112 Siege of night darkness
When we arrived at the Western-style mansion, the servants who had accompanied us from the royal castle began to move in a hurry, carrying luggage into the room.
Climb the stairs from the entrance hall, and Albert and Marlene's room is immediately on the right side of the second floor hallway. I'm in the same room with two people. To be more precise, he was waiting in the room with the two of them as servants.
Opposite this room is Prince Helfried's room. Go to the end of the hallway and find Prince Roy in the next room. Princess Stefania is diagonally across. Prince Josiah's room is next to Princess Stefania's. The largest room at the end of the passage was designated as the room for King Melvin and the first queen.
There are other rooms, but I was assigned a room in a corner of the mansion. It is unavoidable to follow the pecking order in order to avoid suspicion.
Now. First, understand the surrounding environment. While carrying the luggage into the room, I moved the Caduceus and looked at the interior and exterior structure of the Western-style building.
"A barrier, huh? King Melvin told me so."
Noise is mixed into the five senses link. It's the same as the one in the royal castle's throne room.
"Hmm. He's a countermeasure against devils and assassination countermeasures using chantless chants, right? I haven't trained in magic, so I don't really understand that kind of thing...does that seem like a problem?"
"No, it's fine as far as I'm concerned. I've decided that this strategy won't be a problem since I can take countermeasures against the barrier."
These magical interference barriers exist as traps even deep within the labyrinth. There is no problem with the magic tool's operation, but it can be quite a hindrance to the magician himself.
Now, if you're wondering if this is the end of being a battle mage, that's not the case. If the magical power is circulated, the nature of the magical power itself will change, so the influence of the barrier can be suppressed. As long as it circulates, there will be no problem with my magic.
Caduceus' activities... can be brought under control as long as he doesn't let them go that far. This means that the other side can also use familiars, albeit to a limited extent. This point needs to be kept in mind.
“However, there are some aspects of the magic countermeasures that make it impossible for the royal family to resist using their own magic.”
When I say this, Albert frowns.
"……it is"
“I can say that there is no problem because there are guards on the island.If you ask me which is more dangerous, assassination without chanting, I think a barrier is necessary after all.”
In the first place, the royal family does not bear the brunt of the damage, and the knights and soldiers protect them. Therefore, in a situation where the royal family has to defend themselves, it means that they are behind the curve at that point.
The fact that the royal family places importance on bloodline in order to protect the country means that it is easier to be born with magical talent. It is not a necessary condition to aim to become a magician in order to become a king, but if magical talent tends to develop easily, it would be natural for each person to study magic.
So... it would certainly be effective in some respects to attack the Royal Family of Termwills in this location.
"Yes, huh? If that happens, what will they use to set it up?"
"First of all, it's the same as the previous method, which is to mix poison into food and drink. As Albert knows, we've taken strict measures against this, so it's okay."
There is also a person who acts as a poison detector, and I am being extremely cautious, preparing magic tools engraved with detoxification magic Clear Blood and a necklace that destroys evil.
“So… if I were to be on guard, I would probably sneak into the room and assassinate him.”
By activating Life Detection and looking for life reactions through walls, you can see people's movements. Whenever there was some kind of movement, Caduceus would be sent in to protect the VIP. Also, in the event of an emergency, King Melvin will contact you via communication device. In that case, the plan is to rush to King Melvin's room.
I have more than enough stamina potions and magic potions in my bag. Along with strengthening physical functions through circulation and using spells to combat sleep, he plans to stay awake and restless during his stay.
"Actually...I'm upset. I wonder if Marlene and I should talk to each other so you don't get bored or fall asleep?"
Marlene immediately took out her lute. He is Marlene who has recently been learning from Irmhild and improving his musical instrument skills.
"Even if I miss something, my familiar will let me know. You don't have to worry about it that much."
"That can't happen. We'll take turns taking a nap."
said Albert with a wry smile. Then he asked with a straight face.
“…Who do you think is the culprit?”
"...At this point, nothing is possible. However, if the culprit makes a move this time, the chances of His Highness Josiah and the first queen will decrease."
"For those two... it's enough to maintain the status quo."
"That's right. On the other hand, if nothing happens, you can say that the chances of the two of you being together will increase."
Even if the situation has changed with Rosemary's fall from power... it is something that Prince Josiah and the first queen should welcome with open arms. As long as Prince Josiah can become king even if things are as they are now, there is little need to take any active action under this situation. Well... if you're in a hurry to inherit the throne, it's a different story.
Therefore, if the criminal's goal is to inherit the throne...Prince Josiah is at high risk of being targeted. He then became King Melvin. Will the next target be targeted in descending order of succession to the throne?
On the other hand, there is little benefit in targeting an opponent lower in the pecking order. If you attack an unnecessary target first, you will end up increasing the vigilance of other royals at that point. Therefore, if you decide to do so, you must achieve your goal in one blow.
I'm assuming another possibility, but in that case, there's no evidence.
"--I didn't use any poison, huh?"
Albert muttered as he looked out the window, where the night curtain had fallen. Marlene was sleeping peacefully on the bed. The only sound in the room was the sound of firewood exploding in the fireplace.
Nothing happened during dinner either - it was very quiet.
"For now."
Just because nothing happened on the first day is no reason to let your guard down.
Albert asked, answering that and going back to monitoring at Life Detection.
"Matius... no, I wanted to ask you one thing, Theo."
"HM"
"Don't you ever suspect that I'm the culprit? I get the impression that you didn't even include me as a candidate from the beginning."
I thought you were wondering what he was going to say. Age at the time and whether it is viable. Human resources and infrastructure to break through the Magical Inquisition. Character to motive. Considering what happened after that, etc., I don't think there is an Albert line.
At BFO--King Melvin has grown old, and Rosemary and Prince Josiah are working together. Even in that era, Albert was still showing up at the workshop and adventurer's guild without having a faction. He has always kept his distance from the dispute over his successor.
“Well... there are various reasons. If he had the knowledge to do that much at the time of the incident, it wouldn't be strange to find out that he was studying alchemy or medicine, but that hasn't come out. Above all, I can't find a motive.''
She probably wasn't blessed with a special environment like Rosemary. I looked back at Albert and frowned.
“Besides, there’s one more reason why Albert can’t do it.”
I looked at Albert, who looked suspicious. I go to the window, stare at the reaction outside, and say,
Our room faces the forest side of the Western-style mansion, not the ocean side, but I can see the light of many life reactions in the forest.
"What?"
"There are people trying to surround this mansion. Hmm. Wait a minute."
I turned off life detection, switched to night vision magic, and peered into the night forest.
Hiding between the shadows of the trees are armed guards.
Of course, there is no reason to surround the mansion, and there is no reason to narrow the siege towards us. It can be said that this was a drastic deviation from normal duties.
Were they hugging the island's guards, or were they bringing the dying ones ashore, or were they replacing them?
In any case, Albert doesn't have the political base or connections to move such people.
Anyway... This isn't poisoning or assassination by sneaking in, but there's another possibility. Predictions tend to come true only in bad ways.
“Rather than an assassination, this is a coup d’état to usurp the throne.Aren’t you planning on killing everyone in the royal family here, except for yourself?”
There are still some questions that remain, such as what they plan to do after they succeed... but in any case, if there is no one to pursue them and they are at the top, there will be no evidence to leave behind. That's why.
First, we need to eliminate them and neutralize them. When I picked up the dragon staff, which was wrapped in cloth and was in a bad mood, Ouroboros squealed happily.
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