episode_0065

Arrived at the Duke of Verdium and headed to the place where Erdi, the Duke of Verdium, was.

The strong smell of alcohol is felt as soon as you arrive at the door.

Even without opening the door, I could automatically imagine the scene beyond the door.

I frowned and opened the door.

When you open the door and go inside, what you feel is alcohol strewn about and drunken losers.

The strong smell of alcohol spreads throughout the office.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

A guy who clearly knows I’m coming starts drinking alcohol?

To me, he just looked like a crazy person who had lost his mind.

Erdi’s eyes turn to me.

Two eyes that are about to close and cheeks that are red.

Even the smell of alcohol you can feel every time you exhale.

These were the characteristics of a typical drunk person.

That too.

“IC… I’m in a bad mood… What kind of dream am I having? To dream of this dirty, ugly, trash-like hero… ”

“Ha?”

I’m so shocked that I can’t speak.

Aside from having a dirty personality, you’re also ugly.

Anyway, that’s not a good thing.

Even if I say it myself, I have a face that is considered handsome in its own way, so I have never once heard anyone call me ugly.

But what?? ugly?

‘Should I tease this bastard?’

I can’t believe I have to live my life being called ugly by a bastard like this.

I was truly excited.

‘No matter how much I drank.’

Now that some time has passed and I’ve started drinking, the image I used to know is gone.

But does he know that this actually hastened his expulsion?

In the past, I would have applauded and thought it was great, but unfortunately, I am not that good of a person now. This is because my original personality became very dirty thanks to virtually all the burden on my heart.

To be exact, it’s my old personality coming out, but that’s what it is.

Anyway, I unclenched my fists while looking at the arrogant Erdi.

“I haven’t been able to see you lately so I seem to have forgotten. I’ll let you know.”

I said with a kind smile.

“Let’s get it right.”

I punched Erdi even before he said anything.

***

After beating him for a while with the goal of making him come to his senses, Erdi immediately sobered up.

Of course, since I remembered what he said, I pretended not to know and continued to beat him even more. As a result, Erdi’s condition could not be said to be good even with empty words.

If I had to explain it, it was in a state close to a half-corpse.

Normally, there would be problems.

‘What should I do with this?’

It was immediately and completely restored with divine power.

This means there is no evidence.

Erdi seemed unable to protest, perhaps because of what he had said.

Erdi, who came in as the loser he used to be, glanced at me.

“Why did you come… ”

Quite the opposite reaction from before.

The creeping voice and the sneaky look at me were still there.

I smiled and answered the guy.

“Why did you come? I wonder if I can’t come to a place where my friends are.”

“… ”

Erdi’s expression seemed as if he was about to see something strange.

There was deep disgust on his face.

I said with a laugh.

“What? Don’t you let your expression relax?”

“Haha… ”

Only then did Erdi smile awkwardly.

Seeing him like that makes me wonder how he usually acts.

Have you learned acting since you were young?

If that were the case, it seemed like it would be funny.

“Enough of the nonsense, let me tell you why I came. You know there’s a party I’m sponsoring, right?”

“uh.”

“When I heard the report from my subordinate, he said that there was a conflict between the party I supported and the Verdium duchy.”

“… What?”

Erdi’s expression darkened as if he was listening to all kinds of strange noises.

I chuckled at that reaction, which I had no idea about.

‘Of course it is.’

There’s no way that idiot was involved.

It was more realistic that we met there.

“Literally. It may not be you, but someone in your family probably did it. Oh, by the way, it’s related to demons, so you shouldn’t just ignore it?”

“Demon?”

The guy’s face becomes even more distorted.

He usually looks like a scoundrel and a coward, but the only thing he doesn’t forgive is things related to demons or his family.

But with the two overlapping like this, it’s bound to get quite bloody.

However, to me, who knew what he was like on a regular basis, I just found it funny.

“Yes. For your information, it’s a sure thing, so don’t just say things like “Is there accurate evidence?” And since His Majesty knows about this matter, there shouldn’t be any problems. You know what I mean?”

“… Are you asking about a suspicious person?”

“Yes. From what I heard, it sounds like he was leading the troops, but I guess there aren’t many people in the family with that kind of authority?”

“Not much. The Verdium family is not a very common family, it is a ducal family that supports the empire, but they are moving their troops without my knowledge? Honestly, this is close to impossible. But even so, I didn’t know. What that means is that he is a person with a lot of trust… ”

Erdi rested his chin in thought.

He was thinking of a group of candidates, but no matter how much he thought about it, it was hard to think that the people he came up with were related to him.

“Can’t you feel it?”

“To be honest, it’s hard to think of anyone of his caliber who would do something like that… Of course I can’t be sure. But at least I don’t think they are like that.”

Even if he is normally a coward, his work and abilities as a duke are good enough to be acknowledged. If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have been a duke in the first place.

Anyway, if Erdi says something like that, they are definitely trustworthy people.

But if there is a problem that is not a problem.

‘That means you don’t know.’

Considering that even in the Kingdom of Dillun, the 7 princes, who continued to show no action, made a pact with the devil and harmed the people.

I didn’t know what people were doing.

‘Should I meet the party members again?’

The best thing was to ask the people I met.

All of the information about this was received from Arien’s party members, so they would be the ones who know the most about the current situation.

‘But you must be quite tired.’

According to what I contacted Lena on the carriage, Arien’s party members are currently resting because they wasted a lot of time and effort in the outlaw zone.

However, I felt like I would have to find out on my own because it would be a huge burden if I went to see him all of a sudden.

‘This is a bad relationship that started with my own hands in the first place.’

It was right for me to finish it.

I spoke to Erdi, who had a confused look on his face.

“Let’s search slowly first. Because there’s no need to rush.”

Even if it is urgent, it will be urgent over there.

They must be wandering because the demon behind them is dead. Even the forces in the outlaw zone were all pushed back.

There will be no choice but to show gaps.

And that’s when you see a gap.

‘I have to kill him.’

Stop breathing completely.

I twisted the corner of my mouth with a wry smile.

***

Somewhere in the empire.

The sun was rising outside, but there was one place that was surprisingly dark.

A person wearing a stylish suit enters a place that exudes a strict and dangerous atmosphere.

The eyes of those present are focused on one person.

Each gaze is full of intense life.

Their eyes were eerie and their murderous intent was clear enough to immediately tell that they had killed many people.

However, the person who looked like an ordinary person moved forward without any heed to that fate.

Rather, it was a step that seemed confident.

The person’s steps stopped in front of a man.

“Who is it?”

A low pitched voice rings out.

Although it was simply a word that contained no power, the character felt a deep sense of pressure.

The presence of the man in front of me was so enormous.

The person says with a wry smile.

“I heard you are accepting requests.”

“What request?”

“Assassination of Duke Verdium. Is it possible?”

The man was silent for a moment.

However, the silence did not last more than 10 seconds.

“Possible.”

A man’s words that seem as if they are natural.

Even though it meant killing a duke who supported the empire, there was no hesitation whatsoever.

The person laughed at that sight.

“Then, I would like to entrust you with that request.”

“What is the price?”

“Enough gold to fill an entire land and information about the being you so desperately seek. Is it enough?”

Information about the existence that men are so desperately looking for.

When I mentioned him, a strong reaction came out from the man.

The hall was covered with a deadly odor that caused all the plants nearby to wilt.

The person was on his knees because of the murder, but he was still smiling.

The man looked at that person and asked.

“Do you know what will happen if that statement is false?”

“You can’t know. This is solid information, so don’t worry. All you have to do is kill Duke Verdium.”

“… ”

The man who gave up his life said as he passed by his subordinates nearby.

“You probably all heard it, so you know.”

In response, the subordinates raised their sitting bodies without hesitation.

The one thing they all had in common, despite their different reactions, was that they were all exuding a deep sense of murder.

The man stopped and spoke to them.

“Eggplant.”