Extra of a Crazy World Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Alliance (4)

Rudian and Luciella, Elvin and Maria found themselves in this situation because of Rudian’s behind-the-scenes machinations.

‘I need to prepare.’

In truth, killing Gude Belstad wasn’t Rudian’s intention.

Of course, he had put Gude’s name at the top of his elimination list, but that was something that would only happen after Rudian had established himself in the capital to some extent.

But somehow, after dealing with Gude, who was the financial source for the demon race, Rudian felt the need to prepare for the aftermath that would follow.

That preparation was precisely the alliance between the Psychic Empire and Duke Delphione’s family.

“Welcome, Lord Rudian.”

The very next day after proposing an alliance to Maria.

Rudian immediately went to see Luciella.

Luciella, who was performing her duties in the information guild master room, welcomed Rudian with an angel-like smile despite his unexpected visit.

“I’m glad to see you’re doing well. Are there any inconveniences with your dormitory life?”

“How could there be?”

There couldn’t possibly be any discomfort in such a heaven.

Though there might be anxiety about when I might be kicked out.

“I would like to stay there 365 days a year. Truly.”

“Hoho, is that so?”

Rudian quietly turned his head to look at her desk set up in the office.

A pile of documents stacked high. No matter how much of a student council president she was, it was absurd for her to handle this much work unless she was an academy employee.

“It seems you have quite a lot of work.”

“Yes, an unavoidable accident occurred. It’s a bit tiring, but it’s work I have to handle.”

“I see.”

Rudian knew.

That those ‘documents’ were by no means about problems that occurred within this academy.

And he also knew that the cause of those documents was due to Rudian himself.

Rudian continued as naturally as flowing stream water.

“The Information Guild must be very busy. The shoulders of the princess, as its Master, must be very heavy.”

“…Don’t even mention it. It’s already difficult enough, and now such a major accident has occur… red…?”

Luciella’s lips froze as she was complaining.

“…Lord Rudian?”

“Yes, Princess.”

“What did you just say?”

At Luciella’s expression and aura that changed 180 degrees in an instant, Rudian momentarily shrank his neck.

“Answer me.”

As if her angel-like appearance had been a lie, a devil had appeared.

Rudian immediately regained his composure and opened his mouth nonchalantly.

“I said that the shoulders of Princess Luciella, the Guild Master of the Information Guild, must be very heavy.”

“……”

After silently glaring at Rudian for a while, Luciella rose from her seat and headed to her desk where she had been working.

Then she rummaged around for something under the desk.

SWISH!

In her hand was now the huge two-handed sword I had seen before.

‘Oh my god….’

Rudian, who had never dreamed that she would hide such a vicious thing in her school office, was horrified.

“Lord Rudian.”

“…Yes.”

“What is your identity?”

“I am Rudian, formerly a descendant of Iskar’s young lord Calline, now affiliated with the Delphione Foundation, Princess.”

“That’s not the answer I was looking for.”

SWOOSH!

Suddenly, a sharp blade approached Rudian’s neck.

“I hope that this sword will not have to cross your neck.”

“…You’re quite aggressive.”

I momentarily forgot because of her kind and gentle attitude, but her true nature belonged to the martial faction, which was combative and energetic.

Luciella spoke in a cold voice while holding the sword.

“Let me ask again. First of all, how did you know that I am the master of the Information Guild?”

‘Well’…

If I answered like that, Luciella’s great sword would immediately separate my head from my body.

Rudian cleared his throat and opened his mouth.

“The Information Guild is truly a contradictory existence.”

Blacksmith Guild, Carpentry Guild, Merchant Guild, etc. There were numerous guilds in the Morian Empire, and they had allowed the establishment of guilds in various fields.

But the field of ‘information’ was an exception.

It was common sense that the Morian Empire, as an imperial state, would not tolerate an organization that separately handled information in the private sector.

Because they never knew when imperial information might be leaked to foreign countries.

But despite that, the Information Guild was brazenly putting up a sign and doing business, and as such, knowledgeable people with some sense were claiming that the Information Guild had established a secret relationship with the Imperial Family.

Rudian fluently recited the content he had modified.

Duke Delphione’s family was descended from the Imperial blood and had proven loyalty over several generations.

Since the Imperial Family couldn’t engage in buying and selling information, having someone trustworthy operate the Information Guild would be quite a lucrative source of income.

In reality, for some large guilds, there were often high nobles of at least Viscount rank or above behind them.

As rumored, an ordinary noble couldn’t back an organization handling such a valuable resource as information; only a high noble, and one with connections to the Imperial Family, could support the Information Guild.

There was only one family in the Morian Empire that could do that.

Only Duke Delphione’s family, where Luciella, the fiancée of the 3rd Prince, existed.

“That’s a good guess.”

Luciella snickered at Rudian’s answer.

“It’s actually close to the truth. But even so…”

A guess is just a guess.

It wasn’t enough as evidence for why Rudian had so accurately targeted her.

“Such claims are just claims. In fact, almost no one has confirmed it. Do you know why?”

“Yes, because most who found out died.”

Luciella approached right up to Rudian’s face.

“Then you must also know that the grim reaper’s scythe is now hanging over your neck.”

“Yes, how could I not know when you’re holding a sword to my neck?”

I feel the chill of the great sword, a hundred times scarier than a scythe.

“I ask again. How did you know?”

If I don’t provide a proper explanation, I’ll probably end up not just being kicked out of the Delphione Foundation.

The killing intent emitted by an Expert-level knight of the highest rank is a weapon in itself.

But Rudian wasn’t intimidated by Luciella’s menacing aura.

‘WHEW!’

Rudian chose his words carefully, putting strength into his heart.

She had to become a strong supporter and employer to support Rudian’s future path.

Recognizing this, Rudian slowly opened his mouth.

“First, you must know about the recent disappearance of a fairly influential noble in the capital.”

“You’re changing the subject. So what?”

“Some of the documents piled over there probably contain information related to that noble’s disappearance. Am I wrong?”

“……”

Luciella couldn’t answer that question.

Of course she couldn’t.

She couldn’t deny the ‘truth’.

Rudian pointed to himself and declared to Luciella.

“The culprit is me.”

“…What?”

As Luciella’s expression became dumbfounded for a moment, Rudian drove in the final nail.

“I said that I am the one who dealt with Viscount Gude Belstad, a servant of the demon race.”

“……”

An awkward silence passed between the two.

“Uh, so…”

A flustered Luciella hurriedly gathered her words.

“The culprit of the unprecedented case of a noble being murdered in the middle of the capital is… Lord Rudian?”

“You don’t need to exaggerate like that.”

Well, it’s not like it’s the first time a noble pushed out of the political arena has been murdered.

But still, openly declaring “I killed a noble” like this is nothing but begging to be executed quickly.

“…That’s quite a harsh joke. Making such statements when you have no excuse isn’t good for your lifespan.”

“You don’t believe me.”

“How could I believe that?”

Luciella had judged Rudian’s ability to be Expert-beginner.

At best, she considered him to be at the intermediate level.

His skills were outstanding for his age, but he definitely didn’t have the ability to assassinate the head of the Belstad family, which was as powerful as a high noble just in terms of force.

“Of course, it would be difficult alone.”

“……!”

“Could a mere academy undergraduate catch a black magician who sold his soul to the demon race?”

Luciella’s expression changed slightly.

But despite mentioning direct keywords like ‘demon race’ and ‘black magician ‘, her agitation was surprisingly minimal.

“So you were aware to some extent.”

The behind-the-scenes story related to the Delphione family and the holy sword.

And considering her position as the master of the Information Guild, it would be nonsensical to think she hadn’t caught even a trace about the demon race.

“Aren’t you curious about how I knew your hidden identity, and how I knew about the existence of the demon race?”

“…I am curious, but judging by your expression, it seems you don’t intend to provide evidence right now.”

Rudian nodded with a raised corner of his mouth.

“I will visit you directly at the Information Guild after tomorrow’s schedule ends. With those who have joined forces with me.”

At those words, Luciella pondered for a moment.

Should she let him go, or not?

However, considering the effort he made to come directly and reveal his identity, she could at least step into his arranged scenario once.

Eventually, Luciella withdrew her sword.

“Fine. I’ll believe that you’re not going through all this trouble just to deceive me.”

“Thank you for trusting me.”

“If you break your promise or deceive me, there won’t be a good ending waiting for you.”

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

Rudian smiled refreshingly.

***

And now.

Luciella alternately looked at Rudian, Elvin, and Maria for a long time before finally opening her mouth.

“…You already knew each other.”

Rudian stepped forward and nodded.

“Yes, i have been tracking the movements of the demon race with our seniors for a long time. Being noticed by the princess and entering the academy was a separate matter.”

“Since when did you…! Ugh!”

Just as Elvin was about to overturn the situation thoughtlessly, Maria’s telekinesis, who had noticed Rudian’s intention, delicately penetrated Elvin’s side.

Ignoring Elvin, who was trembling in pain, Rudian continued speaking.

“We noticed long ago that demon forces had infiltrated the empire, and we’ve been tracking them. And we’ve only recently caught the tail.”

To be honest, it was nonsensical, but if you could prove the results, fabricating the intermediate process was easy.

“…Continue.”

“As you may have noticed from the context, Viscount Gude Belstad was an individual who had been secretly operating as a servant of the demon race for many years. We succeeded in eliminating him and obtaining numerous materials he had handed over to the demon side.”

This was somewhat true.

El Granhart Theater was a kind of forest created by Gude to hide the tree of information.

The information hidden inside the manager’s room had already been acquired by Rudian and was being analyzed.

Of course, Luciella’s existence was also included in that information.

“From the information I obtained, I found out that Viscount Belstad was targeting the princess.”

At those words, Luciella’s expression hardened.

“…Me?”

“Viscount Belstad chose the 3rd Prince as his target to extend the demon race’s influence to the Imperial Family. And he tried to drive a wedge between the Prince and the Princess by connecting his adopted daughter with the Prince.”

“……”

Luciella wouldn’t be able to refute this.

Why?

Because it would be the ‘actual situation’ she was currently experiencing.

Rudian had created a plausible story by appropriately combining these truths.

“I discovered the princess’s name among the information that Viscount Belstad had obtained. Among his plans was also the evil scheme to use the 3rd Prince to drive the princess out of her position as Guild Master and to take control of the Information Guild himself.”

“…Wh-what did you say?”

Luciella finally couldn’t maintain her icy expression.

But Rudian, paying no heed, completed the script he had created.

“I created this situation to inform the princess, my strong supporter, of the truth.”

“…Then why did you hold back your words that time?”

“Because it’s more convincing to come here and present evidence than to bring it up inside the academy.”

“……”

Somehow, this place had changed from a place of explanation where evidence had to be presented somehow, to a place of loyalty concerned for one’s superior.

She probably knew to some extent about the existence of demons within the empire.

She might not have known that Viscount Belstad was a servant, but she was probably somewhat aware.

Information and feelings.

Having organized both, Luciella barely opened her mouth.

“Phew, the story is… Somewhat plausible.”

By now, her expression was tinged with deep fatigue.

“But two questions remain. How could you all know so accurately about the traces of demons that the Imperial Family and the Information Guild have barely caught fragments of?.”

She held up two fingers.

“And how were you able to handle the demon’s servant that you discovered?”

“I can answer both questions with one answer.”

“Oh?”

Rudian turned his eyes backward.

This was the end of Rudian’s role.

From here on, it was the turn of someone else who had taken the baton.

Maria, who received Rudian’s gaze, stepped forward.

“I am Maria Kepler, the leader of the collection of Psychics, Psychic Luminous. It’s a pleasure to greet you like this, Princess.”