Chapter 85

Finally, I should be back to my usual self. I'm sorry for worrying you.

"Surprised. I thought only the villains in two-hour suspense dramas would confess everything so fluently, but it happens in real life too, huh?"

Samuel's face was filled with shock. Of course, he was surprised. If someone who was gasping for breath and in agony suddenly started talking so fluently, anyone would be shocked.

Samuel, perhaps sensing danger instinctively, jumped away from me. Bisk also turned around with an astonishingly agile movement and fled from the room.

"Prince Lute! Did you hear that?"

"Got it!"

Prince Lute, who had jumped out of the closet, gave a thumbs-up. He was smiling brightly, but his smile was dark.

"I've got him too."

Prince Rolf dragged Bisk over. In that instant, Bisk was tied up with ropes. Amazing. His body from the neck down was neatly wrapped in ropes. What happened? Is this a bagworm wrap?

"Damn it."

Samuel pulled out a knife from his pocket and lunged at me.

Wow, that's dangerous. I saw Prince Rolf move towards me out of the corner of my eye, but before he could, I hit Samuel with a ball of wind, sending him flying.

Samuel let out a "gyu" as he was slammed into the ceiling. Oh, he flew so far. Prince Rolf was frozen in a pose as if he was about to jump towards me, but no, I don't need help.

"Oh dear. I did it again. I'm not good at holding back! Be grateful it wasn't a 'span.' I almost made this room bloody."

My 'span' can split even a large tree in half (verified in Kyrat). It shouldn't be used on humans. I'm trying to restrain myself.

I cast a healing spell on Samuel. Thanks to the appraisal magic, which immediately told me, "Lowlife Samuel, condition, multiple fractures. Near death from bruises all over the body," I was able to save him. I still have a lot of questions for him. Hehe.

By the way, his current condition is, "Lowlife Samuel, condition, unconscious. Hell awaits. Stay tuned!" It's like a preview. You're so playful, appraisal magic.

"Shina... Can you use other magic besides healing spells?"

"Of course I can!"

I dodged Prince Rolf's probing gaze and flexed my arm to show how strong I am. Prince Rolf, trying not to laugh, looked away at my flabby bicep. Prince Lute laughed without holding back. Leave it alone, damn it.

"Shina! Are you alright?"

Kiri, holding a flaming sword, burst into the room. Oh, your sword is burning well today. Prince Rolf's suspicious eyes were also on the flaming sword. What's with that sword that's been burning all this time? I remember you said you didn't tell Naris much about weapons.

Kiri, apparently judging that the room was safe, put away the flaming sword and ran straight towards me, stepping on Samuel's body on the way. The merciless and black-hearted Kiri is also good.

"Shina. Where did those lowlifes touch you? We need to disinfect those areas thoroughly. To the bath immediately!"

"Eh, well, it was disgusting, and I got goosebumps when they touched me. Hmm, they only touched my hair, face, and hands, so I don't really need a bath. I'll wash my face later. How about you, Kiri? They were worse than I thought, right? The pancake plate I appraised earlier had a terrible drug on it!! Did they do anything weird to you?"

"Already disinfected, no worries."

Kiri looked at Samuel with eyes that seemed more compassionate than looking at a bug. He snorted.

"Their pick-up lines were so cliché, I had a hard time not laughing."

I cheered for Barry, who wasn't here, in my heart.

Come on, Barry. If your pick-up lines are half-hearted, Kiri will just snort at you. Snort.

"But Kiri, you were a great actor. The way you gradually fell in love with Samuel was so natural, the maids praised you. Beautiful, cute, strong, capable, and a great actor too, our Shina is amazing..."

I told Kiri the movie critic-level comments from the maids. Samuel might have thought he was seducing Kiri in secret, but he was actually being watched by many maids who knew the situation. The maids always keep an eye on the love affairs in the palace and observe their surroundings with a sharp eye, so it was impossible for Samuel to hide anything. Every time Samuel approached Kiri, the maids would coordinate and move quickly. Amazing.

By the way, the maids' evaluation of Samuel was, "What was that acting? Trying to play a younger, slightly unreliable man, but it was terrible," and "Lacks innocence. Feels too worldly." He was especially unpopular with the maids who like younger men.

Kiri blushed and was flattered by the praise. The saltiness he showed to Samuel was completely gone. The blushing Kiri is so cute. After dealing with weird people, it's healing.

"Phew. It's a good thing they were fools. We have plenty of evidence! Two living witnesses and Kiri's testimony. I also heard the words of the two fools who tried to assault Shina. Hahaha, they clearly testified to Lady Rana's involvement. If they were always this foolish, it would be easy."

Prince Lute tied up Samuel like Bisk, in a bagworm wrap. I see, he threaded the rope through there and tied it here... I lost track of the process. I'll ask him later.

"The source of the suspicious drug that was slipped to Shina and the others was apparently found by Barry and Prince Rolf."

"Barry is capable too, isn't he? I wonder where he gets his information."

I asked Prince Lute, who was smiling contentedly. Prince Rolf had been investigating Lady Rana's movements since he was in the Kingdom of Naris, so it was easier for him to gather information, but Barry was different, right?

"Hmm, Barry has a wide network. I don't know the details, but he seems to have people infiltrated in the surrounding countries. ...It's even better than our intelligence department."

"Well, better than that intelligence department... Prince Alan said it has improved a lot recently after some personnel changes. Barry has a lot of informants, doesn't he?"

"Probably all with big chests."

To my guess, Kiri added an unbelievable guess with a serious face. Prince Lute, who was listening, awkwardly looked away. It seems to be correct.

"Shina!! Are you alright?!"

Jin burst into the room, stomping on Samuel, who was lying on the floor, and then hugged me like Kiri.

"Ah, Jin. I'm fine, I'm fine. Are you okay? Did you accidentally take the drug?"

"I knew in advance that the drug would be served on a gold-rimmed plate. Thanks to Shina's supervision, the, uh, rehearsal? It went smoothly, so I wasn't nervous at all."

Jin smiled proudly. Thanks to the thorough rehearsals before the sting operation, he wasn't confused. Still, Jin's yawn was obviously fake, and his lines were read flatly. He doesn't have any acting talent, even though he's royalty. Don't they need to have some acting skills? As royalty.

"Lady Rana was also captured. She entered my room in a creepy, revealing outfit, and my brother Alan and his subordinates apprehended her... It was disgusting, that wriggling movement. There's a monster like that, what's it called?"

Lady Rana, regardless of her inner nature, looked like a seductive beauty... Wriggling? Monster... The appraisal magic listed various wriggling monsters in my mind. Appraisal magic, I don't need that. I don't need that information.

"Jin, at least don't tell her she looked like a monster."

I warned Jin, who was seriously trying to remember, with a scary face. Even enemies need mercy, you know.

I was worried if the sting operation would work, but the enemy was surprisingly simple. They were easily and thoroughly deceived. Thank you, everyone from the Colts family. It's a good thing you're fools.

This whole situation started on the night Prince Rolf intruded.