Aaron stopped when Perdes called his name.
He wore a pure white mask that covered half of his face, and his hair was a different color than usual, so no one had recognized him until now.
But Perdes was a little embarrassed when he immediately recognized it as him.
“How did you recognize me?”
“That’s not important right now.”
Perdes responded curtly, slapping his hand away.
The golden eyes that held Aaron were full of wariness.
“And you found out who I am, right?”
“Well, it’s not common to find someone with golden eyes and black hair.”
It wasn't uncommon, but it wasn't completely absent.
So, Aaron, who had been half-doubting, finally became convinced and grabbed hold of Perdes as he approached the Crown Prince.
Aaron came close to Perdes and whispered in his ear.
“I fully understand your suspicions about His Highness the Crown Prince, but... not yet.”
“...”
“I think it would be best to leave it alone until we find that guy and figure out what he meant.”
Perdes, who immediately noticed that the guy Aaron was talking about was Aldor Shanktis, asked back.
“What the hell happened with that guy? Why did you fight at the train station?”
“What is that... Didn’t you come here after seeing the letter?”
“What letter?”
After Perdes' question, a quiet silence flowed between them.
Both Perdes and Aaron felt something was wrong and remained silent.
After exchanging glances for a moment, they moved to a quiet place without saying who would go first.
“I saw him talking to some guy in a black robe on the train to Martina Estate.”
Rather than asking how he got here when he hadn't received the letter and what he knew, Aaron quickly decided it would be better to explain what he had seen and heard.
“It was suspicious to anyone who heard it, like how long you had to bring it, never to tell Duke Leopold, and never to betray His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”
From just listening to the conversation, it seemed like Aldor had betrayed Adele.
“At first, I thought it couldn’t be true. It would be ridiculous for that guy to betray Her Excellency, let alone someone else.”
That's right.
Perdes also acknowledged Aldor's loyalty to Adel.
...Of course, I don’t want to admit it.
“There was something, I don’t know what it was, but I thought it was something very serious, so I asked the guy directly.”
“What did he say then?”
“I can’t say anything right now,” he said.
You can't say anything other than you betrayed or not?
“There’s something.”
If he hadn't betrayed Adele, he would have said absolutely not, and if he had betrayed her, he would have denied it.
But there must be a reason for the ambiguous answer that he couldn't say anything.
“I thought so too, so I kept questioning him, but he never opened his mouth. He said he couldn’t tell me anything.”
“So that’s why you fought that guy.”
Aaron nodded.
“That’s true, but he also said something strange.”
“Strange words?”
“I can’t tell you anything, but I can’t stop you until you see it with your own eyes,” he said.
What the hell is this?
Perdes frowned, thinking over what Aldor had said.
He can't tell Aaron what's going on, but he can't stop him from watching.
What that means is that he wants to tell Aaron what's going on, but he can't because he's being silenced.
Gag.
When Perdes thought of that word, Diabolos naturally came to mind.
Could it be Aldor...?
Perdes' eyes widened as a thought flashed through his mind.
“I think he wanted me to see it with my own eyes, so I’ve been following him around until now.”
Even as Perdes remained in shock, Aaron continued to speak.
“I chased him all the way to the capital... but like an idiot, I lost him as soon as I entered the capital.”
“...”
“I was wondering how to find him when I heard that someone had seen a handsome silver-haired employee at an illegal gambling establishment, so I came here to look for him just in case.”
Aaron managed to sneak into an illegal gambling house with great difficulty, but no matter how much he looked around, he couldn't find anyone who seemed to be Aldor.
Instead, Aaron, who discovered the Crown Prince, remembered that the Crown Prince and Aldor were related, and kept a close eye on him.
“In the meantime..."
“...You must have been flustered by my appearance.”
Aaron nodded as Perdes, who had just recovered from his shock, interrupted.
Perdes asked Aaron, sweeping his flowing hair away.
“Why didn’t you tell Adele about this sooner?”
“I was going to tell her. That’s why I wrote to Her Excellency the Duke.”
Now that Perdes thinks about it, Aaron asked him at the beginning if he had come after seeing the letter.
“When did you send the letter?”
“Right after the fight with Aldor. I wrote the letter and sent it right on the train.”
But the fact that the letter hasn't arrived yet means that, like May's letter, Aaron's letter was intercepted by someone in the middle.
'Aldor is not the culprit.'
When he first found out that May's letters were missing, he thought Aaron was the culprit, but after hearing Aaron's story, his thoughts changed.
There are other interveners.
And this is a very scary interventionist who knows their circumstances very well.
This alone was annoying, but what was even more annoying was that Aldor might have been infected with Diabolos.
'That's why he said he couldn't tell you anything.'
Those afflicted with Diabolos will die the moment they utter something the caster has told them never to say.
'This is a big deal.'
He expected it to be something unexpected, but he didn't know it would be this bad.
'I need to think carefully about what to do next.'
First, Perdes needs to meet the Duke of Lucien.
Duke of Lucien sent Adele that note, and he seemed to know something.
The Duke of Lucien was such an annoying and irritating man that Perdes' tried to avoid getting involved with him if possible, but he couldn't help it.
If he goes to the Duke of Lucien's residence right now, he wonders if he can meet him.
Before going to meet the Duke of Lucien, Perdes looked at the table where the Crown Prince was sitting to check on his movements one last time.
'He's gone?'
Just a moment ago, he was sitting there playing a game, but where did he go?
Aaron might have seen it, so he was about to ask when suddenly a group of men who appeared to be casino security rushed in.
“What's going on?”
"Well."
The ones who answered their curiosity were employees who happened to be passing by.
“You said you found an employee here passed out on the first floor of the building next door?”
“Yeah. I heard that someone had completely taken off his clothes. He even lost a mask.”
“Oh my God. So you’re saying someone came in here disguised as an employee?”
“That’s right. That’s why this whole mess is about finding him.”
Did I get caught after all?
Actually, talking to Aaron took longer than he expected.
Aaron also noticed that the man the strong men were looking for was Perdes and asked him.
“I think you should leave quickly... Have you thought about how you will leave?”
The casino exit was guarded by burly men and could not be used.
“I’m going to use the secret passage.”
“If it’s a secret passage, is it the one the employees here use?”
"Yes."
“But it’s a complicated maze, and even the staff here say it’s easy to get lost unless you’re a veteran... Are you okay?”
"It's okay."
Perdes had memorized the entire way back, so it wouldn't be a problem.
“Then go.”
Aaron shook his head at the suggestion to go together.
“I can’t go back until I figure out what that guy’s trying to do.”
“Do you know that this is dangerous?”
“Of course. But the guy asked for help, and I can’t just ignore it.”
Request for help, and authorization.
Well, he guess he could interpret it that way.
Perdes, who understood Aaron's feelings, nodded his head to tell him to do as he pleased.
“It seems that the letter I sent was not delivered to Her Excellency the Duke, so please, Perdes, tell hr everything.”
"... Yes."
Perdes still hadn't decided whether to tell Adele everything or not, but he nodded for now.
“If you find out anything, let me know right away.”
“I want to do that too, but I don’t know how to let you know...”
Letters like this one had a high chance of being intercepted by someone in the middle, and Aaron couldn't come and report in person every time.
If so, there is only one way.
"This."
Perdes took off the magic communication ring he always wore and put it in Aaron's hand.
“This is the magic communication ring I exchanged with Adele. You can use this to contact me.”
Aaron's eyes widened for a moment upon receiving the unexpected gift, and then he quickly hardened into a determined expression.
Aaron said loudly, clutching his communication ring tightly.
“I will definitely try to bring you good news.”
He wore a pure white mask that covered half of his face, and his hair was a different color than usual, so no one had recognized him until now.
But Perdes was a little embarrassed when he immediately recognized it as him.
“How did you recognize me?”
“That’s not important right now.”
Perdes responded curtly, slapping his hand away.
The golden eyes that held Aaron were full of wariness.
“And you found out who I am, right?”
“Well, it’s not common to find someone with golden eyes and black hair.”
It wasn't uncommon, but it wasn't completely absent.
So, Aaron, who had been half-doubting, finally became convinced and grabbed hold of Perdes as he approached the Crown Prince.
Aaron came close to Perdes and whispered in his ear.
“I fully understand your suspicions about His Highness the Crown Prince, but... not yet.”
“...”
“I think it would be best to leave it alone until we find that guy and figure out what he meant.”
Perdes, who immediately noticed that the guy Aaron was talking about was Aldor Shanktis, asked back.
“What the hell happened with that guy? Why did you fight at the train station?”
“What is that... Didn’t you come here after seeing the letter?”
“What letter?”
After Perdes' question, a quiet silence flowed between them.
Both Perdes and Aaron felt something was wrong and remained silent.
After exchanging glances for a moment, they moved to a quiet place without saying who would go first.
“I saw him talking to some guy in a black robe on the train to Martina Estate.”
Rather than asking how he got here when he hadn't received the letter and what he knew, Aaron quickly decided it would be better to explain what he had seen and heard.
“It was suspicious to anyone who heard it, like how long you had to bring it, never to tell Duke Leopold, and never to betray His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”
From just listening to the conversation, it seemed like Aldor had betrayed Adele.
“At first, I thought it couldn’t be true. It would be ridiculous for that guy to betray Her Excellency, let alone someone else.”
That's right.
Perdes also acknowledged Aldor's loyalty to Adel.
...Of course, I don’t want to admit it.
“There was something, I don’t know what it was, but I thought it was something very serious, so I asked the guy directly.”
“What did he say then?”
“I can’t say anything right now,” he said.
You can't say anything other than you betrayed or not?
“There’s something.”
If he hadn't betrayed Adele, he would have said absolutely not, and if he had betrayed her, he would have denied it.
But there must be a reason for the ambiguous answer that he couldn't say anything.
“I thought so too, so I kept questioning him, but he never opened his mouth. He said he couldn’t tell me anything.”
“So that’s why you fought that guy.”
Aaron nodded.
“That’s true, but he also said something strange.”
“Strange words?”
“I can’t tell you anything, but I can’t stop you until you see it with your own eyes,” he said.
What the hell is this?
Perdes frowned, thinking over what Aldor had said.
He can't tell Aaron what's going on, but he can't stop him from watching.
What that means is that he wants to tell Aaron what's going on, but he can't because he's being silenced.
Gag.
When Perdes thought of that word, Diabolos naturally came to mind.
Could it be Aldor...?
Perdes' eyes widened as a thought flashed through his mind.
“I think he wanted me to see it with my own eyes, so I’ve been following him around until now.”
Even as Perdes remained in shock, Aaron continued to speak.
“I chased him all the way to the capital... but like an idiot, I lost him as soon as I entered the capital.”
“...”
“I was wondering how to find him when I heard that someone had seen a handsome silver-haired employee at an illegal gambling establishment, so I came here to look for him just in case.”
Aaron managed to sneak into an illegal gambling house with great difficulty, but no matter how much he looked around, he couldn't find anyone who seemed to be Aldor.
Instead, Aaron, who discovered the Crown Prince, remembered that the Crown Prince and Aldor were related, and kept a close eye on him.
“In the meantime..."
“...You must have been flustered by my appearance.”
Aaron nodded as Perdes, who had just recovered from his shock, interrupted.
Perdes asked Aaron, sweeping his flowing hair away.
“Why didn’t you tell Adele about this sooner?”
“I was going to tell her. That’s why I wrote to Her Excellency the Duke.”
Now that Perdes thinks about it, Aaron asked him at the beginning if he had come after seeing the letter.
“When did you send the letter?”
“Right after the fight with Aldor. I wrote the letter and sent it right on the train.”
But the fact that the letter hasn't arrived yet means that, like May's letter, Aaron's letter was intercepted by someone in the middle.
'Aldor is not the culprit.'
When he first found out that May's letters were missing, he thought Aaron was the culprit, but after hearing Aaron's story, his thoughts changed.
There are other interveners.
And this is a very scary interventionist who knows their circumstances very well.
This alone was annoying, but what was even more annoying was that Aldor might have been infected with Diabolos.
'That's why he said he couldn't tell you anything.'
Those afflicted with Diabolos will die the moment they utter something the caster has told them never to say.
'This is a big deal.'
He expected it to be something unexpected, but he didn't know it would be this bad.
'I need to think carefully about what to do next.'
First, Perdes needs to meet the Duke of Lucien.
Duke of Lucien sent Adele that note, and he seemed to know something.
The Duke of Lucien was such an annoying and irritating man that Perdes' tried to avoid getting involved with him if possible, but he couldn't help it.
If he goes to the Duke of Lucien's residence right now, he wonders if he can meet him.
Before going to meet the Duke of Lucien, Perdes looked at the table where the Crown Prince was sitting to check on his movements one last time.
'He's gone?'
Just a moment ago, he was sitting there playing a game, but where did he go?
Aaron might have seen it, so he was about to ask when suddenly a group of men who appeared to be casino security rushed in.
“What's going on?”
"Well."
The ones who answered their curiosity were employees who happened to be passing by.
“You said you found an employee here passed out on the first floor of the building next door?”
“Yeah. I heard that someone had completely taken off his clothes. He even lost a mask.”
“Oh my God. So you’re saying someone came in here disguised as an employee?”
“That’s right. That’s why this whole mess is about finding him.”
Did I get caught after all?
Actually, talking to Aaron took longer than he expected.
Aaron also noticed that the man the strong men were looking for was Perdes and asked him.
“I think you should leave quickly... Have you thought about how you will leave?”
The casino exit was guarded by burly men and could not be used.
“I’m going to use the secret passage.”
“If it’s a secret passage, is it the one the employees here use?”
"Yes."
“But it’s a complicated maze, and even the staff here say it’s easy to get lost unless you’re a veteran... Are you okay?”
"It's okay."
Perdes had memorized the entire way back, so it wouldn't be a problem.
“Then go.”
Aaron shook his head at the suggestion to go together.
“I can’t go back until I figure out what that guy’s trying to do.”
“Do you know that this is dangerous?”
“Of course. But the guy asked for help, and I can’t just ignore it.”
Request for help, and authorization.
Well, he guess he could interpret it that way.
Perdes, who understood Aaron's feelings, nodded his head to tell him to do as he pleased.
“It seems that the letter I sent was not delivered to Her Excellency the Duke, so please, Perdes, tell hr everything.”
"... Yes."
Perdes still hadn't decided whether to tell Adele everything or not, but he nodded for now.
“If you find out anything, let me know right away.”
“I want to do that too, but I don’t know how to let you know...”
Letters like this one had a high chance of being intercepted by someone in the middle, and Aaron couldn't come and report in person every time.
If so, there is only one way.
"This."
Perdes took off the magic communication ring he always wore and put it in Aaron's hand.
“This is the magic communication ring I exchanged with Adele. You can use this to contact me.”
Aaron's eyes widened for a moment upon receiving the unexpected gift, and then he quickly hardened into a determined expression.
Aaron said loudly, clutching his communication ring tightly.
“I will definitely try to bring you good news.”
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