Chapter 261，Part1: 1 - Winner and Loser ②

Chapter261,Part1: 1 - Winner and Loser 2

Chapter 261 Winner and Loser 2

Part 1

“His Majesty is very furious. Find that fox mask man, no matter what it takes! He must still be around, he must be captured by any means necessary! You are not going to show your incompetence to the rest of the world by letting someone who has been weakened so much by a single Hunter get away! Get Cleat to cooperate too, they disregarded our warnings! Even Her Highness Princess Murina has been attacked!” (Franz)

Zebrudia embassy present in Cleat was now like a beehive that had been poked.

Hearing Franz’s yell, the soldiers and clerks rushed out in a hurry. It had been a whole day since the incident at the Supreme Martial Arts Festival, and although they had been working tirelessly to investigate, no useful information had yet come to light. This fact makes Franz and his team impatient.

That fox mask man was obviously seriously wounded. In that state, it would have been impossible for him to evade the attack of the War Emperor and disappear without leaving a single footprint despite being surrounded by numerous high-level hunters.

That fox mask man was suffering from a lack of Magic power, the Key of the Earth has probably siphoned off his Magic from him. He could not use Magic in that state. The possibility that he escaped by flying in the air is almost nil.

Does he have a collaborator or was there a hidden passageway? Regardless, if the “Fox (Kitsune)” was to escape in that state, Zebrudia would completely lose its reputation.

We are not going to make an excuse for this by saying that it was because Cleat was in another country. They, head-on, picked a fight with Zebrudia.

At a meeting to set their future policy. In the middle of negotiating with Cleat’s deputies. As we were hurriedly exchanging information, a subordinate came to report.

“”Commander (Dancho)” Franz, the retrieval of the remaining blood in the arena has been completed. We have enough for our needs――We can use divination with it.” (Soldier)

“Alright...... I don’t like the idea of relying on techniques with low accuracy, but――It can’t be helped.” (Franz)

It was a blessing in disguise that the fox mask man left behind blood. If we have one piece of his body, we could have used divination to pinpoint his approximate location even if he completely escapes us.

Once his general location is known, the Empire’s military power would be able to do a large-scale swiping operation.

Of course, this would alert him. So this would have to be done as our last resort――.

Then my subordinate said with a stiff look on his face.

“Also――The Alchemist who is a Party Member of 《Infinite Variety (Senpen Banka)》 said she wants us to share some of the “Fox’s (Kitsune)” blood――” (Soldier)

“Tsk..................” (Franz)

His unexpected words made Franz’s blood rush to his head for a moment, but he took a deep breath and repressed it.

“............ What the hell is going on with that guy’s Party......” (Franz)

Are they our enemies or our allies? Are they trying to disturb us, agitate us or is there a meaning behind what they are doing?

I now owe him a terrible debt.

Franz slammed the table with all his might in exasperation and gave his permission in a hushed voice.

§ § §

It was a crisis that the Boss, who had completed many difficult missions in the organization, had never experienced before.

For the secretive “Fox (Kitsune)”, being captured is the thing they fear the most. At that moment when he was being pursued by the Previous War Emperor in the arena, the Boss was definitely cornered.

His magical power was nearly exhausted, and he was also injured. Since it was a sudden operation, he did not establish an escape route in case of emergency.

There were also many high-level Hunters around, so the chances of escaping were almost zero.

――That is until a mysterious girl in a fox mask appeared.

At best, she was a mysterious girl, at worst, she was a girl with an inhuman atmosphere around her. And above all, her face was covered with the same mask as the one the Boss was wearing.

The Boss knows the other top executives very well. No one in the “Fox (Kitsune)” was that young.

The young girl said to the Boss who was getting ready to fight the new opponent.

She said 『I’ll let you go』.

From that point forward, I don’t remember much. One thing I am sure of is that the girl’s power got the Boss out of Cleat without a struggle.

I did not see the War Emperor who should have been chasing me, nor any of the soldiers who should have surrounded the arena――That was probably some kind of illusion.

Moreover, it is a powerful illusion that can fool even high-level Hunters who are highly resistant to it.

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