성황의 아이들 [2]

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205. Louise (8)

"I'm glad you're safe, Dasha."

After sending Masain and Manager Bruno back to the room, Seongjin spoke to her with joy.

"I know Dasha's skills well, but it was an accident that happened so suddenly, right? "She was worried that she might have been caught up in the Demon World with the top."

It was true that I was worried. One of the first things I asked Seonghwang out of concern for was her well-being.

Then Dasha, who had been busy copying documents, looked back at Seongjin and raised her eyes.

"Thank you for your words, sir. But you must have firmly believed that I would come back safely and take care of these things, right? If it weren't for you, there's no way you would have caused an accident like this."

Ugh.

"How dare you think of stealing the Margrave's papers from Sigismund? "The expenses must not have been that high."

No, I suddenly became anxious. Also, compared to the imperial palace, the boundaries were more lax than expected.

The guards patrolled at regular intervals, but the doors, safes, and locks were all old-fashioned.

When I said that, Dasha made a chewed-up face and lamented into space.

"oh my god! I guess I messed up my situation. "Who are you blaming for this?"

It has to be that way.

At least lock picking is a skill I learned from Dasha when I came here.

"Consider yourself lucky. "If Sir Vincent, the Dekaron Knight, was here, I wouldn't have even dared to do this."

"okay?"

"yes. If I were to compare it, it would be the same as sneaking into His Majesty's office and stealing documents without His Majesty's knowledge."

"... ... ."

Feeling like his forehead was getting sore for no reason, Seongjin silently rubbed his forehead.

After that, Dasha continued to transcribe at a rapid pace and gave a brief explanation of what had happened so far.

It is said that after hiding in the forest to avoid the Demon Tree, and confirming that Seongjin was safe, she briefly chased after the fleeing remnants of the Penitent Church.

"Remnants of the Penitent Church?"

"Yes, sir. "They were hiding at the top, disguising themselves as workers."

Dasha took advantage of the opportunity to infiltrate Milo when the company was hiring a large number of new personnel.

But it turns out that the people he was hired with were all spies with a sinister purpose. There is a suspicion that the commotion that injured the top workers from the beginning may have been caused by the Penitent Church.

"They were trained to assassinate, but they didn't feel professional. "I think they may have been trained by the Dark Church itself for external activities."

They continued to maintain awkward contact with the Penitent Church during their journey, but just before the Demon Beast was summoned, they all escaped and fled to their home base.

Some went towards the Black Forest, and the rest all headed towards Ortona.

"... Ortona?"

"Yes, the Penitent Church has been secretly gaining ground there for a long time. "I heard that there are areas where they are openly active because there is no force to control them after the fall of the country."