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"Our hot springs are magical and can help guests regain their magic and strength."

"Is there still this effect?"

It's so convenient.

"Yes, so we'll help you relax a little bit before that, so that you can better absorb the magic in the hot springs."

"I see, then please."

I'll try it again later!

Definitely not for any other reason! Definitely not!

The maid's technique is very good, which makes me very comfortable.

It gave me the urge to hire a maid to work at home.

"Isn't this Count Rist? I didn't expect to meet you here. ”

"Oh! It turned out to be Duke Howell, who hadn't seen him for a long time. ”

The two uncles next to him chatted with each other.

Dukes and earls aren't small people, are they...... Wouldn't it be a pleasure to have a massage here with them......

"Why is Lord Rist here?"

"Isn't there a beauty contest coming soon, and my little daughter also wants to participate, so I can't help her, so I came with her."

"What a coincidence! Me too, and my eldest daughter also wants to participate in this beauty pageant. ”

"Hahaha, that's an honor!"

The politeness of the nobles is disgusting to hear.

"Looks like Lord Howell heard about that, too."

“…… Ah, yes. ”

Hey? The conversation seems to have gone in an unexpected direction.

"What does Lord Howell think about this?"

"It shouldn't be a fake ......"

Even Lord Howell said so...... That should be true......"

"Shhhh Be quiet! You can't just talk about it, it's going to be in big trouble. ”

"I'm sorry, I was too careless, forgive me for my faux pas, sir."

You should tell the key points! I'm dying of urgency.

"It's okay...... I'd like to hear what Master Rist thinks. ”

"My thoughts...... I don't dare to speculate. ”

The two of them kept their voices down, but I don't know why I could hear them clearly, maybe I was really fit to be a thief.

"I think it might be ......"

"Guest, guest!"

The maid lady pulled me back mercilessly, who had listened with relish.

"What, what's wrong?"

"Your service is over."

"Oh, that's it......"

Damn, it's already in the most critical place.

I reluctantly left the room, but I saw the two men get up and leave the room as well.

Very good!

And where they are going is - mixed bathing.

Is it true that all the nobles are like this...... What should I do, do you want to follow up......

Just as I was hesitating, they had already stepped into the mixed bath.

Really, I spelled!

I walked into the mixed bathing hot springs.

The first mixed bath in my life was actually entered for this reason, and it always feels a pity.

There are a lot of people in the mixed bath, both men and women, and the whole hot spring pool is about to be filled.

I found the two uncles I had been talking to in a corner of the hot pool.

"That's not good......

What's wrong? What did you say while I wasn't there? Damn it!

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince is in a very bad state of mind right now, and it is said that this beauty contest is held for Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"What? Is it Her Royal Highness the Princess......"

Ha? The leader of this country is actually Lily or something...... I always feel like I've heard amazing news.

"Yes, and I heard that His Majesty is going to offer a large reward for the murderer."

"Can you catch it?"

"I think it's hard to ...... Several more counts were killed. ”

"What?! When did this happen? ”

No wonder Kitano had to remind me before leaving, it turned out to be this.

"Yesterday...... Count Sato's body was found in the study. ”

"It was Sato-sama who was killed...... Speaking of which, he seems to be from the faction of His Royal Highness the Second Prince, right? ”

"That's right, judging from the deceased, his assassination target should be His Royal Highness the Second Prince's henchmen."

"Isn't Lord Howell dangerous?"

"Don't worry, my people are watching over here at all times."

Rist looked around, visibly stunned when he saw a few people, he should have recognized the bodyguard.

"That's good, if something happens to Lord Howell, it's going to be trouble."

It turned out to be an incident between parties.

This kind of storyline, I've seen a lot in light novels, must be another prince who covets the king's inheritance and quietly sends a killer to kill his rival, and then it happens that he is the only one left to inherit the throne.

But this prince is really cautious, and he doesn't let go of his rivals' henchmen...... Do you want to get rid of the people who get in the way before you succeed to the throne...... It's a long way to go.

"Ah——————h

Suddenly, a woman screamed in the hot spring.

"What's going on?"

The maids who were waiting outside rushed in as soon as they heard the screams.

"The man brought the knife in."

It's strange that this woman actually pointed her finger at me.

Just kidding, do you mean to say I brought a knife into the hot springs?

However, thanks to her remarks, everyone who was close to me couldn't help but retreat.

"No way, we searched every guest."

Miss maid did a nice job!

"Really, you can search the inside of her bath towel."

The woman insisted.

"I see, I'll do a search, but if not, be sure to apologize to this young lady."

"No problem."

What a nasty guy who ruined all my good mood.

"Miss, can you let me check it?"

"No problem."

All eyes were on me.

Hmph, I'm not afraid! The gentleman is frank!

"Thank you for your cooperation...... Sorry, Miss, to interrupt your break. ”

It turned out that I had nothing in my bath towel – wasn't that a matter of course.

"This young lady, according to the agreement, you must apologize to that young lady."

"Huh? Why do I apologize to her, this guy must have hidden the knife, you should go somewhere else and search more, maybe she hid the knife in her mouth. ”

But the woman didn't apologize to me at all, but scolded me.

This guy can't be crazy, right?

I covered my ears with both hands, and I buried my head in order to keep her voice from reaching my ears again.

But I noticed something unusual——— the color of the water seems to be wrong, why is it red?

Wait, this flavor is......

It's the smell of blood!

Wouldn't it-

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