episode_0105

105. An illusionist, I am the one who takes advantage of it.

The saint’s lips quickly approached mine.

All of my previous shyness had disappeared.

But it wasn’t that I didn’t like it.

Soon her lips met mine.

side.

Immediately after that, her mouth opened and their tongues began to tangle.

Chureup…!

‘you’re good.’

Perhaps because she was a 3rd level awakened being, she also learned how to kiss quickly. Thanks to this, despite his innocent appearance, he was showing off his splendid kissing skills.

“Chet. It’s so good, I’m dying.”

So this time, I enjoyed kissing the saint while being jealous of Lucien.

It was an exciting and joy-filled time for the first time in a long time.

But someone who interrupted that time appeared.

‘hmm? What is this sign?’

Suddenly, I began to feel a presence that should not have appeared. And Lucien felt it too.

“It’s a peacock.”

“Paha…! A peacock?”

“Okay, what happened all of a sudden?”

I made a puzzled expression. I never thought that the duke would suddenly visit my house.

Soon Lucien and the saint disappeared in an instant.

This hasn’t been the first time this has happened. Perhaps that’s why the two naturally hid their presence at home.

smart.

Soon I heard someone knocking on the door.

I headed to the front door with a displeased look on my face. Because of the operation, important time was interrupted.

Squeak.

Soon the door opened and a handsome man with an expressionless face appeared. It was also Duke Philip.

And behind him, 10 noble students appeared. As usual, he showed up with a large group.

“Sorry for disturbing you.”

“No. What’s going on?”

I first brought him into the house. No matter how much I hated him, it wasn’t right to show it like that.

Of course, only the duke was allowed inside.

“I feel sorry for the rest of you. Because the house is small.”

In fact, all 10 people were allowed to come inside.

But no one could say anything to me. After the last incident, I was completely scared(?).

Moreover, the Duke didn’t seem to care about his subordinates.

Soon I was sitting facing the duke.

And I asked him the reason for his visit.

“What brought you here? Do you really have something to consult with me?”

“Ah, consultation. There was something like that. Um… Well, a problem arose.”

“Really?”

Now that I think about it, it seemed like it had been a long time since I had a one-on-one conversation with him like this.

“It will be a difficult problem for you too.”

“Is it difficult for me too?”

I was lost in thought. At that moment, I quickly turned my head and began to infer the problem.

‘Hmm, this is a problem that the duke and I are having trouble with at the same time…’

The only thing that happened recently was the sudden transfer issue. And if I’m in trouble, it’s probably only Nico Doan.

I nodded.

“Nico design problem.”

“Hoo!”

Then I saw the duke’s face with a slightly surprised expression. Then he also gave me a look that seemed to acknowledge me.

“I knew you would recognize it right away.”

“Really?”

Actually, it was better to hide this appearance.

But I didn’t really want to hide it from the Duke.

‘Well, is it because I think of the Duke as my rival?’

I had a hero as my rival in military affairs, and a duke as my rival in plotting. Maybe that’s why it seemed like that.

Anyway, do we think we can get along well with each other?

The conversation started moving quickly.

“You know how much trouble he will be, right?”

“Okay.”

As soon as Nico Doan arrived, he attacked me. Just by looking at him like that, I could get a good idea of his temperament.

It was clear that it would probably cause problems in the near future.

“So, I would like to ask you for a request.”

“Request?”

It felt like it had been a long time since I heard the word ‘request’.

First, I made a gesture asking him to tell me more.

“There will soon be a big uproar in Trier. At that time, I hope you eliminate him together with the hero.”

“Hmm?”

I slightly widened my eyes.

I was surprised that he asked me to do it. And the content of the request was even more surprising.

“Did I hear correctly just now? Remove the blood sword with the warrior?”

“Yes, I know it’s difficult. So we also prepared a huge amount of compensation.”

It felt like I was back in my mercenary days.

First of all, I listened to the reward he was talking about.

“50,000 gold…”

“And I will even give you a knighthood.”

Is it really because the opponent is a blood sword? The reward itself was enormous.

‘A knighthood for 50 billion won…’

I think I heard somewhere that I like money. It was a huge amount of money that even shook my heart.

He also said he would give me a knighthood.

‘I don’t like knighthood, but I like the money.’

Currently, I am just a fallen nobleman. And he had a good insight into the heart of such a fallen nobleman.

Most fallen nobles had a desire to rise in status. Of course, if it was a knighthood, I couldn’t help but feel an enormous attraction.

Of course, I wasn’t.

‘I’m going to Earth soon anyway, so what does my title matter?’

After all, we were all just the same students at the academy. I could tell just by the fact that I was speaking informally to the Duke.

Anyway, I nodded. First of all, I pretended that I liked it.

“I see.”

“Do you like it?”

“Yes, it is a very attractive offer.”

“Haha, I thought so.”

The duke made a face that said he liked it. He seemed to like the situation where things were going according to his thoughts.

But there was one thing he didn’t know.

The point was that I had more doubts than I thought.

‘Are you suddenly asking me to come and assassinate Blood Sword?’

In fact, the current situation could be seen as very strange.

Obviously a blood test will cause problems. That was clear.

‘But why is the Duke worried about that?’

But it wasn’t a problem for the duke to worry about.

The duke was rather happy if Nico Doan caused trouble. It was because you could raise your reputation by fixing it. That’s what I would do if I were a duke.

However, he requested Nico Doan’s removal.

He looked quite radical for an ordinary peacock.

“So, will you accept my request? Removing Niko Doan would be good for you. Isn’t this an opportunity to eliminate a very strong competitor?”

Nico’s design definitely gave me a headache. But if you get rid of him, all those problems go away.

In addition, you will receive 50,000 gold and a knighthood.

It was a proposal that anyone could not help but be shaken by.

But I shook my head.

It was the exact opposite of the expression on his face that said he liked it.

“Hmm?”

“Sorry, I will refuse.”

“What?”

The Duke’s eyes widened slightly at my words.

“Why? Don’t like the amount?”

“No. Because I am careful not to do business with people who have something to hide.”

“There is something to hide…”

It was like that.

Clearly the duke was hiding something. And I wanted to know that.

‘There must be a reason why they suddenly want to remove the blood test. ‘You need to know that.’

The duke looked worried for a moment.

Then he nodded and told me some surprising information.

“You know that the trickster attacked me this time, right?”

“Trickster?”

“Yeah, a lot of my plans were ruined because of him.”

I don’t know why I’m suddenly talking about Trickster.

Still, I agreed.

“So what is it like?”

“Blood sword is a trickster.”

“What?!”

This was really amazing information.

It was just that my eyes opened wide.

“I guess you were surprised too. It’s worth it. Anyway, do you understand now? I want revenge on that guy.”

I worked hard on managing my facial expressions.

It wasn’t because it was so surprising.

It was because I had a hard time holding back my laughter.

‘what? ‘The blood sword is a trickster?’

Of course, the duke didn’t completely believe it either. A slightly confused feeling was written on his face. Even if it was very slight, the sensation of the third awakened person could not be avoided.

But this alone was quite surprising.

‘driving me crazy. ‘How did this happen?’

It was definitely not something a duke would normally think. There must be someone who told this story.

‘Suddenly the Duke had a strange idea. And the only thing that has changed about the duke is that a hero has been added…’

I’m not sure exactly, but it seemed clear that the hero had some influence on the duke. It was clear that it was also a bad influence.

First, I worked hard to manage my facial expressions. Then he quickly shook his head.

‘The duke isn’t sure yet. Then… I’ll have to make sure.’

This was an opportunity.

Soon blatant lies came out of my mouth.

“Trickster is a blood sword… That seems plausible.”

“Is it plausible?”

“Okay, did you see the red-haired man with Nico Doan?”

“Why are you suddenly saying that?”

“That man is the Abyss member who infiltrated Trier this time.”

“What?”

The duke also seemed to be unaware of this information.

“I heard a rumor at the gambling house where he appeared. It was exactly the same.”

“Ha, this time, the person who entered school with Nico Doan was hiding in Trier…”

“Yes, there is a high probability that the leader, Blood Sword, has been hiding in Trier since the beginning.”

“Is the reason to send the Demon King to Earth?”

He thought alone and made judgments alone. And I made a pretty sharp deduction.

‘Wait a minute, but wasn’t the blood sword really infiltrated in advance?’

For a moment, I was confused too.

Anyway, that wasn’t important right now.

What was important was that the Duke completely misunderstood the Trickster’s identity.

“Thank you. Because of you, I became certain.”

“Okay, that’s all you need to know.”

“So, will you accept my offer now?”

The duke looked at me and made another suggestion.

I was a little worried about his words.

‘This is definitely not the end…’

Still, I couldn’t refuse after coming this far. If you don’t take risks, you can’t gain anything.

I looked at the duke and nodded.

“Okay, let’s change the conditions a little instead.”

“Change?”

“Uh, I’m offering 100,000 gold in exchange for a knighthood. And that too as soon as possible. How about this?”

“Hmm… good.”

Fortunately, the duke didn’t worry much. It certainly seemed like he had a lot of money.

‘Should I have paid 200,000 gold? no. This is just right.’

I felt a little disappointed, but quickly shook it off.

“Then, I’d like to hear the detailed plan.”

“Okay, I’ll tell you. First, I have to talk about large-scale protests.”

“Large-scale protests?”

Soon, various information flowed from the duke’s mouth.

I quickly fell in love with the Duke’s story.

Surely it’s because he’s a duke?

“More than 10,000 people will be moved?”

“Yes, that amount will be collected.”

The scale was large.

It was also bigger than I thought.