Chapter 661: Captured on Purpose
Finally, the circus started its show tonight. And as expected there were less people in the audience than usual. In fact, there are too many open seats.
And surprisingly, the lord of this city is also here. Along with some of the female slaves he brought here. I bet they didn't pay for the ticket.
As a professional entertainers, we didn't hold back at all in our performances. And we managed to get the audience, no matter how few they are, to laugh. Including the lord of the city. Though I'd like to kill him right now.
The women he brought with him looked nervous the whole time. I guess they're all acting to not get the lord sees them in a bad mood or they will get punished.
...Oh, shit. Some of the women are pregnant. Damn it. They will be born fatherless. At least I hope their mother can raise them properly. Or if they can't, the children will enter a good orphanage at least.
Do they know that they're pregnant? Maybe some of them do. But they endured their hatred or they will die getting their head decapitated by those slave collars.
The slave collars they wore are not seen openly. They are being covered by scarf or other clothing accessories. Though I can see them just fine.
.....
No matter how angry I am, during the show, I must not show it. I have to bring the best of my performance as always and make everyone laugh. Even if it's just for a few seconds, those who were enslaved or have their beloved captured can laugh.
I wonder what the lord is doing. Why is he doing all of this? Why slavery? Why bribes? Just how much money does he need? How much slaves does he want until he is satisfied?
The answer? I won't care. He's a bad guy. Let's kill him.
Though until we can find all the answer, we need to continue our act. I hope our plan will go smoothly.
The show is over. And everyone left the seat except for the lord and his harem of slaves. Even when we left the stage and enter the backstage, he was still there. Though there are some people entering the tent without paying the ticket after the show is over.
"Oh, seems like it's getting interesting. The lord is waiting in his seat. He's probably trying to scout some people from the circus and turn them into slaves."
That's what I'm thinking when I'm looking at the lord. And my guess is probably not wrong.
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"Really? Don't tell me that he forced the circus to pay so much so we won't make enough for the show and he will come here to ask Thomas to sell some members to him. I guess that's not entirely impossible. If so, we don't need to get Thomas to pretend to get drunk at a bar. Roy, tell us if he's making his move," Burnes said.
Thomas who heard it then prepared his line. It's like we're in a show after a show. But this time, Thomas is the most important actor. He needs to convince the lord that he will sell some of us.
So, the people who will be sold are me, one of the strongmen from Consenza, another clown from Varadis, and Burnes who will be the representative from Tatrama. There won't be anyone from Arturo because there's only one of them here and he will stay with Thomas. Protecting him while acting as his assistant.
Though I already had Spot protecting him. Thomas is safe.
"Oh, the lord is making his move. Anyway, do you know his name?" I asked Burnes.
"I'll only tell you only this once and I think you will forget it. His name is Randy," Burnes said.
"I see. I"ll call him Corrupt Lord instead," I said.
"See? You don't even care about his name," Burnes said.
He's someone who will die soon. Why should I care?
Soon after, Corrupt Lord came to the backstage along with the men who have just entered after the show is over. I guess it's for intimidation.
"That was an amazing performance! Especially that clown Clarence. I like him! Tommy, I have something I want to talk with you. Get everyone leave the tent," Corrupt Lord said in commanding tone.
Just because he's going to talk with Thomas, he'll leave us out? Well, I don't mind. But that's extremely disrespectful of him to not remember Thomas' name.
...What? I can always hate other people but I don't want to hate myself.
We were then left the tent while Thomas and the lord are discussing something. Though the lord's men were still there. And also the agent from Arturo since he's acting as Thomas' personal assistant.
"What do you think, Roy?" Burnes asked me as we're preparing to do the cleanup after the show.
"Depend on how good Thomas is at negotiating, he could sell four of us. Don't worry about him. He's always good at it. That's also the reason why he's the leader of the circus," I said confidently.
I'm sure that Thomas can sell us with high price. Though the price doesn't matter here. And even if he sells more than four of us to the lord, it doesn't matter to us.
I used my enhanced hearing to eavesdrop. But it's difficult since Corrupt Lord's men are noisy talking about something.
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But I can hear Thomas saying something about expensive, cheaply, after midnight, and kidnap.
"Burnes, I can't hear everything. But from what I got, I think they will kidnap us after midnight. Let's pretend that we're sleeping. Maybe they will try to drug us. Don't drink or eat anything given by Thomas after this. Just pretend to do so. If you're hungry, I'll give you some breads to eat right now," I said as I opened a portal back to Cassau and grabbed some breads from my house for everyone.
Soon after, Corrupt Lord left. And when we asked Thomas about what they were discussing, he didn't say anything. Must be because of that guy who is hiding under the desk. Did he think I can't see him?
Though why would someone hide under the desk? It's good place for hiding only for kids who are playing hide and seek.
Thomas didn't say anything except for us to continue cleaning the tent. Though he pointed at the people who will get captured. And when no one is talking, he whispered in low voice about how they will return after midnight when everyone is sleeping and capture us.
When we return in doing the cleanup again, I told everyone what Thomas was whispering.
"I was right. They will come at night and kidnap us. And the people who will get kidnapped is the same. But maybe the kidnappers have another idea when they come, so be careful. The others who won't get captured need to be careful as well," I warned everyone to be careful.
After cleaning the tent, we went to sleep. We're sleeping in the tents that we set up. And obviously, all of us who will get captured sleep in the same tent. As for the rest, they will be in another tent.
As a celebration for the performance, Thomas gave us a few bottles of liquor. And they were drugged with sleeping drug. Thomas whispered that.
So I emptied the bottle and swapped it with a real non-drugged alcohol and we partied until we pretend to sleep. The kidnapper will think their plan is working when they arrive.
Late at night, after we're all pretending to be asleep, someone entered our tent. And we got tied with a rope and had a collar wrapped around our neck. The slave collars.
Though before they wrapped the collars around our neck, I used confusion gas to make them confused. They didn't notice that the other three except for me already had Blobbie around their neck to protect them from the needles coming out of the collar. Those Blobbies can be transformed into a key to unlock the collars.
After protecting their neck, I stopped my magic and the confused kidnapper still confused. I wonder what he was confused about. But when he saw us with collars tightly wrapped around our neck, he didn't think much of it and get others to help him bring us somewhere.
We were then brought into the slum. The basement of the small building that led to the place where they auctioned the slaves.
We were thrown into a jail cell where there are other people there as well. All of them are slaves.
"Burnes? Fuck. We're doomed."
Huh? I can hear someone whispered something. He's another slave with slave collar on his neck. And he knows Burnes. I guess he's an agent. We can learn a lot from him.
I guess we won't be sold right away. So I'll just sleep tonight. When I wake up, Burnes should have learnt a lot from his friend here.
Chapter 662: Break the Wall
When I wake up, it's already morning. And there's a random stranger in front of me.
"Fuck! Who the hell are you!? Can't you have a better face at least so I won't get this surprised when I wake up!?" I shouted.
It was crazy. I woke up seeing an ugly man in front of me. No one wants to see that. Unless that person is married to an ugly partner.
"You... do you know where you are? How dare you insult me! I won't forgive you! I as your master order you to hit the wall. Once you feel the pain of your broken fist, you won't dare to disobey me or insult me anymore!" The ugly man said.
What? Hitting the wall? Me? What the hell?
Oh, right. Now that I remember there's a collar on my neck. After the ugly man ordered me to hit the wall, there are needles coming out of the collar trying to pierce my neck. Though I quickly used Aura to protect my neck so I didn't feel any pain at all.
But still, hitting a wall? Is that the best he can do? Ordering me to hit the wall? Not punching myself or tire myself out until I faint, but hit the wall until I broke my fist.
.....
I have to say that it's quite original. But that's stupid of him to ask me to hit the wall.
But then I heard the other people inside the prison whispered something.
"It's here! The hit the wall punishment!"
"It was painful. My fist broke after a few punch. And lightly punching the wall is not allowed as well."
"He's a newbie. There are a few newbies here so they need to get a taste of the punishment. They had no choice but to do it if they want to live. Or else, their will be killed by the collar."
I see. So punching the wall is a common punishment here. And when I see the wall with my Divine Vision, I can see that the wall has been reinforced with steel. Though it wasn't as good as when Celestine used her magic to built one.
"I said go and punch the wall!" the ugly man shouted again.
Burnes and the others are here as well, but they didn't say anything to me. They're just watching. I guess that means I can do anything I want.
Then let's do it.
"Oh, you're finally moving," the ugly man said happily.
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I walked to the wall. I can see that behind the wall I'm facing, it's some kind of waiting room for the guards. There are other ugly people in there. So it's fine if I punched through the wall and the rubble hit them and kill them, right?
As I walked, Burnes and the others from the circus who got caught asked everyone to move away from the wall. The ugly man confused why Burnes told the others to move, but he doesn't care. He's probably thinking that there's nothing we can do.
And so, I punched the wall and destroyed it. The reinforced wall got destroyed and the rubble hit the other guards on the other side. Though they didn't die. They just lost their consciousness.
"W-what!?" the ugly man, along with the other prisoners, were shocked seeing what they expect to happen didn't happen at all.
Seeing that the other guards lost their consciousness, that mean there's only one ugly guard left.
And after punching through the wall, I walked casually toward the last ugly man standing.
"What!? Wait, stop! Don't come over here! Is the collar not working? Stop! Kill yourself!"
The ugly man keep trying to give me order. But the needles coming out from the collar are not strong enough to pierce through my Aura. There's nothing he can do.
Oh, now that I look carefully, there are two collars around my neck. The other collar should be a Magic Restricting Collar. I have used it so many times that I can tell without appraisal.
Other than me, only Burnes and those from the circus have the Magic Restricting Collars. I guess the others don't need them anymore since they are under the order of their master.
But seriously, is this ugly man in front of me the master? Why not someone else?
Whatever. Let's kill him.
I grabbed one iron bar, and pulled it to the side and destroying the other iron bars. Making a wide gap that lets me walk out of the prison easily.
And I pulled one iron bar and raise it high before swing it down and hit the ugly man on the head. Killing him instantly.
If it's a sword, he would be sliced in two. But it's an iron bar. So the ugly man become uglier before he died.
"Man, I didn't notice that I wore two collars," I said as I casually ripped the two collars on my neck with my hand.
Then I looked back and see the prisoners have shocked expression. Except for Burnes and the others who are trying to remove their collars with Blobbykey.
I approached Burnes after he removes his collars.
"Is it fine to just do this?" I asked Burnes.
"It's fine. I already got everything. There's only fighting and killing left. Though there might be some expert level mages among the slaves," Burnes said.
"...Why do we encounter more expert level mages nowadays? I thought they were supposed to be rare," I asked.
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"Rich man, more resources. Randy used the money to bring obedient slaves in, and get their magic level raised to expert level. Once they achieve that level, he will stop giving them resources so they won't get any stronger. As for Randy himself, he has reached expert level in two of his elements. Earth and Lightning. At least we have learned that Randy has at least two elements," Burnes said.
Who is Randy again? Is that Corrupt Lord's alias? Or is it the other way around?
Whatever. It's not like he will live for long anyway.
"Oh, Roy. If you're going to kill everyone, at least don't kill the lord yet. His majesty has something to ask him. We will bring him in for questioning," Burnes said.
"What else have you learned?" I asked Burnes.
Apparently, the agents who were sent to this city by Albert, most of them were caught and became slaves. There are even some staying in this prison. But most importantly, there is one agent who actually sided with the lord willingly. That guy is dangerous. I wonder what kind of information he has informed to the lord.
But I think it's fine. The corruption in this city has happened for a few years already. Even before I first met Albert. And since the agent disappeared, there's no way he would know me unless we have a traitor. But Burnes doesn't think that's the case. There's no more traitor after Albert set up that audition with me in the past. Asking the agents and everyone close to him if they are traitors or not.
...But I don't remember if Albert asked them about their relationship with the cult or if they have betrayed the kingdom. Maybe Albert needs another audition again. Interviewing each one of the agents.
Though at least the agents should have been asked if they are loyal to him or not. If that's the case, there's nothing to worry about. Which mean the one who betrayed the kingdom and is siding with the lord of this city has been here for a long time and won't be able to receive any new information which is hidden from public.
"So, any ideas on how we move next? Or you want me to just kill everyone?" I asked Burnes about our next plan.
"Can you bring Wendy and the others here? I think we need reinforcement. Some agents who got captured were not strong in battle. And we also need to investigate if the enemies are slaves or willing to side with the lord themselves. Oh, before that, make sure that Thomas and the others are in safe place," Burnes said.
"Then I'll get Wendy and the others here. Have you told them to return?" I asked.
"Yes. They are ready to return."
And so I opened a portal to Wendy's location. And now, Wendy and all the other circus members are here. But is it fine to return here instead of outside? This is a prison after all.
Whatever. It seems like they are fine with it.
I ignored the confused noise of the other slaves. Some who are agents sent by Albert were released. As for the others, they will stay here until it's safe.
"Roy, I think it's fine if we're the only one fighting. You don't need to fight. But just in case, please watch over us so our plans will go smoothly," Burnes said.
"Okay. Then I'll bring Thomas away from this city."
I used portal to move to Thomas' location, and after telling him about our plan,I moved him back to Cassau.
...It seems like he's the one who moves a lot with portal. He's not a combatant after all. We need to make sure that he's in a safe place.
And now, let's watch the battle. And while I'm at it, let's make sure that no civilians become victim during the fight.
Chapter 663: Watching the Fight with the King
Now, what to do? Should I evacuate the citizens?
Hmm... I don't think that's a good idea right now. We don't know yet if there are other helper of the lord from among the citizens. And I don't think anyone would stupidly turn the citizens into hostages.
Well, even if they do, I can move quickly and save them. I guess that's why Burnes didn't want me to join their fight. It's because my strength and speed let me handle other stuffs quickly. From protecting the civilians, to kill some lowly mobs.
And so, I will badly tell you the story of what happen now.
After I destroyed the wall, the noise and the vibration alerted many people. And I think the lord himself noticed it because he's an earth mage. Wait, he's sleeping? I guess he doesn't care.
Some guards who are loyal to the lord reacted quickly. But none of them are strong. As for the slaves, they don't care. Rather, I think they hoped that we can save them.
And all of a sudden, a pretty ghost who had a harem back when she was alive appears in front of me. Wait, that's Sonia.
.....
"What is it, Sonia?" I asked.
"Albert said that he wants to come and watch. After I delivered a message from Burnes to him, knowing that you won't participate and just watch, he wanted to come and see the unfolding event by himself. It will be safe since you're with him. That's what he said," Sonia said.
"So he wants to spectate this event? Well, I can do that. Good thing Spot is here as well. I can ask him to stay with Albert now," I said.
"What about us?"
And after the ghost, come the spirits. The two spirits, Airy and Breezy, are here with me. Airy has always been stuck with me. but she's always invisible. As for Breezy, he came to watch the circus. But I forgot to return him to Kron. So, he's still with me.
Breezy asked me what he should do in this situation. Well, there's nothing we can do now but watch.
"Just watch for now. Is there anything you want to do?" I asked the two spirits back instead.
"I have a question. Is this the war you're talking about?" Airy asked me.
"Hmm... not really. And I can't really say that it's unrelated. It's difficult to say," I said.
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"You said it as if it's a common occurrence. Have humans always been like this?" Airy asked.
"Probably. Humans are probably the only species in the world who loves to fight among themselves. And humans are also the only species who hates fighting the most. Let's just say that humans are the weirdest creature," I said.
Though it's probably not just this world. Humans in all kind of worlds both hate each other and love each other. Which makes human weird.
After answering Airy's question, I opened a portal and get Albert to come here. And we ride on Spot's back so we won't get noticed thanks to his camouflage skill. Though if we are too close to expert level mages, we will still be noticed.
"Sigh... there are other problems apart from the cult it seems. I should have taken care of my people more seriously. A slavery in my kingdom? Unforgivable," Albert said.
"Yeah. Since you're the king, you should take all the blame. Let's continue watching. There are already some people fighting," I said.
Then I acted as a commentator of the unfolding event. Though even with all this noise, the Corrupt Lord is still sleeping. What the hell? I need that bed. That seems to be the most comfortable bed in the world. Or at least I need Victoria to copy that bed.
Wendy takes the lead at the front. Maybe because she's the strongest. She's the only one here who has been staying with me the most and learn as much as possible to get stronger after all. So she's leading at the front.
And at the back, it was Burnes. He's in charge of giving order. And he also ordered the other former slaves to help. Except those he doesn't know if they're enemies or not. Those people still have the slave collars on and were told to stay in the prison until everything is over.
Hmm?
"What's wrong, Roy?" Albert asked me who is confused at something that I see.
"Wendy and the others... they are purposely ignore some people that I thought should be enemies. They are also slaves but they have stronger magic. They must be forced to be the guards. Or at least that's what I thought. Maybe the other slaves told Wendy and the others about those who they shouldn't fight at all and just ignore," I said.
"It's difficult to tell since I can only hear your commentaries. Can we get closer?" Albert asked.
"Spot, let's get closer. But just far enough to not let any expert level mages to notice us," I said to Spot.
"Okay. Is this enough?" Spot moves so quickly that I had to hold Albert so he didn't get blown away.
"Yup. It's enough. Well, there are only fighting now. Oh, there are some children hiding. I'll take them away from there. Albert, stay with Spot," I said as I jumped down from Spot's back.
"We're coming too!" Breezy said.
Breezy and Airy won't let me go alone as they stuck with me the whole time. I also don't want them to leave. It will be bad if they got caught.
Someone used earth magic that shook the ground and the children who are running away fell to the ground. Before they got hurt anymore, I quickly grabbed them and run into somewhere safe close to the gate of the city. I don't think they will fight all the way to the outside of the city. The target is in the middle of the city after all.
"Hey, kids. Stay here. I'll bring the others here," I said to the kids.
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"Is it safe here, uncle?" one of the kid asked.
Me? Uncle? Well, if I include my past life, I'm already an uncle. But I don't look that old now, right?
"It will be safe when everything is over. Just stay here. But if you hear screaming or shouting, run away from the source of the sound and hide somewhere safe. Take care," I said before leaving the children.
This time, I'm not wearing my living armor disguise. I'm acting as a normal passerby who helped those in need.
Let's see... the lord is awake now. And he's looking around. Maybe he's sensing the surrounding with his earth magic. If that's the case, I think he might be a powerful mage. I wonder if the others can handle him.
Even if we have the advantage of knowledge from the past and the future, that doesn't mean strong people other than us don't exist. Maybe the Corrupt Lord is a genius. Or he might be lucky to find something that can help him get stronger.
And the Corrupt Lord just ignores everything as if he has no interest in what happening in his city. What the hell?
After evacuating some of the civilians near the battle and I see that there are no one else who needs help, I return back to Spot and told Albert about what the lord is doing.
"Really? Is there anything I need to worry about?" Albert asked.
"You installed a huge screen on the square of this city as well right? Back before the tournament between four countries?" I asked Albert back.
"Yes. At least city with a lot of population had screens installed. And it was around that time as well that I sent some agents. But there has been no reports coming from them. just like the agents I sent before them," Albert said.
"For him to be so calm is troubling. That means he's at least stronger than most people here. Maybe even Wendy will have some difficulties fighting him," I said.
If he watched the tournament, and he sees his city in this situation but he's still calm, there is a possibility that he thinks that he's stronger than Angela back when she won the tournament. Though I don't think he's at master level yet.
"Oh? There's someone quite strong there. An expert level mage. Maybe he's the one that Burnes told me about. The influential person who helped this city protected from bandits and monsters. This city's hero. Enslaved hero I mean," I said.
The man is facing Wendy. I don't think he can defeat Wendy so I don't need to help him. But he's quite strong with his ice magic. Though in the end, he got defeated.
And only then I can see the lord's expression changed.
"Oh, the Corrupt Lord is making his move now," I said.
"His name is Randy. Not Corrupt Lord," Albert said.
"You don't think that he's corrupt?" I asked.
"He must have a reason. But whatever his reason is, he needs to get punishment. We have made it so slavery is illegal in my kingdom. But he's still doing it. That's why we need him alive," Albert said.
Whoa, difficult matters. I'll just do whatever I want later when Albert is interrogating him. Let's watch how capable he is.
Chapter 664: Albert Comes Down
Just when I thought the Corrupt Lord will make his move, he stopped, And I can also see what happens.
"Spot, move toward the building with blue roof. We'll see things clearly there. Don't fly lower than the roof or someone will notice you," I said to Spot.
Spot then moved toward where I pointed at. And since I said it with my mouth instead of pointing at it while I'm on top of his head, he understands. That was my fault. I was stupid to point to where we should go from Spot's back without him seeing. I think I did that many times.
When we reach there, we can see that Wendy and the others are facing their most difficult opponent. Civilians.
No, they are not fighting them. Wendy and the others just protecting themselves from the civilians who cast beginner level magic at them.
"This.. what happened here?" Albert asked.
"From what I can see, the civilians started attacking Wendy and the others as soon as Wendy defeated the ice mage over there. He's unconscious now. My guess is that he is the hero of this city. And seeing that he got defeated, the civilians think that Wendy and the others are enemies," I said.
.....
"I see. So that will make the conquest of this city becomes harder," Albert said.
"Conquest? You said it as if it's a city to conquer. This is already your territory, so it's more like... defending? Or is it recovering this city back to its real owner? Man, it's difficult," I said.
Hmm... what to do? Wendy has trouble because whatever she's trying to explain to the people is ignored. No one believed her. That's why they become an obstacle. No wonder Corrupt Lord didn't make his move.
And Wendy and the others can't forcefully break through the civilians. They are agents who are loyal to the kingdom. There's no way they could attack civilians.
...Maybe we need a group of special agents who doesn't care about the lives of the civilians. That will take care a lot of things. But that means we're no different from the cult. I guess we shouldn't do that.
Well, but I won't know if Albert or the other kings actually had made a group like that. If that's the case, the only thing I can do is to trust them.
But now, what to do?
Before I think of what should we do, Albert summoned Sonia in front of us. She's invisible that even Albert couldn't see her. But I can.
"Roy, is Sonia here?" Albert asked me.
"She is."
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"Sonia. While being invisible, go and tell Wendy and the others down there to move to the lord's mansion. Get the man they defeated with them so the citizens will follow them. And we can then show the truth to the people when the lord makes his appearance," Albert said.
"Understood," Sonia said. And then she disappears to only appears again down there next to Wendy who is protecting herself from the rocks the people thrown at them. They are weak in magic, so they have quickly exhaust their mana. They are unable to use magic anymore. But that doesn't mean they are willing to stop when their hero is defeated.
Still, what did that hero do to make the people admire him so much? I hope it's not something that will cause us trouble.
Hearing the plan from Sonia, Wendy looked up for a bit and then proceed to do the plan. Burnes grabbed the fainted hero and carried him.
The group then carefully make their way while making sure that they won't hurt ordinary people. But on the way, other people noticed them and started throwing stones at them. And now there are a lot of angry mobs.
But I have one question. Why do they keep stones in their house? So they can throw it whenever they want?
I saw an old lady opened a cabinet full of stones right next to the window and throw them one by one at Wendy's group. And she's not the only one. Other people who sees the event from the window of their house also do the same.
It's like they're prepared to throw stones. What the hell is with the people in this city?
Anyway, those people are too weak to cause trouble to Wendy and the others. Wendy ignores them as she fight other enemies on the way to the lord's mansion.
Probably because he sensed it, Corrupt Lord finally make his move. He gets all the strong slaves and his subordinates to prepare to fight Wendy and the others.
Finally Wendy and the others arrive at the lord's mansion with the angry mob behind them. They will be facing the lord's subordinates while the Corrupt Lord himself is watching.
"What are you doing in my city?" the lord asked Wendy and the others casually.
Meanwhile, Spot, Albert, Sonia, and I are all watching from above. I also looked inside the mansion. There are still many slaves inside. Most of them are female slaves. I guess they are non-combatants.
...Except for one extremely suspicious woman. She had the slave collar, but unlike other slaves she had a Magic Restricting Collar put on her neck as well. Which should mean that she might be quite strong. But the lord only wanted her to stay with him.
She's suspicious. Instead of cowering in fear, she's looking down there from the window as if it's not important to her. As if whether the lord is dead or not doesn't matter to her.
I need to watch her. Since she has the Magic Restraining Collar, she might be quite strong. Let's use Aura to cover our presence as well.
Anyway, down there, the lord is making his speech while his subordinates and his slaves are getting defeated one after another. He made it as if Wendy and the others are criminals. And he even related them to the cult. Which makes the mob angrier.
And when all of his men is defeated, he will finally fight.
"For the sake of the people, I will fight!"
That's what he shamelessly proclaimed. As he started to cast his magic, a man suddenly stand in front of him. He's landing there from above.
"Wait, that's Albert! Why is he jumping down?"
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The king who was supposed to be next to me is gone. And he jumped down from Spot's head to right in front of the Corrupt Lord.
And I only realize it now that he's a wind mage when he used wind magic to slow his descend and landed safely. I guess I never asked. And it's also not his job to fight anyway.
"I see that you're breaking the law, Randy. Any excuses?" Albert asked.
""Your Majesty!""
As soon as Albert landed, Wendy, Burnes, and the other agents kneeled down on the spot.
The Corrupt Lord himself is confused. But as soon as he saw the agents' reaction, he knows that the king is really here.
"Your Majesty!"
The Corrupt King also kneeled down. And seeing him kneeling down, the mobs also do the same. They must have never thought that their king would be here.
That's a funny reaction. But now, let's see the suspicious woman.
She's watching Albert from the window as she smiled as if she has found her prey.
She might be dangerous.
Down there, the lord has finally panicked. Because the king is here. And he's making his speech about the slavery in this city.
It's actually pretty amazing how he hid slavery in this city from the citizens. Though after Albert explained it. Some people who lost their loved ones finally realized that they lost them because the lord enslaved them and sold them somewhere else. But the people only heard about the death of their loved one from the lord's subordinate.
Oh, the lord is about to attack the king. That's a bad idea.
Lightning magic is supposed to be the fastest magic. But there's someone faster. Albert.
He expected Corrupt Lord to fight back so Albert has already grabbed a gun from his pocket. A small gun that can easily be concealed.
And when Corrupt Lord was about to make his move, Albert quickly aimed his gun at him and pull the trigger. The bullet is strong enough to penetrate Corrupt Lord's hand.
...Did he spend his spare time to practice his shooting skill? Maybe that's the case. And he became an expert in quickdraw. It's a good idea to let Marie made the gun for his safety. Now, even if his magic is weak, Albert should be able to protect himself a bit.
The lord is down now and Wendy quickly apprehend him. I guess the show is over here. I don't think this is a good time for the circus.
...I lied! Every day is a good time for the circus!
Oh, the suspicious woman is there as well. She didn't do anything. She's just watching the mobs turning their anger to the lord and his subordinates. But Albert stopped them saying that some of them are victims as well. People who have been enslaved and forced to protect the lord.
Even now, I can see their collar is stabbing their neck because they haven't moved to protect the lord yet. So Albert stopped the mob and this way, the lord no longer needs protection.
So, is this over? Not yet. The suspicious woman is still suspicious. Let's watch her a little longer before coming down there.
Chapter 665: He Might Not be a Corrupt Lord
The Corrupt Lord is being restrained by Wendy. But as she was about to wrap a Magic Restricting Collar around his neck, Albert stopped her.
"No need for that. He won't fight back anymore knowing that he won't be able to win. And I know you're a healer as well. Heal your hand so we can talk," Albert said.
What? Albert knows the Corrupt Lord personally? Well, they're a king and a lord. I suppose that's natural.
But is it fine to let him able to use magic? I'll just trust Albert's decision.
Oh, the suspicious woman is down there. Is it time for her to make her move?
Well, that's fine. I'm confident that I can block her move before she can do anything. But let's watch a bit longer.
"So this is the end, huh?" the woman said.
.....
"Huh? Who are you?" Albert asked the woman.
"Nice to meet you, your majesty. You're a big hindrance for our plan, so please die," the woman said.
Wait, seriously? She's just coming out there and said that so casually? Attempting to assassinate Albert?
There's no way I would let that be.
The woman grabbed the collars on her neck with both of her hands and rip them off. Now she can use her magic again. And it also proves that she is a master level mage. That's obvious since the muscle in her body looks just like a normal untrained body but she has that much strength.
I guess slave collar also won't work on master level. But that's to be expected.
She then quickly pointed her arms toward Albert. Trying to use magic to kill him. But she finally realizes something.
She realizes that I am above her and standing on Spot's back. Now she knows how Albert suddenly appears. It's stupid of her to keep the Magic Restricting Collar on her neck all the time.
"...Fuck," the woman said as she quickly trying to escape after she looks at the supposedly empty sky.
Why is she trying to escape just after seeing me? It's not like she's not confident that she can't defeat us, right? Usually master level mages would be too proud to back down from a fight. But she's trying to escape right away and even forgetting to kill Albert.
If she's being careful, that makes her the most dangerous enemy we encounter so far. I need to get rid of her. Killing her is fine, but that's impossible.
Albert noticed that the woman ripped her collars off and realized that his life is at stake. But he knows that I will be protecting him. And he must be thinking that I'm strong enough to face her as he whispered an order to me.
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"Capture her."
That's what Albert whispered in a volume that only I can hear. That's why killing her is impossible.
Capturing a smart master level mage. It's not that hard if she's just at the same level as Patricia. But she's smart. She might not say anything during the interrogation.
Well, just like usual. I'll let Albert be the one interrogating her.
The woman turns around and with her feet wrapped in fire, she used fire magic to boost her speed as she fly to the sky. That's the first time I see something like that.
For explosive speed, she's much faster than even Patricia who is a master level wind mage. But I'm still faster than her.
And more importantly, the serpent that I ride is faster than me. And we caught up with her before she could go far.
"Damn it!"
She changes her direction to avoid me. But she is still slower than Spot. Her magic is not strong enough. She's just like other master level mages from the cult who waste their potentials.
Back then, even Spot who was the fastest before I had Ray as my familiar, he couldn't surpass the speed of ancient master level wind mage ghost. But all the master level mages we faced from the cult is not strong enough.
The enemies we encountered so far ,we haven't seen anyone using their full potential. And while they don't recognize it, it's best to defeat them. That's why I hope we can destroy the cult as soon as possible.
And she's not trained as well. Even though she's strong physically, she has never trained her body. I guess just one hit and she will get knocked out.
I jumped from Spot's head toward the woman and knocked her out with a strong punch on her head. She must have never thought that I would punch her. And she fell down toward a building and destroyed the rooftop. The house owner was so surprised to see a woman falls down from the sky.
Let's ignore him. I went down to grab her without forgetting to put a Magic Restricting Collar on her, and fly back to where Albert is before throwing her in front of him.
I also don't need to hide myself anymore so I landed in front of Albert as well. Right next to the unconscious woman.
"That was quick. Is she a master level mage?" Albert asked. Loud enough for everyone here including the angry mob to hear.
"Yes. It's not that hard with my familiars," I said.
Though I didn't summon my familiars at all. But because we're in public, I can't say that I'm an Aura user. Who knows how many cult members are here? Maybe this woman is also a cult member as well.
Albert then running toward Randy whose hand is healed already. What the hell?
"Your majesty! Please don't come closer to him!" Burnes warned Albert to stop approaching the Corrupt Lord.
"He won't fight anymore!"
On the Corrupt Lord sitting on the ground, Albert approached him and talk in whisper. Why is he love whispering so bad?
"Randy, someone I can trust with my life is listening. Tell me. Is there any more enemies in this city? Even your slaves?" Albert said in whisper.
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Wait, it's as if Albert knows about the Corrupt Lord. Maybe what he said is right. He's not really a corrupt lord. But I'll decide after listening. I'm the one Albert trusts with his life after all.
"..."
The corrupt lord who might not be corrupt didn't say anything at first. But Albert continued.
"Just the ones here first. We need to make sure that no information get out," Albert said.
Wait, is the corrupt lord a spy? A spy lord? This is confusing.
"...the guy in red, the slave with tattoo on his neck, the short haired woman on the left, the..."
For now, I'll just call him lord before I could remember his name. I think I need to remember it. And let's not assume that someone is extremely corrupt by giving them names without actually knowing them.
...Though if it's his job given by Albert to be corrupt, calling him Corrupt Lord should be a compliment for doing his job well.
Let's capture all the people he's talking about. He's just saying the people who are here, right? Some of them were even slaves.
"Wendy, arrest them all. That's what Roy said."
I asked Sonia to deliver a message to Wendy to capture all of them. Though Wendy didn't know who she should arrest, it didn't take more than two seconds before she realized the meaning of the message.
While the angry mob is paying attention to the lord and the king, I sneaked among them, grabbed the people that the lord is saying, and throw them high to the sky. And those are the people that I told Wendy to arrest.
Wendy is not alone. Spot is also helping her. Just in case some of them are wind mage who can move freely in the sky.
Oh, wait. Now fire mage can also do the same. Though I think they need to get to master level first.
In the sky, Wendy and Spot knocked the people I threw unconscious. I wonder who they are? Cult members?
The lord was shocked to see that the people he's saying suddenly disappeared into the sky. But he continued calling out some people that I need to throw.
"...Lastly, the man wearing sunglasses on the third floor of the building on the right. That's all of them that I can see here. There are more of them. Inside the mansion, under the ground in the place we imprison the slaves, and even some working as the gatekeeper," the lord said.
"Okay. Let's talk again later," Albert said before he turns his body and face the citizens.
"Everyone! I will take care of the lord here and make sure that all the slaves will be freed! For now, you can go back! I'll make sure that this man will receive heavy punishment!" Albert said.
One by one, the citizens left. Though some were confused by the people who suddenly went missing.
I made sure that no one other than the lord and the agents can see me threw those people. I'm sure no one sees me. they will think that I'm a summoner who has a familiar strong enough to be a threat to a master level mage.
Albert then told the agents to get all the other slaves from the prison to the mansion where we will stay. And on the way, we encounter the lord's slaves. The lord then called out the people that I need to capture among them.
As for the people I threw, they are all on Spot's back now. Wendy will take care of them until I can go there.
Now, let's hear some explanation.
Chapter 666: Another Amazing Person Join Us
The mansion is clear. All the slaves and subordinates of the lord has left the mansion. Only the lord, Albert, and I left.
"I think I'll leave for a while and bring all the captured people to the prison first. Spot and Wendy don't know where to bring those people," I said.
"Do it quick. After you're done, bring Wendy, Candy, Kayla, and Shirley here. At least those four," Albert said.
I know about why Albert asked me to bring Wendy and Candy. They are agents that has been with me from the start. The agents who have helped Albert from the start after knowing the truth from me. So I get why Albert wants me to bring those two.
As for Kayla and Shirley, I don't know. I know that Kayla is smart. And Shirley is also a member of the royalty. But why is Albert calling them?
Well, I won't know until I return.
"Is it fine for you to be alone with him though? Just who is he?" I asked Albert.
.....
"I'll tell you later. Just bring those four. If you're worried, you can let Victoria stays," Albert said.
The lord didn't say anything at all. He just had that look of confusion seeing me. Probably wondering who I am, where I came from, and how much I know.
Let's leave them be. I let Victoria stays with Albert as I used portal to Wendy's location.
"Wendy, Albert wants you to go to where he is. I'll bring these people to the prison and bring the others as well," I said.
Wendy then entered the portal and quickly stays behind Albert as I close the portal. Then I called Sonia to tell Candy, Kayla, and Shirley that Albert wants to meet them.
I opened a portal to the prison and bring all the people on Spot's back there. I also opened a portal back to that mansion and grab all the servants that I captured to the prison. They were already unconscious as soon as the lord said their characteristics which made me able to find them right away. And I knock them out without them knowing as I threw them to the sky
After I brought everyone to the prison, I received message from Sonia telling me that everyone can come now. So I opened a portal and bring them all to Spot's back before opening a portal to the mansion again.
Now everyone that Albert called is in the mansion. And in front of the shocked expression of the lord, there's a shocked expression of the princess, Shirley.
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"Randy? You're still alive?" Shirley asked.
"Shirley? What is that? Teleportation?" the lord asked.
"No, that's a portal. A portal that is used by summoner. For now, I'll introduce you to these people that I trust. There are more of them but that will make this place too cramped," Albert said.
So, that guy is not someone dangerous. He's not an enemy. But instead, he's someone that needed to be introduced to us for some reason. Maybe because he's strong. Albert tells us that he's strong enough to be the main force against the cult. And Shirley seems to know him as well.
Albert then stands up and started to introduce the lord to us.
"Everyone, this is Randy. Shirley and my cousin. He's both smart and strong. In fact, I used to think that he is more suitable to be the king than me," Albert said.
Hmm? Wait, cousin? Someone who is more suitable as the king? Smart and strong?
"Huh? I thought that you don't have other relatives," Kayla said.
I don't think I ever asked Albert about that as well. Well, it's not that important to me. That's why I never asked him that.
"A few years ago, I heard the report that he died. But to think that he became a lord. Brother, you know something about it, right?" Shirley asked Albert.
"Yeah. He was sent here to replace the lord. The previous lord was a terrible one. And Randy said that he has no interest in becoming a king while he's still loyal to the kingdom. So father decided to make him the lord of this city while hiding the fact that he's a member of royalty. During official meeting, he rarely appears. So that's why Shirley doesn't know he's still alive," Albert said.
"Cousin? He's your cousin and you didn't hesitate to shoot him at all?" I asked.
"No need to hesitate. His healing magic, even back then, has reached advanced level. He can heal himself," Albert said.
What the hell? So it's fine if we shoot a healer? Though I won't shoot Kayla ever. Hmm... but maybe if Graham or other angels acting up I will shoot them.
"So, why is he allowing slavery in this city?" I asked.
"That... I don't know yet. I never asked him to give his report at all. I only trust him to do well," Albert said.
"I was waiting."
Suddenly, Randy, says something. I can remember his name now.
"Waiting for what?" Shirley asked.
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"Someone strong," Randy said.
Then he started explaining what happened.
The situation of this city after was so bad. But he managed to make this city into a better place for the people living here. Until he found out something.
A woman that was supposed to be a slave of the previous lord. When Randy noticed her, he didn't react much. But he sensed that she is far stronger than he is.
Afraid that something bad will happen after she was freed, he decided to be her master. And he had no choice but to continue the slavery here. Though he make note of everyone who bought the slaves and every dangerous individuals or group.
"As I continue to investigate while making sure that she can't use magic with the collar, I found out that she is related to some cult. It was only a few years ago when I realized that the cult is the Evil God Cult after the news I received from Melk. About the stampede that was caused by the cult," Randy said.
...He's a super spy! He stays here the whole time because he knows the danger that will happen if he lets that woman free. Though who is that woman?
"The woman I talked about was the woman that suddenly got disappear before and got captured by that man," Randy said as he points his finger at me.
So, it was that suspicious woman? She has been here for a long time already. She must have some sort of influence among the cult members at least in this city.
Randy then continued. He said that he continued investigating about the woman for years. And the more he learned, the more he realized that he's no match against her even though her magic is blocked. So he can only hope for someone strong to come and defeat her instead of asking for help. Because she can easily kill him and everyone here.
That's to be expected. She's a master level mage. She can easily destroy the whole city. But Randy must be amazing to be able to prevent her from doing anything. Even if he had to act like the bad guy and even got shot.
"When the tournament happen, I watched that maybe that Angela would be able to fight decently against her. I hoped that Angela would come here and ask for her help. But turns out, it's not Angela who came here," Randy said.
"Yeah, it's not her. But it's her lover. If you have been acting and being secretive for so long, you missed a lot of things. No wonder Albert brought everyone here. Well, it's not really everyone, but these people here should be enough for you to learn of everything that you need to know," I said.
So far from what I heard, this Randy is not just an extremely capable man. He's a spy. A super spy that protect the kingdom even by turning himself into the evil way.
I probably have found it. The man who doesn't care if he's going to cause trouble with civilian. Now, the only thing left to do is to bring him to join us.
"Randy, you will be arrested from now. But I want you to join us in destroying the cult," Albert asked Randy to join us.
"I will protect the kingdom. But I don't know about these people. Let me hear about them first," Randy said.
And so, I started my introduction to him. Seeing that Albert says that we can trust him, there's nothing to hide.
"I'm Roy. A summoner, an air mage, and I'm also an Aura Master. And I came from the future. If you're close with Albert, you should know that he has special ability, right? Listen carefully because what I'm going to tell you is nothing but the truth. And Albert has confirmed them all to be the truth," I said before I started explaining about everything to Randy.
This is great. He's an amazing person. Not only he's smart, he's also strong and resolute to do evil if necessary. He's an expert level in earth magic, lightning magic, and healing magic. Similar to Kayla. Except it's lightning instead of light.
A super helper will join us! Maybe if it's him, he can find where the evil god is hiding.
Chapter 667: Randy is Too Capable
I told Randy about everything that I know and is important for him to know. I didn't taught him about magic control or other magic related stuffs. Not because I can't trust him. But because there's no need to tell him at this point. And he can ask someone with similar element as him to teach him.
He can learn about earth element and healing element from Kayla here. As for lightning, he can ask Candy.
Though for physical training, he can ask me. I can tell from his body that he trained every day.
"Why do you train your body? I know that it's important but most people would ignore physical training since increasing their magic level can improve their strength. And I don't know why someone like you would train," I asked Randy.
"It's because that woman I talked about. The one who pretended to be weak and became a slave," Randy explained.
Apparently, the master level mage woman who tried to kill Albert but decided to retreat after she saw me was too strong for Randy who is just an expert level mage. And Randy's instinct told him that she's dangerous before even fighting her.
He doesn't know why someone as strong as her would be a slave. So he tried to improve his magic. But reaching master level mage is too hard for him so he trained his body along the way.
.....
"The fastest way to defeat a mage is to hit them before they can use their magic after all," Randy said.
"Oh, you have the same mindset as Roy. Still, no matter how strong you are, you can't be stronger than an Aura user," Albert said.
"But being able to train his body is good. As he says, the fastest way to defeat a mage in close range is to hit them before they use their magic. If it's him, even without magic, I think he can still defeat expert level mages in close range. Though for master level mage, he's still far behind in strength. His strength is at least above the strongman's strength in the circus," I said.
"Circus? Now that you mention it, I think I have seen you before. Are you from the circus?" Randy asked.
"Yes. During performance, I play as Clarence the Clown," I said.
"No wonder you seem similar," Randy said.
"No, there's no way they would be similar. He was full with makeup and costume. There's nothing similar about their appearance," Shirley said.
No, but extreme fan should know me without the costume. It's natural since I normally act like how Clarence would act. Perceiving the surrounding.
"Anyway, what's my punishment? I have done a lot of illegal activities. I should be executed, right?" Randy asked casually. How come someone who will be executed asked that so casually? He's crazy. I like him. He could be our greatest asset.
"Execution is unavoidable. I'll get someone to be your body double to be publicly executed. More importantly, I shouldn't be here. I need to make an excuse why I'm here. Probably something like traveling incognito to investigate this city," Albert said.
"Oh, that's fine. I have a lot of documents so you can just read them. There should be some more dangerous individuals in this city. But since you could evn capture a master level mage, it shouldn't be a problem for you to capture or kill them all, right?" Randy said.
Is this okay? Saying things like execution so easily and body double to swap the lord? Even Kayla who always seem cool looks surprised.
"Anyway, you missed a lot of things. So, we'll need you to catch up with us first before proceeding to our next action. That's why I had Candy, Wendy, Kayla, and Shirley here. As for Roy, you can go and capture the rest of the dangerous people in this city," Albert said as he hand me a stack of documents about dangerous individuals here.
Man, there are so many of them. I saw some of them before.
"Hmm? That is... Well, I'd like to get to know this Randy guy more, but some of the people in this list are trying to escape. So, see you later," I said as I left the mansion from the window to capture the escaping people I just saw.
There are three people in the direction I'm going. Two of them are in the list. And they are both listed to be members of the cult.
I looked at them and one of them didn't have explosive device in his mouth. And the last one who is not on the list seem to be the leader of the three.
How did Randy found them to be members of the cult? He's so smart. Maybe he's as smart as Toni in Arturo. Like Albert said, he might be more suitable to be a king than Albert.
Hmm... maybe he's more suited in this line. Being a spy or something. He's so good at it.
I chased after the three men while checking on the list to check if I see other people or not. I'll capture them later.
"Someone is after us! Prepare to fight!"
The leader of the three then turned around preparing to fight when he noticed me. But before they could attack me, I used Victorifle and shoot them with Blobbybullet filled with sleeping gas.
I'm an expert level air mage now. The gases I created, from magic and not naturally created inside my body, can be very effective against other expert level mages. I'll try to use them on master level mages as well later and see if they can be affected or not.
The Blobbybullet didn't hit them. But instead, it opened just before it hit the target. And the air inside the bullet spread around the area and make the three of them fell asleep.
"Alright, that's three down. Several dozens more to go," I said.
"Roy, you won't act as living armor?" Victoria asked.
"Like I said before, it will be too suspicious if the living armor act too close to the circus," I said.
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"But you have let yourself be known as a summoner when you capture that master level mage. If someone is smart enough, they could connect you with the living armor. Thinking that you are the master of the living armor," Victoria said.
"Hmm... I didn't think about that. Well, even if that's the case, I don't think it will be much trouble for us. We originally used the living armor to bait the master level mages from the cult to come after us. But just a while after the tour, we already encounter several master level mages from the cult. I think we're doing fine without having to bait them. But if it's work, that's fine. Though I need to show that I'm not the master of the living armor. Since I have Airy with me all the time, I can pretend that she's my familiar. You don't mind that, right?" I asked Airy who has been sticking with me the whole time.
"I don't mind. I'm with you all the time anyway," Airy replied.
"What about me? What about me?" Breezy asked me.
"Oh, right. Will you return to Kron or will you stick with me a little longer?" I asked.
"I'll go with Kron! Being with you is confusing. If you want to fight, just fight. Kron did it like that," Breezy said.
That's because Kron encounters a lot of bandits in his travel. And most of them are people he needs to defeat. That's why he doesn't need to think much and just fight them.
Unlike me who will look for enemy first and hunt them later. And since I will mostly do it in secret, I'm less flashy than Kron. That's why Breezy prefer Kron more than me.
"Then I'll transport you after I got his permission," I said.
I called Sonia to ask Kron, and when she returned, we have the permission to open a portal to where Kron is. We will meet again when we decide our next performance. I guess I'll ask Thomas if we should perform here again or not. This time with our full members.
After getting rid of the three, I returned to the city and look for Burnes. He's talking to someone that he has just defeated when I found him.
"Hey, Burnes. How is it?" I asked.
"This guy is the agent who betrayed the kingdom. He shared intel with someone from Arturo. And it's not Arturo now. It's Arturo back when they were still being under control of the cult," Burnes said.
"No! I didn't know that they're from the cult!" the former agent shouted.
"But you still share confidential information with another kingdom!" Burnes said.
"He's a member of the cult though. The lord is actually some sort of spy. I have his picture on this list."
I showed Burnes the list of the dangerous people in this city. There's a picture and the name of the wanted people as well. And this agent's face is drawn here. Randy must be good at drawing as well. How come one person be so good in many things? I'm jealous.
"I see. For now, please take him to the prison. I'll help you find these people," Burnes said as he took the documents from me.
Though I will find those people first with my Divine Vision. Well, I don't mind a helping hand. I'll just get rid of the people trying to escape first while Burnes will focus on the city.
Chapter 668: No Execution
Burnes and I split up to capture or kill the people on the list. Although the list is no longer in my hand, as long as Burnes is within my Divine Vision range, I can still check it.
There are many people that Randy has noted. Most of them have been listed as dangerous and it says that they are allowed to be killed. Some are dangerous but might have some important information so it's best to arrest them. Some are just suspicious and there's no reason to capture them. They need to be put under supervision. Randy is so great to be able to find all that out.
Our targets are people that we are allowed to kill and dangerous people that we need to capture for information. As for the rest, we won't take action. Unless they have explosive devices in their mouth just like the woman in front of me.
The woman just come out of a brothel. Probably that's where she works at. I can see the explosive device in her mouth so I know that she's a cult member lower than expert level mage. At least that's what I assume who she is.
Though I won't know the truth. So as long as I can capture them instead of killing them, I will. And since she has explosive device in her mouth, she is at most an advanced level mage. It's easy to knock her out with sleeping gas and bring them to the prison. Though I'd like to gather all of them in one place first so I don't need to continuously use portal.
There are also some more people not on the list with explosive device in their mouth. Of course I captured them all. As for where to put them, I just throw them to the sky so Spot can get them. Once he caught them, he will bring them to the lord's mansion's garden. And Spot will watch over them until another person is being thrown into the sky.
All that's left after capturing all of them is for me to open a portal to the prison. Albert will be busy later.
.....
This is just show how important lie detection ability is. I hope Alan inherited that ability as well so he can become a great king in the future.
On the list, not only the picture and the name of the person. There are some more description about them as well. And some even tells how strong they are. Some are intermediate level mages, some are advanced level mages, and some are expert level mages. There's also the picture of the master level mage woman that I apprehended quickly as well. And she was written as 'Potentially a master level mage'. Just how detailed is Randy?
There are a lot of them. But with the help of Burnes, the members of the circus, and even the former agents who were captured and enslaved, it didn't take long to get most of the people in the list. Though unfortunately, some of them are not in the city. And it was also written that they are not in the city!
I also checked the city if those people are nearby, but there are no trace of them still in the city. Which means Randy is correct that they're leaving. He's so good to the point that it's scary. If he's really willing to do anything to protect Tatrama, then I have no problem in believing him.
Right now, Albert, Candy, Wendy, Shirley, and Kayla are explaining things to Randy. I can see them. And Kayla asked a lot of questions to Randy as well. If even Kayla decided to trust him, then everything will be good.
I might be sold to him and being enslaved. But if he's this capable and join us, I won't hold a grudge. As long as we don't need to pay him back though. I think Thomas made more profit in selling me than from the circus.
Now, all the people in the city almost all have been captured. Only the slaves left. And we let them stay behind in the prison. Since they have slave collars on, I don't think they will do anything bad.
Unless they're master level mage. I guess I need to get things done sooner as well.
I let Burnes and the others take care of the slaves. Most of them were freed. Though we can't do anything about the slaves outside the city.
Some were captured. They needed to be questioned. Burnes will handle them. Let's go back to the mansion and get all the captured people enter the prison. They're all sleeping soundly. The effectiveness of my air magic improved even more after reaching expert level. I hope I can reach master level.
After that, I returned to where Albert is and ask him about what they're talking about.
"Mostly about the cult, the alliance between the countries, and you. There are many things that he wants to know. Including how to get stronger," Albert said.
"Oh, you can ask someone with similar element as you are. I'll introduce Angela and the others to you later. Now I want to ask you a question. How did you get all that intel that is impossible for you to do alone? How many helper do you have?" I asked Randy.
"Helper? Officially, none. Unofficially, many. I'm the lord of this city and I enslaved a lot of people. I asked them to do it without making them suspicious of me. You might want to ask me where I sort all the information, right? I do it in-"
"In that hidden room behind the bookshelves in your office over there. I can see that," I said after I interrupted him.
"...You are really as they say. Able to see many things. How was the future me? If Tatrama is in danger, I would have done everything I can to help," Randy said.
"Don't ask me something like that. I'm too stupid and have terrible memory. But if you're really as capable as I expected, you should have made some action by yourself right after Marie gave birth," I said.
If he knows that the queen becomes mentally ill, he should know that Albert needed someone he can trust by his side and do anything for him. Since I prevented Marie from being ill, that never happened in this life.
"About the birth of the twin, right? Albert told me about it. If that's the case, as you say, I would return back to the capital as soon as possible. Not because Albert needed something he can trust, but also because Marie is my cousin," Randy said.
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Wait, Marie is Randy's cousin? And Randy is Albert's cousin?
"You mean... incest?" I asked Albert.
"No! My father's brother is Randy's father. And Randy's mother is Marie's aunt," Albert explained.
Oh, that does make them not blood related. But maybe their ancestor have incestious relationship. It's actually common in the story I read about how the king needed pure-blood heir so it's natural for the king to marry his own sister. But I guess it didn't happen here.
Whatever. They are happy and have two children. I don't need to care about the rest as long as we can destroy the cult.
"So, will he join us? In what manner?" I asked.
"I will join your alliance. Using the event here, I can probably gain reputation from the cult as a criminal. And they might approach me if all the cult members here are captured or killed. So it's best to pretend that I escaped prison and look for intel by myself. I still have some reputation so it shouldn't be that hard for me to get shelter from other nobles who bought slaves from me. Since we can communicate using the ghost, I can ask for help right away," Randy said.
Letting him escape, huh? That's fine.
"How is it, Albert?" I asked Albert.
"That's fine. We'll let him stay in prison for a few months. At least that's what we're telling the public. When the truth is he will be improving his strength. Let Randy learn a lot about magic and other stuffs that he hadn't learned yet. Once he learned everything, he should be strong enough to handle one or two master level mages. He will be a super spy and we might be able to find the Evil God sooner," Albert said.
We then make a plan of what Randy will do next. Although we will say that he's imprisoned, he's actually free and is training his magic so he can become much stronger than he already is.
Once he left, he will be free to do anything. Other slave owner will probably help Randy in some way if he asks for their help. And it will be easier to find the cult since Randy has gained notoriety. That's what the cult mostly wanted from their new recruit after all.
Though it means he will avoid execution. But he would never be executed anyway so it's fine.
"Well, I guess that's it. Roy, get a royal carriage from my place. I will make my leave from this city as fancy as possible. And bring some more carriages to escort Randy. Though he won't be in there since you will take him elsewhere to train. I will leave in two days. During that time, discuss with Randy about other nobles who owned slaves and see if they will be the one that Randy ask for help after escaping prison, or you can arrest them right away," Albert said.
"Okay. I'll finish it in one day," I said.
From trying to perform here, to fighting the lord, and getting the lord to join us. Many things happened here in just two days. It was just yesterday that I arrive here. But we gained an amazing ally.
He's much better than the best agents from Tatrama. And his fighting potential can even surpass Candy or Wendy if he learned magic control. I hope there are more of people like him from other kingdom who are as loyal as he is. Then, it won't be long until we find the Evil God.
Chapter 669: Reason for Loyalty
With Albert in charge of this city after the lord's arrest, the situation returns to normal.
No, not normal. It just returns to how it's supposed to be. Free of slavery. Though it was just for a few days.
Many slave merchants got captured. Captured slavers were freed and returned to their families. But that only happen to the slaves in the city.
There are many slaves who were taken away from the city. And there's nothing we can do. And even if we find them one way or another during our tour, we can't do much unless Albert is with us. So maybe I can just bring Shirley around for the tour so she will act as Albert's representative.
For the slaves with families, they are not much of a problem. But for those without family, they might become a problem in the future if we don't take care of them well.
Those with family can be returned to t heir family, and they can hopefully have a good life. But those without family can only look for job. It will be good if they find a good job. But if they can't, they might end up becoming bandits. And that will give us more trouble.
Some slaves were even raised to expert level. If they know that Randy is alive, they will take revenge on him. So it's best if Randy hides his identity before he goes to his next mission. Let's have Albert recruit them to join us. We will get stronger with their help.
.....
As for Randy's possession, most of them will be auctioned. But those are not important stuffs like jewelries or properties. The important stuffs like magic stones or magic items will be taken by us to strengthen our troops. That's also Randy's intention when he bought them.
"So, how do we disguise him?"
After the discussion is over, we need to figure out how to put disguise on him. Though it will be a few months later when he can take his next mission. He needs to learn more so he can become stronger.
"I can grow my beard and hair. That's the reason I always have this short hair and clean shave. But I don't think that's enough. Roy, you can use sword, right? Then, I want you to put a lot of scars all over my body. Even in the prison, I don't think there will be anyone who got tortured that much and escape from the prison," Randy said.
"Wait, you want to put scars on your own body?!" Shirley asked.
Not just Shirley. Everyone else also shocked with his statement. To think that he would be this strict with himself.
No, this is beyond strict. This is madness. And I like it. This guy is so amazing. To think that there's someone this resolute with us. I'm glad that I found him.
Let's ask Albert later if we can find other extremely loyal people like him. If we can find more, even if their magic level is not high, they will still be great additions in our alliance.
"It's just scars. If Roy is as good as you all said, he can do it. Especially since he's also a doctor. But just scars from blade might not be enough. So I will need to add some scars from magic as well," Randy said.
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"Ah, don't worry about it. I can give wounds similar to that of Wind Slash magic cast by wind mages. And if you want, I can give you scars from piercing attack. You can lie and say that you got pierced by Ground Spike from earth mage or Ice Spike from ice mage. Though if you want to have more, I don't mind," I said.
"That's good enough. Let's do it after we leave this place. Before I learned what you call as magic control," Randy said.
"...When crazy people meet together, they will do even crazier things. Randy, I have never asked you before so I will ask you now. Why are you so loyal to the kingdom? We haven't done anything to you. And just now, we almost decided to give you a public execution if we didn't plan for your escape from prison. Just why?" Albert asked.
Right. Someone this loyal must have his reason.
He willingly do crimes knowing that he will get punished. Not like those evil who do it for money or other things. He know that he will get punished, but he still did it and wont refuse punishment if given. Allowing slavery, corruption, bribes, and maybe other things that I don't know of.
Gathering most crimes into this city, and then we capture them all. Is that how it goes? Well, there are still some people who left this city. But Randy has noted all of them.
"The reason? It's simple. The people I love are all in this kingdom," Randy said casually.
Well, make sense. Even for the simplest reason, anyone can do anything. Either it's something crazy, something amazing, or something amazingly crazy. Even I want to destroy the cult because of my trauma.
Hmm... I don't think fixing a trauma is something simple. But whatever.
"It was back when I got appointed as the lord here. Knowing that the female slave might be dangerous, I decided to sacrifice everything before she or anyone she's connected in this place can do anything. I need to protect the people I love," Randy said.
"...As expected, you are more suited to be the king than I am. If it's me, even if I want to protect everyone I love, I don't think I would be able to put myself in your position and sacrifice myself," Albert said.
Saying that he's sacrificing himself... that's an overstatement. He's still alive, right? And even if he did a lot of crimes, he will be freed since he's the king's cousin.
"And who is this people that you love?" Kayla asked.
"My family and friends. I think that's all," Randy replied.
"Do you have wife and children?" Kayla asked again.
"I do have a fiancee. But I have never met her again after I moved here a few years ago," Randy said.
"And you're willing to get scars on your face before meeting her. Should we bring him to meet his fiancee?" I asked Albert.
"...Actually, Randy's fiancee's parents were related to the cult," Albert said.
"What?!"
Of course he's shocked. Randy is trying to protect her from the cult here, but the cult has spread their influence to the capital. But that's before I met Albert. And now, Albert has cleared the capital from the cult. Though some of the cult members were actually Randy's fiancee's parents is surprising.
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"Though for her, she doesn't know about it at all. Since her family doesn't have any heir other than her, and it won't be good if we choose her to inherit his father's title, I decided to revoke her family's nobility. As for the person herself, Marie decided that Randy's fiancee will be her assistant. I think you have meet her several times, Roy," Albert said.
"So she's safe, right? That's all I need to know. Though I don't think I will meet her now. The world is in danger. I want the world to be safe for her," Randy said.
So he doesn't want to meet her yet. But I don't care.
"Rejected. After this, I'm thinking of getting you to meet Marie so you can have a gun. Since you're strong and smart, I'm sure there are things that you can do with guns. Especially if your magic is blocked for some reason. So I will bring you to Marie and you will probably meet your fiance," I said.
"What?! Wait, don't do that! I haven't seen her for years! And after everything that has happened, I'm not ready to meet her ye-"
"The portal is open!"
I ignored Randy and opened a portal to Marie's location without anyone's permission. At this time, she should be in her lab to create more amazing stuffs.
"Hey, Marie. How was the project?" I asked.
"About making more guns? Smaller and easier to hide. That's what you want, right? And you want to give them to everyone?" Marie asked.
"Yes. That's right. Though I want to have an extra order for that guy over there," I said.
Marie then looked inside the portal and see Randy. Her cousin that she hasn't met for a long time.
"Oh, Randy! It's been a while! Roy, it shouldn't be long since you met him, right? And you said you only want to give the guns to people you trust. But you already trust him enough to give one to him?" Marie asked me.
"What he did so far was worthy enough to receive my trust. Though if Albert never told me about him, I would never know and there's no doubt that his head will be separated from his body by now," I said.
I actually ordered a lot of guns for everyone. Angela, Kayla, Sophie, Wendy, Candy, and the others that I trust. It's a gun that doesn't need air mage to compress air inside the barrel to shoot. It can be used if they somehow have their magic blocked.
And now, I asked for an extra order for Randy who is no longer looking at Marie, but he's looking at someone next to her. I guess she's his fiance.
"...Randy?"
"...It's been a while, Sheryl."
Now, the two meet again after so long. But it's an awkward reunion.
"You both are being awkward," I said.
"It's your fault! Neither of them prepared for this!"
And now Albert is angry at me. It's not my fault. It's Randy's fault. Because if he's just a little less capable, I won't ask Marie for an extra order.
...I'm so good at making excuse.
Chapter 670: Giving Some Scars
Randy forcefully got reunited with his fiancee. And even though she no longer part of nobility, they still love each other.
They really suit each other. Though it will be a while until Randy can live happily with her.
From what I can tell about him, he is similar with me. He's afraid of the danger and can only be fully relaxed when al of the danger disappear. That's why he would probably live happily with his fiancee, Sheryl, later after we destroy the cult. Just like how I only want to have children after the cult is destroyed.
Well, that is exactly what he's talking about with his fiancee. As for me, I'm talking with Marie if she can upgrade the gun that Albert has.
The gun is strong enough to pierce through Randy's arm. But I feel like it's still weak. If Randy is just a bit further, his hand won't get pierced. Though the bullet will still probably stuck in his hand, it won't get pierced through. Which mean the power is not strong enough.
"As expected. Well, I'm still developing it further. It's a technology that doesn't need to exist here since we have magic. So it's totally new. But it's interesting," Marie said.
I'm glad that the Marie in this timeline is saved and doesn't have mental illness. It was such a big loss that she couldn't do anything to help Albert fighting the cult in my past life.
.....
"Randy, if you have anything that will help you in the future espionage mission, tell us right away. We might have some ideas," I said.
"If possible, we need some sort of communication device. Just letting one ghost do everything is not possible. There will be some delay since she's working alone," Randy said.
"That's also work in progress. After the creation of the Television and the camera, I think we can have two-way communication in the near future. I even made a one-way communication device small enough to be put in Roy's ear. If we can upgrade that to a two-way communication, and increase the range, that would be perfect," Marie said.
"In my world, it was the communication device that was first made. Then television was later. It's the reverse in this world," Victoria suddenly spoke.
"What?! Who's there?!" Randy got spooked when he heard someone he doesn't know suddenly speak. And none of us were opening our mouth, So he must be thinking that there's an extra person.
"Oh, it's me. I'm Victoria. You should have heard about the Black Slime, right? That's me," Victoria then transformed into her human form and talk to Randy.
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"So you're the one they said to be from another world. I see. So it's because of you that Marie created many innovative invention," Randy said.
"You call that innovative, but to me, they are just common device that we use everyday. I don't know much about history of my world, but I think at the time of invention, they were indeed innovative. And the gun is actually not common. But maybe in some part of my world it's common," Victoria said.
I will introduce my other familiars to Randy. Maybe during his training. I think I will let him roam around in Monsters World so he can gain experience as well. He can fight the monsters there. And I think Jack and the other werewolves will be happy to have another sparring partner.
After asking Marie for some more order, I got everyone returned back to Randy's mansion. This will be the last time Randy meet his fiancee before the cult is destroyed. That's what he said. Though I don't care. If I need both Randy and Marie to meet, Randy will meet Sheryl again.
Let's tease him to meet his fiancee whenever he's disobeying my order. Just because I'm not a king doesn't mean he doesn't need to follow my order, right? Though I don't know if I will meet him while he's on duty next time.
After that, Randy continue pretending to be prisoner who will be taken to the capital. And Albert will stay until the royal carriage pick him up. I have transported his carriage nearby so they will arrive tomorrow.
And now, for the next two days, Randy and I are getting rid of the nobles and other criminals in nearby cities and settlements. With Randy wearing a mask to cover his face.
There are no scars yet on his face and his body. I will do it later. So for now, he can just put on a mask.
...Though I think Kayla can heal scars. And maybe Randy himself can do it in the future. So it doesn't matter if he has scars or not.
It's good to see how capable he is in a fight. I think he can be the strongest expert level mage if our group is not included.
We got rid of the nobles except for some that Randy will pretend to ask for help in the future after his 'Prison Escape'. And those nobles will be arrested soon after Randy left their territory.
But that will be in a few months. After Randy learned everything he need to know to get stronger.
And then, Albert returns back to the capital with empty carriage following his carriage. Though that will only be until the people here can't see them anymore. After that, I will use portal. Quick travel is done.
As for Randy, he has been in my mansion in the capital before Albert depart. Seems like Ian knows him as well.
"Oh, Kayla, have you found anything else under the ground here?" I asked Kayla if there are anything remaining from the testing ground that Timmy made.
"No. But we made a basement there for training. And if you're looking for earth spirit, I didn't feel one at all. Maybe they are hiding deeper under the ground. If air spirit can hide in the air and wind spirit can hide in the wind, the earth spirit can hide in the earth. It won't be easy to find one. But we might find some if we go deeper. And so we dug deeper from the basement to see if we can find it. But don't get your hope up," Kayla explained.
I have told to Albert that Spirits might be considered as monsters. And tamer can tame them. Or maybe summoner can make a contract with them if spirits also exist in other world. That's why I want to find more spirits if possible. But that seems to be difficult.
Albert said that we will assume that the enemy has spirits in their possession already. That might be the reason why there are many master level mages from their side. And Albert will interrogate that female master level mage that I captured before to find out about it. Though it's also possible that she and most master level mage didn't notice about the existence of the spirits. That's troublesome.
After chatting for a while, I took Randy to the garden so I can slash him and give him scars.
"Where do you want me to give you scars? You don't need to worry since I can slash you without killing you. And if it's you, maybe you can remove the scars with healing magic in the future," I said.
I also get Victoria to copy Randy's appearance so Randy can show me where he wants the scars at.
"Here, here, and here. At least those places. If possible, I want some burn marks as well. Maybe I should get a tattoo? What do you think?" Randy asked.
"That's fine. With healing magic, we can remove tattoo as well. It's basically removing unneeded objects in one's body. And that object is ink. I have tried it and it's possible," Kayla replied.
"That's good. Then just scars on my face. And I will go to a tattoo artist to cover my scars with tattoo. Even if they can't be removed, I already got permission so it's fine," Randy said.
I guess he asked his fiancee if he can get a tattoo and scars. Though when I asked him if he wants his fiancee to watch him bleed, he refused it. I guess that's something he doesn't want the people he cares about to see.
"Alright then. Here's a towel for you to bite. And if you can't endure the pain to heal yourself with low-level healing magic, Kayla will heal you. Are you ready?" I asked.
Randy nodded. And I transformed Victoria into a sword.
The scars might not be necessary at all if he's going to have tattoo. But Randy said that it's more convincing that way. So I just let him get what he wants.
I slashed Victosword on the places where Randy wants the scars to be at. And he's screaming in pain. Though the scream was muffled by the towel he's biting.
Even after that much pain, he can still be calm and use healing magic on himself. The bleeding stopped. And after I gave him another towel for him to wipe the blood off, the scars are there.
"Good. Now, you can go get yourself some tattoo. Do you want me to look for one for you?" I asked.
"No. I know someone I can trust. And he won't reveal who I am," Randy said.
"We'll go there later then. You lost a lot of blood so you need some rest. If you need blood transfusion, Ian can give you some. He has the same blood type as you," I said.
"Thanks, but no need. I'll just rest. We'll meet the tattoo artist tonight," Randy said before entering the mansion.
I only said that I will go with him to meet the tattoo artist. But he knows that I'm going there to see if the tattoo artist can be trusted or not. That's just show how smart he is.