“That, that’s not too bad.”
I tried hard to spin a positive loop.
But on second thought, it really wasn’t that bad of a situation.
Although I had accumulated a thrilling black history, hadn’t I still achieved my goal to stop Asphayren?
Now it was time to think hard to find a way to stick close to Asphayren’s side.
“What should I do?”
If I wanted to stick to Asphayren’s side, becoming a vassal was the best option, but if I clingingly ask to be accepted as a vassal out of the blue, it would likely look suspicious.
Furthermore, my impression on Asphayren was at its worst right now. So, the first thing to do was…
“I have to raise the favorability first.”
Fortunately, even though I didn’t know Asphayren’s ideal type, I certainly knew the type of vassal he liked.
Our workaholic lord liked people who thought for themselves, did things well on their own, and never gave up in any situation.
I would target that part. Fortunately, I had some good material.
I slightly bowed my head, relaxed my facial muscles once, and opened my mouth.
“I apologize for showing disrespect, Lord Loarkin. I have something urgent to tell you, and that’s why I was impatient.”
I deliberately lowered my voice and embellished it with courteous language I had seen in books. It was to create a serious atmosphere.
Whether my efforts were effective, Asphayren raised his left eyebrow and showed interest.
“Something urgent, you say.”
Good. Now, let me subtly show the card I have.
“My lord, don’t you need evidence that human sacrifices were made in Grancia?”
“Hmm.”
A faint interest appeared on Asphayren’s face.
“Why do you think that?”
“Recently, I heard that the Emperor of Grancia is troubled by human sacrifices. Those disgusting fellows are secretly offering human sacrifices, but they can hardly catch any evidence.”
I was getting more relaxed. I spoke fluently.
“And a while ago, I heard you calling the Emperor of Grancia very casually. Thanks to that, I realized that you two are in a very close relationship.”
It was something I knew from watching , but I couldn’t say that, so I beat around the bush.
“So, I thought you might want to help the Emperor of Grancia. You even tried to get testimony from me.”
Ulysses is the only precious family member left for Asphayren. So, Ulysses’ concern is almost the same as Asphayren’s.
Therefore, Asphayren would certainly need evidence of human sacrifice.
I asked again for a definite answer.
“So, my lord, you do need evidence of human sacrifice, right?”
And, as I was confident, Asphayren slowly nodded.
“Let’s take a look at it. What this evidence is.”
I did it!
I fumbled around my waist to show the evidence right away. But… it was not there. I couldn’t find it.
“Ah!”
In shock, I looked down, and the dress I was wearing was a simple white dress, not the red one. Someone must have changed it.
In a flurry, I asked Rumel.
“Um, didn’t I have pockets with dried herbs on the dress I was wearing?”
“…… Ah! Yes! Just a moment.”
Rumel quickly brought six potpourris. Fortunately, they were all intact.
I handed them to Asphayren.
“This is the evidence I mentioned.”
“This?”
“Yes. Just before I was sacrificed, I made several pockets that looked just like this and circulated them.”
I grinned.
“Inside, there is a denunciation letter that says ‘The youngest son of the Buren writer offered a human sacrifice.'”
“!”
That’s right. There was one more reason why I made the potpourri.
The denunciation letter hidden in the potpourri. It was the groundwork prepared to utterly destroy Bixir Buren and the villagers.
The door opened to the small village of Buren’s fiefdom. I had handed over the popuri to a child named Mila, the granddaughter of the village chief. She’s a greedy child, so she would have sold it off by now. By this time, it would have spread widely around the area.
“Hmm. A denunciation.”
Asphayren, who had been listening with interest, stroked his chin with his finger.
“I don’t think that’s enough to call it evidence.”
Hey, why are you pretending not to know?
“But it’s a good excuse to search Buren’s fiefdom.”
According to what Viscount Buren had blabbered, so far, Ulysses had suspicions but no evidence, so he hadn’t even conducted a proper search.
If the lord locks the door and comes out as if to taunt, you can’t force your way in without a good reason. Otherwise, you would unnecessarily arouse the resentment of other nobles.
But if there’s a denunciation? The Emperor himself can intervene, pretending to listen to the voice of the people.
After that, clever As and Yuri will work it out. They’ll get evidence from the nearby residents through guided interrogation.
Asphayren also seemed to have the same thought, as his cold and rigid facial muscles relaxed ever so slightly.
He spoke in a slightly softer voice than before.
“You even managed to come up with such a trick in a situation soon to die.”
“I wished there would be no more people to suffer such a terrible thing after me.”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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