It may sound gentle at first, but it’s actually a strong recommendation.
No, it was more like an order.
I stared at Lee Su-ho with my arms crossed.
“I came here at the request of the head priest, not you.”
So that meant I didn’t have to listen to your orders.
Lee Su-ho looked at me quietly and said.
“This is a matter that should be handled within the cathedral. There is no need for outsiders to get involved.”
“Are you afraid of my abilities?”
Lee Su-ho seemed to flinch at that question.
Just now, when Lee Su-ho saw me.
I read the familiar contempt and rejection in his eyes.
I have a talent for murder and theft, so it is only natural that a priest like Lee Su-ho would be reluctant to do so.
Lee Su-ho stared at me and spoke in a straight voice.
“It’s true that you’re reluctant. But even if it were another hunter who came instead of you, I would have told them to go back.”
It seemed like he wasn’t beating around the bush, and he seemed to be the type of person who couldn’t lie.
When I didn’t answer, Lee Su-ho let out a short sigh.
“I’ll talk to the head priest, so please prepare to go home.”
After Lee Su-ho said that, he walked briskly away and disappeared from in front of me.
I stared at his back for a while.
The fact that Lee Su-ho showed hostility toward me was not a big problem in itself.
But I was concerned about other parts.
They said they stopped by here by chance.
But will such coincidences ever happen with such good timing?
It is none other than Gwangmyeong Cross Church.
It seemed like they probably knew something and came here.
The Messiah Monastery is associated with the Clowns, so it is certainly not a light matter.
“Oh, brother. Have you been waiting for a long time? I will show you to your accommodations soon.”
Then Father John came out, as if he had finished telling the story.
He guided me to the guest room of the monastery.
After taking my seat in the most remote room, I opened my mouth.
“What did you talk about with the head priest?”
“He said that he finally came to his senses and that he would release me from my suspension depending on the circumstances.”
Even though we said that, it was obvious that the head priest was suspicious of us.
In the first place, the reason we came here was not to conquer the Demon Realm.
Before coming here, when I asked why Father John did not return to the monastery.
John explained the circumstances under which he was disciplined.
[After leaving the training facility, I returned straight to the monastery. I had been asked to come back when I was finished while I was at the training facility.]
That’s why he didn’t even participate in the first attack on the Great Demonic Cult.
As things were, they should have returned to the monastery as is, but John noticed something was wrong.
[But when we arrived at the monastery, we realized something was strange.]
[If it’s strange?]
[The priests I saw after a long time had changed and looked like different people.]
At that time, Father John, who was saying those words, seemed a little frightened.
As if I had seen a ghost.
[Does that mean your appearance has changed?]
[No. The appearance is the same, but something has definitely changed. Like a different person. It’s just my feeling, but… ]
John continued speaking with a confused look on his face.
[At first, I thought it was a mistake. But clearly, the person had changed.]
[But I guess there is no clear evidence.]
If there had been evidence, he would not have come back.
However, John was effectively expelled from the monastery, having been given a disciplinary action.
[I told the head priest that the person had changed and that something was strange, but he said I was mistaken. I kept saying that something was strange and asked him to investigate… … .]
[I guess it didn’t go well.]
[Yes. I was suspended for disobeying the committee’s orders and being uncooperative.]
[Did the head priest change as well?]
[He was just newly appointed. Originally, someone else was in charge… … .]
The head priest who had been in office for a long time was said to have passed away in an accident.
And the priest I just met took his place.
John said that the parish priest was suspicious, but the parish priest had the appearance of a gentle priest.
There was nothing suspicious.
So other people might not have believed John.
[And some priests have left this place. Some have disappeared in the Demon Realm, and some have left the monastery for some reason… … .]
Some of the priests changed, disappeared, or left the monastery of their own accord.
There were certainly a lot of suspicious points.
John let out a short sigh and looked at me gratefully.
“I’m so glad you offered to help me, brother. I couldn’t say anything because I felt like I was being too indebted to you… … .”
“No, I’m happy to help.”
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“Thank you. Brother Seo Kang-rim is coming with us… … . The head priest also seems to be welcoming, so I feel a bit strange.”
The head priest said that when John offered to help him conquer the Demon Realm, he asked if I could help him too.
I’m now known as a pretty powerful hunter, so it wasn’t strange for me to ask for a favor.
But there was something suspicious.
“It’s a shame that the other members of Bihomun couldn’t come. Most of them were possessed by a spirit, so there’s nothing we can do about it… … .”
Places like cathedrals have strong sacred powers, so entry is restricted to those who are not of the same lineage as the deity or apostle.
As for the rest of the members, they each worshipped different gods, so they were unable to enter the church.
Shin Soo-ah had no restrictions on her entry, but they refused, saying that it would be difficult for a woman to stay in the monastery.
But all of that would have been an excuse.
An excuse to get me to come here.
The head priest pretended to welcome me, but his true feelings were different.
Even now, he was watching me.
I glanced at the place where I felt gazes.
Outside the window, I could see the three-story building across the street.
It was a location where the head priest’s office could be seen, but the curtains were drawn.
But not everything was covered.
Through the crack in the glass, I could see someone’s eyes staring at us.
“I’m planning on leaving for Makyeong tomorrow morning… … Is that okay?”
At John’s words, I turned my gaze and looked at him.
I nodded.
“Yes, it will be fine. Father John, you should rest for now.”
John nodded and left the room with an anxious look on his face.
It’s a devil’s court, it’s a devil’s court.
It was clear that something was waiting for him as he was heading there.
I decided to draw the curtains first and then prepare the next plan.
* * *
“Yes. As I said, Father John brought Seo Kang-rim.”
The priest’s voice quietly echoed throughout the room.
He was standing by the window, staring at the guest room where Seo Kang-rim was staying.
The curtains were drawn so he couldn’t see anything, but his eyes were fixed on the glass window.
“We decided to go to the Demon Realm together for now… … Is that okay?”
There was only the head priest in the office.
He was talking on the phone with someone.
Just a moment ago, when he had greeted Seo Kang-rim, his gentle eyes had turned cold and cold.
“I think Father John noticed something, but I don’t think it’ll be a big problem.”
A reply came from the other end of the phone to that report.
The head priest listened silently for a while before opening his mouth.
“Anyway, it was a good thing that you brought Seo Kang-rim. It was unexpected that the Gwangmyeong Cross Society got involved.”
Even as he said that, the head priest didn’t seem too worried.
He laughed quietly.
“I will definitely handle it. Please trust me.”
* * *
Night came quickly at the monastery.
Since it was a monastery where people woke up early in the morning to begin their daily lives, by midnight everyone was already in bed.
As the monastery became as quiet as death, the window of the guest room opened silently.
[The ability ‘Hermit’ is activated!]
Seo Kang-rim came out, disguised as a ‘hermit’.
To others, it just looked like an open window.
He quickly climbed up to the upstairs window.
‘There are certainly many suspicious aspects to this monastery.’
The moment Seo Kang-rim arrived at the monastery and looked at the priests.
He could roughly figure out what was going on here.
However, he did not explain it to John because he could not reveal his abilities.
‘I wish there was more concrete physical evidence.’
The most suspicious place in the monastery would have to be the head priest’s office.
Seo Kang-rim quickly crossed the roof and headed to the office.
‘There’s no sign of life inside.’
After making sure there was no one in the office, he tried to enter.
But the window was locked from the inside.
Seo Kang-rim quietly summoned Liny.
“Huh?”
Linney, who appeared in the air, was just blinking her eyes.
Seo Kang-rim quickly gave instructions.
“I’m trying to get in here. Can you open the latch using the magnet?”
“yes!”
[The ability ‘Magnet Horn’ is activated!]
The ability to manipulate metal materials, ‘Magnet Horn.’
There was a rattling sound from inside, and then the lock opened.
As he quietly entered, a quiet darkness greeted Seo Kang-rim.
‘Is there a clue here?’
Seo Kang-rim looked around the room with sharp eyes like a beast active at night.
Linney and I looked around here and there, but nothing stood out.
But Seo Kang-rim noticed something strange the moment he visited this place during the day.
‘As expected, there is no holy relic.’
Typically, there were sacred objects such as crosses, statues of the Virgin Mary, and rosaries inside cathedrals and monasteries.
Especially if you are a pastor, you should have one or two decorations in your room.
But now, in this room, not even a single common cross was visible.
‘Other than that, there doesn’t seem to be anything that stands out… … .’
Seo Kang-rim thought about something for a moment, then sent Lini away and quietly went out into the hallway.
As he was walking around the monastery at night and searching its interior.
I stopped in front of the large cross hanging in the hall on the first floor.
At first glance, it looked like just an ordinary cross.
But Seo Kang-rim could smell a strong iron smell there.
The moment he approached the cross and checked its back.
-Chae-Ang!
It seemed as if something was jumping out from behind, and in an instant, it swung its sword towards Seo Kang-rim.
The sharp sword was aiming for Seo Kang-rim’s vital point.
But Seo Kang-rim’s movements were even faster than that.
“… … !”
Seo Kang-rim had already picked up a candlestick placed nearby and was blocking the attack.
He said, glaring at the attacker.
“You showed up on your own two feet at just the right time.”
