"So... That's the result of a busy day?"

In the hall of the Red Blood Castle Palace, looking at Charles, who had an embarrassed expression, the somewhat annoyed countess snorted coldly, and stared sideways at a certain "culprit" who had no guilt:

"The evidence was not found, the clues were not found, the crime scene was only investigated in one place, and even the only witness was run away...... Two gentlemen, you are really laid-back!"

The little wizard holding the Moon Shadow (Ariel) stood aside, smiling wryly and shaking his head helplessly.

Charlotte has a grudge... Today is the first day of the ten-day period, and the Red Blood Fortress, which has regained control of the lower city and lifted martial law, is a mess of problems.

She has to listen to the complaints of the peasants, to exchange interests with the nobles, to appease foreign merchants, to restore stability to markets and trade, and to use human heads to deter the small people who do not bow their heads... In just one day, she met with hundreds of people on behalf of all parties alone!

For each person she meets, she can say the other person's name and family history, even the recent situation, listen to their nagging and trivial small talk, and then use a smile or a dignified momentum to make the other party fall in love... Then ten minutes later, the next one comes back, and so on.

For a day and a night, the countess did not touch a drop of wine or eat a loaf of bread except for the water that moistened her throat, and in one day and one night the Red Blood Castle, which had been in turmoil for months, was restored to its former stability, the city defense was smoothly handed over, and the patrols of the Doge's Palace were dismissed, and there was no confusion caused by the sudden lifting of martial law.

I was busy all day, but the other party leisurely let go of the only witness... The little wizard who was always on the sidelines could especially understand Charlotte's mood at this moment.

But... It's not unexpected, Loren, the big bad guy, is not a worry-free guy in the first place.

"I'm so sorry, it's all my fault. Charles, the apologetic butler, lowered his head and frowned: "If I advise a little, maybe His Excellency Loren will not ......"

"I didn't ask you! Charles, get out of the way!"

Taking a deep breath, the ugly countess stared at the black-haired wizard: "Aren't you going to explain it for yourself?"

"Huh?" Loren curled the corners of his mouth inexplicably, with an expression of forced laughter: "Your tone... Sounds a lot like Gaspar!"

"Loren Turin!"

Charlotte snorted angrily, her expression becoming more and more annoyed, "I'm not joking with you right now!"

"Hehehaha...... Uh, sorry, but this one is so interesting. The black-haired wizard laughed directly: "Seriously, when you have a face, you are almost a little more beautiful than usual... Well, yes, that's it... Uh, that's a bit too much......"

The cold Hidden Blade rested on the black-haired wizard's chin, and the frost-faced countess's face had changed from anger to hideous, and Charles, who was standing behind, looked panicked, not knowing what to do.

"Do you think... I don't dare to kill you?!"

"The word dare has a demeaning meaning. Loren smiled undiminishedly: "I suggest replacing it with 'reluctant'... How?"

"Loren ——!"

At this moment, Ain's eyes widened with a serious expression, and he looked at the black-haired wizard with four eyes, his blue eyes were as calm as water: "Pay attention... Don't overdo it. ”

Sighing, the black-haired wizard pushed away the Hidden Blade around his neck with some helplessness, and the indignant Charlotte still snorted coldly with a disgruntled look on her face.

"I have only one question... Now, do we really need the so-called evidence?" Loren looked calmly at the countess with a straight face, and his gaze did not drift for a moment.

"Why not?!"

"Is it really needed?" The black-haired wizard still looked at her with burning eyes: "Could it be that as long as we come up with evidence, he can obediently admit his mistake and obediently run to the imperial capital to ask for guilt in front of His Majesty?"

"What are you kidding? ...... guilt" Loren sneered, his calm expression became a little hideous: "Could it be that asking for guilt can offset the sins he committed during this time, and can make all the humiliation suffered by the Turin family come back?"

"How can that work, isn't that too cheap for him!"

"To double him... No, it's ten times and a hundred times back! It makes him lose face, his majesty, and he can't stand in Byrne at all... Now that they've decided to do it, how can they do it without even realizing this little bit of enlightenment?!"

Charlotte, who was stared at by the murderous eyes of the black-haired wizard and whose breathing was a little suppressed, instinctively turned her head and straightened her chest unnaturally:

"So, then why did you go to the Wizards' Guild and meet that little imp called Boots?"

"That's because I at least need to know who the enemy is and what strength it is. Loren shrugged as calmly as he could, "As for the boots, of course it's to confirm the other party's plan - you don't think I'm really going to run stupidly to where he said he is, do you? I'm sorry, I'm stupid enough to step into an enemy trap without being prepared." ”

"But we've ......"

"He's going to do it. ”

Abruptly interrupted Charles, who had a nervous expression, and Loren's solemn eyes swept over the faces of the three people present one by one: "Soon, I can promise." ”

"Maybe it's today, maybe it's tomorrow... Gaspar will not sit still, he finally took power while you are gone, how can he let it go so easily?"

The atmosphere in the hall became unusually quiet, and all four of them fell silent at the same time.

"Meow~~"

The abrupt meow of the cat, the stunned three people looked in the direction of the little wizard almost at the same time, and Ain, who was also startled, turned red, and hugged the Moon Shadow Cat (Ariel) in her arms tightly, her expression was a little embarrassed:

"That, that... Merlene (Ariel): She didn't mean to!"

Charles, the butler who recovered from the nervousness, smiled mildly with relief, and Charlotte on the side also slightly loosened the corners of her tight mouth, and glanced at the moon shadow cat in the arms of the little wizard with some jealousy and some red eyes.

Only the black-haired wizard still had a tense face, meeting the scarlet eyes of the Moon Shadow Cat.

He was the only one present who knew that this was not just an ordinary Lunaris cat, but also an evil god who could compete with Asriel and occupy the body of a vampire!

With a snap of his fingers, the ripples of the "Spiritual Vision" quickly spread to the surroundings...... Before Loren could finish his exploration, an unfamiliar dark shadow had already broken into his detection range, and it was rapidly approaching!

"Loren... What's wrong?"

Noticing something strange, the little wizard stepped forward worriedly: "Your expression... It's kind of weird. ”

The black-haired wizard, who was silent, turned around and looked solemnly at the main entrance of the palace hall, and said in a heavy tone: "It's here." ”

I didn't say anything, but the expressions of the other three changed at the same time!

"There are nearly a hundred guards outside the palace, as well as the guards of the castle......" The stunned Charles was incredulous: "He, how is it... Could it be that those people are already ......?!"

"Calm down!"

The black-haired wizard let out a low snort and interrupted Charles: "If the other party had been killing outside the palace, we would have heard the movement a long time ago - no one has reported it yet, indicating that the goal is very clear; Charles!"

"Huh?!" the butler looked up suddenly.

"Take the Count and Ain away, and if possible, take as many guards as you can, and get Lusen back by the way. Loren spoke calmly, although he was talking to Charles, his eyes were looking at Charlotte:

"Now is not the time for you to be reckless, and this is not the time for you to sacrifice your lives for righteousness... Survive to win, and I'll take care of the rest, understand?"

The countess looked at him deeply, clenched her fists, turned and walked away quickly, and Charles had to hurry to follow.

Loren turned his head and turned his gaze to the small wizard beside him, Ain's expression was calm, neither excited nor excited, nor worried or panicked.

The little wizard reached into his pocket with his right hand and shoved her "bright silver" into Loren's arms: "This one is not as good as the one in Crucible, it's just sterling silver... Be careful. ”

"Rest assured. Loren raised an eyebrow and chuckled:

"I was able to clean up a vampire when I was an apprentice, and this time... It won't make a difference!"