Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 275

Episode 275. As a Brother (1)

A ritual room where 'Earth Pollution' is in progress. At the same time, evidence of another 'Horn of the Demon God' appeared in the 'System Window', and I thought it was as expected.

'Aiden.'

I was reminded of 'Aiden', who I had dealt with in the sewer before.

This guy continued to research the 'Horn of the Demon God' and gained the attention of the 'Dawn Society'. Because of that, I hid my identity as the 'Black Knight' and took care of him together with Eileen, who was hiding here.

'Bloody Tuesday.'

Aiden's research results and the annoying events caused by his disciple. I thought I would never come here again after stopping those.

'Yulsis is causing trouble for many people.'

Still, looking at the 'demons' moving around below, I feel fortunate to have found them so easily.

'These are ritual sacrifices. They will never come out.'

Phew.

Once again, I sighed and looked down.

'Should I break it?'

After a moment's thought, I shook my head.

'No, let's leave it to Pintel.'

If it was indeed a 'ceremonial ground' as I had expected, it was obvious that Yulsis would have deployed defensive troops.

There is even a chance that 'Kikubad' will be deployed.

'When I listened to Kaldrak, he said that he was alive.'

Well, I guess I knew it.

I would like to avoid engaging with Kikubaad as much as possible. If I do, I would also like to avoid one-on-one situations.

“Yurien, gasp… gasp, Yuurien!”

Herand, who had been following the rough and rugged underground waterway path due to poor organization, felt sorry for him as he panted and barely managed to keep up.

'You managed to follow me?'

Reckless expansion simply to increase scale. Afterwards, the structure of the 'underground waterway', abandoned due to poor management, could be said to be like a maze.

In that sense, I thought you would follow me, lose me, and turn back in fear.

“Take care of the family… take care of the family! It’s you!”

Even when the distance between us gets closer, he says things like that.

'Tsk.'

Both I and 'Yurien' think that Herand is the person we can communicate with the most within the Cryphat family.

There is also Joshua, but he is just a 'bad guy' who can be used, and the only person who comes to mind as a 'blood relative' is Herand.

Even Herando, who kept asking me to 'take over the position of the head of the household', was starting to get annoyed.

“How about you stop, Brother Herand?”

Being able to communicate well means that you fall into the category of 'understanding'. I couldn't help but feel hurt when he told me to step foot into the 'Creifart family', which I absolutely hated.

“You’re just being patient because you’re Brother Herand, but don’t you know that I don’t like being associated with the ‘Cryphat Family’?”

“But, but Yurian… huh?”

I was about to leave the ceremony to Pintel and return after finishing my argument with Herand.

Herand, who had been speaking, looked into the inside of the sewer as if he had seen something strange.

“You, who are you?”

Herand shouted inside. I also looked back to see what was going on.

Then, a man and a woman came into view, staring intently at this place.

They are armed. Even judging by the spirit they exude, they are not ordinary people.

'……crazy.'

When I saw those two, I started to get chills down my spine.

It's not that the spirit exuded by the two people in front of me right now is so terrifying. On the contrary, it was at a level that could be suppressed with a competitive spirit.

The problem is.

'Why couldn't I feel it?'

Yurian's trained body. And, the refined mind and 'mana efficiency' are very sensitive to killing intent and hostility.

Perhaps, it was also a result of the life I had lived. That innate ability to ‘detect’ was unable to catch the spirit of those two.

'Why?'

Are they so strong that they are on a different level from me? No.

This is a problem with my person.

“Nice to meet you, Sir Herand. My name is Aihan Metronome of the Royal Knights.”

Of the two, the man with the scabbard on his waist spoke first. He bowed politely to Herand and showed him the Royal Knights emblem.

‘… … The gaze is not kind.’

Aihan Metronome.

A member of the 'Royal Knights'. I've seen this character in the settings book, so I know his name.

The gaze that Aihan gave me was not very kind. If 'Herand' had not been around, it would not have been strange for him to run towards me right away.

'this guy.'

Like Kikubad, it is guarding the 'horn of the demon'. It would be better to think that Yulsis placed it there.

“So, does that mean the author is also a member of the Royal Knights?”

“No, it’s my brother Ariam Metronome.”

“……Why are you two here?”

House Craiphat. Living up to their reputation as one of the 'four great houses' of the empire, Aihan did not seem to have any intention of attacking them easily.

However, seeing that his murderous intent was growing stronger, it seemed like he had no intention of sending me back like this.

Since I lost one of the 'horns of the demon', is it natural to make such a judgment?

“I am guarding this place by order of His Majesty the King.”

“What is in front of here…….”

“It is a secret facility managed by the imperial family.”

"secret?"

Herand bristled slightly at Aihan's words.

“This is a place managed by the Cryphat family! Although it was a business run by the imperial family, all authority should be held by our Cryphat family!”

Herand's voice rose slightly.

'Is this the Cryphat family's property?'

Oh, so that's why Herand was following this complicated path.

“But, are you saying that you didn’t even get permission from our family!? Even if you are His Majesty Yulsis, isn’t that an act that breaks the rules?”

Herand raised his voice. I looked at him again.

Up until now, there have been people who have spoken negatively about the 'royal family', but no one has ever tried to tie them down by mentioning 'discipline'.

That would be the case, since the 'royal family' was above all laws of the empire.

'No matter how much you are a member of the royal family, you must follow the established rules.'

That's what Herand is saying.

“Umm…….”

Aihan sighed at his own opinion.

At the same time, behind Aihan, he saw his younger sister raising her bow.

A guy squinting his eyes and aiming at me with his bow. The bowstring was pulled back to his ear and taut, and the moment he realized it, the sharp arrowhead cut through the wind and flew straight at me.

Kang──!

I had been preparing for a long time, so I took out my moon sword and shot the arrow.

Sparks flew into the air, and at the same time, the seal of the 'Royal Knights' came into view.

'Ugh… … !'

Aihan, who was talking to Herand, ran towards me at the same time as the arrows flew.

Swish, kang──!

As the guy's blade and my sword met, a loud noise echoed inside the culvert.

As if it felt like a signal, Aihan began swinging his sword repeatedly.

Aihan, who showed off his skills and dug into my arms. I could clearly tell what his purpose was without even having to hear it.

'Are you thinking of pushing me back?'

Behind me is a drainage ditch that leads to the lowest level of the culvert. It's the same height from which Aiden fell in the past.

“Can you do it?”

Understanding his intentions, I asked Aihan. Then, the guy frowned.

He knew it too. He charged forward with great momentum, but his 'skill' in handling the sword was not up to my level.

What 'Geomseong' taught him was the swordsmanship that could defeat all 'swords'. Because it was ingrained in his body, most of Aihan's attacks that tried to push him back were useless.

“If you can do it, you’re here!”

With a shout of spirit, Aihan's sword began to turn red.

The ultimate in mana management, 'Aura', began to be exerted. To counter it, I also began to breathe Aura into the Moon Sword.

Slurp.

Moonlight began to seep into the damp underground sewer.

“Ugh……!”

In the meantime, I began to feel a great pain in my chest. At the same time, the moonlight illuminating the culvert began to gradually fade.

My breathing was difficult. At the same time, I could feel the 'mana' flowing inside my body fluctuating irregularly.

'Ugh… … .'

Damn, I think I'm going to throw up.

“That witch was right!”

The moment I was about to step back from the disgusting feeling inside my body, Aihan ran towards me.

In order to block the attack, I swung the 'Moon Sword', but it was impossible to deflect Aihan's attack like before.

Presence or absence of aura.

That's where the difference in power started to show.

“Ma… witch?”

I slowly raised my gaze, holding back the nausea. Then, I saw Aihan’s younger brother, who had shot the arrow earlier, holding something.

'The Mirror of Ishak… …!'

The first descendant designated by the sun god Solalun. To prove his faith, his descendant sacrificed his son and made a mirror from the jewel from his body.

“That fu*king bitch.”

When I looked in the mirror, I started swearing.

The 'Mirror of Ishaq' is set to show the 'majesty of the sun god' to the 'unclean being' reflected in it.

Here, 'unclean being' refers to a demon.

It is also possible to say that the 'majesty of the sun god' causes 'burning pain'.

The problem is that this mirror is one of the 'holy relics' managed by the 'Sacred Nation'.

“This is crazy. Why is this here?”

“This is something I borrowed from the witch Abigail, for you.”

Aihan let out a sneer.

“The witch is right. You must be dying because you have a demon inside you.”

Aihan, who was smiling brightly, began to push me away while gradually increasing the intensity of his 'aura'.

It was just as he said, a taste of death. From the moment I saw myself in that mirror, I couldn't use 'Aura' due to nausea.

Perhaps, it is because of the 'Angelica' inside me. Because I am raising the guy in mana blood, he is affected by the holy relic called 'Ishaq's Mirror'.

“You would use such a cowardly trick, the Royal Knights will be in trouble.”

Gradually, the drain behind me got closer. A cool breeze blew across my back from below.

'Brother Herand.'

The situation is so nauseating because of the 'Mirror of Ishaq'. Even more, the Royal Knights are right in front of me, desperate to kill me.

In that situation, I started to worry about Herand for no reason.

'It'll be okay.'

Herand is a member of the Craiphat family. There is also the matter of the 'Orn Craiphat', and there is no need to antagonize the 'Four Great Houses' in order to gain the support of the nobles.

So, Yulsis will not touch 'Herand' either.

“No matter how dirty it is, safely carrying out the royal command. That is the reason for the existence of the Royal Knights, Yurian.”

“Is that so?”

I held back my nausea as much as I could from Aihan's words and opened my mouth.

“Then, I believe you will understand even if it gets dirty.”

“What is that… ugh!?”

I threw the Moon Sword back and grabbed Aihan by the collar with one hand.

As the immense force pulled him towards him, Aihan swung his sword to counterattack, but he twisted the man's wrist to the side with his other hand.

'There is no chance of victory where there is the mirror of Ishak.'

Thinking like that, I hugged Aihan and jumped into the drain.

A height so high that if an ordinary person were to fall, they would die instantly. As soon as it came into view, I cursed inwardly.

'shit.'

Omniscient Aiden's point of view.

I also experienced it.