101 – My Wife is the Devil (8)
A corner of the Spiral Palace covered in deep, gloomy darkness.
The clergy of the Telmere Church, led by Special Heresy Inquisitor Enin Kaitel, sat huddled around a bonfire.
Winter is quickly approaching, and we haven’t had a proper meal for a long time, so I’m not planning on sitting down together and eating roasted potatoes.
Currently, Enin Kaitel, the only special Heretic Questioner inside the palace, had come to his senses, so it was time to hold a full-scale strategy meeting.
“…… Huh. I think I blacked out for a while. First, I would like to apologize for causing inconvenience during the meeting.”
Once the dozen or so Heresy Questioners were all seated, Enin cleared his throat a few times and stood up. Then, I looked at the faces of my classmates whom I hadn’t seen in a long time and said words of apology.
Still, he was a special heresy inquisitor just like Julius Tapnel, but he was embarrassed by the fact that he was defeated by the devil without even being able to use him.
“It’s okay, Enin. Because you’ve been stupid since long ago. “No one expected it.”
“Uh, huh? No, that’s too harsh-“
“I feel relieved to see you still as incompetent even after eight years.”
“Incompetent? “I am still a special Heresy Questioner…”
“No one expects you to be on the same level as Julius or Crayle. You don’t have to worry. Ennin.”
“You bastards! “As soon as I see you for the first time in a while, you start swearing to my face!”
Whahahaha───
“Don’t laugh! “It’s an order from a superior!”
Before I could even make a sophisticated apology that was typical of an extremely superior, I was brutally defeated.
Enin screamed at the mischievous interrogators who were giggling as they looked at him, his face reddening. Even though I knew he was doing it on purpose to relieve tension, he was being mean.
“Huh. After. Good. They’re doing it so quietly. From now on, just answer what I ask. Do you understand these!”
“I don’t like it.”
“I don’t like it.”
“Why me?”
“Okay. “Did you know I would say that?”
“…… Are you guys doing this on purpose? “You’re doing this to make me relax, right?”
…… No, I think it’s just because their personalities are so twisted.
Enin was in tears as the Heresy Questioners were seriously criticizing every word they said.
“…… “If there was a law, they wouldn’t even be able to say anything.”
In the past, whenever I was bullied like this, Julius would help me…
Enine muttered a self-deprecating thought as she recalled her first love, which she had not forgotten even after 8 years and had been taken away by her childhood friend. The reason she couldn’t say that she missed her was because of Cecil, Julius’s wife and her childhood friend, who passed away early.
Clap- Clap-
“Now, now. Everyone, let the jokes end here. There has already been a serious delay due to ‘Ennin’. “There is no time to waste any more time here.”
“…… Edward. It seems like there’s a bone in the horse? I came back after 8 years. “A top heresy interrogator-“
“So, Enin. “What are you trying to ask us?”
Heretic Questioner Edward spoke, cutting off Enin’s words with a single cut. As soon as his words left her mouth, silence fell.
“Well, for now. “Make sure to report the current situation first.”
She felt absurd at the sight of the interrogators, who had no intention of being quiet when she spoke, becoming quiet at a word from Edward, but Henin desperately pulled herself together.
Then she calmly asked a question to Edward, the sullen-faced man sitting in front of her.
I was so nervous that I stuttered.
“The current situation… In short, is an unprecedented and dangerous emergency.”
“Huh, huh?”
“Numerous people were detained in the royal palace by a demon with tremendous power, almost divine.”
“What is the scale?”
“Presumably, the entire Darkana region.”
“What, what? “How can just one devil perform such great magic?”
Ennin’s mouth widened at the absurd information flowing from Edward’s mouth.
“Because he’s not an ordinary devil.”
“If it’s the devil, then only evil is evil. “Are there any demons that aren’t normal?”
“High-ranking devil.”
“What?”
“The culprits of this incident are ancient monsters named the 24 High-ranking Demons.”
“Oh, high-ranking devil? What are they? “Is this your first time hearing it?”
Despite his efforts to pay attention, he stuttered again.
Originally, he would have been slapped on the mouth once as punishment for making a mistake, but Enin decided to ignore it.
Rather than correcting the habit of stuttering, it is better to focus on the ‘high-ranking devil’, a being that you have never heard of before.
“It’s natural to hear it for the first time. “The existence of high-ranking devils is a secret known only to the saints of the time and the librarians who manage the Forbidden Library.”
“I see… Huh? “Then how do you know?”
Ennin tilted his head and asked Edward, who was calmly talking about secrets that only the saint and the Forbidden Library manager should know.
“…… Before telling that story. First, it would be right to tell you how powerful a high-ranking demon is.”
“Well, they must be strong enough to do such a huge thing. But no matter what, it ends up being a devil-“
“They don’t burn even when exposed to sunlight.”
“…… Uh?”
“And each individual has the power to destroy a small kingdom overnight.”
“…… Nonsense.”
“Finally, they upset the providence of death. The complete resuscitation of the dead, something that was never doubted to be possible until now. To be exact, it is a level of mimicry that is infinitely close to resuscitation.”
“Uh, uh.”
“Since you have always been quick at understanding simple topics, you must have had a clue as to how I got this information.”
“… ….”
“We were investigating the body theft case right before we were detained in the royal palace by the magic of a high-ranking demon. “The body of Cecil Lionelta.”
And during the investigation, I happened to learn about a high-ranking devil. Through a banned book hidden in Cryil Raynell’s mansion.
With those words, Edward kept his mouth shut. The fifteen interrogators who had been playing practical jokes on Enin just a moment ago also shed their playful demeanor and looked serious.
… ….
On their chests, all of them had feather-shaped badges filled with brilliant gold. It was a sign that he was a direct subordinate of Julius Tapnel, a special Inquisitor.
And that also meant that everyone at least once owed their life to a man named Julius. A Heretic Questioner becoming someone’s direct subordinate does not happen unless he or she voluntarily does so.
“So…Cryle made a contract with the devil? Nonsense.”
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A cynical man who always accompanied Julius. Enin shook his head, thinking of Special Interrogator Kryle Raynell.
In this situation where it is presumed that the citizens of the entire capital have been held hostage by an unidentified entity with the name of a high-ranking devil, the news that the special Heretic Questioner, who can be safely called the strongest except for Julius, has defected is beyond regret. It was almost hopeless.
Out of the only three special Inquisitors in the entire Church of Colan, two of them are unable to fight. Enin felt like he wanted to stick his nose in the wood and commit suicide right now.
“So you’re saying I’m the only special interrogator who can move right now? I can’t do it. This is originally Julius’ specialty. “If I step forward, that day will be the last day of the Church of Telmere.”
She tended to understand her own fortunes very objectively.
I couldn’t even imagine that I could solve this situation without Julius or Krail.
No, I couldn’t.
“…… ? “Wait a minute, there’s still one more person, no, there’s one more person.”
And at that very moment, Enin remembered someone she had forgotten until now. Another top power of the Telmere Church that I couldn’t think of because I was too focused on the Heretic Questioner.
That is-
“If Julius and Cryil are both exhausted, Erman should lead us-“
“For your information, the most likely suspect in unsealing the high-ranking demons is Saint Erman Lionelta.”
“…… Flaw.”
I guess today was the day when the Telmere Church, with its long history and tradition of 500 years, fell.
Enin ended up bursting into laughter as she looked at her extremely capable classmates who cut off her last rope with a single blade as if there was no hope.
A high-ranking devil has taken over the capital, and the culprit who freed the devil is none other than Seongjaran. Meanwhile, the agent of punishment steals the body of his friend’s wife and runs away in an attempt to save her life.
Even the gang of thugs in the back alleys wouldn’t be this crazy.
“Us. It’s ruined. As of today. The Church of Telmere. It’s disbanded. Wahahahaha.”
When she returned after eight years, the terrible fact that her hometown had been reduced to soybean dust broke Koenin’s mind.
Of course, there are some facts in the world that should not be known.
“Well, it’s still too early to be frustrated. I honestly don’t know why the current situation occurred. But the solution is simple.”
“Hey, there is a solution? What on earth is that? “If there was such a way, I should have tried it right away!”
But Saint Telmir said:
Just as there is a saying that there are holes in both sides of the sky, he is the merciful father of all people. It seems that Lord Rom has prepared a solution for Enin.
Enin’s eyes, which had been stuttering like a broken wind-up doll until now, began to sparkle. Humans do not give up on life even if there is only the faintest hope.
“The solution is a bit difficult.”
“No matter how difficult it is, how difficult can it be! “It would be easier than just shutting up and charging at some high-ranking evildoer.”
“It’s definitely easier than that.”
“Right? As expected, the Lord has not abandoned us. Thank you “Rome, the giver.”
“All we have to do is bring back Julius, who has returned to his hometown, Kente. “It would take about 1 to 2 months to go from here to Kente Village by carriage, so the situation could be resolved in about 4 months for the round trip.”
“God is dead.”
Of course, on the other hand, if there is not even the faintest hope, people give up on life.
At this moment, Enin Keitel, a top Heretic Questioner, decided to give up 26 years of his life.
“How to commit suicide without pain. “Are you sure you were doing it this way?”
…… She was too petty to lead a fight for the fate of the world.
Whether it is personality or ability.
***
Meanwhile, at the same time.
By the time Enine suffered from acute stomach cramps, Julius and Cecil had completed their successful invasion into the Spiral Palace.
‘Julius! Here, here, in the window, you can see traces of Arnhill’s old days! ‘Apparently this large window served as a passageway!’
‘I’m sure I didn’t notice anything strange when I looked at this window last time.’
‘That’s because I was so hot because of Julius that I couldn’t concentrate.’
‘…… What?’
‘Anyway! There are still traces left here, so if we analyze the magic in this window, we will be able to travel through space inside the palace!’
‘Cecil. My sister-in-law told me to only use such vulgar words in bed-‘
‘Ah! I can’t hear, I can’t hear! ‘Ebebe.’
‘… ….’
Approximately an hour ago from now. In the process of reinvestigating the office, Julius and Cecil discovered magical traces that connected the Spiral Palace and the Central Church.
And through Cecil’s dazzling restoration magic that lasted for an hour, the connecting passage between the palace and the church was restored, and he succeeded in sneaking into the palace like this.
“Sniff. Take care, Julius. It’s really dangerous from here on. When and where-“
“You think the enemy might come out?”
“-A woman might appear. “It smells like young girls nearby.”
Cecil snorts and walks stealthily like an assassin.
“… ….”
Julius was at a loss for words as he looked at Cecil, whose hands were trembling and who was desperately wary of the ‘woman’.
She was truly an extraordinary woman in many ways.
Whether it is magic or love.