After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"...What's wrong? Tell me what's going on!"

"It's like this. Your room was reserved by Mr. Roderick, the president of the Adventurer's Guild. He is a VIP guest of this hotel, so he is qualified to book a VIP room."

Uh...it seems like that's the case.

In order to hide Princess Heidi's identity and avoid losing face, all her spending in Tafia over the past few days was done in the name of Roderick.

Heidi became increasingly impatient:

"So what? It's not like that guy won't pay my rent, right?!"

Whether the president is alive or dead now depends on Heidi's few words.

She didn't believe that this guy could be so brave.

At this point, the waiter's face looked a little ugly:

"Um... President Roderick, it's no longer convenient for me to continue funding you..."

"Huh? What happened to that guy?"

Got caught? That's not surprising.

It would be more surprising that he was only arrested now.

Anyway, I have already blocked his mouth in advance, so there is no need to worry about what will happen...

"No, President Roderick, he was found dead in his office this morning."

"……suicide!?"

Heidi woke up suddenly from her sleep.

The waiter nodded:

"Yes, and because of his involvement in a crime, his assets have been frozen by the Lord. So... if you want to continue staying at the hotel, I'm afraid you'll have to..."

Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Heidi rushed down the stairs, took out a few gold coins from her arms and threw them to the other party, then rushed towards the guild.

That president, that Roderick, would commit suicide?

In order to save his own life, he was even willing to let Heidi take the blame for kidnapping a noble!

Would such a person commit suicide before everything is fully understood?

joke.

Someone must have silenced him.

But who did it!?

Heidi rushed to the front of the guild, which was surrounded by Sheen's guards and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

The surrounding streets were, of course, filled with onlookers.

"Tsk, what a hassle—"

Judging from the situation, it is unlikely that he can sneak in, and he is not a brave warrior who is good at stealth.

Even if they managed to sneak in, the evidence and the body would most likely have been moved away.

So, what to do?

Heidi bit her nails.

Although Roderick is a useless person who bullies the weak and fears the strong and can't accomplish anything great, he is the only chess piece that he can control and use in Tafia.

He is dead and Aize has not come back yet. Now he can be said to be alone and helpless.

If this was done within the guild to destroy evidence, there would be no problem, it would just be dog-eat-dog.

But I'm afraid that this behavior is directed at myself.

How to do?

Ask Sean Edgar for details about this matter?

impossible.

If the murder was carried out by professionals and disguised as suicide, then a mere lord would not be able to find out anything.

And my rash arrival to ask about the matter itself was even more of a cover-up.

It was tantamount to admitting that he was in collusion with Roderick.

Going to find Aize is even more impossible.

The outcome of the previous kidnapping incident is still unknown. If I go there now, it would be the same as looking for Sheen, which is no different from turning myself in.

What to do then!?

Heidi was at a loss for a moment.

"Your Highness, this way."

Someone passing by suddenly whispered this sentence, and then hurriedly disappeared into the crowd.

Surprised, Heidi looked at the figure and felt a little lost, but after thinking about it, she followed.

Soon they arrived at an empty alley nearby, and the figure officially appeared in front of Heidi.

"Long time no see, Your Highness."

A blue-haired man in his thirties, dressed in a respectable butler's uniform.

"You are... Rufus? Duke Bryan's butler, Rufus?"

Duke Brian, as mentioned earlier, was the only Grand Duke who did not participate in the abdication during the civil strife in the Kingdom of Arte.

In addition, their families are related to the royal family, so the relationship has always been good.

He is also Heidi's most trusted subordinate besides Aize.

The man called Rufus bowed respectfully.

"It is an honor that Your Highness remembers me."

"Why are you here? Did Duke Brian receive the letter I sent him earlier?"

The so-called letter was the letter for help that Heidi sent through Roderick when she first met him.

The original intention was to have him transfer Sheen away from Tafia for a few days, and cooperate with the kidnapping of Vivian to isolate Aize.

As a result, there was no reply for so many days, and Heidi was still wondering why.

Rufus replied:

"Please rest assured, the letter has been received, but the situation is somewhat different from what Your Highness knew, so I did not follow Your Highness's instructions. Please forgive me."

"What's different?"

Rufus looked around, making sure no one was eavesdropping, and then lowered his voice and said:

"The news of Lord Azer's departure has become widely known. The three Dukes, Bertram, Auchinleck, and Trenchard, have decided to send troops to the capital in the near future to jointly force you to give up your right to the throne."

Chapter 70 Where is he?

Faced with such a shocking fact, Heidi just sighed softly.

"As expected, it's here, alas..."

When she knew that the idiot Leah had spread the news, she knew this situation would happen, so she was unusually calm until now.

"How long will it take before they start to act?"

Rufus shook his head.

"I'm not sure. The intelligence I have isn't that detailed. It probably depends on how quickly they coordinate."

Heidi nodded.

"That is, there is still time."

Although these three families are highly consistent in overthrowing the royal family, to put it bluntly, they all want to take power themselves.

The threat they posed to each other was no less than that posed by Heidi, and reaching an agreement involved all sorts of wrangling and quarreling.

As long as we find Aize before that, we don't have to worry about this group of rabble causing trouble.

After confirming this again, she frowned and looked at Rufus:

"...You still haven't answered why you're here. If it's information, anyone could deliver it. Why did you come here in person?"

The blue-haired butler bowed:

"President of the Tafia Adventurer's Guild, we killed Roderick."

"What!? Why?"

I was not only surprised that they did this, but also surprised that they actually admitted it.

The housekeeper hurriedly explained

"Although the Kingdom branch of the Adventurer's Guild has long been on good terms with Duke Brian, they seem to be showing signs of wanting to switch sides recently."

Seeing Heidi's expression becoming increasingly serious, Rufus paused deliberately:

"If they get evidence of what Her Royal Highness did in Tafia, they might use it as a token of their allegiance to the Duke's Alliance. Then, you'd be in danger."

As he spoke, the blue-haired butler took out a piece of letter paper from his pocket:

"This is the letter of denunciation that Roderick was writing when we killed him last night. Take a look."

The princess took it with a frown.

I was shocked when I saw it.

Although it was only half written, it already described the kidnapping of the nobles in detail.

There was no doubt that it was indeed a letter of denunciation, and the handwriting was undoubtedly Roderick's. I had seen it myself.

I didn't even notice such a deadly thing. It really makes me scared when I think about it.

Heidi handed the letter back to Rufus, who immediately tore it into pieces, then held it in his palm and activated his magic power.

A flame immediately rose up, burning it to ashes, and then dissipated with the wind, leaving no trace.

The housekeeper dusted off his hands after finishing the job:

"That'll be fine."

But the princess didn't think it was all right.

She asked suspiciously:

"How did Duke Brian know what I was doing here?"

Roderick was not arrested for kidnapping the noble, so the news should not have spread.

Then why——

"The local lord was reported to my master by Viscount Sheen Edgar."

Rufus's answer surprised Heidi.

"It's him? How could it be..."

"You know, Viscount Edgar has a good relationship with the master, so after learning of your behavior, he did not make it public, but reported it to the master."

Heidi curled her lips in displeasure.

That damned lord actually dared to make such a report that could cost someone's life if he wasn't careful.

It turns out that he can't be trusted.

Thinking of this, Heidi sighed:

"Thank Duke Brian for me."

"For Her Royal Highness' sake, this is what we should do. By the way, Duke Brian is making preparations and is expected to arrive in Tafia within a few days."

These words made Heidi raise her head again: