My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 18: Key Greatsword Trap
The Reskan City Hall, the administrative center of the port city of Reskan, is the key heart for the smooth operation of the city.

Of course, residents of Reskanen generally don't call it the Town Hall.

Governor's Palace, this is what the locals call the City Hall.

This is not a nickname or an alias, but when the Empire took back the right to manage Ruiskan from the original territorial nobles, it directly converted the original noble mansion in Ruiskan into the city hall.

The first non-noble governor appointed directly by the empire was also an honest man. Instead of building a governor's palace for himself, he directly transformed the garden behind the city hall and used it as his residence.

Although several subsequent governors made some expansions to their residences, they were all based on this one, and this tradition has continued to this day.

Of course, this is also because today's Ruiskan is no longer what it used to be. Its land prices are so expensive that the financial resources of a governor are not enough for the successive governors to build a new governor's palace.

However, in this busy city hall day after day, there is a corner that is quite quiet today.

"Hasn't that witch been caught yet?"

Behind the desk that originally belonged to Governor Clay, there was now a thin middle-aged man sitting there. His sinister eyes made the man in black in front of him extremely nervous.

"Mr. Parker, our people just found the witch and her helpers. They are in a cafe near the city defense headquarters."

Mr. Parker didn't answer immediately. Instead, he turned the cup on the table with interest and said, "Let me guess. When you idiots discovered them, you immediately rushed over to grab the 'secret key', right?"

"Yes, it is……"

"And not only did they fail to seize the treasure, but they also alerted the city defense forces?"

Parker said, rising from his position. "You didn't even choose to gather more men to surround them, but instead just rushed in ready to shoot with your pistols."

"I don't remember the fraternity's recruitment standards getting so low recently that they even admit idiots."

The man in black didn't even have time to explain before he was lifted up by an invisible hand, as if he had been grabbed by the neck.

"Ka...ka..." The man in black let out a dying cry, his legs kicking wildly subconsciously, his eyes wide open, as if he was going to die in the next moment.

"Do you know how much effort we put into finding the location of the 'Secret Key'? Do you know how much effort and resources the Brotherhood spent to deceive that witch and that damned elf?"

"The chance for success is right before our eyes. We can't let you losers manipulate us any longer."

"Click."

The man in black's neck was twisted and his limp body fell to the ground like a puddle of mud. Soon afterwards, two more men in black came in and carried his body away.

Mr. Parker took a deep breath, slightly closed his eyes, and murmured, "'Secret Key', ah, it's worthy of being researched by those crazy academics in the Continental History Society."

"Can even divinity and authority be sealed together?"

"But it will be soon. The day of unblocking will be soon..."

"dong dong dong"

There was a knock on the door, and then a voice said, "Mr. Parker, the carriage is ready."

"Well, let's get everyone else ready."

"The plague rats in the sewers are almost ready. Have the sorcerers controlling these rats get ready. The moment the secret key is obtained, have them control the rats and rush out of the sewers."

"Yes!"

……

"Colonel, the investigation results are in. There's nothing unusual about that revolver, but the bullets they used are specially crafted alchemical bullets. Preliminary analysis shows they're ritual-fuse bullets."

"After being hit by this kind of bullet, if one subconsciously mobilizes magic power, it will cause the circuit of the small source magic power in the body to melt, and there is a high probability that the victim will die on the spot."

"We've also investigated the man killed by Miss Kalia in the cafe. We can only confirm that he wasn't from Reskan. We haven't even found any information about him entering the city."

"We've also checked with the Chamber of Commerce Alliance in the city. He doesn't belong to any chamber of commerce, nor is he a crew member of any ship..." "Stop," Odmeyer interrupted his subordinate's report. "Right now, immediately, take your most elite combat team and go find Roland and Kalia as quickly as you can. No, I'll go too."

As he spoke, the old colonel waved his hand, put the long sword at his side on his waist, and then rushed out directly.

When Roland left, he secretly investigated Roland's experience in the royal capital. Later, his years of experience in politics and the military told him that if he still wanted to live a happy life, it would be best not to let this man get into trouble in the territory of Riskan.

And that witch is even more of a heavyweight.

Although Ms. Fram had never been angry in the records, all the forces or individuals who had offended her disappeared one by one at this moment.

Odemeyer didn't dare to think about what would happen if something happened to Kalia in Riskan.

So even though the situation was still unclear to him, and he hadn't been able to find that fat guy Clay to ask for clarification in the next few days, he couldn't wait any longer.

I originally thought that they would be a pair of useful surprise troops, but they turned out to be two impossible to deal with enemies.

It's time to use my power to command the city defense forces.

"Adjutant, order martial law throughout the city! Arrest any suspicious individuals immediately. Close the city gates, docks, and the magic train station. Block all external exits!"

"I'll take responsibility for anything that happens! I'll explain the situation to the Empire later!"

……

At the harbor, Roland and Kalia sat side by side on the seawall, gazing at the setting sun in the distance, both falling into silence.

"You're saying that this pendant is actually a sealing device, which contains a portion of the divine power and divinity that Ms. Fram seized from the Demon King's corpse after she and the hero defeated the Demon King together?"

"She is truly a skilled and courageous person..."

"Now everything connects. Those guys probably wanted this pendant to activate the inferior divine plague they concocted, right?"

Roland's tone was relaxed, as if a problem that had troubled him for a long time had finally been solved.

Beside him, Kalia hung her head, looking listless.

"Ah... I still said it..."

Kalia muttered, covering her face with her hands.

Just as she was covering her face, Roland patted her shoulder and said, "Alright, you can contact your teacher now. Since this thing is so important, it certainly wasn't her idea to send you to the capital alone."

"At least if it were me, I wouldn't let you do such a thing."

"According to you, this pendant was originally placed in the tree house barrier set up by Ms. Fram herself. Except for you and her, no one else can enter without your permission."

"Its strength is so great that even a Legendary-level expert himself would not be able to break it in such a short time."

"As long as it stays within the barrier, there's basically no need to worry about its safety."

"On the contrary, it is only when you take it out and send it to the capital that the safety of the pendant becomes a problem."

"It can now be basically concluded that this subpoena is false."

Roland stood up and said, "If you're embarrassed to do this, I can help you."

"When I was taking the test in the capital, I did get to know some friends there."

Kalia shook her head: "No, no, I'll do it myself."

Knowing that she seemed to be in trouble, Kalia decided to seek a chance for leniency.

(End of this chapter)