Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 70

Episode 70. The Nameless Guest Group (1)

Wow, I'm sweating profusely.

No, I said I would make it for you, so why are you looking here and there?

Anyway, this is why smart people don't do this.

As I was scheming in front of Eleanor, I felt cold sweat running down the inside of my hand again.

So I intentionally rubbed my hands and broke leaves and branches.

'It's about time you contacted me, what problem has come up again?'

Around this time, an event occurs where Tenelon steps down from the position of Archbishop and ascends to the position of Patriarch.

I believed in that and took the initiative to speak to Eleanor, and fortunately she believed me.

If she had refused to take the position of Archbishop, and I had taken that as rebellion… … .

And what if you report to another bishop or Tenellon?

This situation could become quite dangerous.

To make matters worse, the atmosphere of the Yeomyeonghoe was already disturbed by the recent remarks about 'traitors'.

'There's no need to take risks to attract Bishop.'

And, fu*king Gerard.

This guy's ambition is so great that he will take over the 'Dawn Society' in the future.

In the process, he already knows full well that he will do anything to gain Tenelon's approval.

I've even died because of it in the early days of the game.

'I have to stop him before he becomes Arch Bishop. That's why I chose Eleanor.'

That's why I brought up her family background.

In the original story, Gerard, who had a good relationship with 'Yurien', deals with his political enemies in order to rise to the position of Arch Bishop.

In the meantime, many commoners and nobles died.

The system falls into chaos.

The Black Knight appeared from time to time to block the Dawn Society and Yurian, but it was so frustrating because he was too strong on his own.

Damn it! How many times have I reset it? Ten times? Twenty times?

And if Gerard's ambition continues to the point where he eventually summons a demon… … .

There is no answer.

Game over. Need to reset.

But that's just how it is in the game, and now that I'm 'Yurien', resetting is impossible.

So, special measures are needed.

***

As expected, the day when 'Tenelon' himself would announce something about the 'Patriarch' was not far off.

“Your Excellency, the Archbishop has designated his title as ‘Patriarch’ and will hold a succession ceremony in the near future.”

While I was tending to the orchids in the office of the mansion, I looked at the member of the Dawn Society who secretly entered the mansion and reported.

Normally, I would have received a report from Lazrot, but today, a member of the cult came to see me in person.

"All right."

As I nodded in agreement, the member of the class looked slightly embarrassed.

“……Aren’t you going to ask why?”

He flinched as he stopped tending to the orchids and turned his gaze back to the clerk.

Even without hearing it, I know full well why Tenelon is doing the 'succession ceremony'.

I've played "Let's Kill the Demon King Now" a few times.

“Is there any reason why I should ask?”

“I’m sorry, Sir Yurian!”

At the words that were spoken, the member of the church hurriedly lowered his head and began to apologize, and then the color of 'fear' rippled over his head.

I didn't really mean it that way.

“Please, please……, at least give me my life……!”

No, why life?

What did I do?

After I had somehow managed to get the panicked guy back, I turned my head to the box I had received from Eleanor.

Inside was a small 'soul stone' along with a magical tool that transmitted voices in both directions like a telephone.

'The soul of the Demicell family.'

If you think that the Demicell family was the one who originally founded the 'Yeongmyeonghoe', then it's not strange that there are mixed stones.

Of course, I know this because I remember playing the game.

'Normally, I would have looked for a place to hide this soul, but… … .'

This time there is no need for that.

This 'soul stone' will be Gerard's pocket money to send to the afterlife.

His unexpected behavior is dangerous.

'Not only what happened at the banquet hall, but also the attempt to strangle Pintel.'

His overflowing ambition is the source.

A motivated 'bishop' is in trouble.

The 'Dawn Society' must remain below the surface at all costs. This is for the Black Star to operate fully.

And for my sake, it must not be revealed.

I have to act as the 'black knight' until the teacher who abandoned his duties can fully take his place. Damn it!

'It is wise to nip the buds of anxiety before they sprout.'

In that sense, I headed to the outskirts of the slum where the 'Nameless Guest Group', which can be called one of the 'sprouts of anxiety', is located.

Before you can hit the head of 'Gerard', you have to break his 'hands and feet' first.

Before starting work with the 'soul stone' in hand.

Shouldn't we at least hold on to a leash so that the 'nameless guest group' can't talk nonsense anymore?

The Black Knight is with us!

The Black Knight is our hope!

If you spread nonsense like this, it might interfere with my work.

***

Recently, the slums I've been hearing a lot about felt familiar, like home, thanks to the experience of playing past games.

I headed diligently outside the area managed by the 'Nameless Guest Group'.

Then, a filthy shack, worthy of the word slum, came into view.

Yurian's body, which was obsessed with 'cleanliness', instinctively refused to go to that cabin.

'Unfortunately, that's where we're headed today.'

The cabin where the leader of the Nameless Guest Group, 'Baran', resides. The thing to say when you go there is simple.

He also avoids mentioning the 'Black Knight' and tells them not to do anything until the Dawning Ceremony is over.

Wouldn't that allow the 'Black Knight' to move a little more freely?

Of course, the guy won't listen to me. If he were that easy, I wouldn't have come here myself.

'A little warning would suffice.'

If you go around pretending to be the 'Black Knight', the 'Imperial Household' may track you down.

For these guys whose only goal is survival, this one word should suffice.

‘If that doesn’t work… … .’

I looked at the sword of the waist dance and flicked its scabbard with my hand.

Crunch──!

I have no choice but to take a slightly tougher approach.

'I wish you would just stay quiet until we deal with Gerard… … .'

At that moment, an unpleasant smell stung my nose through the musty stench of the slums.

If it was just a 'bad smell', it wouldn't bother me this much, but 'Yurien's' body was particularly familiar with this smell.

'It smells like blood.'

A thought crossed my mind that something dangerous might have happened. I opened the dirty door, and with a creaking sound on the floor, I was able to enter the cabin.

And then, when I opened the curtain with my hand, there it was.

'… … What is it?'

The leader of the anonymous group, a man who appeared to be Baran, was found dead.

As the pungent smell of blood coursed through my brain and throughout my body, my mind began to clear.

When I saw the corpse, I thought I would stiffen, but instead my body began to feel more alive. When I judged that there might be danger, I drew my sword and looked around.

Mana Detection──.

I checked to see if there was anyone around with the scattered mana, but I felt no sign of anyone.

'Who did this to you?'

Another organization dividing the slums into three?

No, it's not worth it, and the other two guys would probably want to avoid conflict.

'Did it go well?'

The leader of the 'Nameless Guest Group' who was impersonating the 'Black Knight' is dead. No, after thinking about it for a bit, I realized that wasn't it.

'Now that the person I can talk to is dead, I'm starting to feel more annoyed.'

It may be strange to think this way when faced with a dead body, but it was the first thought that came to mind.

Who the hell did this?

My head started to pound as I sensed that things were going to get tiresome.

‘… … The desk is a mess.’

Next to the floor where the body had fallen was a desk with papers scattered in disarray.

It wasn't strange considering the atmosphere of the dirty shack, but my eyes were glued to the dead corpse of Baran.

'It looks like you're looking for something.'

The contents of the documents caught my eye unintentionally.

There was nothing particularly important about it, but it caught my attention.

'There is not a single thing with the seal of House O'Clair on it.'

The leader of the 'Nameless Guest Group', Baran was originally a member of the private army raised by 'Gerard Oclain'.

The reason for being here is to prepare for the future absorption of the infrastructure of the 'Six Fingers' and the fairies of the 'Blood Demon Group'.

It's strange that there's nothing on that guy's desk that bears the seal of the House of Oaklean.

'There's no way he would have hidden it right before he died.'

Are you storing it somewhere else besides here?

With that in mind, I started looking around to see if there was a place I could hide something.

'for a moment.'

In the meantime, it occurred to me that if this situation were to be discovered by someone else, it would be a huge headache.

'… … The leader of the anonymous group who turned into a cold corpse.'

And, the 'laughing executioner' Yurian Kraiphat Frasson, who is searching around there.

If someone who doesn't know about causality sees this, it's a scene that can easily be misunderstood.

'Who would come in now, at this timing, at this truly incredible moment…?'

Bam!

“Baran Oppa! It’s an emergency! We’ve received reports of Yurian being seen in our area. What happened!?”

When I heard a woman's voice shouting from the entrance, I quickly hid in a corner.

'Oh, crazy… …!'

Because it was a blind spot, the woman who came in was not able to see me yet.

“Huh? What do you want, oppa?”

The problem is that there is only one entrance to the room I'm hiding in.

There are no windows, so to get out you have to confront that woman.

“The brother I want!!!”

A shrieking, tearful voice filled the cabin. Perhaps, he had witnessed Baran's death with his own eyes.

“Oh, what should I do… what should I do? What the heck is going on… I have to tell everyone else….”

I felt a sense of relief at the sound of his voice, which seemed to indicate that he was about to leave, along with his restless expression.

– Meyer, I sensed some recent use of mana inside the cabin… …!

But the moment of relief was short-lived. Another voice whispered in my ear.

The faint scent of mana, Yurian's 'intuition', sensitive to all kinds of magic, whispered that the voice was a 'spirit'.

'You were a spirit master!?'

In this world where there is magic, mana, and vampires, there is naturally also a supernatural concept called 'spirit'.

One of the many characteristics of 'spirits'.

It is because they can sense the scent of their predecessor, 'Mana', like a ghost.

But how did you know?

It doesn't seem like a high-level spirit that can detect mana inside a body.

‘… …Is it because of the mana detection?’

'Mana Detection' was used to find Baran's body and check if there were any enemies around. The afterglow was detected by the spirit.

“Who, who are you!? Come out now!”

Perhaps sensing something strange in the spirit's words, the woman opened her mouth in a belligerent tone.

'Damn, maybe it'll work.'

Should I go out and tell Baran that I had nothing to do with his death?

'… Will it work?'

No matter how much I think about it, the character 'Yurian' in this scene is very probable.

If this situation were seen by the general public.

You might think that 'Baran' did something wrong to the royal family and 'Yurian' 'purged' him.

From her perspective, wouldn't she have no choice but to be hostile to this 'squinty-eyed villain' even if he had a perfect alibi and reason?

'Even if I think about it objectively, it seems like the situation will get worse.'

What might be better?

“Dude, show yourself quickly!”

While I was lost in thought for a moment, I heard the agitated female voice once more. When I heard that voice, I thought there was no other way than to subdue her.

'Oh, there was a way like that.'

A special measure crossed my mind.

For that, I used 'Sombra' to make a mask like before and wore it.

“Before I burn you down along with the hut! Come out now……”

As soon as she revealed herself, the woman began to slur her words.

“Uh… Uh!?”

Before long, reason began to creep into the voice that had lost its self-control.

The two eyes filled with hostility and the color of 'anger' that was billowing above his head began to gradually fade.

“Hey, Black Knight?”