Chapter 250 – Assassination Family Raven 3 (4)
After sending Princess Rosette to Terry Crow’s safe house, they headed to the Goddess’ temple.
After bowing slightly to Yui, who had called me, she entered Gwen Shrine’s office.
“You arrived so quickly? I spent time organizing and cross-checking the data I received from Seongguk every day in order to give Sian the correct data, but I heard that he was leisurely taking a walk with another woman.”
Master Gwen complained to me with a slightly dissatisfied face.
I thought you might not know that it was Princess Rosette, so I decided to tell you.
“Are you talking about Princess Rosette?”
“Uh… Is that the same orange-haired woman who was walking with Mr. Xian just now?”
“Yes. It is Princess Rosette Yurisian.”
After hearing my answer, Master Gwen was at a loss as she twisted her lovely pink hair in her hands.
“Well… The royal family all have golden hair, right? That’s why I didn’t know. That’s right. The Raven family is related to the imperial family… Considering that the Raven family and the Crow family have been paralyzed recently, I don’t think Mr. Cian is leading the royal family. It’s not that strange, is it?”
“It wouldn’t be considered lese majeste if someone found out you were hiding your identity.”
Because Princess Rosette is definitely not an authoritarian person.
Instead, she was whispering to me every night that I should see her as a woman.
Is that also the case with the Gwen Shrine? As Terry Crow said, the two were a bit alike.
“Then can we move on to the main topic? I would like to see the information that Director Gwen Shrine, who made sure to cross-verify, wanted to give me.”
“Yes. It’s here.”
To change the subject of conversation, Master Gwen held out her sheaf of paper.
It seems like quite a lot, right? In this world, there is no technology like typewriters, so it looks like Gwen Shrine had written everything by hand.
Feeling a little gratitude for the round but neat handwriting, I put down the wad of paper and took Gwen Shrine’s hand.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“It’s okay because I’m used to working with documents after becoming a temple commander. And this is a transaction.”
I asked while slightly blowing heat into the hand of the Gwen Shrine in my hand.
“I’ll take a look at the overall data, but where do you think the Gwen Shrine is the most likely location?”
“The first chapter summarizes the overall location, and from the second chapter, I focus on the suspicious points. So the Edburnil territory of the Thembus Kingdom in the second chapter is the most suspicious.”
As I was trying to take my hand away from Temple Master Gwen’s hand to turn the page, thinking of Edburneel of the Kingdom of Thembus, I heard a small voice.
“I remember everything, so keep holding my hand.”
“I understand.”
I held Gwen’s hand again in response to her grumpy words.
“There are two incidents that occurred near Edburnil’s territory, but they can actually be considered as one. The disappearance of a village and the appearance of a large monster, and the complete disappearance of villagers in six villages on the outskirts of Edburnil’s territory. They say they saw a huge monster walking around a few times.”
“If that’s the case, shouldn’t the Holy Kingdom’s Holy Knights go solve the problem?”
“For now, I left the kingdom to the Adventurer’s Guild. A huge monster appeared. If it is known that you requested help from the Holy Kingdom because it is related to a demon, doesn’t it seem like there is a big problem in the kingdom?”
“That’s right.”
“We are aware of the Holy Kingdom, but we are unable to take direct action because we have not received a request. There is a phenomenon where a huge monster moves around in a blur, and there is a demon involved. The name of that demon is…”
“Shahemoth, the demon of mirage.”
“Did you know?”
“I did a little research.”
Rather than doing fact-finding, the quest appeared while I was listening to the story of Gwen Shrine.
『Quest』
〈Defeat the fragments of Shahemoth, the demon of the mirage.〉
-Upon completion: Shadow Mastery (D) enhancement
Looking at what he picked out as a fragment, it seems to be in a different state from Maharis.
Unlike Maharis, who was revived in a hurry because of something I stimulated, can we say that only part of the fragment was sent?
First of all, it seems certain that it exists, so a quest must have appeared.
I think you can ignore all other information and go to Shahemos, who seems to be in Edburnil’s territory in the Kingdom of Thembus.
“Then I guess I should go there first.”
I took my hand away from Shrine Gwen’s hand and stood up.
Gwen Shrine said as she turned her back to leave the office with a stack of papers.
“Mr. Xian, can you keep your promise?”
“Didn’t you swear in the name of the goddess? I’ll see you after I kill the demon.”
*
I returned to the Crow family’s safe house and put down a bundle of demon-related documents that Templemaster Gwen had organized.
I checked it out on the way and there was a lot of information written on nearly 20 pages.
Among them, the devil Shahemos is worth putting at the front, and although it is said to be a fragment, its existence has been proven through quests, so trust in Gwen Shrinemaster’s skills and sense has increased.
“This is information related to the devil that Seongguk had.”
Princess Rosette said to me as she looked through her materials.
“Yes. Shrine Leader Gwen’s opinion may be mixed, but it certainly seems useful.”
“Xian then…”
After looking through her materials, Princess Rosette looked at me with some concern.
“I’m thinking of going to check on Shahemoth, who I think is most likely.”
“Sir, then, shall we send this material to the Crow family during today’s regular report?”
Terry Crow asked me and I shook my head.
“No, moving to another country and working there will require preparation. I plan to return to the Raven family with Princess Rosette.”
“Xian?! You didn’t say that!”
Princess Rosette, who first heard the story of the return, spoke in a loud voice.
“In the case of Maharis, the demon I killed last time, the assassination target was a human, but we inevitably had to engage with the demon. This time, since we are going to find the demon from the beginning, I think it is better not to take Princess Rosette with her in order to protect her. .”
“Nothing happened last time.”
“Maharis’s mental interference ability had the power to cause anyone who could not stand it to commit suicide. If I had not been able to capture Maharis and went outside and used mental interference to my heart’s content, it would have been really dangerous if Princess Rosette had been included. So, I thought about sending Princess Rosette to the royal family or the Raven family, but it doesn’t seem to be the royal family.”
“I have a feeling that the royal family will be more isolated than the Crow family.”
Princess Rosette said with a bitter smile.
The two princes who died out of greed to take control of the Raven family after taking control of the Crow family are no different from the Raven family’s matriarch killing them at will, but Princess Rosette had come to the Raven family on behalf of the royal family.
If we distort it too much, it could be said that Princess Rosette guided Terrance Raven’s movements with her Emperor in mind. In such a situation, I don’t think it would be a good idea for her to return to the imperial family.
“Since the Raven family said they will make their own ‘judgment’, Princess Rosette will have less work to do. However, she will be able to exert appropriate influence on the Crow family in the name of the princess. Would you give that power for me?”
“I’ve been thinking that if Xian was the sword, I should hold it, but it seems like the relationship has already changed.”
“Didn’t you say you would give me a reason for what I want to cut down?”
“I did. I understand. I will return to the Raven family so that Sian can move freely.”
Princess Rosette finally seemed to understand the reason, and Terry Crow was silently looking at me, unable to speak.
“Terry Crow, the only temple I can receive cooperation from is in Tave Village, so I’ll be stopping by often, so always be prepared.”
“Ah, yes. I understand.”
Princess Rosette, who saw Terry Crow’s expression brightening after hearing those words, looked at me and said.
“Sian, you had a physical relationship with Terry?”
I thought I would tell you later, but I thought it was a good sign that you asked so openly.
“Yes.”
“I understand.”
As expected, Princess Rosette accepted it calmly without much resistance.
In response to Princess Rosette’s simple response, Terry Crow asked with a surprised look on her face.
“Aren’t you worried about the princess?”
“Of course I’m worried, but I have the education I received as a princess and I know the Raven and Crow families well.”
“Is that so…?”
“The family that is connected to the royal family is a family large enough to take in concubines, so as the main wife, you have to respond flexibly, but you have to let your child inherit the most core power. That’s something I was taught from a young age.” “I don’t really care because I know that the Crow family’s intelligence agents are reinforcing the family’s personnel by giving birth to the children of Raven family assassins.”
I felt like Princess Rosette’s values were a little warped, but wouldn’t it be easier for me?
Terry Crow, who had heard that she was treating her children as tools to increase her family’s power, seemed relieved that she had been given permission.
Is it that kind of world? After hearing this conversation, I felt like my assimilation rate went up a little.
*
The next morning, she took the warp gate and headed down the path of revenge to return to the Raven family, but what unfolded before her eyes was a little different.
“It’s the same as the geographical name, but it’s completely different.”
The road leading to the family home was completely plowed.
In order to deal with the Raven family’s assassins, the trees that had been planted to hide themselves were completely cut down, leaving them plainly exposed.
“Less innocent people will die.”
Princess Rosette was right as no one came to kill the Raven family assassin and returned after killing them.
“Princess Rosette, let’s go see matriarch Terrance Raven.”
