After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

The limitation of the problem is that the things Aize used to exert pressure lacked direct evidence.

For example, in the case of the assassination, exposing one's own intelligence network just to accuse such a bastard was obviously not worth the cost.

As for these two adventurers... Aize was confident that he could pry open their mouths and get confessions, but it would still not be enough to form a complete chain of evidence.

Therefore, if the dispute gets serious or even goes to court, Aize does not have a 100% chance of winning.

Moreover, the core lies in information asymmetry.

This information gap is actually quite fragile. If the guild's top management can speak frankly, it would be relatively easy to make things clear.

Therefore, suspicion and distrust must be used to prevent this confrontation.

Even for this purpose, we cannot kill him now.

"Then how long do we have to wait?"

"Until... well, how should I put it? Until he tells me the truth himself without me having to ask."

Since the facts are not strong enough, force the other party to the point where they have no choice but to ignore the facts.

Therefore, psychological warfare must be maximized, and everything else must be slowed down.

As for Hecate, she tilted her head in disbelief.

“…Is this possible?”

"Of course it's possible, and it won't take long, maybe five days? Or three days? Don't worry, there will be results soon."

Aize has played cat-and-mouse games like this many times before.

It can be said that as long as things come to a situation of open-card game, he has never lost.

Of course, Hecate, who didn't know him well, was still skeptical.

But he didn’t ask any more questions.

After all, in addition to proving her own strength, she also wanted to take the opportunity to see how capable Aize was and whether he was worth following for a long time.

It's like interviewing each other.

Then everything will naturally be discussed with the results, so there is no need to waste time on it.

All I have to do is complete my work and then witness everything.

Chapter 72 What are you doing?

"The basic structure is different from that of human spells. The three-stage magic combination and the spontaneous circulation mode are actually somewhat similar to some very ancient witch spells."

Sitting on a temporary chair, Villian examined the stone slab in front of her.

While muttering to himself, his hands were constantly waving in front of his chest, and the magic light appeared and disappeared in his palms, as if he was trying his best to recreate the magic formula.

Since she entered last night, she has been staying in this dark underground.

Pushing forward the cracking of the stone slab at the fastest speed.

Except for taking a short break because he was really sleepy, he never stopped.

And as a result, the progress was quite good.

"This mode of operation doesn't seem like lethal magic, but more like some kind of healing... Healing? What's the point of combining healing with the blood plague?"

Although it was not yet at the point where the conclusions could be delivered to Aize, the results of this night's simulation had already surpassed the combined efforts of the Kingdom's scholars for two hundred years.

I don’t know whether Villian is too amazing, or whether those so-called scholars who are just waiting to eat and wait for death are actually just using fake projects to get funding and slack off.

It was at this moment that Miss Witch sighed softly.

With a tired expression, he lowered his hand, and the light floating in front of him dissipated.

Then, he turned his head and looked behind him:

"...What are you doing? So free? Is a princess supposed to have a lot of free time?"

Where Villian's gaze was directed, Heidi was standing there.

He leaned against the locker beside him, his brow furrowed but he remained motionless and silent, like a statue.

She arrived just after noon.

Villian, who was busy with work, didn't want to pay attention to her at first, thinking that she would leave soon.

The result is not.

This went on for several hours straight, and even the former great witch would find it a little creepy.

And disgusting.

So, Villian decided to go back disgusted.

"Even if you have nothing to do, don't come and mess with me, okay? Or what? You're asking for trouble, and after being dumped by a man, you're so disheartened that you're attracted to women instead?"

The witch smiled evilly, then waved her hand with a disgusted expression:

"If that's the case, I suggest you find someone else. My sexual orientation is Aize, and it has nothing to do with gender. To be honest, I'm not interested in short, flat, and hard princesses. I find them a bit disgusting..."

"What nonsense are you talking about!?"

Heidi, who was suddenly called out, came to her senses the moment she came to her senses and almost roared to interrupt the other person's speech.

I was really disgusted.

The breathless princess put her hands on her hips, held her forehead, and thought for a moment, looking as if she had a headache.

Then he replied in an extremely tired voice:

"Well, this is the treasure house of the Kingdom of Arte, after all. I can't possibly leave a demon leader here alone, right? This is surveillance!"

This is half true.

On the one hand, Heidi is indeed very free now.

Aize and the people he brought with him joined forces with Heidi's original subordinates to establish a joint command center, completely taking over the original command work.

And it was done perfectly, so even if Heidi wanted to do something, she couldn't interfere.

On the other hand, she now had no idea how to face Aize.

Even something as simple as making coffee failed for two days in a row.

Not only did they gain nothing, but the Regent Arthur also sealed the kitchen on the grounds that it affected the dignity of the royal family.

Coupled with the critical hit she suffered from Villian again last night, Heidi is now completely blinded and stunned.

As for the so-called surveillance, it was purely an excuse to find some trouble with Villian and vent his dissatisfaction when he was bored.

Although it's quite lame, it's better than hiding in the quilt in the bedroom and crying alone.

Villian snorted disdainfully and looked back at the stone slab in front of her while continuing to analyze the spell.

After all, the important task assigned by Aize cannot be delayed because of this guy.

But besides that, she also put away her mocking smile and asked seriously:

"Honestly, what are you thinking right now?"

"what do you mean?"

"Of course I'm referring to Aize. What's wrong with you now? Do you like him?"

"How could I-"

Various factors and habits made Heidi subconsciously want to refute.

But the words got stuck in his throat and he swallowed them hard.

"...No, you're right, I...like him."

After some hesitation, Heidi finally succeeded in suppressing all her complicated emotions and nodded obediently.

Although admitting this to Villian made Heidi extremely annoyed.

But this was the only thing she didn't want to lie to or deceive herself about.

After all, there have been enough deceptions in the past two years.

And the result was already tragic enough for him.

This answer made Villian glance at her.

"Did you start liking it recently? Or was it before?"

"...I don't quite understand, but... no, it must have started a long time ago."

Heidi is actually a pretty traditional character.

If it's just for profit, there are actually many other ways to bind, and there is no need to get engaged directly.

So, at that time, I must have liked him deep down in my heart.

But because of that inexplicable royal complex, she didn't even dare to admit it.

That's why we keep deceiving ourselves.

When the fantasy is shattered and I come to my senses, I find that I have completely failed.

Thinking of this, she closed her eyes in extreme pain.

"...What's the point of saying this now? It's over. I've done those ridiculous things to Aize. I'm done. So leave it at that."

"Ha~"

Villian sneered disdainfully.

"If you really thought you were finished, why would you still be so infuriating? In my opinion, the arrogant and domineering you before, who talked about royalty and aristocracy all the time, was more interesting. Now you don't even talk back when I scold you. It's really boring."

For Villian, the three former teammates who caused Aize to suffer are her targets.

On the other hand, as long as you like Aize, we are half-sisters... or half-sisters... or half-sisters, it doesn't matter.

This is also Villian's principle.

Heidi's current appearance is a bug, she is stuck there, neither going up nor down.

I feel disgusted if I curse, and I feel aggrieved if I don’t curse.

How could Villian not be angry when seeing this?

Not to mention, while Aize - and of course myself - are working hard, this guy, as the person involved, has nothing to do but say useless and discouraging words.

It's annoying to look at.

"Instead of sitting here like a nagging woman saying 'it's all over', why not go and help Aize? Otherwise, how is your current, hands-off behavior any different from before?!"

"Yes, yes, you're right. I'm the leader of the demon clan and I'm not trustworthy. But even I, an untrustworthy witch, am doing my best to help Aize do what he does. What are you doing as a princess? Don't you feel ashamed?"

These words were like thunder.

What’s the difference between you and before?

Mentally, I admit that I like Aize, and I will no longer treat him as a tool like before, nor will I be complacent after using him.

This is the difference.

What else?

What about the actual ones?

No.

Nothing changed, and he still forced the responsibility that belonged to the princess onto Aize.

I have simply changed from being immersed in fantasy to being simply immersed in regret.

What value does this have for Aize himself?

Can this make up for past mistakes?

Of course it's impossible.