Chapter 134 – Variables
#134.
Midnight when the moon hangs at the edge of the sky. Gaon, along with Milena and other members of the Prenewal Guild, put the doppelgangers in a wagon and headed to the church.
Of course, all of them had been stunned by blood flow so that they could not resist.
‘No.’
Originally, there were no people in the church at this time, but today it was especially rare. The religious corpsmen who normally stood guard here and there had also been reduced to less than half.
As they approached the entrance, the two guards who had been waiting stood aside. It was an attitude that he had no intention of doing anything like identification.
It certainly seemed to have been handed over. Gaon and his party were able to meet Antonio who was waiting for them without any worries.
There were several priests in black robes around him, and they were the Heretic Questioner who took charge of the dark side of the church.
Antonio nodded his head to say hello to Gaon, then looked at the carriage and asked.
“You are here. Are there doppelgangers in the luggage compartment?”
“Yes. A total of 93 people.”
“Can I check it out?”
“Yes, whatever.”
Gaon winked at the pre-new guild members to bring a doppelganger. Soon, two people took out a sack from the luggage compartment and put it down in front of Antonio.
He unwrapped the sack and placed his hand on the forehead of the sleeping doppelgänger inside.
Magi is at odds with divine power. When he was a senior archbishop, he could vaguely feel it without having to directly infiltrate the energy.
He looked around for a while and then stood up with a worried expression.
“You’re a real doppelganger.”
“That’s right. More than that, please guide me. Not a good place to talk.”
As long as Antonio was by his side, the Heretic Questioners would all be trustworthy. However, as it was such a serious matter, it was difficult to continue the conversation outside.
He nodded as if he agreed with Gaon and pointed to a building with a strangely gloomy atmosphere behind him.
“Excuse me. Then, let’s move the doppelgangers first.”
“Yes, everyone please bring out the doppelgangers.”
At Gaon’s command, everyone moved and lowered the doppelgangers from the luggage compartment. The Heretic Questioners quickly followed Antonio’s instructions and helped them.
Every time he lifted the sack, his face became grotesquely distorted, as if he wanted to kill him right away. I wondered if there would be bloodshed while I wasn’t looking, but fortunately they had reason as humans.
With the help of all the doppelgangers, Gaon and the others moved to the dungeon under Antonio’s guidance.
The dungeon, like any other place, was humid and dark, and it was a place that stimulated people’s instinctive fear.
Passing through the corridor where the shadows reflected from the magic lamps installed on the walls shimmered ominously, I saw many prisons with iron bars.
Prisons of the church mainly confine pseudo-religious people and other non-believers, so there weren’t many criminals imprisoned.
After passing through numerous iron bars and advancing to the deepest part, Antonio stopped.
He looked at Gaon and said.
“You can put your doppelgangers down now. From here, you can leave it to the Heretic Questioners. Could you tell me only the important ones?”
“All right. Then, I will tell you about the person of interest.”
In case of this, when Gaon first put the doppelgangers in a bag, he marked them with stars. The number of stars is divided according to their importance, and the place he headed toward was a sack with four stars on it.
Gaon unwrapped the sack. Inside was Skeal, the mercenary leader of Sidus.
“It’s a guy called Skeal. He’s the guy who attacked us a while ago. This guy told me the identity of the Doppelganger King. By the way, there is a ban on it, so be careful.”
“… There is a ban, but you managed to get the information.”
“I did infer the identity to some extent from the information gathered during the original chase process. I just used it.”
It was too long and tiresome to explain everything. When I explained it as briefly as possible, Antonio nodded his head in agreement.
“I know roughly. Then let’s go now.”
“Yes. Please let me know if you have any useful information.”
“Of course. Let’s send a request for assistance to the capital right away in the morning. The answer will probably come in the afternoon. Then we will send someone to inform you.”
“Thank you.”
Gaon and Antonio continued to exchange opinions after that, and returned to the Prenewal Guild building after finishing all the business.
***
On a sunny morning, at the entrance of the Prenewal Guild, Gaon exchanged greetings with the party.
“Then I will go.”
“Yes, be careful.”
“Master, see you later!”
Side!
Chorin and Hayeon said goodbye and each kissed Gaon on the cheek. Thanks to that, the eyes of the people around me were focused, but now I’m used to it, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.
Gaon gave the two a kiss on the cheek as if giving it back, then waved his hand and headed toward the merchant street.
‘Now it’s finished.’
Three weeks ago, while making a deal with Lucipeon, he requested weapon smelting using the Orichalcum box that contained Jangbodo.
Fortunately, there were great artisans in the Barrymore estate, which is famous for its mines, so it didn’t have much trouble finding people.
However, since the material is a material, it took quite a while to smelt it, so it was not completed until now. If it was a spear made of Orichalcum, you probably wouldn’t need to change your weapon for a while.
‘I’m just excited.’
It seems that the joy of getting a new weapon is the same whether you return or grow old. Gaon hurried his steps, feeling his heart beating happily for the first time in a long time.
After a while, Gaon arrived at the Mirnia corps building and went inside without hesitation.
When he presented the item he had received from Lena to the counter staff, he was ushered straight into the reception room. After drinking tea there and waiting for a while, Lena entered.
Behind her was followed by a man carrying an elongated box. He was Linvador, whom he had met when he first contacted Lucipheon.
When Linvador met Gaon’s eyes, he laughed awkwardly and lowered his head.
Gaon nodded in front of her and greeted Lena, who had come closer to her.
“Long time no see. Miss Lena.”
“Yes, I see. Is it 3 weeks? How have you been?”
“Hey, I’ve been fine. I was so busy that the time went well. Thanks to that, I didn’t get bored waiting.”
Lena smiled meaningfully when she said that she was busy. She must have noticed that Carl Dran Orgius was suspicious because of Gaon’s surveillance case.
She looked at Gaon for a moment with a dry gaze, then turned her head and chined Linvador.
Then he came quickly and set the box down on the table and backed away.
Lena said as Gaon’s gaze turned to the box.
“As you said at the time, I made it with blades on both ends and side blades. It is said that the quality of Orichalcum is quite good because there are few impurities. The mana conduction rate is probably high.”
“Okay. Fortunately, the. May I open it?”
“Sure. This belongs to Mr. Gaon.”
Gaon quietly opened the box at the gesture of willingly inviting him to take a look.
Inside was a platinum spear. The brilliant light that emits various colors depending on the viewing angle aroused admiration from the viewer.
When I gently put his finger on it, the window let out a cry. Along with the resonant sound, I felt a sense of unity as if we were one with each other.
This is unity.
It is the supreme state that only those who have reached the extreme of weapon technology can reach, and proof that they have transcended their older brother. It was the kind of art everyone dreams of.
Lena widened her eyes at the Gaon that drew her resonance from the first weapon she saw. She pretended to be mystic, and the woman who acted so that it was impossible to know what she was thinking was genuinely surprised, and her expression was quite cute.
Gaon slashed with his finger from the tip of his spear to the other side, then smiled in satisfaction.
“Excellent. Balance, strength, and mana conductivity are all excellent. You got a good weapon.”
“I’m glad you like it.”
Lena said that with a grin, and she suddenly stood up from her seat. She then went around the table and sat down right next to Gaon, and she whispered softly.
“More than that, Mr. Gaon, I… I have a question, can I ask you something?”
The eyes that looked up at him were full of coquetry. Rather, Gaon was wary of his strange appearance, which any man would fall for at once.
He moved to the side and distanced himself a little from Lena before asking again.
“You want to ask?”
“Whoops! You don’t have to worry. I’ll keep it as a secret between the two of us… I beg you. Yes?”
Seeing that, Lena leaned over to support her weight, pressing her chest against her forearm. The movement of her fingers tickling her chest is a bonus.
An act that outlines what kind of reward awaits for answering a question. It was a blatant temptation to the extent that the blood rushed to the bottom.
Gaon looked down, wondering why this woman was like this, and she asked.
“So, what do you want to ask?”
Squeak-
Lena moved and there was a rustling of her collar. She said, flapping her apron as if it were hot.
“Whoa… That’s it. Lately, I’ve been monitoring Gaon-san’s request, but it’s a little strange.”
“What if it’s weird?”
A twinkle flashed in Lena’s eyes. It was because Gaon seemed to have noticed roughly what she was talking about, even though he would normally throw up doubts at her question.
She lowered her hand that had been tickling her chest, placed it on her thigh, and pressed it down, raising her body slightly and bringing her face up until her lips touched it.
In that state she blew hot breath and opened her mouth. A lustful aura was dripping from her eyes.
“Kaldran Orgius. What is identity? I know it’s weird, but I can’t tell beyond that. Can you tell me?”
“… Were you curious about that?”
“I am more curious than I thought. Actually, I have a little interest in Gaon. Tell me quickly I think she can’t stand the heat anymore.”
It was a very misleading phrase. It was hard to tell if the reason I couldn’t stand it was because it was genuinely hot, or because I wanted to lie down with you right in front of me.
If you don’t know anything, you probably gave away all the information with the spirit of giving away all of your liver and gallbladder.
Gaon pondered for a moment whether he could tell me.
Although she is doing such clumsy flirting now, Lena is also a woman who strictly rules a branch. Of course, she shouldn’t have to worry too much about security.
Above all, if the guardians are dispatched in a few days anyway, this information will turn into trash no bigger than a piece of toilet paper.
If so, wouldn’t it be wiser to use this opportunity thoroughly?
While thinking about how to make her eat as much as possible, Gaon opened her mouth.
“This information must be kept confidential. Once it leaks out, it cannot be undone. Do you understand?’
“Of course. Aren’t you underestimating me? I’m the president of the Barrymore branch here. Do not worry. So, what is it?”
Looking at Lena with her confident smile as if she had almost overcome it, Gaon also smiled and opened her mouth.
“The identity of Kaldran Orgius is a doppelganger. In other words, they are demons.”
“Mind… Feet?”
The emotion of curiosity that was clear in her eyes quickly turned to astonishment. I seem to be seeing a lot of new faces these days.
Gaon did not stop there.
“Yes. It’s also a doppelganger. The cart-overturning accident that killed Master Milius a year ago was also orchestrated by Kaldran Orgius.”
“Now, now, wait! I’m a little embarrassed right now, but I’ll think about it for a moment.”
“The second wife of Calidora, who recently returned from postpartum care, is also a doppelganger created by him. If you think about it, isn’t the timing of the appearance too coincidental? This is 100 percent trying to devour the Countess.”
“Oh, no. Wait, wait…”
Lena was flustered and stammered at her words. Her eyes seem to be confused, spinning like a top, but the accident doesn’t seem to keep up.
However, without a chance to respond, Gaon literally poured out a bombardment of information and spewed out all the truth.
Except for the church’s request for support, of course.
“Anyway, that’s how it happened. Isn’t that amazing?”
“No, surprise, surprise. It was completely unexpected information. Thank you.”
Lena was in a state where Gaon didn’t care about her, and her body, which was clinging to her, was standing upright. Holding her head, Gaon stroked her shoulder as she lost her thoughts as she organized her information.
“Then, now that I have told you all the information, shall we go?”
“Yes yes? Uh, where…”
“Did I not tell you important information? You’re not going to just pretend you don’t know, are you?”
“Yeah, that’s true. Wait, think about that…”
If it was a fair bit of information, I would have been able to just pay a reasonable price and get rid of it using the friendship I’ve built up until now. Even in the worst case, it would have been solved by just sleeping once.
But now this information is too heavy. How much would it be worth if you converted that weight into money? If you want to repay with your body, it is not enough even if you accept his sexual desire for three days and nights.
Gaon approached Lena in reverse this time and slowly unbuttoned his jacket.
“Miss Lena. So, please give birth to 10 children. Can you do this for me?”
“Yeah-? Uh, what is that… ! 10 people! Are you serious? Nonsense!”
“Then does it make sense that you were trying to extort information for free?”
“Oh… !”
When Gaon sharply pinched Lena’s weakness, she reacted by shrugging her shoulders.
She knows everything. That this information could not be replaced by just touching the body a few times, and that Gaon would not be easily defeated even if he just wiped his mouth and tried to make it happen.
More than anything, her conscience is pierced, and it is unreasonable to just move on. In the end, Lena had no choice but to cry and declare her surrender.
“I lost! Did you know from the beginning? Did you deliberately pretend to be tempted?”
“Of course. Who would fall for such a clumsy temptation?”
“Chit! That’s harsh.”
“You are the worst.”
Lena was a little relieved as she relaxed her words and let her relax. She said with a smile on her playful face.
“So what are your demands of me? I don’t think you’re asking me to give birth to a real child.”
“…”
Of course, that’s just what I said. But Gaon deliberately didn’t say anything. Then her Lena’s face hardened again.
“Sir, are you serious? Let’s have 10 kids? Really?”
Lena seems to have pride and greed in her own work. She seemed deeply concerned about the break in her career due to her childbirth.
Gaon felt a bit relieved and shrugged his shoulders.
“Of course not. You just have to cooperate with me as much as possible. Don’t worry, I won’t ask for anything unreasonable.”
“Whoa… Then I get it. I wish you well in the future.”
“I wish you well too.”
Gaon took Lena’s hand and shook it.
Until now, she had received a lot of help from Lupe Chion, but that was only her relationship obtained through her money.
Now that it was a pure cooperation relationship, not money, I could use information power as much as I wanted.
Although the level is only limited to the Barrymore estate, it is enough.
