38. Seeing the Demon Sword (3) As
we were about to arrive at the fortress, Katrun made a suggestion to Zeke.
“It’s not cool, but how about going undercover near the arms dealer?”
“good idea. “Someday, I’ll meet some short charcoal people.”
“I’ll find a room near the weapons store. “Zeek, please rest at your dorm for a while.”
Katran
parted ways with Zeke in front of the turban and headed straight to the alley where the weapons dealer was.
But there I met an unexpected person.
“Hedron?”
“young master!”
A man in his 40s wearing armor saluted Katran.
He was a knight of the Hollygum family. He himself was a half-blood and a knight captain from a historic noble family.
He was also Katran’s swordsmanship teacher, and the two had a special relationship, like fathers and older brothers.
“Hedron! “Why are you here?”
“I came to see you, Master. “My master hurriedly dispatched me when he heard the news that the expedition team was destroyed.”
“ah! “I sent the battle slaves back in case you were worried, but it looks like they haven’t arrived at the family yet.”
“I met them, that’s why I’m here. Master, please follow me. “I have someone to introduce you to.”
“who? Oh, actually, I have company too.”
“I know.”
” know?”
“You mean the black hero?”
“how?”
“Master, do you plan to bury the Hollygum family?”
“He is nothing like the rumors.”
“Even if that were the case! Phew, anyway, follow me.”
Hedron took Katran to a tavern in a dark back alley.
As Katran went there, she had a strange feeling.
As the alley got deeper,
I could feel the presence of more people.
The prayers were hidden, but later it seemed that there were too many of them hiding in the alleys.
They were all very capable people.
It was to the point where the G-class hero Katran could not easily detect his presence.
Hedron said to Katron, who was looking around.
“Jose is the strongest knight group on the continent
.”
“Zodiac Night!”
When I opened the door of the shabby tavern, there were six paladins wearing silver armor inside
.
Catrun swallowed his dry saliva as he faced their appearance.
Especially looking at the one boy sitting in the middle.
he laughed.
The smile was creepy. It was laughter, but it was closer to hatred.
“Where is my brother?”
He suddenly asked.
It was as expected.
Regin van Hollybitch.
The young knight was none other than Zeke’s younger brother.
Katran sat in the middle of the long table.
Across from him, six Zodiac Knights were watching him.
There was also a familiar face on the far right.
It was Archdeacon Acher who was in the same expedition.
“Did you think I didn’t know? I already knew that the knight wearing armor and a hood was someone from outside the expedition team. “I never thought he was a black hero.”
Archdeacon Acher said this to Katran in a thorny voice.
Katrun looked back at Zodiac Knight with a heavy expression.
The person sitting in the center was Regin, a paladin of the Leo Paladin.
A golden lion was engraved on the silver armor. However, his expression did not match the majestic armor of the lion.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
It seemed as if he was not conscious of his crooked expression.
I felt anger deep in my eyes.
The moment Katran saw him, these three words came to mind.
Black warrior.
It was truly a being worthy of its name.
If a hero exists to protect all humans, then Zeke was just that: a hero.
Even now, his job is to protect over 10,000 people in Neuekan.
On the other hand, Regin still seemed to hate something.
The knight next to Regin opened his mouth
.
“Let me introduce myself. Cadenza van Hole Repizzi. “I am the Holy Knight of Libra.”
“ah! You…
“I speak on behalf of the Zodiac Knight. “Will you please cooperate?”
“What cooperation are you talking about?”
“You’re with the Black Hero, right?”
“…Didn’t you come here already knowing this?”
Next to Cadenza was Oridon, a paladin of the Scorpio.
“There’s no need to react so harshly
. Because this is a place prepared for you. If you attack the Black Hero like this, you will be judged by the Holy Hwangcheong as a warrior who cooperated with the Black Hero.”
Katran’s expression hardened at his words.
“But if you cooperate with us, your actions will be dismissed as a trick against the Holy Emperor. “The evaluation will change 180 degrees from traitor to contributor.”
Vice Bishop Acher opened his mouth with a frown.
“that! Prince Katran clearly
refused to assassinate Prince Neu Ekan. Obviously…
Oridon put his hand to his lips.
” Shh.”
“Lord Oridon!”
“Vice Bishop Aker. “It seems you are fundamentally mistaken.”
“What illusion are you talking about?”
“There are many replacements for Vice Bishops in the world, but there are only about 70 pure-blooded G-class warriors in the world. Do you think it is possible to defeat an irreplaceable hero with 10 years left until the day of the Crusade?”
“Well..
“If I can fight the Demon Lord’s army on his behalf, I will listen carefully to what he says.”
Archdeacon Aker closed his mouth and bowed his head.
There was no way there could be a being who could replace the hero.
Katran then opened her mouth.
“That’s actually what I want to say, Mr. Oridon.”
“What are you going to say?”
“yes. Mr. Zeke… who do you plan on replacing him with?”
The Zodiac Knights
closed their mouths to that question.
The people who came here were all Zeke and Gumyeon. His younger brother Regin, as well as the rest of the Holy Knights, shared their experience of fighting alongside Zeke against the Demon King in the past.
Zeke is a warrior who started using aura 10 years ago.
Generation Zero has now begun to awaken their auras one by one. Among the 4th generation, exceptional people obtained the aura.
But no one could compare to Zeke.
No, except for one person.
“Cluck cluck.”
A low laugh echoed in the quiet conference room.
“Who are you replacing me with?”
It was Regin.
“It looks like the number of followers of that handsome older brother has increased again. This is something I don’t understand. Why do people like villains? “Is it because of my dangerous charm?”
Regin was wearing gauntlets. He raised and lowered his second finger and tapped it on the table.
“how? Why should I replace it? What are you
misunderstanding? He’s not on our side. “He is not an ally of humanity.”
“Regin! “Aren’t you Zeke’s younger brother?”
“That’s right. “He is the younger brother of the Black Hero.”
“Then…
“Do you know what that means? As I said before, I am the savior who defeated the devil! He was going to be the younger brother of The Ender Sieg van Hollybitch! But now he is the Black Hero’s younger brother. “Do you know what that means?”
“Why don’t you trust me?”
“What do you want me to believe, brother?”
“He is still fighting for the people!”
“You will be fighting for your sister. But who ruined that sister? “Who on earth turned my beautiful sister Signi into a witch?”
Katrun spoke briefly.
“It’s the devil.”
Regin jumped onto the table.
When Katran came to her senses, she had been grabbed by the collar by Regin. It was a speed beyond imagination.
“Don’t babble when you don’t know anything.
How many days has it been since you met my handsome older brother? Twenty days? one month? “That’s all you know about everything?”
“He is a real dragon who cares about humanity.”
“I guess you didn’t hear about that.”
“Regin stop.”
Oridon grabbed Regin’s shoulder.
But Regin’s eyes rolled back. Even Oridon couldn’t resist his eyes filled with white.
While Oridon was hesitating to retreat, Regin stuck his head in so that his forehead collided with Katran’s.
“The one who sold my sister to the devil was my brother, the handsome Zeke van Bitch! “It is him.”
“What are you talking about?”
“You don’t believe me? Then go to his side and ask him directly. “Do you hate the man who used the name Deus?”
Regin let go of Katran’s collar. Then he pushed him against the door as if throwing him.
It was tremendous power. An 18-year-old knight in armor lost his balance and stumbled.
Katran asked, standing against the wall.
“Deus?”
“Remember it well. Because that is the name of the Demon King.”
Regin jumped down from under the table and pushed Katran out again.
Outside the tavern, Katran looked up at Regin on the stairs.
“Go away, kid.”
Regin stuck out his long tongue and insulted Katran.
Unable to bear it any longer, Katran turned around.
He walked towards Zeke without delay.
Hedron, a subordinate of the family, tried to chase him, but knights under the Zodiac Knight blocked him.
Just as his figure had disappeared into the alley, Cadenza stood next to Regin.
“It was a great performance.”
“Does it look like smoke? “That I hate you?”
“It doesn’t matter whether you hate it or not. “He is still the force we need.”
“I will surpass my brother. “The hilt of Askaron’s sword is mine to hold.”
Cadenza looked down at Regin.
Madness.
It was natural that he developed this personality.
I went through all that when I was only 5 years old.
His brother, who was a hero, was branded a devil and excommunicated from Seonghwangcheong.
The proud sister became a witch.
If Regin’s pureblood score had not reached 10 percent in the pureblood test that day, Regin’s life would have fallen into ruin.
To the abyss of being the younger brother of a dark hero who is not even worthy of being a contract hero.
“You will find out today. “I wonder if you can surpass your brother or not.”
Regin put his thumb in his mouth and nuzzled the tip.
Oridon tapped Regin’s anxious shoulder.
“You are strong. “I guarantee it.”
Regin bit his fingertips until they bled.
He spit out the tattered tips of his fingernails and grabbed the hilt of his sword.
“Your brother is a miserable piece of trash. There’s no way I
can lose. It is a shame for the family that sold their soul to the devil. Mr. Cadenza, I would be more useful than someone like that. “It certainly will.”
Cadenza nodded slowly and turned around.
“I believe so. “We, the Zodiac Knights, have focused only on growing you for the past 10 years.”
Katran returned to the tavern and knocked on the door.
The Zodiac Knights thought that Katran did not know the name Deus, but Zeke had already told Katran at least part of the story from the past.
I knocked on the door for a while, but there was no sign.
I slowly opened the door and went inside. There was no one in the room.
As I looked around to see where Zeke had gone, I felt a presence behind me.
“You met them.”
“Mr. Zeke! “ I didn’t betray Mr. Zeke
!”
“It doesn’t matter if I betray you. No, I think that would be the right way.”
Katran turned her head and looked at Zeke.
“Mr. Zeke! “The Zodiac Knights are here.”
“It seems like that.”
“Run away.”
“I guess so. We can’t fight them.”
