Chapter 2. Pouring water into the hole. (7)
He even deliberately brought in a slave, fearing that I might invite him. A name he deliberately didn’t mention to me for several days.
‘Yes, it was Pierre.’
The name of the servant who made a mistake on the first day I possessed Abel’s body.
“Yes, I see.”
Cold sweat began to appear on Philip’s forehead.
“Master, I swear that Pierre didn’t say anything. No matter how immature he is, he’s not that thoughtless.”
He desperately tried to come up with an excuse.
“After that, Lord Diego ate dinner without much change in his expression. He didn’t even say anything to me.”
I slowly raised the corners of my mouth. The higher the corner of my mouth went, the more sweat formed on Philip’s forehead.
“okay?”
It wasn’t the smile that came to mind at the thought of bringing that guy back and whipping him. I just couldn’t hide my smile as everything went according to plan.
‘As expected, he was right.’
The guy who tipped off my life to Diego.
In the original, Diego would get a strange feeling every time he returned to the castle. I sensed a dark and damp atmosphere, as if everyone was weighed down by something.
He had a servant secretly observe Abel’s life and report it to me.
But when he returned to the castle, all that remained was the news that the servant had packed his bags and gone home.
‘Was that today?’
Diego sensed something strange and persistently questioned his surroundings. She then learns that Abel had beaten the servant to the point of her death.
In anger, he hits Abel excessively, and as a result, his relationship with Abel crosses an irreparable river.
And three days later, Requiem descends on the Obest territory. It was the beginning of a tragic ending when the son decapitated his father.
‘Well, it’s something that won’t happen in the future.’
I smiled heartily and leaned back in my chair.
‘I thought the informer was among the servants.’
In the original work, foreshadowing that Diego had personnel in the castle to watch over Abel often appeared. However, it was not clear exactly who it was and at what point it was realized.
‘I never thought I could hit that with one shot.’
Even situations where things could have gone wrong were handled well. As Diego’s surveillance intensifies, Abel’s actions will be restricted.
Things are really going smoothly. I burst out laughing in a happy mood.
“Kkkkkk.”
At the ominous sound of laughter, Philip’s eyes sparked an earthquake.
“Well, master….”
I glanced at him and sneered.
‘You think Pierre wouldn’t have said anything?’
No matter what I don’t know, I don’t know much. If he hadn’t said anything, I would have been called to Diego by now.
‘I have benefited a lot.’
Now that we know who Diego’s secret agent is, we can effectively block his eyes and ears.
‘Okay, then what should we do next?’
I kept smiling and drew up my future plans.
Tomorrow, Diego goes back to the border. After hearing the story from the servant, he didn’t have any doubts about me.
‘I guess I’ll just have to be quiet for now.’
By the time he gets to the border, I won’t be in this castle.
‘I have to go to Magna Morten.’
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the next day.
“Whew.”
I sighed towards the mirror.
‘I need to stay in good shape.’
I went to bed as early as possible, trained to a degree that did not put too much strain on my body, and focused on recovery by eating nutritious meals.
but,
‘What a nightmare… … .’
A dream in which the Requiem appears earlier than I expected, and the territory that was there is seized by it, and the territory is devastated as a result.
Or, a dream where he succeeds in holding the Requiem for the first time, but fails to control it and ends up becoming a murderer.
The ending of the dream was always the same as the original.
‘He was stabbed in the heart by Cain and died.’
A body growing cold, vision gradually blurring. My last memory was of Cain standing with his back to me as I fell to the floor.
“shit.”
I nervously shook the string and called Philip.
“Did you call me, master?”
“I’m going out, I need a packed lunch.”
He tapped his chin for a moment and then added.
“About three days’ worth.”
“Yes? Three days?”
Philip’s face became complex and subtle. Although I was happy that I was going away for a long time, my heart was heavy when I thought about what I would do when I went out.
“Quantity is about 3 servings. Use meat generously and prepare meat that can be preserved well.”
“All right.”
Philip looked puzzled by my command, but immediately complied. In the meantime, I took the gauntlets that Alessia made.
As time passed,
“Master. We are ready.”
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Philip returned to the room with a lunch package. Instead of taking it, he said:
“Take that and follow me.”
Philip flinched, but quickly finished preparing. Of course, the place he headed with him was,
“Ma, Magna Morten?”
Philip got off the carriage and was astonished.
“Master, why are you here….”
He looked back and forth between me and the Tower of Magna Morten and shivered.
“Why did you bring me here again?”
I walked towards the gate without saying a word. Then Philip hurriedly followed after me.
The gatekeepers could be seen from afar. Since I’ve been here a lot recently, he didn’t look as angry as before.
“Master Abel.”
“welcome.”
They bowed down to me and then found Philip standing behind me.
“Deacon, what brings you here?”
“Are you two here together?”
A question belatedly appeared on their faces.
“…….”
Philip just shook his head low. It was an expression that it was not of his own will.
I came to the front and asked.
“How many people have visited Magna Morten now?”
“It’s not exact, but… there are about 8 people.”
“okay?”
He nodded and confidently gave the command.
“Ask everyone to come out.”
“yes?”
“Give me five minutes.”
I took out the pocket watch I always had in my pocket. And he spoke in an extremely elegant tone.
“I understand that whoever remains after that means they want to stay here forever.”
If you remain here, you will inevitably become Requiem’s prey.
It was nothing short of a prophecy based on truth. But the managers understood my words differently.
“No, that….”
“What happened all of a sudden….”
With the threat of killing him with his own hands and burying him here.
The managers’ faces turned pale. They seemed to realize that this was no joke when they saw the sparkle in my eyes.
“Now… please wait a moment!”
“I’ll go right now!”
Everyone gasped and started running towards Magna Morten. He muttered as he watched them walking away.
“Did I give it too much time?”
“Are you really going to use all five minutes? It’ll probably be done in that time.”
Philip desperately tried to comfort me.
“Then why are you here?”
“yes?”
Philip, who made a stupid face for a moment, seemed to realize something and let out an “ah” sound.
“Well, I’m going too!”
I caught a glimpse of Philip’s back as he suddenly disappeared. He spent some time leaning against a nearby tree and tapping the ground with his feet.
Soon, mourners started pouring out of Magna Morten.
“Just go back home.”
“Please leave as quickly as possible.”
Behind, the manager and Philip were pushing people away with all their might. The mourners cried out with expressions of bewilderment.
“No, why suddenly….”
“Let someone go like this….”
But the whispers all died down when they saw me standing in front of the gate.
“…….”
Everyone bowed their heads as if they had made a promise. And he acted as if he knew well the virtue of silence.
All the mourners quietly crossed the bridge. And as soon as I arrived at the gate,
“Okay then.”
“good bye.”
After saying hello politely, he quickly disappeared. They were like squirrels that were scattered, barely able to find a way to survive.
“Master, there is no one left inside now.”
The manager approached me, wiping his forehead. I put the pocket watch I was holding into my pocket.
“You were lucky. It only took 5 minutes.”
The two managers looked at each other and looked as if they had endured it for ten years.
Now it was my turn to go in there. And before that, there was something to do for them.
“I have something for you to do.”
The managers’ faces hardened when they heard what I said.
“Until I come out, don’t let anyone in.”
“……yes.”
“All right.”
“Remember, not until I come out.”
As I added emphatically, one of the managers gave me a questioning look.
“Master, by any chance… how long do you plan on staying?”
“I don’t know either.”
“yes?”
The manager opened his mouth, but had nothing else to say.
First of all, the day the Requiem I know appears is tomorrow. But just in case, really, it could happen sooner than this.
‘For example, tonight.’
And even if I show up tomorrow exactly, I may or may not succeed in completely subjugating Requiem in one day.
In other words, I really don’t know how long I will have to stay.
I threw up my hand.
“Then go now.”
“……Yes, master.”
“And Philip, you told me to prepare something earlier, right? Bring that and follow me.”
“yes.”
The caretakers returned to the gate, and I headed to Magna Morten with Philip.
“Put it down here.”
I had them put down the lunch box at the spot I had already seen, that is, in front of the tower. Phillip hesitantly walked over and put down his luggage.
“Yes, master.”
“why.”
“that is…….”
He had a look on his face that couldn’t even guess what I would dare do here. No, I can guess it, but I can’t bring myself to say it out loud.
All he knows of Abel doing alone in Magna Morten is… … .
‘You must be wondering what kind of mean thing I would do to the deceased. ‘And by eating a packed lunch for every meal.’
Of course, it was a wrong prediction.
Because of that, Philip’s face was miserable.
“……No, it’s nothing.”
But he keenly remembered my warning from earlier. He obeyed me without a word and stepped back.
“Then I’ll just head back.”
He seemed to be thinking that Abel would still come out until Diego came back.
After Philip left, there was a chilly silence in Magna Morten.
“It’s kind of spooky.”
I rubbed my forearms, which were giving me goosebumps. Well, it was natural since I was the only one living here.
“You can’t be scared of something like this.”
I raised my head and looked up. I stared at the tower that soared high into the sky.
“Come quickly, Requiem.”
Waiting for it to appear below.
fantasy,
