Chapter 202
I Married the Dragon I Killed
Chapter 202: The Holy Maidens of Sierra
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The Holy Maidens of SierraChapter 202. The Holy Maidens of Sierra
Late at night, Hestia Merchant Guild.
Garnet, posing as the guild master, was with Jed.
Garnet showed Jed a page from a book.
— This is the list of Dopplers that the Regent-nim brought this time. Take a look.
— Let’s see… wow, there are a bunch of names I’ve heard of here!
There were people known for bad reasons, of course, but also for good ones.
Among them were those who had turned their lives around, released their wealth to feed the people of their territory, and were called ‘true lords.’
— As expected, there’s no smoke without fire. What does our pure-hearted Regent-nim want to do?
— It seems he wants the Ambu to handle everything.
— Hmph, the Barnie Swallows are not an assassin group…
The Barnie Swallows.
A group of phantom thieves that forged its reputation by operating discreetly since before the Ambu was formed.
Using the influence of the Black Bandana, they roamed every corner of the continent, exposing the true faces of corrupt nobles and distributing their wealth.
They were saviors to the commoners, and a group that nobles could not praise enough, even if their hands hurt from clapping.
Wanted posters exist for them, but no one dares to catch them carelessly, because they strictly adhere to the principle of ‘no killing.’
For that reason, the Barnie Swallows, to maintain that reputation, suppressed every bandit group or impostor organization that emerged claiming to work under their name.
— Exposing them as usual… that’s probably too dangerous, right?
— It would be like lighting a fire in front of a pile of straw.
The Barnie Swallows simply accused unpleasant humans so that they would be punished by public opinion.
Demon followers have no way out.
Greater chaos and, in the worst case, uncontrollable casualties would surely result.
— Killing them would certainly be cleaner… but it would be nice if they had strange traits like those doppelganger bastards. They maintain the person’s shape even when dead, you know? If other nobles start a fight over it, the Barnie Swallows will no longer be able to operate.
— That’s true…
Garnet, knowing how important credibility was, couldn’t simply say to discard the name of the Barnie Swallows and kill them all.
— We will have to eliminate them one by one, quietly, for unrelated reasons…
Is there no other way?
While thinking that.
Knock, knock—.
Someone knocked on the door of the room they were in.
Jed grabbed his dagger by reflex.
— Did you call someone?
— There is one more besides you. Come in.
At Garnet’s words, the person who opened the door and entered was Penelope.
— You two enjoying a secret date. Do you mind if this sexy demon barges in!?
— I called you 30 minutes ago, what does it mean that you show up now?
— But night is demon time, what can I do?! What if demonic minions attack us? What will happen to this fragile body?
Penelope struck a pose showing off her figure.
Garnet looked at her with a pathetic expression, then asked Jed.
— You, how long are you going to keep hanging around with that?
— She looks like that, but she delivers when it matters…
— Affection is a terrifying thing. You can’t even get rid of a fool like that.
— Hehehe, Jeje, you couldn’t admit my irresistible feminine charm, my femme fatale nature, but your body is honest, huh? Come to noona.
— Simply slitting her throat cleanly and going on your own way doesn’t sound too bad either, right?
— It’s a joke, a joke! What were you talking about? Let’s see! What is a Doppler? A typo for doppelganger?
Garnet only sighed silently and replied.
— Demons that disguise themselves as humans.
— Huh? Those existed?
— What they were experimenting with in that place where you and I first met.
— Ah, there… just imagining it, ugh…
Penelope trembled and made a fuss.
Jed suddenly felt curious and threw a question.
— But, why did you get caught there?
— That? Nothing special. The unnie trying to catch me was a dark elf, with a gorgeous face, nicely tanned skin, it seemed our skins, our hearts matched, but she was a total femme fatale snake?!
— …The records say you summoned her and she acted like a dog saying she would do anything?
Penelope, with an aggrieved expression, changed her tone.
— No! I had no choice! It was a chance to play with an elf, wouldn’t you do it? Wouldn’t you?!
— Do me a favor, don’t treat me the same as you. I beg you.
Jed looked at her with a pathetic expression.
Garnet looked at Jed and said.
— You’re the same bastard.
— What? Why am I like her?
— It’s rumored you tried to seduce the new high elf who joined?
— I didn’t risk my life. And I didn’t know he was a man.
— If he had been a woman, would you have kept trying?
— Aigoo, what is written here?! My eyes are blurry, I can’t see well!
While Garnet looked at him with disapproval, Jed covered his face, pretending to read the list.
“Why this idiot bastard…?”
It was felt clearly.
Affection is truly a terrifying thing.
Knock, knock—.
Silence fell with the sound of the knock.
Jed asked cautiously.
— Did you call someone else?
— No one else was called.
Jed unsheathed his dagger for real this time.
While Garnet prepared quietly, the door opened.
— Huh?
What appeared there was a woman with half-open eyes.
— Wow, what a beauty…!
— Shut up. How did you get in here?
At Garnet’s question, the woman replied with a relaxed smile.
— I’m sorry. It’s late at night and the road was scary, so I needed a light.
Her gestures did not seem different from those of an ordinary woman.
But caution did not diminish.
— The first face I’ve seen in this town.
— I just arrived yesterday. With my orabeoni.
— Five people entered yesterday. No woman among them. And do you think it makes sense for a woman to be wandering around so late at night?
— Mmm… troublesome. I heard the merchant guild master was meticulous, but this meticulous…
Even with her identity exposed, her attitude remained relaxed.
— If you’re going to be like that…
She raised both hands.
Then she made a grasping gesture and said.
— Will the Beast of the Night take you all away?
Flutter!
The window flew open from a sudden gust.
No, something as fast as the wind.
The wind that something created blew out the candle and flew inside.
Clang!
Sparks flew in front of Garnet.
Sparks from Jed’s dagger that lunged the moment the window opened.
The sword attempting an ambush and the dagger clashed in a stalemate.
Followed by a struggle.
“Strong.”
The opponent maintained a slight advantage.
Jed rotated his dagger before taking more damage.
Breaking the stalemate, he unsettled the opponent’s stance and counterattacked first.
But the opponent was not falling behind either.
Instead of letting her unbalancing body fall, she twisted it further to escape the dagger’s trajectory.
The attacker, arriving like a summer storm, scattered shreds of cloth and hair.
Blue eyes were clearly visible.
That bright color was similar to what he had seen before.
And before he could even recall it, she flew inward and stood next to the intruder.
— Are you okay?
Jed asked, catching Garnet’s body as she was about to fall.
— I’m fine.
Garnet raised her loaded crossbow, aiming at the two.
Penelope, as always, panicked and spat words at full speed.
— Uh, uwaaaah, what is going on?! Who are you people? A spy Mom sent?! Damn it, I should have stayed locked in the castle, why did I follow this pretty swallow bastard and get chased, ubuhb!
— What are you?
Jed shoved a cloth into Penelope’s mouth while she chattered non-stop and asked.
The attacker who ambushed them did not answer.
Instead, the woman replied.
— My name is Angrem, and this child here is Yubel. And this friend can only reply with two characters. Man and Sak.
— …Sak.
— Understood. I won’t say anything useless.
The moment Garnet heard those two names, she knew.
— Yubel and Angrem… you are the Holy Maidens of the Sierra Order.
The Wolf of Sierra and the Dancer of Sierra.
Grade 1 criminals with notorious charges in the Empire.
But they had disappeared 3 years ago, with only rumors circulating that they had died at someone’s hands.
— That’s right. As expected of the Leader-nim of the Black Bandana, you know well. Or rather, should I call you Leader-nim of Ambu now?
Garnet furrowed her brows.
Not only a surprise attack, but she also knew her past.
That also meant she absolutely could not let her live.
Garnet carefully aimed her crossbow at Angrem’s chest.
Intending to pierce her heart and kill her on the spot.
It was then.
Two eyes emitting blue light entered Garnet’s vision.
Those eyes vividly showed something.
Garnet, dying herself.
The moment she pulled this trigger, the fear of reaching death’s doorstep became not just fear, but a warning.
— Our meeting was a bit sudden and rough, but I want to end it here. We only need one thing.
— What is it?
— That object in your hand.
It was the Copy of Laboratory Director Linne’s Journal.
— Give it to us. If you just give us that, we will disappear quietly.
— …
— It’s not the original, just a copy someone translated, right? How about handing it over, calling it the price of the famous Black Bandana selling information with their lives on the line?
— I refuse.
Conviction is more important than life.
That was the will of the ancestors who led the Black Bandana, and Valdrova’s Ambu.
— Valdrova’s Ambu… not bad. This gets a passing grade.
— Sak.
— Even so, I admit it’s not to my liking. Normally you’d want to kill us all, right?
— Man!
Yubel’s eyes gleamed like a beast’s.
But Angrem was still smiling.
— But what can you do? Today is the ‘Full Moon,’ you know?
— …Man.
— A shame, right?
Yubel looked at Angrem, who was smiling cheerfully, with displeasure.
— So, we’re just going to give you a beating.
With those words, killing intent erupted.
Jed felt the battle starting again and pulled the cloth from Penelope’s mouth.
— Pepe!
— H-haste, Haste!
A red light enveloped Jed’s body, and he accelerated.
Two lights moved, leaving afterimages like brushstrokes on black drawing paper.
Fast, but at a level he could respond to.
“No.”
Jed sensed it with his sixth sense.
That by the time his eyes tracked it, it would already be too late.
Jed shifted his sword to the left.
Clang!
Sparks scattered to the side.
As expected.
The movement of light was a feint. The main body moved even faster in the dark.
Just one exchange, but Jed could not hide his astonishment.
“Even with haste magic, she is so hard to handle.”
A body achieving movements that could shake off even those swift wolf monsters.
Jed recognized the opponent’s skill and acted just as boldly.
— Hup!
Jed hooked the woman’s sword with the wedge of his immobilized dagger.
And swung his entire body with force.
The sword dropped from Yubel’s hand due to the sudden force.
“Subdue her like this.”
With nothing in her hand now, he planned to simply damage her tendons and subdue her.
But that was an arrogant thought.
— Jed, watch out!
That hand that should have been empty was now holding another sword.
“How?!”
Just before that question became his last death rattle.
A sharp sword tip flew toward Jed’s throat.
— Ugh!
He barely dodged the trajectory of the sword by throwing his body back, but his balance crumbled.
The woman aimed her sword at Jed’s chest, taking advantage of the opening.
Completely defenseless.
Pshung!
— !
The woman’s attack halted, and she twisted her body hard.
A small dart flew through that gap and vanished into thin air.
The two, standing in awkward postures, created distance again.
Jed moved toward where Garnet was, while the woman did an aerial flip and landed perfectly on the desk.
“A total monster?”
Jed used this split second to continuously analyze the opponent.
A woman’s body matching his Haste-supported body, and a sword from who knows where.
And blue eyes constantly trying to paralyze his body.
“There is definitely magic.”
There was no time for a leisurely sword duel.
“I have to use it.”
If that side used eyes, this side would use them too.
Jed was the sole survivor of the Red Eye Tribe.
The moniker of the Red Eye Tribe was Mage Slayer.
The reason they could do so was the tribe’s unique eyes that could shatter magic circles.
Jed’s eyes emitted a red light.
— Oh, my?
The first words from Angrem watching with her hands behind her back.
Jed saw something enveloping Yubel’s head.
He directed his gaze there.
— Uuut?!
It worked.
A layer of magic enveloping Yubel’s head shattered, and her body shook unnaturally.
Yubel dropped her sword and grabbed her head.
— Uuuuuu…
A painful groan.
Jed thought.
This is the answer.
But realizing that was a misconception did not take long.
— Uwaaaaaaah!!!
What erupted in the end was a roar.
That roar shook the entire building.
— Ugh!
— Hiyaaang?!
Garnet and Penelope could not maintain their balance and collapsed.
As if a giant invisible weight pressed down on their bodies.
Jed barely managed to stay on his knees.
Jed then realized with certainty.
That the source of power he thought it was, was actually the chain suppressing Yubel.
Yubel’s furious movements grew wilder.
She lowered her head, which had been thrown back, and glared at Jed with fury.
The moment Jed saw those eyes, he shrank back and trembled.
The blue eyes were now glowing red.
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