Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 184

Episode 184. Blackout (2)

Lazrot felt the air freeze.

A masked man appears accompanied by two bishops.

The aura he gave off was so strong that it would frighten ordinary people, and the eyes visible through the mask were so sharp that just meeting them would make you break out in a cold sweat.

'Patriarch, Tenelon… … .'

When Tenellon, the leader and center of the Dawn Society, appeared, the surrounding air seemed to turn cold, perhaps it was because of my mood.

'What should I do here?'

The conversation ended with Pern being persuaded to hand Dantes over to Sir Yurian… … .

Dantes died, and the Patriarch appeared.

A desperate situation.

Lazrot was in an awkward situation where he couldn't do anything.

If I greet the Patriarch like this, Fern will find out my identity.

If we had just stayed still, we couldn't predict what would happen if we committed blasphemy.

Of course, it was because of the existence of 'Fern' that the situation became so awkward.

“Who are you?”

Fern's cautious voice breaks the silence and echoes through the alley.

At his feet was the dead body of Dantes, and the blood flowing from it was spreading widely along with the rainwater that soaked the ground.

“I guess this guy is one of the ‘Closed Eyes’ that was tracking us.”

“I'll take care of it.”

When one of the bishops attempted to lift Tenelon's staff, Tenelon raised his hand and stopped him.

“No, this would be perfect for a ‘test’.”

At that moment, everyone was tilting their heads at the tone of voice that seemed to have some intention behind it.

Understand──!

A gush of blood gushed out from Fern's thigh.

“Ugh……!”

Lazrot opened his eyes and couldn't follow what was happening.

All I felt was a jolt of air, and when I came to my senses, blood had burst out of Fern's thigh.

Perplexity appeared in Fern's green eyes.

'No match for him.'

As if that thought occurred to him, Fern immediately turned his back and prepared to run away.

“Meet the Patriarch!”

Upon seeing Fern's attitude, Lazrot immediately knelt down and began to worship Tenelon.

Lazrot was of the opinion that it would be better to eliminate Fern in order to eliminate the danger, but Yurian 'suspended' that judgment.

Since Yulian had judged it that way, he decided to buy some time for Fern to escape as quickly as possible.

'Run away, you idiot!'

Fearing that Fern might run away because of him, Lazrot partially revealed his identity.

The surprise was short-lived, and Fern quickly stepped back and began to run away in the opposite direction of Tenelon.

“Hmm… unexpectedly, I guess knights like to fight head-on.”

“You would want to avoid becoming a fly in the ointment.”

“I see. You’re right, Emily.”

Is it the confidence that you can catch a runaway Fern at any time?

For now, they were the ones who were leaving him alone.

Thud, thud.

Although he couldn't see Tenelon's face because his head was buried in the ground, Lazrot was certain that Tenelon was approaching.

As the dark energy, like a mountain, reached before him, Lazrot bit his lip.

“Thank you for your hard work, my disciple. Thanks to your efforts, we were able to easily find Dantes’ location.”

“I, I just did what I had to do as a member of the church!”

“What a noble thought. What is your name?”

“Lazrot! My name is Lazrot. Your Highness!”

“I will remember your name.”

I'd rather you not remember.

Lazrot trembled and had impure thoughts.

“Your Highness, what will you do with the knight who ran away?”

“It’s not hard to find him in this slum. But.”

Tenelon paused for a moment, then brought his hand to his chin and swept it over.

Somehow, Lazrot felt a sense of joy and felt goosebumps, but he could not raise his head.

“As I said before, I’m thinking of taking a ‘test’.”

***

I tilted my head at Pintel's words.

“What do you want to say?”

“It means exactly what it says.”

So, you're asking what that 'literally' means.

“The Closed Eyes member who started digging for information on us knows too much to keep him alive.”

“So, you are saying that you will kill my ‘subordinate’ in front of me, who is now a member of ‘Closed Eyes’?”

“It is not my judgment.”

What does this mean? If not your judgment, then whose judgment is it?

I was about to ask Pintel, who had no clue, but when I saw his shaking eyes.

Could it be that he personally ordered something like this?

Someone who can concentrate the Bishop in the slums and make things happen.

It would be possible for someone at least as high as an 'Arch Bishop', but that wouldn't be Eleanor.

That's right.

'Tennellon has moved.'

That gentleman, it looks like he's starting to move his heavy butt, what's he thinking?

I can understand why you came here to eliminate Dantes, but go further.

Are you also planning to remove elements you don't like?

'The timing is bad.'

The bishops of the 'Dawn Society' are now gathering to replace the patriarch.

The instigator… … is a bastard.

But there is still time for the timing to ripen.

'Should I hit Tenelon now?'

no.

I can't afford to make the mistake of being a careless person.

A definite time and place are needed for 'decision'.

It is impossible to remove the huge mountain called 'Patriarch' now that it is not ready.

The water streams must come together to form a strong current in order to deal with the 'Patriarch' and eliminate the unnecessary noise that arises afterwards.

'Only by eliminating the noise can we truly eradicate the Dawn Society.'

If you ask whether the 'Dawn Society' will disappear even if only the 'Patriarch' is removed, that is nonsense.

Someone else will appear to take his place.

Ultimately, what I want is the complete collapse of the 'Yeongmyeonghoe'.

“It’s nothing to worry about.”

Pintel spoke up.

“By dealing with that closed-eyed member called Fern, the imperial animosity towards the ‘Dawn Society’ may increase, but now is not the time to weigh that.”

As I said before, the biggest risk that comes with organizing 'Fern' is for me, who has 'closed eyes'.

But if I oppose, my position in the Dawn Society will be further diminished.

Tenelon will use that as an excuse to expel me, or rather, to kill me.

Because it was against his will.

“The Patriarch is also watching this situation closely. It is certain that the judgment of Sir Yurian, who has ‘closed eyes,’ will also be closely examined.”

Pintel, who knew that, opened his mouth urgently.

“You know, our cause is now focused on Sir Yurian. If you don’t exist, everything will go down the drain!”

There is not a shred of negativity in Pintel's fierce tone.

He doesn't do things for some grand reason like 'a cause', but his words are not wrong.

Anyway, Colparando, Pintel, and Eleanor.

That's why I started relying on the name 'Yurien'.

“You must make a cool-headed judgment. Even though he is a member of the ‘Closed Eyes’ faction, you should not give him affection.”

Looking at his earnest attitude, Pintel was showing genuine emotions as if it were his own business.

'Make a cool-headed judgment.'

The heightened emotions caused by 'open eyes' ran wild for a moment, but soon began to subside.

Thanks to that, my thinking is relatively faster than before.

'Pintel, I know what this guy wants to say.'

I guess it's about not being blinded by personal feelings and planning for the future.

'surely.'

As my emotions calmed down, the things that needed to be let go began to become more apparent.

It's not for the grand reasons Pintel talks about, it's for my own comfort, but it made me feel more certain.

“Currently, reports indicate that Bishop Emily is pursuing a member of the Closed Eyes faction.”

“What happened to Dantes?”

“It is said that it was dealt with by the hand of the Patriarch.”

As expected, you took action yourself.

“Where is the location of the closed eyes unit?”

When I showed that I was going to solve it myself, Pintel's face began to brighten.

“If you guess the direction, it seems like it’s going past Area 4 and probably heading here.”

"hmm."

“I think it would be necessary to show our loyalty to the Patriarch on this occasion by executing a fellow ‘closed eye’ member. If only that could happen……”

“It will be easier when we kill the Patriarch later.”

"you're right."

If that's the case, there's nothing we can do.

The most important thing is my safety.

It's heartbreaking that someone other than the 'villain' is sacrificed for that.

'People need to be cruel.'

by the way.

'The finger-breaking operation is probably still in progress.'

I'm so tired I could die.

***

Hit──!

Fern quickly left the place and felt nauseous from the overwhelming pressure.

“Ugh…….”

At the same time, pain began to rise from the wound on my thigh.

'Magi… … .'

At first, he couldn't even guess what was piercing his thigh, but the ominous aura rising up was similar to the demon's 'thing'.

The remnants of evil thoughts that Mashin spread across the continent, namely, Magi.

The masked man shot 'magic' like a bullet at an invisible speed.

'Is he the leader of the Dawn Society…?'

Fern, who had been running away while suppressing the pain that was slowly rising, began to sort out the situation as calmly as possible.

'If so, why Dantes?'

I couldn't help but have doubts.

If you are the leader of the 'Dawn Society', shouldn't you be saving the members of the same Dawn Society?

'No, Dantes was being chased from the beginning.'

That too to Lazrot.

'Lazrot… …!'

At the thought of him, a terrible anger began to boil over me, ignoring the pain.

'Traitorous son!'

Leaving his anger behind, Fern decided to just think about surviving in this place.

Anyway, the issue regarding Lazrot was something that could be resolved as long as he could return to the system alive.

'however.'

Why does the ominous feeling grow stronger the more I run away?

Kwaaaa …

While thinking like that, Fern, who had arrived at the bridge leading from the slums to the system, looked down at his feet.

The water level in the waterway, where the heavy rain had raised the water level, seemed to have a stronger current than usual.

'Once you get past here, you can ask the military police for help.'

I still felt an ominous aura close to 'Magi' from behind, but it would be okay if I could just get past this point.

With a sigh of relief, Fern stepped onto the bridge.

At that moment, a familiar silhouette came into view on the other side of Fern.

“Sir Yurian!”

I knew he was a mess from all the blood and wounds, but I wasn't particularly worried when I saw him walking proudly like the moon rising above the water.

Yurian slowly raised his head, perhaps hearing Fern's words.

Squint-eyed, not showing the usual emotions.

A faint smile.

However, something feels strange. When I think about it that way.

Srrrrung──!

Yurian drew his sword.