31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 512)
Branches of the Witch Order are spread throughout Baranoa, but the largest number of branches has recently opened in Tetra, the capital of the Holy Kingdom..
The reason is simple.
This is because the witches are currently obsessed with operations centered on the capital..
If you go back through the history of the witches, there are people who fell victim to the tyranny of Baranoa..
Since the past, the Holy Kingdom has defined heretics, or witches, who use black magic as evil, and has committed widespread massacres..
The so-called witch hunt can be seen as an act of government aimed at rallying the faith of its subjects, but the problem is that this act has continued without any special regulations..
Justification for killing a political opponent.
Or, it has been used as it pleases, such as to get rid of great people who are trusted by their subjects..
For that reason, the group formed by the persecuted and the sacrificed people is the witch group..
They actually succeeded in reaching the true nature of the heretical witches, and passed on a lot of power from them..
In the end, Baranoa can be seen as a group of real witches who went into hiding after the witch hunt, those who almost became victims of the witch hunt, and the bereaved families of the victims..
Currently, the Witches were systematically spreading rumors that shook the high-ranking people of the Holy Kingdom..
It was a mixture of many false rumors and lies, but exquisitely, it all turned out to be the truth.…
The witches also looked down on the evils of the Holy Kingdom..
It wouldn't have crossed the line... I ended up having vague expectations..
sniff…
“What does this smell like??”
“Branch manager?”
“ah… sorry. But did you originally call me that??”
“yes? What are you talking about earlier??”
“no, no….”
Haseul, the head of the Tetra 3 branch of the Witches, tilted her head and focused on the meeting..
We talked with branch executives about how far the operation has progressed and what will happen to the subjects' movements in the future..
“But it's not strange?”
“yes? what?”
“They didn't respond at all. If it were the bishops we know, they would have gone on a rampage right away and been busy providing false explanations..”
“Iknow, right? I don't think it will sink easily like this.….”
“A strange thing that happened recently was one that the clergy should have paid more attention to in the first place. The response was insufficient and late. There was enough room for us to dig in..”
“aha! Then, the subjects will either pour out their anger like this and become quiet.….”
“If you don't feel like calming down?”
Grinning…
“It must be a riot?”
“That's right, there are so many people whose family has disappeared, whether it's faith or something else, but I can't help but suppress their grief.?”
“Hey… It won't be easy, this job.”
“Yes, in the next few days something big will happen that will correct the ills of Baranoa..”
“Umm… But where is the manager now??”
“You're out there.”
“Where is it outside??”
“Toyuz Branch.”
“What did it look like there??”
“Haven't you been there? you?”
“It's been so long that I can't remember much..”
Branch leader Haseul explained diligently, even making hand gestures..
“It’s located next to a sawmill near the logging site on the Toyuzu side… uh?”
Haseul tilted her head..
“But what was your name??”
She says that and looks around..
“…uh?”
All the executives were lying down with their eyes wide open. All of them are bleeding from their egg-shaped bodies..
“…Has the effect of the medicine run out?.”
deeply-!
A dagger was stuck in the middle of Haseul’s neck..
“talent….”
Haseul tried to respond by grabbing her neck, but the man in front of her was faster than her..
Puuk…
Puppuppuk-!
Couuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
As Haseul fell, the man looked around with an expressionless face..
a terrible scene.
A man quickly finds paper and pen and writes down the information he obtained..
Sasasak…
As he exited the building, a hawk flew over his shoulder..
“Leader… No, tell Kyra..”
food…
The hawk flew away with a note hanging from its ankle..
* * *
The darkness of the Holy Kingdom works diligently..
Midar, kneeling on one knee, hears the voice of the person who turned around..
“Now, the day of repentance has come.”
“…….”
“Midar, please make a decision by then..”
“…All right.”
The one who turned around is Pope Daemon..
After a while his voice disappeared and Midar moved..
Jeopuk…
Jeopuk…
He appears to be lost in thought, moving without saying a word while looking at the ground..
Before I knew it, I was right in front of a fairly secret place..
“…Sir, Inquisitor.”
The position of Chief Inquisitor is the most noble of all Inquisitors..
The position of chief inquisitor had authority that was perhaps comparable to that of a cardinal..
Midar had never used that kind of authority carelessly, but today was not a situation worth worrying about..
I'm confused and feel like I'm going to get nauseous at any moment..
“Get out of the way.”
“Bar, the visit was not delivered.”
“…so?”
“in… Another interrogator….”
“Another interrogator? who?”
“Inquisitor Eira and Inquisitor Batung..”
“…Okay. Get out of the way.”
“…yes?”
Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssd…
A cool energy rose from Midar’s body..
“Don't make me say it twice.”
“……yes.”
Hehehe…
Together…
The forbidden door was opened..
Here lies one of the secrets hidden by the darkness of Baranoa..
Jeopuk…
Jeopuk…
He goes down the rather ugly spiral staircase leading to the basement, and eventually encounters the secret..
“midar?”
“Oh, is it Midar?.”
Deputy Chief Interrogator Eira and interrogator Batung, who is killed by him..
Eira was a fair-skinned woman with long, curly red hair, and Batung was a long-haired man with deep-set cheeks..
“What are you doing here??”
“…You are the ones.”
“we? It's us... Well, just to be able to see it..”
Cheolgruguk…
Girl chained to a lavishly decorated chair.
There was a halo, a round circle, floating over my head..
crackling…
Chijijik…
The halo flashed a dull light..
“Because I might never see you again in the future..”
“Hehehe… Griz is truly a crazy guy. A machine that creates divinity..”
“…….”
“Sometimes I get goosebumps at the author's imagination..”
Seueuugh…
Eira wrapped her hand around a nearby whip..
“…What are you trying to do??”
“Well, you know it when you see it..”
Whoa whoa-!
Twaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
“Ahhhh!”
It's crazy-!
Brighter light flowed from the halo..
Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
“Ugh….”
Chijijijijijik…
“Ahahahaha! Squeeze some more, Sophia. Even your father, Griz, who abandoned you, can hear it.!”
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Pak-!
Midar grabbed Eira's wrist..
“…What does it mean?”
“I want some alone time.”
“so?”
“Fuck off, both of you..”
Batong screamed in a fit of rage..
“Disputes between interrogators should be prohibited.?”
“The position of Chief Inquisitor is above all rules. You forgot the main premise..”
“…….”
“don't test my patience.”
Eira and Batung were trembling with anger and glared at Midar's face..
And that was it.
what they can do.
“…To make a fuss.”
“I look forward to seeing that proud face distort someday..”
After Eira hit the whip on the floor, the two left..
Midar is confused..
So, after visiting this place just once, I never came back again..
“…Sophia.”
“Inquisitor Mydar, is it a nice afternoon out there??”
“…….”
Sophia smiles.
A being created so elaborately that it would not be perceived as a machine except for the vertical lines below both eyes..
artificial god.
“I hate them?”
“I don't hate it.”
“why?”
“I don't know what hate is.”
Sophia has manipulated emotions.
Intentional kindness.
“So, I don't hate it.”
“…….”
How far does Baranoa's evil karma go? How the most noble beings are transformed into disgusting beings..
“Forgive me for turning away.”
“I don't know forgiveness. So I can't forgive you.”
“…Is he like that too?.”
Sigh…
Midar bent down on one knee and approached Sophia..
“I will pray for you.”
“Sophia is not a god. I can't help you.”
“I knew before I was even an adult that God does not answer prayers. Okay.”
“But why are you praying??”
“Whether you listen or not... This is an action to ease the burden on my heart.”
okay.
“dastardly… It's action.”
“I can not understand.”
“…Make me look forward to it.”
“If so, I will hear your prayers..”
Sophia's hand goes up to the top of Midar's head. A mysterious being that can feel human warmth in its hands.
Are the hands of the two interrogators who left earlier really this warm??
“Sophia.”
“yes.”
“If you had all your feelings... What was it like??”
“…….”
“How was it for you? maybe… He must have been angry when he saw us the way we were..”
“midar.”
Sophia tilted her head..
“You don't have to say "maybe".”
“…….”
“Sophia is not angry with you.”
“Anger… Because I don't know.”
“…….”
“Oh God….”
Midar cried quietly..
“Where are we headed? We are humble... Save me. also….”
Sophia stroked his head.
“Judge me.”
* * *
Snowfall had been moving with Sally ever since the meeting. I don't know if the witches' actions were right, but news has come that the subjects are rising up to condemn the leadership of Baranoa..
“Haha! Look at it! what did i say?”
“The repercussions are stronger than I thought. The front of the cathedral is full..”
“It's been a few days already. The cathedral guys didn't even know that firewood was being added and expected the fire to go out soon..”
Kang Seol heard that and tilted her head..
‘Strange, I guess….’
The high-ranking priests of Baranoa were corrupt, but they were not incompetent. If they were incompetent, they would have been swept away long ago. They knew how to defend their position. Because they are the best at it.
‘Is there something else you're aiming for??’
When Kangseol mentioned this, Sally waved her hand and said.
“okay okay. Let me dig a little deeper..”
Judging by their lukewarm response, I didn't even tell Sally that I might not have enough time..
Snowfall is closer to Sally than she thinks..
‘Because he's Charlie's younger brother..’
Over the past few days, the relationship between Snowfall and Sally has progressed quite a bit. It seems that the strong force shown during the plot or the fact that he added some strength to Sally's opinion was a big factor..
“My brother is actually a really great person, but... Should I say this or not?….”
- 394I am listening for the second time.
- Let's fill it up to 400 times at once..
- I think I'll fill it up today.
- Your brother is Charlie? yes yes.
“I guess I followed my brother well..”
“me? That's right. Because she never saw her parents and learned this and that from her brother. ah! My brother is much stronger than me. I'm just saying this just in case..”
“…so strong?”
“I know what happened to all the guys I got stuck with.?”
“how?”
Squeak…
Sally pretends to slit her throat with the blade of her hand..
“…okay?”
“Be scared.”
“You're not scared at all!”
Sally was not a serious person..
A chatterbox who speaks with a smile whenever you give him a little time..
If you tap, it's about your brother..
If you tap it, it's a story of the past.
“sally.”
“huh?”
“I'm talking about the person you're after.….”
“no! I'll tell you in 3 days.”
“Today is 3 days after what I said last time..”
“okay? Then you should do it.”
- It's true that it was chosen by the vote of the witch leader.?
- This is a rigged election.
- I saw it. Their mom sold hamburgers to the witches..
“Are you okay? It's such a scary story that you might feel the need to urinate..”
“are you okay.”
“…Kyra.”
“…what?”
“look! I told you it was scary.”
Kang Seol asked in confusion..
“Kyra… Called?”
“huh. I'm chasing that bastard..”
There were many reasons why he was embarrassed, but there was another reason why he was most surprised at this part..
‘Kai... It's dangerous.’
If Sally had ever run into Kyra while chasing her, she would be out of this world..
She was quite a strong woman, but she can't even compare to Kyra..
“I know about Kyra.?”
“…What a piece of trash..”
“that's right! It's trash that can't be tolerated. It is also famous for wiping out an unrelated village and brutally murdering the Princess of Yorum..”
“…But why are you chasing Kyra??”
“that… under… Can I say this??”
Sally said, biting her lip..
“He stole my brother's stuff..”
“…what?”
“These are the things my brother left me, but they took them all in one night. … Ahaha.”
“…….”
“Thanks to you, I became a fool who couldn't even keep the things my brother left for me. So I'm going to find him.”
the snowfall was silent.
Because what I heard was related to him and what followed was a bit shocking..
‘Charlie left some of his research for his younger brother. If it fell to Kyra….’
Phew…
Snowfall sighed heavily and asked:.
“That Kaira is coming?”
“Yes, the tail of the organization he leads has been caught. Apparently headed to Baranoa.”
“The tail... I was caught?”
“huh! why?”
snowfall closes eyes.
‘It wasn't captured, it showed its tail..’
Every once in a while, Kyra takes a risk and catches the pursuer's attention..
“I confirmed that you entered Baranoa.?”
“I think so. I'm not sure….”
“Then you know who those guys on the roof are now..”
“……what?”
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
A large hole opened in the ceiling, and a sharp sword pointed downward..
It's an attack targeting Snowfall and Sally..
Kwazii profit-!
Kang Seol kicked the table while sitting down and broke it. Debris blocked the assassins' view..
“hold your breath!”
“Hmm….”
Clink-!
Snowfall, carrying Sally, broke the window and threw herself outside..
Cough… call…
“Hehe… Keck… . members….”
Paaaaat-!
As soon as I got out, a dagger-shaped fish came pouring towards Snowfall..
Papa Papa Pot-!
Snowfall swings the cloak and strikes the dagger..
“That's a fun cape.”
“…Kyra.”
A thin man wearing a mask was looking this way, as if he had been standing there from the beginning..
“…found.”
Kyra grinning.
But on the contrary, snowfall also smiled.
Snowfall said in an excited voice.
“I finally found it.”
“……what?”
“my less sore fingers.”
Even if you bite ten fingers, there will always be one that hurts less..
“you damn bastard.”
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