Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 75

Episode 75. Pruning (2)

– 'Why did you betray me?'

As those words flowed from Tenelon's tongue, Gerard's body stiffened and cold sweat began to run down his back.

The unpleasantness of a sticky sweat was threatening to overwhelm him, but Gerard was too shocked to pay attention to it.

“Th, what the heck is that…?”

“Why did you think of betraying us?”

“I don’t understand what the Arch Bishop is saying…….”

“Anonymous group.”

His body flinched at the short word Tenelon uttered.

‘… … Where did you hear that?’

Gerard, who had sensed the full extent of the situation as the word 'betrayal' came up, began to wonder who Tenelon had heard about the 'Unknowns'.

There is only one person who comes to mind.

Yurian Kraiphart Frasson.

'That fu*king kid!'

Gerard, whose fists were shaking with anger, tried to suppress his emotions as much as possible and started to think of a way to escape the current situation.

“I heard that you are the real owner of the Nameless Guest Group.”

“……Yurien, did you hear from him?”

'Don't be fooled by his lies.'

That was the moment I was about to say that.

“Why do you think so? I heard it from Dantes.”

Gerard was taken aback when an unexpected figure emerged from Tenelon's mouth.

Because I was betrayed by Dantes, who I thought was the only trustworthy 'bishop'?

no.

There is a world of difference between 'trustworthy' and 'believing'.

He told Dantes nothing about the 'Unknown Guest'.

That would be the case, aside from the fact that they are competing 'bishops', where would you find a fool who would tell others about their shortcomings?

‘… … Have you been investigating me, Dantes!’

Gerard clenched his teeth.

“I thought the nameless group that the Black Knight belongs to was through your hands.”

“Please wait a moment! That’s in the past! I’ve been away from the Nameless Group for a long time!”

"okay?"

Gerard nodded vigorously at Tenelon's questioning tone.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“That’s right. What do you think?”

Tenelon turns his head with a scarred face.

Following his gaze, a masked figure appeared in a corner of the dark audience room.

'female?'

She is a woman of small build.

The only special thing about it is that it wears a 'mask'.

'Are you a member of the anonymous group…?'

And Gerard knows very well that the 'mask' symbolizes the Anonymous Group.

That 'mask', which was like a tradition, was meant to hide the identities of the private soldiers he had secretly deployed.

“I heard that you were under Gerard’s orders most recently. Is that correct?”

If this very situation is meant to sink it, there is only one thing that will come out of its mouth.

“Yes, yes…… that’s right.”

As expected!

Gerard's mouth began to go dry.

“That’s what I think.”

“Hey, don’t make me laugh! You b*tch! Who gave you the order? Dantes? Or was it Baran’s will!?”

“Scream……”

A soft voice cut through Gerard's sharp voice.

The owner of that small but powerful voice was Yurian.

He appeared, drawing everyone's attention, raised his index finger and brought it to his mouth.

“You must not raise your voice like that, Ser Gerard. This is where Ser Tenelon resides.”

Gerard flinched as the face with the sly grin turned towards him.

Contrary to his harsh nickname of 'the smiling executioner', his dignified demeanor and his face without pupils gave the impression that he was seeing through everything about me.

'You bastard… …!'

Gerard felt anger rising in him at her attitude, which seemed so calm compared to his own.

***

‘… … You, I think you’ve come too far.’

I looked at the masked man, trying my best to ignore Gerard's venomous gaze directed at me.

As befitting the name 'Nameless Guest Group', they had their faces covered, but the mask did not hide the color of 'fear' floating above their heads.

'I'm sorry.'

It's an age-appropriate appearance.

Because the one who was shaking was none other than Meyer.

Even for a genius who could manipulate spirits, the aura Tenelon gave off was enough to frighten her.

It was I who called her.

Of course, it was not called as 'Yurien' but as a summons from the 'Black Knight'.

He said he would help Baran get revenge.

“This is Lord Tenelon. Would it be proper for someone of your knowledge to raise his voice like that?”

Again, I turned my gaze to Gerard and placed a hand on Meyer's shoulder.

It was my consideration to tell you to calm down a little.

'Oops… … '

The color of 'horror' shook even more fiercely.

“Yes, I knew you were involved. Did you really want the position of Arch Bishop that much!?”

“I did not come here for power. I don’t care who sits in that Arch Bishop’s seat.”

I felt a chill forming in the air around me at the words, 'That Arch Bishop.'

Since the 'Succession Ceremony' has not yet taken place, Tenelon is currently sitting in the position of 'Arch Bishop'.

Perhaps, that is the reason.

"hmm."

Fortunately, Tenelon didn't seem to care.

On the contrary, he nodded as if he was satisfied with what I just said.

If you get a little angry, I'll try to cool you down for a while. Why are you reacting like that?

“And that’s not the point right now.”

I glanced at Tenelon's expression and continued speaking.

“Sir Gerard. The problem is that you founded the ‘Nameless Guest Group’ and, as its master, neglected the ‘Black Knight’.”

I started to correct the slightly off topic conversation, and Gerard looked at me with wide eyes, as if he was offended by it.

“Even, I heard that the ‘Black Knight’ recently handed over the soul stone to the imperial family. By any chance…, was that also your doing, Sir Gerard?”

“I have never done that!”

Of course, that will never happen.

I was the 'Black Knight' and the one who handed over the soul stone to the imperial family.

“How shameless. Well, what else would you say in this situation?”

However, I know that saying this may only aggravate Gerard's temper.

'Red, red.'

As a result, the <color of negativity> above Gerard's head was vividly red and filled with anger.

“Isn’t your loyalty to the Empire too deep? Wasn’t that soul stone that the Black Knight handed over to the Imperial Family also secured by Sir Pintel, who was also a Bishop?”

Undaunted, I began to speak out and make his crimes seem more serious.

“Hmm, was the soul stone that was handed over to the royal family the one taken from Pintel?”

The one who was most interested in what I was saying was Tenelon. He put his hand to his scarred face and sighed.

“If that’s really the case, I will be even more disappointed in you, Gerard.”

“Absolutely not……! And, isn’t there no confirmation that the soul stone that the Black Knight handed over is the same as Pintel’s!?”

“Then would you like to check it?”

As I said that, I took out the 'Soul Stone' from my bosom, and the first one to show curiosity was Tenelon.

“Hmm? Is that the soul stone that the ‘Black Knight’ left to the imperial family?”

“Yes, I was able to bring it this way with my authority.”

“Wow! As expected, ‘Closed Eyes’ is the best inspector!”

“Haha, that’s too kind of praise.”

Yeah, that's flattering.

I also left the 'Honseok' to Irene.

I also came to find it through the royal family… … .

“However, once the proof is complete, we must bring it back to the imperial court. The reason we brought this is to expose Sir Gerard’s crimes.”

“But how would you know that? How can you prove that the soul stone was obtained by Pintel?”

I smiled as I looked at Tenelon, who was questioning me.

“It’s simple. Just ask yourself, and you’ll know.”

A man with a solemn expression entered the doorway through which Gerard had come in with his horse.

“Blood, Pintel……?”

His true identity is Pintel, as expected.

He knelt before Tenelon as usual and greeted him.

“Rain… Monsignor Pintel, see Lord Tenelon.”

“Yes, Pintel. Are you sure that the soul stone that Yurian is holding right now is the soul stone that you took from the ‘Black Knight’?”

Pintel flinched when he saw Tenelon's bare face, but after a while he calmed down and began to look over the soul stone I had in my hand.

“Uh, um…….”

He let out a short groan and began to look at the stone a little more closely.

'Think carefully and speak, Pintel.'

Because this is your last chance to live.

This soul stone is not the soul stone that Pintel took from the 'Black Knight'. He must know that.

“Sir Pintel, is this the soul stone you obtained after raiding the upper level?”

However, it is self-evident that the guy holds a grudge against Gerard.

With words that despise him.

There was even an attempt to kill him with a dagger.

The rank was demoted from 'Bishop' to 'Monsignor'.

Gerard had a huge role to play in all of this.

So, even if the soul stone that Pintel took away was absorbed by me and ceased to exist in the world.

“Yes, that’s right.”

His three-inch tongue brought back to life the non-existent 'soul stone', and made the serious crime of having it stolen into Gerard's.

As the actions of the 'Nameless Guest Group' and the 'Black Knight' began to be attributed to him, the cold sweat running down Gerard's face was visible to both his eyes.

“I had no idea, Sir Gerard, that you were so loyal to the Crown.”

Even if that's not actually the case.

The atmosphere of suspicion that already pervaded the place was driving Gerard into a traitorous position.

“I think the title ‘Imperial Dog’ that I have suits Sir Gerard better. Hehe.”

“No!! It’s all a lie!! Ser Tenelon!! Believe me! I never did such a thing!”

Gerard desperately tried to make excuses, but Tenelon's eyes remained cold.

“Gerard, I knew that you had been selling the name of the Dawn Society without telling me. But I pretended not to know. Even if you threatened Pintel’s life. I thought it would help the Dawn Society.”

“No, that’s…….”

“However! This act! I absolutely cannot condone it. At the very least, you should not have become the royal dog.”

Tenelon's face, distorted by wounds, was clearly expressing his displeasure.

He raised his hand to stop Gerard, who was trying to make an excuse, and continued speaking.

“Dants, Pintel, and Yurian have proven your guilt.”

At Tenelon's sentence, Gerard rolled his eyes and looked around. At that sight, I spoke softly.

“Sir Gerard, why are you looking around like a scared puppy? Hehe.”

Startled, he looks at me in front of him and grits his teeth as he shouts.

“You bastard, I will definitely kill you!”

“You mean me? Haha. That’s an amazing statement. Why don’t you try it out?”

The moment when Gerard and I were having a bloody conversation!

Phew──!

Gerard screams with a sound of something being stuck.

“Kuaaaah!”

He turned around, holding his injured shoulder, to find Pintel standing there with a mocking expression on his face.

“Is this something you exchanged once in a while?”

The thing stuck in Gerard's shoulder was the 'dagger magic' that Pintel often used.

He seemed to want to cut off Gerard's head, but since Tenelon's final verdict had not yet been reached, he had no choice but to attack to avoid a fatal wound.

“You too……, I will definitely kill you!”

Gerard, full of evil, looks at me and Pintel with his eyes wide open.

In this situation, it's not scary at all.

“Tsk tsk. Where did Gerard, who was called the madness of the West, go and only this trash remains…….”

Tenelon gave his final sentence to Gerard, who was expressing his anger.

“Kill him.”

Hearing his calm words, the monsignors standing behind him slowly approached Gerard.

Gerard, who was sweating profusely at the sight, took something out of his bosom. It turned out to be a magic scroll.

“Did you think you could run away?”

As he said this, Tenelon stretched out his right hand and dark magic began to pour out.

But before that, Gerard tore off the scroll.

“Let’s wait and see.”

Gerard disappeared, leaving behind a third-rate villain-like line along with a blazing light.

However, just before he disappeared, Tenelon's magic touched his arm.

Crunch-

The sight of it being cut off caught my eye.

“…….”

Silence fell.

At that moment, Tenelon looked at me with a puzzled look.

“Yurien, why did you stay still?”

Hot.

Tenelon seems to have noticed.

That I let him go on purpose.

You can't say that it's the foundation for the next story. It's a scheme to use Gerard's desire for revenge to weaken the power of the Dawn Society.

Since I couldn't tell you what I really thought, I decided to beat around the bush.

“If the transfer magic was stored in a scroll, there is no chance of survival.”

“……That must be so.”

Tenelon also knew, he nodded.

In the world of <Let's Kill the Demon King Now>, just as magic exists, there must also be a means to store it.

First, it can never become mainstream. This is because of the enormous risk that the 'magic scroll' carries.

“What if he’s alive?”

“Then, I will handle it with my own hands.”

I said that with a smile, but Pintel suddenly started to tremble when he saw my expression.

Huh? Did it look too gruesome?

But Tenelon seemed to like what I said, as he laughed heartily and clapped his hands.

“I hope that won’t be such a hassle.”

Yeah… … . Actually, I don’t plan on doing it either.