The Hyodle family is a bandit organization culminating in the leader's Hyodle. They are characterized by "disgrace". Robbery is the main business (...), but if it's going to be money, I'll do anything like kidnapping, jailbreak guidelines, etc.

Except. I didn't commit murder unless it was as good as that. This also depends on their characteristic of "disgrace".

The Hyodles are, in other words, "urban robbers". Usually lurking downtown, gathering with an ultimatum. I don't get my hands on a felony "murder" because it has its roots in multiple major cities, mainly Jalazak. Because when it comes to "murder," the investigation gets pretty tough.

"Is everyone here?"

Hyodle was about 170cm tall, a man of good stature. The man according to "hey" is wearing a craftsman-style tuna, and about 10 other people gathered are dressed in various ways as townspeople or hunters.

Disguises and makeup are a treat, and Mikhail's hands, who managed to capture the Hyodle family, are quite hand-worked, but they will be dressed differently the next time they move on.

"The policy is as we talked about before. After capturing the subject, throw him into Azito until he is handed over to Ludansha. They say we can kill him this time, but we'll try to avoid putting our hands down —— the grudges we buy better be pressed against Ludansha"

Only the fire in the fireplace was the indoor light. When about 10 people nodded in the dim room, they tried to initiate action —— but

"--Head (Casilla), reconnaissance is returning."

"Mm-hmm. Is that the guy you left in the scalazard?

"Hey. the subject left the scalazard and said he was due to arrive at this raid zard..."

"What?

The Hyodle family is lurking in a regional city called Laidzard. It is the closest city to Scalazad and is also a trading city that must go from Scalazad to Jalazak territory.

By the end of the day, I was going to be in the scalazard. It was Hyodle.

"Hmm...... are you going back to Jalazak? Well, that would be just fine."

I saw this as an opportunity. So the duck has carried the leek.

"All right, we're on the move tonight and half."

The Laidzard hotel secured one large room and one single room. Of course it is Hikaru (and Kou) who stays in the single, with four people staying in the large room: Paula in Lavia and Ekaterina in Luca.

Dinner was over and the four girls back in the room were already ready for bed. There are four beds in the bedroom sitting on each bed.

"What does Mr. Luca want to do by seeing Mr. Claude again?

Luca, sitting properly on the edge of the bed, lays her eyes down when Lavia, holding her pillow back, asks.

"... I don't know. I should have been so happy... and getting married... and wondering if that would be okay. That's crazy, isn't it? I wielded you all because of me..."

"Luca's not bad. It's not working, Mr. Claude."

Ekaterina seems to have gotten a lot more intimate with Luca about this one, sitting next to her revealing her anger at Claude.

"Mr. Claude was in so much shape —— was that crazy?

"Yeah--I 'm sure even Lavia would be angry if she saw me. When I met him at Jalazak's mansion, he had three women with him."

"Uh..."

Claude's stock is plummeting even in the absence of him.

"Lavia, too, Lavia."

"Huh? Me?

"Wasn't Mr. Hikaru Lavia's boyfriend? Put that--"

Ekaterina stares at Paula. Paula glances unexpectedly, not expecting a gaze to come this way.

"I can't believe I'm adding a new woman to my party..."

"Oh, you know, I'm nothing like Master Hikaru."

"It!"

"Hih!?"

"What's" Hikaru "?!? That's not how Mr. Hikaru expresses his self-consciousness!?"

"Don't be like that! I just admire Hikaru on my own..."

"Mr. Hikaru, who uses color eyes on others, is also Mr. Hikaru, while there is someone named Lavia!

Ekaterina heats up.

"Hey, too excited"

"--Oh, I'm sorry... even though it's Lavia who's the hardest"

"So...... I'm not. I'd be happier if Paula stayed with me."

"Lavia..."

"Lavia..."

Ekaterina leaked a voice containing pity, and Paula leaked a voice containing happiness.

"Okay, I've made up my mind"

Ekaterina, who tried to get up completely.

"Where are you going?

"It must be decided. I'll get Mr. Hikaru. And let me ask you something."

"Oh, come on!?"

Paula screams, but Lavia was calm.

"--There's no Hikaru now."

"He's not here... How could he? It's not too late for the night."

"He said he had business, so maybe he won't be back till morning"

Lavia knows —— Hikaru says "errands" at times like this are shaking off the fire powder that's going down on us.

"Hey... errands... and I won't be back till morning..."

Ekaterina was blushing with an unpleasant imagination, but it was a huge misunderstanding.

Fireplace fire is the only source of light in a dark room. Footsteps approached as the hyodle crept into the fading fireplace of the fire.

"--Oh, that was fast. You got a piece on you already?

I stood at the entrance to the room -- dark, not well seen.

"Hey... Temehe, what the hell"

It's a nagging shadow, but I can see this —— there's no such thing as a fellow Hyodor. Who wears a silver mask like this?

That's what he said.

"You don't even have to name it, do you? All of your people were rendered powerless. A total of six executioners and three backups. You were surprisingly few."

…………

Hyodle reaches for the dagger he hid inside his jacket as he moved away from the fireplace without alarm.

Pull your thoughts around —— what this guy is saying is bullshit. It was about 30 minutes ago that I moved into action. It just can't be wiped out in half an hour. The only one who can do that is someone who knows all about this operation, or who has the ability to detect (...) an exact location of the raider.

Given that the number of my people is being guessed in Dompisha --.

(Chip... who betrayed you?

Hyodle's conclusion was "fellow betrayal". I guess this kidding masked bastard hears snitches about the Hyodle family's movements and hands-on them. We came to hold Hyodle at one foot to avoid escape during the noise.

(Kuku. But Temehe is wrong about one thing, isn't he?

You don't seem to notice such thoughts, the silver mask asks.

"What I (...) want to hear is your purpose. What are you gonna do with Luca-Roadgrad-Ludansha?

"... Ha, that's easy. Sell it."

"You mean it has a pretty high price on it? But the executioner didn't just kidnap her, he seemed to think he could work brutality on her, though?

"Totally...... I told you not to kill me, but I guess I didn't care otherwise"

"I see."

The silver mask nods at what convinced you.

"What's 'I see'?"

"I'm convinced that you tolerate the wolves of your men."

"--Kukuku. hahaha! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. The crying kids shut up. The Hyodles, right?

"It would mean half a man who can only make a child cry"

————

Hyodle's eyes narrow.

"--Taunting here isn't a praiseworthy act. Themé is mistaken."

"Mistake?"

I thought if we held all our people down, Hyodle would be quiet, too, huh?

But that's a big mistake.

"The Hyodles are the culmination of Hyodles. I mean, I'm the strongest -- what the heck!!"

Hyodle stuffed the distance to the silver mask at once as he dashed. What I pulled out of my nose is a dagger.

"Shh."

A sharp poke is released. The silver mask jumped to the side.

(You idiot!!)

Avoidance behavior in big motions. This is what Hyodle is after.

Because

"After I run away, I get big --"

What Hyodle specializes in is "throwing". A silver mask throws a dagger in the direction of his escape —— if you throw it, it's bound to hit you, you're good at everything.

"-- that?"

but stopped just before trying to throw.

There was no one there.

I look around, but there's no sign of anyone indoors. Even the presence that someone was there enough to wonder what the silver mask was earlier had disappeared.

"Hey, what--"

"-- Why did it disappear?

Hyodle looks back when he hears it right behind him enough to reach his exhale.

!?

But there's no one there.

"Chi, chisho! Where the hell did you go?"

Shin, and quiet back.

"Sorcery -- it's like sorcery!? Then you have your hands here!" I ask the Spirit of the Wind, find the Son of the poor man who hides himself -- "

Chant, touching one of the rings worn on your right hand. Then the pah and ring let out the light--.

"Can't find it!?"

This "Detection Ring" is a magic prop and was bought at a high cost. I've been using it to find out if anyone has broken into Ajito or to look for a hidden room. I never lived up to Hyodle's expectations.

"Phew, is that a magic guide to discovering someone in a state of secrecy?

"Hih!?"

I can hear voices from behind again. Looking back, no one is there, just like before.

"Oh, oh, devil!! I guess Temehe is a devil! That's why you're wearing such a disgusting mask!

"I like this mask there. —— I just wanted to know the back for now. Just enough to find out Ludansha's involved."

"There!!"

He threw a dagger at the one he heard without even looking. But there was no one there. The dagger was stuck in the cabinet of the room.

"Ha, ha, ha..."

Fatty sweat floats from my forehead.

"Well, then --"

It was when I reached for the ring.

"--Guuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh!?"

In the palm of his hand, a blade protruded.

"Oops. Now you've tried to use the demonic props of the attack? Or blindfolded? I know you tried to escape into that gap, but I won't let you."

"Teh, teh meh......"

"You know what I mean? If you want to kill me, you can kill me soon."

The silver mask is right there. Only the mouth is smiling niggardly —— the devil. Hyodle thought it was a demon in people's skins.

"The experiment was already meant to be over... well, okay. Stay with my experiments. Then we'll stick him out to the guards alive."

Experiments. Demon experiments. "Stay alive," he says, but it's decided to make things harder than dying--

"Ugggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg..."

Hyodle drew blood from his head, and crumbled on the spot.

"... that? fainted?

Then in the room, I heard a boy like a clap. Hyodle didn't realize until the end that the other guy was a boy.