The Saint Was the Devil’s Henchman

64 episodes

“Ugh, where have you been?”

Anne sighed.

I could not find the girl who had been missing from the crowd anywhere.

Sweat was dripping from his forehead.

He was confident in his stamina because he had done all sorts of bad things in the huge mansion.

But now it was of no use.

While wandering around the mansion, Ann flowed into the area where the guest room was.

“You never would have come to this place.”

The banquet was still in full swing, so the hallway was quiet.

The unlit hallway was as dark as a cave.

‘It’s a little creepy.’

I’ve been working for a long time, but it was a creepy sight.

I was wiping away the goosebumps on my arm, when something touched Anne’s shoulder.

“Damn!”

“Aww!”

The screams overlapped.

Anne looked back, startled.

A servant dressed like her shouted at Anne.

“Why are you screaming all of a sudden? You surprised me too!”

“Mi, sorry. in amazement.”

“Move. I have to light it.”

The servant began to light a candle in the hallway.

Anne asked the servant.

“Have you ever seen a girl nearby?”

“miss? When I went to change food earlier, I saw that he was in the banquet hall.”

“What?!”

The roads seemed to have crossed.

Ann was discouraged to learn that she had come to the wrong place.

Meanwhile, the servant turned on the light in the hallway and disappeared.

“I’ll just be in the banquet hall.”

Anne sighed and tried to return to the banquet hall.

That was then.

profit.

The door to a guest room opened.

* * *

Ann got goosebumps as she remembered what had just happened.

But what appeared from beyond the door was a priest.

Anne was relieved to see the priest exposed.

‘right. Come to think of it, the Saint Candidate also said that he was coming here today.’

Ethan found Anne and waved his hand.

Anne was a little furious.

Since she was Vivian’s exclusive servant, she didn’t have to do this.

‘Anyway, in the eyes of the guests, they will all look the same as servants.’

In order not to make a fuss, Anne quietly approached Ethan.

“yes. Is there anything you need?”

“Did the speech begin in the banquet hall?”

“no. Not yet.”

“Okay. Then call someone here to bring it to the banquet hall.”

Ethan pointed over his shoulder.

‘that? Do you have any heavy objects?’

With such a light heart, Anne looked behind Ethan.

“Ahhh!”

This time Anne let out a scream that came from her stomach.

The guest room was almost seven packs of blood.

That wasn’t enough, and a man fell to the floor.

“Say, judge, man! someone died… … !”

Anne stepped back.

Blood drained from her face.

Then Ethan replied calmly.

“Ah, it seems that I misunderstood something, but he is not dead. It was just treatment.”

“Have you been treated? So you’re not dead?”

“If you don’t believe it, check it out. You will be breathing properly.”

Anne looked Ethan up and down with a questionable look.

Not a single drop of blood splashed on the white robes of the Pars Church.

If you cut someone, there is no way that blood would not have been splattered.

‘There’s no way a priest would have turned people into blood like that.’

Even if I really wanted to call someone, I wouldn’t be able to call someone so proudly.

Ann put her hand over her mouth.

It felt like something was off.

But it was unlikely that the priest would harm him.

“Yeah, but is it really the treatment? Why is there so much blood… … .”

“Did you know that there was a series of raids on nobles recently?”

“yes. Absolutely. I don’t know how.”

“It happened in the process of detoxifying an addicted person back then. So nothing to worry about.”

Considering what happened in the room, it was truly meaningful.

Ethan smiled playfully.

* * *

The banquet hall was on the first and second floors.

The eyes of the nobles were focused on the central staircase in the center of the huge banquet hall.

The chatty nobles kept their mouths shut as if they had ever done so.

The man they were looking at, holding their breath, was Prince Regent Harold.

Harold stood on the central staircase and watched the crowd.

“As you all know, we are here today because of several horrific events in the capital city recently.”

Harold opened his mouth in a somber voice.

“Recently, a considerable number of nobles have been attacked by unknown groups and lost their lives or were injured. An armed group even broke into the palace and attacked the Crown Princess. Due to many other things, the Empire is currently in a state of chaos. So I thought that those responsible for this should be identified and punished. Of course, as you all know, the subjects were ‘remnants of the old empire’.”

“Mmm. That’s right.”

“I am of the same opinion.”

All the nobles agreed with that statement.

But some were puzzled.

‘You thought? So now isn’t it?’

‘Something is strange in the nuance of the words.’

As if reading the question, Harold continued.

“Of course, that idea has not changed today. but… … .”

but?

A question mark appeared above the heads of the nobles.

“I made an appointment with a priest of the Pars Church.”

“Come on, wait! Does that mean that you will not destroy the remnants of the Empire?”

“This is absurd. Why did we gather here in the first place? Was it not to deal with those special people with magical powers?”

Harold looked at those who objected.

“Listen to the end of the story.”

“… … .”

The aristocrats quickly shut their mouths under the pressure.

“The promise is simple. The priest will explain to you that the culprit of this situation is not the remnants of the Empire. If you convince me, I will mobilize all the powers of the Empire to investigate the people the priest has pointed out and find out who is behind it.”

“What happens to the priest if we are not persuaded?”

Harold answered someone’s question.

“I persuaded the Crown Princess to release the remnants of the empire and made the government even more confused, so I said that I would hold the charge through the Pars Church.”

The crowd roared in unison.

“Isn’t the priest you are talking about the candidate for the saint who has recently made a name for itself?”

“What the hell was that priest thinking… … .”

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Vivian was also speechless at the words of her father.

‘Is this why you told me not to worry?’

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Vivian was confused.

At first glance, it seemed that his father had been crushed by Ethan’s will.

However, if you look closely, the disadvantages of failing to persuade were too great.

‘Aren’t the priests alone to bear all the damage? If things go wrong, you could be kicked out or eliminated from the Saint Candidate.’

It was astonishing.

But at the same time, it was terrifying.

The Pars Church did not show any mercy towards those with magical powers.

Ethan could be suspicious of his thoughts if he made a mistake.

Public opinion was bound to inflate even the smallest error.

If he was swept away by public opinion, the Church of Pars might impose a heavy responsibility on Ethan, a saint candidate.

‘Then you risked all that and made a deal with your father?’

That was then.

rumble.

There was the sound of the heavy door of the banquet hall opening.

The people who had been shouting all turned back in unison.

Ethan appeared through the open door.

“That priest!”

“uh? That person behind me… … .”

“Why is Baron Sheerland over there?”

And Baron Sheerland was standing behind Ethan’s back.

No, to be precise, the Duke’s knights were supporting the fainted Baron Sheerland from both sides.

Ethan, who entered the banquet hall, naturally headed towards the central staircase.

To clear a road for him, the crowd split on both sides.

Ethan finally arrived at the central staircase, looked around and smiled inwardly.

‘As planned.’

Everything was going smoothly.

The nobles were concentrating on what words would come out of Ethan’s mouth.

‘Now, let us know that you have found a way to cure the nobles who were poisoned by the raid.’

And he intended to use Baron Sheerland to bring out all the dark followers’ snares who had been hiding among the new Imperial nobles.

‘As long as there is no unnecessary interference.’

Ethan was thrilled that my plan was perfect.

But Ethan had forgotten for a moment.

From the moment Saint Eileen reincarnated him, his fate was strangely twisted.

That it always causes troublesome things.

* * *

The duke had already opened the gun gates.

Ethan muttered to himself.

‘Now we just have to take control of the gathered nobles.’

Does the priest control the nobles?

This was normally impossible.

In particular, if his candidacy of sainthood had been caught, he would not have been able to step forward any further.

Priests of the Pars Church usually value obedience and humility as virtues.

Therefore, it was not appropriate for a priest to appear in front of a crowd.

Even if he went out, he would have been lucky if he didn’t get ridiculed by the nobles.

In fact, the nobles murmured at Ethan’s appearance.

“What did the young priest know that the regent had summoned you forward?”

“Honestly, aren’t priests muttering prayers at best? You’re lucky if you don’t tremble like a goat.”

“Hmm, the young priest came in plausible attire. You seem to know the manners quite a bit.”

The nobles evaluated Ethan with a squint.

Even though the situation was daunting, Ethan was confident.

A hundred years ago, he had experience as a servant of the Demon King.

The experience of revealing his presence in the midst of numerous wars and strife and grabbing people.

“priority… … .”

Ethan skillfully spoke.

“I bring good news to everyone gathered here. We have found a way to detoxify those who have been poisoned in a series of raids.”

Ethan’s voice was calm and heavy, and it resonated far away.

It was hard to believe that he was a boy standing in front of a crowd for the first time.

Moreover, even the content of the words was surprising.

“What? Did you find a way to decipher it?”

“Boo, it must have been a while ago that you could only suppress poison.”

“How the hell did this happen?”

Ethan looked down at the agitated people slowly.

And the aristocrats had enough chatter and let it go.

Harold was greatly surprised by this.

It was because the figure of a seasoned politician could be seen from the back of the young priest.

After the noise had subsided for a while, Ethan continued with the following words.

“And the second thing I want to tell you is that this detox was discovered in the course of treating Baron Sheerland. Fortunately, Baron Sheerland was cured of the poison in the process.”

Then, one of the nobles raised his hand.

“I have an objection.”

It was the Earl of Rottleborough, the famous swordsman in the new empire.

“You tell me.”

“Not so long ago, Priest Ethan said that it was impossible to detoxify the poison of nobles except for the Imperial Princess. But after a while, he changed his position like turning the palm of his hand, which is hard for me to believe.”

When the Earl of Rottleborough objected, the other nobles responded as if they were waiting.

“you’re right. Detoxification isn’t something that comes out of nowhere, right?”

“Maybe it’s just a hoax to protect the remnants of the Empire.”

“They are a treasonous cabal that has tried to kill the nobles who are the backbone of the country. No matter how much you try, even the saint candidates of the Pars Church will be in trouble if you interfere like this!”

The voices criticizing Ethan grew louder and louder.