Chapter 109 – Skandal’s Bookmark (3)

Caroline couldn’t understand.
Why does Hella keep trying to attach herself to this man?
It wasn’t enough to push my back or stretch my legs, and now I locked myself in a small, smelly room and locked the door.

Isn’t revelation a law that should provide relief to the poor, enlighten the ignorant, and purify the corrupt?
Aren’t the eyes of a shepherd walking on a plateau with his flock supposed to shine brightly like seven stars?
She had never heard of saints throughout history receiving such trivial revelations.

“What is this. “Why doesn’t the door open?”

Is there something special about Lewis?
Or is she doing this because there is something the goddess wants from the shabby inquisitor?
If not that too——

‘Whatever it is, I have something to talk about with this guy.’

Caroline asked, stubbing out her cigarette as her carriage slowly began to move.

“Hey.”
“Huh?”
“You said Louis. “You sold me this last time, remember?”

She bared her teeth as if to snarl and lightly squeezed his collar.
Because she was in a small smoking room, she inevitably got bumped here and there on her body in the process, but she didn’t care.
She twisted her body to get her silence followed out of the way and lifted her chin.

“You asked me if I remember… !”
“It’s a magic cube. “What is that?”

You won’t even treat me with respect anymore?
At best, his courageous attitude as the owner of the store further amplified the suspicions.

“Why did you sell 50 gold coins at double the price?”
“You called me uncle.”
“What? And just for that reason… !?”

The corners of my mouth trembled.
In Monarch, even a child in a back alley shanty town would tremble when he hears his name, and the heretic inquisitor of the Blood Gate Brigade is treated like this.
Originally, I would have made a blood clot for a guy like this with a single blow of the mace.
Instead of a metal ball to swing, the only thing that swayed with the vibrations of the electric carriage was my chest, which made the narrow passageway a one-way street every time I passed between rooms.

The door still doesn’t seem to open.
As we stared at each other and exhaled in the narrow smoking room, Lewis’s scent gradually spread instead of the scent of the cigarette leaves.
Caroline, who had finally come to her senses, thought now was her chance.

“You answer what I ask now.”

There was a subtle sparkle in Caroline’s eyes.
At the same time, she became a saint and her only awakened holy spirit, 〈 Question of Truth 〉, was activated.

“What is your true identity? Is he the princess’s lover? “You’re definitely not a store owner or anything, are you?”
“That’s right, canteen owner.”
“Nothing else?”
“Okay.”

A crunch occurred near his solar plexus! The small sound was drowned out by the roar of the chariot as it departed.
Whether or not Lewis’s answer came to Caroline’s mind was ‘truth’.
As she frowned quietly, Lewis pointed to her door handle and said:

“Is that all you’re wondering? “Open this.”
“…”

He seemed to think this was all a ruse of his own making.
But Caroline also doesn’t know how to open the door.
She could only guess.

Could it be that this is what Hella is saying?
I dare you to negotiate with this store owner who ripped off the Magic Cube from the saint of the religious order.
If you think about it, the attack on Lewis last time was also close to a mount stance.
So, although I was a bit embarrassed, I shamelessly held out my hand.

“… “Give it to me.”
“What?”
“Please give me the 50 gold you scammed from me.”
“Ha, indeed. “Here it is.”

Surprisingly, he searched his pocket and obediently handed me a gold coin.
The moment the large hand lightly brushed Caroline’s soft, white palm, click! And the door opened.

“Are you done now?”
“… Get out, huh.”

When Lewis opened the door and went out, Caroline picked up the cigarette she had been smoking again.
With a deep sigh, I tried to light the fire, but for some reason, it was cold! There was only a sound, but there was no spark from the ignition stone.
Her frustration boiled over and she shouted as she looked at the empty ceiling.

“Oh, that’s it now! “Isn’t this what you wanted!?”

No answer.
Only the rattling of the electric carriage and the jingling of money bags were heard instead of answers.

“I did it? You got the money back from that scammer! Dare to spend the activity expenses raised through donations from church members… “Ahh!!”

At that moment, a pot containing an air-purifying foliage plant placed on one side of a shelf fell on my forehead.

“Ah, why on earth are you doing this to me—!”

Caroline was covered in dirt and screaming in frustration.

***

“Ah, boss… !”

Liv was taking a rest after unpacking and changing into comfortable clothes.
Fortunately, her escort was a woman —— and she was even a student at the academy.
She asked her friend’s understanding with a smiling face and, in complete contrast to Erzébet, let me into her room without the slightest hesitation.
A palm-sized booklet was placed on a bed covered with a white blanket.

“What is this?”
“Skandal distributed to students… So, it’s a map of Uzet. Since it is a city that repeats itself every week, the officials from the Magic Tower and the royal family who have been dispatched there from the past have completed their investigation. “Didn’t you know?”
“Yes. “I only heard the name.”
“Then sit this way. Let’s watch it together.”

There were a lot of interesting things written in the book I opened while sitting on the bed next to Liv.
A collection of various events that occurred in Uzet from September 11 to 17, as well as detailed information.
It’s like a strategy book of sorts.

“This green marked area is the safe zone. Yellow has materials and supplies, and you can get currency from the Empire era. “This is probably the first place you should go.”
“There are quite a few in the back alley, right?”
“It was probably a warehouse used by underground organizations at the time. “It’s marked on the map, so even if gold coins are stolen here, they won’t be found for 17 days, or a week, so it’s safe.”

Other than that, red is a no-access zone.
Additional explanations were written, such as that a murder occurred on the third day and that it was a restricted area patrolled by guards.

It is a city of the past that is reset every time.
If I wanted to, I could have fun or eat for a week or commit a crime and then leave.

“The most important places, events, and people in Uzet are the Great Library where the imperial secretary sleeps, Marquis Elvin’s birthday party held on the 6th day, and the presence of a saint who happens to be staying at the Temple of Light.”

I looked at Liv’s profile as she continued her explanation in a somewhat excited voice.
Her cinched thighs curved beautifully below her waist, creating jagged creases in her bedspread.
The quiet and sweet voice, as always, conveyed a comfortable feeling as if it were a whisper.

“Of course, entry to the library required a pass, an invitation to the party, and permission from the saint to enter the temple, so other investigation teams and students have been inside, ah…”
“Please continue explaining.”

He wrapped his arms around her waist as usual, making her lean against her body, and as he gently stroked her sensitive stomach, which she would never admit to, her moist sighs began to mix with each other.

“I couldn’t confirm, shit! If you force yourself in, haha… You won’t be able to do anything while under arrest by the security guard until the training is over…”
“How about breaking through with force? This time, Lehel is there too.”
“I tried, but it was no use, ah! The number of people entering is small, and the empire already has a way to deal with wizards… Oh! It’s all there, come on… !”

Well, they are the ones who took down the dragon, so it won’t be easy.
In addition, one of the secretaries in the Great Library clearly has information about summoning a hero written on it, so security is sure to be thorough.
There is a reason for opening up the legacy of that great empire to students.
Since all the information that can be obtained has been collected and researched anyway, does this mean that you should just go there with a feeling of field experience?
Then I naturally became curious about Liv’s schedule.

“So what are you going to do for a week, Baron?”
“That… Sigh! Rain, it’s a secret!”

Liv looks up at me with teary eyes.
But I have a very good lawyer with me who will get the suspect to cooperate.
I let go of the muscles in my forearms that had been constantly touching my stomach, and the vibrations pressed down on the center of my abdomen.
Then she clamped her mouth shut and waved her foot wildly.

“Ahhhhh!! Now, wait! President… !”
“Tell me. What are you going to do? “You’re going to a dangerous place again, right?”
“Oh, no… ! “Stop it!”
“Stop it. I’ll keep touching here until you tell me…”

— Hey, Liv? Is something wrong?

At that time, I heard the voice of my friend, who was an escort, outside.
Liv hurriedly got away from me and straightened her clothes.

“Oh, it’s nothing!”
– Really? I think I heard a strange noise.
“S-Boss, now…”
“Tsk, I understand.”

I felt like I would arouse unnecessary suspicion if I stayed any longer, so I left Liv and went out.
My friend’s sullen gaze at me was very stinging.

***

“Lewis, where have you been?”

When she returned to her seat, Erzébet immediately gave her a reprimand.
He must have just finished washing, so his wet blonde hair fell on the towel and onto his light dressing gown.
The fussy princess frowned as if she had guessed something about her and came up to me and touched her nose.

“Did you smoke?”
“No, I just looked around.”
“… Is it so. “They say there will be dinner in the restaurant car a little later, so let’s pack up our bags first.”
“What is this?”

Before I knew it, he was pointing to the white blanket and pillows placed in the compartment where I was staying.

“I asked the staff for separate bedding. “There’s no need to come into my room with this, right?”
“I originally had no intention of going in. “Thank you, I’ll put it to good use.”
“…”

When there was no answer for a moment, I raised my head.
She stayed still in the same position where she was shaking her head, and then he hurriedly avoided her gaze.

“Princess?”
“Okay, that’s great! By the way, there is something you must see. This is the booklet that the chairman handed out a while ago, Scandal… No, there are instructions on how to behave in Ujet. Here, green is a safe zone and yellow is supplies…”

I had to listen to the same words that Liv once said in front of Erzsebet’s visit.
After hearing the explanation, we moved to the restaurant car and naturally tore each other apart.

The reason was, of course, because the positions of students and guards were separated.
Mark, who was sitting at a round table with a white tablecloth, recognized me first and shook my hand.

“Hey, Louis! “This way!”

As soon as I sat down, the food came out.
The main course is roast beef with potato puree mixed with grilled asparagus and Emmental cheese.
The meal was quite good considering it came from a chariot.

– Now! Did you know that the training has already started? Pay attention before you eat because there’s a theory you definitely need to hear!

It quickly became noisy as students flocked to the cafeteria car.
The PTSD from the lunchtime cafeteria came to mind for a moment, but I soon realized that it had nothing to do with me, whether I was a student or Lehel’s lecture, so I played around with my hands diligently.
The other escorts did the same.
She didn’t come to the restaurant because Boris had no appetite.

“Ah, the saint has come too.”

At that time, Mark lifted his head from his plate and muttered.
When Caroline appeared, everyone in the restaurant swallowed their saliva and stopped moving as if they were fascinated by her off-white appearance.

A beautiful figure that clearly reveals the curves of a beautiful woman’s body, blessed by God.
Hair as red as his sculpted appearance and his pursed lips.
Plus, the overwhelming breasts that can’t hide their presence every time the chariot shakes.

— That’s crazy…
— Hey, you idiot. Swallow whatever you put in your mouth and speak.
— That’s why the number of believers is not decreasing. I heard that the amount of donations at the Parenzia Temple of Light branch has tripled?
— Has the air changed? Doesn’t it smell nice?

The cigarette-smoked mercenaries felt an inexplicable kinship with Caroline.
While she was looking at them without much emotion, Ansen appeared behind her with her saintess, handed her something of hers, and they fell apart.

“I’m jealous, is that Ansen the saint’s bodyguard?”
“Do you have any connections to the church? Hey Louis. “Are you close to the royal family or something?”
“There is nothing like that.”

As soon as I made eye contact with Ansen, who was approaching this side of the table, I beckoned to him.

“Hey.”
“Yes?”
“Sit here.”

As he sat down next to me, he was like a rabbit in a lion’s mouth.
As I poured wine into Ansen’s glass, I lowered my voice quietly.

“What is your relationship with the saint? “What are you giving me just now?”
“That is…”

Since I knew the guy’s weakness—his true identity—I felt like I could find out what kind of woman Caroline Magdalena was.