Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 168

Episode 168. Admiral Lee Dok (2)

I don't know about anything else, but this definitely felt good on my skin.

That the poison of 'Yurien' is stronger than that of Annarui.

Annarui's gaze, which had been in control, soon changed to one of fear, and Fern's worried air became even more relaxed.

If the battle continues like this, it won't be long before I seize the opportunity.

'Puppet poison.'

It was after enduring Annarui's poison that I felt like the flow had completely changed.

One of her signature moves.

Having endured it, it is only natural that victory would come.

Of course I thought about it that far.

'… … would you have done so?'

To be honest, I was surprised too.

I also didn't expect that I would fall victim to the 'puppet poison' she spread.

Since there were so many enemies, I would have been suspicious at least in normal times, but I never imagined that something like that would happen at a meeting hosted by Pintel.

That too, poisons champagne.

It was a stab at medicine.

Besides, if it weren't for the notification I heard in the middle, I would have run away from there right away and neutralized the poison using mana management.

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⇒ I am addicted to 〈Puppet Poison〉.

⇒ Resisted the attack of the 〈Mental World〉.

[poker face]

[Showing off your presence]

[two-faced]

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A fact I had previously experienced with the Demon of Change.

This lofty self of 'Yurien' cannot be broken by attacks from the 'spiritual world'.

Heaven and earth

I am the only one who is worthy

The ego of this psychopath, who thought he could carve out a world on his own and overcome everything on his own, was close to being immune to 'mental attacks'.

Going further.

'Ugh… … .'

Brrrr──!

A trembling hand comes into view.

At best, Yurian's body reacted negatively, saying, "Are you trying to break my spirit with this much 'poison'?"

Kill that bitch right now.

'I guess I benefit from that damn ego.'

He told me to be quiet for a bit, and as I held the hand holding the sword with my other hand, my trembling began to calm down.

“What do you want to do now?”

Now that 'Puppet Poison' has not worked, it is safe to say that Annarui has no choice.

The normal poison she spread was blown away by the 'Aura', and her ultimate attack was no longer effective.

If this was Anna Lui's workshop, there might have been some sort of solution.

'I never thought I would be discovered like this.'

It's all thanks to learning Zahat's 'Aura Sonar'.

Although I received help unintentionally.

I'm grateful, so I guess I should at least give him some food.

“Ugh, ugh…….”

He had used all his tricks, and they had all worked for others, but he was out of luck.

The psychic poison doesn't work on Yurian.

Annarui took a step back with a frightened face.

However, she still thought there was a way to live, as her eyes darted around without hesitation.

'There won't be any major changes in the current situation.'

“Anna Lui, if you think about it for a moment, it’s very easy to return from here alive.”

I smiled and tried to create an atmosphere that was as intimidating as possible.

But I didn't really do anything.

With this guy's face, even a slight smile would scare the other person.

“If you just tell me who your employer is, I’ll give you a break.”

“……You’re letting me go?”

“Hmm, that would be difficult. There are other people watching besides me.”

Suddenly, my gaze turned to Fern.

The guy gives off the vibe that 'do whatever you want', but I know he doesn't mean it.

Even though he was a member of the Knights Templar, Fern is now a member of the 'Closed Eyes', which prioritizes capturing criminals.

“I’ll give you some food. What do you think?”

“Crazy…! Do you think that’s negotiable?”

“So, does that mean I can die here?”

Once again, I looked at Fern.

“Sir Fern, are you aware that it is okay to show leniency to criminals who cooperate with ‘Closed Eyes’?”

“Yes, I know that too.”

“Look. A life where you can eat as you please is more valuable than a life where you die. Annarui.”

If you resist, I will kill you, but if you confess obediently, I will give you a comfortable life in prison.

Well, I guess that's what I meant, but even that seems humiliating.

Crack──!

Anna Rui, with the color of 'fear' above her head, expresses her anger.

She would know too.

That there is no way out of me.

“It’s fu*king annoying, but what can I do about it now?”

Annarui shrugs her shoulders and makes a helpless gesture.

It's a scene I've seen a lot… … .

Anna Rui, with a determined expression on her face, took out two objects that looked like beads from her bosom.

Ah! The villains always disappear with cliche lines like 'We'll see!' or 'I won't leave you alone next time!'

Perhaps it is a magical tool that stores 'poison' or 'smoke'.

I guess you're thinking of running away.

'We have to stop it before something annoying happens… … .'

Phew──!

But something unexpected happened.

As Annarui's gaze turned to me, Fern, who had closed the distance between us in an instant, thrust his sword into her neck.

“Ugh, ugh…….”

Annarui steps back, spitting out a handful of blood from her mouth.

Fern, who chased her to the end and knocked her down, pushed away the 'magic tool' bead with his foot and pulled out the embedded sword.

Choaaaak.

To exaggerate a bit, Fern reported to me after the preemptive strike without much emotion, even though the blood fountain was creating a rainbow.

“I took action before anything useless happened.”

“I see. Good job.”

As expected, it seems that the label of being from the 'Knights of the Blue Lion' was not given to him for nothing.

If there is one thing I regret, it is this.

“What are you doing, Sir Fern? Please stop the bleeding quickly.”

"yes?"

“He is an important witness and piece of evidence in today’s incident. Shouldn’t we keep him alive to extract information?”

Fern, who was shocked by my words, hurriedly tore the curtain and began to apply emergency measures to Annarui's neck.

The poison that Anna Rui herself used must have gotten on that curtain, but well… … .

'It's my own poison, so I'm immune, right?'

Otherwise, it would be a shame.

… … But if my neck gets stabbed, can I survive?

***

Doesn't public power always say that the situation is over?

As he said, the defense force arrived at the exchange hall after the incident was over.

“Thank you for your hard work, Sir Yulian… Did you know something like this would happen and wait for me?”

Oh, I forgot.

I was one of those 'public authorities' too.

In response to the question from the person who seemed to be the highest ranking among the defense forces, I smiled instead of answering.

I have nothing to say or do, so it's just like that.

A voice whispering from behind pierces my ears.

“As expected, you are the royal hunting dog. You have a keen sense of accomplishment.”

“Otherwise, that smiling executioner would never have come to this photo exchange event.”

It's just as they say.

For personal reasons, 'Yurien' will not seek out such exchanges.

No matter how you look at it or think about it, it looks like the performance-obsessed guy knew something like this would happen and came looking for it.

“If you knew, shouldn’t you have told me in advance?”

“That’s right. You’re monopolizing the credit all by yourself.”

… … Well, if other people saw it, it might look like this.

In fact, I never even thought that 'Anna Lui' would attack.

This side was here to catch the person who was spreading useless rumors, 'Dants'.

'Come to think of it, that guy.'

He ran away.

It has become confirmed that the person in question is the guy, and furthermore.

'Is that the guy who hired Six Fingers?'

To hire 'six fingers', you need a huge amount of capital.

Even though it is a slum group,

Since the 'Christo Family' would have no problems in that regard, I became even more curious about his true intentions.

'Well, is that something I can do by digging up Annarui?'

That will do.

"for a moment."

Leaving the rest to the defense forces, he was about to turn back when Fern opened his mouth to address the defense forces who had been muttering a moment ago.

“It’s because Lord Yurian doesn’t care about the likes of you that he’s letting it slide. If another knight had heard your nonsense just now, he wouldn’t have let it slide.”

Fern, who was glaring at the defense forces with sharp words.

Why is this guy like this all of a sudden?

Oh, now that I think about it, I think I know.

'Wasn't he a guy who had a serious sense of belonging to the group he belonged to?'

When Fern first saw him, he was a man with great pride in the 'Knights of the Blue Lion'.

In addition to his aversion to 'Closed Eyes', he seemed to particularly dislike 'Yurien', who had a lot of friction with the 'Knights of the Blue Lion'.

It's still a wonder that you somehow managed to enter my 'closed eyes' and be in awe of me.

“You…?”

The defense force looks at Fern and asks, "What's the big deal?"

Then Fern showed me a seal with a 'blue lion pattern' on it.

“Hey, were you a member of the Knights of the Blue Lion!?”

“Sorry, we are sorry……!”

“Apologize to Sir Yurian.”

The defense forces apologized to me at Fern's words.

It almost feels like 'I don't deal with trash', but the correct answer is that I'm so used to it now that I don't really think about it.

'But if it's Yurian… … .'

It wouldn't have just passed by.

“I thought you guys had a few more lives. I guess not. Haha.”

But really, how can you not be interested in those guys and what they say?

I showed my signature smile and left the scene, leaving behind the defense forces that were starting to turn into the color of 'fear'.

After that, Fern followed him.

“You still have the lion emblem.”

“Yes? Oh, yes. Sometimes it comes in handy in places like this.”

“That’s a valid thought. Even if you don’t know it from the outside, ‘Closed Eyes’ is not in a good position internally.”

But, something felt a little strange.

“Isn’t that… impersonation?”

“……I’m sorry to the defense forces, but I have not ‘recognized’ you as currently a member of the Knights of the Blue Lion.”

That's true too.

He's a former journalist, but he surprisingly has a tendency to use tricks.

“Oh, I forgot.”

"yes?"

Because of the circumstances at the time we met, I couldn't ask, but there was one thing I was curious about for Fern.

“Why was Lord Fern at the exchange meeting?”

Why were you there?

“Actually…… there was someone I was watching.”

Surveillance? Who?

“Dantes Christo. He seems to have close ties to the Dawn Society, a group that has been active in the system recently.”

“Hoo…….”

It was starting to smell a little bit dangerous.

From what I heard from Lazrot, it was already known that Fern was investigating to catch the tail of the 'Dawn Society'.

I had been neglecting it because it didn't seem like it would bear fruit.

'Dantes is the Bishop of the Dawn Society. The outlines of the investigation have not been properly established yet.'

But just the fact that his name was mentioned to Fern meant that there had been some progress.

It's dangerous.

If the tail gets stepped on like this, it could become annoying.

Not only Dantes, but me too.

“Sir Yurian, are you alright!?”

Pintel, who had hosted the exchange meeting, approached us at an inopportune time.

'Have you heard?'

If Pintel overhears Fern's conversation, he may have another rash attack.

Even if you don't value the survival of the 'Dawn Society', you probably don't like your identity being discovered.

“Yes, how about Sir Pintel?”

“I’m fine!”

Fortunately, judging by his reaction, Pintel didn't seem to hear Fern.

“Sir Pintel, I apologize for the inconvenience caused by your involvement in such a strange incident as the organizer.”

“Well, it’s nothing. I should have expected something like this to happen.”

'I should have been more prepared.'

Pintel muttered like this.

“What is your name?”

“Yes, my name is Fern.”

“Yes, Fern. Could you step aside for a moment? I have something important to discuss with Sir Yurian.”

Fern hesitated for a moment at Pintel's words, then nodded and greeted me politely before leaving the seat.

“Lord Yurian.”

The guy opened his mouth with a very serious expression.

“Have you found the person in question?”

“Yes, I think I found it.”

“Thank goodness!”

“But I’m not sure. Let’s make my suspicions clear through the culprit caught in this case.”

Pintel seemed to agree with what I said.

“I’m sure Your Majesty Yurian has a lot on his mind, but can I ask you something?”

A very serious face. I watched what Pintel was saying.

“The author named Fern.”

Hmm? Why him?

“If we leave it like this, it could be a nuisance to Sir Yurian. After all, he is the one who is spying on us.”

Pintel's words made me feel like things were getting tiresome.

“I have to kill him.”