Chapter 79

This story is a work of fiction.

The characters, organizations, and names are all fictitious and have no relation to any real entities.

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074＿Anger

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The duke is holding his head in front of me. Does he have a headache? You need to take care of your body.

"Who do you think is to blame..."

Ah, right. It's my fault. I'm sorry.

"I understand the purpose of this discussion. The summoned person has come to Baron Footsickle for protection, correct?"

The duke, while rubbing his temples, confirms this. He looks tired.

"Yes, it seems the country has been very kind to him, and he has no complaints about that. However, he still feels uneasy about being forcibly summoned."

It's all about how you say it. The one who speaks first wins. After all, the country is essentially kidnapping people through summoning. We didn't know that we could refuse summoning, and it's assumed that the country didn't know either. The princess looked apologetic.

"I can understand the feelings of those two... I will try to mediate with the princess."

"Thank you."

It's good to have connections with powerful people. If I hadn't been ennobled, I wouldn't be able to use such connections. I should make the most of the connections I have!

I don't really care about Yamato, but I should think about Enishi a bit more. She was so happy to see me alive, and I want to thank her from the bottom of my heart.

Once things calmed down, I told Annelise and the others about my true identity.

"Master is from the same world as the heroes..."

Not "Master," but "Toi." It's a shocking story, so it's fine.

"I understood that the head of the household was unusual, but I never thought he was a hero from another world..."

"I'm not a hero."

I have the Job: Reincarnated Hero, but I'm definitely not a hero. I refused to become a hero in the first place. Having this Job is like a landmine. I'll secretly develop it, but I won't show it in public.

"Needless to say, don't tell anyone that I'm a reincarnated person. It's a secret."

Everyone nodded, and Gandalban shook his head, saying, "We can't say such things..."

It seems like Gandalban looks older, but it's probably just my imagination. Yeah, it's just my imagination.

Once everyone left, it was just Annelise and me.

"I'm sorry for not telling you."

"It's not something that can be easily said. I think it's natural, so please don't apologize."

I pulled Annelise closer, and she rested her head on my shoulder.

Thank you for accepting me.

Since there was some time before I would hear back from the duke, I decided to enter the dungeon.

This is the umpteenth time I've entered the capital's dungeon.

"You!?"

It's the guy who was rejected by Annelise.

"Is this Grigri?"

"It's Grissom!"

I know, but I'm doing it on purpose.

Grissom and his five party members were just coming out of the dungeon. They smelled pretty bad.

"Hmph. No matter how many weaklings gather, they're still weaklings. Try not to die!"

Grissom, who was rejected by Annelise, is a very annoying guy. I never had a good impression of him, but he's the worst.

Well, today I'll thoroughly appraise Grissom.

"......"

I'll kill this guy!

"!? Ahhhh!"

"Mr. Head of the Household!?"

I was grabbed from both sides by my arms. It's a bear hug.

"Please calm down, Mr. Head of the Household."

"Gandalban... I can't let this guy go."

"Although his language is extremely disrespectful to you, the head of the household, killing him would tarnish your reputation."

That's not it, that's not it... This guy cursed Annelise...

"Don't anger Mr. Head of the Household. You don't want to die, do you? Get lost!"

"Ah, ahhh!"

Grissom, who was cowering from my killing intent, crawled away on the floor.

"Let go, Gandalban."

"I can't do that."

"Mr. Head of the Household, please calm down!"

Everyone surrounded me and tried to stop me.

"Mr. Toi, please calm down."

"I'm... calm, Annelise."

Yes, I'm calm. And I've decided to kill that guy.

"What's wrong?"

"That guy... No, never mind."

I decided it wasn't the right time to talk about it.

"Gandalban, I'm calm. Let me go."

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine."

Gandalban released me, letting go of my arms.

Since there were other explorers around, I decided to change the location.

"For something like that, what's wrong? If it were the usual Mr. Head of the Household, you would have calmly avoided it..."

Gandalban, with a sigh, questioned me while I tried to calm down by drinking herbal tea in a private room of a nearby restaurant.

As mentioned earlier, Grissom was rejected by Annelise. That's a fact. But after that, he did something he shouldn't have.

When he realized Annelise wouldn't be his, he cursed her in the chaos.

The curse that turned Annelise into an old woman wasn't a dungeon trap, but Grissom's curse.

That's not all. Annelise was trying to break the curse, but Grissom blew up her workshop. As a result, Annelise was reduced to a slave due to the accident.

I won't forgive him. I'll send him to hell.

When I appraised Annelise in detail, I only knew that she was cursed in the dungeon and that her workshop exploded.

Probably, things Annelise doesn't recognize don't appear in a detailed appraisal. That's why it only said she was cursed in the dungeon and her workshop exploded.

"Is that Grissom from a noble family?"

"Yes, I heard he's the fourth son of the Elbasil noble family."

"Does he live in the Elbasil noble family's mansion?"

"He was given a separate residence and lives there."

I asked Annelise about Grissom and told everyone to cancel today's exploration.

"Canceling is fine, but please don't go to kill that Grissom."

"Don't worry, Gandalban. I'll send him to hell, but I won't kill him."

"Can you tell me why you're so angry?"

"I'll tell you eventually. Please don't ask now."

After finishing my herbal tea, I sent everyone back to the mansion.

I went alone to the mansion where Grissom lives. It's a bit away from the noble district of the capital, but it's a very large mansion, probably larger than my mansion in Kerniffi.

Grissom's job is a Weak Cursing Mage, and his level is 32, which is quite high. His party members were around level 30, so they could probably hunt stably on the 6th floor. They might struggle on the 7th floor, but it's within reach if they push a bit.

So, he must be making a lot of money to maintain such a large mansion.

I walked around the perimeter of the mansion to check the location. There are other mansions around, but this is the largest.

It's a waste for him to live in such a large mansion.

I hid in the shadows, changed my main job to Assassin, and activated the Stealth skill.

Using the Wall Pass skill, I slipped through the wall and entered the garden. The garden was poorly maintained, with weeds growing everywhere. Mondalque would probably go crazy if he saw this.

I slipped through the wall of the main house and entered. Despite the large size of the mansion, there weren't many people around. However, there were some.

I checked each room and found Grissom in what seemed to be a living room, hosting a party. Besides Grissom, there were five party members and six slaves.

It was a disgusting scene.

Grissom's party consists of six people: three men and three women, each with a sex slave. The slaves were naked, and it looked like they were being forced into sexual acts.

All six slaves were voluntary slaves. They hadn't consented to the sexual acts but were being forced to comply by being locked in the mansion.

Not only Grissom, but the other party members were also scum. Anger welled up inside me.

I'll show these guys hell. To find the evidence, I searched the mansion.

Seeing such a scene made me feel terrible. It's the worst.

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