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The captured Aberb must have realized that me and Ursi couldn't get away with it. He's looking up at me with his giving up face.
”What about your employer?
It's a unit called the Black Skeleton Corps of the Reids Kingdom.
I also answered the question really lightly. Well, you don't seem to have enough brother-in-law to shut your mouth until you're tortured.
”That's them!
”Do you know?
”Sort of. There's a lot to it.”
”... that, not a word...”
Apparently Aberb wasn't informed. Did they throw you out?
”What were you going to do with Fran?
”I don't know that. They just told me to grab it.”
”Right...... I guess you're up to something else anyway, huh? What are you gonna do?
”They say their goal is to expand their power.”
”Is that a scout? No, considering you've been after Fran, make him a slave? Or, like, make it undead?
To my whining, Aberb opened his eyes as if surprised.
”You seem to know a lot. That's right. It grabs a powerful adventurer, undead and rule by secret art. Hihihihihihi! That's interesting!
”... Are there any more victims?
”Yeah, yeah! About 20 of the martial arts contestants are already undead, right?
It's not strange that a person who loses a tournament leaves town, and people come and go intensely. Where a few adventurers disappeared, it wouldn't be a fuss.
Also, my buddy just tried to find me, and I'm not manned enough in Urmut at this time of year. It was almost impossible for a large search party to be formed.
Wolmut during the militant tournament period is probably the perfect place to plan a kidnapping.
A little more secure in normal years, but I've been putting in a lot of things this year.
To the undead outbreak, the stupid aristocrats of the Kingdom of Charles. I have also heard that there are more small incidents in the town where chimps make noise than usual.
”Yeah? Could it be the undead noise outside of town...”
”It was set up by the Black Skeleton Corps. The goal is to loosen up the security around town a little bit!
”What else did you do?
”That's right -”
As Aberb talked about their plans, I couldn't hold my sigh.
”Ha... So you're hiring chimps, you're sending assassins to leading players, it's all Reids' plan.”
”One at a time is naive, but if you make a scene in multiple directions, the manpower will be broken even if you don't like it.”
What are we aiming for until we prepare for all this and keep our security handy? Just kidnapping a promising adventurer is too much, I think.
”Hihihi. Secure the stature of the powerful. That's what I'm here for.”
”The powerful...?
Now this guy didn't call himself an adventurer, he said he was a powerful man. I mean...
”You mean you're targeting dignitaries in this town!
”That's right. Orrell, an evolutionary beast man, combines combat and political power. And Demitris, the corner of the most powerful adventurer. These two are the main targets.”