The Necromancer Commands Slaves, Not Undeads

47 – Soirée (3)

The princess was turned into a vampire by someone. The reason is that?

This is because someone mixed vampire blood into the princess’s wine.

Why did the criminal mix blood with wine?

This is because the princess wanted to become a vampire.

Why did the criminal want the princess to become a vampire? The answer is simple.

Vampires are not viewed favorably. Fundamentally, vampires were monsters that harmed people.

A monster that regularly consumes human blood and enjoys longevity in return.

If people find out that the princess is a vampire, will she be able to continue her life as a princess?

Looking at this, the culprit’s goal is to cause the princess to fall.

In this incident, the golden lion was innocent. He was a victim who was falsely accused at trial.

He was just a good citizen and a pitiful person who had his blood sucked by the princess.

Now that the trial is over, the culprit’s goal at this point is the fall of the princess.

The golden lion became a very important key to the criminal who was trying to bring down the princess.

If he can prove his innocence, the princess, a strong candidate for emperor, becomes a vampire and a villain who turned innocent citizens into criminals.

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Princess Amelia knew that fact better than anyone else. She was never a stupid person.

She was not one to leave her weaknesses behind for no reason. It wasn’t that difficult for her to quietly dispose of her golden lion.

However, she left her weaknesses behind out of necessity. The reason was simpler than I thought. The goal was to bring down the hidden criminal to a place where he could be seen.

How about thinking about it this way?

For the criminal, the mere existence of the golden lion was a huge advantage. If the truth about what happened to the Golden Lion can be revealed, the culprit will be able to ruin the princess’s reputation.

But is that really the only value of the golden lion to a criminal?

It is most reasonable and effective to reveal the truth of the case together with the victim.

His anger and resentment were clearly revealed at the trial.

Although no one believed it, the Golden Lion confessed without hesitation in front of everyone and the princess that the princess was a vampire.

Whether he is overcome by emotion or has a reckless personality, if he can reveal his hostility towards the princess to that extent, wouldn’t it be an extremely useful chess piece?

Of course, the Golden Lion’s actions during the trial were close to theater, but there was no way for the criminal to know that. Who would dare think of making a play on the princess in the courtroom?

Judging from the emotions and comments he expressed at the trial, he was a person who truly wanted the princess to fall.

The golden lion had nothing more to lose. Having lost his honor and fortune, the only option left to him is revenge, and he appears to be a man who can do anything as long as he can resolve his injustice.

The Golden Lion was a skilled mercenary. He was also a veteran who had solved over 100 commissions in the capital.

The criminal had no reason not to meet the golden lion. He will try to meet him either directly or indirectly.

And that will be the moment when the identity of the hidden culprit is revealed.

That was the princess’s aim.

Dorothy and I were ordered to watch over the Golden Lion and find out who the Golden Lion was in contact with.

The reason he took on the defense of the Golden Lion in the trial was for this purpose.

Defending the Golden Lion in the princess’s s*xual harassment case was no different from defending the princess and her family.

It would not be surprising if the person who defended him, even going so far as to argue with the princess, was accompanying him.

And above all, there was a need for a justification for the reduced sentence at trial.

From the princess’s perspective, she had no reason to keep him alive. She needed a justification to avoid being suspected.

I played that role perfectly.

This was all the princess’s scenario. I admired such a princess.

It was a sudden situation for the princess who felt her urge to suck blood and bit the golden lion.

However, he immediately took matters into his own hands and even quickly developed a plan to bring in the culprit.

There are definitely some shortcomings, but the determination and execution were amazing.

In the process, one poor person named Golden Lion was sacrificed, but she had no intention of imposing her moral standards on her.

Amelia von Russell-Wittenberg was a star of the empire and someone who would one day become empress.

There are times when people have to pull out their swords and make a decision, and she just did it neatly.

I told the whole truth to the Golden Lion, who had some idea of the situation.

“I understand.”

“Finally, he said that if you cooperate well, he will give you a new identity and compensation.”

“I feel like I’m having fun from start to finish…”

In the secret conversation she had with the princess at first, the princess said that if her culprit was brought out, she would kill him along with the golden lion.

But since I asked them to release the golden lion as compensation, a compromise was made to obtain their cooperation.

I needed his help to finish the job with the Exitium Clan.

Of course, if I pretended not to know the Golden Lion’s situation and explained the situation to the princess, I might have been able to find another way to reach the Exitium Clan.

But it was heartbreaking to let the golden lion that the black wolf had introduced die.

“This was my best. I was given the task of watching over you, ironically in exchange for your life and freedom. And I will fulfill it. It is a promise I made to the princess. Now, all that remains is your choice. “

Originally, the story from this point on has nothing to do with me. However, I promised to help the princess in her situation at the mansion in exchange for the Golden Lion’s life, and I planned to keep my promise.

For the Golden Lion, this situation will not look good. However, he was a mercenary who knew how to compromise with reality and spoke with a bitter smile.

“Is there any other way? I just use it as I please from beginning to end… What can I do? I have to think that I was unlucky and encountered a natural disaster. This has already come to an end, so I want to live a new life.”

I can’t say for sure that there is a 0% chance that he betrayed the princess out of spite, but it seemed like he recognized me for working hard to be in the middle of the princess and the golden lion.

“Still, I have to say thank you. Okay, since you saved my money and my life as promised, I guess I should keep my promise too.”

“You can pay for that later after this is over.”

“Everyone, be quiet for a moment.”

Dorothy’s eyes were not looking at us. Because he was frowning, he seemed to be wary of his surroundings. Dorothy’s eyes were looking beyond the other side of the capital.

“Dorothy?”

“It looks like someone is coming this way.”

For reference, my vision is about 1.5. Although my eyesight was quite good, I couldn’t see anything with the naked eye.

I took out the celestial mirror from my pocket and put it on. When I looked through the monocle in the direction Dorothy had pointed out, I could see that what she said was true.

At a distance of about 1km, a man with a sturdy physique was approaching on his horse.

“It’s true. Even the tiger will come if I tell it… Is it coming already?”

The man was armed. She wore low-grade full plates and had a greatsword strapped to her back.

Anyway, how did they find us from such a distance….

After a while, her man began to be visible even with the naked eye. The golden lion looked at us with a curious expression.

“Really, how on earth did you guys know?”

“I always like my eyes, but they’ve gotten better recently.”

“I saw it as a magic item.”

The gap between her and the man gradually narrowed. He finally arrived in front of us and did not get off his horse. He held on to the reins and looked down at the golden lion.

The golden lion stared at him. Then he opened his mouth in surprise. It was as if I had discovered his familiar face.

“Green snake… Were you alive too!?”

“It’s been a while, Golden Lion, I heard the news.”

Black Wolf, Golden Lion, Green Snake, now you can tell they are friends just by hearing similar names…. So, is the man in front of you also from the Gladius Clan?

The green snake looked at me and Dorothy. He then got off his horse and bowed his head politely to me and Dorothy.

“I heard you defended this idiot. Thank you.”

“Ah, yes…”

Wait a minute, that man must have come riding a horse from the opposite direction of the capital. How does he know about that? No matter how much I think about it, it probably hasn’t been more than an hour since the trial ended….

“Follow me, Golden Lion. I have a way for you to live.”

The golden lion looked at me as if he sensed something strange. I nodded at him.

“Okay, it’s a mess anyway, so there’s no reason not to follow along. I hope there’s a good way.”

“Are you going to follow us too?”

Given the circumstances, I felt like he was either the criminal or an associate of the criminal. However, I don’t know if it’s fortunate or unfortunate that he is the golden lion’s friend. For some reason, I had an ominous feeling.

I asked him for an explanation.

“I haven’t yet heard an explanation of who you are and where I’m going.”

He bowed his head and apologized as if he had been rude.

“I’m sorry. My introduction is late. My name is Green Snake. I am an old colleague of mine. I am now serving my new master and I was going to guide you to him.”

“Who is that person?”

It’s a new owner… There is a high probability that he is the culprit who turned the princess into a vampire.

Anyway, I didn’t know we would meet him so quickly, but he seems to be quite an impatient guy.

Silence continued for a moment. And the name that came out of the green snake’s mouth was a rather shocking one.

“This is the Third Prince, His Highness Julian von Russell-Wittenberg. Would you like to follow me?”