Chapter 1524 – [The Greatest Enemy Is an Incompetent Ally]

When a problem arises, everyone blames others and shifts responsibility. This is because the word responsibility has only disadvantages and no merits for those who have to shoulder it.

The same was true for the nobles of the Kingdom of Tyr. Now that the king he was supposed to serve has fallen, if he does not blame someone else, he will be the one to suffer.

Like punching bags, they simultaneously went on a witch hunt with the hero as their target. Of course, I didn’t expect that the hero would beat up a noble who said such things openly.

She made a mess of the situation and shouted at the nobles.

“Hey, you bastards!!! Are you idiots who are trying to place responsibility on someone who was forcibly summoned from another world without consent and came to save this world to a position that didn’t exist!!!”

“Hero!!! That’s not rude!!!!”

“Then what’s wrong? If I’m responsible, you all should be responsible too!!! If I had stayed in the royal capital, Your Majesty wouldn’t have collapsed, and even if you had, you would have been able to get treatment right away!!! They sent me to the front line. Who is it?”

And Eden looked around at all the nobles who had gathered here and had a good word to say about her.

She was a striking beauty whose looks would have made her happy for a day to be looked at, but now those who received her angry gaze were left speechless and frightened. That’s because they point out with pinpoints those who have committed something, even if it’s just one or two people.

Originally, humans were only strong creatures when large numbers of people gathered together. However, if you fight them off individually without giving them room to gather, it was natural that they would be weaker than when they were united.

“First, I will look at your condition and decide your punishment. No, if you are incompetent, you should at least have good character, these bastards are real.”

“Hey, hero…”

“What do you say? You still don’t know that I made alive nobles and knights into trees and left them to suffer until they die, right? Unless you want to be the same, shut up.”

Due to the situation, her words did not come out nicely. I can understand their attitude because the king they served has fallen, but blaming others is something that is difficult to tolerate, no matter how broad one’s heart is.

Afterward, Eden collapsed and was able to face King Tyr, who was lying on her hospital bed.

The curse had only recently been lifted, and she was still not in good shape, but she collapsed again. Rather, his condition was so bad that he was not even conscious now.

“I tried to improve your condition through [Miracles], But all I could do was maintain the current situation. I am truly sorry, warrior.”

Saint Bridget continued to use [Miracles] By King Tyr’s side and tried to heal him, but she had no effect. This is because he was still unable to regain his consciousness.

Eden also checked King Tyr’s condition. Although she doesn’t have much medical knowledge, she can at least find out where the problem is, so she uses her spiritual powers to examine the inside of his body.

“It’s a brain problem.”

“No way, that’s why His Highness…”

“No matter how much the saint’s [Miracle] Does, it seems difficult to restore an already damaged brain.”

The saint’s [Miracle] Itself was definitely effective. I don’t know if the cause of King Tyr’s collapse was poison or something else, but at least part of his brain was damaged because of it, so he was in a vegetative state, if not brain-dead.

The brain is a delicate part, so even Eden could not easily touch it. Even if she tried to recover through water purification, her level was not yet high enough to heal her damaged brain.

If she was to exert that level of power… She needed to be as skilled as Chisireba, the owner of the sanctuary who taught her how to create her water essence.

If the water purity was sufficient to save a person who was dying from radiation exposure, there was a possibility that he could be saved. As she wondered what to do, she immediately came up with Youngja’s recipe.

“I put my will into the essence of water and inhabit the spirit…”

If food can be imbued with spirit and convey the heart and memories, the same could be said for the essence of water. Although it is said to be the essence of water, it is ultimately water and can be drunk.

By applying her English recipe, she took the level of water purification to another level. Now, if the water essence she creates is not dead, she can breathe and exerts the power to cure or alleviate even incurable diseases.

The water purified in this way is placed near King Tyr’s mouth, and he is fed little by little. Since he couldn’t control his body, he moistened his lips little by little to be able to drink, but at some point he was able to drink on his own.

How much time has passed? King Tyr’s eyelids fluttered, and he opened his eyes.

“Well, long…”

“You opened your eyes. I’m glad it worked.”

“Hero…”

“Don’t move yet. I’m not in good shape yet.”

The treatment has just finished. The water essence that has been raised to a higher level will cure him completely, but it still takes time, so his body is not yet complete.

But the situation was bad, so I had to inform him separately of what was happening.

“It looks like the cunning night gun has moved.”

“… I’m sorry. I said I would prepare, but it seems I was negligent in my vigilance.”

“No. If that guy had decided to move, he would have definitely done something in some way. I’m glad he survived at least.”

“What is the current situation?”

“It’s a mess, right? The nobles are busy blaming others and making a mess to grab power… It’s probably just like you imagine.”

The hereditary succession of power had to be done gently and over time. Otherwise, there are various side effects.

It was Prince Arthur who would inherit the throne, but if King Tyr suddenly falls, some nobles may have other thoughts. Especially a ducal family with blood ties to the royal family.

But that’s not what’s important now.

“It seems that Prince Arthur has joined hands with the scheming Nightgun.”

“… Is that really true? Is there any evidence?”

“I’ve felt the presence of an evil spirit around Prince Arthur before. But I couldn’t find the existence of that evil spirit. The only evil spirit I couldn’t find was the scheming Knightgun, and if he had been that person, he would have definitely beguiled the prince.”

“Arthur, that kid…”

Although there was no physical evidence, King Tyr thought it was a credible guess. It was clear that if she was a cunning Night Gun as she said, she would brainwash or use the high-ranking people of the kingdom to destroy the kingdom of Tyr.

Moreover, the current king was attacked. There is no way any noble would attempt to assassinate the king, so the most powerful among the high-ranking people is Prince Arthur.

“Then, how about we conduct a thorough examination of the child first? There will be some trace of the scheming Nightgun’s influence.”

“No, he probably acted like this because he thought he wouldn’t get caught. And seeing as I didn’t feel anything special when I saw him earlier, testing him wouldn’t be of any use.”

Since it often happens that an evil spirit possesses someone and causes trouble by pretending to be a human being, there are separate methods for examining people who are possessed by an evil spirit and [Miracles] To exorcise evil spirits.

However, no matter how low the level is below the worst, hiding its presence from Eden’s ‘sense’ is impossible and difficult to eradicate using normal methods.

“It would be better to let him reveal himself and then catch him and deal with him. But he won’t do it the usual way.”

“It is not for nothing that it is called the Nightgun of Cunning. It is the job of those who use their brains to give orders from behind…”

“What would it be like if such a being been to appear?”

“It will definitely be a chaotic situation. Many people will die, it will be chaotic, and it will come out at a critical moment.”

“Until then, honestly, it’s no different from if we lost.”

“That’s a problem too.”

We need to catch it before it starts acting in earnest. And that is someone who is not easy to find.

I thought about it a lot, but since I didn’t have enough information or means, I decided to take my time first. Just by laying a trap.

“For now, your condition is okay, but I will leave you unconscious.”

“Well, are you trying to set a trap?”

“Yes, and the saintess, please wait next to Your Majesty. It is nominally for treatment.”

“Me too?”

“On the other hand, it seems like they are using the saint as bait…”

“No. I don’t go to the battlefield, but if it helps bring out the cunning Nightgun, then of course I should.”

If King Tyr is the goal, he will make a move somehow. Then he grabs the tail.

Now that she’s back in her royal capital, she may hide behind her again, but she wouldn’t have committed regicide if she had tried to do so in the first place.

First, Eden watched the situation. At the same time, she does not forget to gather information.

Find out who committed this assassination through Gaia Records. At least there is something committed, so if you search Gaia records based on that, you can figure out the circumstances, even if it is not physical evidence.

After reading the Gaia records for a while, Eden was able to figure out that a maid working in the royal palace had poisoned her cooking.

“Such a dog…!!!”

Eden, who hated poisoning her food the most, cursed when she found out about the situation. She hated poisoning food with poison rather than sending assassins outright, so she did the same.

She said that there were people who looked for signs and tested the poison separately, but the poison was a unique poison. In general, there is no problem with ingestion, but the effect is exerted if spiritual power is infiltrated after ingestion. It is a poison that reacts to spiritual power.

Aside from the fact that it is a unique poison, there is no way you can obtain such a poison on a regular basis. Multiple people must be involved from raw materials to manufacturing.

Eden then searched around the source of her poison and her maid who put the poison in it. As she did so, she realized something important about the Night Gun of Cunning.

“Clone art? No, this is…”

If there are multiple people, it is difficult to cover their mouths or hide their traces. However, the people involved in this assassination were consistent from beginning to end.

In the face of such a big task as assassinating the king, what are the chances that not even the slightest deviation will occur? Rather than that, it was more likely that he was possessed by an evil spirit and cooperated.

And since ordinary evil spirits cannot deceive her senses… The result is that it is a night gun of cunning. Whether brainwashing or possessing, the cunning Nightgun is acting under the control of many people.

Of the two, Eden abandoned the possibility of brainwashing. If you show something different from usual, people around you will notice, and if you have brainwashed a lot of people, traces of it will definitely be revealed. If there is no news, it means that it is not brainwashing.

In that case, all that remains is possession. I don’t know how the Nightgun of Cunning works, but it means that it can divide itself, possess it, and control many people at once.

“Let me touch it first.”

Eden first identified the maid who had carried out the assassination as the suspect in this case.

She had previously reported that Eden had received from her goddess Maurian the ability to judge her sinners, although there is no definitive physical evidence. In fact, she found out through Gaia Records, but since her abilities are well known among the nobles, they start investigating.

“The culprit is that maid. She is the culprit who poisoned His Majesty’s meal and killed him.”

“Huh?! Me, me?!”

“What are you doing!!! Catch that bitch!!!!”

“Oh, no!!! No!!! I am not the criminal!!!!”

After checking with Gaia records, it was confirmed that she was the culprit, but her maid’s words were true. She is screaming because she really believes she is not the culprit.

Eden was able to figure out that the scheming Nightgun had done something bad. Although she is possessed, she usually gives the initiative to her host, but at a critical moment, she does something and hides.

The host being used commits and participates in a crime without knowing anything. Even if you try to punish him, he won’t reveal his identity easily.

And as expected, she was captured and imprisoned for investigation. The maid was found dead the next day. The cunning Night Gun cut off her tail.

“The criminal committed suicide in prison. It is clear that he committed suicide to avoid being discovered.”

“If it continues like this, there will be no end.”

The number of targets possessed by the cunning Nightgun is at least dozens. In the worst case, it may reach hundreds or thousands.

It would be impossible to find them all by catching them one by one. In the meantime, Eden worried about how to solve the problem because the number might be called again.

If it commits a crime, it commits suicide without any regard for the host’s life in order to cut off its tail. If so, she might be able to solve it by finding the main body, but it was difficult to find.

If she had the worst senses, she would be able to figure out who the person was, but she wasn’t there yet. She thought deeply and long about how to resolve the current situation.

“Ah, Mr.!!! If you know the main body, it’s one shot!!!!”

Eden shouted, looking down at the ring on her hand.

A ring given to her by Gray, the absolute ruler of judgment, at her first birthday party. A vicious object that can even attack a Lord if it touches it inflicts judgment proportional to the opponent’s sin. Not only the evil spirit but also the spiritual body disappears.

It works if you only touch the main body, but the problem is that you can’t actually find the main body. As she was wondering what to do, she tried using the Ring of Judgment.

Fazijic!!!

Instead of the usual blue-blue lightning, gold lightning strikes. This is because it is imbued with the power of the Absolute Judge.

[Oh, Eden. What’s wrong?]

“What are you?! What are you?!”

At that time, Gray’s will was transmitted from the ring. Even though she was beyond the dimension, her ring contained his power, so Gray was able to convey her words to her through the ring.

Eden was surprised to be able to talk to her Gray out of nowhere, but it worked out well, so she tried talking to him.

“It’s Uncle Gray!!!! But how did you know I was using this?”

[If you use that, of course I set an alarm to go off. I don’t know about other items, but it’s for self-defense, so if you use it, it means you’re in trouble.]

“Oh, really?”

[But what happens if I see you wearing a ring? I heard from my second son that the hero was summoned to a strange place? What happened there?]

“That’s it…”

Eden explained various things. I heard about the hero summoning story from Phantom and know the story behind it and the cunning night gun.

I need to find him, but I don’t have enough methods or means. I couldn’t even reach my abilities. But is there a way to overcome the current situation?

[It looks like you haven’t studied enough yet. Well, I’m still a minor. It feels like I was watching it when my second child was younger.]

“What do you mean?”

[Transcendant. It also means that there is a lack of understanding of the Lord and the Absolute. Listen carefully, I will tell you a very simple solution.]

Soon Eden heard from him what a simple solution was.

The method was simple… But on the other hand, she smiled empty-heartedly because it felt like she was worrying about nothing.

“Ah, thank you uncle!!!! It was helpful!!!”

[Okay. Oh, and the rumor that you published an English recipe spread throughout the dimensional civilization. Come later and show me a taste of the original English cuisine while you get your doctorate.]

“Yes!!!!”

Eden touched the Ring of Judgment and her eyes shined.

The end of the Night Gun of Cunning is not far away.