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    ◈ Episode 77 Sheridan Iron Pit (1)

    Thanks to Violetta’s use of wind magic the remnants of the enemy society were quickly eliminated.

    There would have been quite a commotion but the police would not come rushing in here.

    This is a deserted alley and even if the police hear such a commotion they act like it’s none of their business.

    That is why murders happen here like a meal.

    “Are we finished?”

    “yes. “I don’t think there are any more.”

    Violetta said this shaking her hands.

    Her voice sounded a little tired perhaps because she had wasted a lot of mana using attack magic.

    While standing still I secretly took out a pill and chewed it.

    “…Really. “If you’re that fine please help me.”

    “What do you mean?”

    “It’s okay. “Is this a light test to check my skills or something?”

    “….”

    I don’t know what you’re talking about.

    Oh is it because I’m quietly watching the remnants of the Red Society be cleared out?

    I can’t waste mana carelessly right now so I just stayed quiet.

    Wouldn’t it be a hindrance to get in between allies who are using magic?

    It seemed that Violetta interpreted my attitude a little differently.

    ‘Does it matter?’

    There seemed to be no need to correct the misunderstanding.

    Rather recovering mana is a priority.

    “More than that these guys did something pretty spectacular. “You’re trying to gather people and launch a surprise attack when the organization is completely destroyed.”

    “I guess it was that desperate. Or maybe I was that greedy.”

    “They probably thought that if they killed them they could keep it all for themselves. But unless you’re a fool you know that you can’t be harmed…”

    Violetta couldn’t finish her sentence properly as if something was bothering her from earlier.

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    Come to think of it the Red Society hired an assassin from the Khalsa faction.

    No matter how new they are they are highly trained assassins.

    It must have been quite expensive to hire those guys.

    ‘Did the guys who already robbed the business have that much money?’

    Even if there was a slush fund secretly set aside it wouldn’t have been easy.

    Killing someone and then paying them back doesn’t work.

    Even though Assassins are not from the Khalsa faction they do not inflict trauma.

    Moreover even though they knew that these Assassins failed to kill us they didn’t run away and instead rushed at us.

    Because you think you’ve lost your strength? Didn’t those who lived in the back alleys know that?

    ‘I couldn’t run away.’

    They couldn’t run away and had no choice but to fight this side.

    Then why couldn’t he run away?

    “I was pushed on my back.”

    “yes?”

    “The remnants of the Red Society.”

    Violetta also exclaimed ‘Ah’ as ​​if she realized something at my point.

    “…So that means there are other people involved in this matter.”

    “Is it somehow related? They even openly encouraged this situation to happen. “They probably provided the money to hire an assassin.”

    “Who the hell is it? “There won’t be people like that anymore in the afterlife…”

    I shook my head.

    “I am not from this world.”

    “That can’t be true….”

    “okay. “Someone up there who is not happy about this situation must have been involved.”

    Also someone who is somewhat familiar with the situation here and can provide money secretly.

    “I thought there was none other than Bellboat Rickson but that’s not it either.”

    “…There was a suspicion that Dutry had connections with Bellbott Rickson.”

    “It’s not a suspicion. “I actually had a connection.”

    “yes?”

    “I heard it directly from Dutri so I’m sure I’m sure.”

    “Now wait a minute. You heard it yourself? When? “Before I kill you?”

    “I haven’t killed him yet. Dutri is currently being held captive by my subordinates. “I barely survived.”

    Was it a shock to learn that Dutri the leader of the Red Society was alive?

    Violetta was speechless for a while.

    “Almost everything has been sorted out but he’s still the head of an evil society. “If I knew anything more I had to let it out.”

    “…You’re thorough.”

    “Dutry used the Red Society to join hands with Bellbot Rickson. “I took money from him and did the dirty work for him.”

    “But Bellbott Rickson is dead. “I read in the newspaper that he died after being attacked by a werewolf some time ago.”

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    “I killed him.”

    “…yes?”

    “I was the one who killed Bellboat Rickson.”

    “….”

    “The fact that you were attacked by a werewolf is a well-known truth but the reality is different. “Belbot Rickson secretly ordered the Red Society to conduct human experiments on humans.”

    “Why on earth? Or rather why did you tell me that?”

    As the story of the mysterious incident came out of my mouth Violetta looked extremely embarrassed.

    It must be rather embarrassing to hear the truth that you didn’t even expect.

    “That’s why I killed Bellbot Rickson. I gave this guy who violated human dignity a fitting end. And when I searched his safe and ledger I found out that the enemy society was on the tail.”

    “…So you eliminated the Red Society?”

    “Anyway I also have to settle down here. “Because I really didn’t want to stand with those guys.”

    “….”

    Well I understand that you are surprised. And you may be wondering why I am saying this.

    “…I will definitely keep this matter a secret.”

    “It’s good that you understand quickly.”

    This is the part.

    With this Violetta will never think of betraying me.

    This is a mild warning.

    Although they have already fought together and even presented a vision for her organization to move forward.

    Even if people receive various benefits they tend to quickly forget them later and come back to haunt them.

    That’s why it’s completely unbelievable.

    ‘This is some kind of threat.’

    I killed Bellbot Rickson. He assassinated one of the wealthiest men in Lederbelk.

    In other words unless they were a noble noble I could kill them if I wanted to.

    The girl in front of me too.

    This fact alone will make my presence even greater to Violetta.

    And most of all what I pointed out to her was.

    “You are a smart woman. “You understand what I’m trying to do.”

    “We need to find the person who instigated the enemy society that attacked us this time.”

    “okay.”

    “I must be very busy. “We also need to proceed with the project you mentioned.”

    “Can’t you?”

    Violetta shook her head at my question.

    “no. That’s a comment that hurts our pride. “I will make sure to handle both of them.”

    “okay. That’s how it should be. If we don’t show that level of performance we’ll be in trouble. “Don’t hand Dotri over to you guys to tell me to work hard.”

    “Dootri? “Isn’t that why they’re keeping me there?”

    “I am in a semi-disabled state unable to walk properly anyway. “You can do whatever you want with that guy whether you want to extract information from him or kill him.”

    Gulp.

    The sound of Violetta swallowing her saliva was heard.

    I smiled softly.

    “I have accumulated a lot on a regular basis so any method can be used. Because he gets offended like that. This is also my gift to you.”

    Actually I was planning to tell you about Dutri first.

    The reason Dutri was saved was not to extract information but to make a good impression by handing him over alive to the other three organizations.

    Since they are often associated with the enemy society they must be the ones who want to kill Dutri more than anyone else.

    “I will work hard. “More than you expect.”

    “That’s a good answer. “I’m going to go now so you can go in too.”

    “The body is…”

    “In the back alleys people don’t ask about the reason for death. “Because dead men tell no tales.”

    “…yes. all right.”

    Violetta bowed her head politely towards me.

    Although she is still nominally my equal partner she has already pledged her loyalty to me.

    It didn’t feel bad.

    * * *

    “Brother are you here?”

    “okay.”

    “…I heard a suspicious group went to where my brother was. “Have you met him?”

    Instead of answering I leisurely removed the monocle from my face and took off my coat.

    Hans nodded knowingly.

    “I think I organized everything.”

    “They even hired an assassin. “He was an assassin of the Khalsa faction.”

    “This is crazy. “The Khalsa faction guys?”

    “It wasn’t real. “At best they were beginners just trying to gain experience.”

    “But isn’t the Khalsa faction the Khalsa faction? “I guess the ransom price is no joke?”

    “okay. So you should move a little too.”

    “yes?”

    “There are people behind our backs who instigated us to be killed. “It seems quite unfortunate that the enemy society has disappeared and a new one has come in.”

    “No I’m dying to check the listings at Kunst Auction House right now…”

    “Don’t do it if you can’t do it.”

    “No I won’t. “It’s something that is directly related to my life so I can’t do it in vain.”

    You say you’re going to do it but you’re just throwing it away.

    The moment I hung my coat for going out on the hanger the door opened roughly with a loud banging sound.

    This is our secret base where almost no one comes even in the back alleys.

    It was a place where ordinary guests could never come.

    But the fact that he opened the door and appeared.

    “Is it Sheridan?”

    “oh.”

    At my words a petite girl who had just entered the room looked at me and her eyes lit up.

    “As expected it was me!”

    Slightly tanned brown skin and white hair comfortably tied into two pigtails. The raised eyes and corners of the mouth look full of playfulness.

    The loose-fitting pants and top he was wearing were covered in a lot of oil.

    Was he touching something just a moment ago?

    Sheridan Iron Pit.

    I am a dwarf girl who is the developer and inventor of the wire launcher I use.

    “It’s still powerful and loud.”

    As I said that I unfastened the bandana attached to my left arm and threw it at Sheridan.

    Hey!

    She jumped up from her spot grabbed her armband and immediately checked its condition.

    “hmm. I guess you’ve been on a pretty rough patch lately? The tip of the launcher is worn and a few of the cog screws are loose. Besides I need to change the wire once.”

    “I had a lot to write about.”

    “Rather than a lot this joint part has become loose right? I think it ended up like this because one more person was added than the original weight? lily! I told you to be careful! This is for one person! “It’s barely possible to lift a person like Nari who has all kinds of things on his back!”

    “I just wrote it that way because it’s sturdy.”

    “Don’t you know that machines are delicate?!”

    “So you can’t fix it?”

    “10 minutes is enough!”

    “That’s enough.”

    She can be said to be an expert more than anyone else when it comes to machines.

    I’m not a self-proclaimed Gongdol I’m Gongsun.

    The sword stick and saw blade boomerang I use were all made by her.

    Of course I was the one who provided the idea.

    When I come up with a rough idea she gets obsessed with it and invents like crazy.

    What great input and output this is.

    “Hey assistant! “Help me!”

    “Who’s the assistant!”

    When Sheridan called Hans shouted.

    “If you come you will come! Aren’t you coming? “Really?”

    “Ah ah I got it! So get those rat teeth away!”

    “Kihihi. you dude What if you don’t listen to me? I’m being stabbed by this. okay?”

    “Holy shit. older brother. “Please stop that idiot.”

    “It looks nice but why?”

    I said that but the truth is I can’t stop Sheridan.

    Even I can’t control that beagle that I was born with.

    I’m just glad that it didn’t cause such a fuss even to me.

    Of course for Hans who couldn’t do that it would have been a terrible experience.

    Sheridan’s violence was mainly directed at Hans.

    In particular when Hans is stabbed by the teeth of an animal he accepts the beast’s influence and turns into a monster.

    Knowing this weakness Sheridan deliberately carried around something that looked like a mouse’s tooth and threatened Hans.

    “Then I’ll go to the workshop first! “Come quickly!”

    Hans clenched his fists as he watched her storm away holding my armband.

    “Oh. “That little bastard really is.”

    “Even though he looks like that he’s older than you.”

    Sheridan looks like a kid on the outside but he only looks that way because he’s a dwarf and he’s actually older than Hans.

    “I know. Damn it. “Why are you doing this only to me?”

    “That’s right….”

    Because it’s easy.

    I couldn’t even bring myself to say that. Because I already know Hans is having a hard time.

    However even if I didn’t say anything Hans’ expression quickly became gloomy as if he was aware of it as well.

    “…I can’t believe there are more people coming here separately. “It’s hell.”

    “Try hard. For your information don’t let Seridan touch gunpowder.”

    “I know that. “Because I don’t want to die either.”

    Sheridan Iron Pit.

    She is a great inventor and developer but perhaps because of her fearsome spirit of challenge she is also like a ticking time bomb.

    However the problem is that this time bomb is not metaphorical.

    She tries to make all kinds of bombs if she has real gunpowder.

    “Do you remember when my brother and I first saw that bastard?”

    “It was an underground mine in the Delica Kingdom. They illegally enslaved people of a different race and made them mine day and night.”

    “I did. “That guy was caught there too.”

    “It would be absurd to say that he was caught.”

    “Well I think so too.”

    Anyway at the time he had the identity of James Moriarty he secretly infiltrated a mining site with Hans.

    That’s when I met Sheridan.

    To be precise she was secretly building a huge bomb that would blow up the mine shaft itself.

    “If that had exploded we would all have died right?”

    “okay. “If the tunnel collapses 1km below ground even a strong knight commander would die.”

    “…I have to take care of that crazy bastard who tried to collapse that tunnel.”

    “Good luck.”

    Hans is having a hard time.

    And surprisingly only one member has been added to our new organization.

    It’s just funny that there are still more candidates.

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