Episode 176
“How’s the preparation going, Jailer?”
Toya asked, chewing on his bread.
She really liked to eat.
When I was given pocket money, I used it to buy a lot of snacks and pile them up in the house.
Sihyeon looked at Toya and smiled.
Everyone else was young and old, but this was the only one that had a childlike aspect to it.
“In my own way. But it’s still not enough.”
“Hmm… I see.”
Toya took the orange juice next to him and drank it in one gulp.
Sihyeon waited for her to finish drinking before opening his mouth again.
“The emperor will move, right?”
They have already assumed that they will move and have even spoken to the Corrections Headquarters and the Hunter Association.
If they didn’t move, Sihyeon could be in a bit of an awkward position.
Although public officials are lenient on the waste of budget by those at the top, they apply a harsh standard to the waste of budget by those below them.
In addition, this time, even two precious S-class people were made to move.
If nothing happened, Si-hyeon had no choice but to take responsibility for the mess.
“I don’t know much about the emperor either. But Uncle William said something like that. The emperor is a man who always gets what he wants.”
Toya answered with a look in his eyes that reminded him of that time.
“I know roughly what your personality is.”
There was such a person among the prisoners.
He was a man who raped the woman he was in unrequited love by threatening her with a weapon, and then drowned her by forcibly submerging her head in a bathtub, telling her that she would be his only woman forever.
Sihyeon somehow remembered that person.
“Then I will definitely come.”
“Yeah, I think so.”
“Yeah, I guess I’ll need to ask for help too.”
Sihyeon muttered.
“Help? To whom?”
Toya opened his eyes wide.
“She’s a very scary sister.”
“Scary sister?”
“It’s called Hi-Lee’s.”
“Hirith? That Archmage Hyris?”
“Do you know, Wise Man?”
“I heard it from Uncle William. He told me about people of interest.”
“…As expected, he was a person of interest.”
“Guard, do you know Hyris?”
Toya looked at Sihyeon with amazing eyes.
Sihyeon shrugged his shoulders.
“Well, that’s about it for me. Ah, but really.”
“huh?”
“Please don’t call me jailer in front of Hiris. I’m not a jailer.”
“What does that mean?”
“That’s it….”
Sihyeon gave a brief explanation to Toya about the complex and delicate relationship with Hiris.
After hearing the entire explanation, Toya nodded repeatedly.
“Okay. I’ll do it for the sake of the guard’s life.”
“…Uh, okay.”
“Anyway, if Hyris helps me, there’s nothing better than that.”
“That’s right. So I guess I should go to China and come back.”
“Can’t we do it over the phone?
“For such an important matter, it is polite to go and ask for it in person.”
“I see.”
“So, if you don’t want to stay here alone for a few days, you can eat and sleep at the guild.”
“It’s okay. It’s most comfortable to just roll around here.”
“…Um, okay.”
Sihyeon stood up.
“Then I’ll take a shower….”
Ding dong.
The doorbell rang, cutting off Sihyeon’s words. Sihyeon reflexively looked at the clock hanging on the wall.
The time was 8pm.
It was not a time for anyone to come visit.
Even if it is a miscellaneous merchant.
Sihyeon walked to the front door and looked out through the hole in the door.
‘female?’
Sihyeon looked puzzled.
The woman was also a foreigner.
What kind of foreign woman would visit at a time like this?
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He tilted his head and gently opened the door without removing the chain.
“Who are you?”
Sihyeon asked, staring at the woman.
The woman’s lips moved.
“I serve Iria….”
“I don’t believe it.”
bang!
“….”
Shinchang Rachel froze in place. Without lying, she said this was the first time in her life that she had been treated like this anywhere.
No, why did they shut the door so coldly before even revealing that they were Iria believers?
I couldn’t understand.
She stood there wondering if she had done anything wrong.
But there seemed to be nothing like that.
Rachel’s hand cautiously moved towards the doorbell again.
Ding dong.
When the doorbell rang again, Sihyeon spoke in a slightly annoyed voice.
“No… I don’t believe in it. Just believe in it and go to heaven.”
“who is this?”
Toya asked with curious eyes.
“There are. These ladies are as annoying as they are miscellaneous.”
“I see.”
Toya nodded with an expression that said there was one more thing to remember.
Meanwhile, Rachel was finally able to understand the situation.
The other person seemed to be mistaken in thinking that he had come to evangelize. Still, being called ajumma was quite strong.
Even Rachel, who was very disciplined, almost got angry for a moment.
“Hmm.”
Rachel cleared her throat and spoke to the door.
“I didn’t come to preach. I have something to tell you, so could you please open the door for a moment?”
It was indeed Iria’s first sword-like behavior to speak with utmost courtesy even after being hit twice in a row.
But she didn’t know.
That’s what everyone says.
I’m not here to preach, so let’s talk for a moment.
If you were fooled by that and opened the door, you could end up in a situation where that moment turned into 30 minutes.
“If you keep this up, I’m going to call the police, ma’am.”
Sihyeon said that without even listening to what Rachel said.
“….”
police?
Could it be that he was referring to the police officer he knows?
Rachel was as hard as stone.
She had the ability to tear through any steel gate like a piece of paper.
But now the door in front of me felt stronger than any gold castle iron wall.
I couldn’t figure out how to open it.
It was like a trial given by the god Iria.
She stood still, deep in thought.
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Sihyeon ate breakfast early as always.
Even though he became a chief, he always went to work at the detention center early as before.
This was because it made the day feel a little more leisurely.
‘When should I use my annual leave?’
I was thinking that when I opened the front door.
“…uh?”
Sihyeon’s eyes suddenly opened wide.
and.
“Ugh…! What, what?!”
Si-hyeon was so startled that he screamed and jumped back. Because there was something there that I had never thought of.
… That foreign woman from yesterday.
The woman was standing in the same position as yesterday, looking at herself.
I didn’t even notice anything until I opened the door.
It stood there so naturally, as if it had always been there.
There it is.
Sihyeon, who discovered something, looked surprised again.
Frost.
There was white frost on her head and body.
That means it was still standing here overnight.
oh my god.
It was something a normal human being could never do.
This is something only a self-centered stalker could do.
“Ah… no, what are you doing?”
Sihyeon’s voice came out trembling.
“It’s finally opened. I think I’ve finally found the right answer.”
“…yes?”
“I have something to tell you.”
“Ah… yes, yes….”
It was a soft voice, but Sihyeon couldn’t help but flinch for some reason.
Circumstances made it that way.
“My name is Rachel, and I am the poor daughter who serves Iria.”
She put her hands together and bowed politely.
Sihyeon also received greetings without any hesitation.
“Yes… I’m Lee Si-hyeon.”
“I came looking for someone.”
“…Who are you looking for?”
“here.”
Rachel took out a photo from her arms and held it up in front of Sihyeon.
Sihyeon narrowed his eyes and looked at the photo.
A light of caution came from Sihyeon who identified the person in the photo.
Because William and Toya were there.
“Who are you?”
Sihyeon asked with a straight face.
“As I said before, I am a poor daughter who serves Iria.”
“….”
Sihyeon looked her up and down.
There were no weapons in sight.
It didn’t seem like there was any malice.
But I couldn’t make a hasty judgment.
Not everyone knows where Toya is. She said she came without telling anyone.
But how… ?
At that time, Toya came out to the front door, rubbing his eyes.
“…Why is it so noisy this morning?”
Sihyeon stood as if blocking Toya’s path.
“uh?”
Toya met Rachel’s gaze and widened her eyes.
Rachel’s face brightened when she confirmed that the girl she was looking for was here.
Toya said, pointing his finger at Rachel.
“This is the older sister I saw in the picture.”
“Do you know someone?”
Sihyeon asked with questioning eyes.
“Hmm… This sister, Iria’s first sword. Shinchang Rachel.”
It was an introduction full of flashy titles.
It seems that the woman in front of me who seemed a bit strange was actually an unusual person.
“What about you, sister?”
Rachel asked Toya with a smile. This is because he only saw the photo and did not know who Toya was.
“I am not a god of Iria, so I am not a sister.”
“Well… since you go around with Sir William, I thought you were a believer.”
Rachel said with a sad look on her face.
Toya pursed his lips and introduced himself.
“I am Toya, the Sage of Blood, sister.”
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“Did something like that happen….”
After hearing Toya’s explanation, Rachel muttered with her eyes lost in thought.
Sihyeon was also sitting next to him.
He called and took a quick sick leave. Because going to work wasn’t important right now.
I now know for sure who Rachel is.
This woman was so strong that she was ranked among the top ten on the continent.
Just looking at it, I didn’t feel that at all.
Because his face was pale and bloodless and his body was very delicate.
In any case, she had nothing to do with William losing his life.
The Emperor killed the Paladins of Iria, and those who numbered only 10.
So, perhaps, the emperor might be defined as an enemy within the Iria Church.
If so, I didn’t know if it would be helpful in this matter.
“Yes, that’s why I plan to ruin the emperor’s work. That’s why I’m helping the… prison guard here.”
I was about to say guard, but Toya quickly corrected me and said guard.
Rachel did not know about Sihyeon’s identity.
It was difficult to call her Poahim or Geomje.
So, I talked to Toya about just being a prison guard.
Since the emperor was targeting the prisoners in the detention center anyway, it was not strange at all for the guards to step forward.
“Is that so.”
Rachel answered, still thinking about something.
“Yes, but isn’t there any action in the Iria Church? A paladin serving the main lord lost his life.”
What Sihyeon wanted to ask, Toya asked instead.
Sihyeon watched Rachel intently to see what answer she would give.
“The Church of Iria… does not move. Especially when it involves the emperor.”
Rachel answered in a slightly heavy voice.
“Why? I’m disappointed in the Iria Church?”
“To move an armed group, the approval of a majority of the cardinals is required. The cardinals are afraid of the emperor, so there is no way they would agree.”
“There was something like that.”
Toya nodded with an expression that seemed like he understood.
Sihyeon honestly felt a certain amount of regret.
But I couldn’t say anything about such circumstances.
Anyway, the Iria Church was outside the plan.
After all, you have no choice but to move as you originally thought.
It was then.
Rachel cried out in a strange voice.
“but….”
Toya and Sihyeon stared at Rachel and waited for her next words.
“I can move it alone. The First Sword of Iria has that much discretion.”
“That means….”
“We can’t just let the Emperor get his predators. I plan to do whatever it takes to stop him.”
Her voice sounded like the voice of an angel.
Sihyeon’s face became even brighter.
fantasy,
