An Extra Who Wants To Escape The Obsessive Male Lead - Chapter 29
Chapter 29
Diello gestured with his hand.
“Prepare as my wife said.”
There was no trace of coercion in his words, but the intelligence department’s people moved promptly as if there was a knife to their necks.
Seeing the scene, I couldn’t help but feel a strange discomfort. Before becoming Argenta, there was no written contract saying, ‘If you don’t listen, you’ll burn.’ So, there was only one possibility… Diello was exerting his influence over them somehow.
But how?
“Krua?”
However, when I looked at him, Diello just gazed at me with his pure blue eyes, devoid of any ulterior motive. How could such a soft-spoken person do it…
“I’ll do it.”
I said to proceed with the plan.
When our eyes met, he smiled beautifully as though he never knew what I was thinking.
* * *
Diello was no stranger to the infamous Krua Alors, the villainess. Rumors about her had spread far and wide. While her innate abilities might have been lacking, her temperament was undeniably vicious.
The story that had become well-known was the incident involving Alors’ servants. They had disrespected her due to her limited water manipulation abilities, and in response, she had orchestrated their drowning.
However, this notorious act wasn’t solely achieved through her water manipulation skills alone.
“Since they disrespected me, wasn’t it the same as disrespecting my parents?”
She uttered, moving the servants who disrespected her to drown.
“Ah…”
Duke Alors, who couldn’t bear to see his authority being undermined, simply let her do it. He had seen Krua Alors, who was known for her cunning schemes and the chaos caused by her position as his child, in a different light.
That was the image of Krua Alors that Diello Argenta knew.
“…I’ll teach you.”
The image Krua had shown before marriage was completely different from the rumors. In fact, she was a lovely woman, contrary to what people had heard.
Moreover…
“You need to practice acting.”
Diello almost burst out laughing at the thought of those words he had heard on the beach.
What should he do with his pure-hearted wife? He knew that he had seen a new side of his wife, who had been known only as a villainess, but he believed that it would end there. Still, it seemed that was not the case.
He gazed at Krua standing in front of the bathtub.
“Listen carefully. The water will gradually rise in the space where you two are.”
The two traitors were kneeling in a bathtub large enough to swim in.
To prevent any movement, their bodies were bound by rocks. Their mouths were free, but their hands and feet were restrained.
He wasn’t surprised by that sight. If it were Krua, she would undoubtedly know how to interrogate people. She had figured that they were planning to escape one by one in a predetermined order to avoid suspicion.
He observed her shining eyes as she looked at the people kneeling in the bathtub. It wasn’t the gaze of a foolish person who relied solely on their position and wielded power but the gaze of an astute person who knew exactly what she could do with her abilities.
“You have a predetermined order that you communicate among yourselves, right?”
Krua asked while Diello observed her closely. Her eyes were sharp, contrary to the rumors that she only enjoyed acts of wickedness.
As the two traitors in the bathtub flinched at her words, she gestured for the water tap to be turned on. The intelligence department’s people looked at Diello. It seemed like they were seeking permission from him, as they had been doing throughout.
Even after capturing those traitors, they still sought his approval. Ordinarily, if he had given the order, the intelligence department would have interrogated them following Argenta’s methods — the standard procedure.
But as Krua Alors was now involved, both the intelligence department and Krua herself were unfamiliar with Argenta’s methods, leading to hesitance in handling the situation with precision. Consequently, they sought his approval each time.
However, Diello found it oddly bothersome. With a slight murmur, he uttered.
“Let the Duchess do as she pleases. She has something to show.”
The intelligence department understood the meaning behind his words.
Despite his reputed gentleness, they were well aware of his cold and calculating demeanor. They understood that his statement meant not to question Krua’s orders twice.
Splash!
The water started to fill the bathtub.
At first, the traitors chuckled, but as the water began to rise higher than they anticipated, they hesitated. They had realized too late that the height of the bathtub was higher than they thought, which meant they could drown if they stayed inside.
“This…!”
“Only the water on the side of the person who reveals the traitor’s name will decrease little by little. The reduced water will flow to the other side.”
Water naturally flowed from higher to lower places.
However…
As Krua raised her hand and used her water manipulation ability, the water started to move as if it was forming a shape.
Splash!
The water swiftly crossed the wall and flowed between the traitors.
Her calm words made the traitors face each other. The water had risen up to their chests, and the rocks that were tied to them felt heavy.
Splash!
While the traitors were contemplating, the water reached up to their chins.
“Are you going to keep your mouths shut?”
Since she couldn’t kill the traitors, was she trying to drain the water? Diello observed Krua with an intrigued gaze. But…
Splash!
She increased the flow of water even more instead.
“….!”
As the rushing water filled their noses and mouths, the traitors’ eyes filled with terror. Undoubtedly, it was an effective method of interrogation, stimulating fear, urgency, and survival instincts. Nonetheless…
“….?”
At some point, Diello realized that he wasn’t looking at the traitors but at Krua.
More precisely, it was her tightly clenched fist trembling. Particularly, whenever the traitors’ lives became precarious in the water, she would clench her fist tightly as if she had never played with others’ life before.
His eyes sparkled.
It was a new side of her.
* * *
The interrogation method Krua used in the original story was not as difficult as I had expected. Since it involved only manipulating water, it seemed straightforward.
“Umpf!”
Though it was inevitable to feel tense when observing someone on the verge of death in real-time, still, if I didn’t stay composed, I would be the one to die. So with that in mind, I continued interrogating the traitors.
“No more! It’s true!”
Thanks to the visible effect of water being drained every time they revealed a name, the traitors hurriedly divulged information.
“So, it’s fifteen people, right?”
I turned to the members of Argenta’s intelligence department. It meant asking if they had noted everything accurately.
One of them met my gaze and respectfully nodded.
Splash!
I created sharp blades in the water, severing the ropes that bound the traitors and the rocks before letting their faces emerge above the water’s surface.
“Ooph!”
“Guh!”
As the two traitors gasped for breath, their faces and lips were pale, possibly due to oxygen deprivation.
I turned to Diello.
“There might be more to learn, so I haven’t killed them yet.”
It was my first time actually doing it, so while I was nervous, I couldn’t show it. Then, I calmly placed my hand on Diello’s shoulder.
“If you have more questions, ask them. I’ll be here.”
“…Me, personally?”
Diello cautiously inquired.
I nodded.
“Yes. You need to get used to interrogating.”
I didn’t want him to just stand there with a shocked expression, observing the scene.
“I’ll give it a try, Krua.”
Diello gripped my hand tightly, seemingly nervous. I couldn’t help but feel like I was staining a pure person, but what else could I do? It would be better to survive with some stains than to be torn apart as a blank sheet.
“All right, then I’ll take a short break and come back.”
I swiftly stepped outside.
“I will handle it, Madam.”
When Vielle suddenly followed behind me, I nodded.
Despite using my water manipulation ability, I didn’t feel too bad. Perhaps it was because, compared to moving the sea, manipulating a small amount of water was nothing.
“Hmm.”
I looked back at the room where Diello was. There were no sounds leaking out due to the soundproof walls. Should I stay by his side?
No, that was unnecessary.
I shook my head and continued walking.
You have to become stronger, Diello!
Even though I could feel Vielle’s curious gaze on me, I didn’t feel the need to explain. Diello wasn’t a helpless baby, and he was also the head of a noble family. He should be capable of handling this much. Even if his interrogation skills were awkward, the intelligence department would take care of it.
“There’s somewhere I need to go.”
Instead, I quickly changed my direction. We were in a separate building of Argenta’s mansion.
“Where shall I accompany you?”
Vielle asked.
Without hesitation, I replied, “The first floor of the main building.”
Before going to capture Mirta, there were knights on the fourth floor. Were they still there? And why did Diello specifically station knights on the fourth floor?
I wanted to find out.
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