Chapter 105 : Chapter 105

Chapter 105

“You found out?”

At Orchid Owl’s reaction, the atmosphere in the area turned icy.

“……!!”

Click.

Serena instinctively placed her hand on the hilt of her sword.

‘To exude this much killing intent while subdued…’

This woman is dangerous.

Her intuition told her so, and just as she was about to summon her mana to draw her sword and strike at any moment.

Killian’s mouth opened.

“Your little tricks don’t work on me.”

Overwhelming composure.

With that one phrase, the atmosphere that had seemed frozen thawed.

“Ahahaha.”

A Night Walker who had ascended to a superhuman.

And to toy with the head of a guild that held the information power of a nation to this extent.

“You’re a more interesting man than I heard, aren’t you?”

Knowing that the nature of her laughter was madness, Killian simply shrugged.

“A mana color similar to Cornelia’s.”

A fighting style that compensated for long-range disadvantages with magic, an obsession with the pendant.

“At this point, it would be strange not to be suspicious.”

“Kikik.”

Orchid Owl just laughed.

“How about making a new contract with me? With this thing on the line.”

Killian held up the pendant hanging from his neck.

“Connecting the information networks of Eurasia and the west. And sharing future information networks with Hennessy.”

Normally, these would be absurd conditions, but for her now, she had no choice but to accept.

“But that was given to you by Princess Sharle, wasn’t it?”

“Promise me on your honor as a superhuman.”

“What an interesting man.”

As if she didn’t understand, she tilted her head.

Her deliberation did not last long.

“That hegemonic stride of yours. I’ll be watching to see how far it goes.”

Killian nodded.

“Crimson.”

“Yes.”

“Focus on expanding the information network to the west.”

“Understood.”

Killian looked at his other sword.

“Serena, there’s no need to draw your sword.”

“……Yes.”

“Hand over the information network construction to Hennessy and summon the Annihilation Squad. We will now undertake a new mission.”

“And the Commander…?”

“It’s getting difficult to keep refusing the requests of the queens.”

The mothers of Paian and julian.

The two women who had become queens from matriarchs had not yet given up on the competition for the throne.

“There’s no better place to build up merits than a battlefield.”

“……”

“It’s been a while since I’ve been on a tactician mission.”

“I will prepare.”

Serena, understanding what Killian was saying, left the room.

“What a cold woman. If you want, I can make her hot for you.”

“If she gets hot twice, she’ll probably barge into the King’s Hall.”

“It’s not impossible~”

Killian shook his head.

He warned that the King was not as lenient as he was, and that approaching with a half-hearted intention would cost her an arm.

“You talk as if you’re not father and son?”

Killian ignored her and continued.

“The pendant was a promise as a prince of Eurasia.”

“Huh?”

“The proposal I’m about to make is a private contract.”

“A private ‘request’ from the continent’s youngest Sword Master. I’m already getting excited.”

“I said it’s a proposal.”

“Huhuhu. It’s the same thing~”

Receiving Orchid’s intense gaze, Killian brought up the reason he had called her.

“The Piece of Grotesquery.”

“……”

The forced smile on her face vanished.

Confirming her wavering eyes, Killian continued.

“I’m going to need you to search the territories of the western frontier and Cornelia.”

***

“It’s been a while here too.”

Killian muttered as he entered the Pantera Temple and looked around the entrance.

Beside him were a nervous Philip and a cheerful-faced Hazard.

‘Time sure flies.’

The reason he had visited this place before was to use the warp stone, and today’s business was not much different.

He could see mercenaries bustling around the warp stone.

‘Business is booming.’

It seemed that as winter approached, the monsters in the mountains had begun to prepare for hibernation.

The eastern frontier was connected by numerous mountain ranges, so there was always a shortage of knights.

Philip, who had been looking around for a moment, quietly joined him.

“The atmosphere in the temple is chaotic. Is it alright for just the two of us to be here?”

“If there are too many people, it could cause a misunderstanding.”

“But… he’s someone who didn’t even reply to the Commander’s personal letter.”

“Relax. We’re not here to start a war.”

[Krrng~]

“……”

Philip stroked the head of Hazard, who was licking his hand.

They had visited the Pantera Temple to open a warp gate connecting the eastern frontier and the capital, Brussels.

Unlike warp stones, warp gates could be used even by those without a Mana Heart, but their installation required the permission and technology of the temple.

‘Countless magical engineers have tried since the past, but medium and large-sized gates capable of long-distance travel are still the exclusive property of the temple.’

The situation was no different for nations with Magic Towers.

“The temple’s monopoly on warp gates hasn’t changed, then or now.”

“Pardon?”

“Just talking to myself.”

“……”

“We’re not going back today until we settle this warp gate issue.”

“……Understood.”

What Killian wanted was a medium-sized gate connecting the eastern frontier and the capital, Brussels.

What made Philip anxious was the possibility of a conflict.

The temple had previously only permitted the installation of a small-sized gate in Brussels.

Even that was only possible because of the close relationship between Bruges III and the Vice-Priest.

‘But the Commander wants a medium-sized gate from the start…’

A conflict seemed inevitable.

“Don’t worry so much. We didn’t come here without something to fall back on either.”

Killian pointed with his index finger to the bundle of papers tucked in his chest.

“Weren’t you supposed to use that only if things didn’t go well?”

Killian playfully stroked his chin.

“……”

Philip let out a small sigh.

He was not unaware of the advantages Eurasia would gain if it got its hands on a medium-sized gate connecting the capital and the frontier.

It was an item that could be of great help to Eurasia when it needed to defend against a monster wave from the frontier, sudden attacks on the capital, or to expand into other countries on the continent.

“If it can’t be done, we have to make it happen.”

“It’s not as easy as it sounds.”

“Still acting like a Red Knight, are you?”

“……”

“The Annihilation Squad completes its mission by any means necessary. You need to learn from Yulian in this regard.”

Perhaps because he was a knight who valued chivalry, he sometimes showed a rigid side.

He said that he had brought him to the Annihilation Squad because he liked that aspect of him, but the disposition that needed to be displayed today was not that.

‘In any case, I have to make the Vice-Priest our man.’

He had to use the relationship between Bruges III and him to sway things in a direction that would benefit Eurasia.

With that thought, he had visited the temple, but a hurdle stood in his way from the very beginning.

“I’m sorry.”

The priest of the temple who approached them continued.

“The Vice-Priest has an urgent matter… so it will be difficult to see him today.”

“We came because there was no reply to our letter. No matter how busy he is, can’t he at least show his face for a moment?”

“I’m sorry.”

The priest, not unaware of Killian’s identity, politely but firmly refused.

“Hmm.”

Killian, who had been watching Philip trying to persuade him and the refusing priest, opened his mouth.

“This is a big problem.”

“……?”

The priest’s gaze turned to Killian.

“An unsavory rumor has been circulating in Eurasia recently.”

“What… do you mean?”

Philip stepped forward instead.

“Sir Esteban de Pantera, the Vice-Priest of the temple. The rumor is that he and Bruges III engaged in prostitution together.”

“What nonsense…!”

He said it was absurd.

The priest raised his voice, checking his surroundings.

“That’s what the rumor says.”

Killian gave a faint smile to the priest.

Philip, who was beside him, interjected.

“What will you do? His Highness Killian came to see the Vice-Priest in person to clear up this ridiculous rumor.”

“Please… wait a moment.”

The priest who had left returned in less than 10 minutes.

The priest nodded with a stiff face.

“Please follow me.”

[Krrng.]

Hazard let out a pleased cry.

After walking for another twenty minutes or so, they arrived deep inside the temple.

‘It’s damn big.’

It was large enough to be a kingdom’s castle.

He didn’t have a good feeling about the gods, and being deep inside a place where such a god was worshiped, his face naturally contorted into a frown.

Not long after, the party was guided to the Vice-Priest’s office, where a golden Pantera statue was erected.

A middle-aged man with shiny skin and long, flowing gray hair greeted them.

“Welcome. I am Esteban de Pantera, the Vice-Priest of the Pantera Temple.”

“……”

A pressure of a different level than the priest who had guided them could be felt.

It seemed the title of Vice-Priest was not for nothing.

“The Fourth Prince of Eurasia, you say?”

The Vice-Priest, in his 50s, asked with a benevolent smile.

“I am Killian Eurasia, the Annihilation Squad Leader of Eurasia.”

Killian emphasized his identity as the Annihilation Squad Leader, not the Fourth Prince.

“Annihilation Squad Leader… you have shouldered a heavy responsibility at a young age. It is an honor to meet the Fourth Prince, whom I have only heard about.”

The Vice-Priest added that he had heard rumors of his in the subjugation wars in the mountains and the war with Brussels.

“You came to see me because of an unsavory rumor?”

The Vice-Priest, who had been endlessly praising him, asked with the same smile.

“Could you have your surroundings cleared?”

Killian replied, handing over the documents from his bosom.

“……”

The Vice-Priest’s eyes narrowed as he slowly read the documents.

He turned his gaze to the priest who was quietly waiting for orders.

“Priest Charlie. I have something important to discuss with the Annihilation Squad Leader, so please guide his companion around the temple.”

“Understood, Vice-Priest.”

When Killian also nodded, Philip followed the priest with Hazard.

“Are you threatening me?”

The Vice-Priest asked, frowning, in the room where only the two of them remained.

“I just told you the truth. You’ve had quite a wild time.”

He said that contrary to his appearance, his stamina was good, and he had heard that there were over ten children presumed to be his.

He added that if this fact were to leak out, the prestige of the Pantera Temple would plummet.

“Perhaps the Holy Knight Order under the Holy Nation might even be dispatched.”

“……”

Esteban’s gray eyebrows twitched.

“Don’t beat around the bush. What do you want?”

“A medium-sized warp gate connecting the eastern frontier and the capital, Brussels.”

“……”

“We will handle the construction. The Vice-Priest just needs to assist.”

Killian spoke comfortably.

“You bastard… are you in your right mind?”

“Of course.”

The Vice-Priest, clicking his tongue, quietly poured tea.

“The temple does not recklessly permit the construction of warp gates. Especially not for a fledgling kingdom where a war just ended.”

His voice was laced with blatant anger.

“It wouldn’t be enough to beg for the existing small-sized gate to be maintained, and you want to expand it to a medium-sized gate?”

“Yes.”

“You’re mad, Killian Eurasia.”

“I hear that often.”

Killian, unconcerned, gave a faint smile.

The Vice-Priest, after emptying his teacup, picked up the documents and then.

“The temple’s warp gates are items that are thoroughly managed even by the Holy Nation. For just…”

Tear.

He threw the torn documents into the fireplace.

“Do you intend to insult the representative of God with something like this?”

“How shameless. We even have a witness.”

“Whatever you heard from Bruges III…”

“Even if it is the frontier, a man of the Vice-Priest’s stature was intoxicated by women and sowed his seeds.”

“You bastard…”

“I wonder what kind of expression the Pope would make if this fact reached his ears.”

“What devilish words you speak!”

The Vice-Priest raised his voice.

“The God Pantera will strike you down with an iron mace.”

He spouted curse-like words, invoking the name of God, saying that Eurasia, which did not receive the protection of God and the temple, would not last even 10 years.

Killian listened to him quietly.

“There’s no need to be so harsh, is there? It seems you’ve already joined hands with the Empire anyway.”

Tuk.

Killian took out a new set of documents from his bosom and threw them on the table.

“You should know about Mainz Kimbel.”

The Vice-Priest’s face hardened as he checked the contents.

With a harmless smile.

“You’ve taken quite a lot from the Empire.”

Killian bared the teeth he had been hiding.

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