Heavenly Inquisition Sword

Episode 1159. The easier way and the easier way

Larva Omar looked directly at Baron Fabian with a solemn face.

That was not something the baron would say in front of the count.

It was a rude act beyond boldness, but it was not strangely unpleasant.

It was because Lord Lagoa and Baron Fabian were truly unconventional people.

“Looks like you want to hear your personal thoughts on Lord Lagoa.”

“That’s right.”

“To me, Lord Lagoa is a lifesaver and a companion through life and death.”

Fabian could sense the sincerity of Count Omar’s attitude in Larva.

“I think you know that the Viscount killed Moloch, the lord of Mokubas.”

“Besides that, I killed three more lords.”

“That’s right. Among the demon lords who invaded Hirhera, the only one who returned alive was Shamos, the lord of Helock. The Viscount used Shamos to become the Lord of Mokuvas.”

“omg! Lord Lagoa became the lord of Mokuvas?”

Count Larva Omar opened his eyes.

A human becoming a demon lord?

Considering Viscount Elio Lagoa’s strength, it wasn’t impossible, but I couldn’t shake my doubts about why he went so far.

“yes.”

“Why did you make that choice?”

“That’s because the rift leading to Hirhera is in the Mokubas region. Since the new ruler of Mokubas could have his eyes on Hirhera… The Viscount became the monarch and prevented the demons from going over to Hirhera.”

Then, Fabian told you that Viscount Elio Lagoa ate the heart of a monster on his way to Moloch’s castle to become a monarch.

“…And you were immediately poisoned by the dark ether. Until I deciphered it, the viscount’s face and eyes were terrifying like demons.”

Count Larva Omar nodded slightly.

Similar things happened in the past when monsters and monsters were active on the continent.

People who had illusions about monsters, their meat, and their hearts ate them.

Naturally, they were poisoned by the dark ether and met a miserable end.

After that, the kingdom and the empire banned the consumption of monsters and monsters by law.

“When you arrived in Zodiac, you behaved terribly as if you were a different person. Of course, I know it was intentional, but he wasn’t the Viscount I knew. I think the viscount was influenced by the dark ether.”

“Is that why you told Lord Lagoa that?”

“Yes, I know it’s presumptuous, but… I couldn’t help but point it out.”

A bitter smile appeared on Fabian’s face.

There were still more stories left to tell, but that was up to Viscount Elio Lagoa.

“By the way, Count.”

“Why but?”

“Will the Count accompany you to the Great Forest?”

Fabian looked at the Count with ambiguous eyes.

Since he was a vassal of Viscount Elio Lagoa, it was natural for him to follow him, but the Count was different.

Since he had a territory in the Baylem Kingdom and became a sword master, there were no great nobles who would fight with him over past problems.

“The opportunity to become a witness to history is right in front of you, would you miss it?”

It sounds like you want to accompany me.

Fabian was happy with the sound, but on the other hand, he was confused.

It was because while the Count followed Viscount Elio Lagoa and grew rapidly, he himself hadn’t changed since before leaving Hirhera.

If the Count was a growing poplar tree, he was like moss under a rock.

“You look like you don’t like my decision.”

“Oh no. In the meantime, the Count has become a sword master, but I haven’t made any progress… so I’m just wondering what the problem is.”

“If it’s like that, don’t think too hard about it.”

“yes?”

“My cup was almost full, so it was able to overflow. Isn’t your cup now in the stage of carrying something? It is natural that there is no change until the glass is filled.”

“Is that so?”

“Your cup will fill up faster than other sword beginners. If you look at me, you may be impatient, but consider your age. I was not even half as good as you when I was your age.”

Fabian’s face brightened at the consolation of Count Larva Omar.

“haha! Ever since I was young, I have heard the sound of genius knights.”

At Baron Fabian’s joke, Count Larva Omar laughed.

It’s shameless, but it’s not different from the outside, so it felt rather cute. That must be why Lord Lagoa is close to him.

***

Duchy of Pommernburg.

Florence, Countess of Escudo.

Count Escudo.

late night.

Count Romual Escudo, who had just gone to bed, opened his eyes.

His nerves were sharpened by the defeat of Yeongjijeon, and he raised his upper body and shouted.

“Who are you!”

At his shouting, the guards opened the bedroom door and ran inside.

Count Escudo pointed to the terrace with his fingertips.

“I heard a voice from over there. check it out.”

This is when the guards are about to head towards the terrace.

The terrace door opened and two familiar men entered the bedroom.

They are Viscount Helio Lagoa and Count Steven Aetos.

When the guards, who did not recognize Viscount Helio Lagoa, drew their swords, Count Romual Escudo hurriedly stopped them.

“Stop and step back!”

The guards stepped back with puzzled faces.

In the meantime, Count Romual Escudo, who had gotten off the bed, asked cautiously.

“Viscount Lagoa breaking into the terrace late at night… Are you sure you intend to kill me, the Count of the Principality?”

He didn’t even look at Count Stephen Aetos, who was accompanying him.

Either that or not, Count Steven Aetos blinked his eyes with a dazed face as if he couldn’t escape the shock of fortune telling.

Instead of answering, Elio calmly approached the table by the window.

Then he pulled out a chair and sat down as comfortably as at home.

To him, Count Romual Escudo spoke in a tense voice.

“There are 15 sword masters in the empire. If the viscount kills me, the sword master of the empire…”

“Shut up. Come closer. If I was going to kill you, I would kill you as soon as I met your eyes.”

Count Romual Escudo hesitantly approached the table.

Elio looked closely at Count Escudo.

Looking at the fat face and eyes full of desire, my fists naturally tightened.

“It’s a face that calls for a hawk.”

Hearing his murmur, Count Romual Escudo’s face hardened.

However, the opponent is a swordsman who beat the sword master.

In an instant, ‘crying!’ However, Count Escudo did not express himself.

“There is an easy way and an even easier way. Whichever you choose is the count’s freedom. Would you like to listen?”

When Viscount Elio Lagoa used a mixture of short and respectful speech, Count Escudo shouted inwardly.

‘Just do one! You bastard.’

Contrary to his angry heart, his answer was polite.

“Listen.”

“Did you know that there was a war between the Empire and the southern kingdoms?”

“I heard it today.”

“As you may know, I am on my way to the Duchy of Lauren. So I sent a letter to Duke Cillian Hale of the Corvo Magic Corps, whom I knew, to stop talking nonsense about you? But the war broke out. It’s like the fire fell on Duke Cillian Hale’s feet.”

“…”

Earl Romual Escudo was cold, but he did not reveal his heart.

“So I just ran with the idea of solving it myself. As I said, there is an easy way and an easier way. The choice is yours.”

“What’s the easy way?”

He knew how to demand Viscount Helio Lagoa to remain silent about the Territory War.

However, the answer he heard was very different from his expectations.

“You will die by my hand. Then you won’t be able to talk nonsense.”

“If I die, do you think the nobles of Count Escudo will stay still?”

“You can kill the Escudo count family as well. What a difficult thing that is.”

At the moment, dry saliva flowed down the throat of Count Romual Escudo, who was nervous.

It wasn’t a simple threat, but somehow he seemed like a guy who would do it.

“What could be easier than that?”

“Swear the mana oath. I will stop talking about the northern nobles.”

If you break the oath of mana, the blessing of mana will disappear.

Elio intended to silence Count Escudo with it.

After hearing Fabian’s story that ‘they’ve changed violently lately’, while looking for a relatively moderate way, what came to mind was the Mana Oath.

“Do you think it will be buried if I swear?”

“You are the lord of Florence. The subordinates take care of themselves.”

“…”

Count Romual Escudo did not answer easily.

In that case, it is because the damage suffered in the Yeongji War must be overturned.

‘You son of a bitch! Why is that an easier way!’

To pay the 1 million gold indemnity, you have to live with your belt tightened for at least 30 years.

It was like telling me to live and breathe for 30 years.

“Then take the easy way.”

With his words, Elio raised the sword of Heaven and placed it on the table.

It is an obvious death threat.

Count Romual Escudo trembled at the shame he felt for the first time in his life.

The head of the guard, who was worse than that, shouted out loud.

“Awful! It’s such an absurd thing in Count Escudo’s family! do you want to die Lord! Just give me orders!”

Then Count Romual Escudo spoke annoyedly.

“A clueless bastard. Shut up if you’re out of your mind The person in front of you is a noble from the north whom Count Aethos brought in.”

“…”

The head of the guard, taken aback by those words, shut his mouth and stepped back.

In the end, Count Romual Escudo took an oath of mana.

He couldn’t die at the hands of a northern nobleman, so he did that.

Elio, who watched the Mana Oath from beginning to end, said.

“Educate the count’s son well. If you do something trashy again, then I’ll send you the easy way without asking or questioning. Do you see what I mean?”

“Okay.”

Count Romual Escudo nodded with a sad face.

After a while, Elio went out onto the balcony with Count Stephen Aetos.

‘Those who have no manners. You mean to come like a thief and then go like a thief?’

Count Romual Escudo, who muttered inwardly and followed the uninvited guests, opened his eyes wide.

What kind of magic is that where people fly on clouds!

The Count, who had been watching blankly until the clouds disappeared from Saya, ordered the guards to stop talking.

It’s obvious, but I don’t intend to let it go just because I swore mana.

Mana’s oath and revenge were completely different things.

Late into the night, he thought of revenge against the northern nobles and Count Aethos.

***

A village on the outskirts of the Principality of Malacia.

Before dawn, Elio was able to return to the town hall.

Elio quietly opened the door, entered, and lay down on the empty cot.

As I close my eyes, I feel the cool morning air all over my body.

It was autumn in full swing now.

It was so cold at Hirhera that I didn’t even think about it.

However, it feels strange to come out to the central region and feel the change of the season.

I was lonely beyond words and missed the family I left behind like crazy.

On the other hand, a meeting came rushing in, wondering what this damn world is all about.