Transcendent One Punch - Chapter 159



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Episode 159. Identity Steal (2)
“…?”

For a moment my brain stopped.

What, why?

Why is there no physical conflict?

【I don’t know. They just don’t have any intention of drawing their swords against each other, they’re just talking loudly?】

Frill simply told me the phenomenon, and I had to interpret it.

‘… First of all, the possibility that Jiho betrayed her is zero.’

Yoon Ji-ho is my guardian.

Systemically blocking any acts of betrayal against me.

This was certain, as I had also confirmed it with Metheus.

‘Even if their “Judgment” is superior to the “Guardian Contract”, it cannot break the great proposition that they can ‘absolutely’ not betray.’

In terms of our world, I explained that no matter how much technology advances, we cannot ignore the laws of physics.

Anyway, therefore, Yoon Ji-ho clearly did not betray me.

Then why on earth is he sitting around debating instead of fighting with those Gaia guys?

Why are those religious people having such unproductive conversations with Yoon Ji-ho?

“… … I don’t know.”

No matter how much I think about it, I still have no idea.

No matter how much I thought about it, there was no reason for the two sides not to fight.

【What should I do now? I guess I should go and see?】

“That’s right.”

In the end, there is only one way left.

Try bumping into something.

first.

“Polymorph.”

[Load the magic pattern stored in the slot.]

[‘2. Polymorphs into the form of a human, An Su-hwan.’]

He transformed into the appearance of a first-class priest, An Su-hwan.

Ss …

The body size has become slightly smaller, the physical stats have decreased, and the magic stats have increased.

To be honest, it wasn’t a good body for fighting.

【Eugene… has grown old!】

“It’s just the appearance, you know?”

【I know… I know, but I don’t want to live long!】

“?”

Out of nowhere, Frill made a strange sound, but it wasn’t important.

“Huh… Shall we go?”

Slowly, imitating An Su-hwan’s gait, he approached where the men were.

Not long after that.

“Who are you!?”

“It’s me.”

They found me.

Originally, you should have been wary of me, but… .

“Huh! Ah, First-Class Priest An Su-hwan!? Why are you in a place like this…!”

“Hey, come this way first!”

Because I was disguised as Ahn Su-hwan, they guided me obediently.

‘Okay. No problem up to here.’

He had to use this position to assess the situation and, if necessary, rescue Yoon Ji-ho.

“Huh? What is it?”

As we entered the abandoned building guided by the knights who appeared to be his subordinates, the knight commander who appeared to be quite old turned his gaze in our direction.

“Chief! Father An Su-hwan has arrived!”

“… Priest Ahn Su-hwan, 1st class?”

“Yes! Here… .”

To that, I stepped forward.

“… … .”

Don’t say anything, just stay still.

I looked at the commander of the knights.

‘There’s no reason for me to speak first.’

Currently, my appearance and voice are completely An Su-hwan’s.

But that wasn’t the whole story.

‘I don’t know who the commander of the knights in front of me is.’

Honestly, I didn’t know about the relationship between Lee Ja and An Su-hwan.

In times like this, it’s best to stay still.

If the other person speaks first, you can use that as a hint to infer the relationship and say something appropriate.

The commander of the paladin frowned slightly and opened his mouth to me.

“… … Father An Su-hwan. What brought you here?”

There are three pieces of information that can be learned from this.

1. He doesn’t welcome An Su-hwan’s visit.

2. He doesn’t use honorifics towards An Su-hwan.

3. That doesn’t mean I’m looking down on you.

Conclusion.

‘I don’t have a very good relationship with An Su-hwan, and I guess our positions within the church are similar.’

After making a quick decision, he blurted out the appropriate words.

I tried to imitate Ahn Soo-hwan’s speech as closely as possible.

“Why did I come to a place I shouldn’t be?”

“Ugh. That’s not it.”

“underneath?”

“… It’s unexpected, that’s why.”

Fortunately, the commander of the knights didn’t seem to suspect that I was the real An Su-hwan.

‘Well, I don’t think you could even imagine that camouflage like this would be possible.’

“Polymorph”.

The dragon’s power to change its appearance to that of another person.

Before I got this, I hadn’t even heard rumors of a skill like this existing.

In the first place, the person in front of me was not the person I knew, so there was no reason to doubt him.

‘It’s definitely good.’

I was newly satisfied with the usability of “Polymorph” and took a quick look around.

‘There it is.’

There was no need to go to great lengths to find Yun Ji-ho.

‘… Were you talking to the Commander of the Knights?’

Because the guy was right next to the commander of the paladin.

【Jiho doesn’t seem to recognize Eugene!】

‘okay?’

【huh!】

That could be the case.

You probably never thought I would come disguised like this.

anyway.

“I came to check. I guess I was worried.”

I tried to keep the conversation going by saying as little words as possible.

Okay then.

“… Phew.”

The commander of the knights sighed and continued speaking.

“Priest, let me speak to you for a moment.”

It seems like he has something to talk about alone with Ahn Su-hwan.

But.

‘Why does it feel like you’re watching me like this?’

It wasn’t clear yet, but it seemed like there was something wrong with An Su-hwan.

I just remembered it for now.

“Okay.”

I followed him, answering naturally.

Moving places means there is important information that needs to be discussed between the two of you.

It was expected that advanced information would be obtained.

But, at that time.

“Excuse me. Are you a high priest of the church?”

Yoon Ji-ho blocked my path.

‘…Why are you doing this again?’

An already complicated situation was becoming even more complicated.

What the hell is going on that makes him come out here?

I asked Frill for help.

‘Frill.’

【Hmm… Jiho seems to have some kind of sense of mission?】

However, this is the limit of the frill that can read will.

I couldn’t understand the situation clearly.

First of all, he acted calmly.

“What is it?”

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‘If you think about it, this isn’t so bad.’

Apart from the fact that it was hard to understand, it seemed like I could naturally learn about Yoon Ji-ho’s situation.

“If you are a high priest, please listen to what I have to say! The current religious order is─”

“for a moment.”

However, that opportunity was lost due to the Knight Commander’s interference.

“I will relay that information to the priest.”

“but…!”

“Yoon Ji-ho, believer. Shut up.”

“… … .”

Yoon Ji-ho kept his mouth shut.

And I thought.

”Shinto”… There’s definitely something going on.’

The way the Knight Commander calls Yoon Ji-ho feels really uncomfortable.

“Father An Su-hwan. Come here for now.”

“Okay.”

I calmly followed behind the commander of the knights.

The distance traveled was quite long.

I was thinking that he was going to tell me something that would be embarrassing for other knights and priests to hear.

Towering.

The commander of the knights stopped in his tracks.

And then.

“No, Father An Su-hwan. Am I that unattractive?”

“… .”

Right away, he started questioning me.

I watched quietly.

“Let’s pretend that we didn’t obtain this relic due to an unfortunate accident, and share its power. I remember it well.”

He believed in me as if I was An Su-hwan.

So, let me tell you this super advanced information.

“Huh… Do you really have to come all the way here? You’re not unaware that this action is risky, are you?”

The commander of the knights glares at me intensely.

‘So, to sum it up….’

In this operation to obtain the holy relic, the Knight Commander and An Su-hwan planned to benefit only themselves.

It could be summarized in this one sentence.

【Eugene! This guy, his head is full of greed!】

‘Wow, the more I think about it, the funnier it gets.’

【why?】

‘The higher the position in the Gaia Church, the more trash they are.’

【Huh…? Isn’t that obvious?】

‘well.’

Actually, from my perspective, all of them were the ones who deserved to be killed.

Especially the higher ups, the more likely they are to have a stake in attacking your parents, so you could say they are worse guys.

but.

‘These guys don’t seem to have any loyalty to Gaia.’

Sometimes, when I see what they do, I see things that make me wonder if I really believe in Gaia.

【It’s a rotten religion anyway! That could happen!】

‘Yeah, that’s right. But you know.’

【huh?】

‘Think about the brainwashing they did to non-believers with ‘Judgment’.’

【……hmm.】

Loyalty to Gaia is even greater among the brainwashed.

What I mean is, I found this fact extremely ironic.

In reality, the ones who believe in God more faithfully are the brainwashed ordinary believers.

The high-ranking officials who should be leading them are only interested in their own interests.

Honestly, this was enough for anyone, even someone who didn’t hate them, to know that something was wrong.

From my point of view, well… .

‘It’s just one more reason to hate it.’

It wasn’t that important.

It just made me feel dirtier.

“Please say something. Why are you so quiet today? Is this unusual?”

As I remained silent, the commander of the knights questioned me again.

I blurted out the appropriate words to answer that.

“Before that, let me ask you one thing.”

That’s right, I’ll ask first.

Since it involves a certain amount of risk, is there really any need to answer?

It’s probably better to just pretend that something is there and get the information you need first.

“…What is it?”

Sure enough, pretending to have something weighed on me worked.

The commander of the knights who had been arguing so earnestly hesitated a little.

“What about that guy earlier? He didn’t seem to belong to the Knights Templar or the Priests Order.”

“Ah. Is that you?”

He mentioned Yoon Ji-ho with exaggerated actions.

‘Definitely, it’s a look of prickly emotion.’

okay.

Let’s remember this well too.

“okay.”

“After arriving, I tried using ‘Judgment’ just in case. It was hiding like a rat.”

“Hmm. Is that so? Then I guess I have become the Goddess’ servant now.”

“Well… that’s true, but… … .”

The commander of the paladin’s speech was vague.

“What?”

“It’s a little strange. This is the first time something like this has happened.”

He urged her to answer with his eyes.

Perhaps this answer will help us infer what happened to Yun Ji-ho.

The commander of the paladin frowned and opened his mouth.

“Don’t you claim that the church’s activities are wrong? Don’t you complain to the bishop? You are committing blasphemies.”

“It’s definitely strange.”

“So I tried ‘judging’ it again, but the result was the same.”

It seems like Yoon Ji-ho has been hit with “Judgment”.

however.

‘Is something wrong? Is it because Yoon Ji-ho is my guardian and he can’t betray me?’

Trusting Gaia and not betraying me.

The two cannot coexist.

That’s why we assigned Yoon Ji-ho to this tailing mission… .

‘I guess this is an unexpected result.’

It wasn’t just that I wasn’t brainwashed, things seemed to be going in a strange direction.

However, it doesn’t seem like they’ve been completely brainwashed, so I don’t think there’s anything to be seriously worried about.

‘That’s all for now about Jiho.’

Anyway, this guy doesn’t know exactly what Yoon Ji-ho’s situation is.

I think it would be better to take Yoon Ji-ho aside later and talk about it.

“Father Ahn Su-hwan, would you like to judge it yourself?”

“Is that really necessary? I just want to talk to that believer separately.”

“Well, I guess so. It was a bit awkward to keep him anyway, so this is a good thing.”

The commander of the Holy Knights was quite pleased when I told him that I was taking Yun Ji-ho with me.

It looks like it was difficult to deal with.

It was a welcome development for me too.

ruler.

Okay, now.

‘I got everything I had originally planned… .’

Based on what we’ve learned here, should we try to turn the situation around to our advantage?

I looked straight into the eyes of the Knight Commander.

“Why, why are you looking at me like that─”

A guy who gets unnecessarily intimidated by intense gazes.

He raised the corners of his lips slightly and threw the bait.

“Why did you do that?”

There was no need to say anything particularly strong.

Just a calm tone of voice.

‘He’ll take the bait.’

Because all of his actions up until now have pointed to only one possibility.

like that.

After a brief silence.

dump.

“… … I’m sorry! I dared to have blasphemous thoughts! Please, forgive me… … !”

The commander of the paladin knelt before me.

The bastard took the bait.

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