Chapter 67: 67
A Changed Milka
After looking a little closer, I saw that it was Milka .
Serulis had probably run back to her home in order to get some new clothes .
“Thi-this is embarrassing . ”
Milka said awkwardly .
They were likely Serulis’s old clothes .
It was cute and quite appropriate for the rich daughter of Lord Morton .
There were frills and accessories .
Her hair had also been brushed and cleaned .
Serulis must have done it for her as they bathed .
That was why Serulis had been so eager to clean the place .
“Hehe . ”
Serulis stood next to Milka with the smuggest expression .
She had seen my surprise at this transformation .
“You did this?”
I asked . And Serulis said proudly,
“What do you think? Doesn’t it suit her?”
“These pretty clothes don’t suit me at all!”
“That’s not true . It looks very cute . ”
“Bu-but . There is no way that it does . I-I’m going to go and change!”
Milka turned around and left .
“Milka, wait . ”
I called after her, and she stopped .
“I-I’m sorry . But I can’t clean in these clothes, can I?”
I think she thought I was going to be upset .
“Milka . I think it looks very nice on you . It is very cute . ”
“Really? N-no . You don’t need to flatter me . I know that it looks horrible on me . ”
“No . Why would I lie? It does look good . Are these your old clothes, Serulis?”
“Yes . I decided to give her my old clothes . ”
“Thank you, Serulis . That would be a great help . ”
“Oh-oh . It’s nothing, you know!”
Serulis said, a little embarrassed .
“Shia, Luchila . What do you think?”
“It’s very nice . Yes, yes . It is very cute . ”
Shia said as she circled Milka several times .
“Yes . It’s cute . It’s like dressing up a pack horse, as they say . ”
Luchila didn’t realize it, but this wasn’t exactly a compliment .
“Re-really?”
But Milka looked happy as she blushed . And so I didn’t bother explaining it to her .
She was doing that a lot .
She started petting Grulf’s head after he came close .
“Grulf . Grulf . ”
“Grr?”
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Grulf looked confused as she scratched his fur .
Then he looked towards me for help .
“Cluck!”
Gerberga flew down and landed on Grulf’s back .
“Lord Gerberga is very cute as well . ”
Milka’s attention moved to Gerberga, who was now subject to her petting .
“Cluck!”
“Grr . ”
Gerberga had come down to help Grulf, who was at a loss over what to do .
He was a kind chicken .
After that, I had Serulis and Milka registered at the door in the library .
When that was finished, Milka said excitedly,
“I’m going to go and clean now!”
“Why don’t you start tomorrow?”
“But…”
“You were put in such nice clothes . You should relax and enjoy it . ”
“Do you think so?”
“Yes!”
Serulis said as she patted Milka on the head .
After that, Serulis, Shia, Luchila and I went to the drawing room .
I didn’t call Gerberga, but he came anyway .
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“Mister Locke . What is it?”
“Hmm . Eric asked me to search for the noblemen who were backing Kabino . ”
“That is quite the request . ”
And so I explained everything that Eric had told me to Serulis .
As we talked, Gerberga perched on my lap .
“That will be very dangerous . ”
“You are waiting for Kabino’s confession for now?”
“They also need to inspect all of the evidence confiscated from his mansion . ”
“Will the district manager keep you informed of everything?”
Shia said . Serulis looked at me very seriously .
Of course, I just needed to show the necklace that Eric had given me .
However, I should only use it when it was necessary . And so I was hesitant to use it from the beginning .
Besides, I wasn’t really worried about acquiring information about the investigation .
“I did tell Eric to protect the district manager, and prevent others from interfering with his work . ”
“Hmm . Hmm . ”
Serulis listened carefully .
“Eric should do everything that he can to protect the evidence . I even told him that Kabino might be assassinated if he is not careful . ”
“I see . I do think that that could happen . ”
“But how will he ensure it?”
“Will he assign more bodyguards?”
“I don’t think he would want to attract too much attention . Yes…”
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I thought about it .
“Perhaps he will move the evidence and Kabino to the palace and make that the headquarters for the investigation . ”
“Even if it is done in the palace, who will be investigating?”
“His guards?”
“I don’t know . It’s all up to Eric . ”
And I knew that Eric would choose someone that was trustworthy .
“It’s a serious matter and also very urgent . That being said, we cannot act recklessly either . ”
“Any wrong moves will make them cautious . ”
“I just want to paint a target on all of the questionable nobles . ”
Then Shia blurted,
“It is only Kabino now?”
“What do you mean?”
“Kabino was gathering sacrifices, wasn’t he? And his mansion was stocking weapons . ”
“Yes . ”
“If there are great noblemen backing him, I think there should be other people at the bottom like Kabino, who are doing the same thing . ”
“I suppose so . ”
Shia stood up from her chair .
“I’m going to go and see if there are any quests for missing persons . ”
“I’ll go with you!”
Serulis said as she jumped off of her chair .