Chapter 245 – Seizures

000

Merca, who woke up from the hospital bed, immediately designated the location with the highest probability of being there among the locations of the thief guild’s hiding places that his party her was looking at.

“…Why do you think it’s there?”

“I heard that one of the informants I planted lost contact with the manager of this hideout not too long ago. Considering the kidnapping and even murder… The culprits are probably difficult people even within the thieves’ guild. Since it is no longer usable, there is a high possibility that they killed the manager and took over.”

“Is it the thieves’ guild’s fighting… I heard that it’s getting worse lately.”

At Cleon’s words, Rampart nodded and rubbed his forehead.

“Yes, that’s right. Just like what happened a while ago… It seems that the thieves’ guild has been divided into conservatives and radicals recently. It seems that they don’t stop stealing after receiving a request, and if necessary, they don’t hesitate to rob or even kill.” “It’s a headache.”

“The conservatives reject the radicals’ methods, but they don’t try to deal with it directly. They have less physical strength and numbers than the radicals. They must take an enemy stance.”

“In the way of the radicals, which is a problem anyway, the guards and adventurers like us will soon be noticed and dealt with on their own.

At the words of Merca and Rampart, Cleon rubbed his chin a little and then looked at Aruru.

“The flash that erupted when we were fighting inside the mansion earlier. You could see it from the outside too, right?”

“Yeah. There was some vibration. I think the kidnappers noticed it too.”

“Then, it’s likely they moved.”

As Rampart looked at the map with a troubled expression, Merca nodded her head.

“There’s a high chance of that. But, the hostages are still safe… Above all, if you moved in a hurry, you would have left a trail. If you find that trail, you won’t miss it after that. Right. Ascaron?”

“Of course, ma’am.”

To Merca’s words, Asuka Lon answered with her confident voice of hers.

“Okay. Then we’d better leave right away. If we wait a little longer, we might provoke the kidnappers and threaten them with hostages.”

Saying so, Rampart gets up and tries to lead the few adventurers out, but Merca stops them.

“No! There are other things I would like you guys to do a little bit for. Leave the search for the hideout to us.”

“Something else?”

When Rampart answered Merka’s words, Merka smiled and nodded her head.

“Yes. I’d like you to talk to the old thieves’ guild conservatives who are probably looking at this situation… I’d like you to talk. If it’s Mr. Rampart, you’re familiar with them, right? “

At Merca’s words, Rampart kept his mouth shut for a while, and then she answered Merca’s request her.

“Certainly, I met the conservative guys face-to-face a few times on business, but… All of them were guys who put their profit and loss first. Besides, they always called them out and met them. I don’ don’t know where they are hiding.”

“Don’t worry about that. Like I said before, there are people who have been infiltrated, right? I know where they are hiding.”

“…Then why don’t you catch the thieves’ guild?”

At Rampart’s words, Merka shrugs her shoulders.

“It’s not something I can say about that. As an investigator, even with my authority, suppression of the entire Thieves Guild is not permitted.

“… I see. So? How are we going to negotiate?”

Merca laughed and said while looking at Rampart.

“You don’t have to think hard. From now on, I, the special investigation officer, will actively catch the bastards of the radical faction. Don’t cover them up, just tell them to ‘hunt’ them, right?”

“…”

Merca’s eyes were sincere when she said that.

Indeed, I felt the will to not only the kidnappers who committed this incident, but also the radicals who were having accidents in the thieves’ guild behind them, and put them in prison.

“Fu, okay. Then we’ll take that side. If Cleon and Lady Aruru are there, there won’t be a problem with that side’s fighting power.”

“Oh my. Even if you look at it like this, I’m good at fighting. Earlier, the opponent was just a little bad.”

Cleon nodded her head at her words her, but looked at her prosthetic arm and leg her with concern.

Function that was previously shown. No matter how you look at it, it was an object made without thinking about the burden that the human body would receive.

Of course, if it’s self-reinforcement using magic tools, it would be meaningful to do so…

“Cleon. Even if you look at me with those worried eyes. You already know that you can’t stop me, right?”

To Merca’s declaration, Cleon nodded and let out a sigh.

“Yes. Of course. So, I have to follow as closely as possible. Right, Aruru?”

“Yeah. Leave it to me. Merca. I’m the strongest warrior who protects the kingdom now.”

“It’s great confidence, Aruru. But don’t forget that this side also has the title of the kingdom’s strongest guard dog.”

Just like that, Cleon looks at the two girls who are burning with a spirit of goodwill competition.

Suddenly, I turned my head at the presence behind her, and there was Per Dia, wearing her mission uniform her, coming down the stairs.

The sight of Perdia with a skull mask on her face made her miss something.

“Cleon-sama. If there are assassins on the other side, it would be best for me to move. Please, give me permission.”

“… Yes. But, the other person is a veteran who survived the war between the empire and the kingdom. And, he is also Rubera’s teacher… If you decide it’s dangerous, leave immediately.”

“Thank you for your concern… However, I cannot tolerate the existence of an assassin pointing a sword at a person who is not an evil person.

Perdia lifts her mask slightly as she says so.

Her eyes her underneath her were looking at Cleon with a grin.

“So. Cleon-nim, you can order me. Go, fight my enemies. Victory.”

“… I am not your master. We are allies, right?

In response to Cleon’s answer her, Per Dia closed her mouth for a moment, then she smiled brightly.

“…I understand. Master Cleon.”

And Perdia immediately turned around and hid her body as if merging into her shadow her.

`I can hardly feel the presence… Also, her skills her have improved. Perdia.`

Of course, it would n’t have been difficult to find out its location if she used her magic detection or imprint her.

Cleon doesn’t feel the need to do such a meaningless act.

“Let’s go. Cleon. To catch the stupid thieves.”

Following Merca and Aruru, who were waiting for an answer in front of him, he left the adventurer’s guild.

001

“Daejangjang… No matter how you think about it. It’s strange. The facilities in this hideout are moving on their own…!”

In the end, the thieves who couldn’t get out of the hideout without being able to do this or that because of the lock that moved freely after that, and the traps on the entry route that were also triggered by them.

The subordinates were especially clinging to the man who was the leader, showing an unsightly appearance screaming in panic in panic.

“Damn it…! That old man took his breath away properly and even burned his corpse, but who the hell is controlling this!”

And, the captain couldn’t understand this situation either.

He has a slightly better physique than others and has good motor skills.

He was only in charge of the leader of the new thieves because he had a good eye for things and a loud voice.

To tell the truth, he was a person who lacked the ability in many ways to lead other humans.

However, he only managed to find out the old thief’s long-term illness, aggravate the illness, and kill him.

Killing an old thief and gaining a hiding place earned him the respect of the other radicals.

Even that plated charisma was slowly peeled off by this series of unpredictable events.

The subordinates were trying to get out of his control.

“That, yes! It’s the ghost of that inspiration! That inspiration wants to get revenge on us!”

“You idiot! Stop talking nonsense like that!”

On this continent where magic and spirit power exist, the ghost’s revenge wasn’t a story at all unbelievable.

Especially in places like this, where it’s humid, dark, and the light doesn’t come in properly, the soul can easily stick to it and cause abnormal phenomena.

It wasn’t an improbable story at all, but-.

The man called the captain treated the subordinate’s words as nonsense and punched the wall.

`Damn… What should I do? Could it be that it ends here?`

If I had known it would be like this, I would not have accepted such a poor request… !

Thinking the same thing, feeling your mouth dry, put your hand in your pocket.

I feel a small vial rolling around in it.

And suddenly, I remember the medicine I received from the red-haired woman when I started this job.

“…No… Yes. If you want to come, come see me…!”

So he shouts as if to shake off the fear and confusion he is embracing.

“You bastards! Stop talking nonsense and be ready to kill them when they come!”

“Prepare to hit, kill… You don’t even know what kind of guys are coming, Captain!”

Like that, let’s talk while the nearest subordinate approaches you as if protesting.

The man grabs his subordinate’s head, raises it, and opens his eyes while talking.

“I’m telling you to kill whoever comes, you stupid bastard. Get your weapon! And… Take the medicine you got from that woman!”

“Uh-uh, Al, take care of yourself, captain!”

As the man’s roar reverberated throughout the space, his men hurriedly stuffed their weapons and small bottles of black liquid into their pockets as he said.

On the label of the bottle – the reverse pentagram was drawn.

And- the tin eyes watching all the fuss.

`About… Is it? I don’t know what kind of medicine it is, but it seems unusual to see that he is suddenly confident…’

“That, Grey. Are you still there?”

“Yes. There is. Don’t worry. Thieves like that are a sword that can blow them away.”

After the thieves gave up on carrying the boy, Gray took advantage of the distance again and returned to the boy’s side.

“Whew… That’s right. Thank goodness. Hey, does Gray know who’s coming to rescue him?”

“That’s right. A very strong adventurer and a very strong warrior. And, he is a tough investigator.”

Hearing Gray’s words, the boy opened his mouth for a moment as if surprised, then raised his voice.

“Adventurer and Hero…!?”

“Shhh. It’s a sword that gets caught if you make that much noise.”

At Gray’s words, he was a boy who could not cover his mouth his, but kept his mouth shut.

“Well. That’s right. The boy is a really lucky sword. Right now, in this royal capital, the people who can safely save the boy are gathered.”

“Uh, yes… That’s right. Also, there’s Gray…”

“Whoops. It’s a sword I know well.”

When Gray smiled and answered, the boy laughed a little too.

At that time-

From outside, a little further away, I heard the sound of ‘Quaang!’

“Laugh…”

As the vibrations traveled through the ground, the boy flinched, and Gray’s gaze turned outwards.

“The magical response… Has arrived. This magical power belongs to an adventurer.”

And, outside the room where the boy is confined – where the thieves are gathered, the hum and hum rises even louder.

“Sure. I’ll leave the rest to those people. Boy. I’ll see you again someday when I get out of here.”

“Hey, hold on Grey!”

Just like that, leaving the boy to Cleon and the others, Gray’s voice disappeared.

Even the voice of the girl calling him shook off.

002

The hideout of the thieves’ guild basically takes a hostile stance against humans entering from outside and sets numerous traps.

Only the members of the guild who are allowed to enter the hideout know the right path to pass through.

However, as if Merca was accustomed to walking down a dark hallway full of traps, she peered through the aisle with her `mysterious eye of investigation’ shining.

Just like that, swish. Swish and throws the tools in her hand.

Then, the traps that responded to the tool activated themselves, collapsing the road or making it impossible to pass on it.

The rest, the safe way to walk was revealed by itself.

And a magic tool in the shape of a bracelet hanging from the wrist of her.

If you hold in your hand the distance that seems to be paired with the thrown away magic tools and let the mana flow-

Scattered magic tools flew by themselves and were inserted into Merca’s wrists her.

“It’s amazing, you carry those tools properly.”

When Aruru looked at Merca in admiration, she whirled her her tools, whether it was a bracelet or a ring, on her fingers her.

“`Multipurpose Investigation Assistant Wisdom Ring`. If you pour a little magic power into them, they will stick together, and they will scan the surrounding objects to neutralize them.”

“Is that also made by the collaborator who made the prosthetic arm and leg?”

“That’s right. The price is a bit high. And, without the ‘Mystic Eye of Investigation’ that reads the information around here, the required number would have increased.”

When Merca pointed her finger at her right eye, her eye was slightly reddish from its usual blue.

Cleon looked into her eyes and remembered how her body had been stopped by her trying to force himself to kiss her earlier.

“…How did you stop my body with the evil eye of investigation?”

“My Mystic Eye can only temporarily freeze a target for investigation. Its power is weak, so if it is resisted, it’s only for a moment.”

To Merca’s answer, Cleon replied, ‘Hmm… I see,’ but Aruru answered, ‘Hmm, that’s right,’ and looked at Cleon.

“So, if Cleon resisted, you wouldn’t have to kiss Merca?”

“Wait a minute, that’s how you interpret it?”

Cleon raised his voice in bewilderment as he suddenly felt a spear blade fly into him.

“Well. That’s it. Cleon was actually expecting a kiss from me, right?”

As if igniting Aruru, Merca looked at Cleon and talked.

If Cleon shakes his head here, he will excuse Merca, who kissed him for the first time.

At that time, Ascaron quietly raised his voice.

“Merka-sama. The passage will end soon. Please stop teasing Cleon-sama later.”

“I know. Cleon’s reaction is good, so I don’t know.”

At Askaron’s helping hand her, Cleon looked at her while letting out a sigh of relief.

She smiled bitterly, then bowed her head as if her master was sorry for her mischief her.

“Perhaps the thieves on the inside are noticing us by the sound of the explosion as we enter.”

“It doesn’t matter. We’ll need an army to stop us.”

When Aruru said that to Ascaron, Cleon knew well that Aruru’s confidence in her was not found.

It was to nod her head together.

“Then, Lady Merca, please do not leave my surroundings.”

“Seriously, Ascaron? I’m in peak form right now. If I want to finish it before the evening tea time arrives. As expected, it’s a killer kill [Search and Destroy].”

“That’s a word used by soldiers, I don’t think it’s something a young lady who is an investigator would say. Please consider the burden on your body.”

At Askaron’s words, Merka sighed and nodded her head.

And- the party finally passes through the hallway of traps that allow them to enter the innermost part of the hideout.

Stand in front of a large wooden door.

“It’s a material similar to the door outside. You can blow it up.”

When Cleon said that, Aruru nodded her head, and Asuka Ron stood in front of Merca and spread a magic barrier in preparation for the shock that would happen.

And when Cleon stretched out his hand, the spell that flowed through the imprint on his fingertips her fluctuated.

Red sparks popped up with a pop.

The magical power of flame forms its form, and only the elements responsible for the most powerful ‘destruction’ among elemental magical powers come together to form a halo of light.

The simplest type of magic among fire magic.

All I had to do was hit the object in front of me with a lump of magic power.

However, in order to master it, it is a destructive spell that requires an incomparable amount of practice.

The limiting amount of magic power compression, the control force to ensure that the compression is not released even after it is removed from the caster’s hand.

When these two elements are combined, the true value of flame magic is displayed.

When Layla’s chanting in her head her overlaps her own body her.

Cleon soon releases the control and throws it at the door in front of him.

Muyoungchang. A tier 1 spell that can be cast without even saying the name of the spell.

It’s a ‘fireball [Fireball]’.

The high-temperature lump collided with the door with an explosion-

Soon, it exploded with a huge explosion that hit the eardrum with a ‘Quaang!’.

It creates thick smoke and brings the scene beyond the door right in front of you.

“You’re here…! Kill the dog-“

Next moment.

If you think that the golden lightning that was hiding behind Ascaron ran out in an instant, breaking through the thick smoke-

Booung! And her body floated, and just like that-

Stretching out both legs horizontally, he kicked the upper body of the thief, who looked like the biggest captain.

It is `falling angle [Drop kick]`.

“Huge…!”

The male leader screamed in pain and flew backwards.

The lightning that landed on the ground along with the fall- no, the tank girl of the reckless rush.

Merka raised her index finger and pointed at the people around her.

“It’s a search and seizure. Bastards.”

I heard Ascaron’s sigh.