I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated

Check again the text hidden in the winning sheath.

"A mansion with a war maiden stared at by a scorpion lion..."

I'm sorry to Garth, but I tried to disassemble the sheath as best I could to find out if there were any other ciphers or anything else hidden. I've solved all the parts that can be solved, and stripped all the parts that can be peeled... I couldn't find any more hidden ciphers.

Does that mean you're trapped in a mansion in this cipher?

"Fran, you know what I mean?

"Mmm!"

"Huh? Seriously?

"Find a Mansion with Valkyrie stared at by Manticore! If you're a warcraft, you can find it on Ursi's nose."

Yeah, so you don't understand. Fran is right, the scorpion lion is a manticore. The war maiden will definitely be in Valkyrie. Both have fought in the Beast Nation. Well, I don't think you're pointing to the real thing. In the first place, there is no reason for such a high ranking Warcraft to be in the King's City. It will be a fuss. Then I think it's some kind of metaphor...

If it's a tip for us to look for, it's surprisingly easy to understand. No, why did you cipher it in the first place?

'That's right... Why did you entrust it to such a roundabout cipher...'

If you could be more specific about the Ashtoner Marquis Mansion or something, that would be fine. Maybe this makes you specific?

Are you sure Manticore and Valkyrie are somewhere in the king's capital? No, no, there's no reason for that. When that happens, a statue of a scorpion lion, or a painting. Or maybe a home decoration or something?

If you are imprisoned somewhere, you may see a war maiden stared at by a scorpion lion when you look outside from that place. Or an aristocratic mansion with such anecdotes?

Then maybe this isn't a cipher or a metaphor, it simply feels like a hint of where you're being captured.

"In the meantime, let's look for a war maiden stared at by a scorpion lion."

"Mmm!"

"If we go near Garth, we might get caught in Ursi's nose. Do me a favor? '

"On!"

The night I received the tip from Garth.

We were coming to the Adventurer Alliance. To speak to Alliance Master Eliante, the only acquaintance in the Wang capital. It's easier to gather information before moving than looking for a scorpion lion in a dark cloud.

"There you are. What's wrong with you today?

When he was put through to the office, Eliante was just looking through him tired, buried in a pile of piles of paperwork. He wasn't lying the other day when he said he wasn't free. You don't have to look. You know it's Fran with signs, he calls without even raising his face.

"I need to ask you something"

"What do you want to hear?

"Mm. I'm looking for a war maiden stared at by a scorpion lion."

"Huh?"

So Eliante looked up for the first time and saw this one. You have a puzzling look on that face.

"To a scorpion lion... what?

"I'm looking for a mansion with a war maiden stared at by a scorpion lion. Don't you know?"

"What do you mean? I don't think anyone has a manticore in Wangdu."

Eliante twists her neck to Fran's words that don't get the guidelines. I'd be quick if I could talk, but I can't. I managed to take the time to let Fran explain. Of course, don't give me Garth's name or anything.

Eliante was frustrated along the way, but he managed to listen to me until the end.

"I mean, there could be an acquaintance in that mansion, so he said he was looking. I can't reach you, so you're worried."

"Mmm."

"But it's not just that tip..."

"Don't know?

"I'm sorry though. I'll let you know if I find anything."

"Please."

I have no choice. Walk to the tunnel to find Wang Du... No, Eliante was oddly hostile to the Marquis Ashtoner family. Maybe we can pull in on a collaborator?

In the meantime, let's see how much I hate the Marquis Ashtoner family.

"Hey. Eliante doesn't like the Marquis Ashtoner family?

"It's abrupt. But hey...... If you ask me if I hate you, I hate you."

"What if we can get the Marquis Ashtoner family to blow a bubble?

"Ho? If there's any way we can really do that, we'll definitely work together, right?

That's all true. He hates the Marquis Ashtoner family quite a bit. If we get this far, can I just say I hate you?

"Even if we're going to be hostile?

"Hmm. Not now. How unscrupulous do they think they've been wearing power on Kasashi? Because you're running against it. It's like they're already hostile."

It seems to be a more deep-rooted problem than we thought. The Adventurer Guild is not under the control of the country, but it is not possible to remain independent of the ruling class in each region. I guess we cannot ignore its effects in particular in the King's capital, where nobility is strong.

"If you can crush that stupid Marquis house...... No, it's enough that I can harass you! I'll do anything!

As Eliante exudes extra anger. Don and I slap our fists on the table.

"Oh! Hey, bye!

That momentum broke the pile of paperwork. It's our fault? No, it's a suicide bomber.

It's just that if this is how it goes, it won't be a problem to talk about our purpose.

So, we have a good chance that Garth is imprisoned at the Marquis Ashtoner house. And told Eliante that this was a message from Garth. Then I narrow those black eyes and laugh niggly. A fierce grin. Well, picking up the paperwork. So I'm not dressed up at all.

"I mean, if we find a place that fits a sentence like this one, we might expose the evils of the Marquis Ashtoner family, right?

"Mmm."

"Okay. We will cooperate as much as possible. I'll let you find the place here. Of course, you can rest assured that everything you need to know about Fran will go down."

All right, now it's like being fitted with the help of an Adventurer Guild. We'll have far more information than we can look for alone.

Afterwards, Eliante was able to tell me some of the locations of the mansions associated with the Marquis Ashtoner family. Let's go check there first.

"Thanks"

"No."

"Bye, I'll go"

Speak to Fran, who tried to leave the room in gratitude, as Eliante remembered.

"Oh, yeah, one piece of advice, please."

"What?"

"I haven't had much security in King's Town lately. People are gathering here because of the auction, and it feels like a trade fair for criminals."

Rich people will be coming together for the auction, and more criminals will be looking for it.

"Okay. I'll bust you when I find you."

"No! Rather the other way around!"

"Hmm?"

Eliante denied the words of Fran, who was willing to kill and nodded, to the feeling of wearing them.

"If you get busted, the damage will be enormous. If I'm bad, I'd better miss the thief."

I see. Calc I met in the back alley said something similar, but Eliante seems to feel the same. In Eliante's case, I have some information on Fran, and I guess I'm extra worried because I know he's got a somewhat belligerent personality.

"Okay."

"I hope you understand."

"I'll bust it so there's no damage around"

"You don't have to bust me! You'd be more comfortable capturing him, wouldn't you?

"Okay."

"Really?"

"Mmm."

I look at Fran with such suspicious eyes.

"... please?

"Mmm."

"You sure you want to do this?

I'll be careful, too. I feel sorry for you if you add more tired Eliante jobs.