Genius Wizard Hides His Sword Skills [EN]: Chapter 41

41. Descendants of Angelus (3)

The Wonshin Society.

Those who follow the teachings of Angelus, but currently known only as a terrorist group.

Even Aiteo, standing right in front of me, was unaware of their true nature.

‘Are they deliberately concealing their power?’

However, I was certain that the publicly available information about the Wonshin Society was far from the truth. The Wonshin Society simply hadn’t revealed its full power yet.

‘They’re definitely not ordinary.’

Just considering the Magic Tower terror incident, it was clear they were no ordinary group.

Although they lacked Aura [a type of magical energy], they had knights trained in refined swordsmanship and mages who achieved 6-star status at a young age.

They clearly had their own unique education system that had been passed down for a thousand years.

[Those guys had pretty good intelligence too.]

The terror operation was executed with a thorough understanding of the Magic Tower’s internal affairs. Although it failed due to Alloa’s interference, they were meticulous enough to infiltrate the Magic Tower.

‘In the end, information is power in group battles.’

Considering all the circumstances,

It was clear that they were a much larger organization than just a mere terrorist group.

‘Although I defeated him, Angelus was quite influential.’

Those who follow the teachings of Angelus. If I could harness their power, perhaps I could obtain the Egg of Ratatosk.

‘I wonder how strong that guy Raka Bellier is.’

The man who supposedly controlled the Apate underworld. The key was whether the Wonshin Society could control them as well.

‘For now, let’s just wait for Alloa, like you said.’

[Yeah. We’ll know once we talk to the Wonshin Society guys directly.]

Just like he did with Horizo ​​and Rio, he was planning to fully play the role of Angelus’s messenger.

[Sigh. There’s going to be a bloodbath in Apate.]

Unlike his words, the corners of Oberon’s lips turned upward.

* * *

“It looks like there’s nothing here!”

“It really looks like someone stole it?”

Drew and Cleio shouted simultaneously as they came downstairs. The children had searched the inn so diligently that sweat was beading on their foreheads.

Noah followed the kids down to the restaurant.

“It seems someone took it. Let’s go back to the Magic Tower first. It’s too much for you to track on your own. If it was stolen a week ago, they might have already left this city.”

The girl’s judgment was accurate.

But we couldn’t head to the Magic Tower just yet.

‘I can’t back down like this.’

I had already coordinated with Aiteo. I nudged his side, and he quickly gestured.

“Umm… Could you help me a little more? When I thought about it, some likely suspects came to mind.”

Then the children gathered around him.

“Really?”

Aiteo nodded at Drew’s widened eyes.

“Yeah.”

Of course, it was a blatant lie I had instructed him to tell.

“Who are they?”

Lugo’s face also brightened. It was only natural, as it was finally a chance to clear his name.

“Before that, there’s something I need to reveal. I’m not actually Aslan Comas.”

“Huh…?”

Lugo was shocked by Aiteo’s sudden confession. He had thought the name Aslan was real.

“Umm.”

But the other children only twitched their eyebrows. They already knew he wasn’t a member of Comas. However, they were curious as to why he was suddenly confessing.

“My name is Aiteo Kunt. Although it’s a humble family, it’s true that I was wandering around with a family heirloom left by my father.”

“Then why did you lie about your name?”

Aiteo lowered his head at Drew’s question.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t intend to deceive you from the beginning. However, I was worried that if I went around with my real name, someone might try to take my heirloom. That jewel is more valuable than you think.”

Those in the restaurant quietly listened to Aiteo’s sincere voice.

“Especially since there are many criminals in the Apate Kingdom, I was worried. Because of that, I committed the folly of concealing my identity with a short-sighted thought. First, I will retrieve the heirloom, and then I will visit the Comas family later to ask for forgiveness…”

Confessing first to regain trust from the children. That was the top priority.

‘That way, they’ll listen to what I say next.’

It was just a setup to tell the main point. Aiteo was reciting the lines I had instructed him to say.

‘Is it because he’s a thief? He’s quite good at lying.’

Aiteo lowered his head deeply, as if he had committed a deadly sin. It was enough acting to deceive children around the age of fifteen.

“Hmph. Lying is bad, no matter what.”

Drew’s short lecture followed.

“First, we need to find the heirloom. Please tell us who the suspects are.”

Cleio, the person from the Comas family, also nodded.

“Ah, thank you for understanding.”

Aiteo then went into the main topic. This was also the scenario I had recited.

“There are three people in this city who know about the existence of our heirloom.”

“Who are they?”

When I asked again, pretending not to know, he skillfully continued his lie.

“They are people who work in this market. One runs a restaurant, one runs a weapon shop. The last one is a jeweler. The exact location is…”

Aiteo continued with a detailed explanation for a while. He was listing the stores in the nearby market.

And one of them was a place where the real Egg of Ratatosk might be.

‘He said that a guy named Raka Bellier is in the basement of the jewelry store.’

Now it was my turn to assist his acting.

“Okay. We happen to be three people, so let’s split up and look for them.”

I naturally created a reason to move away from the children to that place.

“Okay, let’s do that! If they live here, they might still have it even after a week.”

“Let’s go find it quickly.”

Drew and Cleio nodded.

“Then I’ll take the jewelry store.”

I took the lead in securing Raka Bellier’s hideout.

‘It was natural.’

As the remaining children were about to decide on their places one by one.

“That’s too dangerous.”

Noah’s voice interrupted us.

“Not only are you going to find the culprit, but you’re going to split up into three groups!”

I had to stop her before she poured more cold water on us.

“It’ll be okay. They’re all in the market. If they look like dangerous people from afar, I won’t go in.”

“Hmm…”

However, Noah was not easy to persuade.

“Lugo, do you know what kind of people those store owners are?”

This time, she asked the innkeeper.

“Well, I know the restaurant and weapon shop owners well. They are simple people who have grown up here all their lives. The jewelry store opened a few years ago, and it seems to be operating without any problems, except that it doesn’t have many customers.”

Fortunately, his voice gave me more strength.

“Anyway, there will be a lot of people in the market, so we won’t be in any danger.”

Following my repeated persuasion.

“That’s right. This is our first mission, we can’t end it like this!”

“We want to earn performance points too!”

With the addition of Drew and Cleio’s whining.

“Haa. Okay. But if it seems even a little dangerous, you’ll just stop, okay?”

Noah Grentel finally nodded.

“Of course!”

We immediately planned the details to retrieve the heirloom.

* * *

Strategists finding heirlooms in the desert. Abbreviated as ‘Saga Ji Operation’.

It was the operation name given by Drew and Cleio, who were excited.

‘They’re at an age where anything is fun.’

We decided to divide into groups with Aiteo’s party.

I was in charge of the jewelry store with Aiteo.

Drew and Cleio, along with the remaining subordinates, were in charge of the restaurant and weapon shop, respectively.

[Drew is crazy about restaurants.]

I had my eye on the jewelry store from the beginning, and Drew was even more adamant about the restaurant than I was, so Cleio naturally took charge of the weapon shop.

“Saga Ji Secret Society! Let’s head to the market now!”

Drew, who was excited, led the way out of the inn. People followed him out.

“Lugo.”

“Ah, yes.”

Before leaving the inn, I left one request for the owner.

“Later, a handsome boy around seventeen years old will come looking for me. Please tell him that I went to the jewelry store in the market.”

“Okay. Is that all? It’s not a difficult task.”

It was not a difficult task, but it was the most important one. It was the key point of the Saga Ji Operation.

After bowing, I followed the people.

“Let’s find it no matter what!”

Cleio, who was familiar with the geography of this place, took the lead.

‘Fortunately, it’s not too far.’

Before long, we arrived at the entrance of the market. It was quite a large market.

Low buildings were lined up on the dirt floor. A tent stretched between the streets was shielding the desert’s scorching sun.

‘Still, there are quite a few people here.’

Of course, compared to the markets in other cities, there were not many people, but it was the most densely populated place I had seen in this city.

“Everyone, you haven’t forgotten the places you’re in charge of, right?”

The children nodded solemnly at my words.

‘You guys just have to spend time and come back.’

I’m sorry, but the children’s mission was to just pretend to be watching and then end it.

[Just have fun, that’s all.]

The Saga Ji Secret Society decided to split up from the entrance of the market.

“Noah, will you be here?”

She was the only one who had nowhere to go.

“Hmm. What should I do?”

“Or, how about accompanying Cleio? I think it might be more dangerous there since it’s a weapon shop.”

Noah nodded.

“Okay. Rather than staying here, I’ll go with you.”

Naturally, her steps followed Cleio.

‘Fortunately, I shook her off easily.’

To face the Wonshin Society or Raka Bellier, there should be no watchdogs like Noah. I made a preemptive move in case she followed me.

“Then see you all later!”

I followed Aiteo with a satisfied step.

[It would be great if I could get Ratatosk like this.]

‘I have to hope that the Wonshin Society is stronger than that guy Raka Bellier.’

It was an opportunity to easily obtain Ratatosk. I arrived with a glimmer of hope.

“Th-there it is. That jewelry store I mentioned earlier.”

Aiteo’s expression stiffened.

‘Raka Bellier…’

It must be because it was his hideout.

‘What kind of guy is he that he’s so scared?’

[Well. He must have some reputation among criminals.]

On the outside, it was a jewelry store that blended in seamlessly with the other stores.

“First, let’s take a look outside the store for a while.”

We couldn’t move rashly until Admun came. I was just looking around for a place to sit down.

“Uh, uh?”

Aiteo’s voice trembled. And his eyes were shaking rapidly.

‘What’s wrong?’

His gaze was directed towards the jewelry store. When I slowly turned my head.

‘…Those guys.’

Two figures coming out of the store came into my view.

A tall, thin man with long hair flowing down, and a slightly chubby man, but with an ax on his waist.

It was definitely the Moonba and Moonbo brothers that Aiteo had mentioned.

“Hey, that guy…”

“Isn’t that Aiteo?”

The gazes of the two men were also directed towards us.