Chapter 750 – 750. Connection (1)
An office used by the lord of the duke’s mansion.
Eunhyun immediately gave an order to Lana.
“You guys don’t step out.”
“Yes?”
At Eunhyeon’s command, Lana opened her eyes wide and asked back.
Her expression was the kind of face she now wonders if she heard herself wrong.
“What do you mean by that?”
“It is literally. There is no need for Heilangdan to step out in this matter. No, it’s better not to step out.”
“But…”
It was an incident in which the leader of the Heilangdan was attacked, no one else.
How could I not go out?
“Do you want to retaliate?”
“Yeah…”
Isn’t it natural
Black Wand, to which she belongs, is her family.
Even the leader of the Black Rangoon, Runan, is her benefactor who personally picked up and raised Lana.
With her hands on Runan and Heilangdan, Lana couldn’t just stay still like this.
She tried to express her affirmation without any hesitation, but as soon as she met Eun-hyeon’s eyes, she couldn’t get the thought out of her mouth.
“If you get hurt, do you have to retaliate that much?”
“… Ugh.”
Lana shuddered in her body, unable to properly retort.
In fact, if Eunhyeon had acted according to that logic, she and the Heilangdan couldn’t even be alive like this now.
It was only because of the mercy of Eunhyeon and the duke’s family that Heilangdan could survive and lead a life until now.
Although he didn’t say it directly, Eun-hyeon conveyed the meaning to Lana.
‘Know the subject. I am not moving to help you.’
Eun-hyeon’s real purpose is to respond to the conspiracy of the duke’s family and the kingdom of Bartel, who are fighting against her.
The rescue of Runan itself is just a bonus.
And the very thought and action of retaliation was an action that was not allowed to the present Heilangdan.
“… Sorry.”
Realizing the meaning, Lana hurriedly lowered her head and apologized.
Realizing her mistakes and mistakes, she immediately asked for her forgiveness, and Eun-hyeon nodded her head slightly.
“I will save Runan. There are still many things she wants him to do.”
Runan is the current leader of the Heilangdan and is the focal point for them.
Losing him would not disintegrate the Heilangdan organization itself, but the system itself, whose main purpose is information collection, would be greatly shaken and cause chaos.
Now, the role of the Black Wands was very important at the core of the plan to collect information about demons and eliminate risk factors.
“If he had intended to abandon Runan in the first place, he would not have let go of Erinn.”
“… Yes.”
Erin had already set out to track Runan a few hours earlier.
The place where he and the Black Wands were attacked was a distant place located on the border of Pernias Kingdom, but it wouldn’t take too long if you rode a bumblebee.
“Then we…”
“Go back and quietly wait for Runan. When he recovers and returns, he resumes collecting information from then on. That’s what you have to do.”
Nothing different from usual.
“Remember. In this case, neither I, nor the duke’s family, nor the Heilangdan have anything to do with it.”
Above all, it is an incident involving the royal family of a kingdom.
It is a natural trend that if something goes wrong, there will be a big political problem, so it was necessary to proceed as secretly as possible regarding this matter.
“… All right.”
Lana walked away without saying anything more.
To her, to Heilangdan, Eunhyeon’s command is absolute.
In fact, it was also an act of disrespect that was not allowed to say such a thing.
“… Whoa.”
As Lana disappeared, Eun-hyeon leaned back on her chair and let out a small sigh.
“Are you okay?”
“Are you okay.”
Eunhyun replied with a small bitter smile at Eleanor’s concern.
“… Sorry. It was a long-awaited date.”
“It can’t be helped. Because the matter is the matter.”
And because of Erin, who had already been sent to Runan’s rescue, grumbling and grumbling, even herself couldn’t express her sadness.
“… Then I’ll ask you.”
“Yes.”
Eun-hyeon entrusted Eleanor with manipulating his alibi.
It is because there was a risk that intervening in this case involving the royal family of the Bartel Kingdom could signal the beginning of a political conflict.
With this, he left an alibi that he and Eleanor had an official schedule, so the number of people who doubt his existence will decrease.
It was the other side that started the fight first, and even if the justification was on this side, the other side would know that very well.
So, it was better to act as an unknown person whose identity was unknown, rather than as a member of the Armitas family.
“Don’t push yourself too hard.”
Eleanor gently hugged Eun-hyeon’s back as she was about to leave her mansion and comforted her.
“Are you okay.”
“Lie.”
“…”
“Were you really afraid? I fear Runan will die.”
Eunhyun did not answer.
Because she hit the spot.
He is afraid to make a connection with someone and let them go.
In the immortal life he had lived for hundreds of years, he had to let go of countless people he had a relationship with, and the one left behind was always Eun-hyeon.
The colleagues who went through life and death together, and the friends who could have been a place of rest for the heart because they thought of them as family, all left Eun-hyeon someday.
So he was afraid to make a deep connection with anyone.
Pleasant memories that once filled the heart turn into a great sense of loss the moment they disappear, giving rise to emptiness.
Eunhyeon did not show affection for Runan or Heilangdan at all.
To him, Heilangdan were nothing more than hounds on a leash, and he treated them as tools to achieve their goals.
They are also the ones who endanger Eleanor and Erin.
Giving affection to them was a strange thing in itself.
But even so, Eun-hyeon couldn’t abandon the relationship that had already formed in any form.
Even if it was a relationship that started with a bad relationship, they are now employees working under Eun-hyeon.
“Never mind me.”
Eleanor has put the uncomfortable relationship between her Black Wands and herself behind her.
He knew very well how useful the Black Wands, who were working as an information guild under Eun-hyeon, were, and that they would never point their teeth at Eun-hyeon again.
Eleanor intended to condone her uncomfortable feelings between herself and them, provided it did not harm herself, her family, and her Eun-hyeon.
The most important thing was to help Eunhyun with what she had to do.
“… I will be back.”
“Yes.”
Eunhyun nodded slightly and left the mansion.
The sun had already set and the moon had risen.
It was a dark night long past the evening hours.
Eun-hyeon quietly left the duchy and put on a mask to cover her face.
And he changed the color of his hair and eyes to black by using a ring-type artifact that has the function of a polymorph.
He had the distinctive features of his white hair and red eyes.
The time when the sun goes down and night begins to come.
Gradually cast shadows and darkness began to fill the territory.
“Alvin.”
The shadows on the floor shook, and soon a human figure appeared from the shadows and responded to Eun-hyeon’s call.
“Are you aware of the situation?”
“Okay.”
Elvin, who was constantly escorting Eleanor, had already heard all the stories in the shadows.
“It’s okay if you don’t want to.”
“No. Summer solstice.”
Erwin accepted Eunhyun’s order without hesitation.
As an artificial spirit who signed a contract with Eunhyeon in the first place, she had no intention of rejecting his orders from the beginning.
Although she said that she had an unpleasant affair with Erin, now that Erin is stronger than anyone else in the Black Wands and looks down at them, she is not the one to express her dissatisfaction.
“Okay.”
Alvin went into Eunhyeon’s shadow again.
He will appear as soon as Eunhyeon signals and casts a shadow towards his enemies.
Eunhyeon immediately left the duchy and started acting alone.
The place he is heading to is not where Runan is.
Rescuing Runan was left to Erin, so it didn’t matter too much.
The place Eunhyeon was heading to was the place presumed to be the base of those who attacked Runan and Heilangdan.
This was information collected from Heilangdan.
Heilangdan was making a plan to rescue Runan, apart from Eunhyeon’s permission.
Lana’s act of asking Eunhyeon for help and trying to save Runan was really her own decision.
The Black Wands judged that not only those who attacked Runan and her members, but also others were moving in an organized manner.
‘He has the same thoughts as me.’
Eunhyun had the same idea.
The attackers deliberately leaked rumors and information about demons to induce Heilangdan to approach, and Heilangdan had no choice but to move in order to find out the truth of the rumor.
It was because that was the course of action that Eunhyeon suggested to Heilangdan.
Heilangdan’s attack was more organized and meticulous than expected.
Perhaps, unlike the action group that attacked Runan, there would be a separate group that gave them orders and commanded them.
This was what Eunhyeon was aiming for.
Although Erin did not doubt that she was successfully rescuing Runan, it is Eun-hyeon’s role to block unexpected variables.
Eunhyun ran through the forest all night.
[Hey.]
‘Yes. Mr. Belldandy.’
[Are you angry?]
‘…’
Eunhyun did not answer.
It might be right to say that she couldn’t answer.
Now he couldn’t even express himself well.
‘Berdandi.’
[Tell me.]
‘Are you okay?’
[Does not matter.]
Belldandi answered Eunhyun’s question asking permission.
‘But I…’
[Let the child do whatever he wants.]
Verdandi immediately understood what he was trying to do by finding the Black Rang members and the people from the Bartel Kingdom who had attacked Runan.
Even though he had already half-concluded in his heart, the reason why he bothered to ask himself for permission was because he was so sincere that he couldn’t help it.
[I am not on the child’s side. And… Even if you dare to keep them alive, I don’t think it will be of any particular help to the child and the lower world.]
Belldandi’s words were too heartless.
The most important thing for the gods is the continuation of the underworld.
No matter how many people die there, the gods don’t care much.
But Belldandi was a little different.
The most important thing to the goddess was Eunhyeon’s stability and peace.
Next to the continuation of the underworld, maybe she prioritizes it even more than the continuation of the underworld.
Therefore, Belldandi readily accepted Eunhyun’s permission.
[Let the child do whatever he wants.]
‘… Thank you.’
Upon arriving at a distance that was quite far from her estate, Eunhyeon summoned Retona and sprinted through the rough road.
After running nonstop for several hours, it was late dawn when Heilangdan reached the point where the opponent’s stronghold was supposed to be.
Eun-hyeon confirmed the overall geographical topography of the dark forest by spreading mana and using his senses, and immediately identified the location of his target.
‘Is the number six?’
I looked at the conditions of those who were hiding in the cave.
Two of the six were guarding the entrance in pairs, and four were resting inside the cave.
‘I’m not a knight.’
The actions they were taking were close to those of adventurers.
They were probably mercenaries hired by Bartel Kingdom.
“… Alvin.”
Eunhyun quietly called Alvin.
Appearing from the shadows that began to sway on the floor, Alvin stared blankly at Eun-hyeon, waiting for his command.
“Listen to the story and gather information. And when I signal… Kill all but one.”
“I will.”
