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Possessed ghost
「Hmm?」
It took a while for me to understand the town mayor’s claim
It was THAT wild
「What do you mean? We? Kill you? What for?」
Grey Ryuuga can also be bewildered at such an abrupt claim
However, the town mayor is half-crazed……。
「The emperor will kill everyone who opposed him! The Twelve Apostles is organized for that reason, isn’t it!? Not just opposing him, even the thought of going against him can’t be allowed!  That’s why we will be killed!」
「Oi, it’s not clear at all. What do you mean? Arrange it from the beginning and speak」
Calm down
However, the town mayor becomes increasingly scared……
「Noooo!? That’s the end! It’s my fate to be killed no matter what I do!! I will be killed if I accept the invitation! If I don’t accept then I will be charged and killed! It’s what it means」
「What do you mean?」
We make no progress here
I reluctantly look around……, at the residents who happened to be here other than the town mayor……and meet the gaze of a man
「Speak, please」
「Yes……I didn’t know when, but someone did go in and out of the mansion. No one knew who that was, or since when he was allowed to enter the mansion」
What? Isn’t blatantly suspicious?
「But the town mayor welcomed him with pleasure and eve led him to his room, so everyone thought he was an important guest and turned a blind eye. However, every time that guest came and left, the town mayor seemed very strange……」
So, according to the explanation
The town mayor became even more timid, he seemed so scared that he would make some strange noise sometimes
It surely looks like he is losing his mind
「The final nail in the coffin was when he received the invitation from the empire. Of course everyone around him proposed that he should obey the order. But the mayor refused obstinately……!」
「Like hell I will go! I will be killed if I go! That guy already told me!」
「……like that」
The hell is that?
It can’t be helped so let’s let the town mayor talk as he likes a bit more
「That guy warned me! Every carefully and thoroughly! In order to perfectly control its territory, the empire will remove all the eyesores! The real purpose of the debut gathering is to trick us, to gather all influential people from every place and kill everyone in one swoop!」
「What the!?」
“that guy” is the mysterious person mentioned a while ago?
「Therefore, I refused! I won’t let myself be killed helplessly! I won’t take even one step out of the town! If I leave, I will be killed!!」
「Don’t say something so stupid……!?」
Grey Ryuuga strongly objects despite being bewildered
「I don’t know if someone blown something into you, but you are completely mistaken. Killing invited guest is a foul play. The empire will never use such a cowardly trick!」
Since it’s the words of the empire’s strongest (a prince in fact), it has a lot more weight
「For argument’s sake, if we do that, the empire’s credit will fall to the ground, we will be isolated and cornered. That is too much of a poor move. You, a governor of a town, should be able to know this with your political sense!」
「Lies……! You are deceiving me, I won’t……!」
No good
This town mayor’s fear is increasing, it’s already the “once you suspect something, everything will look suspicious” kind of thing
No matter what we say, his fear will win and he won’t listen
「…………」
Sigh, he’s so dull
I grabbed the town mayor’s head
「!?」
「No, Jirat! Don’t kill him!」
I can hear Grey Ryuuga’s frantic voice, but I won’t kill the mayor
「Holy wisdom art <Purification>」
「Hoeaaaaa!?」
When the sacred aura of wisdom was poured in, something black and eerie was pushed out from the mayor’s body, just like pushing away his scared feeling
「Haa!?」
「What!? That black thing!?」
The surrounding is also surprised at the unthinkable situation
The black thingy that attracted everyone’s attention is like a smoke without substance, it melted into the space and vanished right after coming out of the mayor’s body
Without showing what itself is, the mystery remains unsolved……。
「Eh? Are? I am?」
And the mayor, after that something left his body, is full of spirit
「What happened? My heart suddenly becomes light……!? Why did I become so scared until now? Just what the hell happened……!?」
After returning to normal, he seemed to have the appropriate intelligent to govern a town
His eyes look at us
「I, I am terribly sorry!?」
He suddenly prostrated
While still being crowded by the spirit mice
「What a terrible thing I have done! Not only I disobeyed the order of his Majesty the Emperor, I also showed the intention for an armed rebellion in the town! All of these misdeeds are my responsibility! You can cut this body, but please don’t blame the citizens!」
「What……!?」
Grey Ryuuga, who couldn’t follow the story, stood still
「Grey Ryuuga-sama」
Since there are people around, let’s use 'sama” for the time being
「The town mayor’s mind was eroded」
「Mind erosion? Like becoming frenzy from beast aura?」
「It’s pretty much so」
However, it’s not the beast aura that drove the town mayor crazy
The human whose mind was hijacked by beast aura would become frenzy, like a beast
Their mental state won’t be like that of the mayor a while ago, trembling with fear
Rather, a beast won’t be afraid of dying
「The one who eroded his mind is undoubtedly that mysterious person……」
「It seems so. Town mayor. What kind of person is that person?」
Asking the person himself is the first step
If it’s the town mayor who has regained his true character, perhaps we can get some useful information
「T, that is……」
The town mayor’s reply isn’t clear
「I, can’t remember……!」
「What?」
「What was his face……!? It’s hazy when I try to remember……!? The perquisite for coming, promotion for goods……, no, he asked for the permission, I think? But what permission……?」
No good
The mayor doesn’t seem like he remembers something about the questioned person
Is that because the person himself is an idiot, or……?
「Is it supposed to be “the case is settled”? I’m not fully satisfied……!」
This rebellion incident
We knew that someone planned to pull the string from behind the scene
But, we don’t know who that person is
It’s unpleasant that the matter is unclear, but at least the rebellion itself is prevented
Grey Ryuuga’s judgment of 『The case is settled』 is correct
「If you made one more mistake then it would be considered a genuine rebellion and this town would be destroyed. The task is completed. I’m sure the emperor will be delighted」
「No, not yet」
Even though I put it together in a nice way
It seems like Grey Ryuuga is still not satisfied
「I must give a sentence to this town」
「Eh?」
Starting with the town mayor, the other staffs of Irunne town tremble with fear immediately
「Even if it’s someone’s scheme, it’s the fact that you disobeyed his Majesty the Emperor’s order and attempted for a rebellion. It can’t end without doing anything」
「……isn’t it fine? No damage is done though?」
「If it is pardoned then the empire will be made light of, it may become a cause for a new rebellion. We must be firm when dealing with the disobeyed people」
We won’t be killed when we disobey, so let’s have another rebellion☆
Don’t let those who think so appear
Well, from the empire’s normal attitude, 『I won’t blame you』 surely wont happen
「Strategy time!!」
I yelled and grabbed Grey Ryuuga’s arm
「Let’s go over there, it’s strategy time」
「What!? This is the final touch, right? There is nothing to say more about this……!?」
I drag him out of the room
Leaving the people of Irunne town who are waiting to be judged