“……”

The delicious wind goose stared at the old man who had been dead for many days.

His body was as thin as wood, but his abdomen was slightly bulging.

It was cold and underground, so I didn't hear the buzzing of flies, but I could still see gray-white moths covering the old man's face.

Delicious Wind Goose felt as if something was clogging up his throat.

Is that sadness? Or is it fear?

He didn't think much of it, and just looked back as if nothing happened.

“…… Yes, I figured it out. There's no need for me to waste time here. ”

He turned back to Klaus and replied respectfully and humbly, "I'll tell you all about what you want to know." ”

"Good."

Klaus nodded slightly in satisfaction.

There was still wariness in his gaze.

Staying outside the cell, he asked, "What do you know?" ”

"That 'Don Juan Gelante' in Frozen Water Harbor, our lord, is not the real Don Juan Gelante."

The delicious wind goose quickly replied, "This is from the mouth of the Viscount of Roseburg himself. ”

"Alvin Barber?"

Klaus frowned slightly, and called the deceased by name: "What did he say?" ”

"He called 'Don Juan' 'His Highness Annan.'"

Delicious Wind Goose lowered his voice and replied seriously: "And I investigated...... There is only one His Highness Annan—

"And I've seen Don Juan Gerainte use the Frost Sword Technique. I'm a swordsman myself, so I can recognize it as a frost swordsmanship. Although there is no more evidence, I think it is enough to prove that 'Don Juan' is actually 'Annan Rindong'. ”

“…… Annan Rindon. ”

Klaus frowned slightly and muttered in a low voice, "No wonder...... Well, that could also explain that ......"

He was silent for a while, then raised his head and said seriously, "Can you take responsibility for what you said?" ”

"Get the Edict Wizard. I could swear by any of the words above. ”

Delicious Wind Goose replied in the affirmative, "Because I have no reason to lie at all." ”

He did see Viscount Alvin addressing Annan as "His Highness"; I did see Annan use the Frost Sword Technique. Even if he asked the edict wizard to come, he would answer like this.

Klaus frowned slightly.

Feeling the abundant confidence of the delicious wind goose, he also hesitated a little.

“…… You're pretty straightforward. Why didn't you say that before? ”

"It's not that I don't want to say it."

Delicious Wind Goose replied calmly: "I won't tell you, I want to sell this information for a higher price...... You're hanging me, why am I not hanging you? After all, this information has no value to me, but it may influence Philip's decision-making.

"After all, His Highness Annan is not the real 'Don Juan Gerainte', he is a winter man...... And I am Noah's transcendent. His affection for me, my loyalty to him, has no value. I can't serve him unless I have to. ”

Yes.

Klaus couldn't help but nod.

- He's right.

Because if Annan's identity is exposed, Delicious Wind Goose will not be able to leave Noah alone.

Transcendents who want to cross the border can only do so through the Cult's steam airships or the Underground Railroad.

This means that even if he has always served Annan and offered all his loyalty...... If Annan completes his secret mission and evacues, it will certainly be more convenient not to take him; And if Annan's identity is revealed, he will inevitably be wanted.

A wanted transcendent could not have used any means to leave Noah. Even if the officials don't hunt him down, he has to watch out for hunters while hiding and living in the country.

Conversely......

After all, His Royal Highness Philip is one of the few heirs to the royal family at present, and he still has a considerable advantage. If he becomes the new king, then he can ascend to heaven in one step at once; Taking a step back, even if His Royal Highness Philip fails, as long as he can advance to silver or even gold, he will still be recruited by the new king.

The moment he surrendered, he had already received better treatment than before.

Klaus couldn't help but look at the delicious wind goose twice.

I knew this guy had a good brain...... Now it seems that it is really good. I'm afraid all this was considered when he was captured, even before that.

Smart people are easy to advance because they can be quicker and more perfect to tackle nightmares.

But the average smart person likes to play some clever tricks to make himself appear smarter than he actually is.

And Delicious Wind Goose didn't hide his plans in the slightest - he even told Klaus about his plans directly.

He could see the value of his own information, and he also knew the value of his own value to Philip's Highness as a calm and composed young transcendent. So even if he was left to dry by himself for two days, he did not have the slightest fear; directly told himself the key information, and he was not worried that Klaus would kill him......

Because Delicious Wind Goose knows that it is impossible for him to die here.

He could guess that Klaus must have reported this information to His Highness Philip—so that no matter what he said, Klaus could not kill him, or even use violence against him.

Otherwise, Klaus himself would have been under suspicion.

That's why Klaus stood in the doorway in the first place, not approaching the delicious wind goose at all.

He feared that the Delicious Wind Goose would suddenly attack him, and that he would be forced to subdue him—the hatred left behind, and the injury alone might make Philip doubt him.

Of course.

The premise of all this analysis is......

- If the delicious wind goose is really Noah.

"I take your word for it."

Klaus's tone softened a lot: "You're really smart...... It's great. When you join us, His Highness Philip will surely have less trouble. ”

"Doesn't His Highness Philip have a staff member?"

"Of course there is, but not everything can be said to the staff. Ordinary people's brains are not guarded at all, and a little deeper secret, they don't even have the power to know. ”

Klaus approached Delicious Wind Goose's cell, opened the prison door, pulled Delicious Wind Goose up from the ground, and flicked the ashes for him.

He said very earnestly: "You may be our colleague in the future." But just to be on the safe side – really to be on the safe side, I can't give you back your belongings just yet. After all, His Highness Philip still has to personally verify your intelligence and abilities...... But I think you'll be fine. ”

"Thank you for your good words, senior."

Delicious Wind Goose responded politely.

After he walked out of the cell, he casually glanced at the cell next door, and asked casually, "Speaking of which, who is this old man?" I don't think this is any ordinary prison, right? ”

"Of course not, there are only two cells here, and there is an enchantment here - if someone tries to break through the wall and escape, they will be killed by electricity. The people who are held here are transcendent...... Oh, that old man wasn't. ”

It's no secret, so Klaus replied cheerfully, "He's a ceremonist." ”

"Ceremonial? What crime did he commit? ”

Delicious Wind Goose asked, "Can you say, I'm a little curious." ”

After all, it was after looking at his body for several days, and it was normal to be a little confused.

Klaus nodded and explained, "Actually, he doesn't seem to have committed a crime. ”

"No crime?"

"Yes, he was sent by the Patrol. According to the decree, ritual masters do not need to commit a crime to be arrested - because they hold dangerous knowledge. If you have a weapon, you can disarm, but if you have knowledge, what should you do? ”

Klaus shrugged: "If you don't want to be purged of this knowledge, you can only go to jail." Of course, it also costs money to hire a Soul Reaver, so it's usually just to lock them up. Delicious food and drink are served.

"Maybe one day, we'll need one of the ritualists in prison."

"But he didn't take the corpse ......"

Delicious Wind Goose had a thoughtful expression on her face: "Is it to cause psychological pressure on me?" ”

"Ah, that's not it."

Klaus couldn't help but smile and replied casually, "I only noticed that he was dead when I asked you that day. I thought that I would have to dispose of his body when I went out, but because there were so many things to remember, I forgot about it after I went out, so I really didn't mean to. ”

"Well, I think so."

Delicious Wind Goose smiled: "Who can this scare you?" ”

"Yes, we are all transcendent, not mortal. Who hasn't killed a few people yet. Putting a corpse here, there is no point in other than disgusting people. ”

Klaus replied casually.

The delicious wind goose glanced at the old man's corpse.

…… It always felt like something was wrong.

Forgot?

A silver-tier transcendent...... His personal abilities have long been transformed, and whether it is memory or logical thinking ability, they are completely different from the mortal stage.

Will he easily forget one thing?

It's better that his thinking has been reversed, right?

And this old man knows so many rituals, even if he is imprisoned, he shouldn't be locked up here, right? Why is there no trace of torture on his body?

Prompted by himself, why hasn't Klaus realized that something was wrong here?

Didn't he see those five apples? What about the bowl? Why didn't the food delivery person see the old man, but he didn't drag the body away?

It's unnatural to look at it......

But the delicious wind goose just took a deep look at the old man's corpse and turned away.

Shortly after his departure.

The old man, who had been dead for a long time and whose body had rotted, moved slightly and opened his eyes calmly.

“…… Not. ”

He reached for the top apple, which was still fresh, and took a bite, chewing slowly.

After eating the apple, the old man got up.

The traces of his long-dead body disappeared again at some point. And his face melted silently, and in the blink of an eye he became another person, and then changed again, and his shriveled and thin body became plump again.

His face was still flowing, just frowning and thinking, muttering, "Annan? When did he come to Noah?

“…… Why didn't you write to inform me? ”