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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 113

Deciding that it would be better to get some rest than to accumulate fatigue by continuing to guess without knowing anything clearly, I gave up thinking and closed my eyes for a moment..

Of course, that doesn't mean I can sleep peacefully, but there's nothing else I can do right now. In a room filled only with the sound of a ticking clock, Asilier and I stayed silent and waited for Renisa to come with new information..

After about an hour, Cheryl appeared, as Ekaf had expected..

"Eldmiaaa!"

And it's not a carriage, it's just driving a horse..

-Kyaang!

The problem was that he didn't just show up, but that the guards couldn't even wait for him to bow and bow and showed up kicking the mansion's gate with the intention of breaking it down. As she got up and looked out the window, her eyes caught the sight of Cheryl striding in with several maids behind her..

Just looking at the appearance, there is no separate office ledger, but with a pretty girl doing that, the gap is huge..

"Eldmia! Where is Eldmia?!"

"Oh, girl, please be calm...."

"That doesn't answer my question! Eldmia!"

It honestly feels refreshing to see Cheryl looking visibly embarrassed, even though the past comes to mind. Normally, she would have enjoyed the sight and used it as something to tease, but it was a shame that she didn't feel like it because of the situation now..

It was really an instant when Cheryl, who saw me with her face reflected through the window, came running up to me with her school uniform skirt flying, but since it was a guest room, she knocked on the door in a very polite manner, unlike the force in which she had just kicked down the door..

"It's okay, Cheryl. come in."

Cheryl, who entered the room after hearing me answer on my behalf, acted politely but confidently as if she had no shame at all about the attitude she had shown just a moment ago. Seeing her like that, she rolled her eyes as if she was very interested in Asilier and asked me to introduce her, so I gave her a simple name while receiving the gazes of the two people..

"Cheryl, this is Asilier. Asilier, this is Cheryl. We are all colleagues who are all concerned about Ragnis' current situation.."

"You were a benefactor who raised you. This is Cheryl Csin Ogatorf. It would be nice to have a proper place to talk, but unfortunately, it's going to be difficult today.."

"I understand, Cheryl.."

"thank you Eldmia? Any other news? Lord Lenisa?"

It was very Cheryl-like to get to the point without hesitation as soon as she asked for the other person's understanding, but since the story I could tell her was not much different from the letter delivered to her, I could only shrug my shoulders instead of answering..

"Suddenly being accused of treason? What happened in the Empire??"

"Nothing happened, but I can confirm for sure that it had nothing to do with the treason.."

"Hehe...it's okay if it's brief, so please tell me. Anyway, if Lord Lenisa hasn't come, there's nothing we can do right now.."

As always, it took her less than 5 minutes to tell her the story from the empire as she made quick decisions and tried hard to calm down, but when she finished speaking, she looked quite embarrassed..

"I don't have time to ask questions right now, but I think I'll need to hear the details later.."

"I'll tell you as much as I want once the situation is safely resolved.."

I guess I waited for another hour, leaving Cheryl behind, who decided to go back to her room with a deep sigh..

Lenisa visited the mansion with tired steps..

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"The place of temporary detention... it wasn't just temporary detention, it was just a prison. There was already a strong influence from the House of Nobles, so protesting was useless.."

From my personal standpoint, the beginning of the situation that Lenisa, who was emaciated as if she had not rested for a week in such a short period of time, opened her mouth with difficulty and explained to the gathering of me, Asilier, Cheryl, and the deacon, was quite embarrassing..

According to the claim of the House of Nobles, which was relayed by a third party, they gathered together the circumstances that Ragnis had been plotting treason by acting as a liaison for the demons for about five years, but who among the king faction, including Renisa, was making a fuss? There is no way to know if it exists. It was not because the king faction was incompetent, but because no one knew what Ragnis had done in the four years or so before he entered the capital..

Of course it is. Roughly speaking, after I rescued him and made him stay at Madame Alicia's inn, he spent the next four years doing pastimes in Ogwen. I heard that he sent the letter to Radnellbandes when he was nearing adulthood, but it's a strange thing to know..

While I was confused as to whether it was okay to say this or not, unlike Asilier, who was similarly confused, the expressions on the head deacon's and Sheryl's faces became even more serious..

In the meantime, Lenisa's sighing words continued..

"There was too little information available, perhaps because they thought it would influence the ruling and thoroughly discouraged people from joining. The only story I was able to hear through inquiring was that after the Margrave of Levien was devastated, people with similar physical characteristics to the Margrave came looking for him in many ways... A small search party belonging to the House of Nobles was secretly dispatched to find him. It was just a story about being massacred.."

For a moment, Asilier and I made eye contact as if we had made a promise. In that brief moment, the question Cheryl asked is heard in the illusion that a lot of conversation is taking place with the eyes..

"A knight dispatched secretly.?"

Hey, I guess not, but I thought about it just in case and focused on the story again, and Lenisa added a little more depth to the story..

"That's right. To be exact, they said it was one knight and several semi-knights. They even mobilized drakes and drake pilots, but they are said to have all died.."

Goosebumps ran down my spine and I got chills..

This is a delt story.

You can tie their deaths to demons? I even know that the dragon pilot Gies is still quietly living in a small village near Ogwen with the help of Ragnis.?

Because the situation was so unexpected, Lenisa seemed to think that the seriousness of the situation had caused her to stiffen without realizing it, and she continued speaking with an even more gloomy expression on her face. In fact, the head deacon and Cheryl are looking like they are in a total mess, so it is hard to say anything about their speculation..

"That's about all the specific information is. There was talk that a connection was found among several incidents that recently occurred near the capital, but in this world, it was not possible to determine what those incidents were.."

After those last words, a heavy silence began to fill the room, but in reality, Asili and I were unable to form any consensus and just looked at each other..

The reason is simple. It was not easy for us, who knew the whole story of the case, to decide whether it would be right to open our mouths and brighten the mood, or whether we should keep our mouths shut for now, considering that information would be passed on to the Noble House..

Isn’t there a saying that if you want to deceive your enemy, you must first deceive your allies? Since I can't prove anything right now, I think it's better to keep quiet for now..

There was no reason I couldn't trust the people in this room, but I decided to prepare for an unexpected situation and ask Ragnis how much he knew..

"La... Did the Margrave Lévien hear this story??"

"no. First, I was going to ask the Ogatorp family for help and then tell you. Because it is more useful to inform those who can act first.."

Being in a situation where she might lose her master twice could make her mentally explode, but Lenisa seems to be making cool-headed decisions even in such difficult situations..

Cheryl, who was quietly watching the scene, suddenly got up from her seat..

"Eldmia. Let's go to the guild."

"Guild? adventurer guild?"

"okay. If the Noble House is trying to tie Ragnis to the demons, and as Lord Lenisa said, they found a connection among recent events, then it is clear that the guild will also be able to find information related to the demons.."

"That...is a valid opinion.."

Certainly, recently, there has been a strong tendency to resolve security issues outside the capital through adventurers rather than the military. Cheryl's argument made more sense than I thought..

Right now, she and I are tied up with someone called Fabaella or something, and I'm also caught up with a demon in an abandoned dungeon, right? If there were a few more such incidents, we might be able to get some clues..

"Head of house. What did your father say to you??"

"He commanded us to treat Lord Lenisa with courtesy and do what we deemed necessary.."

"I'm counting on you. I'll go outside with Eldmia to find something that can help. I'll change my clothes first.."

Sheryl immediately ran out of the room, and I, who was still wearing Ragnis family clothes, decided to get up to change into adventurer clothes..

Leaving behind the head butler who was talking with Lenisa, Asilier stood up with me and spoke to me with an ambiguous expression..

"Cheryl looks kind of... like L.D.."

"Where are you looking??"

"Even though he seems to act strangely fiery, does he not let his judgment of the situation be biased by his emotions? Above all, I am confident and have no hesitation in my actions.."

"I can't believe you're trying to put me on the same level as such a violent kid.."

I responded with sincerity and astonishment, but Asilier just looked at me with bewildered eyes..