184. Final exams for the first semester (4)
Things were changing too fast.
Of course, it was extremely quiet above the surface of the water, but underneath it, a desperate struggle for survival was in full swing.
The Church of Asylum, which is called Smalsmalse.
The Empire’s counterintelligence agency struggling to beat them.
And even the intelligence agency that gets caught in the middle of it.
A breathtaking three-way battle was taking place in the underworld.
However, even if there was a lack of information about this, it was not enough.
I am using the Hurt Locker as my limbs, but unless he cooperates with me, there is a limit to the information I can retrieve.
So for me, Erwin was virtually the only means of peeking behind the scenes.
That Erwin was also at the end of Asylum, so he hadn’t achieved any significant results yet.
I was still blind when it came to the underworld.
There was only one way out of this situation, and that was to cooperate with the Secret Service.
Currently, counterintelligence agents were scattered all over the empire, and they were eager to find Asylum, so it was suicidal for the intelligence agency to actively work at this timing.
The kingdom’s spies, who hate the empire more than anyone else, end up living in the heart of the empire, keeping their neutrality and holding their breath.
If I had to make contact with the intelligence service, I had to do it at this timing.
At this point in time when I can’t easily hit myself even if I reveal everything.
“I like you.”
Right at that moment, Emilia made her confession.
Did he decide that if he continued on like this, he would be caught and killed by the Empire’s counterintelligence agency, which was gradually tightening?
It was a pretty hasty offensive.
But it was also a good opportunity for me.
It was an opportunity to end the relationship with Emilia, who was the closest but only cheating on each other.
“Emilia. I know everything. You are an agent of the Secret Service.”
“·······.”
There was silence for a while.
I wonder if the reaction slowed down because I was flustered.
But, like a trained spy, he didn’t tremble.
Instead, Emilia chewed her lips and glared at me.
“At that time, I heard that the list was burned without looking at it.”
Anyway, it seemed that he had decided not to deny it.
Did I already think that there was no meaning?
It was a wise decision.
I guess Emilia, who has seen me up close, knows that I rarely say the words I try to say.
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“How did you know?”
“That doesn’t matter. The important thing is why he left you guys after knowing.”
Emilia’s wide eyes looked up at me.
She was ready to pull out a dagger and stick it in my eye, but Emilia didn’t move.
It was as expected.
I have to make contact with the intelligence service, but I had to think for a long time about who would be the target.
First of all, the heart locker is eliminated.
If he realized that I had cheated on him, he would not have been able to overcome his anger and would have rushed right away.
Of course, Eric and the other agents were also in danger.
Because they won’t understand my sincerity about wanting to cooperate with the Secret Service, and they’ll only see an opportunity to betray you.
So the best thing was to tell Emilia.
If I openly talk to Emilia, who knows me well, she should be able to fully convey my thoughts to the Secret Service without any misunderstandings.
“The reason…”
Quang!
At that moment, a roar erupted with the sound of kicking the ground.
I reflexively backed away, preparing for battle, but-
“Oh.”
Emilia had already fled through the front door. She
Wanting to chase her, she hurriedly tried to connect to the observation spell, but the spell was already shattered.
“Ah… Really… That’s f*cked up…”
Why are there so many women around me who don’t listen to me?
Another misunderstanding was added.
It’s just that it would be cute if it was only despised and hated by myself like Erica, but this was a matter of my life at stake.
“Emilia. Even you…”
I sat down and sighed deeply.
The future was dark.
***
-Closed.
The door of the cafe is firmly closed with a sign on it.
The meeting was in full swing inside the perception-lowering system.
Hurt Locker laid out a map on his desk and marked it with a pen.
“These are our strongholds raided over the past week.”
“The siege is closing.”
Eric let out a drool when he saw the direction the sign continued.
The more we went, the closer we got to the system.
If it continues at this rate, it seems that it will not be long before the bases of the system will also be attacked.
“Tsk. I thought it wouldn’t take a while.”
Recently, I’ve been keeping quiet and avoiding becoming a target.
Then, of course, the frequency of being caught should decrease, but on the contrary, it was increasing.
There was a spy inside.
“However, there are no survivors in all three bases that were raided this time.”
“There are no survivors? No one returned?”
“Yes. Everyone is missing.”
“Hmm…”
Hearing the Hurt Locker’s report, Dani Eric’s mind was complicated.
This was not the method of the Imperial Counterintelligence Agency.
Even when they raided the base of the Intelligence Agency, they always let one or two go.
It was a trick to make it a double spy and get information from the main body.
But this time, the double spy didn’t come at all.
It smelled suspicious.
“Isn’t this the work of the Asylum guys?”
“Yes? There’s that fanatic spy among us?”
“There were spies inside the Imperial University too. There is no guarantee that there won’t be any inside the Secret Service.”
Asylum was a religion with unparalleled stupidity, but its power was greater than imagined.
Perhaps he was using some kind of spirit-type magic to bewitch people.
If that’s the case, it wouldn’t be strange if there were followers of Asylum hiding in any field or organization.
“Why are they attacking us? Weren’t they against the Empire? Then there would be no reason for them to attack us.”
“You’re cornering us. It’s a warning not to keep holding your breath. We’re looking forward to the war that will break out when we’re cornered and eventually strike the Empire…”
If Asylum’s well-known purpose is true, and if it really aims for mankind to succumb to the demons, then it is not only the Empire but the entire human race that is hostile to them.
Then, what the Asylums want is for the human nations to split apart and go to war and consume their national strength.
“Then what should I do?”
“For now, as usual, focus on eliminating spies.”
“What if it fails?”
“Attached to the Empire.”
“·······?!”
Hurlocker’s eyes widened.
Unable to hold back his anger, he grabbed Eric by the collar.
“Are you insane? You want to join hands with the Empire?”
“There’s no other way to survive. Otherwise, I’ll have to give up all bases and run away from the Empire.”
“What do you mean! Even if it’s cornered, even if it’s going to war, isn’t it our job to give the empire a blow! Isn’t the purpose of the Secret Service’s existence to burn these lives and drive the sword into the heart of the empire! “
“The situation has changed, Heart Locker. Let’s look at it more broadly. Asylum is not only a problem for the Empire. It is a danger that lurks in the Kingdom as well. If we don’t eradicate it early, it will become a great threat later on. In fact, in order to survive, I joined hands with the Empire-“
“I’m disappointed, chief. Even if those fanatics grow up, what a threat they will grow! It’s impossible to join hands with the Empire.”
Hurlocker grabbed Eric’s collar and turned his back.
I never thought that such words would come out of Eric’s mouth.
No matter how you think about it, Asylum is an excuse, and it sounds like you just want to surrender to the Empire.
It was at that moment that I even suspected that he might have betrayed me.
My daughter…!
“We are closed!”
“It’s me! It’s an emergency, an emergency!”
“Emilia?!”
The door opened and a girl in a maid outfit came in.
He was a heart-locker with a friendly yet friendly face, but he soon hardened his expression.
The fact that Emilia was here alone now was not good news.
“What, what?”
“Schlus Heinkel·······. That person, everyone noticed…”
Hurt Locker closed his eyes tightly.
Looks like he’s starting to move.
I thought I was content with using my arms and legs and didn’t touch the intelligence service.
It was clear that he decided that this ideal would not be of any use and that he was going to wipe out the Secret Service.
“More than that, Emilia! What is the magic for your heart?”
“What? A spell on the heart?”
“Damn it! Let’s dismantle that!”
“What nonsense!”
“You don’t know! If you find out you’ve run away, that Schluse might explode the spell, so you better hurry!”
“What are you really talking about, you human!”
Hurt Locker rushed in, and Emilia was frightened and kicked him in the face with her foot.
Watching this scene, Eric slowly drank his coffee with an expressionless expression.
In addition to the fanatics’ raid, even Schluss Heinkel drew his sword.
It seemed that today would be the last day of the intelligence service.
The option of sticking to the Empire was also excluded due to strong opposition from Hurt Locker.
Now I really had no choice but to flee the Empire on my own feet and be expelled.
“Stay still! I’m an expert at dismantling spells!”
“No, how can I put a magic formula in my heart!”
“How do you split your chest and get f*cked!”
“I’ve never had a scar on my chest. What are you talking about!”
“Uh… Is that true?”
“Yes!”
The Heart Locker, who tried to subdue Emilia by laying her down, was dumbfounded.
Emilia’s annoyed glare in her eyes hurt a little, but at the same time, she felt relieved.
In the meantime, fearing that Emilia’s heart would explode, she groaned at the words of the Schluss ······.
“This sh*t…!”
You bastard.
Then you didn’t treat me like a slave with a spell that didn’t exist before.
Hurt Locker pondered, and his heat reached all the way to his head.
It was the moment Hurt Locker stood up with veins forming on his forehead.
“What?”
Hurt Locker stumbled upon a powerful wave of magical energy that seemed to echo through his head.
It was a wave that could only be received with a special spell implanted in his head when he joined the crows.
This message came out when the code represented by the wavelength was deciphered.
– A set of all crows in the Islands.
Well thing is spiraling quickly