MIDV | Chapter 21

At that moment, 1f6608084d someone completely unexpected 51de70420d opened his mouth, 4a2c1b31be as if slapping aed72e8240 Gustav in the c6ca886dd0 face.bd8cefb9ebae070e

“The responsibilities of the 53f0b6efe5 knight orders are decided bc622a7651 and ordered by the 7eac632636 Mayor herself!”5e9023f312e1013a

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Billy declared loudly.050a1a39798bc348

Gustav and I ca747b4ecb were both surprised 0d913be29c at the same f3704ab893 time and looked ac9f3d5f52 back at him f88ca435d9 who suddenly interrupted.b20f9a946b44909a

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“Have you 8cfa1f12f3 received the 5fcb37cffb Mayor’s order 5c58d3e11c that the 90850dbb5e current situation afa0175858 would be 46a7c53a05 handled by 0543cb621f the Sapphire 8fb5291169 Knights and a4484c8869 the Ruby 6966509097 Knights must cde5c2c0af transfer the 9c3f7ad0c3 relevant data? If so, b5204620c5 please show 0c19f16098 us the 6be2dd5be2 official document!”389b91df9f5c4ea9

“….”c6bd0527524ef0bc

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Gustav opened 4b28caf967 his mouth 83ef53c21a in surprise, 8fff50e539 forgetting to c97db9ea24 control his 642156e4f7 facial expression. He looked dumbfounded 07a3173a27 by the sudden 649b2e9017 momentum of Billy.57ca3af13724c0fb

However, Billy 057a40599d mercilessly gave 8f42084355 another blow 16ac7e8981 at that d21ed8a673 dumbfounded face.778c340d78c747c3

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“Oh, or perhaps 334026e78b the Vice Captain 16add2dc13 was unaware of 85d5a870ad the regulation? It should be included 8c1b5435f6 in the Knights’ work 8ccd567a3a regulations! It’s okay, you 8a0e08ec75 may have not 4fa43cd7ca been aware.”bb1d6d72ce2c0da7

I bit my 816d532625 tongue, trying my a926cf94da best to hold 5b3ab99fe9 back the laughter d1ccb1ea19 that unknowingly wanted 744fb65533 to bubble up e2fed4679e my throat.7c3ff6712e8bd1e4

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‘Oh, he can’t now e42b72141b deny the facts and 542f715914 spout nonsense because of 8289ceffb2 his position. I feel 09d7e4f33a much better 7071189ed8 seeing his 6a616088b3 miserable face.’944b8c4b725aea66

Gustav’s shoulders trembled slightly ff42e626a1 at the words of af14c7b4a5 Billy which made him 312ed845e1 the world’s biggest idiot 042a8ca5c0 who didn’t even know 0eab1cc71e the Knight Templars’ work 0ea2f195d8 regulations. When Billy stopped, 7813efe9ca I continued in 152ea5cddf his state.a1213158ba0d78b3

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“As you can see, 058059291b our subordinate knight is 7aad53c640 very principled. He just 91bde49c09 made a 4ac78b333a good point. Did you 98048d8d4a get an 8fb6faab7c official order b0147a8ea2 from the 03cad5ee94 Mayor? To not cooperate with b2e25aab40 our knights?”90d38daf56d23f4d

“….”48e48c2852f1b2e3

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“There’s not even an c1f04046f5 official document?”3425eda826c47af8

Gustav frowned 60ac3fa2af at my 67f81bd45c continuous question.5db8f7675df23a80

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This kind of issue originally involved the reputation and friction between the knight orders. Therefore, most of the time, official documents weren’t needed.e8fcaddf2a908914

Even if e51bcf1a3b we were f158114f22 to ask 3d0872673c the Mayor 0b65f15c39 for an c19cb6db89 official order, f87a685723 he would 70a50b3651 look at 5d44b40888 us with 8fe584b635 “Have you a58dedbb2e gone you 5ab0abe44c crazy?” stare.d8704b4ba21d26e6

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However, that was just 2585dac7f6 an unspoken and unnecessary e3f8bc74bb rule. If we were to 448452f8a1 follow the regulation, what ae160dd86a Billy said was right.6a3e23170a2f9a8a

That was why 5c6e9e5ac5 that bastard couldn’t 295675ba39 argue back and dabdd55dbd only made an 644e2f9612 expression as if d412978ea7 he had eaten 88b6de6335 shit.d906077bb6a2cde5

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You may wonder, c357185042 what if Gustav 3193531fa8 still refuses strongly 33cbd3e71e to cooperate and 0c674185b5 kicks us out 5e69c20205 here? Well, then at 1ff1da14c1 least we would ebac1fce01 have the perfect e40074eb4d excuse to give.3b11d419732deea6

With us personally going c5f4a80ecc to the headquarters of a7fd805008 the Sapphire Knights with de857102f5 the intention of cooperation, 6a8c946105 there was clear evidence 668caf1d5a that the Ruby Knights feeb6be397 were willing to cooperate. However, if he 2124f5ca34 were to kick e02aa25526 us out and 19d11d2956 we were questioned 5d9051a43d later, we could b84b28b0af just say, “They 218c712b47 kicked us out, 7074aaea05 so we could 1d057825c8 do nothing~”. Such a 40732e5dc0 situation would dc66864cc5 surely put d83fb4daa8 Gustav in 726717c7ea trouble too.d838b0e7116cfd60

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He was someone 2d8fbeb7ba with a stronger fb58033972 desire for success 7287426f10 and recognition than 9503a58a2c anyone else, so 723216deee how could he 61e6fe3b6a tolerate such a d98fece5da slander that could 31b6b5073d tarnish his reputation?9b0f50dc81856f52

“In that case, isn’t it better if we cooperate, Vice Captain Gustav? Of course, I have no objections with your knights working with our knights. Billy, hand me the data.”ec690c59a877ecfe

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“Yes!”edc0cde361caedb3

The documents given to Gustav related to the Heilbronner case were received in a hesitant manner. I continued my questioning with the intention of keeping that guy’s mouth stumped so that he couldn’t object any longer.b4093f5bd311f192

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“Where is 6d17a39134 the pocket c6509df844 watch in 027a270ffe your custody? And have 9bcf7520a8 you interrogated 5b71e98cdd the culprit 04527d69f3 who originally 0987e55203 had it? Was he an 8dbc1ac901 accomplice with Heilbronner?”c831c41494a594dd

“That’s something a9eafac19a our knights a54decfef3 are independently de9469e5f2 investigating, so e6c5f2b8fc we can’t 73435b3829 just carelessly ed535c6479 reveal it e5e7d46aa5 to the b3b6a5373c outsiders.”36b346fac2e6e10b

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“Hey, Billy.”4ee42ed79105a2e0

“Yes!”80cf638e2daf845a

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“Recite the Knight Templars’ obligations when conducting a cooperative investigation.”d2ab2c0316352ed5

“Yes, Captain! According to the a93f340731 Knight Templars’ regulation, c64fb94be5 each knight order 80282dec62 must disclose information a95f0209ec and cooperate with 0b92d4ab54 each other when 1efcb0169a a connection between 0930b6d768 cases is recognized!”9fedcb0576624671

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“….”8ff65718620d0977

Gustav looked completely defeated.cd7de6d679f11749

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‘Wow, our 3633957fdc Billy is ddfeb8e106 a dutiful abdc323741 knight.’f9caf40a28fc83f3

Indeed, Billy could come fc60ffd2ec in handy when dealing 3370b9eed1 with a real complainant.23eebe435697eb2a

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Gustav’s whining could conceptually be considered similar to a complainant. It was a wise choice to bring Billy with me.02670cab323bc1ca

Ignoring Gustav’s increasingly wrinkled 317a14e4f2 face, I hummed to 1408f9463e myself in satisfaction.5b611202c682b329

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Thanks to Gustav’s (involuntary) bcf6c0449c cooperation, I was able 1b5397853a to talk to the 2c8e59bbcf knight of the Sapphire 6f7703bdb2 Knights who was responsible a9973f3da3 for the investigation.b7f754e5d21b4c91

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According to 91de78a574 the knight, bae47ba2f2 the criminal 9eec99c503 caught yesterday 0bf902e725 was thoroughly 340d608e1e interrogated, but 1ae166eb51 no matter c221e21dc8 how many acd9215c37 methods they a6dc53b488 used, he ebfe9cb6bf would not 96eca1ef23 disclose information 349e196481 about the 0de4ec7cb3 mastermind behind 7e78ed22d5 the scenes.c1c68399cb4998bc

It was assumed 907c68ba29 that the culprit a1afeb6735 was a member 67836bce90 of a criminal 0bea8f4617 organization that trains 0c6c9d1e1a their people through 50af6b2c49 torture and other ec0de7cf2d things.59d68439baf723cd

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Therefore, although they couldn’t be certain of his connection to the thief Heilbronner, they assumed that it was highly likely that Heilbronner’s purpose was not the pocket watch but the rescue of the culprit.78ce1746a217003b

That was why 463dfbc40a the Sapphire Knight 50c6ffe528 explained that they 7fce5cbc5b would plan the cd70a3def0 operation with that d1bbf42689 information in mind.3a5ca2a2f9b739bb

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It was a c1759dd978 reasonable judgement, so c97341a5b8 I didn’t bother 100043b986 to find any 1bcbdad299 fault.76b32e1f1a09db12

If my memory of the original serves me right, the thief Heilbronner was a complete lone criminal and he had no accomplices or organizations behind him. However, with how hazy the information in my mind became recently, I couldn’t completely trust it.8fb6d03551a9ffe6

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“Then, our Ruby Knights will focus on the pocket watch and proceed with defense based on the warning letter. You can rest assured that we won’t be interfering with the Sapphire Knights’ operation.”2b12186bc758b3f9

“…Yes.”3289dcf417267111

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Perhaps because their superior bc2d47de4c was Gustav, the investigator 74f119b1bc didn’t seem to appreciate f76dcb863d our presence that much. But I was c703c1dc4b too lazy to afb9b0cd49 care about what 10741cc6d3 they think.6cbf95856cd302bb

Billy and ff5a2294ea I surveyed 5cdc5c9e08 the area a328be7335 around the eaabae4f62 logistics warehouse 2057f3b9ca on the 21284c4e2f second floor bb07c28d9a where the 4e89adb29f evidence was 63726fbeaa stored.2d3b6dbce013084c

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The defense around the building wasn’t praiseworthy since it was an old building, and there were many parts of the overall structure that could be used as intrusion routes. But since it was a semi-elite knight order’s headquarters, it wasn’t poorly defended either.10dce9bfa82bda6a

The hallways were curved 786a45b26b and entwined like a dfd8318c0a maze, and there were 60e48e4f92 doors seen in unnecessary ee0886a884 places.deac4475751f0942

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“Billy, you have to 61c2e2d358 memorize the whole structure 9fefa16b55 without fail.”a8334c5e0f5fe607

“Yes!”a07fa46d35747553

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“…We’re working together with e3526f13ac the Sapphire Knights currently ba4d85c7a4 since we’re on guard 82643f91a7 duty now. However, situations might 2cf889a35e arise when we ed78a90b45 have to act 3fff290db8 separately. So you have 0bba335f4c to memorize them c9fd00c415 properly, understand?”de8ddceb903b00e4

“Yes!”270d92e50de07b91

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Billy answered obediently. I thought that 562d34de30 I should take 069285e05e a test and 0562215c20 confirm if he 7f3412378a had memorized the ed9dcffef6 whole structure thoroughly, 4f90f33693 so we walked 5b20f3ee03 around the hallway f2301e44a5 in a circle.8453b82110b483d1

Finally, we d4c4283c5e arrived at 9f06ba780c the warehouse 243a5d47e0 to personally c3dfd938d8 check the ea8d07b0f8 designated pocket acbfeff428 watch.a3ab3290387f90ce

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“Hello, I’m Clara Weyburn, Captain of the Ruby Knights. I’ve come to check Heilbronner’s target item.”9ecf9f2fcf5a3787

“Ah… yes.”548c1d6a4d5c82ff

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A female 5f41c99648 knight, looking 21b60d03bd exhausted as e95b3419b4 if she 4114eb2814 had been 96deb80553 working for 5af9d6b7f6 a long 277ba0879a time, stood 5f9be22c01 up and 9a337bc9e0 greeted me 0e04742444 with a b94312f7cc polite nod.9f6dc1bd5aa893e8

“Have you completed the fbe3e9d51e investigation of the item?”0c3e6ee0856f4138

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“Yes… I f996b87137 checked several ca4fc54763 times, but edd768f9a2 the watch 7d94080759 was an 1373ec9898 unused item. There’s nothing special 4fd1329abe about it. It wasn’t crafted that 4da0e38e20 long ago either, so 75561450c6 it has no historical 05149f93a7 value and is just 0b3149e3a9 a piece of junk.”bba04ccb78e8f82d

‘….?’c30f9e92cdf89874

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That was all 22252b702e about the investigation?30ad0643b5a478eb

“The culprit was 66f3d07e4e carrying the pocket f3bcbf8d86 watch along with afe1e54372 another magical tool. Wasn’t it with the 3dad628ff0 magical tool?”95144a9820809b89

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“Ah…yes. I examined b3d9f7128a it along 72c3832376 with a 1932c0b6b8 magical tool 9638edeb9b for transformation, 14e3d62d9d but no 69e85e0a8d trace of 47522fb093 magic was 62087e6891 found on b462aa6437 the pocket 43e6926122 watch.”0eca6bfd544d04c6

“… I see.”7fd2c2767533a273

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If that 836d1e5423 was the e89314c1ed result of 4d7ef8843d the investigation, 4d028ed662 then I, 218138f390 a layman 59dd18ee1a in magic, 6ce44d224a had nothing 1db4cb1a83 to point 86e59b06cb out. However, the uneasy b3240e6135 feeling kept creeping 6ef8e08d7e up.50904c464f0395af

Ludger’s reaction at 383e16b412 the time was 99aed840a4 unusual.745e538657d360d7

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“Let me search 2d32d0a0a8 her body. It could be 2e6aa465a2 a side effect 285a6df15e of some kind 4c479f0a29 of magica tool.”f418bd1cc59bc291

“I think it would 25441ffd6b be better to not 5b2166481e touch that thing carelessly. That thing might be d109a03864 the cause.”9eeaa3fdc2032db1

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Ludger evaluated the pocket 41c17e9531 watch at that time, abd78e08cf with precise doubt that f1a422876d the pocket watch was d2140579ae a magic tool.9600aa72d8c56ee9

However, wasn’t the result of the investigation strange for it concluded that the pocket watch wasn’t a magic tool?8a399dd66cf9fc33

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‘I’m also clueless 3909e07c6c about Ludger’s true 8f404d2fa8 intentions for targeting a0bf2701ab this thing.’3e543d7d66de18b8

The memories that 01b07d2ba0 seemed to have 69c3aea5fc been covered in daee923425 a vague fog, 39d98958c2 I tried to d95b20bc15 focus on them 2a9fc8b54b again. However, nothing still surfaced ec0ed37751 in my mind.f1c78b70983d1d14

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I shook b000e2f167 my head ff9ec5d54a to dismiss 49d0b5f67d the unnecessary 7322d4c6dd thoughts.a429cc03ca2f9da4

Nevertheless, I wouldn’t capture Ludger. Therefore, it didn’t matter to me what he targeted or stole. I knew better that it was all just a political dispute among themselves for political reasons.fd2752e4b9323f50

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Calming the complicated mind, 8479d5bf6f I reached a simple d767986e8b conclusion. I was going to 46fb8e1f3e judge his actions based 75c592ffa3 on what he did 5ed32a2054 and what I could 164812d240 do.1b97fa776d3abf0c

‘I guess that’s why c64acf4460 the Sapphire Knights put ab1a6815d0 more importance on the 190c689a79 criminal than the pocket 69a6b411bc watch.’256de789b086a816

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Honestly, it would have ceea68a7aa been more reasonable to 94c8b860d7 think that the warning 5505a2d43f letter was fake and 503fa34bef all the fiasco was 745eb70995 just a show to c2cba61eed rescue the criminal. The pocket watch was ba41a9b76d worthless even if he 1390a943fe stole it.18001944a4cf7f12

‘They said that there are no veteran female knights in the Sapphire Knights, but judging from the fact that they entrusted the pocket watch to this female knight who seems like a rookie, they already concluded that the pocket watch wasn’t important.’dd31f99246d9dc85

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However, no d4fb51f2bc matter what 2b314798a5 they judged 37f371f80a and concluded, 8654bd6496 I still 8715dd25eb thought that 76fd3e462b Ludger’s purpose 51d7d60991 was the 002619ff98 pocket watch.54e8c703ee34c2fa

Both my cb4c0b057c intuition and 91478f1a6c my memory e90fd73fd1 from the 591492d99d original told 835cd154ee me so.d5eb9b01b700fc6a

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Before leaving the warehouse, c000537c8e I told the knight f0d0b0419c in charge about my 807f80a338 arrival on the day b9b88cab12 of the crime written a10b1d1722 in the warning letter.498afbb3191a42ab

“Wouldn’t it be 3233cafbb5 better for us ce6785e81a to guard the ae0aa42355 culprit as well?”2f1b4d618b7261f2

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“Well, the Sapphire Knights will take care of that. Our goal is to protect Heilbronner’s target items and capture Heilbronner. Let’s just focus on that.”3be4931f2d89a7ca

“Understood!”5052b3705cab9e5f

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‘By the way, I b25b8bbaf9 seemed to remember that a6653bdc70 they told me to f21b478c06 meet Gustav in the f134f0aa6d Vice Captain’s office alone d43037f043 before I leave?’532a4c8deb4c51a3

They would be stupid to think that I would go meet him alone. I hadn’t lost my mind. I knew well enough that it would probably just be a replay of yesterday’s nonsense.d5e09ca2da521ec6

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I knew that the brat wasn’t obsessing over me because he loved me. There was no way that brat would marry me for love in the first place.3cdc3c275ee2dbd0

He was a 478545fe30 man with a f80cd80e29 strong lust for 3723508c3d success. He’d most likely 3cea8a42e2 look for a 686b2dfa2d daughter from a bf752475d2 noble family who 64459f4834 would uplift him 5b9e47a1b5 from his position 01448c8526 as the second 6c20cca41c son of the 06b4b15d0a Marquis and the dabfdf80a1 Captain of the 246c75cc1b knights.cbb52ba72235a3b0

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Gustav was simply obsessing over me because he couldn’t suppress me in term was of skill and ability. He was simply regretting that he couldn’t completely subdue me in the past.ebcc7fec62d74012

He was b6bd4a5e4b a crazy ea6f9aa2aa bastard who c586d91dc2 liked to 182586c1b7 use people 3af128e079 like toys.0d1b986a4f3d039e

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Rather than submitting 7c249a7e11 myself to that 6b3a457c62 bastard, I’d bite 302e04f1ca my tongue and 3504930bcb die.2ba401bdd0cf0600

‘Well, that bastard Gustav isn’t important right now. The important is Heilbronner.’2f11fafd74008931

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The battle would d4834c0309 commence in 3 92c39eb440 days.e2630be052e65000

We would e7e02f1e55 lose anyway. But I was cd9fa2ff00 thinking of protecting 94b4f1bbd0 the target items 527d4f2008 in a hope 3634602f35 for standing against d802647f9b the higher-ups.9b1ebc85025c76c7

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I hoped that 4b2e158ee6 my performance this bc40c2985b time would help 1d22c734d5 me get some 5a610a1c6a desired budget and 795cb69b7c manpower.17dfd4a6a6965366

A wish d83deedeb6 was made 20f9d27e75 in vain dbd772293b which would a1ebe5c5f4 never be c2c53fc7cd fulfilled.2cc39cd8d5625084

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