106 Episode 106: Former Demon King, guarding Odettes quarters (1/2)

-That night. In the vicinity of a dormitory in Wangdu...

Thin moon shines, in the night.

A shadow of blackheads was moving over the roof of the building.

The location is near the aristocratic district.

Owned by the ”Magic Guild,” it was a neighborhood lined with quarters for guilders.

”... I'm pretty sure His Royal Highness Iris was in the carriage earlier”

One of the blackheads whispered.

Another nodded,

”This is information from you. The request is to explore the content of the stories of His Highness Iris and the Lady of the House of the Duke of Slay. Because if possible, find weaknesses.”

”... it looks like the young lady from the Baron House is with us.”

”... I thought another nobleman might be looking into it.”

”... the sudden emergence raises noble doubts.”

”Kicky,” ”Kicky.”

”... the bats are so loud”

”... let's get rid of it. Now you can't hear the sound inside.”

”... No, wait!

The leader of the blackheads raised his hand.

”─ ─ It was in your information. The bastard of the Baron House said he was using bats as a demon. That means it's coming together...”

The black-crushed men rise.

Signal the leader to wave and start retreating quickly.

The leg stepped on the rope that was falling on the roof.

”... hey, why is there a rope here?

─ ─

Bats passed before the leaders of the Blackheads.

The bat was turning the rope around with his mouth.

Thicker ropes than you can lift with a regular bat.

”Oh no, these guys have us.”

”Yi-yi!

The moment I raised my voice, a rope wrapped around the body of the black-clad leader.

I can help my hands and feet, but I can't move.

The bat wraps the end of the rope around the entrance of the house. On the other side, another bat is turned. It's just a little bat. And yet...

”─ Is this the power of bats? Ugh, can't move.”

”... Leader” ”What the hell, these guys...”

Two of my buddies were in the same condition.

The bats flying around in the darkness are turning a rope on each one.

The bats fly around like trained soldiers and around the blackheads, wrapping ropes around their bodies. It's no longer curly from shoulder to foot.

”How could you not have noticed the bat? The sorcerer borrowed the demon...”

The leader snaps.

Keep an eye on the quarters of the young lady who belongs to the Sorcery Alliance. Naturally, I take care of my demons.

My client borrowed a dog demon from an acquainted magician.

The dog should be on the ground. When the other user demons get close, they're supposed to bark and let me know...

”That's surprisingly heavy. This guy.”

Together with his voice, a dog was placed in front of the leader of the blackheads.

He was the user demon they brought in.

He's a white dog, but he's got blood around his head. But it doesn't look like he's hurt.

I'm just sleeping with my eyes closed. What the hell happened...

”I know you do, but you stick it out to the guards”

Next to the dog, a brunette boy stood.

I didn't make any footsteps. Even signs.

As he was there from the beginning, the boy looks down at the detained blackheads.

”The owner of the quarters is calling. They should be here soon. It would be helpful if you could talk to me about purpose and employer”

”... baroness bastard... yuki-grossalia”

”The other two pairs just swept the quarters away, but they saw bats and retreated. You were too close.”

To the boy's words, the blackheads tremble.

They came here to conquer the weakness of the Duke's Lady and Princess Iris, who is coming with patience.

Yet they caught me before I could get the information.

On the contrary...

”Well, about your client... I heard him talking softly. As much as I use the demon, I knew it was a good opponent.”

─ ─ If you're a boy, you've got information on the black-clad men.

Maybe you know where they came from.

”The guards are here. I'll leave you to them.”

The boy takes the rope-wrapped men down to the ground.

You don't seem to have the power, but lightly. Hold two people at a time.

It was enough power from the men to take away the will to resist.

Eventually, the guards will come.

The men are blackened all over their bodies. Mask on face. Near aristocratic town.

There was no way the guards would have missed these people so suspicious.

”... what were you doing here!?

”... I'm not familiar with this attempt to peek into the dormitories of the Duke of Slay's house.”

”... Walk anyway, listen in the stuffing room”

Thus the black-crushed men were pulled by the guards.

─ ─ Yuki viewpoint ─

”Eliminate His Highness Salvia's men,” he said. Is this the third set you've come to put in your exploration? That's surprisingly a lot. ”

I made a note of my opponent's style and lines on parchment.

”The first two pairs came from noble mansions, he said. Tell Odette where it is and you'll know who's behind it.”

The first two pairs walked away when they dropped off in the Bat Corps where they had 'strengthened their bodies (Boosted)'.

I didn't show my face.

Because ”as calm as possible” was Odette's hope.

They showed up to the blackheads because they had a demon with them.

He wasn't such a powerful user demon, so he snuck up and 'eroded (hacked)' to disable him.

There's got to be a magician behind this, or a man with an edge on the magician, so I decided to restrain him and stick him out to the guards.

”Goshiju-kun”

”What's up, Dick?”

”I remember getting rid of what was going on.” All you have to do is Dick and the others - '

As I agree, a bat army flies around the quarters.

The rope is still there.

Will it be all right for a while if I call Dick and the others back with ”Body Enhancement (Boosted)”?

”Please take your time -”

”I want to reassure you, Odette.”

I'll leave you to the Bat Corps.

”Okay. So, Neil, I need you to touch it.”

”It's my home -”

Flying Neil heads to the back of the quarters.

I tell Iris and I knock on the bedroom window when we need him.

Iris would understand Neil's words, so he would tell Odette or Martha.

When Neil gets back, I'm the ”Block Signs” skill, just erase the signs and knock on the dorm window.

Well, I can't stay long.

No man can visit the Duke's quarters in the middle of the night.

There are maids and tutors in Odette's quarters.

So let's get rid of the signs so they don't find us and finish the conversation in a short time.

”Go ahead. Yuki.”

After a while, the upstairs window opened.

Odette's got a face in the muffled lights.

I activate Flying and Blocking Signs skills.

Fluffy, floating, head to Odette's.

”Sorry about the night, Odette”

”I don't care. You have a report, don't you?

Odette in her room is laughing.

Iris is sitting on the bed.

Looks like they were both just in the bedroom.

”I saw the note. Guess from where the runaways are going, the first set is the Counts, the second set is the Viscounts, right? I'll look into your family name and let you know.”

”Intermediate aristocracy means I'm the one doing it.”

When I said it, Odette nodded.

”I guess. Perhaps I saw Mr. Loomia enter the dormitory and I came to explore it. To find out about the Baron Grossaria family.”