NOVEL WEB C69
I headed for the place where the target group was, feeling Maria's gaze strongly on me from behind.
"Tch. ......
What are you doing here?"
The one who came to see me was Edran, the head of the God's Faction, who clicked his tongue and glared at me the moment he saw me.
"If anyone should be angry, it should be me, because I'm the one who drank."
"......
Rather than glaring at me, why not pray to the god you believe in yourself, and maybe some judgment will be given to you?"
Edran responded to the light stirring with a sigh.
There is no will with that god, only tremendous power.
We are nothing more than insects to him, and he has no interest in us dying of hunger or dying from mutual strife."
"I suppose."
The priest, perhaps having given up before his own doom, began to say something he shouldn't have said.
Even though it is a publicly recognized religion, the executives say, 'I love God! I love God!"
"That's exactly why I only studied the forces."
The people who are caught up in this are not to be messed with, and the damage to this city is not insignificant."
He's much easier to talk to than I expected.
Well, after thinking about the situation after he is completely out of alcohol, it is very likely that he is just desperate because he realizes that there is nothing more he can do.
It is the fault of the Dicaman family, which produces magic potions that have the power of God to heal wounds, and the common understanding of the church is that the Dicamans are a family of devils."
No, he is a true fanatic.
He doesn't believe in God himself, only in power.
That power is still part of God, and Edran, who thought so, also believes in a god known as power.
"I'm going to cut the small talk here.
Let's get down to business."
He said something I didn't think he would say.
" ...... tell me everything you know about the Dickerman family's involvement in the church scheme."
"I will remain silent."
Despite his desperation, he will not sell the church's association with my family, "
'I knew you would say that, but you don't have the right to refuse.
I didn't want to be too harsh on you."
"I'll tell you a story that will amuse you."
Edran interrupted me and began to speak.
The church has a special technology to prevent information from being leaked.
"For example, if I answer a certain number of questions about confidential Church information a certain number of times, I will be burned to death right here and now, without a bone left in my body."
"......"
"You may have an idea, or perhaps you have seen it before.
When I destroyed the former assassination squad of our divine power faction, right?"
The assassins' condition for activation is death.
The assassins are able to prevent anyone from finding out the identity of the assassin or the client by leaving nothing behind, including their own bodies, when they fail.
I knew it was church technology.
If the original power was something close to magic, it would be possible to change the condition.
Edoran said it would have to be a specific number of times, so I don't know when it would be triggered.
"......?"
As I was thinking about what to do, I turned my attention to Mariare, who was behind me.
Certainly, relying on the ability of mercy is an easy solution.
But relying on Maria is not a good idea.
I don't want Maria to think that she is being relied upon, that is, that she is useful to me.
The reason is simple: it makes me more dependent on her.
I am the head of the Dicaman family, and Maria is marrying into a family somewhere, so it is impossible for us to live together as siblings forever.
I want to help her control her abilities to some extent, if not completely overcome it.
Dependence on me would reduce her willingness to control her ability.
"I see, that's an interesting story."
Now let's switch.
From the look of Edoran's relaxed attitude, all the executives of the God Faction who may have vital information are being treated in the same way.
Considering that the conditions can be changed at will, it is quite possible that he will start burning when he is tortured without having to answer any questions.
"You're welcome to chit chat, though I can't tell you anything about church matters."
"No, I don't have time for chit-chat, unlike you, who just waits to be executed."
"That's too bad."
I'll try the one thing that immediately came to mind when I heard Edran's story.
"Next time I see you, will it be before the execution?"
"I don't know."
There may be a similar situation in the future.
The well-known executives would be put off until later, and experiments would be carried out on those who were close to the executives but not so well-known, except for the lower-ranking people who knew nothing about the situation.
To prepare for this, we move to a private room at the back of the prison, a room with only one sturdy chair in the center and two ordinary chairs against the wall.
As you can see, this room is used for torture.
"Have a seat."
"Thank you."
The chairs by the wall are placed side by side, and I sit down together with Maria.
"......"
The Jealousy ability is focused on one creature to summon, not one that interferes with the brain or spirit like the Mendako that was normally used, but one that specializes in retrieving memories.
"[Jellyfish]."
I continue to feel Maria's gaze on me from the side, but I decide that I can't hide anything from her now that she can read my mind as long as we keep eye contact, so I decide to continue working on this.
"The anglerfish."
Not knowing which creature would bestow the ability, I had no choice but to try it on various creatures, imagining them in my mind.
"Um, ......, is that summoning magic?"
"It's something similar."
"It's amazing ......."
I repeatedly summon and remove the creature, including giving it abilities.
"......!"
When summoning a cute looking creature, give Maria, who reacts with a jerk, a puffer fish that just swells up with no ability granted.
It doesn't mean anything in particular, but it would be a nice change of pace.
'Mochimochi ......'
'Fugu......'
He looks like he's in pain, so let him quit. ...