Justitia knows.

What choice did her sister, Decentra, make?

What kind of stupid thing did you do and what was the result.

After the curse was lifted, she pieced together the clues of the case step by step.

As a result. she could tell

‘… … Decentra must have infiltrated to retrieve the key.’

The Heros clan manages and supervises the [Key of the Understanding].

However, the owner of the previous key was married into the royal family.

Delaid was a tenacious man.

He did whatever he could to get what he wanted.

A commoner female warrior I met on the battlefield.

In order to create a ‘story’ that he welcomed her as a companion, Delade proposed to Eleanor’s biological mother.

It is the king’s proposal.

That alone would have made it difficult to refuse, but Delay created a flow that could not be refused.

He probably didn’t even know about the existence of the key. Because he was just a monster greedy for fame.

Eleanor’s birth mother was just a newfound accessory.

‘That’s how the previous owner died.’

The owner of the key has changed.

One of the king’s companions had died, so the information was obtained relatively quickly. The only problem is who became the owner of the next key.

‘The purpose of Decentra was probably assassination, right? Not only was he from the Heros family, but he must have had a great talent for battle as he was my younger brother.’

Ordinary humans, even if they hold the key, die without noticing it for the rest of their lives.

However, the Heros clan is a clan created by an incarnation born from the Key of the Understanding. That’s why I was able to feel the [Key of Understanding].

‘But the recovery failed… … . No, he must have given up, right?’

Decentra probably gave up on retrieval soon after realizing that Eleanor had the key.

Changed policy to protect her.

That’s how an ordinary attendant, ‘Decentra Heros’, must have been born.

‘Then a question arises… … .’

Justitia was able to learn from Eleanor what Decentra’s end was like. She was said to have been killed and devoured by a monster.

‘I don’t think Delay was the first… … .’

Delay is strong. Moreover, there must have been escorts.

If I had the power to swallow him like that, I wouldn’t have had to do such a troublesome thing in the first place.

Furthermore, Eleanor said that each and every one of the people around her had forgotten about her. If so, Decentra must have been swallowed up quickly enough to be considered the first.

However, Decentra said that he was possessed by an ordinary monster, not a monster of the level of delay.

‘Even though Eleanor doesn’t seem to know.’

There was no way that the Heros clan could have suffered that much from a monster.

They are a lineage of heroes.

‘It must have been a human, not a monster, that killed Decentra.’

In the first place, Decentra infiltrated the castle to retrieve the key.

Would she be weak?

It couldn’t have been.

If it was a monster that could deal with her, Eleanor at this point wouldn’t have been able to defeat it.

So if you assume This is the case when Decentra has already died and the monster swallowed the corpse belatedly.

‘Who is it… … . who was it… … .’

Justitia doesn’t know much about Decentra.

However, it was possible to guess her skill with objective indicators.

So who can kill her like that?

Delayed von Chrysos? Or the leader of the royal knights?

No, no. that’s weird

In the first place, if he had been the leader of the Knights of Delaid or the Royal Castle, there would be no need to hide Decentra’s death.

I could have made an excuse for anything, so I would have proudly announced it.

And above all, it’s strange that Decentra, who should have been dead, didn’t question it even though he was walking around the castle unharmed.

‘It was an accidental surprise killing.’

A monster with a perfect mimicry like Delayed, or… … .

‘A person who would have been in liaison with a monster.’

traitor of mankind.

Incidentally, the speed at which people around Eleanor were switched was too fast. There’s no way the royal castle’s guards would be that lax.

If it was so easy to take control in the first place, there is no way that Decentra would have infiltrated with the position of servant.

If that’s the case, even if you don’t have the skills, you’re an opponent who could certainly surprise you.

He must have been someone who couldn’t even guess how much power Decentra had.

Furthermore, there is a high probability that he is a human with enough power to take over the kingdom in a day or two.

Excluding Delade, there was one person who fit him.

‘Lesis von Chrysos… … ?’

He is the legitimate son of Chrysos Kingdom, Eleanor’s half-brother.

His age was on the border between an adult and a child, and above all, he is a person whose motive for killing Decentra is not generally drawn.

so it was suspicious

Because he is the only one who can execute the most perfect surprise.

‘then.’

Why? Why did he kill Decentra?

Justitia wondered about that.

You could simply be unlucky enough to be caught in the eye and killed.

But what if that’s not the case?

Decentra is her family, even though she only has childhood memories.

The guilt of leaving such an unknown death on to someone else.

I couldn’t stand still and watch.

“Yes, Noah.”

There are people who know about him. No, to be precise, there is one non-human being.

“Did you say that the incarnation of the key moved for you? Then, wasn’t it for you that he manifested and dwelled in you again?”

“It’s a reasonable assumption.”

incarnation of the key.

If she had really been watching the whole situation inside Eleanor, if she had identified all the threats in advance and led her to a safe path.

“Then can’t it be re-manifested? Even if I’m from the Heros clan, the person in question will know better. If it’s an incarnation for you, I don’t think there’s any danger of taking your power away.”

“Um… … .”

“Oh, of course it is not compulsory. I was just curious. I can see that you have a talent for swordsmanship, but isn’t it strange that your skills are sluggish no matter how hard you try? I thought that the incarnation that had been watching you would know.”

The things that happened to Eleanor, the things that happened around her.

you should have known

“Well, it appears and disappears on its own. If he had intended to take away his power, he would have done so right away.”

However, as much as Eleanor’s mind was unstable, she seemed to think it was an hallucination or a dream.

‘Check first.’

Justitia did not tell Eleanor of her assumptions.

That’s something I’m not sure about yet.

Moreover, depending on the case, it could be a big wound to Eleanor.

So after hearing the truth from the avatar of the key. I was going to decide on the following.

“But even if you say that, you don’t know how to manifest it?”

“How about using the power of the key? What do you call while writing?”

“Um… … . I will try.”

After that, the two began to go through many trials and errors.

Even while training, she did not stop researching her key.

“How about this one?”

“No response!”

“Big… … . what a waste.”

“No, it wasn’t worth anything, right? Other than that, there hasn’t been any sign so far?”

The results were not good.

I tried several methods, but the incarnation of the key did not respond.

“Marie, what do you think?”

Justitia asked Marie, who was watching them blankly as she wrapped her fingers around her hair, perhaps feeling frustrated at the situation not progressing.

Even though she doesn’t have the same level of proficiency as Eleanor, she is still a key user.

Moreover, since she overwhelms Eleanor in terms of pure skill, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to ask for opinions.

“Are you in danger of dying?”

“Is that all there is to it?”

Marie tilted her head at Justitia’s question and said as if nothing was wrong.

“Youth unnie, can you stop joking like that in front of Marie? Because he takes it seriously… … .”

“Yes, I am always serious.”

“… … Seriously, will you stop thinking about my death?”

As much as Eleanor was close to Marie, she knew how lighthearted her values of death were.

Marie tends to view the risk of death as a convenient measure.

That’s why ‘a person who is in danger of dying gains enlightenment.’ The same situation could be said lightly.

“Um… … . I’m not kidding either.”

“Yeah?”

Snap!

At that moment, Justitia’s sword was swung straight toward Eleanor’s neck with a powerful killing force.

“uh… … .”

Fortunately, the sword stopped at the point where it lightly cut Eleanor’s throat, but Eleanor was speechless at the sudden action and opened her mouth.

I was about to die. A clear death was pictured in my head.

“This, now, what… … .”

“Ah, I guess this doesn’t work either. sorry Noah. Were you surprised?”

“It wasn’t a matter of surprise ending!”

Eleanor shouted at Justitia and was indignant.

I was about to die. I couldn’t do anything until the knife was in my throat.

I knew I was watching, but I didn’t know it would be like this.

“Did I really try to kill you? It was just a bit of a mischievous experiment.”

“… … I think unnie has too much power compared to her light behavior.”

“Ah, my mission is also heavy, right?”

“It’s a matter of authority.”

“Respectedness is just an indicator that is revealed on the surface. The really scary thing is when you’re a monster even though you don’t have the dignity.”

There may be many cases, but the fact that it is a power that will not be revealed on the outside is scary.

This is because most of them have convictions or have clear goals.

Of course, beings who forcibly shake off those that follow them, pretending to be weak and cheerful, and induce their opponents to be off guard.

That kind of existence is the most annoying.

“And what are you going to do with the dignity? I like it better if you look at me prettily.”

Justitia laughed bashfully as she said that.

* * *

Janus returned to his hideout vomiting blood.

“Keugh… … .”

“You’ve been getting beaten up lately. Mr. Janus. So, how was His Highness the King of Darkness? Was it worth winning?”

Lena, who was waiting at the hideout, asked with a sullen expression.

“No, it’s a bigger monster than I imagined. It erased all 5 of the highest level magic in 3 seconds.”

The result of the skirmish was a crushing defeat.

Salem possessed absurd power, just like when he faced the [Solvent].

“that’s… … Yes, it’s like a hidden boss that can’t be cleared in the first playthrough. If there’s a problem, it’s that I don’t know how many episodes I’ll have to go through.”

“I don’t understand a single word of what you mean.”

“Oh yeah. The explanation was a bit unkind. At this point, it’s an opponent that it’s impossible to win with the straight attack method.”

Janus modified his words to be a little more direct.

It is impossible to win.

Depending on the conditions, it was a tougher opponent than facing a dragon.

“But this time, your limbs came back intact, didn’t you?”

“Don’t say such creepy things. Do you know how much trouble I had to put my severed arm back together?”

Janus broke into a cold sweat and grabbed his severed arm.

Because I met an unexpected being in an unexpected place, I had no choice but to be helpless.

Moreover, since the opponent was the daughter of [Myungwang], who had never survived in the history of the previous return, there was something that could not be accurately measured.

“Then what are you going to do now? Are you giving up on the plan to complete the incomplete key by killing His Majesty the King of Darkness?”

“No way. did you say It’s impossible with the regular method. Then, do you have any other way to use it?”

“other way?”

“Did I just bring in the ‘demagogues’ and even Speller?”

‘Agitators’.

A handful of executives in ＜Parade＞.

They literally spread the ideas of Janus and instigated the people.

Those who infiltrate people’s minds, sow suspicion and twist ideas.

That said, if they were weak, that wasn’t the case either.

I am not an executive for nothing.

“Are you going to use them in battle? would you die? Wasn’t that an important force?”

However, that would not mean much in front of Salem.

The reason Janus came back alive this time was because Salem saved him.

But not demagogues. They have no ties to Salem.

Even if there were, they were the ones who were in the middle of a fight, so they could be killed even if they didn’t fight.

“I have to endure that much bleeding.”

“You really intend to finish it within this episode… … .”

“Yes, it will be over soon. The dice that have already begun to roll have no choice but to produce results.”

After that, Janus lay down on the sofa and muttered.

“By the way, when you arrive, how about coming in? ‘sophist’. What are you doing standing in front of the door?”

“I didn’t interfere between the two of you, did I?”

Answering those words, a young man with blue-silver hair entered.

He wore the same mask as Janus and held a spear in one hand.

“Hindrance? Did Lena and I look like that? What have you seen so far?”

“Miss Lena was a golden opportunity to kill the captain. Wouldn’t it be bad if I interfered?”

“Ah, that was it. You have a knack for talking like a beggar.”

“It’s only natural that you’re the head of the crab above my head.”

The man called [The Sophist] sat across from Janus with a smirk and beckoned.

“Did you hear the story? This mission could kill you.”

“Oh. I heard Still, I have to help the captain. What’s more, immorality! You can’t let the leader do such a sad thing alone.”

“yes… … . Maybe it’s because it’s the words of the guy who killed his father, so it really touches me.”

Janus looked at the sophist as one would look at a madman.

Although he was a member of his own collection, he was not a proper guy after all.

In a word, he’s crazy.

“You kill me? I’ve never really killed my father. I just raised monsters in the royal castle. It was just that it attacked my father unluckily. It is very sad.”

“You knew the purpose of the monster, right?”

“Does that have anything to do with it?”

“hahahaha, crazy man.”

Janus also thought that [Crazy] would be more suitable for the opponent’s title than [Sophistry].

However, if the title of sophist was changed like that, the remaining three agitators would have to change their names to madmen, so they had no choice but to give up.

“Then, shall we hear your impressions before the rest come? What was it like when you killed your parents? When you’re ‘Lesis von Chrysos’ and not ‘The Sophist’.”

“Ah, that was very sad.”

[The Sophist], Lesis von Chrysos, floated above the mask with an expression that did not know if she was laughing or crying.

“It was really sad. Because I hesitated, I couldn’t kill my brother.”

“Not your father?”

“I was trying to rehearse? But a strange attendant intervened and it failed.”

Lesis said while fiddling with the window as if recalling the sensation of that time.

“Thanks to you, I wasn’t perfect.”

Lesis poured out tears of regret as if it was a pity.

“Ah, my father always said you had to be perfect… … . I failed because of that weird guy.”

Lesis von Chrysos.

He is a ‘masterpiece’ created by Delade, who pursues perfection and honor.

“No, but I think it’s fortunate that my younger brother survived thanks to that. Come to think of it again, maybe I saved Eleanor? hahahaha! I was the hero who saved my brother!”

Outrageous [sophist]… … .

“Sometimes I regret my choice of choosing you guys.”

… … He was more of a madman.