episode_0086

Eternal Monarch.

If we look at the word eternity, it probably means beings with abilities close to immortality, and if we look at what he mentioned earlier, it would include things like angels and devils.

However, even though it seems like a lot of things are being planned, it is someone else’s business and not something that appeals to me.

‘From where to how far is the truth?’

There is also a possibility that the book he is holding is simply a book that can be found at an old bookstore.

So, pretend to be disinterested one more time to draw the other person further inside.

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I have no intention of cooperating. It’s the Eternal Monarch, Nabal, and I don’t really like you guys.”

“I’m a little sorry that you’re not interested. What is written here is one of the rare masterpieces.”

“I heard that soul disease is an additional study? There is a possibility that you are cheating.”

When the other person heard what I said, he looked a little troubled, but even for a moment, he did not give up and continued to try to lure me.

“Uhm… I know that you have bad feelings because of the rude behavior of members of our organization towards you. If that’s the reason, I apologize. And please keep this in mind and reconsider your thoughts. We only ask for contractual cooperation, not absolute loyalty. To prove it, we will even let go of your God without any consequences.”

‘No, I just don’t like it.’

I don’t know why they keep trying to cling to me like this.

The person he wants to cooperate with is me, the bishop of the Deshade Church.

The reality of that position is a meaningless name given to a mere soul with no land or ability.

Or does he think that the Church of Deshade can grow to be so valuable?

‘It’s not easy.’

As I kept glaring and thinking without answering anything, he started talking about something else.

“In that case, I guess there’s nothing we can do about it. I tried not to threaten you.”

‘Of course it is.’

I thought there was no way a guy like this could come with a truly innocent proposal.

“Threat? You’re finally showing your true colors. So what, are you trying to kill me?”

“No way. Killing is possible, but we hope to have a good long-term relationship. It’s just that it can make things a little bit uncomfortable for you.”

“What does it mean?”

“You can literally create a situation where changes can occur in your life. I heard that even though you are a soul disease with no magic power, you can control magic power. There is a way to spread the word.”

‘Has my magic sword been discovered?’

First of all, when I heard what it was about as a threat, I realized that the threat was a way to make it more annoying than I thought.

The problem is that although the threat was slightly off, it was a very difficult threat.

‘This is a bit troublesome.’

There are some people who stand out among the soul soldiers.

Souls who have each been called from living in their own world.

Among them, there are people like Master who were enjoying life in their own world.

Most of those people live by creating a separate soul corps made up of only strong people, or by scouting in places like knights and filling in the gap of each person’s inability to use magical power with equipment.

In the case of Master, he deliberately died while looking completely unmotivated in front of other officers, so no one found out until now.

However, as I said, those people are given preferential treatment not because they know how to manipulate magic power, but because they are natural fighting experts who have experienced various experiences before becoming a soul bottle. As of yet, there is no soul bottle who has been able to directly manipulate magic power. heard.

‘It’s still impossible with a soul-sick body whose magic passages are clogged to begin with.’

Anyway, it looks like he got the information that I know how to control magic.

First, try to pull it off as much as possible.

“…Why do you think I know how to manipulate magic? Maybe you just have good skills.”

“Well, if you’re going to make an excuse like that, it would be better to be more careful when using magical power. I don’t know how you figured out how to make your sword energy invisible to others, but wouldn’t anyone think it strange if the bishop’s ordinary sword collided with other people’s sword energy and it was still intact?”

‘Is that so? ‘You made an inference based on that evidence.’

I don’t know where this image of me came from, but I know quite a few details.

“Looking at you wearing glasses, it seems like your eyesight isn’t very good. Well, I didn’t see it in person, but I heard about it from someone else in your organization. But what to do with this? You saw it wrong. I can’t handle magical power.”

“You know very well that I won’t back down just because you hold me back like that, right? You may think that your skills are so good that you knocked out the opponent’s weapon, but it would be strange for someone with such good skills to not have received any attention until now. It will be difficult to avoid investigation. What’s more, he is a soul disease that requires absolute obedience when given orders. You will have to confess everything. Things like how you came to be able to control magical power.”

‘Indeed, I am sure now. ‘I didn’t come here fully aware of everything.’

Through our conversation so far, I found out how far this guy knew.

The other person seems to have no idea about the artifacts I have.

Well, of all the people who have touched my sword so far, except for Peria, who is very sensitive to magic, everyone noticed it only after holding it in their own hands.

Even my teacher, who calls magic power ‘ki’ and is very good at revealing other people’s skills, only knew about it after touching it himself.

The other person was mistaken and saying that I was a soul disease that had discovered a way to control magical power.

However, there is no reason to point out the other person’s misunderstanding as the truth.

‘Then let’s push in that direction first. It’s an unfavorable situation, so I should try to back out.’

There is a way to catch the rumor here and now, regardless of whether it spreads or not, and use Asmodeus’ imprint to refuse orders when the investigation comes out later, but for now, it would be better to deceive the opponent.

No matter what the content is, the other person has many misunderstandings, so you need to make it as misunderstanding as possible.

I decided to accept his offer and think about it.

“… If it gets that far, there’s nothing we can do. I will do what you ask, but you will have to listen to a few things I suggest.”

The man continued to smile artificially as before in response to my answer, but I could see that the corners of his mouth actually rose slightly.

‘The facial expressions are a bit lacking.’

He seems genuinely happy when his request is met.

“I’m really glad you’re not a needlessly stubborn person. Sure. We provide commensurate compensation to those with abilities.”

“Of course it should be so. Well, first of all, I won’t do anything that goes against my beliefs. Like the wizard who attacked me, attacking others without reason.”

The man answered that it didn’t matter at that level.

“I will keep this in mind. Still, looking at it, I just don’t like killing without reason, but I guess it’s okay to ask someone with a career that deserves death to be killed, right? People like other murderers. Since you’ve already killed a few people, I don’t think there’s anything to fret about.”

‘Are you talking about Dheable?’

“…It may be different for each person, but give it some thought.”

No matter how much a murderer he is, I don’t want to deal with him unless he appears right in front of me, but for now, I’ve decided to accept it.

No matter how much I think about it, I would never kill someone for no reason, but my conscience pricks me for leaving murderers alone.

The guy seemed to be satisfied enough with that and prepared to leave.

“Good. That is enough. I will send you a letter once in a while when I have work to do, so you just have to ask the person who sent the letter whether to accept it or not, and then write the price for it. However, I hope to accept all requests. Because we cater to you too. The price is… let’s try our best. I will leave it to your conscience.”

“Sounds like conscience.”

“We are an organization that operates on trust.”

I don’t like the way he smiles sweetly and shows his white teeth.

“Then let’s go.”

The man picks up the locked book and stands up.

but-

‘Are you going to touch me and just leave? ‘That won’t work.’

It would be a waste to just get what he wants and then let him go.

The anger I had been suppressing reached its limit when I saw this guy who came by in the morning, got what he wanted and left.

“Wait a minute.”

So, I call the guy who wakes up and stop him.

“Hmm? I never thought I would get caught. Do you have a favor to ask?”

“No, did you really think you could come in arbitrarily, threaten, get what you want, and then leave safely?”

“Are you going to break the contract after talking this far?”

When I said that, the man’s expression darkened.

To that guy’s face, he revealed his hidden hostility.

“No. Cooperation is possible. But you have to pay for threatening me. I’m not the type of person to stay in the same state as I was.”

You have to pay the price for touching me while I was still.

This is a matter of pride and my beliefs.

When the man saw me like that, he frowned for a moment and then laughed heartily, wondering what was so good about it. This is a real laugh.

“Ah, that’s it. I like it. I like that kind of person. Rather than people who quietly obey, people who do not bend their beliefs and the shape of their soul. So what do you want to do? We will do whatever you want with our special service.”

As expected, there is a part of me that believes in something. But there is no reason to be scared.

If this is the opportunity he has given me, I must obtain information for myself more reliably.

‘Even if it means using a more drastic method.’

I reveal the magical sword I secretly made earlier and show it to him.

“I need to get at least one hit.”