The assassination of Crisfer Lattimore - I've been thinking about it all these weeks.
I also figured out a way to wipe it out socially, but maybe that guy will be a pain in the ass later if he doesn't wipe out his very existence. I thought so. I secretly decided to assassinate Krisfel.
Magic is developing in this world. For this reason, magic killings are the most common and the police are sensitive to magic killings.
So I can't use this method. Because even if they didn't witness the crime scene, there would always be some kind of trace.
That's why even if you stab him with a blade or something, he's likely to have legs on him. So I decided to poison him.
It seems that the forest, located west of the town of Reeve, is home to dangerous insects with severe poisoning.
When I found out about it, I decided to use the insect poison in carrying out the assassination.
First, we collect the insects of interest to extract the poison and make the poison. And when the poison is done, plant it in the ring. Later, if you mix and drink the poison poured out of the ring in your drink, you can assassinate Krisfel unknowingly.
No way, no one would think "I'm poisoning the ring," and fortunately, the technology of detection in this world is not very well developed, so you wouldn't have to worry about the cause of death being identified.
In other words, complete crime isn't that difficult if you have a close plan.
"Dear Richter, are you going out?
Quickly, as he left the mansion to go out to collect insects in the woods, he was called out by Adley, who was taking care of the garden.
I guess he wondered when he saw me trying to go out early in the morning because I usually make spending the holidays with Ceres a priority.
"Oh. I'll be back by dinner time"
"Yes, I did. Ah... speaking of which, I'm referring to the example..."
"The example...?
"Yes. Uh... Mr. Nate, was it? I'm talking about someone who used to visit this mansion. He was worried about Mr. Ceres, and I saw him this morning."
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According to Adley's story, Nate still seems to be wandering around this mansion, witnessing him every now and then.
I've been eyewitnessing Nate for a while now, and I'm pretty sure I'm exploring this trend obsessively.
After all, should I finish him off too...
I get so lost thinking about it.
Are you sure you want to kill him...? He was my best friend in my last life...?
No, he was looking down on me. He felt superior to himself and Chizuru being a lover from day to day, and mocked me inside, no matter how I scratched her feet, I couldn't be her lover.
On the other hand, it should be easier if we put him in this hand... and yet the memories we had together in the previous life hinder that.
"Um, Master Richt...?
"... oh, bad. Perhaps he will not come to visit the mansion in person...... in case he visits again, drive him back." I really can't let you see her right now, "but if I tell you, this time you'll give up."
When I gave that back to Adley, who was tilting his little neck, I headed to the woods fast.
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Looking out the window blurred, Richt's hindsight caught my eye. Where are we going out so early in the morning? While I wonder, I drop him off on the back.
About thirty minutes after Richter went out, I could inadvertently hear something crashing into the window.
Moving his gaze over the window, a bright white dove was tapping the window glass with his mouth (beak) with a cone.
White pigeons are rare. With that in mind, I slowly approach by the window. Then he noticed that the pigeon was wearing something like a small cylinder on his leg.
Could this pigeon be a biographical pigeon...? If so, it would mean someone sent a letter to me. But who the hell...?
As he watched as he was confused, the pigeon began to pound the windowsill with his mouth even harder. In the meantime, I think I should open the window and let you in.
I thought so. When I opened the window, the dove jumped into the room with momentum. When I took the letter out of the little cylinder on the pigeon's leg, I decided to read it quickly.
'I want you to look out the window. But don't speak up.' Cause I fear your master will ask me. '
I thought... I finished reading that sentence and rushed over to the window. Looking down, Nate was waving toward us, as expected.
Without speaking up as it were, Nate urged me to continue reading the letter I had.
'I think you're probably looking out the window right now. If I give you a signal with my hand, get away from the window. Suddenly you may have been surprised, but now I want you to do what I say.'
I finished reading the letter and I walked away from the window as Nate instructed.
Waiting in that condition, a pointed metal instrument caught on the window frame for a while. At first glance, is that a hook rope? Looking at the situation with a little surprise, Nate eventually passed on the rope and came up to the room.
Nate approached me, silently bringing something like a cane that had my right hand close to the contract ring.
As soon as that happened, the ring emitted such a dazzling light that it could not keep its eyes open. That glare makes me meditate my eyes unexpectedly.
"─ Okay, I'm fine now. You don't have to speak up. Now you can take the ring off."
"... Huh?
When he opened his eyes in response to Nate's voice, he was smiling with an earlier dove on his shoulder.
"Come on, take off the ring."
"Ugh, yeah......"
As Nate told me, I removed the ring that was on my right hand pharmacopoeia. Then, without restraint magic activating, the ring came off.
"What...? Why..."
"I forcibly deactivated the function of the ring."
"What do you mean...?
"Actually, a powerful helper showed up a while ago. Rosetta, no, it's all because of him that I helped Ceres out."
When Nate said that, he started explaining a brief history to me.
Apparently, Nate had noticed that I was incarcerated in this mansion, and every now and then he had a terrible day without being able to get his hands on it, although he was on stakeouts.
At that time, someone named Krisfel, who had also been concerned about Richter's trends for a long time, seems to have lent him a hand and taught him how to deactivate the function of the ring in the contract.
Generally speaking, the termination of a slave contract applies only if the master of the slave terminates the contract of his own free will, but if the master dies suddenly or disappears, he will no longer be able to do so.
Naturally, if you try to force the ring off the contract, the restraint magic activates, which puts you in a troubled situation on Lian's side.
In that case, they force Nate to disable the effect of the ring using the magic props he has now.
If you deactivate the feature and remove the ring, it seems to be regarded as having terminated the contract already, and that the information is being disseminated through the ring to the management facility.
"This tool was also obtained confidentially by the person."
"It was..."
"In the meantime, let's get out of here later on for more details"
"So, but... the facility also knows that I cancelled the contract, right? If you can't find your master forever, even if you run away, you'll go to the facility this time...?
"If that's the case, I'll be fine. You're supposed to explain the situation to my master and give me a servitude contract with Ceres for the time being. The master has plenty of time, and he can continue to live on the run for a while. By then, I hope you manage to find another master and get a steady life on the run..."
When Nate finished saying that, she laughed a little troubled.
Oh, this look...... you did well in your previous life. Of course, they look completely different. But it's somewhat reminiscent of him in his previous life.
"Come on, let's go. If we don't hurry, that husband might come back..."
With that said, Nate reached out to me. I take his hand without hesitation. But in the meantime, Licht's face struck his head.
If I were gone, what would happen to Richt?
If I run away like this, I will abandon my brother who got sick because of me. Are you sure that's okay?
I'm the only one who can save Richt...
─ No, what are you lost, I am. Just because you ran away here doesn't mean you decided you can't reconcile with Richt. Over time, even he might one day come to know.
Anyway, let's keep our distance for once. Ning Lo, we've been too close. Fine. My choice shouldn't be wrong......
That's what I told myself. I hardened my mind.
"Ceres......?
"... Oh, I'm sorry. Nothing. Yeah, let's go."
Nate peeked into my face and I replied in a hurry. And held Nate's hand tightly to dispel the stray of his heart.