Chapter 88

Looking at his organization, Ale, which had arrived just in time, Lucion felt the corner of his mouth go up.

‘You’re so punctual. But…’

Apart from the admirable Kran, Lucion’s lips, which had formed a smile, twisted at the sight of the members of the organization who were still unable to control their eyes properly.

Their clumsiness was too much.

In the eyes of the members, he could see Chefran’s knights had already recognized that they were an organization.

He was glad Peter didn’t see this.

‘How did you talk them into doing this?’

Lucion pondered for a moment.

[Now is your chance, Lucion. Infuse more darkness.]

Taking advantage of the gap where eyes were drawn to Miella, Russell informed Lucion.

For this play, the spell of delusion had to stay a little longer.

“How are you, Mother?”

Miella grabbed her skirt and greeted Chefran’s head.

“I came here because you said you had something to say to me. But isn’t this atmosphere too harsh?”

Miella calmly carried on her role.

Her provocative tone made a harsh impression on Chefran’s knights.

“Step back, Lady.”

Kran raised his voice and growled as if he would draw his sword right away.

All this was done as Lucion had instructed him.

Ale was disguising themselves as a soldier.

Miella who came after receiving an important request from Chefran’s head.

No one doubted this natural atmosphere.

Rather, it felt brutal as if a small war would break out at any moment.

“Tell me, Mother. Surely this is not my grave?”

Even with Miella’s sarcastic words, Chefran’s head was calm.

‘Bring out the ring, the symbol of the family head.’

In response to Lucion’s instructions, Chefran’s head held out the ring on her finger.

The spark of young darkness was gradually dying out in her eyes.

The sudden action of the Chefran’s family head shook not only the Chefran’s knight but also the servants.

“M-My Lord!”

The butler couldn’t stand it and raised his voice.

Lucion then gave a short order before he could approach Chefran’s family head.

‘Get down on your knees.’

Chefran’s family head knelt down.

“My Lord!”

Not only the butler but also the knights of Chefran were astounded.

However, as the family head fell on her knees, those who belonged to Chefran also had no choice but to kneel

With pale faces, Chefran’s knights and servants waited for the family head’s next decision.

―Lucion, the magic of delusion will be broken soon.

With Ratta’s warning, Lucion gave an instruction again.

‘Say you’re sorry.’

“I’m sorry.”

Chefran’s family head spoke out.

It was a shocking statement to Chefran’s knights and the servants who already knew that the relationship between the family head and Miella was not good.

Chefran’s family head held out a ring that symbolized the family head and she even apologized to Miella.

There was no one here who didn’t know the meaning of these two actions.

In reality, it was a declaration to acknowledge Miella, the true successor of the Chefran family, and give back the seat of the family head.

“Hahahaha!”

Miella laughed out loud.

As Hamel said, the unbelievable happened.

An apology.

An apology from that bitch’s mouth!

“Did you think you could be forgiven?”

Even when asked by Miela, Chefran’s family head remained still.

“Four years you poisoned my father, the same father who kicked me out because I told him the reality during those years, he didn’t know that he was dying because he was blinded by love.”

Miella took the ring away as if it was stolen from her.

“Right. You guys who kicked me out on such a cold winter day with only one set of clothes on are the same guys who took away the few pennies that fell into my hands! Bring me a sword!”

When Kran passed a sword to Miella, the kneeling Chefran knights reacted.

“Stay still!”

Miella shouted furiously and showed the ring.

Since the ring was handed over directly by the former head of the family, the head of the Chefran family was now Miella.

With her clumsy skills, Miella ran a sword through the chest of Chefran’s family head.

“Co..ugh!”

Pushed by the force, Chefran’s family head collapsed, and Miella also climbed on top of her.

When the flame of darkness in the family head’s eyes was extinguished, she looked at Miela with confused eyes.

Miella smirked.

“Goodbye, trash bitch.”

Miella rose from her seat, put the ring on her hand, and stretched out her hand to the sky.

Although fake, it was as beautiful and shiny as this moment.

“From now on, I am the family head of Chefran!”

Rather than Miella who was currently shining the brightest, Kran’s eyes went to Hamel, who threw off his armor and appeared.

Indeed, only one person shed blood as they took over the mansion.

Is this possible?

Along with the goosebumps all over his body, Kran’s eyes held deep respect.

The person he would continue to serve.

That fact filled his heart with emotion.

* * *

Although Miella became the external head of the household, they weren’t able to cut or kill the Chefran knights and servants immediately because of their large numbers.

However, it was Miella who had been deprived of her position of successor and even her position as a nobleman.

The purge was natural when she proudly occupied her original position.

“F-Forgive me, my lord!”

Miella killed those who had laughed and looked down on her.

She continued picking them out, killed them, and stained the garden with blood.

“This is enough”

Miella raised her hand.

“Everyone go back to your spots until I give another instruction.”

Miella was bitten by the existing Chefran knights and attendants.

Now all that was left in the garden was the organization, Ale.

“The sound barrier is temporary, but it’s perfect.”

Stra walked with a magic tool that looked like a brush.

“We also confirmed that everyone else was leaving.”

Helon jumped out and joined Stra.

‘It’s ready.’

Lucion noticed the report that those two had created a stage for the five members of the organization to be killed.

“Thank you, Hamel-nim.”

Then, Miella bowed to Lucion.

―Ahem. Lucion is amazing! Ratta has known that for a very, very long time!

Ratta, who was in the shadows, puffed up.

He was even compared to the members who were taken aback.

What the members heard from Kran was the fact that they could get Viscount Chefran’s mansion and the strange explanation that there would be no battle.

They followed him for now, but they didn’t expect to see the situation where the head of Chefran’s family bowed her head to the warlock.

What the hell is going on here?

“Thanks to you, Hamel-nim, my long-cherished, no, lifelong resentment has been resolved. You keep your promise. This mansion belongs to Hamel-nim.”

Miella laughed happily.

She killed the head with her own hands.

She still couldn’t forget the taste of the blood on her hands.

To be honest, she thought she was going to die from holding back this joy in front of Chefran’s knights and servants.

“Yes, I’m glad you’re satisfied. I accept the mansion.”

Lucion reacted with little excitement to the mansion the size of Cronia’s villa.

But the members were different.

Wasn’t the mansion taken by a warlock named Hamel, not Kran, the head of the organization?

The money was also from the warlock.

The mansion was also from the warlock.

Hamel’s shadow grew bigger and bigger.

“I’m going to do what I want to do now. Are you sure you’re going to support me? I come to the organization after meeting Hamel-nim.”

“Of course, let me know when you need me. The money comes from my pocket.”

Lucion purposely emphasized ‘money’ again so that the members of the organization could hear it.

The economic source.

The absolute power he had.

[Look at how they turned their eyes when they hear that money comes out of your pocket and this mansion is yours.]

Russell pointed to the members and clicked his tongue.

‘The plan isn’t over yet.’

Lucion looked at Kran.

Miella also naturally turned her head toward Kran.

“Ah, thank you, Kran-nim. I’m sorry I turned you down when you offered me last time. Anyway, I look forward to your kind cooperation as an organization member.”

Miella’s words to Kran were too light compared to when she spoke to Lucion.

Naturally, when the attention and center of gravity of the members were focused on Lucion, he called Kran.

“Kran-nim.”

“Say it.”

When Kran answered, there was an unknown strange tension.

For now, the members of the organization had confirmed Lucion’s power.

They found out through Miella that he wasn’t something they could ignore.

“Can’t we start now?”

When an unexpected remark came out of Lucion’s mouth, the members looked at Kran.

“Kran-nim, what the hell do you want to start with? Isn’t the plan over already?”

One of the members of the organization spoke up.

It was the same man who openly quarreled with Lucion.

“Let’s get started.”

Instead of replying to the man, Kran said to Lucion.

As soon as permission was given, Lucion sent out the darkness and grabbed five people at once.

“W-What are you doing right now?”

“Kran-nim!”

The captured members shouted.

“Stop!”

When members of the organization tried to move in response to Lucion’s sudden attack, Kran spoke heavily.

“I certainly warned you. Know the existence of Hamel the warlock, but hide it. Disruption within the organization is not allowed. Betrayal to the organization is not allowed.”

Swing.

Kran drew his sword.

“And that the price will be paid by death, too.”

Lucion lowered his head slightly as he put the captured members in front of Kran so that Kran could cut them.

It was only then that the structure of the organization became clear.

The head of the organization was Kran.

“Cut them, Kran-nim.”

With Lucion’s words, Kran walked up to them.

‘This certainly should be handled by Kran.’

Lucion placed them in order from the lightest sin to the heaviest.

First of all, the two guards.

The two trembled as Kran’s sword turned to them.

“Even though you know Hamel’s existence, I told you it should be hidden, but you spread it with your mouth. Especially since you, who have a lot of contact with the outside world, are in charge of security.”

“S-Spare me! We’ll never, uh, mention it again!”

“That’s right! Really.”

However, they already climbed up the boundary and Kran cut them off at once.

Blood sprayed on the floor and the members began to tremble.

‘It’s fine even if darkness is cut through a normal sword?’

Lucion knew a new fact as it only stung a little even though the darkness was cut by the sword.

‘I don’t have to be afraid of swords?’

[Russell. Lord Lucion’s darkness was cut. Is it okay?]

Bethel had seen the sword wielded by Kran touch Lucion’s darkness slightly.

[You can’t cut the darkness with a normal sword. Well, there will be a very slight feeling of being cut.]

Russell answered lightly as he watched the men dying.

[Lucion. Don’t forget to let them go to the sky.]

Lucion nodded at Russell’s request.

Of course, he didn’t forget.

He had to make sure until the end.

Kran’s sword, which had killed the two guards, turned to the man who had caused the disturbance.

“I have said that this organization is special and will accept anyone who benefits it, and you agreed. However, you tried to create a disturbance in the organization.”

Even as the sword was about to pierce his throat, the man glared at Kran.

“Conflict? It’s not me, it’s you who needs to wake up! No matter how good the organization is, he’s a warlock! Cursing, blaspheming the dead!! He’s like those guys who blew up a whole kingdom!”

‘I knew it.’

Lucion put him here because he knew he would hold them back and cause trouble.

Now that they were intoxicated with victory, it was a good moment for human nature to pop out, and it was also a good time for the organization to choose people.

“So you’re cursed? What has Hamel done to you?”

When Kran asked, the man answered without hesitation 

“He might have done something. I can see it. That you’re being manipulated by him, that he’s moving you behind him!”

―Lucion doesn’t do anything like that other than to bad people!

Ratta growled and Bethel said with a frown.

[Ignore it, Lord Lucion.]

It wasn’t worth listening to in the first place.

If he could manipulate people without a cost, the world would already be in the hands of the warlocks.

But the members were swayed by the man’s words.

They wondered whether the rumors of the warlocks that had spread so far were true or not.

“Today.”

Kran’s face crumpled.

He was angry when he saw the eyes of the members.

He was so angry that he couldn’t bear it.

“It is all thanks to Hamel that no one sheds blood and occupies this mansion! I was afraid to lose you, and Hamel alone entered this large mansion and used black magic to solve this problem. For you!”

Kran looked at the members with a blood clot in his neck.

“Can you do it?”

He pleaded.

“I mean, can you enter this spacious mansion alone just because you’re a member?”

Kran pleaded again.

“So what if he’s a warlock? Do you really think this loudmouth is a member of the organization? Or do you think that Hamel, who sacrificed himself, should be expelled from the organization just because he is a warlock?”

The members’ eyes gradually shook at Kran’s plea.

“I!”

Kran’s eyes were filled with blood.

“I will not abandon Hamel, who has devoted himself to the organization today, for any reason and I will protect Hamel to the end as Ale’s leader!”

Kran took this opportunity to clarify.

The organization would protect Lucion.