After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

There was a sharp pain in the head, and a mechanical sound rang directly in my mind.

There is no doubt that this is the legendary telepathic ability of the Faceless Men.

The first time I really experienced it, it wasn’t a very good feeling.

— Brave Aize, you're afraid now, but the one you're afraid of isn't me. Right? You're trying to get the means to deal with Brave Rosaline from me. How ridiculous—

"Open your mouth and speak! Don't use such a disgusting tone!"

—But you are wrong. You should be afraid. Afraid of one of the Thirteen Leaders! —

In an instant, the Countess sprang into action.

The dagger hidden in the clothes was almost instantly raised and slashed towards Aize's neck without hesitation.

Then, it froze there, motionless.

—What happened? What did you do? —

The "Countess" still had no expression on her face, but... the voice she projected into Aize's mind could already clearly be heard to fluctuate.

Obviously panicked.

Aize took the opportunity to easily take the dagger from the other party and sneered:

"Are you stupid? Since I already guessed your identity and that you could read minds, how could I not be prepared? Since this afternoon, everything has been going according to plan, and you are no exception."

-What?-

Only then did the other party notice that glowing ring-shaped objects appeared at the joints of her body, locking her movements like shackles.

Villian's figure slowly walked out from the darkness on the side.

Chapter 39: The Faceless King

Looking at Villian who suddenly appeared beside him, the faceless man knew that he was completely doomed this time.

He gave up struggling, sighed softly, looked at Aize, and said:

"So, it's all a trap?"

"Yes."

"This afternoon's action, this evening's arrangements, and the fact that you were waiting for me here, were all a trap? Just to make me reveal myself?"

Aize smiled lightly.

"Smart, otherwise, I really don't have any other options."

In fact, before the assassination actually began in the afternoon, Aize had almost thought through the whole thing, but under the circumstances at the time, it was impossible for him to make it clear.

Because the identity used by the other party was the Countess.

If the technique cannot be detected, it means there is no evidence. In this case, arbitrarily accusing such a heavyweight figure will not only be ineffective, but may even put oneself in an unfavorable situation.

It will also make his apprentices worried and embarrassed.

So we can only wait for her to take action herself and reveal her flaws.

So, Villian secretly cast a spell on her, which would be activated immediately as soon as she tried to attack Rosaline, restricting her movements.

As a result, the assassination did not happen and the whole thing went smoothly.

This made Aize think for a moment that he was being overly sensitive and had made a wrong judgment.

But decided to give it one last try.

During the preparations for the dinner, Villian used her identity as a maid to set up a large number of spells and barriers throughout the castle to ensure that the other party could not escape.

Even so, if the other party denies it, things will still be very troublesome.

So Aize also left early, deliberately waiting for him here, deliberately exposing him in front of him, and deliberately pretending to be defenseless and walked in front of him.

He wanted to use his title of "the weakest hero" to lure him into taking action.

Pretend to be on the first floor, making the other person mistakenly believe that they are on the second floor, while you are waiting for them on the third or even fourth floor.

The result is what it is now.

"Brave Aize, your name scares many of my colleagues. I used to think you were just some mythical creation of humanity... Hmph, I underestimated your abilities. I apologize, but unfortunately, I can't do anything now."

Even at this point, the Faceless Man's attitude remained quite relaxed, as if he didn't care about his dangerous situation at all.

He even used the only part of his head that was still able to move to slightly lower his head as a gesture of greeting.

"It's our first meeting. My name cannot be pronounced in the language of ordinary creatures, but you can address me as the 'Faceless King', one of the thirteen leaders."

"Is that really the case..."

The leader of the Faceless Men, the most mysterious and unpredictable existence among the thirteen leaders, appeared in front of him so unexpectedly.

Although I was mentally prepared, it still felt a bit unreal.

Of course, none of this matters anymore.

Villian on the side couldn't wait to ask questions, so Aize stepped aside and let Miss Witch chat with this former comrade first.

"Long time no see, Faceless Man."

"Haha, you too, witch. The Demon King has learned of your betrayal, and he's furious. He might even send assassins to deal with you soon."

"Really? Then come on. I'm getting a little impatient waiting."

Villian responded nonchalantly.

In his seemingly calm eyes, there was a rare glimmer of anger and murderous intent.

Having been used as a pawn by the demon tribe for so many years, let alone the friendship of an old boss, the fact that she didn't directly ask about the family tree now was considered to be of high quality.

But she knew that now was not the time to vent her anger.

Aize’s matter is more important.

"You do have the ability to read minds, but I don't think your ability is strong enough to see through even a hero-level mind. But in fact, you did stop your actions because you saw through that Rosaline... Tell me, why?"

Among the magic systems in this world, the spiritual system is the most complex, without a doubt.

Will and thinking, these intangible things are chaotic and uncontrollable, and they will show great differences in each individual, making it almost impossible to operate them precisely.

Moreover, will is also bound to magic power.

Trying to use one's own magic to directly interfere with the opponent's will is similar to the concept of a virus or bacteria directly confronting the immune system without disguise or development.

If the object's magic power is strong enough, the magic power you input will be destroyed, and may even result in backlash.

Although the Faceless Man's mind-reading technique is different from general psychic techniques, it also follows this rule.

Therefore, mind reading has almost no effect on powerful individuals, such as demon kings, leaders, high-level demons, and heroes.

At least it won't have the full effect.

Otherwise, Aize’s intelligence network on the demon side would have been wiped out by the Faceless Man long ago.

Just now, the Faceless King could only feel a little fear of Aize when he read his mind, but had no way of knowing his true thoughts.

This fear was deliberately pretended by Aize to read it to him, as part of his plan to lure him into falling for it.

But no matter what, even Aize couldn't read Rosaline's mind in detail, and her magic power was far stronger than Aize's, so her brain should theoretically be even more difficult to invade.

Therefore, regarding the inference that he changed his strategy because he read Rosaline's mind, Aize was not 100% sure. He just made this statement purely to trick her.

As a result, he admitted it after being deceived.

This is interesting.

In response to Villian's question, the Faceless King simply distorted his features:

"You really want to know, right? Aize, the legendary hero who controls everything, actually has to rely on the demons to deal with his own people? Isn't that a bit too funny?"

"you--"

"Of course, I understand your perspective. The first time I saw that guy's thoughts, I was also shocked. How could such a thing exist? I can only say that those guys in the divine realm really came up with something very interesting."

I said it, but it’s the same as not saying it.

Not only did he not have any intention of giving a direct answer, he even avoided the question the entire time just to disgust Aize and Villian.

This made Miss Witch extremely annoyed.

He raised his palm, and a black weapon, accompanied by dark red magic, immediately condensed in his palm.

"Tell me, or I'll let your disgusting body rot away bit by bit!"

A variant of the instant death curse that had been used before was a technique that was invented on a sudden inspiration after listening to Aize's introduction to the basic biology of that world.

The target of death has changed from people to individual cells, turning the affected people into living corpses, watching themselves rot and wither away bit by bit.

It's completely inhumane, but perfect for interrogation.

However, the Faceless Man still showed no fear:

"Here you go again, witch! Even after getting married, your temper hasn't changed at all! This won't do! You'll be hated~"

"Marriage—what are you talking about—"

Villian subconsciously squeezed her palm, and the magic ball immediately dissipated.

The Faceless Man raised his head slightly:

"No? Never mind, it doesn't matter. But I advise you to be careful. This body belongs to the Countess. If you use that kind of thing to destroy it, the result will not be very decent. You don't want to make life difficult for the brave Aize, do you?"

"Are you threatening me?"

"I'm just stating the facts. Of course, I'm not an indecent person. Now that the original plan has been canceled, it's really not polite to continue using a woman's body, so I'll just return it to you."

After saying this, the Countess rolled her eyes, lowered her head, and lost consciousness.

Immediately afterwards, a faint white light emerged from all over her body, flowing and dripping like liquid, gathering on the ground beneath her feet, wriggling like slime.

Then, suddenly grow taller and shape your body.

In the blink of an eye, a cloaked figure appeared in front of the two of them. The space under the hood was empty and dark, as if there was truly nothing there.

Perhaps, this is the true form of the Faceless King.

"What? You want to escape now?"

Villian snapped her fingers lightly, and the magic circle immediately unfolded under the opponent's feet. A translucent beam of light rose at its edge and turned into a cage, trapping him tightly inside.

This is the same model that was used in the previous blood plague incident in the royal capital. Combined with the power of the Great Witch herself, it is extremely strong and can only be broken through by a devastating physical or magical attack.

The Faceless King, as the weakest in frontal combat among the thirteen leaders, cannot possibly have such power.

—I see. You've prepared something like this, you're really taking the trouble. —

The same inorganic voice as before rang out in my mind again.

Aize's head felt a sharp pain again, and Villian frowned unhappily.

"You can't escape. Answer the questions honestly!"

—I’m sorry I can’t accept this request. Well, it’s getting late, it’s time to say goodbye. —

As he spoke, he took a step forward, his legs hidden under his cloak.

"Want to leave? I'm afraid it's not that easy. You...what!?"

Villian's eyes widened.

Because she watched with her own eyes the other person's figure actually walked directly through the barrier and walked out leisurely without any hindrance.

Taking advantage of this, he turned to Aize.

The witch lady immediately stood in front of him, gathering her magic power and preparing for battle.

However, the other party didn't seem to want to fight, and just bowed to Aize seriously.

—Goodbye, former Great Witch Villian, Brave Aize, I hope I won’t meet you again next time. —

"…What on earth are you?"

—Who knows? This question is not easy to answer. Or to put it another way, Brave Aize, do you know what you are? —

"..."

Aize bit his lip and didn't answer.