Chapter 95
I woke up the next morning and Grulf was sleeping next to me .
He was on his back and showing his belly .
“…Really, is there even a wild animal in you…”
“…Grr…ff… Mrrm…mrmm…”
His mouth was moving as if he were eating something in his dreams .
I petted him near his arms .
“Groofff . ”
He began to kick his hind legs . It looked like he thought he was scratching himself .
It was pretty funny .
While I scratched him, I began to think .
I had destroyed three bases for the dark ones since returning to this world .
The first was the Vampire Lord base I had crushed with Shia, Ario and Josh .
The second was the High Lord base I had attacked with Eric, Goran, Shia and the beastkin .
The third was the base with the Evil God head .
As for bases inside of the royal capital, I suppose there was the Kabino house and Marquis Mastafon’s mansion .
Those should probably be considered local branches .
“So, what are the things we still don’t know?”
I said out loud . It was to organize my thoughts .
“Grrr . ”
Seeing Grulf’s carefree sleep-face made my mind feel sharper .
It was likely that Marquis Mastafon’s steward was the one behind Kabino .
As the steward of a marquis, you would be able to do all kinds of things .
“However, it would not be easy to move the police…”
Marquis Mastafon was a great noble who had once been Lord of Financial Affairs .
But that was years ago .
Though, he had been working until recently in a role related to finances .
“The police officers answered to the Ministry of Home Affairs… I doubt they worked well with the Ministry of Finance . ”
Perhaps there were nobles within the Ministry of Finance that were under the influence of the dark ones .
That would be very dangerous .
“That’s about all we know about the dark ones who have entered the royal capital…”
The next thing to consider was the organization of dark ones .
There were High Lords and below them, Lords . And under them were numerous vampires .
We had killed two High Lords .
One had been trying to attack the city .
The other was trying to revive their Evil God .
Both of them seemed like they were in a rush .
They had been carrying out their plan over a long period of time, but then seemed to move suddenly .
Eric and Goran said they thought it was because of my return .
But was that really the case?
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“The more important thing is likely the reason that I was able to come back . ”
I was able to return because I had killed all the devils and the Devil King .
Ten years ago, we had defeated the Devil King together . It took ten years for that Devil King to return .
It was traveling through the place between dimensions and trying to enter our world again . But I killed it .
Perhaps they had summoned the Evil God head to take the place of the Devil King .
The Devil King was a demigod that served the gods . He wasn’t a god himself .
And the head of a god was probably enough to replace a king .
“What were the dark ones trying to do…”
Normally, you would think that they wanted to rule this world .
The problem was their method .
“In the first place, is there nothing above a High Lord?”
Was there no possibility of there being a Grand High Lord for the vampires?
If there were, where were they and what were they doing?
“…It’s very troubling . ”
There was a lot we didn’t know .
“Grr?”
Grulf had awakened at some point and was tilting his head as he looked at me .
“Grulf, you’re awake . ”
“Groof-groof!”
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I scratched his fur and he wagged his tail happily .
For now, I should just wait for the investigation to finish .
Until then, I would just kill time by killing goblins .
That was what I decided as I left the room .
When I entered the dining room, Milka noticed me immediately .
“Ah, Mister Locke! You’re awake! Will you have breakfast?”
“So you have breakfast ready? That would be great . ”
Milka had prepared some breakfast . It was bread and a fried eggs .
I was very thankful .
“Milka . Thank you . ”
“Don’t mention it! It’s my job!”
“Where’s Eric and Goran?”
“They got up at dawn and went home . ”
“I see . They’re both very busy, after all . ”
I said, and Milka looked at me with a serious face .
“What is it?”
“Mister Locke . Are you in fact a really important person?”
“Maybe a little . What made you think that?”
“Well, they were calling that old man the king, after all . ”
“Oh, so you noticed . Yes, Eric is the king . ”
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“So he really is the king . I hadn’t known . ”
And then she looked at me again .
“So, what do you do, Mister Locke?”
“I really am an Adventurer . ”
“Hmm…hmm…”
“Don’t tell anyone, but I’m actually quite good at it . ”
“Yes, even the king relies on you!”
“Exactly . ”
“I see…”
Milka seemed satisfied with this explanation .
But then she looked worried .
“Oh, have I been very rude to the king up until now?”
In fact, she had been very, very rude up until now .
“I’m getting very worried!”
Milka said as she petted Grulf’s back .
“…Grrr…”
“Well, don’t worry about it . You can just act as you always act . ”
“I can?”
“Eric will usually be visiting us in disguise . So it won’t do to be overly polite, anyway . ”
“Is that so! That’s a relief!”
Milka said as she hugged Grulf around the neck .