Chapter 143. Do you believe me? 2021.06.15.
Back in time, the day Mabel unexpectedly became a guru. The aide was shocked to see Duke Tristan holding an absurd trade contract in his hand.
“So, did His Excellency sign and come?”
“okay.”
“Really read the contents-.”
“Are you questioning my judgment?”
“Oh no.”
First of all, the contributor saw the contract once again. It was a really ridiculous contract rate. Even if I tried to just close my eyes and move on, I couldn’t do that at all when I thought of the top. Certainly, it might be more profitable than trading with Devlin. Right now. However, if you think that this deal will deteriorate your relationship with Devlin, the damage to the top team in the future will be enormous. It was a contract that should not have been made considering the future. It wasn’t that other countries’ top tiers were refusing the Evil Guild’s trade contracts for no reason.
“If this is the case, it’s better to just keep trading with Devlin, sir. If you consider the position of your home country-.”
“Can not be done.”
“dismissal…!”
“If I don’t do this, my head will lose my stamina…”
The duke, who had been muttering ‘head’ and ‘energy’ for a long time, passed the documents to his aide and trudged back to his bedroom.
‘What the hell happened?’
Even until morning, Duke Tristan left the castle, shouting loudly that he would bring in great talent to Langard. However, the appearance that came back as if possessed by something was not normal. The aide hurriedly started to figure out what had happened in the Evil Guild. And rumors were collected through informants hidden everywhere. Rumors that Duke Tristan entered the Evil Guild and came out with a shudder spread secretly.
‘Your Excellency is already wrong.’
The contract could not be concluded this way. The aide who judged like that secretly sought help from the home country for the upper house and for the homeland. The answer arrived within a few days.
‘I’ll leave it entirely to your judgment.’
It was an initiation of work to cancel the contract.
***
I took Aidan and Oscar and arrived in front of the guild headquarters without delay.
“I can’t get in through the front door.”
Oscar lifted me up and dismounted me. I put on the slightly raised hem of my cloak and surveyed the situation.
‘There are many.’
Who the hell was stabbed and for what reason? It was impossible to break through the front.
“Mabel. What are you going to do?”
“It doesn’t matter if the mansion is robbed. I am proud of how hard I paid my taxes.”
However, I had one, if not two, fatal weaknesses.
‘Because it’s less than human, it’s right to count in units.’
Before the investigators could enter the dungeon, they had to get Duke Javier and Rabid out. It was fortunate, if at all, that the entrance to the dungeon was in a hard-to-find spot. At that moment, a sparrow flew in and lightly landed in front of me.
[Give me rice. Tweet.]
“I’ll give you more when I go back later. I only have this now.”
Exchange of information after payment in advance. In strict accordance with principle, I gave Tweeter a bit of feed that I always carry in my pocket. Chirps flew through the trees and told the information they had heard.
[Two bald-headed people and two slit-eyed people who looked like weasels ate something delicious.]
Judging from the tweets’ subjective testimony, there was a high possibility that Duke Tristan’s henchman, who belonged to the Langard delegation, was involved in this case.
“There are many suspects if he is bald, but I think he is probably the chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection.”
[I don’t know that.]
“That’s right. sorry.”
After shyly apologizing, I sent the tweet back. The weasel-like person must be Duke Tristan’s anonymous aide, and the bald old man must be the chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection. It seemed that the two had a tea time and made some kind of deal.
‘So you’re trying to cancel the contract for the goods.’
Somehow, I thought there was no progress in the trade. If the evil guild’s irregularities were to be destroyed, the contract would disappear altogether, so he probably aimed for that. In the meantime, the movement of the guild headquarters was busier than before.
“We have authority to search the building with His Majesty’s permission!”
“As you can see from the documents, the Evil Guild has never been in arrears.”
“That’s it, you’ll have to search for it! Can’t you prove something with papers? Get out of the way!”
“This is embarrassing.”
The investigators reluctantly tried to push inside, and Casey and the guild members confronted and stopped them. Somehow, I thought that the report had never come up to me, but it seemed that the agenda was raised to my father right away.
‘The life of the sad pants emperor.’
I couldn’t delay any longer. I reached out my hands and Aidan lifted me up and hugged me.
“Hold tight.”
“huh.”
I hugged Aidan’s neck tightly. up I heard the grinding of my teeth and turned my head to see Oscar smiling at me.
‘Did I hear that wrong?’
There’s no way he would have had an angelic face and gnashed his teeth like that.
“Be careful, Mabel.”
“huh. Take care of Oscar.”
In this mission, Oscar took on the role of observing the dynamics outside. Aidan, who embraced me, managed to infiltrate the entrance of the mansion when there was a commotion.
“Search!”
Coincidentally, the moment I stepped on the ground, investigators also poured into the mansion.
“Eak.”
If you get caught like this, it’s the end. I grabbed the cumbersome hem of my clothes and ran toward the entrance to the dungeon. It was then.
“Look at the building over there!”
“All right!”
I heard the voices of strangers. Surprisingly, it was right there. As I was trying to decide whether to run to the prison or hide in the nearby bushes, Aidan passed me.
“Eh Aidan?”
“I will handle it.”
“sleep-!”
Before he could stop, Aidan ran out and scattered his energy.
“Ouch!”
fluff. In the blink of an eye, two investigators collapsed. Perhaps because it was so fleeting, even at the moment they lost consciousness, their faces were puzzled. After defeating the two, Aidan approached me.
“I was stunned.”
“Oh yes. Thank you…”
Is it really common for investigators to pass out while searching the mansion? Even two people?
‘I’m afraid…’
But seeing Aidan staring at me as if he was looking for praise, I couldn’t bear to tell the truth.
‘I can’t say anything because I’m handsome. Cowardly.’
Instead, I pointed to two men who had collapsed like rocks by the side of the road.
“It’s better to put it out of sight.”
“Yes, I understand.”
After moving them to the back of the bush, I headed back to the entrance. I didn’t run into the investigator this time, but I heard human voices from nearby.
“Let’s hurry up!”
“yes.”
As soon as I entered the prison, the damp air hit me. We went inside without hesitation. The dungeon was made up of several floors. There are only two inmates in this undeservedly wide and deep prison. The two were confined to different floors to prevent possible exchanges.
“Aidan. take this.”
“What is this?”
“A short-distance movement magic tool.”
After handing the magic tool to Aidan, he took a step back. Chin Aidan’s hand grabbed mine.
“Where are you going.”
“I will take over the lowest class, Duke Javier. Aidan will ask for the Ravid Pennant.”
“It is dangerous.”
Aidan only knew about this plan to get the two of them out of prison. In the end, it’s true, but the scene I intended needed a bit of seasoning called directing.
“There’s nothing good about meeting both David Pennant and Duke Javier, so let’s each take on one.”
Since the movement coordinates of the magic tools were set close to each other, there was no need to worry too much about the risk of Aidan’s runaway.
“You just have to faint.”
“Aidan. Do you enjoy being stunned by any chance?”
“No way.”
Aidan held my hand tightly and pulled me slightly. But I didn’t get carried away easily.
“Aidan. Listen carefully. If you steal the Levi’s pennant, I’ll give you Duke Javier-”
“Here is the door!”
My words were interrupted by a distant voice interrupting me.
“Sheesh.”
The door to the dungeon had just been discovered. There was no time to explain to Aidan in detail.
“Aidan Asherad.”
Aidan’s expression stiffened a little at my serious voice.
“yes.”
“You take Rabid and I, Duke Javier, to escape from the dungeon. using magic tools. The plan remains unchanged. I’ll go out and explain, so the first thing is to execute the plan.”
bang! There was the sound of a door opening. The sound of stepping down the stairs echoed above my head. I shook Aidan’s hand, who was still holding mine firmly.
“Do you believe me?”
Aidan’s gaze at me seemed to waver for a moment.
***
“Heh heh heh heh…”
Duke Javier groaned and gripped the iron bars tightly. I’m tired of being left alone in the dark and screaming. A ray of light was desperate.
“Hee hee hee heo…”
I couldn’t eat properly, so my body didn’t even have strength.
‘What the hell is the identity of the person who kidnapped me?’
I don’t know when because I can’t count the days, but I heard the kidnapper’s voice a long time ago. The abductor, impersonating the voice of Veron Arthur Devlica, has not been seen since, after extracting information from him. It wasn’t like I just let it go. In the dark, someone came and went to the prison every few days. All that was allowed to Duke Javier was enough water and enough food not to die. It’s so bad that it’s so dry that it’s hard to chew.
‘Do you think I’m going to eat this kind of food…!’
For the first few days, Duke Javier drank only water and endured. However, I couldn’t bear the terrible hunger that seemed to bite my stomach. Eventually he gave in. He was frustrated by the light feeling of fullness he felt when he stuffed a dry loaf of bread into his mouth that he didn’t seem to care about, chewed it hard and swallowed it.
“ha ha ha. A loaf of bread that the owner of the Javier family in the world wouldn’t even eat
. The amount was barely enough to appease the hunger, so it seemed that the stomach was shrinking even more. I hurriedly drank the water, but it quickly exposed the bottom.
“I will survive and come out alive…”
With that tenacity, Duke Javier endured. Even if the weight is reduced and the vitality disappears from the whole body, humans do not die as easily as expected. Prince Javier, clinging to the iron bars like a lifeline, mumbled what he would do if he got out of here. I felt like I would go crazy if I didn’t.
“Enrique… get rid of that worthless child… from the family… get Emily married… and get some money. Then to Devlin… Cross over to Devlin…”
Mumbled. It was a time when it was constantly pouring out. Plump. There was the sound of light footsteps descending the stairs. Duke Javier was startled. Today was not a day to stop by because people had already visited yesterday.
‘What’s going on? Are you finally going to kill me today?!’
Whether the terrified Duke Javier trembled or not, someone broke through the barred door without hesitation. Duke Javier was desperate.
“Who are you! Who the hell am I!”
However, there was no way he could resist properly with his body that had been locked up for months. A small but strong hand grabbed the hem of Duke Javier’s robe.
“Looks like this is the lowest floor!”
Pod! The surrounding scenery changed along with someone’s voice coming from afar. A dazzling light to greet in a few months. Duke Javier, who could not stand the glare, closed his eyes tightly involuntarily. thump thump-. My heart beat violently with both bats. When I opened my eyes, I couldn’t be so afraid of the situation that would come upon me. But it wasn’t the monster of the abyss that greeted him. At that moment, a strong wind blew, and the cloak of the other party came off backwards. Duke Javier hurriedly drew in his breath at the face he could see below. The emperor was breathing heavily as if he had accomplished a very difficult task. After that, the cold winter sun rose high and created a halo. light. It was the light that Duke Javier had longed for.
“Your Majesty?! Why are you here-.”
“Listen well, Gong.”
“Yes yes?”
Mabel’s hands tightly gripped Duke Javier’s shoulders. The eyes of the two collided closely. A look of impatience was reflected in his clear blue eyes.
“Jim got the ball.”
“Ah ah…”
At those words, Duke Javier finally realized. Finally, I finally got out of that hellish dungeon. Mabel said it again, as if reminiscing.
“It means lifesaver.”
At Mabel’s words, Duke Javier nodded as if possessed. Relief came.
‘…ah. His Majesty the Emperor saved me.’
Looking down at the peacock with a stupid expression, Mabel smiled refreshingly.
‘Of course, I’m the one who kidnapped her.’
