My Possession Became a Ghost Story - Chapter 206

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“I apologize, but even if you are a bishop, you cannot approach the sacrifice privately.”

The knight firmly cut off Jabaniya’s words. However, Jabaniya didn’t back down and replied brazenly.

“Haha, I know that well. I’ve been praying to the divine for my entire life, so how could I not know that fact?”

If Bishop Marik’s tone was a command based on kindness, Jabaniya was good at twisting the point and speaking in circles. Of course, since he spoke with a smiling face, it was difficult to guess his true intentions.

The meaning of those words was sarcastically asking where a mere knight gets off lecturing a bishop about something even holy knights know.

“But as you know, my connection with Gabriel is hardly light, is it? Didn’t I personally take Gabriel in?”

Then came the sound of something being tapped. Jabaniya had tapped the knight’s shoulder. Jabaniya let out a deep sigh and added.

“Gabriel going astray feels like my sin.”

“Ah…”

“No. Bishop Jabaniya, you’ve done nothing wrong.”

The knights hastily denied it and took Jabaniya’s side.

“Thank you for saying that. But the person involved feels differently. That’s why I want to ask directly if I did something wrong that influenced Gabriel to fall onto an evil path. If there’s something I did wrong, shouldn’t I correct my mistakes?”

“But…”

As Bishop Jabaniya persistently pleaded, the knights began to hesitate.

Everyone in the temple knew that Jabaniya had aligned himself with Bishop Marik’s faction. It was obvious that Bishop Marik would become archbishop in the future, and Bishop Jabaniya would firmly support Bishop Marik from below.

There was nothing good about getting on the bad side of those two. Wasn’t there a perfect example of that in the room?

Seeing the knights’ hearts wavering, Jabaniya drove in the wedge.

“Don’t worry. I’ll speak to Bishop Marik about this.”

As soon as Bishop Marik’s name came up, the atmosphere changed instantly. The knights glanced around nervously and then nodded.

“If, if you say so…”

The knights nodded and moved aside to allow Jabaniya to enter. However, Jabaniya didn’t move.

When a knight asked ‘Bishop?’ Jabaniya rummaged through his robes and handed the knights a pouch. It was obvious what was inside the hefty pouch.

“It seems like our conversation might leak out, so could you step away for just a moment?”

“That’s…”

While the others hesitated, one knight blinded by money snatched the pouch. That knight tossed the pouch slightly and caught it, gauging its weight. He was amazed by the heavy weight that fell into his hand.

Are these all silver coins? Even if they were copper coins, it would be a year’s salary. The knight who had been licking his lips glanced at the others, then sneakily looked inside and covered his mouth. And before Jabaniya could ask for the pouch back, he hurriedly spoke up.

“Of course! Please talk as much as you like! We’ll go patrol for a bit and come back.”

“Hey!”

“The bishop says he has something urgent to discuss. Don’t you have any consideration?”

The knight who had been bowing to Jabaniya gripped the pouch so tightly his tendons bulged as he dragged the other confused knights away, clearing the area.

Since they were walking toward the direction where Gabriel was hiding, Gabriel held his breath tensely. Fortunately, the knights were too busy chattering among themselves to pay any attention to the open door crack. He could hear them whispering in lowered voices.

“Are you crazy? Do you know what trouble we’ll face later for accepting that?”

“What trouble? You should be thanking me. Do you know what’s in here?”

The woman smiled mischievously and whispered while holding her breath.

“Gold coins, gold coins! It’s all gold coins inside!”

With this much, even if all the knights here divided it among themselves, they could afford to buy a house in the capital. At those words, the other knights silently gasped and shut their mouths.

“You did well to follow me, right? Honestly, what would Bishop Jabaniya do? Everyone knows that old fox has aligned with Bishop Marik’s faction, so would he really try to spirit away Count Gabriel?”

That would truly be absurd. How harshly had Bishop Jabaniya worked Gabriel in the past? Some people even called the Pararos Knights Jabaniya’s dogs.

“The bishop is really too much though. When did he ever work him to the bone, and now he’s drawing a clear line.”

“Well, Count Gabriel is a bit pitiful too. I heard all his subordinates ran away?”

“Who would want to stick with a severed connection?”

“Alright, stop chattering and let’s go. Bishop Jabaniya needs to say his farewell too.”

As the knights disappeared, their voices gradually faded away. The rat that had been eavesdropping while holding its breath glanced at Gabriel. It was worried he might be hurt from hearing such blatant gossip about himself. However, Gabriel showed no emotion as he picked up the rat and stood up.

When he quietly opened the door, unlike before, he could see the corridor was completely empty. All the knights had disappeared.

“Thanks to the bishop, things have become easier.”

“You’re not planning to come now, are you?”

“Since there’s no one watching, this is the perfect opportunity. What is Bishop Jabaniya saying?”

“He’s just quietly watching me.”

Rico, disguised as ‘Gabriel,’ had his eyes covered so he shouldn’t know that Bishop Jabaniya had come, which made it confusing how to react. Rico was also puzzled. Why was he just standing there watching after bribing his way in with such a massive amount of gold coins? In the end, Gabriel bursting in was much faster than Jabaniya starting a conversation.

“Bishop.”

Jabaniya, who had been looking at Gabriel with eyes full of complex emotions, startled and turned his head. Then he blinked at seeing another Gabriel standing at the door.

Bishop Jabaniya alternately looked at the tall Gabriel standing there and the other Gabriel who was bound and collapsed with his eyes covered.

“…Am I seeing things right now?”

“You’re still in good health, so you’re not at that age yet.”

Gabriel replied playfully as he untied Rico’s bonds. Rico bowed his head in gratitude. It felt twice as awkward as when he had seen him as a rat.

The rat that had been with Gabriel jumped down and ran to Rico. Rico’s body rippled as the rat burrowed into his flesh.

“Wh-what is this…!”

Bishop Jabaniya, who had witnessed the horrific scene, turned pale and stammered. Since his body was swaying, Gabriel hurriedly supported Jabaniya.

“Are you alright?”

“Do I! …Do I look like I’d be alright after seeing this?”

Bishop Jabaniya unconsciously shouted, then checked toward the door and lowered his voice. No matter how much he had bribed people, it wouldn’t be good if this scene was discovered due to making a commotion.

Bishop Jabaniya took a deep breath and looked back at Gabriel.

“You’re the real Gabriel then. Right?”

Gabriel didn’t bother to answer. If there was someone who remained fine even with a rat burrowing into their body, anyone could see which one was real.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, bishop, it was easy to get in.”

“Yes. Only you would be so brazenly shameless like this.”

Jabaniya held his throbbing head and looked at Rico.

“Then what is that thing?”

“Aren’t you already guessing?”

“That, that’s a demon?”

“If that’s what you think, bishop, then it must be so.”

At Gabriel’s brazen answer, Jabaniya felt his headache worsen.

“What did you come here for? If that demon was captured in your place as you say, you should have run away immediately instead of lurking around here.”

Jabaniya scolded Gabriel. However, even while hearing harsh words, Gabriel maintained a calm expression. He even seemed a bit excited.

He must find it quite amusing to toy with his benefactor. He used to be such a gentle child who would grab his trouser hem and tear up, so how did he grow up like this?

Bishop Jabaniya regretted for a moment. What was that face that clung so desperately as if he had lost the world, what were those hands that held onto him, that he would think of young Gabriel and gamble away the reputation and wealth he had built up?

He had spent a massive fortune and even invoked Bishop Marik’s name to come here. But that ‘Gabriel’ wasn’t even real – it was a damn demon. Bishop Jabaniya gritted his teeth, thinking he had worried for nothing.

“Why did you appear before me? What if I take you to Bishop Marik?”

At Jabaniya’s question, Gabriel smiled and answered.

“Bishop. When I was young and asked for help, you were the only one who helped me.”

Gabriel gave a completely off-topic answer to Jabaniya’s question. But it was a sufficient response. It meant Gabriel believed that, just like in the old days, Jabaniya would ultimately help him this time too.

Though he’s now disparaged as a money-obsessed fox, the Jabaniya of the past was truly someone befitting a clergyman.

Thanks to the good deeds he had accumulated in the past, there were still many who respected Jabaniya, and Gabriel was one of them. Rafaela used to look at Gabriel as if he were foolish for being loyal to Jabaniya despite not receiving any great favor, but Gabriel couldn’t forget that help.

When no one else extended a hand, only one priest helped Gabriel. Though Jabaniya’s good deed was merely fulfilling a priest’s duty, and its foundation was shallow and worthless pity.

Jabaniya was someone who knew how to help insignificant children. The Jabaniya that Gabriel thought of would ultimately extend a helping hand in the end.

Just like how he had come here to help Gabriel escape, not knowing he might earn Bishop Marik’s displeasure.

Jabaniya said nothing. However, through their previous exchange, both men knew that silence was the answer.

“Rico, please leave this to me and hurry to find Jelly.”

At Gabriel’s words, Rico, who had been reading the situation, nodded. Soon, Rico’s ‘Gabriel’ form began to distort, then split and tear apart into several chunks.

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