I’m an Adventurer! ~Musou Skill is Plane Magic~

"So the killer got caught?

"No, I got away."

The next day, the King summoned me and the Vicomte, who once again passed between the blue roses behind the imperial castle without the sun.

This room is meant to be used only in the major towns of the country, right? I mean, pretty often, you know, I get through here almost every time? You sure about that?

The king answered my question with a bitter face. Then I roll what was in my hand onto the table in front of me and the Vicomte.

"This thing fell under the temple tower. Only Sole was found."

It was a cylinder made of brass like metal, about eight centimeters long and two centimeters thick. The diameter has decreased slightly along the way. Is it easy to understand the shape of a tiny, stretched can of milk?

Well, in short, rifle ammunition. I knew it.

The only thing I know is that the second one was taken away with a gun in it.

"I saw it somewhere. Did you break the source?

"No, at least not from the Royal Castle arsenal or the lab."

"So, was it brought in by Jarkin?"

"Maybe."

The Vicomte and the King speak in a gentle tone. These three conversations are always like this when there is no one left. I'm more thankful for honoring and humbling because my shoulders are tight.

"The idea of being targeted... is too much, right? You're a king."

"You tell me, kid. But I'm sure you're right. Where do you think you are?

Mmm, respond to questions with questions, as if you were a child. Well, I'm definitely a kid. Only the physical age.

"Hmm, that's right... it's hard to say because I don't have much information, but the most likely thing to think about is the aristocracy of the kingdom, which appeared to be the work of Jarkin's rebels...?

"Hmm. You picked the most troublesome time to pick? Why?"

"So far, the only gun used to commit the crime is Jarkin, right? Everything that was made is supposed to have been received by the Kingdom for each item (...), but I think there are some craftsmen and artisans who hide it from us so that we can't find it."

"Hmm, well, I guess so. I didn't think I could collect all of them."

The King spills his anguish. I don't think handsome men who can even dress like this are cheap. Shit!

"But Jarkin can't afford to attack the kingdom right now. It's going to be up for losing. Assassinating the King doesn't mean that the compensation will disappear. At best, until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince takes the next throne, will the country be in chaos?

"Maybe you're just resenting me, right? People's minds don't just measure losses, do they?

"If you have a grudge, you're after the Vicomte, right? It was the Count who actually led the army by standing on the arrow. Wouldn't it be more refreshing to kill the Vicomte, the symbol of invasion, than the king behind us, the hero of the Savior, Jarkin?

"Hmm, I guess my name's selling better over there. In a bad way. The Crown Prince said," Weissman! They were screaming. "

The Vicomte smiles bitterly. This one is more handsome than handsome. It's going to be. Is this what cool looks like? I guess my dream is this way.

"Yeah, that's why I don't think it makes any sense for Jarkin to assassinate the king."

"I see. So, why did the aristocrats do it?

"I just thought about who I'd get the most from assassinating the King. Exactly," Who's going to gain from an assassination attempt? "

Huh?

Basics of the investigation, right? So, if you look at "gold" and "woman (man)" around the person you get the most, you can see the full story of the case. Simple reasoning, Mr. Watson.

"Now the King is reforming the domestic army and home affairs, right? And if the king is assassinated, the reform will stop. Or it'll be blank."

The Knights, other than Kintetsu, were dismantled and reorganized, and this tournament was held to replenish their personnel.

Similarly, the Ministry of the Interior is in the process of being reformed, and the reorganization of ministries and the abolition of useless positions are in progress.

Previously, there were many name-only positions in the internal affairs department, such as "Head of the Preparation Office of an already established department" and "Head of a department whose work with other departments is completely covered and there is virtually no actual activity."

Originally, it was an honorary position to reward loyalists who had worked for many years, but it was only then that certain aristocracy became inherited from generation to generation. Even if I didn't do anything, it became a vested interest that would give me money.

And such wasteful spending was crushing the national treasury a little.

Sometimes the war was expensive, and the king decided to put this' noble sanctuary 'in the scalpel. That is the internal affairs reform that is currently under way.

I am glad that there was also an intention to reduce the aristocracy from the interior and increase the influence of the royal family. That might have motivated the incident.

"I see, the aristocrats who are about to be chased for their positions have rushed into it."

"That's not all. If the murder weapon used is made of Jarkin, it might be used as an excuse to open the battlefield again. Last time, a Bali royalist named Vicomte was active, so it's no surprise that" this time, if the aristocracy waves a flag and triumphs, it will return. "

"Is that enough motive? But in that case, where'd you get the pivotal gun?

"There are so many ways to do it. Did you smuggle less than you actually wrote in the books by wielding your power during the takeover, or did you smuggle it out of the Jarkin army, which was confused by the defeat? If the nobles were involved, it wouldn't be hard to get a gun."

True or false, most of the guns possessed by Japanese yakuza are spillovers from military forces in surrounding countries. Not to mention the entire arsenal if it's an army in this world with sweet security. It would have been easier if the war had been disputed.

Regarding smuggling, it would be easier if the nobles wielded their power to dispense with the inspection. I suspect that the censorship itself is being carried out because the junior officials who censor are also related to the aristocracy in the first place.

"Well, I guess everything. If you want to consolidate your suspicions, why don't you check out the temple where that tower is?

"You want to go to the temple? Is that the temple of the god of war and hunting? What does that have to do with the assassin?

"People don't usually go up to towers like that, do they? But the assassin's supposed to be down here. The tournament was decided soon after the beginning of the year, and it will be held from the end of February. Once or twice in the last three months, the killer must have come to see you. Since King's City has a temple for each main god, you don't have to go to the temple of your god, do you? The numbers will be limited, so if you ask a priest, you'll know how much you look like.

Around the site. This is also the basis of the investigation. There must be some evidence left at the crime scene.

If it's true, I'd like to get my fingerprints from the medicine, but I don't know what that powder is made of. I've heard about silver or aluminum mixing, but that's all.

In the first place, fingerprint recognition is still not common. It will be a long time before it can be used to identify individuals. The road to modern investigation is still a long way off.

"Hmm, you and Dan are pretty much the same as me and Leon. All right, I guess I'll just keep going with that line. So, here it is. I don't know what I'm going to do as king."

"Don't you have to do anything?

"That's right. It's kind of hard to catch the first time at a martial arts tournament in the corner."

A member of the country. Shit, I hate to say the same thing to Leon. I can't stand being licked like this. "

"Why don't we just let the parties know? Confidentially disposing of the main perpetrator and the executor would be a threat to those involved."

"I still hate to say things that don't look like kids. All right, all right. I'll leave the rest to Kintetsu and the garden keeper."

I don't like the king on the front lines very much. Behind you is Deng, and the whole thing comes together.

"All that remains is... Thank goodness, Beat. Thank you. Thank you."

"No, you're welcome. But I'll suggest a change of wording for the next contract. It was more painful than being beaten."

At all, that severe pain wasn't unusual. Maybe the whole body's magic stimulated the pain nerve directly. And I think he was controlling the brain so he wouldn't lose consciousness.

I seem to have more magic than normal people, so I guess the pain was also out of order. I don't want to feel that way anymore.

"I didn't mean to settle it, but I had to settle it there. So I'm going to give you the prize mansion."

"Oh, don't worry about that. I decided to buy it myself."

"Ahhh? You can't make that kind of money on your own? Mansions in King's Landing are not cheap, are they?

"It's okay, I made money on a royal bet."

"What!?"

This time, I was betting on a single win for myself and a series of victories in which the Count won and I won a semi-final. Calculate from the odds and make a profit whichever wins.

Because I was a big hole, the odds of a single win were so high. This one was easy.

In the winning series, it was a slightly more difficult combination to predict because the winner was the real winner and the semi-finalist was the big hole. So the odds were actually higher than my single win.

Either way, it's a high dividend. I earned a good wager. Specifically, you can buy two prize mansions.

I told Christella to do the same, so they must have made a lot of money. They should have exchanged cash by now. Kikka's face must be very loose.

"Whether you win or lose, you make a profit. He's a flawless guy."

"What a cute little kid!

After all, we need to spread the risk! Risk management is the responsibility of management!

Now that the tournament is over, what if I get my second prize and I go back to Dorton and go back to life? You should leave the purchase of the mansion to Tonelico.

Ah, I'm tired. Let's go home and enter the hot spring.