"Ah——!!!h

Screams came from nowhere.

Like a trumpet, the previously polite and reserved guests fled like cowardly goblins. They panicked, circled around the living room, blocked each other's path, bumped into each other and hugged each other, smashed the window and turned out, inexplicably grabbed the maid's wine glass and spilled it—

Augusta Olmedo gazed at the chaos in front of him, exuding a serenity that was the opposite of chaos: "Look, the crowd gathered for profit is like a fragile pile of sand. ”

"They seem to be afraid of you."

Annan's attention was on the old man, who called himself "Augusta Olmedo".

He has some contradictions—the part that was attacked made Annan wary of the old man, and the part where the conversation was very pleasant made Annan feel that the old man was not like a bad person.

Augusta Olmedo simply said, "People who huddle because of fear will also run away because of fear." ”

"There's one more person."

Annan's gaze fell on the silhouette sitting on the sofa, and he hung his head slightly calmly, like a real big man looking indifferently at everything in front of him.

Ida Holloway – Annan remembered the name. His calmness was admired even by Annan, and the tension of learning the truth was shaved away.

Augusta Olmedo glanced away: "He just fainted." ”

Ida Holloway, with her head down, remained motionless.

"Have you always been like this?" Annan looked away wordlessly, "The words spoken are always philosophical. ”

It was difficult for Annan to distinguish between the wise, philosophical, gray-haired, and beautiful pale blue eyes in front of him from the murderer. The "Augusta Olmedo" he imagined was a hooked nose, deep eye sockets, cold and ruthless, a conspirator who sowed conspiracy, fear and death.

"Looks don't describe a person. In the same way, rumors do not describe a person. Augusta Olme looked at Annan appreciatively: "You are better than I thought, like a mage rather than a warlock. So I'm weird......"

"Why do you want to pretend to be Levi?"

Annan subconsciously wanted to deny it, but thought that Augusta Olmedo would not be untargeted, and he really didn't want to pretend to be another person: "You know? ”

"I saw Levi when he was a kid, and he was a lively boy who could play with anyone, not at all like an aristocrat."

Augusta Olmedo's kindness gave Annan the opportunity to question: "But he still died because he stood in the way of your heirs." ”

"Kid, don't you realize? That's not ...... me."

Annan did not believe much, but he did begin to wonder if there was another murderer in the attack on Levi.

Because the countdown seen by the "Apocalypse Forecast" is not today. If the evil spirit chess is correct, today is not a major event node for Annan.

Or is the countdown to the "Apocalypse Forecast" dynamic? It is annihilated and reborn every moment by the ever-changing future.

"If you want to convince me, I need a reason."

Augusta Olmedo, the epic mage, calmly spoke to him, indicating that he didn't want to do it yet.

Of course, it could also be the beast's play before eating its prey.

"Who do you think the murderer is?"

"I don't know." Annan shook his head.

"Hmm......" With a low moan, Date Holloway looked up in confusion.

"I'll give you some clues, you can guess." Augusta Olmedo is like an elder who imparts knowledge: "Who wants to test the Twelve Kings of the North, hoping that there will be turmoil in Breeze City and support their own power? ”

After careful consideration and careful reasoning, Annan replied: "You. ”

"Gah-"

Ida Holloway, who had just woken up, fainted again.

"It's a nezumi."

Augusta Olmedo corrected.

"A nezumi clan has been driven away from the South, and they have been trying to corrupt the North all these years. They had taken Kennedin County to the south, and now, these rodent monsters were hovering around Prinj, ready to take over every city here, including Breeze. ”

Annan knew part of it about the nezumi from the stories and books of the bards.

For example, they have a terrifying ability to reproduce.

However, what really frightens the other races is that the nezumi do not follow the law of "the stronger the more difficult it is to procreate", at least not completely, so the nezumi go around kidnapping professionals and giving birth to blood.

As well as the nezumi can manipulate rats, which are part of the town. It's terrible to have a town without rats, and it's terrible to have a town full of rats. That means there are no secrets in this town.

It's much scarier than the Magic Tide or the Greenskins, because the Rat Tide tends to take cities from within.

So almost every town has a scavenger, trying to control the rat population.

And the nezumi almost never fight among themselves.

The elves fought each other, divided into night elves, high elves, wood elves, underground elves, and city elves. The year before the human race divided into countless nations to fight, the dwarves were like this, and the orcs were like this, but it was rare to hear of one group of nezumi destroying another.

"Chaos is a breeding ground for them. So, don't create confusion......"

"If you're not the murderer, why don't you explain it to the Reeves family." Annan asked.

"It's too late."

"Okay, what do you want to do?"

"Spread your reputation, and we'll dig up the nezumi hiding in the city. Half a month later, you declare the truth and smooth out the chaos. ”

And Annan will also get rid of the troublesome status of king of the north.

"I need time to think about it."

"Remember that the child may be helping you with a conspiracy, and the one who is going to kill you may be helping you."

……

"And then?"

"Ida Holloway woke up, and he was so frightened that he lost that memory. I had to tell him that a madman had barged in and smashed him, and he had accidentally knocked him unconscious. ”

Annan brought himself a glass of water. "Should I trust him?"

Michael looked at Annan: "You're really not Levi?" ”

Annan said frankly: "No. Although it is a coincidence and this mage robe, I really have nothing to do with the Twelve Kings of the North. ”

"What do you think?"

Annan thought for a moment: "Augusta Olmedo has a magic that convinces me...... Not magic, but his wisdom. ”

"But I only saw those who wanted to take refuge in you being scared away by him, and no one would want to take refuge in you in the future, ruining your plan to win over allies." Michael sighed: "Annan, it doesn't matter what a person says, what matters is what he does. ”

"You have to prepare for the worst. Deal with you as an imposter when you're done using it. ”

Annan fell into silence and contemplation.

"But at least one suggestion is right." Michael suddenly said seriously: "You really need fame, you need to be known by more people." ”

(End of chapter)