The Priest of Corruption - Chapter 79

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The great lord of the South, Miss Duke Carlto Irmel, has gone senile.

Carmen asked Dakia with a very embarrassed face at that bombshell declaration.

“Since when?”

Dacia counted with her hands and smiled bitterly.

“It’s already been three years.”

Carmen closed her eyes for a moment, calculated something, and nodded.

“Certainly, I haven’t heard of Mr. Misogong attending an external event since three years ago. He wasn’t a person who had frequent external activities from the beginning, so I never really dreamed of it.”

Prince of Smiles, Carlto Irmel.

There were few stories I knew about him. Only as far as the people of this northern kingdom know.

As if worthy of the name Misogong, he was very famous for his beautiful appearance when he was young. It was a nickname derived from the fact that his smile, which was very difficult to see because he did not smile well, was worth like a thousand pieces of gold. The fact that Dakia, who inherited his blood, boasts a beautiful appearance, is probably influenced by his father’s blood to some extent.

In addition, Misogong was known for being taciturn and not very sociable. As a bonus, he was very bothered by overseas activities.

That’s about all the information I know about microgong. I asked Dakia cautiously.

“Then, who’s acting on behalf of the Misogong? Is the princess’s older brother handling the affairs on behalf of the Misogong?”

Dacia shook her head and answered.

“No. Beatus is now ruled by Sir Dougleck Martin, with full power unofficially delegated to him by my father.”

An outsider ruling over Beatus, not from the Irmel family?

Dakia, as if reading my puzzled expression, added a quick reply.

“Sir Dougleck Martin is a close friend who grew up with his father since childhood and is a trustworthy man. My father always had compliments on Sir Martin. You can see right away how much he hates working. Sir Martin is always waiting for the next two years to come. After two years, the period when Sir Martin is supposed to inherit full power from his father is over.”

I touched my chin and looked at Dakia. Entrusting the full power of the territory to one’s own retainer for a period of five years? Obviously, despite the fact that the two children are still alive? Doesn’t he usually entrust all power to one of his children and attach his henchmen to assist him?

“Still, it sounds a little strange to an outsider. But the Miss Duke couldn’t properly delegate due to his senility, so how did Sir Martin get full powers delegated within a five-year period?”

Dacia looked at me, blinked her big golden eyes, and explained softly.

“It was my father giving Lord Martin a five-year power of attorney in case he went wrong. In fact, I only found out about it after my father went senile. Like Priest Enmarnac, I did not take my eyes off Sir Martin, but Sir Martin swore in front of everyone to work for Irmelga for only 5 years, as written in the power of attorney, and so far, thanks to him, he treated things more fairly than anyone else. Everyone looked suspicious.”

Jamel, who had been waiting for the time to intervene while watching Dakia and I, opened her mouth.

“Well, by the way, isn’t Beatus the richest territory in the southern part of the Northern Kingdom? As it is a matter of numerous interests, is there any possibility that the small worker’s senility is an artificial result?”

“It’s not like my family didn’t think of it, so I invited people from all over the place to diagnose my father, but everyone agreed that this was just senility. Of course, the expression itself is much more polite than what I said. And I did it with sophisticated vocabulary.”

“The dish is served.”

As soon as Dakia finished talking, the dishes we ordered came out full. Everyone is basically a person who eats a lot because they use their body a lot, so our table is full of all kinds of mouth-watering dishes, even if they are not luxurious.

I wish I could taste it too. No, even if my sense of taste returns, I think the food here will not taste good to my taste, which has been tamed by modern seasonings.

I smiled and said.

“Let’s talk about it after we eat. How is it?”

Everyone nodded at my suggestion, expressed agreement, and each began to taste the food. While eating with the sound of the inn as music, the door of the inn opened and two very striking people entered.

A woman in white armor and a man in white priestly clothes.

Despite appearing to be worshipers of God, their clothes were the kind of white clothes I had never seen before. Both of them wore unusual necklaces around their necks, and in the center of the round necklace was a decapitated human figure. They had the same pattern engraved on their backs.

It is in the form of a decapitated human being. It’s the first time I’ve seen this, but it’s a very bloody pattern.

The two men and women strode toward the innkeeper and asked him a question. I felt the need to listen to their questions, so I focused my five senses to eavesdrop on their conversation. Fortunately, the two asked the innkeeper in a plain voice, as if they had no intention of hiding their questions.

“Have you seen any suspicious people lately?”

The innkeeper looked at their clothes and asked very carefully.

“Could you… tell me where you are from?”

“Oh, this is our late introduction.”

The man in the pure white priestly uniform smiled kindly and held up his necklace.

“We’ve come from the Extermination Corps to investigate a series of recent disappearances. Have you ever heard of our Extermination Corps? If not, I can briefly explain.”

The innkeeper opened his eyes wide and exclaimed at the words of the annihilation force.

“Aha. You two are the very people of the Extermination Squadron, who are famous for taking care of difficult matters in the vicinity of Beatus these days! It’s the first time the Sacrifice Squadrons have come to our village, so I’m sorry I didn’t recognize you right away.”

The innkeeper bowed his head deeply, and the man smiled softly and shook his head.

“No. That’s quite possible. So, haven’t you seen any suspicious people lately?”

The innkeeper thoughtfully stroked his shaggy chin, then shook his head.

“There is nothing in particular. Besides, there has never been a missing person in our village yet.”

The male priest asked in a soft voice.

“Have you ever seen people wearing their robes tightly and not showing their faces properly?”

“Among those travelers, there are not one or two of them, so it’s not particularly suspicious, right? Even half of the people who are eating over there right now are eating, but aren’t they wearing their robes tightly?”

‘killing!!!’

My mother was furious that the damn innkeeper didn’t even know how precious his guests were and sold them to people who didn’t pay a dime. That’s also true, because the innkeeper extended his finger and pointed at Dacia, Tergio, and Jamel, who were wearing Rob’s hat tightly.

The male priest looked at us with shining eyes and thanked the innkeeper.

“Thank you for your cooperation. I plan to stay here for a night, so if you have any difficulties, please let us know and we will help.”

The two men and women paid the innkeeper and began walking towards us slowly.

“Heeep!”

Jamel hiccups in surprise when he sees the two priests approaching us. Jamel looked at me with almost tearful eyes. She whispered to me in a small voice.

“Well, what should I do? If I get caught, it’s over…”

I answered with a smile.

“That goes for me too.”

Jamel looked at me with a slightly relieved look at my answer. A delicate bond blossomed like a flower between the two worshipers of the evil god.

Among the two priests who finally approached us, a male priest took a step forward and greeted us.

“Hello? I’m Admiseo, a member of the Star Slaughter Corps. This is Tatiana, a member of the same team as me. Please understand that I cannot name the god I worship.”

I’ve heard a few rumors about the annihilation squadrons, but what I actually encountered was a much more organized organization than I thought. They unified their clothes and hid the name of the god to hide their authority, and even at this moment when the two of them were talking to us, they were not nervous.

Even if we are surprised, so that we can always respond.

As a result of exchanging glances, we agreed that I would introduce the group to them.

I slightly opened my robe and wittedly smiled.

“May unwavering happiness be maintained in the lives of the two of you. I am Marnak, who serves the goddess of maintenance who protects everyday life.”

The two of them visibly relaxed when they saw the priestly clothes with the protection of my retainer on them. The man smiled at me and replied.

“It seems that Priest Marnak was with you. It seems that we were suspicious. We apologized during the meal. Then we will leave.”

“Would you please wait a moment?”

I grabbed the two who were about to leave without regret. I needed to get a little bit of information. Information on the activities of the Extermination Squadron was heard here and there, but there was very little information about their purpose or members of the organization.

‘killing…?’

When the two stopped. Mother raised a question.

‘killing!’

Cries that they can’t figure out how many fingers they have. that was impossible Surely these two can’t be demons. I quickly looked at the couple, but no matter how I looked at them, they couldn’t be demons. It was very rare for a demon to serve as a priest in the service of a god, and the odds of those rare cases appearing here twice at once were even less.

So, of course, it was my judgment that someone had done something to those two. Or did he simply take action against not only the two of them, but the entire annihilation squadron?

Let’s have a light conversation for a moment. Taking advantage of the fact that the eyes of the two men and women who were looking at me as a priest were full of goodwill.

“I’ve often heard about the reputation of the Sacred Slaughter Group here and there, but could you tell me why you’re searching this place?”

“There’s nothing I can’t do for Priest Marnak.”

After a brief pause, Admiseo’s mouth opened slowly.

“We are looking for worshipers of evil spirits. This simultaneous disappearance is clearly the work of worshipers of evil spirits.”

“Heeep!”

Jamel reflexively hiccuped at the words that came out of the priest’s mouth, saying that he was a worshiper of evil spirits.

How did the real Jamel not get caught?

While Dacia quickly patted Jamel on the back, I smiled softly and scraped out as much information as I could.

“Worshipers of evil spirits. Do you think those worthy of death dare to roam the land of the Northern Kingdom?

I heard a loud giggling from behind, but I ignored it and continued talking.

“By the way, how are you two so sure that there are worshipers of evil spirits?”

Admiseo answered my question with a broad smile.

“Ah, Priest Marnak is on a pilgrimage, so I guess you haven’t heard yet. The gods in the high heavens have sent their messengers directly to us. Yes, four angels He descended on this land, and they declared with one voice that the god who was brought down by the worshipers of evil is here in the northern kingdom. Our annihilation squadron came to this land to help them destroy the fallen god.”

“Cool.”

“Killed?!”

Four angels descended? The incarnations of that crazy violence?

Is it a real main quest from now on?

While I was flustered, Admiseo smiled brightly as if he was very happy.

“Isn’t this an honorable story? A temple with angels. This story will be recorded in the scriptures of each denomination and will be remembered for a long time.”

Angel.

If I hadn’t been a worshiper of evil spirits,

I would have been a reliable helper in the main quest. I had no choice but to give.

***

That night.

‘Murder!’

While my mother was confidently massaging my shoulders, Dakia came to my room alone

.

***

“Oh my gosh!”

Jamel, who opened the door slightly and poked her head out, exclaimed in exclamation after seeing Dakia walking into Marnac’s room wearing only a simple nightgown in the middle of the night

. Wow, a relationship… It’s absurd!!! As expected, my golden rope!!! You’re laying the groundwork in order to gulp Beatus, the yolk of the Northern Kingdom!!!”

Jamel developed a little more respect for Marnak, saying that he is a worshiper of evil gods who has a lot to learn from and see.