My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 121
#121
silent war (3)
When asked who was the busiest among the executives under the current Immortal King, there was one person that everyone ranked first..
The main character was Olivia, the Banshee Queen..
Hans' first order, the mission of uncovering the oath of Yeokcheon, was something that had to be continued steadily as their forces were widely distributed..
Moreover, the task of absorbing those who have already been identified cannot be done without her..
That was the situation, but this time, another order came from Hans..
There was a vampire assassination attempt on a merchant in Tarak. Find out the details and report it..
[Haha... Girl, if you keep doing this, you're going to die from overwork.···.]
Olivia, who was floating in the darkness of the cave with ghosts swirling around her, muttered to herself..
It was a joke about conversion that only the undead could tell, but unfortunately, there was no one in this space who could accept her words..
[Maybe that's why...my skin seems to have become rough these days... I try to avoid sunlight, which is the enemy of my skin, as much as possible.···.]
Translucent and thin fingers stroked the equally translucent and smooth cheeks..
It was humor that I tried again without giving up despite the cold reactions of those around me, but...of course, no one responded..
[Phew... I'm a fool for expecting sense from these idiots.···.]
I didn't dare to speak carelessly in front of the Immortal King, but after spending so many years alone, talking to myself and playing with words had already become a habit..
But even that was useless because there was no one with whom I could communicate.···.
Eventually, Olivia gave up, closed her eyes, and began analyzing the information brought by the ghosts..
Ghosts whose desires, obsessions, and other thoughts have been castrated have their presence greatly reduced, but their egos also become blurred, making it very difficult to deal with them as desired..
Extracting and combining the necessary information from an unorganized and indiscriminate list of information is nearly impossible for ordinary people..
But of course she was no ordinary person..
[That's strange... The attempted assassination of Hubert, the merchant of Tarak... A strange mole is coming···.]
First of all, it was impossible to find Hubert, the victim..
In order to conduct a more accurate investigation, it was common sense to climb up from the victim first, so we planned to determine his location first..
‘···It looks like it was hidden behind a barrier that took a lot of care. Still, it hurts my pride that I couldn't even figure out its location..’
Still, since he wasn't her original target, she eventually gave up on finding Hubert and began scanning through the suspects..
After that, while juggling other things, it only lasted two days..
From those at the top of the competition centered on Tarak, to nobles even slightly related to the Hubert Company, to organizations in the dark where interests are intertwined..
After a series of forced marches without sleep, she finally succeeded in getting rid of them all..
[Although all of them were innocent... There were countless people who didn't even know that he had suffered misfortune.···.]
In the end, the final conclusion was that it was not a direct grudge crime related to Hubert or his company..
In a situation where several days of hard work were in vain···.
[Hehehehehe—the ghosts are crying out loud.···.]
Gooooo—!
As Olivia began to sob, the air vibrated and waves of death spread around her..
A terrible power that can kill those who are not spiritually protected just by hearing it..
[I'm sorry—!]
[Ugh—]
The ghosts that filled the cave writhed and glowed from the energy, and the surrounding area instantly became chaos..
However, Olivia, who caused the situation, was not paying any attention to the surrounding situation and was calmly analyzing the information again with a calm expression on her face..
If Hubert was not the direct problem, the cause must have been external..
Her next target was to delve into the evil beast, vampires..
But he wasn't normal either..
He hid himself so thoroughly that the ghosts' belated investigation alone was unable to trace him..
However, I could not fail like this in the mission entrusted to me by the Immortal King..
She released ghosts to gather information with the intention of investigating all the vampires in the area..
And after several days of obsessive thorough investigation, conducted day and night, with matters related to Yeokcheon's pledge put aside for a while,—.
[Uhuhu... I guess it's these kids.···?]
She was finally able to capture the vampires gathering in the city of La Perla, Kingdom of Thalia..
A group of vampires, completely different from the Brokoslak Clan that ruled there, was invading their territory..
[This seems like things are going interesting... I have to report to the Immortal King first.···.]
-Olivia? It's Dwell. How long should I wait??
At that time, a communication was received from Dwell McCain, who was also robbing Yeokcheon's pledge..
I told him to wait for a while to dig up the vampires' trail, but somehow he contacted me just in time to finish the job..
[···ha. Really, I'm going to die from overwork at this rate.···.]
So, Banshee Queen Olivia had a busy day like usual today..
***
‘Invasion of other vampire clans?’
In the few days since Olivia was given the job, she has investigated more thoroughly than expected and uncovered the truth about Hubert's assassination..
Of course, we realized that the problem was not caused by friction at Hubert Trading, but rather a problem related to Brokoslak, with which we had a partnership.···.
It was even discovered that the clan believed to have carried out the operation is currently gathering in the city of La Perla in the Kingdom of Thalia..
‘Before hitting Talaria, were you planning to turn your attention to the outside world? It would have been icing on the cake if additional investigation personnel had escaped..’
It was the first expansion of power attempted by Brokoslak, who had stuck to his own territory and maintained a policy of isolation from the country..
Of course, from the outside perspective, it would have been inevitable to judge that it was a plan that put a lot of effort and care into it..
If a plan that you put so much effort into suddenly starts to falter, it would be natural to try to figure out the cause and fix it somehow..
‘And then they take advantage of that opportunity and attack the main base... Is that roughly what you think?.’
Additionally, Olivia added that they seemed to be in quite a hurry..
Looking at the preparations such as the barrier, it seems that they were trying to maintain thorough secrecy, but in reality, they were not able to use those preparations properly and moved quickly and were caught by her..
And that also meant that an attack was imminent..
‘But the problem is that Brokoslak hasn't noticed yet. As the Forest of Monsters incident and the expansion of external forces coincided, security became lax.···.’
Vampires, who are already small in number, are losing members here and there, creating a hole in the internal surveillance network..
In addition, there were still about two days left on the transmission team's cooldown, so it was impossible for Heinz II to head to Talaria right away..
‘However, it is a bit hard for Hans to intervene... If you use your power properly, your location will inevitably be revealed, and if that happens, things will get too big. It's not just a conflict between vampires..’
It was still too early for the Immortal King to step forward in person..
The Immortal Army was gathering more evil forces, and the continent was waiting for the summit to end and reach an agreement..
‘They said that the intruders this time were presumed to be the Eupersch Clan.?’
Well, they were the only ones capable of doing something like this..
While 'Brokoslak', one of the three great powers of the vampire clan, took control of a small kingdom in the west, 'Obypo' was gaining influence in the republic in the eastern region..
And the clan that was one of the three remaining powers and could be said to be the strongest among them was ‘Eupersch’, which was based in the central Azerion Empire and active on the continent..
Also, their leader was the ‘Holy Blood’, the pinnacle of the Outerica vampires..
‘I never thought I would encounter the Precious Blood in this way..’
Precious blood was never something that could be easily seen..
There are currently two people identified here..
Except for Brokoslak, who had been in hibernation for a long time and had no idea when he would wake up, he was practically the strongest of the vampires..
‘Since it's something like this, Bisque Eupersch will come forward in person. This is a pain in the ass.’
I heard that the relationship between Eupersch and Brokoslak was not very good..
In the past, in the process of completely swallowing up the Kingdom of Thalia, there was some conflict with those who were active across the continent..
It is said that friction arose as they drove out the Eupersch vampires within the kingdom and solidified their territory, but after the Brokoslak were cornered in the corner of the continent and united among themselves, there was no more conflict..
‘But then they suddenly invaded in such a large scale..’
I don't know if there was a change of heart or if the expansion of this side's power was bothersome..
Since something has already happened, the important thing now is how to respond..
‘Tsk, I can't help it. He dares to mess with Hubert, and even tries to ruin the broccoli he got his hands on... I can't just stay like this.’
Shouldn’t this side also do all it can?.
The moment I decided to do that.
Harley, who was staying at the Northern Steel Citadel to slaughter monsters, moves her body..
Hans, who had been scanning the area and continuing to cast, also began to move secretly..
‘Since you never know how things will turn out, you should have insurance first..’
If the Immortal King were to come to the fore, he would have no choice but to attract outside attention, but he could somehow come up with an excuse..
All you have to do is say that you need the corpses of vampires or that you want to take them under your command..
Still, Hans, who crossed space and arrived at Talaria with the hope that he would never have to go out in person, was able to notice an unexpected fact..
‘what? This situation may not be as bad as I thought...?’
That's right too.
Because there was a completely unexpected being coiled up there..
***
“Yes, because I knew everything about the situation. If you get caught messing around for no reason, you know.?”
“Yes, yes... of course, Harley.!”
“Believe? Am I a scary person when I’m angry? Kahahahaha—!”
“···sure! Do not worry!”
The expression on the person's face became awkwardly stiff as he repeatedly bowed and responded to Harley's words..
‘It was an expression that made me want to say 'I'm scared even if I'm not angry', but I'm probably mistaken..
“I'm a bit busy right now, so listen carefully to Howard for the time being. Take good care of the employees below so that no one wants to check how many lives they have left! Because you can find out everything later!”
“yes! We will treat you, Howard, as an alter ego of the Lord of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry..”
Since Tarak and the Iron Citadel are only a day away, Harley's activities had already reached this place..
Of course, there was no way the upper chamber people did not know the news about him, who was no different from Hubert's co-representative..
Not only did he have that overwhelming power, but he also received the protection of the church and the love call of Count Aonia, so going against his will was something that even a reasonable amount of courage would not have dared to do..
‘This has been settled to some extent, so what's next?···.’
After cracking down on the Hubert Company again, Harley immediately moved to the Temple of Tarak..
‘I guess I'll have to get busy. Although we got a few days' reprieve, we need to get the job done as quickly as possible and return to the fort..’
Of course, the castle side, including Count Aonia, captured him..
Since Harley's performance so far has been so great, concerns about his absence were bound to be just as great..
‘Still, I've been on the defensive without resting, but it takes about this long..’
Thanks to this, it wasn't difficult to take some time off to catch up on this matter and take a break..
Count Aonia even went so far as to suggest that he personally order the Tarak security forces to pay special attention when Harley was told that he would be away due to matters related to the attack on Hubert..
There may be some people who try to do something unnecessary in Hubert's absence, so I decided to gratefully accept the offer for now..
“Huh? Aren't you Harley? I heard you are in the Iron Citadel, but what are you doing here??”
“Hahaha—! That's what I mean···.”
And Harley finally arrived at the Temple of Tarak..
Through the gate there, you could move to the Talaria Temple in the Kingdom of Thalia..
To a place where conflict between vampires is predicted.
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