148 – Before leaving (2)
When I tilted my head, the emperor fell silent and the swordsman quietly closed his eyes.
The atmosphere suddenly became heavier.
I felt something was wrong and looked at Darren. With the intention in his eyes to explain what the current situation is.
“···He was murdered.”
What?
“Lord Evil was in the dungeon two days ago…”
Darren stroked his hair and explained in a trembling voice what had happened.
The content was brief.
Evil was found dead in the dungeon. Mort, who was imprisoned there, had disappeared everywhere.
‘Morte freed himself from his restraints and escaped?’
It was something that couldn’t have happened. The restraint sphere I used on Mort was not just a restraint sphere, but an artifact with an unbelievable ability to seal the soul itself with demonic energy.
That’s what that picky teacher said too. In my subspace where precious objects are scattered, this restraint is definitely the artifact with the greatest value.
As far as I know, there is only one way for the soul to be freed from this artifact of such great power.
‘Death or extinction.’
So the answer is one of two.
Morte committed suicide, or
Or he was killed by someone.
It is unlikely that he committed suicide. Because, if Mort had chosen the option of committing suicide, Mort’s body would have remained at the scene just as Evil’s body had remained at the scene.
So, the most likely inference is…
‘Died by someone?’
Although it was a highly probable hypothesis, it was also a story that was difficult to accept.
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Even though he was an imperfect being, the fact remains that Mort was one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Mort was able to wield the power of sin, and in addition, he was also a warrior-turned sword master.
No matter how much he was bullied by me or how weak he was, he was definitely not the kind of person who would be easily bullied by someone else.
‘No way…’
Suddenly, an assumption comes to mind.
‘Slos, what if he killed Mort and retrieved the body?’
Then it makes sense. No, otherwise this situation cannot be explained by any hypothesis.
“Your Majesty, if you don’t mind, may I ask you a few questions?”
“···Yunheohan.”
“As far as I know, the empire that lost its starlight has been shaken by those who are turbulent for quite some time. Is that correct?”
“I want to deny it, but it is an undeniable fact.”
The emperor answered calmly.
“It must have been an unavoidable situation. So, let me ask. “By any chance, were there any sins among those ungodly people who shook the empire?”
The Emperor nodded his head, and Geomseong and Deren fell into silence and closed their eyes.
“Is it possible that among those sins was the sin of sloth?”
“That’s right.”
“Slos, when was the last time he appeared?”
“A week and a day ago, that is, one day before you fought against the sin of anger.”
“···It is said that his whereabouts are unknown now.”
“That’s right.”
“This is a profane question, but do you have any means of contacting that author?”
In response to my question, the emperor shook his head and denied it, and Darren subtly pinched my arm, thinking that this was crossing the line.
Either way or not.
I was so taken by the fact that the situation was going strangely that I continued to bombard the emperor with questions.
“Slos, that guy. What did it look like?”
To get something from the emperor who would have met Sloth directly.
“I don’t know.”
“No one knows.”
The answer came not from the emperor, but from Sword Saint and Deren, and I tilted my head and pressed for an explanation.
“Every time it appeared, it appeared in a new way.”
“Yes?”
“It’s literally like that. “That guy didn’t have a face of his own.”
My mind becomes confused due to the answer I don’t understand.
“Sometimes they appear in the form of members of this race, such as orcs, while others also appear in the form of domestic animals, such as dogs and pigs. Is that all? One day it was the daughter I lost, and another day it was my mother who passed away. “That guy was like a devil… no, he was the devil himself.”
The emperor’s heavy remarks continued.
“The good news is that he left this place.”
Tuk.
An old hand mirror from the emperor’s bosom was placed on the table.
“To show off to Jim that he was nearby, he forced Jim to always carry this mirror with him, and Jim couldn’t refuse. That’s because I had to see with my own eyes or hear with my own two ears that countless people were dying every time I violated his demands.
“···.”
“Every time, this mirror was always filled with black. But now it’s just an ordinary mirror. “I think a smart person would understand what this means.”
“Slos, the story is that he left this place.”
The emperor nodded, and I fell into a deep sleep, lost in thought for a moment.
An unexpectedly complex situation, a dizzying array of clues, my mind becomes complicated.
‘What if…’
As I was organizing my thoughts, a ridiculous hypothesis suddenly entered my mind.
‘What if Evil was Sloth…?’
The story fits perfectly.
“By any chance, did Archon Evil have any family?”
Questions arise reflexively.
“There was none.”
Answers to questions are also provided immediately.
“···.”
I am completely speechless.
Wow, I really didn’t expect this.
****
“In addition to Lass, it is said that Mort, a former hero, was also victimized by that child.”
An old man dressed in fresh white and fancy attire was bowing his head to a woman who looked much younger.
“What should I do? Disguise several Crusaders as assassins…”
“No, don’t do anything.”
The woman answered calmly and firmly.
“This is the child who destroyed five sins. “What can you do to a child like that?”
“···However, if that child arrives here… And tries to behave like he did in other places… It will be a very difficult situation for us…”
“Hmm. “Our Pope today…”
Suddenly, the woman’s delicate fingers lift the old man’s chin.
“You play with your tongue a lot. “It’s different than usual.”
“···Sorry. “I made a mistake…”
“Franco. I’m getting older and my memory seems to be fading, so I’ll say it one more time. The reason I am saving you and keeping you by my side is not because you are amazing. “I just listened carefully.”
“···I will keep this in mind.”
“Okay. “That’s how you become like the kind of dog I like.”
The woman continued her words while stroking the Pope’s white hair.
“Well, anyway, I have to give you an answer. “I asked what can I do?”
“···Yes.”
“Leave it alone. No, please be welcoming.”
The woman said, raising the corners of her mouth.
“The more you do this, the more the child realizes that there are no obstacles, the more he will become self-confident and eventually forget his fears.”
“He who forgets fear is bound to lose more.”
“Okay. The child will pay a high price for his forgetfulness. “You will lose the woman you want to save, you will lose her love, you will lose her trust, you will lose all her friends.”
“···I think you have a good plan.”
“It would be more accurate to say that it is a sure plan rather than a good plan.”
Rust raised his hand and squeezed the air. Then, she holds a broken sword discolored black in her delicate hands.
“Just like I did to the saint who wielded the holy sword, I will chew that child away, little by little. Why? “I want to savor that child for a long, long time.”
Rust asked the Pope in an excited voice, licking her lips seductively with his tongue.
“Aren’t you excited? In the end, the image of that child holding my leg and begging for mercy, shedding bloody tears, just like your own brother.”
“···Yes.”
Pope Franco smiled and answered with difficulty, and Rust, who was watching him, burst into laughter.
****
I thought her improvisation was excellent.
I guess I was also a person who beat people, but it took quite a while to sort out my messy mind.
It was worth it. Unfamiliar situations that I experienced for the first time and shocking facts that were completely different from what I knew were more than enough to make my thoughts dizzy.
The worries continued non-stop.
When leaving Izesti with the hospitality of the Empire,
Even as the journey continues with changing landscapes such as mountains, rivers, sun and moon,
At least until you can see the Holy Kingdom of Elderath from afar.
I constantly rotated my thoughts.
The result of pushing my brain to the limit. Only now, just before arriving at the Holy Kingdom of Elderath, was I able to come to one conclusion.
[Dad, what are you thinking now?]
For the first time in a long time, I was able to answer a question from a tweeter with a lump on his head with a smile.
“I was thinking that killing everyone would be enough anyway.”
[···Dad, you seem so crazy right now.]
I did not deny it, but nodded and grinned.
In my opinion, in this world where it is difficult to survive without being crazy, ‘Crazy Guy’ was the highest praise of all.