chapter 181
181 – Accept the Uninvited Guest (1)
Inside the Edelin office of the Seongcheon Church.
“Charlotte. Where have you been and are you just now coming back?”
A clear and rich voice suddenly comes to mind.
The voice is very clear, like jade striking each other.
A woman sits with her legs crossed and waves at Charlotte.
He greets Charlotte with a bright smile, as if he is meeting a friend he hasn’t seen in a long time.
“I was just bored.”
“……I’m sleepy.”
Charlotte yawned, unable to overcome her half-closed eyelids.
He yawns quietly, then turns his head to stare blankly at the woman’s face.
A strangely long hair catches your eye. The hair is really long.
Hair that falls sporadically. It reaches down to the calves. The way it wags like a puppy’s tail is quite interesting.
Why do you have such long hair?
Charlotte didn’t seem to mind, but in fact she wasn’t particularly interested.
Because I don’t really care whether that woman’s hair is long or short.
“Charlotte, are you sleepy?”
“huh…….”
“Charlotte? Are you listening to me?”
“huh…….”
The name of the woman who is smiling friendly is Laurent de David.
He comes from the prestigious French David family.
If you ask why I use a male name, it is because I had no choice but to live as a man due to my family circumstances. Later, I was in danger of being disposed of, but fortunately or unfortunately, I was able to save my life thanks to Edelin.
After that, with Edelin’s help, he destroyed the David family and converted to the Seongcheon Church.
“Are you very sleepy?”
“uh…….”
Despite Charlotte’s behavior of responding indifferently the whole time, as if she was listening or not, Laurent never stopped smiling.
“I did a lot of space jumping today… … I even traveled to the other side of the world to bring you back… … .”
“Hey~ There’s no way you’d get tired of something like that. Oh, come to think of it, at this hour, good children would already be going to dreamland, right? Is that why?”
“… … You want to mess with me?”
“Sorry, sorry. So, can you put your fork down? It’s scary. Is it because your chest is small? Your speed is too narrow.”
“You really died later… … .”
The reason Laurent can act friendly and flirt with a strong person like Charlotte is because she is currently the first among the 13 executors.
The Executors are comprised of the most elite fighters of the Sungcheon Church and are usually in charge of purging heretics.
Unlike the Knights Templar, who specialize in expelling external enemies (monsters) of the Sungcheon Church, the Executive Forces specialize in expelling internal enemies (humans).
That means he’s a murder expert.
The exact world ranking of executives is unknown, but it is generally believed to be in the top 100.
Since they are selected based on their abilities among the numerous members of the Sungcheon Church, their abilities are certain.
And Laurent was known to be quite capable even among the executors.
That’s because it was none other than Laurent who killed the two executors who refused to obey when Edelin seized power in the Sungcheon Church.
Although his world ranking is not high, Laurent’s skill level can be said to be comparable to that of a top 10 player.
If Laurent had been there when I fought Han Seo-jun, it would have been a great help.
In particular, Laurent’s abilities were excellent in evasion and aerodynamics.
If we only consider the specificity of her abilities, she is above Charlotte.
The members of the Sungcheon Church call Laurent like this.
My name is Immortal Laurent.
“hello?”
The office door squeaked open.
“Laurent, it’s been a while. I’m sorry to call you at this hour.”
“No. Our saint herself has given the summons order, so you must come immediately.”
Laurent greeted Edeline, who was slowly stepping out through the office door.
In the Seongcheon Church, the only person who directly calls Edelin a saint is Laurent.
Laurent finally looks at Inyoung behind Edelin and raises the corners of his mouth.
“We had a Camelot too?”
“… … .”
“It’s been a while, Camelot.”
“… … .”
The large man wearing a robe turned inside out glanced at Laurent, then pursed his lips and remained silent.
At that sight, Laurent stuck out his lips and grumbled, saying things like, “This isn’t fun,” or “He doesn’t even say hello.”
“You said you were an immovable knight, but are you immovable even in your mouth, Lord Camelot?”
“… … .”
Grand Master of the Knights ‘Camelot Britannia.’
The Order of the Holy Spirit had a considerable number of knights, but among them, the authority of Camelot was the most powerful.
In fact, it could be seen as the highest military-related position in the Seongcheon Church.
However, the current Camelot was preparing to step down from the position of Grand Master of the Knights while focusing on the role of Edelin’s escort.
As the leader of the Knights of the Holy Order, Camelot possesses considerable military power and, together with Edelin, works hard to seize power.
Thanks to Camelot, which had enormous influence within the Sungcheon Church, he was able to gain a lot of help in seizing power.
There were many rumors going around about why Camelot helped Adelin, but Laurent had heard a rumor that it was because of his daughter.
“It’s been a while since we’ve all gathered together like this, hasn’t it?”
“That’s right. I had to travel around the world because of the saint’s orders.”
“Thank you for your hard work, Laurent.”
“Yeah, yeah. I really had a hard time, didn’t I?”
Laurent groaned, leaning back on the sofa.
Since Edelin took power and began to hunt for people with abilities in earnest, Laurent had to travel around the world to find useful people with abilities.
Of course, thanks to the regressor Edelin, there was no need to search for them one by one.
Still, it was really hard.
Because what Edelin wanted was someone with at least an A rank or higher ability.
Also, the people with abilities that Edelin had ordered to be captured all had special abilities. They had such a variety of abilities that even Laurent couldn’t help but have a headache.
“There’s that guy we caught this time, you know? He had a really hard time.”
“Are you talking about Paula Seling?”
“That’s right, the top ranker in Romania.”
World No. 16. Paola Celing. From Romania, she was reported to have disappeared from the tower a month ago. Of course, it wasn’t because of the monster, but because Laurent kidnapped her.
“Was it the ability to manipulate molecules? Either way, it was quite tricky.”
It was quite a troublesome opponent because it utilized its powers in various ways, such as vibrating molecules, accelerating molecular motion, and breaking molecular attraction.
It wasn’t for nothing that Paula was mentioned as one of the top 10 candidates.
If he had stayed a few more years, he might have made it to the top 10, but unfortunately he lost his life because of Laurent.
To be exact, he was captured, had his abilities forcibly transferred to Edelin, and was then killed.
“Thanks to Laurent’s hard work, I was able to gain great abilities. Thank you.”
“Really. Do you know how many times I tore my arms and legs trying to catch him? I even had a hole ripped open in my stomach.”
“When you say it like that, I’m curious.”
“Wow~ Our saintess. Look how easily you talk about other people’s business. You’re really bad.”
Laurent pretended to cry for no reason.
I felt like venting my frustrations because I thought I was the only one who was having a hard time while Charlotte and Camelot were getting all the fun.
“Honestly, wouldn’t it be more efficient to send Charlotte instead of me? Just capture the ability users and then teleport them straight away.”
“I have to stay here… just in case… ?”
Charlotte answered again, yawning.
Then Laurent tilts his head.
“What if?”
“You know… … that guy might barge in… … .”
“Ah. That guy named Han Seo-jun or something?”
Laurent chuckles and leans back against the chair.
“Come to think of it, our conductor’s eye got bulged out because of that guy. Oh, this is really difficult. Should I take revenge on him next time I see him?”
“… … If it were you, you would have had your throat cut?”
“Ahaha. Well. I wonder? What will it be like?”
The man who killed the enforcers, mortally wounded Charlotte, and left Adeline in a coma.
I’ve only heard of it, never actually seen it, but I’ve always wanted to meet it someday.
I heard that you conquered the tower with Edelin before returning, so I was really curious about the level of your power.
“By the way, your majesty, your majesty.”
“What’s wrong, Laurent?”
“So why did you call us?”
“Oh. It’s nothing. I think it’s time to start preparing.”
“Preparation? What preparation?”
Edelin smiled faintly at Laurent’s question.
“Seojun regained his memory.”
“yes?
“I never thought you would actually find out where Mr. Kim Yu-wan is. I just got a call from Mr. Kim Yu-wan. He said he forcibly threatened you to get your memories back?”
“If it’s Kim Yu-wan… … .”
Charlotte blinked.
“… … That was the mind control user that was with us back then, right?”
“yes.”
Edelin nodded with a smile.
“How did you find out where that person was… … ?”
“I don’t know, right?”
Edelin smiled and dismissed the question.
“Edelin… … Didn’t you deal with that guy Kim Yu-wan… … ?”
“No? I left it alone because I thought it might be useful.”
“That’s causing a big problem now… … .”
“What’s the big deal? Is it a big deal that Seojun regained his memories?”
“Edeline.”
“You guys are here. With you guys here, would Seojun be a big threat? Right, Laurent?”
“Of course. Just trust me, Saintess. Our leader is getting older, so he’s just worried more and more. What do you think, Lord Camelot?”
“… … .”
“Ahaha. Yes, I have heard your opinion, Lord Camelot. They say silence is acknowledgment.”
“… … .”
Laurent was the one who played the drums and janggu all by himself.
“Laurent… … You’ve never met Han Seo-jun… … .”
“Hmm~ That’s true. We didn’t even meet before the regression.”
Edelin said that before returning, she was killed early because of her family. That’s why she couldn’t meet Han Seojun…
“Edelin… … Should I attack Han Seojun right now… …? If I take those women hostage, I might be able to lure them into a trap… … .”
“It’s okay. Leave me alone.”
“but…….”
Charlotte can’t understand Adeline’s thoughts at all.
If Han Seo-jun regains his memories, wouldn’t the most dangerous person be Edelin?
But why are you keeping quiet even though you might not be able to regain your memories?
“I don’t know why Edelin keeps… … taking risks… … .”
“Should we say it’s for the sake of tying the knot?”
whipping……?