90 – Grand Duke Aka – 90
“Gregory! Where are we going?! I’m ready!”
Rosé runs after me, confidently running out of the room.
Rosé’s majestic steps alone made it possible to feel how good she was feeling.
“First, I plan to go to Pie. If it’s a secret from Priscilla and Raphael, it could be dangerous to tell other academy colleagues other than us.”
“Ask your aunt for help… … Certainly, an aunt is more trustworthy than other people!”
We went back the way we came and returned to Pi’s house.
Really, being a duke and having only such a small house in the imperial family, it was a passage that showed how simple she was living.
smart. As Rose knocked, footsteps could be heard from inside.
Click. A door that opens with a sound. Pi peeked out through the crack in the door, checked us out, and opened the door wide.
“Gregory? Rosé? Did you leave anything behind?”
Is it because he came back not long after he left? Pai had a puzzled look on his face.
“… … Can I go inside and talk?”
“yes? Yes, as much as you like.”
A pie that moves aside and lets us in. We went inside and closed the door instead.
“uh… … What the hell is going on?”
“I just heard some pretty amazing things in our room. … … Are you prepared for eavesdropping?”
“yes? yes, right? Apparently, there are a lot of people targeting my recipe, so it is absolutely impossible to detect, eavesdrop, or monitor from the outside.”
“Perfect.”
“yes? What is it?”
“First, take a seat. It’s not something to talk about standing up.”
“yes? Ah yes.”
In the end, like when we first came to this house, we sat facing each other at the table.
I told Pi exactly what Ezazel and Sandalphon had just told me in the previous room.
“… … Are you a fallen angel? Is there such a monster in the imperial family? And with Conner?”
“Yeah, I thought I couldn’t believe it at first, but I didn’t think they were lying.”
I watched the two people’s reactions using sight, hearing, and smell, but there was nothing strange.
“Ha, but… … . If the fallen angels were really involved, things would get really big. To think that the scribe, Arlos Husgo, was involved as well… … .”
Pai sighs as he touches his forehead.
“Do you know anything about him?”
“Yes, because His Majesty brought him to the imperial family after personally confirming his abilities. I too have heard about him a few times. Like the hero who revived the ruined territory, or that his territory always flows with milk and honey… … Something like that.”
“If the power of the fallen angels worked, it wouldn’t be difficult.”
“Yes, with the power of the fallen angels, it would be enough to save at least one ruined territory.”
Rose, who had been listening to our story blankly, tugged at my sleeve.
“that… … . Gregory. But what is a fallen angel? I’m hearing this for the first time… … . Even in the room, I just caught the mood, so I don’t know what it is even now.”
“A fallen angel? Literally, it refers to beings who judged the world to be corrupt because they were angels.”
“… … is that so? Then, do angels become fallen angels when they do bad things?”
“You can’t be called a fallen angel for doing bad things, you just have to punish them separately in the heaven world. For an angel to earn the title of ‘Fallen’, it must literally pose a grave threat to the world itself. You must have heard the story about Lucifer, right?”
“Yes, it’s a monster that tried to destroy the world with a disaster in the past… … .”
“Yes, she is the representative of the fallen angels. The reason why she was not known as an angel was because the Holy Church and those who served the Heavenly God at the time tried to bury the existence of Lucifer. Thanks to that, even though Lucifer’s name was passed down, the fact that she was an angel was not passed down.”
It was certain that this was from the original [Summoner’s Academia].
“… … That’s what happened.”
“Let’s get back to the point.”
I clapped my hands to lighten the mood.
“Pai, from now on, your role is big.”
“… … yes? Me?”
“Because you are one of the dukes who support Priscilla. Unlike other dukes, you are a symbol of the imperial family that has maintained the dukedom for hundreds of years. When you appear on the political scene, your every word and every action will have a big impact.”
“… … Am I that much? All I did was treat injured people or do research that I love.”
“Other members of the imperial family say they have been afraid of you since they were little. I don’t know how you behaved, but no royal family or nobility will ignore you.”
“… … It looks like you’ve gotten involved in something very troublesome.”
“If you make a mistake, the imperial family could be taken over by a fallen angel. Rosé and I are planning to start investigating the 3rd prince today. And what you need to do is show yourself little by little in public appearances in the future.”
“In the end, I guess I have no choice but to do that.”
“Yes, just by your appearance, the enemies in the imperial family will pay attention. If you also appear in the noisy imperial family because of Priscilla’s assassination attempt, our enemy will have no choice but to be nervous.”
“Then, what are Gregory-sama and Rosé-sama planning to do in the meantime?”
“… … do we mean We’ll have to investigate the third prince and prepare for what’s to come.”
That is a very thorough preparation.
* * *
A night when everyone was asleep. I was on the roof of Baekeun Palace with me in a transformed state.
“For the genre to suddenly change to stealth action, this isn’t bad in its own way.”
Now my body is in a very different shape than usual.
It was because the item, 「Mask of the Abyss」, transformed the appearance to be advantageous for stealth and infiltration as much as possible.
A jet-black body and downy hair developed on the tips of the toes to prevent the sound of footsteps. and a slender body.
Its appearance was like that of a monstrous worm rising from the abyss.
Although the appearance of the original wheel is no different from a monster that has risen from the abyss.
Originally, I thought about using [Skill: Spread Wings] to cross between buildings, but considering the level of security in the imperial family, I decided that it was impossible and put aside the possibility.
Then, the other way was to infiltrate along the road and head to the imperial family.
“Then, let’s move.”
She lowers her body as much as possible and moves her three pairs of legs vigorously as she crawls through the garden of Baekeun Palace, where darkness has descended.
The completely lowered body is lower than the height of the grass. Even the sound of footsteps is very subtle thanks to the legs covered in downy hair.
Due to recent events, the security has been further strengthened. Looking around with the eyes of the wheel, all sorts of security spells and guards caught my eye.
However, to the wheel hiding in darkness, they are just annoying obstacles and do not feel threatening.
Through the garden, sometimes clinging to the wall, sometimes quietly clinging to the back of the guards, they slowly approached the imperial family.
The target is the room where the scribe lives.
According to Pi in advance, the secretary’s room was located next to the library on the 4th floor, and it had a lot of important documents, so it was said that it was one of the best places in the imperial family.
Arriving on the first floor of the imperial family, I couldn’t even catch the moon in the dark sky.
It seeped into the darkness and began to move along the wall.
A very natural burning wall. Is this how Spider-Man feels? I even thought about it.
As it is, enter through the window, lower your body, and feel the vibrations around you.
3 in the back, 2 in the front.
All around are jars and picture frames that look expensive.
With no time to think about where to hide, the clanking footsteps were getting closer.
Chunk. Chunk. Chunk.
“Is there any problem with that?”
“Yes, no problem.”
“Yes, suffer.”
“Loyalty. suffer.”
I cling to the ceiling and watch them cross over.
Finally, after hearing the sound of the two groups of knights moving away, they slowly move away from the ceiling.
The most difficult was the stairs.
It was because the stairs were a limited space and the most exposed space.
[(Skill: Explosive Speed) is activated.]
Of course, that would be if you walked normally.
The knights left the stairs and used their skills according to the timing to cross them, and quickly covered the stairs.
“… … This is the 4th floor of the imperial family, where the secretary’s room is located.”
[(Skill: Increased Smell) is activated.]
Focus on your sense of smell, looking for the smell of ink and paper.
… … left.
Pay attention to the vibrations around you and move your steps. Even though it is comparable to the speed of human running, not even that small noise can be heard.
A body that is truly optimized for infiltration. When I finally reached my destination, I went straight into the library, opened the window outside, clung to the wall, and looked through the window of the next room.
“… … … .”
It was hard to see because of the curtains on the window, but I could see a man with a light on and writing something.
Perhaps that man was the clerk, Allos Husgo, and his impression was the same as what Pi had told him.
“Then, where should we test it?”
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Gregorian Investigation Stage 1.
“The Black Swamp.”
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George with wheels.
[(Skill: Black Swamp) is activated.]
Indeed, what kind of appearance will he show in an environment that is no different from death?
I was very much looking forward to it.