain amount of restraint.

'In the end, I learned the best means of restraint.'

It's not 'Sombra', it's 'Ilpilhwiji', a byproduct of the 'New Sword' trait.

The ability to fire sword energy, or sword energy.

It hasn't been established as a 'trait' yet, but once you get used to it to some extent, you'll be able to handle it freely.

If so, it will be useful for Aiden and further in the battle against the Donatien family.

'But how do you practice?'

Rather than just standing there blankly, I wanted to accumulate some real-world data.

“Lord Yurian, are you inside?”

At that moment, there was a knock on the door, and Fern came inside.

“Thank you for your hard work guarding His Highness the Crown Prince this time!”

A voice that was not typical of someone with 'closed eyes', but rather military in tone.

By the way, this guy was a member of the Knights of the Blue Lion, wasn't he?

“These are letters and official documents from Sir Yurian. I will put them here!”

As he said that, Fern placed the documents he had brought on the table.

Among them, there was one magazine called 'The Knights' that wanted to interview me.

What the heck? Didn't I unsubscribe from that?

“Lord Fern.”

"yes!"

As if someone might say he's from the Knights Templar, his voice booms.

“Do you have a moment?”

“If it’s time, that’s fine, but is there anything you want me to do…?”

"yes."

Please tell me!

Fern said confidently.

“Would you mind sparring with me?”

A moment of silence.

The color of 'fear' rose slightly above Fern's head, whose eyes were wide open.

“If I did something wrong, please tell me. I will correct it.”

***

I managed to convince Fern that it wasn't because he had any particular complaints, but because he wanted to swing his sword.

I moved to the training ground of 'Closed Eyes' and stood there blankly, staring at Fern.

“Phew…….”

The guy took several deep breaths. Perhaps, he was trying to relieve the tension of sparring with 'Yurien'.

“I am ready.”

As Fern spoke with a determined voice, I reached out to him and wiggled my fingers, telling him to come first.

Taking the lead in Dalian is like claiming to be a subordinate.

'What should I do? I need to accumulate data.'

The reason for taking this kind of attitude is to increase the 'understanding' of 'Ilpilhwiji' by using it in real life.

Because it takes a tremendous amount of concentration to blow the 'aura' formed on the sword in the form of sword energy.

⇒ Amazing intuition

⇒ Natural inspection

⇒ See through

⇒ New sword

Even I, armed with all sorts of characteristics, have difficulty using it properly.

'What can you do with something you've never used before?'

So, he provoked Fern to create an environment that was somewhat similar to a real battle, even if it was just 'practice'.

The opponent is trying to kill me.

So that you can run towards it with full of life.

“I will go.”

As usual, Fern kicked the ground with a calmer voice rather than a military one.

The distance began to close.

Against such a Fern, I breathed aura into my sword.

Shh …

I tried to emit it like a sword.

Very lightly.

“Ugh……!”

As the frosty sword energy of the 'Moonlight Sword' flew towards him, Fern, who was flustered, quickly stopped attacking and swung his sword.

'Originally, it would be impossible to block a single stroke with such an awkward posture.'

Contrary to expectations, the sword energy of the 'Moonlight Sword' was easily dispersed by Fern's sword.

'As expected.'

As expected, the 'Black Light', which was not fully awakened, did not have much power.

Even so, it's a bit too much for it to break like a cookie.

===

⇒ Understanding of 〈New Sword〉 has improved.

⇒ I realized the existence of the characteristic, 〈One-stroke writing〉.

===

Fortunately, this attack helped my body understand the concept of 'black energy' a little.

“Oh, just now… did you send an aura?”

The act of blowing the aura attached to the sword like a sword spirit.

Fern said in a bewildered voice, knowing the difficulty of it.

“Yes, I learned the trick through this journey.”

“……You are amazing. It’s hard for someone like me to even handle Aura properly.”

“Don’t be surprised. This is the difference between talent and class.”

He uttered shameless words while looking at Fern, who seemed to be rambling on.

If the guy was a knight too. No, to be exact, he was a 'knight'.

Anyway, since he was a 'knight', he would have high standards when it came to his talents in handling swords and auras.

'If you say it like that, he'll get angry and attack you without hesitation.'

In this worldview, that's what a knight is.

A bundle of pride that believes that despite the differences in their accumulated experience, there is no complete superiority over each other.

Haydn Reich was like that.

Yurian was like that too.

All the articles I've seen so far have been like that.

'So, you too must have your own pride.'

Okay, show me.

I felt a little bad about scratching it, but now I wish he would just lunge at me like he's going to kill me.

Even for the future fight with Aiden.

And for the fight against Tenellon.

“You shouldn’t be flustered to this extent. Are you allowing me to spar with someone with the same skills as a city idiot?”

I raised the level of provocation a little more. If the person who first brought up the topic of sparring takes this kind of attitude, it would be understandable for them to get angry.

“Yes! I will learn by getting in touch with my body!”

No, be angry.