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It was not only the Groden royal family that was affected by the news of the attack on the Warmhausen envoys.

“What does it smell like?”

“It has been erased, queen.

It might be a coincidence, but it seems like the smell was removed using some kind of medicinal herb…

If you did it knowing of our existence, you would have done it like a professional.”

“As expected… It smells… ”

After Groden’s security police department visited and left Floraz in a mess.

Vivian was slightly shocked and was giving an answer to the question of Henia, the prisoner who was sniffing inside the room.

“Can you take charge of the queen?”

“That… Rather…

It means I feel something strange.”

The lightning strike seemed to come the very next day after the incident.

At first, they thought it would end with something crazy breaking in and breaking the window.

It was good that they were involved in an unexpected accident, but Flora’s had to temporarily suspend business due to the policy of the public security police department.

Ranie’s voice was rising as if it were going to pierce the sky as she faced the familiar investigator with a cynical expression who came to see her the very next day.

“What does that mean? Business suspension?

Investigator!! What did we do wrong!?”

“This is the scene of the incident.

We have a duty to preserve evidence and the scene.

Especially if it is an attack on a state guest.”

Despite seeing Deborah for the first time in a while, standing behind her with other investigators as subordinates.

Since she had such strong memories of being beaten up at a social club by a professional family, it was natural that Lanie would not be happy with her, so she shamelessly pretended not to know anything and pretended to be a good commoner.

“We are victims too!! victim!!

Don’t you think you have to eat to survive!!

Oh my clothes!! The country is capturing the common people!!

Now that I think about it… Didn’t you come here yesterday?”

“…… If you act more recklessly, I will treat it as obstruction of official duties.”

Then, suddenly, Deborah’s iron-blooded eyes were shaking slightly as she opened her eyes and asked, wondering if something had occurred to her.

The car had also visited Floraz yesterday when the incident happened.

What comes to mind here is the memory of us catching a glimpse of each other’s eyes as we passed by the room of Hwang So-nam, who had beautiful eyes.

Wasn’t it thanks to him that, as soon as something happened, I was able to pretend like nothing had happened, just change my clothes and go out, pretending to be an investigator?

“Right!? The person wearing a cape and leaving Wonang’s room!!

Hehehe!? That one? No way, with our Yellowy… !! … Eupeup!!”

Ranie soon smiled brightly as if she had become convinced.

It was none other than Vivian who stopped Ranie, who was about to declare checkmate.

“Don’t interfere with the investigation and just stay out.

It would be nice if you could rent out our store, too.

However, it would be nice if future sales could be disrupted as much as possible, right?”

“If you cooperate, I will help this end as quickly as possible.”

The fact that we met wasn’t something we only met once or twice.

Moreover, the two of them had been in sync for a while after encountering Parlocino as an enemy, and they were quick to understand each other, so they had already figured out each other’s personalities to some extent.

Although they are lascivious females who have recently gotten a taste for the bull’s cock in our house, they are cool-headed investigators who may become saboteurs of the organization in the future.

In addition, he already has a criminal record as a red-light criminal and has many disturbing secrets to the point of faking his disappearance, so he is perceived as a cartel boss from an aristocratic daughter who would be in quite a bit of trouble if the investigator were to expose him outright.

It was almost like they had already signed a mutually assured destruction treaty where they would attack each other the next time they were caught.

“How much?”

“One week.”

“How about four days?”

“No, it’s a week.

If it progresses quickly, it could be finished within six days.”

“Ha… Okay.”

A strange tension, as if sparks were flying, was flowing between the eyes of Vivian and Deborah, who already knew each other well but were half pretending not to know each other.

‘What if Deborah is willing to turn a blind eye to this?

This side can also show that level of sincerity.

I guess I should at least give them a ticket later.’

Still, Deborah seemed to have quite taken a liking to the Bull Man, and seeing her trying to accommodate as much convenience as possible without going against her own principles, Vivian seemed to be at least somewhat at ease.

The two, who had a vague idea of the areas in which each could and could not make concessions, seemed to have concluded such an implicit deal without crossing the minimum margin between each other.

“Then what should we do… ?”

“There’s nothing we can do.

Bring some popcorn, Rani.”

“That’s not it… !!

Are you not going to try tracking or something?”

“For now, yes.

If anything else comes out, you can decide then.”

“Ugh profit!! I think it’s definitely him… !!

I will definitely catch you and kick your ass!!”

Anyway, the public security police department led by Deborah was already chasing the culprit of this incident, but they also wanted to see the face of the culprit who dared to mess up in their business.

Lanier also seems to have a strong feeling pricking his brain, wondering if the culprit in this case is the same as the Mademoiselle incident, and seeing as he is quite appealing to Vivian.

After sending back the elves who were not yet familiar with the royal capital and leading only the beastmen Henia, Vivian began the chase for Death with an uneasy expression on her face, but progress was slower than expected.

“Missionary activities are halted…

This is a heretic trick!

Hurry up and prepare for the temple!”

“Wow!!”

Even the good World Tree Elves, who had recently joined with full of motivation and not knowing anything, and who had not yet been tainted by the human world, were so appalled that they were gnashing their teeth.

“Calm down. I shouldn’t get stabbed in the back again.

Just in case, keep your guard up.”

“Yes, queen!!”

Vivian, who had been telling the Henias what to do, was quietly tsk-ing and clicking her tongue as soon as the last Henia turned around after receiving her order.

‘What kind of children are they… ?

‘They are not the same as those who targeted Warmhausen’s messenger group.’

Vivian had a reason for this confidence.

In fact, the envoy’s visit to Floraz was an accidental plan.

Just like Lalatina did before, Vivian also attempted to establish friendly relations with the nobles to some extent, and there were some who had good results from that.

In the process of recruiting, I provided a lot of services to the person involved in coordinating the schedule of the envoy group that happened to be there, and in return, I only received a promise to recommend a visit to Floraz during my break.

‘I said I would bring him in at the right time.

Because I never said when that was.

And there’s only one person who knows that.’

And there was another reason why it could not be considered a problem.

‘If I had come here to rob the Reaper’s Order, I would have come up with a mechanical countermeasure.

What kind of idiots are there who only come up with measures to protect people without anything like that?

It’s clear that this one came in with the intention of preying on us.’

Even though they were running around in the back alleys, it was clear that they were very stealthy.

Rather than those who realized that it was a beast that attacked them, there were more people who saw it as if it was a monster that appeared out of nowhere, so it must have been excruciating.

Considering that the Henias, the main force and action unit, knew that they were beastmen and even tried to erase their smell, it was important to consider that the enemy already knew quite a lot about them.

‘I thought the only ones that were known to the outside world were Dosalhee and The Madwoman.

Did a little more information leak out? or not… betrayal?’

Vivian, who was walking down the hallway with an uneasy look in her eyes, was guessing numerous possibilities that came to mind.

‘Why is Chaoxing messing with us?

If you remember… … Because it’s Hwawollu’s competitor… ?’

Because Chaoxing’s opponents can’t see any reason to mess with them.

Vivian let out a soft sigh and opened the secret iron door hidden in Floraz’s basement.

“I think you should step up.

If there is any trace, can you help me find it?”

And the tentacles wriggling beyond the iron door of the basement were twisting their tentacles among themselves as if they understood them, and were gently stroking Vivian’s head as she approached them.

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With that background, I felt energized after receiving her earnest gaze for the first time in a long time, and was in full-fledged investigation mode to ask her for the information she needed, just like last time.

The problem was that even if it were me, it seemed like I wouldn’t be of much help this time.

‘How do I find this… ?’

Unlike Lalatina, who had informants spread out all over the place because she used it by cajoling many people.

Since there was no information at all except that it was someone from Chaoxing, the situation seemed to end up being ambiguous as to who to pursue.

‘Even if I were to find Kim Seo-bang in Seoul, it would be easier than this.’

Rather, there are a lot of people chatting about an interesting conspiracy that suddenly broke out, but no one is actually providing proper information.

So Parastars’ tentacle net also seemed unable to filter out particularly plausible information.

So, at one point, I wondered if, as a last resort, I should find all the people from Chaoxing and investigate them one by one.

[long time no see?]

“Carla is busy with the Shinigami schedule.

I was selected as a representative of the second year of the Department of Engineering.

How have you been?”

[My mouth hurts if I say this twice.

Did you come to look after our kids?]

Surprisingly, wouldn’t this be what it feels like to be dark under a lamp?

A tentacle was seen wriggling in joy as it looked at Yui Kazunomiya, a girl from Chaoxing, who was walking in wearing a neat academy uniform, but then instinctively stopped.

[Come to think of it, isn’t Yui from Chaoxing too?]

“Yes… Right? Why does it hurt?”

[This time, an incident occurred.

You know that too, right?]

“I know… ?

But why… … ”

[I wonder if you know anything?]

“I don’t know much about political issues…

I think it might be the opinion of one of the families… ”

[For example? Come to think of it, weren’t there nobles there too?]

“It is similar to Groden’s case, but it can be said that there are many things.

Groden is usually divided into whether he is a knight or a mage.

From what I heard from Carla, Warmhausen’s nobility is simpler.

Rather, it is said that the status of nobility is nothing more than a position of honor, and whether one is a successful engineer or not is an indicator of one’s status.

However, unlike those two countries, Chaoxing’s families are quite divided in many ways.”

“I never really realized it, but in the case of Kazunomiya, he was a civil servant.

I was too young to understand that directly.”

Yui continues her explanation by laying out the board with the inspection tools she brought.

In response to my question, she seemed to be thinking about her hometown for the first time in a while, and she was smiling bitterly as if she was reminiscing with her longing eyes.

The past when she depended on her family was not a happy one.

Since I didn’t know that, I quickly changed the topic to an explanation of Chaoxing’s family.