Part 2
I think I looked pretty grumpy when in the middle of the night he woke me up with what he said was an urgent matter.
When Luxion projected an image on the wall of the room as a screen, it showed Jilk’s face with a rather impatient expression on his face.
“What do you want at this time of night?”
As I yawn, Jilk ignores my greeting and tells me his business.
It showed that it was a rather urgent matter.
“The royal court intends to cut off the nobles of the borders.”
“——Ha?”
I was so sleepy from listening to Jilk that I didn’t understand what he was saying at first.
Jilk, too, thought he had not explained well enough, so he details it to me.
“The royal court of the kingdom of Horfalt intends to use this war to destroy the betraying lords and nobles.”
“——Ha?”
I had expected that they intended to reduce their power, but I had no idea that they intended to destroy them. I had no idea.
“What’s the point of doing that——”
What is the point? Before I could finish, I covered my mouth with my hand.
The kingdom fears the noble lords.
After the loss of the royal ship, not long ago, the Duke Redgrave was thinking of usurping it.
Although it may still be working behind the scenes, the Kingdom of Horfalt is in a very perilous position.
I thought things would settle down now that I have declared myself on the side of the royal family.
“——Is the royal palace serious?”
“To be precise, it must be the royal family, and I think the queen is working behind the scenes.”
“Where did you get that information from?”
I was surprised by so much information, but the question is whether this is the right information.
When asked about the source, Jilk gives the name of an unexpected person.
“It’s the Acting Duke, Hertrude. This information is a gift from her to you, Leon-kun.”
“Hertrude-san did? ——She’s not trying to trick us, is she?”
There are piled up resentments between the kingdom and the Duke Fannos.
Could she be trying to trick us for some kind of profit?
When I doubt it, Jilk assures me that’s unlikely.
“I don’t think so. When the Acting Duke asked me to deliver this information to you, Leon-kun, she showed embarrassment, like a maiden.”
“Maiden?”
“You’re so dense. I think she’s in love with you, Leon-kun.”
“Ah, that’s so.”
I don’t trust Jilk one bit when it comes to romantic relationships.
I am sure Jilk was misunderstood.
“You don’t believe me, do you? More importantly, this information has not been verified. It’s not solid information, but it is highly possible. Brad-kun was at his parents’ house a few minutes ago doing some checking, and he said he couldn’t deny it.”
They must have obtained the information and were doing a lot of investigation in their own way. It seems that they were checking around to see if the information they had obtained was correct, and their report came at such a late hour.
“——How well is the alliance cutting?”
“That one is right on schedule. But do you want to continue like this? I think we should check on the palace movements?”
“I want to reduce the strength of the Alliance first, so you guys keep moving as planned. We’ll take care of the royal palace. No, wait.”
“What’s wrong?”
I think about whether I can get information by relying on my own personal connections.
“Claris senpai’s family is a noble court family, right? And the head of the family is an active minister.”
Jilk seemed to get what I was trying to say, but he wasn’t too keen on it.
“If you rely too much on them, they will ask for something in return, but in this situation it seems better to rely on the Atley family. But you’ll be in trouble later.”
Jilk is worried that a price will be demanded, but he is willing to splurge a little.
The question now is how much correct information can be obtained in a limited amount of time.
“I will accept some unreasonableness.”
“Well, if you say so, I won’t say anything more.”
“You guys continue to chip away at the alliance as planned. We’ll take care of the problems at the palace.”
After saying this and finishing the communication, Luxion approaches me. When he came to my right shoulder, which was becoming his usual position, he pointed his red lens at me.
[If it was just the Atley family, there would be a problem with the accuracy of the information.]
“I know, but there aren’t many people I can count on. And since Ange cut her ties with her parents, I can’t rely on the Redgrave family to help me out.”
Luxion flashes his red lens and lists the names of the people we might be able to count on.
[Then why not count on the Roseblade family, as I will provide the funds? Count Dominique Fou Mottley is also a good choice.]
“Count Mottley is a faction of the Redgrave family. You think he’s going to help us?”
[Didn’t he claim to be a fan of Master?]
“No, that’s right, but —— Well, I’ll send a letter just in case? So, what are you going to do?”
[Currently I am gathering information on Raschel. Additionally, we need to examine the bodies of Erika and Mia. ——Master, I’m busy too.]
Luxion, who says he’s busy, deliberately gets close to my face to put pressure on me.
“I get it, just don’t get too close and intimidate me.”
Thus, I decided to gather information from my reliable connections.
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