Chapter 960 – 960. Rainbow Fruit
Stretched out on her bed, I massaged the bare butt of the baroness, who had fallen asleep without the world knowing, and glared at her. My eyes, which activated Cheonan, see the surrounding situation through perspective. The more you focus on clairvoyance, the more mana you consume, but it’s not to the point where you can’t stand it.
‘There is no butler in the castle. Where did he go?’
Just in case, I looked inside the castle one more time.
Most people go to bed late at night. Few people move, making it easier to spot. There was no butler.
At this point, I also checked the place in the basement. Warehouses and dungeons. All I could see was a few prisoners. There was no butler. Of course, there was no lord.
‘The butler secretly went out of the castle. There’s something real about this bastard.’
My objective is to find the Rainbow Fruit. And the rainbow fruit is associated with butlers and lords. My intuition is telling me.
‘I’ll have to keep an eye on the butler closely tomorrow.’
I got out of bed and went back to my room.
•••
I met Kang Seok-soo.
Unlike yesterday, he looked tired.
“Your face is dead.”
“I couldn’t sleep because I was reading and analyzing the data you gave me.”
“So did you get anything?”
“It was helpful. However, looking at the data, there was an awkward part. Anything missing?”
“No. I took pictures of all the rainbow fruit data in the library.”
“Then the story will be one. Someone took some of the data from Rainbow Fruit.”
Seoksu Kang stared at my face.
“There seems to be someone who guesses?”
“I have. The butler is suspicious. And yesterday, I went to see the lord without the butler’s knowledge…. There was no lord.”
I told you about the situation in the mansion.
“Certainly that butler is suspicious. Leave the castle at night…. Let me follow you myself.”
“You yourself?”
“I’m sick of sitting still here.”
“Tell me the results of your data analysis. Because I’m curious too. Did you find out where the Rainbow Fruit is?”
“If I had known that, I wouldn’t have been sitting here. These materials are more like a collection of stories related to the rainbow fruit. They all sound like completely different stories, but they have something in common.”
“I know. The guys with the rainbow fruit always end badly. How come the story only has a bad ending?”
“Right. But there is more in common than that. You eat the rainbow fruit.”
“Since it is a fruit, of course I will eat it.”
“If I had obtained a mysterious fruit like the rainbow fruit, I would have studied it without eating it. And they must have tried to cultivate it by planting it in the ground.”
“…… What does that matter?”
“No. The important thing is the process of obtaining the rainbow fruit. There are various people who get the rainbow fruit in the story. Kings, nobles, commoners. Even the slaves get the rainbow fruit.”
“What was special about the course?”
“If you look at the story, someone brings you a rainbow fruit. For reasons of truth, bribes, gifts, rewards, etc. Make sure someone hands you a rainbow fruit. Just like the devil handing over the fruit of destruction. And it’s not clear where to get the rainbow fruit, and it’s all vague. There are a lot of stories that don’t say anything about obtaining rainbow fruits.”
“…… That’s what I see.”
“This is a dungeon, and our goal is to get the rainbow fruit. Rainbow fruit exists. So these stories cannot be ignored.”
“You mean we need to find someone bringing the rainbow fruit?”
“Right. I was about to think of one person bringing this rainbow fruit. I can’t be sure, but I have my doubts.”
“Butler?”
Seoksu Kang nodded. Well, the butler is very suspicious. It was to the extent that I immediately thought of the butler.
“If the butler is the one bringing the rainbow fruit… Is the lord the recipient of the rainbow fruit?”
“I guess so. Now you know what is missing in the story.”
“…….”
I stayed silent. I do not know. If you don’t know, you have to shut up to go halfway.
Fortunately, Kang Seok-soo was surprisingly talkative.
“Cost. There was not a single story written about what was given in exchange for the rainbow fruit.”
“Maybe there was no price at all.”
“The verification has already been completed. I heard the legend of the Rainbow Fruit from the peddler last night. Do you know the story of the lady who gained wisdom from the rainbow fruit?”
“Know. In the end, it ends with a prostitute ending at the hands of a jealous queen.”
“There was no mention of the price the noblewoman paid in the materials, but the peddler knew the price. They say the price is legs.”
“Leg?”
“It is said that human legs have turned into monster legs.”
“If it’s a monster….”
“It is as you think. The monster and the rainbow fruit must have something to do with it.”
•••
“Sir Eugene. I have a favor. Please stay by my side this afternoon.”
Baroness Levilidi told me. I smiled wickedly and nodded.
“I will definitely escort you today. If you want, I will escort you up to the sky.”
Revilidi laughed awkwardly.
“… It’s not like that, Sir Eugene. The Heretic Questioner from the Cell Church is scheduled to arrive in a little while.”
“Are you an important guest? Can I, a newcomer, stay with the baroness?”
“Sir Eugene is the most trustworthy in this castle.”
Although we mixed her bodies, the time she and I met was not long. Do you still believe in me the most? It was a significant word.
“Thank you for your trust. But isn’t there still time for the Heretic Questioner to come?”
I kept sending my coy glance, and the baroness couldn’t refuse.
And after about 2 hours. We hastily wiped the sweat from our cheeks and left the castle. A group on horseback was approaching.
At their center was a man in armor. He wore a black cloak and had a clean face. That didn’t mean he was handsome. He looks normal He was a man in his thirties, and his eyes were wide open. If you look closely, his nose is slightly crooked.
‘Is he the Heretic Questioner the baroness said?’
My gaze then moved to his side. Among those who seemed to be servants, there was a modern man. It was the Hunter who entered the dungeon with me. He also looked at me and gave me a happy expression.
‘Certainly his name was Jo Woo-saeng? I never thought we’d meet like this.’
Jo Woo-saeng looks at me and smiles brightly. I don’t know the details, but there was a tiredness that I couldn’t hide on my face.
‘I understand roughly what the situation is like.’
Jo Woo-saeng looks foolish just by looking at it. He must have been hit and miss by the role the dungeon gave him.
“I am Colman Dreb from the Cell Church. I’ve heard reports of heresy in this city. Are you Baroness Rebilidi?”
Colman Direb dismounted. Clap. Armor sounds. As soon as he landed on the ground, he took the mace from his waistband and put it in his hand. Courtesy ate rice. But Baroness Les Billy Di, as well as her knights and her soldiers, could not protest and were afraid. I could see how great the prestige of the Cell Church was.
“Yes. I am the hostess of Rebilidi.”
“Where is the lord?”
“Her husband is currently bedridden and cannot come out.”
“It’s not too far, but they can’t come out…. It must be in very bad condition.”
“As the lord’s representative, I will treat Coleman-nim.”
“Okay. I’m not here to be served. I’m here to work. I must meet the lord of this city. Please guide me to the lord’s room.”
“Ha, but the lord is in need of stability right now!”
Said the baroness. Her voice was trembling. Even in front of me, she felt fresh in her appearance, which was different from the confident look. Is the Heretic Questioner that scary?
“I must do my job. Guide me To stop me, madam, is to uphold heresy. I believe that you are not a heretic.”
Glance. I looked into the baroness’s eyes. Shall I go instead? But it was certain that things would get complicated if I stepped in now.
‘And the lord isn’t in this castle right now. Let’s see how things turn out.’
I found another one. Butler. I stood there and didn’t run away. His face is calm don’t even panic
“Guide… I’ll do it.”
Said the baroness.
We rushed to the lord’s room.
Heretic Questioner Coleman was tough. Bang! He opened the lord’s door without knocking and entered with great strides. He looked around and chewed.
“None.”
“Oh, that can’t be… ! Butler! He! Where is he!?”
The bewildered baroness called the butler. It was the butler who was in charge of the lord.
“That is… I don’t know either. Apparently, the lord was there until lunch today….”
“Awesome. I will interrogate. Get the butler.”
“Yes!”
As soon as Coleman’s order was given, the Paladins quickly moved and grabbed the butler’s arms.
“No, let go! I am not a heretic!”
“It’s me who judges that, not you.”
Coleman said coldly. It’s a dry voice that doesn’t contain a spoonful of mercy. He moved his limbs and roamed his room. He lifted the end of the bed, checked the floor, and smashed the bed with his mace. His mace was pointed in all directions. Clink! The vase is broken. Kwajik! The drawer was smashed. He pounded walls and floors and ceiling to ceiling.
“Sung Yujin. Are you embarrassed?”
Jo Woo-saeng came up to me and spoke quietly.
“I’m a bit embarrassed that this happened all of a sudden. Jo Woo-saeng looks familiar.”
“It’s a sight I’ve seen many times since coming here. I’m looking for traces of heresy. How embarrassed I was when I was given the role of a paladin… I was beaten a lot by that Heretic Questioner.”
“Jo Woo-saeng didn’t seem too surprised when he saw me. Has he already faced another Hunter?”
“Yes. Yesterday, I met Mr. Park Jo-hyuk. I was a hunter, but I escaped this dungeon saying it was a waste of time.”
Dungeon escape.
I have no intention of blaming the person named Park Jo-hyeok. He just chose for himself.
“Sung Yujin. Beware Coleman. Even if it makes you feel bad, I recommend lowering your head for now.”
“Yes?”
“That man is very strong. I think it will be grade A. … This. After living together for a few days, did I become attached to them without even realizing it?”
Joe Woo-saeng scratched his head. I opened my mouth and then shut it. Turning the lord’s room into a mess, he strode towards the butler.
“You are calm in this situation. There is a pulpit for one deacon.”
“Coleman. I am not a heretic. The Heretic Questioner only kills heretics, so there is no reason for me to panic.”
“I am the one who judges heresy.”
Chii profit!
Coleman tore off the butler’s clothes. I clicked my tongue. I didn’t want to see the old man naked. But I was curious about what Coleman was up to.
Jo Woo-saeng quietly explained next to me.
“Many heretics leave traces of heresy on their bodies.”
“Have you actually seen heresy?”
“Yes. I saw. I saw 34 of them on my way here. Do you know Heretics suddenly turn into monsters. A monster that looks like something out of a B-movie.”
“A monster with red skin and bone spikes sticking out?”
“Uh? How do you know Did you ever run into them?”
“… Yes, I even killed myself.”
“You must have suffered. They’re not normal guys.”
Jo Woo-saeng chattered. This kid was also very talkative.
“It is a trace of Brahmasen! Heresy!”
Coleman exclaimed when he saw the five water droplets rotating on the butler’s side. Paladins quickly drew their swords. It was the same with Jo Woo-sang. Fu-wook! Their swords pierced the butler’s body. Jo Woo-saeng’s sword pierced the butler’s heart.
The butler didn’t groan. The butler’s skin and eyes turn red. The butler licked his tongue and said.
“Heretic Questioner, you came too late. If I had arrived a day earlier, I would have been in trouble. The fruit is already ripe.”
“Fruit? What do you mean!”
Haha. Find out for yourself. I have completed all my duties.”
“The interrogation is meaningless. Goddess! Give me the strength to defeat this evil seed!”
His mace turned white.
“Brahmasen!”
The butler closed his eyes while calling God’s name. The mace smashed the monster’s head.
