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Chapter 484: Test x Master and Servant x Betrayal
How to do?
Should I insist on returning the money to my employees at this time, or should I stop here and try to survive?
The owner was very unwilling.

In order to get the inspector to interrogate and hold him accountable, he gave the other party a lot of benefits. However, now not only did he not get any benefits, he was even caught by someone.

But he had no choice.

If you stop here you can still save your life, but fighting to the end will only lead to your own destruction!

The breath of the predator at the top of the food chain fell on him, freezing his body and his thoughts. The pampered inspector might not feel it, but he, who had been on the edge of a knife for years, knew that no one present was easy to mess with, including the arrogant and spoiled young lady!
There was a minute-long silence, and the shop owner felt as if he had walked through a century.

"I, I... Lord Black Commissioner, I think the witness' testimony may be wrong."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Doesn't the kingdom's law clearly state that if no money is paid, it doesn't count as slave trading? Since the money is here, it means that there is no such thing! So, I won't pursue the matter! That's it!"

The pale-faced shop owner spoke a bunch of nonsense in a rage, then stood up like a spring, ran out of the room without looking back, and left the house quickly.

Looking at the back of the shop owner who was fleeing, the inspector was stunned.

What on earth is this idiot thinking?
In his opinion, he had already taken advantage of the situation. As long as he insisted that he was a legitimate business, he could ask the other party to return the employees or get a certain amount of compensation from Lin.

Even if Lin didn't believe in the inspection, there were hundreds of ways to disguise themselves as qualified business stores. They had experienced this situation hundreds of times.

Once money is given, it can be regarded as a disguised slave trade.

If he could make this happen, he would definitely get a lot of rewards from the nobles, or he could be asked by Lin to keep his mouth shut and take this opportunity to become the princess's man, or even become a core figure in one fell swoop. As the inspector of the kingdom, he has this confidence.

But now everything has been messed up by the owner, and his anger is evident on his face.

"Inspector Black Commissioner, according to the laws of the kingdom, if the victim no longer pursues responsibility, then the crime will not be established. I think you should know this."

"Of course... Hehehe."

The inspector's heart tightened, and cold sweat broke out on his fat face. Thinking of his recklessness in confronting him just now, he thought to himself that he would not be defeated today.

However, what he didn't expect was -

"Then we will not entertain the Black Commissioner Inspector. After all, we still have something to discuss next."

"...I will take my leave now!"

The inspector was thankful to have his life left, and had no time to flatter the Rebuhn family to show his loyalty. He stood up and turned around, like a round ball, with each part of his body having its own ideas, and they all squirmed and fled in a hurry.

Oh, clown.

Lin was not proud of himself after sending the two away. After all, he was just an insignificant person. It would be too embarrassing for him to be proud of it.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lin, for bothering you to come all the way here."

Sebastian served a cup of tea to Lin, Monica and his eldest daughter.

The old butler was indeed very smart. From the verbal confrontation just now, he had already realized Lin’s intention of coming here, which was to help them out of the predicament.

"You're welcome. I have to help my friends when they are in trouble. Besides, that store does run a disgusting business."

"Hahaha, is that so?"

This answer made Sebastian touch his beard uncontrollably, which showed that he was very satisfied.

"Is it really okay to just let them go like this?"

"It doesn't matter. My goal is not only to eradicate them, but also to do it in a high-profile manner. The reason... of course is to give the dirty nobles a head-on blow and severely destroy their arrogance."

"Can I assume that Mr. Lin is absolutely sure?"

"I guess so. It's not a problem to destroy the organization, but if I'm alone, there will inevitably be fish that slip through the net. If they go and cause harm to other people..."

"I see."

Lin didn't finish his words, but everyone present understood what he meant.

Monica clenched her fists.

She and her family had not suffered such inhuman treatment, but many people in the organization had relatives or themselves who had similar tragic experiences, and her anger came on behalf of those people.

"Then let's take our leave now."

"…Are you leaving now?"

A trace of surprise appeared on the old butler's calm face, and his expression seemed to say, have you forgotten something?

Normally, the atmosphere has been set up here, shouldn't we invite him to go together? Why don't you mention this matter at all?

Lin said naturally: "The provocation has been conveyed to the other party. I guess that guy will tell the real boss when he returns. Isn't this the best time to go and pick a fight?"

“…I see. Is that so?”

Sebastian stroked his beard and fell into thought.

Lin stood up and said, "That's it. Mr. Sebastian, after the incident is over, I would like to invite you to visit the Axis Church. Is that possible?"

"Well...please allow me to consult with the young lady when the time comes."

Sebastian answered in a very official manner. Lin Ru seemed to understand something, so she smiled back without saying anything, and then stood up and said goodbye.

He walked out of the villa, tilted his head slightly, and glanced at the white house behind him.

——What a strange master and servant.

He hadn't spoken to the young lady the entire time just now, and he didn't even know her name until the very end. However, such an impolite situation that shouldn't happen in social occasions was considered normal by Sebastian, Lin, and the young lady.

Lin thought Sebastian would be criticized.

After all, he was a butler, and any disrespectful behavior would bring trouble to his master, as Clem knew.

However, Sebastian, who rescued a prostitute of unknown origin and was visited by the kingdom's inspector and almost convicted and arrested by the kingdom, was not only not criticized, but even sat there calmly.

The young lady implicitly respected the old butler, and even when he personally invited the old butler to go to the Axis Church, the young lady did not express any opinion.

This is not normal.

Isn't it said that she would fly into a rage at the slightest inferiority in taste, fly into a rage at the slightest discomfort in accommodation, and become furious at the slightest slight? Is this still the same spoiled and willful young lady mentioned in the report?

Even though Sebastian's request was extremely perfunctory and insincere, the young lady did not lose her temper on the spot.

The only reasonable explanation that can be given is that they are not master and servant at all, or in other words, it is not as simple as it seems on the surface, but should it be the other way around?

but……

It doesn't matter. Lin came here not only to help his friend out of trouble. Although his main purpose was to do Sebastian a favor, he also left a hint - he wanted to destroy the brothel and hoped that you could come to help, but he didn't say it out loud.

This is also part of the test.

Just assume that he is being cautious. After all, there have been too many big shots appearing in the kingdom recently. Even in the empire, there is only one strong man of the same level, and he has encountered several of them in a row this month. He has a sense of uneasiness that a storm is about to come.

Shake your head and get rid of the anxiety.

He couldn't let his imagination run wild. The most urgent task was to deal with Eight Fingers. If everything was really as he thought, he would surely see the old butler on the battlefield.

He was looking forward to it.

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Sebastian looked at Lin and Monica who were leaving. His extremely calm face did not change at all, but there was obvious emotion emerging in his eyes.

That's anger.

Of course, the object of his anger was not Lin, but the inspector and the shop owner.

Suo Liuxiang, who had been sitting upright on the sofa since the beginning of the confrontation, looked at the old butler by the window with an obviously cold gaze.

"What are you going to do, Master Sebastian? ...How about just handing that human over to them?"

“I don’t think this will solve the problem.”

"……Yeah."

"If I reveal my weakness, they will surely take whatever they want until they have sucked my marrow dry. That's the kind of human beings they are. I don't think handing Tsuare over to them will solve the problem, and it will be a waste of Mr. Lin's good intentions."

"So, what are you going to do?"

"I don't know. I'll go walk around and think about it."

Sebastian pushed open the door and walked outside. Suo Liuxiang remained silent, just looking at the old butler's back which was getting smaller and smaller.

Boring as hell.

If that human had not been picked up, this series of events would not have happened.

That being said, it was a good thing to be able to take this opportunity to establish a relationship with the person Ainz-sama had ordered me to protect. And it was too late to talk about this now. What was important was what to do next.

She didn't say a word when Lin and Sebastian were talking just now, and she saw that the atmosphere between them seemed a little abnormal.

Even though it seems impossible, what if?
As Sebastian's subordinate, it was inappropriate for her to ignore her superior's instructions and act on her own, but she felt that if she continued to leave it alone, it would lead to worse consequences.

She had never been so hesitant before.

Finally, he made up his mind, raised his left hand and opened his palm, and like an object floating on the water, a scroll came out from his palm.

This was the scroll she had kept inside her body all along, thanks to Demiurge, and it was a precious item that was only available for emergency communication.

Opening the scroll and releasing the magic sealed inside, Suo Liuxiang felt as if he was connected to his opponent with a silk thread.

“Is it Master Ainz?”

"So Liuxiang... huh? What's the matter? You took the initiative to contact me. Is it an emergency?"

"Yes."

Let me pause here.

This pause was due to her loyalty to Sebastian and the thought that it might be her own misunderstanding. However, her loyalty to Ainz was stronger than anything else.

All of their actions should be based on the interests of the Great Tomb of Nazarick... and more importantly, the interests of the forty-one Supreme Beings. However, Sebastian's current behavior can be said to have ignored this principle.

Based on this judgment, she slowly said: "There is a possibility that Lord Sebastian may betray you."

"what?"

“And the target is most likely Lin—the person Ainz-sama asked us to protect.”

"Eh? ... No, how could it be possible... Uh-huh... Don't joke around, Suo Liuxiang. I won't allow you to accuse others without any evidence... So, do you have any evidence?"

"Yes. Although it can't be called evidence..."

Soruxiang relayed to Ainz in detail how Sebastian saved the prostitute of unknown origin and what had just happened, letting the Supreme Being make the judgment. This was the best she could do.

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Dark room.

The place was filled with a strong smell of blood and decay, mixed with the scent of heather. The dirty, black bloodstains painted the floor black layer by layer, and it even felt slippery and disgusting to walk on it.

However, in this uncomfortable room, a man was wantonly venting his evil desires, laughing wildly while fiercely whipping a weak woman lying on the torture instrument.

This was definitely not a fun way to play, but a real punishment. Even though the woman's breath was so weak that she could not breathe in more than she exhaled, the man did not stop whipping himself.

The ugly side of human nature is displayed vividly.

And at this moment——

"No, it's bad! Master Zero!"

The door was pushed open, and bright light poured in instantly, illuminating the man's figure.

He was a bald man with a beast tattoo on half of his face. He had a muscular physique and the three-dimensional bulge could be clearly seen through his clothes.

"Did I tell you not to disturb me when I'm venting?"

The man stared at the intruder who had rashly barged in. His pupils, as thin as a knife blade, made the intruder pause, and even his breathing stopped.

This man is a monster.

——For some reason, the pale-faced man who was almost killed outside felt an inexplicable sense of security after seeing the other person.

After all, the opponent has [Six Arms]!
The so-called six arms are taken from the brother god of the God of Thieves who has six arms. It is the collection of people with the strongest combat capabilities in the Eight Finger Security Department.

The most outstanding one among them is the person in front of him.

If the Kingdom Warrior Captain Gazef or other adamantite-level adventurers are the strongest warriors in the surface world, then [Six Arms] is the strongest killer in the underground world.

The other party was hired by their own boss, because the brothel had to frequently destroy women and it was easy to get into big trouble. They have been living very uncomfortably since the implementation of the bill promoted by Her Royal Highness the Princess, and now it is finally time for them to take action.

Bald man... When Jie Luo saw the panic of the person coming, he knew something must have happened, so he said in a cold voice:
"Tell me, what happened."

"Lord Zero, there are intruders!"

"Intruder?"

Hearing this word, Jie Luo was not afraid to laugh back, and a bloodthirsty and evil smile appeared on his already terrifying face.

He had long been impatient to wait.

Since he was hired, he has been waiting for someone to come, and he can only rely on these women to vent his anger. Now, he just hopes that the person who comes can be a little more powerful.

"Tell me, who is it?"

"Axis Cultist."

"........."

Zero was silent.

The pale-faced man thought that the six-armed leader in front of him would laugh wildly and say something contemptuous on the spot, and then go out to fight.

But now...

The dim room made it difficult to see the other person's expression. Was it his illusion? He always felt that Lord Jie Luo had a constipated and troubled expression on his face.

How is this going?

(End of this chapter)