Chapitre 141: The City of the Water Gate Priestella
"Is that so?"
Ayanokouji turned his head and looked at Heinkel, who was also staring at him with anger and disgust.
This morning, after Heinkel woke up from his coma, he immediately rushed to the palace to report this matter.
Because he was from the Sword Saint family, the guards didn't stop him much. Everyone gave him face as Reinhard's father, not him.
This was the only privilege Heinkel had. He wanted to use his status as the deputy commander of the Royal Knights to send people from the Knights to find the person who attacked him last night.
But his status as deputy captain was just a false position. Now Heinkel couldn't command anyone in the Royal Knights, and even the Knights didn't want to communicate with him.
Ayanokouji's arrival coincided with the stalemate between Heinkel and the Royal Knights.
'Is this man Ayanokouji? The damn man… He looks so young – but he has reached this position, damn.'
Heinkel couldn't help but think of his son. Reinhard was on duty at the moment, so he didn't go to the palace with Ayanokouji.
"Sorry, Sir Heinkel, the Royal Knights are currently dealing with another matter, and there is no way to detach from other duties for the time being." Ayanokouji said calmly.
The case related to Russell and had the order of the Royal Knights regiment.
"No way? I am the deputy leader of the Knights…"
"Do you think, Sir Heinkel, that you are more important than the current situation in the capital?" Before Heinkel finished speaking, Ayanokouji silenced him, "Although you still retain the position of deputy commander, but now I have the command of the Royal Knights, and you must also obey my instructions."
"Arrogant boy."
Although Heinkel cursed like this, his voice was very soft, and almost only he could hear it. Insulting Ayanokouji, who was now the spotlight in the palace, asking for death.
He also knew that in the royal capital, his importance was not comparable to the other side.
"Besides, I smell alcohol on you. You must have had a fight with someone after drinking too much."
"No… No! Nothing!"
"On which street were you attacked? You must have been seen by many people around. Just ask around and you will be able to find out." Ayanokouji said.
Heinkel remained silent. He knew that the person who attacked him yesterday must have targeted him, but he also knew that in the eyes of the passersby around him, it must have just been a drunken conflict, which would only make himself even more ashamed.
"Forget it." Heinkel snorted coldly, "I won't pursue this matter..."
"But I have some questions to ask Sir Heinkel. I heard that you went to a small town in the south before, but you suddenly returned to the royal capital a few days ago. Why?"
"This is my freedom, it's none of your business – what's the matter?"
"I heard, Sir Heinkel, you returned to the royal capital with Priscilla-sama, right?"
"So, what's next?" Heinkel had a wave of doubt in his heart.
Why did Ayanokouji know his whereabouts so well?
"Are you a supporter of Priscilla now?" Ayanokouji asked.
He was worried that Heinkel just wanted to use Priscilla's status as Queen to gain benefits, and he might even want to target the Sword Saint family together.
Heinkel was silent, not knowing what to answer.
He had indeed sworn allegiance to Priscilla, but should he reveal it in this situation?
And as Heinkel remained silent, Ayanokouji didn't give him a chance to think, and immediately said: "It seems you agree."
"Yes, I have chosen to support that arrogant woman – Priscilla for now! But so what? Everyone chooses different supporters, it doesn't matter!" Heinkel immediately said with enthusiasm, "Now I am an important force under Priscilla!"
"I see." Ayanokouji narrowed his eyes slightly. All he needed was for Heinkel to say these words.
Heinkel himself did not have a good reputation in the royal capital. Saying that he was in Priscilla's camp would definitely have an impact on Priscilla's image.
"Priscilla… Is she a member of the Barielle family who inherited from her husband?"
"The arrogant speech during the king's meeting was unforgettable."
"Recently, I have experienced some changes in her attitude because of what she did in the south, but in the end, she ended up seducing such people. It seems that's all."
Everyone present shook their heads, with a hint of disappointment in their eyes.
And Ayanokouji immediately reported the 'results of the investigation' yesterday to everyone in the Council of Wise Men, perfectly controlling its progress so that he could appear very efficient in his investigation without arousing suspicion from others because his progress was too fast.
Ayanokouji and Heinkel formed a sharp contrast.
Feeling the change in attitude of others, Heinkel's lips twitched slightly.
He increasingly felt that Ayanokouji was like Reinhard in the past. Moreover, Heinkel heard that they had both become friends, which made him feel even more unhappy.
'Not having talent is a virtue that a young child should have.' He continued to curse Ayanokouji in his heart, and then he could only leave the palace in great embarrassment.
The camera changed, and almost a week had passed.
Ayanokouji forged a smooth investigation result, and treated some unimportant parts as criminals involved in the dark trade, bringing this incident to a successful end, at least in the eyes of the public, this was a very successful ending.
He left no loopholes, and the members of the Council of Wise Men related to this incident also helped to cover it up, so this Russell-related incident was perfectly resolved. This made the reputation of Emilia's camp qualitatively leap.
But only those involved knew that Ayanokouji actually didn't touch the bones of this trade chain at all.
Under the guidance of his intervention and Otto, this dark trade chain became more formal, its scale became larger, and their income and interests also increased significantly.
The merchants who initially hated and were wary of him were now basically willing to obey the orders of Ayanokouji and Otto, because Otto did have enough ability to lead them towards development.
Although most people have completely obeyed Ayanokouji, opponents still exist – just for a short time.
These people and their families will die one after another due to various accidents. This is what Ayanokouji arranged for Elsa to do. Those who disobey his orders are a threat, and threats must be eliminated.
Now he has obtained temporary command of the guards and knights, and the incident is finally considered an accidental event, and is left confidential without anyone being held accountable.
Not only that, during this period, Ayanokouji would learn swordsmanship and fighting skills from Reinhard every day.
In this world, there are many fighting skills that he did not possess in his original world. He knew that his body and abilities were only at the level of ordinary people, and it was impossible to reach Reinhard's level and could not even be compared to Wilhelm.
However, Ayanokouji's purpose of learning these skills was to enrich his fighting experience, improve his strength, and face as many enemies as possible. He is in this world, although there are many people with monster-level strength, but after all, they are just ordinary people.
Besides, he can also use this technique to think about how to deal with it, so that if he encounters an enemy using this tactic in the future, he can deal with it more easily.
Currently, at the Knights' training ground, Ayanokouji had just finished today's training with Reinhard.
"As expected of Ayanokouji, you learn very quickly. This is a skill that takes ordinary people a long time to learn!" Reinhard put down the wooden sword for training and said with a smile.
"As the strongest swordsman, such words are really ridiculous." Ayanokouji replied calmly.
"It's just that I'm a little lucky." Reinhard smiled and shook his head, "Ayanokouji, your strength has reached the level of the Royal Knights, you are already very good."
"Maybe one day I should join the Knights to make a living." Ayanokouji raised his head and looked at the sky.
"By the way, Ayanokouji, I heard you are going to the water gate city of Priestella in a few days, right?" Reinhard asked.
"That's right." Ayanokouji nodded, "I have an agreement with Anastasia-sama, and we agreed to do it in Priestella City (Minato)."
Previously, he had made an appointment with Anastasia to trade magic crystals in Priestella City. This would not only make Puck a combat force that could be considered again by their side, but also could be used as a complement to Beatrice's magical power.
Priestella City is too close to Anastasia's base. To reduce the opponent's strength, Ayanokouji also arranged in advance for the opponent's knight, Julis, to follow Crusch to search further away from the royal capital.
He asked Elsa to escape disguised as Russell, and deliberately left some misleading clues to guide the team in a completely wrong direction.
"Should I go with you?" Reinhard asked.
"No, no need. This is just a normal trip. There will be no special circumstances. I have contacted Emilia and the others. When I leave the royal capital, she will be responsible for the royal capital. In the final analysis, everything I do is for Emilia, and now she needs to handle some matters herself." Ayanokouji paused, "I also know that the capital is not peaceful now, and I want you to stay with Emilia to ensure her safety."
"Okay, leave it to me!" Reinhard immediately nodded, "I will definitely complete your instructions with all my strength!"
"I can't thank you enough."
"No, no, no, this is what I should do!"
Ayanokouji looked at Reinhard and narrowed his eyes slightly.
After gaining Reinhard's support, the level of support for Emilia's camp surged again. In addition, the previous murder of the White Pope and the Great Rabbit had been spread.
He went to Priestella City not only to obtain magic crystals, but also to ensure that Anastasia would be eliminated from the king's selection.
In the royal capital, Ayanokouji took advantage of Heinkel's recklessness to attack Priscilla's image. Their influence is no longer what it used to be, so when Emilia returns to the royal capital, she will not face any difficult problems.
Otto has now perfectly replaced Russell's position and maintained the dark trade. Ayanokouji can guarantee his ability and loyalty, and he has also prepared some advanced precautions. Even if Otto wanted to betray him, it would be absolutely impossible.
In addition, he also planned to use this trip to Priestella City to contact people from the Cult of Sorcerers. According to the information previously provided by Meili and Elsa, the secret headquarters of the assassin organization is located on the border of the Northern State, and Priestella City is also very close.
This operation requires him to get in touch with the Cult of Sorcerers, and he also needs to bring Echidna, Elsa, and Meili along. If he brings Reinhard, his operation will be very troublesome.
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