episode_0099

As soon as I realized that the servant had been handed over to the First Prince, I started using my loyalty to find the guys.

And of course, I’ll take Adele with me.

Originally, the contract with the Third Princess was a secret that was not told to even the party members. There was no reason to reveal it. However, as time was running out, Adele’s help was urgent this time.

It’s already been more than half a day since the princess was kidnapped. In fact, it wouldn’t be strange if she were to be harmed at any time.

So, the help of dark elves who specialize in investigation and tracking is essential.

Fortunately, the missing servant was quickly found. He was staying at an inn not far from the palace. As it was an inn near the palace, I knew it was quite luxurious and expensive. I cautiously assumed that the guys had taken money.

“Welcome! How many minutes?”

“I came here to find someone for a moment.”

As we entered the inn, the employee at the counter greeted us.

I ignored it and went upstairs. I heard an employee behind me muttering something like, ““Hey, you shouldn’t go in like that······.”,” but I ignored it.

Because originally, a loser doesn’t care about other people’s reactions.

Go upstairs and go straight to the room the bugs told you about.

bang!

“Gyaaak?! Hey, warrior?”

As soon as the door opened, a servant’s scream rang out briefly. It seemed as if he was surprised by the sudden visit.

The other party was two women who appeared to be just in their thirties.

Perhaps because they had just finished bathing, the other people were wearing only a robe, and their white undergarments were slightly visible through the gap in the robe.

Of course, this isn’t a very important fact now.

I burst into the room and immediately asked the women.

“I heard you are the servants who assist the 3rd princess. Why didn’t you come to work today?”

“That, that’s because I suddenly got sick···.”

“I took sick leave just for today!”

“···Yeah, I didn’t expect it anyway.”

Those sick guys are hanging out at a fancy hotel. That must be so funny.

I didn’t ask any further questions and used the skill right away. Since time was short, I didn’t plan on using a somewhat drastic method.

[Use ‘Puppet’!]

[Infiltrates the target’s mind!]

This is the first time I’ve used this skill. Just like the puppet master, this skill doesn’t have any special effects. There’s no strange light or projectile flying.

It just feels like some mana has been drained from my body. It’s an extremely quiet and mysterious technique, but its effects are absolutely undeniable.

As soon as the power was activated, the life began to disappear from the eyes of the users. Reason disappeared, and in its place, only emptiness filled the place.

At the same time, I felt a strange sensation. It was as if I was connected to the other person by a thin thread.

The feeling of omnipotence that I could use this thread to give any order to the other person stimulates my mind.

I quietly exclaimed inwardly. Is this really a hypnosis app? It was an incredibly scary ability.

The only regret is that I am not the only one who has discovered this ability.

“Wait, what’s that ability···?”

Adele, who had been following me, opened her eyes wide and muttered.

He then looks at me and asks me for a moment.

“You bastard… That wasn’t clearly a puppet master’s ability. When on earth did you acquire it?”

“As you know, I have a lot of talent. As I looked at it, I realized I could use it.”

“Don’t lie. That guy’s ability is supernatural. It’s not something you can do with just talent.”

Of course, this is the problem. It was good to gain the power of the Four Heavenly Kings. Each of their abilities is extremely powerful.

But because the source was the source, I couldn’t help but receive suspicious looks from party members every time I used it.

Of course, even the country would look at me with suspicion if I were to use the power of the Four Heavenly Kings.

I had no choice but to sigh and explain further.

“Actually, I received it as a reward for subduing the puppet army. Since I am a warrior by name, I gained a lot.”

“···Hmm.”

Of course, it wasn’t a very trusting atmosphere. Another ability of the ‘puppet’ is that it can sense the other person’s thoughts to some extent.

It becomes possible to detect electrical signals just like a puppet. The guy’s evasion ability comes from none other than his supernatural power.

Of course, it would be difficult to utilize it properly like someone who has been with the ability for hundreds of years… but being able to sense it was a huge advantage to me.

Anyway, Adele looked at me with suspicion, but fortunately, she still seemed to be participating in the rescue of the princess. Although she was not very familiar with human class culture, she knew how big of a deal this incident was.

So I asked the puppet servants the question again.

“Why didn’t you come to work today?”

“··· Yesterday at lunch, a person came to us and made us a proposal.”

She said the man offered her a large sum of money if she would go underwater for just one day.

After hearing that, they accepted without hesitation.

It seems that when you are under the influence of puppetry, your mental barrier becomes considerably thinner. She continued to say things that I didn’t even ask her to say.

“Anyway, from the perspective of our servants, the Third Princess’s assistant is considered similar to a demotion. There are no connections that can be made by her side···. As time goes by, I am getting older, but there is no way to advance. So, I decided to just quit··· and accepted.”

“···Tsk, idiots.”

I clicked my tongue when I heard that. It was stupid in my opinion. From the moment they got involved in this, they would be subject to numerous questions from the inspector general and would be punished for their negligence.

There may also be pressure from the First Prince to keep his mouth shut. If he does something wrong, he may be threatened and have his life mortgaged.

Of course, it wasn’t my concern since it was their choice.

“So who was the other person? Do you remember?”

My question was answered by a brainwashed servant.

He said he didn’t know the name, but he remembered the impression he had. He said it was the first time he had seen the middle-aged male knight.

A human with ashen hair and wearing light-looking chainmail armor.

There was not enough evidence to determine that he was a knight, but the aura he gave off was definitely that of a seasoned knight.

To be honest, I didn’t expect any characters. This game has so many characters.

So I just left this one to Adele.

“You seem like someone from the assassination squad.”

“Are you talking about the slaughterhouse?”

“Yeah, I heard that he was a middle-aged knight with some skills, but I’ve never even heard of his name. And if you’re someone who does this kind of work, it’s obvious.”

That was certainly the case.

“Can you track it?”

“Just wait, I’ll give it a try.”

After saying that, Adel began to dig up clues from the servant. She took out several vials and relics, and began to scrape off skin and saliva from the servant.

I thought it was kind of cool because it looked like a science investigation unit from a movie. Man, a science investigation unit in the Middle Ages.

“This item has the ability to track the other person’s past relationships. It’s a pretty old item, but… it works, so don’t worry.”

After fiddling around like that for a while, Adele soon found a trace. When she sprinkled the reagent on the floor, the reagent moved and drew a picture.

In an instant, a man’s face was drawn on the floor.

“Found it.”

I immediately activated my sword.

*

I still don’t know the other person’s name.

However, judging by his age, we can infer that the opponent is probably one of the executives of the assassination squad.

Thanks to Adele’s help, I was able to quickly find where my opponent was.

He was leisurely sleeping after having a fight with a prostitute at a nearby red-light district.

Instead of gaining honor, they were free-spirited assassins in every way.

There was no reason to hesitate, so I went straight to the room where the guy was.

bang!

“Gyaaaah!”

“What, what kind of guy are you!”

The woman in the entertainment industry nearby runs away due to the sudden intrusion, and the man raises his sword.

The sight of her holding a sword while wearing only panties was quite old-fashioned. But it was fortunate that she was wearing panties.

Actually, the bastard’s level was quite high.

A whopping 69. Even by this world’s standards, he is considered quite strong.

If he has any misfortune, it is that he has a bad opponent.

“Sorry, I don’t have time.”

[Use ‘Pain Imprint’!]

He immediately plunges the black sword into the guy’s body.

A sword made entirely of pain, causing the opponent to feel phantom pain.

This time, the pain I gave was none other than burning pain. It is said that among all the pains, people feel the most intense pain from burning.

“Kkaaah!”

As I pushed the pain in, the guy started rolling around on the floor.

I have been burned several times by the puppet master’s brain magic, and my image has become completely concrete. I guess it must be quite painful.

Thanks to that, it was easy to neutralize the guy.

Take out a rope and tie up the rolling guy tightly.

The man tied up with rope shouts resolutely.

“Ugh, you damn guy. No matter what torture you put me through, I will never open my mouth!”

But he opened his mouth about puppetry.

After I brainwashed the guy, I asked him where the princess was.

As expected of the instigator of the incident, the guy knew a lot.

“The 3rd princess··· will die in the sea······.”

Even if she is the third princess who is subject to all kinds of restraint, the disappearance of a member of the royal family is a serious incident.

No matter how much the First Prince hides it, a search will occur. Even if the First Prince does not come forward, the Emperor will take action.

There will be a massive search, so no traces can be left behind.

That’s why they planned to take the princess to the open sea and drown her. In other words, they were going to drown her.

No matter how many search parties there were, there was no way to find him once he fell into the sea.

“···This is serious.”

Adele said after hearing the whole story.

“But I don’t understand. After all, aren’t these assassins also following the royal family’s orders? They’re killing the royal family they serve as a check?”

“The Emperor···is now at the end of his days······.”

The one who answered was surprisingly a brainwashed guy.

“Now the sun rises for the first prince···.”

As the guy said, the assassination squad has already turned to the First Prince’s side for quite some time.

In other words, it’s a matter of walking a tightrope. When the first prince inherits the throne, the assassination squad that helped him the most will receive a correspondingly large reward.

In short, it was a dirty political arena.

Anyway, I found out where the princess was kidnapped. It was a bit far, but it was actually good news for me. The nearest sea from here is over 12 hours away.

Even if there is a difference of half a day, I think I can catch up.

“Then let’s go.”

So I started to head towards where the princess was.