episode_0053

A thick curse came out of Isabelle’s mouth.

‘… crazy.’

Such vulgar swear words in front of the Duke of the Empire.

It was shocking, but not that surprising.

That’s because Isabel was just being Isabel as usual.

“What now… ?”

The duke stood still and blinked his eyes dumbly.

The Duke’s blue pupils were colored with shock, as if he had never imagined such a reaction in his dreams.

For a moment, an eerie silence fell.

The priests who were watching the situation, the knights who were guarding the Duke, and the Pope who was next to Isabel.

Everyone just looked at Isabel in confusion.

“Lady Isabel, this is Hwang Myeong.”

The duke looked straight into Isabelle’s eyes.

But Isabelle did not waver at all.

No, to be exact, there wasn’t even any emotion left to shake.

Isabelle still glared at the duke with a sad gaze.

To be precise, he glared at the scroll in the duke’s right hand.

“Are you possibly deaf?”

At Isabelle’s firm answer, the duke’s face slowly, very slowly began to turn cold.

“Is it possible to follow up?”

“Aftercare?”

Isabel burst out laughing as if it was funny.

Then he told an unbelievable story.

“God’s name.”

Divine command, literally a command from God.

Naturally, its priority is overwhelmingly higher than that of Hwangmyeong.

“As a loyal child of God, shouldn’t you have no choice but to carry out your father’s orders?”

The Duke’s eyes narrowed.

It was as if he was gauging Isabel’s true intentions.

“… … Is it truly divine?”

“Okay, so it would be better to put aside your strange thoughts for a moment. If you want to avoid heavenly punishment.”

I was so shocked that I couldn’t help but snort.

The existence of God is not some kind of idiot, and such nonsense is called God’s name… …

‘… … ‘Are you an asshole?’

I forgot about it for a moment.

The fact that the God who created this world, or more precisely, the being who kidnapped my soul, is insane.

“… ”

The duke’s brows narrowed as he stared at Isabelle.

And then he spoke in a sighing voice.

“Proof is required.”

“The fact that I am alive and well is proof in itself.”

“It’s not wrong, but I need proof to convince the imperial family, not me.”

The duke spoke slowly, in a friendly voice, as if comforting a child.

Isabelle looked at the duke, then closed her eyes and smiled.

“Suggest a way.”

There are many ways to determine whether something is true or not.

If you’re in a hurry, you can use a confession agent, or you can apply Geass.

If not, why not use an artifact?

‘What are you thinking?’

Isabel did not evade the duke’s demands.

On the contrary, it was confident.

As if there was no problem no matter what I asked for.

“Jesira… ”

The Duke’s harsh voice became softer.

With a gentle smile, he suggested another option in a soft tone.

“Let’s talk about the method privately in a quieter place.”

“What qualifications do you have?”

“No need to worry. I came here as a representative of the imperial family.”

“Is that so?”

“If it’s okay, I’ll stay here for a few days and report the situation to the imperial family.”

“Sure, I don’t know if there will be enough room left.”

“Thank you for your consideration.”

The duke’s voice was always polite, and Isabelle’s voice was always cold.

The only people watching the frosty conversation with nervous faces were the priests, including me, and the knights of the family.

I couldn’t bear it anymore and asked the Duke next to me.

“Then what about Luna?”

At that time, Isabel burst out laughing.

Then he dismissed my question with a cold voice.

“I told you so, Kyle.”

There was sadness in Isabelle’s voice.

And he stared at me with empty eyes.

“It would be better to put aside such trivial thoughts for a while.”

Her eyes, looking at me, were shattered with deep pain.

****

The next morning.

“… … ”

Jumble-jump-

I was walking down the hallway as usual.

‘Are they saying they’re going to block visits altogether from now on?’

I just went to visit Luna as usual to check on her condition.

However, the priest guarding the interrogation room frowned as soon as he saw me, and then issued an order to ban guests, saying that meetings with outsiders except the duke were prohibited for the time being.

“Ha.”

The plan went wrong.

Originally, I was going to leave this place with Luna as soon as the Duke arrived, but…

‘I didn’t know Isabelle would come out like that.’

I knew that an accident would happen sooner or later, but I never imagined that I would be so excited about Hwangmyeong.

‘No, it’s better.’

Even so, at this point after stealing the Precious Blood, it would not be good for the Duke to return to the mansion early.

No, more accurately, Isabelle helped me.

If it weren’t for Isabel’s sudden move, I would have been taken to the imperial palace without a move.

I know that Isabel’s intentions for tying me to the Vatican were not very clean, but I couldn’t deny the fact that Isabel’s trolling was helpful this time.

‘That’s it… ‘

Isabel Justia, and Luna Winfred.

Now that the two women are together in one place, it is the best condition to increase progress.

[Scenario progress rate: 81%]

While Isabelle and the Duke were bickering over me, the progress rate increased once again.

Although it is only 1%, it is important that it has risen anyway.

Even in complex situations, such opportunities are not given for free.

Let’s spend as much time here as possible.

With that in mind, I was walking back at a leisurely pace.

“Master Kyle.”

I ran into someone again.

The person who called me was a knight from an unknown family.

Why on earth are so many people looking for me?

The duke probably sent it. With the nonsense of telling me to stay by my side in the name of escort.

I felt uncomfortable for a moment.

“I’ll talk about it later.”

I replied coldly and passed him by.

To be exact, I tried to just pass by.

“Lady Luna ordered me to run an errand.”

Even if there were no further words.

“Tell me more.”

“I don’t know the exact details either. After asking about the young master’s well-being for a while, I was told to convey this to the young master without anyone knowing.”

I slowly lowered my head down.

What the man gave me was a basket containing a bunch of unidentifiable papers.

‘What is this?’

It was hard to tell from the outside, so I carefully inspected the contents.

And then I realized.

This was not just a wad of paper, but an envelope containing letter scrawled in Luna’s handwriting.

‘No way, all of this… ?’

Creepy—

For a moment, a cold chill occurred.

“Then let’s go.”

The man told me that and turned his back without hesitation.

I slowly went back to my room, closed the door, and slowly looked at the contents of the letter.

The content was spectacular.

“… … Crazy.”

Endless atonement, like a confession.

At the same time, a boring repertoire of repeating things about wanting to see me.

He said he would show a different side of himself once he leaves here.

How about leaving the damn mansion and moving to the Eastern Continent, outside the realm of the empire?

All kinds of wild imaginations, bordering on absurd delusions, unfolded.

It’s just so cringy that it’s hard to write without being immersed in early morning emotions.

I’ll be leaving soon, so just wait a moment.

I miss you.

It’s presumptuous to be greedy, but… Is it possible for you to reply?

I quickly read the last letter with blurry eyes, then sighed and threw it into the basket.

“I feel dizzy.”

Is it possible to reply?

Although I wanted to ignore it, there was one problem.

‘It would be difficult if you made an unexpected move here.’

While both Isabel and Ludine have gone completely crazy, if Luna, who has calmed down, also goes crazy, then it will be impossible to control them.

Of course, I wonder if I’m going crazy for ignoring the letter, but since we’re so close to reaching 100% progress, I’ve become cautious even about the little things.

“Hmm… .”

The weight of the scale was tightly balanced.

There is nothing difficult in replying.

All you have to do is endure momentary irritation.

But, what kind of response can you give to such cringeworthy content?

There is nothing more painful than trying to force it out.

“Ha.”

I was looking out the window, sighing as the ground fell.

Food duk—

A turtledove appeared, flying across the sky.

Golden feathers reflecting sunlight between pure white feathers.

Bright blue eyes whose depth is unknown.

It looks familiar.

“Jeonseo-gu?”

I cautiously stretched out my hand.

Before I knew it, the pigeon had entered the room and landed exactly on my finger.

I carefully untied the letter tied to my foot.

The pigeon that delivered the letter to me soon went out the window again.

“… ”

I unfolded the gold-engraved letter with a serious expression.

And, I read the content.

“In the imperial family… … ”

Slowly, very slowly.

“… … Are you gathering troops?”

What followed was unusual.

And, the handwriting is familiar.

“Sender, Merlin Trivia… ”

A sigh burst out from between the teeth.

****

Squeak—

Steam rose from the empty teacup.

Isabel filled the glass and slowly took a sip.

“… ”

hot.

But that strange heat felt quite good.

One sip, another sip.

While she was sipping her glass absent-mindedly with unfocused eyes, someone started approaching her.

“Lady Isabel.”

The Pope came over with a pretense of calm on his face and sat down across from Isabelle.

Isabelle frowned when she saw that.

“What is it?”

A voice as cold as ice.

The Pope brought up the business with a blank expression on his face, as if he was used to it.

Get “”

He handed Isabel a rather thick stack of documents.

“This is the land document of Bihakan territory in the eastern continent that I requested last time.”

At that moment, Isabel’s eyes widened.

The Pope looked at it and let out a short sigh.

“All expenses have been paid.”

“… Thank you for your hard work.”

“I also agree with the idea of expanding the scope of activities to the Eastern Continent. I just don’t understand. Is there any reason to need a mansion this size? And in a remote place like this?”

A remote place.

Isabel’s eyebrows trembled at one word from the Pope.

“Well, ”

Isabelle laughed.

With black, dead eyes, he mumbled.

“I don’t think anyone will find us here.”

The Pope did not bother to ask.

I just closed my mouth and looked at the saint.

And after a while, he muttered with an incomprehensible expression on his face.

“… Us?”