Chapter 129 – Punishment
#129.
“Whoa… You finally got out.”
“Thank you for your effort. Cain and Volkar go back and rest. I will take them with Milena.”
While talking, Gaon pointed to the sacks that each member of the Prenewal Guild was carrying in the back aisle.
Cain asked him.
“Are you okay? Even if we don’t help.”
“Of course. It’s not that difficult.”
“Okay, then leave it to me. I’m a bit tired today. You did a good job too.”
“It was nothing.”
Cain nodded her head to him and disappeared with Kritika’s guild members. Volkar also bravely heads for his nest with a hearty greeting.
With the two guild members gone, all that remained were the members of the Prenewal Guild, led by Milena, Gaon and the others, and a group of masked men wrapped in sacks.
Gaon immediately approached Milenya.
“Then let’s go now. It’s late and there are few eyes, so if you move carefully, there won’t be any disturbance.”
“All right. Song. Can we lock them up in the dungeon?”
“Yes. These are the guys who are actively involved. You don’t have to show mercy.”
The doppelgangers, including Jake and Madame, had little strength, but once they took away their bodies, they hadn’t committed any particular evil.
That’s why I released it properly on the line that left only the guards.
Of course, there was also an intention not to be caught by the Doppelganger King.
Anyway, when the story was over, they carried their sacks and secretly returned to the Prenewal Guild building. Entering the underground passage from the warehouse behind the counter, they were soon greeted by a wide hallway.
Milena pointed to the right.
“This is a prison. There is a shelter for the guards on the left.”
“You’ve got a place like this well laid out.”
“It was originally used as a warehouse. It’s separate from the warehouse above. It was recently renovated.”
It was probably filled with all kinds of goods collected from the guild. Then, to buy a jangbodo, I disposed of everything and a seat was created.
Among the doppelgangers, those who do not listen seem to have been prepared in advance because they needed a space to confine them.
By the way, she still doesn’t know that Gaon was the Jangbodo arm back then. Feeling pricked for no reason, Gaon shrugged her shoulders and said.
“Is that so? You’ve worked hard.”
“I didn’t do anything. Go ahead. It’s late.”
“All right.”
Everyone went to prison. Inside the prison, like any other prison, there was a dark and dreary aura. The empty yet terrifying atmosphere makes people cringe.
The other guild members left one by one to imprison the masked people. Gaon, Chorin, Hayeon, and Milenya put down their sacks after reaching the deepest and most heavily guarded area.
Taking out a masked man with a broken jaw from inside, Gaon took off the mask to check his face. The sparsely shaved, spiky beard on one of his beak eyes was impressive.
As soon as Milenya checked her face, she gasped in amazement.
“This person is!”
“Do you know who it is?”
“I am a famous person. He’s called Skeal, and he’s the mercenary leader of the famous Sidus Mercenary Corps in the Barrymore estate. There are 20 people in total. Perhaps the others are also part of the Sidus mercenaries. I never thought this person would be my doppelganger…”
Milena looked surprised. If you listen to the story, it seems that the history of activity in the Barrymore estate is also very old, but such a person was robbed of his body by a doppelganger.
There must have been many people who had known each other as long as they had been active here, but not all of them noticed that the owner of the soul had changed.
The doppelganger’s acting was excellent.
Gaon sat down and said.
“Then the other two groups must also be mercenaries active in the Barrymore estate. After the interrogation, I guess I’ll have to ask the mercenary guild for help. You can help in the church.”
“Yes, by the way, does this person really know the identity of the Doppelgänger King?”
“Well. It’s not very likely, but I hope you know. If not, he has no choice but to use his last move…”
It was such an inhumane method that I didn’t want to use it at all. Gaon immediately tapped Skeal’s body.
Since all I had to do was talk anyway, I left everything else alone and released only the blood that awakens the spirit and the blood that allows you to speak.
The guy opened his eyes as he pressed his finger into the part between his chin and neck.
“Suck! Lee Heon Dianjang!”
The moment he came to his senses, he immediately tried to get up, but when he felt that he was not moving, he clicked his tongue. I rolled my eyeballs full of whites here and there, and sighed as I grasped the situation.
Gaon turned his head and pointed at the bastard’s chin and said to Chorin.
“Chorin, could you treat my chin? At this rate, it seems uncomfortable to talk about.”
“All right!”
Chorin immediately reached out and tended the wound on his chin. Even in the middle of that, he didn’t want to touch even the tip of his hair, so he dared to separate his hand and peck at the mana from a distance.
With a crunching sound, the jaw bone returned to its original position. When her treatment was over, she backed away reluctantly.
Gaon met the guy’s eyes and asked.
“Skeal. I know why she was captured.”
“… Chet! Do you think I will tell you?”
“It would be easier to just talk. We’re bad at interrogation. If you don’t tell me, I’ll just hand it over to the church.”
When he mentioned the cult, the bastard distorted his face like a demon. Reaching the level of 7 stars means that his mental strength is incomparably superior to that of ordinary people.
But the doppelgänger simply took over his body and obtained the power for free. He may have just been born, but this guy is weak in terms of his mental strength.
Seeing his sudden fright, Gaon patted him on the shoulder with a satisfied smile.
“All you have to do is cooperate. Then there is no need to go to church.”
“Keugh… What are you curious about?”
“I don’t want anything big. All you have to do is tell me who your king is.”
To the extent that he is tasked with eliminating them, he is someone who is trusted by the Doppelganger King. If so, it was highly likely that he knew more information than common doppelgangers.
Contrary to such expectations, however, Skeal shook his head resolutely.
“I can not say.”
“That means you know. Why can’t you tell me?”
“… I can not say.”
He repeated the same words like a parrot. Gaon, who wanted to keep his loyalty to the Doppelgänger King, thought of another possibility after seeing Skeal’s earnest gaze.
Gaon narrowed his eyes and said.
“Is there a ban on it?”
“… I can not say.”
For once, it was clear that the ban was hanging. Fortunately, however, just asking for information did not trigger a ban and result in loss of life.
It seems that there will be no problems as long as the information about the doppelganger is not leaked.
Usually, in this case, it is wiser to abandon the interrogation. Whether or not he succumbs to torture, he will eventually be blocked and unable to gather information.
‘Of course not me.’
However, Gaon does not have to do that. He already knows the answer, and he just needs confirmation.
Gaon smiled and asked.
“Kaldran Orgius. Know?”
“Huup!”
The guy swallowed the wind and his eyes were torn apart. A little more and his eyeballs will come out. Gaon raised his finger and held it in front of his mouth.
“Shh! Then the ban kicks in. So don’t you know?”
Skeal opened his mouth with trembling eyes.
“Ah, I know.”
Apparently, not all questions about Kaldran Orgius were banned. It is only natural that related topics may come up when talking to other people.
This time I asked the question in a slightly different way.
“Have you met Khaldran Orgius recently?”
“… I can not say.”
Gaon’s smile deepened.
I simply asked if he had met recently, but he couldn’t answer. This means that he has only recently met.
‘Good. It works.’
Perhaps even the doppelganger king could not have imagined this. It would be a form of finding clues while already knowing the answer, rather than chasing the answer from the clues.
After hearing that, Gaon stood up from his seat in satisfaction. I was pretty tired after going through a pretty rough fight today. It was good to take a break after doing this and do it again tomorrow.
After a brief conversation with Milenya, he went to sleep with his party in the room.
***
Rattle!
A carriage stopped on a quiet guild street bathed in warm sunlight.
It was a luxurious carriage pulled by two horses.
There was a solid rocky mountain and the sun rising on it, which is the pattern that symbolizes the Earl of Barrymore.
Soon, the door opened and a knight stepped out.
“Priscilla. Im here.”
“Great job.”
Priscilla gently grabbed the hand of the man, Sergio, and got off the carriage. Looking up at the building of the Pre-Renewal Guild in front of her, she felt a new feeling.
‘So you’ve come this far.’
I got a sudden call from Gaon this morning. It was said that he fell into a trap in the process of capturing the doppelgangers alive.
Fortunately, she said that she escaped unscathed and even captured the beasts, but the important thing was that the doppelgänger King tried to get rid of them.
She called, saying that she wanted to ask her opinion before handing over the doppelgängers to the Order, as she could not delay any longer.
Of course, this also serves as a report on information learned through interrogation.
Now I really feel like there’s not much left. The day to avenge my son, Milius.
As Priscilla stood awkwardly, closing her eyes and calming her emotions, Gaon, who had come to meet her, approached her.
“Priscilla. You are here.”
“Gaon, it’s been a while. How have you been?”
“Hey, I’ve been fine.”
“Then I’m glad. Go ahead.”
Priscilla hurriedly headed for the guild building, as if she wanted to hear information about her doppelgangers as quickly as possible.
However, Gaon didn’t even move. Priscilla’s eyes looked at him with a puzzled expression.
“… Excuse me, can I leave the escort driver behind? Security is especially important to talk about this time.”
“What!? What is that now… !”
Sergio immediately rebelled against Gaon’s words. There was a feeble but murderous intent in his blazing eyes.
Sergio’s eyes widened and his hands went up to his waist. Priscilla hurriedly stopped him as he was about to launch a sword at any moment.
“Stop! Sir Sergio. Here you are.”
“Yes!? What do you mean! No matter what, I can’t leave Priscilla-sama behind! Because you don’t know what’s going to happen. Please reconsider!”
As Sergio, I didn’t want to leave the two alone. It is not acceptable for him to suffer alone, imagining what he will do while he is not there.
His earnestness permeated her eyes, but Priscilla firmly shook her head.
She couldn’t afford to care about Sergio right now. In a position where she needs to be reported as soon as possible, this kind of behavior only causes useless emotional consumption.
“Sir Sergio. Gaon-kyung is a person who has been of great help to me. You are a trustworthy person, so you should stay with the coachman.”
“Ph, Priscilla-sama. Why…”
“I understand Sergio’s concerns, but Gaon-gyeong is not the kind of person. I guarantee that.”
Priscilla responded calmly, placing her hand on her chest. Her behavior was so graceful that it naturally gave her confidence, but it didn’t reach Sergio, who was blinded by her.
He bit his lip hard and spit out words as if chewing each word.
“How do you guarantee it?”
“… What do you mean?”
“How does Priscilla-sama guarantee it? I don’t know what kind of black inside he has! He must be plotting a scheming!”
It was unsightly to see him openly expressing his doubts while pointing at Gaon.
Priscilla shouted angrily.
“Sir Sergio! Please stop it. If you continue beyond this, I won’t just let it go. Do you understand?”
“Keugh!”
“Answer.”
“… All right.”
Sergio, albeit belatedly, regained her sanity at Priscilla’s scolding and lowered her head. It looked like a stray dog.
Priscilla felt her heart melt at the frail figure of the knight who had stood by her faithfully for years, but she didn’t bother to comfort her and she passed him.
For now, information comes first.
“Gaon-gyeong. You’ve committed a disrespect. Please forgive me.”
“It’s okay. I just apologize for making unreasonable demands. Then I will guide you.”
“Yes, please.”
Gaon glanced at Sergio, who was gnashing his teeth in anger, and then led Priscilla into the building.
