Chapter 27 – The Man-Eating Duchess Cherno – 1

What else is this time?

With deep anticipation, I looked at the men who had returned with Cheshire. Cheshire was wearing a cat mask just like the concept of a secret young lady.

She put her words to me in a blunt tone.

“Hey, are you Florian?”

Even though she was acting on her own, she was shaking her shoulders slightly, as if she was afraid to speak half-heartedly to me. Still, if it’s this kind of acting, it’s pretty passable.

“That’s right.”

“The Duchess of Cherno sent these guys. I guess I came to spread the word.”

In short, it is said that he succeeded in gently touching Mrs. Cherno.

As Cheshire moved away, two of her men opened their mouths. It was a very rigid tone.

“Do you know the Duchess of Cherno?”

“I don’t know. I don’t even know what duchess means. Is she the fat flightless bird Duke wife? What is bestiality?”

As if my words were not worth dealing with, the two men burst into laughter.

In fact, I knew who Duchess Cherno was.

If Cheshire manages Wonderland’s goods, it is the Duchess of Cherno who buys the most ‘goods’ among the goods she manages.

Drugs, luxuries, etc… Because she has amassed considerable wealth, she had no hesitation in purchasing items from Wonderland.

She may look like an extravagant bitch, but that’s not it either. There was another area where this woman was really crazy.

Just a cannibal. This crazy bitch has a hobby of cooking human beings with high-end dishes.

Indeed, in her previous life, the Duchess was caught and executed for plotting to cannibalize the four knights of Wonderland.

‘I’ll have to take care of Cherno too.’

It is because he is the one who increases the sales of Wonderland and at the same time buys and sells people, which is the cause of kidnapping in Wonderland.

One of the men said, looking at me funny as if looking at a child.

“You’d better respond to the invitation. We’re only here to spread the word this time, but next time we’ll come out a little rougher. Several times the capital will come. It could turn the territory of Wonderfentanyl into a wasteland.”

I responded by clapping loudly.

“Hey, this is a big deal. Something big happened~”

“Yes. Do you understand now?”

“So when can I go?”

“I have to go right now. A natural story.”

Two men gestured towards the carriage parked at the entrance of the mansion.

Come to think of it, they even brought a wagon. I could see that these guys were quite sincere.

If there’s one thing I’m concerned about, it’s that it’s more like a wagon for carrying luggage than a wagon for carrying people.

“Are you telling me to get into the luggage compartment now?”

“Can it be? It is only natural to give a gift when inviting. I have something to give you.”

“Give me then.”

When the men gave a signal, the coachman brought a box from the luggage compartment.

When I opened the box, there were about 30 eyeballs at random. Are you here to scare me? But to me, it was just a cute scenery.

“It’s pretty. Thank you.”

“These are the eyes of the gang members who worked under Lady Cheshire. Everyone who came in contact with you had their eyes gouged out and killed. Well, in exchange for this, Cheshire saved her life.”

“Oh, why did you do that?”

“Because I dared to say ‘Beware of Florian’ in front of the Duchess. You cheeky bastard.”

The men giggled and continued talking.

“Anyway, since everyone looks like that, the Duchess seems a bit interested. In a way, thanks to that, you are still alive. Now, let’s start slowly.”

The Duchess is interested, in other words, she wants to turn me into a human meat dish…

Alice approached me and asked cautiously.

“Master, what shall we do? Shall I follow you?”

“It’s okay. I do not need.”

I asked while looking at the two men in front of me.

“If I go to the Duchess’s mansion, won’t you do anything to the Wonderfentanyl estate in the meantime?”

“The Duchess of Cherno is not without that level of mercy.”

“Good. Then let her go.”

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Cheshire and I were the only ones in the luggage compartment.

It seems that they arranged it like this with the thought, ‘We’re great guys who treat even Lady Cheshire like this~’, but thanks to that, we got time to have a tryst with Cheshire.

Cheshire slipped his mask up and parted his lips.

“Captain, the Duchess is best friends with the Knight Balrog. That’s why I brought the Duchess in first.”

“Good job.”

“However… Are you okay? The Duchess is a terrifying person who is crazy about human flesh.”

“Of course it’s fine.”

If I had led all the officers of El Balom and launched an all-out war, the entire Wonderfentanil Territory would have been in danger.

However, nominally, I am currently in the position of being dragged away, and if the dragged person resists and an accident breaks out, only I will be in the spotlight.

So it’s okay

“What am I supposed to do now?”

I took out a bottle of Cheshire from my bosom and put it in Cheshire’s arms.

“I’m drinking this too. It may take some time.”

Cheshire looked at me with a slightly impressed expression. Then, suddenly, he handed me his witch’s cursed hammer.

“Why is this?”

“Now I will give it to the captain.”

“I’m not going to treat it very nicely.”

“I rather like it.”

We faced each other and smiled.

And then the carriage came to a halt with a rattling sound. Immediately someone knocked on the luggage compartment and shouted.

“Get off! Arrival!”

I quietly grabbed my hammer, Cheshire put on his mask, and we got out of the wagon.

Each human being has his or her own work to do.

Alice will be managing the manor while she practices magic, Dodo will be taking care of patients, and Tyr will be drawing blueprints…

My job is to clean up the garbage for their safety and Elfriede’s destruction.

Yeah, let me do my thing right. The hammer felt light again.

A marble floor that stretches so far that you can’t see the end. Just looking at this, I could feel how much wealth Cherno had accumulated.

As I walked along the path in silence, Cherno’s subordinates who were walking with me made a sarcastic remark.

“Can you see the kaleidoscope? It suddenly became quiet.”

“Shut up. Before I break every single tooth.”

“…”

The eyes of the subordinates who walked around us in a hexagonal shape became very sharp.

But what if your eyes only get sharper? These guys can never touch me.

If there are any scars on my body, it means that the ingredients that the Duchess has marked have been damaged.

However, there was no one who was full of confidence enough to handle the duchess’s anger here.

After walking like that for about 30 minutes, it was annoying to walk.

I immediately sat down.

“I can’t walk because my legs hurt.”

“…Wake up.”

“My legs hurt, how can I get up? If you’re not satisfied with it, you guys carry it on your back and move on.”

The guys looked at me with a lot of intentions to kill, but my attitude didn’t change. Eventually, I made a noise, and one of them picked me up.

“Don’t even think about going back alive.”

“I will take care of that. By the way, even though it belongs to Wonderland, Cherno has a lot of private property, right? Can I do this?”

“After paying the tribute without any problems, he fulfills his selfish desires. There is no problem at all.”

“Why is there no problem? If you fill your selfishness with human flesh, it won’t be a problem. Even Elfriede doesn’t eat human flesh.”

The man’s steps stood tall for a moment, stopped, and then started walking again.

At some point, veins stood on their foreheads.

It was a natural procedure. It is taboo to mention that the Duchess enjoys cannibalism, and it is also taboo to mention Elfride’s name.

However, I accidentally violated two taboos. What to do

One person said while grinding it.

“Consider yourself lucky that Mrs. Cherno isn’t here. You’re going to die soon anyway, so bear with me for now.”

“Moreover, Mrs. Cherno only processes people who deserve to die as ingredients. She is contributing to making this world beautiful.”

Fuck. I muttered so out loud.

Even if you say ‘a person who deserves to die’, you are just talking about a person who went against Cherno’s planting. Besides, what kind of beautiful world is it when you eat even innocent people?

Anyway, since it was on my back, it was more comfortable than walking. Thirty minutes later we arrived.

Various beautiful flowers were planted on both sides like a forest, and a dining table was spread out endlessly in the center.

The table was covered with a snow-white tablecloth, which was quite dazzling. And the tablecloth was filled with luxurious tableware and dishes.

There was only one person sitting at the center of the long table that looked like it would be impossible to eat even if all the servants of the Wonder Fentanile Mansion had gathered.

Luxurious white dress and white wide-brimmed hat. Straight orange hair that hung down to her waist in a glossy look.

Her men all bowed their heads toward her.

“Duchess Cherno! I caught Florian and coloneled him!”

Cherno put down her knife and fork and gently wiped her mouth with her handkerchief.

Then he looked at me intently and gave me a meaningful smile.

“Yes, yes~ Are you Florian? Is that so?”

That smile was pretty creepy.