74. If you dig into it
On the way to receive a call from the royal palace.
trillion
The number of people following me has already increased considerably.
Diaz and Andrew.
In addition, Kroyton and his disciple Grendel.
Lately, Grendel has been unusually talking to me more often.
Even Croyton.
[This is the first time I’ve seen that kid talk so much.]
To say the least, it’s amazing.
Of course, compared to Andrew, he was extremely quiet, so it wasn’t too uncomfortable.
If you don’t say a single word, it’s rather awkward.
anyway.
Her question was still popping up.
“Sir Rohan, I have a question for you.”
“what?”
“There was a vampire who was a servant of Dretnor before.”
“The one you and Kroyton claimed to have captured?”
“Yes. Dealing with him and dealing with Earl Harrison this time. Why are they different? Sir, you wouldn’t act like this for no reason…”
I immediately understood what Grendel was curious about.
“Why don’t you just capture them alive and torture them? Is that so?”
“Advisor first, question later. I wanted to see you again… I was a bit disappointed.”
He really is the type to speak without a filter.
Well, that’s better than people who don’t know what’s inside.
I answered her questions wholeheartedly.
“It’s easier that way. But the problem was that the final target was the Vampire Lord.”
“Vampire Lord…”
“They have the ability to kill minions at any time.”
“That’s right. High-ranking vampires made of their own blood can destroy minions without much effort.”
“Haven’t you hypothesized that Count Harrison became a vampire…?”
“……!”
At my last words, Grendel’s eyes moved quickly.
“Are you saying he’s not human?”
“There is a possibility. For now, Count Harrison is the only guide who can guide us to the Vampire Lord. It would be right to avoid taking risks.”
“You thought that far. I understand. As expected, Lord Rohan was watching until the next move.”
Grendel’s eyes were twinkling.
Hey, why are you doing this… It’s a burden to people.
I pretended not to see and turned my gaze away and stepped into the palace.
* * *
The evidence that Earl Harrison brought was almost always documents.
Where did the suspicious money go?
How did the suspicious troops move?
Because of this, such content that this person is a traitor.
It would be next to impossible to find anything suspicious in such documents.
It must have been that Earl Harrison, who was in charge of the administration of the palace, would have done the work himself.
So what I turned my attention to was other physical evidence.
Among them, there was one that caught my eye…
‘Are you kidding me with this? No doubt.’
Maybe if it wasn’t for me, I’d never have noticed.
As much as that, Earl Harrison had a good head.
However, there was one thing he didn’t expect.
It was the fact that I was a deceased person.
Evidence presented by Earl Harrison.
It was a dagger named Drettnor’s Heart Prison Blade.
‘I made it similarly well.’
But this was an obvious fake.
I saw it in my eyes.
Poor decoration.
Blade length different from the original.
Finishing of the end of the handle, etc.
It was regrettable in the part where expensive metal or special mineral was contained.
I asked Count Harrison, lifting the fake Drettnor heart prison.
“What is this?”
To that, Count Harrison replied with a light smile.
“Ah, Lord Rohan, too. That’s the most important thing. That’s the Drettnor Heart Prison Sword, one for each Vampire Lord. There’s something that can seal that power.”
“So this is the leash of the vampire lord Drettnor?”
“Correct answer. Since the author is an agent of Lord Drettnor, it seems that he has such insurance.”
At Earl Harrison’s explanation, the innocent criminal shouted.
“Your Highness! Something I don’t know is coming! It’s the first time I’ve heard such a thing! Hehehehe…!”
Margius III motioned for the prisoner to go outside.
The soldiers immediately began dragging him away.
“Your Highness! Your Highness! How unfair! Your Highness!”
It seemed that the innocent criminal who had been framed had not heard of the king because of his resentment.
But in reality, of course, the noise was reduced because there was no need to listen to the innocent.
After all, the culprit is Count Harrison.
I asked, pretending to skim through the documents he uploaded.
“Did you find out why that criminal colluded with the Vampire Lord?”
“That’s something I’ll have to look into closely from now on.”
“Right.”
After hearing the story, I told Diaz and Andrew.
This was a signal that had been arranged in advance with Marzio III.
“I want you two to stay by the side of the 3rd prince.”
“All right.”
“No problem.”
If I send them both…
Marzio III also decided to give the order to Count Harrison.
“Will you go with me too?”
“One, Your Highness. From now on, we must interrogate the criminal…”
“Sir Harrison.”
“Ah, I see.”
They naturally dismissed Count Harrison, and we started discussing again.
* * *
I stared at the Dretnor’s heart prison sword.
On the other hand, the gaze of Marzio III, who had not even been able to ascertain the authenticity of the object, was also directed towards the dagger.
“I never thought there would be such a thing. I didn’t know.”
“No. This is a fake.”
“Fake? So you’re saying there’s no such thing? Made up?”
“The Heart of Drettnor prison sword does exist, but it doesn’t.”
“…Th-can you recognize that?…”
Marzio III muttered something, but my priority now was to find out what Count Harrison was thinking.
“Why did you even make this a fake and bring it as evidence? You wouldn’t have done this without any intention…”
It was clearly intentional.
And to that, Marzio III also agreed.
“I’m not the kind of person who would do anything for no reason.”
Let’s dig in step by step…
‘There are two Vampire Lords involved right now. Lord Orhell and Lord Drretnor.’
The one I originally knew was Lord Drettnor.
Even in the original work, he appeared as one of the bosses.
On the other hand, I knew very little about Orhel.
Creighton, too, pondered and expressed his opinion.
“If it’s a fake, then that means you’ve seen the real one.”
I nodded.
“I guess so.”
“That means he knows that if he has that item, he can make a deal with the Vampire Lord…”
Hearing his words, a doubt crept up.
‘okay. Even Earl Harrison would covet such a thing. I don’t know if Count Harrison has the real thing or if Drettnor just showed it to me, but… the fact that he made a fake means that the Heart of Dretnor sword has already been discovered.’
Even so, they had not yet found a weapon to control Orhel.
I focused on that fact and opened my mouth.
“If we thought that was real… how would we behave?”
“How? Didn’t he say, ‘That’s great,’ and just admire it?”
“No. If it were me, I wouldn’t have stopped there. As long as the name Orhel had already come out of my mouth, and as long as I knew that Lord Orhel was aiming for the 3 princes.”
After hearing that, Grendel nodded.
“We’ll go find Orhel’s sealed item.”
Looking at Grendel, I agreed.
“answer.”
In my words, Kroyton and Marzio III also conceded.
“……Definitely. It’s a well-deserved inference.”
“Then Earl Harrison wants the royal family to do their best?”
If I’m right…
“It must be that he will blow his nose without touching it. If the royal family finds Orhel’s weakness. And if only we can intercept it in the middle?”
“……It’s the worst.”
Marzio III’s face hardened severely.
And that wasn’t all.
Everyone turned into a very gloomy look.
But to me it seemed like a great opportunity.
“Now that we know that Earl Harrison tried to use us, shouldn’t we use him in reverse?”
At my words, everyone’s eyes focused.
Looking at Marzio III, I raised the corner of my mouth.
“All you have to do is spill one word. Search the fake sinner’s house and find out where Orhel’s leash may be hidden. Then Earl Harrison will tell you what he knows, condescendingly as if he had found it. .”
“I need to know where it is anyway, so I will go looking for it?
“Yes. That’s what I mean.”
“Whoops. You’re definitely someone who shouldn’t be treated as an enemy.”
* * *
Marzio III spilled words to Count Harrison exactly as I intended.
As expected, Count Harrison found out where Orhel’s weak point was.
Marzio III, who secretly came to Creweyton’s residence, sat down on a chair and opened his mouth.
“As you said, Count Harrison proudly reported to me that he had found the information.”
Upon hearing this, Creighton clicked his tongue.
“Tsk tsk. A brazen and shameless guy.”
I nodded.
“Because he’s that kind of guy, he must have been secretly sharpening his sword from behind.
“That…is a bit of a headache.”
In response to my question about the location, Marzio III was speechless.
what?
Where are you going…?
Marzio III’s eyes scanned us all.
He carefully parted his lips.
“They say it’s Mastrov Forest.”
At his words, Kroyton was taken aback.
“Ser, if it’s Mastrov Forest…”
“Yes. That’s right. It’s where the city of the elves is.”
“You mean Orhel’s Sealing Sphere is there?”
“If Earl Harrison is telling the truth, then it is.”
“One… As Your Highness said, this will make things a bit complicated. Elves basically don’t enjoy interacting with humans.”
That time when their troubles deepened.
I quietly crossed my arms and repeated the name of the forest.
‘Mastrov…Mastrov…’
I think I’ll remember… Ah!
If you do this well…!
‘……Things could be solved easily.’
After the calculation was over, I smiled softly.
Then, everyone’s eyes turned to me.
“No way…is there another way?”
“That can’t be the case… Elves are a slightly different problem, right?”
However, I did not erase my smile.
still holding it.
Diaz said.
“Start preparing to move.”
Diaz smiled and nodded along with him.
“Yes! I’ll prepare right away!”
Andrew, who noticed, raised his hand and shouted.
“Me, me too! I want to see an elf too! I hear it’s really pretty!”
I looked at Andrew and replied.
“You are here. I have to protect the three princes.”
“…No…not the prince, but the elf…”
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Just ignoring that murmur.
I turned my eyes to Marzio III.
“I will go on an expedition. Instead, I want you to prepare a few things.”
“If only you would do that…Tell me. I’ll do everything I can.”
“Beside the northern gate of the palace, there should be a huge tree. If you dig it up, you’ll find a wooden box post-processed with magic…”
So, the preparations for the launch went smoothly and quickly.
The next day, we are right in the land where the city of elves is hidden.
I moved my steps towards the Mastrov Forest.