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Chapter 129: Spies

　That day, after the dinner table was over, I made a report to my father. It was a report I had heard from an adventurer I had hired as security guard for a horse race.

　There is a suspicious person.

　It was probably a small discomfort that he noticed because he was an adventurer who freely moved around the capital.

　No matter how busy he was, Father was in his office receiving the day’s reports. The only other people present were him,  mother, Lionel, and a few loyal subordinates.

“Good work. Make sure you reward that adventurer.

“Don’t worry, father. I have already given it to him.”

　I smiled at him. I gave him an assortment of magic potions I had made. He was extremely happy. His guts were soaring. Of course, I made it look like it was the old lady, not me, who made it.

　He must have heard rumors that the magic medicine used by the Margrave Heine family was amazing. The surrounding adventurers were also looking at it, so they might be looking around the capital now with frantic eyes.

“Well, that’s a big help. I think we finally have a tail.”

　Father sighed deeply. From this feeling, it seems that the country is not getting much results in the direction they are investigating. As expected, I thought it was not a good idea to get involved in relations with other countries any further, so I kept quiet.

“From what I’ve heard, it seems that they are investigating the territory.”

“Yes, that’s right. I don’t know how much they know, but maybe they are looking for the source of the panacea.”

　With a gasp, mother inhaled. Her beautiful face turned blue in no time at all. I held her hand to reassure her. I hope that she has not been exposed to that much.

　Perhaps because His Majesty the King was safe, they thought that there was a powerful antidote somewhere. And the most likely place to find it is here, where the country’s highest-ranking potions master, Grandma, used to live. That must be why they came to investigate.

　Perhaps there may be spies infiltrating other high-ranking potions masters’ places as well. What should we do now?

“Maybe he just came to look for the magic potions that grandma left behind, you know? They said that that suspicious person  was often seen at the Potions Guild in the capital.”

“I see. So the existence of the panacea isn’t known yet. But if that’s the case, they might think that the magic potion is in the mansion.”

　Hmmm, that’s a problem. It means we’ll be robbed or raided in the future. Possibly thieves?　It would indeed be impossible to gather enough people in secret to be able to raid the place. Maybe they will ask the Phantom Thief Guild, which is said to be somewhere around here. Will some twenty-faced guy come?　Something I don’t like.

“A spy may be trying to sneak into the mansion. I’ll make sure to have security and identification be thorough.”

“Do that, Lionel. We can’t hire new people for the time being. But we can’t keep doing that forever. So what do we do now? ……”

“How about a decoy mission?　I’ll be the bait.”

“No, Julius!”

　Ggh. My mother hugged me. She’s suffocating me!　I’m suffocating to death on her tits!　I slapped her arms with a bang, but Mamma didn’t notice at all. It was Lionel who noticed.

“Mother, please calm down!”

　I said and managed to pull away. I’ll have to be careful what I say next time I sit near my mother. As expected, I still don’t want to die.

“Julius, Amelia is right. I can’t use you as bait. If you want to be the bait, I’ll be the bait instead. What, if anything should happen to me, Alex will be there. It won’t be a problem.”

“No, no, no, no!　What are you talking about, Father?　What would we be doing, using the lord himself as bait?”

“But…”

　But no buts. What on earth are you thinking? Perhaps you wanted to be held by mother?　If so, what the hell should we do. Decoys, decoys instead of us. …… that’s right!

“Father, in the book I received from my grandmother, there was a description of a magic potion, a transformation potion. Let’s use it!”

“Transformation potion?”

“Yes. It is a potion that allows you to change your appearance into a specific form.”

“Is there such a thing?!”

　Of course, no such magic potion is written in the book. I’m going to write it now!　I can write whatever I want later. Yes, I’m starting to feel like there might be one.

“There is a potion for transformation. Let’s use it to get someone to take my form. Then we can use them as a decoy, right?”

“Mm, yeah. ……”

　 Father is thinking about it with his hand on his chin. The problem between the Lazar Empire and the Lund Al Kingdom cannot be prolonged. As soon as possible, we must strengthen our ties with the neighboring Kingdom of Lund Al  and ensure the safety of our territory.

“I’ll be the decoy. If I drink that transformation potion, I’ll be able to take the Julius-sama’s form, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. Lionel will be a safe bet, right? Oh, but your limbs will shrink, so you might fall if you move as usual, okay?”

“Hahahaha, you don’t need to worry about that. I do not train in such a soft way. I train every day so that I can fight fully no matter when or in what form.”

　Lionel said confidently. Perhaps encouraged by this, father raised his face and declared clearly.

“We will adopt Julius’ idea. Julius, prepare the transformation potion.”

“Leave it to me!”

　I did it!　 Father’s orders are to buy and gather the ingredients for the magic potion. I should still buy other materials here so that I don’t get caught. Shhhh, shhhh.

“Are you okay? You’re making a weird face.”

“Heh, weird is an insult. I’m fine, Mother!”

　I replied in a good mood, but that did not clear my mother’s suspicions.

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