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    Episode 153 – Idol 4 –

    “… Can I just go to the root?”

    “For now, yes. The priority is to find out what state my colleague is in right now.”

    The place we headed to was the residential area.

    A place that generally does not pay taxes to the company it is responsible for.

    The priority was to check on Lucas’ well-being there.

    ‘I’m sure he’ll be fine. There is a force that would go to the trouble to steal a homunculus. If the homunculus doesn’t go there in the first place, there’s no way to know the information.’

    Of course, you might think that there was a problem because it didn’t come on time.

    There was no way to know whether the homunculus was found dead or kidnapped.

    In most cases, it is revealed that they are homunculi due to accidental death, such as the mass death of people in Yeonguk.

    The guy who was caught alive is a very exceptional case.

    “… At least this place seems better than us.”

    “Torture does not occur openly on the roadside… ”

    “Rather, even if it kills you, it’s okay as long as you report it on time… I think it’s better from a moral standpoint ㅡ”

    “I don’t really ask about moral hazard. If you think about that, I’m not a very clean person.”

    The board members noticed that the streets of Caquille looked relatively clean.

    He reacted with remorse.

    I don’t know if it’s real or an act.

    But at least to me it doesn’t really matter.

    Anyway, God will judge you after you die.

    If you are truly remorseful, I will send you to heaven, if not, I will send you to hell.

    It’s not up to me.

    “Is it here…? ?”

    “Yes. For now.”

    The roads in this land are so complicated that you should never take shortcuts.

    Even though it is close in terms of location, it may be a completely different route.

    So, I came back to my original state through the Kaquil Workshop.

    As a result, it took some time.

    Knock knock

    I knocked on the door slowly.

    There was no sound.

    The surrounding directors were embarrassed.

    Because no response meant that either my colleague was harmed or I was wrong.

    It was obvious that without the homunculus, it would be difficult for a while.

    They waited, trying to calm their trembling hearts.

    Knock knock knock knock

    I knocked once more.

    The board of directors watched with suspicion.

    Squeak-squeak-squeak.

    An additional unusual sound was made.

    I appealed to myself by dragging the door and slightly agitating it.

    And-

    Weooong~

    The sound of something going off rang out and the environment suddenly changed.

    The place where we stood before did not exist.

    As if it were one huge illusion.

    The entire scenery of the area has changed.

    “Wow. Did you change everything around you just because you had a lot of time?”

    “Uh. There was nothing to do anyway, so this is enough.”

    Lucas does not have the strength to perform this level of magic in a short period of time.

    So they chose a safer place, and it seems they made it safer in some way.

    “Who are the people behind there?”

    “Huh? Director of Red Print.”

    “Board of directors… ? Not even Kakill. How did you get that?”

    “I was able to bring him because I knew my identity. Just quickly lead the way to the homunculus.”

    A comfortable conversation between the two of us.

    For a moment, I wondered if it would be better to use electric sound to express our presence to each other.

    I thought there wouldn’t be any problem since soldiers speak informally to each other when they get to know each other anyway.

    “Ma, magic… !”

    “ji, it’s real magic… !”

    “This much magic!!”

    However, the directors left mixed comments.

    There were occasionally people in this land who used Aurors.

    But there were no wizards.

    In this land where surprise raids occur frequently, knights are excellent bodyguards.

    This is because a wizard was not a very good choice unless he was a battle wizard like the general.

    There were a few strong knights like me.

    However, the wizard was something they had never seen before.

    So I couldn’t help but be surprised.

    [hey. First of all, I told them that I came here as a member of the imperial guard with permission from the royal family. So you also have to match the beat?]

    “… ?”

    [Don’t say anything, just stay still. Because you don’t know how to use the whole tone. It’s not a lie in the first place.]

    “Crazy bastard.”

    Lucas whispered in a low voice that only I could hear.

    It’s not really wrong, though. Something felt bad.

    Lucas walked out alone, nodding his head as if telling people to follow him.

    The others were also shocked by Lucas’ appearance for a moment and then followed him.

    The place where the homunculus was tied up was a small, single room.

    Because it had been enchanted, it was a room from which no one except those designated could escape.

    There was no way a homunculus without magic power or aura could properly escape.

    “It didn’t slip away while you weren’t watching, right?”

    “It was designed to dispel the illusion if there is no movement inside for a certain period of time. It’s a meaningless assumption because if you’re skilled enough to fake that, you can just defeat me.”

    “Good. Then, shall we take a look at our homunculus?”

    The door imprisoning the homunculus opened.

    The board members were finally able to see the homunculus properly.

    Ooh, ooh ooh ooh

    Turn it off…

    I… crab… what… ?

    And most of them didn’t have a proper tolerance for disgusting things.

    I couldn’t help but be taken aback by the report.

    This is because the state of the homunculus was a state.

    The eyes and nose had already been cut out.

    The hair was completely shaved.

    All of the fingernails on the arms and legs were also pulled out.

    One side had already burned to ashes.

    In the meantime, I was still hiding.

    This is because we prepared appropriately.

    It helped that I was captured and tortured by the bishop of the Evil God Church.

    This is because it was possible to know where to prick and whether it would be painful without treatment.

    “What… It’s a terrible picture, though. Don’t look at it like that. Because homunculi are not humans, they are human beings.”

    “I know… Yes.”

    “Well, since you don’t handle things like this yourself, it’s probably the first time you’ve seen something like this. I understand. In fact, even high-ranking people in the empire suffered from this terrible tragedy. I don’t know.”

    “You are also a high-ranking person.”

    “I’m a practical person. Office work is different.”

    Lucas started an argument. I passed it on without much further discussion.

    There wasn’t really any problem.

    “Why is the hair… Did you shave your head? ?”

    “You may attempt to harm yourself using your hair. It is used as a kind of strangulation. I think it’s to prevent that.”

    “Is that so… ?”

    They tried to understand his intentions even while looking at his appearance.

    But there was something I couldn’t understand.

    It could be said that other parts were done to cause pain.

    Perhaps because he couldn’t understand the hair, he came up with a wrong interpretation.

    “It’s not like that.”

    Unfortunately, their opinion is wrong.

    If that’s the case, cut off the limbs or tie them up, but don’t cut off the hair.

    The reason it had no head was simple.

    “I just ripped it open. It’s very painful if you tear it all at once. But he fainted. Unfortunately.

    Well, there is no particular moral problem. This isn’t a person. They tried to kill us in the first place.”

    The others looked shocked at those words.

    Other people looked as if they were seeing a monster.

    The benefit I will gain from this is the image.

    When he is an ally, he is very generous and merciful, but when he becomes an enemy… It’s going to disappear mercilessly.

    It’s a kind of gaslighting, though.

    What do you think?

    It’s not really a lie.

    “Keueuuu”

    “Huh? I came to my senses. Do you feel like talking now?”

    The homunculus moved at some point and came to its senses.

    It was the moment when I could finally hear what was said.

    Did he really give in to his instincts?

    Or should I overcome my instincts and resist?

    “Ha… Considering he came back after only two days… Are you in a hurry too? But what should I do? Can I bear it?”’

    “There’s still a long time left. Put Lucas back.”

    “What!? Hey wait! Shut up ㅡ”

    Takㅡ

    Since I didn’t have time anyway, I put it back.

    Wow~

    Wow~

    An unknown scream was heard from beyond the door.

    The Holy Virgin of Healing herself imbued me with the power of canonization.

    It will revive you just fine for the next week.

    “Then shall we go towards Cakill in the meantime? Don’t worry too much because I’m here.”

    I didn’t even tell Caquill that I was part of the honorary imperial guard.

    Since it was revealed that he was an Auror Master, there was no real problem.

    If you’re an Auror Master in the Empire, it’s not particularly strange even if you serve in the Royal Guard.

    Even more so at my age.

    “Is it okay to leave it like that?”

    “Yes. Maybe it’s a homunculus, the alchemists’ utopia. People with that kind of purpose are mentally strong.

    There was no need to produce something like that.”

    Even if we failed to completely understand the brain.

    Comparisons can be made through the results.

    Let’s explain that a force capable of distributing homunculi to this extent would naturally have tested it in advance.

    The others also nodded in understanding.

    “Lucas. You stay here. Now, follow me.”

    I headed straight to the place where I was supposed to meet Red Print.

    It’s already been about a day, but there was no time limit, so it’s probably okay.

    I headed straight to the bar and met with the director of Cakill.

    The director of Cakill was puzzled as to whether he knew the directors of Red Print.

    “How… It happened… ?”

    I saw countless emotions momentarily passing through the face of the director of Kakil.

    They clearly said they shouldn’t cause any conflict, but they blatantly dragged the directors in.

    It was thought that there had been a major accident.

    I would have thought that even if there was an accident, it would be a moderate hit.

    Since you’ve had a huge accident, your future may seem bleak.

    Okay.

    Because it wasn’t actually an accident.

    The ripple effect would be that of a very large accident.

    “ character. Director. Have you ever thought of joining forces? Caquille and Redprint.

    Since we have already received permission from Red Print, Director… No. It would be okay if only Kakill agreed.”

    “What… I said… ?”

    The sight of his face shaking was truly amazing.

    He explained roughly what was happening on that land.

    “That’s how I revealed my identity. That’s why these people are here now.”

    All explanations were completed neatly.

    There was no particular contradiction and it was closest to the truth.

    I thought it was great.

    “Imperial… Proximal… vs?”

    But that wasn’t what caught Caquille’s director off guard.

    ah. right.

    Khakil doesn’t know that I’m part of the Royal Guard.

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