Chapter 390 – 390. God’s Atlantis
390. God’s Atlantis
The trial proceeded swiftly.
I was the judge myself, and Viscount Harton’s lawyer first said that the death penalty was too harsh, then remained silent.
As anyone in the know knows, this trial was only a formality.
The witnesses and evidence were perfect, and none of the nobles in the city council tried to save Viscount Harton. Viscount Harton was both their partner and competitor. In exchange for me accepting bribes from the nobles and pretending not to know their sins, Viscount Harton is executed.
Viscount Harton, who was sitting with a tired face, avoided Viscount Harton’s gaze. She lay in bed with me until this morning. That cunt would still be full of my semen.
Viscount Hartong was to receive her title and 40% of her estate. 60% is mine. Originally, I was going to leave 20%, but I was quite satisfied with the bed with Viscount Hartong’s wife.
“…… Therefore, Viscount Hartong is sentenced to death. Do you have any objections?”
I looked at the five nobles who attended the trial as participants in the trial.
Since it was a trial to execute a noble, the consent of the participating officers was required. If even one person objects, the trial is postponed. However, I cannot hold a trial, and the judges do the trial.
“…….”
As the nobles remained silent, it was Viscount Hartong who became impatient. Without his limbs, he screamed whale whales while strapped to his chair.
“You-all! Any one person is fine! Please file an objection! I will definitely do my case! Hurry! Hurry!”
“…….”
“Has our faith only reached this point?! Haven’t we done well together! You can do well in the future! Please! Objection! Please object!”
“…….”
The nobles were still silent.
“Bridget!”
He called his wife
“What did you do while I was imprisoned! You should have tried to save me somehow!”
“Black… Sobbing….”
“Don’t cry, do something! Aaaaagh!”
Watching Viscount Hartong’s outbursts, I struck three times with a wooden mallet.
Ground, ground, ground!
“Aaaaagh! Inspector! Only once! Please take a look! Please! I will do anything!”
“Soldiers. Judgment has been dropped Are you just going to watch?”
The soldiers moved and took Viscount Hartong to the plaza.
He died by hanging from the gallows prepared in the square.
•••
After the trial, I had to deal with the nobles flocking to me. The nobles’ faces hardened. There were no nobles in this district with a title higher than a count, so I was able to wield my power to my heart’s content.
They will internally call me a madman, but since they saw the execution of Viscount Hartong, they will try to avoid it as much as possible.
“Inspector. I know of a nice restaurant, would you like to have lunch with me?”
“I heard that the inspector likes dancers, so I’m looking for them.”
“There is a present I would like to give to the Inspector General. Could you give me some time?”
I shook off the nobles’ words and called for Romren.
“I’m sorry. There is a prior agreement with Romren here. I’ll see you next time.”
I headed for the Fisien family with Romreng.
Romren’s sister-in-law had an off-white color that was comparable to Viscount Hartong’s wife. Slightly drooping eye tails in soft brown hair. He was exuding an affectionate vibe.
‘Heh…. Let’s start working.’
It wasn’t a difficult task. It is to catch the pods of the Fisien family and actively use my authority to bring out Romren’s brother from the position of head of the family. In the case of Romreng’s sister-in-law, you can ask for her body on the condition that you don’t kill the family head.
‘Perfect!’
•••
When evening came. I went to Lisette. This time, I became a special guest and listened to her good words.
“Again, good results came out. Everything you do will work out.”
After her dance, I went with her to her restaurant. Rumors were spreading throughout the city that Lisette and I were dating.
She asked me as she cut her steak.
“Tomorrow, are you going to the labyrinth of destiny?”
Labyrinth under the city. A labyrinth where you can get a glimpse of your destiny. I came to this city to enter the labyrinth of fate.
“I was originally planning to go today, but I had work to do, so it was postponed until tomorrow.”
“Do you believe in fate, Inspector?”
“Uh.”
If this were real, I would have shook my head firmly, but this world is a world of creations. A novel has a big plot, and it’s like fate in a different way.
“I am surprised. I heard that entering the labyrinth of fate does not necessarily mean seeing fate…. I hope the Inspector sees his fate in the labyrinth.”
“Thank you.”
Braided.
Glasses of wine clashed.
After escorting her to her luxurious inn, I patted the back of her neck and lost myself in her thoughts.
I found out information about Lisette. She appeared out of nowhere two years ago. She is a Continental, not an outcast.
Exiles appear in ‘Church of Beginnings, Area 1’ when they first enter Atlantis. Naturally, as soon as the outcast starts, the record remains. But Lisette had no record. She is proof that she is a Continental.
‘Even if she changed her name, there’s no way she wouldn’t go unnoticed with her beauty. Lisette suddenly appeared in Area 4407 two years ago.
Area 4,407, Grassland in the beginning of the year.
It is a peaceful and quiet area. Monsters don’t even exist. There is a large lake in the area and it is said to be the best for enjoying fishing. People who visit this area are usually for two reasons. For a healing vacation, or to spend the rest of your life in peace.
‘There is information that Lisette travels all over Atlantis. She and she never did anything recognizable like a dancer.’
Why are you suddenly working as a dancer in this city? Because of lack of money? That possibility is small. There’s no way she’s been traveling well so far and suddenly she’s short on money.
‘I asked Ok-jeong about Lisette, but Ok-jeong doesn’t know who Lisette is.’
I asked Okjeong to talk to the divine seat, the blue bird that calls the dark clouds. However, Shinjwa seems to have stopped paying attention to Okjeong, but no matter how many times she calls her, she refuses to answer.
‘…… Guessing is not good. But if it’s real….’
The corners of her lips rose and a smile was drawn.
•••
Entering the labyrinth of fate, I moved without hesitation.
The labyrinth of fate had a few rules.
One must not act according to the will of the other. It means that you should always have your own will when deciding the path.
It was plausible bullshit.
According to the setting book I know, just walking through the labyrinth of fate works. If you are lucky and get a chance, you can get a glimpse of your destiny.
The other is that even if you are scared, don’t panic and keep moving forward. There are several exits in the labyrinth of fate, so after roughly 4-5 hours of wandering, you can eventually get out.
‘First, along the left….’
I continued moving along the left wall. At the fork in the road, of course, I chose the left. I ran into some people along the way, but I didn’t pretend to know them. There was no need for that.
‘Here you are. Five roads.’
Enter the 4th street from the left. This time it moved along the right side.
‘Take the 2nd path out of the 3 paths….’
The unstoppable footsteps stopped. It was because there was noise in my vision and I saw something unfamiliar.
It was a red sight. There seems to be something, but the noise is so bad I don’t know what it is.
The sight returned to normal.
‘…… Is this my destiny? What do you mean?’
I kept staring into the air, but I couldn’t see anything like before. I gave up and started walking again.
It was about 2 hours.
Three paths appeared.
The first was the Black Road. The road is so dark that you can’t see even an inch ahead. It’s to the point of worrying that it might be the road to the abyss.
‘Something like a monster is about to come out, but in reality there is nothing. At some point, I will be transported to somewhere in the maze.’
The second is a path with crystals embedded in the wall. If you walk this road, you will recall old memories that you have forgotten very vividly. To a certain extent, you can even know the memory of when you were born.
‘It’s good when you want to know the secret of your birth. When I go in… Do you recall my memories of reality? Or the avatar’s memory?’
I’m a little interested, but I didn’t want to try it. Because my purpose was not this way.
The third was a frosty road. I was just standing at the entrance, but I felt the coldness of my whole body freezing. Normally, you would go in and come out right away. It is because it is certain that you will freeze to death if you enter without any preparation.
‘I’ve been preparing.’
I took out the red cloak from my inventory.
「Hermita’s Cloak
A cloak made by changing the properties of iron wood into fibers.
It has excellent durability and does not get dirty easily.
It has high cold tolerance.
Rank: A」
For this occasion, I asked the Iron Root Dwarves to make this cloak.
As soon as I put the cloak over my shoulders, the cold disappeared.
‘As expected, A rank. Performance is good.’
I stepped into the frosted cave.
According to the setting book, this road is a place where the remnants of fate are gathered.
A place where the remnants of fate and thoughts of those who tried to resist fate, but eventually got frustrated and accepted their fate.
“An unfinished justice strikes you.”
A cold wind blew. I endured the cold by pulling the cloak all the way over my head.
“A piece of fate permeates you.”
“Agility increases by 1.”
The more I went inside, the colder I felt.
‘Is the A-rank cold resistance not enough… I thought it would be on the edge.’
The breath he exhaled immediately froze.
“A shattered ambition lodges itself in your heart.”
I didn’t feel anything.
‘It must have been a spirit type.’
It was nothing to me, who has the mental resistance trait.
“A piece of fate permeates you.”
“Your physical strength increases by 1.”
“An incurable disease eats away at your body.”
I felt my body temperature drop dramatically. After thinking for a while, I had a thunderstorm.
Grip support.
As a temporary measure, the temperature was raised using the electrical heat of the thunderbolt. There was an effect, but mana was quickly consumed.
“A piece of fate permeates you.”
“Mana increases by 1.”
「Luck increases by 1.」
After that, the remnants of fate continued to attack me. On the way, she ran out of mana and struggled a bit, but she didn’t die.
“A flower that blooms in the filth will pierce your ankle.”
“An unrequited atonement snaps at your neck.”
“The 58th scream lingers in your ears.”
If you overcome these, you are rewarded. I was able to be satisfied because my stats had risen by more than 10 points.
And finally we came to a dead end.
‘Fuck. My fingers are frostbitten.’
At the end of the road, there was a brilliant ball of light. I stretched out my frostbitten hand toward the light floating in the air. I couldn’t feel any sensation in my hand at all.
‘This… If I went to the hospital, the doctor would have shouted that I had to amputate right away.’
My hand touched the ball of light. Then the ball of light seeped into my hand and disappeared.
“The Destiny Destroyer has infiltrated your body.”
「Destiny Destroyer
Destiny can be destroyed only once.
Rank: EX」
“The title ‘Destroyer of Destiny’ will be given.”
“All stats increase by 1.”
‘I got it!’
The surrounding space has changed.
The frozen walls and floor melted in an instant, and the cold that seemed to freeze even the heart disappeared without a trace.
The frostbitten hand returned to its original state, and I felt mana filling my body.
“The owner of the sky admires it.”
「The king of the demons congratulates you.」
Destiny Destroyer was not an ordinary force. It’s only for one time use, but it’s the power that can put an end to a decent number of Shinjwa.
‘This wouldn’t work at all for a top-level deity like Zeus, but where is this?’
I moved happily looking for an exit.
‘Go back, and George the Baron… , The bastards who didn’t bribe me are also George… Yes?’
Water was flowing on the floor. Water continued to come out of unknown sources, and the water level was gradually rising.
I walked through the maze frowning. The water was about to submerge my toes.
‘What? Because I got the Destiny Destroyer? No, that wasn’t written in the setting book.’
The water came up to my calves before I knew it.
And 7 men stood in my way. They were men with crude weapons such as daggers, kitchen knives, and hammers in their hands.
“Ahi… Hi-Hi… If I kill you… Hi-Hi….”
All the men were in a state of taste.
