196 to destroy the plan of the 18th episode (1/2)

Excuse me.

After finishing spying on the rat monitor, I was sneaking little tricks into the cannon and flirting with Leena when a butler entered the room.

Ah, a butler under the Prime Minister's orders.

I steeled myself and surveyed the area.

Okay. It's okay. It's clear.

What's going on?

We just wanted to see if there's any inconvenience for you.

No way. I'm sure you came up here for something.

Yeah. She's all right.

That's good to hear. I'll call you for dinner afterwards, so please make yourself at home until then.

Oh, and ...... it's just a rumor, but it seems that His Highness Elemenane is planning to assassinate the Imperial envoy. It's only a rumor, so you can just keep it in your head, but ...... please be careful with it.

Just as we were leaving the room, I remembered. As if to open the door, the butler opened it and then turned around to tell us exactly what he had been ordered to do.

”Why is His Highness Elemenane plotting an assassination?

'I know it's just a prediction, but I think you're thinking of starting a war with the ...... empire.　Oh, of course, not all of the kingdoms want such a thing . The selfish, jewel-crazed princess ...... of His Highness Elemenane's faction wants it.

Self-interesting, hey ...... that's you noblemen.

I see ...... that's right. I'll be careful.

Yes. I'd appreciate it if you would.

Of course Elemenane isn't up to this, is she?

Shelley asked me about it a while after the butler had left.

'Yeah. I don't think he even knows the assassination is going to take place, do you?

'Then the kingdom is going to put all the blame on Elemenane?

Yeah, I guess so. She doesn't seem to be well-liked among the nobility.

The smart-ass king is no good to them.

That's sad.

Well, it's okay. I don't make a single successful assassination.

Actually, I already killed one of the traps.

Later that night.

I was watching the monitor, telegraphing instructions to Hermann and Alma.

(Alma, there are people hiding in the front room and upstairs, so keep them asleep with poison.)

Yes, sir.

Hermann stays in front of the room. Herman's presence in the room makes it harder for him to get in.

(Yes!)

So we knew something was up after the first night.

They were trying to get us to sleep, but they wouldn't let us get close enough.

Anybody suspicious that got within a certain distance was put to sleep by Alma.

(I neutralized the men in hiding with poison, just as you asked.)

Thank you. You didn't notice Alma approaching, did you?

Yes. I think he was okay.

Your transparency skills are excellent. She can slip through walls and ceilings just the way she wants to.

I'm so glad I sent them to the dungeon.

Copy that. I don't know if I can find anything else at the moment: ......)

Master, please go to sleep. We'll take care of the rest.

(That said, ......)

That's okay. I'll have regular rounds of the surrounding rooms.

(Still, I'm the only one who sleeps at ......)

No, as a knight I don't want my master to stay awake forever. You should go to bed early. We're busy tomorrow. Besides, Guire and the others will take care of things during the day tomorrow, so we won't have to worry about them.

Well, yeah. Let's just follow the directions here.

(All right, ....... (But keep me posted if you find any new suspicious people.

Of course. Good night.

Yeah. Good luck, both of you.

Are you done?

When I stopped the telepathic conversation, Belle, who was holding me, asked me if I was worried about her .

I was actually telling her to sleep with Sherry and the others, but she said she wouldn't sleep unless I did, so I decided to just watch the monitor with both of them.

It was surprisingly good to have Belle in my arms because she calmed me down and helped me make a calm decision.

''For the time being, I got the people in the surrounding rooms to sleep. Even if additional people came in, if they saw their friends all sleeping together, I don't know if they'd be able to set something up for us to do with the stones.

Yeah. So, you'll be safe for now.

Maybe. Yeah. Alma and the others told me to go to bed, so I'm going to bed.

When I was relieved, I suddenly felt drowsy.

Maybe it was a good thing I took Alma and the others at their word.

”Yes, sir. I think we should go to bed.

It's been a long time since I've been alone with Belle, though. We used to stay up all night together.

When we were in the mansion in the Imperial City, we used to make magic tools until we both fell asleep.

''These days, we have Shelly-san and Leena-san here.

I think Belle is being too reserved with Shelly and the others. It's not that I'm not a maid anymore, I mean, I'm not normally a maid, but you can do what you want with your private time like this.

It's always so sad to see Shelly and the others around, they don't want to take a step back and participate in the conversation.