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Chapter 291
Nearly Impossible
"You mean we must rescue Princess Olivia?"
Garnet asked Ferda upon hearing his words.
"Yeah."
"A rescue mission... sounds like quite a rough mission..."
"Aren't you operating as an organization for exactly that?"
Е n u m̈a
Barnie Swallows.
Characterized by their elusiveness, they were a phantom thief and righteous thief group famous for exposing the true faces of the nobility and returning all their embezzled wealth to the common people.
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Operations were mainly carried out by Jed and Penelope, while Garnet watched their backs and continued anonymous activities.
The reputation they gained was a stepping stone to secure legitimacy for future events.
In reality, they weren't committing assassinations, merely stealing the ill-gotten gains of corrupt powers, so public support was overwhelming.
Ferda didn't oppose their activities.
Ē n̈ ùḿа̌ . іd
It wasn't because he felt righteous acts were necessary.
Jed was a man with the qualities of a master thief, and Ferda simply didn't want those qualities rotting away inside the castle.
'Above all, he'll be needed at the decisive moment.'
In the rescue operation, Jed's stealth and special abilities would shine.
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Ferda thought so.
"Regent-nim, Sir Jed has arrived."
Еn̂ ŭ m á . id̄
Jed, summoned for the operation, had come.
Relief showed on his face.
"Whew, thanks. I was feeling like shit having to collect samples in a place reeking of monsters anyway..."
"Can't be helped if it's work you're needed for. Anyway..."
Ferda glanced at Jed's empty side and asked.
"Where'd your soulmate go?"
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"Hey now, soulmate? We barely spend time together lately. 'Cause I've become an upright, solid young man! Right?"
Jed grinned and turned his gaze to Garnet.
Making a mockery of the saying "you can't spit on a smiling face," she responded with a rotten expression.
"How would I know that?"
"Well, we're that close..."
"Oh, close? So I'm just some bitch you call a friend?"
Е̃ n̈u m а . i d
"Best friend."
"I'm only worth being called a best friend? We're just that level of relationship?"
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"No, even so, in front of your boss, appealing like that is a bit..."
"I'm a shameless bitch?"
Garnet glared coldly.
Jed broke into a cold sweat, carefully tucking his thumb down.
Е́ n.ů m а. іḋ
Ferda stood there like someone uninterested, not wanting to get caught in between.
As the suffocating atmosphere continued, Jed tried to change the mood by switching topics.
"Alright then, shall we work? So what do I need to do?"
He looked at the document in front of Ferda.
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"We're going to rescue Princess Olivia."
"Rescuing Princess Olivia..."
W̄ е b̆ nоv ӗl̀_ Е nům̆ а
Jed's reaction was odd.
At the sense of hesitation, Ferda asked.
"Something wrong?"
"No. Just thought it was strange. How'd it end up that I'm rescuing someone I once kidnapped..."
"Is that so?"
Ferda let it slide.
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"But the place we need to rescue from this time is the World Tree?"
"Can you do it?"
"Can't guarantee it. Since it's not a human-made place, and it's where elves are..."
"I think so too."
Agreeing with Jed's words was Garnet.
"The World Tree is incomparable to the castles and towers you've infiltrated so far. From the moment you set foot on the vegetation, it detects your existence, and Wood Elves have such keen perception that hawk eyes are standard for each individual. Infiltrating a group of those Wood Elves is near impossible."
W ĕ b̊n ӧ v̀ ѐl̄ Е̂ n û mа
"Near impossible means there's still a possible way, right?"
"...You put it like that, makes me just want to say impossible."
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Jed, realizing it was too late to evade.
"Even if you somehow succeed in infiltrating the World Tree, the problems don't end. Demons are already inside, aren't they? Rescuing the princess and escaping in that situation carries too much risk."
"Regardless, you're not saying it's impossible to rescue, are you?"
Jed and Garnet's expressions weren't good.
Wе b̄ n̄о̄ v̊ ӗ l Е̊ n̆ ǔm ã
Ferda added to his statement.
"I'm not saying this to throw a tantrum. I just wanted to confirm there's a possibility."
"Right?"
Jed's safety wasn't a huge worry since he looked out for himself well, but the problem was Olivia.
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Olivia didn't have Jed's exceptional agility, and her magic was only holy-related.
Even if she could protect herself, asking if she'd be helpful for escape - the answer was almost nothing.
W̄e b̊ n̈о̊ v̀ еĺ Е ňu m̊ а̌
'Then Olivia could die.'
Death.
What if Olivia just died?
Then there'd be no need to rescue her.
Then I wouldn't need to rack my brains worrying like this, right?
'What am I thinking...'
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Ferda shook his head, shaking off the thoughts.
Even knowing Olivia held one-sided feelings that were burdensome and could become poison, he couldn't just discard her.
Because that act would, for some reason, remain as the biggest regret in his heart.
"So to infiltrate the World Tree, we need to precisely know the structure of the village surrounding it and the elves' perception abilities, is that it?"
"That's correct."
"What about asking Rize for that part?"
W еb̌ n ov_е̊ l̂ Еn u m̀ а
Rize, who was a High Elf secretary.
Befitting a secretary's position, she was knowledgeable and knew all the elves' characteristics well.
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"If we explain the situation to Rize-ssi, she'll likely help plenty, but she's currently out on an expedition."
"That guy, seriously busy moving around."
"She's the one most active. Unlike someone."
"Hmph, I could go too if you told me to survey the Demon Land."
Wе̊ b̈ n̊ о v̆ ёĺ. Е̂nūm̌ а̀
"Wanna deploy? I've no particular objection."
"Aigoo, I'm just saying. What could I do there? Please don't send me. I beg you."
As Garnet said, Rize was active as part of Erika's exploration team.
Elf magic was close to 5th Circle, and the spirits called the World Tree's Nightmare also took the front lines after grasping the Demon Land environment.
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She suffered that much hardship.
With her lovely elf appearance, she touched countless people's hearts, resulting in 20 confession attacks.
W̌ ẽ b̈n̊ о v̂е̌ l̄ En um̌а
18 of those were men, and 12 confessed knowing he was a man, which confused him.
"Anyway, let's request advice from Rize, and if we know the structure, will the odds go up?"
"Some breathing room, but the odds won't increase dramatically."
"Even with thorough planning, it'll be an operation requiring lots of resourcefulness, and there are spots where even that resourcefulness can't overcome..."
Originally everyone has a plausible plan before getting hit.
Ferda couldn't deny that fact.
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'What's needed is someone skilled at planning.'
Who could that be?
Ferda thought quietly.
He wondered if he was overlooking something.
That was when.
Knock knock.
Еn̆úm á .і d
Along with the knock came Isabella's voice.
-Regent-nim, it's the Administrator.
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"Come in."
Isabella entered.
A dragon spawn with blue hair in neat civil servant attire, like a refined lady.
Her motto was never losing composure no matter what.
W е́ḃ n̄о̊ṽē l_ Е̃ṅ ũ m̀ â
But Isabella's face was terribly twisted.
"While the territory's in chaos and we're cleaning up, an unexpected incident occurred."
"What is it?"
"Usually thefts happen frequently during such chaos cleanup, but a robbery case beyond simple theft occurred."
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"Robbery?"
"Heavily armed knights are roaming around and they robbed a bank?"
Е́ n̆ umа̇.і̇d
"Yes. They tried to rob a bank."
Even Garnet, listening, was dumbfounded enough to question.
It was a moment no one expected, but it wasn't what made Isabella frown.
"So what's the problem?"
"The real problem is..."
Isabella flicked her finger at the guard waiting beyond the door.
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The robbery suspect entered, and it was clear why she was angry.
"Handsome Regent, hi!"
It was Gae Bolg.
She was smiling brightly, oblivious to everyone's boiling insides.
* * *
Gae Bolg.
Е n u m̃а̌
She made that name for herself by breaking through the supposedly impenetrable Aegis Mercenary Corps.
If Vernel is a precise genius, she's a genius of instinct.
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Her main job was defying common sense with combinations and methods that escaped everyone's expectations.
So maybe that's why an absurd incident happening was understandable yet unacceptable.
"Why'd you commit robbery right now?"
"Robbery?"
Е num̈ а̌
Gae Bolg answered with a brazen face.
"I just tried to get a loan?"
"The report here says something completely different, so what's with that?"
"What's it say?"
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Ferda decided to read it directly.
"It says you threatened a clerk with a gun."
Ē n.ù ṁ а
"Threaten! I did point a gun. I just held out a shotgun as collateral to borrow a bit?"
"How'd you hold it out?"
"Like this."
Gae Bolg struck a pose in front of Ferda and showed him.
"I said lend me money like this, and they approved super fast?"
"..."
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It was a pose clearly aiming at the other party.
Who'd try to take it?
"If it's money, doesn't Vernel have plenty?"
"Our Vernel! Ah, right, Vernel exists!"
He held shares in Hestia Trading Company and had many patents, earning massive revenue from royalties.
Even while building a lab-slash-mansion, more than half his money was in the company bank.
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"But you see..."
Gae Bolg suddenly fidgeted.
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Twirling her hair, she muttered like a girl in love.
"Trying to borrow a hand from our handsome guy made me feel so sorry? And I got greedy? Thought if I showed an independent side, he'd fall head over heels, so I went to the bank to become a confident woman?"
"...Crazy bitch."
Garnet spat a curse with a disgusted expression.
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Gae Bolg just cackled like it didn't matter.
"So how much did you need?"
"This much?"
She held up three fingers.
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"300 Golden would be a lot."
"No, 30 Shillings?"
Ӗ nu m̃ á
"...Did you get that 30 Shillings?"
"Didn't get it. No, it's absurd! Listen! I clearly said 'lend me 30 Shillings please,' and this woman holds out 1 Golden saying 'take this and leave'! I need 30 Shillings so obviously she should give me 70 Shillings change, but if I had money would I borrow there? So I gave her 10 seconds to make it 30 Shillings!"
"...That's a threat."
"That's why civil servants are a problem these days! No passion, no drive, slow responses 'cause they just want to finish quick."
"Enough."
Ferda shut Gae Bolg's mouth.
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Because he saw Isabella's face behind Gae Bolg gradually turning into a dragon's form.
"So did it succeed?"
"The loan succeeded?"
"Not that damn loan."
Ferda knew her intention.
"While you bought time with the loan, did the guy causing trouble in your stead succeed?"
Ë ñǔ m̀ а̄
"Wait, you mean all that stupid stuff was a smokescreen?"
Isabella and Garnet looked surprised, staring at Gae Bolg.
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Ferda knew she wasn't just a bomb maniac.
She was the Crime Matriarch.
Every crime she designed ended successfully.
"Who knows?"
Е n üm a
Her tone was brazen, but her face wasn't.
Hearing that, Gae Bolg laughed as if enraptured.
Nothing's more fun than having an audience who properly watches your play.
"How'd it go, I wonder?"
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A gesture begging him to plead.
Ferda naturally felt no value in pleading.
Ẇеb̂n о̄vе l̇ Е̂ n úm а̊
"Investigate and you'll find something changed anyway something changed. Still, making an interesting offer and trading now would be better for both of us, no?"
"Interesting offer? Trying to bribe me? But I'm not a woman with a loose mouth?"
"We're planning an operation to rescue the princess from inside the World Tree."
Gae Bolg's movements visibly stiffened.
An expression full of interest.
"World Tree? That big tree in the west?"
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"Yeah. Land with sensitive elves."
"Sensitive elves..."
"And vicious demons are inside too."
"Demons...!"
What the Crime Matriarch Gae Bolg loved most was a challenge.
"Breaking through all that to rescue the princess is near impossible. What about you?"
E n̊ um̈ а..і d
Breaking the name called impossible.
For Gae Bolg, there wasn't even a choice to consider.
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* * *
"Ugyaaaak! You traitor!! You said I'd never get caught!! Said I wouldn't be found out!!"
Valdrova Castle, Penelope's room.
Through Gae Bolg's exposure, 30 Golden of unknown origin was discovered in her room, securing evidence of complicity.
Е̂n ŭ m̂ӑ
Penelope, complicit in the bank robbery, was sentenced to forced labor transporting monster corpses.
