Criminal X : Epitome Of Evil

Diablo had killed the previous Ninth Marshal to take his position.

Then, Graham must have done the same as well with the Eighth Marshal.

But Pablo didn’t do anything like that. So how did he get the position of the Tenth Marshal? Where did the former Tenth Marshal go?

After Diablo’s introduction, it was Pablo’s turn to stand up and say some words.

"My name is Pablo and I am the Tenth one. I also just joined but I didn’t kill the previous Marshal. So where is he now?"

Pablo asked his question directly to the Admiral but she gestured at Fozier, the first Marshal.

"You were an exception." The First Marshal answered. "Usually, if someone wants to become a Marshal then they have to be part of the military for at least five years and only then they can be allowed to challenge an existing Marshal to a fight to the death. If the challenger wins, then they are the new Marshals and if the Marshal wins, he will remain the same."

Pablo nodded.

Fozier carried on.

"Graham and Diablo here challenged the eighth and ninth marshals and they won. But in your case, the tenth Marshal is still alive but at the order of the King, he was demoted and you got his position without fighting. That’s why Luther said you got here easily."

"I understand. So where is the former tenth Marshal now?"

If the previous Marshal lost such a high position because of Pablo then most likely the man would have a grudge against Pablo. Which could pose a problem to Pablo.

So, if the former Marshal was demoted then Pablo would like the man to be far away from him.

Fozier ran his fingers through his grey hairs before answering Pablo.

"Each Marshal has hundred Abyssal Butchers under their command. Of course, you will also get hundred soldiers under yourself but all of them will be new recruits. However, there will be one soldier that will not be new. In fact, he will be the most experienced one. And that soldier, Pablo, will be…"

’I don’t like this.’

"The Former Tenth Marshal."

’Fuck.’

Pablo’s hopes weren’t fulfilled. The person he wished to stay far away from him, turned out to be right under his command.

’He would be already angry at me for taking his position and now that he has to obey me, he would surely try to have some kind of revenge. I should have copied Sera’s Ego.’

Pablo didn’t show his worries on his face but everyone knew what he was thinking.

Luther had a slight smirk on his face and the Admiral was also smiling.

But unlike Luther, Harlia wasn’t smiling at Pablo’s problem, she was smiling for another reason.

"You posed as a detective during your assignment, right?" She asked.

"Yes." Pablo answered right away.

"And you did a good job. Everyone believed you. That just shows you have a good head on your shoulder. Just make sure to use it and you will come out alive from anywhere."

’How do you think I survived this long?’

"As you say, Admiral."

"Any other questions?" Fozier asked, looking at Pablo.

Pablo thought for a while and then asked, "Why will I have new recruits under my batch? I mean, only the Marshal has changed, the Abyssal Butchers under him should be the same, right?"

"You are new here, that’s why you don’t know." Fozier said. "The hundred Abyssal Butchers consider themselves as a family including the Marshal. So when the hundred butchers under the Tenth Marshal heard that their Marshal was going to be changed, all hundred of them killed themselves."

Pablo’s brows shot up.

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"Yes. It might sound surprising to you but not to us. All the Butchers are proud and they will not be loyal to just anyone. You have to earn their loyalty. The former tenth Marshal earned their trust and he was with them for twenty years and after his demotion, those hundred people couldn’t bring themselves to obey you, so they died on their own. Hence, you got ninety nine new soldiers and one old one, which is the former Marshal himself."

’So I am starting from scratch.’

Pablo sighed. He accepted the truth. He got new soldiers who must still be wet behind their ears in terms of coordination and warfare. He had to teach them teamwork to work efficiently if he wanted to survive if a mission came up.

"Anything else?" Fozier asked.

Pablo turned his head to his right, at Diablo.

"Why did you challenge the ninth Marshal? Why didn’t you go for the seventh or sixth?" Pablo asked.

Diablo smiled. "I may be strong but I am not yet strong enough to win against the seventh and eighth. And I saw you using Magma, how did you do that?"

"I don’t know what you are talking about. And I have nothing to ask anymore."

Pablo didn’t answer Diablo’s question and stopped talking as well.

Seeing the silence, Fozier carried forward.

"Since everything is done, the Admiral will take the stage now."

Fozier sat down on the chair and the Admiral stood on the table again.

Everyone stared at her.

"I arrived late for today’s meeting. Do you know why?"

No one answered.

Harlia answered herself.

"Because I was talking with the King. He called me to his castle."

’For what?’ Pablo wanted to know.

Everyone else was also curious and Harlia satisfied their curiosity.

"He wants to wage War against the Cannibals and Vampires."

’Oh. Yeah. I told him to think about this.’

"Yeahh!" Diablo shouted.

All the other Marshals also nodded their heads.

’They are excited about War. We have something in common at least.’

"Yes. It’s a good thing. The Cannibals have been a pain for a while now. And the Vampires were also involved in the White Mist. So War is inevitable. If the King hadn’t announced it, I would have gone to fight them myself."

The Marshals laughed. Harlia carried on.

"All the officials of various divisions were in that meeting and the King told us to divide the work. But me, the Admiral, have a free hand. The King said I can do anything I want with the Abyssal Butchers. Therefore, I have made my decision."

Harlia paused.

’What does she have in mind? I can help if she asks me.’

But Pablo’s help wasn’t needed as Harlia had already made her decision and she shared that with all the ten Marshals.

"The Tenth Marshal and his team will go straight to the den of the Cannibals."