[ Episode 231. Evan, Return and Graduation Thesis ]
“The Church of Zefar?”
Evan murmured.
Then he slowly turned his gaze to look at Otto.
“Heresy?
“I don’t understand what you mean. The Zefar Church? I don’t even know what it is.”
Like a guy who is good at acting, he was excellent at taking off pretentiousness.
But no matter how pretentious he was, he couldn’t fool me, who already knew his identity through the game.
“Otto Muzonov, an assassination leader with the nickname of the Hidden Night of the Zefar Church. Not only did you contact Evan a little while ago, but you also must have informed the church that I was visiting. Just because Jared is nearby.”
“…….”
Otto’s expression stiffened as he smiled.
He stood there blankly for a moment without saying anything, and Evan slowly drew his sword and moved closer.
“You must have known beforehand, Sir Cromwell.”
“Let it be.”
“He is a very scary man. I wondered why someone like Evan would claim to be your subordinate, but I think I know a little bit.”
Seeing his nuance as if he was confessing the truth, Vivian also raised her sword and kept my line of sight.
Even if you don’t know what the Zefar Church is, you can’t help but notice the atmosphere around it.
“I admit it plainly. Any last words?”
“Please save me. I will blow all the information I know.”
Otto suddenly fell to his knees.
Contrary to my expectations, he surrendered meekly, so I asked without letting go of my tension.
“I know that the Zefar Church is a point organization, but you’re going to give me information? If so, it must be something I already know.”
“I will be your subordinate. I am more useful than I thought.”
Even though he was on his knees, his eyes were full of confidence.
There was a lot of faith in one’s abilities.
“In addition to information about the Zefar Order, there are many things that can be done. I’ve done all kinds of dark work, and there’s everything I can’t do, from spying to assassination.”
“is it. Great.”
Certainly, Otto’s ability as an executive of the Zefar Church was outstanding.
I can’t lose in a head-to-head confrontation, but his specialty is assassination.
There are times when everyone is careless, and as an assassin, he waits for that moment and aims.
Yes, he will wait for me to catch my guard.
“If you’re going to do that, I’d rather use it as a double agent. What do you think, Evan?”
“Ummm… I don’t like heresy, but if my lord wants to do that, I’ll comply.”
Otto, whose expression brightened at Evan’s answer, lowered his head.
“thank you. The grace that saved me…….”
Secretly and accurately.
and quickly.
Aiming for the breath and breath gap of the speaking opponent, Galaksur was pulled out
.
The sword, which was unleashed in an instant, swept past Otto, who bowed his head, in the blink of an eye.
dump!
A strong smell of blood wafted through the room.
A puddle of red liquid formed and Evan and Vivian looked at me in amazement.
“Cultists are not trustworthy squire. I was just trying to catch the other person off guard.”
“You are also the lord.”
Evan clapped in admiration.
I don’t know if killing a person deserves applause, but I had no intention of letting Otto live anyway.
Evan was just waiting for the right time for insurance.
“A fanatic?”
“yes. There are fanatics who believe in demons called Zefar. Vivian needs to be careful too.”
“huh.”
Evan called someone to clean the room.
In the meantime, we moved to another room and started a full-fledged conversation.
“The Zefar Church is the enemy. They tried to assassinate me because of my work in stopping the academy’s previous terrorism.”
“The heretics are crazy.”
“There are probably many hidden fanatics besides him. Otto must have informed me of my coming here before he died, so it would be good to clear things up.”
“All right. I do a proper water change once in a while.”
“And Vivian. Since Vivian also prevented terrorism like me, Zeppard might be aiming for it. Always be careful.”
“A year-end festival?”
“Yes, the terror that stopped then.”
“huh.”
The story leaked a little due to the appearance of an unexpected person, but I clearly told the reason why I came here.
“Have you caught Evan Fade?”
“Since that encounter, I have been hiding like a cockroach. Still, I’m chasing the trail, so I think I can catch it someday.”
“I’ll let you know if I find out anything later.”
“All right. But, lord, is it okay for the person here to know this?”
Evan pointed at Vivian and said, her eyes wide open.
“Yes Vivian is my colleague. It’s believable.”
“Do you know everything?”
“It’s not like that…”
I blurted out, and Vivian’s eyes immediately turned to me.
A little cold sweat broke out in his eyes, as if he was hiding it only from himself.
“I intend to tell you everything someday.”
“Then you’re a solid colleague. A trustworthy and outstanding swordsman by your lord’s side is always welcome.”
As expected, he seemed to have noticed Vivian’s skills so that the title of 10 people on the continent wouldn’t be awkward.
But Vivian said something out of the blue.
“Who are you to call Adrias your lord?”
“My name is Evan.”
“I already heard that his name is Evan. Are you a knight of Adrias?”
I felt that the focus of saying something was off.
“Vivian, don’t you know who Evan is?”
“He’s the first person I’ve seen.”
I was a fool for thinking that I would know just by hearing the name as I am one of the 10 members of the continent.
Since there is not only one person named Evan, it is a natural story, but many people recognized Evan in the meantime, so I was mistaken.
“Evan von Orleon, one of the 10 people on the continent, is just Evan now. He was also a Holy Knight of the Holy Kingdom.”
“I see.”
He nodded his head calmly, as if he understood because he was explaining.
He didn’t know that the reaction was from 10 people on the continent.
Evan smiled and smiled, wondering if I was the only one who felt that way.
“You are not very interested in gossip and fame. Rather, I believe in it.”
“rumor? Fame? Are you a great person?”
“It’s not great. He’s just a nasty guy who knows how to wield a sword. Rather, was the reason you came to see me, Lord, because of the Zefar Church?”
Sometimes, Evan seemed to feel burdened by the title of Continental 10.
Seeing that even now, it seemed like he didn’t want to talk about it anymore.
If I don’t like Evan, then I have no intention of continuing to say it.
“This time, His Majesty the Emperor bestowed upon me a fiefdom.”
“Yes, I have already heard. Congratulations on getting your home back, lord.”
“thank you. So, why don’t you take a look at Cromwell?”
“It’s the lord’s territory, so it’s only natural.”
“Evan. I’m just saying this now, but I don’t have a good relationship with His Majesty the former emperor. No, rather than saying it’s bad, I’m in the position of being unilaterally caught up in Your Majesty’s schemes. I’m asking Evan because His Majesty probably has other intentions for the granting of the territory this time.”
After I finished speaking, Evan’s eyes lit up.
And after thinking for a moment, he stared at the table in silence for a while before opening his mouth.
“It’s the emperor’s plan…… It seems that your master is destined to become the king.”
“yes?”
“no. It was just self-talk. First of all, I know the name of the lord. Let’s use the organization to conduct a thorough investigation.”
“There’s one more thing I want to say, but why don’t you move your base to Cromwell?”
“Ugh. Can I do that after a while? First of all, there is no place as convenient for us as the capital, so it seems difficult to move all bases right away.”
“okay. All right.”
“I’m going to move it, but for now, I’ll catch Fade and calm down all the underworlds in the empire before moving it. I also handle the affairs of the Church of Ajefar.”
Evan smiled and had a blurry life in his eyes.
It reminded me of the first time we met in Hidden Dungeon.
“Your liver is so swollen that heretics dare to target your lord.”
“Their forces are wider and stronger than you think. Besides, it’s not based in the Empire, so you won’t be able to eradicate it completely.”
“At the very least, we must give a firm warning not to touch the lord. You said Earl Jared Tyson was an executive, right? As much as running a huge guild, there must be weaknesses. I will attack thoroughly from behind so that the identity of the master is not revealed.”
“I’m not worried that Evan will step in.”
“I just act. Rather, if it wasn’t for the information the lord had, I would have been greatly harmed. I never expected Otto to be a fanatic.”
He bowed his head in genuine admiration.
“You are also the lord.”
“It’s not that great. Now that the story is over, let’s get up.”
“All right.”
I finished my business and got up from my seat.
It could have been a bit more embarrassing, but I didn’t want to stay in the same place for a long time because it was obvious that Otto had told the Zephyr Church about my location.
The safest place for me was the academy.
When I came out of the room with my party, the children of the orphanage caught my eye.
“I’ll have to get the director again.”
“There are a lot of people to take on. It’s a pretty high-level position within the organization, so everyone wants it.”
“Is there anything missing?”
“I’m not doing this for money, so most of the profits I get from occupying the underworld are spent on projects like this for helping the poor with my subordinates. As a result, there is nothing lacking. Money can solve most of them.”
Evan said with a somewhat bitter expression.
“If you think about it, it was the same with Seongguk. Suddenly, the value of faith could not surpass material values. But I didn’t know that. He was just a blind man. However, after meeting the lord and being dismissed from the Seongguk, I saw things that were not visible.”
“Evan. Still, for Evan, religious values must still be the top priority, right?”
“Now, what does it mean to say that it is faith? It is called truth. My own truth.”
“Flowers do not lose their color even when they dry. Even if the words are different, nothing has changed.”
The innocent smiles of children running around caught my eye.
“It is said that flowers do not lose their color even when they wither…
“Evan’s noble will will continue through time.”
A word to Evan, and a word to myself.
We all have our own way of recording immortality.
So I couldn’t be more careful.
All the enemies who aim at my heart are like that too.
“It’s comforting.”
“I’m glad you were comforted.”
Evan smiled like a child.
**
Returned to the academy and broke up with Vivian.
Before parting, she hesitated and asked if there were many knights like Evan in the Cromwell family, but I shook my head.
“doesn’t exist.”
“Does he also know Adrias’s secret?”
“It was force majeure. How did you find out?”
He had no intention of hiding it from Vivian anymore.
I already guessed everything, but I don’t want to get along with you by pretending not to know.
“Me too someday……”
“Yes. I hope the day will come when I can say everything.”
“No, no, I’m Cromwell too…”
She trailed off, then blushed and disappeared.
I wondered what the last words were, but it was difficult to chase after her and ask her as she ran away in an instant.
When I looked around, I could already hear the autumn leaves.
Thanks to the academy’s extended vacation, the schedule became hell.
The schedule, which was carried out without a winter break, was full of tight schedules.
‘Thanks to my participation in the war, I got my grades.’
And when the tournament winnings were combined, the credits gathered quite comfortably.
Now, the schedule at the end of the year has changed, so there was no problem as long as the graduation exam, which will be held at the beginning of next year, is passed safely.
“It’s a graduation exam…”
I like to say it, it’s a test, I had to write a thesis and be judged.
If it was the knights department, it would be possible to pass with force alone, but in the magic department, research results took precedence over force.
It was only natural that the original magic, the symbol of Warlock, was not strong magic after all, but his own magic created through research.
There is no vacation now, so I had to stay at the academy for half a year, so I had to think of something in the meantime.
‘Because I know a lot anyway.’
Shall we take a look at the magic academia?
It’ll be fun to expand your influence.
[Episode 231. Return of Evan and Graduation Thesis] End
