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”So they're using you even though they don't really know you?

”Only the general knows the details. The only thing is, he can't even use magic very well, but he handles holy beasts.

I was meeting a knight of Noah's Curio in a fancy bar.

.

I guess he's not that strong.

But there's a rumor about this guy. ...... That old hag has the ability to transfer her wounds to holy beasts.

I met Noah Curio's mercenary in a gambling den with a mysterious atmosphere.

”Oh, by the way.

”Speaking of which, have you heard about the incident where a Noahcurio soldier was killed by the Marquis' knight?

Of course I heard about it. Of course I heard about it. The whole town was in an uproar, so everyone knows about it.

I was meeting a party of new adventurers at the Adventurer's Guild.

”That was actually a soldier who was killed.

The soldier who was killed was actually the one who was wronged. It seems that the Noacurio army, fearing a backlash, put pressure on the Marquis and unilaterally made the knight, who was acting in self-defense, the bad guy.

Seriously? I've heard rumors that the executed knight came out as a monster.

I was meeting with the owner of a weapon shop in town, someone I knew.

It's true.

”This is really just between us, okay?　Don't tell anyone. It's something that a lot of important people are hiding, and it would be bad if they knew I told you.

It's okay. I'm known for my tight-lippedness.

At the church, I met a priestess with a light heart.

I'll be fine.

Rumors about the ”truth” of the incident were spreading like wildfire in the city of Teiracaines.

As of yet, there was no outspoken condemnation of Noa Curio's army or his lord for this incident.

However, just as a glass of water will eventually overflow if you keep pouring it, it will erupt if the threshold is exceeded somewhere. It's like having a bomb in your hand.

I don't think it's my place. I don't think it's my jurisdiction. Even if the wraith is a high-ranking wraith, magical invisibility doesn't last forever.

After all, the execution site must have been cleansed by priests, the corpse burned in holy oil, and the soul's disappearance confirmed by psychic vision. It's not right for them to become undead. I think this is the work of the humans.

Morgana, who had been summoned by Marks and Patrick, expressed her own opinion.

Patrick raises his eyebrows in annoyance.

”...... illusion?

It is natural to think so.

Someone is creating an apparition of Yuyin, manipulating it as if it were a ghost, and showing it to the people of the city.

Who would do such a thing? ...... No, there are people who would do it.

The West.

If that's the case, they're pretty quick. ......

Marks is planning to rebuild the state system (and make himself a central figure in it) with Gislain and Noah Curio at its core.

At a forced meeting of the Lords, Marks declared his support for Gislain, and fought the opposing Lords to the hilt.

It is not surprising that the other side would take steps to frustrate Marks' intentions.

”It's not good to interfere with the gods. But it's hard to find bad guys in holy beasts. It's your job.

Find them fast, make them live in hell, and then put them in real hell.

You can't rely on the holy beast. ......

I'll mobilize the troops and put them on night watch. You filthy rat, grab my tail.

I'll be right back.

Marks' order was given, and nighttime patrols were increased in areas where there were reports of ghost sightings.

But just then... But just then, as if to mock the night watchers, the ghosts stopped appearing.

Rumors had already spread throughout the city, and there was no need to cause any more trouble.

The reason I said it was the Marquis and not Viscount MacGregor was to direct the public's suspicion to the Marquis as well as the Noahcurio army, and to make it easier to proceed with future operations.

It was a coincidental fact that Panilla (Rene) only found out about it after Tracy had gotten the information. ......

Under the cold moon.

Sitting on the roof of a nearby building, Panilla (Rene) looks down at the knights and guards looking around and smiles.

There is smoke where there is no fire, but there is always more smoke when there is a spark.

The trouble the Noah's Curio soldiers were causing, the real witnesses, Yuyin's son who was there when it happened: ......

There is no shortage of material to reinforce the cries of the ghosts. There is no shortage of material to reinforce the cries of the ”ghosts”. The truth that should have been buried by the manipulation of information is being unearthed.

So far, there has been no major outcry, but Rene has left an invisible scar on this city.

That wound will soon bleed.

Below me, a soldier standing on the street is shaking and sighing.

”Thanks for your service, I guess. Stay there and lose sleep.

Panira (Rene) turned herself around and disappeared from the city at night.