After taking all the other girls’ intention into consideration, Biblioteca opened her mouth.
“Judging from the taste, I think the information is quite reliable. However, the distance between this place and the one that’s giving off that delicious smell is quite far. And there are a lot more books giving off sweet fragrant close by. Perhaps, the most important information in this castle is located among that collected. In other words, that cache might be inside Duke Roberto’s private room.”
In response, Violet said,
“If that’s the case, we need to finish this as quickly and carefully as possible. I hate to say it, but the defenses of this castle are quite solid and there are a lot of excellent soldiers on patrol. Even with Marigold’s it’s not possible to completely erase our presence, and even Amarillo can have a few some faults in it. And my is not precise enough to transfer directly into a small room. If we can find the room that would be splendid, but if the situation gets too heated and we found ourselves in a pinch …..”
While she in the middle of speaking,
“Oi, anybody in there!?”
They heard a man’s shout as the door was knocked on furiously.
Though they tried to talk as quietly as possible and were vigilant towards their surrounding, somehow the trained ear of a soldier still heard them.
This is bad! The girls turned to each other to panic, but it was too late.
One soldier with a large muscular body and face like a demon’s opened the door and glared at the girls.
“What! You! Thieves!!”
As a soldier tasked with defending this fortress, even if the opponents were women, he would not be careless.
The man yelled out while drawing his sword, and with 「dosu dosu」sound of his footsteps, he rushed the girls.
“Hieee.”
When Biblioteca tried to retreat, she falls down on her butt unintentionally, so Marigold and Amarillo stepped in forward to protect her.
Both of the girls held a dagger in their hand.
However, for some reason, Violet was not seen in the room.
Could she had disappeared or melted into the shadows?
The answer came immediately.
“This way, old man.”
“Kuhgh, z, zyou ….. how …. is …..”
Said the muscular soldier with his eyes wide open.
A wide slit opened on his neck, and blood started to drip on the floor as only a 「hyu hyu」 sound leaked out while the man desperately tried to breathe.
It was in this state, that the man falls down with a thud sound.
Violet had used her to moved behind the soldier, and slit his throat from behind with her dagger.
“The situation is under control.”
She spoke in a dissatisfied manner, while shaking off the meat and blood stuck to her dagger.
However, the man’s loud shouts and footsteps were heard by the other vigilant soldiers.
“What!” “What is it!” “I heard someone’s loud yelling!!”
Thinking that something was wrong, all the patrolling soldier gathered immediately.
And as they see the scene inside the room, their face stiffened.
“What is it Wilk, and what were you doing in there?”
“Aah, sorry, sorry.When I came near this room I heard some weird sounds, turned out just to be a little mouse. I’m sorry for making such a racket.”
The man that was saying that as he left the room was the same one that died not that long ago.