Otome Game Mob Villain Chapter 425

When I received a call from my father, who had returned from the Imperial City, I imdiately moved from the training area of the inn to the main house with Curtis and the others.

Fara and Capella are doing paperwork in the office at the accommodation.

Diana is with , though.

When I arrived at the office where Father was waiting for , I knocked on the door carefully.

"Father, it's Rid. May I co in?"

"Yes, you may."

After confirming the reply, I entered the room with Curtis and the others, and there stood Dinas, the Knight Commander, Cross, the Deputy Commander, and Rubens, all in a row in front of the desk where my father sat.

I sensed a slightly heavy atmosphere in the room and asked, "Well, shall we change the ti? Father shook his head.

"No, we've just about finished the most important part of the eting. No problem."

"Okay, Master Rid, Master Rainer, We will leave you now."

Dinas said, and the three of them bowed and left the office.

After watching them, the father got up from his seat and ca over to .

"Curtis,you've co a long way from Renalute. I am sorry for the delay in greeting you, even though you have traveled a long way from Renalute. Once again, I am Rainer Bardia, frontier count in charge of the Bardia territory."

"It is a great honor for to hear from you, as I have been in retirent for so ti."

The two shook hands as they greeted each other.

The two n shook hands as they greeted each other, followed by Stein and Raymond, who were standing by to greet their father.

"I wanted these two to broaden their horizons while they were still young. I took this opportunity to bring them to Bardia."

"I see."

The father looked at the two n.

"If it is all right with both of you, you may stay in Bardia until you are satisfied."

'Thank you for your concern, Master Rainer."

Stein and Raymond bowed in awe.

Their attitude was humble, totally different from the way they had been when they t for the first ti.

Well, a lot has happened in the last few days.

Maybe sothing was on his mind.

Then, I explained to my father the series of events that had occurred since Curtis ca to Bardia.

In addition, I told him that Curtis had accepted the position of aide-de-camp to the Second Order.

"Rid and Lord Curtis. If each of you are satisfied with this, there should be no problem. Curtis-sama, I ask you once again a favor from now on."

"Yes, you can count on . I am more than happy to stay with Master Rid instead of staying in hiding in Renalute."

Curtis nodded with the corners of his eyes lowered and looked up.

Then he muttered, "Well ......," and turned his head.

Master Rid and Master Reiner ...... will probably have sothing to talk about without us. Let's go, Stein, Raymond."

He stood up and bowed.

Then he stepped toward the door of the room.

"Oh, wait, Grandfather!　Well, I'll leave you to it then."

Stein and Raymond hurriedly stood up, bobbed, and left the room as if in pursuit.

Perhaps Curtis had sensed that my father and I had sothing to say to each other, and he had been careful to make sure that we were not alone.

Soon after it was just my father, , and Deanna in the office, he nodded his head and said, "Hmmm .......

:I've heard he has a unique personality, but isn't he a good man?:

"Yes. Thanks to Farah and Asuna, I believe I have found good people to et. So, Father. How was the Imperial City?"

'Mm, about that, .......'

Father, with a difficult look on his face, slowly told about the events in the imperial capital.

In order to avoid any confusion between the nobles and the rest of the country, my father reported the incident of the attack on Bardia to Emperor Irwin and Empress Matilda in secret.

He explained that it was clear that it was an organized cri and that there was a strong possibility that so country was behind the attackers.

At that ti, their Majesties were apparently both astonished and very indignant.

"How dare they ss with Bardia's territory? They have done a very big thing. ......"

His Majesty is right. The innovative aristocrats are very happy to have this opportunity. The revolutionary aristocrats will take advantage of this and say that they will build up the military. I can see the conflict between conservatives and innovators escalating. However, considering the future, it is dangerous to keep it a secret. ......"

Their Majesties and the father discussed how to explain the situation to the nobles, and then decided to gather the leading figures of the innovative and conservative factions to inform them.

Among the leading innovators was the Marquis Berluti.

Among the leading figures of the conservative faction was the Duke Burns.

The eting was held to discuss the incident of the attack on Bardia.

As expected, the revolutionary faction said that the attack was proof that the prestige of the empire had been shaken in recent years, and that a military parade should be held to demonstrate the power of the nation both at ho and abroad.

They argue that the military should expand its forces and hold a military parade, or "military parade ceremony," to demonstrate its national strength at ho and abroad.

The conservatives, on the other hand, argue that, with the identity of the perpetrator of the attack on the Bardia territory yet to be confird, expanding the military and holding a military parade would raise tensions among neighboring countries and, conversely, provide an excuse to expand the country's military.

They countered with the assertion that they "express regret" or that the incident itself should not be made public.

However, the revolutionaries said that expressing regret would not change the situation.

Rather, they countered that it would send a ssage to the rest of the country that the empire would do nothing, which would lead to the aggravation of other countries, and that it was too passive and out of the question.

As the eting heated up due to the argunts of both conservatives and innovators, the emperor made a decision.

"As long as we do not know the identities of the culprits who carried out and planned the attack on Bardia, we cannot proceed with the military buildup unnecessarily. However, now that the incident has occurred, you must be on the alert in the territories of the Empire. And, Rainer. You are to try to find the perpetrators and organizers of the attack. We will not go public with the attack until we have proof."

At that mont, it seed as if the eting was about to end, when a man raised his hand.

When I heard the na of the nobleman, my heart was aflutter.

"Baron Acheson Roadpis, ......?"

Yes. He took out a letter and read it out loud at the end."

Father described the incident with a sense of disgust.

Baron Ashen Rhodopis has brown hair and blue eyes, and seems to be more of a rchant than a nobleman.

He is a newly promoted nobleman who was knighted a few years ago in recognition of the achievents of the rchant association he runs.

"I don't know if this has anything to do with this incident, but there is sothing I'm a little concerned about. Your Majesty, if I may?"

"......mmm. If you have sothing on your mind, let know.'

When he received the emperor's permission, he pulled a letter from his pocket.

"As many of you here know, I am a rchant and run a trading company. I received this letter from one of my business partners, a tribe in the beastman nation of Zubera."

Baron Acheson cleared his throat and read the letter aloud.

"Now, ......in recent years, children of the tribe of Beastn have gone missing in the various territories of Zubera, the Land of the Beastn. And there are rumors that so of these children have ended up in the Bardia territory of the Empire, so I would like you to investigate if possible. I was skeptical too,......, but it occurred to that it might have sothing to do with the recent attack.".

What does ...... that an?"

When my father glanced at Baron Acheson, he cowered his shoulders and made fun of him.

"Ha-ha-ha. Don't look so scary, Reiner. I have never held a sword as you have, and my legs tremble when you stare at like that."

"Don't play tricks on , Acheson. Make it brief."

The emperor pointed out, "I beg your pardon," he said, and he bailed.

He then looked up and continued.

'In other words, the children of the protected beastn tribe in Bardia territory. I was wondering if it is possible that so radicals belonging to the Beast Nation who wanted to get them back caused the attack ......?　That's what I thought."

"Oh, yes, that's certainly interesting. "

Baron Acheson's comnt was seconded by Bergamot, the son of the Marquis Berluti.

He continued his speech in a deliberate manner so that the nobles in the conference hall could hear him.

"But then. In the past, Reiner-sama said, 'It is only natural to solve problems that occur in one's own territory on one's own responsibility. Then, what about this case? If the root of the incident lies in the protection of the beastn, wouldn't it be the fault of the Bardia family ...... rather than the empire?"

"You two are making a lot of assumptions and speculations. The Bardia family is not at fault. May I ask who is the tribe that sent the letter to Baron Acheson in the first place?'

Even though his father answered firmly, Baron Acheson was not intimidated.

"Of course, of course. The chief of the tribe of the Bird People, Horst Padgley. I would like to see the handwriting on the letter, if you don't mind."

Father, Baron Acheson, and Lord Bergamot. The air was heavy and tense around the three of them.

But then the emperor's voice rang out, "Enough! roared.

"I understand your concerns. But as Rainer said, we should not speculate and guess. What we need to do now is to strengthen our security alert. And what we need to do now is to identify the perpetrators and planners of this attack. Good!"

The eting ended with the sound of a single voice of the crane once again.

After he had finished speaking, Father's face showed a rare signs of fatigue.

"Thank you for your hard work, Father."

'Mm. However, there are more rumors of the Bardia family's bad reputation in the capital than I had imagined. No nobleman seems to take it seriously, but there are many who wonder how smoke can stand where there is no fire. It's a very troubleso thing."

Father shook his head and took a letter from his pocket and put it on the desk.

'And this arrived as if in anticipation of the day I would return to Bardia. Read it."

'I will see .......'

I took the letter as I was told, took out its contents, and looked through it.

Then I blinked when I saw the contents and the na of the sender.

"Elba Grandek, the eldest son of the Foxn tribal chief. The second son, Malbus Grandek, wants to visit Bardia."

"Yeah, probably. I don't know what they were planning, but the assailants fled into the territory of the fox people. We have a lot of questions, and this would be a good opportunity to ask questions. You'll have to be there. Keep that in mind."

"Thank you, Master."

A woman who called herself "Claire," the perpetrator of the attack on the workshop, was a strong fox-man.

Perhaps there is a connection between her and the Fox people who co to visit.

Whatever the case may be, it would be an opponent that we could not let our guard down.

I nodded my head and braced myself.