316 – Don’t Stop Me Now (4)
Neike may not be the main character of this work, but he has genius talent in most fields.
It is said that natural talent is always absurd, but Neike’s talent goes beyond absurdity and is violent.
For example, if Neike walks the warrior’s path, he can become a ‘Great Warrior’ in the true sense of the word, and if he walks the demonic path, he can become an archmage whose name has been lost since Odius.
Hyuum and Neike are half-siblings.
In other words, Hyuum has 50% of the same genes as Naike. Naturally, she also has genius talent in most fields.
However, unlike Neike, her talent is specialized in physical combat rather than magic. Of course, his magical talent is at a level that would make most geniuses ordinary.
Theo, who had regained his senses again, asked Lankter.
“Have you ever seen the client of the experiment, a person named Hwim, in person?”
“It only happens once, Great Warrior of Light.”
“When did you see it?”
“Approximately three years ago, she came to her church to see for herself the Light Acolytes who would be her test subjects. That was the last time.”
“Her appearance and the words she uttered, etc. “Please tell me all the relevant facts.”
“There is a report organized in an easy-to-read format. It will take a while to find it, but you can bring it now.”
After Theo thought for a moment, he opened his mouth.
“Are there any reports related to other information? For example, status reports from those who are continuously interacting with [Turning White].”
“Of course, Great Warrior of Light. The trends of the three people were continuously checked and documented. Of course, there wasn’t much information to dig up.”
Theo nodded her head.
‘Like this work, work is done efficiently and thoroughly. It would be perfect to spend some time doing church-related work.’
It would be safest and surest for Theo to do it himself, but he is so busy right now that even 10 bodies are not enough.
Excluding 8 hours of sleep time and personal cleanliness time, he has 16 hours a day left to him. Of these, 8 hours were devoted to training and eating, so he only had about 8 hours of free time left.
However, there is something that needs to be settled before reaping Lankter.
Theo asked Sarah.
“Sarah. Lankter, what do you want us to do with this man?”
Sara, who had opened her mouth as if shocked by Lanc Terre’s story, suddenly came to her senses and answered.
“······To be honest, I want to stab him to death right now. But I don’t think that would be a good idea.”
“Why do you think that?”
“Killing him right away would actually save him, right? “I think it would be better to pamper myself for a long time.”
“I see.”
Theo also asked other practitioners of light.
“What do you guys think?”
Since Sarah is the leader of the Light Acolytes, there was a high probability that most would agree with Sarah’s opinion.
‘Sarah is quite rational for an acolyte of light, so she would not have suggested killing her.’
That was the reason why Theo asked Sarah’s opinion first. Even if he wanted to kill Lanc Terre, Sarah had the confidence to persuade him.
The current practitioners of light are self-indulgent but excellent combatants. In order to utilize them all along, it was essential to at least pretend to listen to their opinions.
Anyway, other practitioners of light also expressed similar opinions to Sarah.
Billy and Mike smiled and spoke to Lankter with only the corners of their mouths raised.
“Brother Lankter, thank us. “He lived because of us.”
“Recognition. So, a plate of this damn delicious steak. No, bring two more plates each.”
Lanc Terre responded, unable to hide the color on his face.
“Of course!”
Lankter rushed inside where the chef was.
After some time, Lanc Terre returned with a new plate of steak on his palm.
Billy and Mike were bleeding from their heads and munching on uncut steak.
“Ah, the taste of dogdom. “I don’t think I would get sick of a steak like this even if I ate it for a whole month.”
“Recognition. Let’s replenish the blood that was spilled. “I lost so much blood that I felt dizzy.”
Theo said to Lankter, thinking, ‘At this point, the end of the relationship between the Light Acolyte and Lankter.’
“Chief Archbishop. “If you’re finished eating, let’s talk separately.”
Lankter’s dishes were full of food in front of him.
But he immediately nodded his head.
“The meal was already over, Great Warrior of Light! There is a nice room for talking. “I will guide you this way.”
Lankter quickly stood up and prepared to lead the way.
Theo followed him and spoke to his companions.
“For those who have finished eating, please follow us, and for those who have not, please finish eating.”
Taylor, Fiat, and Claire stood up and followed Theo.
Among the practitioners of light, Saraman Theo followed.
* * *
Inside the office located in Lankter’s mansion.
Lankter immediately piled up reports related to [Turning White] On the office desk with his secretary.
Theo was sitting quietly on the chair in front of Lankter’s office, which was originally Lankter’s seat.
As if it were his own seat, Theo sat back in his chair and read the report quickly.
Although the report was over a thousand pages long, Theo succeeded in reading the entire report in less than 30 minutes. This is why he used speed reading magic with the power device he received from Sonya.
Theo said to Lankter, who was standing in front of him with his hands folded politely.
“To summarize, the permanent angel transformation experiment is not even half complete yet. “The current whereabouts of the person named Hwi of [Turning White] Are unknown, and they asked me to contact you when the experiment progress is more than half way through.”
“Yes, great warrior of light.”
“It has been in progress for several years, but is there a reason why it is not even half completed?”
“······Since secrecy is the most important aspect of research, many setbacks occur during the experiment. “It is a top secret not only to the church but also to the practitioners of light, so it takes a lot of trickery to keep people from noticing it.”
Theo looked at Sarah.
Sarah answered, nodding her head.
“That is correct. No matter what mission I gave him, Lankter never gave me a clear reason. “Theo, until I heard the truth from you, I only assumed that he was using us to get up to something.”
Theo rested his chin for a moment and thought.
‘To bring out Hyuum, it would be necessary to increase the progress of the angelization experiment.’
In this work, Hwim appeared as one of the highest-ranking executives of [Turning White] A few years later.
However, if he has the level of ability, he would have quite a large influence within [Turning White] At this point.
Hyu is said to be of the same blood as Neike, but unlike the naive Neike, whose head is a flower garden, he is shrewd. If you lie about the progress of the experiment, there is a high chance that it will be discovered.
However, she is not truly loyal to [Turning White]. She is simply attached to take advantage of [Turning White]’S outstanding infrastructure that uses any means possible.
‘If we can use Hwim as an internal spy… We can turn [Turning White] Upside down from the inside.’
The first step to that end is to make the progress of the angelization experiment more than half.
Theo said to Lankter.
“All data and reports related to the angelization experiment. I guess that’s not all there is here. Please hand over all data and reports to me.”
“Of course it is possible… But may I ask why you are like this, Great Warrior of Light?”
“I plan to get the experiment progress to more than half as quickly as possible and meet a woman named Hwim. We have excellent researchers. Of course, we hope to maintain a close relationship with [Turning White] In the future.”
“Ah, I understand…”
Lankter ordered his secretary to bring all data and reports related to the angelization experiment.
Theo opened his mouth, pointing his finger at a part of the report.
“And these three highest-ranking people who are in close contact with [Turning White].”
“Yes. Please do as you command, Great Warrior of Light. Should we make it public? “I assume he will be sentenced to at least disbarment and at most to hanging.”
Theo shook his head.
“No. Just keep leaving it alone. “Until you receive my instructions.”
Lankter asked back with an expression that he did not understand.
“Of course, if you ask me to do so, I will do it… But what is the reason? “Doesn’t the Great Warrior of Light want to expel those who have a close relationship with [Turning White] As quickly as possible?”
“That is correct. “I just want to see the bigger picture.”
Lankter still did not understand what Theo was saying.
“What is that…”
“As soon as the Chief Archbishop shows signs of making things public, they will wreak havoc within the church. Sending a large troop of Holy Knights to a harsh place… They have that ability. “Then who will benefit the most?”
“······Ah. I understand, Grand Master of Light. “Thank you for enlightening me from my ignorance.”
“So please continue to leave it alone. Of course, continue to check trends.”
“I understand!”
Lankter nodded repeatedly as if impressed.
Of course, this was not Theo’s true intention.
‘When we come in contact with Hwim, we also push her with her reports on her insiders.’
Succeeded in recruiting Hwim as an internal spy-
If that happens, no one can stop him.