CH 271

“Does that mean that no one knows that Lux-kun did it?”

“That’s right. I’d like to know what happened at the mansion six months ago too.”

“Speaking of which …… I heard about it from Basleigh-sensei, but where did you get your information?”

I asked Basleigh-sensei, who had her hand on her chin and seemed to be too lost in thought to hear me.

“Basleigh-sensei?”

“Huh!? Oh, I’m sorry. I was just thinking about what to have for dinner tonight.”

“Honestly, though, I’m not sure that’s the right thing to say at this time, you know? Anyway, Basleigh-sensei, where did you hear that Lux-kun almost killed his mother-in-law?”

“You mean that story? One of the reasons why my brother decided to come here was because he received a sealed letter at the castle saying that the second son of Glasco Territory was planning to kill his mother-in-law and that he should be investigated.”

For some reason, she imitated the voice of an old woman and said what was written in the letter. I see, so it’s leaked information…… It’s like it’s trying to make us look this way combined with the Treant’s fiasco, huh? But if neither the townspeople nor Naja knows about it, then whoever sent it–

“I’m pretty sure it was Lux who sent it.”

“You’re right, if the sister doesn’t know, and the town doesn’t know, and the person in question doesn’t know, then that’s it. But why would he write that he tried to kill her?”

“Even if it’s a lie, he wouldn’t use a Naja. Varnish would have been fine, but it would have been more believable if Lux had done it, given the relationship. And if he’s trying to call someone, it’s more urgent to suggest injury. If he thought this much about it, he’s a smart guy.”

“Then he’s hiding somewhere ……?”

I nodded my head and decided to change subject to the future plans.

“We didn’t see Naja, let’s make sure of that first. From now on, let’s communicate only through Orff, and no contact until we know something.”

“The more people there are, the more openings there are. So we’d better work on our own.”

“I see. If there’s anything I can do, please don’t hesitate to tell me. I’ll spare no effort to help you!”

When Orff gave us his spirited speech, Naja continued to bow her head and open her mouth.

“It pains me to ask this of you who have nothing to do with the commotion, but there’s no one else I can turn to. Please take care of Lux.”

“Yeah, and Naja-san, please be careful too. We’ll be at the inn that Orff arranged for us, so if the worst-case happens and you need to run away, we’ll take care of you. The minister, Basleigh-sensei, is here too, so they won’t do anything carelessly.”

“Yes, thank you. We’ve made several exits in this basement, so it won’t be difficult to escape. I have my skill too.”

Naja laughed, ended the conversation and walked out. After carefully closing the door to the basement, I called out to Orff.

“Orff can go back alone. We’ll walk back to the inn as is.”

“What? I can walk you back, you know?”

“No, it would have been a bit risky for both of us to stay with you in this situation, even before we knew what was going on. In the meantime, you’d better start thinking of an excuse for what you’ve been doing all this time. “

“T-That may be true …… I may have been a little too frivolous …… I’ll be at the gate, so please give me a call.”

“Can you trust the other gatekeepers?”

“Well, I think …… they’re not particularly good or bad.”

“Okay, I’ll think of a way to contact you. But be careful, because the gap is a bit wide, okay? The enemy is their family, so be careful who you talk to. It’s even more so if Naja-san is important to you.”

“Y-Yes ……! I’ll leave you to it, then!”

When I said that, he lowered his head in a panicked manner, got into the carriage and left this place. It’s not that he don’t have a sense of danger, but I think he’s the type of person who loosens up when he feels relieved? Also, he’s easy to understand.

“Is he going to be okay?”

“He seems like a nice guy, so I’m worried about him.”

“…… I wonder if we’ll be able to contact her? I’m worried about you, Naja-san.”

“I’ve already thought of a way to contact her, so she’ll be fine. Let’s go back to the inn, we haven’t had much time to rest since we arrived and I’m hungry.”

It was about fifteen o’clock when we arrived, but the sun had already set. Basleigh-sensei, walking behind us, let out a sigh and shook her head.

“I have to check the data, and I also have to think about Lux-kun, Qliphoth and the monsters. I hope we can find him soon.”

“I’m relieved to hear that Lux is not going to be executed when Himmel-san arrives, since it seems that Lux is lying.”

“Either way, we need to find him quickly and ask him why he did it.”

“Ahhhh, Seriously! There’s so much to do! I want to eat a hamburgeeeeeeer!”

Basleigh-sensei’s cries echoed in the sky.

I smiled at my usual appearance and hurried to the inn.

…… Now, how am I going to move?

I think it’s best to leave the lord’s side to Basleigh-sensei and Himmel-san, and let me, Makina, and Fath-san embark on a search?　

I had a few ideas, but the next day, something troublesome happened.

It was–

“I heard you were here, so I came to see you. Makina-san, please let me show you around the town.”

“I don’t want to.”

“How can you say that in my presence ……”

Varnish, the son of the lord, showed up at the inn. Is he here to spy on us?

I’m sorry I’m a little short on words due to lack of time ……

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“So the shitty older brother is in Lux way, huh.”

He never learns …… or at least he don’t seem very smart.