episode_0047

Whether the Duke Orleang’s subordinates came down or not, everyone in the tavern was busy fighting each other.

“You ignorant fools!”

Bang!

As Duke Orleang’s subordinate pulled out a gun and fired into the air, everyone fighting immediately dropped to the ground.

“If you come to a tavern, you should drink politely, why are you breaking things and causing a ruckus!”

As Duke Orleang’s subordinate shouted, people flinched and trembled.

“Damn it, I was having a good time, and now this!”

As Duke Orleang’s subordinate shouted at the people, we turned around and went upstairs.

I cautiously opened the door to the second floor with a gun in hand.

Upon entering, I saw Duke Orleang’s subordinates playing cards.

“What’s this?”

“Wow~ killer body.”

Upon seeing me enter, Duke Orleang’s subordinates looked at me curiously.

Clang!

As I aimed the gun at them, fear and confusion were evident on their faces.

Bang!

I immediately raised the gun and shot at the light fixture.

Crash!

The chandelier fell, covering Duke Orleang’s subordinates.

Swish!

As I drew my sword, the three behind me also drew their swords and rushed towards Duke Orleang’s subordinates.

Clang!

As soon as Laurent sprang forward, he cut down three of them in one stroke.

“Oh… if he’s this good with a rapier, I wonder how he’ll be with a saber.”

Seeing Laurent’s skill, Aramis nodded in approval.

“Don’t just stand there in awe!”

“That’s not it!”

As I leaped towards the enemies, Rotose also rushed forward.

“Kill them!”

Swish!

One of Duke Orleang’s subordinates fiercely attacked me, blocking my sword with his rapier.

Clang!

As we engaged in a close combat, the enemy reached out to grab my shoulder.

Slash!

I twisted my sword, directing the blade towards his neck.

With a cold and sharp blade entering his throat, he let out a gurgling sound and fell lifeless.

“One down.”

I wiped the blood off my sword and immediately went after another enemy.

I swiftly beheaded the last remaining subordinate of Duke Orleang who was fighting Laurent.

As his head separated from his body, it spun in the air.

Thud!

I kicked the head, sending it flying and knocking out another one of Duke Orleang’s subordinates.

“Thank you.”

“Let’s finish this quickly.”

We swiftly took down all the people on the second floor.

“Please… spare me…!”

“One last person!”

Swish!

Rotose split the spine of the last remaining subordinate of Duke Orleang vertically.

Blood and clear brain matter flowed from his head.

“You didn’t have to go that far.”

I grimaced at the cruel sight of the dead Duke Orleang’s subordinate.

“I must be doing my best.”

“Anyway, we took them all down in no time.”

In less than a minute, over 30 people were killed by the four of us.

I looked around the blood-soaked second floor.

“It looks like a devil swept through here.”

“Hahaha!”

At Aramis’s prayer and laughter, Rotose chuckled.

Thump thump!

Footsteps from the lower floor hurriedly coming up to the second floor could be heard.

I pulled out a gun from the fallen body and cocked the hammer.

Bang!

The subordinates of Count Orleon, who were on the first floor, burst in through the door.

Bang!

“Ugh!”

One of Count Orleon’s subordinates clutched his chest and fell back after being shot by me.

“Don’t kill them all, leave one or two alive!”

Unlike the 30 people on the second floor, the few who came up were quickly subdued in less than 30 seconds.

I tied up two individuals who seemed to hold a high position among Count Orleon’s subordinates in Calle with curtains.

“Who are you people anyway?”

The bound subordinates of Count Orleon writhed like caterpillars and shouted.

“Do you know who’s behind us to do this?!”

“Who’s behind you?”

“It’s Viscount Rauspor!”

In response to my question, he shouted Viscount Rauspor’s name confidently.

“Oh, be afraid!”

Rotus mocked him in response to his shout.

“These guys! Is Viscount Rauspor a joke to you?!”

“It would be faster to kill you and escape from Calle before Viscount Rauspor arrives, what’s the problem?”

At Rotus’ words, he made a determined expression.

“No matter what you do to me, I won’t give you what you want!”

“Oh really? I wonder if you can handle it.”

“Hah! Nonsense! We’ve been trained to endure all kinds of pain. We’ve endured torn flesh and bursting sores!”

“Well… I don’t think I need to know that?”

“Ugh…!”

We tied Count Orleon’s subordinates to chairs and took off their shoes and socks.

“Ew, foot odor!”

Rotus grimaced and held his nose.

In response, Count Orleon’s subordinate blushed.

“This foul smell is almost toxic. Let me disinfect it.”

He sprinkled the remaining rum on his sole.

“Don’t waste alcohol like that.”

After scolding Rotus, I approached them with a feather pen.

“What are you doing!”

Count Orleon’s subordinate shouted as I approached with the feather pen.

“Let me show you how light a person’s mouth can be like a feather.”

I grabbed the tip of the feather pen and tickled Count Orleon’s subordinate’s sole with the feather.

“This… this… hehe! Hehehe!”

As I tickled his sole with the feather, he began to show a strong reaction.

“Hehehe! Stop it! Stop it…! Haha!”

As I tickled his foot, he squirmed and tried to escape, but he was firmly fixed to the chair, so all he could do was curl his toes.

“Bring something to tickle them with.”

I tickled Count Orleon’s subordinates and told my friends.

Then everyone started tickling Count Orleon’s subordinates’ feet with feathers they took out of their hats.

“Haha! Stop it! Stop it! Haha!”

Count Orleon’s subordinates cried tears, but the tickling continued until their spirits were completely broken.

“Are you coming to your senses?”

I smiled and looked at the completely exhausted Count Orleon’s subordinates.

“Haha! Please… stop tickling me and I’ll tell you everything!”

“Name.”

“Alis.”

“Jerome.”

“I have the names Alis and Jerome…”

I took out a notebook and recorded their names.

“The one behind is Rauspor, so they must be Count Orleon’s subordinates…”

“That’s right.”

“So what did you mainly do?”

…

At my question, they began to look at each other nervously.

“Oh well!”

“I sold the medicine!”

As Laurent extended a feather in front of them and gently waved it, they were surprised and began to cooperate actively.

“The medicine is called Orange Sapphire?”

“How did you know that…”

Thwack!

I closed the notebook and smacked Alice on the head.

“If we’re going through all this trouble in Calle, what do you think will happen to you?”

“Ah…”

At my words, Alice bowed her head deeply.

“If you cooperate well, I’ll write a good report for you, so you won’t lose anything.”

“Really…?”

At my words, Jerome looked at me questioningly.

“Of course.”

Of course, I had no intention of writing a good report.

“Yes, I’ll do everything you ask!”

“Such a good attitude.”

I turned the page of the notebook.

“Why did Duke Orléans ask you to sell the medicine here?”

“There was an order to paralyze Calle by selling the medicine first.”

“How much profit does Calle make that they want to paralyze it?”

I felt puzzled by Alice’s answer.

I wondered if Duke Orléans had a reason to paralyze Calle.

“More precisely, the purpose is to make the citizens of Calle addicted to drugs so they can be controlled at will.”

“Hmm…”

Artemis murmured in response to Jerome’s answer.

“It seems like they’re going to use the medicine as hostages to manipulate them as they please.”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Alice nodded in agreement with Artemis.

“What do they gain by paralyzing Calle like that?”

“They distribute drugs to Breetom, making it the same there as well.”

“How much drugs have been going back and forth to Breetom?”

“A considerable amount has been going back and forth since two months ago.”

“Hmm…”

I read through the notes in the notebook again.

“Are there any other subordinates of Duke Orléans besides you?”

“Yes, we are not the only ones, there are others in different places as well.”

“Where are their locations?”

“If you provide a map, we can show you the locations of the others.”

“Laurent.”

“Understood.”

Laurent brought the map of Calle City from the wall and spread it out on the table.

“Now, let’s mark their locations.”

“Here, and here… and also here…”

Alice and Jerome diligently marked their comrades’ locations on the map.

“Alright, the map is complete.”

As the map was completed, Artemis picked it up and examined it.

“They are spread out in all directions.”

“Is there a day when they all gather together or something like that?”

Upon hearing Artemis’ question, I asked Alice and Jerome.

“They… will gather at the port in a few days.”

“Really? Is that so…?”

I had intended to kill them right away, but they seemed to have some usefulness.

“Then let’s keep an eye on them until then.”