An Extra Who Wants To Escape The Obsessive Male Lead - Chapter 90.2
Chapter 90.2
The weight of the word ‘traitor’ made me speechless.
“Normally, she should have been executed on the spot, though she entered Argenta claiming to be Ferro…”
Rick, who had been watching me, went on cautiously.
“Immediately after that, she demanded the hostess position of Argenta. And also…”
His gaze briefly turned to me.
“She demanded to punish the Madam.”
“….”
…Well, I thought she would be annoyed by the fake Ferro. I didn’t want to get involved, as the real Ferro’s personality described in the original story was also bad. Nevertheless, I didn’t expect her to ask for punishment for me.
“And she claimed that Duke Alors was behind her.”
I narrowed my eyes at that.
“There’s no way Diello wouldn’t know that’s a lie.”
Duke Alors sent me as a fake Ferro to interfere with Diello’s awakening. Therefore, there was no way he would suddenly send the real Ferro to Argenta.
Rick nodded politely at my words.
“Yes, I realized it was a lie, but it was true that Venia could use Alors’ ability.”
He continued.
“So, he ordered me to use a special magic tool to prevent her from using her water ability and to expose her to water as little as possible while investigating how she acquired the ability.”
Since they had already investigated the conditions for creating Ferro, they had failed to investigate how she acquired the water ability. That was because Venia went berserk before that.
Rick’s story continued.
“The lord was worried that if Venia found out about his and Madam’s plan, she might leak the information to Duke Alors through her water ability.”
I narrowed my eyes at that.
“That’s….”
That could be true. Nonetheless, did that mean he had to completely hide Ferro’s existence from me?
It was then that I bit my lip.
Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock.
I heard a voice calling Rick nearby. When I looked up, with a troubled expression, he glanced at the door.
“…It seems there’s a report for me.”
“Tell them to bring it.”
I was going to collect my thoughts in the meantime. However, the information the informant brought in after receiving permission was, of all things, information related to Venia.
To be exact…
“…The power crystal that Venia had?”
“Yes. It doesn’t seem to be an ordinary power crystal, but would you like to see it?”
At those words, he handed me the report he hadn’t even read yet.
I took it and looked at it.
It was a drawing of a white pearl I had seen, half-melted. And among the descriptions below it, there was something that stood out.
[ …During the investigation, those who came into contact with it for a long time felt their power being sucked away, so the investigation time per person was shortened to within five minutes. ]
“…Power being sucked away?”
The first thing that came to mind was the lifeless appearance of Venia.
[ There are some who remember seeing records of a similar object called ‘Calamity’ in past records, so we have started a separate document investigation… ]
Calamity, the name itself was ominous.
I returned the document.
“You’re investigating that pearl-like object?”
“Yes. They say that Alors’ power was embedded in that strange power crystal.”
I felt a sense of unease at that.
“It was something she had with her when he first came?”
Rick immediately understood what I was asking.
“Yes. It is presumed to be one of the beads on her bracelet. However, at that time, I didn’t feel the power of water at all.”
Well, if I had felt the power of water, I would have caught her.
“It’s normal not to feel the solidified power well, though the Intelligence Department has never encountered a crystal with such faded power that even you can’t feel it…”
He bowed his head.
Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock.
Just then, I heard the knock calling Rick again.
“Go ahead.”
Since the basement of the annex was in such a state of chaos, he must have had a lot to do. Besides, now wasn’t the time for a full-fledged battle with Alors.
Anyway, I’ve heard all of the stories.
“….”
I narrowed my eyes.
To summarize, Venia entered Argenta with a strange power she received from the pearl, claiming that she was under the protection of Duke Alors. Diello saw through the lie, but he didn’t let me know and stopped me from meeting her.
…All for my safety.
A short sigh escaped my lips.
My head was a mess. The more I thought about it, the more I felt suffocated, as if I was sinking into my thoughts.
* * *
After a long time of contemplation, a knock on the door echoed through the room that night.
“…Krua.”
It was Diello’s voice.
“Diello….”
Sitting on the bed, I looked far away at the door.
I hesitated. Should I let him into the room? If I did, would I be able to solve these numerous questions?
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