I Was Mistaken as a Genius Mage in a Game-Chapter 106

“That woman... is literally a ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) crazy woman.”

The head of the Gwynne family opened his mouth after about three minutes of cold, heavy silence.

I stopped tapping my fingers on the desk and glared at the head of the Gwynne family.

“Do you think I came here to hear that kind of story?”

“No, no! She is really, really a completely crazy woman. Listen.”

The head of the Gwynne family was greatly surprised by my cold words and shook his handcuffed hands.

“Once... I invited that woman to our family’s courtyard to give her a job. I asked her to assassinate the officers and subordinates who were interfering with our ‘business’.”

The head of the Gwynne family’s voice trembled with fear. His face showed that he had never imagined that the day would come when he would confess his crimes.

I was not surprised by his evil deeds for the first time.

Because the people in front of me are dirty, ugly, and shameless.

“......Do you know what that crazy woman said while she was quietly listening to my story?”

She seemed unsure if it was okay for her to say something like that.

I asked him what else he had to hide since he had already confessed to trying to assassinate a high-ranking military officer.

He slowly opened his mouth.

“If the imperial family and their soldiers keep interfering with your business, wouldn’t it be faster to just kill the emperor......”

“.......”

I furrowed my eyebrows and glared at the head of the Guiner family.

I couldn’t believe what I had just heard.

Right now, the continent and the demons are in the middle of a war. And the moment the demons win this war, a great disaster will strike the continent. The continent’s 1.2 billion people will all be destroyed, and nothing will be left on this land.

... ... In this situation, you thought of assassinating the emperor of the Allied Empire that was waging war against the demons?

“It wasn’t my idea! Isn’t that a natural thing?! No matter how evil you’ve done, since you’ve been given a title, you know good. But assassinating the emperor? You don’t think I’m that stupid, do you, General......?”

Then the man loudly defended himself, saying that he had never thought of such a thing.

The head of the Gwynne family looked desperate. For whatever reason, it was a serious crime to even mention the assassination of the emperor.

“At this moment, no matter what you say, I won’t punish you, so calm down.”

I raised my palm and calmed the head of the Gwynne family.

“I know you’re greedy and horrible people, but I don’t think you’re stupid enough to seriously think about assassinating the emperor. You don’t even seem like people with that kind of guts.”

The head of the Guine family and the other members who heard my story simultaneously let out a sigh.

“......It was our first meeting. We had absolutely no, really no, trust relationship. She didn’t trust me, and I didn’t trust her either.”

The head of the family continued to talk, as if he was still in awe of that day. Perhaps the tension had subsided, as cold sweat ran down his chin and dripped onto the rusty desk.

“Usually, such foolish people don’t survive long in this world. And yet, that woman dominates this world.”

“It seems that her skills cover up all her nonsense.”

“That’s exactly what you said. It seems like we’re seeing ‘Delta’, who is the best of the best in terms of skills and is currently active as a general, working in this world.”

The head of the family paused for a moment, shook his head, and continued.

“......No, I feel a bit sorry for him when I compare him to Delta. He was a person who deserved the word ‘pro’. He was cool-headed and always calm.”

“I know he was very skilled, and I also know he was crazy. Now, let me tell you something I don’t know. When did she first appear in this arena? Do you know anything about her background?”

The head of the Gwynne family cautiously turned his gaze to his eldest son. It seemed that it was the job of this or that person to investigate and gather information about someone.

“......That girl appeared in this arena about two years ago.”

Sweeping his long hair down to the clown’s head, the eldest son of the Gwynne family cautiously began to speak.

“She made a splendid debut by annihilating all the people of the Southern Count’s family and burning down their house and property. Other than that......no matter how much I searched, there was no information about her origin or background.”

“......It’s not that I don’t know, it’s that she doesn’t exist?”

I slammed my finger on the desk again, catching the eldest son’s words.

It was an unspoken pressure to stop beating around the bush and tell him everything I knew straight away.

“The information has been completely erased. With that level of skill, rumors would have spread in some way since childhood, but records from before the age of fourteen have completely disappeared.”

“Let me guess.”

“......I think it’s a dog that someone tried to tame.”

The eldest son let out a trembling sigh and cautiously expressed his thoughts.

“A dog?”

The expression was quite jarring.

“......Among the nobles, there are many cases where they take in orphans starving to death on the streets and raise them as their direct assassins. They brainwash them, train them, dispose of the ones without skills, and call those who survive like that dogs. It’s a direct and effective expression.”

“The owner?”

“I don’t know, but if the dog you raised is out on the street... isn’t it because the owner has some kind of problem?”

“Hmm.”

I tapped my fingers on the desk and paused for a moment.

The cold wind began to faintly shake my collar through the hole in the broken wall.

The people of Guiner’s house all bowed their heads and watched me intently.

“......Well, that’s some useful information. I’ll add some special seasoning. It’ll be warm tonight.”

Soon, I got up from my seat and knocked lightly on the door of the interview room. The old steel made a loud noise even with a few light gestures.

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“......Really, really?!”

The Guiner’s house raised its head that had been bowed down and asked with bloodshot eyes.

... ... A human called the count who was so popular in the capital city is so happy about warm soup and bread.

How funny.

“If you want to eat warm food again, keep thinking about it. Whose dog was that woman?”

Soon after, the prison guard opened the tightly closed door of the visiting room.

The old hinges screamed, as if asking to be killed.

Thump!

The thick iron door closed, and I was guided back down the dark and damp hallway.

“Oh, I’m sorry about earlier.”

Before leaving the dirty hallway, I apologized to the guard who opened the door.

The guard, whose face was blue, stared blankly at my face with wide eyes.

“Yes, oh, yes?! No! I didn’t notice!”

He blinked for a moment, then stood stiffly at attention and shouted at the hallway to leave.

“......Your name?”

“My name is James McGill!”

“I’m sorry, McGill. I’ll send you a small gift later, so don’t refuse. It wasn’t because of McGill.”

“Oh, yes... That! Thank you!”

I left the dark and damp prison, leaving McGill’s thanks behind.

Soon, the bright moon caressed my cheek.

The cool autumn night air removed the sticky air that had clung to my neck.

Only then did the senses that had been so tense slowly ease.

“......General.”

As I stood there at the entrance of the prison, looking at the moon for a while, a familiar voice came to my ear.

I lowered my head and looked around to find the source of the voice.

I saw an old servant wearing large, rustic accessories all over his body slowly walking out of the shadows in the distance.

... ... It was a pretty convincing disguise.

I let out a sigh of admiration, but a smile formed on my lips.

Where was that serious man who usually looked serious? A rich merchant who couldn’t even do anything was standing in front of me.

“Hehe, how’s your silk business going?”

I asked the old servant in a casual tone. I didn’t say that because I was particularly conscious of anyone’s gaze.

I was just being playful.

How could I keep my mouth shut when I saw someone who usually wore neat suits wearing a tacky and burdensome pearl necklace around his neck?

“No one is watching. You don’t have to act.”

But this serious old man was seriously responding to my light joke?

“Oh, yes...... I see.”

... ... My excitement suddenly died down, so I answered in an embarrassed tone.

What the heck, there’s no one around who’d take a joke.

“So, what’s going on?”

I soothed my cold heart and asked the old servant.

“The brokers I had contact with disappeared.”

“......Huh?”

What is this all of a sudden?

“It seems like a woman named Zion has done something. Most of the traders I had been talking to have disappeared, and some were found dead. When ominous rumors started to spread, the other workers also quickly fled out of the capital.”

“.......”

I couldn’t help but squint my eyes and let out a deep sigh.

Zion was truly a Dorai beyond my imagination.

To think that she would wipe out all the competing traders in the capital just to get one job.

I wanted to ask her directly if it was necessary to do such a bothersome thing to get this job.

Why don’t you just take on another job?

She said her skills were the best in the business, and there must be many customers looking for her on this continent.

“Why on earth are you doing this to me.......”

I don't miss my prey once I've set my sights on it, is that so?

I don't know what I did wrong to Zion, but please leave me alone.

I want to work with normal, controllable criminals.

Not a crazy woman who jokes about the assassination of the emperor.

“If you think positively, the security in the capital has improved a lot. All the famous criminals are dead.”

The old servant spoke with a calm expression. He seemed to want to say something like, ‘Everything has a dark side and a bright side.’ ... ... .

“......That’s fortunate.”

It was a story that didn’t make any sense to me right now.