This Emperor Is Running a Marriage Scam - Chapter 33

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Chapter 33

 

“Kyaak!”

 

The Restaurant Owner fled in panic toward the back of the kitchen.

 

“What, what are those guys.”

 

At the same time, the men who had been so confident until now instinctively got goosebumps and hesitantly stepped back.

 

The woman who had broken the window and was holding a chair to guard against them, Hailey, inhaled the anesthetic and immediately fainted.

 

But those called Raven and Baron were different.

 

Raven didn’t even blink as he grabbed the neck of the man who had sprayed anesthetic at him and slammed his head into the floor. Baron caught Hailey’s body as she lost consciousness and fell, reducing the impact of her fall.

 

“I thought she’d cry in fear… but Nuna is braver than I thought. But she provided crucial help.”

 

Baron gently stroked Hailey’s forehead and raised his head.

 

“Raven.”

 

It was a call coming from the Child’s mouth, but the moment the men heard Baron’s voice, they strangely felt their knees go weak.

 

Soon a sharp, cold command fell from Baron’s lips.

 

“Subdue them all.”

 

Raven stood straight before Baron. He placed his right hand gently on his left chest and bowed his head respectfully.

 

“I receive your command. My master.”

 

A chilling light flashed in Raven’s black eyes and black smoke began to rise from his body.

 

Then his entire body became translucent and black flames began to flicker and surge upward.

 

“I won’t need to use my familiars.”

 

Raven’s voice echoed strangely through the space.

 

The men who instinctively realized he wasn’t human began to be paralyzed with fear.

 

“Hiiiiik!”

 

“A, a monster!”

 

“A demon! R, run!”

 

The men guarding the entrance hurriedly tried to open the door.

 

At that moment, Raven disappeared from before the men’s eyes.

 

“Uaaaak!”

 

When he appeared again, the men who had tried to open the door had been instantly subdued and lost consciousness.

 

Some who were frightened by the overwhelming difference in force tried to escape through the windows, but before they could even lift their feet, they were struck by Raven’s blow and collapsed.

 

“If you guys could escape that easily, I wouldn’t have shown this form.”

 

Raven looked at the terrified men and raised the corners of his mouth.

 

It didn’t even take a minute for him to defeat all the kidnappers.

 

“Interrogate the Restaurant Owner.”

 

At Baron’s instruction, Raven returned to his usual appearance and entered the kitchen.

 

Soon the Restaurant Owner came out following Raven. The Restaurant Owner with a pale face looked at the men sprawled on the floor and couldn’t close his mouth.

 

“D, did you really defeat them all?”

 

“Mm. They’ll sleep soundly until tomorrow morning.”

 

At Raven’s answer, the Restaurant Owner rolled his eyes and carefully asked again.

 

“A, are you planning to wipe out the rest too?”

 

When Raven nodded, the Restaurant Owner’s eyes widened as he hurriedly prostrated himself, bowing his head and sobbing.

 

“P, please help me! I had this shop taken away by those Bad Guys, and I was being threatened too!”

 

Even though questioning hadn’t begun, the Restaurant Owner trembled and spilled everything he knew.

 

“About two years ago, my Husband brought men to the restaurant.”

 

The Husband who had been running the Chicken Coop next door had come after gambling in a Neighboring Estate and having his life put up as collateral.

 

They beat up the Husband severely in front of the Owner.

 

“They said they’d kill us if we didn’t do as they ordered.”

 

The Owner succumbed to the threats, and the Husband was confined to a room on the second floor. After that, the Chicken Coop became their base, and the Restaurant became their stronghold.

 

“They sometimes lure children by saying they’ll feed them, then use anesthetics. Then they use a device on the left Stairs to take them to the Underground Passage. I don’t know what happens after that. From what I heard, the Underground Passage seems to connect to various places.”

 

After finishing her account that over a hundred people came and went through the Restaurant, she brought a different colored spray can from the shelf.

 

“What they used was an anesthetic that lasts about an hour. And this is an anesthetic antidote. If you use this, even the unconscious people will regain consciousness immediately.”

 

Then the Restaurant Owner carefully asked if she could go see her Husband. She said her Husband had become disabled because he was beaten so severely.

 

After confirming that Baron lightly nodded his permission, Raven gave detailed instructions.

 

“Stay on the second floor until this situation is completely resolved. If there’s any falsehood mixed in, you’ll pay a severe price.”

 

The Owner went up to the second floor, emphasizing that there was no lie at all and bowing her head several times.

 

Once the Owner was completely out of sight, Raven spoke quietly.

 

“Since the situation has developed this way, it seems we need to search the Underground Passage too. But it’s ambiguous.”

 

Raven gently shook the anesthetic antidote the Restaurant Owner had given him.

 

“If you don’t intend to reveal your identity, it would be better to leave Hailey here without waking her up.”

 

Baron’s brow furrowed. Seeing his reluctant expression, Raven asked again.

 

“Then shall we wake her up and take her with us? She’ll think it’s strange when she sees the power we use.”

 

“…”

 

“If you’re worried about leaving her behind, you can summon a spirit to guard her, right? Even if she wakes up in the middle, you can say it’s my escort. For that job, Crokel…”

 

Raven rolled his eyes thinking, then immediately waved his hands.

 

“No, not him. Dantarion and Kimarise seem suitable. Once summoned, they can move on their own and are accustomed to communicating with humans.”

 

Dantarion and Kimarise.

 

At the mention of their names, Baron’s brow furrowed even more.

 

“I never want to call that idiot Dantarion for the rest of my life. I don’t want to show him to Nuna either.”

 

At Baron’s reaction, Raven chuckled.

 

“An idiot? Dantarion is Your Majesty’s high-ranking spirit, isn’t he?”

 

“…”

 

“Then let’s call Kimarise.”

 

“…Somehow I don’t feel like it.”

 

“For real-time situation sharing, instructions, and disguise, isn’t it the most efficient? If you don’t need immediate situation assessment, you can call another spirit.”

 

“…”

 

“Or shall I handle everything and then report back?”

 

Only then did Baron, whose eyes had turned red, let out a small sigh.

 

“Kimarise.”

 

In response to the call, black smoke rising from the floor soon clearly took the form of a black knight.

 

“I receive your summons. My glory.”

 

Baron quietly looked at Kimarise, who respectfully knelt on one knee and bowed his head before him.

 

Kimarise read Baron’s mind directly and moved by making his own judgments. If more troops were needed during mission execution, he could autonomously use clone techniques.

 

As Raven said, once summoned, he would carry out missions according to Baron’s will, so there was no need to explain the situation or give commands one by one.

 

Also, all information that Kimarise encountered would be vividly transmitted as long as Baron wanted to share it. If left with Hailey, he would immediately know when she woke up, what she said, and what expression she made.

 

So Kimarise was exactly the right spirit to use in the current situation, as Raven had recommended.

 

However, the moment he saw Kimarise’s face, Baron realized one of the reasons he hadn’t wanted to summon the spirits Raven had mentioned.

 

Kimarise was an exotic handsome man with bronze skin, blonde hair, clear silver-gray eyes, and a muscular large build that stood out.

 

Honestly, he was handsome even from another man’s perspective. To think he had to leave such a handsome man alone with Hailey.

 

‘What if Nuna wakes up in the middle? She wouldn’t fall for Kimarise at first sight, would she?’

 

It was a thought that came without him realizing it, but Kimarise bowed his head even lower.

 

“I apologize for being handsome. I will ensure my face is not visible to the lady.”

 

Kimarise summoned a half-mask and covered his face. At the same time, Baron’s face grew hot.

 

“Haah…”

 

As expected, his thoughts had been read completely.

 

Raven finally noticed why Baron had been reluctant to summon them and tried hard to suppress his laughter that was about to burst out.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Mmm.”

 

Hailey, who was lying on Baron’s lap, let out a small moan. Baron and Raven looked at her in surprise.

 

‘She’s regaining consciousness this quickly?’

 

Hailey’s long eyelashes trembled slightly.

 

It was much shorter than the duration of the anesthetic the restaurant owner had mentioned.

 

Baron and Raven examined where Ben and Susan had collapsed. The couple wasn’t moving at all.

 

‘Why only Nuna?’

 

Baron found this situation puzzling, but there was no time to think further.

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