How To Subdue a Masochist Princess

Chapter 29: Chapter 29 - The Shadow That Swallowed the Earldom



"Damn, damn, damn!"

The man kept swearing. It was hard for him to come to his senses due to the overwhelming pressure he had never felt before.

What kind of person has such a fierce gaze?

These days, it seems that the rumor that it is better to avoid southern barbarians is not without reason.

The large barbarian wearing a lion skin was scarier than a real lion.

The man felt wronged.

The sight of a pretty woman playing with a barbarian was quite funny, but the picture itself was surprisingly quite realistic, so he just watched, laughing.

But what the heck, he wasn't joking, he was just watching, and he was glaring at me as if he was going to kill me.

'Fuck, I really have bad luck today!'

—Shhhh…

As soon as he ran out of the bar, he went into a back alley, pulled down his pants, and pee-poured onto the wall.

Only then did he feel a little better.

"Nimiral… I almost peed."

If he really peed, he would have been ostracized by the town for a few days. They say a crippled idiot pees his pants.

The man who had finished urinating on someone else's wall suddenly burst into tears.

"Oh my…"

Was it because he suddenly felt sad about his miserable situation? Or was it because he was drunk and just wanted to do it?

The man, overcome by a subtle emotion that even he himself could not understand, began to hum a line of a song with messed-up lyrics and pitch.

"With crippled legs~ No women~ No money~ Even savages have partners~"

That's how it was when he was completely drunk and staggering through the back alleys.

"Oh my, brother. You look so sad."

"Fuck! I'm surprised!"

The man was so surprised that he couldn't help but scream.

Suddenly, a suspicious person wearing a black robe up to his head jumped out in front of him.

The man, who was faced with the eerie presence of a stranger who was either a ghost or a monster, was startled and grabbed the hem of his clothes, muttering in shock.

"What, what are you? I, I don't have any money. I spent all the little I had on drinks, and I have no family or friends! Even if I emptied everything, I wouldn't get a single penny, so, just let me go…"

"Ah! How pitiful! But the Lord welcomes even a poor soul like you."

Poor soul? Lord?

The man couldn't understand a single word he was saying.

It was similar to the way the priests of the Heavenly Church muttered nonsense, but at least they weren't so creepy just by their presence.

"I, I don't know about that! I'm going home, so don't follow me!"

"Oh, brother. Don't do that…"

The suspicious man tried to persuade the man again with a friendly air, but the man saw clearly.

His grotesque face was reflected through the gap in the hem of his robe that was slightly fluttering in the blowing wind.

—Shh!

He was clearly smiling brightly as he looked at the man, but his appearance was so hideous that he couldn't even be considered human.

How on earth could a person's mouth be torn all the way to their ears? And what about the jagged teeth poking out from the gaps in his bloodshot gums?

"Oh, oh, oh, oh! Don't come near me, you monster!"

"Oh! You saw it! Then I believe you've realized! That the Lord does not discriminate against people based on their appearance! Come on, come with us!"

At this moment, the man's mind was filled with the thought of running away.

The man, who had turned pale, tried to turn around in a panic and run with all his might, but he couldn't move at all from that spot.

"T-what is this! S-save me!!"

This was because something black was rippling and tightly grabbing his ankles.

"Hoohoo…"

The suspicious person grinned and slowly approached the man. The dark energy that had grabbed the man's ankle was about to swallow up his entire lower body.

"S-save me! Save me!"

"Ah! Of course, the Lord's blessings may feel scary at first. But if you open your heart and accept them with all your might…"

At that moment.

—Kuung!

With a loud noise, the ground suddenly caved in, and the suspicious person's body was stuck to the ground like a dried-up frog on a summer day.

Then, the dark energy that was on the verge of swallowing up the man disappeared in an instant.

However, the suspicious person was muttering something as if nothing had happened even though he was in that state.

"Hmm?! What the hell is this uninvited guest…"

"What are you? No, that's enough. Just follow me."

To a mere country bumpkin, all this felt like a dream.

I don't know what happened, but he was certain that his life had been saved.

The man ran away without looking back.

The last memory that remained in his head was the back of a large savage wearing a lion skin.

As expected, ominous feelings are always right.

Since the uneasy feeling didn't go away, I made an excuse and sneaked out alone.

As soon as I went outside, I heard a disgusting vibe from somewhere, so I went in that direction and saw a suspicious person attacking the man whose eyes I had met.

Unfortunately, I failed to capture him, but I had some kind of achievement.

As soon as the morning dawned, I went to the inn where the bishop of the Cheonshin Church was staying and made contact with him right away.

"Yesterday evening. I ran into one of those guys by chance. This is the trace he left behind."

"Hmm..."

Roberto, a bishop-level priest of the Heavenly Church, swallowed his sigh as he accepted the empty bead I offered him.

"There is indeed a faint magic hovering around. This can be seen as some kind of magical medium. If we give him some time, we may be able to trace back the source of the magic."

"Is that so? That's fortunate."

"Was there anything else unusual?"

"The guy suddenly disappeared without any signs. Do devil worshippers usually use such magic?"

I talked to Bishop Roberto and recalled the events of the night before.

It wasn't difficult to subdue him. He used similar powers to Pietro, but he was incomparably weaker than that bastard.

But he spoke calmly as if he believed in something, so I thought it was a little strange.

As expected, after I pinned him down and approached him to capture him, he suddenly disappeared.

If the spell he used was teleportation, I could have noticed the flow of mana and blocked it in advance.

However, that was not possible. It seemed that the power he used was of a different kind.

The bishop also seemed to have never heard of such a thing before.

"Suddenly disappearing... That is definitely not an ordinary thing. It is possible that he was granted power by some high-ranking demon. I will discuss this matter with the Inquisitors."

"Understood. I hope we achieve results soon."

After finishing my conversation with Bishop Roberto, I instructed my subordinates to carry holy water with them from today onwards.

This was because it was revealed that their reach had reached this relatively remote village located in the border area, not the center of the castle walls.

Then, there is also the possibility that the influence of the traitorous group called Eclipse has already spread throughout the Persen County.

According to the orders and the operation plan, the situation was clearly not this serious, but it seemed to have gotten worse.

"It wouldn't be strange if something happened at any time. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand!"

There was also an order to use this village as a base and form groups of a few people to monitor the movements of other villages.

"There is no need to hide yourself or engage in espionage activities unnecessarily. Rather, it wouldn't be bad to openly stir things up here and there as if you were at a loss because you were seeing the central civilization for the first time."

"Wow! Wow!"

My subordinates had already transformed into proper southern savages.

At first, they were all quite clumsy, but as they went through the journey, time and experience solved the problem.

The appearance of savages is just an act. Since these are my personally selected subordinates, they will definitely bring about meaningful results.

"Haa, is there a decent savage who can protect the daughter of a wealthy and weak lord? I wonder where the center of the Persen County is, what should I do about it…"

As the subordinates dispersed, only the vice-captain remained near me, mumbling something in an extremely awkward theatrical tone.

It was a very blatant intention, I replied with a snicker at the sight. There was no particular reason to refuse.

If I were with her, who had a proper disguised identity, there would be many more options for actions to take.

"Understood. The employer will go with me."

"Ahem…!"

Just then, the vice-captain, who blushed slightly, coughed in vain and tried to link arms with me.

A familiar-looking counterintelligence agent dressed in merchant attire rushed toward me from afar.

"Mercenary Captain. The receipts for the merchants who went before have arrived."

"Already?"

The preliminary investigation would take quite some time, but what kind of sign did he find in just one day?

I carefully unfolded the note he had given me.

[Count Persen is a devil worshiper]

"What the hell. Mother Earth."

I had only read the introduction, but I couldn't help but call out to the god of the barbarians.

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