Knights, Let’s Smash Them

154 – No way to catch people

“…… Holy Lady, I brought you a meal.”

“Thank you. Leave it there and go.”

The attendant priest bowed his head at the voice coming from inside the room and set the food down in front of the door.

It’s already been five nights since Catherine Cissella went into her confinement.

At first, the attendant priest looked at me with a worried look, but now it seemed like he was used to it, and it didn’t matter.

It wasn’t like they were holding a religious ceremony. Just taking a break

Since the corruption and heresy that remained in the Marquis of Karahan have already been rooted out, her duties as the chief adviser and head of the combat nuns of the Inquisition Bureau have been completed.

Katrin Sisela, who was lying on the bed and wrapped in a blanket, woke up like a zombie, and she brought her food from the door.

It was a meal that seemed to be freshly made and steamed. Even her favorite shrimp tomato cream pasta!

The saintess quickly turned her head to make sure no one was watching, and then, with a wry smile, she entered the room.

The lazy side of a saintess who greets her followers with a benevolent smile every time, and takes off her feet before anyone else when something happens, be it trivial or serious.

She is also a human being before being a saint herself. Of course she can’t help but feel exhausted.

Even more so, if a black magician is entangled and a marquis-level territory is involved, the fatigue is multiplied.

No matter how many more priests and heresy judges arrived from the Fa Hwangcheon, the fact that she was her command tower did not change.

However, if the lateran saintess showed a difficult face, that alone could be a test for the followers.

The Emperor’s Office has been talking a lot lately in many ways. It’s best to avoid things that will cause you to get caught or shake your faith.

So the saintess always had to ‘play’ the iron man.

Don’t lose your composure no matter what happens, and voluntarily come forward no matter what. As the mother of all followers, and as the representative of the omniscient and omnipotent God.

The present, where the burden of acting has finally been put down.

The saintess was locked up in the inn as soon as the Heretic Questioners returned to the Emperor’s Office.

“As expected, rolling around is the best… …. I’m already doing nothing, but I want to do nothing more intensely.”

The saintess muttered as she stuffed her pasta into her mouth.

It was a far cry from her usual calm and tidy appearance, but she honestly didn’t know.

There’s no one else here besides her.

However, contrary to her own wishes, the time to leave the Marquis of Kara Han, which she had become accustomed to, was approaching.

If she leaves her marquis territory, she will have to continue to support the establishment of a single parish in Rupel Manor, which she put down for a while.

When that is over, Catherine Sisella will have to return to the Imperial Office.

Yeah, that damn Hwanghwan Office.

Her head was pounding already at the thought of going back there.

Though the sudden uproar of the Blue Cross Society put an end to all the political battles that had been pulled tight in connection with the election of the next emperor.

There is no way that the greedy inspirations will endure forever, making the priestly clothes they are wearing colorless.

Since we’ve dealt with two executive-level personnel of the Blue Cross Society, the inspirations will soon come to the main point.

By that time, it was clear that Catherine Sisella would have another hell of a time.

“Whew.”

Just imagining it makes her feel like her whole body is draining her strength.

The saintess quickly erased her irritation that began creeping up in her head with the creamy texture of the cream pasta.

‘But by the way, who really was that?’

Then, the memory of the last time I stormed the contaminated mansion with Edan came to mind.

He was a gunman who drove himself to the brink of killing himself and then ran away in a hurry.

With how nimble his movements were, he easily evaded Edan, who was one of the most powerful paladins.

‘I wasn’t a demon. The pupils were also normal…….’

Even though it was as black as the shadow hidden by the robe, the eyes still sparkled.

There was no doubt. That was human

Thinking about it again, the divine barrier was properly applied. In addition to that, I didn’t even feel the peculiar stench or unpleasant texture that comes from the wicked.

From the day of the mysterious attack until now, it has not been revealed in the end even though I have made my own conclusions about the identity of the assailant or formed a separate investigation team to investigate.

What was the purpose of the attack?

Why did you hesitate after attacking?

And he ran away without being affected by his holy power.

And as a fact that was later revealed, it was even assumed that they had wiped out all the powers of the black magicians who had already resided in the mansion before they entered the mansion.

Since it was only revealed after the black magician was executed, it is impossible to confirm the truth now.

Because everything was questionable and the existence was hidden in a veil.

‘Still, is it fortunate? It doesn’t seem like he’s hostile to the Imperial Office.’

Maybe it’s just one of many possibilities, but it could be an assassin hired by the villagers who fell victim to the warlock.

As much as it is said that there is a secret assassination group in the empire that even the information guild ‘Continental’ does not sell information.

An assassin like that might have quickly subdued only the warlock and fallen out.

‘Honestly, I think it would be nice to end here. If you bother about it, you’ll only add more troublesome things…… ?’

In the end, the only problem was myself.

It was Katrin herself who was attacked, and it was she who almost died, and she urinated on the murderous intent…… It was you who got tired of it.

‘It’s a shame!!!!’

When I think of the expression Ethan, who accompanied me for the throne, showed right after that, I feel ashamed like a tsunami.

She slammed her clenched fist on her table with one hand.

The empty plate rattled loudly before I knew it.

“Whoa…… Woo Woo Woo…….”

The saintess stuck out her lips and trembled. She then slaps her cheeks with both hands.

Inner peace regained in an instant.

It was a routine Katrin used often.

Like that, the saintess wiped her lips as if she had never done that before, and she stood up to set her cleanly emptied plate outside.

Kiki-.

That time when I opened the door and poked my head out.

“Ah.”

“???”

I met eyes with a man who was looking down at me.

“Kyaaa!!”

“aaa!!!”

After a few seconds of silence, the startled saintess fell into a chair behind her. The man, who was even more startled by Katrin’s scream, fell and rolled in the hallway.

“What, what!! You were surprised!!”

“This is the story! It’s not some kind of ghoul, why are you crawling out like that? You instinctively almost drew your knife!”

It was Lubern Alroy, administrator of the Snow Leopard Knights.

I don’t know why she came, but the saintess hurriedly pulled down her upside-down skirt and shrunk her body.

Looking at such a saintess, Lou Berne closed her eyes tightly and held out her hand.

It was a courtesy towards a lady.

“… ….”

Catherine Sisela took her hand and rose from her seat. A heavy silence fell immediately. The first to speak was the saintess.

“But what are you doing here?”

“I heard that Count Sand Rupel will die tomorrow, no, Marquis.”

“Yes, because I have finished my work.”

“That’s why I thought it would be appropriate to visit him at least once before he passed away. You helped me a lot in dealing with this situation.”

Did she just come to say thank you? Catherine waved her hand, saying that was natural for her as a saint.

On the contrary, it was as if Luvern Alroy and the Snow Leopard Knights helped the Emperor’s Office as much as the black magician was involved.

“Then yes, well…… Anyway, the viscount will be back soon, right? I heard that the condition of the current lord, Saxony Karahan, is gradually improving.”

“It is impossible to entrust government affairs to someone who has just recovered. Perhaps I will continue to serve as regent while he recovers.”

Catherine Sisela was not difficult to understand. Was Lubern Alroy so competent? Even the residents of the Marquess’ Territory asked to continue to be regents, so even if Saxony recovered, it would take some time for Karahan’s territory to normalize.

“The establishment of a single parish in the Rupel Manor is now in the final stages, so as you said, this may be the last time.”

“Yes, I mean.”

“Still, I look forward to seeing you at the Beophangcheong soon.”

Lubern’s expression stiffened slightly at his own words. I’ve been a bit uncomfortable with the Imperial Office before, but did something happen with the Imperial Office in the past?

“…… Second, if you invite me. I will be happy to go.”

Lou Verne hurriedly disappeared with her ambiguous answer. It’s because he’s such a strange and strange person. Just then Katrin turned around and was about to enter her room.

Lubern’s face quickly overlapped in my mind.

“What?”

Isn’t the exact phrase you saw when you fell just now familiar? Normally, I would have just let it go, but for some reason, it didn’t seem like that this time.

And the thought didn’t last long. It was not difficult for me to realize the identity of the sudden outburst of discomfort.

‘No way…… !!’

I hurriedly looked back, but after Luvern Alroy had already disappeared.

Katrin Sisela wrung her arm and swept it away. The chicken meat was sprouting all over the place.

The secret and quick movement unique to black eyes.

A man of such skill that he was nicknamed the Black Fox during the Great Expedition.

And even the fact that he is strangely uncomfortable with the Imperial Office.

“That man…… The person who attacked me at the mansion must have been Luvern Alroy…… ?”

Katrin Sisela swallowed her dry saliva.

Her mind was confused.

I still only had heart attacks.

It seemed that there was a need to investigate a little more carefully.