Sweet Reincarnation

Episode 291 Fire, Theft and Remnants

Pace, who was in the office, heard the disturbance in the absence of both his father and his attendant.

"Fire!!

"Fire!!

There is a noise of people running around.

The maids and butlers of the King's Capital villa, who were hired by the meritocracy, were clearly aware of how rushed it was usually, and it was impossible to run around the villa in a noise.

That's how it sounds like a lot of people are running around. I noticed an abnormality even if it wasn't Pace.

Not to mention the brilliant Pace. He immediately jumped out into the hallway and checked the situation.

"Young man"

Cohen, where's the fire?

Kitchen.

"... you have oil. What is the scale of the fire?

"It's big. The firewood and charcoal that was piled up on the back was burning, so I was told it was taking a long time to put out the fire."

The King's Capital Residence of House Morteln is also packed with kitchens.

There is also a kitchen for Pais if it is a home in the Territory, but Pais's pleasure cannot be tolerated in a royal capital with high land prices on boulders.

At the same time, what is used in cooking is collected in one place.

Flour, dried herbs, charcoal, and oil. The kitchen was home to a large quantity of flammable items, and the Morteln kitchen was home to more people than anywhere else, especially with regard to oil.

Pace used oil to make olives and doughnuts.

Only kitchens with combustible materials were thoroughly managed and handled, and there should have been a cook in charge.

However, accidents do not always happen, and Pace instructed a quick response.

"I'll go."

Pace ran away just like everybody else. There is no one on the boulder who says how to run down the corridor under the current circumstances.

Pace ran into the kitchen, and there were people playing bucket relays with buckets.

"... this is fish oil."

Even though we are spraying water with enough momentum to empty some of the large water bottles, we do not see any fading in the fire momentum.

Whatever you think, it doesn't just seem like firewood is burning.

"Everybody, evacuate!! The people around you should leave for a while."

"Huh? Are you sure?

"Magically dispose of every piece of firewood. I can buy firewood again, but I can't replace rapid digestion."

Pace, who arrived in a hurry at the fire, used magic.

We used Excavation and Instantaneous Transfer at the same time to sneak out the combustible material that had been there while opening a big hole.

The destination is in the vast desert of Morteln territory.

Hmm.

"Good work."

With the prompt response of the next lord's boy, the fire went out.

But the problem is now.

"Koan, people are gathering around the Mansion in the smoke of the fire. Can I leave it to you?

"Whatever you say."

Fire in King's City is similar to a criminal act because it leads to similar burning.

Corn cared about it and asked if it would deceive him.

"... as it is. Fire broke out of the woodshed. Tell them that the fire has already been extinguished."

"Are you sure?

"I'm a little worried. So I decided that it would be better to spread the truth quickly than to fix it or hide it poorly."

"I understand."

If there is a fire, wild horses will gather.

Leaving the response to Koantro, Pace thought about it.

I am certain that there will be signs that oil that is difficult to extinguish the fire was used, and that the firewood storage area is like a cold dark place and there is no fire.

"Someone!!

"Yes, young man."

"Please split up immediately and check the rooms throughout the house. Are things missing, broken, or more suspicious?"

Whoever sees it is a random fire.

If so, it would be too optimistic to light the fire and end it. I have something.

In addition, Pace carries her feet to the room where she usually pays.

I was just placing the dragon eggs.

It was being vandalized brilliantly.

"... you've been hit."

Pace was convinced that the fire was a fire.

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Half a day after someone stole the dragon eggs.

The Morteurs were all gathered and worried.

You're not going to get caught.

"I don't know..."

There is no other reason for my trouble. Sometimes they stole the dragon eggs they were supposed to have hidden in the Morteln residence. And then, even though I responded as quickly as I could, I couldn't even follow the killer's lead.

"When it comes to being stolen, there's also a gap. This is something to reflect on and respond to, but it is also urgent."

That's right.

Being a thief is certainly a big problem, but it's not really fatal for the Morteins.

Originally, the residence in King's Landing was like a temporary residence. When the Morteln family became the throne there, both the nobles bought the house because it was not dressed to live in the King's Capital all the time, and if Casserole did not get a military position and become a member of the court nobility, it was really just a place to sleep once in a while.

It is now fairly well guarded, with some stationed, but almost as empty as ever. It was so close to the villa that it would have been easy to steal.

Casserole was also aware of that, so he kept luxurious furniture and valuables away from the villa.

Bringing valuables in like this is the exception.

I also figured out how to get in with the thief.

Originally, there was a shortage of manpower, and since we quickly gathered people, many of the midwives who work in the villa and those who work there are shallow days. Therefore, even if a stranger pretended to be a new face and was mistaken, he didn't care if it was such a thing.

Aiming at the gap where those who work do not know each other's faces, it is quickly realized that suspicious things were mixed up, and it is also found that there were many unfamiliar people only today. The same thing should not happen first because we responded immediately and gathered all the employees to check their faces and identity again.

That's all I need for thief control. The intrusion route was also discovered and blocked.

The problem is that the person who committed the theft is now on the run.

If we don't catch this, the Mortairns won't stand a chance. In addition, the Morteln family seems to be prone to thieves and risks producing copycats.

We must find and capture those who are right or wrong.

"But as it stands, my father's transition has spread the net quite widely, but I still haven't heard from him."

However, the thief has disappeared after leaving the Morteln house.

It's really like smoke that we can't follow.

The thief's appearance was also uncovered in detail, and Pace [transcribed] the sketch and searched King's City. Casserole quickly laid the checkpoint around Wang Dynasty using [Instant Transfer].

Initially, the thief was expected to be caught soon, but with the exception of some sightings in King's City before the burglary, the shards really didn't have a clue.

"How likely is it that you slipped through the net?

"I'm not saying it's possible, but if it is, it's not something we can hold at home. It's about appealing to the right people and putting it in the hands of the foreign affairs nobles."

That's right.

When I found out that I had been robbed, it wasn't just the Morteins. Instead, the King was given dragon eggs to push for trouble. If you do not keep quiet about what has been stolen, you will deceive the king by offering something you do not have.

I honestly complained about the theft. On top of that, the Duke of Cadrecek and his associates also moved.

As a duke, it is the duty of the military to keep the peace, especially with regard to the King's Capital. Though it is obviously a thief with a bluff of aim, there is no place to stand if it is stolen majestically in the place where they are on their knees.

It looks like a thief entered the house in front of the police station. If we don't catch them anyway, they will lick us thoroughly from now on, and then the effect of crime deterrence will diminish.

The soldiers moved due to the appearance of profitability.

Complaints were also received from the department of trade relations, but this case is not transferable to the Duke.

The expression that there is no gap for ants to crawl out is just right. The highway is thorough, of course, because it is said that people moved to a blockade until the forest beast road.

Perfect and self-portrayed by the Duke, the siege fence around King's Landing. Fix it as fast as you can and search the net to fill it with Roller Ops.

A situation where a group of warlord wolves hunt around in 10,000 units against a thief rat.

If we were able to escape now, the opponent was undoubtedly a professional on the road and an organized crime committed with generous support.

In other words, it becomes an international problem.

"Simply two possibilities."

"Two?"

"One is still hiding in the net."

Here's the ideal.

Assuming that it is organized, at best it is a domestic organization, and it is possible that it is hiding in King's Landing.

If it is a criminal organization that has King's City as its roots, it will be good at lurking. The Knights and soldiers of King's Landing are also familiar with investigative techniques, and they may be connected behind the scenes.

If this is the case, I can explain what I can't find even though I am currently conducting a large-scale investigation, and I can say optimism that I will be caught anyway.

"The other was outside the net when I laid it."

Worst case scenario is where you've already slipped out of the net. If the net had slipped through with a monkey, I was afraid that it would have been sprayed in the wrong place at the time the net was sprayed.

It is a waste of thought that we are mobilizing our troops to search on a large scale.

"Is that possible?

Possible worst case scenario.

The question is, how likely is that?

Is it close to zero or vice versa? His father wanted to know what Pace thought.

"Father can do it, right?

"Of course... I see."

Casserole kneeling to the possibility offered by his son.

"Yes, the Wizard is no wonder there's only one way. At the scene, I felt the remnants of magic. It felt like it was drifting away from King's Landing, so I don't think it was like my father who suddenly disappeared and ran away."

"Your feelings alone are weak as evidence."

"Yes, but there are no other clues, which is sufficient as a guide to moving."

There is no point in [instantaneous movement] of the casserole, such as a siege net.

Just to get to know the magic of the cod, if it's the same magical means, you can easily dive through the siege net or keep fooling around with the investigation's eyes.

If we look at that possibility, we leave the siege net to the great people, and it is likely that we can do it because we are a small mortar.

"So what do we do?

"The nets of King's Landing will continue to broaden the search line. Specifically, the border line is full."

"Where's the truth?

"Even if wizards are involved, if domestic wizards have the worst royal glory, they should grasp the tail. I thought we should prepare for the worst case."

Assuming that a wizard is involved, the dragon egg is confirmed as a royal project behind closed doors. If the domestic bounce was the main culprit and Morteln wanted to play a bubble, there have been several times in the past. This time, if the royal family is stupid enough to get involved in such short-circuit thinking, they will soon grab the tail.

They must apologize before the enemy becomes royal, not Morteln's.

But you have to think about what happens if you don't.

"Worst case scenario?

It's an invasion of foreign power.

Hmm.

"When things become diplomatic issues, we can't get involved in the end. People from the Foreign Service come here to take the lead."

I see.

If a foreign man has jumped and committed an illegal act in the kingdom of God, which is also the most important base of kingdom, it is certainly a diplomatic issue.

If so, military casseroles or the Duke of Kadrecek cannot deal with it face-to-face.

If we succeed, we will be at war with foreign countries. Let's say the Duke of Cadrecek is where he wants it, but the interior system will hate to raise war money and all sorts of supplies. If there's a Morteln problem, or a Royal problem, we should talk about it.

Conflicts between the internal affairs system, which hates war, and the military system, which is the only way to fight, break the country if left alone. That's why, in a neutral position, the Foreign Affairs Department is coming out to find out where the people involved can be convinced.

In the case of foreign opponents, leadership leaves the soldier alone.

"But as far as border guards are concerned, they are still under military jurisdiction. If you can control it here, you can take the lead in our home and in the warlords' faction. Conversely, if you can't stop here, there's no way you can hit me."

"Okay. You're right. Let's arrange it now."

Casserole was immediately magically transferred.