"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

　The security guard with the papers in his hand muttered with surprise and indignation.
　It's only natural that the document is an order to destroy a store that the security guard has been to several times... or, to be precise, a copy of it.
　The shop went bankrupt... it was precisely the owner's orders that caused it to go bankrupt.

"Well, look over here. We have enough evidence of the threat. ... Why don't you keep the amount of the threat in the books?"
"No, it's all right that I'm saved. For the time being, I think this study alone will show some good evidence of wrongdoing."

　The investigation is strictly about the underground space Ray found.
　But if you find evidence of any crime along the way, you don't miss it.
　Naturally, the evidence will be confiscated and the crime will be investigated.
　In that sense, the investigation was expected to expose a significant number of crimes.
　However, there is no way we can use such forceful measures.
　That's why it's allowed to be called a genuine guillem crisis in which the pink tentacles are called out in the guillem, and in addition, the pink tentacles are strong enough to not easily beat even Ray.
　In this case, it would have been significant to say that it was near the aristocracy, but not the aristocracy.

"Well... I can't find anything particularly suspicious in my eyes."

　If there was a picture that bothered him, like yesterday's mansion, Ray would have been interested him.
　Unfortunately, however, this study is not decorated with any paintings.
　Ray looked around, but at least from Ray's point of view, it didn't seem like something was hidden somewhere.

(There was a great deal of dead bodies left in yesterday's mansion of bones and skin... wait. Was it because of that body that there was a good bodyguard in yesterday's mansion? In fact, seeing that body that convinced me and the guards that there were a lot of suspicious things.)

　I had been told that the house was the enemy's stronghold, but I wouldn't have been so wary if it hadn't been a pile of bones and skin.
　Of course, there was no option of not being vigilant because of the sudden attack, but there is a high possibility that this would not have happened without the incident of the corpse.

(They were just protecting the house, and there were no inhabitants like this one... I mean, that house was an important place for the dead. For ordinary dead bodies, odors are a nuisance, but they don't have to worry about it.)

　The body I saw yesterday was just bone and skin... maybe because it looked like a mummy, it didn't smell bad at all.
　However, it is not unusual that a corpse, which is usually skin or bone, should have had a bad smell, but... that the corpse was probably affected by some tentacles.
　Thinking this way, Ray watched the guards examining the study... suddenly found something to worry about.
　If you just look at it normally, you wouldn't have felt any discomfort.
　But why Ray felt uncomfortable about it... even Ray himself doesn't know.
　But for some unknown reason, I was worried... about the vase in the room.
　Perhaps because it is winter now, the vase itself is decorated as a work of art, not as if it were a vase or something.
　Or if this was a noble family, they might have obtained flowers and decorated them in winter.
　Anyway, Ray approaches such a vase.
　The vase itself was not specifically hidden inside, as the guards had been examining it earlier.
　Still concerned about the vase, Ray moves to the front of the vase and reaches out.
　Lift up the vase and examine it carefully.
　But there is nothing wrong with Ray's vase.
　Ray, who is not well versed in art, decides that his vase may be expensive, and puts it back on the pedestal where it was placed.
　When I was looking at the vase, I wondered what the discomfort was... when I put the vase on the pedestal, I felt the same discomfort again.
　The moment you put a little force on the vase when you put it on the pedestal, the pedestal on which the vase is placed sinks a little.
　Yes, the pedestal itself sank to the floor.

"Hey!"

　Looking at the scene, I understand that this vase... has some sort of device on its pedestal, and I call in the guards.
　The guards who had been inspecting the vase earlier may not have imagined that the pedestal itself was somehow rigged, rather than hidden evidence of any wrongdoing.
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"I see. There's a device like this here, and it's obvious that there's something hidden about it that people don't want to see... what the hell is there?"

　A guard gets Ray to give up his place and inspects the pedestal on which the vase is placed.
　The mechanism of the pedestal was soon exposed and he succeeded in finding some papers folded in the gap in the pedestal.
　Some of the evidence of criminal involvement was normally kept in this study.
　Nevertheless, when it comes to documents hidden in elaborate contraptions, they are clearly suspicious.
　The guards, to see if they knew it, stretched out the folded papers."

"Crypto?"

　One of the guards muttered regretfully.
　In fact, Ray couldn't understand what was written on the document.
　There are some sentences that can be read, but many of them are not very well read, and they are just some sort of code.
　an object that should be called hieroglyphs rather than letters
　The guards look really disgusted at the letters.
　For Ray, it's just a code, but for the guards, it's only natural that they have to break it in order to pursue the crime of the master of the estate.
　Still, it's fortunate that the guards can turn to a specialized department or, in some cases, a department under the direct control of Dusker instead of directly breaking the code.
　When it comes to deciphering a code, a lot of knowledge.
　I'm afraid I can't afford to do that in my job as a security guard.
　...some of them have that much knowledge, but the number is certainly not large.

"Ray, keep this for now. I'll give it to you when the house is closed."
"All right,"

　He also stores documents in Ray's mistling that would prove other crimes he had discovered after examining the study.
　If the guard had documentary evidence, for some reason... specifically, the owner of the estate or the person under his command might have thought of destroying it.
　In that sense, these guards who worked with Ray must have been lucky.
　...however, some had the impression that Ray had drawn a draw for the commotion.

"And what do you do? I think there is a strong possibility that there is nothing more evidence in this study than this, since it has been so tightly concealed."
"I don't know. I can't rule out the possibility of something else. I'll look into it a little more."
"Is that so? Then I'm looking at it a little bit more loosely. Is that all right?
"Oh, ... protect us rather than be so desperate for investigation. If a strong man attacks us, it will be difficult for us to fight back."

　He seemed half joking, but his expression was serious.
　It's hard for the guards to counter it if they're suddenly attacked while they're actually focusing on the investigation.
　If you concentrate on something, it's only natural that you can't handle it.
　Originally, adventurers, including Ray, are accompanying the guards because they are expected to serve as bodyguards for such occasions.
　Ray also says nothing more to the guard's words and quietly decides to fulfill his role as a bodyguard.
　However, with so many other guards in the house under compulsory investigation, if the owner of the house impersonates them, they will soon find out who else is doing the investigation.

(It would be terrible if you attacked a group with Vihela.)

　Vichela, who is looking forward to fighting against a strong enemy, might even welcome the attackers.
　However, since only those who have attacked will suffer badly, they will not feel sorry for the great damage caused by the attack.

"Oh, look at this. He's flipping illegal drugs."
"Unlawful drugs? ... Hey, wait a minute. Maybe this was a problem a little while ago...""Perhaps, as far as the circulation goes, the owner of this mansion is concerned, but it is not the superior of the organization."

　The word illegal medicine turns Ray's eyes on the guards.
　The drug in this case is not the kind of drug Ray had a problem with when he was in Japan, but rather the one made by magic.
　However, there are many addictive substances, so there is no doubt that they are similar in nature to drugs.

"I've never heard of the problem of medicine, but is it a lot of guillem?"
"A lot,"

　When Ray asks, the guard asserts without hesitation.

"In the first place, Gilm is a frontier, and because it's a frontier, there are a lot of materials available, some of which can be used as medicinal materials. You know, Ray, you've seen that kind of medicine a few times, you know, magic fever."

　a febrile fever
　That reminded Ray of the time he had taken the medicine in a hurry on board a set.

"...that's not a particularly harmful medicine, is it? That should be a remedy."
"Yes, but there is an appropriate amount of medicine in everything, and if you exceed it, it will only do you harm. So will medicine for magic fever and other medicines."

　To be honest, Ray's case doesn't make sense if he's called drugs or drugs.
　Since I lived in the countryside of Tohoku in Japan, I have not seen drugs as a matter of course, and it has been the same since I came here.

(Oh, but I've seen the assassin use drugs, etc.)

　Recall what I've seen a few times before, then look convinced.

"And we found evidence of illegal distribution of the drug."
"That's the case, though it's not that the owner of this mansion takes the initiative, but rather that it's a hand and foot that can be cut off easily."
"... I suppose,"

　I remember when I was about to enter this mansion, and I did nothing by myself, telling the soldiers to stop. On the contrary, given his personality of being afraid to take action, I don't think he could lead such a big thing.

(If you at least pretend to stop us by yourself... or are you going somewhere else just not coming to our place? Maybe not just here in the study.)

　This mansion is quite large, if not as large as it is in the aristocratic quarter.
　Also, given the size of the estate we investigated yesterday, it is safe to have several study units.
　In fact, yesterday the guards, other than the Ray's, searched another study and found documents that would give them a clue to the crime.

"For the time being, it's possible that there are some other papers here. Ray, could you wait a little longer?"
"Oh, I don't mind. I can't say slowly... but don't miss the papers and do your best."

　That's what Ray said to the guards.