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"What were you thinking?

Your father strokes Pong and my head.

Turning his gaze, his eyes are serious and a little nervous.

Can I talk to you because I don't know much about it yet?

But if it was your father and Mr. Gilmouth, he might lead us to some answers.

"Remember what Mr. Ginal said?

Father tilting his neck at my question.

"I'm talking about Mr. Gilmouth."

Me?

"Mr. Gilmouth said something strange," It's like people have changed. "

"... oh, that's what you said"

Your father seemed to remember, and he nodded at me.

Mr. Gilmouth, sitting in front of him, gave him a slightly pitiful look.

"Finding out means acting uncomfortable, right? I wonder how he could have acted like that when he was in surgery. That? Why did Mr. Ginal and the others feel that way in the first place?

"" Hmm?

Mr. Ginal was already in surgery then, wasn't he?

How could you possibly feel uncomfortable?

Haven't you had surgery yet?

Is that possible?

Ginal and the others were looking into the discomfort at that time...

No, it must have taken a lot of surgery.

Otherwise, the adventurers will first notice something strange about their attitude.

"What's up?

"How did Mr. Ginal get so uncomfortable when he was in surgery? Now I realize."

"If you say so, you are. If you were in surgery, you wouldn't have noticed, just like the others."

"And one more thing I remember, you said that Mr. Nargas and the others talked to the captain about Mr. Gilmouth being crazy a year and a half ago, right? How could the others not have noticed, but Mr. Nargas and the others? Or did the others notice, but they didn't tell you?

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"The other weird thing is that you tried to poison the captain. Why did the captain try to poison you when the others did the trick? Just the captain. Something else?

"No, that won't be there. You tried to poison Upas because you wanted that status, didn't you?

I think it's enough to be Mr. Gilmouth's word.

"Isn't that a little strange? Why didn't you run it to the end?

"I guess it's because Melissa noticed"

You mean Melissa and Etcher protected it?

"I would be able to do enough to do the trick on both of them. I put my hands on adventurers and vigilantes in this village."

"... right. So there's another reason... I can't think of it."

Your father and Mr. Gilmouth shut up.

Ah, more problems.

I feel more and more distant from the answers.

Let's calm down.

Uh, what would you most like to know for now?

I wonder why Mr. Gilmouth and the captain are different from the others.

Let's keep asking.

"What is the difference between that captain and Mr. Gilmouth and the others?

"If I were to name one, it would be magic."

"Is it magic?

"Me and Upas have a little more magic than the others."

"Really?

Your father did a little thinking on Mr. Gilmouth's answer.

"Ah. But does this make sense?

"If you have a lot of magic, is it hard to hang on to magic formations or something?

I think that would be a different reason for just the two of us.

"The amount of magic has nothing to do with the activation of the operation by the magic team, so what do you think? Mm-hmm. Isn't there?

With that said, that's what you were taught.

For a moment when I heard about it, I was hoping that attack magic would become available.

Thinking of the two together, I wonder if there's an answer.

Now let's think about it separately.

Uh, if it's just Mr. Gilmouth, why was the third party noticing something wrong?

Just Mr. Gilmouth...... just Mr. Gilmouth?

Could be.

"Can't you imagine that only Mr. Gilmouth could have had a different technique than the others?

So only one person reacted differently than the others.

"I'm the only one who's different? That's... maybe there is."

If Mr. Gilmouth is the only one with a different technique, the reason is... is too much...

If I use Mr. Gilmouth, I can do anything.

The easiest way to use it is to put Mr. Gilmouth under control, right?

That way, you can do whatever you want.

If you think you put it under control with surgery... you won't leave it alone for the time being, will you?

You can put it under proper control, you'll want to see it.

Hmm?

Mrs. Gilmouth doesn't remember, ma'am, that she was definitely here with the Adventurer Guild......

No way. A watchman?

Eh, Mr. Nargas and I were introduced to you two and a half years ago, right?

Is that it? That's crazy.

Two years before Mr. Ginal saw it, it wasn't weird yet, so I can't imagine he'd been hanging on to surgery since before that.

You sure about that?

Can't you really think about it?

For example, gradually strengthening dominance...

"Um, is magic by magic just a strong thing?

"Strong stuff?

"For example, if you don't do it over and over again, the magic won't activate... or let you follow it like this one by one"

"What do you mean?

"I think it would be a little uncomfortable if I let them follow you all at once with strong surgery."

"Sure, you will"

Mr. Gilmouth gets a little pale.

I think I realize what you're trying to say.

"So can't you assume that Mr. Gilmouth slowly did the trick so he wouldn't be noticed around?

"Brainwashing?

Shake your head to the side of your father's words.

"I don't know that far... but I don't think we can deny that possibility"

"You mean I'm being used."

Mr. Gilmouth gives a bitter look.

"I haven't decided yet."

"But if I'm at the mercy of the enemy, it's easy to work with adventurers and vigilantes. Call me to my room, and I'll hang it."

"Gilmouth, wait. Can someone with surgery do the trick?

"I don't know. But with me at the mercy of my enemies, adventurers and vigilantes will be able to do it easily."

Yes, it's going to be very easy, isn't it?

Because few adventurers and vigilantes refuse Mr. Gilmouth's instructions.

This can also be used to easily send them in order to the place where they will be operated

Worst imagination, but it's possible.

"Huh, what did I do?

"We haven't decided yet."

Mr. Gilmouth panics to words.

Still, it wasn't decided that it was.

"I'm sure of it."

"Mr. Gilmouth?

"It's strange, one woman's face came to me when I heard the word brainwashing. Maybe..."

"Is that your wife?

"I hate to admit it."

Mr. Gilmouth nods no, no.

"You remembered?

"No, it's just my face. But I feel so disgusted."

Does that mean your wife is an enemy?

"Yikes..."

Mr. Gilmouth presses his temples and groans small.

He gave a slightly bearable look, but held his head with both hands to see if the pain had increased.

"Are you all right?

"Puffy ~"

Pin...... Po Phung.

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Where he flew from, suddenly Mr. Gilmouth's neck to the top is wrapped around Sola.

That's just amazing, they all solidify.

Mr. Gilmouth is also blinking his eyes in Sola.

"Later, you want me to tell you about the world I saw from inside Sola"

"Right. Yeah."