episode_0487
by fnovelpia
Inquisitor.
The appropriate identity that Maria came up with was Inquisitor.
-It’s good to think of the Inquisitor as a kind of inspector-like position.
‘Inquisitor… Isn’t that a religious term? What are you calling heresy?’
Maria expressed her approval to the words based on knowledge she had picked up from somewhere.
-that’s right. Originally, Inquisitor referred to the position of Inquisitor that existed in Serapian. However, as the territory of the human empire gradually expanded, members of the other four princely families, excluding Serapian, began to appear who committed corruption while avoiding the attention of the head of the family. The system that other families have begun to formally introduce to monitor such people is the Inquisitor. Similar work had been done before, but it was not as professional as the Inquisitor.
To put it simply, the status of an Inquisitor was basically that of a hunting dog working for the family. A hunting dog used to cut out rotten parts within the family that harm the head of the family.
‘However, if a member commits corruption, the authority he has is quite great, and in some cases, he can even be summarily judged. It’s a good status.’
I quite liked Maria’s proposed Inquisitor status.
Well, even though I have no real need to exercise that inspection authority.
I just liked it because it was the most suitable status for getting a navigator and an exploration ship, but isn’t it natural that a high status with a lot of authority would be good?
“Inquisitor… ?”
Jaden Aurelian’s voice seemed a little embarrassed, as if he had never thought he would bring up the word Inquisitor here. Since this is the type of work that Inquisitors perform, it was probably a good thing for members of noble families not to see them in their lives.
So, from his perspective, it might not have been a very pleasant word to hear. Even if you don’t get stabbed, people tend to feel uncomfortable when they hear that an inspector is visiting their business.
This is especially true if the inspector’s authority includes his own life.
Jaden Aurelian, who was hiding behind the guards, appeared. I was curious about the face of the person claiming to be the Inquisitor.
When he came face to face with me, he looked quite confused.
“There was no word from the family… ”
“When did the Inquisitor officially announce his visit?”
I felt Jaden Aurelian shake at my words.
I thought I should drive a wedge at this point.
‘Maria, can you hack the director’s terminal for a moment?’
-It is possible. Maybe it’s the Imperial database, which has tight security, but it’s possible to hack a terminal like that for a little while with the computing power we have now. If you use a nanobot, a portable terminal stolen from a store, and the owner’s [Multidimensional Standard Compatible Dongle]…
‘I don’t need to tell you how. Send an official letter requesting cooperation to the Inquisitor through the director’s terminal. ‘It would be difficult if I asked back in reply, so set the sender to a reasonably high-ranking person.’
After giving such instructions to Maria, he spoke to Jaden Aurelian in a relaxed manner.
“Still, I posted a report before entering the training center, so you will probably be contacted soon.”
“!”
As soon as he finished speaking, I saw him flinch while looking at me and open his eyes wide.
A reply was also heard from Maria, informing her that the mission had been completed.
-I sent.
‘good job. If you look surprised, it looks like you can check the mail you received without taking out the device.’
Anyway, this was just a spoof of the information displayed on the terminal, so I had to rush it when the opportunity arose. Only then can Jaden Aurelian officially register me in the database.
“Looking at your expression, it looks like a call has arrived. I would like to formally greet you. This is Inquisitor Lee Min-ho.”
Seueueuu
At the right time, I raised the [placebo ID card] so that it was clearly visible from the front, as if I was showing a sheriff’s badge. There was no need to convey it to the other person. If he were the director of a navigator training center, he would have had his eyesight corrected through surgery or some other device.
He looked at my hand carefully, and finally made a gesture with a look of confusion on his face.
Then, the guards surrounding me seemed to have confirmed the gesture without even turning their heads, so they all holstered their weapons. I was not surprised, as I already knew through my senses that the guards were machines. You’re probably wearing something like a wearable controller.
“Inquisitor… It was true. I didn’t know you carried that kind of ID. Nice to meet you. Inquisitor Lee Min-ho. But I can’t say I welcome it. Your status is your status… ”
“Nice to meet you too. Director Jaden Aurelian. Well, I don’t mind anything as long as I can get your cooperation.”
He didn’t really have any doubts about my name being Lee Min-ho.
This part was just as Maria said.
Thanks to advanced biotechnology, the people of the human empire were able to prevent various genetic diseases and even choose what race their children would be born into. Although there were some differences in preferred races by family or planet, it was not unusual for both modern-day Eastern and Western races to exist within one family.
Thanks to this, I was able to conveniently use my real name without having to use a troublesome pseudonym.
“… Still, it’s surprising. The Inquisitor I know doesn’t leave behind any witnesses once his identity is revealed.”
‘It looks like Inquisitors are quite rampant people too?’
-If the degree of corruption is serious, you have the right to immediate disposition, but since it is a business dealing with the universe, there may be no corruption, but there are few cases where it is done in moderation. So, if the Inquisitor steps in, I think most of the people involved die and disappear.
‘Is that okay? If you commit murder like that out of arbitrary judgment… ‘
It was a question that arose because I thought that if they were to be killed like that, even if they were members of the same family, the government, that is, the empire, would intervene.
But the way this human empire operates was beyond my expectations.
-Even though it is a company, it is essentially an aristocracy. In that galaxy, you can literally think of him reigning like a king, or rather, a god. A certain amount of autonomy is guaranteed. Of course, in other galaxies, we will have to look at the influence of the influential families there.
‘That’s about it.’
So wouldn’t the Inquisitor be a kind of messenger of God, or a position close to the Reaper?
‘Then I understand why Jaden Aurelian is nervous but doesn’t look particularly scared.’
-This is not the Aurea Galaxy, but the Alpha Centrius Galaxy under the influence of the imperial family.
I nodded internally and shrugged my shoulders at Jaden Aurelian.
“I’m scared because you’re pointing a pistol at me like this. However, it is impossible to destroy the top floor of the training center.”
“Destroy it… ?”
Since he didn’t seem to understand, I decided to show him a little bit of my power.
Seueueuu
I raised my index finger and pointed at the guard furthest away.
Boom!
“!”
A thunderbolt used instantaneously with the index finger. It was a simple ground technique, but it was an attack that used strong energy. It may have been made of a hard alloy material, but in front of the steel machine, it was simply a heavy lump of iron.
Jaden Aurelian saw the head of a guard standing next to him explode as if he had been hit by a railgun. Where the head disappeared without a trace, sparks flew and oil from the cylinder spurted out like blood.
Seeing as the other guards failed to react, he must have realized that the head that had just exploded could have been his.
“This should be enough to explain it, right?”
“Yeah, yeah.”
Jaden Aurelian answered, hiding behind the guards again. I know that if I wanted to kill him, he already had many opportunities, but even though he knew that, he didn’t seem to want to stand in front of a bomb that could explode at any moment.
It seemed like they probably mistook me for a special modified human or something like that.
Instead, after confirming that I had this much force, I felt more confident that I was an Inquisitor.
“So, why did the Inquisitor come here? I don’t really remember committing any corruption. What’s going on at our navigator training center… ”
“Well, I am also a customer, but I am treated very poorly. I can’t believe I got straight to the point without even getting a glass of water. If I had come from outside without reporting, I might have been reported missing here.”
“… … .”
“Just kidding.”
There was no response of laughter, probably because it wasn’t very funny.
I also had no intention of doing more mischief here. Now, he was able to scare them thanks to his well-organized attack, but his status as the head of the navigator training center on the capital planet was also unusual.
If there was any corruption, it would probably have been thoroughly hidden, and he may have connections to the imperial family. I didn’t know that if I went any further, they might do something annoying to me.
I used some force to avoid looking funny, but what I wanted was actually a very simple thing from his point of view.
“You don’t have to worry. My mission goal is Serapian. I came to the training center just to get your cooperation.”
“Seraphian… ?”
“Yes. There was a report that someone dispatched there had leaked family secrets.”
Serapian was just a roughly chosen destination.
In fact, it didn’t matter which family’s domain it was targeted at, as long as it wasn’t Aurelian’s domain, which could be complicated by revealing one’s identity.
‘Still, if it turns out that I impersonated an Inquisitor, I might be tracked down, so it would be better to tell the destination to Serapian, who seems to be the most boring person.’
All of the other families’ territories were places I wanted to see at least once.
Well, I didn’t think Jaden Aurelian would go somewhere and spread rumors about the Inquisitor. Since he was in charge of the position of director of the Navigator Training Center, it would not be good for him to be known to have been involved with the family’s inspector for no reason. It was literally an excuse to prepare for something just in case.
He seemed very relieved when he realized I wasn’t targeting him. And he obediently accepted my request for cooperation. When he first received the fake official document, he had no reason to refuse it.
“… How can we cooperate?”
‘Okay, that’s how it should come out.’
The request was to be told as Maria said it. Rather than me, who doesn’t know much about this world, Maria, who has read all the settings, will be able to request the necessary things better.
-First, we need the identities of a navigator and his bodyguard.
“First, we need the identity of a navigator and his bodyguard… What?”
“?”
As I was following Maria’s words, I was momentarily embarrassed and asked her back.
-be careful! You can’t come and get caught! I plan to take on the position of captain of the exploration ship myself, so at the training center… … . You can say it like this!
“Is there any problem?”
“Oh, it’s nothing. You can register me as a bodyguard. There are personnel assigned by the training center to protect the navigators, so you can put me in that position. As you just saw, there is no need for additional manpower. Since security is important to the job, I plan to take on the positions of both captain and bodyguard. And I would like to receive support for a probe that is in good condition.”
First of all, as Maria said, we decided to deliver the requirements first.
As I told Jaden Aurelian my demands, her laughter echoed in my head.
-Hehe… Now you become my bodyguard! This is the real world of Lord and Jong Station!
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