Episode 21
The party went back to the chimera magician’s workshop and recovered the body, and then started exploring the space.
In the workshop, he was able to take the property that the chimera magician had collected. Spellbooks and a few ancient artifacts, mostly related to parts of something or a chimera.
There were not many real goods.
Linbell, who was expecting gold and silver treasures at that fact, seemed to be dead, but soon came to his senses and began to search for other objects with curious eyes.
Enelia looked at Linbell with benevolent eyes and followed him.
‘Isn’t it all lies when you shouted that there was a treasure back then?’
Even if they really had a lot of money, they would have used all of them to set up traps and obtain experimental materials.
‘There is a possibility that he may have hidden another property somewhere in the mountains, but… .’
There was no reason to take the fortune that you don’t know how much it might have.
As a sign of good will, Allen handed over all of the Chimera-related magic books he found in the workshop to Francisca. She packed her materials with her willing face.
Allen had only one of the items he had obtained from the workshop.
‘Bensy’s Tears.’
A potion that can be obtained by synthesizing a whole Banshi.
The process of making it is also difficult and takes a lot of time, but if you use it, it is a precious item that can do most of the curse.
After taking only one, Allen helped the soldiers move the body.
The same place he saw in the nightmare he had.
Unlike then, Allen did not dodge or run away.
silently.
After watching all the sights as if engraved in their eyes, they returned to the city together.
When he returned to the city, he gave the remaining goods to the victim’s family. After that, after going somewhere alone for a while, he came back with a worried face.
The day I left the city.
“Wow-!”
“Prince Allen!!”
Before leaving the city, the residents greeted them with great cheers as they passed through the southern gates.
Seeing this, Linbell pouted her mouth.
“We were together… It’s kind of embarrassing.”
“It wasn’t you, but Confucius did it all.”
As Inellia straightened her words back, Linbell’s cheeks swelled up and she stared at Inellia. She laughed as if Enelia was what she would do.
“Mom didn’t do anything… .”
“After all, Mom didn’t do anything either.”
“you you-“
“Hey, it’s melon. My mom is just like me… . Whoa, wait a minute, Mom!”
Allen watched the mother and daughter quarreling in the carriage. To be precise, she ‘pretends’ to laugh at Linbell.
It looked like she was smiling mischievously, but Allen’s eyes felt the corners of her lips stiffen.
‘I haven’t been able to brush it all off yet.’
It was not as bad as the death of Enelia in her previous life, but it was clear that the experience of witnessing the kidnapping had a profound effect on her mind and body.
The reason you are acting like this now is to shake off bad memories?
‘I will overcome it myself.’
Allen decided that it was not a big deal and closed his eyes. Because I thought that she could overcome this degree if she remembered it in her previous life.
So Allen remembered the place he had checked before leaving the city.
‘Why was there nothing?’
Allen visited the place where Julius had hidden Baron Bellon’s secret ledger and funds before returning.
Julius used it to bring down Baron Bellon, and he obtained great results and the support of the permanent residents.
‘Not even a trace.’
As if such a place did not exist in the first place, there were no traces left.
It was a fact that I hadn’t noticed before returning.
I just thought I got lucky. But the more slowly she thought about it, the more faint it felt like a fog.
I looked at the black book.
『Julius was given a quest to find out about the corruption of Baron Bellon that corroded the territory. Suggested time is 6 hours. Time is so tight… .』
『Luckily, when the time limit was running out, with the help of the villagers who had been subjected to the tyranny of the lord, they found a place where he had hidden his property and ledgers.』
“He was keeping all his books and funds in one place as he acted incompetently. The place was also in a vacant lot in the forest near Hibel, but no one guarded it… .』
“… There was a lot of resistance, but he succeeded in capturing both the lord who evaded the tax and the vassals who helped it. Now transport them to the estate… .』
Baron Bellon is a nobleman.
No matter how stupid, let’s put all the evidence in one place. Many people get it wrong, but there’s a difference between being incompetent and being stupid.
And that information, the secret of information that is nothing more than his lifeline.
‘Is it possible for a permanent resident to find out by chance?’
Yes, Baron Bellon could have done that because he was more stupid and incompetent than I thought.
But are you stupid enough to not care that your life is at stake?
‘Even though he is a nobleman?’
The nobility is required to receive a specialized education that ordinary commoners do not receive, and to be treated with dignity and etiquette appropriate to it.
It may seem insignificant to other races other than humans, but if only humans are limited, his abilities will be at the top.
If I had been so damn stupid in the first place, I wouldn’t have been able to run the estate.
‘Didn’t he react normally in this life?’
As if proving that everything he did before the return was acting.
If until a while ago was only a suspicion, now he was almost certain.
There… .
‘What would have changed his behavior.’
Allen intuitively sensed that something huge was lurking in the estate that he did not know. It would be nice if Baron Bellon alone would have done such a thing… .
‘If a similar thing happens in Gavia, which Julius is facing.’
To what extent is the Countess the real Counts?
“Come on, wait a minute, Mom, it tickles me… .”
“Be quiet and submit to your mother’s authority.”
Allen saw a mother-daughter quarrel, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
If you go back to your family, there are many things to check.
Shortly after returning to the family, Allen was able to face Gaiel, the head of the Reinhardt family.
Julius had arrived at the family earlier than Allen, and was called to the office with Allen.
“… Yes, I read the first report. priority… . Good job. You got the job done quickly. Allen and Julius, all.”
Gaiel stared at Julius with a thoughtful eye.
She was right. Even if the original plan goes wrong, the result is good… .
‘No, now what.’
shook his head.
It was already a choice, and it was inevitable. Did you get a lot thanks to that?
It is useless to regret the past.
“First, Allen. Your actions were flawless. Coordinated with Baron Bellon, devised a plan. In the meantime, I dealt with the culprit. Chimeras flocked to the city in the middle, but… She did well, so I won’t say more.”
He immediately turned his head to Julius after giving a ceremonial congratulations by mentioning his achievements.
“You did a lot of work. You killed the necromancer, who was the culprit of the incident, and even recovered the secret ledgers and funds of Baron Farren who ruled Gavia… .”
Julius trembled with humility as he barely stopped his wriggling lips.
“no. It was possible because of the cooperation of the permanent residents.”
“However.”
He stopped talking until there, and met Julius’ eyes.
“It was an act that went beyond the authority given to you. Not even the lord, but with the name of the second Confucius, and bring down the lord?”
Ha, Gaiel laughed briefly and spit it out in a scornful tone.
“Tell me, Julius. Are you the head of Reinhardt?”
“Father, but thanks to me… .”
He cut him off and gave a short answer.
“Yeah, thanks to you, I was able to recover the tax evasion, and I was able to capture Baron Farne and all of her sympathizers. That doesn’t mean that what you’ve done will go away.”
Allen felt contrived, as if it was a deliberate act of listening.
‘To kill Qi? No, it’s more of a relationship reset than that.’
Julius didn’t seem to notice the difference.
Gaiel continued to speak when Julius’ expression mixed with dissatisfaction and annoyance little by little.
“But the balls you set aren’t going away either. It was an act that was out of control, but he did more than I expected.”
Gaiel immediately took two small keys from the drawer and threw them one at a time.
“So, decide for yourself.”
The key had blue letters circled around it in small bands.
“It is the key to a one-time use report. Go and pick one you like and go.”
“father… .”
“And it’s too late to say this. Julius passed the test. Congratulations.”
Julius shouted with a brightly changed face, as if he had ever complained.
In contrast to Julius, Allen responded indifferently with a face watching the play.
“thank you. father.”
Gaiel, who was staring at him at Allen’s brief reply, nodded slowly and gave a congratulatory message.
“Being back in the family after a long time, it must have been less painful. If you make up your mind, you can go on your own, and just go out.”
Julius bowed his head and moved with his still clumsy etiquette. But Allen remained as if she had something to say.
Gaiel asked with a puzzled face.
“Wait a minute, I have a request for you.”
“There I took two commoners to serve as maids.”
“Oh, I did. read in the report. Did you say Linbell and Enelia? From a hunter’s village… .”
“Allen. You remember that every time I know Eliza asked to hire her maid, she refused… It doesn’t matter.”
Contrary to what he expected, Gaiel was willing to allow.
“I don’t care who you are with or what you do. If it is a choice that is worthy of your rank.”
Having added four legs like that, he sat down to continue his unfinished work.
“I can’t do it properly yet, so if you want to train me, ask Eliza directly.”
“Are you talking to your mother?”
“Yeah, she’s my son’s handmaiden, so there must be a desire to see her. He said that he regrets not seeing her face these days, so you better go see her.”
After being aware of the return, there was no sense of paying less attention to her mother.
His mother had nothing to worry about, except that he suddenly fell in love with luxury.
“All right. But Baron Farne… .”
How do you plan to handle it?
As if he didn’t want to hear any more, he cut off his words.
“Stop it, I don’t want to talk any more today. Go out and see.”
“… father.”
Allen bit his lip.
I wanted to speak directly with Baron Fern. Baron Bellon knew how to make appropriate judgments, though lacking in contrast to the incompetence he had remembered.
So what about Baron Farne?
Was he different from what he remembered?
Currently, he is imprisoned in the annex of the family. If I wanted to meet you, I had no chance but now.
In the end, he can’t avoid punishment somehow.
‘You should know the cause of the change, at least just a clue.’
But my father was stubborn.
“Father, Baron Farn is really… .”
“Allen.”
Allen knew that one word was the last line.
Baron Bellon and Baron Fern.
Aside from them, the guess that there is something controlling them within the counties is actually just his guess, isn’t it?
Without substantial evidence, they could not create any justification for the meeting.
“I won’t say it twice.”
Just looking for the next opportunity.
‘I’ll have to figure out a way as soon as possible.’
Allen bowed his head according to the etiquette and left the office.
Everyone escapes and there is silence.
There, a maid who had entered the mansion a few days ago carefully knocked on the door.
“Lord, I have brought what you ordered.”
“I’ve never run any errands… No, I think it was.”
Gaiel, who was about to refuse her visit, immediately allowed her to enter with a momentary thought.
The maid who opened the door was one of the maids who had just entered the mansion a few days ago. As soon as her door slammed shut, she knelt down on her knees and opened her mouth.
“I’m here to deliver Kasha-sama’s message.”
Gaiel asked with a tired face as if he was familiar with her attitude.
“Does your face change every time you come? It’s a bad taste.”
“Your son seems to have a good sense.”
son, son. Which one are you talking about? Allen? Julius? Or, that someone?
Due to the attitude of blatantly avoiding answers, Gaiel stopped searching.
Because it’s never been successful.
“Sounds useless.”
“The Lord is the same.”
Gaiel’s eyebrows twitched. When he looked uncomfortable, the maid responded by bowing her head more deeply.
“This is the point from here.”
Gaiel concentrated all his senses on her from the moment he heard the name Kasha.
He lacked talent, and for other reasons his force wasn’t that strong, but it was enough to subdue a maid.
“What is the message?”
“Kasha,
“Isn’t what I said right?”
You told me to tell you this.”
At those words, Gaiel’s actions hardened. He tried to act naturally, and asked the question with a casual expression. As usual.
“therefore? What do you want to say?”
“And he said, ‘No matter where you send him, everything will be all right.’”
“After that, “Even if it was sent without any support, if the conditions were met enough, it would have produced the same result.”
“… I have the prestige of a countess, how can I spend it alone? Even a hundred elite soldiers were actually not enough compared to the count’s name.”
“The Count still clings to the little things.”
Gaiel continued to speak, blatantly ignoring her words.
“… and? Obviously that wouldn’t be the end.”
Gaiel’s tone was confident. The maid responded by nodding her head without a sign of displeasure despite his ignorance.
“When I asked if it was the end, I was told to answer like this. “Please close your eyes for the small commotion that will arise in the future.”
“If you decline, “The future will… .””
“Stop, you know I have no intention of turning down, right?”
“Huh.”
At his words, she smiled as if to deliberately listen. Gaiel was quietly silent at her attitude.
She lowered her head, so her expression was not visible.
“Yes, Kasha-sama said that too. If the Lord cooperates so that it does not become a big commotion, the previous promise will be valid.”
“… Do it.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the body of the maid who was sitting on her knees turned to the side. Then, as if her personality had changed, the maid’s eyes opened.
“My, why am I here… ?”
She looked around where this place was, and then looked at Gaiel’s face, who was staring at her, and stiffened.
“Go, go, go, go, my lord… .”
After watching her for a while, he sighed at the fact that he couldn’t figure out anything again this time, and spoke to her with a familiar face.
“Looks tired. He brought what I asked for and fell over. I’ll give you a day off so you can take care of yourself and come back.”
“Yes, yes. Go, thank you?”
She did not know what had happened, so she bowed her head at the Lord’s words.
Thinking about where to use the sudden break of the day.
She leaves the office with a bewildered look.
Gaiel quietly closed his eyes and buried himself in the depths of the chair.
“When, when will it be… .”
A rough hand covered his eyes.
It was a day I wanted to drink.
Such a fantastic drink that you can’t wake up with just one sip.