Chapter 321 – Fixer, the Hound of the Wiseman #4
Earl Harold listened to me and asked carefully.
“If you’re a first-class wizard… Isn’t that the same level as you? Are you talking about a wizard who can cause natural disasters at will, like making rain from the sky?”
“Yes. Just as I made it rain in the square, this man can create similar miracles. If he goes on a rampage while interrogating in the lord’s castle, he’ll have a hard time handling it.”
“Keugh… Why did such a monstrous terrorist appear in my city…”
Staring at the fallen Fixer, Count Harold put on an expression of regret.
Office workers often use it when lamenting, ‘Why is there an accident at my workplace…’ !’ It is said.
Undoubtedly, there is no facility that can control a magician of the level of a fixer in Count Harold’s castle.
If you judge rationally, you’d better entrust me with the interrogation.
However, Earl Harold looked at me and Fixer alternately with a hesitant expression on his face.
“Is there something wrong? You don’t trust me?”
“That, that’s not it…”
It must be a shame that the lord who rules Yoensu has to rely on only one adventurer.
It’s not just Count Harold, his vassals, and all the citizens are watching.
If the terrorists who threatened the city were passed over like a hukou, saying ‘I’ll leave it all to you,’ how would the people around them see them?
The dignity of the lord will fall to the bottom.
“Count Harold? Make your decision.”
But it’s none of my business, is it?
I’m busy interrogating Fixer, but I want him to make a decision quickly.
In the end, Earl Harold made a decision about the fixer.
“It’s unacceptable to entrust the critical mission of interrogating a terrorist to just one adventurer.”
“So you’re saying you’re going to take me to the lord’s castle?”
“That’s not it…! Listen to the end! I’ll appoint you as the ‘investigation advisor’ for this situation. Officially, I’m hiring you. That’s good. Even if you’re not an adventurer, I’ll give you the status to act freely.”
It’s not Sherlock Holmes, what the hell is an investigative advisor doing?
However, it would save Count Harold’s face if he hired me at least by creating such an honorary position.
Citizens’ perception of adventurers is not necessarily a good thing.
Even though they are adventurers, there are also cubs who sometimes sneak up on robbers.
“Do you get paid?”
“Of course!”
“Okay. Let’s interrogate the terrorist in cooperation with the wizards of Ninggard. Until the interrogation is over, the terrorist’s recruit will be entrusted to the Ninggard side’s laboratory.”
“As soon as the information comes out, report it to me. You may take the terrorist with you.”
There is no reason to refuse because they even give you money.
I got a rope from the nearby guards and bound Fixer’s body.
Ropes don’t mean anything to a first-class wizard, but in the eyes of the citizens around you, it’s better to be tied down.
“Let’s go.”
After leaving a greeting for Count Harold, I left for Delia’s research center with Fixer. News of the terror spread quickly and all the streets of Joensuu were empty. With the guards tightly controlling the streets, I was the only one who moved freely.
Eventually, when I arrived at Delia’s research center, I realized that the rune mages were more heavily guarded than usual.
Research institute staff quickly heard the news of the terrorism and strengthened their vigilance.
“It’s Luke! What brought you to our laboratory? They say there’s been a hallucinatory terror attack outside right now. I’m sorry, but I can’t allow outsiders to enter today…”
“You mean no? Wait a minute.”
The head of the research institute’s guards directly blocked my way.
However, once they revealed the identity of the fixer, it was easy to enter the laboratory.
The fact that it was Wiseman’s subordinate who was chasing him in Ninggard that caused the terror, and that he is now being held by me.
‘But how do I prove that this guy is related to Wiseman?’
Now that I’ve come to the research center, I don’t know what to put as evidence.
Remi’s voice is only heard by me, so if I say that I have a conversation with the book, she will only be treated like a lunatic.
I stepped back and talked to Rumi.
“Rumiya, is there any evidence that Fixer is a member of Trinity?”
[All members of Trinity have wing-shaped markings on their backs. In particular, if it is an elite soldier of the fixer class, the color of the wings is red to distinguish them. Ninggard should know what a mark is.]
Just as Remi said, when I opened Fixer’s clothes, I saw red wings engraved on his back.
I approached the captain of the guard and showed him the fixer.
“Why are you dragging that man around?”
“He’s a terrorist who raided the city. I captured him and brought him here.”
“Eh, this is the terrorist? If it’s a terrorist, shouldn’t we take him to the lord’s castle instead of our laboratory?”
“I brought him because he has something to do with Ninggard. This man is a member of Trinity.”
I lifted the clothes and showed the red wings engraved on Fixer’s body.
At that moment, the guard who was guarding the entrance to the research center had a surprised expression on his face.
“That, that’s…!”
“If you are a member of Trinity, aren’t you subordinates of the Wiseman you are fighting against? I also know what a Wiseman is. Warden Delia has told me about the Wiseman. They say he is a descendant of the Demon King.”
When I heard about Wiseman while mentioning Delia’s name, the captain of the guard finally opened his mouth.
“Did the warden tell you about Wiseman? Looks like you have a lot of confidence in Luke. If so, I’ll just say it comfortably. This man is a member of Trinity’s organization! Besides, he’s a fixer who’s treated as an elite soldier.”
Wouldn’t it be better to pretend not to know the word fixer?
Delia didn’t explain Trinity in depth.
It’s better to act as if you’re hearing it for the first time than to arouse suspicion.
“What is a fixer?”
“As I said before, they are elite soldiers of Trinity. They are killing machines created by the Wiseman with great care. It is said that wherever Fixers appear, blood is always blowing. They are fearsome even to us rune mages of Ninggard.”
Are you saying that even in Ninggard, the Fixer’s combat power is set high?
Well, being a first-class wizard isn’t common in any organization.
When I found out that the man I had captured was Fixer, the captain of the guard had an expression of disbelief.
“This is quite surprising! Even in Ninggard, we’ve hardly ever captured a Fixer alive! Their fighting power is as strong as a monster, and if they are cornered into a crisis, they will detonate themselves with magic. I’ve never seen a Fixer alive and well like this.”
“Because my freezing magic is specialized in subduing opponents.”
The reason I was able to capture the fixer safely was largely because my attack magic trick using my space jump worked properly.
Had he defeated it by force in a head-to-head match, the fixer would have attempted suicide before being captured.
I told the chief of the guard the purpose of visiting the lab.
“We are going to interrogate this man to find out why he terrorized Yoensu.
“Leave it to me! Artifacts that seal mana exist. Even fixer-level monsters can be sufficiently restrained.”
As expected, there was nothing in Ninggard’s laboratory.
They are like future robots who take out anything from their pockets.
“Come inside. I’ll guide you to the room where you can restrain the fixer. I’ll have to call the other guards to get you safely. Director Delia will be happy to hear that you’ve captured the fixer.”
The guard captain followed me directly and guided me into the laboratory.
First of all, the priority was to arrest the fixer, who was like a time bomb.
Soon we arrived at a laboratory where experiments related to magical powers were conducted.
Inside the lab, an artifact resembling an electric chair was visible.
“All you have to do is tie a fixer to that chair. It’s an artifact called ‘Spell Breaker,’ which disrupts the mana within the body of the restrained person so that they can’t use magic. It’s a special restraint tool that’s rare in our Ninggard.”
As I put the fixer down on the chair, the lab staff manipulated the artifact.
On both sides of the chair, restraints were created that disturbed the mana, and the fixer’s body was tightly bound.
With this, the Fixer became no different from a civilian.
Now it’s time for the interrogation…
Before that, he wanted to meet Delia first.
I know her, but since I’m the head of her lab, shouldn’t I ask permission from her first?
That he was going to interrogate the fixer inside the lab.
Delia, where is she now and what is she doing?
Even though she brought the fixer, why didn’t she come to see me?
“Where is Warden Delia now?”
“Chief Delia? After hearing the news of the terror attack, I went to use barrier magic in the staff’s quarters. They said that it would be difficult if an assailant broke into the quarters. Maybe you can meet them if you go to the director’s private room.”
If it’s an employee quarters, it’s a building attached to the research center.
It was a villa-type building where her researchers, like Delia, commuted daily.
“Before the interrogation, I want to meet with Director Delia. Shouldn’t she tell me that she has captured the fixer? Have the other employees already gone to report?”
“That’s… Director Delia ordered that no one approach the private room. He’s a person who strictly protects privacy, so he’s very picky about that. It was. He’ll be back soon anyway.”
How fussy he was on a regular basis, why did the staff not think about reporting it even in an emergency?
Did she hide some treasure in her quarters?
Waiting in silence is not in my temper.
I decided to visit Delia myself.
“I’ll strap on my gun. I’ll go to her quarters and bring Delia.”
“Ah… If it’s Luke-sama, I’m sure it’s worth entrusting. Delia treats only Luke-sama without fault. Delia’s room is room 408.”
She left the institute on the spot and entered the staff quarters in the immediate vicinity.
The top floor of the inn was luxuriously occupied by Delia alone.
This means that no other employees live on the same floor as Delia.
〈408 〉
We arrived in front of Delia’s private room as the captain of the guard informed us.
I knocked on the door and shouted her Delia’s name in a loud voice.
“Delia! Open the door!”
Then, a loud crackling sound resounded from inside the room.
Delia must have been very surprised when she suddenly heard my voice.
I could really sense the urgency in her tone.
“Lu, brother Luke?! Why are you here! Why did you come to my house!!”
“I have something urgent to say, so open the door quickly! Are you doing something strange inside? Why did you write No Access on the door?”
In fact, on the door of room 408, the word ‘no access’ was written on the door.
When I pointed out that part, Delia showed an exaggerated reaction.
“This, this, is this strange? It’s absolutely not true? It’s okay to come inside as much as you like because you’re proud? Wait a minute!”
“Why should I wait?”
“Gee, because the family is a piece of shit! I’ll clean it up!”
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The sound of putting things in order echoed loudly.
If someone hears it, they will know that they are moving their belongings.
Soon after her suspicious tidying up, Delia opened the door for me.
“Heh-euk… Hee-euk… I’m ready. You can come inside.”
Delia’s figure through the crack in her door was drenched in sweat.
She’s wearing hot pants over her white boxy t-shirt, but the t-shirt is so sweaty that it shows through her bra.
“Ha ha…”
Her gasping for breath seems strangely more sexual than usual.
Reporting to the fixer was the priority, but I couldn’t stand it because I wanted to know what this half-elf was hiding.
‘What the hell were you doing inside?’
