It's been a week since that party.
As I see it, public opinion leans toward Hugo, and the administration is being pursued by that response. Civil society was also formed and its leader was Count Lester Graham.
Of course, it's my instructions. Lester and I have been in contact with each other in detail to make sure that they follow the script I wrote and that they are immediately informed of the information they have obtained on Lester's side.
The current situation is also convenient for Lester, so he's unlikely to betray you, but he's an idiot anyway. I don't trust even a millimeter.
Even if you're not going to betray me, you could do me harm by acting on your own. In order to prevent that from happening, it was necessary to keep abreast of trends, at least until the objectives were achieved.
The Justice Department, the culprit, held a press conference, but ended up merely rehearsing the emotions of the people more and more. Judicial misconduct can break the foundations of society. The danger that the keeper of the law will scorn the law is for everyone to know.
Although not yet published, it has already been decided that the present/Attorney General will be dismissed, and the next/Attorney General plans to fit in at the same time as Lester is reinstated.
Hugo will be released only after that new HR has been finalized.
The truth has just come to light, or even though public opinion is demanding Hugo's release, the administration is not releasing Hugo immediately because of fear of joining civil society.
Even if Hugo doesn't feel like it, if he uses Hugo, now a man of his time and a victim of the country, to stir up national sentiment, it will be as much a thread to attack the administration. As an administration that fears being used by intelligence agents in other countries, we cannot immediately let them out that they would be innocent, by analogy.
As it stands, the name Hugo is in custody pending a retrial. The Justice Department's sins have been revealed, but because the real culprit has not been caught and Hugo's complete innocence has still not been proven.
But with Hugo in detention, we can't even converge things. Naturally, the administration wants to solve the problem quickly.
So he tried to control things by negotiating with Lester, a representative of civil society, and promising the post of Attorney General. If Lester, a representative of civil society, becomes the new Attorney General and releases Hugo under his authority, he can appeal to the new system to be clean. In other words, the distrust of the people can be removed. - That's what I'm plotting.
It will be about a month from now before Lester becomes the new Attorney General to speculate on the internal affairs of the administration. The present Attorney General is a great nobleman. Whatever the reason, you'll need to be prepared to change, and if you're going to try me as a criminal, all the more so. The executive branch will not move into action unless it is ready to do so.
This means that Hugo will also be released in a month's time.
"- Of course, if I don't do anything like this, I'm talking about"
In the clerk's office at Cranhouse, I said, sitting in a chair. Everyone is gathered in the office. To my story, Kouga tilted his neck.
"You know the mastermind of the case, don't you? Then catch him and stick him out to the gendarmerie. If the real killer is caught, everyone will admit Hugo's innocence. You have no reason to be in custody."
As Kouga said, the name Hugo is in detention pending a retrial, so if the real killer is caught, he will have to be released.
But...
"Kouga is a real idiot"
I told him to mock Alma as he fell against the wall.
"Leaving the real killer in secrecy, I was able to screw Lester, with Noel's breath hanging, into the new Attorney General. If you stick out the real killer and have just solved the case completely, you can release Hugo, but you're not making the situation right now. In other words, we have less flavor."
"Well, then..."
"This incompetence. Start over with the sperm."
"Well, don't be abusive!
To the same two, I sigh.
"Indeed, the primary purpose is to snow Hugo's stigma and make him one of us. But considering the rest, I want to run out of what's available."
"If we don't release him quickly, won't the administration flirt and assassinate Hugo?
I shake my head to Leon, who looks worried.
"There's no assassination of the administration. If they even die in prison, that's what makes national sentiment explode and out of hand. Plus, the prison staff where Hugo is being held, they're all under my influence. According to that story, for the sake of your mood, it seems to be an exhaustive treatment. Goddamn it, if it became public that you were being treated inhumanely for a wrongful crime, it wouldn't be a hoard. Now you want to restore your credibility."
"Then I don't mind..."
Leon was convinced, but the look remains cloudy.
"Then you still decide 'that operation', don't you?
"Oh. I'm already ready"
When I snort, Leon smiles.
"... do you really want to do this?
"Do it. This is a matter of decision. Don't worry, it's gonna work."
"Yes, no, I'm not worried about success or not, in the first place, the operation is too......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Leon suffered from abdominal pain and rushed to take the medicine he had removed from his medical pouch.
"Little minded bastards"
"... Noel's liver balls are just too big"
I heard a horse hissing from the outside when Kouga groaned like he was stunned.
"Noel, Customer"
Alma looks out the window and laughs.
"As Noel expected, Finocchio Barzini came"
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I responded to Finocchio, who came in the carriage, and put him through to the office. The three of them are waiting in front of the room, following my instructions. It's just me and Finocchio in the room.
"... Long time no see, Noel. You look better than anything."
Finocchio in his flashy purple clothes smiles, but his eyes are cold and dark.
"You know why Atashi came, right?
"Well? Isn't that to deepen rapport?
When I blurted, Finocchio snorted uncomfortably.
"I'm not kidding. Snakes, huh? It's perfect for you.... You know all about it, don't you? The mastermind of Hugo's case and our family's honeymoon relationship."
I warped my mouth wide.
"Andreas Hooger, head of the Hooger Chamber of Commerce"
That's who the mastermind turned out to be at that party.
The Hooger Chamber of Commerce is a great bourgeois of fingerprints within the Empire, but its history is relatively new. It has grown rapidly since it became the current dominant, until it was able to enter into honeymoon relations with the Luciano group (family), the ruler behind the Empire.
After Andreas turned out to be the mastermind, I asked Loki to rewash the area. The result is the smuggling of demonic (beast) materials to other countries. Moreover, it is not only the materials that have been circulated to other countries, but also their inventions and research information.
For the nations flourishing by magical civilization, the benefits brought about by demonic (beast) materials are so valuable that they are difficult to replace anything. That's why the crimes imposed on smuggling and leaking information are heavy. But it is also true that because of its heavy sins, it can benefit a great deal.
In the first place, the millionaire killed in Hugo's wrongful case was Andreas' competitor. It is self-evident that if we expand our forces, we will have more competitors. Millionaires had many other commercial enemies besides Andreas.
But it seems that the millionaire in question was grasping and blackmailing Andreas. That's a newly discovered fact in a re-investigation since Andreas was found to be a mastermind.
"Andreas killed an intrusive rival and rubbed that sin against Hugo. And the truth, which should have been buried in that darkness, is in my hands. As for the Luciano group (family) in the honeymoon relationship with Andreas, it is a problem that I would like to deal with."
I keep looking straight at Finocchio.
"So I knew from the beginning that you were coming. Anyway, you have a burden that you missed me by then."
Finocchio laughs like trouble.
"Really, she's not even cute except for her face. Is everything in the palm of your hand?... but you're right. Atashi missed it, knowing that you would eventually bring disaster to the group (family). You have to live up to that responsibility."
Finocchio shook his head in the wind of jealousy and changed his expression.
"Andreas is our valued customer (client) and we can't overlook him any more than he is in trouble. So choose, Noel. Draw your hand from this matter, or Atashi will kill you. The answer is one in two."
Second, I felt uncomfortable with my body. There's magic pouring into my body that's not mine. What's on the back of your brain is the scene when Finocchio chooses your heart out.
Cutting Off Skills: Divine Punishment Surface (Judgment).
An Interpersonal Immediate Death Skill that Finocchio, a Repellent (Scout) A-Rank Function (Job) and Convict (Punisher), possesses. If you refuse Finocchio's words twice in a row, your heart will be forced to decide.
Finocchio's magic is pouring into me, probably because I activated that skill. Previously, I couldn't even sense the anomaly, except now that I've ranked up. However, it does not even lead to resistance.
"That's swordswallowing. I'm afraid I'm gonna leak my piss."
"Stop joking nonsense. That's not how I feel."
I flaunt my shoulders and look cold as Finocchio's ice.
"What happened to the Mad Clown character? You look like a hospital receptionist. You don't look like you're having a good time."
"To the bystanders, even if they live on their own, the role to be played will be played.... I guess that's Han."
Finocchio said in a roaring low voice, staring at me.
"I see, that makes sense. The boulder is Finocchio Bargini. It's not like a little thing like Albert. You're a real man."
Again, I can't hate this Okama thing. No, it even seems preferable.
"Finocchio, I'm not what I was then. If you're serious about killing me, you're gonna die, too. If I speak up, the three waiting outside will step in unison."
"I guess. It's a great bunch of people. I don't know how much Atashi is A-ranked, but if you fight the four of you, I'm sorry. But what's wrong with that? You think I'm gonna spare your life? Ahhh?"
"No way! You're a real man. I know I don't even hate throwing my life away if I have to. But don't you think it's boring to lose each other's lives over this? Is Andreas the person you deserve to risk your life for?
When I asked, Finocchio shook his head.
"It's not for Andreas that Atashi will risk his life. It's for the family. Too bad, Noel. Such cheap words do not reach Atashi. Come on, it's time for me to give you some answers. Jesus or no"
"For a group, huh? Great loyalty. But you're wrong, Finocchio. Andreas should be cut off if he really thinks it's for the family."
"Good at talking? So, that's..."
Control Finocchio with your hands, and I'll take a book out of my desk drawer. And I handed it to Finocchio.
"What's this?........................ Huh!? It's a martial arts competition for all Explorers!? Hey, what the hell is this!?
Finocchio, who saw the cover of the dossier, shouted less surprised.
"It's a plan as I read it. I'm throwing a fight in this Imperial City. It's not an underground tournament that only brings together less than second-rate participants. This is the Empire's first official Explorer (Explorer) martial arts competition. You know it's worth it, right?
"Wow, I know. Explorers hunt demons (beasts). The plan for the martial arts tournament itself had happened before, but participants were not gathered for fear of breaking their bodies. So, if we open it, we'll have a hell of an economic effect as a first attempt. So, but it's impossible! There's no way anyone's gonna join us!
"You just have to adjust the rules well. The details are in the dossier, so read them carefully later. Plus, the big guy already named himself as a participant. Heilong's sub-master, one of the few EX ranks in the capital, that Sieg Fanstein."
I showed Sieg's signed consent form.
"It's Sieg Fanstein!? Ma, seriously?... Seriously though. Hey, yeah... Well, how did you convince him of the strongest? And I can't believe it..."
I smile at Finocchio.
"What do you say? You've come to be realistic, haven't you?
"No, but... this..."
"If you want, you can let this plan bite you. No, let's leave the whole operation to you. And you can make it a regular event. How much money will be going in when that happens? At least, for every gold that comes from your relationship with Andreas, it won't arrive at all. You can add everything from the past to the future."
"Oh, that's..."
To the swinging finocchio, I fold.
"Finocchio, with your money, be the new chairman of the Luciano group (family). You rule the Luciano family."
"Ha!? What the hell!?
"Dude, what do you need to be surprised about? You are a direct guest of the Luciano family. It doesn't extend to the young head of the main house, but one of the candidates for the trail. There's nothing wrong with you being the new chairman of the Luciano family."
"Well, that's true... There's something convenient about you and me..."
"Don't let it boil down."
I get up, I walk over to Finocchio, and I look up at that face. Each other's standing, just like that time.
"I'm the only king of mine. I'm not tied to anybody."
"A, you......"
"Finocchio, you will be chairman of the Luciano group (family) and you will rule the society behind the Empire. And I will become the first star of the Seven Stars (Regalia) and the most honorable and powerful man in the superficial society. I mean, if we put our hands together, this empire is virtually ours."
Finocchio blued his face and stepped back.
"... you're planning a robbery?
"Don't get me wrong. I'm not interested in the Emperor's chair. All I'm asking for is the status of the strongest anyone can recognize. You said that, too. - I would never allow a man who dared to defeat me to end up without taking the pinnacle, for God's sake. Exactly, this is the way to the top."
Returning the said dialogue word for word, Finocchio takes a step further back.
"So what you're saying is impotent... This is insane..."
Finocchio, two steps.
"Ha?
"At that time, I took a step back. That's two steps now. How far are you going to go down like this? Is that how you're gonna end up scared?
"Here, here, here, here, you shitty kid! Let me tell you!!!
Finocchio exaggerates and increases the willingness to kill. In this moment right now, it's not weird that they drop their necks. But I don't run away, I never lose my sight.
"Choose, Finocchio Barzini. No, Mad Clown. Will you die for Andreas or will you take the top with me? The answer is one in two. - Come on, pick it! Say the answer as your Han!!!
"Gu, gu..."
Finocchio distorts his face with regret.
But I was sure. - You fell, he said.
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In the carriage back home, Finocchio was at the top of his anger.
"Mukatsuku mukatsuku, mukatsuku!!!
The molecule sighs at Finocchio, who steps on the estate in the carriage.
"Boss, please stop rambling in the carriage. I don't know."
"Ugh! I know, I know! But you can't help it because you're a jerk!? This asshole told me to fuck off, not knowing if he has such a cock or not!? Tell me your answer as Han! Die, die!!!
"So you looked good, and you accepted, didn't you? You deserve it."
"Ugh fool!!! Ba ~ kah!!! There's no way they can pull me down for saying that! Yes, I told you! I told him I'd cooperate!! Bad!? I know it's bad!! It's all my fault!!! Ahhh!!!
Finocchio scratched his head and bit the handkerchief.
"Guuuuuuuuuuuu!!! Why does this Atashi have to be treated like a convenient woman by Finocchio Barzini?!!!
"Boss, that's why..."
"You! If I tell you ahead, I will seriously bust you!!!
With a genuine intention to kill, Finocchio glanced at the child, leaking a loud sigh of sighing that would allow his soul to escape.
"... I don't know what to explain to the Chairman (Dad)..."
"Why don't you just shut up? Even today is arbitrary."
"Well, that's not how it works. The chairman (dad) knows that Atashi and Noel know each other, and even if you keep your mouth shut, you'll hear from Atashi. Do something."
Noel's planned martial arts tournament is indeed fascinating, but at this stage it is only a mere picture. It would not be a material to persuade the chairman of the main house.
"Then why don't you be drawn to your home for a while? He's not feeling well, so he's lying about not getting involved with Noel."
"What am I supposed to do with such a clear lie..."
"I'm buying time. It's about that snake, so the math for crushing Andreas should already be in place. In that case, even if the chairman does not persuade the chairman, the matter is settled. You don't even have to reward them for fighting competitions, they can be exclusive."
"So, but, but even if the athletes don't move, the rest of the family will attack Noelle, right?
To the neck leaning finocchio, the molecule gives a brutal grin.
"The other assassins in the family will be killed in secret by the snake."
"Oh."
Finocchio put his hand on his cheek and frowned.
"Oh, well, that's kind of a noisy story, huh? I can't believe you killed my wife. It's barbaric. I'm scared. What do we do? I can't let that happen."
Negative with his mouth, but Finocchio's words have no emotions, as if they were other personnel. Only those eyes seem delightfully narrowed.
"You don't have to find out, boss. If you don't find out."
"Already! You're a bad boy! I'd love to see your parents' faces! I don't know anything about you! If another group of assassins dies, it must be an accident! Accident! It's not a bad idea!
Finocchio bit off his laugh and looked out the window. The scenery passing by is supposed to be the same routine as usual, but it looks radiant today as to why.
"If we put our hands together... Now you're telling me."
If we hadn't met the men for three days, Noel would have grown fast. Far beyond Finocchio's anticipated speed, a new king is about to raise his voice.
"... where I want it. Let's not dance, on your palm."
But while Finocchio admits, Noel's battle is not yet over. The Luciano family is not the only one behind Andreas.
There is more decadent, inexperienced evil lurking.
"I wonder how you will fight the championship. Um," The King of Tsubaki "and..."