Chapter 324 – 324. The Duke’s First Confusion (6)

– One –

Wow.
Pew woo woo woo.
Woo woo woo
Pew woo woo woo.

Someone’s barracks where the sound of even breathing flows.

And a simple bed that sits alone in it.

The owner of the barracks was sleeping soundly with his limbs spread out carelessly, without any worries or fears.

Shashak.

There was a sound like wind leaking from inside the barracks, but he seemed to be in a very deep sleep, and he showed no signs of waking up.

The sound was subtle, so unless you were a very sensitive person, you might not have noticed it, but it was undeniable that he was extremely defenseless.

The one who appeared in the barracks with the sound of the wind,

“…”

It silently approaches the bed and casts a shadow.

With the sound of footsteps and even breathing dead, I look at the person who is sleeping soundly in bed for a while.

Swoop.

I didn’t have to, but I still look everywhere with my eyes.

It was to capture his heart by doing an act that had long become a habit.

A priest’s uniform, or something called a court uniform, caught his eye.

The rank within the church that it represented was clearly the position of archbishop.

‘I’m not sorry. How can I be sorry for coming with the intention of killing me, Estrus, and all of us?’

The owner of the shadow was Benison.

He didn’t have the usual silly childish features.

Her expression also completely erased her innocence.

He had an expression so cold that it frightened the viewer.

He bites his lip and swings both of his arms dazzlingly.

Whirly Rick!
Whoop whoop!

“…!”

The thin rope Bennison was holding in his hand wrapped around his neck, digging deep into it.

The owner of the bed, an unknown archbishop, widens his eyes.

The ropes tightened his throat so much that he couldn’t help but wake up, no matter how lame the archbishop was.

Buck buck buck buck!
Kudo deuk!

“Turn it off…!”

The Archbishop, unable to even make the sound of gasping for breath, scratches the rope around his neck with his fingernails.

His wide-open eyes protrude outward.

Blood streaks form on his neck and forehead, and his eyes are bloodshot red.

Saliva flowed and tears welled up.

However, he did not allow his luminescence to continue,

Koo Woo-wook.
Deuk Deuk.

“Terrible…”

Bennison momentarily applies strength to his arms and pulls the rope violently in both directions.

Break his neck

Dump.

The archbishop becomes a corpse and slumps on the bed.

To Benison’s acute senses, it is clear that nothing remains on his bed other than the marks made by the saliva protruding from his mouth.

Purr.

“Oh, the smell…”

However, since his sphincter is relaxed, he is aware that fecal matter is leaking little by little from his lower leg.

His five senses were sensitive enough to transcend those of ordinary people, so it was tantamount to torture for Benison.

But Benison doesn’t leave immediately.

Swoop, tock.

After putting the archbishop’s corpse on the floor for a while,

Shashak, shashashashak!
Tuk, Whiririk.
Flutter!

Go around the room, tidying up the remaining traces so that they look natural.

As if waking up from sleep to urinate for a while, the head of the duvet is folded inside the bed.

Make a mark in the middle of the pillow and in the middle of the bed.

After spilling the water from the jarariki placed near the bed and emptying it a little, she rubs the spout of the water bottle against the Archbishop’s lips.

He was wearing thin leather gloves, so there are no fingerprints or palm prints on him.

“Let’s see…”

Look around the floor

The soil was exposed on the floor of the barracks, so it was easy to leave footprints of those who went in and out of the barracks.

But Benison’s footprints were not left behind.

It was clear that he would never be able to find any traces of his passing, unless he used a spell to trace the past.

All that was left was the trace left by the archbishop or someone who had been helping him.

“Then, hello everyone~☆”

Benison left a playful word,

Tup.
Shasha shak!

Carrying the Archbishop’s corpse on his back, he disappears outside the barracks.

Flutter.

The entrance to the barracks shook for a moment, but no one noticed it.

As the Honeywet couple’s ability phase rises to the 6th level, they can perceive the space of about 16 km of Estrus with their super senses.

Benison was able to perceive a range slightly less than 13km based on her five senses, even though it was less delicate than that, and the distance was only at her 80% level.

Moving within that range, avoiding the gaze of an ordinary person, was as natural and simple as breathing.

– 2 –

Shasha shak!

Inside Demosi’s tentacles, Bennison sprints with the corpse on his back.

Even when he came in, the sound was not loud.

Took.

“I’m back, Demosi Nunna!”

Benison laughs broadly at her as the archbishop sets her corpse on the floor.

Democy was slightly startled, but she gritted her teeth to not look away.

Benison notices it too, but doesn’t specifically mention or point it out.

But,

Pat, pat.
Swoop.

“You worked hard, our Benison!”

“Hehe! It’s nothing to Bennison!”

She gives her wits to the fullest.

She was not a child, and that was enough for Demosi to comfort her.

Maybe Jose’s story was helpful.

“José’s brother went there, is Demosi blind?”

“Yes. Did you hear what he was saying?”

“No. When José was talking to Demosi Nunna, he must have been silenced for a moment.”

“Ah…”

Demosh nods her head.

Come to think of it, it seems that there was a slight wind blowing while Jose was gone.

She hadn’t noticed at the time that it had operated a breeze curtain around her to shield her sound.

Unlike when Jose was operating it in the past, there was no particularly large presence felt at the moment the curtain was formed.

It seemed that he, too, was constantly fine-tuning his own abilities, watching the progress of others.

“While we made our way to the target inside the enemy camp, José scouted the area, looking for a place to hide the body.”

“Which way should Jose brother go?”

“He said it would be fine to head northwest. For details, he’ll tell you when he leaves the camp. José says there’s a good place to hide the body not too far away.”

“Yes! Then let’s go!”

Tup, snooze.
Zap, zap.
Jerk, jerk.

As Benison steps forward carrying the archbishop’s body, Demosido keeps pace with him.

“Isn’t it difficult, Benison?”

“It’s okay for a night like this, Demosi Nunna!”

“It’s fortunate. Then, work hard a little more. After we arrive, we will take a little rest and finish the work.”

“Yes!”

To get there, Benison and Jose would have to use a lot of strength.

As Benison digs a deep pit, Jose will wield his giant Battle Ax, shredding his corpse into small pieces.

After dividing it into several places and burying it, I will cover it well by using the surrounding landmarks so that no one can easily find it.

If Monohorn or Urmama had been with them, they could have used their powers to dispose of the corpses more easily.

But since they didn’t come together, they had no choice but to do it themselves.

But there were no complaints about it.

It’s because what they do is physically demanding, and there are no other difficulties.

The time given was ample, and there was no need to take huge risks.

Their operations were overflowing with the aesthetics of such brevity.

– 3 –

– … Run situation is coming. So, Your Highness. I apologize for not letting you know, but I beg you for your understanding even if the joining is a little later than planned. If we are to advance while remaining vigilant against an unknown enemy, we must inevitably slow down.

Facing Regal, the man wearing the cardinal’s uniform bowed his head.

Even considering the difference in status between the two, there was no reason to cringe that much, but the cardinal seemed to feel a very heavy burden on his mind when the schedule was too late compared to what was promised.

“…I see. I see. We’ll talk to you as well, and we’ll coordinate in advance so that there won’t be any problems even if your joining time is delayed. Do it.”

– I understand, Your Highness. Then, please, take care of yourself.”

Piririk.

Even so, the cardinal ended the communication without even hearing Regal’s answer, as if deep down he didn’t like having to bow to Regal.

Regal just shrugged his shoulders,

Tup.
Jump.

I take a sip of the cold tea on the table.

Then he turns his head and looks down at the person prostrated in front of him.

“Pinotte. So, you mean you couldn’t find any suspicious people despite scouting the area?”

“That’s right, Your Highness. Even after scouting carefully within a 10km radius, I couldn’t find any trace of an ambush, or even a trace of people coming in and out of this place.”

“Hmm… If you haven’t found any traces of it, it means it’s not the work of ordinary assassins…”

Regal’s expression hardened seriously.

He was convinced that the disappearance of the lieutenant colonel was the work of someone with malicious intent towards himself or the Imperial Army.

And he was also accurately aware of the fact that such malice was highly likely to be directed at him.

And he was also convinced that the main culprit must be one of the participants in Eros Paradise.

There was no physical evidence of it, but his intuition was sending a loud warning.

And since it had saved his life from the attacks of his enemies, he did not ignore the warning of his intuition.

Even if it was groundless, he always passed on the warnings sent by his senses with certainty.

“Even if you didn’t see any signs of walking in, did you see any other signs? Traces of flying in, or flying something and then descending, or something like that.”

“When I saw it, there were no traces of it either.”

Pinot didn’t make excuses for Regal to emphasize that he wasn’t incompetent.

Far from hiding it,

“Haona, Your Highness. I have good eyesight, but I’m not good at finding traces and tracking someone.”

Rather, by directly revealing his own shortcomings to Regal, he even advised him not to make the wrong judgment.

Regal saw it and smiled with great satisfaction.

“I already know. Shamans are being mobilized to follow the traces, but in order to accurately identify the infiltration route, isn’t it necessary to verify it from multiple angles? Shamans use tracking magic, but only the great shaman Unless it’s not, even that is uncertain. So I just asked you to find out, so don’t be too burdened.”

Judging by the explanation in unnecessary detail, Regal seemed to have a lot of trust in him, but at the same time he had a lot of goodwill.

Unlike other idiot-like operatives, he thoroughly took care of himself, but he did not do anything stupid to inflate his credit and hide his mistakes by excessively competing for loyalty.

Even though he was brainwashed with the same fairness, as much as Pinot, he showed proper rational loyalty, so Regal could not help but show favoritism to him.

“First of all, raise your level of alert a little more. You haven’t even properly grasped the identities of the enemies yet, so can’t you just be complacent?”

“Yes, Your Highness. Leave it to me. I will be vigilant with all my heart and soul so that no threat will come near you.”

“Okay, would you like to leave?”

“Insect!”

– 4 –

“Is that so~?”

“Wow… Can you hear that, Estrus-sister?”

“Then~☆ I’m Estrus~♬”

Receiving Ur Mama’s gaze exuding respect, Estrus raises her nose.

Octopoda looks at them and smiles.

“Are you certain that at this distance, even the most sighted among the psychics captured by the Regal will not be able to see us at all, Estrus?”

“Huh~ If there are no obstacles between us and her~ and she’s on a high place, maybe it’s possible~?”

“Are you saying it’s a matter of securing sight?”

“Yeah~ That’s right~ But we’re in the woods right now~ And that’s hiding behind a rock~ Even if he tries hard~ If he can’t see through things like rocks and trees~ Then it’s only natural that he can’t see us~♬”

“Ah, was it like that? As expected, Estrus’ super senses are amazing.”

“Heehee~☆”

Estrus smiled wryly,

Sreureuk, Tup.

“Uh, uh…?”

Take Octopoda’s hand,

Suwook.
Water.

“100 million…!”

Tucked through the apron of his own dress, he puts the palm of Octopoda to his chest, on his bare skin.

Octopoda’s face instantly turns red.

But even though Octopoda showed her bewilderment, she did not pull her hand out.

“This is a prize~♡ A prize that made this Estrus happy~♡”

“Oh, thank you…?”

Jumuluck, Jumuluck.

Octopoda wiggles her fingers.

Estrus’ smile deepened.

Seeing that, Ur Mama mumbled, but Estrus smiled and shook her head.

Suk, Sarahak.
Evil, evil.

She strokes her hair

“Oh man~ It’s a habit when men give away prizes even though they haven’t done anything~?”

“Ah, ah… That’s right!”

Rocking, rocking.

Ur Mama nods her head and puts on a firm expression, as if she has come to some realization.

“More than that~♡ You must be tired from working so hard~ Why don’t you open your eyes a little until nightfall~?”

“I’m fine! I’m still fresh!”

“Really~? Then, shall we choose~ which one to aim for~?”

“Yes!”

It was the moment when the incident that plunged the Imperial Army camp into a whirlwind of questions, the standard that forced the lieutenant colonel to disappear before being promoted, was finally revealed.

Of course, there was no way for the Imperial Army and Regal to know that.

“Um~ Ah~? Here’s a strange-looking older brother~? No~ There’s an old man~”

Swoop, swoosh, swoosh.
Gi profit.

As always with Estrus, the nameless man was her brother if she appeared unmarried, or her uncle if married.

Among those who knew the names, respectable women were called ‘Sister’ and men were called ‘Brother’.

That was the standard by which she viewed her world.

It’s simple, but always live with a clear line centered on yourself.

“Does it look like this~?”

“Wow… This man is really unjustly ugly…”

Her drawing skills weren’t too bad.

Aside from the artistic standards, it could be said that it was very excellent in terms of the detail and accuracy of the description.

She was able to capture the characteristics of her subject so well that she painted her picture.

The sensitivity of her senses seemed to make it possible.

“Isn’t it~? Besides, when I take a peek at it~ The cock is also small~ Let’s do it~♬”

Estrus puts her index finger about a word and a half into her hand opposite her, with her little finger spread.

And she snatches it.

Urmama’s expression turned white.

“I’m sorry… This life is wrong…”

“Isn’t it~? Since this life has gone to waste~ I should send her to her mother’s side soon~? Besides, her rank seems moderately high~”

Profitable, supportive position.
Swoop.

“It looks like this~ Octopoda oppa~ What rank is this~?”

“It’s the colonel.”

Yes.

They targeted and assassinated those of moderately high rank who did not appear to their liking.

It was self-evident that those with common sense would never be able to infer their criteria for assassination.

“Um… Is there anyone else? To kill someone who looks so unfair is, for some reason, on my conscience…”

“Huh~? Octopoda oppa is so nice~ Okay~ Wait a minute~ I’ll look for another man~?”

Estrus’ eyes shine.

All she saw was empty space.

But what she really saw was not simply everything that came into view.

Even light of wavelengths that humans cannot detect with the optic nerve, and ultrasonic waves beyond the audible frequency, she always heard and saw them all.

I even smelled a smell wafting from far away, or felt something touching my skin.

“I found it~ Do you want to see this one too~? He looks less unfair than him~”

They were diligently choosing targets.

Even on that night, in the military camp of the Imperial Army, without knowing why, another life would disappear.