I Became a Soul Eater

However, Argin’s reaction was different from what he had expected. Argin stared at me for a while before asking.

“Why is the Count being nice to me?”

That’s because talent and future are guaranteed. I couldn’t tell you.

“Isn’t that okay?”

“yes?”

“I am a person who helps a lot for no reason. Are you a saint?”

“It is.”

Argin laughed.

“Are you laughing at me for that?”

“no.”

“Does it seem right? Didn’t you think it was like a saint?”

“no.”

“Now then, the saint who is not like a saint kindly helps with revenge. Tell me who the enemy is.”

Argin sighed and began to talk about his childhood. Argin was originally the child of an ordinary couple who ran a small antique shop in the ecliptic.

But somehow, among the antiques I bought, a fairly valuable relic came in. It would have been nice if it had been disposed of quietly, but the greed of being able to make a lot of money made things go wrong. Rumors spread that the artifact had arrived at the store run by Argin’s parents, and greedy people flocked to it. Among them was a magnate named Count Croni.

Earl Croni was an aide to the former emperor and also the older brother of the empress. Earl Croni originally owned it, but Argin’s parents stole it and stole it, and Argin’s parents all died mysteriously in prison. If it’s common, it’s a common story, but the story is different for the person who suffered.

“So you don’t necessarily have to avenge that enemy by yourself, right?”

Even though the emperor had changed, Count Croni’s family was still the powerful member of the emperor’s clique. The opponent is not good for Argin to take revenge alone.

“It is not. Still, Count Croni, I really want to slit his throat.”

“Yeah, that’s it. It’s not difficult.”

“yes?”

“What do you think of the power of Count Akasha, who knows me?”

Argin thought for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

“okay. My stomach is really stronger than I thought.”

Even if you think without me, there are already two masters, and if you transfer knowledge to Argin, there might be three. There were also paladins and combat priests as escorts. Even at this level, they are one of the best warlords in the empire.

“Still, I’m not going to play the Battle of the Territory or anything like that. It should be handled as quietly as possible.”

“That’s natural.”

In the first place, Count Croni wasn’t even close enough to do a territory war. In my head, a plan was already being made on how to deal with Count Croni.

By the way, I’m worried about whether I should really transfer knowledge to Argin. I called Jake and Joseph. As both of them were Argin’s teachers, he wanted to hear their opinions.

“I am against it.”

“I agree.”

The opinions of the two diverged. Jake objected and Joseph agreed.

“Sir Jake, why are you against it?”

“You are still too young. Argin is now 16 years old. You gain great strength too early, and it is not the strength you gain through effort. You might get drunk with power and stray. Strength can be accumulated in the future, but not toughness.”

Jake’s opinion was persuasive.

“Then what about Sir Joseph?”

“If Argin gets to become a Master through the grace of the Holy Son, he is a Master at the age of 16. This is unprecedented. If a general knight has the training method of a general knight, you will see a different path once you reach the master level. The sooner you get to Master, the higher the Argin can reach at the end. It has the potential to reach an unprecedented level.”

Joseph’s opinion also made sense. I don’t know which is the right decision, making Argin a righteous knight or making him the strongest warrior in history. I relayed this story to Argin as it is.

Upon hearing the story, Argin drew out his sword and offered it to me without any hesitation.

“If I stray even a little, please cut my throat with this sword.”

“You won’t have any regrets?”

“doesn’t exist.”

“good night.”

I accepted the sword. In fact, I wouldn’t hit Argin directly on the neck. Now Argin is stronger than me, right?

I communicated the outcome of my decision to Jake and Joseph, and they accepted it. And I tried transferring knowledge to Argin. It was the same record as the one Jake had received.

Although Argin lost consciousness at the moment of knowledge transfer, he did not spurt blood from his eyes and nose like Jake, and his soul did not become cloudy. And I woke up like I woke up from a good night’s sleep in two days. And at the age of 16, he became a master.

As expected, the answer was the size of the soul. Argin has such a big soul that it is difficult to find anything to compare with. Knowledge of swordsmanship is only a small part of all my memories. Then what am I?

A few days after Argin became a Master, a call came from the Marquis of Illivad. It was to talk about the territory that had been postponed because the Marquis of Illivad was called to the emperor.

I immediately prepared and went to the Illivad estate. The Marquis of Illivad gave us a grand welcome.

“So you’re saying you’re going to hand over the territory for that amount?”

“That’s right.”

It was a negotiation, and the conversation proceeded so easily without anything to do.

“Is that the will of His Majesty the Emperor?”

No matter how much the Marquis of Illivad had goodwill towards me, I could only think of this as the emperor’s breath. It was the same with the visit to the emperor just before. This is probably the emperor’s favor to me. The Marquis of Illivad would have gained favor and money from me and something from the emperor as well.

“It is clear that His Majesty the Emperor has his will.”

Even the Marquis of Illivad did not deny it. First of all, I knew that the Empire did not consider me an enemy. Of course, I don’t need to turn the empire into an enemy, nor do I have any intention of doing so.

“By the way, Countess Akasha, isn’t it time to start thinking about getting married?”

“Ah, yes it is.”

It may be because he inherited the county title at a very young age, but if you are an ordinary nobleman, you are at an age to think about marriage. Even without asking, the Marquis of Illivad seems to want her daughter to marry me. But it shouldn’t be. Then the balance of power in the empire leans towards the aristocracy.

“I haven’t thought about it yet, but I think it will be difficult to make a hasty decision because I have to listen to the church’s intentions.”

“Oh, I see.”

First of all, he made that excuse because he was a saint. There has never been a case of marriage after becoming a saint. There are cases where a person became a saint after getting married. Of course, since I’m a little special, I wonder if it doesn’t matter, but it was right to ask the church’s will.

After the negotiations were concluded, the details of the amount were left to the working-level staff to calculate. First of all, the amount proposed by the Marquis of Illivad was about the territory itself and not about the facilities built on it. It didn’t matter much since the amount originally set was not high, and I could pay it right away.

While I was thinking about it, I called Wither, who came along with the schedule this time.

“Wither, did I get married?”

“At least not until I died. but”

“but?”

“You spread a lot of rumors. Rumors spread very badly. There were also rumors that there were dozens of the count’s illegitimate children in the imperial capital.”

It’s a rumor. I can say this with confidence. That I’m making an illegitimate child? That will never happen. However, it is a bit surprising that he is not married.

First of all, I had solved the issue of the territory, and while leaving the territory, I decided to solve the issue of Argin. I have already sent an alter ego to finish the investigation of Count Croni.

However, Count Croni’s condition was not so good. If left alone, he would die soon. Maybe the original Argin couldn’t get revenge on Count Croni? Or maybe Count Croni’s condition has deteriorated as history has changed.

Leaving a working group for negotiations, the party including Argin moved toward the ecliptic. It might be good to see the emperor while you’re gone.

After a few days of rapid travel, they arrived at the imperial city. Thanks to our fame, we couldn’t hide our movements anyway. He also did not stop treating sick patients on the way.

Upon arriving at the imperial capital, it was the same here. As many people live, so many sick people. People who come in sick do not stop. I was able to breathe only after fixing hundreds of people who had gathered like that.

I sent a message in advance that I wanted an audience with the emperor. I have to say thank you, and it’s good to make it clear that I’m not an enemy.

A few days ago, the existence of the Guardian Spirit was also imprinted by finding several spies hiding in the imperial family through alter egos and delivering them to the emperor. This time, the emperor did not want anything in particular from the guardian spirit. I don’t know if I don’t need it or if I find the Guardian Spirit difficult.

Since there is no separate mansion for the Akasha family in the imperial capital, they first rented several rooms at luxury hotels and luxury inns. It was unavoidable because the number of attendants exceeded 100. So, I decided to buy a mansion in the imperial capital.

And when it was a little quiet in the evening, I called Argin to my room.

“Start your revenge now.”

“You mean now?”

Argin’s eyes widened at the sudden remark. Because I came without any equipment. I took out a sword from the subspace and threw it. It is the very sword that Argin entrusted to me. And immediately moved to Count Croni’s house and returned to the hotel room with Count Croni who was asleep.

It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time, but isn’t I the best on the continent when it comes to assassination? I think I can do it more efficiently than Eltis.

When he disappeared and appeared with Count Cronie in an instant, Argin was so surprised that he jumped back.

“do it”

However, Argin did not move. Then, all of a sudden, he started laughing.

“ha ha ha!”

He was smiling, but tears were flowing from his eyes. After laughing like a madman for a long time, Argin swung his sword without any emotion.

Count Croni’s head, who had been unable to regain his senses because his original condition was critical, rolled on the ground powerlessly.

“It is futile. I never thought it would be this easy.”

Argin, who was watching the head of Count Crony rolling around, muttered weakly.

“Earl Croni was destined to die soon. Even if it was a little late, you wouldn’t have been able to take revenge with your own hands.”

“Is that so?”

I nodded. Because it’s true.

“Then I think you did well.”

Argin’s voice returned to normal. Revenge can be futile, but it’s sweeter than not doing it. This is the conclusion I came to after observing humans for a long time.

I removed Count Croni’s corpse into subspace and called the water spirit to erase the bloodstains. Argin, who was watching the process, said a word.

“When I see the Count sometimes, he really seems like a God-sent person.”

“Right? I am a saint”

I don’t look like a saint, so sometimes people close to me seem to forget about it, but I am a saint appointed by Junon himself.

“okay. That’s right.”

Argin laughed like a madman again. Didn’t you go crazy with the aftereffects of this revenge? As I was thinking about doing that, Argin suddenly knelt down.

“I, Argin, will become the Count’s sword for the rest of my life.”

The night I helped Argin avenge me, I got another knight. The next day, I officially announced that Argindo was also my knight.

And with Jake, Argin, and Wither as his vassals, he appointed Jake and Argin as barons, and wither as a baron. Argin, who had no last name, was given the last name Tempest. Since he had arrived at the imperial capital, it should have been easy to get approval.

I tried to give bags to the newly acquired territory, but no one wanted that, so I dropped the artifacts one by one.

I gave Jake and Argin a sword each made by Drakan, and I gave Wither a subspace ring that I made to maintain vitality.

Jake and Argin were particularly pleased. No matter which country on the continent I went to, I got a sword that could be considered a national treasure, so there would be no gift for a warrior.