197 105. Clues Part Two

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-Prince Derian ordered us.

-Our target was Prince Barus.

-He said that he simply was not brave enough to kill you, master. He told us not to harm you in the slightest.

Four semi-transparent souls floating in the air said those things to me.

As for that ‘master’ bit, it seemed that they were talking about me.

I couldn’t hide my own surprised face while staring at the souls of the assassins.

They were currently made out of divinity, but hell, forget about being under intense ‘torture’ as the ancient Necromancy grimoire had said, it looked more like they had finally become free in my eyes.

But then, the Second Prince of Lome, Derian Victoria, ignored the clear-cut order and tried to have Barus assassinated. Even if he got blinded by the throne’s allure, his actions could be construed as directly spitting in the divine empire’s face.

Did that idiot think that he could easily weasel his way out of this as long as he left behind no physical evidence?

This was clearly him flipping the bird at the Imperial Family.

“I didn’t know that we could converse with purified souls,” said Barus while dazedly staring at the semi-transparent souls.

Yup, even ‘regular’ people could see them now. Originally, you’d call these souls ‘evil spectres’, but uh… what should they be called in cases like this one?

Technically speaking, were they now ‘holy ghosts’?

I reached out and grasped at the holy ghost. Right at that moment, I felt a strange sensation.

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[Concealment skill at a low proficiency level has been temporarily added.]

[Assassination skill at a low proficiency level has been temporarily added.]

Besides, I should meet up with Luan and see if he uncovered anything so far.

“Remember this. To me, neither you nor Derian is my ally. You two are just a way to find out where Rose is hiding,” I told that to Barus’s face before addressing Charlotte, “Prepare to depart right away. It’s time to put the fear of god in Derian since he dared to look down on the Theocratic Empire. Let’s make sure that he doesn’t do anything annoying later.”

Charlotte nodded in silence.

Soon, our carriage was prepared and the trio of Charlotte, Barus, and I, headed to where Second Prince Derian was – the capital of Lome kingdom, Lomania.

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(TL: In 3rd person POV.)

Derian felt deeply anxious.

He was restlessly pacing inside his office. He even chewed on his nails until some blood seeped out.

The truth was, Allen had been using [Mind’s Eye] to check up on Derian’s current status.

[Name: Derian Victoria

Age: 19

Attributes: temperament of an underhanded schemer, treacherous, a demagogue, arrogant and conceited, compulsive, egotistical in nature, disposition of a tyrant.

+ I have nothing to fear from by using the Second Crown Princess Consort and the Vampires!]

His status window showed several attributes that contained some pretty strong ‘sinister thoughts’.

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Allen came here while thinking of getting the Second Prince’s aid, but who would’ve guessed that the latter would end up as such an amazing helper in reality?