"It's no use saying something frustrating here, though, right? Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Aldrich shook his head suddenly, and asked in a homely manner, "By the way, Master Benjamin, didn't you say that you are a mage from Ikor and where is your hometown?"

Are you going to start flipping through your household register?

Benjamin didn't know what the other party's intentions were, but he couldn't miss it.

"The town of Hack in the south was originally a humble town in the mountains, but due to some changes when the empire was divided, it is now ...... It doesn't exist anymore. ”

As he spoke, he also showed a slightly sad expression, remembering the hometown that did not exist.

"I'm sorry for bringing up your sadness. Aldrich was a little surprised, and hurriedly said, "However, you have grown into an excellent mage now, and I believe that your dead folks will also be proud of you." ”

Hearing this, Benjamin frowned.

"No, they're not dead, they're all gone. ”

“......”

Aldrich choked on this answer, his face was embarrassed, and he was speechless.

Seeing this, Benjamin also smiled secretly in his heart.

Although it is just a rhetorical and soaring acting skills, as long as he can make the opponent deflated in the process, he is still very happy. What's more, how many times has his story been carefully revised, how can others see the flaws?

In fact, Benjamin was also planning to start a counteroffensive.

"Master Aldrich, can you tell me about the Mage Freemasonry?" he asked, in the tone of the other's chatter, "I've been living in Ikor before, and since the Empire was divided, nothing has been clear about this side of things. How did the Mage Freemasons come to be?"

Aldrich hesitated for a moment and said, "This...... That's a long story. ”

Benjamin said kindly, "It's okay, it's better to be longer." Don't you still have to wait for the results of Your Majesty's interrogation? I have nothing to do, so I'll wait here with you. ”

"That'...... Since you're so insistent, well, what do you want to hear?"

Benjamin immediately asked, "How did the original Mage Freemasonry come to be?"

Excluding those acting elements, in fact, this is really something he wants to know.

"The first words...... It was caused by the division of the empire, or it could be said that it was caused by me. Aldrich sighed, his eyes looking into the distance, as if recalling something, "At that time, the president of the Mage Guild led a large number of mages to support the princess and establish Ikor. And their departure also took away most of the wealth of the entire Mage Guild, and the mages who stayed behind were at a loss. I was also at a loss and didn't know why the president did this, but as the vice president, I had to step up and do something. ”

"At that time, I had contact with His Royal Highness the eldest prince and His Royal Highness the second prince, and wanted to reorganize the Mage Guild. His Royal Highness the eldest prince did not show much interest in my proposal, but the second prince, His Majesty the country of Freedon, was very supportive of my idea, and even gave me a lot of help, and came up with the idea of 'Freemasonry', which sounded quite grandiose. The Mage Freemasons always claim not to engage in worldly struggles, but in reality, you know which side we will take when disagreements arise. ”

Benjamin was a little surprised to hear this.

The establishment of the Mage Freemasonry was actually facilitated by the king of Freden.

That...... When the king heard that the mage Freemasons had betrayed him, Benjamin was a little hard to imagine, what kind of mood he felt when he didn't react too much?

"The Mage Freemasonry, which was established with the help of His Majesty, has now become a traitor. Your Majesty's mood must be heavy. Finally, Benjamin spoke, probing into the events at hand.

"yes. Aldrich nodded and said, "I didn't expect that tonight's assassin would actually come out of our own house." ”

...... Really didn't expect that?

However, in the face of this kind of human spirit who is older than himself and doesn't know how many years old, Benjamin feels that he doesn't seem to see any flaws.

From Aldridge's appearance to the present, the whole performance, he has shown that he is innocent and that he is unaware of the attack tonight. Benjamin couldn't help but believe him just by looking at him.

It's just that......

"It may be rude to say that, but the internal management of the Mage Freemasonry is too lax. Thinking of this, Benjamin said in a tone of hatred, "An operation that has been planned for three months, but no one has found clues in advance. Master Aldrich, you must strengthen your management!"

Hearing this, Aldrich nodded, and said, "Yes, I will definitely do it in the future." ”

After speaking, he also showed a sad look, but he didn't mean to explain any more.

“......”

Benjamin couldn't help but frown.

...... And then what?

Shouldn't we explain why the gang has been preparing for three months, but he, as president, knows nothing?

Aldrich, however, does not intend to explain.

Because of this, Benjamin's somewhat wavering thoughts were reaffirmed.

Undoubtedly, it is not that he does not want to explain, but that he cannot explain. The whole Mage Freemasonry was under his nose, and if there was something going on, how could he not know?

That's right, Aldrich, or the entire Mage Freemasonry, is the betrayer.

Aware of this, Benjamin can only raise more vigilance in his heart.

He couldn't let Aldridge discover his thoughts.

Therefore, the next conversation between the two of them became a real small talk. Benjamin showed a "I don't want to join you, but I think you're great" attitude, showing respect for the Mage Freemasonry and carefully hiding his hostility in his own heart.

And so, an hour later, the king seemed to have finished the interrogation of the prisoners, and returned to the council chamber with a heavy face.

Benjamin and Benjamin also stopped chatting.

"Your Majesty, what have you discovered?" Aldrich asked, bowing.

The king shook his head.

"The mouth is quite hard, and I shouldn't be able to open my mouth for a short time. Leave it to the inquisitor to grind slowly, and it will always grind out. He didn't seem very happy, and suddenly said, "Master Aldrich, what the hell is going on with you? There is such a big mess within the Mage Freemasonry that you didn't even notice it before?"

Although his tone did not fluctuate strongly, the sense of questioning of the superior had been deeply revealed.

Benjamin was also a little surprised.

The king is ...... Do you want to raise the teacher to ask for sin?

And Aldrich actually lowered his head obediently and said, "It was my incompetence and failure to manage the Mage Freemasonry that led to all this, please forgive your majesty." ”

"Since you also know, why didn't you care about your good mages before?" the king did not stop at all, "three months of planning, right under your nose, but you have not found anything. Mage Aldrich, you've disappointed me......"

As soon as the king fell, he even had a feeling of gushing, and his voice was full of anger, and he kept scolding like before.

And Aldrich, an old man in his sixties and seventies, stood in place, bowing his head like a schoolboy, and obediently scolded.

Benjamin was dumbfounded.

Seriously, Aldrich doesn't even need a second if he wants to kill the king, right?

But he still stood there, bearing all the king's wrath without saying a word.

At that moment, Benjamin suddenly understood that this was probably the profound meaning behind the simple word "king".

Yes, Aldrich could kill the king, but it didn't do him any good.

Although Benjamin still couldn't see through Aldrich's plan, he gradually realized in his heart that what this old mage wanted was to steal the enormous power contained in the name "King Freden". It doesn't matter if he's stealing for himself or for someone else's.

And this scene in front of you is a microcosm of abiding by the rules of the game in the struggle for power.