62. Unique Ability (3)
62. Unique Ability (3)
'The starting point of this incident is definitely Albert.'
Not long after Gwen went missing and was declared dead, Drake, who became the Knight Commander of Medherun City, believes that Gwen is not dead.
This is because of his Unique Ability.
His Unique Ability is the power to check the status of a target within his sight.
It's the kind of ability that lets him see where a person is sick, what their problem is, or where their weakness lies.
It's an ability that could be called similar to Amber's, but it is strictly different.
Amber checks the vulnerabilities of targets within her field of vision, while Drake's ability is to check the status of targets near his body.
The difference in range is significant, but in exchange, Drake can obtain more information.
The only problem is that it is limited to humans.
However, even just that is an ability that can have a significant impact in a fight against humans.
This is what everyone currently knows as Drake's Unique Ability.
However, there was a part of his ability that Drake hadn't mentioned, other than the status-viewing power.
It is the ability to check the status of a specific target he has designated from anywhere.
Originally, the target must be right in front of him, but for one person, he can continuously check where they are, no matter where they are.
The reason he kept this ability a secret is because Gwen told him to keep it a secret.
Gwen judged that this ability of Drake's was quite dangerous in Medherun City, where a criminal underworld clearly exists.
Drake also nodded at Gwen's words and did not reveal this ability.
Usually, he did not use this ability.
If you think about it, it's no different from stalking, so he didn't use it unless it was a really special situation.
But now is the time he must use it.
Through his ability, Drake realized that Gwen was not simply missing, but in a quite dangerous state.
Drake's ability doesn't appear like a Status Window; rather, when he thinks of the currently designated target, the target's physical condition comes to him like a memory.
Having realized through his ability that Gwen was missing and being tortured, Drake tried to report this to his superiors to inform them, but he didn't.
Because Gwen went to those very superiors and went missing.
The higher-ups said she went missing after meeting Albert, and rumors circulated that she ran away because she was scared of the Ners creatures invading, and in the end, they just declared her dead.
All those things were decisions made by the higher-ups.
'Definitely Albert. It's that man's doing.'
Gwen had also been keeping a close eye on that man.
The problem is.
'There is nothing in this world that can deceive the Lie Detector.'
Because that Lie Detector is an item that has reached the realm of God.
Until now, no one has been able to deceive it in front of the Lie Detector.
Albert clearly and precisely stated that he did nothing to Gwen, and that he only saw Gwen disappear after meeting with him.
Drake also saw that scene with his own eyes.
Through the divine object, Albert proved that he did nothing to Gwen.
But that means Albert didn't do it himself.
So Drake thought perhaps Albert had someone else do it, but that wasn't it either.
Albert said he really never even thought about kidnapping Gwen, didn't even think about doing anything bad to Gwen, and even went so far as to say he wanted Gwen to protect this city firmly.
Albert was clearly someone who supported Gwen.
'What on earth did he do?'
Gwen is alive.
But the higher-ups declared Gwen dead.
The reason was simple.
If word spread that Gwen ran away because she was scared of the creatures that would attack again, the public sentiment of the city would worsen, so they just declared her dead.
Like saying she died in battle while bravely protecting the city.
Drake realized that this city was not as beautiful a city as he had thought.
Judging that there was no one he could trust, Drake decided to probe Albert on his own.
==
Albert is a middle-aged man over 50.
It is said that in the past, he was a quite skilled noble knight, but due to an injury, he retired from the knighthood and worked to revive Medherun City.
Albert took very radical steps.
He changed the city with his own hands, doing things everyone else was reluctant to do.
Many people dislike Albert, but because of him, Medherun City has grown to this point, so no one belittled his ability.
"What is it? Knight Commander Drake."
Albert was reviewing documents without even glancing at Drake, who had come to visit him.
"Albert-nim. What did you do to Gwen-nim?"
"Hmm... I believe that matter has already been settled, hasn't it?"
"Watching that video of yours, Albert-nim, one thing came to mind. You strangely emphasized that you didn't do it."
"Hmm..."
"You didn't order anyone, you didn't think of such things, and you have no connection... This is just my intuition, but I think you intentionally focused the flow of the story onto yourself to hide someone else."
"Does that make it a problem? I know nothing about Gwen since then."
Albert looked at Drake in front of him.
That strong gaze suspecting him.
That spirit, knowing what position he holds in this city, yet coming alone to try and corner him.
"Drake. It would be beneficial for you to stop here."
"Saying that sounds like what I thought is correct, am I right?"
"I will not say anything."
"Understood."
Drake was clearly convinced that Albert and Gwen were connected, and knowing that Albert wouldn't say anything more anyway, he got up from his seat.
He knows that Albert holds the strongest power in this city.
But Drake is not just a simple knight either.
He also occupies the position of Knight Commander of the knighthood, which is responsible for the backbone of this city.
"Commander Drake."
The moment Drake was about to open the door and leave, Albert spoke up and stopped him.
"I am worried... about what kind of despair you will experience when you reach the truth of what is happening in this city."
"You don't need to worry."
"Ah, lastly, there are now 2 days left until the delegation from the Holy Kingdom arrives. Please welcome them well."
Grind.
Drake swallowed his anger inwardly at Albert, who spoke as if he had no connection until the very end.
==
"He's an impressive man."
Albert said his thoughts while looking at Drake.
He was a man he quite liked, for saying such things while knowing what position he held in this city, showing such confidence, and coming here.
After losing Gwen, he naturally promoted the Vice-Commander, Drake, to Knight Commander of this city, and he was worried about whether he would do well, but a man of that caliber is a man worthy of the Commander position.
Albert finished all his work and got up from his seat.
Usually, he would have spent time on carnal pleasures with his sex slaves, but today is different.
Because today, a conversation with the Queen is scheduled.
Albert went down to the basement through a secret passage that had appeared in his room.
The castle, which is the most central area of the city.
In the basement of the castle, where the Lord and high-ranking nobles reside and which should be the safest place in the city, monsters—no, creatures—that annihilated the eastern district of this city are swarming.
Finding Lea, who was petting the Ners among the countless Ners, Albert spoke in an appropriate voice so as not to startle her.
"Queen."
"Ah, Albert-nim. Welcome."
When he first met her, her appearance seemed to have taken all the beauty in this world, but he still hadn't adjusted to Lea's current appearance, which seemed to have taken all the cuteness.
"Albert, thank you so much. Thanks to you, I found a way for me to use other humans' Unique Abilities."
"Yes...? You mean... Unique Abilities...!?"
Albert knew that Lea was obsessed with Otherworlders.
And last time, she asked him to send humans with Unique Abilities, so he had kidnapped and sent a few.
But to think the reason was to use humans' Unique Abilities.
"H, how is that possible..."
Unique Abilities are powers that truly possess infinite potential.
It is impossible for others to use, inherit, or steal them.
Because such a thing has never happened in history.
But how?
Lea pointed to one place with her hand.
Albert looked at where Lea's hand was pointing and his body began to tremble.
A naked human with severed limbs was restrained to the wall.
If it had ended with just this, Albert, who had seen countless corpses, wouldn't have been particularly scared.
A human so terrible that it could not be described was restrained to the wall.
Albert touched his head with his hand without realizing it.
'Ugh!'
As the tentacles connected to the brain of the restrained human wriggled, the human restrained to the wall groaned, "Ah, ah, ugh, ugh," and then fire appeared in Lea's hand.
It was the Unique Ability of one of the humans he had offered to Lea.
"How is it? Amazing, right?"
Albert forced a smile at Lea, who seemed to want to be praised quickly, and said.
"Am, amazing. As expected of the Queen."
Albert realized once again that he was under a devil, no, something that transcended a devil, and he became convinced that with this kind of power, he could make this city the strongest city, no, the strongest nation in the world.