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Episode 264. Underwater work (2)
“Pelcor! Aren’t you supposed to be guarding Area 3? Why are you here!”
“I’m resting, ma’am!”
“Okay! Pelkor will take care of it! Why are you so worried!”
“That’s because he’s like a son! He’s so big and slow!”
Pelkor let out a sigh of relief after somehow sending away the Central Park officials who were trying to enter the rest area.
Looking at such a Pelkor, Zahat smiled faintly.
“Pelcor, you are a son who is very polite, despite your appearance.”
“Do you want to fall behind?”
Pelkor, who had closed the door, looked at Zahat once and said.
“We work together, so we should be polite to each other. You’re older than me, right?”
“I think I’m older than you.”
“I don’t know about the elders, but they are people I would like to beat up with an elder.”
Zahat laughed heartily at Pelkor's poisonous words.
“Now, what should I do?”
Felcor, who had brought Fullgorn to the rest area, looked at him tied up and expressed his discomfort.
“Ugh, ugh!”
Likewise, the members of the Rose Knights who came with him also had their arms, legs, and mouths tied. Zahart laughed in vain as he watched Felcor pondering while placing the two in the rest area.
“Are you saying that you just held on to it without any plan?”
“The beginning is half the work. It is important to think about things after doing them.”
“That may be true in this case.”
Kkkkk, Zahat let out a hollow laugh.
“Ugh, uh…….”
As Zahat and Pelkor were talking, Pulgorn's blurry pupils began to return to normal.
“Whoooosh!”
The blow from the vicious Pelkor must have been quite painful, as soon as he came to his senses, Fullgorn looked at Pelkor with eyes full of fear.
“Don’t look at me like that. It hurts my heart.”
It doesn't look like that at all. Zahat was about to say that to Pelkor, but barely managed to hold himself back.
"uh!?"
Pelkor suddenly sighed and began to examine Fullgorn’s face. Then, he showed signs of worry.
“Now that I look at it, this gentleman. Isn’t he a full-grown member of the Rose Knights?”
“Are you talking about the Knights of the Rose?”
"okay."
Pelkor nodded.
“An order of knights created by nobles.”
“They say they’re a knighthood. In reality, I heard they’re a social club of nobles who created it for the purpose of ‘signboarding.’”
“That’s exactly right. It’s a social gathering, a social gathering.”
As he spoke, Felcor looked down at Fullgorn with a displeased expression.
“Still, when I was in the Knights of the Blue Lion, I was treated so shamefully by nobles.”
Pelkor, who had been shaking his head once, raised his fist. It was a move intended to strike Fullgorn, but he soon stopped.
“Aww, let’s just forget about the past. Right now, I’m serving someone who left a scar on one of my eyes.”
“Did something like that happen with Yurian?”
“It’s a past I can’t even remember anymore. I’ve washed my hands of revenge.”
Embarrassed, Pelkor scratched the bridge of his nose.
“Actually, I can’t really say I washed it. It’s just that when I look at the current Yurian glasses, I don’t feel as angry as I used to.”
“What does that mean?”
“It’s not my place to say this, but people have improved since they were that piece of shit in the past.”
Zahat nodded, seeming to agree with Pelkor's words.
“That is an undeniable statement.”
“As I live, there comes a day when my heart and yours become one.”
Peck, Pelcor smiled.
“Well then, I guess it’s time to call Yurian.”
***
What is going on?
As I headed to the rest area in 'Central Park' with Zahat's words, a strange sight came into my sight.
“Ugh, ugh……!”
Two Rose Knights tied together.
One of them is Fullgorn, who serves as an executive in the 'Order of the Rose'.
'……ah.'
I have a strange feeling of foreboding. I feel like this has happened before. Oh yeah, Pintel. That guy did something similar.
“Sir Zahat.”
I turned my gaze to Zahat. What is this? As I looked at him with that feeling, Zahat turned his head left and right and opened his mouth.
“Well, Urhar has prepared people.”
“Is what Lord Zahar said true, Lord Urhar?”
I turned my head back as I spoke. Urhar, who had come with me here, looked at me with a puzzled look.
“……I don’t know.”
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“Hoo.”
That's ridiculous. Is that an excuse now?
You pretend to cooperate, don't you know that you were trying to hit me in the back of the head?
“Really! I don’t know anything about it!”
Urhar shouted with surprised eyes. Although Urhar’s emotions could be seen through the “Color of Negation” trait, it was only possible in the “negative” realm.
Even verifying the truth of what is said is impossible without feeling 'fear'.
“Yes. I guess I can only say that I don’t know.”
However, Urhar's words were sincere. Whether you believe it or not is a different matter. If they are the 'Royal Knights', they will often carry out missions in secret.
'It's easy to deceive your feelings.'
In many ways, it is a troublesome opponent.
“……It’s something the Black Knight is involved in. I really don’t know anything about it.”
From Urhar's mouth came out words of true resentment.
“Hmm.”
I glanced at Urhar once and then turned my gaze to Felcor.
'Why are you here?'
The words were on my mind, but since I was here, I just had to make him do the work.
“Please open your mouth.”
"yes!"
At my words, Pelkor began to remove the tape from Fullgorn's mouth.
“Phuhaat!”
Fullgorn let out a ragged breath. Then, he began to look at me and Urhur alternately with resentful eyes.
“Urhar, you traitor!”
What is this reaction?
After hearing what Fullgorn had said, I began to feel certain that it was not 'Urhar' who had deployed the Rose Knights.
“How dare you come after me without even thinking of repaying the favor bestowed upon you by His Majesty the King Yulsis!?”
“Are you talking about your back?”
As I spoke, Fullgorn met my eyes. His eyes were filled with strong conviction, but soon the color of 'fear' began to overflow above his head.
“Hmm.”
I thought as I looked at Fullgorn. I was certain that the 'Blueprint of the Mansion' that 'Urhar' had given me earlier, and the map with the location of the 'Horn of the Demon God' written on it, were related to this guy.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have said anything like investigating his background.
'This guy keeps the horn of the demon in his house.'
However, I had no intention of taking it myself.
'What if it's a trap?'
It could be that he created this situation and set a trap for me to find.
If it's Yulsis, then he's in a position to use magic through 'Abigail'.
'There's nothing wrong with being cautious.'
There's someone who'll bring it to you anyway.
“I don’t know how it works, but now that we know there’s this threat, we need to be careful.”
I have no idea why Urhar is cooperating like this, but I can't help but think that he has had a change of heart.
Perhaps, something might have happened that would make the respect for the 'Black Knight' grow even greater.
“I will not accept the information given by Lord Urhar.”
"what?"
Looking at him asking, I looked around and spoke in a small voice that only Urhar could hear.
“If I were to receive the information, the Black Knight would probably take it upon himself to do so… but I can’t pass on dangerous information, can I?”
Actually, if the 'Black Knight' had been someone unrelated to me, I wouldn't have cared.
'It's me.'
Who would want to do something dangerous? Even if it were a place where one of the 'horns of the demon' was secretly stored, there would be security there.
“……That’s, yeah.”
Urhar nodded, as if he understood what I said.
“Then we will go back now. Lord Felcor, would you please take Fullgorn and the knights with you? I have something important to say to you.”
“What!? Let go of it. This kid… Ugh!”
They decided to take him away, so that even the 'owner of the mansion', Fullgorn, could leave.
If he shows himself like this, Urhar will have no choice but to make his own choice.
'Show me your respect.'
I don't really care if it's directed at the 'Black Knight' or the 'Imperial House'.
‘… … Surely, you’re not really going to do that.’
***
– “If I were to receive the information, the Black Knight would probably take it upon himself to do so… but I can’t pass on dangerous information, can I?”
I know. If I tell you this, it will be the 'Black Knight' who will do it.
His identity is hidden from the system, and no one knows his true identity.
The royal family and the nobility. There is no one more suitable to be involved in this matter involving the two.
'Even though you knew it, you tried to share unconfirmed information… …!'
In the park, Urhar, left alone on a bench, folded the documents he had handed him, his lips trembling.
'Certainly, it could be a tough task for a Black Knight with a limited time to operate.'
The things the 'Black Knight' had done up until now were no different from this incident, but with the thought of a 'limited time' stuck in his head, Urhar made up his mind.
‘… … Is this something I have to do?’
Urhar began to weigh the differences between the imperial discipline and the fruits that the 'Black Knights' had to bear.
However, that thought didn't last long.
'The Horn of the Demon God.'
The very fact that it exists in the system is blasphemous. Even though he knew that fact, he knew that he himself was not clean.
So, it needs to be corrected.
'The Full-Gorn Mansion.'
A place where hidden 'magic' flows out to the point where you have to forcibly take out the resonance stone.
One of the demon's horns is definitely there.
Whether it was Yulsis using it to revive the 'Mashin' or to strike some kind of evil, it was true that it was a danger to the 'Empire'.
The 'Black Knight' knew it and was taking action in advance.
‘… … I’ve thought about this before, but I never took action.’
He was just like everyone else he had always cursed at. Even though the current royal family was out of order, he was the one who kept quiet behind their backs and did nothing.
One, hearing the news of the 'Black Knight' gave me the courage to make a decision.
'I always get help from him.'
As he began to gather his thoughts, a gloomy night began to greet him.
The streetlights began to flicker, and bugs began to scurry about, chasing the light.
The sounds of people were starting to become rare. Feeling them, Urhar pulled his hood down and started walking.
'If you think you can help, then definitely help, Urhar.'
Urhar began to head towards Fullgorn's mansion.