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“Okay! Let’s go face Grove and interrogate him. Pai and Pomple, come with me. The rest of you, I want you to help Riel san and the others with the recovery.”
“I understand. We’ll get this over with as soon as possible.”
“Yes, Seti-sama. I will follow you wherever you go.”
Pairon and Pomple readily agreed.
The other girls also agreed.
It is better to discuss these things among professional assassins.
Karina and the others are too beautiful at heart, and there may be times when they can’t keep up with us.
Then the elven soldiers led us down to the underground prison.
In the prison was a lone man whose hands and feet were bound with enchanted ropes.
He is a middle-aged man with a thin figure with no hair on his head, a skinhead with no hair and eyebrows, and no outstanding features.
That was the true face of Grove, the organization’s top executive and a master of the art of disguise.
“Who are you?”
Grove sits up and stares at us in the dim light of the dungeon.
He doesn’t seem to be able to see us.
“It’s been a long time, Grove san. Do you remember me?”
“…… Is that the voice of ‘Seti the Reaper’?”
I nodded silently to Grove, who asked with a trembling voice.
“I am grateful for your help at that time. I am still grateful to you.”
I was able to disguise myself as “Alta the Fake Hero” when I was in Hades because Grove gave me a disguise and detailed guidance on voice quality and habits.
But I am an assassin who specializes in combat.
I had no problem with covert missions, but it was easy for me to lose my identity if I was dressed up as someone else for a long period of time.
As expected, Karina and the others easily spotted me and gave me their approval.
Grove snickered, “Hmph!”.
“It’s an order from the organization. I just cooperated with what I was told… If you’re going to kill me, kill me right away. Either way, if I fail in my mission, I’ll be punished.”
“What was your mission, Grove san?”
“To steal a girl named Hina from you and sell her to the emperor of japan…The information is that Dark Nine Dragons has teamed up with you and removed Hina as a target. With that, the organization will take action, and if things go well, Euros It seems like the plot is to seize the interests of the continent’s underworld.”
“How far has this information reached?”
“Only a very few executives are the boss’s messengers. It’s a delicate matter…The organization has no intention of dealing head-on with Dark Nine Dragons. It’s a top secret matter.”
“Top secret. …… Kale, did you know about this?”
“No, I don’t know. The purpose of our “Four Pillars of Hell” was to fight Seti sama. That abominable, hateful bitch….. No, it failed because of the intervention of all your beautiful friends.”
Kale. I can hear your bitterness in places, but that’s okay.
It seems that the plan was to take away Hina while I was fighting the “Four Pillars of Hell”.
What a strong and careful man he is, using even the highest executive as bait,…… Mors.
“All-out war with Hades… We, the Dark Nine Dragons, are the best! Right now, we’re just working in secret while meeting other organizations!”
“Who is that little girl? Is she a low-level assassin for the Dark nine dragons, with that mouth and that long robe?”
The backlight from the glove makes it impossible to recognize Pairon’s face.
“I’m not a low-level assassin! I am the boss of the Dark Nine Dragons, Pairon!”
“Hee.”
“You don’t believe me! Aiyaa!”
Pairon pulled an iron fan out of her sleeve and tried to attack Grove.
I quickly put my arms around her and restrained her.
To be honest and be treated like a lie…well, it can’t be helped since it’s Pairon.
“Calm down, Pai. She’s telling the truth, Grove san. And it’s also true that I, for some reason, have the support of the Dark Nine Dragons.”
“…… I see. But it doesn’t matter to me right now. If you’re going to kill me, kill me fast.”
The failure of the mission has made him completely desperate.
Thanks to that, though, he’s light-mouthed and his interrogations are proceeding with ease.
“Then I want to ask you one last question. Do you, the executive, know the identity of boss, …… Mors?”
“Well…… I don’t know anything about it other than the fact that it appears infrequently and changes its appearance many times. I longed for that, mastered the art of disguise, and received the grace skill from that person. Still, I don’t think it’s that far away.”
I see. …… Well, whether you’re an executive or not, it’s the biggest prohibition to find out who Mors is.
Even I strictly followed the order and continued to be an assassin without hesitation.
“…..I understand. Thank you for telling me. Now then.”
“Wait, Reaper ……, you’re not going to kill me?”
“If you’re not after …… me anymore, then you’re not a target to kill. You won’t even be able to go back to your assassin business when you fail the mission. I will leave the rest to Riel san, who is in charge here, to dispose of you.”
Grove did not kill any of the elves. He was not the one who burned down the forest.
I am sure that he will be given some kind of punishment and penalty, not the maximum penalty.
Even if he tried to escape, the organization would take care of him.
The organization’s rule is to show no mercy, even if you are a senior member.
Grove’s mouth relaxes as he says, “Hmph.”
“……It seems I’ll live longer if I stay here. It’s not a bad idea to have a second life, in whatever form that may take. Especially looking at you, Seti …….”
“Me?”
“Yeahh, you’ve become completely full of emotion,…… I can’t see your face very well, but the tone of your voice alone is enough to get the message across. Before, you were like a created doll, emotionless and cold. I think you’re not so bad right now.”
“…… I see. Well then.”
I left the dungeon without saying another word.
I was so happy to hear Grove’s words.
The fact that my lost emotions returned and my facial expression became rich is all thanks to these girls.
“…… Seti-sama, was it right to leave Grove like that?”
Pomple asked.
It is certainly possible that he is secretly plotting to escape by appearing to have been rehabilitated.
If they take someone hostage or commit some other violent act, he will only cause trouble for the elves who live here.
If that’s the case, there may be a thought that it would be a mercy to kill him instantly with my own hands.
But even though it’s a mission, I’d like to give him a chance if he’s going to be rehabilitated like me and Pomple,…….
While I was having trouble making a decision, the elf soldier who was guiding me suddenly stopped.
He glanced at me.
“Seti-sama… It may be a trick for us proud elves, but there is a secret technique to permanently control prisoners of war by applying slave magic as punishment for committing a serious crime. For Riel-sama, a former spirit queen that’s easy. But If he has the will to rehabilitate himself, let’s encourage him to do so.”
In short, they say that Grove’s punishment is to enslave him.
If he breaks the prohibition and rebels, he will be cursed by the spirits and die.
Well, it would be safer for him to stay here, and it would be redemption.
If his future work is approved, he may be released.
The rest is up to Grove.
“Yes, I’ll leave it to you. Thank you for telling me.”
Thus, Grove’s case was settled.
The only thing left to do is–
I lifted the skeleton in my grasp and looked at her closely.
“It’s you, Kale.”
“Eh? me?”
Yes, it is. When we join the others, you will tell us everything you know about the ‘source’ of mors and I won’t take no for an answer.”
I tighten my grip and glare at her with a sharp gaze.
A slight crack appeared in her skull.
“Y-Yes~! Of course I will tell you everything! So please loosen your grip, Seti-samaaaa hiiiiiiii!!!!”
You’ve been totally faithful.
Even if you’re not in hate, you’re still yelling “Hiiiiii”.
But even in such a state, I admit only your persistence in wanting to stay alive.
Thus, I met up with my friends and decided to interrogate Kale, the “demon sage” this time.
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