"...That's why." (Kaoru)
I finished explaining to Marial, Roland, and the others who rushed in, the royal guards from the royal palace, and the priests and priestesses from the temple.
And it seemed like a fight had begun between the Royal Guards and the priests to take custody of the culprit...
No, I didn't care who took custody, as long as they told me the results of the interrogation.
Marial told me, "So that they may reveal their plans not only against the beloved child, but also against the angel." So, I didn't have to worry about that either. If I didn't let them know, they would only ask them about "A plan to threaten the servant and harm the beloved child." Their plan this time was probably aimed at me, not Marial...
I guessed it was about deceiving people and using them, and if that didn't work, then they would eliminate them.
But it didn't matter.
The question was whether or not these guys were the ones who attacked Layette-chan.
I didn't care about anything else right now.
In the end, the culprit was taken into custody by the royal palace.
Well, it was obvious. The temple side didn't have any jurisdiction over it, and it was a matter that could become serious if it was handled poorly, so there was no way they could leave things like this to the temple side. It wouldn't be strange to say that the king would directly investigate the matter.
I collected the severed wrist in the item box until the people from the temple and royal palace arrived. The bleeding from both wrists was stopped with a potion. And I said, "Never say that I am the angel. Talk about me only as Marial's maid. If you repent and speak properly, I'll think about sticking your wrists together later," so I guessed things would work out somehow.
Even if this guy were talking about me, that was fine. At that time, I would simply move to another country. Like that time when I made a mini-goddess statue that dispensed medicine and ran away...
Actually, we would like to ask questions on our own, but the innkeepers and other guests were rapidly gathering, and the royal palace and temples were likely to arrive soon, so we weren't in a position to do so. It was disappointing....
Well, it would be nice if I could have "my beloved child" allowed to attend the interrogation with His Majesty. Not only were they the parties involved, but they were also the victims, and they were interrogating someone who plotted evil against "my beloved child", so if Marial wished, she would not be rejected. In case of an emergency, if she talked directly to the king, she would probably get through.
Yes, that's convenient, "my beloved child."
No, I could probably do that with "the angel," but it would be a pain later. If it was "my beloved child," I didn't know. So, even if I could get away with it, if it was "the angel," I was sure they would make a lot of requests.
It was no use saying that I'm not "the angel," so I had already given up halfway. In the end, "dear friend" didn't really catch on. Maybe because it was a bad word or because it was hard to understand. Damn it!
Without even having to talk directly to the king, Marial, who had been targeted (or so she was supposed to), and Francette and I, who were her maids and were the direct targets and witnesses, were invited to the place for interrogation.
This was just a place for "interrogation," and it seemed that interrogation would be held later in a special room. Well, wasn't that something you show to a lady?
To my surprise, the king was also present.
I didn't think I would directly intervene in the interrogation, but if I heard that "the beloved child" was almost caught up in a plot in my own country's capital, I guessed I wouldn't be able to sit still. If I did something wrong, I might incur the goddess's wrath. ...Yes, that was Celes.
I'm coming. Well, I'll come...
In between the interrogators asking various questions, I intervened and asked them various questions.
It might not be interesting for them as an interrogator, but they couldn't ask appropriate questions unless they knew the background. The only way to find out about the attack on the orphans and Layette in the capital of the Maslius Earldom the city where Marial's villa and my shop were located, the situation in the Brancott Kingdom, and about the Rueda remnants. I had no choice but to listen.
Plus, when I asked, the criminal tried his best to explain things, which made the interrogation went faster.
After hearing a lot of questions, the king breathed a sigh of relief knowing that his country had nothing to do with it or was at fault. The interrogator worried about what to do with the criminal, and we worried about how to deal with the criminal.
"I wonder if he will be salvaged."
That was what I said to everyone at the inn.
Well, if there was something to be done, it was not in this country's capital.
For now, the first thing to do would be to escort Marial to the villa of Viscount Reifel's family in Maslius Earldom, or to the main residence in Viscount Reifel's territory. ...For safety, I thought it would be better to live in a separate residence. Then, after that, we would take some kind of action to prevent any more strange meddling. That would be the only option.
"What? Are you running away without doing anything?" (Francette)
Francette said "You're so weak!" as she rushed at me.
"...Let's think about it a little more... The enemy's base isn't here, right? Only the subordinates are here. Besides, they've already been captured and are waiting to be disposed of. So, instead of running away from here, we 'advance where the enemy is'!"
"Ah……" (Francette)
Francette immediately smiled.
...How much do you want to fight!!
Yes, according to the information released by that bishop, when the corrupt Holy Land of Rueda was destroyed, some of them quickly gathered up their assets and fled the country with gold coins, jewelry, expensive works of art, and other things, and fled the Kingdom of Balmore. It seemed that he escaped to the Brancott Kingdom.
After that, it was divided into those who fled further east to continental countries and those who put down roots in the Brancott Kingdom and tried to make a comeback there. There were those who tried to break into the political and business world by converting the assets they took out into cash. It seemed those who abandoned their ambitions began a leisurely retirement, and those who tried to return to the world of religion as priests.
Of these, there was no problem for those who left for the East or entered a retired life.
No matter how many things they had done in the past, they had no intention of doing anything to those people. I was not a Rueda citizen or a police officer.
However, there were people who were trying to make a comeback in the religious and political and business circles of the Brancott Kingdom. These guys looked like they were dangerous.
Honestly, "It's the remnants of Rueda. They took their assets and ran away," whatever they said. Immediately, a team would be dispatched from the government of the Rueda Territory of the Balmore Kingdom, which was now a marquis of the Kingdom of Balmore, to arrest and confiscate their property. Since the Brancott Kingdom side has no intention of setting up a situation with the Rueda territory or the Kingdom of Balmore, or even with the goddess Celestine, there was no doubt that they would obediently hand over the person.
So, of course, they hid their past identities and called themselves some dubious status, such as a high-ranking priest from a distant country or a wise man who had been living in seclusion.
Normally, there would be no way someone would do something like that.
...Yes, if they were normal.
The enormous wealth taken from Rueda must have had enough power to overturn that "normality."
One of my only two friends said this the day after reading a manga that he had apparently bought at a used bookstore. … "The world is full of money! "...
And then we quickly set out on our way home.
Marquis Cerdric, the head of the faction to which Viscount Reifel's family belongs, the king, and the archbishop of the temple were desperately trying to keep Marial back. They said, "If the maid is attacked, we won't be able to stay in the royal capital with peace of mind." But the king and, by choice, the assailant was a priest, so the temple could not come forward very strongly.
Well, even if there was no such reason, I wondered if there was anyone who could compete strongly against Marial...
The criminal was trying to fulfill his promise just before I said, "I would think about tying your wrists together," but I just said I would think about it, and since he was a villain, I ignored him. It was fine, but I didn't want to break my promise if I could avoid it... He was executed quickly, so I didn't have time for that.
I was surprised at how quickly it happened, but I realized that I had heard everything I could, that it didn't really matter to this country, and that I didn't want to have anything to do with it. If things continued like this, the Kingdom of Brancott and the Kingdom of Balmore would be destroyed. And requests for the bishop's extradition and further demands for the bishop's property were likely to come from the Rueda territory. So, it seemed that they did not want to deal with these troubles and decided to quickly execute him and brought the curtain to a close.
Well, as long as they nip the trouble in the bud, yeah.