38 – The Devil’s Curse (3)

Since Raeli had just bought an umbrella, Bessia wanted to go to a restaurant and have a meal, the first thing she wanted, but she opposed it.

“I’m not feeling well today, so shall we go back after this?”

“yes?”

“Besides, Argal is not feeling well.”

That’s right.

I only came out for a short time, but my body was not feeling well.

It’s not that I’m not in a body that would have been better if I fainted for just three days.

After a very brief leisure time, I decided to go back.

Looking at it, I had a sudden thought.

“Who the hell is the mansion we were staying in?”

Quite a luxurious mansion.

Actually, I don’t know why such a mansion is near the academy, and I’m not sure how we’re staying here.

It was Fran who told me why.

“That’s what Reinhardt lent me.”

“…Reinhardt?”

“We didn’t have a place to stay, and since the academy was closed, we couldn’t use the dormitory, so we were wondering where to stay, but we rented it out.”

Certainly, the Duke’s family is different.

It seems that each region owns a large mansion, but to lend such a mansion to others at will.

However, the swordsman lent the mansion and disappeared somewhere.

I’ve never seen it before.

“Then where did Reinhardt go?”

“I went to my hometown. Because I have something to take care of this time.”

“You look busy.”

As much as he holds enormous power, it was natural that he had many responsibilities.

I will not forget the mansion you left behind, Sword Saint… .

Anyway, after going back and having a little meal served by the maid in the mansion, I decided to lie down and rest some more.

“But you can’t rest so quietly!”

“…why?”

It was Fran who did not tolerate even the slightest dull moment while lying in bed.

She brought a bunch of board games.

Something that can be played lightly without physically straining it.

We used to read books together, but reading books wouldn’t be fun if our tastes didn’t match.

So Fran seemed to have judged that a board game would be fun for anyone as long as they were immersed in it.

“Do you want to play chess?”

“any amount.”

If he wanted to play like that, he wasn’t the type to reject it.

As Fran was tidying up the chessboard, several thoughts came to mind as he looked at her.

The memory of the francs acquired during the mind control did not disappear.

I didn’t mean to mention it anyway before she said it herself.

I was going to play chess, but I wanted to make a bet like this.

It’s no fun if you don’t stake anything.

“Every time I lose, I’ll tell you the exact meaning.”

“Yeah? Really?”

“At this point, I need to tell you the next step.”

Fran started to get very motivated.

Certainly, the purpose of all wizards was to play the game, and it became not just a game, but a game with a huge prize money.

“Take off all the drama and don’t cry. Whoops.”

“If you are that confident.”

If you really win, I’ll tell you everything, Fran.

But, I’m not the type to play the losing game.

It took an instant for Fran’s confident expression to collapse.

10 out of 10.

I played chess for several hours, and the francs were only robbed one after another.

“How, are you so good at chess… .”

“If you put in a lot, you’ll do well.”

There were many times I played chess with the King of Death when there was nothing to do.

If there is one characteristic, is it the fact that the King of Death’s chess skills were a wall I had never beaten?

Even though I lost everything at that time, it doesn’t mean that my skills didn’t improve.

“Hey! I will never believe in this again!”

Fran threw away a book as if the world was unfair.

Looking at the book she had thrown away, it had a very explicit title, ‘500 Chess Mystery Solvers’.

“…Have you been watching this all this time?”

Did you lose?

As I was looking at Fran with a very subtle gaze, Fran couldn’t help but bow her head and folded the chessboard.

“Do it again next time!”

“…it is.”

Watching the girl run away like that, I decided to go to sleep because it was late.

I was sleeping very well these days.

It is only natural that my body is in such a bad condition that I fall asleep when I lie down regardless of my mind.

I looked out the window before going to sleep.

It was still raining.

**

Even when I closed my eyes and opened them, raindrops were falling.

There was an uninvited guest who came early in the morning.

Those who appeared to be priests, dressed in raincoats, knocked on the door in front of the mansion.

Since the priests had arrived unexpectedly, all the people staying inside the mansion came out to greet the priest.

“Does a priest usually come to visit me like this?”

“Haven’t I seen anything?”

Besiah thought it was nothing, and opened the door of the mansion.

The representative of the priests looked at the number of people inside and said so.

“Priest Besia, are you in here?”

“Here you are.”

“You must accompany us.”

“…why?”

While Bessia was tilting her head, the priest delivered shocking news.

“I have been reported that Priest Bessia is related to the devil’s curse.”

“What?”

“So you must go.”

The priests behind them gradually began to surround Bessia.

Of course, there was no reason for Bessia to be caught obediently.

“When did I?! I’ve been here with them all the time?”

“There is evidence. You have to accompany me and clearly explain the controversy.”

“Nonsense! I’ll have to listen to Bishop Lavega’s story, even if it’s just a brief letter to him… .”

As Bessia said that, she realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Their attitude became more solemn when they brought up the story of the bishop.

Bessia couldn’t help but clenched her hands tightly.

That rumor was real.

“Unfortunately, the bishop is now in a collapsed state.”

“…What?”

“You fell under the curse of the devil. It would not be strange if he died at any time.”

dump-

Bethia sat down.

It’s more than shocking, it’s terrible news.

That’s why I don’t understand it any more.

The relationship between her and the bishop was like that of parents and children.

Who is cursing whom?

“What bullshit! I, I put a devil’s curse on the bishop?”

“As I said, we have secured the evidence and testimony, so we have to take the priest.”

“A testimony? What kind of bastard are you!”

Before Vesiah fully exploded, I pressed her shoulder to calm her down.

“Wait a minute Besiah, calm down.”

“How can you calm down! The bishop said I could die, and I was falsely accused of putting the devil’s curse on me… !”

“…if the bishop could be saved?”

Bessia’s head swung back to me.

Her eyes were already wet with tears.

That’s how much news she couldn’t bear.

“really?”

Both of her hands reached for me.

I held her hand, which was trembling so pitifully.

Contracts with the devil were my specialty.

The curse is also the same.

Dozens of ways to solve it with the regular method came to my head.

If there’s really no answer, you can just move the curse onto me.

Rather than blow away the bishop’s only life.

It was better to sacrifice my infinite life.

Coincidentally, the double contract between the devil and the professor has not yet been executed.

I just had to receive the curse at the right time, realize the contract, and die.

He said he would care about the bishop, but I never imagined that things would happen so quickly.

In fact, if you only look at the period, isn’t it about a month or two?

The incident has already happened, so there is nothing you can do about it.

The goal was to recover as much as possible.

“Is that possible?”

“Yes, it is possible.”

When I convinced her, Bessia finally took a deep breath, as if she had just put a piece of grass down.

Behind the sadness was anger.

Bessia burned hatred towards the target who brought the bishop close to death and framed Besiah.

“I will kill you. No matter who he is, definitely.”

Bessia, who had mastered and sharpened her teeth, confidently stepped forward and faced the priests.

Priests were only faithful to the duties assigned to them.

“Then, would you like to accompany me?”

“Yes, and.”

Bethia’s gaze turned to us.

“Please.”

“Leave it to me.”

After nodding their heads and exchanging mutual trust, Bessia was captured by the priests and taken away.

This is unavoidable.

Blocking the church’s event becomes a bigger sin, so even if the bishop is later saved and Bessia’s false accusation is cleared, things become more complicated.

I’d rather be dragged by what I’m told now, and it’s better to solve things.

“What the hell is going on?”

After the storm ended, Fran asked with a face that she couldn’t understand what was going on.

Neither do I.

In what way was the curse put on, Bethia being framed, and the bishop trying to die.

We somehow managed to get past the big trap in the entrance exam, but another trap was ambushing in front of us.

Besides, Fran and Raeli didn’t know anything about Bishop Lavega, so they couldn’t understand it all the more.

So I gave some background explanation.

Consistently, the two girls were really furious.

“This, really, just hearing it makes you feel like you’re going to die of injustice?”

“Wow, is this Argal right? Can’t you just stay still?”

“Neither do I.”

It’s a sad story no matter who hears it.

Everyone here knew Bethia’s innocence more than anyone else.

I explained my future plans.

“First of all, I plan to head to the capital where the bishop is. how do you… .”

“Of course we should go together! The academy is closed anyway.”

“I will go too! I don’t know how helpful it will be, but I’ll try what I can.”

I nodded my head at the enthusiastic response of the two.

A group is better than alone.

Now that the corruption of the church is suspected, it was inevitable to be vulnerable to go alone.

Even this could have been a bait to catch a bigger fish.

After that decision was made and everyone was about to move to pack their belongings, there was a girl who opened the door and came down.

“…why is it so noisy?”

Changsung, who looked very sick, stepped on the stairs and came down.

He had a mask on his mouth and a wet towel wrapped around his head.

I asked, embarrassed at seeing such a creation for the first time.

“…was Asher here?”

“yes? I did not know?”

“I was in the room all day, so I didn’t know.”

…In that case, why don’t you talk to me?

I thought Changsung, like the swordsman, had gone somewhere.

By the way, why are you so petty?

“The other day, he used two special moves and rolled to the forest floor, so he got a bad flu.”

“… Your head is ringing, so talk quietly… .”

“Be careful, Argal. Argal is also not feeling well, so the flu could be passed on.”

“Oh, that’s right, then I’ll put Asher back in the room.”

Raeli hugged Changseong and threw it into the room to isolate it.

Chang-seong, like a dying man, left only a few words and ended up in the room.

“Sir, I don’t like… ! I have something to say… .”

thud-!

Raeli said that, shaking her hands as if she was pretending to have cleaned out the trash.

“Then let’s get ready to go to the capital, Argal.”

“Tell the maid here what you need and she will listen!”

“That would be convenient, should we just pack our own luggage?”

…I think this is the first time I felt sorry for Chang-seong.

Well, more than self-up.

Feeling refreshed, I moved to ask Caron to pack my things.