NOVEL NEXT chapter 40
40 – No way… are you the culprit? All that’s left is you
“Eh, it’s X!!!”
“… … … … .”
With a face like a mouse standing in front of a cat, Serena finally shouted the answer.
Whether it becomes porridge or rice, there is no turning back now.
＜Kiki kick… ＞
O/X Pierrot’s laughter became ominous after a while.
winning… is it?
＜Do you know how sharp this scythe is? I’ll spend my time sharpening this scythe all the time unless someone calls me out. But after being called out at most, it would be sad if there was no chance to use the scythe, right?＞
“Hey, hey!”
Pierrot’s face turned grim.
To be honest, I’m a bit scared too.
As long as he didn’t lie, he shouldn’t have harmed me, but somehow the appearance of an O/X clown aroused a fundamental fear.
Besides, he seemed bored and annoyed for some reason.
＜I mean, I smelled a liar from the first time I saw this woman.＞
Pierrot said, pointing at Serena with his finger.
＜So, finally, a chance to wield the scythe＞
“Hey!”
＜Come here!!!＞
“Kiyaaah
Pierrot swung his scythe. Serena sat down and covered her head.
＜… I thought, but this time it’s a misfire? Sigh… If that’s the case, why did you call me? Whoa… try to get annoyed No, I like a child who tells the truth… Umm… Trying to be a bit annoying
Pierrot cut through the air, completely unrelated, to the point that Serena didn’t even have to sit down.
“Hey! Hee! I’m scared! I’m scared!!”
“… ? what is this. Not even Serena?”
Honestly, I thought Serena was the most likely culprit. If a bitch has a rating, she’s the kind of bitch who deserves the AA+ stamp on her thighs.
But isn’t that Serena?
“I’m telling you not to mess around next to your master again! Master’s wounds are healed by Misha!”
“Huh… ! ugh… !”
Beatrice is being trampled to death by Mischa (I don’t know what they are talking about because they are talking in incomprehensible words), Tiffania is still fainting, and Alice… I don’t know if I’m dead or alive. It seems to be breathing finely.
In this situation, there is only one person left to ask.
“… Dyna. is it you?”
“… … … … … … … ..”
To be honest, the charges against Dyna were somewhat reserved.
Considering only that Dina’s occupation is a thief, it is true that she is the most suspicious suspect in the theft case.
He had made a name for himself as an unstoppable thief before joining the warrior party. It was such a nuisance to the whole country that the bounty amounted to 30 million shillings (if a tolerable commoner caught this guy, he would sell it for the rest of his life), but the funny thing is that this guy didn’t steal because he was particularly poor.
Although Dinah is not from a very powerful family, she was once the daughter of a viscount family. This means that there is no shortage of food.
The reason why she was stealing was because she was just a seed of interest.
So, always at the place where the theft is over, there is a message saying, “Crescent came. You guys can’t catch me” and left a provocative message and his own symbol. Although it was caught by me because of that symbol.
— Faust suddenly recalled the intensity of his first meeting with her. Compared to other party members, Dina was a member who was recruited quite dramatically.
Faust was still a part-time instructor at the academy, and Beatrice was in a romantic relationship, and it was around the time that Kwak Dong-soo’s incompetence was beginning to surface.
Among the commoners, the thief Crescent (self-proclaimed), who was already famous for being a bad guy who robs money, became increasingly serious as he set his sights on the mansions of nobles.
Originally, politicians are carefree when the common people cry, but when they are harmed, they hold a countermeasure meeting at the speed of lightning.
“The Great Sword Crescent? Who gave it that name?”
“It’s like that, leaving a crescent moon symbol wherever it appears.”
“He’s a very bold guy. From now on, I left a message that I would rob all nobles, from barons to dukes.”
“What the hell is the Marshal doing? I’m a count, and the warehouse was robbed just last night! does this make sense?! How can I, as a count, be humiliated by a mere thief!”
“That’s not the problem. Crescent has indicated that he will also target the duke’s house tonight. What a peacock. Peacock! If the duke’s house is robbed, it’s a disgrace to the country.”
“What is a hero doing at a time like this!”
“… Last night I saw him getting kicked out for sexually harassing a female employee at a bar.”
“Tell them to come right now!!!”
The nobles called Kwak Dong-soo to stand guard at the mansion of the duke who had predicted that Crescent would appear.
Kwak Dong-soo would have had the guts to say no if it was the same as usual, but the atmosphere of the aristocrats at the time was so brutal that he couldn’t refuse.
“Oh shit! Why do I have to be a security guard? These days, everyone is slowly scratching my temper. Just sure! Shall I pretend to be crazy and let go? Then everyone will know my importance. Oh wait~ I’m in Yongsan, can’t I even touch a woman’s breasts at a bar? It’s disgusting, really, this worldview. I could understand if I was being criticized because I did something wrong, but I get angry because I get hurt without doing anything wrong.”
It is only natural if it is natural, but Kwak Dong-soo, who was guarding the gate, was pouring out all kinds of complaints even though he only stayed up all night.
However, a beautiful flower flew by itself to soak up the lonely night.
The duke’s daughter had come to meet the hero she secretly longed for, avoiding her father’s eyes.
“Thank you, warrior. Thank you for protecting our house.”
“… Five.”
No matter how cute the young girl was, Kwak Dong-soo took the weight that did not suit him.
“Kuhm! It was nothing. As a warrior, it is natural.”
“It’s an honor to see a warrior who I’ve only heard about in legends like this. If you don’t mind, could we have a more intimate conversation?”
“Intimate conversation… ramen. gulp… ”
“My room is empty. If you go first and wait, the girl will follow… ”
“Oh, hurry up and follow me!!”
It is said that Kwak Dong-soo has already unpacked Otseom and ran into the mansion. And after hearing the duke’s scolding why he came in without keeping the gate, he realizes it. The fact that there were no young children in that family, only sons.
When I came out of the gate again, the warehouse was already empty.
＜Pu-huh. Misunderstanding is also oily resin. You don’t even look in the mirror Would a woman be seduced by that face? What should I do with this? Next, I’ll rob the palace~ I can stop it. Stop it. But the duke’s family isn’t much different than I thought, right? Next time, put plenty of presents for Crescent-nim. then bye~＞
The message mixed with ridicule and the crescent moon pattern engraved without fail made the duke’s anger rise to the tip of his head.
“What the hell did the hero do!!!”
It was an incident in which Kwak Dong-soo’s reputation fell to the ends of the earth.
It was to the extent that the king called me while I was working at the Hadahada Academy.
“Um… There’s no point in asking you, but what can I do?”
“I think there might be.”
“yes. Of course not. Sorry to bother you… Well?! what? Is there a way?”
“Yes.”
As soon as Faust heard of the thief Crescent’s crime, he came up with a plan to arrest him. Amid the admiration of nobles and royalty, only Princess Isabelle showed a mean reaction.
“Is it real? Aren’t you just bluffing? I’m not saying something that I can’t take responsibility for as a replacement that’s not a hero.”
“If you are so suspicious, shall we catch the Crescent with me? We need the cooperation of the royal family anyway.”
“What, what? Dare to cooperate with royalty? Isn’t that what happened to your real hair?!”
“No, it’s literally just cooperation. This is ultimately for you. You just have to do what I tell you to do.”
“Fuck it! Look at this commoner! I, Isabelle, would rather die than lose my pride as royalty! Why should I take orders from an underling like you?! I swear right here and now, I know that I will never act as you say!”
Isabel’s proud personality was a huge hindrance to the progress of the operation. At the time, his girlfriend, Veronica Beatrice, who had been called to the palace at the same time, calmed Isabelle down.
“Fuck… ! shit… ! Okay, I’ll bear with you for this one time. But if you don’t catch Crescent, you will be sentenced to death! What a terrible person I, Isabelle, am! That he is a natural born power that cannot be compared to you! I’ll carve that stupid head!”
“Thank you for giving me this opportunity, Princess. In the first place, you asked for it, but… Well, anyway, I’ll explain the operation.”
Faust said to all the people living in the palace. The royal family, nobles with connections to the royal family, and servants listened to his words.
“This Crescent is a serious concern. We use that.”
Faust siphoned the royal property into a secret storehouse ahead of time predicted by Crescent. Then, as if he were Crescent, he drew a crescent moon pattern and left a message saying ＜Crescent takes the property of the palace＞.
The next day, the newspaper also published the news that Crescent had robbed the palace.
Faust repeated this every time Crescent sent a notice.
“Is this interest seed going to the point of madness by now that someone else is stealing his share of attention?”
Faust’s prediction came true.
Crescent, whose medicine has risen sharply, has finally crossed the line.
A notice was sent that said, “I will steal the Holy Sword.”
The holy sword is mankind’s hope and the only means against the demon lord.
To steal it was the same as to become an enemy of mankind.
If Crescent really stole the Holy Sword, it was a major incident after Gerena’s betrayal.
“Puhahahaha! What are you worried about! The holy sword is being guarded by this hero Lucy! If you’re going to steal it, tell them to take it away! The hero will cut it with his own hands!”
“That shouldn’t be the case, Kwak Dong-soo.”
“Sigh? Faust Has this bastard turned? Are you instructing me, the hero now?”
“You got hit by Crescent the other day too.”
“When did I get hurt?!”
“No, because rumors spread all over the country. You fell for Crescent’s world of beauty and acted foolishly.”
“scene? But will this bastard really kill you? With this holy sword?”
“Give that holy sword to me.”
“what? Are you planning a coup?”
“That’s not it, just let it pass for a moment. Crescent will take it easy on you and approach you openly.”
Kwak Dong-soo resisted severely, but after the nobles actively supported Faust’s plan, he had no choice but to hand over the holy sword for a while.
In the meantime, rumors were spread that “the brave Lucy refused the officials’ invitation to support the soldiers and confidently said that she would wait for the thieves at Letlea Hill (an estate dedicated to Kwak Dong-su) alone.”
And at the time Crescent had promised, a noble lady in a dress hurriedly ran to the man lying on a chair on the hillside and covering his face with a book.
“Sir, you are here. please help me! I met a scary looking thief over there!”
“The acting is awkward, Crescent. No, Dyna.”
“… uh? Isn’t that Lucy? Who are you?”
The young lady, who had been asking for help with a frightened expression, suddenly became colder and even her expression turned grim.
Her gaze was fixed on the holy sword that was stupidly neglected next to the chair.
This was the first meeting between the thief Dyna and Faust.