Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1363
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1363 times. I heard it could be a historic moment?
Outside of Jung-gu, Petropolis.
The outskirts of Petropolis, the imperial capital, were full of poor people.
Looking at the composition of the poor, half are people who lived in the center and were eliminated, and the other half are poor people who came from outside.
Jung-gu, located in the center of the system, was no different.
The naturally formed slums on the outskirts of Jung-gu were a headache for the nobility.
This is because if you want to move to another area, you have to go through squalid slums, whether you like it or not.
The windows of aristocratic carriages passing through the slums were always covered with curtains.
At this point, it would have been possible to forcibly demolish even the slums in Jung-gu, but the nobles could not do that.
It is not because of the rights and interests of the poor.
This is due to opposition from the Manaptras and Shastra Parakti orders.
They took the lead in protecting the slums on the grounds that the residents living in the slums were also believers in Manaptras and Shastra Parakti.
Among them, there is one famous person: Paladin Metatron.
He was so active that he even created his own monastery in a slum.
The poor revered him, calling him the ‘patron saint of the poor.’
For that reason, he was loved by many people even though he was called a ‘cruel agent of God’.
Early evening.
A shabby shack.
The muscular man put down the paper he was holding on the desk and stood up.
The candle flickered slightly as he moved.
Judging from the gray robes on his body, he appears to be a priest, but he was actually a priest-level paladin.
Among the Holy Knights, the title given to those who have reached the level of Sword Master is Paladin.
Paladin Metatron silently entered the room and took off his gray robe.
Eventually, he picked up a short whip studded with wire that was hanging on the wall and beat himself on the back without stopping with it.
slam! slam! slam-!
The sound of a wet whip filled the dark room.
The whipping continued for about 10 minutes.
The whipping stopped as the broad, muscular back became tattered.
Metatron, covered in blood, knelt down and entered into meditative prayer.
The blood that ran down my waist and hips pooled on the floor of the planks, and then drained down through the cracks between the trees.
When the bleeding stopped from his torn back, Metatron stood up and put on his gray robes.
He opened the door to the closet and went out, slowly putting the longsword into his waist belt.
Every action was restrained and serious, as if performing a ancestral rite.
He then went to the desk, picked up the instructions, and held it up to the candle.
The burning instructions soon turned into black ashes and fell.
‘Count Elio Lagoa… … .’
Are you saying that he is a grand master who is on par with Archduke Knauf?
As the head of a great noble family, Archduke Knauf did not cause much trouble, but Count Lagoa, from the north, seems to have been different.
After a while, he opened the shack door and went out, and twelve paladins appeared like ghosts in the darkness.
***
Elio left Crasion, taking only Fabian with him.
The reason Count Larva Omar, Howard, and Crea were left behind in Krazion was to monitor the situation in the southern kingdom.
When he thought that Magenta (black market manager) might be Ushas Undra, he became impatient and used fortune telling.
Since I had already passed through the central and southern parts of the country by stagecoach, I had no fear of getting lost.
Occasionally checking the direction when a city or village appeared, the two quickly headed towards the archipelago, Petropolis.
In the middle of the day, above the clouds of Unjongsul, Fabian suddenly asked.
“But Magenta would have used the stagecoach. “Isn’t it useless if we go quickly?”
“It’s not like it was useless since he would have started seven or eight days earlier.”
“Still, I think we’ll get there a lot faster than him?”
The road was winding because of the rivers and mountains, but the clouds flew in a straight line, so their speed was nothing compared to that of a stagecoach.
“are you okay. “It’s better to go a little early and wait than to go late and miss out.”
“I guess it would be okay to try to rob the Magic Tower at this point?”
“oh! “Are you using your brain?”
“Not a little bit. Still, I am someone who has been called a genius.”
“Where did you say artenium was made?”
“Hermetica Tower.”
“Isn’t that one of the three great magic towers of the empire?”
“you’re right.”
“Magenta said she would meet with all the magic towers except the Three Great Magic Towers, right?”
“Yes. “The Exitium of the Three Great Magic Towers flows into the empire.”
“Then there’s no problem if we investigate Hermetica before Magenta arrives, right?”
“There is none.”
“If you’re lucky, there may be Ushas Undra in the Hermetica Tower.”
“I hope so. If Magenta were Ushas Und, the southern kingdoms would hate Lord Lagoa very much. “You may be recorded as a great sinner in the history of the Southern Kingdom.”
“I’m not scared. “When I return to my hometown, I will never see the people of the Southern Kingdom again.”
“The problem is between me and Count Omar. A fellow criminal who will go down in history… … “No matter where you go in the Southern Kingdom, you will be criticized.”
“Everyone is going back to the North, so what are you worried about? Howard and Crea will live in the Empire.”
“I’m saying that people’s work doesn’t always go as planned.”
“why? Do you feel like living in the Southern Kingdom?”
“Me? Not at all! However, it’s because I might end up going to explore the Abyss. To do that, you have to pass through the Southern Kingdom… … . “He is a sinner who will go down in history.”
“There is no evidence that Magenta is Ushas Undra, so why are there all this fuss already?”
“It’s just that I feel frustrated thinking about the Southern Kingdom.”
“If you are worried that you will be recorded as a criminal in history, go and fight together. “It’s an alliance with the Northern Kingdom, so the justification is clear.”
“I’m a pacifist, so that’s a bit…” … .”
“It’s so damn bad.”
Elio shook his head excitedly.
Then Fabian shouted.
“hey! excuse me! Isn’t that a magic tower? “I think we’ve reached the islands!”
Elio came to his senses at those words.
If you have entered the system, the moment of real destiny has arrived.
He hastily looked down.
indeed! Above the plain buildings, a building rising straight like a stone pillar caught my eye.
That was the magic tower seen from the ground.
The fast-flying cloud slowed down and landed near the Magic Tower.
Elio came down from the cloud and asked Fabian.
“I’m thinking of stopping by that magic tower, but what do you want to do?”
“Of course we should go together. It could be a historic moment, but would you go alone?”
“joy! It’s historical shit. “Do you think I don’t know that it’s because I have nowhere to go?”
“You have nowhere to go? If you go to any bar and tell them about your adventures in the Abyss, they will offer to buy you a drink too. Don’t you know how popular Abyss is in the North and Central regions?”
“so? “Are you going to imitate the Bardos?”
“Imitation? Originally, Bardos was a storyteller. It became as solid as it is now with songs and poetry. “Bardos who still adhere to tradition only talk.”
Meanwhile, the entrance to the Magic Tower appeared in front of the two.
The guard guarding the entrance to the Magic Tower blocked the way and asked politely.
“This is Adov Matab. “What business have you come here for?”
Elio and Fabian could not hide their disappointment when they heard the word “Adov Magic Tower.”
It would have been nice to have a Hermetica magic tower, but it’s a magic tower I’ve never heard of!
Fabian stepped forward on behalf of his lord Elio.
“I am Baron Cloud. “I’m looking for the Hermetica Tower. Can you tell me where to go?”
“You were the Baron. If you are talking about the Hermetica Tower, you have come to the wrong place. It is in the northern part of the archipelago. “This is Nam-gu, the other side.”
“Ah, it was in Buk-gu. “Can I just keep going up like this?”
“It will take a full day to walk. Instead, it would be better to take a stagecoach or rent a carriage.”
“Wouldn’t the stagecoach go round and round?”
“It goes back a little like you said. If you are not comfortable with that, you will need to purchase or rent a horse or carriage from a stable.”
“Do you also rent it?”
“Of course. There are stables in each region, so you can bring it to a nearby location after using it. Of course, you have to bring it to the same stable as the one you rented.”
“I guess there are several stables?”
“I don’t know about other places, but there are five here in Nam-gu.”
“I understand. That’s kind of you. “I like it very much.”
At Fabian’s praise, the guard smiled ‘hehe’ with a sheepish look on his face.
The two people who left Adov Mtap rented a carriage from a nearby stable.
If you rent a horse, two people have to ask people to find it, but in a carriage, the driver takes you to your destination.
The carriage stopped in front of the huge magic tower as dusk fell.
The coachman shouted as Fabian craned his head out of the window.
“I’ll get better!” We have arrived at the Hermetica Tower!”
“Good work. “Please wait a moment.”
Eventually, Fabian put his head back inside and spoke to Elio.
“We have arrived. What should I do?”
“why? They say it could be a historic moment at some point? “Aren’t you going together?”
“Now that I think about it, I think I might become a burden to Lord Lagoa.”
“Aren’t you just starting to think of something else?”
“Thinking of something else?”
“You were very happy to see Fermosa Estella a little while ago.”
Fermosa Estella is a luxury inn where Elio and his party stayed for a long time when they first came to the islands.
I was saying this because Fabian was shaking his butt as he passed by.
“Count Omar isn’t here, so why do I have money to go to that place?”
“why? “I heard that if it’s an Abyss adventure story, people will be lining up to buy you a drink?”
“no way. That’s just something I tried. I’m doing this because I’m afraid I’ll really get in trouble with Lord Lagoa. Is Ushas Undra an ordinary god? I don’t think Lord Lagoa should be distracted.”
That was half sincere.
After being captured by the imperial army and experiencing mental magic, Fabian was more cautious than before.
“There is a point, but… … “It’s because it’s a little different from what you usually say.”
Fabian wanted to tell his adventures in front of his children.
But you come this far and then fall back?
No matter how much I thought about it, there was no reason other than Fermosa Estella.
“I am also a person who knows when to get involved and when to get out. Please do not misunderstand my loyalty. “If you need my help, I’ll come with you.”
“Yah. I can see clearly inside, but it still says no. Anyway, I agree with you. Ushas Undra is completely different from Kama Devias. “I don’t know what he might do, so it might be better for me to meet him alone.”
“That’s why I tell you to go alone. I shouldn’t be in the way, right? “I will hang out at a nearby bar and come back when I finish work.”
“Like that.”
Elio didn’t say anything, got off the carriage and walked towards the magic tower.
As he disappeared into the magic tower, the carriage that had been standing still slowly moved.
After a while, a carriage stopped in front of Fermosa Estella, a luxury inn and bar.
Soon a young man opened the carriage door and came out.
It was Fabian.
The entrance was crowded with people as if there was a performance by the famous Bardos tonight as well.
Fabian was slightly disgusted by the sound of music coming out the door and the smells of various dishes.
iced coffee! Is this the first taste of culture I’ve had in a while?
As soon as he went inside, the manager approached him at a slow pace.
“welcome! Baron Cloud. There was a rumor that you were in the south… … . When did you arrive on the system?”
“I just arrived. I stopped by because I remembered the alcohol I used to drink here… … . huh?”
Fabian’s eyes widened as he unconsciously turned towards the stage.
I thought Bardos’ voice sounded familiar, but it was Ariette Albano.
The manager, who was following Fabian’s gaze, smiled.
“Do you remember Miss Ariette Albano? It’s been a while since I last performed, so you came at the right time. Miss Ariette also talked a lot about the Baron. “After the performance, you two should talk.”
Fabian nodded vigorously, not even thinking about his pocketbook.