Chapter 198: Small Villain’s Bluster and Light Interrogation

"Oya oya, who caused a commotion in front of the castle? Kukuku."

Coming out of the castle late was Count Marcel Goltz Hessen.

He floats an insidious smile as usual.

"Oya oya, it was Asahi-dono. I thought a monster was rampaging. We have to investigate this. Kukuku. Capture him."

Saying that Marcel instructed the soldiers surrounding me.

The soldiers looked at each other swallowing saliva then while preparing the spears they hold they timidly approached me.

"Uwaa!"

Then one discarded the spear and jumped at me.

The remaining two checked with spears.

I can defeat about three soldiers no problem but here it is better to quietly get captured.

"Muriel."

When I called Muriel Muriel nodded.

Then she turned back and ran away.

As I talked earlier she returned home I suppose.

"Kukuku. You seem to have been abandoned by your Dule."

Marcel who does not know that thought Muriel ran away.

Ignoring Marcel I looked at the three Rosina, Sheena, Lucia looking this way with surprised expressions.

"Rosina, I’m fine. So do your own work. Sheena too."

I said that to Rosina and the others.

Rosina and the others belong to the Anirofe order so they will be fine I suppose.

"Gununu, don’t ignore me!"

Marcel shouted that hysterically, took a spear from a soldier and hit me with all his strength.

Since he led soldiers even temporarily I thought he has something corresponding but...

He hits with the spear with all his strength like a child but perhaps because he has no power it does not hurt at all.

Depending on how he does it I think he can give more pain.

"This! This! ...Haa, haa, haa, I’ll stop here. Continuation is inside the jail. Take him!"

Perhaps he lowered his bile hitting several times Marcel regulated his rough breathing and instructed the soldiers.

"Ha! Now, come!"

The soldiers who at first feared me seeing me quietly hit by their superior Marcel perhaps grew big, they try to make me walk poking with spears.

Well for now I’ll stay quiet.

I myself do not know where the limit of my endurance is.

I showed a smile to Rosina and Sheena who while treating the girl glanced this way looking worried and left that place led by the soldiers.

...

Bashi, bashi, a soldier hits my back with a wooden stick with all his strength.

It does not hurt much but hit in the same place dozens of times that part started itching.

But here I’ll endure.

I was stripped of my upper body and both arms hung from the ceiling with chains.

If it comes to it I can probably tear the chains but there are things I want to hear so I leave it as is.

"Kukuku. I think it’s better for you to spit it out quickly."

When the man in front started talking the soldier stopped hitting.

That man Marcel sat in a chair beyond the iron bars drinking wine.

The place I was brought is not the castle jail but an underground dungeon in a mansion in the noble district.

Probably Marcel’s mansion.

The room is divided in two by iron bars, I am hung in the back and Marcel is on the stairs side.

The iron bars have a small door on the end so small you have to lower your head to enter and exit.

The room itself is stone walls and cobblestones with no windows at all and magic lights illuminate the surroundings.

Because I cannot see outside time is hard to tell but... 22:42? ...apparently.

More than 4 hours have passed since then.

Looking at my feet several broken wooden sticks rolled.

They are what they hit me with many times and broke.

Soldiers have already changed more than 10 people.

Even now taking the opportunity Marcel talks with me they rested waving both hands or blowing breath perhaps numb.

"Well I’m fine. I’ll wait forever. Kukuku."

Perhaps because pleasantly drunk Marcel said that looking in a good mood.

Will he talk somewhat now?

"Is it fine? Weren’t you told by Helene to restrain yourself?"

Thinking it a good chance I tried asking Marcel.

"That’s right. If you confess you will realize I am correct. Kukuku."

Marcel answered that then floated an insidious smile.

Not speaking honorifics is because he sees me as a criminal perhaps?

"Do you really think I teamed up with the Demon World?"

I tried asking the first thing I want to hear.

Baldo said that is a pretext.

"Kukuku. What are you pretending. Who else besides you?"

...I cannot tell if serious or lie.

"Someone else... are there people saying I am a monster’s pawn?"

"Aa, there are. Baron Bairoyd and Viscount Krumbach, then..."

Marcel listed names zura zura zura.

All I have never heard.

Nobles who hid in the royal capital perhaps?

Still I think listing comrades this easily is questionable.

"So how about you. Are there no other comrades."

Marcel interrogated me.

"I don’t know what you plot but I’ll make you spit everything. The real thing starts tomorrow. Look forward to it. Kukuku."

When I answered Marcel’s question with silence after a while Marcel told me that.

Then he stood holding the wine glass and went up the stairs with unsteady steps.

The soldier who hit me with the stick also sighed and passed under the iron bar door.

"Oi oi, take this off."

I waved my hands still hung from the ceiling and said to the soldier.

"Th-there was no instruction. Stay like that. T-tomorrow we’ll hit with an iron stick!"

The soldier answered that with an arrogant attitude while trembling.

Then he extinguished the light and went up the stairs at a fast pace.

The surroundings are pitch black.

Just right for pondering.

"Fuu."

I sighed and thought about from now.

Already I have no use in this royal capital and I returned the obligation to Mateus and Helene... I think.

Rosina was also like that so I want to leave the royal capital immediately.

Me being captured by Marcel will become Helene and the others’ blunder even thinking from Baldo’s talk.

Then they will come help immediately or bury in darkness.

The next time Marcel comes is tomorrow morning perhaps.

If help does not come by then shall I take Marcel hostage and rampage.

...

...Two footsteps descending the stairs can be heard.

Marcel and a soldier perhaps?

But both footsteps are light and they seem to walk so as not to make sound.

If Helene and the others’ help they should be more dignified.

...Did a thief wander in?

Now is... 4:48... apparently.

Outside is still dark but dawn should come a little more.

Is it not a borderline timing to sneak into a house?

Even to peer at someone because dawn has not come I cannot use the ability to see far either.

Now what should I do?

While I pondered a small talking voice was heard.

"Mou, why is it this dark."