Chapter 29,5: Bishop's plights
All was smooth sailing ever since I joined the clergy. Whenever someone tried to stand in my way, nothing was easier than crushing them with money and hired arms. I walked freely while cozying up to the high nobles and royals, but then…
"Hello bishop Sleeza, I am the new owner of this Celestial Orb. My name is Arito Aruze."
The one who introduced himself to me was but a commoner of questionable origins and an Ancient to boot. And the worst part was that he walked around with an albino. Albino! The enemy of all mankind!!! Albinos should be removed as soon as they are born, no question asked. For monsters like them every single moment is a blessing given to them by the foolish and ignorant.
"I see, Mr. Arito, would you be willing to part with the monster?" I asked the boy with a smile as he tried to escape from me.
"No. Good bye.
"Such rudeness will not be forgiven! Now come with me, peasant!" Anger boiled in me and I stormed after the boy, but what I saw was mind boggling.
That was because the queen and the prince were there with the princesses of Amoeba principality. Little lady of the Nomille family walked past me and sat next to the boy and the queen.
"Bishop Sleeza, what is this about?"
"Y-Your Majesty… erm…" I staggered, trying to find an excuse as the queen suddenly appeared before me.
"Bishop tried to coerce Arito into giving him the Celestial Orb," the girl of the Nomille house said matter of factly while ordering tea from a maid.
"Oh, is that so? Lord Arito, would you not be willing to part with the monster even for compensation?"
"I cannot. I do not own any angelic monsters, so I need some to form my theory. Plus it is important to have someone else who can use healing magic."
"That is understandable. As an adventurer, you need someone or something to keep you healed. Please understand that, bishop Sleeza," the queen said with a chiding tone.
"…I understand, Your Majesty," there was nothing I could say to them anymore so I left the room.
Still, my anger boiled and I took it out on a slave girl my compatriot got me. When I was done with her, I had her body disposed of by the friend of said compatriot.
"I-I'm so sorry, my lord!" my chubby assistant bowed so low on the ground that his portly body flattened and expanded to the sides.
"Why? I gave you an order to buy that Fallen Succubus, no matter what. Why did you fail?"
"I–I used all my money on the bet, but there was another bid… that girl was sneering, even…" my assistant said with his head still low.
Girl?
"What kind of girl?"
"Sh-she was white haired with red eyes… high in the noble seatings."
"That fuckin' albino!!!!" I yelled out, remembering the girl and the rude boy, "I knew albinos are enemies of the world! I knew it! And yet, and YET!!! Haaaaah… Well, what is done, is done. Tell the Red Drops to get them. I don't care about how they do it, but I want that Celestial orb and Fallen Succubus here ASAP!"
"My lord, there is a… problem," my butler said, still oozing with the smell of cheap wine and prostitutes.
"What is it?"
"The Red Drops were wiped out last night."
"WHAT?! They were the most elite assassins of the organization! How could they be wiped out?!"
"The head assassin, the Untouchable Ennen, used her power to kill all the members of Red Drops. The remaining Four Fingers and their underlings chase after her."
"Did she take anything?!"
"We believe she stole money and magic items we had in the storage. We are still confirming it, but we believe she took away some papers confirming our involvement in some gray areas, mainly drugs and human trafficking."
"Should we go after her? Or destroy the rest of the information to make it look falsified? …make sure no one can talk about our involvement and destroy all the evidence. Kill all those loose ends!"
"Understood."
"Haaah, now then, I have to meet the Head Auditor tomorrow, so make sure you are done by then."
"Understood!" the portly assistant saluted, which made his belly jiggle.
"You find out everything you can about that albino and the Ancient boy."
"Yessir!" he pushed up his round chest and walked away.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… Why are there only troubles? Well, everything will be alright once I get my hands on those two monsters and some Ritual stones… I already have the catalyst crystal ready too… Heh-heh-heeh, nothing can stop my ambitions now. Nothing will stop my ambitions. The Reversed Sun will rise again, that I swear.