Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 64

Episode 64. On the brink (1)

“Thank you for your hard work, Baron. Shall we go back in now?”

“Thank you for your hard work, Sir Yurian. But……, with this incident, how can I get a reduced sentence…….”

After re-imprisoning Baron for his useless remarks, I left the palace after being saluted by the guards guarding the prison.

During that process, I put my nose to the sleeve of the coat and sniffed.

The strong perfume smell of 'Myeongwol Gwan' was so strong that it gave me a headache, and it made me feel uncomfortable because it lingered.

'I want to go back right now and change my clothes.'

My body was strangely rejecting this smell. Strong perfumes were not my taste to begin with, but fortunately, 'Yurian' seemed to have a similar tendency.

‘… … Is this too hasty a choice?’

Suddenly, she began to worry about the 'request' she had left to Tsuare. The chances of her surveillance using small animals being discovered were slim, but there was also the 'one in a million chance'.

'The current Haydn Reich is so different from the original.'

I haven't actually seen it, but his actions so far have been too distracting to be called a 'main character'.

He did not even do the work of a 'black knight' that he was supposed to do, and he left the royal family and the wedding party behind.

As if he wasn't the 'main character'.

'I need to know what the intention is.'

If I lose my mind, I don't know where the story I knew will go.

“……Yurien.”

While I was lost in thought, I heard a voice calling my name. I turned my head and saw a familiar face.

I never expected to see it here.

“Sir Pintel, you look terrible.”

It was Pintel Agrad who was beaten by the 'Black Knight' in the 'Twilight Flame' forge.

A somewhat tired appearance.

Just looking at him under the flickering streetlights made me feel tired.

There was no sense of hostility like before.

It seems like he hasn't realized yet that I'm a 'black knight'.

“It seems like what you told me before didn’t work out. I heard you were taken away by the military police.”

“Yeah, I just got released. That’s why it looks like this…….”

“Considering you were caught at the scene, you were released pretty quickly, huh?”

“Because he is a noble. There was no evidence of a ‘Yeongmyeonghoe’.”

nobility.

I could feel how much was implied in that one word. 'Twilight Flame' is a blacksmith shop run by the best craftsman in the empire, but after all, they are commoners.

'Well, just looking at that situation, you can't think of Pintel as a member of the Dawn Society.'

You might just think it was a simple act of aristocrats.

“By the way, ‘that scene’… Yurian, you speak as if you were there.”

Oops, I misspoke.

I said it in a roundabout way.

“I have to stop by there for a bit. It’s been quite noisy because of Sir Pintel’s business. Anyway, haha. You failed again this time.”

“Ugh.”

Pintel let out a short sigh at my sarcastic tone.

“fu*k, it’s that guy again.”

“That guy?”

“That guy who stole my ‘soul stone’ a while ago!”

“Who is that?”

I knew exactly who it was, but I asked back in a mocking tone.

“The Black Knight, that guy!”

Ugh.

This time a sigh escaped from within me.

'Hearing that name directly makes me feel embarrassed.'

Arthur too, why does his accent get so strong when he says the name 'Black Knight'?

The person involved doesn't even think about it?

Well, you wouldn't think it's right next to you.

“Damn it, I know you have a grudge against us, but why me! Do I have to suffer this humiliation?”

Fintel was furious and shook his hands.

'Well, I can understand your complaint somehow, but I'm sorry.'

The current 'Black Knight' is strangely interfering with Pintel's work.

And the reason is.

'You probably don't know that it's because you openly said that in front of me.'

Somehow I felt sympathy.

But what can we do?

Originally, the guy who was supposed to die survived, so he has to overcome this level of hardship.

I don't think you can know for sure.

“Next time we meet, I will definitely kill you!”

Unable to contain his boiling anger, Pintel muttered with glaring eyes.

sorry.

It's right in front of you.

“Next, that’s the kind of thing only a defeated piece of trash would say.”

I turned my head away at the crude tone of speech that interrupted my conversation with Pintel.

When I saw with my own eyes the owner of that voice, I clicked my tongue inwardly.

'Gerard Oclain.'

There are several figures in the Dawn Order who are as dangerous as the current Arch Bishop, Tenelon.

One of them is a man named 'Gerard Oclayan'.

Later, after 'Tenelon' was killed by the 'Black Knight', he was one of those mentioned as the next leader of the Dawning Order.

'Why is the guy who should be in charge of the western branch of the Imperial Dawn Society here?'

After thinking about it for a moment, I could understand why. To the west of the Adratan Empire exists the 'Sacred Nation of Perenand'.

And recently, 'Geumseong' headed to 'Shinseongguk' for an unknown reason.

'Did you come to the system to avoid direct friction with the Black Star?'

Considering this guy's aggressive nature, he would have thought of confronting 'Black Star' directly.

However, it is possible that the fact that he appeared in the system was due to the direct summons of 'Tenelon'.

“Well, I guess that’s what a defeated piece of trash can say. Right? Puhahahaha!”

Gerard looked at those who followed him and began to laugh loudly. His gums were splitting, and a few gold-plated molars were visible in his mouth because of the laughter.

“Sir Gerard, be careful what you say. Unlike before, I am now a ‘Bishop’ like you.”

“Bishop? It seems this idiot hasn’t heard the news yet! Are you so deaf that you can’t hear anything!”

Pintel's face turned bright red at Gerard's venomous tone, and he clenched his fists.

Gerard doesn't seem to care about his appearance.

Despite being of the same noble family, the character flowing from Gerard's body was more like that of a city swindler than that of a noble.

“Your title as Bishop has been stripped away.”

"……what?"

“You failed to secure the soul stone, and you failed to do it alone without reporting to Lord Tenelon, and you thought you wouldn’t be held responsible?”

Hehe, Gerard let out a short laugh.

Pintel's fists trembled at Gerard's insulting words. Seeing him like that, Gerard shrugged his shoulders and turned his gaze to me.

“By the way, Laughing Squad! Sorry for the late greeting. I am Gerard Oclayan. I am in charge of the Western Branch.”

“Yes, I know you very well, Sir Gerard. I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“Haha. I never imagined you’d be joining us.”

The guy approached me with a completely different vibe than when he met Pintel, extended his hand and asked to shake it. Of course, I didn't accept his hand.

This guy.

'Gerard Oclain' is a bishop who uses all kinds of cowardly tricks, and is a particularly bad guy in the 'Order of Dawn'.

There is also a story about 'Rinne' who accepted a handshake by installing a paralytic drug in her glove and was helpless.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have any interest in shaking hands with men.”

Maybe because of that, I didn't realize that my tone of voice was mixed with displeasure.

“Hehe, it’s still spicy.”

Gerard spoke as if he knew me, but I don't remember anywhere in the game where Yurian and Gerard are acquainted.

Except for the incident in the Holy Land.

“Is that really what came out of Arch Bishop’s mouth…?”

While Gerard and I were talking, Pintel interjected with a look of bewilderment on his face.

His eyes, heavily circled in dark circles, were swivelling.

“That can’t be! That can’t be happening…….”

“Look at reality, Pintel. Haven’t you failed twice?”

“How did I become a bishop, how could that be……!”

Before Pintel could finish speaking, a sharp murderous aura began to rise from Gerard's body.

In an instant, the guy pulled out the dagger he had on his waist.

Chaeng──!

I blocked Gerard's dagger with my scabbard. Sparks flew everywhere, and a small light illuminated Pintel's dark face a little.

“Hee, heek……!”

Fintel, who was surprised, couldn't stand properly and sank to his seat. Gerard, who was watching, snorted once and turned his gaze to me.

“Where are you going?”

His bulldog-like face really had a nuance of 'unexpected'.

'……uh.'

I thought the same thing.

The reason for this reaction is probably due to the body's sensitivity to the character 'Gerard' and its aversion to the desire to live.

“I thought you would pretend not to know, even if it was Eleanor or Dantes.”

“Even so, I care about my colleagues very much. Even though Sir Pintel is inferior, aren’t they still ‘colleagues’?”

“For just that reason? A smiling executioner?”

“Haha. It seems you forgot that I belong to the ‘Closed Eyes’. Can’t we just ignore the ‘murder of nobles’ on the main street of the system?”

That's why I made up an excuse for stopping his surprise attack.

Because it was clearly not ‘Yurian’-like behavior.

“What a clever kid.”

Looking at me like that, Gerard added a word and then turned his gaze to Pintel.

Pintel, who had been looking dumbfounded just a moment ago, bit her lip when they made eye contact.

“You, you little brat, what are you doing now……!”

“Why, Pintel, it was just a prank, hahaha!”

With a hearty laugh, Gerard left with his men.

Pintel, who had been watching his back, slowly got up from his seat and walked listlessly into the dark alley.

‘… … I feel sorry for some reason.’

If, as Gerard said, I was stripped of my position as Bishop, then I would have the biggest stake in it.

***

“Sir Yurian, have you ever been to the slums?”

The next day, as I was going to work to handle some minor paperwork for 'Closed Eyes', Lazrot asked me a cautious question.

“How did you know?”

I was momentarily taken aback.

Was this guy following me? No, I can definitely say that. I haven't been followed since I came out of the slums yesterday.

Then how did you know?

“Oh, a kid named Eren told me. He’s a kid who lives at Genmel Orphanage, so he sometimes acts as my source of information.”

Ah, you're the kid who guided me to 'Myeongwol Gwan'.

“Yes, I’m back. I had some personal business to attend to.”

“Personal business is…….”

For some unknown reason, Lazrot opened his mouth with a look of confusion.

“Is this related to the recent rumors circulating within the Dawn Society……?”

Rumors circulating within the Dawn Society?

I don't know the details, but when the word 'rumor' came out of Lazrot's mouth, the area under my eyes shook slightly.

Recently, there have been several rumors that the 'Yeomyeonghoe' is likely to pay attention to, but the one that has the closest connection to me is none other than the 'Black Knight'.

'Asking if it has anything to do with the rumors… … .'

Are there currently rumors going around within the Dawn Society that I have a connection with the 'Black Knight'?

“Is this a story about a black knight?”

"yes."

Lazrot nodded cautiously in response to my question. I tried my best to remain calm and opened my mouth again.

“I wonder what my visit to the slums has to do with the Black Knight.”

"that is……."

Lazrot hesitated slightly to answer. Seeing him like that, I felt my hands getting wet.

“They say they’ve discovered the identity of the Black Knight.”