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36. The saint’s obsession.

The thieves looked at the open door and looked at it with admiration.

Perhaps they mistake me for a great thief?

After all, the door to the mercenary king’s house was opened.

Anyway, I ignored their stares and went inside.

Actually, there was nothing to worry about from here. It was just an empty house. But for no reason, I showed nervous movements.

It was acting until the end.

This way, there will be no suspicion between the dark wizard and the mercenary king.

So I quietly walked inside.

Of course, I didn’t forget to close the door. There was no need to show the inside of the house to others.

***

After a while.

Before I knew it, I was holding a sword in my hand.

I stood in front of the front door and looked at the sword for a moment.

The exterior was obviously gorgeous. However, what was unusual was that the sword body was actually quite worn.

And that was the end.

Should I just say that it feels like looking at an old antique?

‘Could it be a sword with a hidden history?’

I had some thoughts.

For now, this is all I can think of.

In any case, the prince will provide more accurate information soon.

‘I’ll have to use some strength instead…’

It was like that.

I had no intention of handing this sword over to the prince. I was thinking of just showing the sword. After that, I planned to blackmail the prince and get information about the sword.

Oh, of course they will take all the money. It was so natural.

‘What kind of secret is there?’

I had great expectations.

I opened the front door with a smile, which was rare for someone of Marco’s status.

Sigh.

Of course there was no sound. It was thanks to the silence spell I cast earlier.

Soon the outside of the house was visible.

‘Perhaps I was surprised that it was brought to me so quickly?’

If I had known this would happen, I would have waited inside a little longer.

But soon my expression turned cold.

It had to be that way.

Wooow.

Unbelievably…

“……!”

“……!”

This was because all five people were tied up in a soft glow. It was as if a chain made of light was surrounding them.

And I could also see the person who made them like that.

Because he was right next to the thieves.

Gorgeous blonde hair, jewel-blue eyes, sharp nose, and red lips.

Truly, a beauty that seemed beyond human caught my eye. It was bright enough to shine even in the dark of night.

And she was someone I knew well.

‘Why is the saint…?’

Serena was a saint who was reputed to be the most beautiful in the world.

She looked quite angry.

It was my first time seeing something like that.

And soon her eyes turned to me.

-Are you their leader?

There was clearly a silence spell in effect around here. However, the saint’s voice was transmitted exactly to my ears.

He used divine power to transmit his voice only to me.

‘Something happened…’

Anyway, it was a very difficult situation.

I was just planning on stealing one of my belongings from my house. It wasn’t even a crime.

However, that image was caught by the saint.

And she now seemed to have quite a misunderstanding.

‘I can’t reveal my identity here…’

The moment the rumor spread that the mercenary king was connected to the back alley, it was the end. I didn’t even know if I would be fired as department head.

That never happened.

‘Then you’re saying we have to break through here with magic alone…’

It didn’t sound impossible at all. Clearly, the saint had the power of a 3rd awakened person.

But she was a healer and buffer. I wasn’t used to this kind of one-on-one battle. If we looked into this carefully, there was a possibility.

of course…

‘It’s impossible in the current situation.’

Perhaps, the moment you use your power in earnest, great light and sound will fill the surroundings.

Even silence magic had its limits.

Then, the hero and the archmage appear.

It was the worst situation.

‘Ha, I’m going crazy. How should I do this…’

-Are you the captain? no?

First, I nodded to her question.

I was planning on taking my time.

Nod.

-I see. Did you steal that sword?

Nod.

I nodded again this time. And the more it happened, the more cold the saintess’s expression became.

-dare…! Stealing from Jace…!

Anyway, there was something I didn’t quite understand.

I tilted my head for a moment.

The mercenary king’s house was robbed.

Her house wasn’t robbed. But she was more angry than if her house had been robbed.

Moreover, the saint’s house was clearly located at the end on the left. It was the complete opposite in our house.

To put it simply, she felt a presence that even the warrior and the archmage could not sense.

‘Does this make sense?’

There was more than one strange thing.

‘Now that you think about it, there’s no need to speak quietly with divine power like that, right? All I have to do is shout out loud to the mercenary king I believe is inside, right?’

Her divine power was enough to ignore my magic. But she didn’t do that. He just spoke quietly to me.

It was as if he wanted to avoid finding out what was going on.

‘Why? There’s no particular reason. It’s not like I was just hiding like a stalker… Wait!’

A thought suddenly occurred to me.

Clearly, the saint likes me. That was certain.

Although it felt a bit clingy, it was just an ordinary unrequited love.

But what if it’s not average?

What if he was watching my house like a stalker?

‘Could it be that they were always watching my house?’

I wasn’t sure yet.

But it seemed quite possible.

This was because if someone as high as a saint decided to hide, I couldn’t be found either.

Anyway, something seemed to be the way.

However, it was also a path I didn’t really want to take.

Still, I couldn’t help it. It was much better than getting caught.

I immediately spoke to her using message magic.

At that moment, she was holding a bow made of light to attack me.

But her movements stopped.

Startle.

It was because I sent a message that had no choice but to do so.

-Do you like the Mercenary King?

At my sharp question, her face was instantly filled with embarrassment. No matter how saintly she was, these questions seemed inevitable.

-Oh, no! I don’t like it!

Of course, the saint immediately refuted my words. But I couldn’t stop my voice from shaking.

I did not miss this opportunity and continued to push the saint.

-That’s right. Otherwise, why are you hiding here watching the mercenary king’s house?

-This isn’t surveillance…! Just taking a look… Oh, no…! That’s not it…!

She got caught in my Judo newspaper.

I smiled awkwardly at that sight.

‘Should I like this? Shouldn’t I?’

Even though I could get over the current situation, I was worried about the future.

Still, I was glad that I was able to get over the current situation.

I nodded and continued to push her.

-That’s right. Surveilled. Does the Mercenary King know about this?

-Oh, no… I don’t know…

The saintess looked like something was broken. It seemed like it was my first time seeing something like this.

-Then you are talking now? A saintly woman is spying on your house?

-Oh, no!!

Soon a loud voice sounded in my ears. It seemed like a significant amount of divine power had been struck. My eardrums felt like they were going to explode.

‘Ugh…! ‘Is this a new attack?’

Still, it seemed to have quite an effect.

Her face had turned completely white.

I felt like I hated having my current situation discovered more than anything else.

-Then just let us go. Then I will be quiet for the rest of my life. If you want, I’ll even give you the Mana Oath.

-Well, that’s…

She had a very troubled look on her face. You don’t want to be caught by me, and you don’t want to let the thieves go like this.

And in times like this, I shouldn’t have been given time to think about it.

I immediately turned to face another direction.

And prepared to use magic.

-Are you just going to use teleportation magic like this? And the saintess likes the mercenary king, so you spread a rumor all over Trier that he’s watching you like a stalker?

-Well, that’s absolutely not possible!! Well, I’ll just send it to you! So that’s it…!

I smiled at her reaction. The operation worked well.

‘Huh, it’s a bit like liking things like this.’

I smiled self-deprecatingly and asked the saint for what I wanted.

-First, release the sacred power that is binding those five people.

-yes…

As if she had no choice, the saint released the remaining five people who were imprisoned.

Hwaaa New Al_!!

Soon, the divine power was withdrawn, and five thieves with dumbfounded expressions appeared.

Everyone’s voices were muted due to the silence spell.

But it seemed like he was quite embarrassed. He touched his whole body and wouldn’t sit still.

I slowly approached the thieves while watching them.

Of course, I didn’t forget to watch out for the saint. I didn’t know when they would attack again. Even though my threat worked, people’s minds change at any time.

After a while.

Fortunately, I was able to approach the thieves. It didn’t seem like the saint had changed her mind.

After that, I signaled a retreat to the thieves.

Everyone made faces of disbelief. He had been released safely from that saint. It was an absurd situation.

Immediately the five of them followed my orders and quickly retreated.

It was a very fast action that had never been shown before.

And then I slowly followed them from behind.

I had to pretend to be relaxed until the end. If she showed me running away in a hurry, the saintess might change her mind.

So I gradually became distant from the saint.

And the saint did not move until she was out of sight.