Yobidasa Reta Satsuriku-sha Chapter 8 (2/2)
「 If you don’t want so similar to happen to you, answer uy, or not answer appropriately, everyone dies 」
While throwing Orbas’ head on the floor, Hifumi surveyed the men in the room
「 The first question Who are you fellows and are all members here? Oh, if I sense a lie, it’s time to kill Well then, you 」
Hifuuy
「 M-Me? …… We are called “Hidden Serpent” All it’s members are here 」
Resigned, the nominated man answered obediently
「 Then, next You people, in the Marquis’ e me in the daytime the order of the Marquis? 」
Looking Hifu
「 Rather than employed, we are allowed to use this place for occasionally undertaking errands for the Marquis We do not set foot into the Marquis’ home… This should have been a request from the Marquis, the leader said so 」
On hearing the answer, Pajou fleetingly glanced at Hifumi
「 … Certainly, regarding nobles’ residences, leaving aside on-the-spot inspections, yield no clear evidence 」
Pajou said with a sigh ht be criiven shelter, it was depressing
「 And the last question Are there troops in the Marquis’ mansion? Does anyone here know? 」
One person timidly raised his hand
「 On answering, will I be spared? 」
「 I a the questions 」
「 Uu… There were many soldiers on duty in the mansion, on patrol and so on, but it seems that they don’t enter the third floor where the Marquis is Recently, ru 」
「 A ician huh… 」
Receiving Hifumi’s permission,the members of Hidden Serpent ran away at full speed
Pajou shi+fted her gaze to the cri from the shelter
「 Your job is intelligence, not cri them, the Marquis will be able to escape 」
「 Though that is so… 」
Hifumi went out, Pajou reluctantly followed
「 I’ drowsy, so bothersome 」
Hifumihis fingers, cliularities in the stonework
Watching the figure dressed in a haka but watch bitterly In the blink of an eye, Hifu the wooden ith one hand, he leapt inside
After a little while, a rope that usually binds curtains descended from the open
「 In this dress, I should climb? 」 (Pajou)
「 No, just grab it 」
Pajou gripped the rope tilting her head in confusion, and was instantly launched upwards
「 ~~~~~~~! 」(Pajou)
Unable to let out any words, Pajou was caught inside the room
「 Well then, this seems to be an office-like room 」
Looking around the rooant bookshelf, Hifumi muttered
「 Next door, there is the presence of one person The presence on this floor……No, near the stairs is an unusual stagnating presence Possibly, in the next roouy on the stairs is ician from the rumors 」
Pajou did not doubt Hifumi’s words any more
「 Well then, search for your achievements 」
「 Haa? 」
Relying on the diht of a wax candle, Pajou confirmed documents one after the other
Hifu around the desk
「 No problem with the documents… huh? 」
A certain bookshelf, its depth seemed unnaturally inadequate
「 What’s wrong? 」
Calling out to Hifuularity
Without hesitating, Hifumi threay all the documents on the racks to the floor and peeled off the rear boards with a sound like tape being pulled off A bunch of documents spilled out from a hidden compartment
Picking the voice,
「 This… an account book containing records of secret trades with our neighbouring country, Vichy… 」
「 Oh, there’s your achievement 」
Far froo well, the Marquis may bump her off, Pajou shi+vered No matter what happens, if unable to safely return to the castle, her life may be forfeit
「 Ah, not the fellow next door, but the guy near the stairs is co here Be quiet for a minute 」
To Hifu that, Pajou started to panic
「 Wh-What do we do? 」
「 Caluy he is 」
The door slowly opened, and ahis eyes entered
「 …… A thief? 」
An extre out
「 So you’re the ician that was employed 」
On seeing Hifuician quickly drew a knife from his robe and pointed it at Hifumi and Pajou
「 ……… 」
Thein a low voice, and an invisible blade of wind fleard
「 Auuu! 」 (Pajou)
Unlike Hifu her balance, fell
「 You dodged it?… 」
「 M-Magic dagger… A ician from the Horant country, why is it! 」
To Pajou’s words, theher shoulder and taking some distance
「 Ho~, you know our country’s ot the appearance of a prostitute, are you a dog of Orsongrande? 」
While the , Hifumi drew near
「 Nuu! 」
Hifuust of wind
That violent gust of wind blew up the documents scattered on the floor, the pen on the desk flew up, and the chair was knocked over
The candle fell, the docuan to burn
「 Hic can also be used like this huh 」
The fire was spreading, watching the unworried Hifuician was secretly in a cold sweat
According to the plan, the gust of wind should have bloay the sword, and without the sword…
However, Hifu to the direction of the hile receiving it, neutralizing it In spite of seeing such ic for the first time, such marvellous flexibility
While the ht that even if he wins, he would not come out of this unscathed, a new person entered
It was Marquis Raghlain from the next room
「 Strauss, what is this situation! …… You! 」
The moment the Marquis saw Hifuust of wind hit the Marquis’ back This was the act of the ician Strauss
Cal down the Marquis as thrown at hiaze towards Strauss, but he had already run away His speed points toused for movement
「 …He ran away huh… 」
The fire was already spreading from the desk to the documents scattered on the floor
「 Pajou, do you have the documents? 」
「 Ee, they’re all right…… Hey! 」
When Pajou looked up after stopping the blood fro scene met her eyes
Hifumi threw the fainted Marquis out of thethey came in from
「 Don’t worry He’s not dead yet 」
Hurriedly going to theand looking, Pajou saw the Marquis’s figure in a tangle of thick shrubbery One leg was bent in a weird direction, but he seemed to be alive
「 Well then, leave 」
「 J-Jump down? 」
「 Obviously Ene will be delayed 」
Seeing Pajou hesitating while looking out the , Hifuue
「 No other way Hold onto the docuhtly 」
「 Eeh? Wai-, IYAAA~~~~~! 」
Grabbing and holding her sideways under his arm, Hifumi immediately jumped out of the