Knights, Let’s Smash Them

106 – Inconvenient Daily Life (6)

After the magician’s death, all Chimeras powered by the magic of the warlock were neutralized.

Even if the caster was still alive, the level was so low that it would have been easy to defeat.

Anyway, the morale of the Monterto guards who fought the monsters for the first time skyrocketed.

Even the Heretic Questioners were obviously delighted, befitting chicks who had just been appointed.

When everyone is excited about what could be called a perfect victory. The only ones who couldn’t laugh were me and Regius.

“Did you hear that earlier?”

“Yes, that is clear. Crowley.”

Other people may not know, but Regius has no choice but to know.

‘Samuel Win Crowley’

Not only has a great notoriety in the Blue Cross Society, but it is also evaluated as having reached the height of black magic.

And most of all, the race was ‘elf’.

Unfortunately, there were no dark elves in this world, but Crowley was closer to the so-called dark elves.

Not only did he deceive the same elves and use them as human sacrifices, he even took advantage of his naturally superior mana to ‘consume his own kind’.

Even at the time of the great expedition, there was a record of subjugating two demon lords based on overwhelming black magic and then raiding the returning expedition and massacring up to 300 knights.

Not only the Emperor’s Office, but also the heads of each territory and country are treated seriously.

Truly the Demon Lord of the Elves.

Here, as the concept of a demon king is simply close to an ‘object that controls demons at a high level’, he was indeed the worst black magician to be called a demon king.

“I thought he died during the last expedition… ….”

For us, there was no such thing as a group of heroes that looked like a party of warriors.

The army of monsters nesting across the Wailing Wall was overwhelming, and it was not a problem that could be solved with a small party of only a few heroes of the century.

The Boliver Empire.

Nirvana, the kingdom of magic next to it.

Dominion of Laterano.

Ark Underground Kingdom.

Nomads of the Haven Plains.

The elves of the western forest.

In addition to that, numerous lords from numerous countries lost their lives while embarking on expeditions to save mankind.

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Of course, Samuel Win Crowley, who was the de facto head of the warlocks, was clearly responsible for the massacre.

At the time of the final battle, it was known that it was destroyed after the desperate sacrifice of the two wise men.

I wonder if he was still alive.

“It is still too early to say. There are people who sell Crowley’s name several times even after the Great Expedition.”

“Well…… This is too crude.”

Regius nodded his head as he looked at the corpses of monsters rolling on the floor.

If the son of a warlock who committed suicide in front of his eyes really inherited the damned Crowley’s will, there’s no way he would have been carrying around such a crude chimera.

I don’t even look at the Crowley I know.

He should have killed him painfully, saying that he had damaged the value of black magic.

“I think we need to investigate further. We need to find a hiding place and find out who is really behind it.”

However, no suspicious circumstances were found in the hideout found after searching the body of the black magician.

So the evidence supporting the fact that Crowley, who was thought to be dead, is still alive, and that the warlock in question has deep ties to the Blue Cross.

“Perhaps he did this out of a vague admiration for the Blue Cross.”

The interrogator in charge of the investigation said.

As you say, it’s not an unlikely story.

Not all warlocks are cunning, thorough, and cruel.

Most of the black magicians whose tails were trampled on were either self-taught idiots who had obtained a forbidden book from somewhere with a probability of almost 100%, or they were rogues who joined a rogue society that they couldn’t even show their name to during the expedition.

“And if you look at the diary here, most of the circumstances are written down, don’t you? They deliberately thought that Rupel’s territory, which belongs to the outskirts, would be out of reach of the Emperor’s Office.”

Its hideout was an abandoned cabin in the dense forest that straddles the Baronage of Kirten and the Duchy of Hebron.

It wasn’t too far from the cave where the Arachne Chimera actually lived.

It is clear that this bastard artificially created a chimera to attack people.

The fact that the monsters that were mobilized are all chimeras also seems to fit roughly.

However, even though all the facts were clearly revealed, there was no way to relieve this stuffiness that blocked one side of the mind.

“Wouldn’t further investigations be necessary?”

“Hmm…… It’s not impossible, but why is it necessary?”

To my question, the imperial inspector answered in a dry voice. The case was already almost closed.

The suspect died at the scene.

Eradicate all mobilized monsters.

The hideout used to create the Chimera was also discovered, and evidence of all sorts of forbidden books was also obtained, along with a raid plan and a journal written while making the Chimera.

There was even an unfinished corruption heart, so it’s a situation where you can’t beat it.

“It was he who brought the wurm to the Ardaros Mountains. I don’t know how they got it, but it looks like they took a worm that was still in its embryonic state and raised it in the mountains.”

The inspector, who had been reading the records of the warlock, held the notebook in front of me and said.

It is the most standard and simple method.

No matter how powerful a beast is, if raised from an early age, it can be tamed by humans.

It won’t be much different if it’s a monster or even a sub-dragon.

Look at Lucy.

Even though she is definitely a noble being with the blood of a gold dragon, she is living like my daughter right now.

“That’s true, but…”

“Hmm, it seems that the interrogators of the Imperial Court came to a similar conclusion…… Are you saying you want to appeal again?”

The inspector clearly seemed bothered.

I know very well what that means.

A guy like the truth who has solved all the complaints at best, but then says something is strange and asks for further investigation.

The conclusions about the events that took place in Rupel Manor, Hebron Manor, and especially in Baron Kirten have already been drawn.

The scenario based on the revealed information is as follows.

In the free city of Monterto, there were people who belonged to the Blue Cross Society, admired the Blue Cross Society, or were simply tricked by a swindler into black magic.

He was interested in ‘life fusion’, which goes against the essence of nature by combining different creatures among the many black magic schools.

He succeeded in reconstructing some monsters into chimeras using Corruption Hearts.

The two Arachne Chimeras created in the process set up nests in Baron Kirten and hunted humans.

When manpower arrived from the Emperor’s Office and the Imperial Family, and the knights also gathered, the black magician, frightened, abandoned his hideout and fled.

As a last resort, he attacked the investigation team with his chimeras, but was repulsed and died.

There is a ‘Worm’ from the Ardaros Mountains suddenly stuck in the middle, but it’s clear that this guy did it too.

There is no room for other conclusions to be drawn here.

But at the same time, it cannot be denied that there are still some suspicious parts.

Furthermore, the picture of Lucy I found in that hiding place.

What the hell was that?

Is it really just a coincidence that the victims look very similar?

It is also doubtful that, unlike the Arachne Chimera, which was extremely powerful, the state of the Chimera that was mobilized until the end was young.

Warlocks are not idiots.

Attack investigators with crappy chimeras, knowing that personnel were dispatched from the Imperial Court and the Inspector’s Office?

That’s not the typical behavior of a warlock.

They are the kind of people who cut themselves off when they are at a disadvantage and only show up when they think it’s worth trying.

But the only ones brought here are chimeras that are not even low class?

I wonder if it was an entity far superior to Arachne.

No matter how you think about it, it was a strategy that didn’t make any sense.

Of course, if this bastard was a real asshole, everything would fit…… If that’s the case, it’s too soon.

I bit my lip.

‘It’s done. We need to ask for an extension of the investigation…… It’s unclear whether the investigation can proceed properly.’

Still, in this place, I, who holds the title of Lord So, can extend the investigation if I insist.

However, the position of investigation is not me, but the imperial inspectors and the interrogators of the Imperial Office.

I don’t think they will readily cooperate.

From the moment the warlock was killed, dispatch performance is no different.

“No, I think it will be fine. Thank you for your hard work.”

“I think I will stay in Monterto for two more days to write a related report.”

“It doesn’t matter. Please do it slowly and leisurely.”

So the series of happenings surrounding the free city of Monterto came to an end.

Leaving behind an inexplicable unpleasant feeling.