Heavenly Inquisition Sword

Episode 1363. Could it be a historic moment?

Outskirts of Petropolis Jung-gu.

The outskirts of Petropolis, the imperial capital, were full of poor people.

Looking at the composition of the poor, half are people who lived in the center and were weeded out, and the other half are poor people who were brought in from outside.

Jung-gu, located in the center of the system, was no different.

The slums formed naturally on the outskirts of Jung-gu were a headache for the nobility.

This is because to move to another area, whether you like it or not, you have to go through the shabby slums.

The windows of the aristocratic wagons passing through the slums were always covered with curtains.

At this point, it would be compulsory to demolish the slums in Jung-gu, but the aristocrats couldn’t do that.

It is not because of the interests of the poor.

This is due to the opposition of Manaphthras and Shastra Parakti cults.

They took the lead in protecting the slums because their residents are also believers in Mana Phthras and Shastra Parakti.

There is one famous person among them, and that is Paladin Metatron.

He was active enough to make his own capital in a slum.

The poor worshiped him, calling him the ‘patron saint of the poor’.

For that reason, he was loved by many people even though he was called ‘a cruel agent of God’.

early evening.

shabby shack.

The muscular man put down the paper he was holding on the desk and stood up.

The candle flickered lightly at his movement.

Judging from the gray robes on his body, he looks like a priest, but in fact he was a priest-level paladin.

Among the Paladins, the name given to those who have reached the level of Sword Master is Paladin.

Paladin Metatron silently entered the alcove and took off his gray robe.

Eventually, he picked up a short whip studded with wires hanging from the wall and hit him on the back with it.

slam! slam! slam-!

The bitter sound of a whip filled the dark alcove.

The whipping continued for about 10 minutes.

The whipping stopped when the broad, muscular back was in tatters.

Covered in blood, Metatron knelt down and began to meditate.

The blood that ran down the back and hip bones pooled on the floor of the plank, and then quickly flowed down through the cracks between the trees.

As the blood stopped flowing from his torn back, Metatron stood up and donned a gray robe.

He opened the door to the alcove and slowly inserted the longsword into his waist belt.

Each action was moderate and heavy, as if holding a ancestral rite.

Soon after, he approached the desk and held the order to the candle.

The command book that had been set on fire soon turned to black ash and fell.

‘Count Helio Lagoa…’

It is said that he is a grand master who is on par with the Grand Duke of Knauf.

Archduke Knauf, like the head of a great noble family, did not cause any problems, but Count Lagoa, who was from the north, seemed to be different.

After a while, he opened the door of the shack and went outside, and twelve paladins appeared like ghosts from the darkness.

***

Elio left Krasion with only Fabian.

The reason why Count Larva Omar and Howard Crea were left in Krasion was to observe the situation in the Southern Kingdom.

When he thought that Magenta (the black market manager) might be Ushas Undra, he became impatient and used fortune-telling.

Having already passed through the central and southern parts of the country by stagecoach, there was no fear of getting lost.

Checking the direction the occasional city or town appeared, the two men made their way quickly toward the island Petropolis.

Fabian suddenly asked from above the cloud of fortune-telling in the middle of the day.

“But Magenta would have used a stagecoach. Wouldn’t it be useless if we went quickly?”

“Seven or eight days, he would have left first, so it’s not useless.”

“Still, do you think we’ll get there much faster than him?”

The road was winding because of rivers and mountains, but the clouds flew in a straight line, so the speed was incomparable to that of a stagecoach.

“are you okay. It’s better to wait a little bit earlier than to be late and miss it.”

“Wouldn’t it be okay to shake off the magic tower at this point?”

“oh! Do you use your hair?”

“Not a little. Still, I’m the one who heard the genius knight.”

“Where did you say Arthenium was made?”

“Hermetica Magic Tower.”

“Isn’t that one of the three great magic towers of the Empire?”

“you’re right.”

“Didn’t Magenta say that she would meet all the Magic Towers except for the Three Great Magic Towers?”

“Yes. Because the excitium of the Three Demon Towers flows into the empire.”

“Then it’s okay to investigate Hermetica before Magenta arrives, right?”

“No.”

“If you’re lucky, there might be an Ushas Undra in the Hermetica Mage Tower.”

“I hope so. If Magenta is the Ushas Wound, the southern kingdoms will hate Lord Lagoa. He may go down in the history of the Southern Kingdom as a great sinner.”

“It’s not scary. When I return to my hometown, I will never see the people of the Southern Kingdom again.”

“Me and Count Omar are the problem. A fellow criminal who will go down in history… You will be pointed at wherever you go in the Southern Kingdom.”

“Everyone is going back to the North, what are you worried about? Howard and Crea will live in the Empire.”

“It is said that human work is not necessarily done according to the rules.”

“why? Do you feel like living in the Southern Kingdom?”

“Am I? Not at all! It’s just that I might go to explore the Abyss. To do that, you have to pass through the southern kingdom… He’s a criminal who will go down in history.”

“There is no proof that Magenta is Ushas Undra, so why is it already a fuss?”

“It’s just because I’m frustrated when I think of the southern kingdom.”

“If you are worried that you will be recorded as a criminal in history, go and fight together. It’s an alliance with the Northern Kingdom, so the justification is clear.”

“Because I’m a pacifist, that’s a bit…”

“It’s very fucking.”

Elio shook his head excitedly.

Then Fabian shouted.

“hey! excuse me! Isn’t that the Magic Tower? It seems we have reached the islands!”

At those words, Elio woke up.

If you have entered the system, it is because the moment of real destiny has arrived.

He hurriedly looked down.

indeed! Above the flat buildings, a building that rises straight like a stone pillar caught my eye.

It was the mage tower seen from the ground.

The rapidly flying clouds slowed down and landed near the mage tower.

After descending from the cloud, Elio asked Fabian.

“I’m thinking of stopping by that magic tower, what will you do?”

“Of course we should go together. It could be a historic moment, but were you going to go alone?”

“joy! A historical wink. Do you think you wouldn’t know that because you had nowhere to go?”

“You have nowhere to go? If you go to any bar and talk about your adventures in the Abyss, you and I will rush to buy you a drink. Don’t you know how popular Abyss is in the North and Central?”

“so? Are you going to imitate the Bardos too?”

“Are you pretending? Bardos was originally a storyteller. It hardened as it is now with songs and poems. Bardos who still adhere to tradition only talk.”

Meanwhile, the entrance to the magic tower appeared in front of the two of them.

A guard guarding the entrance to the Mage Tower blocked the way and asked politely.

“This is Adobe Magic Tower. What business have you come for?”

Elio and Fabian couldn’t hide their disappointment at the word Adobe Magic Tower.

It would have been nice if it was Hermetica’s Magic Tower, but it’s a magic tower I’ve never heard of!

Fabian took the place of his master, Elio.

“I am Baron Cloud. I’m looking for the Hermetica Magic Tower. Can you tell me where to go?”

“You were the baron. If it’s Hermetica Magic Tower, you’ve come to the wrong place. It is located in the northern part of the island. This is the other side, Nam-gu.”

“Oh, you were in the North District. Can I keep going up like this?”

“It will take a full day on foot. You might be better off using a stagecoach or renting a carriage.”

“Wouldn’t the stagecoach go round and round?”

“As you said, I will go back a little. If that is inconvenient, you must purchase or rent a horse or carriage from the stable.”

“Do you rent it out?”

“That’s okay. Each region has a stable, so you can use it and then bring it to a nearby location. Of course, you have to bring it to the same stable as the one you rented.”

“I see there are several stables?”

“I don’t know about other places, but here in Nam-gu there are five.”

“Okay. You are kind. I like it very much.”

At Fabian’s praise, the guard laughed ‘hehe’ with a shy face.

After leaving Adobe Magic Tower, the two rented a carriage from a nearby stable.

If you borrow a horse, two people have to ask people directly to find it, but a carriage is because the coachman takes you to the destination.

The carriage stopped in front of a huge magic tower as dusk fell.

cried the coachman as Fabian pulled his hair out of the window.

“Good! We have arrived at Hermetica Magic Tower!”

“Good work. wait a moment.”

Eventually, Fabian put his head back inside and spoke to Elio.

“I have arrived. What shall I do?”

“why? You said it could be a historic moment? Aren’t you going with me?”

“Thinking about it, I think I could become Lord Lagoa’s burden.”

“Aren’t you starting to think differently?”

“Are you thinking differently?”

“You were very happy to see Fermosa Estella a while ago.”

Fermosa Estella is a luxurious inn where Elio and his friends first stayed on the island for a long time.

It was because Fabian’s hips were shaking when he passed there.

“I don’t even have Count Omar, so what kind of money do I have to go to such a place?”

“why? When it comes to Abyss adventure stories, people line up to buy you a drink?”

“no way. That’s just what I said. He’s doing it because he’s afraid he’ll catch the real Lord Lagoa. Where is Ushas Undra an ordinary god? I don’t think Sir Lagoa should be distracted.”

It was half sincere.

After being captured by the Imperial Army and experiencing mind magic, Fabian was more cautious than before.

“There’s a point… but it’s a little different from what you usually say.”

Fabian wanted to brag about his adventures in front of his descendants.

But you’re going to come all the way here and fall back?

No matter how much I thought about it, there was no reason other than Fermosa Estella.

“I am someone who knows when to fit in and when to leave. Please do not misunderstand my loyalty. If you need my help, I will come with you.”

“Yah. I can see clearly inside, but it doesn’t continue. Anyway I agree with you Ushas Undra is completely different from Kama Debias. I don’t know what to do, so it might be better for me to meet alone.”

“That is why I am going alone. Shouldn’t I be in the way? I’ll hang out at a nearby bar and come back when I’m done.”

“That’s it.”

Elio didn’t say much and got off the carriage and walked toward the magic tower.

As he disappeared into the magic tower, the stationary wagon also moved slowly.

After a while, a carriage stopped in front of the luxurious inn and bar Fermosa Estella.

Soon after, a young man opened the carriage door and came out.

It was Fabian.

It was crowded with people from the entrance to see if there was a performance by famous Bardos tonight.

Fabian was lightly fed up with the sound of music coming out of the door and the smell of various dishes.

iced coffee! This is the taste of culture that you can taste after a while!

As soon as he went inside, the manager trotted closer.

“welcome! Mr. Cloud. Rumor has it that you are in the south… When did you come up to the islands?”

“He just came. I stopped by because I remembered the alcohol I used to drink here on the way… Huh?”

Fabian’s eyes opened wide as he inadvertently headed towards the stage.

I thought Bardos’s voice was familiar, but it was Ariette Albano.

The manager, who followed Fabian’s gaze, smiled.

“Do you remember Miss Ariette Albano? It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time, but you came just in time. Miss Ariette talked a lot about the baron. After the performance, you two can talk.”

Fabian nodded vigorously, not thinking about the situation in his pocket.