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Chapter 10: 10

13-10 . Arrest

 

Satou's here . Fun chases between detectives and thieves only happens in fiction . I think in reality, several policemen form a team to track down the criminal .

I talked all night with Hikaru, and left the Heavenly Dragon Shrine as the sun rose .

The plan is for Hikaru to go to the Royal Capital after soothing Tenryu .

The shrine is treated as its own area, so I can't directly teleport to it through Unit Arrangement, I can do short-range teleport to it though .

I've put a carved seal board for Return Teleport in Hikaru's mansion, so we can meet anytime .

I wanted to reconcile with the dragons before going out of the shrine, but they were frightened more than I thought and didn't want to get close to the shrine, so I asked Hikaru for their mental care .

I'm thinking of bringing some presents for them another day .

I thought of going to Boruenan Forest but it was at the hour where only Lulu should have woken up, so I went to the Royal Capital first to eliminate the thieves .

I move to Pendragon Mansion with Unit Arrangement, quickly activate the Anti Magic Essence Camouflage skill, and then notice one thing as I open the menu .

--The opponent shouldn't be activating it permanently if it's a skill with bad fuel consumption .

So I thought and checked the map, turned out Ropo is existing normally in an area of the slump .

Looks like my expectation is right on mark .

I investigate the thief hideout where Ropo is on the map, and move to his room with Unit Arrangement .

Right before that, I changed into Kuro form like yesterday from Nanashi form .

Two half-naked women are sleeping on both sides of the bed .

They haven't noticed me yet . Probably because I'm using Magic Essence Camouflage skill and Hiding skill .

The two women seem to be thieves too, so I can apprehend them without reserve .

I slightly lift up Ropo who's still sleeping with [Magic Hand] and then tie him with a rope made of [Thorn Foot]'s ivy .

Looks like he wakes up, he raises a hoarse scream .

Hearing that scream, the women ready daggers on their hands on top of the bed .

It's troublesome, so I neutralize the women with [Remote Stun] .

I tumble the neutralized women off the bed, and then lightly cut Ropo's cheek with the dagger .

Unlike with yesterday, the spilling blood didn't become smoke, it only stained the bed red .

"Who the hell are yaaa"

--He's forgotten already even though we just met yesterday?

Without answering him, I strike his stomach with [Remote Stun] like with the women .

I had thought that he would resist, but Ropo's status quickly becomes 'Fainted' .

. . . . Strange . It's too easy .

When I see Ropo with Anti Magic Essence Camouflage skill activated, I feel something odd on his neck .

According to AR reading it's a recognition inhibition type artifact called [Thief God Harness] .

I couldn't take it off, so I store it into the Storage directly .

--Who is this guy?

The person I had thought was Ropo turned into someone else .

It's a level 30 middle-aged bearded man .

Apparently, he's a body double who disguised himself by using an artifact .

I round up the other thieves beside the fake Ropo and take them to the royal capital's soldiers .

I return to the thief hideout and recover the fainted fake Ropo to question him .

"Now then, you'll be telling me your relationship with Ropo . "

"Hmph, like I'd talk to you bastard--"

I can call Pochi-sensei and Tama-sensei here, but let's just threaten him normally .

I cut a steel armor that's in the room in half with a magic sword in my hand .

"I wonder if you'd still utter the same thing after losing your limbs?"

I don't actually intend to carry it out, although those can be restored with high magic potion .

"--That cold-blooded face is serious huh . "

Apparently, Poker Face skill is doing a good job .

"I'd rather be killed here than selling Head . "

Fake Ropo pretends to be tough with shaking voice .

"Do you have a long history with Ropo?"

"Yeah . . . . Since I was a petty thief in Holy Kingdom Parion, it's already more than 10 years huh--"

Despite saying that he'd rather be killed, he began to leak out information like it's normal, maybe it's due to Negotiation and Questioning skills .

Apparently, the person himself doesn't seem to notice that fact .

"--Propor-aniki was going to do something big in Shiga Kingdom, so we came here to prepare the preliminary work y'see--"

"Hou, that famous Mirage huh . "

"Hehee, Aniki is awesome . "

Fake Ropo smoothly told the situation surrounding him like a drunk man .

I got [Confession Inducement] skill before I knew it . I allocate points to it since it seems useful .

The item that this guy used was given to him by Mirage Propor he said .

. . . . Wait, his story earlier was a bit strange .

The positions of Ropor and this guy should have been like the subcontractors of Mirage .

I understand if Ropor sees Shinkiro as his aniki (elder brother/senior), but shouldn't this guy refer to him as ojiki? <TLN: Sort of "uncle" version of aniki I guess . >

The custom might be different, but let's try confirming it .

"Mirage Propor isn't your ojiki but your aniki?"

"Isn't that a given? He's my aniki who took me out of the slum . "

"Wasn't it Ropor?"

"But of course--Head is a benefactor . "

"Benefactor of what?"



"What, you ask . . . . I wonder what?"

Fake Ropor falls silence with a dubious face .

He looks similar to Baron Muno and the others who were manipulated by the demon's mind magic .

--My Crisis Perception is reacting .

A silver light flies, aiming for me and Fake Ropor .

I catch that with [Magic Hand] and put it into my Storage, and counterattacked the invisible assailant without preparation .

"How did you know my location zamasu?"

Ropor who flew from my kick raises his head from the debris .

--Zamasu?!

Ignoring the fake Ropor who's screaming behind, I kick Ropor who's standing up again .

Breaking the defense he had formed by crossing his arms, I kicked him again to the debris .

Looks like he's camouflaging from the magic essence, his information has disappeared from the AR reading .

Then let's bluff here .

"--What's the green demon doing in a place like this?"

Hearing my words, Ropor's face becomes like a Noh mask .

On his right left arm, I found the same bracelet that the fake Ropor was wearing .

"To be found out by a mere level 50 white haired kid like this, how pathetic zamasu . "

I take out the holy sword Durandal from Storage and slash at Ropor who's cackling like a frog, or to be exact, the green demon with it .

Of course, the aim is the bracelet on its left arm .

I smash the countless ice swords that have appeared around the demon with [Break Magic] chantlessly, and cut its left arm with Durandal in my hand .

I tried to put the bracelet together with the falling left arm into the Storage, but it was repelled .

--Then .

I incinerate its left arm with [Forge] magic .

The heat from the blast blows the underground thief hideout into pieces .

I don't intend to be a man-killer, so I reluctantly protect the fake Ropor with [Flexible Shield] and [Shelter] magic .

Surprisingly, the bracelet persists even while covered in flame .

I catch the bracelet inside the flame with [Magic Hand], and put it into the Storage this time .

And then, the green demon splits the smoke, attacking me .

Matching its name, it's holding a green magic sword in its hand .

I merely bend my body to evade the attacking magic sword, and then swing the holy sword while in unnatural stance, cutting its body in half .

I felt slight resistant cutting an opponent that looked exactly like a human, but since the inside was a demon, carelessly holding back would bring a chance for it, so I hardened my heart .

Just like yesterday, the blood spilling from it produce white smoke .

From between the white smoke gaps, I see the mock body that has been split standing . It feels surreal since it looks like a human .



As I stare at the crumbling mock body, its information is displayed on the AR reading like usual .

Its name has become, [Ropor(Fake)], and the race is [Human(Demon)] .

Looks like it can still disguise itself even without the bracelet, but its original state can't deceive my Menu .

I record the information on the AR before it disappears along with black smoke .

It seems it has disguise, hiding, camouflage skills, along with [Mind Magic] and [Ice Magic] .

"--Let's end the opening act . We will be back with the enthronement of His Highness . Enjoy your short-lived peace while you can zamasu!"

The mock body completely disappeared after leaving such parting threat .

. . . . Apparently, it can't hide its ending word when it's worked up .

The marker of the mock body has disappeared from the map .

Looks like the mock body was treated like it had died when it disappeared, so it's gone from the marker column .

When I check on it, the [Thief God Harness] bracelet that I've collected from the green demon and the fake Ropor is a set of three items .

In addition to having the effect of inhibiting recognition and manipulating your own information, it can also let the people who equip it to exchange their locations by teleport .

Since I had nothing to lose, I tried searching for the last one, and found the owner in an orphanage in the outer circumference of the Royal Capital .

Now then, I guess I'll settle this before the breakfast--

"Boy . Is that bandana yours?"

I ask the white haired boy who's drawing water from the orphanage's water well .

The boy has the name Shin like a Japanese would, but his face looks like a Caucasian .

"--That's right . "

Shin boy hits the bandana with his hand after faltering a bit .

This bandana is the last of [Thief God Harness] . There's a closed eye picture drawn on the forehead part .

"Where did you get it?"

"I got it from a dead old beggar who was squashed under the debris during the monsters attack before . "

. . . . Fumu, so that old man was the original owner huh .

No, there's a possibility that Shin boy is in disguise .

"Let me borrow it for a bit . "

"Ah--"

I snatch Shin boy's bandana with [Magic Hand] .

Shin boy leaked out voice of surprise since it seemed he never thought that I would snatch it while crossing my arms .

His name and race don't change even without the bandana . His level is still 3 too .

The places that have changed are the Skill column and Detail column . His [One-handed Sword] skill disappears and [Pain Resistance] skill appears, his detailed information changes into blank .

Oh wait, his title has increased too--this is?!

I prevent looking surprised with Poker Face skill, and ask the protesting boy .

"What did you do before coming to this orphanage?"



"Dunno . "

"There's no way you don't know right?"

"It's true . I don't have any memory before I was picked up by the director here . "

Shin boy shouts on verge of becoming angry .

Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to be lying .

Considering his blank detail, his memory loss is probably a fact .

"Hero, demon lord, highness--Do you recognize any of those words?"

"I've heard about heroes and demon lords from aunties' stories who came to the orphanage . As for 'highness', the princess and the plump man at the academy were called that . "

I ask for more details from Shin boy, it seems to be about princess Menea and Souya-kun the illegitimate child .

Come to think of it, the name Shin came out in Arisa's story too .

"Last question . What's your relationship with the dead beggar?"

"He was an old man who often talked about something I didn't understand whenever he found me . "

"What kind of talk?"

Shin boy seems to dislike the old man, he looks fed up .

"'What do you think of freedom, or enthronement, or sacrifice', those complete nonsense . "

Freely offering sacrifices for the enthronement huh .

That old man might have been a member of Light of Liberty .

" . . . . He-hey, if you want that bandana, I'll sell it to you for one copp-no one silver coin . "

Shin boy talked so, what a godsend .

I'd be hesitant to take away a keepsake, but if it can be solved with money, then it's a simple matter .

At any rate, leaving this item alone is too dangerous .

"Very well, I'll buy it . "

I give him a silver coin together with a black bandana from my Storage .

" . . . . This is?"

"Wear that instead . It's a cheap item but it's better than nothing right?"

"Y-yeah . . . . I'll take it . "

Shin boy tries to behave curtly, but his mouth loosens .

Looks like he's pleased with the homemade recognition inhibition black bandana .

"Farewell . Boy . "

I turn my back from Shin Boy--Hero Shin, and leave that place .

Yes, he was concealing the title [Hero] .

I gave him the recognition inhibition bandana in order to hide his title .

It might be good to give him a holy wooden sword for training the next time we meet .

I'll consult about him with a real hero, Hikaru .

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