The Saint Was the Devil’s Henchman

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Blake asked a question as Ethan was about to take a pose.

“for a moment. Are you really okay with that offer?”

Ethan frowned.

“why? Would you like to come and spit it out now?”

“No, it’s not, because I think it’s too unfair to you.”

In fact, when Ethan made the offer to Blake, he put this condition on him.

Point out mistakes, but don’t teach them.

Ethan grinned.

“It doesn’t matter, even if you don’t tell me about kwonsik. You just have to tell me what is wrong.”

Only after receiving the confirmation did Blake shine.

“Then I see! It’s the perfect condition for me!”

Ethan took the kwonjutsu posture he had seen in his memory one after another.

Blake’s eyes widened as he watched it.

‘I can’t believe it. It’s a bit clumsy, but that’s really Jojo-sama’s knuckling technique!’

Gugeukdo (究極道).

Kayden Hanson named his knuckle-shooting so that he could pursue the ultimate in nothingness until the day he died.

At that moment, Blake noticed something wrong with Ethan’s posture.

“Well. That part is wrong. Because it is linked to the next movement, the leg… … .”

“You said it before. Just point out the mistakes.”

Ethan cut off Blake’s horse.

At that, Blake frowned.

“Are you going to find the right posture yourself?”

“Of course.”

“Come on, are you making fun of kwongakju?!”

Blake was more proud of his kwonsu than anyone else.

However, Ethan, who seems to have just mastered the art of kwon-gak, was angry when he said that he would find the answer on his own.

Ethan raised an eyebrow.

“No way. Then, whether you keep talking or not, I’ll let you go. Because that’s what you eat raw.”

“… That’s right!”

Blake opened his mouth as if he had just realized it.

He apologized right away.

“Actually, even if you fail repeatedly, you have to analyze the failure and get back up to become a true fighter! Ethan, you are already a great fighter at heart! I’m sorry for doubting your sincerity!”

“No, I’m sorry, so let’s see if this posture is correct.”

“I swear on my beautiful muscles! I will point out your wrong posture with all sincerity!”

Blake showed off his strength by taking a position where his side chest and triceps stood out.

Ethan closed his eyes tightly, as if he saw something he couldn’t see.

‘Damn it, listen to people!’

All the humans and animals around them seemed to have their ears blocked.

Blake placed his hands on his waist.

“Don’t take it seriously. I’ll show you what real intelligence is.”

His tone was kind of silly, but if he was Cayden Hanson’s disciple, he was trustworthy.

Ethan tried different movements from his memory.

Blake shook his head.

“Nope.”

Ethan took a different stance again.

“No.”

How many times did you repeat that?

Then Blake nodded.

“right. That’s the right move.”

Ethan learned the knives piece by piece, as if putting together a puzzle.

In addition, the number of incorrect postures decreased as they progressed.

It was proof that the interaction between the linked motions was well understood.

Blake, who watched the scene, became more and more speechless.

‘I definitely thought it was a good offer for me.’

Not long ago, Blake was confident.

However.

‘Maybe my bottom might be ripped off.’

Blake grinned at the pleasant anxiety that suddenly came over him.

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Vivian stopped by the tavern after a long time.

The tavern had regained its former vitality.

The people who were seated at each other greeted Vivian.

It was markedly different from not long ago when it was depressed by all kinds of crises.

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Vivian headed to the counter.

“Are you here, miss?”

“yes. How have you been?”

“Thanks to Mrs. I had a good time.”

“What is my virtue… … . There was another person who came out, huh?”

“There is nothing to be so humble about. By the way, this is the first time I’ve come this way.”

At that, Vivian was startled.

“That, right? Is it because things have settled down a bit and you feel lighter?”

In fact, there was another reason, but Vivian gave another excuse.

Lately, her father hasn’t been seriously interfering with Vivian.

Because of that, there was no need to go out in secret.

But there was no need to tell Paul about it.

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Vivian laughed awkwardly.

“Look, the atmosphere in the pub looks good. Isn’t it great now?”

“yes. Surveillance and enforcement are gone.”

“thank god.”

“It sounds like Priest Ethan identified the Dark Followers as the mastermind, and then put pressure through the Pars Church. Instead of chasing after us, chasing the Dark Followers.”

“okay?”

“yes. And soon there will be an operation to find out who is behind this raid.”

“Behind the scenes?”

“yes.”

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Vivian’s eyes narrowed.

Only now did I know who was the murderer of my mother.

That was then.

“Hey, Paul!”

Someone rushed into the tavern.

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Vivian looked back in surprise.

“What’s going on?”

The man couldn’t even catch his breath and hurriedly opened his mouth.

“Gee, in the square now! Baron Sheerland!”

“Why Baron Sheerland?”

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Vivian frowned.

After a while, shocking remarks followed.

“Baron Sheerland’s neck is stuck in the square!”

* * *

A Parsian temple in Velium.

After finishing his chores, Jacob was caught by a priest while walking down the hallway.

“Captain, I have something to discuss with you.”

“What’s going on?”

“It’s no different, the problem is because of the donation.”

Jacob was puzzled.

“Recently, thanks to Priest Ethan, the nobles have donated a lot, haven’t they? But is it a problem?”

It was the result of Ethan deciphering the nobles of the new empire.

Some aristocrats resented Ethan’s actions at the banquet, but there were also nobles who saved their lives through his treatment, so it was natural.

Besides, Ethan was now the most widely known saint candidate on the continent.

Calculations to make a good impression in advance must have worked.

The priest nodded his head in embarrassment.

“yes. That’s the problem. More donations came in than expected. Besides, there are gifts that came to Priest Ethan, not the church, so there is no place to store them.”

“Have you consulted with Priest Ethan?”

“You’re busy these days, so you keep procrastinating to talk about it later. That’s why I asked the general manager, who was close with Priest Ethan.”

“How many presents did Ethan bring?”

“Not only jewelry, but also paintings and statues of famous artists, imported ceramics, etc. I can’t count. Some nobles even brought rare animals. He refused to be alive and barely sent it back. After all, the nobles are all reckless.”

“It must be hard to keep it that way. When is the regular delivery date?”

“There is still over a week left.”

Sending the donations received to the central church was one of the ways.

However, the regular transportation date was still far away, so it was a plate that had to keep a huge amount of goods helplessly in the warehouse.

“Looking at the speed at which things are stacked, it seems that the warehouse will soon fill up. ha.”

“If you look for it, there will be a way. Let’s think about it together.”

So the two fell into trouble.

Then, a dog barking was heard from somewhere.

bruise!

Jacob turned his head there.

Nyx was walking with Fenrir from afar.

Seeing them walking side by side, the two seemed to have already become friends.

‘Well, if you’re new, you’ll know how faithful the Nyx Priest is.’

Nix greeted Jacob with Fenrir.

“Is something wrong? You don’t look good.”

Nyx looked at the priest’s face and was puzzled.

Then Jacob explained the situation to the Knicks.

“Well, that’s what happened.”

After pondering for a moment, Nix opened his mouth as if he had realized something.

“Even if the donation is sent to the Central Church anyway, it will be used to help those in need, so why not spend it here?”

“yes?”

Jacob was bewildered.

Even if you don’t know the world, how can you do this?

The fact that some of the donations went into the pockets of high-ranking priests was known to everyone involved.

However, from what he was saying now, it seemed that Nyx knew nothing about the corruption of the Order.

The Knicks added that Jacob’s reaction was misunderstood.

“Even though we pretended to be with the old empire in the past, those who are struggling in the new empire now are just ordinary weaklings. There are people of the Empire who have been unfairly treated by recent events, so I use it to help them.”

For Jacob, it was a very interesting proposal.

‘It might be better to use it properly here rather than just call the upper heads anyway.’

Jacob wiped his chin with his hand and nodded.

“I agree.”

The priest, who had been like a sack of barley that had been borrowed, asked a question.

“Well, then, what about the present for Priest Ethan?”

Then Nick said firmly.

“There is nothing to worry about. If it was Ethan, he would have told us to use it as well.”

“Is that so too? He is such a faithful man.”

“yes. you’re right. I know Ethan well. We are friends.”

Nick opened his chest proudly.

bruise!

Fenrir, who was near Nyx, did the same.

But Jacob was the only dubious face.

‘The guy… Is that him?’

Of course, looking at Ethan’s actions, it was understandable.

However, there were also blunt corners of taking care of one’s own.

Jacob felt uncomfortable as if he had become an accomplice for nothing.

“Um, but it’s a bit too much… … . How about leaving one or two?”

“The manager underestimates Ethan. Ethan is not that worldly!”

bruise!

Nix raised his eyebrows and glared at Jacob.

So was Fenrir.

‘No, what’s with all that nonsense?’

Jacob rubbed his forehead in disbelief.

“Then you two and one will take care of it.”

Eventually, Jacob withdrew.

Nyx then began discussing with the priest how the donation would be used.

He had no idea how Ethan would react when he found out about this.

* * *

The square, which was always crowded with people, was noisy today for other reasons.

“What in the world is this?”

“I’m going to keep the kids from coming here for a while.”

“Who the hell did that?”

“It must be the same guys as in the last raid. As soon as he came out of prison, this time he took his head.”

“That is nonsense. You said the Saint Candidate would be the dark follower.”

Some were astonished, and others were speculating.

Their eyes turned to one place.

Fountain in the square.

The fountain’s water had long since turned into terrible blood.

Baron Sheerland’s headless body hung from the top of the fountain.