The Prince of Scottyard, Vincent visited Hamilton Fortress again.
He came to hear their report.
Curtis, the captain of the 3rd Knight Order welcomed him at a drawing room.
The adviser of the 3rd Knight Order Renard was also present.
"How far have you progressed?"
Reclining on a fancy sofa, Vincent immediately stated his business.
Feeling ashamed, Curtis gave his report, and made Vincent get into a bad mood.
They haven't succeeded in tailing anyone.
They haven't gained much information.
There are no traces of him visiting his home in Rhodan, so he must have a residence somewhere else.
With transfer magic, if you look at the moment when the magic is used, you can pretty much tell where they're going.
Of course, that's only for someone who can analyze their magic formation.
However, since Ashtal and the others transferred after they shook their pursuers, they were unable to see that moment.
"In other words, they've even noticed that they're being followed?"
As predicted, Vincent gets into a bad mood and raises his voice.
"That's a possibility."
Or it's also possible that they normally prepare against being followed.
Of course, Vincent decided that it was the former, so there was no need to take that into account.
"Well then that means they don't think that much of it even if we follow them, don't fuck with me!"
Vincent got into worse and worse of a mood.
"No matter what, we must make them annoyed."
"Haa……"
Curtis had no choice but to give an ambiguous response.
He guessed there must be some connection between them, but there wouldn't be any good in asking that.
That much even a rough warrior could perceive.
"Is there no way you can do something through force?"
"We can't dispatch our army to the capital of another country, so it'd become an attack by a few elites."
"Is that possible?"
"If something goes wrong, there's the possibility of it becoming a diplomatic issue."
Curtis voiced his concerns.
However, Vincent concluded that it wasn't a big deal.
"Since the cancellation of the loans, the relationship between our countries has been on bad terms. It won't that much worse from just this much."
"But he's from an unknown race, and pretty strong right? Also, didn't he have terrifying power or something?"
"He shouldn't be able to use that power for a while. Taking that away, we can infer that his power is on the same level as a hero. I've heard that he lost to Fiona Spencer."
Vincent underestimated Ashtal's power.
There's a possibility of him having terrifying power.
However, he thought that there was considerable limit on his power.
If he had such power, what need was there for him to live so secretly?
That was behavior that Vincent couldn't understand.
If it was him, he'd immediately take control of the world, and do as he pleased.
That's why, he could only exert his power under a certain condition.
He judged that it was the type of power that could only be used once in awhile.
"I see. In that case, Edgar-dono may be able to defeat him."
"He won't move without my father's orders. We can't use him this time."
"Is that right……"
Curtis puts his chin on this hand, and thinks with a difficult expression.
Vincent lightly stated that he had the same power as a hero, but even that is high above humans.
Even if they were told to beat him with a few people, it wouldn't be possible.
"As long as they're working in the human world, they must have cooperators. Those people might know a little about their identities."
Renard slipped in his words.
"Certainly. However, one of their powerful cooperators is the hero of the 6th demonic calamity, the great magician Serena. We can't carelessly put our hands on her."
Curtis voiced his disapproval.
"There must be a bunch other than her."
"Other than that, there's the people from Yufilia-denka's party."
"Don't put your hands on Yufilia."
Vincent has yet to give up on Yufilia.
In a strong tone of voice, he expressed his refusal.
"In the first place, are Yufilia and her party even aware that he might not be human?"
"I don't know. I don't think that the king would let him be near his daughter if he was aware of that though."
"That's true. In the first place, my engagement didn't go well because of his stubbornness."
In that case, they may be able to cooperate with Briton for this case.
Vincent considered that possibility at his convenience.
"Are there any other candidates?"
"Ashtal's range of activities includes the academy, the Adventurer's Guild, and the Bank of Briton."
They know that by following him.
Curtis placed his report on the table.
"Then did you investigate the Adventurer's Guild and the bank?"
"Of course. We've pretended to be depositors and investigated the bank, and the young woman who managed the window just kept talking."
"Hou."
"She spoke plenty about the day the riots almost broke out around the bank."
"I don't want to hear that."
Vincent unpleasantly clicked his tongue.
What the banker Martha proudly spoke of was a humiliating story for Scottyard.
"According to that woman, the ones that Ashtal is close to in the bank are her and the president."
"Hou Hou."
While looking over the report, Vincent nodded.
"On the other hand, he's not close to many people at the Adventurer's Guild, but……"
Curtis took out another report.
"There was one testimony that said he was close to a receptionist. The person herself said that they just normally come into contact though."
"Fumu……"
Vincent thinks over that.
Was the witness' testimony incorrect, or was the receptionist trying to hide that she was close to him?
If it's the latter, then they don't want others to know they're close.
Is this not proof that they have found some information?
"Give priority those whose names come up. Depending on the situation, it's fine for you to abduct them."
"Do you mean to kidnap and torture them?"
"Yeah."
"If they're from the countryside and they don't have a family register, then it wouldn't be a problem even if they suddenly disappeared, but this would be dangerous, since they're from the capital."
Renard tried to chide the young prince.
"Then make it as unnoticeable as possible, and aim for the people below them."
"I understand."
He felt it was impossible to change his mind.
Curtis respectfully lowered his head, and gave the order.