CH 136

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 136

30. Conflict between the Dukes (8)

"I mean that I was brainwashed by a demon worshiper?"

He seemed a little terrified, but he felt a remorse in his heart.

He seems to have decided that a good victim is much better than being rushed into demon worshipers and being dragged into the church's torture chamber.

"I heard you were called the Duke before , you're the Duke of Prasidus, right?"

With Serpence right in front of you, you must have thought that the brainwashing would be easy too.

The brainwashed victim looked at Serpens with a look that even found a lifeline.

'Wait, is this really weird?'

A well-known celebrity like Serpence came in, and after only looking at Solertia, they are now interested in him.

It was conceptually absurd.

A duke or former master of the holy sword

Even if the title of nominee is second to none, isn't it a face that is not inferior to being called a gaze robber?

As soon as I get used to it, even I, who is used to it, often does, that someone who is obviously seeing Serpence up close for the first time gets their attention.

The power of brainwashing that makes even instincts ignore!

It was really terrifying.

'The default value given to him is probably a stalker obsessed with Solertia.'

Not frantic enough to risk their lives, but if it is threatened,

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And ordinary people who have absolutely nothing to do with demon worshipers.

'There may be other detailed settings, but is this enough based on what has been revealed?'

If you believe you are a stalker, you can erase your interest in the scroll itself, and this man who is a witness and a witness will die on his own.

If you notice the black magic and push in the divine power, your mind will collapse as it is, and you will be unable to mine anything.

'Even if the smoke screen operation fails, there is nothing to lose, and if it succeeds, it is only very beneficial .'

He is a person who will die if he leaves it alone anyway. I think I might have thrown it away and just threw it away.

"Hey, have you had any headaches lately?"

Yes?! Come to think of it, sometimes...

this this. It seems that the side effects are starting to happen."

"Boo, side effects What happens when it starts?"

To make a more accurate diagnosis, we checked the symptoms on the victim.

Sure enough, the symptoms have already progressed to some extent.

Duke, do you think that's right?

You 1, it seems like that."

The victim's complexion darkened as I began to converse with Serpens with a serious expression instead of answering.

'I heard that Serpence is like that too, so I guess I was right... .'

Liena's divine power control was not even enough to say that it was excellent.

The reason why she was only able to succeed after suffering a dozen or so tortures is that it is not a problem that can be solved simply by purification and treatment.

Black magic was obsessively entangled in his brain, and he was manipulating his mind.

To solve it, you had to directly engage the brain as well.

'How many people in the world go to priests to manipulate the mental realm by artificially touching the brain, not for the purpose of treatment?'

even if the treatment is the goal. Very few people came to her because of a mental seizure.

It's something I'm not used to though.

Needless to say, we had to go beyond that and even purify black magic. A higher level of control was needed.

'In addition to that, the burden that one person's life can be ruined if it fails... .'

It was for this reason that Liena failed one after another.

if.

Although she is mentally driven

Had it not been, the success of the treatment might have been much earlier.

'It's a shame that you overcame those things and succeeded .'

Had it not been, she would have been utterly destroyed as the demon worshipers had planned.

Dude, is there something wrong with the headache?

As Serpense and I looked at them and remained silent, creating a serious atmosphere, the blonde man asked with a trembling voice if he was worried.

Have been brainwashed in the usual way

doesn't seem to be. Black magic has penetrated deep into the brain. If it's like this, maybe... It won't last long.

Serpence made a face that was miserable and answered in a voice that dripped with regret.

It was such a pitiful appearance, Solertia, who was watching it, said, 'That's... !' and enthralled him.

Oh, I can't hold on for long... Are you saying I'm going to die?

Serpens remained silent, but it

This soon became the answer.

Ji, please cure me! Please! Uh, maybe brainwashing... Maybe something comes to mind when that happens, yes! Sure!

If it hadn't been tied up, it's likely that he would have grabbed Serpence's crotch and hung on it.

If possible, of course I would, but...

As if in pain, the man's face was dyed with despair at the sight of Serpens who narrowed his forehead and bit his lip to avoid his gaze.

'This guy is laying the ground rice.'

What Serpens is doing now is nothing more, nothing less.

I'll try, but I have eyes to see, so I'm doing this assuming it fails.

'I have confidence, but I don't know if I should say .'

Even if a problem arises, it is not his fault, and it must be to show that he hesitated because of it.

At least, now, referring to the sequelae when the treatment has failed,

I'll ask you if you'd like to get treatment.

"If you want, try , hoo-u. I'll do my best, but if you don't, you can seriously damage your brain um "

It's like I don't know what to say.

Serpens sighed in the middle and the end of his speech was blurred, appealing to him that it was difficult to even say his best.

'It's painful for me to say this, too, but it's time for the patient to know their condition and make a decision.'

That's what I was saying.

It reminded me of a doctor who gave advance notice of side effects to patients who were about to undergo an operation with an infinitely low probability of success, except for hesitating smoke.

"I'm going to be an idiot are you saying that?"

Patients are also on the verge of crying out in search of a doctor.

" It could be it could be."

With an expression of utter pity, Ser Pence nodded. Saying sorry is making up a face to the fullest.

But.

Contrary to his lack of confidence, in fact, the probability of success was extremely high.

'Among those who possess divine power, you're unique in that category, right?'

How many years have he abused his divine power to control his own emotions?

It's not something you can do, or a level you're used to.

It doesn't work, so it can be used lightly as if breathing.

'Demon worshipers wouldn't have known that.'

If I had known, instead of paying interest, I would have kept my mouth shut and didn't even come close to it until I lost interest.

Who in the world uses the divine power to suppress their emotions and to rip out their ego?

Because I felt the soothing effect myself, Serpence was overusing it, and I knew his instability.

That's why I was able to notice it.

sure. To unwind the brainwash it

It is a higher-order problem that must be solved by applying

But no one can't breathe and do other things at the same time.

I believe that Serpense can do it well enough.

The sooner the choice, the better. The more you go, the more the pain will get worse.

Actually, there is only one option.

Please take good care of me...!

Thank you for your trust.

Serpens took a deep breath.

He closed his eyes and placed his hand over his head.

A silvery, splendid divine power flowed out of Serpens' hands. And it seeped into the crown of the company.

'Wow, really... . It would have been a really holy scene had it not been for that fake stalker tied up... !'

The figure of a Serpens emitting a divine brilliance with his hands on the head of a kneeling man tied to a rope... .

'Why are you so uselessly holy and uproar... ?'

I'm still holy, what can I say?

I don't know if I should

Is this why you say your face eats everything? A handsome guy is cool no matter what he does, there is no foul like this.

' By the way, it's taking longer than I thought.'

I thought it might be showmanship, but looking at Serpence's face, it didn't seem like it.

He didn't close his eyes comfortably, but rather tightly.

It's not enough to describe it as sticky, but I put all my heart into trying to get rid of brainwashing.

Oh, it was clear that I was concentrating.

In the solemn atmosphere, I unknowingly held my breath and looked at it.

It must have been the same for Solertia and Winston, and there was no rustling of clothes in the drawing room.

Uh-huh.

The long silence was finally broken.

Serpens took a long breath and slowly opened his eyes. The hand that had rested on the blond man's head was also withdrawn.

"Okay are you done?"

As his hands were removed, the brainwashed man slowly opened his eyes and asked a question carefully.

Without needing to check, I could tell that it was over safely.

Yes, it's over. Any discomfort anywhere?

Not at all, my head seems clear and my body is full of energy!

That has nothing to do with the purification of black magic, and it must be purely because of the nature of the divine power.

I'm glad you're safe.

"Thank you! Oh , as expected, the prestige of Duke Prasi Dus was the truth. I don't know how I should repay this favor !"

It seems that the exaggerated and arrogant personality was probably her own.

The appearance of praising Serpence is so much that there is no sense of incongruity even if it is placed among the dukes and other people.

May I ask a question if it's okay with you?

Anything is fine! I'll tell you everything I know!

"Perhaps, I remember the person who brainwashed me.

do you If it's not, it's the suspicious person I saw while being brainwashed... . It doesn't even have to be about people. Anything, if you have any doubts, please let me know.

Is it because he has just recovered?

Due to the discrepancy between the information that was distorted due to black magic and what was actually seen, there seems to be a slight confusion in the memory.

He couldn't answer Serpence's question right away and seemed to be in deep thought for a moment.

"Uh that's it. The person who has been brainwashed first

He was wearing a black hood that was pressed so deeply that he couldn't see his face.

That hood!

All existence of Hood in this world should be annihilated.

I think I said I sold scrolls here and there, but in fact, I passed them all on to one person. At first, they came with the warlock who had brainwashed me, and they covered their faces as well. I met him without covering his face and handed him a scroll. What happened was

It's easy to break, but

It's hard to hit.

He must have been vigilant at the thought that he would never be able to solve the brainwashing, and it seems that he showed his bare face.

We listened to valuable information.

Duke, do you know who you are?

I wondered if anyone could guess what Serpence is, so I asked him.

" If you can identify a suspicious person and show them a portrait, can you point out the person?"

of course!

"And do you have any idea what you were going to do with the scrolls you bought?"

I've never heard of such a thing.

I guess they didn't reveal what they plan to do with the scroll.

Unfortunately, that was all the man knew.

If you find out that your brainwashing has been broken, a demon worshiper might come and do you harm. You remember the other person's face, especially.

Well then, what should I do...

The poor man who was brainwashed by a demon-worshiping warlock was in quarantine for protection.

Taking advantage of stalking that had nothing to do with his will, it was decided that he would be locked up until the case was resolved.

He's going to be buried there as if he's really dead.

'It's really pitiful to the end.'

The man who thought he was a stalker gladly accepted the frame of being a stalker.