Defense 999,999,999 Corps Commander - Defense 999999999 Corps Commander chapter 62

62 – Auction House (2)

“Get out there, you intruders—!”

Seina and her group escaped from the auction house and ran and ran.

Behind them, soldiers were chasing after them with their eyes wide open.

“If you stand there and say you’re a thief?!”

Seina glances back and sticks out her tongue.

“Me, me! b*tch!”

The black fog inside the room just now spread.

They climbed up onto the stage and pretended to steal the auction items, but they did not actually steal them.

Because of this, I was barely able to escape before the exit was completely blocked.

“… Something feels strange.”

At that moment, Luna, who was running at a similar speed to Seina, opened her mouth.

“what?”

“Mr. Gerard. I should say that since he came back from the bathroom earlier, he hasn’t been acting like usual… .”

In reality, Seina and Luna were running quite a distance away from the soldiers.

Gerard, behind, is barely able to reach out and catch up, panting.

It was a completely different look than usual.

“Leave it alone.”

“…yes?”

“He’s going to have a hard time.”

Luna made a shocked expression at Seina’s words.

This is the first time that she, who is usually loyal to him, has reacted like this.

“… Seina?”

“Ah, Luna doesn’t know.”

“… What kind of thing?”

Seina smiles brightly.

“It’s no fun if I tell you now, so I’ll tell you later.”

“…?”

At that moment, a three-way intersection appeared.

“to the right-!”

The group quickly turned to the far right.

The soldiers behind them also follow them like magnets.

“You idiots! That’s where the additional reinforcements are already waiting!”

Regardless, Seina and her group quickly entered the road.

“You guys are finished now-!”

When the soldiers entered the right lane.

They looked astonished.

That would be true.

“…!”

The streets were filled with people wearing masks like intruders.

Finding them in this huge crowd was nearly impossible.

“crazy-!”

Action Captain Silver took off the mask of the woman in front of him.

“…Why, why are you like this?”

That wasn’t that girl’s voice from before.

He shouts with a deep frown.

“Why are you wearing a mask, you crazy b*tch-!”

“…Someone said they’d give me money if I wore a mask today.”

He let out a sigh as if the earth was about to collapse and his eyes lit up.

**

Meanwhile, Joseph and his party were waiting at the meeting place with blank expressions on their faces.

“Where did it go wrong?”

Joseph leaned against the wall and sighed.

His plan was absolutely perfect.

But why aren’t there any other auction items or ancient relics?

“I think there is a traitor inside.”

Jacob said in a gruff voice.

“Jacob. Are you suspicious of your colleagues now?”

“No, that’s right, Carol. Ronald. That guy was gone for like ten minutes.”

Joseph also received an award.

It was obvious to anyone that he would be suspicious of her leaving right before the operation.

However, Ronald was away for about 10 minutes.

At that time, he alone managed to shake off the troops stationed inside the auction house, took the ancient relics, and ran away, then re-entered the auction house?

It was something that was logically impossible.

“…Jacob, it’s not good to start a dispute without solid evidence.”

Joseph said, shaking his head.

“Yeah, considering the time it takes, it makes no sense for Ronald to do all that by himself.”

“What if I wasn’t alone?”

“… That’s ridiculous. He’s not that stupid.”

If he had intended to betray, he would have gained your trust first and then turned around.

Besides, Ronald would have planned it more carefully.

There’s no way it could have been done this sloppily.

“Anyway, let’s check when Gerard comes.”

“What if he is a traitor?”

Joseph swallowed at Jacob’s words.

then….

“…I guess I have to deal with it.”

**

Meanwhile, Seina and her group were slowly making their way through the crowd, shaking off the troops and heading to the gathering place.

“Where are you going? The meeting place is over here….”

The meeting place is located in the exact opposite direction from where you are going now.

Luna tilted her head as she looked at Gerard, who was leading the way.

“… … .”

But Gerard just kept moving forward without saying a word.

At this, Luna glanced at Seina.

His appearance is so different from usual.

“Let’s go, Luna.”

Seina linked arms with Luna.

“… Seina. No matter how much I think about it, Mr. Gerard’s condition is just too strange.”

“Hehehe, I know.”

“?”

“Just follow me. You’ll find out soon enough.”

Luna had the illusion that she was being bullied like when she was in the village.

A feeling of disappointment begins to slowly rise in my heart.

So they walked silently into the dense forest.

“… … .”

The crickets begin to chirp.

Fireflies glow with a green glow.

Luna opened her mouth as if she couldn’t stand it any longer.

“When are you going to tell me…? I’m being bullied right now…”

At that moment, Seina pointed her finger somewhere.

“Look over there.”

“—!”

Luna turned her gaze to where Seina had gestured.

At the same time, her pupils dilate greatly.

“… Am I seeing things wrong? Why are there two Gerards…?”

There stood a man who looked exactly like Gerard, smiling.

“Luna, are you stupid? The guy wearing the mask here isn’t Gerard.”

“Yes? Then who…”

A mysterious man wearing a mask raises his lips and takes off his mask that extends down to his nose.

**

Time goes back to the day before the auction house takeover operation began.

I met Vince secretly late at night.

“Brother! Long time no see!”

“I told you not to call me brother.”

“… Then what should I call you? Mr. Gerard? Mr. Gerard? Mr. Gerard?”

“… … .”

‘Hey, are you joking?’

That’s an incredibly unfunny joke, too.

I seriously considered punching him because I thought he had been too easy on me lately, but I held back.

Because Vince’s role will be important going forward.

“Just call me Nari like you always do.”

“I understand… Your Majesty. Why did you ask to see me today?”

“I have something for you to do.”

“Haha… If it’s your request, I welcome it at any time.”

The guy forced a smile and pointed to the chair.

“Please sit here for now!”

I sat down on the chair and explained the plan to him.

To summarize, this was it.

The auction begins.

Vince, wearing the same mask as me under the pretense of going to the bathroom, returns to the auction house pretending to be ‘me’ and joins Seina and her party.

And when Josef and his party carry out their operation, I leisurely escape and head to the warehouse containing the ancient relics to steal the items.

The location could be determined by the wind as soon as we arrived at the auction house.

The wind is everywhere, so places where troops are excessively concentrated are likely to be places where ancient relics are located.

And my thoughts turned out to be completely accurate.

“…Ma, that’s nonsense!”

Vince made a disgusted expression.

I glared at him coldly.

“Have I been too loose lately, Vince?”

“… Haha, that’s not it. What I mean is that the plan of the master who came up with such a perfect plan is truly unbelievably great!”

‘Anyway, I told you that you ran away well.’

The reason I made this plan was simple.

To be honest, this operation.

Aren’t we just bait?

In the end, it’s the warrior party that benefits.

I had no intention of doing charity work.

And now, back in time.

“It’s nice to see you all like this.”

My plan worked perfectly.

“You really are going too far…. You’re only talking to Seina and leaving me out.”

Luna looked disappointed.

I answered with a puzzled face.

“I don’t remember telling Seina either.”

“Yes…? Then how does Seina know this fact?”

I don’t know about that.

We looked at Seina.

“Huh? Well… That wasn’t Gerard’s usual smell.”

I felt a strange feeling.

You could tell it wasn’t me by the smell.

What do I usually smell like?

I wanted to ask, but I didn’t.

Gao is falling.

“Let’s head to the gathering place now. If we leave any more time, we might arouse more suspicion.”

Well, now it’s time to go meet Joseph and his group who have been treated badly by me.

You’re probably convinced by now that I’m the culprit.

But there will be no evidence.

**

“You came.”

So we arrived at the gathering place.

As expected, Joseph and his group looked at us with cold faces, as if they were suspicious of us.

“Where are the ancient relics?”

“I think you know better, Ronald.”

“What does that mean?”

“Are you going to pretend you don’t know?!”

Jacob frowns and looks at me.

I shrugged my shoulders with a look of complete ignorance on my face.

“The operation failed. Someone stole the ancient artifact. So, Ronald, we’re actually suspicious of you. Can you tell us what you did in the ten minutes before the operation began?”

“I went to the bathroom and came back.”

“You want me to believe that? I’m sure of it, Josef, Carol. This kid is the culprit.”

I sighed.

“Are you suspicious of me, a new colleague? You guys are not only rude, you have no morals.”

“What the heck is this kid?!”

I took something out of my bosom.

It was a newspaper I picked up while stopping by the village before coming here.

“Look at this.”

Josef accepts the newspaper and stares at it.

At the same time, his expression became filled with bewilderment.

“… The soldier who stole the ancient artifact was caught?”

“You suspect me when the real culprit is here. It’s to the point where I hate myself as your colleague.”

When I first arrived at the auction house.

Do you remember the gatekeeper who told us to take off our masks?

I used the necklace the Overlord gave me to transform into the b*stard’s face and steal the ancient relic.

In other words, he created a perfect crime.

“… … .”

The group kept their mouths shut.

At this point, they probably have nothing to say.

I raised my head at them with my arms crossed.

“Everyone, kneel.”

“uh?”

Joseph asks back with a puzzled look on his face.

“I did everything you told me to do, but all I got in return was suspicion. I don’t think we can continue working together like this. I told you to kneel.”

He raised his eyebrows.

I’ll have to take care of this warrior party until we meet the warrior.

“You crazy b*stard. Why am I kneeling? You’ve done enough suspicious things…”

“Kneel down, Jacob.”

“What? Carol, are you crazy?”

“… It’s true that we did something wrong. To an innocent colleague. We’re just pressuring him for no reason. It would be a cheap price if we could get on our knees and make this disappear.”

“Joseph, whatever you want…”

Jacob looks at Josef.

But he was already on his knees.

“!”

“… I’m so sorry, Ronald. I guess we were a little short-sighted.”

I nodded as if I understood.

“I’m a generous person, so I’ll let it slide just this once. But if something like this happens again, then.”

Even if something similar happens in the future,

I can get an indulgence once in a while.

“I won’t forgive you.”

I will continue to suck you well in the future.

Hero party!