Betrayal Knight’s Joyful Faith - Chapter 405



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The 405th episode of The Merry God of Betrayal

“… … I’m glad you’re here. Please tell them to charge me for the security deposit.”

When Salem cautiously entered the room, Arendt was lying in bed, talking to someone through the communication port.

-Yes, I understand. Please take care of yourself. I’m glad you’re okay, but every time you do this, the old man’s heart sinks.

Arendt glanced at Salem and nodded at him, indicating that he should take a seat.

“Don’t worry. I have no intention of dying until I’ve spent all the money I left with Lord Neumann.”

-Of course you should. By the way, if something bad happens to Lord Arendt, most of Lord Arendt’s assets will be inherited by Count Eckhart.

“… … .”

Arendt, who was about to say something, shut her mouth tightly. Not wanting to miss that moment, Neumann quickly continued.

-So, please take care of yourself. Please. I will do everything you asked without fail. Please rest now.

With those last words, Neumann was the first to cut off the communication.

“Why do you all nag so much as time goes by? Has your Majesty gotten older?”

Arendt grumbled in absurdity as she looked at the dark communication port. Salem, who had been silent for a moment, asked in absurdity.

“… … It’s a bit odd to ask something like this right after seeing you, but where on earth did you get that communication port?”

The sword, the communication device, and the Frosty Hand were confiscated by Laius, because he knew that Arendt would come looking for them as soon as she opened her eyes and said she wanted to do some work.

In the end, Leo’s guess turned out to be exactly right… … .

“I slipped some money into the servant who came to bring in firewood and asked him to do it. Anyway, they seem like pathetic people.”

In the end, it seemed like they failed to stop Arendt.

Salem’s expression became trembling at his shameless response.

“still…….”

But that was only for a moment, as Salem muttered and lowered his gaze.

“I’m glad you’re safe. I was really worried about you. Really.”

He looked like a helpless child, with his hands on his knees and not even making eye contact.

“In the end, I was of no help. I feel like I got involved for nothing and ended up holding others back… … .”

Arendt didn’t say anything and just stared at him blankly. Not knowing what their master was thinking, the two spirits just flew around the room innocently.

“I should have just stayed in the camp with Llewelyn, as Lord Arendt had said at first… … .”

Salem, who had been pondering for a moment, lowered his head.

“sorry.”

After Salem finished speaking, Arendt did not say anything in response.

A heavy silence fell into the room.

All that could be heard was the occasional crackling sound of firewood burning in the fireplace, which was kept burning hotly.

“So, I… … .”

Finally, unable to overcome the silence, Salem raised her head and met the golden eyes staring straight at her.

“… …Why, why are you looking at me like that?”

Arendt, clenching her jaw, responded indifferently.

“I was just looking to see how far the little thing would dig. Isn’t it already dug enough to bury you?”

“Huh? No, the person is speaking seriously… …!”

“Or what, do you want to bury me?”

Salem protested that it was unfair, but Arendt responded bluntly, pretending to scratch her ear.

“I’m sorry, but as you can see, I’m still going strong, so you don’t have to worry about burying me in a coffin. Did you hate training so much? You kept begging me to teach you.”

“Are you kidding me right now?”

Finally, Salem burst into rage.

The startled spirits flew up and landed on Salem’s shoulders again.

But Arendt was still shameless.

“It came out really well.”

“… … .”

Salem was speechless. Arendt clicked her tongue as she watched him staring blankly into space.

“How pathetic. Hey. Did I teach you that?”

“yes?”

Salem asked back in a dazed voice.

“I’ll say it only once. Listen carefully.”

Arendt leaned back against the pillow supporting her back and blurted out.

“If it goes well, it’s my fault. If it doesn’t go well, it’s someone else’s fault.”

“… … .”

“I don’t know about you innocent elves, but these are basic virtues that you need to have to survive in the human world.”

Is that something you should say as a journalist now?

Salem’s empty gaze wandered into space. Arendt shrugged her shoulders shamelessly.

“I never expected much from the brat. I called him over and sat him down, but he said he was sorry and started digging on his own, so it was more of a nuisance. It was a waste of time.”

“ah…….”

Then, all of a sudden, Salem lowered her head again.

“Yes… … . I’m sorry.”

“Did you hear what I just said?”

Arendt let out a deep sigh, her voice irritated.

“Come to think of it, it was the servant who ran the errand for you earlier.”

Salem glanced up at the slightly softened voice. Arendt, with her flowing hair carelessly left unattended, was casting an indifferent glance at him.

“I heard the Royal Knights are looking for someone.”

“yes?”

Arendt tilted her head as Salem asked blankly.

“In the midst of chaos where people couldn’t even take care of the people next to them, someone treated the injured. Thanks to that, more than a few people were able to save their lives.”

“… … .”

Arendt looked him straight in the eye.

“Just as the battle was coming to an end, he suddenly lost consciousness. When he woke up, he saw that someone had moved the wounded to a safe place and even administered first aid. Do you know anything about it?”

“… … .”

As he continued to speak, Salem’s eyes grew wider. Without waiting for an answer, Arendt added dully.

“That’s stupid. How can you afford to look out for others on a battlefield where you can’t see even an inch ahead? But… … .”

A voice that seemed indifferent but had a strange power continued to speak clearly.

“Thanks to you, many people’s lives were saved. It would not have been possible without someone there.”

“… … .”

Salem blinked several times with a blank expression.

“Anyway, I heard that Commander Edgar is looking for that person. He said that since everyone passed out, they don’t even know who their benefactor is, and the entire Order is upset.”

Arendt said indifferently.

“It seems like there’s quite a mess since even a single servant is asking me questions… … . I can tell without even looking. You were so depressed that you just stayed in your room, right? So how could you know what was going on?”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

Salem came to his senses suddenly at the blow that followed. Then Arendt frowned.

“I told you not to apologize. It’s a waste of time. Where on earth did you hear that from?”

“Ah, that, sorry… … .”

Salem stuttered as usual, startled, then shut her mouth tightly.

“Anyway, you didn’t do anything wrong. Or are you blaming me for dragging you here when you’ve only just begun learning swordsmanship and spirit magic?”

“Oh, no! That’s not true.”

Salem blew up the flagship.

Arendt said with her arms crossed, sullenly.

“Of course. I don’t make mistakes. I didn’t do anything wrong, so you didn’t do anything wrong either. Do you understand?”

As expected from someone like Arendt, it was a very shameless and arrogant statement.

But as I listened, it felt like the lump that had been blocking a corner of my heart was slowly melting away.

As Salem nodded bewilderedly, Arendt popped a cookie into her mouth with a satisfied look on her face.

“Then back to the main topic. How much do you remember? Rider-senpai, you seemed to know nothing. You also kept your mouth shut, didn’t you?”

“… … I remember vividly the time I met Lord Arendt.”

Salem hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

“I was going with that woman… … to go to Lord Arendt, and from that moment on, my memory went blank.”

“Why didn’t you report it?”

Salem hesitated for a moment before answering Arendt’s question.

“Well… … I feel like I should do that. I don’t know what happened to Lord Arendt after that. Lord Ryder doesn’t even seem to remember that person being with me.”

“Hmm.”

Arendt nodded.

The leader of the evil cult, the saintess, who had been hidden behind a veil until now, has appeared in person.

In the midst of all this, Salem intuitively realized that he should not speak carelessly.

It was a decision I quite liked.

“Tell me what happened in the palace, from beginning to end. In as much detail as possible.”

Salem nodded quickly at the commanding words.

Arendt sat quietly for a while listening to Salem’s story.

When Salem finished speaking, Arendt was left with a frown and a slight thought.

“… … Is there a problem?”

“No, that’s not it.”

When Salem asked cautiously, Arendt answered briefly.

After a moment of silence, Salem, who had been hesitating, opened his mouth again.

“… …Why did Luna and Ray follow that person like that?”

As Arendt raised her head, Salem continued speaking slowly.

“Spirit is a pure being, so it does not come near anything impure or evil. But that person… … .”

“Since they are evil beings, it makes no sense for spirits to follow them?”

Salem nodded with a slightly surprised look on her face.

“yes.”

“It would be something that falls outside the definition of what you call unclean and evil.”

Arendt answered him absentmindedly without looking at him.

“Even if people die from natural disasters, we don’t call that evil.”

“… … .”

“Besides, that woman has never directly hurt anyone.”

The spirits avoid beings with a strong scent of blood, but in the end, it was not Iris who wielded the sword, but the ‘Broken Heart Sword’ that followed her.

‘Iris’s hands would never have gotten dirty.’

In this fucking world, God was nature.

It was not strange that the spirits, who were beings of nature, followed Iris, who had become closely related to the gods through several lives.

Salem lowered his eyes and muttered.

“Is that so… … .”

Crucially, we cannot say that Iris and Chernion are absolute evils in the end, just as Luce is by no means a righteous being.

Since Chernion and Iris were also part of the composition of this world, the innocent spirits would not consider them evil.

But I had no intention of telling that to this troubled child.

Because it’s enough to make your head complicated if you’re alone.

“I don’t like those guys, but I like Commander Lyos. I guess it’s because he smells like a god.”

Arendt spoke decisively and then changed the subject.

“By the way… … . So that’s how it turned out. Have you met Llewelyn?”

“Yes. Sir Arendt has been waiting for me to wake up. The others are the same.”

Salem nodded bewilderedly.

Everyone was curious about what was going on inside.

“What about Commander Lyos?”

“I don’t know either… … I heard that you threatened to stop bothering Arendt. You still need to rest.”

“Anyway, Ojireb.”

Arendt grumbled briefly and then fell into light thoughts again.

‘I think there needs to be some kind of explanation.’

Salem was quiet right now, but she couldn’t hide her curiosity.

Since it is such a large-scale accident, it cannot be passed over with just a passing remark.

furthermore…….

I had no intention of going along with his tricks straight away.

Arendt opened her mouth, concluding:

“For now, you just keep your mouth shut.”

“yes?”

“Just say you don’t remember anything right now. Later, when the time is right, just blurt out something or another. I’ll take care of it.”

Salem, who had been dazed for a moment, suddenly sat up in shock.

“No, I don’t want to leave it all up to you, Arendt! I can’t… … .”

“I meant don’t interrupt, idiot.”

But Arendt cut him off mid-sentence.

“I had a funny idea.”

The golden eyes sparkled softly.

A playful smile appeared on his lips, which had been expressionless throughout.

“Just leave the kid alone. The adults will take care of the rest.”

“… … .”

Salem, who was about to say something, just kept his mouth shut.

It was because I had a gut feeling that if I interfered, I would be in big trouble.