Chapter 64 – Ambition

“Well. Won’t you look at this?”

A cruel smile was seen on a woman lying in bed and looking at the ceiling.

Her eyes were shining red and bright.

When the woman raised her body and came out to the living room, the tragedy that happened caught her eyes.

A man and a woman died with their tongues sticking. They were strangling each other in the middle of the room, and their hearts were opened. Their blood was all over the living room floor.

The woman stood with her naked body. And when she began to recite a spell in a low voice, blood from the floor gathered to her feet, and as the blood gradually climbed up on her feet, red letters began to shine from her body.

As the blood climbed up to her lower abdomen, the shining rune letters seemed to be circling, and then it emitted a strong light and disappeared. The woman groaned and trembled.

She enjoyed the afterglow for a while and put on the clothes she took off.

“Looks like I lost my favorite pet while trying to find a useful student.”

The woman who opened the window looked at the dark royal road. It looked quiet, but something was going on.

“There are a lot of fun things coming down from the mountains.”

She flew through the open window and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Emilia looked at Ed walking from the dark. Emilia got off her horse when she saw Ed walking with a black bundle in his hand.

Ed held out a bundle to her and said.

“It’s the remains of Caren.”

Emilia carefully accepted the bundle. Ed calmly continued to talk to her.

“I killed all those who were inside. Caren said they were part of the Kelberos, the special forces of the Magelta Kingdom. And they seemed to have a deep bond with Caren and Pelman. You’d better look into them.”

Emilia kept everything Ed said in her memory. Ed walked past her, climbed on his horse, and said.

“May Astron’s glory be with you.”

Emilia, who was looking away from Ed, looked down at the bundle in her hand. When she looked again, Ed had already turned around the alley and disappeared.

He disappeared without saying anything else.

With a short sigh, Emilia put the bundle on the floor and opened it. There was the head of Caren.

The prime minister of the Kingdom of Travia, the head of the princes’ group, and the actual representative of the Southern nobility.

His head was in her hands.

Emilia put his head back in the bundle and hung it on the saddle of the horse.

“We’re going back to the palace.”

“Yes.”

Emilia felt herself close to the throne with this. And she also knew that most of this was thanks to Ed.

She wanted to go to the royal palace with him, but she had to do more important things.

Emilia, who was running toward the royal palace, gave an order when she met a Royal Guard. She ordered to stop searching for Caren.

The Royal Guard sent soldiers in all directions to deliver the news and followed Emilia. They will escort Emilia directly to the palace.

On the way back to the royal palace, the royal guards returned one by one and joined. Under the escort of the royal guards, Emilia proudly entered the royal palace.

Miller was holding his back and looked at the people lying in front of him. They were Kelberos agents.

Those who were guarding Caren in the house.

He didn’t know things would get so big. He did not realize how determined the king was.

The house was secured, but it was not set up for this level of wartime. So he sent Sasha, his henchman, to find a way to escape the royal road even if it was difficult.

But Sasha returned alone a moment later and reported to him. The secret base in the royal road had been discovered.

The secret base was in the basement of the store they bought.

Upon arriving there, Miller could see the dead agents.

“Caren is dead?”

“Yes. Caren and Vandes, both of whom were decapitated and dead. The head of Caren was not seen.”

Miller examined the conditions of the dead agents. These are not just special agents. As they were dispatched to the royal road of the kingdom of Travia, they are people with the skills that are considered one of the best in Kelberos.

They shouldn’t die this easily.

“Akalan didn’t do this.”

Some of Akalan’s agents would have died after fighting these agents. Among the bodies of dead agents, only one has a trace of resistance.

The rest were shot by arrows based on the size of the wound…

Excellent arrow skills. And it’s not just a regular arrow. There was a person whose neck was cut off after being stabbed, and the three were cut off too smoothly.

“This is…”

“I think they’ve been attacked with a black sword.”

“Does that mean Pendragon is here?”

“No. He was in the palace tonight.”

Miller said after thinking for a while.

“Tell me more about the situation.”

Sasha explained the situation as it was.

“Those who were monitoring the outside of the mansion died on the spot where they were monitoring, and Malton, who was monitoring the outside through the window, also died on the spot. Another died under the stairs, and three died in the living room.”

“Those who were monitoring the outside and Malton were killed by arrows, one was hit by a dagger, and all three were later cut by a sword?”

“Yes.”

Miller nodded.

“Pendragon doesn’t use a bow. And there’s no way we wouldn’t know who can handle a black sword. The killer must’ve had really strong equipment.”

There are not many people who can deal with black swords.

“Burry the people m and specify who they were killed by. The killer haves to pay for their lives.”

The damage caused by Caren’s death is not little. These high-level agents were not easy to train.

But most importantly, they are like hands and feet for Miller. All of those people died.

“And report this to our home country for support. We need a special team to handle this.”

He needed those who are engaged in intelligence activities but are responsible.

It was dangerous to operate within the enemy’s royal road, but this time it could not be helped.

Ed, who ran to the front of the horse, was able to meet a priest waiting for him. Because he was a priest who had been ordered by Benedict, Ed was able to follow him back to Benedict’s office.

Arin looked somewhat restless, and Benedict was pouring tea into a teacup.

“You have done great. Come here and sit down.”

When Ed sat down, Benedict stared at Ed.

“Did someone follow you?”

If he killed Caren and came straight to Benedict, wouldn’t someone notice that Benedict might be related to this incident?

“There were no people who followed.”

Ed has recovered both arrows and daggers from the dead on his way back.

He thought someone could find him if they saw the arrows in the scene. But Ed was careful.

There were no people caught in Ed’s senses. Ed knew well that a person could not hide their sense even if they tried.

Benedict pushed the teacup.

Ed received the teacup, blew it, cooled it, and took a sip. The subtle sweetness relieved the tension of his body.

Benedict opened his mouth while looking at him.

“Arin was worried a lot.”

“Grandpa!”

She was so surprised that she didn’t even call him Archbishop and called him grandpa instead.

“You did not have to worry about me. The hardest part was finding them.”

“I know. I know. I know.

Arin is well aware of how strong Ed is. He was so strong that she wonders if she can fight with him even if she does her best.

However, no matter how strong he is, he can still die with a blind knife. She was nervous that Ed would suffer such a thing in a place she couldn’t see.

However, Ed didn’t know how she felt that way.

Ed took a sip of tea and looked around Benedict.

“The people in the house were the agents of Kelberos, the special forces of the Magelta Kingdom.”

Benedict stared at Ed’s words. He knew they wouldn’t be ordinary characters, but he didn’t know Ed would find out their identity.

Knowing their identity solves many questions.

Benedict said with a smile.

“I didn’t know you’d pay me back so soon.”

For organizations like this, information is more valuable than money. There will be endless ways for them to use one of these.

“I can’t live with debt.”

“Are we still friends?”

“Of course.”

Ed was not willing to let go of this relationship easily even if he paid off his debts. Upon hearing Ed’s answer, Benedict smiled and took a sip of the tea.

“I guess it is time for bed now. Come and see me in the morning.”

Ed drank the remaining tea and got up from his seat.

“Thank you for the tea.”

Benedict, who was watching Ed and Arin leave, returned to his desk and picked up a pen.

The fact that Caren was protected by the special forces of the Magelta Kingdom suggests many things. A report on that part had to be posted to the headquarters.

On the way back to Pendragon’s house, Ed looked back on Arin, who was strangely speechless.

Seeing her emotions, Ed thought Arin looked more human.

A holy knight who was written in the prophecy.

She, who was doing her best for the given responsibilities, always looked tense. It seemed more so while following her.

However, seeing her expressions, Ed remembered her appearance while drinking in the past. Sometimes she looked cute.

“Arin. Did you ask Benedict about the witchcraft man while waiting?”

“What?”

Arin had a look on her face, and then she woke up to what Ed said. She was worried about him, so she couldn’t remember what was important.

“··· I’m sorry. Should I go back and ask now?”

“He told us to see him in the morning, so we’ll go back tomorrow. I think I’ll get cursed at if we visit again right now. He will tell me that I seduced you again, Arin.”

At Ed’s joke, Arin smiled. Their horse walked side by side. Ed’s joke seemed to have eased her mood.

“Let’s go back together in the morning.”

“Sure.

Arin smiled more.