thefictionvixens Chapter 101 Damn it, Gan!
Chapter 101 Damn it, Gan!
Chapter 101 Damn it, Gan!
"How is it, Youyou?"
"Nothing unusual was found. Mr. Charlotte, what about your end?"
"No, not either. What about sword control?"
"----No."
Two hours had passed since Charlotte and her companions arrived at the Scott's house, and they had found nothing.
Fortunately, the mansion wasn't large, only two stories. Furthermore, apart from the guard dozing at the gate, there were no other guards patrolling, allowing them to move freely.
"Eight rooms, two storerooms, and two cleaning rooms have been thoroughly searched, including the bedrooms of Viscount Scott and his wife, as well as the servants' quarters, but nothing was found—"
There was no expensive furniture or collectibles, nor much gold or silver. His frugality was unlike that of other nobles in the kingdom, and nothing like that of a nouveau riche mine owner.
"Could it be that Miss Claire has misunderstood?"
Yu Jianxiang scratched his head.
The doubts that had already begun to waver were shaken again, after all, he had said before that Viscount Scott was a very good person.
Over the past few days, I've also noticed that he's different from the other nobles in the kingdom.
"Hmph, that's right, Claire must have misunderstood! That girl might have done it on purpose, just to find an excuse to make me leave the palace. When we get back, I'll give her a good scolding."
"—Mr. Charlotte, you seem to be in a good mood."
"Of course! That would prove Viscount Scott is a god of pure love, and I could teach him everything I know about how to do it—hmm?"
"What's wrong?"
Charlotte suddenly stopped talking, which puzzled Mikami Hibiki. Following his gaze, he looked towards the corner of the courtyard and saw a building there—which, from the outside, looked like a small church.
Charlotte assured him that he had only glanced at it casually, his eyes merely drawn to the church, which shone silvery-white in the moonlight and seemed to stand apart from the world.
"Have you not been there yet?"
That's what Youyou said.
The group looked at each other and then walked in that direction without prior arrangement.
We arrived at the church.
I gently pushed open the door, trying not to make a sound. Luckily, the church was in a corner of the courtyard, so it didn't attract anyone's attention.
The interior of the church was no different from during the day. Moonlight streamed in through the windows, and perhaps because it was night, the statue of Eris appeared even more serene and holy than during the day.
"There seems to be nothing here."
"yes."
Mikasa Hibiki and Yuuyu looked around. The place was completely open, and there were no rooms for storage. Perhaps because it was a private chapel, there wasn't even a confessional.
"It seems it really was a misunderstanding. Let's go, Charlotte—Charlotte?"
They found out.
Charlotte stood gazing at the statue of Eris, lost in thought.
"At a time like this, you wouldn't want to pray—"
"Oh, I see! I understand!"
"—What?"
"I felt something was off about the goddess statue, and it turns out it's because the breasts are too big."
"Um???"
What are you talking about?
Just as Yu Jianxiangye was about to reprimand Xia Luo, he was shocked when the guy made a move to climb up, which startled him so much that he immediately rushed up and hugged the high priest who was trying to act recklessly.
"What are you going to do?"
"Make some repairs."
"Don't joke around! Aren't you a priest of the Church of Eris? Besides, the goddess would definitely be unhappy if she knew!"
"Let go! Let go! This isn't the real Eris! I don't believe it!"
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"Mr. Charlotte, Mr. Swordsman! The magic effect won't last much longer, you two stop fooling around!!"
Just as Charlotte and Yujian Xiangye were struggling, and Youyou was anxiously trying to stop them, suddenly, Charlotte's hand pressed on a certain spot on the steps of the Eris Goddess statue, and then a strange sound was heard.
Click~
The sound, as if a door lock had been opened, was particularly noticeable in the church, where the noise was deliberately kept low.
Immediately afterwards, a section of the floor behind the statue flipped open, revealing a passageway just wide enough for one person to pass through. The stairs continued downwards, their destination unknown.
"I said, Charlotte—"
"Ah, I know, that's a common routine, right?"
The two exchanged a glance.
This looks just like a secret basement in a nobleman's house; who knows what unknown things might be hidden down there.
"long."
"Okay, Light."
With a graceful movement, she raised both hands to unleash the spell, an intermediate-level spell called Illumination. Although it's a bit difficult to learn, its advantage is that unlike Fireball, it doesn't consume oxygen but rather mana. In dungeons, it's the primary means of illumination for mages.
Yu Jianxiangye drew the demon sword Gram and walked at the front, while Youyou held up a ball of light in the middle, and Xia Luo followed at the back.
The three of them walked down.
The stairs weren't very deep, maybe two stories deep. It seemed that whoever built this basement didn't think anyone would come here—after all, it was a private chapel in the mansion, and no one would dare to offend the statue of the goddess.
Soon, they arrived at the spacious basement.
"Are you kidding me?!"
Charlotte murmured involuntarily.
What came into view was a small mountain of gold coins and jewels. Although it only occupied a corner of the basement, it was roughly estimated to be worth at least hundreds of millions of Eris. In addition, there were many expensive gems and utensils, which were obviously very valuable just by looking at them.
His expression froze.
"Um—this might be Viscount Scott's family heirloom. After all, it's a hidden basement. If we tell him, maybe we'll get a kickback?"
"But there are many portraits of Mrs. Scott hanging here."
"There are also many women's dresses."
Yujian Xiangye pointed to the portrait of Mrs. Scott's plump face framed in an exquisite frame on the wall, while Youyou handed over a dress that felt exceptionally good and was also very flattering.
Charlotte unfolded her dress.
"Where's the poverty? Where's the only thing that matters? You're just too big for the dress, that's why you can't fit into it!? Damn it!!"
Then, he suddenly fell to the ground.
Several hours had passed since they left Viscount Scott's mansion. Charlotte and her two companions went out onto the street and randomly found a shop to sit down in.
Yu Jianxiang sighed in the night.
"I never expected it to be like this; even I was fooled."
"Yes, that's right."
Although Youyou hadn't spent much time with Viscount Scott, she had a good impression of him from their first meeting. He wasn't the scheming nobleman who fawned over her at the banquet. She never expected—
Feeling deeply deceived, Charlotte slammed her hand on the table.
"Alright, tell Claire now to lead the Kingdom's Knights to arrest him!"
"Don't be impulsive, Mr. Charlotte!"
"Wait, wait!"
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Youyou and Yujian Xiangye each grabbed one of his clothes.
"Even if we tell Miss Claire, it won't make a difference. Viscount Scott has plenty of excuses, such as that this is money from selling equipment intended to be transported back to the territory, or that it's money he saved up through frugality—besides, Miss Claire wants us to find evidence that he misappropriated the kingdom's money to buy artifacts, not to find his treasury, isn't that right?"
"really----"
Charlotte clicked her tongue in displeasure.
He knew all too well how cunning and unscrupulous nobles could be, just look at the evil lord Eldap, that guy could even use his status to pressure the kingdom's prosecutors and judges, and twist the verdicts in his favor.
"But Viscount Scott is very vigilant. He has not been exposed for so long, so he must have made thorough preparations."
And to sentence him, unless—”
"Unless he admits it himself," Charlotte sighed. "I know that, but how can we possibly get him to say it under these circumstances—"
The three of them were somewhat at a loss.
Just then, a waitress carrying coffee came to their side.
"Mr. Charlotte looks troubled. Is something wrong?"
"—Lolisa?"
It turned out that Charlotte had unknowingly wandered into the café branch that the dream demons had opened in the capital, without even noticing.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck him.
Yes, a nightmare!
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