Ayanokouji Kiyotaka 180

Title: Felt’s Disappearance, Reinhard’s Panic

“Withdraw?”

Both Felt and Rom were slightly confused.

“That’s right.” Ayanokouji nodded.

Previously, he had disguised himself as someone else and talked to Felt about related topics. He knew that Felt wasn’t actually interested in the throne selection at all.

During the conversation, he also deliberately told her that if she participated in the throne selection, she would most likely be involved in politics and endanger those around her.

This sentence was like a time bomb buried in her heart, which could be detonated when needed.

And now was the right time.

“Withdrawing from the throne selection is good for both you and me. I can reduce one competitor, and Felt, you probably don’t like this throne selection in your heart.” Ayanokouji averted his gaze as he spoke.

Felt didn’t answer, with a fierce expression on her face, but the moment of doubt in her eyes already showed that it was true.

“If you withdraw from the throne selection, I can arrange for you to go abroad, and ensure that you have a new identity abroad, and you don’t have to worry about food and clothing, you don’t have to worry about anything.” Ayanokouji said calmly, “I swear you will be able to live a comfortable life abroad.”

He believed that verbal oaths were meaningless, but people in this world seemed to care a lot about such oaths, even oaths without spiritual power or magic.

However, if Felt really wanted to withdraw from the throne selection, Ayanokouji was also willing to fulfill the conditions, because failing to fulfill the conditions could cause Felt and Rom to get into trouble, ensuring their lives under certain circumstances. From a technical standpoint, this was equivalent to letting him control them legally.

Give them freedom.

Felt was naturally a little moved, because she already had the idea of quitting in her heart, and the conditions he proposed were exactly what she wanted.

However, she was also a very stubborn person. Even if Elsa held a sword to her neck, she had no intention of backing down.

“Why should I listen to you...”

All her reactions were as expected by Ayanokouji. Before Felt finished speaking, he had already spoken:

“Sorry, before you answer, please consider the consequences of the other choice. You will be killed directly – not only you, but Rom will surely suffer later.”

After hearing Rom’s name, Felt’s whole body trembled slightly.

Of course, she didn’t want Rom to be involved in danger, which made Felt involuntarily think about the conversation a few days ago.

‘This will involve the people around you.’

“It’s not just Rom.” Ayanokouji continued. Felt’s inner thoughts couldn’t be hidden in her eyes. “All your friends in the slums will be killed by my men.”

“How dare you!” Felt didn’t care about the weapon at her neck at all.

“Sorry, little girl, you’re getting a little carried away.” Elsa whispered in Felt’s ear, announcing her presence.

“Why don’t you dare? What do you think of the throne selection? The throne selection was originally a war. Even if many people die as a result, it makes sense. Once you step into it, you have to be prepared to treat everyone around you. Do you plan to participate in the throne selection without thinking about preparing to be involved in danger?”

”I ......”

“And even if you make it to the end of the war and you fail, will the other top candidates let their former rivals remain in the kingdom?” Ayanokouji didn’t give Felt time to think, putting continuous pressure on her.

Although Rom was reluctant, he had to admit that what the other party said was true.

Of course, he knew how cruel politics were. Rom had participated in the civil war and witnessed many people die because of this so-called politics.

Rom didn’t worry about his own safety. After experiencing war in the past, he no longer cared about life and death.

He regretted involving Felt in this incident.

“Rom, I hear that your real identity was revealed in the illusion, right?” Ayanokouji continued, squinting slightly and staring intently, “According to what I have investigated, you should have a lot of enemies. Although you have Reinhard’s protection now, your identity will be an obstacle that prevents Felt from participating in the revolution in the war.”

After hearing that, both Rom and Felt remained silent.

“Whether you choose to quit or not, it’s up to you.” Ayanokouji said slowly, then gestured to Elsa to put away her sword.

“Ah, I’m really looking forward to your choice. Can you give me a little fun?” Elsa said meaningfully.

Although Ayanokouji seemed to have given the other party a choice, in reality, there was no choice at all.

This was his usual style of doing things.

After struggling for a long time, Felt gave in.

“Okay... I’m quitting the throne selection... but you have to ensure my and Rom’s safety!” Felt’s tone was firm.

“This is a bit disappointing.” Elsa shrugged.

“Don’t worry, I don’t need to deceive you in this regard.” Ayanokouji replied, “I will also ensure that you can live a life without worrying about food and clothing in the future.”

“But what about Reinhard?” Felt bit her lip and said.

“I will naturally give Reinhard an explanation.” Ayanokouji replied.

“But if we try to escape, Reinhard will surely know, right?”

“No, he won’t.” Ayanokouji replied calmly.

He had already made preparations before he came to the royal capital. He had already asked Elsa to plan an escape route for Felt according to his plan.

It wasn’t easy to hide something from Reinhard.

But Ayanokouji could do it.

He knew the scope of Reinhard’s activities at different times, and also understood his interpersonal network, and Ayanokouji could predict his behavior, so it wasn’t difficult to completely avoid his attention.

He had already arranged everything.

If it were anyone else, it would take countless deaths to get enough information and formulate a perfect plan.

But Ayanokouji had already thought about the general plan before he traveled to this world, and had already started to implement it before he came to the royal capital.

“You can leave after a little preparation. Everything has been arranged.” Ayanokouji said, “But before that, you still need to do one thing.”

”What?”

“I still want you to write a letter.” Ayanokouji said lightly.

The scene changed. Several hours had passed. Felt and Rom had been arranged by Ayanokouji to leave the capital.

He had arranged for manpower in the royal capital to help Felt and Rom leave the royal capital as quickly as possible. He had also arranged for manpower outside the royal capital to support them, so they could do nothing.

He also separated from Elsa and arranged other tasks for each other to hide the traces of Felt and Rom’s departure. He secretly snuck back into the Karsten Mansion and pretended he had never left.

Everything had been arranged, and Ayanokouji waited calmly in the mansion.

Waiting for Reinhard’s return.

“We’re back, Ayanokouji.” Crusch and the others had now returned to the mansion and shared what had happened in the palace.

Ayanokouji listened carefully, sifting through it to see if there was any important information.

He glanced around at the wall clock, and calculated the time in his heart.

If his calculations were correct, Reinhard should have returned to the mansion about thirty minutes ago and found that Felt and Rom were no longer in the mansion.

Then he would ask the guards and search around the mansion, but he wouldn’t find any traces.

What would Reinhard do next? He would ask for help from the person most likely to help him.

That is, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.

‘It’s almost time.’ Ayanokouji thought to himself, and he heard a loud knock on the mansion door.

The sound was urgent, and it could be seen that the person who came was very anxious. There was no need to guess his identity.

“Ayanokouji-sama!” Reinhard’s voice could be heard before he appeared in front of everyone, and his words were full of anxiety.

“What’s wrong, Reinhard.” Ayanokouji stood up and pretended to know nothing.

Micro-expressions were where people were most likely to reveal their flaws. No matter how sophisticated a lie was, flaws would easily emerge because of micro-expressions on the face.

“Ayanokouji-sama, Felt-sama is missing!” Reinhard said anxiously, “I’ve asked the guards and members of the Knights to look for her, but she’s still not found.”

“Felt... Missing?” Crusch was also a little surprised. She didn’t expect Felt, who was also a candidate for the throne, to disappear, and this was the first time she had seen Reinhard panic.

“That’s right.” Reinhard nodded.

“Can you tell me what really happened?” Ayanokouji asked.

“I don’t know what to say, so I wanted to ask for Ayanokouji-sama’s help. If possible, please ask Ayanokouji-sama to go to the scene and take a look.” Reinhard said quickly. He acknowledged the other party’s intelligence and ability, perhaps the other party could help him solve the problem.

“Yes.” Ayanokouji nodded, then went to the other party’s house with Reinhard and everyone.

On the way to the mansion, Reinhard walked slowly towards Cursch and asked softly: “Cursch-sama, does Ayanokouji-sama always live in your mansion?”

Although Reinhard had changed his opinion of Ayanokouji a lot, he hadn’t reached the level of unconditional trust. First, he wanted to determine if there was any connection between Ayanokouji and Felt’s disappearance.

One of the reasons was that he came to Ayanokouji for help, and it was also a very important reason to determine if Ayanokouji had anything to do with the present.

“Yes.” Crusch answered very confidently, “Ayanokouji has always been in the mansion. If there is anything unusual, my followers will also report it to me.”

“Understood.” Reinhard nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. If this matter had anything to do with Ayanokouji, it would be troublesome.

Soon, Ayanokouji followed everyone and arrived at Reinhard’s house.

“Sorry, where is Felt’s room?” Ayanokouji already knew the layout of this house well, but he still pretended not to understand.

The more details there were, the less likely there was to be a mistake.

“Please follow me.” Reinhard immediately took them to Felt’s room.

No one expected that Ayanokouji had come here with the world’s most famous assassin a few hours ago, threatening Felt.

All traces of his presence here had been erased, including footprints, hair, and even not a speck of dust.