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Ray provoked Clemens based on uncertain speculation.
However, it was not that he made fun of his mouth with his senses without any basis.
A hereditary disease of symptoms of muscle atrophy in a specific area at a young age existed in past lives.
The divine power of this world could not cure hereditary diseases or diseases caused by aging, and sometimes had little effect on some symptoms such as tumors.
In the past, it was recorded in the history books that people with hereditary diseases were strongly excluded.
In the present, people are not burned alive as in the past, but the perception of ‘those with diseases that cannot be cured by divine power’ was not so good.
Therefore, as a merchant whose impression is important, the genetic disease must have been a defect that had to be hidden even with the excuse of contracting with the spirit.
Furthermore, if the genetic disease Clemens has is a family history, and if the family to which Clemens belongs has suffered great damage from hereditary diseases in the past.
It was not strange at all if an atmosphere of hostility to those who believed in El-Ram and worshiping the devil was formed in the family.
And there was one more reason Rey took the risk and stimulated Clemens.
As I was walking around the port, I found out that there were quite a few people who seemed to have good skills among those hired by Clemens.
They had a sharp momentum compared to their light armament, but somehow they did not respect their employer Clemens properly.
Looking at the circumstances, Clemens seemed to be someone’s agent rather than the owner of the top, and Clemens himself seemed dissatisfied with the current situation.
So Rey took a little risk and stabbed Clemens.
Meanwhile, Clemens could not easily hide his embarrassment.
Many of the people of the Taranis family suffered from a disease that weakened the muscles of the body from generation to generation.
The severity of the disease was different for each individual, but it was impossible to know that it was an inherited disease.
It was also due to the development of the treatment technology of the Taranis family.
This fact was, of course, a secret, but it was not easy to calm down when a person from the empire, not the kingdom, spoke about hereditary disease carelessly.
Did you smell it and move it somewhere?
Are you a member of the church? Didn’t I say squire of the Earl of Phillips?
After all, the world is overflowing with people who fake their identity and work tricks because they are from small and medium-sized estates.
Clemens, who thought of the number of cases at random, changed his expression for the first time.
Clemens, who had forcibly calmed his mind, asked Rey with an angry face.
“It is true that I have some congenital discomfort. However, it is not a family history. What the hell is the reason for being so rude? Do you want to extort money by taking advantage of my weaknesses?”
“Aww, it’s not like that.”
Rey shuddered and pointed to her chest.
“I have suffered from a heart defect since childhood. I managed to get to where I am now, but the therapist said that I won’t live long. I think Clemens is in a similar situation, so I’m glad I stopped shivering.”
“It’s a spit…”
If Rey had noticed Clemens’s handicap just because he was clever, Clemens would have had to send someone to hurt Rey.
However, Clemens was sure that Rey had definitely approached him with a purpose.
Rey held up a jewelry studded with large jewels towards Clemens, who was exuding a nervous look.
Tsu!
“Hey, this is also true for jewelry.”
“…”
Clemens shut his mouth as he looked at the jewel surrounded by the sword.
To express the sword so that the processed minerals do not crumble, it was not possible with normal skills.
Of course, if you push high-density energy into the gem, like the sword, the inside of the gem is completely crushed.
Rey put down the jewel that was about to break and took a step closer to Clemens.
The Ice Spirit attached to Clemens and hurled cold air at Rey.
As Clemens held the Ice Spirit in his arms, Rey laughed softly.
“Sometimes… it would be nice if there was an opportunity to share a drink and gossip.”
tuk tuk
Rey, who patted Clemens on the shoulder and returned the jewelry box, turned around.
Clemens looked at Rey’s back silently, then opened the jewelry box again.
Some of the ornaments were missing.
“Have you seen this kind of bastard?”
Clemens, who muttered abusive words, pondered for a moment.
I thought that maybe I should somehow tie my feet up on the excuse that Rey was stealing.
Clemens shook his head and put the jewelry box back into the box.
On that day, Rey returned to the lord’s castle of Count Osiris with no problems seen by Clemens.
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Not long after, Clemens came to see Rey.
Ray and Clemens explored each other, conversing while wearing masks.
Ray has since gathered information from Floria and other people to get a rough idea of what’s going on.
Ray gathered his thoughts and called Jenkinson, Didier, and Floria in one shot.
“If I put the information I gathered together, this is the situation now.”
At present, the empire’s succession to the emperor is unclear.
After the death of the 1st and 2nd princes, the emperor who has yet to be corrected has not named a successor, so large and small battles are taking place in the empire.
Marquis Matthias was moving to make as many allies as possible in case of chaotic times.
In the meantime, somehow, I got information that the Taranis family, the powerful ruler of the Rubyha Kingdom, wanted a ‘relic’ owned by Marquis Mathias.
Marquis Mathias summoned the Taranis family with the ‘relic’ as bait.
“After providing the Taranis family with the ‘relic’ of no great value as a token of their friendship… I think we’re going to lead the plan that way.”
In other words, the ‘artifact’ itself was just a means of communicating with the Taranis family to Marquis Matthias.
This meant that it was merely handed over as a favor before going through a complicated political agreement with the Taranis family.
“There seems to be some misunderstanding here.”
An incident in the Signy Mountains a few years ago was a problem.
At that time, the Empire thought that the Kingdom had set up a non-existent ‘Assassin sent by the Empire’ to cover up the infighting of the Rangers.
On the other hand, Rubyha Kingdom knew that the Empire had sent an assassin to get rid of the first prince who made a contract with the devil.
As a result of the incident, the Taranis family, suspected of having something to do with the demon’s minions, stumbled for a moment.
In this situation, when the Marquis of the Empire suddenly pretended to be friendly and contacted you to trade the artifacts you wanted, the Taranis family had no choice but to be suspicious.
“Looking at the circumstances, I suspect that the empire or the marquis might have dug a trap using the relic as bait…”
“Wait.”
Floria looked at Rey with her eyes slightly raised over the fan.
“You said you killed the first prince…?”
“yes.”
“Are you Rei…?”
“Yeah, I made a contract with the devil and tried to mess around with it, so I smashed it. Just pretending to be a Royal Guard.”
“…”
Floria asked with tears in her eyes.
“Hey, can’t I just stop and get out of here…?”
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No matter how curious Floria was, she didn’t want to hear such an outrageous story.
Rey giggled at Floria, who had a crying face and trembled in her hand holding a fan.
“Hey, where do you hear such an interesting story? Don’t be shy and enjoy.”
“…”
I’ve already ridden one. You can’t get off, and if you try to get off, you won’t be safe.
Floria realized this and snorted to herself. It was indescribably reassuring to have a writer who pretended to be a Royal Guard and made fun of both the Empire and the Kingdom at the same time.
Rey continued to explain the discouraged Floria.
“So, my guess is that the Marquis approached the Taranis with goodwill, and the Taranis suspects this is a trap because of past events.”
Because of this, the Taranis family once put Clemens, the top lord from their family, as their face.
“Clemens seems to be a loser who puts the blame on and throws away when there is a problem… The current practitioner sent by the Taranis family seems to be continuing the conversation with Marquis Matthias.”
Ray came to that conclusion based on the information he had gleaned from Clemens.
Clemens did not know the details of the situation.
However, he recognized that his upper-class, which he had worked hard to raise, was in danger of being used as a discarded hand after being robbed by the family.
Because of this, my heart was shaken, and I wanted to be assured of safety by leaking information to Ray little by little.
Of course, he didn’t show all the cards, but he handed over some important information to build a bridge with Rey, who is expected to be the third son of the Order or Empire.
“As for the conclusion…”
Ray turned to Didier and Jenkinson.
“I think we should get the artifacts back.”
“Why take such a risk?”
Jenkinson asked.
Didier also nodded, as it was a valid question.
Ray pressed his thumb firmly on his temple.
If the Marquis and the Taranis family join hands, the Taranis family’s influence in the kingdom will become even greater.
You can solve this problem by stealing artifacts and breaking the deal.
The Taranis family will become more suspicious of the marquis who broke their promise.
Perhaps the Marquis and the Taranis family doubted each other, and the conflict could have escalated.
More than anything…
“The Taranis family accepted the deal even though they misunderstood it as a trap. And they dispatched a number of knight-class troops and wizards.”
This was the testimony I got from Clemens.
“I think they even assumed the extortion of the relic in case of emergency. So… The Taranis family highly valued the relic than the Marquis predicted.
The Taranis are a family suspected of having already produced demon worshipers.
If there were any relics they were willing to risk their hands on to obtain their hands, they should never hand them over.
Didier sighed lowly.
It wasn’t that he didn’t understand Rey’s words, but the risk he had to take was too great to steal the artifact.
“As a knight of the Phillips family, I have to stop you. If your identity is discovered while extorting artifacts, the Count will be in big trouble.”
Ray nodded.
“We’ve already devised a way to avoid being discovered.”
“…in what way?”
Rey stretched out her hand to the side.
After Floria folded the fan with a droopy face, she handed a staff of the type often used by wizards from the box.
Rey grabbed the staff and opened her mouth with a serious face.
“I don’t have to worry about my identity being revealed. Everyone will remember the one who stole the artifact as a wizard.”
Rey, who stretched out the staff towards the candlestick, shouted.
“fire.”
Whoops!
Rey shouted again at the candlestick with the wick on fire.
“ice.”
Tuck!
There was a chill and the lights went out.
Jenkinson asked with an astringent face.
“With that magic skill, would it be possible to get caught even if only one knight-level approach?”
“There is a magic prepared for such times.”
Sreung!
When he grabbed the staff and turned them, the hidden blade was revealed.
Rey shouted while swinging the staff engulfed in swords.
“Lightning Blade!!”
🤩🤩!!!
“…”
“…”
“…”
In a room where silence fell.
Ray straightened his back and asked the knights who were quietly shutting their mouths.
“Are you at a loss for words because my magic is so great?”
“No, f*ck it.”
Jenkinson put a harsh swear word in his mouth .
