Chapter 44: Investigate the Secret Eye Society (2/2)

“Too late! Whether it’s you or the two idiots yesterday, no one provokes the Black Whip!”

With those words, he suddenly leaned on his foot and with a crack, Edmund’s head split under his boot like a tomato!

After that, Black Whip returned to his couch with a neutral look.

“Brass Spade.” He called flatly.

A burly man entered the room and asked respectfully, “What’s up, boss?”

“Look for that fellow’s official seal to claim all his fief and property,” Black Whip said simply. “If he has wife and children, get rid of them as well.”

“Got it.” The burly man replied.

“Hmph. He’s definitely normal, screaming for mercy in the face of death. It feels good to kill them… but those two yesterday, laughing even when they die… tsk…”

Black Whip’s face looked as if someone was force-feeding him feces.

As he watched, Angora had the lingering feeling that Black Whip’s temper was triggered by those two Players’ merry-making.

In that case, he could sympathize with Edmund as he had the bad luck to be caught in Black Whip’s sights.

“Still, I guess I could fulfill his wish since I’ll be getting all his money,” Black Whip sneered. “It’s just a rundown town without a name… when I get rid of the frogmen stirring trouble in Grey Fjord and have spare men, I’ll destroy that town in passing. Well, this fellow’s quite the fool, but he is right: the shipping routes in the fjord is the Secret Eye’s most important livelihood, and any threat must be destroyed immediately… Hmm? Brass Spade, what’s with the ruckus outside?”

“Boss! Some of our brothers who went on patrol are missing!” The burly man left the room for a while to ask around before reporting back.

“What!?” Black Whip was on his feet again, a dire look on his face.

Then, the footage went dark. Edmund must have thought that it was dangerous to keep infiltrating with his presence exposed. With nothing useful left to learn, he simply left.

Angora stayed motionless in his chair for a long time.

There was not actually much information from the footage, but it mattered very much from a certain perspective.

Compared to his unnamed town, the Secret Eye Society was definite a behemoth with a tremendous gap in ability separating them.

“Things have become troublesome…” Angora sighed and looked outside the window.

A snowstorm was brewing out there.