Chapter 22 – 022 – Hyde Begins to Suppress Heresy! #2

022 – Hyde begins to suppress heresy! # 2

Selim, doctor of theology.

He considered himself the smartest man in the agarpe.

He showed talent everywhere, including theology, medicine, and literature, and was especially good at rhetoric.

‘In this Agarpe territory, I am the only one who can do mental arithmetic for multiplication and division of 4-digit numbers.’

Selim was as proud as his rival Loras.

No, it was more arrogant.

Selim, who had to go to places like the royal capital, the Holy Land, or Florence to make a name for himself, always thought that he was doing a special ‘service’ to the Agarpe family.
A stranger, who has now become his son-in-law, comes and talks to him.

“Please exclude Selim from treatment. Even just for a week is fine.”

One week.

In the meantime, I will separate myself from Dihon.

Selim naturally thought that this was the trick of that wicked son-in-law.

‘You want to take possession of Dihon and control the future of the family?’

Selim knew people like Daryl son-in-law Hyde well.

Because he thought so too.

Someday, if Dihon succeeds to the position of count, the person who will become the person of power in Agarpe at that time will be the person whom Dihon follows so much.

When Selim came to that thought, he couldn’t bear to look at Hyde.

“What if Prince Dihon dies because he can’t get treatment for a week? Oh, is that your purpose? It seems that son-in-law Daryl is ambitious to take over the historic Agarpe family.”

“Shut up, you ignorant bastard! Are you still a priest, thinking only of profiting from a sick child? “You pseudo-bastard!”

“Ignorance, ignorance—!?.”

Selim was momentarily speechless.

It wasn’t that I was scared by that son-in-law or obeyed his words to shut up, I just suddenly became speechless.

‘It’s so absurd that I can’t even speak. Okay, I’ll listen to what you say. And I will thoroughly refute it!’

Selim was different from men like Loras who only believed in strength and bravery.

I will beat up that son-in-law thoroughly—when I was thinking that, Doban asked.

“Son-in-law, do you have any way to heal Dihon?”

“I don’t have the tools or the resources right now, but I know where I can get them. This is the lair of the Sisters of the Crescent Moon. Please send me there!”

“Sisters of the Crescent Moon?”

Doban’s eyebrows twitched.

Heretics causing trouble in the Durgien region.

What does going to the heretics who are said to have slaughtered the priest Manaan and his companions in the Agarpe territory have anything to do with curing Dihon?

“Oh, it looks like you are collaborating with witches and trying to use devious magic on Dihon!”

As Selim became so energetic and loud, Count Doban became distracted.

In many ways, I feel like my head is spinning.

‘Originally, I wasn’t good at making plans or strategies. Archibald’s Medici is good at that. What should I do here─.’

Doban could not be said to be intelligent, but he was upright.
And he believed in what could be called ‘instinct’ or intuition.
Also, he joined hands with the royal family.

It was thanks to that ‘intuition’ that she betrayed the royal family, and as a result, Agarpe lived.

‘Which direction is your intuition pointing to? .’

Selim, a doctor of theology who came from the same region and even studied abroad with Agarpe’s money.

She came in as Daryl’s son-in-law, but is actually an unknown man named Hyde.
Doban looked at the two people’s faces in turn and sighed calmly.

“In the next two days, a punitive force led by Oscar Archibald and Loras is scheduled to dispatch troops to subdue the Crescent Sisters. Hyde, I will make a place for you there.”

“Oh!”

Hyde clenching his hands

Selim was a little angry at Count Dovan’s decision, but quickly came to laugh at it.

‘The Crescent Witches are violent and barbaric heretics. The bounty on them is enormous. Subdue them? ‘We’ll probably all die.’

Oscar, Loras, and son-in-law Hyde.

If they all die in the extermination of the cultists, it would be an perfect thing for Selim.

‘You look like you’re going to sit still and make a profit, right? I also like brains.’

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“Hyde, I heard you! I heard you decided to set off with soldiers to subdue the Crescent Sisters? Why didn’t you even consult me ​​about that? I am your wife!”

Psyche.

She grabbed my forearm as I entered her room.

Wow-.

Crackling, crunching-.

My grip was so strong that it felt like my bones were cracking.

Psyche was too strong.

As I was crushed by the force of this grip, I suddenly imagined what it would have been like if Psyche and I had made it through the first night’s adventure safely.

Wouldn’t Psyche’s body be crushed or shattered if she moved her arms or legs even slightly on the bed?

I was secretly appalled that it was by no means an exaggeration.

Of course, I did not say such thoughts and spoke leisurely.

“Don’t worry, Psyche. I won’t make you a widow.”

“That’s not what I was worried about!”

“So?”

“No…, Actually, it’s a lie. We had just become a married couple, but I was also worried about becoming a widow. Wouldn’t it be better for me to follow along? Hyde, you… To be honest, my skills in swordsmanship and martial arts are…”

“It’s not good.”

I honestly admitted it.

My physical strength was pretty good, but I wasn’t good at martial arts or martial arts.

The soldiers and knights of this world use divine powers and auras to cut logs like tofu.

But I really wasn’t talented in that area.

If I had, life would have been twice as easy.

“As expected, I will go with you.”

Zek-.

Psyche showed enthusiasm.

It was nice to feel that he wanted to protect me, but I had to refuse.

“Psyche, when was the last time you held a sword?”

“That’s—.”

“The last time you held my hand, you didn’t have any calluses on your hands. I know better than anyone else that you are brave, but please protect the family. Without you and Loras, there is no one to protect the Agarpe family.”

Psyche probably thought what I said was right, but she didn’t refute it.

The persuasion must have worked.

My persuasion was sincere.

Of course, there was another real reason for not wanting to include Psyche in the punitive force.

Actually, I didn’t want Psyche to join a punitive force full of men. Loras, Oscar, and several wolf-like soldiers.

Put Psyche where those guys are?

Do you know what will happen and how?

Looking at Loras and Oskar’s gloomy personalities, it was clear that they would deliberately set a trap to screw Psyche.

100 percent.

I know how Soinbae feels.

Of course, this would be the end of their misbehavior.

During this subjugation, I planned to bury Oscar and Loras at the same time as the Crescent Moon Sisters.

Also, if things go well, Dihon’s heart disease will be cured and Selim’s nose may be crushed.

It’s literally two birds with one stone.

IJ.

As expected, I like brains.

“Hyde, I will pick up the sword again.”

At that time, Psyche clenched her fists and made a promise.
Then he looked into my eyes and spoke again.

“I will work hard to sharpen my sword skills and become stronger than anyone else.”

It was a very great ambition.

In my opinion, there was only one weakness and that was my powerlessness.

Because I had no power, I couldn’t do many things easily.

I can’t even count the times I almost died.

Fortunately or unfortunately, for the past five years, I had an impregnable watchman right next to me who would use his strength on my behalf.

Lass, the Great Sin Seat.

I hated that guy so much, but to be honest, I don’t know how many times I survived thanks to that guy.

It would be perfect if Psyche played that role in this life.

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Two days have already passed.

Time for soldiers and knights to go out.

Oscar Archibald and the twenty troops he brought with him.

And the nineteen soldiers of Agarpe and the bronze knight Tristan who lead them.

The mouths of those watching the deployment were wide open in admiration at the number of troops, including three knights and nearly 40 soldiers.

“It’s been a long time since so many soldiers deployed.”

“It’s like the old war.”

In a time when there was no war, it was unusual for 40 soldiers to move at once. This probably means that the enthusiasm to subdue the Crescent Sisters is great.

“Hey, Loras, it’s been a while. Well, I saw it yesterday too. “The Knights Templar’s ​​cloak looks good on you, doesn’t it?”

“Tristan, how are you?

“More than that, Loras, why are you snickering? Is your nickname “Knight of Smiling” Condescending?”

“No, funny things keep coming back to me. Haha. Haha,─. I can’t stop laughing—huu—. Anyway, brother, take care! Haha!”

Zek-.

Two knights wearing plate armor held each other’s gauntlets together until a popping sound was heard.

Tristan, the knight of Agarpe.

And Loras, a former Agarpe knight.

The two seemed to get along quite well.

I frowned because it seemed like a scene from a movie about the friendship between American football players.

Are those guys gay by any chance?

According to the Bible, there is nothing more sinful than homosexuality.

Naturally, I really hated homosexuality.

That’s why I didn’t even like men’s hands or bodies touching my body.

Anyway.

When Loras left Agarpe, he showed off his friendliness by extending his hand or shaking hands with the Agarpe family’s knight Tristan and soldiers.

I wasn’t surprised because I knew he had a good reputation among the soldiers.

“Paulo, are you sure you’re okay? A lot of dangerous things will happen. It’s not too late, so go back to the mansion and sweep the floor.”

Loras gently stroking the head of a little boy.

A little boy called Paulo.

Now I see that he was a broomstick boy who wanted to become a knight.

Paulo said.

“I, too, will definitely do my best this time so that it can help me get a title as a lieutenant someday! Of course, all I have to do in the punitive force this time is chores…”

“Even chores are important!”

“Yes, that’s right! Someone has to wash the dishes!”

Haha- they were smiling soldiers and knights.

Now Loras’ eyes turned to me.

“Are you really going to go with me? It would be nice to enjoy a godly and happy honeymoon with Lady Psyche here. The battlefield is probably not a place for soldiers like you.”

As he said that, he took something that looked like a peanut out of his pocket and chewed it.
It was a castor-seed.

“Hehe, I guess I’ll live a little longer now.”

Ordinary people chewed toxic substances that would cause vomiting and convulsions immediately after ingestion, and Loras tensed between his eyebrows.

Looking at his bloodshot eyes moving here and there, it seems like he is looking for Psyche.

If it were Psyche, she would be swinging a sword by now.

Soon Oscar Archibald raised his hand.

“Then, brave warriors of the temple! Let us raise our banner for the subjugation of paganism according to the will of our Father in Heaven and the Lord! “Lift the cross!”

Wow──!

The soldiers began their march with loud shouts.

The time scheduled for this subjugation is three days.

The goal was to march quickly for three days and attack the headquarters of the Crescent Sisters.

“How did you find out the headquarters of the Crescent Sisters?”

Paulo, a boy who dreams of becoming a knight, followed Loras, a knight on horseback, like a squire and asked.

Oscar Archibald answered that question instead.

“This time, some of the executives of the Crescent Sisters spewed out information to the interrogator. Have you heard of Bluebeard Paltman, the villainous Nicola, and the renegade Nomad?”

They are all bastards that I caught and handed over.

They ended up blowing various things.

Well, that means the headquarters of the Crescent Moon Sisters has been revealed.

Of course, I knew the location of the headquarters from the beginning.

If you pretend to know for no reason, “Why do you know!” It was obvious that I would hear things like “Are you a spy!” So I just stayed quiet.

Paulo said.

“Bluebeard, villainess, and traitor—those nicknames mean they are terrible villains, right? Someday, I also want to raise my name by capturing villains with high bounties! And I will hold the throne of sin with my own hands!”

The soldiers laughed again at Paulo’s story.

Oscar Archibald stroked Paulo’s head.

“Courage is good, but if you encounter the Great Sin, run away. They are not humans, but living demons. It would be foolish to fight against them.”

“Well, that…” Can’t we capture the Great Sin Seat with this many troops? There are three knights and nearly forty soldiers! “Isn’t this enough to capture a fortress?”

The boy Paulo seemed a little disappointed.

In order not to trample on the boy’s dreams, at least one person could have said, “We can capture enough,” But no one said such things carelessly.

The soldiers actually seemed a little anxious about mentioning the names of the great sins.

“Someone please shut that little boy’s mouth. Somehow I feel unlucky. Why are there so many crows?”

“Is there anything wrong? I heard that the leader of the Crescent Moon Sisters is Bronze Level. “We have the upper hand because we have Sir Loras, Sir Baldwin, and Sir Tristan.”

“Yes, the Crescent Sisters are a threat, but they are a small heretic group compared to Psychoz or Walpurgis.”

There is a stir among the soldiers.

And for no reason my ears felt itchy.

You’re treating people like monsters.

Of course, now I am not a sinner, but a faithful, simple, and more pious and trustworthy believer than anyone else, and my husband, Mr. Hyde.
This is a story that has nothing to do with me.

It will continue to be like that.

Still, just in case you don’t know─.

Zech.

I carefully checked the black mask in my bag, which could be said to be my only luggage.

It was a plain iron mask made by special order from a blacksmith in the Agarpe territory.