My Reincarnation Skills Are “Playing With Dolls” and “Playing With Clay”, but What Am I Supposed to Do With These? C101

Chapter 101 Reference person Shiro

"Lord Shiro, I apologize for making you tired, but could you please accompany me to the capital from now on?"

The knight who seemed to be in charge of the station said this in a polite tone.

"To the royal capital? From now on?"

“Yes, I received a call from the Ministry of Justice just before noon regarding Baron Keutsu’s party yesterday.”

I'm shocked.

This means that yesterday's case is being treated as a murder case or something...I don't think so, but I'm also being investigated! ?

"No! Don't worry. They want to confirm the situation when they found it."

It seems like he could feel my panic. But I guess they're trying to lure her in by reassuring them that there's nothing to worry about, but there's no way they can run away...

“Am I the only one being called?”

"Ah, the only one making the request is Lord Shiro. Shouldn't the party members be his slaves?"

I see, slaves are treated as appendages of their masters, so just the master is fine...

"Should I just walk?"

"It seems that a horse-drawn carriage is waiting in front of the village hall. Let the soldiers guide you."

There's no need for me to take you to the village hall, but I'm doing this so that I can take you there properly. There's nothing wrong with that, so just follow me quietly.

I thought I had plenty of time this afternoon. In fact, I try to think positively about it, like maybe I'm lucky because if I think I'm going out to the royal capital, they'll send me off in a horse-drawn carriage...

A young soldier, about the same age as me, takes the lead seriously. In places like this, it's because I'm a knight, even if it's just a formality, and the captain also used honorific language.

Is there Mayor Hammett's official car in front of the government building? There was a small two-person carriage similar to the one above, and the driver was waiting, taking care of the horses.

"This is Lord Shiro. I have received a request to take you to the Ministry of Justice."

He's not a government official, but he's probably a carriage shop official. It's a fairly familiar attitude.

I thought I didn't want to sit close to a soldier in a two-person seat, but the young soldier seemed to have only been showing me around so far, so I said hello and headed home. The rest is up to the driver. If that's the case, he's not really a suspect. If you want to run away, you can...

"Nolte and Carmilla can relax at home. I think one more person can ride if they wish, but would you like to go to the royal capital?"

I tried asking, but...

"I'd like to take in the laundry and do a little cleaning..."

“Carmilla won’t go to the capital either, it’s fine here.”

"Maybe I'm not popular?" I feel depressed for some reason, but if I show it on my face, I'll lose...

I was wondering if I should leave Lina behind, but I decided to take her with me because I wanted to consult Lina Chiebukuro if I got into trouble at the Ministry of Justice.

If an emergency arises, I will tell Nolte to think about Lina from time to time so that I can contact her by long distance in wizard mode. Not everyone can communicate over long distances unconditionally when they are far apart, and it seems that it is easier to make contact with someone who knows your spiritual wavelength and whose consciousness is facing each other.

Because the carriage was traveling at a considerable speed, it took less than 30 minutes to reach the Ministry of Justice, which was located at the end of the royal palace.

I was guided to a small room in a relatively government-like area. There are pictures hanging on the walls, and it looks like this is a normal room for welcoming guests, but this looks more like an interrogation room. There are peepholes and other things that allow you to ``detect'' the presence of someone listening behind the wall. It's an interrogation after all, so I'm getting nervous.

There are two people I'm dealing with, an old man with sharp eyes that looks like something out of a really tough detective drama, and a civilian-looking man who seems to be very smart...but I don't know his job or skills! What does it mean?

"Lord Shiro, this is László Alani of the Judicial Department. This is Sandor as well. Thank you for your assistance."

A person who looked like a civil official greeted me and I responded formally, but I was upset.

This is the first time that I can't see jobs and skills.

Moreover, I could no longer feel the presence on the other side of the wall that I had been able to detect until just a moment ago. It wasn't that the presence was gone, it was that my detection skills weren't working, I can't really explain it, but it was like that.

"Please understand that many of your skills and magic cannot be used here due to various circumstances."

! It seems like what I was feeling was obvious. That's right, this kind of thing is a daily occurrence over there.

"...Is it like some kind of barrier?"

"Well, that's what you think. However, you don't have to be so cautious. This is really nothing more than an 'interview'. You are not a suspect, but a reference person, so don't worry."

I don't know if you want to call it frank, but I still don't trust them, but it's hard to do because I feel like they're always predicting what I'm thinking.

However, what I was asked by the man named László after that was more like a normal interrogation than an interrogation. He asked me detailed questions about everything that had happened, starting from our interaction with the Baron's party before we entered the labyrinth, to encountering a collapse at the back of the second floor and carrying out rescue operations, to returning to the camp with Lucien. I was not directly asked about anything like an alibi.

I had already made up my mind that Lucien had killed her, so I questioned her, pretended that the fight with her had never happened, and told Laszlo everything else as accurately as she could remember. Ta.

In other words, they searched for a party that had an unfortunate accident, protected only one survivor, and the other four members dug up the bodies and brought them back in carts made with their skills.

"...You are a clear person."

László says something with satisfaction. Was it good? You seem to be a lot more clear-headed than me, though I can't believe you have no doubts about the possibility of murder.

"I understand. I'm very sorry, but I would like you to come again in half an hour."

"Half an hour later? I don't mind, but is there still something going on?"

"Ah, don't worry, this is the end of the interview. After this, there will be administrative procedures, but do you have any intention of using new slaves?"

　

New slaves? Maybe it is.

“Basically, the possessions of the deceased will be handed over to the families of Baron Keuts and Lord Pahor.The items recovered by Lord Shiro from the treasure chest will be treated in the same way.However, with regard to slaves, the owners If a person does not designate or release an heir in an official will, the property becomes state-owned property when the owner dies.''

Is this what Lina was talking about?

“Then, the baron did not register his will. Therefore, if the surviving slave elves were to follow the rules, they would be transferred to national property. However, this time, if you rescued that slave in the labyrinth, You will be protected, and at that point you will be treated as a lost and found person. That means you can become the elf's owner if you wish."

　

I was thinking about László's offer while walking down Odori.

The reason why they asked me to come back in half an hour is because they have to give an explanation to Ketsu's bereaved family in the meantime.

In the meantime, I left the Ministry of Justice and stopped by Gen-san's shop to pick up Nolte's maid uniform that I had ordered the other day. It might have been better to bring him in person to see it together, but since he took proper measurements and made it, it should be fine.

If you try it on and it looks good, let's make one for Carmilla as well. What about Lucien? An elf maid sounds like it would be cool too... No, no, so first I have to decide whether or not to adopt Lucien.

First of all, in terms of increasing the strength of the adventurer party, there is a big advantage in being able to add such high-level members. And for free? What's more, she's beautiful, that's for sure.

But...I can't say if I can trust it. Honestly, it's more of a risk.

Besides, just because she's beautiful doesn't mean I want to mess with her. No, in that sense, am I just like other people? He's a healthy guy, but just because he's beautiful doesn't mean he's fine. It's not like he's trying to be cool, but when I see him look like he hates everything in the world, or when he looks like he's suppressed all his emotions, I don't really feel that way.

I don't know when I'll be beheaded, and I already have Nolte and Carmilla, so even if I want to expand my harem someday, there's no rush...well, I'll have to listen to their opinions as well. , Is it okay to live together and have parties together?

I put Lina into wizard mode while still in doll size, and have Nolte explain the situation to her through long distance speech. ...I wonder if I'll hate it... I'll hate it, right? ···ordinary. I'm starting to feel that way.

It took a while before I received a reply.

“Well, one person said, ``If Master wants it, I'm fine,'' and one person said, ``The number of the herd is still small, so it's only natural.''

There's no need to ask which is which. But this...

“I guess that means Nolte is reluctant after all?”

"Well, of course it does happen, but it didn't seem as unpleasant as I thought...or rather, it seemed like he had a feeling that something like that was going to happen and was able to sort out his feelings."

Lina told me her impression of talking with Nolte while choosing her words.

"Nolte seemed more worried about whether you were in danger than about his compatibility with you. You see, you're defenseless at night, and you're indiscriminate."

It's noisy, it's not indiscriminate, definitely, maybe...

However, I was happy that Nolte was worried about me, and if that's what I'm worried about, I think it's probably okay since I've been thinking about it.

Anyway, the policy has now been decided.