nagpurpolice Chapter 184: Honorary Bishop
Chapter 184: Honorary Bishop
“It’s done, I’ve completely secured my position with this.”
Etting was executing the plan so perfectly that even Ethan would be surprised.
If the quality of the product was good, Etting could sell it to anyone.
With Ethan’s plan, the quality of the goods, and Etting’s skills coming together, the special golems were selling like hotcakes.
Even within the David Merchant Guild, they were continuously sending support to her due to the enormous profits she was bringing in.
That wasn’t all. Even the vice guildmaster who used to pick on Etting had changed his attitude and was now praising her endlessly.
And while doing so, wasn’t he trying to subtly get a foot in the door?
“How can he be so shameless?”
It seemed he couldn’t grasp how the situation was unfolding at all.
“It’s already too late.”
Etting had firmly made up her mind through her conversations with Ethan.
She had no intention of remaining a merchant of the David Merchant Guild forever.
“Even bigger.”
And more definitively.
She intended to completely swallow up the David Merchant Guild with this opportunity.
While raising her performance through special golem sales, she also held secret meetings with other executives of the Merchant Guild.
The David Merchant Guild is by no means a small Merchant Guild.
Since the Guildmaster alone cannot lead this massive Merchant Guild, there were others who shared the guild’s responsibilities.
‘The merchants who form the core of the Merchant Guild.’
First, she had to persuade those called the great merchants. If she could recruit them, she could tear the David Merchant Guild apart.
After that, she would swallow up the fragmented David Merchant Guild, inherit the name as is, and finally find a new noble sponsor to complete the plan.
‘The sponsor issue was resolved too easily.’
As she continued to sell the special golems well, her relationship with that side was quite good.
‘Of course, doing that doesn’t mean I can completely cut off the Guildmaster’s lifeline.’
“Let’s do this.”
Now the preparations were complete.
Whatever the outcome, a new David Merchant Guild would be born tonight.
***
Yerica, who started working at the Magic Tower thanks to Ethan, was gradually uncovering shocking facts.
“Damn bastards.”
Her grandfather was innocent.
He was just strong.
But he was brutally murdered for the sole reason that he didn’t accept their requests.
“The Twelve Families, those damn bastards!”
The problem was the twelve families that held a tight grip on the continent’s power.
Not all of the Twelve Stars Families had agreed to her grandfather’s death, but it was also true that they had stood by despite knowing all about the conspiracy.
“You are guilty too.”
If so, it was her duty to question that guilt and seek revenge.
And the first step was, of course, to take over this Magic Tower.
“You said I would know everything if I came here... So this is what you meant, Mr. Ethan.”
Since coming to this Magic Tower, she had learned a great deal about stories intertwined with her grandfather.
Not only that, she was now able to understand all the magic formulas left by her grandfather that she couldn’t comprehend before or whose hidden meanings she couldn’t grasp.
“To think I’d be backstabbed after going this far.”
Ethan must have known everything that was here. That’s why he sent Yerica to this place.
“Revenge isn’t something you entrust to someone else, it’s something you do yourself.”
Ethan was just helping with that revenge.
“This is why I have no choice but to follow you, Mr. Ethan.”
Yerica smiled.
It was an extremely eerie smile.
She planned to carefully prepare her revenge until Ethan came.
Her first target was this Magic Tower, which had turned its back on her grandfather despite him giving everything.
“Everyone involved.”
She would kill them all.
***
“Are you leaving already? The festival starts today, you should at least enjoy the festival! You’re the star of the festival, teacher!”
“I have things to do, Roanna. There’s still quite a bit of vacation left, but it ends in the blink of an eye. So study hard while reflecting on this experience.”
“Yes, teacher. Thank you so much.”
Roanna felt like she would never forget this short period she spent with Ethan.
“And as a resident of Prochet, thank you too, teacher.”
Fortunately, Ethan had more than enough clear achievements to catch the eye of the Holylight Order.
***
Southern District of the Holylight Order.
“A person named Ethan Whiskers has expressed his intention to make a donation.”
“Hmm, how much has he donated so far?”
“It has exceeded 100 million gold.”
“100 million?”
“He has made many donations so far, and according to Bishop Vincent, he is extremely devout.”
“Hmm, Bishop Vincent was quite a reliable bishop, wasn’t he?”
“Yes, he is an excellent bishop who lives the life pursued by the order, centered on his own judgment, bestowing kindness and pursuing truth.”
Innosine, the Archbishop overseeing the southern region of the order, stroked his beard.
“And coincidentally, there’s a report from Ivecar Academy. There was a conflict with the followers of the Moon, and it was resolved by Ethan Whiskers.”
“Hmm.”
The Archbishop pondered for a moment, then stood up from his seat.
“I should meet Ethan Whiskers. I need to confirm what kind of thoughts he has. And.”
The Archbishop’s expression turned cold. It was hard to believe it was the same kind face from just a moment ago.
“I also need to check if he’s a spy sent by those followers of the Moon bastards.”
“Yes, I’ll make the preparations.”
***
Late at night.
“Good.”
Ethan was enjoying his leisure, drinking tea on the terrace of a luxury inn where moonlight was pouring down.
But that leisure was short-lived.
Kyaaak-!
With a scream, a black silhouette appeared in front of Ethan.
Clink-.
For a moment, a necklace was briefly visible on the neck of the figure as it landed.
The distinctive pattern, recognizable at a glance.
It was clearly the emblem of the followers of the Moon.
The masked man, who made eye contact with Ethan for an instant, immediately struck the nape of the woman tucked under his arm. The woman who had been resisting went limp.
The masked man made a shushing gesture.
“Are you doing some kind of training?”
“......”
Ethan slowly rose from his seat. Despite the clearly dangerous situation, he was extremely relaxed. Rather, it was the masked figure who tensed up and drew a dagger from his waist.
But Ethan remained unconcerned.
“You’re from the Holylight Order, aren’t you?”
‘They came faster than I expected.’
The masked figure before him was not really from the followers of the Moon.
‘They must have been suspicious. After all, I donated 100 million gold while aiming for an honorary bishop position.’
So they must have come to personally verify whether Ethan was a spy from the followers of the Moon or not.
‘There’s only one person who would do something like this.’
Someone who suspects everyone endlessly.
The Holy Hammer of the Holylight Order.
Ethan was certain that the masked figure was Archbishop Innosine, who oversees the southern region.
‘He must have concealed his holy power well.’
“You’ve concealed your holy power well.”
It was simply that Ethan knew Innosine’s characteristics.
Needless to say, he was aware of his personality.
The decisive factor was that distinctive movement. The Eye of Horus had captured that movement, allowing him to recognize the identity.
‘If I hadn’t known that, I might have been completely fooled. It’s really impressive acting.’
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Archbishop.”
As Ethan instantly recognized his identity, Innosine looked dazed.
Eventually, Innosine removed his mask with a look of disbelief.
“How did you know?”
In response to that question, Ethan smiled and extended his hand.
“I just took a wild guess, I didn’t actually know you were really the Archbishop.”
Archbishop Innosine’s expression crumpled.
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