From RE0, Sato Kazuma decided to cheat on food and drink

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Soon, everyone returned to the mansion, where the unconscious Mary was imprisoned in the dungeon on the lowest level of the mansion.

Mary slowly opened her eyes, feeling a splitting headache.

What happened before...?

Mary shook her head, her mind somewhat hazy. Several seconds passed before she gradually regained consciousness, struggling to recall what had happened.

"What...did that guy do?"

She remembered that she was confronting Sato Kazuma and a few others, and just as she was about to control the monster to attack, she suddenly lost consciousness.

Mary looked around and found herself in complete darkness, without a single ray of light.

"You finally woke up."

Just then, a familiar voice rang out in front of her.

"Who, who's there?"

Mary's eyes darted aimlessly in the darkness.

"Idiot, she can't see you at all if you don't turn on the light!"

"This is to create an atmosphere of torture. Look at the torture scenes in those movies, aren't they all in relatively dark environments?"

"It's not pure black! There has to be some light, right?"

"That's right."

"But it has nothing to do with me. I am a goddess, and I can see clearly no matter how dark it is."

"If you can see it, why are you pretending? You almost shoved your elbow into my mouth! You did it on purpose, didn't you! Light some candles!"

As the candles were lit, the darkness in the dungeon was completely dispelled, and Aqua and Kazuma Sato stood before Meryl.

If anyone else were present, they would definitely think that the two of them were the bad guys with malicious intentions.

Because Mei had previously mentioned that she came for Sato Kazuma, the latter felt it necessary to interrogate her thoroughly.

"It's you, Tanaka!"

Mei stared fiercely at Sato Kazuma and said angrily.

"Tanaka, who is that?"

A look of confusion crossed Sato Kazuma's face; he had long forgotten the name he had casually made up earlier.

"You idiot Kazuma, you lied to him and said your name was Tanaka, have you forgotten?!"

"Oh right, wait a minute, don't say it in front of her!"

"It's because you forgot!"

Looking at the two people about to start arguing, a hint of disbelief flashed in Mei Li's eyes.

I was actually defeated by these two guys?

Are they genuinely acting like they have something wrong with their brains, or are they just pretending?

However, her face quickly returned to its previous extremely fierce expression:

"You were lying from the very beginning, and you even told me not to lie."

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm an adult who can lie, and you're just a little girl. You can't lie at your age! As a little girl, you should do things befitting your age!"

Kazuma Sato said to Mary with an extremely serious expression.

Meili's brow furrowed slightly, completely clueless as to what the other person was talking about.

"And I need to make this clear to you: I didn't cause your sister Elsa's serious injury! It was this guy next to me!"

Kazuma Sato reached out his hand, only wanting Aqua beside him.

"That's right, it's me, the goddess!"

Aqua thought that Kazuma Sato was about to introduce himself, and proudly puffed out her chest.

"She's the one who hurt your sister. If you want revenge later, go find her. It has nothing to do with me!"

"Kazuma, you bastard!"

"I didn't come here for revenge; finding you was just a side thing."

Mei let out a cold laugh.

"Then tell me your name, and what is the purpose of your visit here?"

"My name is Mary, and I absolutely will not tell you anything else!"

"Is that so? In that case, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Meanwhile, a malicious smile appeared on Sato Kazuma's face, and his hands rubbed back and forth like flies.

Chapter 52: Ram was unaware that Lord Kazuma had been suddenly sent flying!

"No matter what methods you use, I will not reveal any information!"

Although Meili was very young, her gaze was incredibly firm.

Abandoned in the forest as a child, she was picked up by magical beasts due to her special physique and lived with them. Later, she was taken out by Elsa, the Bowel Hunter, and the two depended on each other for survival. As a result, she joined the assassination organization with Elsa.

Within the assassination organization, Mary had already witnessed the terrifying presence of the organization's leader, whom everyone called 'Mother'.

When Mary first met her 'mother', she was turned into a group of frogs, which left her with a terrifying psychological impression.

She had also seen what fate befell those who betrayed the organization or failed to complete their missions.

No matter what methods Kazuma Sato uses, Meryl believes that none can be more terrifying than the punishments within the assassination organization.

"That's because you haven't seen my skills yet~"

A smile appeared on Kazuma Sato's face.

This was the most lewd smile Meili had ever seen in her life.

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Meanwhile, in the mansion's main hall, Emilia and the others were still waiting anxiously.

She had learned about the village and the curse from Felt and became extremely anxious. Just as Emilia was preparing to go to the village as well, Sato Kazuma and the others returned.

The speed at which things were resolved exceeded Emilia's expectations.

"So, it was Lord Kazuma who dealt with that dangerous person?"

Emilia asked.

"Hmm...I guess so."

Natsuki Subaru scratched the back of his head.

After all, Natsuki Subaru really couldn't bring himself to talk about what had happened in the village before.

Even if I told people, probably no one would believe me.

"But something's strange. Why did this person come here? Is it because of the Bowel Hunters? But why are they targeting us?"

Emilia asked, somewhat puzzled, having already learned about Elsa and Merry's relationship from Subaru Natsuki.

Who exactly is their employer?

"I'm not sure. Kazuma and Aqua have already gone to take charge of the interrogation."

Roswaal, standing to the side, smiled and said...

He is the real mastermind behind this.

Although Merry's actions this time were not Roswaal's doing, it was precisely because of Roswaal that Elsa went to the capital to take action against Emilia.

"Perhaps those two can extract some important information."

As Roswaal spoke, he turned to look in Ram's direction.

"Ram, go down to the underground and see if Kazuma and Lady Aqua need anything else."

Roswaal knew Elsa and Merry's identities, but he had disguised himself when he made the deal with them, so Merry should not know his true identity.

Furthermore, the Book of Wisdom has not yet given any further instructions, so Roswaal has no plans to take any further action for the time being.

Let's wait and see.

They might even bring us more surprises.

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A few minutes later, Ram arrived at the bottom floor of the mansion.

Just as Ram's foot left the last step, she heard Melly's tearful cry.

"No, no, no, no! You can't do that!"

Along with it came Sato Kazuma's extremely lewd words:

"That's it~ That's it~ Hahahaha~ How long can you hold on~ Hurry up and hold her down, Aqua! I'm coming!"

Ram's forehead veins bulged. Although Sato Kazuma was indeed interrogating Meryl, Ram absolutely could not stand idly by if it was 'that kind of thing' being done.

She entered the room and saw that Sato Kazuma was facing away from her. She held up a tray in one hand and cast a spell with the other. A gust of wind swept in and sent Sato Kazuma flying several meters away.

"Hey, what happened?"

Aqua stared blankly at Kazuma Sato as he flew away, then turned to look at Ram.

"It's forbidden to do such perverted things in the mansion... huh?"

Ram's brow twitched; the scene before him was completely different from what he had imagined.

Aqua held a feather in her hand, and Meryl's clothes were undamaged, except that one of her shoes had been removed.

Tickling is the 'torture' that Kazuma Sato came up with.

However, Meryl didn't actually stick with it.

Although she had mentally prepared herself, she never expected that the other party would use this tactic.

Besides, no matter what, Mary was just a child whose mind was not fully mature and had never actually experienced a similar situation.

Faced with Kazuma Sato's tickling torture, Meryl had no strength left to resist and revealed the information about the mission.

Now that the mission has failed, it will be difficult for her to return to the assassination organization.

Those who fail in their missions will only be met with torture from their "mother".

However, Kazuma Sato and his group did not obtain any useful information. They could only confirm that the incident was not specifically targeted at them and that it was not directly related to the attack by the Royal Capital Gut Hunters.

This was an order from the assassin organization 'Mother'.

"Kazuma, are you alright?!"

Aqua immediately rushed forward and used her healing abilities, which allowed Kazuma Sato to slowly open his eyes.

"It's you... I thought I'd see Eris!"

"I can send you to see that guy with the padded bra right now!"

Aqua made a gesture as if she was about to grab Kazuma Sato by the neck.

"What happened? What happened?"

Kazuma Sato pretended not to see it, scratching his head in confusion, completely unaware of what had just happened.

"I don't know, you just suddenly flew away."

Aqua replied that she had her back to Ram at the time and did not see what happened.

"Ram didn't know either. A sudden gust of wind blew you away. Ram just arrived here and doesn't know anything."

Ram answered expressionlessly, his tone completely calm, as if nothing had happened.

"Really, you didn't use magic to attack me? I think I just heard you say something about me—"

"No, Ram doesn't know, you must have misheard."

Before Kazuma Sato could finish speaking, Ram immediately replied.