Chapter 240 – Dark Society
It hadn’t been long since the battle of spirits with Eliza and the others had ended.
– Dripping.
The huge stone gate blocking the front of the corridor opened.
The stone gate opened and revealed a high staircase. There was no light, so it was dark and gave off an eerie atmosphere.
‘Is there a trap?’
It was time to agonize over whether to turn on the wolf’s oath and rise to the senses.
“Let’s go.”
Roxy took my arm and led me.
He followed her down the first set of steps.
That was the moment.
– Hurray.
A purple light rose from the wall.
I looked at the wall to see how the fire was coming out, and it turned out that the torch had caught fire.
‘It was dark, so I couldn’t see the torch.’
“What are you doing? Let’s go.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
I grabbed Roxy by the wrist as she tried to climb up and pulled me behind me.
“What?”
“Follow me behind me.”
If there’s a trap, why are you going to the stage gun like that?
I turned on the Wolf’s Pact and went up the stairs.
Should I say fortunately, there were no special devices on the stairs.
Instead of the end of the stairs.
A stone statue of a spider and an altar were erected there.
“What is this?”
Roxy tilted her head as she looked at the altar.
It was when Eliza and the others, who were following us up the stairs, arrived at the end of the stairs.
– Those who want to become a member of the Dark Society. Put her hand on the altar.
“Is this an altar?”
Roxy tilted her head and reached her hand toward the altar. She cut off her hand and Eliza laid her hand first on her altar.
“Oh, sorry? I am in a hurry.”
She grinned as she looked at her Roxy.
“…I shouldn’t have stopped it earlier.”
“Hehe, well, if that’s the case, who gets hurt… Kyaaaaa?!”
Eliza, who had been arguing lightly with Roxy, suddenly began to scream terribly.
“What aaaaa!! It hurts! It hurts!!!”
It seems that the cause of the pain is the palm raised on the altar.
She tried to get her palm off the altar, but the palm stuck to her altar wouldn’t come off.
Even when she grabs her wrists and pulls her whole body back, her palms remain motionless.
At that, Eliza and her men came and pulled her over, but…
“Aaaaa!! Are you pulling properly?!”
“You are doing it right! In the first place, if I pull more here, my sister’s arm will be torn off!”
It seemed to be useless.
“…It was good that I didn’t do it first.”
Roxy murmured softly.
She was about three minutes after Eliza raised her hand. Her hand was naturally pulled away from her altar. She pulled her body back thanks to her, and she and her men had to hit her head on the floor.
“Keuk… What the hell…”
Eliza stinged her tears and looked at the palm she had laid on her altar. I peeked close to her head and saw that a black spider pattern was engraved on her palm.
What. Did I mention it was a tattoo machine?
-Welcome to being a member of the Dark Society. The pattern engraved on your palm is proof that you are a member of the Dark Society. It will glow black whenever another member of the Dark Society is nearby.
“…Is that all? You made me go through that pain just because of that one thing?”
– It’s not just. The pattern is a sign of obedience. Those who have the pattern cannot go against the Dark Society.
“…What? So you’re saying I’ve become a servant of the Dark Lord?”
-Different.
“What’s the difference? You said that those who have the pattern cannot go against the Dark Society! And I put a pattern on it! What’s different!”
-The Lord of Darkness is only a representative of the Darkness, not the Darkness. The Dark Society is an organization, not an individual. The emblem can only be used on matters where the survival of the meeting is at stake. It is not used for the personal problems of Dark Lords.
“…So, you mean to follow the organization called the Dark Society, not the Dark Society?”
-Yes. All for organization.
“Tsk… If it’s something like that, I’ll tell you from the beginning. Let’s go guys!”
Eliza galloped down her steps.
I quietly looked at Roxy.
“I will not?”
“…I will. I’m just making up my mind for a while.”
“Right.”
Five minutes passed.
“…I will not?”
“I haven’t made up my mind yet.”
“…Okay.”
10 minutes passed.
“…”
“I will. Do it it’s down won’t you go down? Won’t I continue?”
“…Okay.”
I sighed and went down the stairs.
It was about 20 minutes later.
A scream came from the top of the stairs.
* * *
“Sister, why did you come down? If I had waited, I would have seen her unsightly figure.”
“Is that important now? You know who that woman is, and all you can think about is that?”
Eliza looked at Marik with a pitiful expression.
“No… That, I’m sorry. Sister. You know I don’t know fists, but using my head is…”
“Know. You are stupid All right, get the kids ready.”
“Yes. How many should I call?”
“All the kids I brought.”
Only then did Marik realize Eliza’s intentions.
“If I used all the kids I brought with me, it would draw too much attention.”
“Isn’t it fine as long as it’s inside the city?”
After coming out of the headquarters of the Dark Society, Eliza glanced at the floor.
Below this is Roxy.
Roxy from the thieves guild.
She didn’t reveal her name, but as a woman with pink hair, it’s obvious that she’s an organization trying to join the Dark Society at this time.
‘I never thought he would bring only one attendant.’
The story that the thieves’ guild was attacked by the Dark Society’s sub-organization seems to be true.
Eliza couldn’t contain her laughter.
‘I never thought I’d be this lucky.’
The Thieves Guild is growing at a stormy pace these days.
In the Dark Society, it was just an interesting sentiment, but from the point of view of the shadowy organizations operating in the Frome Kingdom, there was nothing as irritating as the Thieves Guild.
Originally existing organizations are measuring each other’s strength to some extent.
If I fight him, I’ll lose, if I fight him, I’ll win.
In that way, he made calculations and issued a code of conduct.
However, things related to the thieves guild could not be handled that way. Because it is a new organization, there is a lack of information, and it has grown so fast that the existing information cannot keep up.
‘The size of the business was too big to just bump into it.’
The thieves’ guild ran a business in three cities. It was common sense that running a business of that magnitude was impossible unless you had tremendous organizational power.
So, sooner or later, a plan was going to come and go that the shadowy organizations of the Frome kingdom would gather together to attack the thieves’ guild…
My mind has changed.
‘I have to catch and eat here.’
Thieves Guild too.
All the places of business that the thieves guild had.
Eliza smiled brightly.
* * *
“Did it hurt that much?”
“Very. Greatly. Pretty.”
Lying on the bed, Roxy said with a very serious expression. And then you say that even if it were you, you wouldn’t have been able to endure it…
“I have nothing to lose, so I am not curious. So you’re going to stay in bed today?”
“Uh. I’m tired. Are you going out?”
“I need to buy a present. If I don’t buy anything, I really die.”
“…That would be it too.”
Roxy squirmed in his arms and pulled out his pocket and threw it at me. There were quite a few silver coins inside.
“What?”
“As you go, buy some presents for me as well. It’s a gift that will go into your house anyway, so you can buy whatever you want.”
“Very well, thank you. I’m going.”
I left the inn and headed to the market. On the way, the stuffy mask was taken off. Unlike Seris, I didn’t have to cover my face all day.
‘What should I buy as a present?’
I was worried because they weren’t like ordinary women who would like accessories like earrings and rings.
It was when I was walking around the market and picking out gifts.
“Han Yuseong?”
I turned my head at the familiar voice.
A beautiful woman with long gray hair was staring at me as she ate her meat skewer.
And I knew who that beauty was.
“…Mr. Melissa?”
It was Melissa, the head of the Holy Knights of the Church of Eurmia.
Because she subdued the fake god of the cult together, we had a one-sided relationship.
He was also the one who took me out with artificial respiration when a fake god entered my body.
“Why is Melissa here?”
“That is what I want to ask. Didn’t you live in the From kingdom? Why are you in the Empire?”
After thinking about what to answer, he said.
“Tourism.”
“Uh… Yeah? If you’re going to go sightseeing, go to the capital. Why did you come to a place like this? You know, but you don’t know.”
“If you know about me, how much do you know? Rather, why is Melissa here?”
“I, of course, followed the saintess.”
“Is there a saintess too?”
“Uh. I’m here to tell the archbishop about the school’s decision. As you can see, while the saintess and the archbishop were talking, I was enjoying sightseeing just like you.”
“Okay.”
As I nodded, a thought flashed in my head.
“Melissa, if you have time, could you help me buy some presents?”
“Gift? To whom?”
“To my lovers, of course.”
“Huh? What, didn’t you come with me? You said you left your lover behind to go sightseeing?”
Melissa narrowed her eyes.
He asks in an inquisitive voice.
“Are you cheating on me?”
“…”
“…No. At a time like this, can’t you pretend to be embarrassed? Looking at you coldly makes me excited.”
“Haa… You’re making jokes that don’t work like that… Wait, what?”
I think there was something strange mixed up.
As I narrowed her eyes, Melissa smiled and tapped me on the shoulder.
“I’m kidding, man. Now, here’s an interesting response. Follow me. If it’s a gift for a woman, the saintess will choose it better than me.”
