085. Bruno Green (3)
Director Bruno’s words were truly shocking.
“I can hear the voice of the person who just spoke to you. “He is the [Red] mentioned in Arrange.”
Could it be that he is talking about the Demon Lord? really?
Seongjin was so shocked that he stiffened, but the Demon King was the first to get over his shock and suddenly got on his nerves.
[What? Are you just saying this to me? Who is red!?]
“Then can you tell me your name?”
[How dare an insignificant human tell the true name of this great Demon King?]
“Yes, I did excuse you. “Red.”
[No, even if it’s not red!]
It’s real!
Bruno Green was really talking to the devil!
Even in the midst of confusion, Seongjin confirmed that there was no one nearby. Fortunately, Masain, who had left around the time the story about returning to the Knights came up, had not yet returned.
Seongjin lowered his voice and carefully asked Director Bruno.
“… “Since when?”
“After I came to my senses in the imperial palace. “I heard strange voices coming from the air.”
“Have you never done that before?”
“yes. “There are some gaps in my memory, but I can at least assure you that I have never experienced anything like this.”
If so, there was only one cause I could think of.
‘… ‘Flame decision!’
And the Demon King confirmed Seongjin’s guess.
[okay. There’s a pretty decent-looking flame crystal left in that guy’s head. It seems to be functioning quite well. In that case, the [ability] he is talking about clearly means channeling.]
It would be reasonable to think that way too.
“Is it true what this guy says?”
Seongjin asked Director Bruno back to confirm. But this time his reaction was a little strange.
“yes? What did you just say again? “I didn’t hear it.”
“… … .”
Could it be that you can’t hear the whole conversation?
“This guy says you’re channeling… … .”
Then the leader nodded.
“Channeling… Oh, Arenja’s agent said that too. “I said what I was doing was channeling at the most basic level.”
“Then, is channeling the ‘ability required for external agents’?”
“yes. To be exact, all of Arenja’s agents have channeling abilities. “Internal agents would have psychic abilities added to them.”
Strictly speaking, psychic ability is a secondary skill displayed by those with advanced channeling abilities. In the end, the root of both abilities is the same.
“This is why Arenja has no choice but to be a small group. “In the first place, channeling abilities themselves are not that common.”
[But you’re saying there are enough numbers to form an organization, right? But why have I never seen those guys before?]
When the Demon King asked him directly, this time the correct answer came back.
“That’s not unreasonable either. Originally, Arenja’s agents said they could not approach the Pearl Palace without permission.”
Not only priests but also psychics are prohibited from entering!
Afterwards, as a result of various conversations and tests, Seongjin was able to understand in quite detail the scope of Director Bruno’s abilities.
First of all, he clearly understood the thoughts that the Demon King conveyed directly to him. Occasionally, when the Demon King gets excited, he can clearly sense the thought waves that he sends out in all directions.
However, I did not hear any of the thoughts secretly conveyed from Seongjin’s head. What Seongjin said to the Demon King was also the same.
[If you think about it, it’s natural. In order for someone to sense thoughts through channeling, the process of sending the thought waves out of the soul must first proceed. But the conversation between us is on a different level. Because thoughts are transmitted directly from the souls that are in contact. It can truly be said to be a true soul conversation!]
The demon lord spoke with a somewhat proud expression.
‘Wow, something about that feels really bad.’
[…] A heartless bastard.]
Anyway, Seongjin felt his head hurt due to this sudden situation.
Just look at what happened a few days ago. Didn’t the demon lord get this angry when he first tried to talk to the soul bead?
-Why do you dare call me red?
Seongjin has just learned of the existence of an organization called Arranger, and in fact, they already know everything about the Demon King, to the point where they even give him a friendly nickname, Red.
Just because it is an organization under the Emperor, wouldn’t it be a bit complacent to expect them to be unconditionally friendly to Seongjin and the Demon King?
“How did you come into contact with Arenja? They are red… “What did they say about this guy?”
When I asked about what Aranza had told me about the Demon King, Director Bruno briefly explained what had happened.
When he first heard the devil’s voice, he suspected that the prince might be possessed by an evil spirit.
However, while observing Seongjin in a cautious manner, it is said that Arranger attempted to contact him through channeling.
“And I was able to get a detailed explanation from them. Red is not an evil spirit, but is actually your loyal servant. “They told me to be safe because it was an extremely harmless creature.”
[What!?]
This was not a demon king who would easily give in to those words.
[Who is the loyal servant? Who says it’s harmless?! These people have lost their cowards! This body is the master of the terrible fire that burns even the soul! Will you understand the greatness of the Demon King that you have seen only when his bones are burned brightly? Ah!]
Wow!
I was completely out of my mind thanks to the demon lord glowing in my head.
Well, it’s true that it’s trivial and harmless. I really have a detailed understanding of the demon lord.
“So, what will you mainly do when you join Arenja? Did he say he was going to be an outside agent?”
“Yes, sir.”
And what Bruno Green said next was unexpected.
“They want me to remain by their side and become a link between them.”
“… come out?”
“That’s right. “He said that you and the department you lead need to form a close cooperative relationship with Arranger in the future.”
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“… … .”
cooperate? Me and the monster task force?
Suddenly, I remembered what Seonghwang had said a while ago about the monster task force.
-The monster task force is a small clockwork device that will support one axis of Delcross in the future, Mores.
Although it was launched due to the Gray Plague incident, the true purpose of its establishment was in fact somewhere else.
What on earth is that guy expecting from Seongjin and the monster task force?
“The conditions are good, so I am thinking positively. Being a knight commander actually involves more useless chores than people think. But they say you can put all your effort into your personal training and are paid a lot of money just by sticking around as a liaison. What better job could there be than this?”
Somehow, Director Bruno seemed to have already made up his mind.
“Are you okay? “The position of Commander of the Imperial Palace Knights is not that light.”
“Isn’t it a waste to let the abilities you have gained go to waste? People with channeling abilities are rare.”
This guy. No matter how rare it is, why would it be better than the Dekaron Knight Commander?
* * *
Due to the recent rapid change in the Gray Plague situation and the suddenly enacted temporary emergency measures, the atmosphere in the imperial capital was quite chaotic.
But there were others who were most shaken. These were the brothers of [Sowing] who were secretly planting Loperum eggs and waiting for the time of the big harvest.
The three underground priests, including Clemens, were putting their heads together with worried faces on one side of the Heresy Tribunal building again today.
“Ah, I feel like a farmer whose entire year of farming was washed away by a flood.”
The old priest’s expression was sad as he said that.
“How on earth did this happen? “Why did Seonghwang, who didn’t even bat an eye at seeing a few people die, come here now?”
Then, Priest Clemens next to him shook his head.
“It’s not that the popularity has moved. “When I heard about it, they said that this incident was purely the result of the Orthodox Church’s arbitrariness.”
“… “Is that Archbishop Wesker!”
The old priest gritted his teeth.
Period of the Great Purge. Wesker, who was only a high-ranking priest at the time, was at the forefront of suppressing the underground religious order that was no different from his brothers serving the same god. And he was recognized for his contributions and was elevated to the position of archbishop.
Although she was famous for running the fastest route to success, the path she traveled was stained with the blood of countless brothers.
“Did he notice anything about [the task]?”
“They say it doesn’t seem like that. “The Bishop just said that Wesker seemed overly wary of the Gray Plague.”
Just as the three of them were disguising themselves as regular priests of the Heresy Tribunal, there were also brothers of [Sewing] secretly hiding within the Orthodox Church. [The bishop] who is currently leading them is also one of the brothers in the Orthodox Church.
“But the bishop really wasn’t aware of Wesker’s movements at all? “How can that be?”
“It is said that even her aides had no idea until the temporary emergency measures were issued. And even after learning that fact, she had no way to evacuate the seeds that were already scattered throughout the ecliptic.”
“… Bethelah.”
The old priest swallows his sleep and makes the sign of the cross.
The youngest among them, a young priest, made the sign of the cross together and asked with a nervous face.
“Bethelah. Are there any seeds preserved? I heard that most of those arrested were released safely.”
“Unfortunately, Prince Mores is said to have intervened there. It is said that only his seeds were carefully selected and handed over to the capital guards. Now that they have all been transported here to the Inquisition, the plan to sow the seeds as evenly and widely as possible has gone to waste.”
The priest and priest sighed at Clemens’ answer.
“… “His preparations aren’t over yet!”
“Yes, it looks like his preparations aren’t over yet.”
The young priest asked, puzzled by the ambiguous conversation between the two.
“… “Prince Mores?”
How can a bastard who is called a disgrace to that prosperous family?
As the young priest’s expression changed strangely, Clemens let out a laugh.
“Don’t you know? Well, it might be unfamiliar to brothers your age. “It’s already been 10 years since then.”
Just 10 years ago, there was no one among the brothers in the underground cult who did not know Prince Mores.
This is because on the day he was born, the heads of the four underground religious denominations unusually gathered together to bless his birth. They are the archbishops of [Payment], [Sowing], [Repentance], and [Rest] respectively.
Together, they celebrated his birth by offering offerings to the main god.
– Rejoice! The baby is [prepared] for the glory of the church!
-Pay kindled a flame in the bitter cold, sowing cultivated the desert, and rest Himself breathed into it!
-The Confessor said that there would be no regret in his steps!
-Free from long-term oppression, the underground cult will flourish once again!
At the time, Mores was an illegitimate child without a father, but since he was the grandson of the powerful Archduke Asean, it was not easy for the church to approach him. So the brethren of the church simply watched the baby from afar and waited for that glorious time that the archbishops had spoken of.
But a few years later, things started to take a slightly strange turn.
One day, the baby’s father appeared and became the 17th emperor himself, and the baby entered the imperial palace as a prince. Naturally, Prince Mores became distant from the church’s sight.
And not long after taking power, the young Holy Emperor began a large-scale reorganization of the underground religious sects. They were defined as a devil-worshiping heresy and a [dark sect], and purged their brothers not only in Delcross but also throughout the continent.
The underground sect was hit hard by the unexpected success.
[Spreading] and [Repentance], which were based in a foreign country, managed to survive and maintain their existence, but the [Payment] and [Rest] cults that were prevalent within Delcross literally disappeared without a trace.
And at that time, a strange rumor arose among the surviving brothers of the old church. The reason Seonghwang suddenly rushed to liquidate the underground cult was because he realized in advance that his son was the one prepared for the cult.
“that… Isn’t it strange? In that case, Prince Mores is not someone prepared for the prosperity of the church, but rather… … .”
Isn’t this like the fuse that destroyed the underground religious sect?
When the young man hesitated, unable to speak the words, Clemens shook his head and said,
“How can ordinary people like us understand the deep arrangements of the Lord? Moreover, it is said that the archbishops’ faith remained firm until the very end.”
The one that the Holy Emperor slaughtered most cruelly was the Church of [Rest]. And it is said that even at the moment when his head fell on his blade, the Archbishop of [Rest] laughed loudly at the Holy Emperor and shouted his last prophecy.
-His preparations are not over yet!
“His preparations are not over yet… … .”
“At this point, I don’t even know what Prince Mores was prepared for. But no matter what his actions are, we can never sit idly by. because… … .”
“Because the Confessor said there would be no regret in his steps.”
“… … .”
A heavy silence fell upon the three underground priests.
“… Now that this has happened, there is no other way. From now on, we have no choice but to sow as diligently as possible. For the time being, it seems that the Holy Emperor has no intention of moving, and the archbishop will not be able to repeatedly invoke temporary emergency measures. “If we just hurry, we will somehow be able to meet the timing of the big harvest.”
After a while, Clemens opened his mouth with a face full of determination.
“I guess that’s the only way to go. Anyway, what happened to him? Another brother of the Forgotten Church. “You said he would cooperate?”
Clemens’ face darkened at the old priest’s question.
It would have been better to preach to the wall. Although he made extensive speeches about the importance of the task several times, Priest Hayes kept repeating the same answer with a somewhat liberated expression on his face.
-I’m just waiting for him to tell me.
The sight made him feel like a death row inmate who had been given a date to die, so sometimes Clemens would get caught up in an eerie feeling.
“It makes no sense at all.”
“It’s unfortunate. I expected that some of the legacy of [Rest] would be preserved here. “If that were the case, it would certainly have been of great help to our task.”
The old priest sighed and made the sign of the cross.
“Then forget about him. If we just remain faithful to the tasks given to us, the Lord will definitely give us an answer someday. Bethelah… … .”
fantasy,
