… I already knew there was someone out there who was spying on me and making me feel bad.
But the reason why Lee Han didn’t catch him was because he thought that if he pretended to know him, the guy who was hiding would run away.
‘As expected, it’s pretty good.’
Lee Han nodded as he scanned the muscles of the man who had been hiding in the forest and whose stomach had been pierced by his axe.
Just by looking at his muscles and bones, you can tell that he is quite a ‘talented person’.
As expected, he acted well. Otherwise, he would have run away no matter what.
“He is…!”
“Do you know this face?”
“… This is Toner, the senior heretic inquisitor who transferred to the [Paladins]. He is a man of incomparable skill to me, but why is he hiding? No, before that, how did I defeat him in one blow… .”
“Now that the Paladin has come out, are you going to fall asleep?”
Lee Han firmly stepped on the stomach of the knight who was using a toner or something.
Kkukkuk!
“Ahhhhh!”
As expected, he is quite a skilled person.
Even though the axe pierced his stomach, he was still alive and not dead.
It was proof that his vitality was strong, and Lee Han stomped on the stomach with a little more force.
“Eugh! Stop, stop it…!”
Toner, who had come to his senses, pleaded, but Lee Han pretended not to listen.
Anyway, the repertoire these guys would talk about was obvious.
At first, they threaten, ‘The temple will not forgive you!’, and when that doesn’t work, they persuade, ‘We promise a price! So cooperate with us!’, and when all of that doesn’t work…
“Wow, do you think the light will forgive such an act!!”
“… I’m sick of it, really.”
They sold the name of God… .
Lee Han was now tired of dealing with these crazy guys.
Why do you insist on messing with him when he’s living so quietly?
So.
“You’re timid.”
“yes?”
“Call someone.”
“What kind of person are you talking about-?”
“Blackie and Chick Daddy.”
“… … .”
“why?”
“… I just felt like peace was over now.”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
There has never been peace-.
* * *
Not long after making contact, people began to gather around Lee Han’s house.
“Hello, Lee Han Kyung.”
Shadow of Galahad.
“Nice to meet you, Sir Turtle. I have heard a lot about you. I am very sorry that this is the first time we meet.”
Lionel’s Knight.
The two most powerful forces representing the Southern Continent had gathered together, and they quietly got to work.
“Is that bastard the wretch who dares to insult Galahad and insult the young lady?”
“How dare a temple-!”
“You will not die in peace. No, I will teach everyone who is related to you! There is a hell in this world too…!”
I heard that Galahad, who already had a lot of sympathy for religious powers, was a shadow who had completely turned his back on Irene because she had been insulted, and I thought that all the guys related to that nameless priest would start a life worse than death.
“I’ve always had a lot of questions for the shrine, and now I can answer them like this.”
“Don’t be so rough with him. The prince told me to bring him back alive no matter what.”
“That’s true, but just in case he runs away, let’s cut off his arms and legs and go. Oh, and don’t worry about Sir Turtle. There won’t be any bloodshed here.”
Although he didn’t seem to have much regrets towards the temple, it felt like Lionel was following orders thoroughly because he had been given them, and on the contrary, since he had no supervisor, he was quite good at carrying out his missions mechanically.
“But Lee Han-gyeong, can’t you hand over the interrogators there as well? They seem like people who could betray us at any moment. If possible, hand them over to us.”
“Wouldn’t we be better off than Galahad?”
“… A cat in a snowy field doesn’t know its place.”
“Wouldn’t it be better than you, you wicked little bastards?”
“… … .”
“Don’t look and just come at me, I’ll fight you anytime.”
“…If you’re going to fight, go fight somewhere else.”
Was it a mistake to call both forces at the same time?
The fight was fierce, and Lee Han shrugged.
I don’t even think about who will give me the rice cake, but they are fighting among themselves, so…
“Excuse me, excuse me, oh, are you thinking of handing us over?”
“Lee, Lee Han Kyung! Please, I beg you! Please don’t hand us over!”
“We didn’t know anything-!”
The Inquisitors had been trembling as if on a bed of thorns since the arrival of Galahad and Lionel’s knights, and now they were struggling for their lives.
If Lee Han really handed them over to them, it would be worse than death.
So they clung to Lee Han.
To their only lifeline.
“If someone saw me, they would think I was going to kill you. I saved your life just a moment ago. I have no intention of killing you.”
“Ah, Lee Han-kyung!”
“… Well, I’ll tell you when you’re innocent.”
“… … Yes?”
“I guess you’re here at just the right time.”
“??”
He nodded and pointed straight ahead, but there was nothing where he pointed.
What on earth came… .
“- Heh heh, that’s great. Are you able to read my movements now? That’s an amazing development.”
… … How long has it been there?
People’s eyes widened.
It was as if a person had suddenly appeared on the ground where no sign of life had been felt.
Feeling possessed.
However, even though the knights’ eyes were focused on him, the old man, dressed in a butler’s uniform, simply smiled kindly and walked leisurely.
“It’s been a while, butler.”
“Nice to meet you too.”
“… No, I didn’t say it was nice to meet you.”
“Isn’t happiness something that is expressed through the eyes rather than words? I can sense happiness in Lee Han-kyung’s eyes.”
“Well, isn’t it fear and trembling rather than joy?”
“You even got the joke, huh?”
“… If that’s the case, then it must be so, sir.”
Lee Han simply bowed his head and surrendered.
Although Lee Han was originally polite to adults older than him (except for those who didn’t seem human), he was even more polite than usual, and at one point, beads of sweat ran down his forehead.
Sweat kept pouring down as if he had been hit by rain, but Lee Han couldn’t even think of wiping it off and just kept his head down.
… … I didn’t know before, but now that I’ve grown up a little, I think I know.
This guy, really-.
‘He is a [superhuman].’
It was a fact that I already knew, but the moment I measured its power myself, I felt the truth with my whole body.
Lee Han gasped for breath as he realized once again that his opponent was a separate creature in human skin.
It’s hard to believe that a person can become this tired without even fighting, but it’s not easy to conserve your stamina when you have this person right in front of you.
Just exchanging a few words of conversation felt like running five full marathons in a row.
To that kind of person.
“You’ve grown too quickly. So there are still some areas where your senses and physical strength are not well-distributed. If you fix that, you’ll be able to breathe much easier.”
The butler was not sparing in his advice, and would pat me on the shoulder as if to encourage me.
The butler then turned his gaze towards the inquisitors.
The affectionate gaze looking at Lee Han and the cold gaze that seemed like a glass bead set in another.
The moment they met that gaze, all the heretic inquisitors were speechless, and no one opened their mouth.
… it was instinct.
The instinct of a living being to not dare to rebel in front of that person.
like that.
“Follow me. I will guide you.”
Silently he ‘told’ them to follow him, and the inquisitors,
Thump, thump… .
I did as he said.
With the ‘confidence’ that one should not dare to ‘disobey’.
“-If you are confident and tell the truth, you won’t die.”
Lee Han nodded his head.
I think it was a good idea to send the letter.
but.
‘I didn’t know the butler would come.’
I thought he would send someone, but I never thought he would send the butler instead of someone else.
“Albert, John Ray Albert… .”
“Hey, Lee Han-kyung, were you acquainted with that person!?”
The knights immediately realized who the butler, or rather Albert, was.
Well, they weren’t incompetent, and they must have known that he was a strength beyond their ability to measure.
And the superman who wore a butler’s uniform was also famous, whether he knew it or not, so it wouldn’t have been difficult to figure out his identity.
“It turns out we only know each other by face.”
“You seemed friendly as you were talking?”
“It’s not that I’m being friendly, I’m just bowing down. Let me ask you the opposite, would you be able to be unfriendly to that guy?”
“… There’s no way that could be possible, right?”
“Right? That guy is a forced kindness injector.”
“Hey, that gentleman? I guess we’re close.”
“I said it was a misunderstanding.”
It seemed like an unnecessary misunderstanding had occurred, but I didn’t necessarily deny it strongly.
Above all else.
‘Thanks to the butler, it seems like all the unnecessary fights have disappeared. Is that a good thing?’
I originally wanted to hand the interns over to Galahad or Lionel, but I was worried that if I pushed them all to one side, a big problem could arise.
Besides, if I took the side of a certain family, I might even be misunderstood.
So, I dragged the royal family, or rather my older sister, into it.
As expected, as soon as they contacted us, they immediately sent personnel, and thanks to that, the two families were able to end the fight without any unnecessary arguments, right?
but.
‘I have a feeling there’s some kind of misunderstanding going on with me…’
You can see their gazes turning back and forth between Lee Han and Albert, with expressions like, ‘No way…’
It was obvious that countless misunderstandings were occurring in real time, and Lee Han swallowed his breath.
perhaps.
‘That lady, did you by any chance induce all this?’
I wondered why they had sent the butler, but I thought the princess might be sending a warning to other forces.
[-It’s mine.]
It was as if he heard something like this, and he ended up laughing bitterly.
I think this is what they mean by a misunderstanding.
“ha….”
“Sigh, that’s good. They say that deep breathing is good for your mental health, so I recommend taking a lot of breath.”
“… It’s not that I’m not doing it because I’m tired of it?”
“Why do blessings run away?”
“… … It was just nonsense.”
“Hmm?”
Albert still had an unreadable smiling face.
I have a feeling that no matter what I ask, he will probably answer, but I have a feeling that the answer I get back will be vague.
So.
“See you later. I’ll buy some decent wine and go. Let’s have a drink then.”
“Wow, Lee Han Kyung and alcohol, I’m already looking forward to this.”
Albert expressed his anticipation at Lee Han’s words, and it seemed as if he felt some excitement.
It seemed like he was showing true feelings for the first time, and Albert stared at Lee Han for a moment.
suddenness.
“… Originally, I was just going to see your face and leave, but I’ll tell you an interesting story before I leave.”
“Hey, is it fun?”
“Yes. It’s none other than the reason why the temple suddenly went crazy and started acting up, and why it’s bothering Irene Young-ae.”
“… … ?”
… wasn’t he just running wild trying to seize power?
Albert blinked at Lee Han’s unexpected story.
“It seems that Lady Irene Windler is the most likely ‘candidate for sainthood’. So it seems that the temple is determined to kidnap or persuade the girl, hehe.”
“?”
“It’s interesting. Well, if I can just get my hands on the saint, the pope or something like that won’t be a problem. If I can just get my hands on the saint, the temple will be able to use the name of the [pope] that was taken away by the warlords again. I think there will be many people after the young lady for a while. It’s really interesting.”
“??”
“But don’t worry. If you really try to cross the line, ‘I’ will go find the temple, hehe.”
“… … .”
… Lee Han knew that he was being rude, but he couldn’t bring himself to respond.
To that extent, he was speechless at that moment.
That would be the case.
‘Who, who said what?’
…a saint?
That lung-?
“… … .”
Swish.
Lee Han’s eyes, which had eyesight comparable to that of a man from the plains, turned toward the neighboring house.
“That’s… the saint (candidate)?”
He came out into the yard and spied on his house through a telescope, and saw a yellow chick laughing and laughing, and Lee Han’s distrust of the temple only grew.
