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Volume 3 — Chapter 2 — Escort Mission Part 1
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A month has passed since the meeting with Minerva. During that time, Orca's Ninth Ceremony was held.
He has been accumulating steady activities so far, but since he has been doing a lot of internal work, his fame has not been so great as to make his name spread among other nobles. Combined with the fact that he was an adopted son, it was a calm ceremony.
Actually, it was supposed to end the same way for me. With a distant relationship, I watched over Minerva who took the role of the Duke’s representative.
When Orca's Ninth Ceremony was over, Minerva returned to her own territory. She was Tsun -Tsun all throughout, but most of the time it was a reflection of her worry or to hide her embarrassment. I don't think I've ever met a girl with such a tsundere attitude.
I like Minerva a lot, but Caron and Orca seem to be different. They complained that her attitude toward me was too rude.
Well, It couldn’t be helped since the two of them were not well-versed to be able to read emotions. We would continue to have a long relationship, so I'm sure they would have the chance to learn Minerva's true intentions sooner or later. I'm sure they would get along.
With the most recent event over, business was finally back to normal at Foranada Castle. Today, as usual, I was in my office, fighting with a mountain of paperwork. It was a considerable amount, but I have to accept the fact that this was a result of the plan that I am working on. I just have to put up with it.
Well, I guess it was a sign of peace that the only work I have to do was administrative work. I would be glad if the day just passes like this.
Unfortunately, good things must come to an end.
The situation suddenly changed when I was performing a sophisticated and futile high-speed signing technique that relies on [Body Strengthening]. Suddenly, a [Telapathy] message came in.
The person on the other end of the line was Nina, a former Viscount’s Daughter who was now a slave in my custody.
[Six, help...]
The message wasn’t exactly gentle.
I immediately took action.
Using [Disguise] I changed my appearance to Six and used [Gate] to Nina. Then, I simply told my subordinates who were present that I was going, and headed for the scene of the incident.
Since Nina seemed to be near the entrance of the house she was living in, I connected the [Gate] to the corner of the living room. The place was shaded by furniture, so it was difficult for the enemy to see that I had transferred to the house.
Looking toward the entrance, I saw three adult men lined up around Nina. All of them were large, and I could tell from the way they stood that they were experienced in fighting. However, they looked like a villain. They had a shabby appearance that could not be considered formal.
One of them was holding her arm and was about to take her away. I'm sure she could use [Body Strengthening], so she won't be overpowered, but considering the situation, she probably called me in just in case.
Without much thought, I stepped into the center of the situation. The distance between us instantly changed to zero due to my leg strength being enhanced by [Body Strengthening].
I moved next to her Nina, smashed the arm of the man who was holding her, and pulled her away. And then, in an instant, we withdrew to the side of the living room.
“It huuuuurts!!?”
“What happened!?”
“Hey, where’s the kid!?”
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A beat later, I hear three bewildered voices. It seems they didn't see the moves I made. From the looks of it, they won't notice us for a while.
“I’m saved. I’m fine now so you can put me down.”
As I was watching the trespassers, I heard a voice from Nina, who I was holding.
When I turned to look at her, she was giving me a somewhat suspicious look.
Why was she suspicious? ….Ah, this was bad.
Even after all this time, I realize the danger of the current situation. Although it was unavoidable due to the emergency, it was not a good idea to make contact with Nina.
She doesn’t know who I am. I could only fool her with visual information through [Disguise], but I felt uncomfortable when we touch each other like this.
I was careful not to show my inner panic as I lowered Nina to the floor, then asked her a question before she could think of anything else to ask.
“Who are they?”
I pointed at the three trespassers who were still in a panic.
Nina, on the other hand, shook her head.
“I don't know. But they are not ordinary people. They seemed to have followed me and asked me if I was ‘Nina Goschilane Herneus.’ When I didn't answer, that guy grabbed me by my arm. I thought of fighting back, but I called you just in case.”
I couldn't feel anything contained in the way she said so. So I could conclude that she really didn't know them.
Even though she was still in training, it was certainly impossible for an ordinary person to follow Nina without her knowledge. It was a sign that they were trained in stealth.
In addition, there was one more thing.
“Did you confirm your name?”
“No. But I didn't answer anything because I felt I would be in trouble if I admitted it. It didn't make sense.”
“No, that's the right answer.”
Maybe the trespasser wanted to get a statement from Nina. I could guess that he grabbed her arm because he was impatient with the silence. In short, they needed to retrieve Nina in a hurry.
This was getting suspicious. This was not a burglary of any kind, but a crime clearly aimed at her.
“You go back to your room. I'll take care of this.”
“I also—”
“Just go. You wouldn’t be able to do anything here.”
I interrupted Nina's request to go with me and gave her an order without question.
I have a feeling that this incident wasn’t a fluke. I want to torture and interrogate them alone, just to be safe.
“...I understand.”
Since it was true that she was useless in interrogation, she reluctantly accepts my order. She entered her private room looking somewhat dejected.
Acknowledging this, I immediately went into action.
First, I started by neutralizing the trespasser. Although I broke one of the trespassers’ arms, all three of them were still able to move around normally. I should probably turn them into caterpillars. Deploying my improved [Baule de Tesoro], commence attack!!
—All right, the suppression was complete. The way they screamed was noisy, so I used [Analgesia] to ease their pain.
When the three of them had become caterpillars, I asked,
“So, who are you guys?”
My voice was filled with [Fear] and light [Intimidation] must have been terrifying for them that they started to talk, dripping all sorts of juicy information.
Yeah, it saves me a lot of trouble. But, come on, who do they think was going to clean up this mess?
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After interrogation, the three were identified as members of a Dark Guild. Since I have recently learned to use emotional movements to imitate a lie detector, I could expose the truth if they were of this caliber.
A Dark Guild was an organization like the mafia in my previous life. Basically, they exist everywhere in large cities, and there was no end to the number of them, no matter how hard they were crushed.
However, the Dark Guilds in Foranada’s capital had been eradicated. I did everything I could to ensure that Caron and Orca could play safely in the city, so there was no doubt about it.
After all, the three who targeted Nina were bandits from outside the capital. I don't remember any reports coming in from the Intelligence Department, so they must have been a fairly small organization.
In fact, the guild was a newcomer with a total of only about 10 members, who only know a little bit of stealth. It was understandable that my subordinates did not judge them as dangerous.
However, the question remained. Why was such a weak Dark Guild targeting Nina?
Although Nina was a former Viscount’s Daughter, she was currently only a war-profit slave. Since her former family home has also disappeared, there would be no money to be made even if she were secured.
Inevitably, it could be inferred that there was a reason for personal feelings involved. Someone with an emotional attachment to Nina must have asked them to take her into custody.
This prediction was correct and they were asked to kidnap Nina a month ago. The reward was 5 million up front and 10 million upon accomplishment. It was a sum that a small guild would have jumped at. [Tired: Dunno if this was Yen, silver, or gold since the author didn’t state it.]
However, this was all the information I had. The client, the important thing, was not revealed.
Based on the information I had obtained from the three men, I sent my subordinates to raid the Dark Guild and the person who had made the request, but they were also hired hands. We followed the traces of several more, but they were all just contractors. The people who wanted Nina were apparently very careful.
According to the agent, it will take time to find out the big source. The fact that a lot of personnel were being allocated to the plan was also a factor. We couldn't neglect that one, so I have to be patient for some time passed.
When it comes to searching for unidentified people, as expected, I couldn’t give any help. There was no choice but to do it steadily with human wave tactics.
The incident with Nina was not going to be solved so easily. For the time being, the Dark Guild that was responsible for the attack was crushed, and Nina was banned from acting alone for a while.
It was a bit frustrating, but we were stuck with the situation as it was. Let's just hope for the best from my subordinates.
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ReplyDeleteZechs (or six) badass as ever
ReplyDeleteI thought of a big brain play. What if Caroline married Six… isn’t it perfect? He has noble title after all!
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