episode_0078

Laura and I have investigated four addresses so far, but all of them are just abandoned buildings with nothing special about them.

Like the house where Iris lived when she was young, it was so old that it wouldn’t be surprising if it collapsed at any time, and only traces of where bullies and homeless people stayed were clearly visible.

And there were no basements or other secret spaces.

I didn’t have high expectations from the beginning, but as I got successive failures, my motivation gradually decreased.

However, aside from Maxian’s villa, there was still one more address left to check.

With some hope, Laura and I headed to the oldest part of Rizerca, now a slum.

Like the slums in Franca, it was a crowded, filthy, and unsafe place, but thanks to the map window, I was able to choose the safest route possible.

“Go past this road and immediately turn left to reach your destination.”

I stood at the entrance to the brothel and pointed inside.

Then, a prostitute who mistakenly thought she had been nominated approached me, but since I didn’t pay any attention to her, she made an annoyed expression, swore, and went back to her seat to seduce passers-by.

“How dare you say that to Rebecca…”

“Just leave it alone. We’re not free enough to care about a bitch like that.”

I immediately pulled out my sword and grabbed Laura’s shoulder, who was about to cut off the prostitute’s head.

She was very angry about something I thought was insignificant, and if the situation had been the other way around, I would have been as angry as Laura.

“Whoa, I guess I was the only one stressed out.”

“I’m looking forward to it because it will give me a chance to relieve my stress tonight.”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

Laura licked her lips and grinned.

Even without me saying it myself, it was obvious that the opportunity was for sex.

Since we haven’t had sex once since the three of us enjoyed sex before coming to Rizerka, it’s probably time for our libido to reach its peak.

I hurried along with Laura, thinking about what kind of play I could enjoy with her, and soon we arrived at our destination.

The fifth address, like the surrounding areas, was a successful commercial establishment.

Since it is not an abandoned house, the investigation may be interrupted, but if possible, we should resolve it through dialogue to avoid any disruption to the work.

“I don’t really like this place.”

“Me too, but I can’t help it. Let’s go in and check it out.”

I took Laura, who was disapproving, into the brothel crowded with prostitutes and customers.

Most of the customers didn’t pay attention to us, but there was one person who was drunk and thought I was a prostitute and attacked me, but was overpowered by Laura and ended up passing out.

I felt sorry, but the large men who appeared to be employees showed a very friendly attitude as they dragged the fallen customer out and told them to call them if something like this happens next time.

Then, I approached the young Cubus woman sitting at the reception desk, holding a cigarette pipe in her mouth and exhaling thick clouds of smoke.

She was wearing revealing clothes like other succubi, but compared to Iris, she was almost naked.

“Oh my, it’s been a long time since I had a female customer. Do you have any special preferences?”

“No, I have something to investigate about this building.”

“I don’t know who you are, but it wouldn’t be good for you to show off in my store.”

As the woman said that, she took out a gun she had hidden under a drawer, and the employees around her also took out their guns and aimed them at our heads.

Names that had appeared in white on the map window just now began to flash in red, and the number gradually increased.

“I think you misunderstood, so put the gun down first.”

“A misunderstanding?”

“That’s right. I’m not here to interfere with your business, but rather to protect it. The lives of many people, not just yours, depend on it.”

“Hmm… Okay, let’s just listen to what you have to say.”

As the woman put the gun away from my face, all the people around us who were pointing their guns at us put down their guns and left to do their own thing.

“It looks like you are the boss? Can you tell me your name?”

“I’m Lucybelle. He’s closer to a president than a leader. But what does it mean that people’s lives are at stake? Pretty sister.”

The succubus, who introduced herself as Lucybel, gently caressed my hand and looked at me while making strange breathing noises.

Then Laura growled next to me, and I pulled my hand back and gave Lucybell a look telling her not to touch me for no reason.

“Can we go somewhere quiet for a moment and talk?”

“I’m the most expensive girl in this store, so I’ll pay the full price.”

“If you have enough money, don’t worry.”

“Good. Then follow me.”

Laura and I followed Lucybel, who readily accepted the offer, and entered the depths of the Changguan.

All the prostitutes and big men who encountered her lowered their heads and kept saying the word boss.

Lucybell not only memorized the faces and names of all the employees, but also knew their personal circumstances intimately.

It felt more like a glorified mafia boss like in movies, rather than just a pimp running a business.

According to her analysis skills, Lucybelle’s age was 26 and her level was 30, which was surprisingly similar to mine.

I don’t know what kind of life he lived, but looking at the large scar on his back and the burn marks all over his body, it is clear that he had a very difficult life.

“If anyone follows me, they look at my scar. Just like you.”

“I got caught.”

“Of course, if you look at me with such passionate eyes, you can’t help but notice.”

“I don’t particularly…”

“Hehehe, it’s a joke. In my experience, you are the type of person who only focuses on the person you love, so no matter how much I tempt you, you are the type of person who will not give in. Besides, if I try to tempt her one more time, that snow leopard girl might kill me.”

Lucybell seemed to have gotten a rough idea of Laura and I’s personalities through a brief conversation.

When you see a person with this ability pointing a gun at you, it’s clear that he has some sort of reason.

“Please come in here. This is a place where no one can enter except me, so it’s the perfect place to talk secretly.”

Lucybelle let us into a room.

This room did not appear to be a room used for business, but rather a room where Lucybel lived personally.

There were cute decorations everywhere and the bed was full of all kinds of stuffed toys.

At first glance, it seemed like he wouldn’t have any interest in those cute things and would prefer things that were spiky and cold, but I was really surprised.

“Now, tell me what conversation you want to have in a quiet place.”

“Has Baron Maxian ever stopped by here with Elena?”

“I expected someone would come ask that question someday, but I didn’t expect it to be this fast. I hope you are a good person.”

Lucybelle’s confident expression had disappeared and she looked very frightened.

She seemed to think her life depended on me and seemed to have a great fear of Maxian.

It seems like Maxian did something cruel to Lucybel.

“What do you know about Maxian?”

“That person, no, that devil has been holding our family’s lives in his hands since last year. They said that if they leaked information about the basement to anyone, they would all be thrown as food to the monster, and there were actually a few kids who were taken that way. No one could come back to me.”

Lucybel said with a truly sad expression.

Last year was the time when Iris went through hardships and Maxian was forced to take over the title of Baron.

Perhaps Maxian learned of the existence of the Maskers while executing Dominic, and is using their power to inherit the title and pursue his own fun by collaborating with them.

The Maskers can comfortably conduct research under the protection of those in power, and Maxian can do more interesting things thanks to those with outstanding technical skills, so there would have been no reason not to join hands.

“Then there must be a way to the secret laboratory in the basement.”

“I haven’t been around since Maxian threatened me, but I’m sure he will because he goes into the basement every time the monster comes into the store.”

“Then we’ll go into the basement and check.”

Lucybelle looked surprised when she heard what I said.

It was an added bonus that he looked at me with concern as I acted without hesitation against Maxian, whom he was so afraid of.

The woman who had been pointing a gun at my head earlier was now worried about me, and I started to laugh without realizing it. It seemed like it felt a little different to Lucybell.

“You are such a brave person. He seems like a person who enjoys risk. It’s going to be a lot more dangerous than you think, but are you okay?”

“There is a certain way to check safety. But Mr. Lucibel, saying that the lives of his family are in danger, is it okay for him to tell us about Maxian?”

Lucybell remained silent for a moment in response to my question.

It occurred to me that this woman might be planning to trap me, but the answer that soon came out of her mouth dispelled some of my anxiety.

“I want to save Lady Elena.”

“Do you know Elena?”

“Of course. You are the benefactor who saved my life.”

It makes me think that the world is very small, considering that Lucybelle is not just an acquaintance of Elena, but is someone who has received help from her.

And knowing that Elena is a good child by nature makes me feel proud.

“It’s a story that’s already been around for almost 10 years. The scars left on my body prove the events of that day. Originally, I was a member of Darius’ mercenary group, but I was hated by Maxian, so I suffered all kinds of torture.”

Lucybel recalled her terrible past with a pained expression.

In order to gain my trust, he brought up the memories he wanted to remember the most.

“Maxian played with me to his heart’s content, and when he got tired of it, he threw it in the trash of the mansion. I was just waiting to die when Elena, who was playing ball with her maid, found me. I still vividly remember that little boy begging people to save me.”

It seems like Maxian’s bullshit was no different even 10 years ago.

Why couldn’t Maxian and Elena’s parents take proper action against Maxian?

If they had been treated or isolated in childhood, the tragedy of families being destroyed and countless people dying could have been prevented.

It’s really frustrating and unfortunate.

Still, I think that people survived thanks to Elena’s extraordinary actions, and that the maid who was with her at that time was probably Iris.

I’ll have to ask both of them later if they remember.

If Lucybell was lying right now, it would be revealed right away, but looking at the current atmosphere, it doesn’t seem like she’s lying at all.

“It must have been really heartbreaking when Maxian dragged Elena here.”

“At that time… I really wanted to kill Maxian, but I couldn’t. If I do that, all my children will die too. I know it’s a cowardly request, but please kill Maxian and free Elena. I’ll pay whatever the price is.”

Lucybel knelt in front of me and asked in a polite manner as if she was begging.

I don’t know anything else, but I’m glad that my feelings for Elena seem genuine.

“Even so, Maxian owes me a very big debt. We will definitely use this opportunity to put an end to it, so please cooperate as much as possible.”

“Of course. Then, after you change your clothes, I’ll take you straight to the basement.”

Lucybel smiled brightly, a completely different mood from the decadent smile she had shown me so far, and without hesitation, she took off what I couldn’t tell whether it was her clothes or underwear.

He then changed into clothes that appeared to have been worn when he was in a mercenary group and took two magic pistols and plenty of bullets.

Looking at it like this, it definitely looked like a mercenary or adventurer, not a prostitute.

It seemed like Lucybell had quit being a mercenary a long time ago, but looking at her hand movements and movements, it seemed like the things she had learned back then were still ingrained in her body.

“This is a random question, but are you the ones who recently annihilated the Darius mercenaries?”

“That’s right. Maxian mobilized them to try to kill me and my friend, and that was revenge.”

“That’s really refreshing. They’re the ones who betrayed me, so it’s okay to end up like that.”

“I’m glad I don’t think I’ll have any trouble with Lucybell.”

“I think so too.”

Fortunately, Lucibel didn’t have a problem with me killing all of Darius’ mercenaries, and actually showed more trust in me.

“Okay then, shall we go?”

After completing preparations, Lucybelle took the lead, and the employees were ready to take out their guns at any time due to the boss’s unusual atmosphere.

The entrance to the basement was guarded by Maxian’s men, but it was strange that only two people were guarding such an important facility.

As soon as they saw us, they pointed their guns at us and gestured as if to tell us to get out of the way, but of course I had no intention of listening to them.

“Laura, can you handle it quietly?”

“Of course.”

After receiving my order, Laura ran right in front of the enemies in the blink of an eye, stabbed their necks with the daggers in both hands at the same time, and pushed them against the wall, severing their neck bones.

The enemy lost his life with a bewildered expression on his face, and as soon as the dagger was removed from his neck, he fell limp on the floor and started bleeding.

“As expected, I did well not to tempt you. I heard that a knife can be faster than a gun at close range, but I thought I would just stab it in the stomach a few times, but I didn’t know that I would kill it with a single knife like your slave.”

Lucibel said as she ordered the surrounding employees to remove the body with a wave of her hand.

The big men seemed to be accustomed to handling corpses, so they silently put the corpse in a sack, put it on a cart, and took it somewhere, while the prostitutes mopped the blood-soaked floor.

“Laura is definitely a stronger person than me. So there are some lovely parts.”

I said, patting Laura’s head as she returned to my side after completing the command.

Laura seemed to want more compliments as she lifted her heel in front of me and stuck out her lips, and I gave her a quick kiss.

Then Laura smiled and buried her face in my chest and rubbed it.

“There is definitely a cute side to it. Now that the obstruction is completely gone, shall we go in?”

“Like.”

Lucybell opened the basement door and went in first, and we followed her again.