"Meow! Do you know how that homeless man died? ”

"Drunk! It turned out to be drunk! He was a poor wandering sweat, and he was drunk to death in a tavern! ”

"Hell! What is the difference between this and directly telling the cat master that he was killed by someone! ”

"But what's even more outrageous, do you know what?"

"Meow! The cat master went to the underground black market with a crossbow, and found that there were private soldiers from the Duke's Palace, secretly reselling crossbows in the black market! ”

"Before the special secret mark on the hand crossbow could be erased, the cat master quietly compared it and found that it was exactly the same as the hand crossbow of the hijacker!"

Black Cat Nice was indignant.

However, after listening to its words, Charlotte's expression was relatively calm.

"Huh? Aren't you surprised? Miss Charlotte, ah no, great master? ”

Seeing Charlotte's thoughtful look, Nice's heart moved slightly.

"What should I be surprised at? Surprised by the death of the tramp, or is the hand crossbow from the Duke's Palace? ”

Charlotte replied lightly and took a sip of milk.

She really believes that after becoming a blood clan, her heart has been more or less affected, and after hearing that someone has been killed, her mood is not really turbulent.

Even if...... She had already vaguely expected it.

"Meow! I know you expected it before you asked me to investigate, but don't you think it's weird! ”

"You say there really is such a coincidence in this world?"

"The cat master just started looking for someone, the front foot found a clue, and the back foot man died!"

"The cat master has just started to investigate, and before he can start to contribute, there is a clue that the Duke's Mansion is reselling the crossbow! And it just happened that I didn't have time to erase the special secret mark of the Duke's Palace! ”

"Meow! The person behind this, is it a fool to be a cat master?! ”

The more Ness spoke, the angrier he became, and his cheeky cat's face trembled a little.

"So...... What about your judgment? ”

Charlotte finished the milk from the goblet and tapped it gently.

Ness immediately understood, and hurriedly refilled her with doglegs, and then said in a shocking voice:

"Conspiracy!"

"It's a conspiracy!"

"Someone is faking the Duke's Palace to hijack you! is framing the Duke's Palace, and wants to provoke the relationship between you and the Duke's Palace! ”

After saying that, Ness stared at Charlotte expectantly with wide amber eyes, like a kitten inviting merit, but found that Charlotte was still calm.

It jumped in a heartbeat:

"Wouldn't it? You guessed it a long time ago? ”

Charlotte glanced at him and did not answer directly:

"How long has it been since I was kidnapped to the abandoned manor and when the demon hunters arrived?"

"Probably...... Half an hour? ”

"How far is the abandoned manor from the nearest demon hunter?"

"Uh...... According to the time of our return trip, if we hurry up, it will take about fifteen minutes. ”

With that, Ness paused.

Its eyes widened, and it dawned on it instantly.

Charlotte took a sip of milk and continued:

"Fifteen minutes, half an hour back and forth."

"However, this is the speed that only needs to be done in a hurry......"

"You say, how could a homeless man who reported the news go to the demon hunting house in such a short time to report the news?"

"No hesitation, no hesitation, no time difference, and running so fast?"

"And it just so happened that Captain Kara and they also arrived at the demon hunting house?"

Listening to Charlotte's words, Nice's face suddenly turned ugly:

"Conspiracy! It's a conspiracy! This is a planned show! ”

"No wonder the hijacker is the kind of unreliable free mercenary, I'm afraid the people behind the scenes didn't intend to successfully kidnap you at all!"

"Not necessarily."

Charlotte shook her head slightly.

She touched the crossbow in her hand and said quietly:

"Everyone thinks I'm just a kid without power, and no one knows that you're secretly following you behind the carriage."

"Perhaps, the hijacker is also prepared for both, it is naturally good if the hijacking is successful, and it doesn't matter if the hijacking is unsuccessful."

"Maybe they were originally trying to make a time difference, but they didn't expect something to go wrong in the middle, and after finding that they couldn't succeed, they naturally withdrew and didn't continue to connect."

"Although the free mercenaries at the bottom are unreliable, they won't get their hands dirty, these guys are not as slippery as those experienced mercenaries, and they will leave marks everywhere to avoid being used as a gun!"

Nice glanced at the girl unexpectedly:

"You know a lot about freelance mercenaries."

"Fortunately, after meeting the duke's son, I found relevant books in the church hospital to make up for it."

Charlotte said nonchalantly.

"Still, if that's the case, it's funny, the hijacker reacted so quickly, it seems...... There should be a ghost in the rescue team! ”

Nice's eyes narrowed slightly.

Charlotte was noncommittal and chuckled:

"Perhaps."

A man and a cat glanced at each other, did not speak again, and a figure appeared in their minds at the same time.

"Go investigate him."

Charlotte said coldly.

"It's a bit of trouble this time, he's a nobleman after all."

Ness scratched his head.

"Huh? Questions? ”

Charlotte glanced at it faintly, and the light of the low-level prestige technique flashed in her pupils.

"Uh...... Meow, no, no ......"

The black cat, who wanted to take the opportunity to sell something miserable and add hard work to himself, immediately stopped talking.

But soon, it looked solemn again:

"Miss Charlotte."

"Huh?"

Charlotte glanced at it, quite imposingly.

"Uh...... No, Lord, Master. ”

Nice immediately changed his tune.

"Say."

The girl nodded in satisfaction and took a sip of milk.

Ness took a deep breath and looked seriously at the seemingly innocent but extremely evil old monster in front of him:

"IMHO, are you really planning to attend the Duke's Palace banquet in a week's time?"

"I know great ...... Well, sooner or later, you will take back what belongs to you and regain the glory of the past. ”

"However, you haven't regained your strength after all, and no matter what the truth is, this hijacking is inevitably related to the Duke's Palace, I think...... It's better to be careful! ”

Well?

When did this guy become so concerned about the restoration of my "evil god"?

Charlotte glanced at the black cat in surprise, always wondering if the other party had misunderstood something recently.

"It's okay, instead of waiting for the other party to make a move, it's better to take the initiative to attack, after all, it's easy to dodge with open guns, and it's hard to defend against hidden arrows."

Charlotte said.

"It's easy to dodge with open guns, but it's hard to defend against hidden arrows......"

Ness chewed on these two sentences, and always felt that the other party was worthy of the legendary one, and he said it quite smoothly, and he planned to write it down and put it in other places in the future.

A man and a cat were chatting, when suddenly, the silver bell that connected the gate of the manor rang.

Charlotte got up and looked out the window, and saw seven or eight carriages coming to the gate of the manor, with the Castel family's family emblem painted sideways.

Looking at the carriage full of servants, she smiled slightly:

"It's Quasimodo back."

"Let's go, pack up and take a look, he seems to have brought a lot of new people."

……

"Master!"

In the hall of the manor, Quasimodo's eyes lit up when he saw Charlotte coming down from the upper floor, and he was giving a lecture to his new servant.

He bowed to the girl tremblingly, and said respectfully:

"The hosts! Quasimodo lived up to your expectations and successfully recruited twenty new recruits! ”

At the same time, the new servants standing in a row behind Quasimodo, who had changed into the uniforms of the Castel family, also saluted Charlotte unevenly, and said in a chaotic manner:

"Master!"

Quasimodo's face was instantly embarrassed, and he lowered his head in shame:

"Sorry...... Master, that ...... They may be a little bit different from what you think......"

"It's okay, it's good."

Charlotte was quite satisfied.

Although it's a bit messy, as a newcomer, it's already okay, and there's no need to be so demanding.

"Are you innocent?"

The girl, who had already been full, waved her hand and politely rejected the new milk handed by the dog-legged black cat, and asked.

"Innocent, all innocent, I have carefully checked them one by one, and I have also checked my body and searched it, and it is very safe."

Quasimodo said respectfully.

After saying that, he hesitated for a moment and added:

"However, they were all temporary servants of small merchants and small nobles in the past, and they had no experience working in large families at all, and it is estimated that it will take some time before they can do their jobs......

"It's okay, just take your time."

Charlotte smiled.

She walked in front of the newcomers, looking at them one by one.

Some bow their heads in fear, some look flattering, some look curious, and some salute respectfully.

Charlotte's footsteps stopped instantly.

She looked again at the newcomer who had just saluted her, thoughtfully.

As if noticing the new master's gaze, the saluting newcomer hurriedly lowered his head, slightly possessed, and his posture became more standard and respectful.

Charlotte's smile suddenly closed.

"Look up."

She commanded coldly.

The servant paused for a moment, then slowly raised his head, his face a little pale and seemed a little nervous.

Charlotte looked at him quietly, a faint light flashing in her pupils.

The prestige technique was instantly blessed, and the girl chuckled, but the soft and weak voice seemed to carry the pressure that penetrated deep into the soul:

"Your manners are good."

"Tell me, where did you learn it?"

Quasimodo and the new servant changed color.

Facing the girl's bottomless gaze, beads of sweat suddenly began to seep from the servant's forehead.

His whole body began to tremble, and he suddenly gritted his teeth, took out a dagger with a flickering cold light from his arms, and stabbed Charlotte in the chest with a roar:

"The demons of Castre! Go to hell! ”

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