Chapter 175 – 171 Saint Farhists
Hwan-in, who missed lunch due to being tested, met two women dressed as knights in black and white coats as he left the restaurant.
As if she was not passing by but was waiting for her, when she met the eyes of the two people in front of her, the woman in the white coat greeted them with a smile.
=Hello, Hwanin.=
It was a familiar face.
Nacrux, four days ago, in connection with the death of a student at the Acclamento Establishment Graduate School, I was asked to summon and investigate as a reference person, and I met him as the person in charge at that time.
‘It’s the first time I’ve seen a black coat.’
I know the white one, I saw the blue one at the Knights Headquarters, but I’ve never seen the black one.
The quality of the fabric is different from that of white and blue, and the aura density is between the 6th and 7th levels.
Intuitively, he noticed that he was a royal guard under the lord of the Farghist castle, but instead of the woman staring at him, Hwanin slightly bowed his head to Nacrux, whom he knew.
= It’s been four days. How are you, Miss Nacrux?=
= Ahaha…….=
Seeing that she couldn’t answer even the polite question and smiled with a slightly dark complexion, it must mean that she didn’t get along even with empty words.
Feeling a bad premonition, Nacrux lowered her head with her apologetic face.
= Please forgive the rudeness of suddenly meeting you. I’d like to ask you to take a moment, is that okay?=
“After that day, I also heard something, so I thought you would come back someday…….”
Hwanin, who was chewing Ardrem grass instead of brushing his teeth, felt her mouth feel refreshed and spat it out to avoid violating her manners, then looked at the woman in the black coat.
“This person is?”
=You are Jeha Mesha, a royal guard under the direct command of the Lord of the Castle. Jeha, this is Hwanin, her last name is Hwan, and her name is In. Captain Chirac…….=
= I heard it and know it. Nice to meet you. This is Jeha Messiah. She has a number of places where she can have a quiet talk with you. This way.=
I never said I would follow you.
Hwanin felt an even worse premonition. However, it is not good to refuse in this situation.
It refers to Bi-sang, who tilts his head as he feels the people passing by around him staring at him.
“I want my friend to go too, would that be all right?”
Jeha = Mesha stared at her flight for a while, then nodded her head.
“Emergency. Carriage Follow her. Can you?”
Quet.
Following Jeha = Mesha, who climbed into a black carriage built on the edge of the road, she got into the carriage with Nacrux while receiving curious glances from people around Hwanindo.
Her green hair and green wing ears, a member of the Join tribe, but no wings visible on her back, Jeha = Mesha crossed her arms and closed her eyes and didn’t say a word until she reached her destination.
Such a title = Nacrux, on behalf of Mesha, asked Hwanin about his current situation as if trying to evoke the atmosphere.
= Are you saying that she visited the guild to learn the trap technique? =
“Yes. When she visited the prison labyrinth with her companions, she saw the trap door and thought it would be nice to learn the skill.”
= Normally, I would find a job seeker as a colleague…….=
“To be honest, I was a bit regretful that I might have told my colleagues that I would learn the technique for no reason. It would have been enough to find a temporary colleague at the magistrate,” He said.
Nacrux smiled at Hwanin’s small gesture.
“However, it is not possible to find colleagues every time, and it is difficult for me to act with many people due to my job, so I thought it would be good to learn some skills. And it was put into action.”
= You have such a situation. I understand. A trustworthy colleague is not easy to increase. But to learn trap magic while learning magic, I can’t help but admire his passion for learning.=
“The magic side is the one that manifests through mental concentration, not study, so if that side was also a field where you had to use your brain through studying, I wouldn’t have recklessly said I would learn two skills.”
Hwanin guesses the reason why Nacrux and Jeha = Mesha came to him in his own way, and through various assumptions, he makes up a story to defend himself with actions in the form of the current situation.
‘The fact that the royal guard came to me meant that there was a question about me. And that question means that it is a series that cannot be taken lightly.’
There will be no suspicion that he is involved in the death of Jonah = Aslid = Farhist.
The story was spread through Unit Commander Chirac and Professor Lixiewini Aclamento that he had accidentally witnessed the corpse and, out of pity, came out and handed it over to the Labyrinth Management Unit.
In addition, it was widely known that an adventurer had collected the body of Jonah = Aslid = Farhist with good intentions while wandering around the city.
They must have heard the story, so they must be aware that the name Farhist will have problems if they are imprisoned or restricted in their actions.
So, it must be the suspicion of the other side that he came looking for him…….
Gilles: Did it become known that he was related to Bexle? However, there were three teams of robbers in the labyrinth, and one team was defeated on the first floor of the basement, and the other two teams on the first floor above the ground.
The number was not missing, and I even confirmed that I had killed all the robbers through the souls of the robbers I killed that day, but where did the problem come from?
=You have arrived.=
The place where the carriage stopped along with Nacrux’s low words was a white-toned castle that looked grand even to the eyes of a Hwanin with a 21st century modern aesthetic sense.
A castle with sharp spires erected everywhere and filling the outer walls with intricate and colorful carvings, but with ivy that makes you feel the antiquity of the years.
It is the graduate school of Acclamento that I only saw from afar.
=Go in.=
Jeha = Mesha says and walks into the graduate school ahead of her. Hwanin also took Bisang and entered the academy grounds through the gorgeous yet sophisticated front gate with Nacrux.
Hwanin looked at the back of Jeha = Mesha’s black coat and was lost in thought.
‘Has it been revealed that I am a spirit master?’
I’ve come up with a reasonable guess, but it’s unlikely. If they had known that it was a spirit master, Jeha = Mesha and Nacrux would not have shown this attitude.
Then why?
While thinking about this, Jeha = Mesha walked into a building that looked like a library first.
= You can’t enter Que inside the building. There is no one to steal here, so put a que at the entrance and go in together.=
“All right. Emergency, I’ll be back, so wait nearby.”
Que~.
Bi-sang, noticing that something is out of the ordinary, climbs onto the nearby lawn and sits down instead of whining at Hwan-in.
And after entering the building with Jeha = Mesha and Nacrux and moving back and forth through the hallways, they arrived at a conference room resembling a hearing hall where 10 men and women, at least level 4 and up to level 7, were gathered.
=Are you here, Jeha=Sir Messiah.=
An old man with gray hair and a Santa Claus-like beard sitting in the high table, who looked like a gnome, a spirit of the earth, opened his mouth.
Let’s look that way, Jeha = Mesha nods her head slightly and steps aside from her.
=I asked for your understanding and brought him.=
Thanks to this, Hwanin was able to see the old man wearing a robe that was slightly more colorful than the one worn by the professor in Acclamento.
‘The rescue seems to be interrogating me.’
Hwanin looked around the conference room and felt a little uncomfortable. The level of discomfort she would feel when he stepped on a shallow puddle and soiled her cherished white shoes.
That was the moment.
=…….=
“…….”
Sensing that the old man’s eyes shone through the white bangs that even covered his eyebrows, Hwanin slightly furrowed his eyebrows.
It did not shine meaninglessly, but it made me feel like I was looking at myself.
Hwanin, who trusts his sense of self, spoke to Nacrux with a sense of rebuke in addition to the displeasure from earlier.
“Jeha Mesha said it was a place to have a quiet conversation, but for her, the story is nothing other than an interrogation? You asked for time not to investigate the witness, but to move to the place where the hearing will take place?”
=Oh, no, it’s not like that.=
“I think he just used a spell to detect me, but in Acclamento, it seems that it is a legal act to investigate innocent people with a spell at will.”
Actually, it wasn’t too unpleasant. Because there is no reason to feel that way. Still, the reason he showed emotion was because he thought it would help the situation.
Jeha = Mesha asked the old man despite her complaints.
= Dean Monder. How about =
= Ugh……. It’s just as you expected. He’s a professional too.=
Hwanin’s eyes, which were protesting at Nacrux, deepened.
When Hwanin’s gaze turns to the old man, Nacrux frowns, and those who appear to be Professors of Jeha = Mesha and Acclamento look at Hwanin with clear doubt in their eyes.
‘Was it a technique to determine the occupation?’
I had guessed from the day I first met Elkata that there would be such a technique.
Doesn’t it make sense that there is a magic method to identify a person with a small spell, but there is no magic method to distinguish the occupation?
However, what was surprising was the fact that an old man who appeared to be in the 7th grade performed the technique.
‘Does it have to be at least level 7 to be able to use the technique to distinguish between occupations? Judging from the current reaction, it seems that they haven’t figured out that I’m a soul sage, so it’s a technique that simply checks whether or not I’m awakened?’
While everyone’s suspicious eyes were pouring down on Hwanin, Nacrux opened his mouth by tightening his forehead in embarrassment.
= Hwanin. Captain Chirac did the same, and I, who investigated Hwanin as a reference, have no doubts about Hwanin. But these people are different. So please answer honestly. Why…… Did you hide that you are a professional?=
Hwanin did not answer right away.
The longer the silence lasts, the sharper the reaction of the ten faculty members becomes.
The atmosphere where Yona = Aslid = Farghist is thought to be responsible for the death of Hwanin. An old man named Dean Monder opened his mouth in silence that would be unbearable for ordinary people.
=I will commit one more rudeness in the yard where I commit rudeness like this. Hwanin-gong, will you take off your hood?=
Hwanin tried to wait for the atmosphere to reach its peak, but he felt that the atmosphere to interrogate Hwanin was partially dispelled by Dean Monder’s remarks.
It must have been intentional
Hwanin let out a long sigh and took off his hood, exuding the feeling of ‘I, Hwanin, are very disappointed in you guys.’
=Uh.=
= Oh…….=
Sure enough, two people, including the dean, reacted as if they noticed his true identity.
Before they could speak, Hwanin opened his mouth first.
“So you are suspecting that I am a suspect in the murder of Jonah Aslid Farkhist.”
= Hwanin. Over the past four days, a total of 500 people, including the Farghist guards, the knights, and the staff of Acclamento, have thoroughly searched the labyrinth. And it was concluded that the death of Gilles = Bexle Cravery, the first-class baron, who was considered as the main suspect. If you are Hwanin-nim, I think you will know where the suspicious gaze is heading now.=
I appeal to you to prove your injustice by revealing what Nacrux is hiding.
‘Did they ignorantly investigate the entire labyrinth with manpower since Gilles Bexle didn’t appear?’
While she was talking, Hwanin thought about it and was able to come up with three solutions.
One is to wear the ruby brooch given by Sidur. Another is that she reveals that she is a soul resigner. Finally, to refute their claims.
It’s a waste to spend a ruby brooch on something like this. Revealing that she is a soul also interferes with the future journey.
She noticed that she was a Dimensional Wanderer, a woman who looked less old than both Dean Monder and the Dean, but judging from Anne’s reaction, she wouldn’t be much of a problem.
In the end, there is only one option. To overcome this situation with given information and circumstances.
‘I assumed to some extent that the ringleader’s suspicions could be transferred to me, but I thought the probability of that was very low. All the annoying cases are here.’
In this case, the probability is less than 0.3%.
If you doubt that you are a professional.
Gilles = If you conclude Bexl’s death, ignore rumors and evidence of his actions, and point to someone else as a suspect.
If you point out yourself as the suspect who recovered the body of Jonah Aslid Farhist.
Behavior that ignores the deterrence and logic that will arise in the process.
If 500 people were mobilized to search the labyrinth, they would have obtained circumstantial evidence through interrogation that Gilles-Bexle acted together with the group active in Crabberry.
Even so, the fact that he was identified as a suspect is one reason that he disguised himself as a lawyer while hiding his professionalism, so to speak. ….
“…….”
It means that someone’s intention entered.
However, there is one thing they overlooked, and that is that Hwanin has never said or claimed to be a master.
And when entering and exiting the labyrinth, he created a clear alibi above all else.
In terms of time, it’s about 3 seconds. After organizing his thoughts to some extent, Hwanin opened his mouth to counterattack.
“Miss Nacrux. I was really disappointed.”
=Yes, yes?=
“I actively cooperated with Ms. Nacrux and conducted the witness investigation. I revealed who my colleague was at the time, and actively cooperated when entering and exiting the labyrinth. It is very unpleasant that the result of such good intentions is suspicion and questioning.”
When he appealed that he was very proud and was hurt by his pride, the professors in the conference room as well as Nacrux were slightly embarrassed.
It was because this kind of appeal to pride was an act that a noble or noble family would do, not an ordinary person.
Nacrux raises his hand with a puzzled face and tries to speak.
= It is…….=
“Moreover, I never said I was unemployed. However, I want to know why this situation happened to be forced to explain the situation like a threat, such as hiding my identity in this way. Could it be that the lord of Fenri Justio Farghist will?”
He was convinced that he was innocent and was Nacrux who was trying to represent him, so when he spoke politely, Dean Monder took interest and cautiously intervened.
=Sir Nacrux. What is Hwanin talking about?=
=…… Among Hwanin’s colleagues, there is a freedom fighter from the Earth God Church. This entry into the Prison Labyrinth was also to assist in his sacred duty.=
At Nacrux’s helpless answer, Dean Monder furrowed his brush-white eyebrows and said, Huh! Let out a sigh
=Why didn’t you say that first?=
Dean Monder is stunned, and the faculty members also begin to mutter.
Also.
It was an expected reaction, so instead of looking there, Hwanin was watching Jeha=Mesha, but his expression was slightly frowning, like when something goes wrong.
=…….=
Nacrux glanced at Jeha=Mesha, who stood bluntly.
A frustrated look that had the meaning of why he was doing this. With that gaze, Hwanin was able to put the rest of the puzzle pieces together.
‘That’s how it happened.’
That woman is trying to lay the blame on herself.
Thanks to this, the risk burden has increased significantly by solving this situation neatly only with words.
Jeha = Messiah. The reason is, first of all, it’s 6th grade. Trying to suppress her words, that woman who became enraged might attack herself.
The only weapon I currently have is a soul stick, but the weapon that looks like a magic weapon even if I pretend to be a sword tied to the waist of Jeha = Mesha.
If you fight, there’s a high chance you’ll get seriously hurt.
Revealing her occupation or taking out Sidur’s ruby brooch will solve the problem for now, but that doesn’t mean that there’s no chance that that woman, who is at least level 6, will attack you now.
There is no guarantee that even those professors will protect themselves right away just because they show the brooch.
First of all, keep an eye on the woman and be vigilant. Hwanin, who was vigilant and constantly racking his brains to come up with a way out of this situation, let out a sigh of annoyance inwardly.
No matter how things are resolved here, this has greatly increased the number of cases in which Mesha will hold her feelings of resentment or anger toward herself.
A situation in which one must keep in mind the possibility that the entire guard group will become enemies.
‘The problem is that the woman’s behavior and attitude are incomprehensible. The only explanation for that behavior is the connection with the Crabberry…….’
If you think about what you will gain by pushing yourself like this, the only answer is Crabberry.
That means that the royal guards under the lord of the castle are under the influence of Crabberry.
‘It is easy to turn the situation around with only words, counterarguments, and refutations, and make public opinion into a year to kill that woman, but it is difficult to secure safety……. I have no choice but to wear a ruby brooch.’
It’s a waste to write something like this. Thinking so, Hwanin put some strength between his forehead.
Thud… Thump…… Thump thump…….
From outside the door, what sounded like the footsteps of a giant and a commotion began to flow into the meeting room.
[Stand, Holy Fighter! You can’t do this! Please calm down!]
[Cup!]
[Please! Please stop and listen! Holy Fighter!]
[Ppypipi! Kyu~!]
[Ouch! No! Stop that bird! I mean stop it from entering!!]
[No! You shouldn’t go in there…… !!]
Immediately after, Kwaang-!! The door opened wide as if it were going to break, and Anne, in full gear, came in with a group of graduate school staff clinging to her body.
Then, as if to release her breath, he roared loudly.
= You said you forcibly dragged Doryeong from here?! Where is our doryong, tell me right now!!!=
Professors, as well as Nacrux and Jeha = Mesha, looked back at Anne in panic at the moment.
Hwanin didn’t show it outwardly, but he was greatly pleased.
The reason why she came is because her second strike opened the way.
Quet!
In that gap, the flight that protrudes from Anne’s back flies off and lands next to her Hwanin, spreading her wings as if protecting him. Issilite also ran forward, leaning slightly as if to pull out her greatsword at once.
= Master!! Are you okay?!=
“Well.”
When Hwanin nodded her head with a completely different expression than usual, Isilite, who interpreted it differently, turned on her twin wick and fired her lion’s roar.
=Who are you to persecute the innocent master?! Is the law of the Farghists persecuting good citizens and travelers!!=
=Oh no, over there.=
And she pushed people away with her ignorant power, and Anne grabbed Nacrux by the shoulder and pushed it like a sliding door before her.
=Doryeong, are you okay? Didn’t you do anything bad?=
Dolyeong?
“Still fine. I was treated as a suspect, but it doesn’t seem to be confirmed…….”
Suspect. At the nuance of her words, Anne exploded without even listening to her Hwanin’s words.
= Suspect?! This… ! You guys don’t think I’m going to get over this!! I’m going to contact the main body of the Church of the Land God and ask them to protest against the Lord of the Farhist Castle!! Our doryeong took pity on the children who became meat and brought them out. What, murder suspects?! What the fuck!!=
Kwaaaaang!!
The giant war hammer, loaded with rage, hit the ground and the meeting room turned upside down.
