Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1207



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Episode 1207. Consider it my loyalty to Count Lagoa.

next day.

Fabian appeared before Elio and Count Larva Omar looking even more broken than yesterday.

He seemed to have given up looking now and didn’t even ask for more time.

Elio spoke to him as he looked at him, who had become noticeably more gaunt.

“Did you find it?”

“Not at all. “I gave up.”

“Isn’t there a secret space?”

“There will be. “There’s no way the sun god is broke.”

“I may have lived without knowing the need.”

“I guess Count Lagoa thinks the sun god has no treasure?”

“If you couldn’t find it, it doesn’t exist, right?”

When Elio asked, Fabian answered with a face full of regret.

“If I had had enough time, I would have found it.”

“You’re not really asking for more time, are you? “Isn’t the article saying two things with just one mouthful?”

“When did I ask for more time? “I am also a person who keeps promises.”

“okay? If you ask for more time, will I give it to you? “I did it, but since you don’t like it, I guess I’ll have to leave now.”

For a moment, Fabian’s face, which had been dying, came to life.

“Are you sure? If I ask for more time, will you give it to me?”

“You said you would keep your promise?”

“If Count Lagoa gives permission, is the promise okay? “Will you give me more time?”

“Tsk tsk! Hey, hey. I knew it would be like this! I won’t give it to you. “The knight must keep his promises.”

Fabian belatedly realized that it was all just Count Elio Lagoa making fun of him.

But even though I knew that, I couldn’t let go of the hope that something might happen.

However, Elio turned away, ignoring Fabian’s hot gaze.

After a while, white clouds appeared beneath the feet of Elio and his group.

As Elio and Count Larva Omar took the lead, Fabian reluctantly took a step forward as well.

Soon, the cloud carrying Elio and his group rose into the sky.

***

Fiestra.

Port of Hades.

On a dark early evening, white clouds flew into the empty port, which looked gloomy.

The cloud settled lightly on a quiet vacant lot behind the warehouse where fishing gear was stored.

Elio and his group got off from the clouds and walked slowly to the Sea Breeze Tavern.

Sea Breeze Tavern.

As Elio and his group opened the door of the Sea Breeze Tavern and entered, silence filled the room.

The crew of the magical sailing ship that returned two days ago said, ‘The northern nobles went missing in the magical waters.’

Disappearance in the sea of ​​​​ma means death.

Two days had passed since they disappeared in the middle of the sea, so no one suspected their death.

However, the northern nobles reappeared at the tavern looking completely fine.

Celie hesitantly approached Baron Fabian with an expression of disbelief.

“Baron Fabian Cloud? “Are you sure?”

“right. “Have you already forgotten the face of a regular customer just because you haven’t seen him for a few days?”

“Are you alive? “You’re not a ghost, are you?”

“Of course he’s alive. Do you think we would miss Tavern so much that we would come back even after we die?”

“No. Welcome. Please sit this way.”

Celie led the northern nobles to a corner seat that happened to be empty.

As soon as I sat down, Fabian asked me just in case.

“I guess our luggage is still left in the dorm, right? If they say they threw it away thinking it was dead or burned it, they have to pay full compensation.”

“Even if that wasn’t the case, I stopped him from throwing it away, telling me to wait a few more days. “Don’t worry, your room and luggage are the same.”

“Good. Please bring a large dinner. “After eating only combat rations for two days, my mouth feels sour.”

“Yes, please wait a moment. “Today’s menu is stew, smoked salmon, and roasted goose.”

When Sally finished speaking and entered the kitchen, the guests who had been silent started talking again.

Count Larva Omar, who was drinking tea, opened his mouth as if he suddenly remembered something.

“The southern border would be blocked by now. Thinking back, I think it was a good thing that Lord Lagoa received a title from the Empire. “If it weren’t for that, the road to the South wouldn’t have been smooth.”

Fabian shook his head as if he agreed.

“you’re right. Even if I were in the Imperial Army, I would be viewed with suspicion if a Northern noble went to the South. In that sense, the southern part of the country would probably dislike Count Lagoa’s visit, right?”

“Why me?”

“Now you also have the status of Imperial Count, right? You might think that Count Lagoa works for the Empire. There was a clear reason for going after the warlock in the Sky Castle, but not the Abyss, right? He’ll definitely think you’re there to investigate the steel golem. Even if I said no, would you believe it?”

“That’s it again.”

When Elio nodded, Fabian continued speaking.

“You probably don’t like it when northern nobles come and go, but now that you have received an imperial title… … . “They will try to interfere with our work at all costs.”

“Is it really possible to go that far?”

“That’s enough. They are people who are at war with the empire. “There will be nothing visible now.”

Count Larva Omar also chimed in.

“Baron Fabian has a point. The South is hiding information about the Steel Golem from the North as well. In the case of Lord Lagoa, we will be even more vigilant as it is close to the North as well as the Empire.”

“… … .”

Elio scratched his head at the two’s comments.

Finding the Sky Castle was not difficult because the empire tolerated it.

Or rather, the empire even tried to help find the sky star.

This is because there was a justification for ‘finding the background of the warlock who went to the Sky Castle.’

But the Abyss is different.

Finding Ushas Undra is purely for personal purposes.

Moreover, it is clear that the Southern Kingdom – with the steel golem in its hands – does not want any changes to be made to the Abyss.

If he knew that he was trying to kill Ushas Undra, he might block entry to the Great Forest.

Fabian said, as if he had had similar thoughts.

“Don’t even mention the story of Ushas Undra to the southern nobles. Then you won’t be able to even set foot in the real forest.”

“I guess so?”

“Absolutely. Even if I am a southern aristocrat, they will stop me.”

“Then what do you say?”

“You have to enter the Abyss first, so register as an adventurer first.”

“Registered as an adventurer? “Is there such a thing?”

“If mercenaries are an autonomous organization, adventurers are an organization managed by the central government. “Like mercenaries, adventurers also receive a separate registration certificate.”

“Is this possible in Fiestra?”

“It will work. “You can register as an adventurer at the Security Guard.”

“I guess the procedure isn’t complicated?”

“The identity verification process is not complicated, but registration is simple. There is no support, only obligations. “It is something to be grateful for from the emperor or lord’s perspective.”

“What duty?”

“I have to report the discovered treasure. They say it is a system created to prevent the trade of stolen goods… … . There is a saying that it is a procedure created by the emperor or lord to acquire treasures first. You can trade even if you don’t report it. “There are more treasures being traded behind the scenes like that.”

“There’s nothing wrong with reporting it, right?”

“If a lord or emperor catches his eye, he has to hand it over at a low price, right?”

“aha!”

Only then did Elio understand why there was more backroom dealing than reporting.

“What happens if you find treasure and don’t report it?”

“If it is stolen by someone, you will never be able to find it. Although it is stolen goods, it is traded legally. Even if the original owner finds it later, he cannot claim ownership.”

“It would be better to report it.”

“It depends on what kind of treasure it is. Let’s take the steel golem as an example. I unearthed a steel golem. If you report it to the government office, it must be handed over to the lord at a low price. But if you sell it on the black market, you will get a huge amount of money. It’s risky, but the benefits you get are worth it. Adventurers say it’s ‘high risk, high return.’”

“The greater the risk, the greater the return?”

“That’s right.”

“They are real men. What if your treasure is stolen and your life is lost?”

“Most adventurers prefer short and thick cuts rather than thin and long cuts.”

“okay. That means registration is easy.”

“Yes, just write down your name and we will issue you an adventurer certificate. With that, you can safely pass through any kingdom or territory like a mercenary. No one can block adventurers from entering without a justifiable reason. “War broke out when we tried to stop it by force.”

“But if you think about it the other way around, since there’s a war anyway, we can block adventurers from entering, right?”

Count Larva Omar quietly intervened.

“It’s not completely blocked. If that were the case, it would have occurred in the Northern Kingdom. The only thing that was changed was the need to report and freely enter and exit the Abyss to a permission system. “Permission would rarely be granted to adventurers from the empire.”

“Then we can register as adventurers in the North?”

“Baron Fabian and I must go to the Northern Kingdom to register as adventurers. Because the Imperial Security Service does not register Northern Kingdom nobles as adventurers. In the case of Sir Lagoa, he will be registered as an imperial adventurer.”

“this!”

Elio sighed.

If you go on a northern adventure, it would be difficult for the southern kingdom to get involved, so you’re in trouble.

Count Larva Omar continued speaking to Count Elio Lagoa, who could not hide his disappointment.

“Still, for Baron Fabian and I, there will be no restrictions on entering the forest. They are still allies from the northern nobles. “Even if we are on guard, we won’t be able to block entry and exit.”

“Then don’t I have to register as an adventurer?”

“Only adventurers can enter the Abyss. That’s why Baron Fabian told me to register as an adventurer.”

“Ah, Fabian, if you knew that, why didn’t you tell me about registering as an adventurer in the North?”

Fabian answered with a puzzled look on his face.

“You said before that you were looking for a star in the sky. Since no one has found a star in thousands of years, the Abyss has not been considered. Still, it doesn’t mean that there is no way to obtain an adventurer registration certificate.”

“Do you issue it in the Southern Kingdom?”

“Not at all. “What do they know about me that would make them publish something like that?”

“But how do you get it?”

“There is a village of adventurers in the great forest. “You can probably get it on the black market there.”

“You want to buy a fake adventurer registration certificate?”

“It’s not fake, it’s real. “I buy what someone else has issued.”

“That’s what it sounds like. “Is it possible if we have different identities?”

“How would you know who the people guarding the entrance are? All they have to do is check the authenticity of the adventurer’s certificate. “Isn’t that what life is like?”

Elio said with a puzzled face.

“So you’re saying you’re going to buy someone else’s certificate and commit fraud?”

“It’s a fraud. Why do you call a certificate you purchased with legitimate money a fraud? “Then you can leave us in the forest and enter the Abyss alone.”

“Wow! “You have a really thick face.”

“Please consider it my loyalty to Count Lagoa.”

Fabian raised his head sharply and looked at Count Elio Lagoa.

What if there is no way?

There’s nothing you can’t find on the black market in the adventurer village, so why worry?