Chapter 29 – The Blindfolded Nun Suspects Me – 2

“I moved one step ahead. I wanted to arrive first and see what kind of town it was.
But I didn’t expect the Thin Wolf to be captured so soon.
It was the second most difficult of the emergency missions. “A noble hunter”?”

Isti frowned at her in displeasure.

“Noah. What kind of meanness are you here for?”

“I’m here for a fair trial.
As you know, it is because there are those who try to become hero candidates in a dishonest way at a time like this.
The purpose of such people is also low.”

It’s an attitude that makes me shudder even though I’m good at the results of the screening.
How anxious is Karen?
When I looked to her side, Karen, of course, couldn’t hide her nervousness on her face.
Because she suspected that she hadn’t done anything.

“Our judges are the ones who determine whether or not there was dishonesty in the process of selecting hero candidates.
Don’t worry. Now, only the final verification process remains.”

“Does the examiner do that?”

At my question, Noah smiled sinisterly.

“Yes. If it is judged to be unjust, it will be eliminated immediately.”

Karen’s body stiffened.
This guy, she’s thinking she didn’t do anything, so it would be a burden anyway.
I want to go out with confidence.

“Then, there is evidence behind it, so please check it carefully.”

Come to think of it, there’s nothing to be nervous about?
The Thin Wolf isn’t fake, I must have killed it and brought it back.
Karen’s achievements cannot be ignored. Because if she didn’t have Karen, it would be me who would seriously injure her.

“I’ll start judging.”

When Mr. Smithen saw the corpse, everyone cheered and chattered.
Now it’s like… Everyone is silent, as if frightened.
I was caught up in the atmosphere, too, and kept my mouth shut.

“Sniff, sniff.”

Noah behaved close to her eccentricity.
It sticks its nose into the pelt of a dead wolf carcass and sniffs it.
What the hell are you going to do with that?

“It smells burnt. It died after being hit with fire-attribute attack magic 2 to 3 times.”

…
I was creeped out.

“Which of you two did this?”

“It’s my brother.”

“Didn’t she do anything when you killed Karen?”

“Yes.”

Noah came closer to Karen.

“Ugh, uhhh.”

Karen was terrified to sit down.

“You’re being honest. Okay. There were no knife marks on this wolf carcass. There are quite a few signs of a physical struggle, but…
Can you tell us how you hunted? Therefore…”

“It’s called a decal.”

He looked at me and looked for words, so he quickly revealed his name.

“Dekal-nim. For an accurate evaluation, would you please tell us what happened on the spot?”

I feel like I’m being interrogated.
Noah’s tone was not rude, but there was something like a tenacity to dig deep.
Is she still an examiner?

“When I first encountered the Sin Wolves, I didn’t even have time to cast my spells.
I defended myself with spiritism, but it wasn’t enough, so Karen took the attack instead of me.”

“Is it you, Decal-nim, who used fire-attribute attack magic?”

“Yes. Thanks to the gap Karen created, I was able to somehow kill him by using attack magic.”

Karen nodded her head next to me.
I couldn’t see her expression because she was blindfolded, but her Noah’s mouth was tightly closed as if she was disapproving of something.

“You must not lie.”

“…Lie?”

“It smells bad.”

What is this year?
Suspicion of people based on their smell without any basis.
I didn’t hide my displeasure.

“…I didn’t know you were the one who judged based on things like smell.”

But it wasn’t just that Bale Noah was offended by being rude.
This woman knows something.
She said it was a smell, but she knew something very close to the truth.
The feeling of trying to dig deep inside me when I didn’t want to, was preventing me from maintaining my composure.

“Are you going to pretend you don’t know? The wolf’s body smells like human blood.”

“…!”

Buzzing.
A commotion spreads among the people.

“What does that mean?”

“I don’t know…”

The only ones who properly understood the meaning were me and ISTY.
The Thin Wolf was easy to catch by using the four humans as bait. He did seek out that fact.
But who could have known that the truth he thought he didn’t even need to reveal would turn out so inconveniently?

Karen, who did not know the circumstances, said confidently while looking at Noah.

“I fought for my life with the Thin Wolf. It’s only natural that it smells like human blood.”

“Yes. The thin wolf’s claws smelled like blood. I can imagine what the situation was like.
But the smell of blood I’m talking about is not what this man is telling lies.”

“What?”

“Wolves were covered in blood everywhere. As if they were using humans as bait.”

…
There was no one to speak out.
Noah’s sense of smell was quite accurate. She never thought that just by looking at the corpse, she would find out everything about what had happened.

“Was it your desire to become a candidate for the hero?
Even though you know that those who kill people with offensive magic are forever locked in Glagius’ dungeon and can’t come out?”

“Are you framing me with your imagination?”

“Didn’t you hit the point?”

I couldn’t stop laughing and covered my mouth with my hand.
Noah looked at me with an expressionless expression.

“The examiner also has the right to punish criminals immediately. No, rather, that is their job when they are not reviewing.”

“I never intended to be a hero candidate.”

“…?”

“I used a person as bait to catch a thin wolf in my greed to become a candidate for a hero.
That’s a scenario drawn by the judges. Or would you say that this is also a lie?”

“…”

Noah is sharp.
You will surely notice that there is no lie in this statement.
I had no intention of becoming a hero candidate. It’s been like that all along.

“And if you were going to use someone as bait to break the mission, why is he still alive?”

I put my hand on Karen’s shoulder.

“Ah…”

“If you were going to use it as bait, leave the easiest kid alone and use people you don’t know? Who says that nonsense?”

The mood has changed.
Noah has definitely reached the truth, but it’s something superhuman.
The truth reached through the use of certain senses.

In terms of mathematics, there are few answers and no formulas are used.
You can’t convince others with such oversight.

“Yes, yes!”

“Who would do that?”

Unexpectedly, people raised their voices and took my side.

“I admit it. I was rash. I was too quick to come to a conclusion.”

“Hmm.”

“But there’s one thing you’re misunderstanding. Hero candidacy is not something you can throw away just because you don’t like it.
Once qualified, it is the duty of a person to come to Melbourne and take the exam.”

“What? Really?”

I didn’t know!

“Brother, didn’t you know?”

Karen asks in surprise.

“If I knew that, I wouldn’t have done it.”

Shall I ask you to drop me? I’m not in a position to make a deal like that right now.
Noah looked at me and said.

“Dekal-nim. Earlier, I said that I was in this town one step ahead.
In fact, it has been around for quite some time.
To be precise, since the noble hunter came to this village.”

“…”

“So I know the relationship between the two of you. You go to the same inn every day, eat together, and do missions together.”

Shit. Are you going to grab the pod this time?

“As you may know, “Thin Wolf” Is a mission established by a diamond-level hunter finding a habitat.
It’s impossible for her to take her with her and go on an urgent mission.”

“Yes, it is.”

I’m getting more and more confused.

“There is an eyewitness testimony. The night before, at the time when Decal-sama was fighting the Thin Wolf.
Someone saw Hunter leave Marne in a hurry.”

Estee’s expression hardened.

“Don’t you think it’s too timely?”

“You mean you helped us?”

“Yes. That’s right. I was very surprised because I was well aware of the reputation and personality of the [Noble hunter].
I couldn’t imagine that there was someone who could use Mr. ISTY.”

“Noah. Cancel that.”

ISTY’s spirit spurted out as if it could be seen.
I’ve never seen ISTY so angry.
Noah stood leisurely while being hit all over by her bloody spirit.

“Then can you say that there was no injustice between the emergency missions? On the honor of a noble elf?”

“That…!”

Ah, that’s it Let’s stop now.
It is unreasonable to deceive this judge. As long as you don’t hypnotize me.

“If your guess is correct, what will happen to me and Karen?”

“This is an immediate disqualification.”

“…”

After all, it was the result obtained in an improper way, so it easily disappears.
Because of the adventurers who pushed me off the cliff, I had no choice but to call Isti.
I couldn’t help it.

“By the way, there is one strange thing.”

Noah added her words.

“Strange thing?”

“Yes, this thin wolf was doused with human blood, but he died after being hit by fire magic anyway.
There are not many people who can use fire magic of this power. An elf who controls the wind spirit can use magic to set everything on fire.
There is no chin.”

In other words. Are you talking about this?
It’s strange that I got help from ISTY and caught the Thin Wolf with my own hands?

Seriously, how persistent are you?

Amazing. Amazing.

She suddenly had an idea that she wanted to have this woman.
If a woman like this worked for me, how reliable would she be?
〈 Eight Colored Shell A talent required for Castle 〉.

First of all, let’s tell the truth.

“Yes. That’s right. I called.”

“It’s because of me!”

Cried Karen.

“What do you mean? Karen.”

“It must have been because my life was in danger. My brother has the ability to catch a thin wolf, and he has proven it. So, it only takes me to fall.”

“It can’t be.”

Noah said firmly.

“The judgment must be fair. In the first place, other adventurers cannot call helpers when they are in danger.”

“That’s true, but…”

I grabbed Karen’s hair and stroked it roughly.

“Oh, brother!”

“What did you hear about me earlier? I don’t want to be a hero candidate? You say you’re the only one falling behind and joining me? Why are you doing that?”

“But, in the end, I didn’t do anything. It wasn’t me who protected my brother…”

“…”

Everyone saw ISTY.
Estee sighed and said.

“Noah, it’s true that I helped Decal. It’s also true that I have a special relationship with Decal. We love each other.”

“Yes, I’m surprised. To see you dating other elves and not all of them.
Even if Wavid said yes, he couldn’t believe it until he saw it himself.”

“But you’re wrong about Darling taking advantage of me. Cancel it.”

“You mean you’re wrong?”

“Darling called me because of adventurers who pushed two people off a cliff thinking about stealing her ball.”

Isti says with a hint of disgust.
People were in awe at the shocking revelation. Noah’s facial muscles trembled slightly. She was proof that she was agitated.
This is what happened, I also added words.

“Exactly, they pushed me, grabbed Karen, and tried to rape me.
But there was a thin wolf at the bottom of the cliff. If I could have called ISTY and saved Karen in that situation, anyone would have done it.”

“…”

Noah seemed to realize something about her.

“Then the smell of this blood…”

Ugh, you’re not going to make ISTY a criminal, right?
That’s not right. Even if you use hypnosis, you have to reverse the situation.

“No, nothing.”

Noah knew everything about her except hypnosis, but she didn’t interrogate me on that part.
… She seemed to know who she was.

“I deeply apologize to the two of you for the rudeness of saying that you used it.”

Noah put her hand on her belly and bowed her head deeply.
Estee immediately opened her mouth.

“Noah, give these two a chance.
You know now I just stopped criminals from harming their loved ones. I had no intention of getting involved in the mission.
I had a chance to kill the Thin Wolf, but Darling stopped me.”

“…”

No, I don’t need a second chance.
Can’t we just give it to Karen?

“Okay. As an examiner, I’ll give you an extra test for the two of you.
If you pass this, you will be officially recognized as a hero candidate.”

“Brother!”

Karen hugged me.

“I’m glad. Really…”

As it is, it is an atmosphere where you have to wait until the additional exam.
Breaking up with Karen already isn’t what I want, so it’s okay, but it’s annoying.

“Decal. Do you want to participate in the additional test?”

“Okay. What can I do? Judge.”

“A new dungeon has been discovered near the dry village. You may have heard of the Bordeaux Dungeon.”

“Oh.”

Where I cleared

“There is a deeper place beneath that dungeon than is now known. The lich is there, I guess.”

“What’s a lich?”

Said Karen, still in my arms.

“It’s a wizard who is dominated by necromancy. Each individual’s strength varies greatly…”

“Yes. You are well aware of it. The Elder Lich has the power to fight even a nation.
However, a typical lich in a small dungeon is a similar difficulty to a thin wolf.”

“I’ll have to go see the judge once I’ve completed the mission. Where can I meet you?”

“I’m living in a room in the guard’s quarters.”

“Okay. I’m not going to thank you for the extra test.”

“I only judge the test results fairly. Freedom to do my best. Freedom to throw away.
But once you pass, as I said before, you can’t quit at will until you come to Melbrit.”

Surprisingly, I thought there was nothing I couldn’t do.
Is it because his level has risen and his confidence has increased? Is it because I’m used to fighting monsters and getting close to stimulation?
It all makes sense. I’m adapting to this world so quickly that I’m surprised.
… But, that is that and this is this.

“Brother?”

I gently dropped Karen and put her hand in front of her noah.
Right!
I snapped her fingers and put Noah into a trance.

“Noah.”

I already experienced the danger of dying once after coming to this world.
As a hypnotist, you have to do what you have to do.

“”When I ask for help, you cannot refuse””

Go up to Noah, who is in a state of trance, and whisper in his ear,
Before others feel out of place.
Match.
He clapped his hands and woke Noah.