Chapter 33 – [Porter] Trap
“Huh?”
Seria and Arin also looked down stupidly.
Expensive jewelry that shouldn’t be here no matter who sees it.
A look of bewilderment appeared on both of their faces.
“Hey, wait!”
An employee hurriedly ran to pick up the jewelry and check it.
“This is a product of our store…”
The clerk, who looked like a pervert, immediately hardened his face and said,
“I will report it.”
***
Seria and Arin earnestly pleaded that they were not the culprits, but of course the seeds were not eaten.
The clerk called his sister to report to the patrol, but although they had an overwhelming advantage in force, they were unable to threaten innocent civilians, so they only stumbled.
On the way, Seria was a bit scared when I tried to break my magic while talking about the real culprit, but Arin stopped me by telling me not to scare the clerk.
Personally, I think the fact that Arin said that he couldn’t bother the hero had the biggest impact on Seria.
From the third person’s point of view, it was a guilty situation, but they didn’t show much concern.
That’s probably because the two belong to the Mage Tower and the Church, respectively.
I don’t know about the magic tower, but anyway, isn’t the church a group that lives on trust?
Arin, a high-ranking priest, deserved to claim his innocence just by his existence.
And above all else, both of them are very powerful forces behind them.
Even from Yeongju’s point of view, it’s hard to touch it carelessly.
Judging from my experience, you will probably be released with a moderate warning.
It’s a very dirty society.
What if the same thing happened to me?
The prison must smell like mold.
As if they thought that they would not go to prison, the two were just shocked by the sudden situation, but they didn’t feel very anxious or anything like that.
Seria was looking for me, staring sharply at her surroundings, but of course she couldn’t be seen.
When the guards arrived, Seria and Arin followed them to the checkpoint.
Seria grumbled why she had to go through such useless troubles, but she calmed her down, saying Arin was bound to be misunderstood by her.
Of course, from Seria’s point of view, who can guess who the real culprit is, it would be crazy and jumping.
Okay. This is an important turning point!
Maybe Seria thinks I’m overstepping her line and she’s trying to see her match somehow.
If you subdue her here again, she may completely break her will to rebel.
I waited patiently for the two of them to be released.
And the two were immediately thrown into prison without being released.
Uh?
“Wait a minute! Why are you locking us up?”
“Do you know who I am?”
Seria and Arin each shouted at the prison guard in prison.
Then, a man who seemed to have a fairly high position came over and explained.
“Yes. I know who you two are. A group of warriors called by the lord. But since you’ve heard, don’t you two know?”
What are you talking about?
“… You mean your doppelganger?”
Seria quickly asked if there was anything she noticed.
“Yes. We don’t know if the two of them are really friends or doppelgangers. I’m sorry, but I’ll call the priest soon to confirm, so please wait a moment.”
“I-I’m a priest…”
“Sorry, but we have no ability to tell them apart.”
What?
What are you talking about?
“It’s embarrassing. When will the priest come?”
“An investigation team will be dispatched as soon as we request it.”
“Ha… The day will come when you will be suspected of being your doppelganger.”
Seria let out a deep sigh.
No, what is a doppelganger!
Why are you talking about things that only you know?
I don’t know if it’s a doppelgang or a horse mackerel, but the plan seems to have failed because I don’t know what it is.
This makes things a bit difficult.
I need clues to understand what the heck this is all about.
I overheard the conversation of the soldiers around me.
There’s nothing to catch anyway.
“Is it really a doppelganger? It’s the same as the one I saw yesterday.”
“You change your appearance the same way! You never know.”
“Wow, then how do you tell them apart if you really meet them outside?”
What do you mean?
Change your look?
I’d like to hear what the others have to say.
“Hey, I just thought about it, but if your doppelganger is a monster that can imitate others, can’t he turn into a princess as well?”
“Ok? That’s right.”
Two soldiers were talking quietly at a distance.
It seemed like he was talking about more details than before, so I approached and secretly listened.
“Then if you fuck a doppelganger who has turned into a princess, isn’t it actually with the princess?”
“Are you crazy, really? Do you want to get your hair cut off?”
No, what is this idiot?
It seems that there is no information available from these guys.
I looked around a bit more, but didn’t find anything useful.
But the only thing I knew was that the doppelganger was a shape-changing monster?
It’s the first monster I’ve ever heard of, but it seems that such an existence exists in this city.
And that those two might be those doppelgangers?
What the hell is this?
Things seem to have grown a bit.
What to do If this is left alone, it will surely reach the ears of the dragon and the lord.
I feel like I bought it right.
How can I not tie it properly?
My head spun.
Brain… Shall I give you a bribe?
There is no one in the world who hates money.
And judging from his perspective, he seems to like money.
But whether it’s a bribe or something, I’ll try to solve it first.
Now Seria is in prison without her staff.
The confiscated staff was roughly stored in a locker or something, but it seemed like they weren’t paying much attention to it.
Well, who would come all the way here and steal that?
Shall I take that to Seria and ask her to release it?
I thought about that for a second, but it seemed that if I showed up in the middle of this place, they would lock me up too.
Boy, I’m really upset.
What to do with this
I couldn’t come up with an answer at all, so I just glared at the locker.
What would be the answer to that?
As expected, many thieves were caught, most of the items in the locker were related to that side.
Daggers and stuff like thieves’ masks.
Other than that, there were two swords and a staff smaller than Seria’s.
Staff… There’s one more
He’s so small, I don’t think he’d even notice.
Damn. I wish I could use magic
Then I’d steal that little staff and try to break the magic.
I lost my appetite for nothing.
What can’t you do?
I had a sudden thought.
Ok? What a stupid idea
What magic do I use
I don’t know why I suddenly had such a stupid idea.
Stupid idea.
Okay… It’s obviously nonsense.
After thinking about it once, it has been floating around in my head ever since.
No, of course not What the hell are you thinking!
However… Why are you so confident?
It seems like it can be done with only the staff.
Did I actually have a hidden magic talent?
Of course it’s bullshit… For some reason, it felt plausible.
Damn. Let’s just grab it once.
If not, what are you drinking? Do you have any loss?
It’s obvious that it won’t happen.
It felt like I was screaming in my head to become someone.
You can just keep it and sell it.
Okay. There’s no reason not to.
As if possessed by something, I secretly pulled out the little staff.
As soon as I held it in my hand, the staff disappeared together.
Of course, nobody noticed.
“…”
I took it and went out.
Okay. What are you going to do now?
You have to memorize a spell to use magic, do I know anything?
Suddenly, a strange urge struck me and I pulled it out, but it was also nonsense.
Uhh shit. I guess I’m a little tasteless.
I was fiddling with the staff for a while, when I suddenly felt a pain in my back.
“Ugh!”
What?
It feels like someone is poking me with a needle.
This area… It must have been a strange spot the other day.
When I turned my head slightly, there was a slight light shining in the area where the spots were.
What’s this.
Right now, my body is transparent, so it’s normal that I can’t see anything.
Oddly enough, this light came into my eyes clearly.
What is this light
Looking at the light, I feel confident that I can do anything.
Okay. Anything.
Like magic, for example.
I raised my staff.
Okay. If it’s magic you need right now, this is it.
A spell that dispels invisibility magic.
I don’t know about spells, but I still feel like I can do it.
I have no magic talent. That’s for sure
I guess I can do it though.
Why?
I don’t have any evidence, but I think I know.
This… Because it’s not my magic.
And after a while, I was able to check my body back to normal.
After the magic was lifted, I left the staff roughly hidden and entered the checkpoint confidently.
The soldiers stopped them, but they pretended to be Hero’s group, and there were those who remembered that I was with them when they entered the castle yesterday.
I used it to meet with the person in charge here.
He was the one who explained the situation to them earlier.
He listened intently to my words as I piled up coins one by one with a moderate amount of mouth-to-mouth.
I know it well because I am a member of the same party, but those two are absolutely not doppelgangers.
You can swear on the trust of the warrior party.
At first he didn’t even listen to me saying he wasn’t sure, but the coins placed between him and me brought us closer.
“Uhm… Hmm… Well, there’s no way that doppelganger would know all of you who just came in yesterday…”
“Exactly. Besides, aren’t we here to catch him? The more this happens, the more the investigation is delayed. If you look at it broadly, wouldn’t this also go against the will of the lord?”
His eyes widened as he quietly piled up another coin.
Uhh shit. I’m going to throw away all the money I got from this bitch.
“Hmmmm. Certainly, as a position loyal to the lord, it’s a little like that. But I also have a mission…”
Eventually, after building five more, he decided to release two.
I asked a little while ago thinking they were sending an investigation team, but they haven’t said anything yet.
I knew it. I’ve never seen soldiers so quickly in my life.
He had his men release them both again.
“Everything, why are you here?”
Arin looked bewildered as he did not understand the situation.
“It happened because I witnessed him being arrested by chance. I was worried, so I looked into it. My God, how could you have such a misunderstanding?
“Still, I’m sure they’ll investigate and release them…”
“Haha, the noble priest may not know, but we have our own solution.”
She still didn’t understand her look on her face, but it was true that I had freed her, so she honestly expressed her gratitude.
Well, this wasn’t what I expected honestly, but it’s a good income anyway.
This may have improved the image a bit.
Even if it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter.
One day, if it helps a little bit when you fuck a bitch, that’s enough.
“… You… Uh, how…”
And Seria,
She was looking at me with disbelief.
I can’t help but be surprised
Because she has lost her magic.
Even with her own magic.
Okay. You can know for sure.
I don’t know why I got this ability, but this is the power that the hero has been trying to hide.
The power to steal the ability of someone you are related to.
Belonged to the thief.
