Episode 49. Master of the Jungle
Dawn when everyone is asleep.
I found the room where Cynthia’s party member, Judah, was staying.
Knock knock.
When I knocked lightly on the door, Judas came out and greeted me with a look on his face.
“Verdin?”
“Can I come in for a moment?”
“Yes, please come in.”
As I entered the room, I felt a cool breeze coming through the wide open window.
I noticed a book next to the bed and a candle lighting the room.
“I’m sorry for waking you up while you were sleeping.”
“No, I wasn’t deep asleep. “She read for a while and then dozed off.”
“What book is it?”
“uh… It’s nothing special, it’s a book about the history of this country. “This is a story about exorcising demons together with the Holy Knights of the past.”
“Exterminate monsters?”
“Yes, the ones who broke God’s will and came out of the tower.”
I glanced at the cover of the book he was reading.
“That’s an interesting story.”
“Yes? So, I was reading frantically at this time.”
“Yeah, by the way. Do you know why I came here at this hour?”
“I do not know.”
“We already know each other, so let me explain briefly.”
“Please speak.”
“Apostle Baphomet, why are you following Cynthia?”
As soon as he heard the ‘name’, Judah’s eyes changed and he swung his fist at me.
Boom-
Intense aura flashed from his entire body like lightning.
Cheezy.
I lightly jumped back and spread the bun on my palm to block it.
bang!
“… What ability is that? “It’s a power I’ve never seen before.”
The apostle also does not know about this power.
“It’s my secret weapon.”
“It’s a secret weapon… . You’ve been hiding amazing abilities. “My auror is the best among all apostles, and he blocks my attacks so easily.”
I guess it seemed to him that I easily received the punch.
Not only was all the fingers that I couldn’t wrap around broken, but my elbow was pushed back by the impact and the ligaments seem to have stretched.
I lowered my hand and answered with as casual an expression as possible.
“I didn’t come to fight. “I came to talk.”
“Conversation?”
“Yes, if I was going to fight you, I would have started the fight in the morning when everyone was gathered. “That way, I can increase my chances of winning against you just a little bit.”
“… “How did you know my identity?”
“How do you know, isn’t that what you were trying to tell me in part?”
“Me?”
“okay. While resting after defeating the Mutant Ant. “You are clearly using Bae Hu-ryeong’s abilities, but you said you cannot disclose them.”
“… … .”
“But when Monkl comes, he suddenly changes his tune and I can’t even talk to him. “He said he didn’t even know what abilities he had.”
Judas glared at me for a while, then relaxed his guard and sat down on the chair in front of the table.
“That’s right. However, the story I told Baron Monkle… . Could it have been interpreted as just an attempt to hide my identity? Miss Cynthia must be thinking the same thing.”
“If someone didn’t know your identity, they would have thought that. But I knew who you were in the mirror. As Monkl said, your appearance is recorded in Strange’s library.”
“Are you saying that you figured out my identity based on that record alone?”
“No, other than that, I did get a few clues that you were Baphomet.”
I stood opposite him, straightening my disheveled clothes, and continued talking.
“I can’t tell you what it is.”
Siegfried looked down at Baphomet and grinned.
Brunhild, who returned to the spirit world for a moment, also waved his hand fan next to him as if offering medicine.
“Did those guys tell you?”
Judas’ expression hardened and his voice lowered.
“That could be possible.”
“… “I thought you completely faked it.”
“Still, I guess I was successful to some extent because I fooled the other guys.”
“No, it’s a failure. “If my identity is discovered by even one person, I have to find another body.”
“Why?”
“Because if it is revealed that I am an apostle, I will not be able to carry out the mission given to me by God.”
Baphomet is carrying out his mission while hiding his identity.
Even if you just let it be known that you are an apostle of the tower, the emperor would personally come forward and help you.
What could be so close? Cynthia had a hint for this question.
Because the benefits of being close to her, the leader of the Holy Knights, are limited.
‘Right.’
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All the puzzles in my head were answered.
Why was this guy not there when I met Cynthia in my past life, and why is he trying to keep his identity hidden?
‘and.’
Among the events that have occurred in this era, what is so great that the apostle himself took action?
“Your target is in Beopwangcheong.”
“?!”
His reaction alone was enough to answer.
“The name of the one being judged is Saint Joanna Arc. “The crime is rejecting God’s will and showing mercy to the devil so he can repent, right?”
“Yes, how did you know that?”
How could you not know?
Even though it happened when I was young, it was an incident that shook the entire continent.
As soon as the death of Saint Joanna Arc became known, knights belonging to the Papacy began killing those who followed her, claiming it was a pagan hunt.
This was done to prevent the angry Pope from singing the hymn ‘Western Sun’, a symbol of Saint Joan of Arc, saying it was a whisper of the devil.
‘That was a stupid thing to do.’
Because of that, even a rough count of the dead was in the tens of thousands, not thousands.
Quad deuk-
Eight horns similar to those of a bull protruded from the forehead and head of Judah.
His eyes turned red and brown hair grew on his cheeks to the point where they looked dark.
“Verdin, I don’t know how you knew that. “Now that I know who I am, I have to die here.”
“If you want to give it a try, I won’t refuse. “Because I also wanted to hang out with you sometime.”
I lightly grasped the handle of the sword.
Judas took an aggressive stance as if he was going to run towards me at any moment, then took a long breath, caught his breath, and started talking again.
“Before I kill you, let me make you a suggestion.”
“proposal?”
“This offer of mine won’t be bad for you either.”
“say it.”
“… As you know, I will only carry out the mission given by God and return to the tower.”
“so?”
“Until then, hide my identity. If you do that, I won’t kill you. “After the work is done, I will have her hand over to you the artifact the saint has.”
* * *
After finishing the conversation, Verdin came out of Judah’s room.
The two seemed to have finished their conversation well and even shook hands before parting ways.
‘As expected, that guy was an apostle.’
Baron Moncle, who was watching this from afar, smiled.
He pretended to believe in front of Judas, but inwardly he did not believe anything he said.
And that judgment was correct.
He realized that not only Judas, who had deceived him, but also Verdin knew this.
“Hmm-”
Monkl was troubled.
What would happen if Judah’s identity was revealed now?
‘It must be fun in many ways.’
Not only did the apostle descend from the tower. The party members with him are direct blood relatives of the Strange family.
“Verdin, I’ll make you a fun picture.”
After completing the confirmation, Baron Moncle went straight to the Bourbon family’s castle.
Turf, plod, trudge.
The knights on the road he walked opened the road on their own. Then, Marquis Pierre, who was standing at the end, welcomed Moncle with open arms.
“Welcome!”
Monkl lowered his head low, then smiled brightly and answered with a fake smile.
“Monestier de Strange, first captain of the Bourbon mercenaries. “I see you, Marquis Pierre, with good news.”
* * *
The morning dawned.
We gathered at the tavern to receive the reward for the quest we processed earlier.
“The coffee tastes good.”
Rox asked me.
“Do you have coffee today too? “I couldn’t eat it because it tasted so bitter.”
“Once you drink it, you get used to it.”
“Yes, yes, I guess so. “He says it won’t hurt if you hit it right.”
“It’s not that it doesn’t hurt, it’s that it hurts less.”
“Ah, yes, I will be well! Okay, where is Monkl?”
I didn’t know his whereabouts, so I just shrugged.
“It must be somewhere.”
“You said you would climb the tower today. “Didn’t you mean to go together?”
“I told you last time, but he can’t come with me. “The purpose is different, and I won’t have anything to do with him this time.”
“Of course.”
Monestier is famous for being a genius strategist who may look foolish on the outside, but whose true feelings are unknown.
‘Excellent swordsmanship is just a skill that supports his brain.’
Even I was shocked by the way he targeted Hysteria in his past life.
‘You probably want to be recognized by your father.’
Monkle’s parents are elders in a small town that doesn’t even have a typical mansion.
Perhaps he wants to succeed just like he did in his previous life.
‘He said he was enhancing the honor of his father, whom he respected.’
To become a lord, you need a castle, and to have a castle, you have to be willing to go to war.
Since a noble’s war requires the king’s permission, he will have no choice but to use expedient methods.
‘yes.’
So you have to keep the monks further away.
Now that Gunther and Hysteria are gone, the only person he can target to gain recognition is me.
I warned Cynthia.
“Be careful of Monkle, don’t get too close to him anymore.”
“why?”
“Dangerous.”
“It’s dangerous? What does that mean? “That guy is a Strange like you.”
“That’s why they say it’s dangerous.”
Shinsa tilted his head as if he didn’t understand what he was saying.
Alfredo answered for him, stroking his long beard.
“Verdin is a direct descendant. Baron Monkle is a collateral relative. “If Dean said that, there must be a blood feud between the two that we don’t know about.”
“ah… .”
“If you had worked as a knight, wouldn’t you have heard a lot about it? About the various disputes that arise within the family. Duke Gabriel, who died not long ago, also died due to a power struggle.”
It was explained well without being too deep or shallow.
I used to think he was a nerd, but he seems to be good at understanding the situation.
Judas noticed my perception and helped Alfredo.
“that’s right! I talked a little bit about it… . “Baron Moncle, he doesn’t seem like a nice guy.”
“okay? “I thought you liked that article.”
“Okay, I like it! They just said he was an amazing person, so I just wanted to mix things up with his words. Let’s find out what kind of person he is… .”
“Well, you’re really that kind of guy. “Even on the first day he saw me, he kept asking me questions saying he wanted to know more about me.”
“haha… yes.”
Sweat drips from Judah’s forehead.
Is it because of your conversation with me last night? No, if that’s the case, then the guy named Sado is really bad at controlling his emotions.
While we were talking, the tavern master came to see us.
“Hello, did you sleep well last night?”
He is smiling brightly.
“The reason I came to you is none other than good news.”
I answered while looking at the bundle of keys he was holding.
“Good news?”
“Yes, the reward for the quest solved by the adventurers has arrived!”
The eyes of Cynthia and her party members sparkled.
Even if you only take 30 out of 100, how could you not be happy because at least you got 60 gold coins?
“Not only that, but the client came here personally saying he would like to give you additional compensation.”
The client came to the tavern in person.
‘… what?’
Can not be done.
Now is not the time to meet her yet.
If things go wrong, even my life could be in danger. I quickly got up from my chair to leave without even having time to talk.
“Hello, adventurers.”
Before I knew it, a woman with long red hair came in front of me and waved lightly.
“My name is Katarina de Strange. “The current master of the Legion Alchemy Guild.”
He smiled broadly at me.
“Brother Verdin. “I am the mother of Tony, Johnny, and Ronnie.”
fantasy,
