A Demon's Journey

Chapter 456 - Shun's Decision

After Shun informed the King about that terrifying possibility, he was absolutely startled to hear the following words from the king.

"Inquisitor Fox, are you going mad? Were you not present at the location when this Demon died? Were you not the first one to report to me that the body was no longer breathing?!" King Valliadis yelled at Shun.

"However, now you say that this demon god not only survived, but he has already escaped into another kingdom. You request me to send a team of Inquisitors inside the Glerian Kingdom to deal with this demon god?"

He took a short pause as he stared at Shun's ice-cold look. King Valliadis grimaced as he saw the somber expression on Shun's face, "…You will be punished for your attempt to intimidate me with your delusion."

"Delusion, huh? So, this is what you believe, King Valliadis," Shun whispered softly. He perfectly understood the King's point of view.

"I shall make myself scarce now," He turned around and left the Royal Palace.

'The King is terrified yet delighted. He is terrified yet the demon god is on the loose and doesn't want to entertain this possibility. However, even if the demon god has escaped, he had already left the Sinyalian Kingdom. This was no longer supposed to be the Sinyalian Kingdom's issue.'

'He is trying to save his kingdom. This is to be expected of someone from his position, but I thought he was different. I guess my hopes were a little too great for him.'

'It seems that I can only rely on myself to stop this Demon God,' Shun thought. He was a little scared of fighting against this Demon God. He was worried that innocent lives would be lost.

However, Shun would be lying if he said he didn't feel any goosebumps right now. This was the first time someone had outsmarted him like this. It was usually him outsmarting others.

'I have already accomplished the task for which I became an Inquisitor. I knew the day would come when I would choose to leave these identities. Vanta City, earlier known as the Bleak City, had now transformed into a city of riches and treasures. I can be rest assured by letting the people run that city by themselves.'

The task he had to undertake was one he had pledged himself a long time ago.

Even for a single second, he hadn't forgotten those two murders. The murders changed his very perspective about life and ultimately changed his path!

It was Earl Nathan who murdered his teacher due to Shun's carelessness. Meanwhile, a descendent of the Duncan House had killed Shun's best friend.

Shun initially joined the Inquisitor to dive into the King's closest circle. He wanted to form his connections with those individuals and then take any real action.

Regrettably, the king was even warier than Shun had anticipated. It had gotten to the point where Shun had only seen one cabinet minister out of a total of thirteen.

However, Shun didn't really care about these ministers. He merely wanted to gather enough information, power, and connections, to deal with these Noble Houses.

And Shun believed that he now possessed the threshold strength and connections to act against the Noble Houses.

Moreover, he had noticed a trend recently.

The Noble Houses' rebellious campaign against the King was gaining momentum.

'Good. This was what I wanted to destroy. The autonomous power possessed by the Noble Houses. I can use this opportunity to act against them.'

'It's time I start using up the favors that everyone owes me.'

Shun had an ice-cold look that radiated nothing but a chilling killing intent.

'First, I need to contact Marquis Jonas to gain some inside information,' Shun calmly planned his next course of action.

Marquis Jonas held Shun in high esteem. There were very few people in the Sinyalian Kingdom who terrified him. And Shun belonged to that category.

He had personally witnessed Shun creating the plan to entrap a Demon God! Even though the Demon God possessed myriad abilities and a cunning personality, he was still captured by Shun.

However, Marquis Jonas wasn't a random noble. He was terrified of Shun, yes. But that didn't mean he hadn't prepared any means to deal with Shun.

Marquis Jonas had his own secrets. He was sure that even Shun would be completely caught off-guard by those secrets.

When Marquis Jonas heard that Shun wanted some information about the Noble Houses Alliance, he was only slightly shocked.

He had been expecting this for quite some time. It surprised him that Shun waited so long to contact him.

This indicated that the King didn't actually feel any real pressure from this Noble Family Alliance. Marquis Jonas instantly concluded that the King probably had many individuals spying on this Noble Family Alliance. The King was confident that the situation was completely under his control.

Thus, the King hadn't acted yet. It was due to this reason that Marquis Jonas kept a low presence within the Noble Family Alliance. There was no way to know which family was acting as the King's spies.

However, today, Shun had contacted him to request information within the Noble Family Alliance.

Marquis Jonas instantly concluded that Shun wasn't doing this on the King's orders. It was acting personally.

If it was on the King's orders, Shun would have been notified of the inside intelligence personally by the King.

Naturally, Shun had anticipated that Marquis Jonas would reach this conclusion. He knew that Marquis Jonas was definitely going to help him.

He would not refuse such a wonderful opportunity of becoming Shun's ally.

As Marquis Jonas informed him of the inside information, a solemn expression appeared on Shun's face.

'…It is the Lewis Family acting up and using their influence to create this large rebellious movement. The grounds are that the King is trying to take their power because they heard of the Walsh Dukedom's utter destruction. The King cannot notify them the true reason behind the Walsh Dukedom's destruction.'

'They will refuse to believe it and think that the king was lying to them. However, why did Lewis Marquis Family rise up? According to the information I have of them, the leader is ambitious but cautious. He wouldn't act unless he had a proper guarantee. However, even a random citizen can see that this was a losing battle.'

'Just how is he so audacious to create a rebellious organization in the Sinyalian Kingdom? He merely has a Marquis Ranked Family. I need to investigate just who is supporting the Lewis Family. And I need to figure out how to use that information against Nathan and Duncan Noble Houses,' Shun wondered.

In reality, Shun missed something crucial. He missed Piero, the advisor of the Lewis Family's leader.

Piero had managed to convince his brother that it was the perfect opportunity to create this rebellious organization. Naturally, Piero used some lies and half-truths to convince his brother.

His brother was skeptical at first, but he was aware of Piero's personality. Piero was even more cautious than him.

If Piero advised him on something, it was most likely supposed to succeed. This allowed him to trust Piero blindly at this point.

However, he had no idea that Bianca was the one guiding Piero. Due to Piero's lust and love for Bianca, he blindly followed her commands. He had even attacked the eighth prince of the Sinyalian Kingdom!

There was no backing out now!