After I finished the experiment and returned home, I began to fight back against the nobles who were trying to set me up.
　If I left that thing unattended, it would not only put me in a bad position, but it would also hurt the Touahade family.

''With our communication and information networks in place, we could be this powerful.

The communications network is a huge infrastructure that connects twenty major cities and allows for real-time communication.
　And the information network is a circle of people made up of secret agents, and there are three of them.
　The first is a shared one that is shared by the parent company, the Valor Chamber of Commerce, the second is a newly established one of Orna's own, and the third is one that has drawn in people who admire me, the [Holy Knight].

Each one has its own strengths.
　The Balor Chamber of Commerce's net is wide anyway, Orna's net is small but gathers more in-depth information.
The information network created by people who admired [Holy Knight], almost all of its members are nobles, so they can learn about politics and trends of the nobility.

The first two are only an extension of their business, and are just a look from the people.
　However, only the last one is a hidden eye on the aristocratic society. You can see what you can't see from the outside.

It was the third one that was useful this time.
　The third one is also outstanding in terms of the excellence of its personnel. After all, it's made up of only those who were able to make contact with me, the 【Holy Knight】.
　At that point in time, it's an overwhelming house rank, or enough power to go through the back channels.

I interviewed each of them individually and only those I could trust to be my collaborators.
　Taking advantage of them was easy in itself.

As the people who admired the [Holy Knight] wanted, I'm making them feel like heroes themselves by becoming the power of a hero.
　Furthermore, he had reduced the risk of defection by grabbing their hearts with brainwashing techniques and giving them the benefits they needed for each of their positions.

That way, they would be able to speak flippantly about information about their own home, not just their relatives.
　........The problem is that even if they are excellent, many of them are childish. They're people who want to play heroes, so that part can't be helped.
　That's why they put a lot of effort into risk management when their existence was discovered.

''Your focused surveillance of King's Landing has worked.

We have many eyes ready for King's Landing.
　That place is the center of politics, and the nobles who put the center ahead of their fiefdoms are more vain and jealous than others.
　That's why I thought there would be a lot of people dragging their feet.

From those people's point of view, they would be jealous of me and couldn't help but be jealous of me.
　Even though I'm not a brave man, I've defeated the demon race in succession, the royal family has taken a liking to me, and one of the four great dukes is seen as being attached to the Romalung.
　Their glory is envied for the favor they are receiving.
　And I also believe that eventually the Touahade family will rise to the occasion and threaten their own position....
　Even though neither I nor my father is interested in any of that.

'Even they would know what would happen if they dragged me down, if they thought for a moment.

If there is no one to defeat the demon tribe, you will be strangling yourself.
　If I don't take care of them, the land of Alvan will be ravaged by the devastation.

And if I let the demon tribe do whatever they want, the demon king will come back.
　There is a possibility that even the brave men can't deal with the demon king, and it is quite possible that the entire country will be destroyed.
　At the very least, they shouldn't interfere with me while the demon tribe is still a threat.
　Even so, they justify their barbarism due to jealousy and vanity with painful logic and turn on me.

''I was going to let it slide for a little while.

This is a very bad idea.
　Let's make a countermeasure.
　At first, I'll fight with a straightforward approach, but in the worst case, I'm even willing to go about my day job 《Ansuatsu》.
　After all, they have been so vicious that it can't be helped if they do so.
　There's no need to refrain from doing so either.

◇

The next morning, a messenger from the Romalung arrived to pick up Nevan.
　The Lomarungu's daughter is a busy woman with many tasks and responsibilities. She has a lot of work to do and responsibilities to keep her busy.
　We've come to see her off.

"I really enjoyed my three days in Tauaharde. I'll be back.
'We've had a good time in Romalung too. I hope we can continue to build on our good relationship.
''I feel the same way. Next time I'm at the academy, I'll put on a friendly senior face for you.
Yeah, I'll act like a cute junior.

Speaking of which, the rebuilding of the school is about to be finished.
　When that happens, Nevan will become a senior.
　The academy had deliberately avoided it, but there was no longer any reason to do so.

''Oh, and it looks like Rougu-sama is in a bit of a pickle.
What are you talking about?
'Don't think you can fool me. 'Don't think you can fool me. But the air is different.

Oh my God, it's not often that I've been spotted with the intention of hiding my facial expressions and emotions, including in a previous life.

We had a bit of trouble.
Can I help you with the Romalung?
You don't have to do that. I'll figure it out.

I'm not being pushy.

I don't want to owe you anything where it's unnecessary.
　We should use the power of the Romarnung much later.

'Yes, sir. Let me know if you change your mind. ........I'll hold onto this one for you.

The communications network is set up in every major city in the country.

There is no reason why the city of Romarnung should not be included there.
　I've given Nevan the location of the large communication device I've placed in the city.

"Yeah, I'll let you know when that happens.

Those were the last words.
　Nevan is leaving.
　It was nerve-wracking to be with her, but at the same time, I enjoyed and learned a lot.
　I hope we continue to have a good relationship.

◇

After separating from Nevan, he accesses the communication network from a child in his room.
　A large communication device is also installed in Touahade's mansion.

However, this one is somewhat unique and is not mentioned in the documents, and even Maha does not know of its existence.

It also has a special function that no other communication device has.
　It's what's called insurance. There's a good reason for this kind of trouble.
　It designates a channel for communicating to the agents, not a private one for communicating with Maha and the tarts.

"Silver to the King...

In private channels we call each other by name, but in channels that connect to the agents, we use code names.
　Silver means me, and the King means the agent in King's Landing.
　So, I instructed my agents to set a trap for the people who set the trap for me.

◇

The next day a hang glider was prepared for us.
　A two-seater one for me and Dia to use, and a special plane for Tart.

'Sorry about that. I just wanted to spend a little more time here.
No, I don't mind at all!　I would go anywhere to be with Master Lugue.
'But it's awful, isn't it? ....trying to kill a rogue.
Yeah, it's awful.

The people who are trying to set me up are trying to frame me for murder.
　There is no doubt that he is a murderer, but for an assassin to be condemned by killing is the greatest humiliation.
　After all, it's the equivalent of being branded incompetent with a murder exposed.
　It's all very frustrating, even for an innocent man.

"It's a crude method. He's going to kill a political opponent and have his body found by John Bull, so that a false witness can say that I got him involved in a battle with the demons and killed him.
'Um, does that make Master Lugue bad?　I think it's normal to get someone involved in a fight against a demon race. I can't fight if I'm worried about that.
"Well, it's so much that the authority of the [Holy Knight] is such that he is not responsible for any damage he causes during the course of the battle.

Not only the [Holy Knight], but also the brave and some senior knights have the same authority.
　If those with powerful combat power fight, the aftermath will be far-reaching. And they are usually dispatched to cases where the enemy is powerful or super urgent.
　That's why they were handed the authority to fight with all their might.

'Isn't that crazy?　If that's the case, there's no way you're going to frame the rogue for it.
No, they'll be fine with that. The man they want to blame for my murder is a nobleman and a popular figure. Even if he is innocent, his people and many noblemen will think badly of him. Worst case scenario, some of them might come out and say they are going to take revenge. It's enough of a negative campaign if they just want to drag their feet with jealousy. ........Not only that, they've also made up a feud between the victim and Baron Touahade's family to make people think that he was deliberately involved and killed them.

No matter how much, even if he is innocent under the authority of the [Holy Knight], if it's a deliberate killing, it will be a problem.
　Even if he was innocent, various nobles from various quarters would undoubtedly impose sanctions on Touahade.

''That's preposterous. That's why I don't like aristocratic societies.''

Pulling each other's leg to get ahead in the aristocratic society is the key to success.
　In times of warfare, you can rise through the ranks by achieving remarkable results, but otherwise, it's hard to achieve anything remarkable.
　Therefore, it is important not to make mistakes and to find a way to unseat your superior and competitors.
　Aristocrats who have an appetite for success are very good at it.
　That's what the people who are trying to set me up are saying.

''Well, how does that work against you?
We've got the witness. I'm gonna give him a little leverage to get him to come over to my side. I'm gonna get him to explain to me that it was the person who set me up in the first place, in a trial to expose me for my crimes.
Are you going to turn?
You don't think I could do it?

The tart freaks out.
　I'm good at persuasion.

...Originally, I didn't have time for this.
　The process of the trial goes like this.
　The person accused of the crime appears, and the first thing that is discussed is whether or not the trial should take place.
　Once that deliberation is completed and approved, the first step is the transportation of the letter using a carrier pigeon, and at the same time, the official with the letter departs in a carriage.

Those accused must return to the territory within three days of the official's arrival in the territory and accompany the official to the royal capital.
　The trial will then take place at the earliest time that is convenient for the schedule of the officials involved after arriving at the King's Landing.

From King's Landing, it would take a week no matter how hurriedly.
　A courier pigeon would take two or three days.
　Normally, you should return to the territory within a total of eight days, five days from the arrival of the letter from the courier to the arrival of the official, plus three days for the official to wait for you.
　However, in this case, it seems that "unfortunately" the carrier pigeon had an accident and the letter was not going to arrive.

........In other words, if the official with the letter doesn't return to Touahade within three days of his arrival, he will be considered to have fled at that point and his crime will be determined.
　Even if I get there in time, the guy who accused me of the crime has his hands around every part of the city, and the day after I return to the King's capital with the officials, he's going to have his trial to take place.
　If I didn't know anything about it, I would have had to face the trial unsuccessfully, or at best, unprepared at all.

''Not at all, it's not the information or communication network we created for this kind of thing.

Chuckle.
　This guy saved me this time.
　I heard that the official with the letter left the royal capital today morning.
　Because I was able to find out about it at the right time yesterday, I can use the time until the officials arrive plus the entire three days to plant the counter.

'Yeah, it's true. But I'm relieved that we're going to be able to prove Lug's innocence.
Yeah. But, you know, I'm not going to stop there. You will get what you deserve.

Just proving his innocence isn't enough.
　Let's make an example out of him by beating him thoroughly so that no one else will ever do this again.

After I finished the experiment and returned home, I began to fight back against the nobles who were trying to set me up.
　If I left that thing unattended, it would not only put me in a bad position, but it would also hurt the Touahade family.

''With our communication and information networks in place, we could be this powerful.

The communications network is a huge infrastructure that connects twenty major cities and allows for real-time communication.
　And the information network is a circle of people made up of secret agents, and there are three of them.
　The first is a shared one that is shared by the parent company, the Valor Chamber of Commerce, the second is a newly established one of Orna's own, and the third is one that has drawn in people who admire me, the [Holy Knight].

Each one has its own strengths.
　The Balor Chamber of Commerce's net is wide anyway, Orna's net is small but gathers more in-depth information.
The information network created by people who admired [Holy Knight], almost all of its members are nobles, so they can learn about politics and trends of the nobility.

The first two are only an extension of their business, and are just a look from the people.
　However, only the last one is a hidden eye on the aristocratic society. You can see what you can't see from the outside.

It was the third one that was useful this time.
　The third one is also outstanding in terms of the excellence of its personnel. After all, it's made up of only those who were able to make contact with me, the 【Holy Knight】.
　At that point in time, it's an overwhelming house rank, or enough power to go through the back channels.

I interviewed each of them individually and only those I could trust to be my collaborators.
　Taking advantage of them was easy in itself.

As the people who admired the [Holy Knight] wanted, I'm making them feel like heroes themselves by becoming the power of a hero.
　Furthermore, he had reduced the risk of defection by grabbing their hearts with brainwashing techniques and giving them the benefits they needed for each of their positions.

That way, they would be able to speak flippantly about information about their own home, not just their relatives.
　........The problem is that even if they are excellent, many of them are childish. They're people who want to play heroes, so that part can't be helped.
　That's why they put a lot of effort into risk management when their existence was discovered.

''Your focused surveillance of King's Landing has worked.

We have many eyes ready for King's Landing.
　That place is the center of politics, and the nobles who put the center ahead of their fiefdoms are more vain and jealous than others.
　That's why I thought there would be a lot of people dragging their feet.

From those people's point of view, they would be jealous of me and couldn't help but be jealous of me.
　Even though I'm not a brave man, I've defeated the demon race in succession, the royal family has taken a liking to me, and one of the four great dukes is seen as being attached to the Romalung.
　Their glory is envied for the favor they are receiving.
　And I also believe that eventually the Touahade family will rise to the occasion and threaten their own position....
　Even though neither I nor my father is interested in any of that.

'Even they would know what would happen if they dragged me down, if they thought for a moment.

If there is no one to defeat the demon tribe, you will be strangling yourself.
　If I don't take care of them, the land of Alvan will be ravaged by the devastation.

And if I let the demon tribe do whatever they want, the demon king will come back.
　There is a possibility that even the brave men can't deal with the demon king, and it is quite possible that the entire country will be destroyed.
　At the very least, they shouldn't interfere with me while the demon tribe is still a threat.
　Even so, they justify their barbarism due to jealousy and vanity with painful logic and turn on me.

''I was going to let it slide for a little while.

This is a very bad idea.
　Let's make a countermeasure.
　At first, I'll fight with a straightforward approach, but in the worst case, I'm even willing to go about my day job 《Ansuatsu》.
　After all, they have been so vicious that it can't be helped if they do so.
　There's no need to refrain from doing so either.

◇

The next morning, a messenger from the Romalung arrived to pick up Nevan.
　The Lomarungu's daughter is a busy woman with many tasks and responsibilities. She has a lot of work to do and responsibilities to keep her busy.
　We've come to see her off.

"I really enjoyed my three days in Tauaharde. I'll be back.
'We've had a good time in Romalung too. I hope we can continue to build on our good relationship.
''I feel the same way. Next time I'm at the academy, I'll put on a friendly senior face for you.
Yeah, I'll act like a cute junior.

Speaking of which, the rebuilding of the school is about to be finished.
　When that happens, Nevan will become a senior.
　The academy had deliberately avoided it, but there was no longer any reason to do so.

''Oh, and it looks like Rougu-sama is in a bit of a pickle.
What are you talking about?
'Don't think you can fool me. 'Don't think you can fool me. But the air is different.

Oh my God, it's not often that I've been spotted with the intention of hiding my facial expressions and emotions, including in a previous life.

We had a bit of trouble.
Can I help you with the Romalung?
You don't have to do that. I'll figure it out.

I'm not being pushy.

I don't want to owe you anything where it's unnecessary.
　We should use the power of the Romarnung much later.

'Yes, sir. Let me know if you change your mind. ........I'll hold onto this one for you.

The communications network is set up in every major city in the country.

There is no reason why the city of Romarnung should not be included there.
　I've given Nevan the location of the large communication device I've placed in the city.

"Yeah, I'll let you know when that happens.

Those were the last words.
　Nevan is leaving.
　It was nerve-wracking to be with her, but at the same time, I enjoyed and learned a lot.
　I hope we continue to have a good relationship.

◇

After separating from Nevan, he accesses the communication network from a child in his room.
　A large communication device is also installed in Touahade's mansion.

However, this one is somewhat unique and is not mentioned in the documents, and even Maha does not know of its existence.

It also has a special function that no other communication device has.
　It's what's called insurance. There's a good reason for this kind of trouble.
　It designates a channel for communicating to the agents, not a private one for communicating with Maha and the tarts.

"Silver to the King...

In private channels we call each other by name, but in channels that connect to the agents, we use code names.
　Silver means me, and the King means the agent in King's Landing.
　So, I instructed my agents to set a trap for the people who set the trap for me.

◇

The next day a hang glider was prepared for us.
　A two-seater one for me and Dia to use, and a special plane for Tart.

'Sorry about that. I just wanted to spend a little more time here.
No, I don't mind at all!　I would go anywhere to be with Master Lugue.
'But it's awful, isn't it? ....trying to kill a rogue.
Yeah, it's awful.

The people who are trying to set me up are trying to frame me for murder.
　There is no doubt that he is a murderer, but for an assassin to be condemned by killing is the greatest humiliation.
　After all, it's the equivalent of being branded incompetent with a murder exposed.
　It's all very frustrating, even for an innocent man.

"It's a crude method. He's going to kill a political opponent and have his body found by John Bull, so that a false witness can say that I got him involved in a battle with the demons and killed him.
'Um, does that make Master Lugue bad?　I think it's normal to get someone involved in a fight against a demon race. I can't fight if I'm worried about that.
"Well, it's so much that the authority of the [Holy Knight] is such that he is not responsible for any damage he causes during the course of the battle.

Not only the [Holy Knight], but also the brave and some senior knights have the same authority.
　If those with powerful combat power fight, the aftermath will be far-reaching. And they are usually dispatched to cases where the enemy is powerful or super urgent.
　That's why they were handed the authority to fight with all their might.

'Isn't that crazy?　If that's the case, there's no way you're going to frame the rogue for it.
No, they'll be fine with that. The man they want to blame for my murder is a nobleman and a popular figure. Even if he is innocent, his people and many noblemen will think badly of him. Worst case scenario, some of them might come out and say they are going to take revenge. It's enough of a negative campaign if they just want to drag their feet with jealousy. ........Not only that, they've also made up a feud between the victim and Baron Touahade's family to make people think that he was deliberately involved and killed them.

No matter how much, even if he is innocent under the authority of the [Holy Knight], if it's a deliberate killing, it will be a problem.
　Even if he was innocent, various nobles from various quarters would undoubtedly impose sanctions on Touahade.

''That's preposterous. That's why I don't like aristocratic societies.''

Pulling each other's leg to get ahead in the aristocratic society is the key to success.
　In times of warfare, you can rise through the ranks by achieving remarkable results, but otherwise, it's hard to achieve anything remarkable.
　Therefore, it is important not to make mistakes and to find a way to unseat your superior and competitors.
　Aristocrats who have an appetite for success are very good at it.
　That's what the people who are trying to set me up are saying.

''Well, how does that work against you?
We've got the witness. I'm gonna give him a little leverage to get him to come over to my side. I'm gonna get him to explain to me that it was the person who set me up in the first place, in a trial to expose me for my crimes.
Are you going to turn?
You don't think I could do it?

The tart freaks out.
　I'm good at persuasion.

...Originally, I didn't have time for this.
　The process of the trial goes like this.
　The person accused of the crime appears, and the first thing that is discussed is whether or not the trial should take place.
　Once that deliberation is completed and approved, the first step is the transportation of the letter using a carrier pigeon, and at the same time, the official with the letter departs in a carriage.

Those accused must return to the territory within three days of the official's arrival in the territory and accompany the official to the royal capital.
　The trial will then take place at the earliest time that is convenient for the schedule of the officials involved after arriving at the King's Landing.

From King's Landing, it would take a week no matter how hurriedly.
　A courier pigeon would take two or three days.
　Normally, you should return to the territory within a total of eight days, five days from the arrival of the letter from the courier to the arrival of the official, plus three days for the official to wait for you.
　However, in this case, it seems that "unfortunately" the carrier pigeon had an accident and the letter was not going to arrive.

........In other words, if the official with the letter doesn't return to Touahade within three days of his arrival, he will be considered to have fled at that point and his crime will be determined.
　Even if I get there in time, the guy who accused me of the crime has his hands around every part of the city, and the day after I return to the King's capital with the officials, he's going to have his trial to take place.
　If I didn't know anything about it, I would have had to face the trial unsuccessfully, or at best, unprepared at all.

''Not at all, it's not the information or communication network we created for this kind of thing.

Chuckle.
　This guy saved me this time.
　I heard that the official with the letter left the royal capital today morning.
　Because I was able to find out about it at the right time yesterday, I can use the time until the officials arrive plus the entire three days to plant the counter.

'Yeah, it's true. But I'm relieved that we're going to be able to prove Lug's innocence.
Yeah. But, you know, I'm not going to stop there. You will get what you deserve.

Just proving his innocence isn't enough.
　Let's make an example out of him by beating him thoroughly so that no one else will ever do this again.