Chapter 45 - Cap 45: Conspiracy Plan

I can't believe I'm hearing about a conspiracy plan as stupid as this, the worst thing is that even if everyone finds it suspicious and it will be impossible to prove that the murder was set up to start the war, and I wonder how.

"Do you know who the alleged killers are?" (me)

"No, other spies contacted them and arranged their meetings with me, and I was responsible for telling them the plan, but in the meetings, they wore a mask." (Viper)

"Nobody knows the whole plan, each spy only knows a part, I myself only know a little more about the plan because I was responsible for telling the plan to the killers." (Viper)

"I don't even know who the spies who contacted me are." (Viper)

"So tell me what you promised the Assassins, why would nobles of that realm be part of a plan that would likely lead them to death and their country to war?" (me)

"From this, I know, the nobles are members of the extremist faction of the Church of Light, they were promised a safe escape route after the assassination to the Kingdom of Light, where they would receive titles of nobility a step higher than they now have, too would see that Realm full of Demis and Beastmen destroyed." (Viper)

"For them, this is just an incredible opportunity." (Viper)

"I cannot believe they would be so foolish to agree to such a foolish plan." (me)

"You're right, no matter how extreme they are, they are still noble and well versed in schemes, which is why they are being influenced by magic items with mind spells to make them even more unbalanced and less restrained." (Viper)

"This magic item heightens their prejudices to the point that they can't stand being in this country." (Viper)

"And how did you get them to use these items?" (me)

"I don't know, that was the mission of other spies." (Viper)

"So do you know where they will gather for the plan? Or where they will attack the third prince's delegation?" (me)

"No, this information is in the hands of another spy, I can't even tell if the killers themselves know it yet." (Viper)

"You should at least know their number right? After all, you were the one who told them the plan." (me)

"There are five in total, I've already talked to them all." (Viper)

"If you spoke to everyone then why are you still in this realm?" (me)

"I am in charge of investigating the criminal underworld for a reason, criminals have their own intelligence collection, with information on the kingdom's money flow, soldiers' movements, criminal recruitment by corrupt nobles, etc." (Viper)

"I had to stay here until after the murder to collect this information and pass it on to the Realm of Light." (Viper)

"(Looks like he didn't realize he's the loose end of that plan.)" (me)

"(Not even the nobles thought of their own deaths, but I wonder how it will be or at least how I would have done.)" (me)

"(The plan is divided into several parts so if any spy is captured he won't turn over the entire plan, except for Viper.)" (me)

"Now I just have one more question, do you know anyone with the light resistance skill?" (me)

"You're kidding me, everyone knows that any priest or priest has the attribute of light, light resistance is also normal in the Church of Light." (Viper)

"That's excellent then." (me)

"Master can I ask him a question?" (Kira)

"Be my guest." (me)

"Where on your body do you hide your item box?" (Kira)

"..." (Viper)

"So you even knew that." (Viper)

"I've known this for months, but I was happy so far with the information I got spying on you, it's a shame I couldn't follow you to your meetings with the nobles." (Kira)

"You were smart not to try, you would have been killed by other spies who stayed in the paths you took to make sure you weren't being followed." (Viper)

"I know, I tried to follow you and I noticed the watchful eyes of people on the street, so I didn't try again, now tell me where the box of items is?" (Kira)

"It's on the scar on the side of my barrel, every time I need it I have to cut my barrel and remove it, use it, and put it on the wound again before using a medium quality HP potion to close the wound." (Viper)

"That's a lot of effort to keep an item, what's inside?" (me)

"Some items the church of light was looking for, other spies who were here before me delivered to me before I killed them." (Viper)

"Isn't that what I asked, I want to know what the items are?" (me)

"There are three barrels of true dragon blood, five S-level spiritual cores, fifteen S-level magic cores, one hundred crystal coins, and a black crystal that is impossible to identify." (Viper)

"And what do they want these items for?" (me)

"I don't know, I was just in charge of getting these items here, I should go back before the murder plan to deliver these items." (Viper)

"All I know is that one of the high priests who run the extremist faction really wanted these items and kept talking nonsense about becoming a saint." (Viper)

"Okay, it looks like you don't know anything else, I'll leave you here until tomorrow so I have time to think about more questions." (me)

After saying this I leave the cave and go back to the cabin to talk to the girls.

"What do you think of the murder plan?" (me)

"It seems they don't like this prince, I've never heard of him, only the first and second prince of the Cartoza Kingdom." (Érica)

"Everyone knows that the royal families of the two kingdoms have been friends for generations and that the royal family of the Kingdom of Light belongs to the peaceful faction of the Church of Light." (Érica)

"Master, I think their plan has a great chance of success." (Diana)

"If the delegation from the Kingdom of Cartoza sees a group of nobles approaching them without quarters they will think it is part of a welcome reception from the Trigan Kingdom." (Diana)

"Looks like this plan isn't as dumb as I thought then." (me)

"It's not just the master plan, he said something about the nobles being using items with mind magic that is influencing your prejudiced side, the problem is how did you get those items?" (Érica)

"Mental magic is extremely dangerous and prohibited in all countries, items that have mind magic are destroyed the moment they are found." (Érica)

"Mind magic is very rare, only one or two people are born with it per decade, and if children are found they are sent to a church to be baptized and then their mental attribute is replaced by the attribute of light or sacred, after which the child is raised as a member of the church." (Érica)

"I see, but I doubt he knows anything." (me)

"The master also noticed about the end of the plan didn't he?" (Kira)

"If you're talking about the killing of nobles after the murder this is obvious to see." (me)

"What do you mean death, they wouldn't go to the Realm of Light after the murder?" (Érica)

"That's just an excuse to deceive them, whoever is behind it they won't let these nobles live, they better be dead and say they disappeared into hiding after the murder." (Kira)

"If I were responsible for the plan I would have one or two people infiltrate the delegation of the Cartoza Kingdom to kill the assassins after the murder to silence them." (me)

"That would end up loose ends without raising any suspicion, there would still be a chance to recover these items with mind spells, so there would be no clues to follow other than everyone being nobles of the Trigan Kingdom." (me)

"If that's their plan it's going to be hard to prove anything, suddenly the plan that once seemed silly now seems flawless." (Kira)

"Kira, I want you to investigate the delegation of the third prince of the Cartoza Kingdom." (me)

"Yes Master." (Kira)

"I want to know the exact day they will arrive." (me)

"I want to know their route of travel." (me)

"I want to know how many people will be in the delegation and their identities." (me)

"It will be difficult to get this information master, and it may even be false information because the master wants to get into this problem." (Kira)

"I know it might seem weird for a monster like me to get into this problem, but I'm going to need a lot of things I can get from this realm, building or goods and information." (me)

"Erica once, you told me that this is a kingdom that maintains trade relations with all countries on this continent and it is also the kingdom that has the lowest level of prejudice among all countries, for this reason, I cannot let this country enter the war." (me)

"There are a lot of things I want to do and this seems like the best realm to make my base for now." (me)

"(Of all the kingdoms on this continent that I don't know, this one focuses on trade, making the culture here capitalist, a culture that I can understand better and make me more comfortable.)" (me)

After this discussion, I think I could more or less understand the big picture of the conspiracy plan, and since I have a good view of it it won't be difficult to find loopholes that I can use to destroy the plan is to prevent the murder without exposing myself or the My handmaidens, I will not let any of them be in danger to save a realm I do not know just for the sake of convenience if I am not sure to protect them.. I'm afraid.'