The Guild Master of Demon Hunters that the Empire is Obsessed With - The Guild Master of Demon Hunters that the Empire is Obsessed With chapter 129

129 – Fear of Death (6)

I had tea with Patrick at an outdoor cafe in the city.

Patrick always savored his tea with a kind smile.

“This is a really nice place in Schle. It’s a completely different world from the gray empire.”

“That’s right. If you go to the Empire right now, it’s probably going to be raining damp autumn rain.”

Patrick laughed at my words and put down his glass

“With this defeat of the Antanes Wyvern, the Lucas Guild will once again gain great fame.”

“I hope so.”

“Probably so. From what I heard, this request was made by the principality?”

“I was lucky.”

Patrick nodded and smiled.

“If there is no major incident in the middle, the Lucas Guild will definitely surpass the principality and become the best guild on the continent. Probably even more than New Ronaldp in the western part of the empire.”

Neuron Alpra.

Eleonol, who was sitting in the guild leader’s seat, died and I don’t know what happened after that.

Anyway, since I met Patrick like this, let me ask you some questions.

“Mr. Patrick, are you still doing business with the Empire?”

“I’m doing it. Do you have any questions?”

“How is the atmosphere in the Imperial Castle these days? Has it found stability after the Great Demon?”

“Oh, you mean Hwangseong?”

Patrick didn’t answer right away and took a few sips of his tea.

“It appears that His Majesty the Emperor’s health is not very good.”

“Really? Do you do it today or tomorrow?”

“It’s not that far, but they say he now does most of his work while lying in bed.”

“Hmm, then I guess there will be discussions about a successor soon?”

“A successor.”

Patrick, who nodded silently for a moment, answered.

“What do you think, Mr. Leonard?”

“Well, the 1st and 2nd princes are stupid and will likely be left out of the discussion, and it looks like it will be a fight between the 3rd prince and the 4th princess.”

“It’s just as you think. It’s just that swords haven’t even been raised within the imperial, so you can say the war castle has already begun.”

“Mr. Patrick, which of the two do you think has a chance of winning?”

“Hmm.”

Patrick drank his tea in silence again.

“The 3rd prince is mean, but his character is not that good, so he will not have a lot of support. Don’t most ministers want the 4th princess to be just as cunning, but smart and caring about her people, instead of the 3rd prince with a bad personality?”

Patrick laughed lowly at my comment and shook his head.

“It is true that the Third Prince lacks her benevolence, but that does not mean her support base is weak.”

“Really? Is there something like a hidden Guard Corps?”

“It has more power than an army. The problem is that it has recently been cut in half.”

As I was about to ask what the power was, I felt a strange feeling.

I haven’t heard of any major wars between the Empire and anyone else recently.

If that’s the case, it means that the 3rd prince’s support has been diminished due to other issues.

No way…

“Leonard, you know well about the Great Demon Suppression Team, right?”

“Oh, yes. I know.”

“The former members of the punitive force are supporting the 3rd prince. New Ronaldp Guild Leader, Imperial Castle Wizard, Grand Shrine Chief Saint, Knight Commander, and others.”

One by one, Patrick opened his fingers and folded them again.

“There, the New Ronaldf guild leader and chief saint died, and the Imperial Castle wizard went crazy for unknown reasons. Even so, those from the punitive force still have strong power and strength.”

I see.

The fact that the subjugation team supports the 3rd prince probably means that he was behind the fact that I was excluded from the contribution of the subjugation.

Well, what kind of guts did weak-hearted Emeric have to persuade the kids to stab me in the back?

I guess he must have had courage because he had the strong support of the 3rd prince.

In the end, it is said that this chaos arose because of a power struggle between high-ranking people.

But the reason why Patrick freely discloses such advanced information to me is probably…

“This is the atmosphere of the Imperial City that I have figured out so far. I don’t know anything more than that.”

“Isn’t that just incredible? It’s very valuable information that most people will never be able to obtain.”

“If you want to run a business, you have to be faster than others in every way.”

Patrick smiled and drank the rest of his tea.

“Then just wake up.”

I shook hands with Patrick in front of the cafe.

“Always take care of yourself, Mr. Leonard.”

I felt tremendous grip strength in Patrick’s hands.

Strong enough to know even if you don’t have to use it.

“Everyone has regrets. But there is a big difference between someone who looks back on their regrets and someone who ignores them and moves forward.”

What are you talking about all of a sudden, this guy?

“Then goodbye.”

Patrick let go of my hand and walked away with long strides, disappearing among the crowd of people on the street.

“Office manager!!”

As I was watching Patrick walking away, Celestine came running from the other side.

“Whoa?!”

As Celestine, who was covered in fat and muscle, was held in my arms, a moan escaped me without my knowledge.

After living in the guild for a long time, it has become much stronger and heavier than when we first met.

“What are you doing here?”

“I met someone. “What are you doing?”

“Me? I’m done with work now and going to dinner?”

Now I see that the sun is slowly setting and it is already evening.

Maybe it’s because we’re entering fall, but the sun sets faster and faster.

“Let’s go quickly. We’re hungry!”

Celestine grabbed my arm.

“Did you come into the guild to eat?”

“It’s not like that, but it’s good to eat.”

Celestine laughed bitterly.

“And Smart is good at cooking. I liked it when the guild leader cooked for me, but I really like it now.”

Since the arrival of Smart, Leah has been freed from her household chores.

Smart, created with the magic power of High Wizard Orléans, works all day long, 24 hours a day without rest.

He can’t do anything, including cleaning, cooking, laundry, and repairing things. He’s even good at using tools, so he can easily repair broken or broken parts of the guild building.

Moreover, there is so much to know that it is like a walking encyclopedia.

At night, it shoots lasers from its eyes to prevent crime, and often plays lullabies for Ornette.

The lullaby comes from a small lid on top of Ttukgi’s head, and for some reason, the voice singing the lullaby is very familiar.

I’m sure that crazy guy from Orleans didn’t record the lullaby he sang.

If someone sings a lullaby to listen to when they fall asleep, then what else is that other than crazy?

“Hey, smart!”

Smart has no answer.

“Smart.”

“Why are you calling me?”

It was only when I softened my tone and called out that Ttukgi finally turned his head towards me.

“You mean that lullaby.” Who sang that? Was it you?”

“Ino,, Ohm,,, Great,,, Hasin,,, High Demon,,, Dharma,,, Oh,,, Ja,,, Re Ja,, Ang,,, Ja,,, Your Jade Castle ,, , Ida,,, Inooooo,,, Ohoom,,,”

“Orleans said he sang the lullaby for them? Huh, really.”

“Ino, ohm, master, I am singing this song for the succession that may arise in the future.” ,,, What you made,,, everything,,,”

By successor, do you really mean children?

Who has the idea of ​​arbitrarily splitting people’s personalities in order to make the world perfect?

The more you know even after death, the crazier you are.

“Crazy guy.”

“Inooooo ooooo ooooo”

When the owner was insulted, Ddeokgi couldn’t hold back his anger and started shaking violently.

With her arms and legs flailing and her head licking like a rice bowl, it feels like she’s going to self-destruct at any moment.

But I know.

That guy will never blow himself up unless it’s time to sacrifice himself on Ornette’s behalf.

“Smart, smart. But when will I have dinner? I’m hungry.”

When Celestine, who was sitting on the sofa and watching with interest, intervened, she got angry and threw her arms down.

“Every day, a large amount of food is consumed, and the efficiency is the worst. ,,,”

“Ouch!”

Celestine ran far away to avoid the smart man’s arms that were pounding on her head.

Only after a bit of commotion did Tttokki prepare a meal at the round table in the living room.

“I will enjoy it.”

Just as I was picking up my fork, Smart came from the kitchen carrying a separate plate.

It contained something like a thick soup containing whole chicken legs.

“Oh, that sounds delicious. What is this?”

When Lucene quickly pushed for the spoon, Smarty swung her body around to avoid it.

“Ino,, Ooom,, this is,,, demon hunting,,, hunter,,, exclusive,,, cooking,,, da,,, hand,,, earth,,, mara,,,”

“Ugh? Only Leonard is eating it? What’s wrong with you? Take care of it separately?”

Lucene, who was about to make fun of Smart, closed her mouth and glanced at Ornette.

Ornet’s eyes are wide open and he is staring intently at the plate in his hand.

The sweat on the bridge of his nose makes him look very nervous.

As I followed Lucene’s gaze and saw it, I immediately realized what Ttukgi’s eccentricity meant.

“That looks really delicious, Manager. Try it quickly.”

Leana, who is quick-witted, also saw through the situation and suggested that I try Dttokki’s food.

Okay, okay. So, it means there’s something like a special elixir made by Ornette mixed in there.

It’s also surprising that it’s not magic, but an elixir mixed with food.

“Hey, that sounds delicious.”

I ate her soup while receiving the envious gaze of Celestine, who knew nothing.

Of course it had a taste, and I was able to distinguish the strange taste mixed in it.

I’m sorry Ornette, but this kind of medicine doesn’t work for me.

Because demon hunters are immune to all medicinal ingredients except elixirs.

Since the effort is worthless, all you have to do is eat it deliciously and pretend everything is better.

But what should I do to show off better?

I don’t know. Let’s eat first.

“Right,,, right,,, right,,, don’t leave anything,,, eat it all,,,”

As I enjoyed the soup, Ornette let out an audible sigh.

* * * * *

That night.

I woke up feeling tremendous pain in my lower abdomen.

When I checked, it wasn’t because the blood had rushed in and it had swelled as if it was going to burst at any moment?

I’m obviously immune to the drug ingredients, but what happened?

I realized it at that moment.

This wasn’t an elixir, it was a magic condensate!

Damn it. We’re in big trouble.

I took the medicine to treat eunuchs while I was fine.

If I leave this like this, I will become a eunuch.

Being a eunuch?

A fear worse than the fear of death came over me.

The fear of eunuchs that not even the last bastion can do anything about.

I got out of bed, started walking around, and eventually ran up to this floor.

“Lucene… Lucene… Are you sleeping… ?”

He sang lowly, crossing his legs like a guy who needed to pee.

“If I can’t sleep, help me…”