The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

＜ 45 : precursor (3) ＞

A small study located in Count Meyer.

There Countess Meyer looked at her henchman, the knight Kedol.

Kedol was a knight brought from the family when the Countess Meyer was married, and continued to serve as a bridge between her and her family.

He was also a person who took charge of noisy affairs with his maid, Amy, even within the count.

With the book open on the table, Countess Meyer brought out a quiet secret to the knight Kedol.

“Sir Kedol. The news I told you last time, I think it’s certain.”

“Are you talking about Palios?”

“That’s right. Because Palios doesn’t hang out with Rex anymore?”

Knight Palios was an outstanding knight who followed the first Confucius, Rex Meyer.

He swore allegiance to Earl Meyer, and was escorting Rex according to his beliefs and the Count’s orders.

The loyalty of Phalios, the knight who guarded Rex at any time, was quite a nuisance to the Countess who wanted to get rid of Rex.

It seems that he has been distanced from Rex recently.

It wasn’t difficult for Countess Meyer, who was watching Palios and Rex, to figure out why.

The day before, when Rex went out and said that he had been attacked, an unfamiliar knight began to follow Rex.

“It must be because of that guy named Evan.”

Knight Evan.

It was an article saying that he rescued Rex from being attacked while out and swore allegiance to him.

Rex took in Evan, a free knight, and, thanks to Rex’s strong support, was able to enter the castle without difficulty.

Countess Meyer thought it was natural for Palios to keep away from Rex, as Evan took his place after defeating Palios, who was his closest confidant.

“Sir Kedol. I think this is an opportunity.”

“Are you talking about an opportunity to implement a plan you’ve been putting off for a while?”

Of course, the disappearance of Palios, a thorn in his eyes, was an opportunity for Countess Meyer.

In the meantime, considering the family of Palios and his power, he had not been able to touch Rex carelessly.

However, since Palios had disappeared, only Count Meyer would be able to use his hands as long as he vacated his seat.

Countess Meyer and Kedol had many plans piled up in their minds to eliminate Rex.

She nodded at Kedol’s words with a satisfied look on her face.

“Of course. It’s a story that can’t be left alone forever.”

“You’re right. For Confucius Max’s future, we need to clear up Lex Meyer quickly.”

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Most of the count’s vassals, including those of the Countess Meyer, already supported Max.

In fact, the successor was almost decided.

No matter how hard Rex tried to turn the situation around, he had a huge limit because he lacked support.

Nevertheless, the reason why the Count is still withholding the declaration of his successor is because the first, Rex Meyer, is still holding on.

As Countess Meyer, she wanted to clean up Rex as quickly as possible and consolidate her position as Max’s successor.

“The sooner the succession education is possible, the better.”

“I’m already looking forward to the time when Confucius Max, who has received a good education, becomes count. He will surely become a great lord.”

Those who followed Max wanted to confirm the succession structure as well.

The reason they lined up quickly was to take advantage of it.

In order to get something to eat Congo, things had to be done quickly.

Kedol was also waiting for the benefits of succession to the count.

As Kedol flattered her with a look of anticipation, Countess Meyer spread her fan and burst into laughter.

“It’s still Sir Kedol. He knows my heart so well.”

“Isn’t it a natural thing to bring you here for the longest time?”

“Okay. Sir Kedol. For that kind of future, let’s try to figure out how to get rid of that poor Rex.”

The first thing they had to do to achieve their goal was to decide on a plan to clean up the thorny Rex Meyer.

Even the countess had to approach it cautiously when it came to eliminating the nobility.

If you openly kill Rex, troublesome problems will pile up like a mountain.

Protecting face and cause was essential for the nobility.

So it was necessary to pick a suitable time and place to deal with Rex and his knights.

“Once, he’ll go out after a fortnight.”

“The Count is going out… Then Rex will need to get out of the castle too.”

It had to be in the absence of the Count in order to work.

It was to buy enough time to sort things out.

Also, depending on where the fuss occurred, who could be held accountable was different.

Of course, it was difficult to do things within nature.

If Rex died in nature, it was highly likely that it would lead to a problem between the Countess and the Countess.

Even if it was processed, it had to be carried out in a place where it was not a problem as much as possible.

“What would be the best way to deal with Rex?”

“How about giving Rex a chance?”

“chance……?”

At Kedol’s words, the Countess listened to him.

You suddenly give the target a chance to kill.

It was because it was a story that was difficult to empathize with as the Countess.

He continued to explain the operation of Kedol to the Countess, who was curious about what was behind it.

“It’s about giving the ball a chance to set it up and getting it out of the way.”

“Ball, what do you mean?”

“There is an abandoned fortress in the southeast. As the Empire’s territory grows, its value declines, and above all, it’s old and broken and no one cares.”

“Is there such a fortress?”

“Yes. So, if the thieves who took over the fortress are in trouble, they will send the soldiers to Rex and send them to subjugation.”

Still, it was Rex who was hung up on securing his position.

If the Count offered Rex to subdue the thief, there would be no reason for Rex to reject the offer.

For Countess Meyer, Kedol’s plan was a promising one.

She was pleased with Kedol’s plan and asked Kedol for further details on the plan.

“Are the thieves planning to prepare Kedol?”

“Of course. As good as hiding an assassin in the right place, Rex will never come back alive.”

“That’s a good plan.”

“However, the number of soldiers and the plan to release Rex… I think you will have to convince the Count yourself.”

“It’s about moving him. It’s not difficult. Sir Kedol. Proceed as planned.”

Nearly ten years have passed since the Countess Meyer married the Countess.

It wasn’t that difficult for her to wield the Count.

Count Meyer is a man of fire, but she knew how to deal with such a man.

It was as simple as adding some help to Kedol’s plans.

“I’ll be able to see Max as the Count’s eldest son soon.”

If the plan was carried out, there would be no more obstacles in front of Max Meyer.

👌👌👌

The countess, who folded the fan, smiled, thinking about the bright future.

She doesn’t even know what will happen to her in the future.

* * * * * *

“You did it neatly.”

Cloud’s first-class investigator, Argent Period, murmured as he looked at the empty town.

A bowl full of food.

And soot marks carved into the floor.

Except for the people who may have been living in this village, traces of life remained intact.

Only people disappeared from the village.

It was a landscape that felt foreign to anyone looking at it.

“Is the report that came up referring to this?”

The scenery of the village visible to Agent’s eyes had already been reported once.

If there was a battle, there should have been bloodstains somewhere, but there were no traces of bloodstains anywhere in the village.

Only traces of their existence remained frozen.

The soup that the villagers seem to have made for eating was already infested with flies.

It had been a while since the village had been abandoned.

If you can make people disappear in an instant in a town of this size, the disappearance of the Inquisitor is understandable enough.

“In this situation, it wouldn’t be strange if the Inquisitor disappeared.”

Villagers who have disappeared without leaving a trace of their movement.

As far as Argent knew, there weren’t many people who could do this.

church of evil spirits.

Or a high-ranking warlock who deals with corpses.

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Members of the denomination sacrifice human lives to evil spirits, and high-ranking warlocks use the dead as their magical powers.

The scenery that existed in front of them was a work that was allowed only for such people.

Either way, it was a dangerous opponent.

“I think the warlock will solve the problem faster than the denomination. But the fact that the missing person is a heretic inquisitor bothers me.”

Warlocks are often unable to form groups due to their unique personalities.

Therefore, if the opponent was a warlock, it was possible to attempt subjugation even with the Argent alone.

However, if the opponent is a denomination, the story is different.

No matter how strong the agenda was, he could not fight all the members of the denomination alone.

You have to deal with numbers with numbers.

In order to subdue the denomination, he had to bring in a suitable number of people from the cloud.

“Hmm…”

This was also an effective way to search for a cult or a warlock.

If you bring in a little more cloud investigators, it will also gain momentum in figuring out the opponent’s location.

Cult and Warlock.

Argent, who was debating between the two, decided to put the weight on the former side at the end of the django.

The news of the hero’s appearance had already spread throughout the empire.

At the same time, the reason why the heretic inquisitors of the Holy Land came to us seemed highly likely to be to pursue the traces of the denomination.

Above all, there was nothing to lose by preparing thoroughly.

“For now, I’ll have to mark the location.”

Argent made a decision and took out a medicine sheet from his pocket.

The map of the Centuries region was only permitted to the branch manager, Argent, even within the cloud.

Whenever he had time, he looked at the map and drew up a map for personal use.

It was to directly check the location on the map whenever a wide range of events occurred.

He took out a map showing the approximate location of the village, and engraved markers one by one on the places where reports had been posted and the places he had visited.

The marked villages all tended to be clustered in similar areas.

“If you investigate a few more places, you might be able to guess the approximate direction.”

The mark engraved on the tattered map was proof of the opponent’s activity radius.

If the villages were calculated in the order of disappearance, it was possible to calculate the direction in which the enemies moved.

If you take Cloud’s investigation team and calculate the range of the lost village, you will soon be able to find out the location of the enemies.

After making a rough judgment on his opponent, Argent moved towards the horse he had tied up.

Tub. Tub.

Only the sound of Argent’s footsteps echoed through the desolate town.