Chapter 153

153. Behind-the-scenes

“You said there was a problem?”

“I think you two should come and see...”

“Okay. Let’s go at once.”

Kang Seung-Hyun and the staff headed to the dungeon where the masked group was imprisoned.

When I went inside, I found one of the masked crowd dead on the floor.

“Wow, this guy is dead!”

“I must have told you to closely monitor it!”

“Sorry!”

The Masen branch manager reprimanded the subordinates who were monitoring them. The Adventurer’s Guild staff bowed their heads in apologetic expression.

“What the hell happened?”

“That’s...”

An employee noticed and explained the situation.

They tried to get information from the masked group, but they didn’t open their mouths no matter what they did, so they said they used confession.

“But the moment he tried to say something, he struggled in pain and died suddenly.”

“Did he die suddenly?”

“Yes... I’ve definitely removed all the poisons hidden in my body.”

“There is nothing wrong with the confession. I always test it before using it.”

Union staff looked very embarrassed.

I blocked all means of suicide in case of an unexpected situation, but he died.

“Hmm....”

[Observing eyes]

“At times like this, investigation is the answer.”

Kang Seung-hyeon activated [Observation Eye] and looked at the dead masked group.

The information floating on the guy’s body was short and concise.

[Death] [Heart stop]

[I feel a strange energy in the heart area.]

“First of all, the cause of death is cardiac arrest.”

“Heart stop?”

“We will have to check the exact cause with our own eyes.”

Kang Seung-hyun took out a knife and cut the masked band’s chest.

“omg!”

“How can it be!”

Instead of blood, dust poured out.

The heart was nowhere to be seen, only a lump of dirt.

“You don’t have a heart!”

“Instead, the place is full of dirt!”

“...Well, there are cases like this.”

Union employees, as well as the Masen branch manager, were a little embarrassed.

Because there were things that should have been and things that should not have been.

“You guys know what this is?”

Kang Seung-hyun showed a clod of soil to the masked group with a calm face.

They looked at each other and opened their mouths.

“Right now, our bodies are cursed to turn our hearts into dust if we try to divulge them.”

“A curse?”

“Because of that, I can’t get the information you want out of my mouth.”

The condition to activate the curse is to reveal the identity of the group they belong to as well as Wismel.

If you try to take it out of your mouth, your heart will instantly turn to dirt and die.

“If you know, don’t waste your time and kill them.”

“If you’re going to die anyway, you’d better die with honor.”

The masked group chatted with very calm faces.

There seemed to be no fear of death at all.

“What these crazy bastards...”

I expected it to some extent, but these guys were crazy guys who were deliberately cursed to keep their secrets thoroughly.

Even the [Ureus] poison they used was quite expensive, so commoners couldn’t even look at it.

“Certainly, it must be difficult unless you are a noble.”

“It’s unmistakable when you see that expensive and precious soil is wasted carelessly.”

Tracotti’s power that has been going on for hundreds of years.

I have quite a lot of money.

A place to hide Wismel’s records.

Use expensive clay used for making dolls as a curse material.

Currently, there is only one group in Tracotti that satisfies all of these conditions, the Tracotti Doll Workshop.

“...!”

“...!!”

“Looking at the expression, it seems like the correct answer.”

Judging from the fact that the complexion of the group of masked people who actually overheard the story deteriorated, it seems that they got it right.

“Damn it... are those bastards involved? It’s a pain in the ass.”

“It’s a doll workshop!”

“Anyway, personality!”

Branch manager Masen touched his forehead with a confused face. The Adventurers Guild staff also let out a sigh with dark faces.

“As you may have heard, the Tracotti Doll Workshop is the biggest force in our village.”

“The core group of Tracotti.”

“In my mind, I would go right in and overthrow it.”

The adventurer’s guild always claims to ‘prioritize adventurers and the peace of the village’, but in reality they prioritize nobles and high-ranking people.

“If you touch the nobles carelessly, the upper ranks will go crazy.”

Of course, the adventurer’s guild would not want to get in trouble with the doll workshop, to which most of the Tracotti nobles belong, and if there were any troubles between the two, they would send a warning to the branch manager Masen.

“Even the branch manager can’t do anything.”

“It’s like that.”

Branch manager Masen muttered with a bitter face.

No matter how well-known the branch manager is, as long as he is a member of the Adventurer’s Guild, he cannot go against the upper ranks.

“Still, if there was solid evidence, I would try to push it somehow.”

Right now, there is only heart and physical evidence, so there is nothing you can do about it.

“If you rob a doll studio, you will find evidence. Is there any evidence in that old building?”

“If you attack without reason, you’ll be kicked out right away.”

“In the first place, the doll studio doesn’t like us. They won’t even let you in.”

Union employees grumbled lightly.

Masen had a bad relationship with the Tracotti nobles even before he became the branch manager, and it is still the same now that he became the branch manager, so the doll workshop will not readily cooperate.

“Then, we will be in charge of investigating the doll workshop.”

Seunghyun Kang said while relaxing his stiff body.

When the adventurer’s guild cannot go out directly, it is common sense to send adventurers to take care of it.

“It doesn’t matter if I join the adventurer’s guild, and I’m not particularly afraid of nobles.”

Seunghyun Kang said with a smile.

Because he had already done many worse things, he was blacklisted at the Hind Village branch.

“Then I leave this task to you.”

Branch manager Masen nodded and agreed.

Kang Seung-hyeon, the temporary branch manager and adventurer, would be able to walk around more brazenly.

“I want to help too!”

Rebecca was also burning with enthusiasm.

“Honestly, I don’t know why the people at the doll workshop are trying to harm the Tracotti residents... Everyone will love Tracotti more than anyone else!”

Even though there wasn’t as much sass as the Kamar mage, the Tracotti puppeteers genuinely liked Tracotti.

It was easy to get good soil to make good dolls, and the Red Forest was a quiet place, so Tracotti was a good town to work in calmly.

“If there is any misunderstanding, I want to clear it up.”

“Is it not a misunderstanding?”

“If it’s not a misunderstanding... I’ll have to get caught up in the adventurer’s guild!”

“I like the mindset.”

Seunghyun Kang nodded and said.

“It must be difficult now because it is late, so let’s visit the doll studio together tomorrow.”

Investigating there will give you some information about the Wismels, as well as a clear idea of what their goals are.