Chapter 423: Squirming

Chapter 423: Squirming

During the time that Takumi was busy with employing maids and butlers, a group of people who one-sidedly held a grudge were squirming about.

In a hideout which changed locations multiple times, a man was reading intelligence reports gathered from various areas.

That man’s name was Forbach. A stray elf, the boss of the dark guild 『Moonlight Owl』.

He made a mistake accepting a job to assassinate Takumi. Normally, the Moonlight Owl would relentlessly attempt to assassinate their target until the accepted request is complete. However, regarding Takumi’s murder, the client had already disappeared, so there was no reason for the organization to keep targeting him.

However, the pride of the continent’s deadliest dark guild couldn’t allow this. After all, their bases within Valkyra Kingdom had been utterly destroyed. The damage from that was enormous.

But gathering information on Takumi was proving difficult, moreover, with their bases in Valkyra Kingdom destroyed and many of his underlings being apprehended, the investigation lagged and unable to proceed.

「Damn it, so you’re one hell of a bastard huh.」

Forbach cursed as he read consolidated report.

Unsurprisingly, after spending a lot of time, personnel, and resources to gather information on their target, Takumi was no ordinary commoner. In Valkyra Kingdom, not only is he friends with the King, Prime Minister, Earl Rockford, Margrave Volton, and other famed titled royalty and nobility, he also has deep ties with the Knight Order of the Volton Margravery, the Guild Master of the Adventurers Guild, as well as the Papeck Co. which is now the leading company in the continent.

The hideout of the Moonlight Owl in Triaria Kingdom’s border territory received information regarding the Savage Lands very late because they lost their bases in Valkyra Kingdom.

There were fragmentary reports such as the aberrant speed of the construction of the highway in the Savage Lands between the Volton Margravery and the fortress city Wedgefort,or Lomaria’s construction of a fort and a highway connecting it to Wedgefort.

From the wedding having the blessings of the Spirits and the Spirit Tree, to the state of the impressive church, to the magnificent cuisine served at the reception. The nobles who heard such stories from the King and the Prime Minister were riddled with envy, and talks about people wanting to go visit the Sanctuary were unending.

「Oi! Have you not found a way to enter the Sanctuary yet!?」

The orc-in-elf’s clothing shouting at the androgynous elf was Earl Hordia.

With veins popping and spittle flying, he screamed at his subordinating because far from being able to disrupt the ceremony, they were not even able to step foot into the Sanctuary.

「M- my apologies. There’s some kind of barrier stopping us...... I believe that was a barrier that would never be broken by no elven technique, no, no man’s technique.」

「Damn it! Those pesky Great Spirits! They should just float around quietly!」

Earl Hordia, who spewed words unbecoming of elves who revere Spirits, began to think that it would be bad to continue that with his subordinates around him.

「That man who married Sophia is always holing himself up in the Sanctuary. Use any means necessary. Kill him!」

The brunt of Earl Hordia’s anger was directed at Takumi who stole Sophia who was supposed to be his plaything.

Receiving Earl Hordia’s command, began looking for a skilled assassin.

Two elves who have both lost the ability to hear the voice of the Spirits were about to cross paths.

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