Chapter 126
After getting out of the cave, there was nothing to worry about.
As I knew, it was quick to get out on the road to the islands.
The return was easy.
There was almost an annoying interrogation at the gate, but thanks to the girl from the Lyole family, the soldier kept his mouth shut and pretended not to know. Long live the power.
After that, I sent Elcia back to the mansion and left, saying I had other business.
Because something really different happened.
I entered a suitable alley and called Emily.
“… … Emily, are you nearby?”
“Of course it is. Has this sister ever missed a draft?”
Sometimes I hope so.
“Looks like things worked out just as Xian thought.”
“Resolved. At most, one seed has been uprooted.”
As for Elcia now, it’s okay.
The only thing I have business with is someone else.
“Are you with me?”
“Sian, we got along just as you asked. yes?”
When Emily opened a nearby box, she could see Laylin struggling in it, bound by Emily’s demonic energy.
“Eup!” feeling that you want to shout right away, but you are blocked and no sound comes out. I hear only sound.
I’m sorry.
“… … Didn’t I tell you to convince me as much as possible?”
“Why don’t you listen to the story at all? That’s why I’ve stored it properly here without much fuss.”
People are not rice.
I didn’t even expect that the conversation would go smoothly.
“He was the kind of person who wouldn’t listen to me if I asked him to come over and talk over tea.”
“Ugh! town!”
“But I can’t even talk to you like this.”
The moment this is released, it is good to see what kind of scene will unfold.
It wasn’t that I wasn’t tired either. So I want to avoid a useless second game.
“Listen. Raylin. … … No, the contract woman of the Lyoleites.”
“… … .”
it got quiet
“I know roughly everything about you, known and unknown. Do you know what that means?”
Who gets the most trouble when there’s a commotion? house? me? or someone else?
Fortunately, Raylin became quiet as if she had time to think about that much.
“Now, let’s talk.”
As I nod, Emily reaps some of the Magi that held her back.
It gives freedom only to the extent that only dialogue is possible.
For a moment, something like a faint life seemed to pass by, but it quickly disappeared.
For a brief moment, she must have weighed her odds.
It wasn’t about winning or losing in a fight, it was about which side would do harm or benefit to the lady she served.
“What are you up to?”
“Don’t you sound sad to hear? In the first place, you have a reason to talk with me even if it’s not today.”
Like the last raid, for example.
“If you ask me, it was you who bothered me. The Duke of Liolet.”
“My lady… … .”
“Yes, it has nothing to do with Elcia Leoleate’s intentions. But what is it?”
As if acting, my voice drops sharply.
“I saw your pranks not once, but twice.”
“… … .”
“Third, I think I should consider it. … … Whether or not I intend to fight you properly.”
“Are you giving me a warning?”
“I am not so arrogant. I just have a few questions I want to ask you.”
I’d like to convince him if possible, but it’s probably going to be difficult right now.
The first thing I want to know is the verification of information.
I would like to know how much error there is with the setting of the releate value that I understand.
for my invincible test.
And if possible… … .
“If possible, I want you to convey my words to someone you can talk to more.”
to whom?
Even if I didn’t mention the name, this servant would guess.
complexion changes
It’s probably not because you’ve been kept in custody.
“Your boy… … .”
before she even says anything.
Another third party intervened.
“Is it a story? I don’t know who you want to talk to, but if possible I’d like to talk to you instead. Warlock boy.”
The voice of a middle-aged man is heard on the floor.
Footsteps were not heard from the beginning.
Since when?
It probably doesn’t make any sense to think like that.
I stretched out my hand to stop Emily, who was trying to act cautiously, and answered the man’s words.
“That is an honor. His Highness, Duke of Lyoleate. I never thought I would meet the owner of that prestigious family in a back alley like this.”
“Never mind. I’m not greedy enough to ask for etiquette from a commoner.”
A middle-aged man with a generous yet somewhat arrogant air.
Despite his lean physique, he never gave the impression of being weak.
No, it’s a bit strange to say it’s a human expression.
‘Evil… … is it.’
ominous omen.
Just going against his will gives me the uneasy feeling that I will be cursed with a terrible curse.
Deolkin lyoleate.
The owner of the Duke of Liolet.
“Listening, it sounds like Elcia cares about you quite a bit. … … No, did you pay attention to the child?”
“It was a moderate amount of help between people I knew.”
“So it was. I won’t mind what you say.”
It’s a little far from the feeling of being a man who can communicate.
Maybe he’s not interested.
‘I’d rather be told, ‘A lowly fellow dares to be close to my daughter!’
It would have been easier to respond to such an easy-to-understand arrogant noble.
“It’s been a while, so I’ll listen to your story myself.”
“That is an honor.”
There was no need to panic.
At this point, I thought it was very likely that he would intervene.
At least the situation where there would be problems with my personal affairs to the extent of conversation would not happen.
“But I want to change places.”
“I really wanted to do that too.”
“Then let’s move. However, there is no need to go with that child, right?”
gaze moved.
Not towards me, towards Raylin.
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“You are suffering quite a bit.”
Let’s put on a bitter smile and mumble.
Pass s s s s s.
It sounded like falling sand.
Emily’s magic, which was restraining Raylin, crumbled like sand and fell to the ground.
“… … Magic interference mutation? Did you intervene with the magic itself and disassemble it along with the elements? now?”
Emily is half surprised.
Then, muttering half-displeased words, she glared at the man.
“Don’t be angry. devil. The ties that bind our family’s servants get on my nerves. … … It seems that the child did the wrong thing, so I will apologize later.”
“Emily, for now, you’re also into it.”
After my further admonishment, Emily pretends to shrug lightly and disappears.
At the same time, the chloride gave her a serious warning.
(Watch out. That’s not a feat a normal human would do.)
Know.
You can rest assured that nothing as serious as you worry about will happen.
“Raylin, you should go back too.”
“My lord! but… … .”
“It is an order. If you have something to talk about with that boy, can we do it later?”
“… … yes.”
Raylin also backs down as soon as Deolkin gives a firm order.
I didn’t say anything either.
The culprit is that uncle. As long as you came out yourself, there is nothing to ask anyone else.
“Then let’s move places.”
“Where are you going?”
“Don’t worry. I have no intention of moving far.”
As if wanting to say it wasn’t a trap, he said while pretending to show his empty hands.
“A place familiar to young people like you would do.”
that’s what i’m curious about
I don’t even know what kids like these days.
… … Because he is an uncle.
* * *
I was looking forward to where I was going.
When I arrived, it was a really unexpected place.
“… … This is it.”
“Are you uncomfortable?”
“No, I’ve been here before, so it doesn’t matter.”
A cafe located in downtown Jedo Island.
It was a place where Celidia and I came to play once before.
You picked a really unexpected place.
“Good thing. The tastes of young people these days have not been guessed at all recently. … … I hate getting old like this.”
“I agree. Kids these days have a hard time.”
“… … hmm? Are you?”
It’s a consensus between the guys.
I only shrugged my shoulders as if I was joking at Duke Lyoleit, who for some reason looked at me as if he couldn’t understand.
I drink tea in moderation.
However, Duke Liolet doesn’t even order a glass of water.
“Never mind. It doesn’t suit your mouth, don’t you mean to say something? … … It just doesn’t make any sense.”
“It doesn’t make any sense… … .”
“There is no point in drinking even water for me.”
I know the meaning.
There have been many rumors about deolkin lyoleate.
Besides being suspected of his misdeeds, something about his eccentric life attitude.
One of them says no one has ever seen him eat or drink anything.
It’s not about living prudently.
Not really eating or drinking.
What you need most as a human being. humans who don’t need it.
Is that really human?
“It’s a meaningless place to me, but for you, there’s no need to be wary here, right?”
The reason I chose this place was probably to lower my vigilance.
They would be wary of traps in his residence or any place related to the Duke of Lioleit.
But here it doesn’t matter. The general public knows nothing.
Above all, if there is a commotion in the system, there will be no one or two people who will not stay still.
“I’ve never had that concern.”
“But others will not see it that way. They’ll think you’re more vigilant than anyone else.”
“Is that for Duke Lioleit too?”
“At least it’s true that I re-evaluated you.”
To call it a compliment wasn’t enough of an uplifting feeling.
It’s strange to say that it’s sarcastic, but the edge of the tone is standing.
“I must admit that I was a bit hasty in my judgment of your response.”
“Judgment… … . I hope you’ll admit it right away.”
The judgment he is talking about is probably what he considered me as an obstacle and tried to get rid of it.
I ordered Elcia’s attendant Raylin to hire mercenaries to raid my residence.
and… … .
“I understand it as meaning that the transfer was also done by the duke.”
“Does not matter. It seems you are already convinced, so what are you hiding?”
Elcia guessed that it was the work of the group that was plotting her assassination.
But that’s wrong.
“It was the people who hated Reoleate who did it themselves.”
“You cheated on them.”
“It’s easy. It’s so easy it makes me laugh. To use things rolled in without looking at the source.”
He laughed at the executioners who played with his numbers.
“Don’t be sorry. You picked the ones who would have attacked in some other way anyway.”
“I don’t particularly sympathize with them. … … To be precise, I sympathized with Elcia.”
“That is an unnecessary word.”
His purpose was not to assassinate his daughter.
“Sometimes discipline is necessary.”
“Are you calling that a discipline?”
“Sometimes the true value is revealed when you push. … … At least you shouldn’t deny it.”
Talk like you know.
“It was you too. I was embarrassed that Elcia’s wedge came loose.”
yea you know
It is the duke who planted a wedge in the descendants of the Lyoleites to control them.
It is only natural that the structure is such that the person immediately notices if there is something wrong with it.
But it’s quite surprising that you’ve identified me right away.
“What are you thinking?”
“It was for me to live and sleep anyway.”
He’s not the only one figuring it out.
“The Duke’s goal isn’t to awaken Elsia, but to manipulate her powers so that I can be dealt with, right?”
“… … Right. You might think so.”
That’s acknowledging it.
“Yes, I hoped for the result of Elcia getting rid of you herself.”
I thought that this is the case when I admit it so meekly that I don’t even feel like grabbing it by the collar.
He doesn’t even feel the intent to kill me.
“Everything is to make Elcia aware of her own position and power.”
“The ability to create the result of killing motivation with an ability that cannot be controlled?”
“The important thing is not to kill. A realization when he used his power to eliminate an opponent he thought he could not match.”
“… … Enlightenment, leave it like that? What?”
“People who cross the line become stronger. All the more so if the opponent is a competent person that he acknowledges.”
Deolkin Reoleate’s mouth twitched.
Humanly twisted and distorted emotions.
“By recognizing and carving in front of his eyes a simple and easy way to destroy those stronger than himself, that child must have realized the spirit befitting the Lyoleites.”
That’s what the world calls crazy.