Shut up, brave man! I don't want to atone for my sins to you!

"It's better not to let that guy hear it."

Thinking of this, Lacie, whose face turned red all the way to her neck and who was biting her lips lightly, finally made a decision.

With a determined expression, she cast a soundproofing spell into the room.

She wants to defeat the sex demon in her heart!

……

After a while, Lacey, who had successfully defeated the pervert, appeared at the door of Charles' room with confidence.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk."

She knocked on the door.

Charles' voice immediately came from behind the door:

"Who?"

Then, perhaps he guessed the identity of the person knocking on the door, or simply sensed the presence of Lacier. After a brief hesitation, Charles asked in a voice that was a little doubtful:

"Is it you? It's so late, what can I do for you?"

For some reason, facing Ciel's question, Lacie actually felt a little guilty. In order to hide this guilt, she instinctively raised her voice and strengthened her tone, and asked fiercely:

"Why? No? If the master needs something, shouldn't the servant be on call at all times to solve the problem for the master?"

"..."

Ciel had no way to refute, or rather, he never thought of refutating.

So he replaced answers with actions.

Lacele heard the rustling sound of someone getting up and dressing.

Normally, she wouldn't have had any reaction, but today, when she heard the voice, she couldn't help but imagine the scene of Charles getting up and getting dressed.

Her face turned red again.

At this moment, Charles opened the door.

Suddenly, a tall man stood in front of Lacie.

Perhaps it was because he was woken up from his sweet dream, although his expression was still clear, there was still a lingering sleepiness between the man's eyebrows.

His black hair was messy, there was a faint stubble on his chin, and his iron-gray eyes were staring straight at her. Although he was not very aggressive, he made Lacie feel flustered.

This reminded her of when she did something wrong as a child. Facing her parents who were unaware of the situation, even if they just called her name or glanced at her casually, she would be terrified.

Admittedly, these are two completely different feelings, but fundamentally, perhaps it’s because she did something she shouldn’t have done... right?

Oh, no, no!

How could she do something she shouldn't have done? She just followed her own heart. She was free!

Perhaps this could convince herself, so Lacie became more confident.

She raised her head and looked at Charles without hesitation.

"What are you looking at!" the witch scolded, "You've never seen a beautiful girl?!"

Ciel hadn't expected her to say that and didn't know how to respond.

At this time, Lacie had taken advantage of her petite stature and, while he was not paying attention, slipped under his armpits and entered his room.

Charles was stunned for a moment, turned around and asked:

"What are you..."

Lacey guessed that he was going to say the same old thing again. She didn't even need to use her brain, she could figure out what he would say just by looking at the two pieces of flesh on his chest.

It was nothing more than the rule that men and women should not touch each other, because even if he doubted her identity, as a gentleman he would never be willing to be alone in a room with her.

She understands.

But she knew better what kind of reasons she should use so that Charles would never be able to refuse her.

So, after sitting down on the bed, the witch tilted her head to look at the hero and said slowly:

"I'm here to talk business with you."

"The old gentleman who owns this inn said that the Emperor of Diesel is the greatest king in the entire Pan-Continent. However, he has no recollection of what contributions the Emperor has made to Diesel, or what achievements he has made... Do you think this is normal?"

"The old gentleman explained that he was old and often forgot things. Of course, this makes sense, but is the truth really that simple?"

At this point she gave Charles a provocative smile and asked:

"Excuse me, brave man, what do you think about these?"

After saying these words, Lacie felt a little proud.

She knew Charles very well.

If she really told Charles that she couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, was lonely, and wanted to chat with him, Charles would definitely turn her down.

But if she baited Charles with the most serious business, he would immediately take the bait voluntarily.

He would have liked to have allowed her to stay in the room.

And sure enough, Charles's expression changed immediately.

He was silent for a moment, nodded, and said:

"Hmm... As expected, you have the same feeling as I do that something is wrong. This matter is indeed worth talking about..."

Having said this, the man turned around and closed the door to prevent being eavesdropped.

"..."

Watching the door slowly close, for some reason, Lacie couldn't help swallowing.

[To be continued]

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29. Guess the truth

Rachel swore that she came to Charles' room just to exchange information with him.

Of course, if Charles' eyes were not honest during this period and sneaked over to her and peeked at her legs, it would not be her problem.

It was Charles who behaved in an undisciplined manner and did not observe male ethics. It was not her who deliberately seduced Charles!

So, Lacie sat cross-legged at the end of the bed very calmly, like a Buddha statue, with her hands on her legs, and her whole body was extremely relaxed.

Originally, she only considered Ciel a good brother... probably.

So she showed her long white legs and shoulders to Charles without any scruples, and was not at all shy with him.

They are all brothers!

"I don't believe that old gentleman could really forget why the emperor of Diesel was named great, generous and loving. If that emperor really did something great that benefited the country and the people, no one should forget it..."

At this point, Lacier snorted coldly:

"Unless, that guy is not a wise ruler at all, but a fraud who steals the reputation!"

"If you want the whole country to remember his great generosity and kindness, you don't need to do anything great. All you need to do is make a wish to the Limited Wishing Machine. Although it is unclear what the price will be, as long as you make a wish, the Limited Wishing Machine will faithfully fulfill your wish. All the people in the country will praise his name, and he should become the greatest emperor in the entire Pan-Continent."

Perhaps because she felt that such behavior was too despicable, disgusting, even nauseating, the witch couldn't help but curl her lips.

"Of course, the Limited Wishing Machine is by no means omnipotent, otherwise it would not be called 'limited'. For wishes that are vague and unclear, it will most likely only fulfill them literally."

"For example, if the emperor made a wish, 'I want to be a great emperor,' then all his subjects would sincerely believe that he is a great emperor."

"As for why he is great...ha, just like the answer given by that old gentleman, who knows, because he is not a great emperor at all. It is hard to say whether he is an emperor at all!"

Laceier's expression became serious. After a brief pause, she looked straight into Charles' eyes and said:

"You should understand what I mean - the emperor may have the result without any cause."

Charles nodded upon hearing this.

"So," he asked quietly, "is this what's wrong with Diesel?"

"Maybe," Rachel corrected him, "After all, this is just my guess and it hasn't been confirmed yet."

"But if that's the case, then what about the two investigators from the White Tower who disappeared in Diesel?" Charles asked, "Besides, Crazy John told us that one of the investigators also mentioned the abnormal magic shock that occurred in Diesel that was monitored by the White Tower thirty years ago..."

"That magical shock can perhaps be understood as the activation of the Limited Wishing Machine," Rachel quickly gave an explanation that was as close to her guess as possible. "As far as I know, when the Limited Wishing Machine is used, it is indeed possible for some kind of magical shock to occur."

"Moreover, if my guess is correct, the limited wishing machine may have hypnotized all the Diesel people, making them believe that the one who made the wish is their supreme, great, generous and loving Emperor."

"Such a large-scale mass hypnosis should cause abnormal magical shocks, so we only need to determine the time when His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne..."

Lacier showed a confident and proud expression and continued:

"If he ascended the throne before or after the abnormal magic shock, it does not prove that my guess is wrong. But if he happened to ascend the throne when the abnormal magic shock occurred, or the two times were very close, then we can almost be sure that there is something wrong with Diesel's emperor!"

She wins both ways, even if she wins too much!

Charles also thought there was nothing wrong with Lacier's idea, but he obviously thought more and more deeply than Lacier:

"Mad John also said that he once went to the White Tower to study with someone as a servant and guard. I think his expression was very strange when he said this. Perhaps there is some unknown secret behind this..."

He looked at Rachel and said seriously:

"So, I would like to ask you to go to the White Tower to investigate and see if you can find any records of Mad John and his master. I want to know if the person who went to the White Tower to study with Mad John is the current Emperor of Diesel."

At first, Lacie didn't understand what Charles meant, but soon she raised her eyebrows in a strange expression.

This……

I have to admit that Charles' guess actually makes sense.

Combined with Crazy John's expression at the time and his bizarre act of assassinating the emperor for no apparent reason, it seems hard not to imagine a classic storyline:

A pair of good friends who once aspired to change the status quo of their backward and impoverished homeland parted ways because of the limited wishing machine. One of them turned into an evil dragon and used the limited wishing machine to become a false great emperor, while the other tried to tear apart the former's lies and awaken the friend who had forgotten his past ideals, or in other words -

Kill him.

"But if that's the case," Rachel questioned, "why didn't Crazy John ask us for help?"

She asked this question without any context.

But Charles could understand what she was asking - even though she didn't tell him the complete story in her mind.

They always have this tacit understanding.

So Charles shook his head:

"I do not know."

Then, after a brief hesitation, he made an immature guess:

"Maybe it's because of the two missing investigators."

Lacey said "Oh" and understood:

"You mean, he actually sought help from the two missing investigators, but without exception, the two investigators failed and even disappeared..."

Having said this, she suddenly fell silent, then slowly exhaled.

Perhaps it is enough to say this, because if their guess is correct and they continue to reason along this line, then the outcome of the two investigators seems to be self-evident.

Laceel's mood grew a little heavy. She looked at Charles and found that his expression was almost the same as hers. They had both become serious and no longer cheerful and relaxed.

She understood instantly, and Charles probably had the same guess as her.

So, with an inexplicable feeling in her heart, her eyes dimmed slightly, and she whispered her conjecture:

"Those two investigators must have been silenced, right? If they really found something abnormal about the Emperor and insisted on investigating... No! Maybe not."

She suddenly thought of something, and her eyes lit up again:

"If the Emperor is not stupid, he would not kill the investigators to silence them, because the investigators are from the White Tower. If the White Tower noticed the disappearance of the investigators, it would probably list the entire Diesel as a major suspect."

"By then, the White Tower will not only send new investigators, but also super-level mages. If the super-level mages can't solve Diesel's abnormality, the White Tower may send out all its forces..."

"The Emperor will not kill the missing investigators, so the chances of them being alive are still very high!"

Charles agreed with what Lacier said, but he still poured some cold water on her in the end:

"But all this is based on the premise that 'the emperor is not a fool'. If the emperor is a fool..."