KonoSuba Chapter 79: Sato Hikaru’s retaliation (Patreon)

Hearing the various things mentioned by Darkness, Sato Hikaru threw out another question.

“Since this person is capable of cleaning up everything so cleanly, then this person should be a very cautious and cunning person, right?”

“No…”

In reply to such a logical answer, Darkness shook her head.

“It’s the other way round, Alderp had never covered up his evil deeds, most of the nobility have heard some bad deeds of his, but…”

“But no matter how it was investigated, no evidence could be found, right? That is why all of you find it strange, right?”

Continuing Darkness’ words, Sato Hikaru looked at the other three who seemed to have realized something, and immediately asked: “If we just looked at the result, he should be someone very cunning, wise and impregnable, but his daily habits were completely different. If we said that it was done to mislead others, how could the things he did could spread everywhere? Almost everyone had heard of it?”

Faced with Sato Hikaru’s question, Darkness frowned and spoke with difficulty: “Although it was very strange, that was why the kingdom had dispatched many people to investigate, but after investigating so many times, there was indeed no evidence that could be found.”

“That’s why I said, isn’t this very strange?”

Stalling with his hand, Sato Hikaru took the trouble to guide them: “You have just mentioned it before, the Kingdom had even dispatched nobles from different factions. Presumably, a bad guy like him would not be able to have a close relationship with all nobles, right?”

“His enemies would definitely not wish to help him bury that thing, but even so, in the end, not even the slightest bit of evidence was found. This…doesn’t this show that there was something interfering with the investigation or covering up for him~?”

“Do you mean…”

Thinking of a certain possibility, Darkness frowned even more deeply, but quickly rejected: “No, a great priest from Eris church as well as nobles with strong ability had also joined the investigation. It could not be that there was a demon or magic that could control so many strong people, right?”

“Don’t mention the possibility first, just answer according to what happened to me.”

Stopping with his hand, Sato Hikaru’s words suddenly changed to the matter this time round: “This time, his action was extremely rough, blocking the verification was also fine, instigating the investigation on me is also fine, this cannot be covered up.”

“As long as people know that he is the lord of Axel, the city wall collapsed, and about me getting bounty, clear-headed people would immediately realize what had happened, his abuse of authority no longer needed to be investigated. But he still did it, as if he did not fear being investigated, he also seemed to not worry about being caught red handed.”

Speaking to this point, Sato Hikaru gesture hold with his hand: “Unless he is the kingdom’s secret royal family, and everyone cooperated with him in the play, otherwise, I truly did not think that he, an ordinary noble, could suppress the kingdom’s investigation on this matter of mine.”

“No!”

Hearing Sato Hikaru’s words, Darkness refuted: “Even if the royalty had really done this, he would still be accused and then punished by all the nobles!”

Darkness stood up and spoke seriously at Sato Hikaru: “If Sato said that there is something wrong with Axel’s lord background, but I am unable to find the problem with my ability, so…”

Speaking up to here, Darkness pleaded sincerely at Sato Hikaru: “Please, help me investigate what kind of existence was behind the lord of Axel!”

“I should be the one asking for your help, right?”

Sato Hikaru was speechless after hearing Darkness, who had become serious seemed to have her single-minded brain IQ dropped by a lot, and said: “Did you forget what we were discussing at the beginning? It was me being targeted by that lord.”

“Ah…uh…um”

Under Sato Hikaru’s reminder, Darkness who had her brain filled by noble’s honor, blushed and kept repeating ‘ah’ for a long time, finally she just laid on the table in embarrassment, burying her head into her neck.

“Didn’t you like this kind of tune? Why are you suddenly so shy, my little miss knight?”

Raising his eyebrows, Sato Hikaru laughed evilly, approached Darkness’ side and squatted, and exchanged glances with her from below: “Ah, my dear miss Darkness, how cute are you? To actually forget the content of the discussion, and plead with me with such a serious face, how cute.”

“Wuaaa, stop mentioning it!”

Darkness, whose cheeks were blushing like a tomato, raised her hand and forcefully covered Sato Hikaru’s mouth, with a look of shame and anger: “What I want is obviously something exciting, not this kind of terrible and shameful thing!”

“If you ask me, your hobby is even more terrible than this, alright? Furthermore…”

Blocking both of Darkness’ hands, Sato Hikaru faced Chris and said: “Investigating this matter, instead of looking for me, I think it’s more reliable if you ask Chris, this thief, to help you, right?”