Chapter 110: Can you tell me more?

Chapter 110: Can you tell me more?

“..Disappeared?”

“Yes. He vanished without a trace.”

Scarlett nodded with a calm expression.

Euston sighed and fiddled with the parchment in his hand.

This is a high-class cafe located in the kingdom’s capital.

I came here to investigate something, but the news I heard wasn’t good.

“There are no traces this time. He just completely vanished.”

“Carlson… that sly fox…”

Scarlett muttered softly.

Carlson had become the most person of concern right now.

Tracking him down would be the solution to this situation, but it was more complicated than expected.

‘The easiest thing to track is family ties…’

But no matter how hard I looked, I couldn’t find any trace of his family.

Did Carlson meticulously erase the records?

Or was his family a lie from the beginning, just for a false identity?

There’s no way to know right now.

One important point is that he is connected to the kingdom.

There’s no denying a connection to Asher Morgan, who is currently imprisoned in the mansion.

As information accumulated, the most important person, Carlson, vanished.

‘I should have acted without hesitation from the start…’

If I had killed Carlson when I first noticed something strange back then.

Such troublesome things wouldn’t have happened.

It was a sentimental judgment, unlike myself.

“Young Lady?”

“Huh? Yeah… What is it?”

I must have been too lost in thought.

At Euston’s call, Scarlett nodded.

“You look very tired. Shall we head back soon?”

“…It’s okay. I haven’t even had lunch yet. I want to go back after eating.”

“Understood.”

The investigation itself was already complete.

The investigation only involved visiting a detective agency in the capital and making inquiries.

Since it’s the most famous detective agency in that industry, the work will proceed quickly.

The talk about Carlson is also mostly done.

All that’s left is to return to the mansion.

“I have a restaurant in mind. Shall we go there?”

“That noodle restaurant?”

“Yes. A member visited it last time and said it was very delicious.”

“Okay. Then let’s go there.”

Scarlett nodded and got up from her seat.

Everyone sitting around was a noble, just like Scarlett.

They were all dressed in luxurious clothes and chatting amongst themselves.

The kingdom’s nobles truly enjoyed a luxurious life.

After all, the nobles living in the capital possessed both honor and wealth.

Nobles who no longer needed to earn money, and who had already done everything they could.

Scarlett thought of them as livestock.

Livestock that sucked the blood of the people within the safe and secure fence of the kingdom.

Because the king had gone mad, the kingdom was gradually crumbling.

For now, its power remained.

But the moment the king’s power and the kingdom’s foundation were revealed.

This indecisive noble game would also come to an end.

“The restaurant is down that alley.”

The place Euston pointed to was a somewhat shady alley.

The atmosphere was eerie, as if a robber might appear.

“…I don’t really like alleys. It looks like a robber might show up.”

Scarlett frowned slightly.

After the Cecil incident, she wasn’t keen on going into alleys.

However, Euston seemed determined to show Scarlett delicious food.

“How good is the kingdom’s public order? Come on, don’t be like that and let’s go quickly. It’s so delicious you’ll regret it if you don’t eat it?”

“Ah… okay. Don’t rush me…”

Scarlett reluctantly moved her feet at Euston’s fervent persuasion.

The place Scarlett and Euston arrived at was a shop with a sign that read ‘Blue Sunshine’.

A shop with a tavern-like atmosphere in such a bustling capital.

It looked like a shop that belonged in a dwarf village had been transplanted here.

Scarlett made an ambiguous expression looking at the shop sign.

“Is this really a noodle restaurant?”

“Of course. Even if it looks like this from the outside… the food is to die for. Their dark beer is just…”

“…You came here to drink, didn’t you?”

“Haha… A little bit is okay, right..?”

“Sigh… As long as it doesn’t interfere, it’s fine. Let’s go in.”

It was too late when I realized Euston’s intention.

What else could be done? Euston also needed a place to relieve stress, so today should be fine.

Clang-

As I opened the shop door and entered, the interior looked even more worn than the exterior.

Furniture that looked like it was from 20 years ago, and strangely clean liquor bottles.

Wine and beer were neatly displayed on the shelves.

And fitting the exterior of the shop, all the customers sitting at the tables were middle-aged men.

There was only one exception: a woman with fair skin was gulping down a beer mug the size of her head.

Among them was a burly man with a beard that reached his chest, a dwarf.

They were all gulping down alcohol and shouting loudly.

Among them was a strong man who slammed the table while playing cards.

‘The smell of alcohol…’

It’s completely a bar.

The more comical part is that the food the customers were eating was all noodle dishes.

A series of incomprehensible scenes, yet faithful to its essence.

She felt a significant culture shock.

“Uh… it’s a bit noisy, isn’t it? A lot of rough customers come here…”

“Oh my, we have new customers! Welcome! How many people are there?”

Before Euston could even finish speaking.

The very loud proprietress approached and spoke heartily.

“Two people.”

Then Scarlett casually held up two fingers.

“Two people! Did your father bring his daughter! Come, sit by the window. I’ll give you great service..!”

We’re not father and daughter, though. Scarlett swallowed her words and nodded.

Euston, slightly flustered, took a seat with Scarlett.

He hadn’t expected the atmosphere to be so chaotic, and his awkward expression was pathetic.

“…It’s a bit noisy, isn’t it?”

“No. It’s okay. Sometimes, something like this isn’t bad either.”

At least in the environment Scarlett had lived in, this was a new experience.

She rarely went outside the mansion, and all her food was from the top chef Henry.

Therefore, this shop was a fresh experience for her.

Euston then quickly ran to the proprietress, placed an order, and took off his outer coat.

‘I wonder if Cecil is doing well…?’

This was the thought that came to mind in the quiet moment of organizing his clothes and settling in.

She wiggled her fingers and activated the surveillance magic installed in the room.

Simultaneously, a phantom image, visible only to Scarlett, appeared before her eyes.

It was magic that allowed her to observe what was happening in the room visually and audibly.

-Hiyatt.. Young Lady.. Higgguuggh..

Squish, squish-

And what came to her ears were seductive moans and lewd sounds of something being sucked.

It was Lucy, letting out cries of ecstasy.

She pressed her vulva firmly against Cecil’s face and writhed her hips with a blissful expression.

Cecil was diligently licking the part that made Lucy feel good.

Under the stimulating and sticky heat, Lucy’s face melted away.

Ziiik-

Lucy immediately ejaculated arousal fluid.

The aftereffects of the climax were so strong that Lucy fell backward and trembled slightly.

But she didn’t seem to be completely satisfied.

This time, she climbed on top of Cecil and caressed her fiercely and intensely.

She intertwined her tongue, twirled her nipples, and exhaled roughly.

It’s only been a short while since I left.

She pounced on Cecil without waiting.

‘I’ll need to punish her…’

Scarlett closed the phantom image, feeling an unpleasant stickiness.

At least, she didn’t want to feel this unpleasantness while eating.

“…Is something wrong? Is the seat uncomfortable?”

“No. Don’t worry about it. A small insect flew by.”

“Hieuk..”

At the word ‘insect,’ Euston made a startled expression.

Why is she so afraid of insects when she doesn’t even bat an eye at people?

Boom!

But insects weren’t the important thing right now.

“Oops…”

Euston frowned slightly at the loud noise from behind.

There, a small person was sipping beer and muttering something.

Braided hair, very plain and simple clothes.

Round, large glasses and a makeup-free face contributed to her monotonous impression.

She looked like someone I might have seen somewhere before.

“…Shall I quiet her down?”

“No. It’s noisy anyway. Just eat quietly and then I-“

As Scarlett said that, her eyes suddenly widened.

She frowned and stared intently at the woman in front of her.

At the same time, the woman at the opposite table met Scarlett’s gaze.

“…Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!”

And then came the scream of the woman, her eyes wide open.

Scarlett also flinched in surprise and wore a confused expression.

“A, Young Lady? What’s wrong?!”

Euston was completely confused, not knowing what to do.

Scarlett spoke in a trembling voice, looking at the woman with her mouth agape.

“Rain..?”

“R, Rain? Are you talking about Rain, the kingdom’s financial manager?”

“Uh… yes. It seems so…?”

It was certain.

Although her aura was completely different from when I saw her in the capital.

Those uniquely annoying eyes.

It was definitely Rain, the financial manager.

“Hah…”

Rain, who had been staring blankly at Scarlett and Euston.

She sighed for some reason.

*****

“Sooo… I want to quit this kind of work too!!”

“Ah, yes… calm down… have some water.”

Euston offered water to Rain, who was shouting drunkenly.

Rain then downed it in one gulp and tears began to fall.

“Hooong.. You’re too kind.. Keuk.. Keuk.. If I hadn’t been doing this damn work, I would be living happily with a handsome and cute guy… Ughhh…”

She was angry earlier, but now she was crying profusely, as if she had something to grieve about.

Scarlett felt a slight headache coming on.

It was curious that the stiff and annoying Rain would visit a place like this.

She had only joined them out of curiosity, putting on a brave face.

But what Scarlett and Euston were subjected to was screaming and drunken behavior that was hard to watch.

“You.. You’re lucky.. You’re still young.. and beautiful.. and your skin is firm..! I used to be like that tooooo!!”

In fact, she had been rambling like this for about an hour.

‘Is she crazy…?’

From Scarlett’s perspective, who never touched alcohol, it was a completely incomprehensible situation.

“…Calm down for a moment. I understand your work is hard, but people-“

“Whattt? People? I’m people too, people!! Hooong.. Everything is ruined.. It’s all over.. The kingdom is fucked..”

Perhaps because her emotions were running high, she was saying things she shouldn’t.

She didn’t know why she was so enraged.

Perhaps it was because she had been tormented by the nobles of the capital.

The nobles of the kingdom’s capital were not very pleasant.

Furthermore, the enormous workload, and the recent problem of sacrifices that the kingdom was struggling with.

It was too harsh for one person to handle all of this.

Scarlett felt her ears would start hurting if she listened any longer, so she offered Rain a drink.

“My ears hurt. Drink this and calm down…”

“I don’t knowoo.. Hooong.. Th-that bastard.. the buck-toothed bastard.. If only he wasn’t a merchant… none of this would have happened…”

“..What did you say?”

But.

What came out of Rain’s mouth was unbelievable.

‘The buck-toothed merchant…?’

Gulp. Scarlett swallowed dryly.

There isn’t just one buck-toothed person on the continent.

It might be a baseless assumption, but.

She called the proprietress over and ordered another drink.

The same one Rain was drinking.

Thunk-

Scarlett placed a large glass of alcohol in front of Rain.

“About what you just said… can you tell me more?”

She spoke with a tense expression.