Chapter 184.1


    As soon as the butler reported that his son had suddenly copsed, Ingo instructed him not to leak anything outside the mansion. Everyone in the Zeavert mansion ostensibly acted as if nothing had happened as far as the outside eyes were concerned.


    However, with a carriage ready in front of the main gate and several messengers driving away with orders to go to the church or the royal pce, one could sense a flurry of activity if someone were watching.


    Amidst all this surreptitiousmotion and confusion, ra quietly slipped out the back door. After confirming that there was no one around, she walked fearfully through the streets of the Royal Capital at night.


    No matter how big the city was, there were always criminals roaming in the darkness of the night. And the ce where ra was heading to was, no matter how one describes it, on the unsafe side of the city. It was an area where a woman of a tender age would feel very uneasy walking alone.


    On the way there, ra looked back several times, but once she saw a couple of drunken adventurers throwing something down on the road, andter she saw a <b><imp bearer</i></b> looking for customers and a rag-d beggar walking along.


    Incidentally, light bearers in this world were divided into those who carried candlemps and those who carried magicmps, with the light bearers who used magicmps being more expensive to hire but also more reliable. The candlemp bearers also sometimes acted as fledgling hagglers.


    Even so, residents who go out at night sometimes could not reach their destinations even in the royal capital without hiring amp bearer. There was no such thing as streetlights in this world yet.


    Praying for luck and half crying, ra continued to walk through the darkness of the city, and when she reached her destination, she knocked on the door. The door opened as soon as she answered the voice from inside. As if rushing in, ra entered the room.


    This building used to be an ash collectors building where ashes from household hearths and fireces of noble families were collected and stored. Therefore, the building was made of sturdy ster to prevent fires from breaking out in the dregs, and it was more spacious and soundproof than a typical warehouse.


    Although this business was essential in the city, it was not only hard work but also unhealthy, and often went out of business when the owner died prematurely and there were no sessors. Incidentally, the ashes collected were sold inside the cities for detergent or used as fertilizer on farnd outside the cities.


    It took you a long time, didnt it? (Random 1)


    I hope you did it well. (Random 2)


    Ah, thats right. They said they would take the Viscount to the church right away


    ra was stared at by the ten or so men inside, and she replied with a frightened look. But she still managed to keep her voice down.


    Oh, um, my mother and brother are safe, arent they!?


    Dont worry, youll see themter.


    The men looked at each other and chuckled as they responded. One of them, however, turned his eyes to ra and asked, Alone? You couldnt get the woman (Lily) out of there?


    (T/N: They wanted Lily to take the me.)


    Another man added, I guess it was too much to ask.


    ra exined the situation as one of the men stared at her, Well, you see Welner-sama copsed after drinking Lilys tea, I was not told what happenedter.


    (T/N: Tea was technically made by Lily, ra only served it.)


    I see. It would have been a nice souvenir if we could have taken her out while we were at it.


    What are we going to do next?


    Well, go contact the head, and he will ry the information to our client. The rest of us will be staying here for now.


    In response, one of the men exited the building, and the rest of the men began checking their armaments. ra approached one of the men.


    Um, my mom and my brother


    Shut up.


    The man then punched ra. When ra fell to the ground, the man ordered her to get up.


    Its too much trouble, shove her in the back room. Keep her away from the goods room.


    Hiyah.


    During thismand, most of the men grabbed their weapons and walked out of the building. Stunned, ra watched them go.


    The man in charge of the housekeeping smiled mockingly as he said, Sudden illness and death are not umon among the nobility, but it would be a shame to be murdered. And if they are dying of poison, its easy to cut off their heads.


    Another manughed vulgarly as he responded, Well, if we leave his head lying around the za, Viscount Zeavert will be greatly ashamed that he was killed by people like us.


    The two of them said this as theyughed vulgarly at each other. Then they went on to look down at ra and sneered.


    Dont worry, I heard that the head isnt going to kill you off either. Hes going to sell you out of Bain Kingdom, though, so I dont know what will happen to you there.


    Hes going to sell off your whole family separately. You know he said that it would be enough money for a small allowance.


    Oh, no, thatsthatsthats not what I


    ra, aghast, uttered a rebuttal, but the men justughed. One of them looked down at ra and sarcastically interjected.


    Ha, how can a nobleman keep a promise like that? Maybe if its people as useful as we are.


    No doubt.


    Just as the other manughed in response, the door was mmed from the outside.