413 411 Investigations

"Oops, you're sorry for taking so long to talk to the public. I got a little excited with that black thunder princess in front of me. Have a seat."

"Mmm."

Encouraged by the Count, Fran also falls back on the couch again. The Earl sits face-to-face, to its right Corberto, to the left of the Earl in the form that Bermelia and Frederick refrain from.

"Well, it looks like we've had an unfortunate encounter first, but as for this one, I'm not going to blame it"

Good, because I've slammed the thunderbolt magic into Vermelia, which seems to be the Count's daughter. If they blamed me there, I almost got into a lot of trouble.

"I just want to know your purpose, if possible? We are conducting an investigation into the Marquis Ashtoner family. Almost stuffed. If you move too flashy, you can't waste what you've been doing in secret."

Count Baileys says he is looking into the treason of the Marquis Ashtoner family by virtue of life from the state. In particular, he was charged with proprietary research and search of divine swords, illegal manufacture of and trafficking in exorcisms.

"That and this, thanks to Princess Black Thunder - Fran uncovering one end of Sergio Receps' sin"

It's the Marquis Ashtoner family, who didn't let him grab his tail until now, but he's starting to bore a lot out of it because of Serdio's death.

"I guess the bump that came all the way around like it. Damn you."

Count Baileys laughs heartily with joy when he says so. Is it completely hostile to the Marquis Ashtoner?

"Colbert told me that an acquaintance could be captured by the Marquis Ashtoner family?

"Mmm."

"Mind if I ask your name?

(What do we do?

Um, if we can get the Count's help, we might get some information on Garth, too.

Besides, when it came to investigating by state order, if we were to do something bad and get in the way, this one could have been considered a sinner.

"Fran, you should talk about Garth properly here"

(Mm-hmm. Okay)

If Garth can be discovered in the first place, he doesn't have to be on his own. Fran would want to help Gauls on his own, but I wouldn't have mind if Count Baileys would have rescued Gauls from the Marquis Ashtoner family.

"What I'm looking for is Garth the Blacksmith"

"Garth...... Could it be Garth, an honorary blacksmith in the Kingdom of Kranzel?

"It"

"... Certainly not long ago, the Marquis Ashtoner family had recruited a Gauls master in the name of the utility... Frederick?"

"Ha. This study should have been for repairing the Great Boundary Equipment in the Marquis of Ashtoner"

The Great Junction tool seems to be a demonic tool that generates enough gigantic junctions to cover one of the towns developed by the Marquis Ashtoner family. He said it wasn't finished yet, but he rowed it into a single pragmatism.

Although this is also one of the factors that seems to suspect that the Marquis Ashtoner family is rebellious against the Kingdom. In other words, when it comes to fighting the country, it is thought that it is meant to be used as a trump card.

Although the surrender of information is made in response to the State's request, the suspicions still do not disappear.

"We do not know where and for what period of time the work was originally carried out in order to meet the Marquis' confidentiality"

"You must have already done your repairs and stuff, right?

"Ha. We are already set to be liberated, even with regard to the Garth Master"

So you decided to let him go and you're still capturing him?

"Gauls is most likely caught in a separate residence by Count Olmes."

"Hmm? Is that true?

"Mm. A mansion with a war maiden stared at by a scorpion lion. That's where Garth is."

"I see. That's definitely that mansion"

He immediately understood that his mansion was just related.

"How did you get that information?

"Garth has told me"

If it was them, I wouldn't have a problem telling you. Talk about letters secretly written on Garth's listed sheath, where it said "Mansion with a war maiden stared at by a scorpion lion".

Apparently, Baileys believed me for actually showing his sheath.

"Right....... Can you give me a day? Let's do some research here."

"Do you know anything in one day?

"I have spent a considerable amount of time sneaking this hand around the Marquis of Ashtoner. Let's find out with all our strength."

Looks like we've been getting ready for this for a long time. I guess that's why Fran wants to move on his own and avoid ruining it.

"If you are detaining Garth, an honorary blacksmith in the kingdom, you will be guilty of clear national treason."

(Master, what do we do?

"Hmm, I'm pretty sure it's a bad part of forced entry,"

I don't even know where he's being captured in the mansion. Besides, if you do anything to the noble mansion, it will also be a great sin. Then it would be less dangerous to have Count Baileys investigate it.

"If the Garth Master is being captured, it would surely be a research entanglement of the Divine Sword. For example, I can check on that route. You must be sourcing the supplies you need for your blacksmith from somewhere."

He's pretty confident. This was going to be worth a day's wait.

"Okay. I'll wait a day"

"Help. Tomorrow night, let's send out the ushers."

"Mmm."

I just don't know what to do tomorrow. Is there anything I can do to help?

"Don't you have to help me investigate?

"Rather, adding unfamiliar people confuses the scene. I'd rather you didn't do anything - no, would you normally go through your routine?

"Normally?

"Mm-hmm. I was talking about the sheath earlier, but I don't know how far the Marquis Ashtoner family grasps it. Worst case scenario, I could be monitoring Fran. Yeah, I'm fine now. This mansion serves as a base for the investigation, with great care. But I don't know it on a daily basis. The inn and the whole town may have surveillance eyes."

"I see."

"If so, it would deceive the other person's eyes if they were doing sightseeing or something. Wouldn't it be okay if I took part in an auction or something?

Well, does that make sense? Besides, the word was actually appreciated. Anyway, there will be a demon stone auction tomorrow. In this situation, I was hesitant to participate. But you can't just ask me to stay normal, you can't not not, can you?

"Mm-hmm. Well, I'll be normal tomorrow"

"Do that. Yeah, I'm putting out a watchman here on the way home, so I hope you don't attack them."

"A watchman? Mine?"

"No, to keep an eye on if there are no spies to explore Fran. I don't know how far the Marquis Ashtoner family is grabbing Fran's information, but if we're good, we might be able to grab the other's tail."

Is it because Fran is, in a certain sense, an idiot? Well, I wouldn't mind if there wasn't any harm in this one. You should try to have as much conversation with me as possible. Otherwise, they'll think Fran is a lonely girl with a lot of mess to herself.