Heavenly Inquisition Sword

Episode 1212. A warlock is controlling my mouth!

Andrea Jeter said, ‘Is this a joke? Is that so?’

“Are you kidding me? What is this again?”

Before the misunderstanding deepened, Fabian told me what had happened while waiting for repairs.

“…I immediately apologized on the spot, saying it was a joke. There’s no way someone would kidnap someone as a joke, right? I’m sorry for Mrs. Jeter and her daughter, but kidnapping is no joke.”

Still, Andrea Jeter’s face could not shake off her suspicions about Elio’s group.

They say it’s a joke, but it’s questionable because his wife and daughter went missing shortly after that.

It was the same for Leon Thoros, the head of transportation.

‘An armed man threatens a stranger and apologizes as a joke?’

It was an action that made no sense when you think about it common sense.

Just in time, the guards who had been searching the village returned.

“doesn’t exist.”

“I searched all the shops, restaurants, and inns, but no one said they saw it.”

“I’m sure they’re not in town.”

Duvalier glanced at Elio and the others and asked cautiously.

“Passengers in other carriages are asking when we are leaving. What should I say?”

“The wagon that has been repaired has just joined, so ask them to wait an hour until they finish their meal.”

“All right.”

Duvalier moved to the dining room where the other carriage passengers were staying.

Eventually, Leon Toros spoke to Elio and the others.

“The three of you will be inconvenient, but you should go to the police station with me.”

The Stagecoach Transport Association does not ask for customer information when selling carriage tickets.

Nonetheless, due to an agreement between the Stagecoach Transport Association and each principality, carriages were excluded from inspection.

Of course there are exceptions.

For example, when passing through conflict zones, even stagecoach transport associations were subject to unannounced inspections.

However, since the empire was stable, such a thing has rarely happened.

With the benefits of low fares and passing through checkpoints, the stagecoach transport association has made great strides.

Even in the imperial court, the Stagecoach Transport Association carried people and logistics to every corner of the continent without being told, so it wasn’t a loss.

Thanks to this, the Stagecoach Transport Association took its place as an organization second only to the Mercenary Guild.

However, incidents and accidents always follow people.

Accidents that happened to carriage passengers were primarily dealt with by guards, but if that did not work, they were to be reported to the police department in charge.

However, dragging a passenger to the police station is an act of ‘breaking the trust of the passenger in the transportation association’, so he did not go there.

But now, the embarrassing thing happened to Elio and the others.

Fabian said questioningly with an absurd face.

“Are you thinking of us as partners with the kidnapper?”

“Excuse me, but what is your name?”

“This is Fabian.”

“As you can see, Mr. Fabian, we have no clues regarding this disappearance. This is a situation where you have to shake off anything that is suspicious even if it’s just eyeballs. There shouldn’t be any exceptions there. Isn’t it?”

“No doubt. Because it was a joke.”

“Whether or not it was a joke will come out when you go to the police station and investigate. Wouldn’t it be nice if Fabian could take this opportunity to clear himself of the charges? Did you do anything that shouldn’t have happened to the security guard?”

“It can’t be. I even apologized for saying it was a joke, but it was embarrassing to go to the police station.”

“There is no ego time. We must hurry to find Mrs. Jeter and her daughter in an hour. As the transport manager, I respectfully request. All of you will have to accompany me to the security guard.”

After Leon Toros finished speaking, four guards surrounded Elio and his party as if they were surrounded.

Fabian was stunned, but didn’t protest any further.

It’s because only you have to scuffle or fight here to make yourself a weirdo.

As Fabian hesitated, Elio stepped out.

“Let’s go to the police quickly or whatever. Someone is missing and we need to find it.”

Then Fabian said with a downcast face.

“sorry. It’s just because of me…”

“It’s okay. One apology is enough. It just happened like this because things were going to get messy.”

Elio strode towards the transport manager.

“Guide me.”

Leon Toros and the guards took Elio and his party to the police station.

But Andrea Jeter, overheated, ran through the streets in search of his wife and daughter.

***

3 p.m.

Algorithm Peace Corps.

Leon Toros and Guard Elio and his party were guided to the chief of police’s office without any special procedures.

To that extent, the power of the Stagecoach Transportation Association was enormous.

Baron Clayton Uber, the head of the security guard who was reading the papers, lifted his face slightly and asked.

“What is it?”

Leon Toros stepped forward.

“It is an honor to meet Baron Uber. My name is Leon Toros of the Stagecoach Transportation Association.”

He explained what had happened so far in as neutral a position as possible.

Because if Fabian had no relationship with the hijacker, he would have done a great disservice to the passenger.

When Leon Toros finished speaking, Baron Clayton Uber closed the papers and stood up.

The Coral Company was a famous trade in the Duchy of Lauren.

If the family of Coral Sanghoe went missing in the Algorithm, it should be dealt with first.

He didn’t think long and walked towards Elio’s group.

“Do you have anything to prove your identity? If there is, dust it off and show it to me.”

Then, Elio submitted an adventurer’s certificate, Count Larva Omar, and Fabian presented a travel certificate guaranteed by the Duke of Lorraine, the Duke of Berracht Wulfs.

The travel certificate came as a bonus when Elio was crowned count.

Baron Clayton Uber’s hand holding the papers trembled like someone with epilepsy.

This is because the name written on the adventurer’s certificate is Count Elio Lagoa, who recently shook the Duchy of Lorraine.

Larva Omar, whose identity was guaranteed by the duke of Berakht Wulfs, was a baron, even a young man who looked like a northern count.

“Your Excellency.”

“Until there.”

Elio, who hates being bothered, interrupts Baron Clayton Uber.

Nervous, Clayton Uber corrected his posture as at the ceremony.

“Marshal, you know we’re not like that, right? Should I brush more?”

“no! That’s enough.”

“Then go out and catch the culprit. You have to catch it even if you turn the whole village upside down.”

“All right!”

Clayton Uber ran outside after handing the papers to Fabian.

Elio looked back at Leon Toros.

“Mr. Thoros.”

“yes?”

“Let’s go to the general store Mr. Jeter and his daughter went to. The disappearance had something to do with the last person you saw.”

This was the case in Green Forest without exception.

A bandit who was with him killed his opponent and buried or abandoned them somewhere.

Since some time ago, Elio regarded this world as no different from the underworld.

So, I was thinking of meeting the owner of the grocery store first.

“The general store belongs to the Coral Company, so is it really related?”

Leon Thoros looked at the young adventurer with puzzled eyes.

Why would the general store at Coral Company do such a thing to a colleague’s family?

“It must have more to do with the Coral Company. Let’s go.”

“Yes yes.”

Leon Toros couldn’t believe it, but he couldn’t go against the will of the young adventurer who must have been a nobleman.

***

After leaving the security guard, Leon Toros, the guards, and Elio’s party entered the general store.

A man in his early fifties standing behind the counter gave Leon Toros a sneak peek.

“Toros-nim, you’re back. Any news about them yet?”

“doesn’t exist. Oh, and these are the same people who rode the same wagon. The wagon broke down and we arrived in the village a little while ago to fix it. I brought it because I had something to ask Mr. Merer. Mr. Mohamga, Mr. Merer here is the owner of this general store.”

After speaking, Leon Toros took a step back.

Elio, who had been observing closely from behind, stepped forward to the general store owner.

“Did you kidnap Mr. Jeter’s wife and daughter?”

Then Meraire jumped up.

“no! Who the hell said that! Why am I kidnapping them!”

“Of course, to blackmail Mr. Jeter, the mana stone appraiser.”

“I am just the owner of a general store. Why am I threatening Mr. Jeter?”

“Or that you have a crush on Mrs. Jeter.”

“Hey boy! What kind of person are you, and you’ve been talking carelessly since earlier! They ignore me as the general store owner, but I am a member of the Coral Company! What are you?”

“me? adventurer. The son of the empty field (Gong Ya-ja) and the disciple of the ageless Pureum (Cheongbulno) are commanded by the name of the southern sky pond (Yeonnamcheon). Meraire! Tell me what you did to Mr. Jeter’s wife and daughter!”

Meraire, who was staring at the sudden trick with an absurd face, opened her mouth.

“I put it in a dry well. no? What am I talking about? no. Bullshit. this is not me you! Are you a black magician? Sir Thoros! This one is a warlock! It must be a warlock!”

Meraire, who confessed her true feelings, ran wild all the way.

Leon Toros looked at the adventurer and Meraire alternately.

Either way, Elio’s question continued.

“Where is the dry well?”

“In the backyard of the general store, just in case, we covered the warehouse with dismantled planks. What is it? Sir Thoros! A warlock is controlling my mouth! Catch it now! You have to catch it!”

Elio, who had been listening silently, turned his gaze to Leon Toros.

“What are you doing? Have you ever seen magic? The backyard of the general store is covered with planks, isn’t it? Send the guards to save them.”

“yes? yes!”

At Leon Toros’ command, the guards went deep into the general store.

After a while, ‘I found it!’ A cry was heard.

Elio, who had been staring at Meraire, said.

“Hey, you belong to the same company, so why did you do that?”

Meraire, who was trembling as if the speech had ended, suddenly cursed.

“You bastard! Do you think I would say that! Even you, a warlock, won’t be safe! Seeing you burn to death with my own eyes…”

“Sorry, it’s not black magic. I am a magic swordsman guaranteed by the Empire.”

“That can’t be. Is there such a magic?”

“Write because there is. Mr. Toros, hand this person over to the police. Say that Mr. Toros and the guards caught him because I hate trouble.”

When the aristocratic adventurer tried to pass the ball, Leon Toros shook his head violently.

“Oh no! How dare I… I cannot.”

“Do by that way. Why would I go by carriage? It’s because I want to go as if I’m quiet and not there.”

Only then did Leon Toros bow down as if his forehead was touching the ground.

“All right. thank you.”

“And what happened here and at the security guard is our own secret. Please keep the guards in check. Got it?”

“yes! I will take responsibility and keep my mouth shut.”

The eyes of Leon Toros, who stood up again, were full of admiration and respect.

‘I heard that there are great nobles who hide their identities and lead an adventurer’s life!’

He considered the young adventurer to be one of them.

The old man and young man accompanying him were likely to be knights accompanying him.

The case of disappearance in the Algorithm ended like that.

Leon Toros and Elio’s party robbed the Andrea Jeter family, believing that things had been resolved.