Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 46

Episode 46. A warning for me (2)

⇒ The unique trait “Open Eyes” has been activated.

“Aren’t I……speaking!”

Oh my. Papa!

When Yurian, who always kept his eyes closed, opened them, the aura emanating from his body caused the floor of the audience room to crack and stone fragments to fly around.

Life mixed into every word.

An aura reminiscent of the harsh winter.

Up until now, there have been instances of the 'Dawn Society' showing off their arrogant side or using auras to overwhelm, but never once has Yurian shown off their murderous intent in this way.

Even without any intention of hiding his hostility, his sword began to glow with moonlight.

Yurian's specialty, the 'Moonlight Sword'.

As the beautiful blade was revealed to the world, moonlight seeped into the dark audience chamber.

“Hee, heeeeek……!”

'Monsignor' Pelkor, who had memories of being struck by that moonlight, shrank back with a thoughtful expression.

“Cough…… Cough.”

Of all of them, Aiden was feeling the most pressure. He began to cough, as if his breathing was becoming difficult due to Yurian's life.

'As expected… … . A monster is a monster.'

Eleanor, who was watching Yurian like that, stuck out her tongue.

Overwhelming force, unrivaled.

Just encountering a glimpse of that unfiltered power made Aiden feel short of breath.

“Oh, oh, oh. I got excited.”

Perhaps thinking that he had been too harsh, Yulian also began to put away his overwhelming murderous aura with an awkward smile.

Perhaps she is holding back because she is worried about Aiden. She has noticed that he does not uphold Tenelon's authority, but he 'pretends' to do something for his own purposes.

“That’s amazing.”

Tenelon opened his mouth with a smile that could be seen even behind his mask, as if he did not dislike such pretense.

“You have been able to overwhelm the bishops and members of the church gathered here with just the spirit of Auror.”

Although Tenelon cherished all his bishops, he placed special trust in Yurian.

'… … A swordsman of hatred, one with powers on par with Haydn Reich.'

Likewise, he was humiliated by the 'Black Sword' and as a disciple of the 'Black Sword', he holds his power.

It was truly something that could not be helped.

It is to have him by your side, to learn and use that great swordsman's sharp sword.

“Bishop Aiden.”

“Yes, Arch Bishop.”

“Are you making a replica of the ‘horn’ I created, just like Bishop Yurian said?”

Aiden, who was somewhat taken aback by Tenelon's soft tone of speech, bowed his head for a moment.

He looked nervous and moistened his lips with his tongue before raising his head again.

“……Yes, that’s right.”

“That’s not good. You’re doing that on your own without even telling me.”

As expected.

Seeing Aiden speak with an anxious attitude, Eleanor felt that her prediction was correct.

“But I don’t really care.”

Tenelon looked at Aiden as if he didn't care.

“Anyway, isn’t it just an inferior replica compared to the horn I’m making? If such a fake can be used to fight against the imperial family, then it doesn’t matter.”

Eleanor nodded, thinking that Tenelon would tolerate the cult members who were making 'replica horns'.

'Then would you also tolerate human experiments on ordinary people?'

Eleanor tried to bring it up, but felt it was meaningless. Even if she were to suggest some common ethical concept, it would only be ignored.

“He is conducting human experiments on ordinary people to perfect his counterfeit goods. Are you saying that you will just stand by and do nothing?”

Eleanor looked at Yurian with slightly surprised eyes. This time, he had asked the question she should have asked.

“Citizens who follow the laws of the Empire can also be seen as accomplices who obey the ideology of the Imperial Family. If they can be used to increase the power of the Dawn Society, what’s the problem?”

… … a fallacy, a paradox, extreme egoism.

Eleanor was quite surprised by Tenelon's values, which were different from the goals of the Dawn Society that she had thought of.

At the same time, I felt suspicious of Yurian, who brought up the topic of ordinary people.

He joined the Dawn Society simply to pursue power.

He who desired 'horns' more than anyone else.

I wondered, 'Is that okay for the general public?'

“I’m just worried that the conference will be caught up in the fake experiment.”

Of course, she also knows that Yurian's question comes from self-protective thoughts rather than compassion for the general public.

“As the number of artificial demons using horns increases, the group that uses them will be more noticed, even if they are not aware of our actions. No matter how much Bishop Aiden flies and crawls, it is impossible to completely avoid their information network.”

“Hmm… that’s true too.”

“So I think it would be best to refrain from experimenting on ordinary people. Bishop Aiden, hehe.”

Yulian lets out a short laugh.

At first, Aiden used to be playful and talkative with him, but he couldn't find that kind of composure anymore.

“Bishop Yurian. Known as the ‘Laughing Executioner,’ he seems to be grieving the death of a commoner.”

Aiden, who sensed that if the story ended like this, it would be used against him, provoked Yurian with a mocking look in his eyes in order to somehow turn the tide.

“I heard you grow orchids. From your perspective, aren’t the common people inferior to those orchids?”

“Haha, really?”

“If not, they wouldn’t have killed the subjects without warning at the imperial order.”

Aiden taunted Yurian with venomous words, but he ignored him and quickly turned his head away.

Although his attitude was that he would not respond to unnecessary provocation, Eleanor saw it clearly.

Brrrrrr.

Yurian's hands were shaking slightly as she answered.

Is it because of anger at Aiden's provocation?

If not that, then out of guilt for massacring civilians?

'Surely not… … The author wouldn't do that.'

Her predictions were both wrong.

The reason why Yurian's fists were shaking slightly.

'……Angelica.'

The story about the 'orchid' that Aiden brought up reminded me of 'Angelica', who I had to break up with.

***

“You fu*king bastard…….”

Aiden left the Genmel Monastery and boarded the carriage.

As he looked at the shrinking Genmel Monastery, Aiden's pounding heart began to calm down, but at the same time, he was overcome with discomfort.

Yurian.

The relief of being away from that monster of a guy.

At the same time, the humiliation he feels at having sabotaged his own experiment.

Aiden swore without hiding his awkwardness as two incompatible emotions welled up in his head.

'It's good that Tenelon has shown mercy, but it will be difficult to experiment with replica horns in the future.'

The reason he risked his life and entered the Dawn Society, which was being pursued by the royal family, was solely for the sake of his family's long-cherished wish.

It's natural to feel anxious since we won't be able to conduct experiments to achieve it for the time being.

'No. Making an elixir using the demon's horn is something we can wait for later.'

Haste makes waste.

Aiden had to do human experiments no matter what, but looking at today's progress, it seemed impossible if Yurian was watching.

'Should I put in some rain…?'

I don't feel like it, but I have no choice.

With that thought, Aiden opened his mouth to the groom.

“Alphas Mayhand.”

At the call, the coachman lifted the hood he was wearing and looked into Aiden's face.

“Is the pursuit of the Cryphat family worth enduring?”

“Yes, it’s fine. Even if they’re knights like me, there’s bound to be a difference in rank, even if they’re not the entire family and Joshua can move them directly.”

His face, which had a bitter smile, was stained with blood.

“Then let me ask you one more question. Do you still owe me a favor?”

Alphas nodded.

“This life was originally destined to disappear like the dew on the execution ground, but Lord Aiden saved it. This favor will never disappear.”

“Then that’s good.”

Aiden smiled with satisfaction at Alphas' candid answer.

“Then bring Yurian’s head in front of me. Regardless of the means and methods.”

***

Due to the warning sent to Aiden from Genmel Monastery, mass production of replica horns will be delayed.

The 'Black Star' side and the 'Imperial Family' side also bought time by catching the tail of the Yeomyeonghoe, which is a matter of the future.

'The problem is, Aiden, who holds a grudge against me, might do something.'

What on earth would you do?

The recent 'mansion raid' incident also did not appear to be led by Aiden.

He is a guy who doesn't care about doing inhumane things in order to fulfill his family's long-cherished wish.

'I don't think you'd make a hasty move after saying that much.'

But the guy is a wizard through and through.

I couldn't predict how he would act, but at least if he thought about his own life, he wouldn't do anything to turn Yurian into an enemy.

***

dripping.

“Did you call, Sir Yurian?”

The next morning, as Lazrot entered the office, I turned my gaze to him.

"welcome."

As we greeted each other with a light smile, a faint purple color fluttered above Lazrot's head.

In the past, I tried to relieve that feeling, but now I'm not really interested in it because it's easier to control someone if you instill a certain amount of fear in them.

“Your report on the ‘Surprise Attack by the Dawning’ was quite helpful. If anything happens in the future, please report it immediately.”

“Understood, Sir Yurian.”

Of course, just using the 'whip' doesn't help improve efficiency. Sometimes, a 'carrot' is also needed.

“Ah, Lazrot. Take this before you go.”

"……yes?"

Lazrot, who was looking at me with a nervous expression, swallowed hard and reached for the documents.

“What is this?”

As he read the contents, his gaze stopped at the bottom of the document, where the seal of the Bayer Academy was printed in large letters.

“Isn’t this a letter of recommendation for admission to Bayer Academy…?”

“Yes, this is the letter of recommendation I promised you earlier.”

"……promise?"

“Didn’t you say that if you worked under me as a spy for the Dawn Society, I would help children from lowly orphanages enter Bayer Academy?”

Actually, it was a bit difficult to say the word 'lowly', but in this case, I thought that if it was 'Yurian', I would use this kind of tone.

Lazrot began to look over his letters of recommendation again.

“Well, it’s not a forgery, is it?”

As one of the continent's hegemonic powers, the Adratan Empire boasts a wealthy and powerful nation and is also a place with a strong passion for education.

The Bayer Academy, the most prestigious educational institution in the empire, is always packed with students.

Even the students who can take the entrance exam are selected randomly, so there are many cases where even high-ranking nobles fail.

So, Lazrot's question is natural.

Because even the most prestigious families have difficulty obtaining letters of recommendation for admission to Bayer Academy.

“You dare say that this Yurian forged something?”

I can tell you for sure that it is not a fake.

This was something I received from Vice Principal Alomm Chorni during a special lecture during a recent 'Closed Eyes' mission.

“Ah, no……! How could I…….”

“Well, that’s good. With this letter of recommendation, the children from the orphanage you attended will also be able to take the entrance exam.”

Lazrot, who had been listening to me silently, raised his head and met my gaze.

The half-open eyes of Yurian, reflected in the anxious eyes, looked far from a good person, to put it nicely.

Even though it was clearly an action that started with good intentions of ‘keeping a promise.’

“No matter how much I look at it, it’s an impression I can’t get used to.”

"……yes?"

“No, I’m just talking to myself.”

With those words, I stood up and grabbed my coat.

The Bayer Academy, which was the subject of their conversation.

There is a practical exam scheduled there today, and I have to act as an instructor there.

'Still, it ends today.'

I headed to the academy with a light feeling, but my steps felt somehow heavy.