170 – The Golden Goblet
Estel took the golden goblet I was holding. Even so, I almost scratched her head without realizing it because she didn’t forget to roll her eyes at me.
Lilies shouldn’t be like that. You have to act as cool as possible. Because image is important.
Participants seated at the table watched the flow of the situation, looking at Estelle and me. If Estelle gets angry at my arrogant behavior, she will be able to guess where the lily is.
However, Estelle is the guild leader of Modist and the successor of the Assassin group. Of course they have such an eye.
“Okay, shall we begin?”
The contestants’ eyes light up when Estelle doesn’t point out my arrogant behavior. The perception that even the head of the Modist guild cannot be treated carelessly will be engraved in your head.
Well, Estelle will scold me for not acting properly, but….
What begins now is a simple exchange of information. However, the fact that only information close to the truth is exchanged makes this gathering special.
The golden goblet Estelle is holding is an ancient artifact with the motif of the golden goblet of Dionysus. If the person holding the cup says something he does not believe to be true, the cup becomes empty. On the contrary, it was set up that if he said what he thought was the truth, the empty glass would be filled with wine.
Including me and Estelle, a total of 13 participants, starting with the participant who received the golden cup from the guild leader, revealed the information and passed the cup to the side, repeating the rounds of the table and once the golden cup was in the hands of the guild leader, the end was over. Fly
Estelle kissed the golden goblet and muttered something in an ancient language. Then the golden goblet glowed and the wine rose. As the drink filled up, the red ruby embedded in the golden cup emitted a vivid light. Since it is impossible to check whether the drink is full unless you are sitting next to it, it is to let others know that it is the truth with the light of the ruby.
Estel passed the golden cup to the person on the right. The person sitting across from me who received the golden cup was wearing a yellow goat mask. It has appeared in a novel before, so of course I know who it is.
The person to be most wary of here. It was Bella who changed the color and shape of her eyes with magic to hide her identity like me.
Bella gulped down the wine from her glass, stared at me, and raised her hand to gently wipe away the stain from her lips.
“The green mage tower requested an investigation from the imperial family. The imperial family formed an investigation team with the intention of confirming that the Green Mage Tower Master was really dead.”
Bella started talking in her quiet voice, observing me as she added her words.
“The Archmage Coordinator is also scheduled to join the investigation team.”
I wanted to see how I would react to learning that the Adjuster was going to pursue it. Of course, I noticed the intention and just looked at it calmly.
The jewel in the golden cup radiated light. It looks like a golden goblet full of wine. If so, it would be true that the Coordinator participates in the investigation team.
But it doesn’t matter. A long time has passed and there will be no evidence. In addition, he is a modist with the setting of being the best among the assassin groups that specialize in this kind of work. Tracking will be impossible.
Observing me, Bella turned her gaze to the contestants.
It is to see if anyone has questions or questions about the information she has disclosed.
She didn’t comment on whether Bella was happy with the information she had given her.
She passed her glass to the ugly troll mask Bella sat next to her. The troll in her glove carefully raised her glass and showed it to everyone.
Judging from the fact that she is wearing gloves, it seems that she is not allowed to show her hands. For example, a knight with many scars on his hand or an archer. Or it may be something that is easy to identify because it has a large scar. I erased the thoughts in my head before I had any hasty prejudice.
“It looks like the great forest fight will be over soon. The Knights are still searching, but the intruder seems to have escaped.”
Were you still fighting? In the novel, it was only mentioned and passed without explanation, so I did not know the details.
As the troll looked around the table, a man wearing a pig mask quietly raised his hand. Raise a question
“I don’t think there is anyone here who doesn’t know how things work in the Great Forest.”
As the pig looked around, as if seeking agreement, everyone nodded. I didn’t know, and I quietly buried it.
At the pig’s point, the troll made a sneer-like noise.
“Ha ha ha. It doesn’t seem like it’s too bad.”
The troll’s mouth twisted in a playful laugh, then he erased his laughter and added in a low voice.
“The church invaded Great Forest, targeting her saintess, but in fact, her saintess had never been near Great Forest. She is a saint, but there are circumstances in which she can never go near the Great Forest.”
The jewel in the golden cup the troll was holding shone. The troll turned his head to look at the contestants, but no one raised a hand this time.
Looking at the silence, it seems that everyone is busy combining the troll’s information with their own information in their heads.
The glass continued to spin.
The fact that someone has acquired a tremendous artifact, a plan to assassinate a noble’s illegitimate son, and the perpetrator of a series of murders in the South.
All sorts of secret information flowed from one table.
Since the events that do not appear in the novel do not even exist, I kept my mouth shut and watched with interest.
Finally it was the turn of the person wearing the white bird mask sitting to my left.
“In this Continental Academy Competition, Triathlon, three academies, excluding Transcendence Academy, will unite.”
This was information I already knew. The excitement that had risen had cooled.
Still, there must be many people here who can use the information the new mask said. Either change the stakes or use this information to take advantage of it.
With no one pointing it out, the new mask handed me the golden goblet. As I passed the glass, the gaze I met was full of anticipation.
As I lifted the golden cup, the eyes at the table focused on me.
The deer sitting at the end of the row with me looked funny with its head pulled all the way over the table, perhaps because it wanted to see my face.
We have already decided what information to disclose. To be able to properly plant the character lily in the minds of the participants.
After drinking wine, I calmly looked over at everyone and said in a low voice.
“An ancient demon that threatens the continent has been sealed forever. No one will ever find it.”
It’s not a lie. I just processed the disclosed information to suit my taste. By destroying the lighthouse, the road to the temple disappeared. The devil Aegin will never appear again.
The word continent was used to eliminate clues that could trace where it happened. Even if the words are ambiguous, the truth of the information is evaluated by the golden cup anyway.
As the jewels in the golden cup lit up, someone at the table drew in a breath.
Rumors are circulating that lilies kill those who have joined hands with the devil. Since she said that she sealed an ancient demon herself, everyone must be busy guessing what kind of character Lily is now.
As I looked around the table, several lowered their eyes. It’s still the fear of me. I passed the glass without hesitation.
As Estelle passed the glass to me, she looked around at the participants seated at the table and then emptied the glass.
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Now all that remains is to drive a wedge so that the guesses made by the hard-working brains of the contestants will not be shaken. That role, of course, belongs to Estelle.
“The rumors about lilies are true. Modest can vouch for it.”
The atmosphere became heavy. There was no one here who did not even know what Estelle meant.
Bella, who was sitting across from me, raised her hand.
“It would be better to clarify what kind of rumor it is. Are you referring to the rumor that the lily killed the green mage master and the sixth prince?”
Estel expected someone to point this out. As I had planned in advance, I nodded slightly as he turned his head to me as if asking about his intentions.
A situation where Estelle seems to be giving permission to me. He deliberately showed the participants that even the head of the Modist guild had difficulty with lilies.
“Right. Lily’s permission has been given, so I’ll kindly explain. Modest found the bad guy according to the terms of the lily. The mage lord, Tarantra, was a man who committed all kinds of evil and became the mage lord. As he investigates him, he finds out that the green mage tower was trying to spread a plague on the continent. They intended to sell the antidote they made at a high price.”
Someone muttered something crazy. With a quick glance, I checked who it was.
It was the troll that muttered. He seems to be a person with a very high sense of justice. Are you a priest by any chance?
Estelle continued her speech.
“Prince Six kidnapped children from nearby villages every day and held sacrificial rituals in the basement of his villa.”
I could see the tension in the troll’s jaw. I thought that maybe it could be a good collaboration.
“Is that why you killed him? The blood of the noble imperial family.”
Out of the blue, Bella asked me a question. As if the situation was interesting, attention focused on me and Bella.
I wasn’t taken aback by Bella’s sudden question. Rather, it was a question she should be grateful for, since Estelle was going to lead her conversation that way so that such a question could arise.
I spoke with the utmost arrogance in my voice.
“Death is fair to all. I don’t care about status or wealth. Whoever it is, I don’t care. To kill those who have joined hands with the devil. That is my destiny.”
An unidentified being with the destiny of punishing evil.
That is the dark hero I will create in the future.
This is the identity of the lily.