Chapter 74

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Though they had tentatively settled on investigating together, the problem came after that.

Cluna had coldly told them to leave, and they were actually in a situation where they had been ordered to leave.

If they were caught wandering around carelessly, they would surely be captured and expelled immediately.

So they had no choice but to seek cooperation from someone they knew, though Hans didn’t like it.

They were now hiding in a basement.

Emily, who had agreed to cooperate, had hidden them in the basement.

Hans frowned with his arms crossed.

What was it?

He had a very, very bad feeling.

An indescribable uneasiness had been bothering him for a while.

It was as if they had entrusted a cat with fish...

“Clara.”

“Yes?”

“Is Emily really your mother’s colleague?”

“Of course. She’s a fellow forest guardian, right? Besides, they fought together to repel the 12 tribes’ invasion long ago.”

From the time of the 12 tribes’ invasion until now, they had been in constant contact?

Well, if they weren’t close, Clara wouldn’t call Emily “aunt” and follow her so familiarly.

Then was Hans just being overly sensitive?

No, it felt a bit similar to Comprachico, but he didn’t sense any signs of mental manipulation.

No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t come up with an answer.

So Hans gave up thinking.

If he couldn’t figure it out right away, the best method was to move and find out with his body.

“Let’s wait for now.”

“Let’s do that. Aunt must have something in mind.”

“I suppose so.”

This wasn’t the time to complain about being in a basement.

They had almost been driven out of the forest before.

Of course, it was a bit frustrating that they couldn’t even see outside without windows.

“It’s my first time in the Elven Forest. It’s quite a beautiful place.”

“Right? It’s nature in its purest form!”

“I was a bit surprised that it’s not managed though.”

As it felt a bit awkward to just sit still, Hans changed the subject to lighten the mood.

He had briefly seen the forest as they entered, and its natural state was impressive.

When he mentioned this, Clara responded with a bright smile for the first time in a while.

They seemed to chatter about this topic for a good 30 minutes. Rêađ latest cha/p/ters at novelhall.com

Only then did the closed basement door open.

“Have you been waiting nicely~?”

“Aunt Emily!”

“You’re here at last.”

“It wasn’t such an easy task, you know? Finding out Cluna’s destination, I mean.”

Hans and Clara closed their mouths simultaneously.

The bright atmosphere from just moments ago was completely gone.

If Emily’s words were true, where was Cluna heading now?

She had left Clara behind.

Rather, she had coldly told her to go back.

In other words, it meant it was a very dangerous matter.

Here, it would be best to dissuade them first...

“Really?! Really?! Do you know where Mom went?!”

“Of course~ Of course! Have you ever seen me lie?”

“No! Aunt has never lied!”

“Wait...”

“Let’s go there quickly! Commander!”

“Of course, I hope she doesn’t die if possible~”

This confirmed it.

The elf called Emily was hoping for something to happen to Cluna now.

What was the reason?

Weren’t they fellow forest guardians?

Could it be out of jealousy?

But he couldn’t be 100% certain because he didn’t sense any negative emotions from Emily right now.

Rather, she seemed to exude friendly emotions, but Hans knew.

Having eaten humble pie without fail every day, becoming a master of reading the room level 20 or higher, Hans could tell.

Emily was hoping for Cluna to die now.

So he was about to say something, but...

“Ugh...!!”

“Clara?”

“Ah~ Looks like it’s starting~”

Clara let out a groan.

Hans was startled and hurriedly tried to support Clara, but she was faster.

Clara’s body, which had been staggering as if she had a headache, stopped.

“This mask, you see. It has a special spell engraved on it.”

“...”

“Once you put on the mask, your consciousness disappears and you become a puppet that moves as I say.”

“...”

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“It’s such a basic engraving that most people would notice, but to think the so-called Royal Knights would fall for something this easy.”

Thinking they had completely fallen for it, she was rambling on her own.

Seeing that Clara wasn’t responding, it seemed she had really become a puppet.

But for some reason, it had no effect on him at all.

Could the engraving be broken?

Many thoughts crossed his mind, but right now it was important not to show any signs.

“Looks like almost everyone’s gathered.”

Emily put her fingers in her mouth and whistled.

Then elves wearing the same stone masks and purple robes as them moved in unison.

Clara was among them.

Afraid of losing Clara, Hans quickly ran and stood next to her.

Fortunately, Emily didn’t notice at all.

If he was discovered here, everything would be ruined.

Of course, escaping wouldn’t be difficult.

He could just use time stop and escape right away.

Since she said it was a basic engraving, the brainwashing effect would probably disappear completely if they took off the masks.

However, if they escaped like this, it could put Cluna in danger instead.

So he had to at least figure out exactly what Emily was aiming for.

Unaware that he was harboring such thoughts, Emily burst into laughter.

It was a smile with a flush on her face, but it was terribly twisted and scary to look at.

“Now I can finally have you~ Cluna!”

Drooling from her mouth, she was nothing short of what you’d call a pervert.

Looking at that sight, Hans clicked his tongue.

‘I see, so this one was that famous pervert.’

But he still didn’t know anything for certain.

He would wait until things became clearer.

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