168 field survey




 It was indeed an empty place, Allen nodded, looking around the place.

 What you see in your field of vision is a wide plain, and there's nothing of note.
 You can see the abandoned carriage and horses, but other than that it's really just a plain plain.
 It's too easy to see, and it's possible that you might let your guard down a bit, thinking that no attack will happen, but that's just a matter of consequence.
 At least in Allen's eyes, there seemed to be no reason to choose this place for the attack.

 In the end, Aren and his team had chosen to take a look at the location of the attack.
 You will be able to get information from the guards as smoothly as from Beatrice, and I don't think there is much difference between the information we got from Beatrice.
 You will be able to find out if there is any difference between the information you get from Beatrice and the information you get from her.

It's not that I didn't believe in ...... that they didn't find a single clue, but ...... is even more empty than I expected.
"Looking at the condition of the carriage and the horses, it's very likely that they were put out of condition after all: ...... Well, that's not new information I'm getting.
"There was nothing in the ...... carriage, either.
"Well, ......, I wonder what's going on?

 I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.

 I remember Beatrice's frustrated face as she said she was leaving the rest to you.
 She would have really wanted to find out by herself, but circumstances do not allow her to do so.
 Beatrice has no choice but to stay in that room and wait for good news.

 But if you want to do something for Beatrice, you'll have no trouble if you can do something with just your thoughts.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you're in the marketplace.
"Henriette and her friends also asked around, but it seems like no one really knew anything about it,

 Before coming to the capital, Aren and his friends went to Noel's store to report to him.

 However, the situation was just as Milene had described, and they were unable to find any clues.
 I asked around, but again, there were no eyewitness testimonies, and I did not know when she had disappeared.

 However, as for when, I could only guess from the situation in the workshop.

Time wise, I think Noel and Leeds were taken at about the same time.
I think so, too, Henriette. But I don't know if it's the same devil, that's for sure.
"...... differently than normal?
It's a long way from the frontier to the outskirts of King's Landing.
It's just that they seem to be able to transfer. I think it's not an individual skill, it's a tool, but if they can transfer, distance doesn't matter.
"...... somehow feel the same?

 I looked at Millene, who said that, and she slowly looked around once.
 Then she turns her head back to Allen and opens her mouth.

If ...... were to be kidnapped, I don't think Noel would be taken without a fight. So she was probably unconscious when she was taken.
Yeah, yeah, sure. The fact that he showed no signs of resistance makes it more likely.

 It's not impossible that he was too shut in concentrating on blacksmithing and collapsed, but Noel should know that there is no one coming to check on him, so he shouldn't be that reckless.
 Even if there is someone coming to check on you, you shouldn't be that reckless, but that can't help but be said now.

It's a good thing that the culprit is the same person, isn't it? Well, I don't think they were abducted separately by coincidence at the same time and by chance from the devil, so they're probably in the same place anyway.
"Hmm ...... hey, Henriette.
"What is it?
Do you have any idea where they are?

 At Allen's words, Henriette's movements stopped for a moment.
 When Milene noticed this, she turned her gaze to Henriette with her eyes widening lightly.

...... fact?
...... Well, I'd be lying if I said I had no idea. But how did you know?
"If you ask me why, I'll tell you why: ......

 You will be able to get a lot more than just a few minutes of your time.

 You'll be able to see that both Allen and Milene are getting impatient on the inside.
 You will be able to find out the best way to make the most out of your time with the help of your friends and family.

 On the other hand, Henriette seems to be the calm itself, not to mention her pretense.
 But as he told her, Allen knows that Henriette is not a ruthless person.
 It is impossible to remain calm when there are almost no clues to the situation after the two of you were kidnapped.

 So I thought that somehow, for some reason unknown to us, we had an idea about their whereabouts and knew that they would not be in immediate danger.

"...... Haha, you are. Well, there's a place I'm guessing it's here. But I didn't tell you that because I wanted to be sure about the location before I went there.
"...... dangerous?
Danger is danger, but maybe not the kind of danger Milene has in mind. It's dangerous in the sense that if you do something wrong there, you'll turn most of the world against you.

 That surprised Allen because he could see where he was talking about.
 But that's not all.

 Why was "there" a demon taking them ...... and that it was the demon of all places that took them?
 I had no idea why.

Well, I'll give you a good explanation as to why I thought that. But later. That's not the place to be.
"...... not good for someone to hear?
"It's not good enough to complain about being killed.
Hmm ...... well, I guess I'll just have to do it. And time is of the essence.

 Looking out over the horizon, the sun was already setting.
 A lot of things have happened, and I found myself at this hour.

 Allen has never been there, so he can't travel by transfer, and it's too late to head there by any other means.
 Anyway, if you need to wait until tomorrow, we don't have to wait until now to hear from you.

I'm not sure if there is any information to be gained here, so I'll just go back to King's Landing ...... and then the question of what to do with this horse and so forth is what to do?

 The reason why there are horses and carriages here is because the horses were injured and cannot run, and also because Beatrice and her friends run faster than using the carriage.
 That's why the horses were left behind.



 The investigation of this place was not done today because I preferred to listen to Beatrice and the others, but indeed, it should be done tomorrow.
 And at that time the carriages will be retrieved, but it's hard to say whether the injured horses will be retrieved as well.
 Some of the horses look like they have broken bones, and there's a chance they will be dumped here or killed.

 On the other hand, if we treat them, their story will be at odds with what Beatrice and the others said.
 The fact that the story of Beatrice and her friends is true has been investigated by Gift, so I don't think there's any reason to suspect that it's true.

"Well, you could just say it was a saintly miracle or something.
"...... Would it work if I said my wounds were healed in front of you?
"I have a feeling that Leeds would be in a lot of trouble if it came back safely instead: ...... Well, it's a little late for that now.

 I nodded to both of them, then.

 Leeds already has enough prestige.
 One or two more here won't matter.
 It's more of a problem if there's some confusion in the field.

 It's a bit of a mess, but that's probably because we're in too much of a hurry to help Leeds and the others.
 With that in mind, Allen went to the horses to treat them first.