Heavenly Inquisition Sword

Episode 1349. What is the real reason?

After leaving the Iron Legion, Elio immediately descended to the ground as soon as he saw the city.

To use the stagecoach, of course.

This is because the vast forest in the south is chaos itself to him with dark eyesight.

Entering the city, it is the same northern city of Pheromuros that he got off of the stagecoach.

I was lucky.

Looking around with a satisfied face, he went to the stagecoach office without difficulty.

It’s a place I came to an hour ago, so I can’t get lost if I get lost.

Eventually, Elio bought a stagecoach ticket to the east of Feromuros and spent some time in the waiting area.

***

Eastern Peromuros.

Minos.

By the time dusk descends.

A young man dressed in a gambison (quilted armor) entered a mountain village outside Minos.

Although it was Gambison that did not suit the South, the young man did not break a drop of sweat.

Elio, a young man passing through the village, tilted his head.

This is because the number of street vendors who had been kicked in the morning alone had been reduced by more than half.

‘Did they withdraw because it’s evening soon?’

But, coincidentally, most of the remaining street vendors are natives dressed in shabby clothes.

‘Well, that could be.’

Elio boldly passed it over.

There is no need for musketeers or musketeers aiming at oneself.

He secretly radiated aura to see if there was a disturbing energy nearby.

does not exist.

It would have been without it.

He reached the chalet with light steps.

The door to the chalet opened cautiously as Elio creaked up the wooden steps.

Soon after, the caretaker, Heidi, peeked out through the crack in the open door.

Elio hesitated at her thief-like behavior.

Soon after, Heidi met Elio’s eyes and whispered with a surprised face.

“Oh come on. Come in quickly! hurry!”

At her urgent gesture, Elio went inside without even having time to say hello.

“why? Did the southern kingdom army invade Minos?”

Seeing Heidi’s frightened look, Elio guessed that.

However, the answer that came back exceeded his expectations.

“Fabian-nim came back during the day… and was immediately taken away by the Imperial Army.”

“Fabian was captured by the Imperial Army?”

At first, Elio thought he had heard wrong.

Why did the imperial army capture the nobles of the north?

Considering the relationship between himself and the Northern Kingdom, it was impossible.

“What did they say… ‘The sin of benefiting the enemy’? Anyway, I was arrested for that crime.”

“Do you know where they were taken?”

“I don’t know. It’s just the imperial army. Isn’t that a large army in Minos?”

Elio just nodded without saying a word.

The large unit she spoke of meant the 32nd Division of the Imperial Army.

However, why did the 32nd Division, which had no contact with them until now, suddenly arrest Fabian?

Rather, it was highly likely that the Imperial Army Intelligence Department in northern Feromuros or the general headquarters of the expeditionary force stationed in northwestern Feromuros had moved.

Of course, the possibility of being the 32nd Division is not entirely out of the question.

Because the 32nd Division might have moved at the request of the Imperial Army Intelligence Department.

‘I guess I’ll have to visit the 32nd division nearby.’

But I don’t know what the ‘sin of benefiting the enemy’ is.

Heidi’s voice echoed in Elio’s ears.

“Should we have dinner?”

“no. We will go to the executive restaurant for dinner.”

“An executive restaurant? Is this a new restaurant in Minos?”

“no. I’m going to eat at the base in Ramsey.”

“ah!”

Heidi didn’t ask for more and picked up the ingredients again.

Elio left the chalet before it was too late.

***

Ramsay Village.

Garrison of the Corvo Magic Corps.

Elio was planning to meet Duke Cillian Hale before going to the 32nd Division.

I was curious about what the ‘sin of benefiting the enemy’ was.

Arriving just in time for the dinner of the Corvo Magic Corps, he was invited to dinner by Duke Cillian Hale and others.

As the meal was about to begin, Duke Cillian Hale said in passing.

“I heard that you went to the northern part of Pheromuros in the morning, but you came right away. Did your trip go well?”

“yes.”

After Elio answered with a short answer, Duke Cillian Hale asked more.

“How did you finish?”

“The loss of the Iron Legion was avoided, and only the Marquis of Staurun was touched.”

“Did you kill him?”

“Well… that’s how it turned out.”

Still, it was a case of killing a person, so Elio did not hide his expression.

“Didn’t the prince say anything?”

“It’s okay to take revenge, but they told me to do it when the war is over.”

“her! I didn’t know that the crown prince would give up on the Marquis of Stauran… I’m surprised.”

“I was also a little embarrassed that the prince let go so easily.”

“There are alternatives, so I guess.”

“An alternative?”

“There are always people around the powerful. Needless to say, if you are the crown prince.”

Besides, the weapon of the crown prince is excitium – which turns ordinary gunmen into the strongest warriors.

What could be better than that for great nobles with their privates?

“I guess so.”

Elio understood Duke Cillian Hale’s words and shook his head.

“Still, that incident must have hurt the prince’s pride. Maybe… they might be aiming for the Count.”

“Even if it’s not the case, I came here because I have something to discuss with you.”

“No matter how much I am a wizard, don’t expect too much. These days, the treatment of the Magus (Class 7 Archmage) is not the same as before.”

It wasn’t just a saying, it was true.

With the spread of excitium, the status of sword masters and magus has declined noticeably.

What took their place was, surprisingly, the musketeers who had been cold rice in the past.

In the past, Musketeers even received the ‘blessing of mana’, but they were rather pathetic people who chose magic guns instead of swords out of fear of close combat.

Even the Academy of the Empire had already created a Faculty of Musketeers following the Faculty of Knights and Magic.

“Fabian was arrested by the Imperial Army at Minos’s chalet this day.”

“…”

The unexpected words made Duke Cillian Hale speechless for a moment.

Imperial forces arrest Baron Fabian Cloud, a noble in the north?

It was absurd in the current situation.

How are you going to deal with the wrath of the Grand Master, Count Elio Lagoa, and the northern kingdoms right now?

“What is the name of the crime?”

“I benefited the enemy.”

“What is the basis for such a claim?”

“I don’t know yet. However, Fabian recently visited Krasion. I think it might be because of that.”

“Hmm. Ambiguous.”

Duke Cillian Hale frowned.

It is not a crime for a noble from the north to visit the royal castle of the Adria Kingdom.

If it was normal, it would have been.

However, it is different now that Count Elio Lagoa has killed Marquis Stauran, the commander of the Iron Legion.

“Is it because I killed Marquis Stauran?”

“It is very likely. Because it’s true that the count touched the prince’s pride.”

“Then what should I do?”

“Just wait and see. We need to find out who the hell did it.”

“If it wasn’t for the Imperial Army Intelligence, it would be the crown prince.”

“As a result, it is true, but there must be someone who spearheaded it. For now, the focus should be on finding and meeting practitioners.”

“No matter who is in charge, the final decision maker will be the Crown Prince. He gave permission, so he must have arrested the nobles of the north. Still, when I treated him like a prince in a gentlemanly way, he slapped me in the back like this.”

At the word ‘gentlemanly’, Duke Cillian Hale had a lot to say, but he held back.

It was because provoking the count of Lagoa, who was now excited, did not seem to help solve the problem.

If he invaded the general headquarters with harsh words and did harm to the crown prince, the empire would fall into an insurmountable abyss.

“I’m not sure yet, so wait and see. I’ll find out where Baron Cloud is now and who led it. You will find out by tomorrow morning at the latest. Until then, be patient even if you feel frustrated.”

“Can you find out in the morning?”

It was faster than expected, so Elio’s expression brightened a little.

“The work of the troops near Feromuros cannot escape my eyes.”

Duke Cillian Hale said confidently.

No matter how much the magician’s status had fallen, there was no commander who could refuse the information request of the Duke of the Empire and the leader of the Corvo Magic Corps.

“Then, I will trust the Duke and go home today. Tomorrow morning…”

“Don’t come. There is no need to come first and wait. When news comes in, I will visit the Count’s residence.”

“Do you know where it is? We are staying in that chalet from last time.”

“Okay. As soon as the information comes in, I will run to the count… Don’t do anything else just because you’re frustrated. Because getting Baron Cloud out safely comes first. Do you know what I mean?”

“Of course.”

Elio thought so too.

Should I leave him alone as Fabian when he was about to kill himself as well?

If he provoked his opponent for no reason, Fabian could have been killed or injured.

Elio, leaving behind the work to Duke Cillian Hale, returned to Minos after dinner.

***

Northwest of Peromuros.

Expeditionary Force General Headquarters.

The two sat across from each other in the basement of the Police Department building, which is used as the general headquarters.

They are Fabian, who was arrested in Minos for ‘benefiting the enemy’, and Baron Karim Britts, an investigator.

Baron Karim Brits asked with an expressionless face.

“For what purpose did you go to Krasion, the capital of the Adrian Kingdom?”

“How many times do you say I went to see Larva Count Omar and his party.”

“Count Larva Omar is meeting every day in Krasion with the great nobles of the Southern Kingdom. Were you involved in the southern kingdom’s counterattack operation?”

“What is it?”

“The southern kingdoms are preparing a great counterattack to regain their lost territories. The baron also met the company commander of the southern kingdom army every day in Cracion, but he pretended he didn’t know. Doing so will only diminish the credibility of the baron’s statement.”

“I don’t know about the counterattack, but the fact that I met the company commander of the Southern Kingdom Army…

”

“It was just through the heart. I was supposed to be my older brother. Isn’t it easy to meet someone you can relate to in a foreign country?”

Fabian couldn’t talk about ‘the vanguard of chaos’, so it was packaged as a private meeting.

However, such an absurd excuse could not work for a worn-out investigator.

“If I had met a company commander I could relate to, I would have handed over information about the Imperial Army.”

“Why does the story go that way? Is it just a private meeting?”

“The 32nd Division and the Corvo Magic Corps are stationed in the eastern part of Feromuros, where the Baron was. Did you pass the information on the 32nd Division and the Corvo Magic Corps to the company commander of the Southern Kingdom Army?”

“Rather, I mainly heard the company commander boasting about the southern kingdom army?”

“Conversation is always give and take. Did you ever mention the Imperial Army? Are there any?”

“No?”

Fabian looked at the inspector with a bored expression.

If you weren’t an idiot, you’d say that even if it had happened, it wouldn’t have happened.

I don’t know what the answer is, but I don’t know the reason to persistently ask.

Fabian asked as he watched the inspector diligently write down something in the paperwork.

“Honestly, the commanders of the Southern Kingdom Army know more about the Imperial Army than I do. You know, I’ve just come out of the Abyss, haven’t I? But what is the real reason why you drag me over and repeat the same sound?”

As the inspector raised his head, he opened the cellar door and entered Count Rand Getty, the chief of staff of the Expeditionary Army.

“I’ll tell you the story. The inspector may leave.”

If the words ‘It’s okay to be out’, it actually means to leave the seat.

Investigator Baron Karim Brits bowed to the Expeditionary Force staff and quietly withdrew.