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Chapter 6 Episode 54 – Warning

“So. Why did you take your busy body to the management office?”

“I guess you’re not happy with me.”

“For public officials, the Board of Audit and Inspection is scarier than the Grim Reaper.”

A few days after Patricia left, Raphael made a sudden visit to the administration.

“2 days ago, an attack by a strange creature at the Patriarchate. It is known that there were no casualties, but in reality, the Virgin Mary went missing. To be precise, it would be correct to say that he was kidnapped.”

As expected, Raphael seems to think that the Virgin Mary has been kidnapped by the Bureau.

Of course, that’s half true. They actually kidnapped him, but he ran away on his own.

“Oh my. I can’t believe the Virgin Mary suffered such a disaster. Too bad.”

“Don’t fool around, Director. How many people do you think there are in this empire who can control such a monster?”

” Surprisingly, there may be quite a few if you look for them.”

thud-!

Raphael hit the table.

“You’ve been collecting suspicious women from all over the empire, and now you’re kidnapping the Holy Mother as well? Are you sane?”

“It’s unfair. The administration is not quarantining Our Lady. If in doubt, look it up.”

“You’re not a fool, and you wouldn’t have hidden it from the management bureau knowing it would definitely be suspected. So, just because you are not in the management bureau does not mean that the charges will be released.”

“Huh… . Are you making this just on suspicion without any evidence? Oh my god, the Raphael I knew wasn’t this kind of person.”

“Hu… .”

Raphael sighed.

“Because there is no evidence, we are trying to resolve it through dialogue.”

“Then, if something goes wrong, will you protest with force? A person who is in name and name a special engineer?”

Tuk–. Tuk–. Tuk–.

Raphael, who was tapping on the table with a calm expression, shook his head.

“The crusaders who follow the Virgin Mary are targeting the administration. In addition, the temple commander was recently found dead, and this is also suspected to be the work of the Management Bureau. No, actually, it’s all your doing, isn’t it?”

“It’s unfair, isn’t it? There is no evidence.”

“Even though there is no clear physical evidence, my feelings are overflowing. In the first place, the crusaders wouldn’t care about that. If you do not release the Virgin Mary, the Bureau is finished.”

Isn’t that too underestimating the management bureau?

The temple commander and his exclusive unit have already been annihilated. Among those who are far from actual combat, they have eliminated all the elites, so all that is left are those who are wandering around.

Of course, the Holy Insignia may be a bit annoying, but in the end, if you use them well, they will be at the level of a special to advanced knight. Since it seems like Kuen has developed a new technology and powered up, I think it will work out somehow.

“Management Director. I know your purpose.”

While I was roughly listening to Raphael’s words, I heard a remark that I couldn’t just ignore.

“I also know that you are behind Gordon’s death.”

“If you say Gordon, do you mean Express Knight Gordon?”

“And I know who is giving you orders.”

Raphael didn’t even respond to me anymore. Of course, I didn’t listen properly and didn’t respond, so it’s teacher’s fault.

“Excessive power is bound to create fear, and a means of keeping it in check is absolutely necessary. Whether it is a group or an individual. That’s how order is maintained.”

“Oh, no way. Is this the management bureau as a means of checking?”

Raphael quietly glares at me and nods.

“I have never liked what politicians do. However, I also knew that it was not a good idea to just change things up, so I have been trying to resolve the issue in a legal way. However, by using such a moderate method, they were already strangling me. Do you think I should continue to endure, or do you think I should use drastic measures to find my own way to live?”

“… … .”

I crossed my arms and pushed my back deeper into the sofa.

“I think it would be better not to resort to nonsense. If you want to live longer.”

“Living long is not my interest. I just don’t want to see it overrun with dirty maggots. Since there is no one to clean it up, I have no choice but to clean it up myself.”

“Cleaning is good. There was a guy like you before who was pretending to clean up the empire. Of course, it failed.”

“Are you talking about the Director of the National Defense Bureau? That incident was also covered up, but you must have been involved.”

As I shrugged my shoulders without answering, Raphael pressed his finger between his eyes.

“Let me tell you one thing, I am not the prime minister’s liaison. It’s none of my business what’s going on with you, so I just hope you don’t disturb me.”

“How can you believe that?”

“Um… Prime Minister’s Dog? ◦ ◦

“… … .”

It was kind of a joke about conversion, but there was no reaction like that. After all, rigid people are no fun.

“Then what on earth is your purpose? Why are you doing this?”

“To return to the original world I lived in.”

“… … I guess you have no intention of answering.”

“Even if I told you, I wouldn’t believe it. Ugh… .”

A long sigh. Raphael is glaring at me without any particular movement. If I keep staring at it like that, it feels like my head will puncture.

“It is true that the Virgin Mary was kidnapped. But I ran away. I don’t even know where it went.”

“… You ran away? That woman with no power?”

“I have no strength. I don’t know anything. The woman’s identity is not the Virgin Mary, but the Lord of Plague. It is a disaster that came from the world of chaos to conquer this world. That crazy bitch is plotting to destroy the empire, so I’m going crazy trying to stop it. But an unexpected situation occurred and the bitch who caught everyone was released. In the process, the Lord of Death, who is thousands of times more dangerous than the Lord of Plague, was also taken away.”

“… … .”

For the first time, a crack appeared in Raphael’s expressionless expression. This is the facial expression you get when you wonder if the person in front of you has gone crazy.

“In the beginning, there was black and white. These two were throwing damned pestilence at each other to devour each other. In the aftermath of that damn incident, gray was born between the two. That’s the earth we live on. The bastards of the black world must first conquer the gray world in order to devour the white world. So the Chaos God, the head of the black world, sent bitches called monarchs to earth. The legendary Frost Witch, who covered the Northern Continent with ice, is the lord of famine. The demon king who appeared in the southern continent is the lord of war. The Queen of Monsters who settled in the East Continent is the Lord of Plague. And even though he has no special achievements, he is the most dangerous Lord of Death. Each one of them is powerful enough to destroy the continent, and I’m having a hard time trying to manage them all. To protect this world. Are you done?”

I poured out a rapid-fire barrage of ejaculation at Raphael, who had a momentary brain freeze due to embarrassment. Of course, it would be strange to say that this world is a game and that you have to conquer the heroines, so I made it seem like I was doing something great.

Tuk–. Tuk–. Tuk–.

Raphael began tapping on the table again with an expression that seemed complicated in many ways. Now even my legs are shaking.

“… … From beginning to end, there is absolutely nothing I can trust.”

“Believe it or not. Anyway, don’t worry about interrupting. Because you die too.”

“Can you kill it?”

“Uh. If you want, you can do it right now.”

“… … .”

The winner of the short snowball fight was Raphael. My eye health isn’t good enough to keep them open for a long time, so I can’t help it.

“Why did you kill Gordon?”

“Gordon’s girlfriend went crazy with magic and tried to awaken the Lord of Death. I killed you because you were interfering.”

“Who is the temple leader?”

“I told you earlier. The Virgin Mary is the lord of plague. I have already been thoroughly brainwashed by the Lord of Plague.”

After asking this question, Raphael said no more. Just thinking about something.

Your head will hurt. If I wanted to hide the truth, I would have come up with a more plausible excuse. Since there is no physical evidence anyway, just take it away and that’s it.

But out of nowhere, you start talking nonsense that seems to only appear in myths. At first, I thought I had finally gone crazy, but things changed because I even admitted to killing Gordan and the temple leader.

Of course, I didn’t say these words after thinking particularly deeply. I just said that because I was annoyed because you kept annoying me. Since the situation was becoming more complicated, I also thought of trying to organize it in my own way.

Raphael nodded slightly, probably coming to his own conclusion.

Then,

Huh, Kang!

“… … What is your intention?”

He swung the sword towards my neck. I obviously took the weapon away before coming in, but it suddenly appeared out of thin air.

Fortunately, Vir was watching from behind, so Raphael’s sword was blocked by Vir. On the other hand, the strange thing is that if Raphael truly wanted to kill me, there was no way Vir could have stopped him.

Therefore, I asked Raphael about his intention in swinging the sword.

“If the person protecting you is only this skilled, you will die.”

“Director Nam, I will take care of my body, so don’t worry about it, right?”

“… It’s a precious body that protects the world, so how can it be someone else’s job?”

Raphael’s sword scattered in the air. Now that I see it, it’s shining brightly. I guess it’s a sword made of light.

“I am proud of my skills as a special engineer. But there have only been two times in my life when my pride was broken.”

“One of them must be Rupiah.”

Raphael nodded as if it was obvious.

“And the other one was a man named Lot, a crusader with the sacred badge.”

“Lot… ? This is my first time hearing this name.”

“I guess so. He was unknown before the Virgin Mary brought him to him. I looked into his past, but nothing came up. As if it fell from the sky… . That’s similar to you.”

It seemed like he was warning me. The man named Lot is stronger than you can imagine, so prepare well.

But if you’re going to do that, it might be worth it if you help me a little.

With those words, Raphael got up and left the living room.