CH 161.2

“What is happening?!”

I slammed the report onto the desk in my office out of reflex. Then, I took off my silver-rimmed glasses and put it down on the desk and rubbed my eyes with my right index finger and thumb.

My head was hurting from the report that Jill gave to me. Upon receiving the information that Keigo Okuda was staying at Tairant, Jill’s unit was rushed to the inn but it turned out the inn was already empty.

Lucky bastard.

A greedy and bald nobleman in Tairant was the one who gave me that information in all seriousness. As I thought, giving them the hint that a cure for baldness existed proved to be effective. After all, popularity was crucial in aristocratic society. The more popular you were, the more successful you were. 

In other words, for the intemperance nobleman, a potion that could restore one’s body parts was a commodity they all desperately wished for. 

And yet……..That guy managed to escape. 

This is really ruining my reputation and honor!!

Blood rushed to my head again, making me slam my fist on the desk. 

“Anyone there?!”

With a loud voice, I yelled for the servant. 

For me to circulate a wanted poster all over the city in Lancaster, I needed to increase Jill’s unit. Stretching my network up to the city that guy most likely would go to and then once we received the information, it was time for Jill’s unit to rush to catch him. 

In the meanwhile, I already had several scouting units chasing after him but they were having a pretty hard time grabbing his tail.

As I thought, Keigo Okuda might not be an ordinary man after all. Maybe I should put a bounty on him? Of course he needed to be captured alive. 

No, no. 

Everything would become worthless if he were to die due to some unfortunate accident.

If I overdid it and acted too conspicuously, I fear that another greedy noble might catch the wind of the potion that could restore one’s body part.

As I thought, we had to work in secret for this. Keigo Okuda was essential for me to reign supreme in the aristocratic society. 

……..Let’s cool my head down for a bit. 

I tightly grasped the pendant that represented Zerarion, a god that I believed in while trying to adjust my breathing. 

Phew… No matter what happens, I must never lose my composure. I must remain determined and composed until the end. 

Let’s think if there was any other effective method I could use. The key point was mobilizing the unit as soon as we received the information about Keigo Okuda. I should try giving all soldiers under Jill’s unit a horse to increase their mobility. 

I should put a unit specializing in torture in Jill’s unit. If we tortured Yurina, a girl who was reported to be Keigo Okuda’s lover, then he would have no choice but to listen to what I said obediently. That crazy young girl from Priest Goliath’s place would be perfect for the job. 

Fufufufu…. It’s a nice idea if I may say so myself. 

I put my silver-rimmed glasses on again and repositioned it in place with my right middle finger. 

Kukuku… Keigo Okuda… I will make you regret for treating me so badly like this! I will make you be crushed by despair!!

I instructed my subordinate to secure mobility and to add torture unit in Jill’s unit. 

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T/N: You know, Heinrich is pretty much downright evil. I hope he will get a true punishment for this.