Chapter 37: Chapter 39

“Whoo-”

White smoke gushed through Berg’s lips.

He stared at the sky for a while with blank eyes.

Tak!

Berg, who had shaken the pipe roughly, spoke in an absurd voice.

“Does this make sense?”

“…what?”

When asked suddenly, Ale asked back foolishly.

Recognizing his mistake for a moment, Ale closed his eyes and waited for his boss to yell at him.

However, even after a long time passed, he did not even hear sarcasm, let alone a shout.

“Did Vishna-nim stand by him? Unbelievable.”

– Follow the words of my second servant.

It was the new oracle carved in the holy stone.

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When Vishna, the reason for their existence, ordered so, they had no choice but to obey.

This will further increase the credibility of Eustaf.

Berg’s complexion grew worse.

“Haha…. Perhaps it was a coincidence. How did it happen?”

Ale tried to appease Berg with all his might.

“Even so, that doesn’t change the fact that things are going Eustaf’s favor.”

Berg sighed deeply.

Perhaps because of a terrible sense of defeat, he felt helpless and didn’t want to do anything.

Ale wondered what to do with the restlessness of Berg.

At that time, Berg raised a question.

“Well, I mean, it’s strange. How did he interpret the oracle?”

“Cardinal is well versed about the new language, so maybe he found a new system of new language?”

“Hmm, no. I have a feeling there’s something different.”

Ale felt ominous for a moment.

“Ale,”

“Yes!”

“Bring the little rat,”

A rat. It was a nickname for Eustaf’s assistant priest, whom Berg bought for a large sum of money.

Eustaf ascended to the post of cardinal and was assigned ten assistant priests.

All of the assistants were members of papal sect, firmly surrounding Eustaf.

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However, no matter how solid the walls were, there were bound to be thin and fragile parts.

Berg aimed at the frail part.

The priest he bought was a man who could not completely shake off his material greed.

He was promised astronomical amounts of money by Berg and decided to bring information about Eustaf.

‘What information will he bring?’

Berg showed his teeth and smiled with an ulterior motive.

knock, knock.

A voice trembling with tension was heard along with the knock.

“I heard you called, Bishop.”

“Come on in,”

squeak~

A man of ordinary appearance slowly opened the door.

It looked like a rat in front of a cat.

Berg smiled, thinking that the nickname rat really suited him.

“You’re very nervous, aren’t you? Do you want a drink?” asked Berg, waving a bottle of wine at the man.

“Oh, no, sir. I’m all right.”

“Hmm. Really? I won’t force you.”

“So, what do you want?”

The man looked around him, expressing his impatience.

The fear that someone might notice his betrayal and come to arrest him continued to torment the man.

What a foolish man he was.

“There’s only one reason why I would call you.” said Berg, clicking his tongue.

“…….”

“Have you noticed anything strange about Eustaf’s recent move?”

“That’s…”

The brown-haired priest delayed his answer with a hesitant face.

It really stimulated Berg’s feelings.

“Hey, are you going to shut your mouth after taking the money?”

The fierce energy seemed to strangle the priest.

The man chuckled with a strangled look.

“Well, I’ll tell you! Sir, please calm down!”

“Well, you should’ve done just that.”

With a disapproving look on his face, Berg regained his divine power.

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The divine power was the power blessed by the goddess, but depending on how it was used, it was possible to pressure the opponent like this.

“Recently, the Cardinal left the Holy Land.”

“Where did he go?”

“Well, he didn’t tell us exactly where he was going, but….”

For a moment, Berg’s eyebrows crumpled horribly.

The priest shook his hand in astonishment.

“Of course, I know where he headed!”

“Shut up. Don’t drag it out. Tell me. Don’t you have to pay for all the money you’ve spent?”

“He went to the principality!”

When the priest thought his life was in danger, he blew at Berg.

Berg opened his eyes wide to the unexpected destination.

“Principality? The place where Grand Duke Hamilton rules?”

“Yes, yes! That’s right!”

“Hmm. Do you know why he went there?”

“I really don’t know that much! He left us a note saying he was going away for a while….”

“Do you have any guesses?”

“No…”

Berg clicked his tongue at the unsatisfactory answer.

“Tsk, useless!”

“I’m sorry.”

At that time, the priest opened his mouth as if he suddenly remembered something.

“I saw a holy being a few days ago, I believed it belonged to the Cardinal.”

“Holy being?”

“Yes, a holy being takes the color of the environment in which it was born. The holy being was very white. It’s like a snowy field.”

“Hmn.”

Putting together the words of the priest, Eustaf is exchanging something with someone in the principality.

Berg thought it might have something to do with the oracle.

said the priest, as if he had the same idea as Berg.

“After the holy being arrived, the Cardinal summoned the bishops. I think the oracle is…!”

Red blood came out of the priest’s mouth as he continued to speak in a crafty voice.

The priest lowered his head slowly.

He soon saw a white sword pierced through the middle of his chest.

“This is…”

The Holy Sword Istif.

Berg opened his eyes wide to the sudden appearance of Eustaf.

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When in the world…

“I didn’t know there was a traitor.”

Berg felt ashamed that he had not noticed Eustaf’s presence.

In the end, it meant that he was one step ahead of him.

“My foolishness has finally sent one of my brothers to God’s side.”

Eustaf pulled back Istif with a cold look on his face.

The holy sword Istif was stained with red liquid.

Eustaf looked at Istif with a wistful look.

The priest collapsed helplessly.

plop

“Haha… I can’t believe that even after killing your own assistant, your face doesn’t change. I wish other people could see this coldness!”

Yes. Eustaf was this kind of man.

He seems to have a foolishly caring and merciful personality that he cannot just pass by the weak, but that was not all.

He was a man who lived only for Vishna.

He was terribly cruel to those who betrayed Vishna.

“There is something wrong in your words. This man swore in the name of God Vishna but he broke his oath. He even revealed my whereabouts to you.”

Eustaf looked at Berg with a blank face.

Berg felt a chill.

‘Damn it’

His pride was hurt. He can’t believe him; a Berg is frightened by Eustaf?

But it was true that he might die here by Eustaf’s hands.

Berg felt his life threatened.

“I was angry. Why did you hide something important in the principality? A Lover?”

“Be careful what you say.”

“Well, I guess I got it right.”

Eustaf’s eyebrows flinched for a moment.

Berg was pleased that he had provoked Eustaf.

“I have dedicated my all to Vishna.”

“Well, it seems to be true. Strong denial is strong affirmation.”

Berg’s provocation continued, but Eustaf replied with contempt.

He recalled Istif and warned Berg.

“I warn you, I’ll cut you some slack today. But if you go any further, I will send your soul to Vishna.”

“Is it a threat?”

“This is a warning,”

A mischievous smile hung over Berg’s mouth.

“You have a strong sense of opposition, Cardinal.”

Eustaf spoke with a still expressionless face.

“The Bishop of Berg has not always acknowledged me because of his little pride.”

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Eustaf was the one who provoked this time.

Insignificant self-esteem.

Berg is a man with high self-esteem. He is satisfied with himself like that.

Yet, suddenly his pride and self-esteem fell for something insignificant.

Berg’s eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Eustaf continued calmly, regardless of the sharp look in Berg’s eyes.

“It will turn into a poison.”

“…that’s a little too much to say,”

“It’s a loving advice,”

Berg’s face crumpled like a piece of paper.

“That’s enough of your disgusting talk.”

“If that’s what it sounds like, I can’t help it.”

Eustaf turned his back, keeping his cold face.

Berg’s mouth stiffened by the act of showing his back to the enemy.

It was obviously an act of disregard for him.

Until now, Eustaf responded with a finite smile no matter how much he argued.

He just said that he wasn’t recognized by Berg because he wasn’t good enough.

So now this manner of Eustaf was certainly strange.

‘…there’s something in the principality.’

Something important enough to make him sensitive.

“I think you have fully accepted my warning. I’ll see you then.”

snap

Shortly after Eustaf left, Ale came into Berg’s room.

When he saw the dead priest, he was surprised.

“What is this?! S, sir. Berg, you’ve finally caused an accident! I knew I would do this someday.”

“Shut up,”

“Hmm.”

Ale covered his mouth with his hands at the sharp force of Berg.

“Ale, send someone to the principality.”

“The duchy?”

“There’s something I need you to look into.”

***

Ivan had to get up early in the morning and get dressed.

He stood in front of the mirror and observed himself for a while.

The reflection in the mirror was awkward.

He didn’t feel like myself.

It’s been a long time since he decorated himself like this because of his personality, which usually hates formal attire.

“You look really good.”

“…Liam. Don’t laugh.”

“Oh, no. Don’t take away my little pleasure.”

Ivan’s forehead had a shallow valley.

Liam smiled and held out a box.

“This is the new mask I ordered.”

Ivan looked at the splendid mask in the box.

It was indeed a fine mask that seemed to contain the breath of a craftsman.

However, Ivan felt uncomfortable.

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He had no good memories of the mask. Rather, he could only recall the troublesome memories.

“Sigh…”

“Come on, stop sighing and go downstairs. It is a disgrace as a gentleman to keep Lady waiting.”

“What do you mean, lady? She is now a viscount.”

“Well, I’ve made a mistake. But you can’t keep your partner waiting.”

Ivan was dragged down to the lobby.

He could see Adelia coming down beforehand and waiting.

For a moment he felt his heart tighten.

Ivan raised his hand over his heart that reacted abnormally.

The heart was beating as it should have been.

‘The dress… looks good on her.’

Ivan looked at Adelia, who perfectly pulled off the navy dress, and imagined her in another dress.

He thought she’d look good in anything.

“You have come down, Your Highness,”