Episode 127
Peros Gelion.
He, the lord of Kiton, was drinking wine with the Holy Communion today as well.
Beautiful women wearing nothing but silk sat beside him, pouring him drinks.
“Your Majesty, please have a drink here.”
“Ahem!”
Perros lifted his glass with a trembling face.
Normally I would have laughed heartily and drank continuously, but today I couldn’t do that.
I can’t shake off the uncomfortable feeling, as if there’s a thorn stuck in my throat.
“The food is ridiculous! Look here!”
“Yes, my lord.”
“Get rid of this garbage and bring me something else. Quickly!”
“All right.”
Lord Peros nervously tossed his food.
Originally, the leftover food went to the servants working in the mansion.
Even though Peros knew this fact, he did this purely out of anger.
However, what he doesn’t know is that even if the food falls on the floor, the servants will rush in and eat it.
“Your Majesty! Where is Chief Chamberlain Gibson!?”
“Did you call?”
At Perros’ call, the attendant, Gibson, came running.
“Have you heard from Lord Holkman?” “We’re still searching for them.”
“still?”
“Yes. I will report back to you as soon as Lord Holkman returns.”
“Eww… tsk tsk.”
Perros clicked his tongue as if he didn’t like it.
“I had high hopes because Lord Holkman himself said he would step forward, but there has been no result yet.” “If you wait a little longer, there will be good news, my lord.” “Good news? Do you know how much bribes that Arken bastard is taking here and there? How much assets is he managing!?”
“…”
“He was the guy I absolutely needed to get back to the center. He just got his head blown off overnight!”
Perros twitched his cheeks in excitement.
There was a reason he was so angry.
This is because Arken was not just a simple money collector, but also engaged in money laundering and lobbying.
“How long must I stay in this remote place!”
Kiton, located relatively close to the border of the devil, was a fairly large city, even though it was a remote area.
As it is called the city of mercenaries, funds are actively flowing and the level of troops available is high.
You could say he’s a kind of changeling.
However, Perros was not satisfied.
Having originally lived in the capital, he had no desire to spend the rest of his life in a remote area like this.
“Whew… How heartless of you, Father! How dare you throw me, the eldest son of the family, into such a smelly place!”
Peros Gelion.
There was a reason why he, the eldest son of the ‘Gelion family’, a family with a high reputation in the Kingdom of Domis, became the lord of Kiton.
“Incompetent piece of trash.”
He was demoted by the head of the Gelion family.
However, Peros was unable to come to his senses and was using the Arken organization to bribe people here and there in order to return to the center.
“At the very least, we must recover the funds and ledgers they had. No matter what happens!”
At that moment, Peros was shouting.
The long-awaited report has arrived.
“Sir Holkman has returned!” “Oh! Come on in!”
It was already late at night, but Peros had no patience to wait.
A moment later, Holkman entered the restaurant.
He glanced around the restaurant and frowned, but it was only for a moment so no one noticed.
“Your Majesty, I beg you.” “Enough with the etiquette! Sir Holkman. What happened to what you did?!” “We are still searching.”
“What?”
As Peros’ face crumpled, Holkman continued speaking urgently.
“There’s not much left now. We’ve confirmed that they haven’t escaped Kiton, and most of the search of the territory has been completed, leaving only a few places. We’re gradually closing in on the encirclement, so you can rest assured.” “Look here, Lord Holkman.”
Perros said with a sigh.
“Do you know how much money Kyung gets a month?”
“….”
“Do you know where that money comes from?”
“….”
“Why is there no answer?”
“I know….”
“You know that and you still act like this!”
Perros jumped to his feet.
With his face flushed red and his face throwing tantrums, it wouldn’t have been strange if he had grabbed the back of his neck from the blood pressure right away.
“Right now! Find them and bring them to me right now!”
“yes!”
Holkmann bowed his head and quickly left the restaurant.
Perros sat back down and took a gulp of his drink.
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“Ugh…! To put an old man of commoner origins in the position of the commander of the knights. I’m crazy, I’m crazy! This is why you shouldn’t associate with lowly, old people! No sense of responsibility! No dignity! No ability! Nothing! Isn’t that right!? Chamberlain!” “That’s right, my lord.”
Chief Chamberlain Gibson bowed his head and rubbed his palms repeatedly.
That was the most important thing he did as a chamberlain.
***
Same time.
Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson were holding a strategy meeting in a private house.
Because he was concerned about the eyes of those around him if he continued to stay at the inn, he moved to the safe house that Holkman had prepared.
“Would it be right to kill the lord?”
Choi Hyun-seok has started his journey.
Rachel and Abelson, who had been listening, nodded.
“There’s nothing we can do. People like that can’t be rehabilitated.” “Warrior! Didn’t you see the list just now? If we let such a shameless person live, even God will be angry!”
Holkman handed over a document listing the atrocities committed by Lord Perros.
There was so much trash sorted out there that it made you wonder if one person could commit such an evil deed.
“No, it goes without saying that the lord is a mortal. What I’m worried about is something else.”
“What is it?”
“Who will take care of this place when the lord dies?”
It was Abelson who answered Choi Hyun-seok’s question.
“Usually, the lord’s children are forgotten, but I have never heard of the lord here having children.” “Yes. That’s the same.” “Then it would be one of two things.” “Either the Gelion family sends someone else to manage it, or the royal family of the Kingdom of Domis appoints a new lord. I think it’s more likely the latter.” “Anyway, it seems that another high-ranking nobleman has come down and is acting as the leader.”
Abelson nodded.
It was only natural for Choi Hyun-seok to ask.
Nobles in a city like this
Because it didn’t make sense that there was no manager.
“Hmm….”
Choi Hyun-seok held his chin as if he was pondering something, lost in thought.
“Hero. What’s the problem?” “Do you remember the hero quest I told you about?”
“Of course.”
“There was an additional objective there.”
Choi Hyun-seok checked the warrior quest once again.
Defeat the evil lord and save the heartbroken Kiton!
However, you must keep this in mind.
Evil is everywhere!
· Objective: Defeat Lord Peros Gelion · Additional Objective: Eliminate the evil axis active in Kiton
“Evil is everywhere. Eliminate the axis of evil that is running rampant in Kiton. Doesn’t that seem significant?” “That’s certainly true.”
It was true that the main objective was to defeat Lord Peros Gelion.
But to achieve the additional goal, something else was needed.
After much thought, Choi Hyun-seok made a decision.
“I have to meet that old man named Holkman again tomorrow.”
***
The next day.
Choi Hyun-seok didn’t need to go out of his way to find Holkman.
Holkman was the first to arrive at the crack of dawn.
Choi Hyun-seok was sleeping peacefully while hugging Bobo, but Holkman shouted at him as he saw him.
“What are you guys doing!?”
“Hmm, what’s going on?” “We should hurry and cut off that lord’s head! Do you plan on sitting here for the rest of your life?”
Choi Hyun-seok yawned and sat down.
“Haam~ Shouldn’t I make a plan?” “What kind of plan!? Didn’t I tell you! I’ll get the knights out of the mansion, so all you have to do is go into the empty house and take the lord’s throat! With your skills, you can just lie down and eat rice cakes!” “Hey~ That’s not as easy as it sounds. There are no knights, but there are quite a few soldiers. And you have to be careful not to let your identity be discovered. Anyway, there are more than one or two things to worry about~”
Choi Hyun-seok said with a sly smile.
Holkmann closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Otherwise, I felt like I would smash the head of the man right in front of me.
He asked, barely able to calm down.
“So when do you plan on doing this?” “Don’t worry, I’ll get it done within two days at the latest. Yes.”
“Okay… I understand.”
As Holkman was about to leave the house, Choi Hyun-seok called him again.
“I have a question.”
“Something.”
“Is the most successful person in this city really the lord?” “You ask the obvious.” “Then who is second?”
“second?”
“Yes. He’s the next most popular guy after Yeongju.”
Holkmann thought for a moment.
“Hmm, he must be the leader of the mercenary guild.”
“What about the third?”
Holkman scratched his head nervously at the continued questioning.
“How long do you plan on asking?” “The third is the last.” “Whew, it’s probably Arken, the leader of the Arken organization you killed.” “Let’s exclude the one who’s already dead. Who comes after him?” “There’s no one after him. They’re all pretty much the same. Those three were the real power holders who ruled Kiton.” “Hmm, I understand.”
Choi Hyun-seok nodded with a strange smile.
Holkman narrowed his eyes at the sight.
“You. Are you planning to deal with the mercenary guild leader?” “Why not?” “Don’t make a big deal out of it. Messing with the mercenary guild leader is on a different level from dealing with a noble who has been abandoned by his family. If we’re not careful, the entire mercenary guild could rise up.” “For someone who talks about the duty of a knight, that’s a realistic answer.” “I’m not a romantic. An unrealistic plan is just an empty ideal.” “Yes, yes. I understand.”
Holkman made a face that said he didn’t like it, but now he was the one who was disappointed.
“I have no choice but to leave the house,” said Holkman.
“Get this done as quickly as possible, before it gets too late and the lord gets suspicious.”
With those words, Holkman leaves.
Choi Hyun-seok looked at the door he had exited through with his chin resting on his hand.
“That old man. No matter how I look at it, he’s suspicious.”
“What is it?”
“I can’t really explain it, but it’s strangely unpleasant.” “That’s a brave thing to say.” “Anyway, I don’t like it. My gut tells me so. That old man is also a piece of shit.” “You can’t kill someone just because you have a bad gut feeling, right?” “Of course not. Am I some kind of psychopath? I go around killing anyone.”
Rachel looked at Choi Hyun-seok intently.
“What is that? That unholy look?” “Nothing.” “Anyway, I need more information. It’s not enough to just cut off the lord’s head.”
Defeating Lord Peros Gelion isn’t that difficult.
To be honest, it would have been possible even without Holkman’s help.
Although the cleanup process might be a bit tedious, it wasn’t difficult to just take the lord’s hand.
But Choi Hyun-seok couldn’t be satisfied with that.
‘Even so, nothing will change.’
What difference would it make if the lord were to change in an already corrupt city?
I guess nothing will change.
The already established system was sure to corrupt even the new lord, even if he was a good person.
“If we’re going to do it, we should really pull it out by the roots.”
Choi Hyun-seok was thinking of giving it a proper try.
