Episode 37.1 (1/2)
”So, can I go back now?”
The chubby spy spoke nonchalantly. Lecan looked at him with an icy stare.
”Where's Nark and Nell.”
”They're at the General Dungeon Administrative Office.”
Lecan didn't think the spy would answer that, it took him by surprise.
”Who took them away.”
”It's Knight Torog-sama.”
Knight Torog Benchara.
The representative of General Dungeon Administrator. A relatively skilled man with a suspicious look in his eyes.
”Why did he took them.”
”To use them as hostages, of course.”
”Hostages?”
”They're hostages to make Zoltan-sama do his bidding, see.”
”What's he making Zoltan do.”
”Kill you and take the <Comet Cutter> off you.”
So they've kidnapped Nark and Nell as hostages and forced Zoltan to kill Lecan. But it's hard to believe Zoltan would just comply.
Perhaps he's only pretending to go along with it while plotting something else. Either way, he must not take Chubby's words at face value.
That said, he lacks so many information currently. He's got to draw as much intel as he could from Chubby. Sorting out the false from the truth can done later.
”Did General Dungeon Chief Administrator order Torog to do all that?”
”Eliza-sama is under house arrest presently, soo.”
”House arrest?”
”Eliza-sama went to elder Termin and apologized to him after that talk with you here the other day. And she managed to bring the elder to the town lord's mansion. Townlord-sama has put Eliza-sama under house arrest for her oversight in coordinating the matter with the elder, and granted the permission for elder Termin to appraise all the treasured swords in House of Notz's custody all he wants. It's a huge pile of swords amassed from years of <Dungeon of Swords> loot. Elder Termin is fully focused in appraising every single one of those swords, you see. All while receiving hospitality at the townlord's mansion.”
Looks like they managed to win over Termin. But at least there's no need to worry of them harming him then. Lecan has no right to complain about it if the man himself is fine with it.
”Meaning the one behind all this shady stuff is Torog huh.”
Chubby shrugged, furrowed his brows and put on a facetious face.
”Speak what you know, no lies.”
Lecan gave the order with his hand gripping his sword's handle.
”Sure, I think so. This isn't how the townlord usually do stuff. Just that”
”Just what.”
”Knight Commander, Orug Benchara-sama would probably be on board of this kind of stuff.”
”What's Orug Benchara to Torog Benchara.”
”It's his father.”
The son of the knight commander who lost to Zoltan huh.
”Why does Torog want the <Comet Cutter>.”
”Who knows? Maybe he's going to present it to the townlord and rack up achievements. Or maybe he wants to make it into his own sword.”
”His own sword?”
Could Torog even use <Comet Cutter>. Don't think he's got that big of mana pool. But a wealthy noble like that guy might have a few Grace Gear which can boost that pool.