Riot Grasper

- When the man bracketed the rounded paper to the bird on his shoulder, he let it fly into the moonlight sky.

Light black skin, a mask that is dressed in a black cloak that blends into the night darkness, but that hid my face, is not worn now.

"Phew, I knew it would be easier to wear nothing."

Man - Ren pulled into the interior of the building with such a mouthful of swallowing. Walk down the aisle relying on the moonlight that slips slightly from the gap in the decaying stone wall.

"Captain, I've contacted the guys waiting in the village. Tomorrow I'll be joining you with the supplies I need - just Sister Ray? Where did the captain go?"

"Sleeping lady's place. By the way, you didn't tell me to come all the way over here."

"No, no, he said he instructed a few people to stay."

Ren and Ray... the twins look alike, but it is clear from the conversation that Ray, my sister, has a position of dominance.

"But you don't have to leave people behind because you don't have any more use for that orphanage, do you? I think they're gonna make a big deal out of this until the end of the operation."

"Just in case. Assuming they make a scene, this place won't be known. And... we still have to wear the collar so he doesn't do anything weird."

"Well, it's hard not to kill him."

"It doesn't make sense if you kill a hostage. I'm not playing games."

"Wow. I don't want my sister Ray to tell me that. She was angry with me when I attacked her."

"... shut up"

"No, no, didn't that include a sugar candy dropped grudge? Sister Ray has been obsessed for a long time. Oh, no. So no matter how long - Oh, it's a lie. I'm sorry. Forgive the whip, the flesh will tear."

Ren heads down in a panic around Ray doing his hand to the hip whip. He turned his gaze toward his sister in an attempt to divert himself from the topic and focused his attention on his fist.

"Ah! Has my hand completely healed yet? Good for you."

"I can use healing magic... I'm not very good at it."

"Right ~... Oh, I'm sorry. But I fought first... the same guy with the same hair color as the Oilers, wasn't he too strong? I don't know who's gonna push you both down."

"I don't even know you're a weasel. I think the look was similar to the people in my hometown, but the color of my skin and all that was thin. I don't think he's from Toggle."

The Suvenese Empire has a history of invading other countries to expand their territory. Toggle is a small country originally in the eastern part of the Empire, but it was absorbed into the Empire decades ago and was now one of the place names. Ren and Ray are from Toggle and look slightly different from the humans who live near the center of Empire City.

"You don't really want to argue in your hometown."

"... it doesn't matter"

"Hmm, the guy who knocked that opponent down, though unintentionally... I guess it's worth it"

"I guess that's why, like I said, you need a collar."

So, Ren once again speaks his doubts as he scratches his head with Polypoli.

"So, he - why did the butler come with you? I don't need you anymore."

"I don't know. The two escorts who were awake saw the scene like that, so you can't even be in the Lordship Hall? I try to stop trying to kill you... I don't know why."

"Captain didn't tell me more about him, did he?"

"If you're curious, why don't you ask the captain directly later?

"- Sister Ray... I'll ask you there with me"

"Hmmm... here, what?

Waking from her sleep, Marita stretched her fingers out feeling uncomfortable from her eyes to her cheeks.

It brings back memories quickly, knowing that the tears are frizzy with dry marks.

- Looks like you're awake.

"Logginsu......"

To the voice I was used to hearing, I raised my anger at the person Marita was beside, who revealed her vigilance without being horrified.

Dressed in familiar butler clothes, her tender eyes remain the same as usual.

"I guess you can explain. No, before that...... is Sage or Rim safe?

"Probably. It wasn't planned for those two."

"Why... did you do that?"

"I will disappear if Master Marita is released safely. So just keep saying," Okay, don't explain everything. "

The voice of the girl, who shook her little shoulder, wooden spirits indoors.

"... I'm in awe. Can you promise me just one thing?"

"What?"

"Listen to what you have to say… no matter what you think, I want you to allow me to be by your side until you're free."

"What are you saying..."

"May I?

Marita snorts small at it even though she often rethinks. Loggins received a reply and opened his mouth quietly.

"As for those who raided the hall, they are specially trained soldiers in one country. The main tasks are intelligence operations in other countries, sometimes assassinations and kidnappings of dignitaries… this time the suspension of the treaty between Richelle and the Western Islands countries seems to be the aim"

"Oh no... and Loggins... and Loggins took someone dear hostage too, huh? So I was forced to do that."

"Right...... right. But the root cause is different."

Loggins' expression is slightly distorted. Perhaps he felt terrified while only slightly telling the girl the truth.

"- I'm the man who was originally in that unit."

Marita doesn't immediately understand the word, and the silence permeates the neighborhood.

"- Well... because Loggins has been working as a butler for a long time now."

"Yes. Will it be a little over a decade now? We sincerely serve you."

"All... you're saying it was all a lie...?

"No. You already know the country where the troops belong, don't you? I dumped that country a long time ago. more than ten years ago...... then"

"Learn more... Tell me"

Loggins puts his fingers together as he sits, spinning his words down.

"I think Marita was taught about the death of her mother, Philia, by accident."

"That's what I hear."

"But the truth is, he was kidnapped just like Marita today... and he lost his life."

"... is it true?

"It could have been a war between nations if it had been made public, so they would have kept it a secret."

"Who... that"

I didn't answer that question right away, and Loggins squealed with his gaze in the universe.

"Master Filia was a very bright and straight man, speaking with a fine face to the watchman even though he said he had been kidnapped. I grew up in an orphanage, talking about my husband, Master Alberto, and newborn babies, and all that lacked tension."

"Loggins, are you..."

"I appeal to my emotions and draw my guard down by talking about being able to share my values with them - I knew there was such an approach, but thank you. That person seemed to have nothing to do with such a rush... on the contrary, you were feeling like you'd be out of poison"

Exhale only once small and try to separate words before Loggins resumes the conversation.

"- That's right. I was... one of the executives who kidnapped Master Philia"

After stating so, Loggins told him about the actions Philia had taken at death.

How Marita received the actions of her mother, whose husband had refused her life without saying so... she was quietly listening without crying out.

"What made me do that when I said I had dyed my hands worse in the past, and then I abandoned my country and headed to Richelle - I still don't know if my feelings moved to the condition that I was an orphan just like me, or if I was attracted to Dear Philia's humanity... I just couldn't get away with the look on his face when he died."

Make sure you cover your face with your palms, and Loggins shakes his head.

"Even as I felt guilty about falsifying my identity, changing my name and working under Master Alberto, that was all I could think of"

- Don't involve my family in this anymore -

"... I didn't think that would make any amends. But believe me, the month I served wasn't a lie."

"... Then why are you doing this"

"Does Master Marita know a woman named Eleanor?

On that question, Marita sifts and shakes her neck to the side.

"She was a woman who grew up with Master Philia in an orphanage and was adorable like her sister. She said she was family again..."

Loggins was sending donations to the orphanage through a merchant unknown to his surroundings, but he was sniffed and, conversely, involved in the incident.

"... karma, I guess."

"What... sounds like you're saying it's all your fault. My mother died, and I'm in a situation like this now... let's just assume it's originally Loggins' fault?

……

"You... are cowardly to such a child. I barely remember my mother...... but I remember you well for taking care of me from a very young age. You can't be mad at me."

Marita cried a thin tear at the edge of her eyes, but endured so that it never flowed down her cheeks.

"- I thought it was something that made me cry and angry."

"... did you think I'd tell you to die and apologize?

"If you ask me to do so, I will obey. But we need you to wait until Marita is safely released."

"Are you worried I won't act like my mother? But if the demands didn't go through, how many times would I be killed?"

"Why has Dear Philia been a target in the past...... I have once again realized after many years of service. Master Alberto...... can never abandon Master Marita. That one is too sweet. Because you're the one who can't make those cold decisions -"

Before I finished, the dry sound of cheeks echoed indoors.

"... so what? It will be natural to think that you don't want your loved ones to die. Father's nothing wrong."

"Absolutely... you're right"

Shake out your swinging palms and Marita starts to pour and tear.

The way it looked - the butler in front of me could just shut up and watch.

- After a while, Marita was tired of crying and fell asleep again.

A man's voice echoes from the darkness in the corner of the room where Loggins leaked his breath small when he saw how it was.

"I couldn't abandon the orphanage guys. You too... would be too sweet"

It was the black-clad man - Serdio - who showed up.

"You… seem to be faithful to what I taught you"

"I'll let you have what's available... even my former mentor. Still, I'm gonna respect your intentions for a long time. Well, at best keep up the lady's amulet."