Boundary Labyrinth and the Foreign Magician

"- Hmm. Is this the place?

The people who are falling, and then the man who just tried to escape, also asks Valor to let him use the levitation to carry them. As usual, we restrain everyone with light binds, let them take off their headscarves, and then cement them with dirt magic to seal their movements.

You've also got a scratch on the roof of the material shed that showered the ice shotgun. Let's keep it here and repair it.

"Thank you. I can't thank you enough for your help."

"Oh, thank you. Thanks to you, everyone didn't get hurt."

As he finished repairing the roof and transporting the packed people in a golem to make it easier to carry them in one place, the noble brothers and sisters, who seemed distracted until earlier, spoke to him officially. Apparently, the old butler took control of me and thanked us ourselves.

"No injuries and most importantly. As soon as they broke in, as they witnessed the crime."

Answering that, the brothers and sisters give a deep salute.

"I'm Oscar... my name is Driscoll. He's the eldest son of the Duke of Driscoll family."

"It's Vanessa-Driscol. Likewise, the eldest daughter of the Duke's house."

My brother, for a moment, makes me look like I'm lost, but so I name him and thank him. With his brother, Oscar, naming his family name, his sister, Vanessa, followed suit.

Driscoll...... duke's brother? It is also at this time that I refrain from reconciling myself with the Grand Duke of Devonis, who was a patient tourist. Maybe he didn't want to stand out.

"My name is Theodor-Gartner"

When I named him back, my siblings opened their eyes.

"Was this… revealed to you by the ambassador of the other world?"

"It makes sense to be strong. No rumors."

I knew about this one from the content of the conversation, but if it's the Duke's house, is that satisfactory too?

"By the way, weren't you two impatient? They think the soldiers will be rushing here from now on, are you okay? I'll explain later if I have to."

With that said, Oscar turned his eyes a little round but eventually came back with a grin.

"Thank you for your attention. I did try not to be conspicuous, but it is a situation involving reconciliation between my father and Grand Duke Debonis. Sir Theodore and I know each other, and there's no point in making it inconspicuous now."

"I see. Did you"

You're talking about the balance of power between the royal family, the Grand Duke and the Duke's house around here. I guess that means they don't want you to think there's anything else to settle with the Grand Duke. I guess that's why he was so careful not to come into contact with me in the pre-settlement phase...... So there's no point in making it less noticeable after you get face-to-face.

"More than that, I know we need to explain to the soldiers. Sir Theodore came in to help us because we were the party that was attacked, so I was wondering if that was the muscle."

And, Vanessa. Well...... that's true too.

"Okay. Keep in touch so that the story doesn't spread as widely as possible. Do you recognize their faces?

Oscar shakes his neck to the side when he sees the faces of the guys who are loaded with their headscarves off.

"... no. But the faces of the people who live in the Duke's land in the West are not the same."

When Oscar said, the conscious strayed his gaze as he panicked. Oscar looks at it and exhales small. Is that... is that a mess?

The aristocratic territories close to the Dukes and Dukes of Driscoll are the islands in the western ocean, and then near the coast of the southwest...

Shut off the sound to keep them from getting information before asking.

"Do you have any idea whose offer it is?

Oscar frowned at my words.

"Assuming… that this raid was being carried out, it seems to know our insights to some extent. I was wondering if I could narrow it down to some extent from there. If this is the time, because some of them do not feel comfortable reconciling their father with the Grand Duke...... Whatever, because my family has been with the Grand Duke for a long time. But I didn't expect you to do anything so coercive..."

"Some have insisted on confrontation with the Grand Duke. You mean that some parts of us fear that once a settlement has been reached with regard to such a person, we will have a weaker voice. Or gain some benefit from not having a settlement, or vice versa, from being done…"

... I see. Is that why they forbade you to hurt your siblings or kidnap Vanessa?

Oscar, a boy, is temporary even if he was kidnapped, but in Vanessa's case, the mere fact that his personality fell into the kidnapper's hands, etc. can be a future stigma.

I disagree with the Duke's policy, but I don't intend to scratch his brother or his family name. It also fits with what they said and did and what they knew about their brothers and sisters.

Then does the mastermind come to mean someone inside the Duke's house or someone on the jury?

Exactly... there's no chance the Duke is pulling the thread himself. Because if you don't want to settle without doing something so roundabout, you can just say no to Prince Josiah's arbitration for a reason.

From the M.O. 's point of view, yes. The Duke says he has a good impression of me. If you let Oscar and Vanessa raid you to see the shipyard, you'd know to buy my misfortune, and it would be easier to set up a madness kidnapping.

"I mean, he said he went out on these means of coercion to get in the way of reconciliation"

"That's what I see. Or maybe you were prepared to make it look like the work of the Grand Duke's jury. You want to plant your mistrust in the Grand Duchess on me, the heir?"

... Hmm. When it comes to conspiracies involving descendants, I also feel it's a classic to argue over the tracks. Because even if the end was moved at instigation for the purpose of disturbing reconciliation, it is well thought that the thoughts of the mastermind are different.

In this case you can also camouflage the opposition to reconciliation and try to profit, so you can ostensibly be in favour of reconciliation.

I mean, there are two kinds of suspicious. An opposition to reconciliation or someone involved in a landmark dispute? After all, they all become officials of the Duke's family.

But you can't just run into straightforward questions about whether there's a sight dispute or not. Ask Rosemary later around here and you'll see.

"… there may also be a part involved in the successor"

- If I thought so, Vanessa said with a rugged look, who was showing the way she thought.

"Vanessa. It's..."

"I don't want to do anything suspicious... but I was wondering if that could be a story, too. And then, of course, I get suspicious too."

...... hmm. I wonder about that. It may indeed be possible to set it up, and it will be possible to ensure its safety even if it is raided. It's not a strange position to be raised by a suspect from the line of contention.

But purposefully throwing a direct ball from me to direct my attention doesn't make me feel like all the risks are noticeable. On the contrary, an operation that makes you think you're not the killer... What do you think?

If we investigate, we will naturally do so with the possibility in mind, so there is no point in the operation?

"That... didn't Sir Theodore know the magic inquisitor who was at the royal castle?

"I know."

Nodding at Vanessa's words.

You're Derek the Magic Inquisitor. But mentioning magic interrogation here is......

"... Vanessa. What are you thinking?

"I know that when I turn them over, I will climb up to the royal castle and undergo a magical interrogation in secret. I was wondering if you could ask Lord Theodore for that accent."

"Oh, my lady, such"

I say it in a voice like a butler panicked... Vanessa shakes her neck to the side.

"No, Grandpa. It's necessary. It would distrust you if you didn't prove your innocence first, and it would take extra time to investigate. If you don't show your father or brother that I can be trusted, it's dangerous if they make you do something else. You will not be allowed to develop into disturbances at such an important time."

"... then I have to prove that I'm not involved in this case either."

And Oscar said quietly, too.

... I see. Oscar and good Vanessa, you're brilliant. It's helpful that Vanessa's excellence is why she tried to eliminate it from the landmark dispute, because it's not without it, and that it can actually save her time investigating about her brothers and sisters.

"Okay. Let's hang on to His Majesty, Melvin."

At the same time, let's say it moves in the direction of narrowing information from the executor. Besides Oscar and Vanessa, there's got to be other candidates for the trail fight. We must also gather information on those people.

Let's start with... explaining the situation to the soldiers who have been rushing to hear the noise and bringing the executioners to the royal castle.