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Episode 168: The Strongest Spirit Master on Earth (3)

Leas Trading Company.

It is a huge trading company that has encroached on most of the commercial districts of not only Selkep but also the neighboring cities, and even the Kalia Merchant Association, which has tentacles spread all over the world, cannot exert much influence in this area.

Naturally, a lot of money was also poured into the company’s headquarters building.

The top floor of that splendid building. The president’s office.

Vanito, who had arrived at work on time and was just savoring a cup of tea with his secretary, suddenly had to greet a big-name guest who had arrived early in the morning.

“No, Your Majesty, what brings you here?”

The person who came was Bishop Nefeli, the head of the Selkef diocese.

Although they worked in different industries, the two had something in common: they were both leaders in their respective regions, so it was only natural that they knew each other.

Their relationship wasn’t particularly bad. There was no reason for the merchants to clash with the church, and Nepheli, even among the clergy, had a particularly gentle personality, so there was even less chance of conflict.

“I came for work.”

However, Nepheli’s expression, which was usually gentle, seemed a bit stiff today. Vanito was already feeling a little uneasy, so he asked cautiously. Especially since there hadn’t been any ‘work’ done with the church recently.

“…What’s going on? What’s the matter with you?”

“It may be sudden, but there will be a comprehensive audit of Rias Trading Company from now on.”

“…yes?”

“At your store… To be exact, a merchant belonging to your store is causing trouble.”

“Now, wait a minute! Are you saying that a merchant from our company… has offended the church?”

“It’s more than that. It’s something that should not be done more wrong than the church. So, I ask for your full cooperation from now on.”

“Ah, no… what is this… … .”

Nepheli’s voice was still not high, and her speech was soft. Her expression was not very bright, though.

But Vanito couldn’t express any emotion beyond stammering.

No matter how delicate and gentle Nepheli may seem, she was a bishop. Equal to gold. She could kill someone like Vanito with a snap of her finger.

Just as there is no guarantee that a calm beast will not attack until the very end, there was no way that an ordinary person could physically resist a bishop.

Of course, there were other ways to resist. It was because there were those ways that I could never have imagined that something like this would suddenly happen.

“Your Majesty, you know? If we are to cooperate… our superiors… … .”

“Who doesn’t know that they are the Spirius family?”

The noble families did not like the Kalia Merchant Association, which supported the church, running wild in their front yard. So they operated their own Merchant Association or supported the local Merchant Association or Chamber of Commerce to keep them in check.

So, it wasn’t even a secret that the fact that the Rias Trading Company was actually the money supply for the Spirius family was information that could be called special. Rias, Spirius. The names are obviously similar.

“If the family allows it, then it’s fine.”

“Yes? We didn’t receive any instructions… … .”

“I’ll be down soon.”

Nepheli raised her index finger and pointed to the ceiling.

“Because someone higher than me has passed away.”

Vanito, who had been blankly staring for a moment, swallowed dry saliva. He spoke with a slightly trembling voice.

“Oh, maybe―”

“Are you curious to know who exactly is here?”

“Oh, no. It’s okay.”

“If it was just a merchant’s misconduct, it would be a minor commotion. You know? The Church never harasses the innocent.”

I know very well.

Instead, innocent people are trampled so mercilessly that they beg to be killed with their own mouths.

Vanito’s back became soaked with cold sweat as he forced a smile.

* * *

Anton’s sudden visit turned the upper echelons of the Spirius family upside down.

Since they are a prestigious family that is secretly in opposition to the church, they know even better how scary the church is.

Usually, it is rare for an archbishop to come to this side to meet the archbishop, and it is safe to say that there are no cases where there is not even prior communication.

That alone was not an ordinary situation, but the person who came with him was Michael, a famous Jewel Warrior from the Protestant Church.

The guests’ business cards were too heavy for a simple visit for the purpose of exchange.

Originally, this would have been an emergency for the entire family, but fortunately, Anton came quietly, so only some people had to keep quiet.

“We apologize for our lack of hospitality.”

Jason, the current head of the Spears family who postponed all his schedules, hurriedly welcomed the two.

“If you had told me in advance, I would have prepared it for you two… … .”

“I’m sorry about that.”

Anton responded to Jason, who subtly asked him why he came without contacting him, with a look on his face that didn’t seem all that apologetic.

“I know it goes against convention, but this is such a sensitive issue that I couldn’t discuss it in advance, so I came to you all of a sudden.”

“Is this a big deal that requires you two to come together?”

“I just overlapped the length.”

Michael said bluntly.

“While I’m here, I came to see the face of Lord Atma.”

“Oh, I see.”

“How are you, Lord Atma?”

“I’m sorry. Lately, I’ve been so absorbed in my training that I’ve had a hard time even seeing you.”

“I see.”

“I guess you really hate being interrupted… I told you that the two of you are coming, but I don’t know if you’ll come out.”

“If you don’t feel like it, there’s nothing you can do.”

At first glance, it seemed like a normal conversation.

But both Michael, who asked, and Jason, who answered, knew that this was nothing more than a formality.

First of all, the fact that the lengths overlap is nonsense. It would be understandable if Selkep were a city at a major transportation hub, but it is heavily tilted to the northwest of the southeastern archdiocese.

If you draw a map of the surrounding area, the left side would be completely blocked by the Daesan Mountains. It was definitely not a location where you could just stop by and take a look.

And it’s nonsense that he came to see Atma’s face. Atma and Michael had not met for the first time, and they had been friends for a while when they were younger, but they had never interacted with each other since they were old.

If we happen to meet on the street, we’ll pretend to know each other, exchange a few words, and then part ways. I’ve never had anyone come to see me out of the blue without any reason before, and I don’t think I will in the future.

Of course, it wasn’t to the extent that I couldn’t reveal the purpose of my visit to the public. If I came because I wanted to meet you, what can I do? It was just that, as an insider who knew the truth, I felt a subtle pressure.

“Anyway, why did you two come here?”

“It’s because of Leas Trading Company, or to be exact, Ben.”

“Ben? Is that your name? Are you a merchant from the Rias Company?”

“Is this your first time hearing this?”

“I don’t know each and every one of the merchants in the company. We are not directly involved in the management of the company.”

Anton stared at Jason for a moment, who had a look on his face like he had no idea what was going on, and then continued.

“But this is an issue where you can’t avoid responsibility just because you don’t know.”

“… I think there can only be one reason why Your Majesty is being so harsh.”

“I don’t know if you know, but the church is always watching for signs of the devil in places that are unseen.”

“How could I not know that?”

“There are some people among them who carelessly swing around the evil tool called the magic weapon. I’ve encountered them several times recently, and it’s regrettable that their source is the same.”

“Could it be… that merchant was Ben?”

Anton nodded. Jason’s expression hardened.

“We have no idea. As I said―”

“Since I don’t run the company directly, but only support it, I might not know. But if you’re a company person, shouldn’t you know something?”

“… You probably know better than me.”

“So, I’m sorry, but I think I’m going to have to raid the Rias Trading Company. Is that okay?”

“… Even if it’s not okay, aren’t you still thinking about doing it? Just before you came here, I heard that Bishop Nepheli visited the headquarters. Isn’t that why?”

“It would be easier to talk if you knew. Please tell me.”

“Yes, that’s fine. Go ahead.”

It wasn’t something he said willingly at all. Just looking at his expression, you could tell he was oozing with discomfort.

The reason Jason gave his permission was because he knew how crazy the church was when it came to things related to the devil. It would be pointless to refuse anyway. They would enforce it.

“But, Your Majesty.”

“Tell me.”

“If you investigate the Leas Company and find no suspicious evidence, what do you plan to do then?”

“Then it means we didn’t investigate thoroughly.”

I asked a question with the meaning of, ‘What are we going to do since they’ve carelessly turned our lifeline upside down?’ and the answer I got was, ‘The problem is that we can’t turn it upside down any further.’

Jason’s expression became even more uncomfortable.

“… Are you that sure? That something will come out of it?”

“Ben’s actions were too bold to be dismissed as a personal deviation. He wasn’t even a lowly punk.”

Anton’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“If you still didn’t sense anything suspicious at the Rias Trading Company… wouldn’t you think that there was a deliberate disregard from your superiors?”

Jason wiggled his eyebrows.

Whether ‘upper line’ refers to the chairman or refers to something higher up, it’s the same. Instead of controlling the entire company, the Spirius family only has one of their own people as the chairman.

“Depending on how you interpret it, this could be a very… unpleasant statement.”

“So I hope that the wrongdoing will be revealed along the lines of Rias Trading Company.”

The stigmata in Anton’s narrowed eyes quietly seethed and shone.

“I don’t want it to get any bigger there either.”

* * *

Everyone wanted this incident to not surface until the clear results were known. Neither the church, nor the Spires family, nor the Rias Company.

So the investigation was conducted as quietly as possible behind the scenes.

Except for a very few people who knew all the circumstances, even the people being investigated did not know exactly why they had been summoned.

A few days passed like that.

Galen and Lilia waited for the night as they had done a few days ago and hid in the church, where they were able to meet Anton.

“It seems like something isn’t working out for you.”

“It’s become a little difficult.”

When I asked him that question after seeing his expression, Anton sighed softly and shook his head.

Anton sighed again after briefly explaining what had been discussed with the Spirius family and how far the investigation had progressed.

“Of course, I didn’t have any expectations that there would be a horse company warehouse there. But… it’s much neater than I expected.”

“Is that it?”

“The only meaningful information we have is that there were cases where boxes that even the transporters themselves didn’t know what were coming and going… You can’t claim that they were soldiers.”

“Yes, unless you catch it on the spot and open the box.”

It wasn’t unusual for rich people to have a ‘secret’ hobby or two. Of course, from the delivery standpoint, they didn’t even look at the contents to protect the customer’s privacy.

There was no way to know whether the secret box contained magic weapons, slush funds, or other items that would kill anyone who found out about it.

“So now I have to go and stir up the Spierius family myself?”

“That must be the case… If the company has been cracking down on the business as well, I don’t think they would have been unable to crack down on their own households. They would have been even more uncooperative than the merchants… … .”

Of course, if you hold them and torture them, they’ll probably come out with anything. The church’s torture techniques are well-known.

The problem, however, was that there was no evidence that could clearly brand him as being associated with the devil.

The reason the church has absolute authority is because it does not capture living people, but if it had tortured them arbitrarily and found out that they were not the real culprit, the aftermath would have been unmanageable.

“I’ve already done all the research I could in secret. So I thought that if I attacked them head-on while they were not prepared, they would definitely be shaken. But since I’ve gotten no results… I’m starting to wonder if I really made a mistake.”

“Hmm… … .”

Galen, who had been pondering for a moment, suddenly realized something and asked.

“Wait a minute, by the way, where did Sir Michael go?”

“That’s… I went to find the Spirius family.”

“Tonight?”

“He also knew that there was no progress in the situation. So, he was trying to find a way out, and he decided to meet with Atma Lord, relying on his old friendship. He thought that maybe he could get some clues.”

“You’re not going together.”

“I’m saying this because I’m openly uncomfortable.”

“Oh, like that.”

“To be honest, the relationship between the Atma clan and the church is not good at all. It’s the same with the other jewel magicians. It’s fortunate that at least Sir Michael agreed to meet with me.”

Galen nodded after hearing Anton’s words, his eyes sparkling with interest.

“Then… there’s something I can do now.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“The reason there is no progress in the investigation is because there is no evidence at all. If there is even one piece of evidence, we can get more through torture.”

“That’s true.”

“Then let me tell you something.”

“… Are you going to shave?”

Galen smirked at Anton, who asked if he had heard something wrong.

“I’m trying to climb over the wall.”

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