The Hero Party Couldn’t Kill Me

Chapter 3: Trap (5)

“Edmund, I’m here.”

5 Minutes before the raid. I waited for Rachel outside the space.

Rachel came looking for me, just as I instructed.

“Did you bring Marquis Grenouille as I instructed?”

“Yes, I went into the city with Godfrey. My summons are following them now.”

“Well done.”

Anyway, she was quite useful. Rachel’s expression softened as if she was relieved.

As she chanted her spell, the screen of her summoner’s point of view appeared translucent in front of my eyes. They have just entered the building containing the Swann.

“… Are you not going to say hello?”

Then Swann’s voice reached my ears.

“If you’ll excuse me, can I use the Orb of Truth?”

As expected, Marquis Grenouille and Godfrey came out very forcefully. Perhaps Calia gave the order.

She might think that Speth would not dare to touch the messenger of the Empire. That’s why the difference in national power between the Empire and Speth was huge.

But today I’m going to take advantage of that.

“I… So what should I do now?”

After watching the situation for a while, Rachel asked cautiously.

“I’m thinking of keeping you here.”

“Now, wait a minute. Are you holding me too?”

“I know it sounds funny, but it might be better for you. If you go back like this, you might be suspicious. That you conspired with me to trap Marquis Grenouille and Godfrey.”

“… Not necessarily. Calia-sama said that she rather liked my strategy.”

“That’s what happens when you only think about profit. Now, if this operation fails, I’ll blame you first? Besides, since only you got out of prison, you must be even more suspicious.”

“I can’t… ….”

Rachel thought for a moment and put her hand on her forehead. If anything goes wrong, the contract may be broken and she may lose her magical powers.

“If you get caught as well, you might be able to raise your suspicions. Because I can think of you as the same victim.”

“Then, how long do I have to be held captive?”

“At least until Calia’s complete downfall, she must be held captive. Only after that can we go over to the Empire through prisoner negotiations.”

“And in the meantime, are you planning to use me again to catch Lady Calia?”

“Maybe.”

Rachel let out a long sigh. But she had no other option but to accept.

“… All right.”

Eventually she accepted her own predicament.

“Good idea. Then, for now, you are tied up here.”

I immediately pulled out her magic rope and tied her up.

“Can I really believe that?”

The last scene I saw right before vision sharing was cut off due to mana blocking was Rafaela talking.

‘I’ll have to go soon.’

Continuing, I drew my sword and activated the teleportation magic circle prepared in advance.

***

“hehehehe…….”

Back to the present. Marquis Grenouille smiled sinisterly, as if he still believed in something.

“What is funny?”

“Because I didn’t expect you to reveal yourself.”

And Marquis Grenouille looked out the window.

“There is a wizard prepared separately in preparation for this situation. By now, the mage should have given you your location. The hero will appear soon.”

“Oh, that blue-haired wizard?”

“For him to kill you… what?”

“I dealt with him first.”

Marquis Grenouille’s pupils shook at this. I watched his reaction for a while and then knocked him out.

“… It seems that peace has been broken. Didn’t I make my own judgment?”

Then he said, turning his head towards his swan.

“No, you did well. Because I too have made up my mind now.”

“I’m glad. The other mage tower wizards are tied to where I was waiting. You can put her in jail too. However, please do not treat it too harshly.”

“Is that the guy from yesterday?”

“Yes, but I kept my promise.”

“Good.”

So Swann ordered a soldier to go find Rachel. That’s how all the 3 people of the empire who came this time were captured.

“Then I have business with this person, so may I take him for a while?”

“Do whatever you like.”

When Swann gave permission, I tried to drag Marquis Grenouille outside. Then I hesitated and turned around to talk to Rafaela.

“As promised, Godfrey was overpowered. Now do it your way Oh, if Mr. Swann allows it.”

“Thank you.”

Raphaella, the maniac smile I saw yesterday. Before long, she too tied Godfrey with a magic rope.

“… I don’t know what’s going on, but I’ll allow it.”

And after she too got Swann’s permission, she followed me, dragging Godfrey.

“… I’ll warn you if there’s just one. Don’t kill me yet.”

“Of course. I just don’t think it’s fun to just kill.”

“But may I ask what exactly are you trying to do?”

“Um… ….”

Raphaella pondered for a while. She said with a mischievous smile.

“That, I will show you later.”

***

After a while, Marquis Grenouille regained consciousness.

He woke up in an interrogation room at the corner of Speth’s prison.

Only a dim lamp and two chairs were placed in a narrow space without a single window.

It was exactly the atmosphere I wanted.

“Yes… you guys How dare you betray the Empire?”

As soon as I got up, Marquis Grenouille checked me sitting facing him and started talking bullsh*t.

I answered with a smile.

“The Empire has already betrayed me and branded me a dangerous person, so what options do I have?”

“That… That’s why you should have behaved normally. If you had been less popular than the hero, wouldn’t this have happened?”

“I would have told you and Calia a lot. He said he didn’t think much about power after defeating the demon king.”

“That’s it… ….”

Puck!!

I knocked hard on the wall before he started talking more bullsh*t.

Perhaps it was an old interrogation room, the walls and ceiling were shaking and dust fell from above.

Marquis Grenouille kept his mouth shut.

Then it’s time to get to the point.

“Marquis Grenouille, I have a question for you. You and Calia will not discuss the plan to assassinate the princess when, where, and with whom.”

From the beginning, I asked a nuclear-bomb level question. At this, Marquis Grenouille’s pupils shook greatly.

“That… How dare you look at Miss Calia! He is not one to say such disrespectful things!”

The Marquis of Grenouille is extremely disapproving. But it didn’t even work for me.

Basically, Calia is hot-headed, hot-tempered, and often plots reckless maneuvers.

Especially Calia before defeating the demon lord was pushed by my halo and did not gain much popularity as a hero. Therefore, even in the war for the succession to the throne, she must have been pushed a lot by the princess.

Driven into a corner, she planned to kill her princess in the presence of her closest aides and eliminate her rival altogether.

In fact, around three months before defeating the Demon King, rumors spread that it was possible to advance to the capital of the empire after defeating the Demon King at the forefront. Of course, it faded surprisingly quickly.

“Well, you said that three months ago. But isn’t it strange? Shortly after the rumor spread, the Count of Valois was killed in battle with his men.”

“What is so strange about people dying in war?”

“Originally, he was to guard the rear. But wasn’t he suddenly called to the forefront for that battle and died?”

“If the battle heats up, it might.”

“… Shall we dig up the truth?”

I said, summoning the Orb of Truth. Then, while forcibly holding it in the left hand of the marquis, who had not yet been cut off, he said.

“Okay then, let me ask you again. Did Calia ever conspire with her to kill her princess?”

“I don’t know!”

“Damn it, why are you telling such black lies? See, the Sphere of Truth seems to know the answer.”

I laughed at him and drew my sword. Then, aiming at the marquis’s eyes with the tip of his sword, he asked again.

“At that time, who did you conspire with? Please tell me exactly.”

“I… I can never tell you!”

A fierce loyalty. I pretended to retract the sword and stamped his foot.

“Quaaa!!!”

Marquis Grenouille howls in pain. I drew my sword and stopped the bleeding from his wound.

“Let me ask you again. Who did you conspire with then?”

“… But, what can you do on your own? Do you think the Empire will accept you again?”

“Ah, that doesn’t matter anyway. The important thing is that Calia falls.”

“Well, maybe Calia-sama will hit this place before that.”

“If you don’t cooperate, you won’t see it.”

Marquis Grenouille trembled at this.

“Quaaa!!!”

At that moment, a man’s desperate scream was heard from outside.

It was so terrifying that Marquis Grenouille’s expression turned white when he heard that.

“If you don’t want to end up like that guy, you better be gentle when I say something nice.”

“… ….”

“Kwaaa)”

The ghastly screams heard again further pressed Marquis Grenouille even harder.

“Or… ….”

“Oh, I see! Okay! Tell me what I know!!”

In the end, Marquis Grenouille gave up and started telling me the list I requested.

Aside from that, Calia’s various evil deeds were completely revealed.