Episode 70
Tolisso’s eyes furrow slightly.
The flow of conversation is unusual.
The Tulcan Empire.
And the royal family and the ducal family.
And Aveiro’s reaction is strange.
It’s as if he already knew.
Have you perhaps discovered a truth you shouldn’t know?
Have I crossed the line?
I should look into this.
“Tolisso.”
Tolisso, who had hidden his feelings in an instant at Aveiro’s voice, responded with an immature expression.
“Ah… … Yes, branch manager.”
“Send me a letter.”
“… … To the ‘higher ups’?”
“uh.”
“What should I say?”
“I think the author is thinking of something else.”
Tolisso’s expression frowns slightly.
What is this guy?
So I ended up asking without thinking.
“What does our guild have to do with the Duke’s house…?”
Aveiro’s brow furrows.
“Don’t you understand the situation? Don’t you understand what I’m saying?”
“……yes?”
“Now is not the time to be watching, idiot. Don’t you realize that your life and mine are at stake?”
Tolisso tilts his head with an awkward expression.
“I don’t quite understand. Why are you suddenly under surveillance?”
Tsk-
Aveiro clicks his tongue slightly and continues speaking as if explaining to a child.
“The order from above to carry out Dietrich Hermann’s request, and the failure of the mission. You really don’t know what this means? You?”
“… … .”
“The higher-ups, no, the Tulcan Empire, had no intention of killing Dietrich Hermann, who was the face of the empire. Why would they kill that brat? They could have just left him and used him for a long time. But the duke got involved in the middle. As a result, Dietrich died. Do you think this was agreed upon in advance? I don’t think so.”
One of Tolisso’s eyebrows twitches and trembles.
Slowly, I raised my head.
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“Shall I put it simply? The Duke, and perhaps the Kingdom, is currently preparing to take action against Tulkan’s will. In fact, it is already underway.”
Tolisso’s expression hardens.
As miserable as a plaster statue.
“I’m sorry for acting in front of you until now, but I have separate orders.”
“command?”
“Tolisso, if you act in a way that interferes with the work of the Tulcan Empire, you are to be eliminated. Of course, it is an order from ‘above’, and you have probably received similar orders. Am I wrong in saying that if I act in a way that interferes with the work of the Empire, you are to be eliminated? And do you still not understand why I am saying this?”
Tolisso erased the events of just a moment from his mind.
The immature expression disappears, a cold expression takes its place, and the hunched back straightens.
“As expected, you are the branch manager. Was it all an act that you pretended not to know anything in front of me until now?”
At that moment, Jack, who had been silent, speaks in a trembling voice.
“I… … I… … can I… … go?”
Tolisso’s head suddenly turns.
“It’s got a crooked snout.”
“Eek!”
Jack slumped to the floor, clutching his head, while the doll sitting on his shoulder looked at him with a bewildered expression.
Tolisso just turned his head away.
Jack Valantier?
I don’t care anymore.
“Wow, you’re amazing. I was completely fooled. There must have been a reason why you were sitting in the branch manager position at that age and your superiors were paying attention to you. Phew.”
Tolisso looks at Aveiro with cold eyes.
“Aveiro, so why are you telling me this now? What do you want from me?”
“Now you’re talking nonsense, you rookie.”
“A newbie? Me? Doesn’t the guy who’s watching me know who I am?”
Aveiro tilts his head.
“Your identity?”
“You’ve probably heard of the ‘dark side’ of the Malone family.”
Aveiro’s eyes widen slightly.
Although mana users are divided into inspectors and magicians, those who mainly engage in assassination, such as Ventamon of the Fentanyl Mercenaries, handle things like daggers.
They are more like inspectors and even more like wizards.
There are two words to call them.
One is an assassin.
And the other one is a cleaner.
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The nobility has the right to have private soldiers, and it is foolish to simply divide those private soldiers into two categories: swordsmen and magicians.
Just as Jack called the two guards who secretly protected Dietrich Hermann from behind the scenes janitors, each noble family has a janitor.
Could a duke be an exception?
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“One of the masterminds was the Duke of Malone.”
At Aveiro’s words, Tolisso’s expression distorts for a moment.
Now you come?
You reacted as if you knew everything, and then it was the Duke of Malone?
A flustered Tolisso was focusing all his attention on Aveiro.
At that moment, a playful voice is heard from behind.
“I had a feeling it was those guys.”
Tolisso’s head suddenly turns.
Jack Valantier lying face down on the floor.
He was standing up from his seat.
With a smile.
“Ah, it was fun after such a long time. I think I should change my career path to acting.”
Chapter 8
30 minutes ago.
“I’m not saying this because I’m the branch manager, but the Adventurer’s Guild is a much more tightly organized organization than you might think.”
I’m not stupid, so how could I not know that?
“Except for the Alaves Guild headquarters in the capital, it’s the largest branch within the kingdom. That’s the Ascendant branch, right?”
“Yes.”
“Well, let’s think about it. Should we assassinate you, the branch manager there, with some common guy? I bet no.”
Aveiro looks a little serious.
“Even so, are you sure that the information that they’re going to kill me is true?”
I burst out laughing.
“It’s more of a gut feeling than a definitive piece of information. A gut feeling that’s accurate with a 99% or greater chance.”
“… … .”
“You will surely die. Look at it now. You have realized that the Adventurer’s Guild is not only closely related to the kingdom, but also a puppet of the Tulcan Empire. And on top of that, they are even looking for new ties. Well, that says it all. And since we’re on the subject, have you ever seen the Master of the Alaves Guild?”
“……doesn’t exist.”
Last night, Aveiro clearly had a reason for calling himself a tool.
A branch manager who hasn’t even seen the guild master?
It’s obvious.
“What does that mean? At least I recognize your abilities, but I’ll use them as long as they don’t cross the line… … That’s exactly it, right? Wow, that feels good, doesn’t it? Isn’t that like the Tulcan Empire itself recognizing your abilities?”
Although he laughed heartily, Aveiro’s expression remained stiff.
You can’t even joke.
“Anyway, from what I know, those who are used as tools usually ‘lash out’, and you, who are looking for a rope, are no exception. I completely understand. You probably had no other way. Why didn’t you try to recruit ‘me’ all this time? Why didn’t you give ‘me’ even a small hint? And you must have come to a conclusion. They don’t trust you. The ‘higher-ups’ of that guild are likely trying to fill the entire guild with only ‘their people’, and they probably think of you as a temporary substitute. And you, even if you moved quickly, there must be someone in that guild watching you. Now, let’s see. So what’s left after this?”
“Now that I know what I shouldn’t know, I have to deal with it. Me.”
“Okay, so now you understand that your life is at stake? Now let’s look at the other side. The Ascendant branch. Is it small? No, it isn’t. Then how will we fill the void left by killing you, the branch manager?”
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Aveiro’s eyes widen in surprise.
“This is obvious too. There’s a high probability that someone who can fill that gap is already waiting. And since the timing is right, they wouldn’t send just anyone, so they would definitely send someone who is ‘their own’, someone who is quite capable and good at hiding their true intentions. And I’m 100% sure of this, but that person is definitely close to you. For example… …the guild member who went to report to you when I first went to see you. What was his name?”
“This is Tolisso. I’m a new recruit who was hired a few months ago.”
“I got a strange feeling from him. His expression was exaggerated, his steps were quick, and most of all, his mana circle, from what I could see, was at least 7. He seemed to have hidden that as much as possible… … For a low-level person, he’s pretty suspicious, isn’t he?”
Aveiro gulps.
“… … What is your true identity?”
“Who? Tolisso?”
“No, Your Majesty.”
“I told you I had no intention of telling you.”
Aveiro, sitting on a chair, runs his hands through his hair.
“Tolisso, your information gathering ability is truly outstanding. Sometimes you show a blank expression or a naive appearance, but even when I saw you, something definitely seemed off. I thought you were a simple spy planted by another mercenary group or a noble family, but your highness is looking further up. And you’re from the 7th Circle… … .”
He smiled faintly.
“How about it? Let’s go fishing for real.”
“… … What should I do?”
* * *
After standing up, I first shook off the dust on my body.
The cell next to me is making an expression like, “What the heck did I just see?” and it’s still cute.
The teacher was laughing as if it was ridiculous.
“I was bored, but this was pretty fun. It was funny how I blew it off so easily, and by the way, it’s Marlon… … .”
Turn your head and see Tolisso.
The guy was looking at me with a frown.
“I don’t know the details of what happened during that time, but I knew that X-shin did a lot of things, and one of them was Malone? Oh man, there are a lot of guys to cut down.”
First, I wiped away the tears from my eyes with one hand.
It still feels tingly, I think I put my finger in too deep.
“Mallon… … ? The Duke of Mallon, how dare the youngest of the Marquis… … .”
The wind blows from the bastard’s body.
Mana swirled and blue light enveloped Tolisso’s body.
“The 7th circle was right. What a cute kid.”
I placed the Master, who was sitting on my shoulder, on Cell’s head.
“Can you please keep the teacher with me for just 30 seconds?”
-Yes, boss.
I have completed the 5th circle, but it is a little different from the 5th circle I completed in my previous life.
So, it seems like I won’t be able to control my strength.
If you move and drop the teacher, oh no.
As a disciple, isn’t that something I shouldn’t do?
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I slowly turned my head.
Tolisso looks back and forth between me and Aveiro.
Oh, really.
“What are you doing instead of coming? Should I go?”
“……bloke!”
