Part 2 Episode 37
inspector general
While Elric was talking to Mephisto for a moment, Black’s interrogation began.
Many questions were poured out to him.
“Inspector General Black. “Are you sure you planned this holiday massacre?”
“you’re right. “What I have done this time is only the result of my irresponsible competition for loyalty to the 4th Prince, and the Golden Lion was only forced to listen to my earnest request.”
Contrary to people’s expectations, the hearing proceeded in a smooth atmosphere.
When members of the National Assembly asked questions, Black would answer, but since he did not deny his wrongdoing and instead clearly revealed it, it was difficult to push him further.
“Accordingly, I will take responsibility for the entire situation and resign from my position as Director of Inspection.”
Elric frowned at the added words.
‘I never thought it would come out like this.’
I thought you would at least refute the question we prepared at least once.
In this case, the use of Chens, who was brought in through persuasion, was reduced.
Of course, the most important thing remains.
At that time, Black suddenly looked in Elric’s direction and smiled.
Grinning!
“… ?”
Elric’s frown crumpled. I felt a little uneasy when I saw that.
At that moment, Sean’s attendant, Karl, was seen entering the auditorium.
With a serious expression on his face, he approached Sean and whispered something.
Sean’s expression hardened, wondering what he was talking about.
Sean turned his head towards Elric and made direct eye contact. Then he pursed his lips.
-Chens was found dead a little while ago. Shit.
“… !”
Elric clenched his fists.
‘… As expected, there was a plan.’
It felt like they were acknowledging it so obediently, as if they had given up.
In the end, it seemed like some kind of trick had been played.
The problem was how on earth did they approach Chens?
It must have been moved secretly to avoid detection from the outside… .
Was there even snow planted inside?
“In addition, I would like to go through some verification procedures with the witness who is with the plaintiff, Deputy Director Chen of the 6th Bureau, so would you allow me to do so?”
As if reading Elric’s thoughts, Black made eye contact with Elric and raised the corners of his mouth.
Absolute ridicule.
It was as if he was asking if he could sing.
The pitch black pupils seemed to say that they knew what you were going through.
“… .”
“Why are you doing that? Anyway, I know that my next step is to testify through a witness. “Is there any problem?”
Black urged Elric while maintaining a smile.
“I also have something I want to ask, so I would appreciate it if you could understand…” !”
Jump up!
At that moment, the tightly closed door of the auditorium opened. The guard came in, out of breath and lost in thought, and shouted.
“Woah, the plaintiff’s reference is dead!”
With that one word, my insides began to tremble.
“quiet! quiet! “Everyone be quiet!”
The chairman struck the gavel hard and raised his voice.
Only then did the atmosphere inside calm down, but the chaotic atmosphere did not go away.
The more this happened, the more intense Black’s ridicule became.
The chairman asked loudly.
“What does that mean? Please explain in detail! The reference person is dead? And within this sacred council? Who could have done such a terrible thing?”
“Okay… This is a message. There are signs that he was murdered by an outside intruder… .”
“her! “This is such a terrible thing!”
The chairman’s face turned red with anger.
The same goes for other lawmakers sitting at the head of the table.
The council was the main meeting body that governed the empire’s major and minor affairs. It is considered a place so sacred and inviolable that not even the emperor can do anything while the council is in session.
A murder occurred in a place like that?
This was a clear insult to nobility and a disregard for the empire.
“this… It seemed like there were some misunderstandings between us, so I wanted to confirm this and repent for my mistakes. “There is nothing we can do about it.”
Black showed an exaggerated expression with a somewhat sad expression.
Some members of the National Assembly realized that he was involved in this matter, but they could not go forward.
Until such evidence comes out, it won’t be possible to push the inspector general.
‘And the evidence won’t come out forever.’
That is the power of the Inspection Bureau.
Black smiled deeply at Elric, who was sitting quietly.
‘Do you understand, child? This is the power of the Office of Inspector General. It’s not a place that a young chick like you can rub against. We are the empire, and the empire is us. Are you saying that a fallen family that should have already disappeared is raising its head carelessly?’
Now that Chens, who was an important witness for Elric’s side, has died, the situation is bound to become very unfavorable for that side.
First of all, all the witnesses who saw that the Inspection Bureau was in collusion with demons have disappeared. There was absolutely no room for suspicion regarding the lord Cromhel.
Of course, for this incident, you will have to completely take off your clothes.
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Well, how about that?
In the end, what mattered was not the seat.
It’s just a matter of where the power lies and who is in real power who can wield that power.
Black had already pretended that he had retired from politics and was ready to move the country behind the scenes.
A lot of time must have passed after Cromhel sat on the throne, so there are probably few people who remember him.
Then, when he naturally returns and takes the position of director of country 0, everything is over.
Ruling the entire empire from the shadows. He becomes the king of darkness and the shadow of the empire.
‘Hehehe.’
As long as Chens was dead, there was nothing Elric could do.
No matter what you say, it won’t be accepted due to lack of evidence.
Several judges, including the chairman of the National Assembly, have already decided to take this side’s side due to the weaknesses that the inspection bureau had previously investigated.
This is all over.
The corners of Black’s mouth rose.
Now it was time for the final victory.
* * *
“… “Have we come this far today?”
“That’s right.”
The blue lion, Hermann, looked at the piled up newspapers with a puzzled expression.
All of them featured Elric on the front page or headlines.
No, not a single newspaper or magazine published recently contained news related to Elric.
Because of this, the ducal castle in the eastern region where Hermann was staying was suffering from untimely uproar recently.
This was because the servants spent a considerable amount of time sorting through the enormous amount of newspapers and magazines that came out every day.
Of course, Hermann wasn’t paying that much attention.
In some ways, he was a really bad(?) boss.
Hermann picked up a newspaper right in front of him, thinking about something.
<Hearing between Mervinger and the Inspector General. Who is the winner?>
<Mervinger. What is his purpose? Is it justice? Or is it a rebellion?>
<The honeymoon relationship between the crown prince and Mervinger, whose future is unknown!>
.
.
Among the newspapers, there were often articles related to Cromhel or the Golden Lion, but they always ended with a connection to Elric.
“Well… .”
Hermann put down the newspaper and clicked his tongue.
Since this is news from Elric, his master and son-in-law, and not from anyone else, he cannot help but look into it.
However, since the content was so consistent, I was starting to think it was boring.
“At times like this, it’s really painful to have a famous son-in-law.”
“Isn’t that what Elric is like?”
As Hermann sighed, Isabelle, who was next to him, smiled and said.
Then, in surprise, he patted his stomach.
“oh! “I think he already understands that I’m talking about his dad.”
“her… !”
Seeing his daughter smiling brightly, Hermann closed his eyes tightly in frustration.
It was because I suddenly had harsh thoughts toward Elric.
I made my daughter look like this so it wouldn’t hurt even if I put it in her eyes, and I haven’t shown her face even once.
‘Now that I think about it, I haven’t been seeing those guys either these days.’
Suddenly, Red Lion and Nameless came to mind.
The two received a letter a few days ago. They checked the contents and then left somewhere.
When asked what was going on, he only smiled lightly.
‘No matter how much I think about it, I’m sure I received a favor from Elric.’
Otherwise, there would be no reason for them, who wanted to avoid interfering with worldly affairs as much as possible, to come forward.
The problem was that the two of them had significant weight in the empire.
Considering that the two were branded ‘traitors’ not long ago… !
At that moment, the anxious Hermann felt uneasy and straightened up.
‘This can’t be… ?’
He still thought as he looked at the mountain of newspapers.
‘… It won’t increase further, right?’
Hermann secretly hoped that his worries were unfounded.
* * *
Sasasasak-
Someone was leisurely passing over the council building.
It was Abern, deputy director of Inspection Bureau 1.
No one noticed him as he walked quietly without even making a sound.
Even within the Inspection Bureau, <The Steps of the Night Cat> is handed down only to the executive level.
Those who learned this were able to have the characteristic of completely disappearing.
He was on his way back after taking care of Chen’s under Black’s orders.
‘Hehe, this is too easy.’
He touched his left shoulder. Several seals were engraved on the skin softly visible beyond his collar.
All the hard work gained through dealing with Lilith.
At first, I felt very uncomfortable doing business with demons, but after actually using the power, those thoughts disappeared for a long time.
Not only was it much stronger than before, but depending on how it was used, it could be useful in a variety of situations and places.
It was the same in this mission.
Among them, the Seal of Seclusion was particularly effective.
No one sensed his presence until he sneaked into the room where Chens was staying and killed him.
Even the escort troops in the next room.
‘If this happens, will I finally be able to take control of the Inspection Bureau?’
The corner of Avon’s mouth caught his ear.
Since he successfully killed Chens, he now sits in the place where Black disappeared.
Of course, Black was not the type of person to give up power easily.
So what?
In the end, the center of all power lies with Cromhel.
The farther you get out of sight, the farther away you are from power.
Avon was confident that he would completely push out Black and become Cromhell’s right-hand man.
“You idiot.”
Abern sneered as much as he thought of Chens, who had given him this opportunity.
Chen Shi, who was still on the verge of death, had good eyes.
I couldn’t even speak properly, so I stuttered and lost my voice.
Even now that I think about it, it was a funny ending.
“Well, thanks to you, I finished the mission comfortably.”
It was that moment when I dreamed of the rosy future ahead.
Oh soso!
Avon’s sudden goosebumps made him arch his back.
At that moment, a voice was heard.
[When I see it, you guys seem more like idiots. What should I do?]
‘who… !’
Abern instinctively realized that an enemy had appeared and quickly turned his head.
but.
Whoops!
As soon as he turned his head, his knee came flying and landed on Avon’s chin.
Because of this, Avon’s head ended up going back in the direction it had turned.
“Oh, no… !”
I was losing consciousness thanks to a proper hit to the chin.
He tried to get his mind together until the end, but he couldn’t move at all.
‘Who on earth…? !’
And right before I passed out.
What was in Avon’s eyes was a wooden mask.
* * *
Black glanced around in silence and opened his mouth again.
“Before I give up my position. “I would like to make a declaration of conscience first.”
Sudden words.
The surrounding attention focused on Black again.
“What do you mean?”
“It’s the same as I said. Although I planned a plan around the holiday section, it was a place that really deserved to be subjugated.”
“What nonsense is that!”
“There are a lot more innocent people there!”
Black, as if he had already expected it, let Elric’s words pass through one ear.
The chairman raised his hand to calm them down and asked Black.
“Do you have any proof of that?”
“there is.”
As Black glanced behind him, the Inspector General agents came with a large box and a stack of documents.
thud!
Agents placed a box in front of Black.
And the agents began handing out armfuls of documents to the surrounding lawmakers and reporters.
“What is this?”
“Take a good look. “That is proof that the revolutionary army was active in the holiday zone.”
“But you can’t prove this with just one document!”
“Of course, that’s why I prepared one more.”
Black’s hand went to the box. When he opened the lid, the eyes of the people around him opened wide.
What was in the box was none other than Blue-Eyed Jeff, a member of the Revolutionary Army.
Because he had a high bounty on him, no one here knew him.
“This criminal is a general whom the Golden Lion subdued. however!”
Black glared at Elric and continued.
“Why did Duke Chan-seong try to stop this?”
The shocking words made the inside of the auditorium noisy again.
“what? “You were trying to protect the revolutionary army?”
“Then it couldn’t be… !”
“Please don’t even think about pulling it off. We have already secured all witnesses who can testify about the situation at the time. “While investigating this incident, there were some things we still didn’t understand.”
Black looked around and smiled wryly.
“No matter how much I think about it, I don’t understand Mervinger’s true intentions. Could you please explain?”
In short, it means that he may have participated in the revolutionary army.
however.
Twitch!
“… ?”
Black, who was quietly glaring at Elric, narrowed his eyebrows.
For some reason, the corner of Elric’s mouth was twitching.
He was holding back his laughter desperately, as if trying not to be noticed by anyone around him.
There, Black got a feeling that something was ominous.
Wizard who swallowed talent
