Darius, with his protruding belly, uttered a sharp sound from his throat, "I have no dealings with you, do I?"
"Your Majesty! I am guilty!"
To everyone's surprise, Cliff immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the king, confessing his guilt: "I colluded with Prime Minister Darius in secret, intending to deploy a training knight order within your country through Prime Minister Darius. Darius contacted the bishop of Grep through me, but I knew nothing about the death of Lord Albert Boreas Grerat, who was later sent as an envoy to Grep.
"Cliff Morleymore".
The king said weakly, "I am aware of this. From now on, you are confined to the Royal Academy of Asura and are not allowed to leave the academy. You may leave."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
Cliff slowly withdrew from the hall, leaving only Darius with a livid face.
"Cough cough cough cough cough."
The king coughed violently a few times, and Gravel quickly handed him a handkerchief. The king spat out a mouthful of phlegm, which contained a lot of blood. He pushed Gravel aside, turned his gaze to Darius, and asked in a low voice, "Lord Darius, is there anything else you wish to say?"
"His Majesty!"
Darius instantly squeezed out tears, knelt on the ground, and cried out, "I have served you for nearly twenty years. How can my unwavering loyalty to the Kingdom of Asura and the Royal Court be blinded by these baseless and slanderous words! Your Majesty must know my innocence! Please, Your Majesty, do justice for me and clear my name!"
"If Your Majesty does not believe me and insists on listening to those treacherous officials and villains who slander my innocence, then I have no choice but to prove my innocence myself!"
After saying this, seeing that the king had no reaction, he got up, walked to the guards in front of the palace, put the guards' swords to his own neck, and shouted, "Your Highness, I will serve you like a slave for the rest of my life!"
"enough!"
The king did not want Darius to die in the palace in such a way. In the end, Darius would be remembered as a loyal minister and his name would be passed down for generations, while the king would be branded as someone who forced a loyal minister to his death and become a laughingstock for posterity. So he stopped him and said, "Whether you are innocent or not, I will decide for you. But until the truth comes out, you don't need to come to this court anymore. Stay at home and wait for the truth to come to light."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Having said that, Darius also left the hall.
"His Majesty."
After Darius left, James knelt down and presented a letter, saying, "I believe that someone should come and be ordered to thoroughly investigate this matter, both to clear Lord Darius's name and to seek justice for my deceased son."
"Geravir, you make the arrangements. I'm tired."
Having said that, the king, supported by his maid, returned to his chambers.
"I have been investigating this matter, but I have been unable to find any clues. Moreover, I have a romantic relationship with the daughter of the Prime Minister Darius, and I should avoid suspicion. Therefore, I have decided to entrust this matter to someone who is considered by the public to be capable and of high moral character."
Then, Gravel stepped forward and addressed the assembled officials: “But since His Majesty has entrusted this important task to me, in order to ensure impartiality, I believe that Lord James should recommend a candidate. What do you all think?”
"We, your subjects, second that proposal!"
"Your subject seconds this proposal!"
The ministers in the hall all spoke in unison.
"Very well, then, Lord James, who do you think should be nominated for this important task?"
Gravel turned his gaze to James and said.
"Your Highness, I do have a candidate."
James said, "Rudius Boreas Greirat is capable of this great task."
What are your thoughts, everyone?
"Glavell asked."
"I second that proposal!"
Oswald led the shout, and the other ministers followed suit, agreeing with James's selection.
"Very well, in my capacity as regent, I hereby appoint Rudius Boreas Grerat as the superior overseer, temporarily placing him in charge of the overseer's office to thoroughly investigate this matter."
Gravel said.
......
Meanwhile, Rudeus was taking a walk with Silphi and Alice at the Boreas estate.
The weather has been changing rapidly lately. It snowed lightly yesterday, but today the weather is sunny with the sun high in the sky, and it's much warmer than it was a while ago.
The two expectant mothers walked slowly ahead, supporting their bellies, while Senis and Lilia each helped them on either side, talking about things to prepare after the baby was born and what to do during childbirth.
Rudius and Paul followed behind. Although they didn't say anything, Paul felt comforted looking at Rudius's profile.
"Ahei! Ahei! Ahei!"
Rudius sneezed three times in a row, breaking the harmonious scene.
Chapter 298: The Sword is a Murder Weapon (Part 1)
Jobless Reincarnation Fanfic: Live Seriously Even Without a Transfer Event [Chapter 298] The Sword is a Murder Weapon (Part 1)
Chapter 298: The Sword is a Murder Weapon (Part 1)
......
Rudius had barely finished sneezing when he saw an envoy from the Silver Palace summoning him to the Silver Palace to temporarily assume the post of Supervising Minister.
News of the appointment also reached Darius's ears. He had just returned to his residence when he received a secret report from his subordinates.
"This was all pre-arranged. Let's arrange for a few people to get that girl to change her mind."
Darius remained calm. After decades in politics, such matters were nothing more than minor troubles to him.
The moment he stepped inside, the young maids surrounded him, helping him remove his heavy, gold-trimmed, purple woolen robe. With just a smirk, the maids knew what Darius was going to do. Some carried plates, others moved tables, and Darius didn't have to lift a finger. A table full of delicious food, no less than that of the king's royal chef, was presented before him.
These loli maids include both human and beast races, with the older ones being eleven or twelve years old and the younger ones around eight or nine.
The maids picked up knives and forks to cut the food, blowing on it if it was too hot, and feeding it to Darius once it had cooled down a bit.
When serving soup, a maid would scoop a spoonful of soup into Darius's mouth, hold it in her own mouth, and then feed it to Darius mouth-to-mouth. Darius had special requirements for the maids who fed him the soup: they had to rinse their mouths with ice water and wipe their mouths with fresh flowers before feeding him the soup. This might be better in the summer, but now that it was late autumn and winter was approaching, the maids' mouths were often so cold that they lost all feeling.
The entire meal consisted of nothing more than Darius chewing and swallowing.
After finishing this simple and unpretentious meal, the maids wiped Darius's mouth and changed his clothes. Darius then lazily lay back. At this moment, the maids drew back the curtains, and the sun shone on the bed, making it both comfortable and warm. Darius took a pleasant nap in the sunlight, and no one would disturb him for as long as he wanted.
I'm sure that when he wakes up, the prostitute who provided evidence to impeach him yesterday will be kneeling before him begging for forgiveness, crying and saying, "I know I was wrong, please forgive me, Lord Darius."
......
A gentle breeze was blowing, and the sun was shining brightly; it felt like spring, not autumn.
Alina Lige was idly flipping through books related to "bedroom knowledge" or memoirs written by famous prostitutes in her room. Her luggage was already packed, and she was just waiting for Rudeus's men to come and pick her up and take her out of the city.
As the saying goes, there is no end to learning. No matter what area of development you are in, as long as you put your heart into research, there will be room for breakthroughs.
"Boom boom boom..."
Suddenly, there were faint footsteps outside the door. Alina Lige closed her book, her long, pointed ears twitching slightly. Although the footsteps outside were faint, they were very steady. The force of each step and the breathing were well controlled. She could tell that there were at least five people outside, and they were probably all at least at the intermediate level of the Northern God Flow.
"Rudius's men have arrived?"
Alina Lige got up to grab her bag and leave, but she paused, sensing something was amiss.
"what!"
"!Help!"
The sudden screams and the slow footsteps grew closer, and the air seemed to freeze, carrying with it a murderous intent and the smell of blood.
She drew her sword and shield, slowly shifting her weight downwards, holding the shield in front of her, and resting her sword against the side of the shield.
"Oh!"
The bedroom door was instantly flung open by Alina Lige's shield blast, and the head of the swordsman behind the door was smashed into the wall, his brains and blood scattered across the wall like an oil painting.
The corridor was covered in blood. The corpses of the owner, the three waiters, and the remaining six prostitutes lay scattered about. Five swordsmen, with their swords held to their chests, slowly approached Alina Lige in a sword-god style.
"One, two, three, four, five."
Alina Lige brandished her sword at the swordsmen in front of her, teasingly saying, "Why do you have to come during the day instead of at night? Even brothels need to rest, you know."
As she spoke, she glanced out of the corner of her eye at the weapon left on the ground by the person she had just embedded in the wall with her shield bash. The hilt of the sword was engraved with a dove crest that she seemed to have seen somewhere before. It wasn't the lion of the Boreas family, but it was a common sight in the capital.
"Capture them alive."
After a few swordsmen whispered among themselves, the one in the lead, swords in both hands, leaped forward and thrust at Alina Lige.
"That kid Rudius is just as unreliable as Paul. He promised to arrange for his men to protect me."
Alina Lige spat, swung her shield upwards with her left hand to deflect the attacking thrust, and at the same time seized the gap in the enemy's defense as their hands were deflected, swinging her sword with her right hand to cut the enemy in half at the waist.
At this moment, two other swordsmen, seeing the situation was not good, rushed forward one after the other in the narrow corridor, and swung their swords at Elina Lige at the same time. However, Elina Lige dodged the slash by stepping back, and slammed her giant shield down. The swords in the hands of the two men were embedded in the floor, and the two heads, which were caught off guard, were rightfully cut off by Elina Lige.
At this moment, including the one who was slammed against the wall at the beginning, there were a total of six swordsmen, but now only two people remained, trembling in the corridor.
"I'm giving you two a chance to disappear."
Alina Lizard flicked her sword, shaking off the blood, and leaned against her shield, saying, "It'll be too late when I regret it."
The two looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then turned and ran.
"what!"
"Uh!"
Before Alina Lige could catch her breath, screams rang out again, and not-so-discreet footsteps approached her.
But she was still relieved because the footsteps coming from the hallway were very relaxed, without that sense of urgency that came from preparing to kill.
Then, two people came into Alina Lige's view. They were short, with rabbit ears on their heads, and looked like beastmen. They wore armor that blended into the surrounding colors, and from a distance, it looked as if the blood-stained corridor was empty.
“Miss Elina Lisze, we were sent by Lord Rudeus to pick you up. Please forgive us for failing to protect you.”
The two men walked up to Alina Lige, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully, "This is proof; please accept it."
After saying that, the older-looking man handed over an envelope.
"You guys are way too slow. Are you here to collect corpses?"
Alina Liz took the envelope and examined the documents inside: the adventurer's card, the city entry and exit permit, etc. were all complete, and there was also a seal with the lion crest of the Boreas family inside. She closed the envelope with peace of mind, and joked, "If you don't please me in bed, I'm going to complain to Rudeus about you."
"this....."
The two looked at each other, completely baffled.
"It's okay, I still have two pieces of luggage to collect, please wait a moment."
Seeing the two looking troubled, Alina Lige stopped teasing them and turned to walk into the house.
"Crack!"
Suddenly, a sharp pain struck, and before Alina Lige could react, her left arm had already left her body.
Chapter 299: The Sword is a Murder Weapon (Part Two)
Jobless Reincarnation Fanfic: Live Seriously Even Without a Transfer Event [Chapter 299] The Sword is a Murder Weapon (Part Two)
Chapter 299: The Sword is a Murder Weapon (Part Two)
......
After receiving his orders and expressing his gratitude from the Silver Palace, Rudeus went directly to the Water God Dojo.
It was already afternoon, and the sun was warm. Although it was late autumn, the sun high in the sky still made Rudius sweat.
Rudius wiped the slight chill from his forehead and entered the dojo, where he happened to see Kyrie Irwin. She was lying in the middle of the dojo with her head on her arm, her two large melons pressed against the floor, and steaming tea and pastries in front of her.
On either side of the dojo were swordsmen of the Suijin-ryu school, practicing their swordsmanship against each other until they were drenched in sweat.
In contrast, Gilead's comfortable posture made it seem as if she were in her own home.
"I feel like I've come to the wrong place."
Rudeus scratched his head, took two steps back in a pretentious manner, looked up to confirm that the sign indeed read "Suijin-ryu Main Family Dojo" before entering. He joked to Kyrie Irgen, "I thought this place had been sold to the Sword God School."
"I'm just minding the shop for someone else."
Kyrie Irvine popped the snacks into its mouth, its tail swaying gently behind it.
"Is the Water God not here?"
Rudius asked.
"The Water Goddess is not here. She forbade me from telling anyone that she went to stay with someone else."
Kyrie Irvine continued eating his pastries, adding with a look of disgust, "When she came back before, I could smell the fat all over her from far away. She must be a fat person."
Rudius didn't ask any further questions and left without saying a word.
Kyriano has made it very clear that Darius has probably sensed the impending crisis and has taken the water goddess Lyda to live in his home. Since Kyriano said he was minding the shop for someone else, it means that Isorti is also not there. Perhaps she secretly went out to drink as soon as she saw that her master was not there.
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