Klein said in a furious voice.

"I will mobilize my soldiers to catch them right now."

But Raymond shook his head.

"If you mobilize the soldiers, they'll notice and flee. They're probably good at hiding and running. If they start hiding, they'll likely be hard to catch. We'll have to use another method."

"Another method?"

"Set a trap."

Raymond explained his plan, and Klein shook his head in surprise.

"No! It's too dangerous!"

There was a reason for Klein's reaction.

But Raymond shook his head confidently.

"Excuse me, but do you know what one of my credos is, young master?"

"Let the patient live, is it?"

"...No. It's safety first, is it."

His two credos. Along with "stronger is better," it was "safety first."

"It won't be dangerous, we have a secret weapon."

Raymond then looked at the young lord, Elmud, whose eyes were red with anger and sadness.

"...me?"

"Yes. With your help, my lord, we can defeat them once and for all."

Raymond said with a glint in his eye.

"Then we'll set out to catch the demons right now."

***

"It's big news! Baronet Penin is coming up the mountain!"

"Baronet Penin?"

White Sox paused in surprise.

They had been staying in the upper valley, which was the source of the estate's drinking water, periodically spilling poisonous mercury into the water.

'Has he already discovered our plot?'

He seemed to have gotten a clue and was coming up to check.

"Is Baronet Penin coming up alone?"

"He's coming up with a dirty boy in a robe."

"You're sure he's not accompanied by any other soldiers?"

"No."

White Sox regained his relaxed face.

'He's not convinced yet, I see.'

If he was, he wouldn't have come up here alone.

He'd have soldiers with him.

"What is he doing now?"

"He's looking around the valley like he's trying to figure something out."

With that, White Sox made a decision.

"We'll get him."

"...!"

"Now that he's alone, this is our chance. If we don't get him, this plan will fail."

If they left him alone, he would discover the secret of the plague.

Then this plan would fail.

They had to capture him before that happened.

'His Highness the Grand Duke Berard will be very pleased if we capture him. Kuku.'

White Sox went with his men to capture Raymond.

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