121 – Fire Moths (2)

I sat down in a chair and sipped my coffee.

The taste was pretty good for a brand I’ve never seen before. I thought I knew a lot about this field, but I guess I wasn’t.

I saw sugar next to it, so after thinking about it for a while, I scooped out about two spoons and stirred it. Is it because of Elena’s influence? These days, it’s sometimes, but sweet doesn’t feel bad.

“You use good sugar. Victor.”

“Kuaaa…!!”

“Is there anything else besides screaming?

“Shut up!!! I told you everything!! Release this fucking thing!!!!!”

A man lying in front of me. Viktor shouted at me with a red face. The thick blood vessels of the body look grotesquely protruding here and there. It was a phenomenon that occurred when the mana in the body reversed when the energy was twisted using the aura.

Even though he wanted to move his body, he couldn’t move as he wanted, and only pain came to him. Viktor’s face was no longer that of a living person due to the continued pain.

As he said, he threw the clues he found in his house to Viktor, who was bleeding black blood from his mouth. It would have to be stained with blood, but it wasn’t a very meaningful material in the current situation.

“Can’t be. That’s all? Do you think I’m doing this just to find evidence of taboo research in the Empire? You already know it yourself, but why are you acting so stupid?”

“T-If you’re that good, find one yourself… aaa!!!”

When he moved his aura again, blood poured out of Viktor’s mouth, which was already red, and wet the floor. It felt like someone was squeezing my heart. It won’t feel too good. Holding onto his chest, he wriggled on the floor, screaming as if he couldn’t stand it any longer, and slammed the floor.

“I’ll tell you!!! I’ll tell you!!!! The second line, introduction to elemental science!! There!! There!!!”

When Viktor took out the book he pointed to, the bookshelf pushed away and a new space appeared. There was a door on the wall that seemed to be enchanted, and I was staring at it in front of it. Viktor gasped for breath when he saw it.

“Yes,… what you are looking for is inside it. But if you act rashly, the whole place will be blown away. .”

“That’s enough.”

Without waiting for Viktor to finish his words, I took out the dagger I had kept in my chest. Judging by how he speaks so triumphantly, it must be clear that there is evidence I want in there. The words Viktor uttered after that were not worth listening to to me.

When the aura was blown into the dagger, the dragon heart embedded in the sword body resonated with the aura and vomited low blades. The senses of the whole body begin to expand due to the aura raised from the depths of the Danjeon. What needs to be cut is visible.

As he slowly drew his dagger into the air, the magical energy he felt from the door disappeared without a trace. Since the spell on the door was destroyed, the door could no longer hold on to the magic and let it flow into the air. As if he hadn’t even thought of such a sight, Viktor’s self-confident mouth fell silent.

I opened the door to the wall and glanced at the paper there, then I told him.

“Thanks for letting me know. Victor Edwards.”

***

After Heniway’s body was found in Luden’s underground water system, of course, Estelia Academy was also in an uproar. Even though he was already designated as a wanted criminal, it was a natural procedure since it was the death of someone who had once been a professor.

The discovery of the dead Heniway seemed to announce to me that the flow of the story, which had stopped, had begun to flow again. I can’t say that there have been no incidents in the meantime, but anyway, Elena, the main enemy of this world was the pagans, and Heniway, dead or alive, was the signal of that huge story.

We still don’t know who killed him, but what matters right now is that he was a heretic, and now I’m not the only one who knows.

It’s time to move.

Somehow, in Heniway’s body, the divine power of foreign media, which had not been detected while alive, was discovered.

On the contrary, it could be judged that he was killed by a pagan based on the simple discovery, but since traces of long-standing divine power were found in the heart and blood vessels, which can be said to be the core of mana users, it was an obvious truth that he was a pagan.

Thanks to this, it was acknowledged that the document Orcus had discovered earlier belonged to Heniway, which served as an opportunity for him to officially have the authority to move the imperial army. ‘There are still pagans hiding in Luden.’

Orcus was given the opportunity to clean up all of Luden right away, but he was a prudent man.

One fact was revealed, so I decided to give it a little moxibustion rather than moving immediately. First of all, Orcus deliberately left out the fact that Heniway was a heretic instead of informing the public of Heniway’s death. It was an idea to make it a simple topic rather than disturbing public sentiment by publicizing it as it is, and it worked well as he expected.

After all, Heniway’s friends wouldn’t need the kind of information they already knew.

To put pressure on them by indirectly informing them that Heniway’s body is in the hands of the imperial family without causing a stir quietly. Ultimately, bringing them to the surface of the water, soaked in anxiety.

That was Orcus’ purpose.

Originally, it would have taken some time to expel them, but it wouldn’t take too much time to weed out the heathen among the ties that Heniway had formed. Well, since I was there who read the original work, even if the situation had changed, it was only that the number of existing teachers had decreased, but most of the prominent characters remained the same.

Among the societies and groups that Heniway belonged to, there was only one place where the names of the villains who appeared in the original work were also included, so it was easy to specify. This was information that only I could know, but it wasn’t difficult to make it look like it was obtained from the heretics.

Agitation and fabrication… Although it is a fabrication, the truth is the truth, so isn’t it? Anyway, I hope it helps.

“Wow…how does the interrogation make the floor so bloody? It looks like there is no trauma whatsoever.”

Orcus looked at Viktor who was lying on the floor as if he were examining a dead body. I just lost Izzy, but I’m still breathing, so it’s too much.

“Why. Do you do it too? If you control this well, you can get a better effect than a massage even if it stings a little.”

“You’re crazy. That’s it.”

When I joked and wiggled my fingers, he shook his hand in disgust. Turning his eyes to the evidence obtained from Victor, Orcus picked it up with a hand clad in divine power and began examining it carefully, erasing a smile from his face.

“Is this what it is? You got it sooner than you thought. Let’s see… Contamination of the capital’s water source, exacerbating the conflict between the local nobles and the central nobles… Overturning the Alchemy Castle?! They really tried to blow it up in the middle of the city?! Are they really crazy? Oh, there’s this too. Assassinate the royal family. Originally, it seems they planned to kill us at the academy. They’re crazy.”

Orcus, who was examining their plan, looked at the paper with a face that was both angry and full of spirit. As if mocking them that even if they did things the way they had originally planned, they would fail. However, for such a thing, the eyes of Orcus examining the paper were cold.

After examining all the contents, Orcus folded the paper carefully and stored it in his subspace with magic. Judging by the presence from below, it seemed that the imperial army called by Orcus had arrived.

“Let’s go back now. We don’t have to clean up after ourselves.”

“Is it okay if I don’t stay at the scene? It’s not like you.”

Orcus laughed at this.

“At this point, I think I’ve scooped and fed almost everything. If I can’t take care of myself here, that’s an idiot. I’ll work hard to prove that what’s on my shoulder isn’t a decoration. If I can’t… I’ll have to change my water one more time. ?

This guy… says bloody things casually.

It seems that this guy is trying to test the ability of the current emperor. It’s also true that two students caught heretics that the imperial army had been unable to catch for a long time. It’s possible to question the ability of the imperial army independently of our ability.

I guess I was a bit to blame for Orcus’s thoughts, but I didn’t stop him from deciding. For any organization, regular cleaning wasn’t a bad thing.

Still, since they are one of the best elite groups in the empire, they will take care of themselves. As Orcus said, he must have the ability to protect even one of my rice bowls.

You just have to do your job well. only work.

***

After that incident, I was able to enjoy school life with a comfortable mind for the past few days. It was because after the Hennyway incident was finished, I could completely stop caring about it.

Certainly the elite are the elite, and not long after I returned to the school district, the imperial army arrested all those involved. No matter how much information I gave, I thought it would take some time to track down other people, so maybe they made a blacklist on a regular basis. The speed of work is no joke.

Well, since the person who brought the matter was also the next heir to the imperial power, this point must have been a bit of pressure. The issue he brought was also related to heresy. Originally, I was very sensitive about this issue, so this result must have come out.

“Half of the 30 places identified as strongholds of the cultists have already been wiped out… Who the hell is this? Is it the same person who killed Heniway? Or is it a silence within the cultists? .”

As I read the progress report I received as an official, I was scratching my head at questions that were still unanswered.

I know that the flow of the original work was twisted, but I have no idea about this character. It’s like the sudden stop of action at some point. What is the motive? Did he have a grudge against a particular cultist? If that’s the case, I understand.

“Oh, I want to see Elena.”

The biting question on my tail gave me up to think about it any longer. The more I know, the more immature it is. Let’s think again when we have a little more clues.

Anyway, as I was solving the cases one by one, I felt that the end was not far away. pagan. Once these guys are somehow eliminated, you will be able to enjoy a peaceful life without any worries as of now.

The high ground was not far.

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Exactly two days after I thought so. I received from the Imperial Army that Eltman Edelweiss was detained by the cultists.

fuck this