บท 14: In The Alleys Of Bordeaux They Say A God Lurks II

"Very simple. He needs enough gold to be able to betray this kingdom and move to another while maintaining his wealth and minimizing the consequences. He's close to having enough but your family's debt remains. I'd do the same if I was in his inferior lowly position and state of being, this kingdom is about to fall after all." He said emotionlessly.

In the novel the redvein duke was rarely mentioned but the word traitor and murderer always followed his name. I knew his words were true but the last few sentences made me finally realize what was going on.

"System Eye."

NAME:Relein Diemo Sikard

LEVEL:????

AGE:????

SWORD:?????

DEMONIC ????:??????

DEVIL ???????:?????

HIGH MAGIC:???????

STATS:

Physical-?????

Realization-????

Demonic Origin-?????

High Speech-??????

Royal B????-???????

INFO:An apex ????? and one of the children of The M??. Cannot Lie.Conqueror Of S????? And the Slaughterer Of ??????. Do not engage. Avoid At All Costs. Currently puppeteering a human. If the controlled human is destroyed, damage will be dealt directly to the puppeteer.

WEAKNESS:Avoids the ?????? and ????? At all costs. Your innate physique is a natural opposite to his kind.

I almost passed out from reading the endless question marks.

'This doesn't make any sense, why is such a being playing around in the slums? *Sigh* i'm way out of my depth.'

"Hmm? Why have you gone quiet?" He asked.

"You're leading me ." I said in a serious tone.

Finally, his ice cold expression cracked and his right eyebrow went up.

"You seem to know something you shouldn't. You're lucky i'm not here in person… now ask your last question and get out."

Considering the system only gave me question marks, I knew the danger my third question would bring and prepared my energy.

"Who are you?"

His other eyebrow rose and a subtle grin appeared on his face.

"I've been leading you away from that question but I guess it's inevitable. Though just because I can't lie doesn't mean I have to answer, I can always just…"

Suddenly, he floated into the air and leapt at me.

"Woah!"

He moved with insane speed but there was no way he could beat the speed of my already unleashed Aura covering my fists. The moment my fists shone silver he leapt back. His fingers had almost reached my neck and I couldn't even follow his movements. If the system had not warned me I would have died there and then.

"Aghhhh!!!! No!" He shouted.

"You think I would ask that question without having a guarantee?"

"Hahahahahaha, the heavens are too cruel to us. The one born with the Devil-Devouring Physique is a child of 'his' family."He chuckled.

His face looked like that of a wronged child.

"You will die when he arrives, we cannot share the same sky your kind. I will not fight you with this useless puppet that cannot even contain 1% of my power but when he gives the order and I appear in the human realm, you will bear witness to endless horror!"

He then disappeared.

"What just happened? What did he mean by Devil-Devouring Physique? This doesn't ring a bell from the novel eithe-"

"ATTACK WHILE HE'S DISTRACTED!!" I suddenly heard a shout.

I was too distracted by the boss that I forgot I was in enemy territory.

"You bastards really want to die!"

Their swords came at me all at once and I unleashed my magic.

"[Source Flame]!"

Instantly a white flame covered the entire room.

"Ughhh I'm b-b-burning!"

"You guys are way too weak!"

"Ahgh-"

"Aghhh-"

"No N-"

"Sto-"

Instantly, all 20 of them were dead as the swords pierced through their heads and hearts.

[You Have Slain Apprentice-Rank ThugX20!+5 to all stats!]

"*Sigh*"

I left the office and searched the upper floors of the mansion. Most of the rooms were filled with beds but one room had a large safe covered with locks.

"This must be an important safe for them to be securing it so well."

I covered my hand in Aura and pierced the safe's hinges with my fingers.

"That should do it."

I ripped out the hinges and tossed away the safe door.

"Thank you for your contribution redvein duke."

The safe was filled to the brim with gold bars and coins.

"Store Item."

[1 Kg Gold Bar X18 Stored!]

[Gold Coin X1205 Stored!]

"Man this inventory is perfect!"

I kept looking around the mansion but all I found were empty torture rooms and underground cells filled with bones and so I returned to the office upstairs.

"You're vile, so much so that you don't deserve proper burial. [Source Flame]!"

The area of 50 meters around me burst into giant flames as I leaped out the window.

[Side-Quest [Gold Is Common]:1st Act Completed! All Stats +25!]

"The rewards are really good!"

Side-Quest [Gold Is Common]:2nd Act Started! 20.000/45.000 Gold Coins Collected!]

[2nd Act[Gold Is Common In A Duke's Domain]:Rosenape city's veiled dragon Inn might have Info about the gold you seek and more…]

"I guess I have to go to the city now! Status Tab!"

NAME:Alistair Cassian Fellsword(John Avery)

MAGIC:3rd-Circle

SWORDSMANSHIP:Knight-Rank.

STATS:Physical-370 Metaphysical-245

PASSIVES:[Calculative Mind], [Mana Heart],[Sword Heart], [Aura Affinity], [Chantless Magic],[Mana Recovery], [Healing Knowledge], [Strong Bones], [Energy Storage].

"My stats are damn good! I have as much mana as a 6th-Circle mage, my physical strength, stamina, agility, and durability are on par with a [Sword Expert]'s, not to mention my family's sword art….."

Rosenape was 100 km from the city of Bordeaux my father governed over, as a duke he should have control over a larger region but in this world strength took precedence over position and the king deemed him too weak to rule over a larger area after his injury.

Suddenly, a light bulb lit up in my head!

"Let's go straight!"

[Passive [Half-Devil] released.]

[Passive [Half-Devil]:Allows you to contain any and all energies. Allows absolute control over demonic energy. Allows the use of demonic magic, demonic arts, and devil-type weapons without any side effects. Slows aging, increases your ability to heal injuries by a small amount. Your body will partially evolve into that of a superior race.]

[Passive will take effect In 30 seconds]

"What's happeni-"

[Passive activation will begin.]

I lost consciousness instantly.