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Ah, how cold.
Cale thought that while listening to the conversation between housekeeper Hitellis and knight Rom, who were in front. Rom, from the Demon King’s faction, whose identity and the Sacred Object he possessed were unknown, said:
“Housekeeper, it’s my first time in the small Moraka castle, it seems incredibly solid! It seems no one would notice anything that happened inside!”
What are they plotting inside the small Moraka castle! Tell me quickly! At those words, housekeeper Hitellis, who possessed a Chaos God Sacred Object, responded:
“As solid as its long history. There’s no need to worry about it collapsing even if it’s attacked from outside.”
This place isn’t so weak as to show its weaknesses to guys like you who come from outside. So shut up and behave!
Cold blades that could attack each other at any moment.
‘Ah, how fun.’
Cale couldn’t hide his warm smile while watching the housekeeper and the rookie knight aiming at each other. That’s when.
“We’ve arrived.”
The housekeeper stopped and spoke.
“You can stay here.”
A small pavilion for Cale’s group. Housekeeper Hitellis. Rookie knight Rom. They all looked at Clopeh Sekka.
“…….”
Clopeh slowly examined the pavilion.
-Human, the pavilion is too old!
The pavilion was quite far from the main castle. It didn’t seem like a guest space at all. It was a clear act of negative favoritism.
‘Or perhaps to maintain distance from the main castle.’
Cale assessed the distance between the main castle and the pavilion, and could read young master Jimon’s intention, who wanted to keep Cale’s group as far away from the main castle as possible.
-Human, there are many hidden gazes!
The small Moraka castle. For Cale’s group, who had entered, enemy gazes were everywhere. Above all…
“…….”
“…….”
The housekeeper and the rookie knight. Both were watching Cale’s group. In particular, they were looking at Clopeh. Cale’s gaze turned to Clopeh.
“Housekeeper.”
Clopeh opened his mouth. When all the attention was focused on him…
“Is the food here the same as in the main castle?”
Mischievous smile. Cale barely managed to suppress his laughter.
-Human, Clopeh Sekka knows what’s important!
Raon totally agreed.
“…”
Housekeeper Hitellis paused for a moment. And rookie knight Rom looked at Clopeh as if he were seeing something interesting, and then organized his gaze. The housekeeper calmly spoke:
“Yes. The food is the same.”
“I see. Then, can we rest?”
“Yes.”
“When can I meet young master Jimon?”
“I think he’ll probably call you separately tonight.”
“I see.”
Clopeh calmly responded and took the pavilion door knob.
“We’ll rest on our own. We don’t need a guide.”
“Yes.”
While housekeeper Hitellis obediently nodded…
Creak. Clopeh opened the door, without looking inside the pavilion, and turned his head towards the housekeeper.
“There won’t be any listening devices inside, right?”
“!”
When Hitellis paused and looked at Clopeh…
Kind smile. Clopeh simply smiled kindly. And he told Hitellis:
“We don’t need you anymore, you can go.”
It was a clear order of expulsion. And it was said in an extremely soft and kind tone.
“…….”
Hitellis couldn’t say anything and then politely bowed and left first.
“If you need anything, you can tell the person waiting outside. I’ll see you later.”
After confirming that Hitellis had left, Clopeh looked at the New Business Division head.
“…….”
At his silent gaze, the New Business Division head slowly spoke:
“Lord Kase?”
“We’ll use the second floor of the pavilion, you guys can use the first.”
Clopeh, who had established a limit to prevent them from getting closer, opened the pavilion door and checked it. And he looked at Cale and the others.
“Brothers, the inside is clean. We can enter.”
With a bright smile, Clopeh gestured for them to enter, and Cale, as if it were obvious, entered following his guide.
-Human, although it’s old, it’s well maintained!
While listening to Raon’s comments, Cale headed to the second floor. Sideways. Showing a kind smile to rookie knight Rom, who was looking from the first floor. And rookie knight Rom, or rather, the Third Corps leader, Mol, looked at the five brothers and then turned his head.
“…….”
His gaze deepened. Because he had heard the magic voice of the New Business Division head. He was a quite capable superior mage. That’s why he might be a subordinate of Terosa.
-There’s a listening device. At 9.
That direction was the one seen as soon as the pavilion’s main door was opened.
‘They said it was Kase?’
That guy surely noticed the existence of this magic listening device and told housekeeper Hitellis that.
‘There won’t be any listening devices inside, right?’
Ha. Mol barely managed to suppress his ironic laugh.
‘He’s not easy.’
Young master Jimon’s small Moraka castle. If the Chaos God sect is here and is plotting something, it will be very problematic. But he thought he shouldn’t ignore that guy called Kase while concentrating on that.
‘The second brother is foolish, but the eldest is definitely different. Is it because of Count Lupeh’s blood?’
When the Third Corps leader, The Hand Behind the Back, Mol’s expression turned cold…
Step. Clopeh again appeared on the second floor. He directly looked at the New Business Division head and spoke:
“Please remove all the listening devices.”
And then he entered his room without any hesitation.
“!”
“…!”
While the New Business Division head and the middle-aged knight’s expressions were filled with surprise…
‘Oh. Look at this?’
The Third Corps leader, Mol’s eyes gleamed. From the beginning, that guy called Kase had noticed that the New Business Division head was a mage.
‘Did he know everything and pretend not to know?’
After that, after checking this pavilion’s deteriorated state and distance from the main castle, he calmly and quietly prepared himself. No,
‘It must be a warning to us.’
To Terosa. And to young master Jimon.
‘…As expected of a relative of Count Lupeh.’
Mol slightly licked his lips. He was curious about what young master Jimon was doing and wanted to find out quickly. But that guy Kase… Somehow, he wants to have him as a subordinate.
‘He’s very meticulous.’
And he had flexibility, without revealing his intention from the beginning, and he had calmness and elegance in everything he did. For Mol, who likes back attacks that are like a theatrical play, instead of dirty attacks, Kase was a very interesting talent.
‘I’d like to have him.’
It wouldn’t be bad to attract him to the Third Corps later. The moment a twisted smile appeared on Mol’s lips…
“…I’ll remove them.”
The New Business Division head, a superior mage, destroyed all the listening devices he had found.
* * *
“All the listening devices have been destroyed. It has been determined that the New Business Division head is a capable mage who can destroy the listening devices.”
“Hmm.”
After confirming the information he last heard through the listening device, housekeeper Hitellis left the report.
“…He’s not easy.”
The rookie knight Terosa sent with him. He should be careful about him too, but that demon called Kase was also unusual.
“Tell young master Jimon to meet Kase tonight.”
“Yes.”
“Tell him to focus on listening to what they say.”
“Yes.”
Hitellis turned her gaze towards the window. This place, which had become the housekeeper’s room, was located in the place where the pavilion could be best seen from the main castle. Her gaze, which was looking at the pavilion, from which all the listening devices had been removed and which could only be observed from outside, coldly deepened.
“…They say that even the listening device our best mage hid has been destroyed?”
Is the New Business Division head such a strong mage? The mage who’s beside the Pope installed that magic listening device. His skill was said to have reached the supreme level.
“That’s-”
Ah. Hitellis jumped up. She approached the window and looked at the pavilion.
“I must reconsider this.”
Such a strong demon I can’t assess. And a demon mage who seems to have reached the supreme level. Those guys came here disguised. Using that guy called Kase. Are they simply subordinates of Terosa? Shouldn’t I approach them differently?
“…They’re not subordinates of Terosa.”
The guys who infiltrated here using Kase aren’t subordinates of Terosa, but are superior to her. Then, who’s above Terosa? And that kind of strong person-
“…The Eighth Corps.”
The Demon King’s eight daggers. It must be one of those eight demons.
“Ha.”
Yes. Now it makes sense.
“…How dare they-”
A fire burned in Hitellis’s eyes. The great plan the Chaos God sect is about to achieve in the World Demon is about to begin. But as if trying to interfere with that, one of the World Demon’s daggers arrived here. I still don’t know which dagger it is. But-
“No matter who it is, they’ll only return to the beginning.”
Death. Only the path back to the beginning will be given to him.
“These guys put someone strong in front and have a dagger hidden behind.”
Using Kase to cause confusion, and then, right behind him, the guys who will wield their daggers against the Chaos God sect. Hitellis opened her mouth towards the ceiling:
“Tell the Pope.”
The guys from the Demon King’s faction. They won’t know what’s happening here. Therefore, they must be disguised and spying. Then, I’ll receive these guys who have entered this tiger’s den.
“As one of the Demon King’s eight dogs has come, I request a supreme knight.”
Immediately, with death. And there’s no reason to delay that death. If they came because of the scent, it’s best to get rid of them as soon as possible.
“Tomorrow night. Tell him to attack then.”
A deep smile appeared on Hitellis’s lips. Then, the subordinate’s voice came from the ceiling:
“Boss, but the Pope says we should call those who went to look for the Wanderers.”
Ah. The Five-Colored Family hunters. It’s believed that someone, the Third Emperor or the First Emperor, attacked this place. And disappeared, taking his subordinate, who had been being pursued for a long time. Because of this, the sect had become even sharper, and the Pope assigned a supreme knight to Sarton, a superior knight who claims to have met the First Emperor at that time, to pursue him.
‘Sarton has a good sense of smell.’
Especially for the enemy’s blood scent. Sarton, the master of pursuit, had gone out with many troops to search the surroundings. The Pope said to call them.
“Alright. Tell him I’ll have everyone arrive before tomorrow.”
“Yes.”
Tomorrow night. As they’ve decided to face the Demon King’s dagger, it would be best to attract as many troops as possible and get rid of them cleanly.
“…A rat in a cage.”
Hitellis looked at the pavilion and intensified her smile.
* * *
Raon spun in the air and spread his wings.
“I’ve removed all the listening devices the New Business Division head couldn’t find! Now we can talk calmly!”
Naturally, the New Business Division head couldn’t remove all the listening devices installed by the supreme mage. Raon removed the remaining ones.
“Raon-nim, thank you for giving us the information immediately.”
And Raon was also the one who told Clopeh about the listening devices.
“Ji ji. Clopeh Sekka! You’re doing a good job lately! You’re great!”
“Thank you. Raon-nim.”
Clopeh politely and sincerely responded, and placed a cushion on the seat for Raon. Then, he served Cale lemon tea and placed a plate of cookies in front of him.
Odoc. Odoc.
Cale, as if it were natural, received Clopeh’s service and spoke:
“The housekeeper from before, right?”
“Yes. It seems she’s someone from the Chaos God sect. And she seems strong.”
“Yes. And the rookie knight, right?”
“He seemed stronger than me, and when you mentioned the listening device, the New Business Division head was watching him. Therefore, I don’t think he’s a subordinate of Terosa.”
“Then, who do you think he is?”
“Probably a superior of Terosa-”
Chorrororo-
While filling the teacup, Clopeh calmly reported:
“It’s estimated he’s one of the Eighth Corps’ generals.”
“One of them?”
“I’ve found out the appearance of all of them. But I didn’t find anyone who matched. However, there’s only one person who can disguise himself like that.”
When Cale gestured for Clopeh to continue, Clopeh quickly responded:
“It’s estimated he’s Mol, The Hand Behind the Back, the master of betrayal.”
Cale nodded and only said one word:
“Excellent.”
“Thank you.”
Clopeh sincerely rejoiced and then opened his mouth while looking at Sui Khan, who was lying on the bed eating apple pie:
“As Lord Sui Khan also wasn’t discovered, it seems there aren’t any trackers among the troops watching us.”
“Yes. They must be looking for the Wanderers in this area.”
Cale looked at Clopeh sideways and bluntly said:
“You plan to make the two fight each other?”
Pointing at the Chaos God sect’s housekeeper Hitellis and the Third Corps leader, Mol, Cale asked, and Clopeh responded as if it were obvious:
“Wasn’t it you who wanted this and mentioned the gray disease rumor?”
Oh. Cale sincerely smiled and said:
“I really like your work.”
“…Thank you…!”
Clopeh widely smiled and controlled his emotion. He’s really been happy lately.
“When I meet young master Jimon, I’ll get more information through him and try to create a situation where they can fight.”
“Yes. Yes.”
“And while they fight, we’ll check the castle, look for Lord Choi Jung Soo, and ruin the enemies’ plans.”
“Yes. Yes. That’s what I think.”
Cale felt a warm feeling for the first time while looking at Clopeh.
“Here.”
He gave a cookie to Clopeh.
Odoc. Odoc. Clopeh, eating cookies, felt truly reliable.
‘If I have this guy by my side, I think I could be an unemployed person.’
Cale unconsciously imagined a happy future. Raon, looking at Cale, tilted his head and sent a magic message to On and Hong.
-It seems our human and Clopeh will cause a big fight in this castle. We must protect the human and Sui Khan so they don’t get hurt.
Nyaaaong!
Nyaaaong!
On and Hong nodded.
“Hmm.”
And Sui Khan felt a strange cold sensation and touched the back of his neck. It was similar to the sensation he had before Choi Jung Soo and Kim Rok Soo caused trouble, so team leader Sui Khan unconsciously grabbed the sword sheath beside him tightly.
And three days later, the small Moraka castle was completely destroyed and collapsed. No one noticed this future.
* * *
A few hours later, between afternoon and evening…
“Welcome.”
Young master Jimon disdainfully looked at Clopeh Sekka and Cale, who were approaching him.
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