Ore no Isekai Shimai ga Jichou Shinai!

"Yes, the creep was stolen."

"- What do you mean?!?

Next to me that jumped up, Alice, who was sleeping next door, jumped up.

"Ah, was Miss Alice there too? Sorry, don't even knock."

Mr. Eric blushes and strays his gaze. Looking at Alice wondering what was going on, a thin negligee instead of bedtime clothes had slipped off her shoulders and revealed herself all the way to her chest.

I grabbed Alice's arm silently and dragged her inside the futon. That's how he hides Alice and turns his gaze back on Mr. Eric once again.

"So, what do you mean, the creep was stolen?

- Yeah, you did.

Mr. Eric actually - and he told me more about the situation as he turned to the day after tomorrow.

According to that, a knight who was on the lookout for the early morning spotted Seth falling in a vandalized mixing room.

"Is Seth safe?

"I had a head injury, but there's nothing else in my life. He woke up right away. I just checked the damage, and the creeps were stolen."

"Really..."

It's good that Seth is safe. But I can't make a couscous without the LUXGALBEAR creep. I had the illusion that it would be dark in front of me.

"I'm sorry this happened. Totally my downfall."

Mr. Eric bows his head deeply.

Honestly, I have as much to say. But I swallowed them all. What's more important than pursuing responsibility, so...

"Is the killer's eye-catcher on?

"As soon as the treatment is over, I'm going to ask Seth what's going on. I came here because I wanted you to be there."

"... ok. So, to Sophia... did you already talk to her?

"No... not yet. You think I should tell you?

"Right... let's listen to Seth before we decide"

Sophia was very, very happy that this would save Mr. Elise. I don't want to tell Sophia like that if she could possibly not save Mr. Elise because the creep was stolen.

It won't be too late to listen to Seth and then judge.

"Right, right. Then let's get back to that. Then come to the preparation room when you are ready, because I will be there first. Let's keep the maid waiting outside for guidance."

"Okay. I'll be on my way."

Then we got to the minimum level of familiarity and Alice and I hurried to the mixing room.

That's how we got to the mixing room. In a much roughed corner of the room, Mr. Eric and Seth were facing each other.

"Have you come? I'm just about to ask what's going on."

"Okay."

I arranged a corner of the room to keep an eye on the interview.

"Well, it's Seth. Tell me what happened yesterday."

"Yes. Last night we were working on drying the creeps and in parallel with that we were working on something else. But when I heard the noise, I looked back, and there was a masked man standing there."

"... Hmm. Who is that man?

"I'm sorry. I don't know who he is because he seems to have lost his mind after being beaten up without time to resist."

"Well... have you noticed anything else?

"I'm sorry. Something happened all of a sudden.

Probably because we didn't get any useful information. Mr. Eric looked a little discouraged and turned his gaze towards us.

"Have you heard anything from them?

"... right. I said suddenly, don't you remember as much as the intruder's stature?

"Yeah...... but I don't think he was as tall as me and he was average in stature"

Is it the middle meat middle back? I can't squeeze that at all... but I have an anticipation that maybe. I uttered a decisive trait to confirm it.

"The man... wasn't he a blonde blue-eyed?

Seth and Eric were breathtaking in that question. When it comes to blondes, it would be because many of them are aristocrats or their bloodlines.

"... Yes, if you ask me, I think the eyes visible from the mask were bigeye. I don't remember being clear..."

"Right..."

I turn my gaze to Alice. I guess I thought the same thing. Alice snorted.

"Li, Lion. What does that question mean? No way, you suspect an official of the Spiel family is the killer?

"Oh, no, don't worry. What I'm expecting is another person. Because I have a grudge against someone."

I'm talking about Patrick, the person Mr. Crain told me to watch out for.

- This case. There is one inexplicable point. That's to say how the killer took away the LUXGALBEAR creep.

If the stranger sees it, the leaves of the world tree will only look like leaves. Grounddragon claws are similar. But that's the same for creeps.

And yet, I only stole the creeps. There must always be a reason for that. And one reason comes to mind when I think of it that way.

After Max and the others crossed the line, they put out a request in my name all over the country. A lot of people will know that I'm looking for a LUXGALBEAR creep.

If it was someone who had a grudge against me, it would explain why he stole the creep.

"So, who has that grudge?

It's Patrick.

"Patrick? But he must have been mistaken for the Viscount Roadwell family? You got room for revenge on Lion?

"... that's what's catching on, isn't it"

Patrick uses witchcraft, so I can't say enough that he can't break in.

But I didn't even know where the mixing room was until the other day. To break in without hesitation, you'll need to know what's going on inside.

Then...

"I don't want to think about it, but maybe you have an inside man."

Alice shrugged to sync with my thoughts.

"You think you're an inside man? Something like that... no. But if you don't think about it, is it hard to sneak into the mixing room?"

"Probably, though. Except if you hired someone with the same benefits as my sign perception... I don't think Patrick has that kind of room right now."

"Right. Unfortunately, we need to assume that there are enemies inside."

Mr. Eric answered to Alice like that, shifting his gaze to me.

"Lyon. It's a waste of time every minute and second now. I'd like to use Sophia's help to find an insider... would you mind?

"Right..."

To say that with the help of Sofia is to say that we teach Sofia the fact that the creep was taken away. Things I'd like to avoid if I could... but it's a real fall to notice Sophia and lose my chance to get my creeps back.

"Okay. I'll tell Sophia what's going on and ask her to use her favors. Mr. Eric, can you gather the servants of the mansion?

"Oh, okay. Let's get everyone in the courtyard. And then... Seth."

Mr. Eric calls Seth. But I haven't heard back. If she turned her gaze to see what was going on, Seth was thinking with a difficult face.

"Seth, what's wrong?

"Huh? Oh, no, excuse me. I was wondering if I could make a couscous without a creep."

"... what? Is there a way to do that?

"We're only talking about possibilities, but the claws of a ground dragon or the leaves of a world tree can be crisp on their own. It may be possible to relieve the symptoms, even if it is not fully curable."

"Okay. Then you need to find out about Kusuri."

"Yes, sir."

And then we broke up to do our part. Me and Alice jumped out of the mixing room to find Sophia.

That's how I found Sophia, she was just having breakfast with her mother Millie in the dining room.

"Ah, Lion, brother. Your mansion is kind of noisy, but what happened?

"Actually... just calm down and listen to me. I hear the LUXGALBEAR creep was stolen by thieves."

"- What do you mean the creep was stolen!?

Sophia gets up with her hands on the van and desk.

"I'll explain it right, just calm down."

"You can't stay calm! Because if you lose your creep, your mother can't help you!? Brother Lion, how can you be so calm!?

"Sophia, calm down. Lyon's not calm, either. But I'm trying to stay calm to get my creeps back."

Alice gives me a help ship. I quickly followed.

"I need Sophia's help to get my creeps back. So please, just calm down and listen to me.

"... the power of Sophia?

I guess Sophia just got me some calm back. I took one deep breath and sat back in the chair.

"Sorry, Lion, brother. Can I talk to you in detail?

"No one noticed the thief breaking into the mixing room and taking away only the creeps. Perhaps someone has guided us."

By the way, I'll keep down what Patrick might be involved with so far.

If I tell you now, Sophia will surely not be able to stay calm. Besides, if you're really involved, you'll see soon enough.

"I mean, it would be nice if Sophia used her favors around to everyone, wouldn't it?

"... oh. I know this is gonna be a hard task, but will you ask me to do it?

Reading minds may scare the servants. Even if not, reading to the bottom of the other person's mind can affect their spirit as before.

To tell the truth, I don't want Sophia to do that work...... I should still say, Sophia nodded without getting lost.

"Everybody's doing their best for your mother. So Sophia works hard too. Sophia reads everyone's mind. And I'll definitely try to get my LUXGALBEAR creep back!

"... ok. Well, Mr. Eric's got everybody in the courtyard, so let's go there."

That's how officials of the Spiel family, beginning with servants and knights, gather in the courtyard. Sophia started interrogating me - but I couldn't find a suspicious person as one.