Chapter 112 – Please Give Me Peace of Mind
The guards, who sensed a great commotion, began to enter the building only belatedly.
No matter how much the bishop-class clergy opened the holy power barrier, it seemed that the shock that the ground was devastated could not be hidden.
“That way!
“Hey, Captain. There’s a fist mark on the thick iron door. Shouldn’t we first ask for support from the Knights?”
“It’s noisy. Are you going to give up your duty of maintaining peace just because you’re afraid of the enemy? Even so, support has already been called, so we have to somehow prevent further disturbance…”
However, the sense of duty of a guard captain is really strong. That’s enough for a commendation.
Although the level of momentum was less than that of an average knight, I felt truly delighted with the exemplary soldier spirit.
—Spook!
I threw away the piece of my lower jaw dripping with blood, and greeted them with the most warm and benevolent smile.
“Ah, that’s a lot of work.”
“Uh, uh uh… What size… Rather than that, a man’s chin with his bare hands…?”
“Captain! Isn’t that the leader of the Knights of the Black Lion! If you go against his will, we’ll be annihilated in one second! So let’s wait patiently until the knights come back, I’m really going crazy…!”
I approached to give a pat on the shoulder, but for some reason, everyone was walking backwards with their spears pointed at me with terrified faces.
“Huh? Why?”
“Go, don’t come close! No matter how noble or famous you are, you can’t do this in broad daylight…”
While he was scratching the back of his head with an embarrassed expression, wondering if there was a misunderstanding.
Bishop Roberto, who stood up after giving first aid to the president who was wriggling on the ground, shook his head and grabbed my shoulder.
“Umm, Sir Wolfgang? Please leave the follow-up to me. This situation seems to be an incident that should be dealt with seriously by the Church.”
“Oh, would you?”
I was delighted and accepted his offer.
I was worried that the scale of this work would be much bigger than I thought, so I was very bothered ahead of the mission.
When Bishop Roberto stepped forward, the subsequent work proceeded very quickly.
Soon after, the Heretic Questioners arrived, and even came to the counterintelligence department, declaring the company building and the entire site a blockade.
To be honest, there are a lot of things I broke and a lot of people I hurt in the suppression process, so if I was alone, things wouldn’t have gone this far.
It was fortunate that there was no need for unnecessary scuffles.
‘As expected, networking is really important.’
To think that he was going through several statements as a witness while sitting on one of the sofas in such a gorgeous lobby.
A middle-aged man with sideburns and a handsome white beard came over me with a giggle.
My bad friend and dating advisor. It was Sir Randolph, Executive Officer of the Counterespionage Department.
“Hey, did you let me do something big this time too?”
“Well, I didn’t expect this to happen either.”
“Are you always saying that? To be honest, I was deeply impressed by that article. I wondered when you became so bold. I wondered if my advice had had too much of an effect.”
I wanted to punch him in the face at the tone that unnecessarily irritated people, but this time, I decided to just laugh it off.
In the midst of suffering from women’s obsession, his advice was obviously of great help.
Who would have thought that sleeping with the three of them would be the solution.
“Haha. These are all false reports. False reports. Are you sure you came here to make fun of me?”
“Geuk… That can’t be. I just came because I had something to talk about.”
“I’ve already finished the case statement with your men. What else do you need?”
“Of course, it’s not an interrogation. How would I dare to touch Sir Wolfgang, who is already half a member of the imperial family? This is a kind of report. Come here for a while and see.”
I followed him without hiding my doubts at his hand gesture to lead me to a place where no one was there.
Outside the building, in the backyard, Sir Randolph let out the obvious with a serious expression.
“First of all, the main culprit behind this incident is Eclipse. The vice president confessed during interrogation.”
“Isn’t that obvious? Who else could do something like this in the middle of the system other than them?”
I’m not an idiot, I’ve already noticed that much before.
The security system, underground facilities, and even the monster ministry reminded me of northern immigrants. Anyone can see that it was the result of the two forces holding hands tightly.
It is surprising that it has been secretly working for a long time disguised as a media company in the middle of the system, but that is all.
But, did Sir Randolph find something more important?
“Listen to the end. If that was all, you’d have thought it was just a sabotage operation by the rebels to damage your reputation. However, interrogation revealed a bigger tail.”
“Why are you so lazy?”
“Um…”
He took a deep breath and looked around.
—Shaaa…
It doesn’t stop there, it even raises images and spreads a curtain of shadow over the surroundings.
It was an obsessive attitude that didn’t go well with him who always maintained a relaxed and smirk attitude no matter what.
“How the hell did they manage to hide in the middle of the system, pretending to be journalists? The Security Agency and counterintelligence are not idiots. I had my doubts in my heart while I was on the move today.”
“Wait, can’t you…”
My intuition started to sound the alarm without mercy.
The story that will come out of his mouth is something much more dangerous than I thought.
“I found a letter while searching the president’s room. To sum it up, it looks like they have collaborators inside the empire. According to the documents, one of the dukes is involved in this.”
It was a story that was hard to believe even after hearing it with two ears.
The title of duke is quite different from that of other nobles.
If the empire had not unified the continent, they would have been able to form one nation and be called kings.
There are only four people in this vast empire, beings called nobles above nobles. That one of them would betray the Empire and the Emperor and join the rebels?
It’s nonsense. If true, this was a major event that could lead to another war.
“…Isn’t the document forged? It’s the Eclipse bastards’ ploy to induce division within the Empire. If it’s a letter like that, it’s normal to burn it, but there’s no reason to keep it, right?”
“Of course, I agree with you one hundred percent. But, as you say, even if this is their plot, the seeds of confusion have already been planted. The circumstantial evidence is too obvious to ignore.”
“Damn it! Why are you telling me this?”
I felt like I was suffocating when I was forced to know information I didn’t want to know. Unable to bear it, I grabbed him by the collar and shook him violently.
However, he just let out a weak laugh and muttered in a low voice without any resistance.
“Haha! Well… If I suddenly lose contact, you should know that I’ve been silenced. But you’re a big player with deep ties to the royal family and even a disciple of the general, so I can’t touch you easily.”
“Where do you joke like that!”
“If an unfortunate incident really happens, you will protect the empire and the imperial family instead of me, who is powerless. I beg you.
“Damn it. I never thought I’d say something like this to a black man. From now on, please write a letter of regards once a week. Do you understand?”
“Kha! You’re worrying about me. I see…”
I felt more dizzy.
Information that one of the four dukes may be a supporter of the rebel faction.
Knowing this, there was nothing I could do right now. It wasn’t that I couldn’t openly tell anyone about it.
Master cannot intervene in this.
This is because the general of the empire is a guardian who protects the empire from external threats, and cannot draw a sword from internal turmoil.
This was a restriction that Master had imposed upon himself in the distant past. So if you tell Master about this, it’s like putting a lot of burden on your heart.
Talk to the Emperor or Alicia?
While it has yet to be determined whether that information is true or false, if you directly leak such information to the imperial family and cause confusion, it will be like they are playing their way.
‘It’s frustrating, really.’
There was also no possibility that Sir Randolph was lying.
The oath of allegiance taken by the executioner of the counterintelligence department includes the prohibition against taking actions that betray the interests of the empire and the imperial family. Failure to do so will cause their hearts to burst and die.
So, to sum up, there was no answer right now.
“Whoa… Fuck…”
Since he had a lover, the vulgar language that he deliberately restrained comes out.
There was nothing to be solved by wrapping my head and thinking about it.
I am a knight wielding a sword, not a spy or politician.
First of all, let’s do what I can and what I have to do.
* * *
After the false report that led to the unexpected bomb was over.
Time passed endlessly, and the day to go out for the operation to clean up the Argon Territory approached.
“Captain! This is the joining point with the members of the Celestial Church.”
“Yes. I see.”
The clearing of the mind has already been completed.
At the time, I went through quite a bit of confusion, but what can I do?
I’ve been living as usual without showing off to the people around me and my lovers as much as possible. After living like that, it turned out to be nothing special than I thought. It’s not like anything is going to happen right away.
“Sir Wolfgang! Long time no see, nice to meet you!”
Ophelia poked her head out of her wagon and waved her hands at me, expressing her delight.
She was a mischievous little girl, but she was as saintly as her bright smile.
I smiled at her and slightly bowed her head.
“Haha, long time no see. Holy Lady. Nice to meet you too.”
Okay, let’s finish this mission well and come back. This mission is an easy mission with few variables.
“Heh heh! Sir Wolfgang, young brother! What a pleasure to be with you!”
“Ah, His Majesty Cardinal Malleus.”
With stronger power than anyone else, you can just think of it as a picnic that maintains a moderate sense of tension.
… Maybe.
