Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 43



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Episode 43. smell of money (3)

Jukhar’s house was located on a riverside street slightly outside the center of Sør. Located on the riverside that runs through Soeur, it was a logistics center and an entertainment district frequented by numerous visitors. His house was the largest of them all.

“Yukhar… … We have the biggest organization around here. “I also heard that you are close to Mayor Soeur.”

As Soeur was one of the trading bases at the top of the Golden Idol, the market was also under the control of the Golden Idol. I increasingly began to wonder whether this matter had anything to do with the Golden Idol.

Jacquelet seemed reluctant to accept Isaac’s actions. But when I saw Isaac’s stunt, it seemed difficult to be sure which of the two was scarier.

Isaac ignored Jacquelet’s words and looked at the front door of Yukhar’s mansion.

As Jacquelet said, even though it was quite late in the evening, there were a lot of bodyguards and guards patrolling around Yukhar’s mansion. Unlike the Barbarie, the bodyguards were well armed, and it was difficult to touch them.

What should I do when I go to meet a large member of the underworld that controls the black market?

Isaac can sneak in using Jacquelet, or he can sneak in at night using Jihillet. Or, they could have infiltrated the traitors, put a hood on them, and dragged them out.

Isaac didn’t think long.

Because it was unbecoming of a Holy Grail Knight.

Like a Holy Grail Knight, Isaac kicked down the front door of the mansion and entered.

bang.

A loud roar shook the mansion at dawn.

“what? what’s the matter!”

Even though it was an entertainment district, it was early morning when everyone was asleep. The security guards who hurriedly gathered in the yard were shocked to see the huge iron gate lying on the ground. The loud noise just now was the sound of the iron door falling. And Isaac was walking over it.

“what… … “It’s an intruder!”

The bodyguards quickly grabbed their weapons and surrounded Isaac. There was some sense that there might be some kind of power since the huge iron gate was knocked down, but the anxiety that someone else might attack again made me look back towards the collapsed front gate.

“What are you doing! Hit it now!”

A man who seemed to be a senior shouted out. Several of the bodyguards hurled spears at Isaac, but Isaac simply waved them away, struck the spear post, and stomped on it, knocking it down.

It happened in an instant.

“Even if you can’t do it, you’re at the level of a knight! “Tell the Viscount immediately!”

When they heard that they were knight-level, the soldiers only surrounded them and widened their distance. Of course, ‘swordsmanship’ is not the exclusive domain of paladins. Other people were also able to train their sword skills. Knights were people who had mastered swordsmanship, and most of them had abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people.

Isaac waited until enough soldiers were out of the yard. There seemed to be some sort of banquet going on inside the mansion, and even well-dressed people began to come out, wondering what was going on.

Soon, people with unusual spirit and a middle-aged man with a sharp look appeared. As he watched the little guards clear the way, he knew it was Yuk Har. He’s a wealthy bastard, so of course he’ll have a bodyguard equivalent to a knight’s rank.

“What are you doing… … .”

“I am Isaac, the Holy Grail Knight.”

When Isaac decided that enough people had gathered, he raised his voice and spoke. The voice was not loud, but it rang out clearly because everyone was paying attention to Isaac.

The eyes of the people surrounding Isaac shook rapidly and trembling voices were heard.

“Holy Grail Knight? “Is there still a Holy Grail Knight these days?”

“No, even if you are a Holy Grail Knight, why are you here… … .”

The title of Holy Grail Knight itself is often talked about in legends, so it was natural for the guards to be confused. However, there was still not enough time or accomplishments for Isaac’s name to spread.

However, at least one person here will be different.

Isaac watched closely as Yukhar bit his lip. However, the guard captain interpreted his silence differently and shouted harshly.

“What kind of crazy person came here in the middle of the night and did something wrong? Archer!”

The archers waiting on the terrace each stringed their bows. But Yukhar raised his hand and stopped him. While the guard captain was confused, Yukhar approached.

“Viscount Yukhar Leven. “If you’re the Holy Grail Knight, is it okay for you to invade a private house in the middle of the night?”

Isaac lifted the corners of his lips.

If Yukhar had such wide feet on this floor, he would have already figured out that Isaac was the Holy Grail Knight. But he couldn’t use bodyguards to kill him.

‘You can’t kill a paladin in the middle of the city.’

Soeur is in the Baekje Kingdom’s sphere of influence. As a noble, Yukhar must naturally act like that, regardless of whether he is a member of the Code of Light or not.

If a member of the Code of Light kills the Holy Grail Knight of the Code of Light, he or she will go straight to hell. If you don’t want to go to hell when you die, you have no choice but to apostatize or become a Barbary, but neither Yukhar nor the other guards, who had a lot of money, could do that.

In other words, even if Isaac came in openly revealing his identity, Yukhar could do nothing.

‘If I had to use my hand, I should have used Barbary, but I lost that opportunity.’

So Jacquelet’s sneak attack must have been particularly thorough. Because Yukhar must have been faithful.

But on the other hand, the only thing that can be guaranteed here is Isaac’s life.

The important thing was from now on.

“I came here after learning that heresy’s sacred relics were being hidden. Please return it immediately.”

This was Isaac’s purpose from the beginning.

***

Isaac entered Yukhar’s mansion with feet of clay without killing the guards or being checked.

The mansion where the banquet was taking place was littered with invited guests, food, and drinking glasses. Yukhar went out to the banquet hall as if to lighten the mood.

“It’s no big deal. everyone. There seemed to be a misunderstanding in the church, which caused an uproar. Please keep partying.”

The guests dressed in luxurious clothes exchanged anxious glances, but when they saw that there was no further commotion, they shared a drink. Their eyes were now leaning towards interest rather than anxiety. Most of those eyes were directed at Isaac, the young paladin who came in with Yukhar.

At that time, Isaac made eye contact with someone in the banquet hall.

It was Caitlin, the head of the Soeur branch at the top of the Golden Idol.

She was looking at Isaac with surprised eyes. But Isaac put his finger on her lips and followed Yuqhar.

“Please come this way.”

Yukhar guided Isaac to the reception room. And as soon as he came in, he instructed his servants to bring the finest wine and liquor to the table. Maybe there is poison in the alcohol. He may have ordered the sword-wielding soldiers to invade.

But Isaac didn’t care either way.

Yukhar sat across from Isaac.

“I have heard of its reputation. Holy Grail Knight.”

“I haven’t accomplished anything that can be called an achievement yet.”

“I heard that you survived being chased all night by Walaika headhunters. Moreover, they also unilaterally defeated the Holy Knights of the Brigand Holy Knights.”

Although Yukhar was a nobleman, he had no choice but to be polite to Isaac. It was not because he was treated lowly by the rank of Viscount, but because he respected the authority of the church that recognized Isaac. Because the authority of the church in this world was overwhelming.

“I didn’t come to listen to flattery. Yukhar.”

However, Isaac maintained his high-handed attitude. He could be polite, but right now it was better for him to act like he was above the other person. This was because these guys would quickly get into trouble if they judged themselves to be weaker than them.

However, contrary to Isaac’s thoughts, Yukhar did not seem that discouraged. Isaac frowned. He seemed to have a backstory that could overwhelm the Holy Grail Knight.

Isaac decided to probe Yukhar’s secret.

“You have it, right? Shepherd’s wooden statue.”

Yukhar hid his true feelings amazingly. But Isaac’s eyes couldn’t deceive him. Before he knew it, his left eye was turning purple with confusion. Invisible tentacles crawled up from the chaos and began to search Yukhar’s inner self.

[‘How to do that?’]

***

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Yukhar acted so calmly that even Isaac was surprised. Maybe it was because he was wary of Isaac, but the wall inside his heart was so strong that he couldn’t look into it in detail, but fragmentary information was enough. If you look closely, you will see tentacles crawling out from behind your eyelids.

Isaac cleared his eyes of confusion and opened his mouth.

“I came to Soeur from the beginning to look for the shepherd’s wooden statue. “I was planning to slowly ask around to find out where it was, but this city is in trouble with Lorecus.”

“… … .”

For the first time, Yukhar’s face showed a hint of nervousness.

Of course, Isaac doesn’t remember all the relics in Nameless Chaos. However, I only remember the relics that are essential or very powerful for clearing the game. Among them, the shepherd’s wooden statue was neither essential nor powerful for clearing the game, but it had a special function.

It is to manipulate the emotions of beings with mental power below a certain level.

Usually, as the name suggests, it was used to control beasts or make hostile monsters friendly. It is an item that a shepherd uses to control his flock of sheep.

However, beings with high intelligence like humans cannot be controlled.

“At first, I couldn’t connect this situation with the shepherd’s grove. Because people cannot be controlled like shepherds. however… … Suddenly, I wondered why it was Lorecus.”

“well. Why?”

“It’s simple. “Lorecus has the effect of lowering magic resistance.”

Magic resistance affects not only magic but also divine power.

First, Yukhar artificially spread the trend by purchasing Lorecus in large quantities at high prices. Of course, he does not have enough money to control the market on his own.

But greed is like dominoes.

When the rumor spread that someone was buying Lorecus in large quantities in a hurry, all kinds of rumors arose. A new effect was discovered in Lorecus, or it started to become very popular overseas.

Meanwhile, fashion-sensitive merchants also joined in one by one. Rockers of all kinds flocked to Soeur. Lorecus’ natural ability, weakening magic resistance, did not matter whether it was in the form of a bulb, a flower, dried, crushed, or infused with tea.

As Soeur was filled with the scent of Lorecus, the magic resistance of the entire city naturally weakened.

What this means is that even people who normally would not have participated in this kind of behavior began to do so little by little. And it’s enough to encourage greed in the crowd consciousness with a shepherd’s wooden statue.

But the next step is to really explode the trend.

The top of the golden idol is inserted into this trend.

Then the door opened and a maid brought a bottle of wine and two glasses. Various refreshments were placed on the table, but neither Isaac nor Yukhar paid attention to them.

“Shall we go out and wait?”

“It looks like it will be cleaned up soon, so just wait.”

Following Yukhar’s instructions, the maid waited by the door. But Isaac kept his eyes on her maid. Even though she was just an ordinary maid, I could feel her movements and heavy tension that were unique to someone who had trained her. It seemed like she had prepared both poison and soldiers.

However, Isaac calmly tilted the bottle and poured it into Yukhar’s glass.

“The party was pretty big, wasn’t it?”

“… … .”

This top-quality wine, Lorecus with its sweet aroma, was added to every drink served to guests. The real targets that Yukhar wanted to provoke were magnates and powerful people who had more money than the crowd. In order to greatly reduce their magic resistance, they were given alcohol mixed with Lorecus and encouraged their greed.

As a result, Yukhar was able to usher in a major surge that could engulf Sør, and even the entire empire, without much effort.

“Okay, then here’s the problem.”

Isaac said, tapping his glass full of alcohol on the table.

“What would happen if we revealed that in fact, there was no reason for Lorecus to become popular, and that it was just controlled by the Holy Relic?”

Isaac’s fingers snapped, pushing the glass down and knocking it over.