Even though Baston really wanted to open the old book, he must not do it because it was very impolite in front of Harry and everyone. He already gained a good respect from the family, but once he showed improper manner, he would ruin his own image. The lunch went well and everyone enjoyed it merrily. The fat boy quickly went to the nearest bathroom and opened the old
book that he kept inside his clothes.
"Kill the dark wizard…"
Baston was shocked because the quest was very simple, yet it was the first time he had to kill someone. It wasn't like the case when he
indirectly killed the people at the town. This time, he really needed to stab a dagger to his opponent and made sure the person meant by the old book died completely. Although he hesitated, the cruel and despicable act from dark wizard should never mentioned since everyone had already a general idea. The
fat boy even knew the matter about dark potion from before must come from the dark wizards, so he didn't have to give mercy.
He started to analyze who was the dark wizard among the groups. It shouldn't come from the member of the family because when he got together with them, the old book didn't give a response. Only at this day, the
book gave a sudden quest. The matter was clear because the suspicious one must come from the guests. As for who was the one that he needed to kill, Baston had to check it out. Just from the event when the old book stated the quest, it could be said the quest should be nearby.
The fat boy had a contact with other guests before, but looking at the people right now, there was an addition of few people. At least,
he counted it repeatedly and found only 5 people who he just met at the lunch today. The dark wizard should be among these people, but how could he find the right one? Even he guessed right, it was another matter to kill the person.
He never fought someone seriously. The best thing was the day when he sparred with Theodore. At the outside world, his fight record must be come from where he confronted Joker directly. Little did they know that it was just a fake drama he created at the time. People with power surely praise
his bravery, but Baston could only smile wryly because all of that wasn't real. Just the fact that the kingdom couldn't find any trace about Joker should make someone doubted the true identity of the clown.
Anyway, he shouldn't think too much whether someone began suspecting him or not. As the poor boy, he should cherish his short life and walked ahead everyday. The fat boy started getting to know 5 people while they were still here. He struck the conversation and just had a little chat before
he moved to the next one. Basically, he must know what they were doing here before he could deduce who was the wrong one.
The first one was coachman, the second one was maid, the third one was servant, the fourth one was guard, and the last one was noble. The coachman was outside after all this time since he said he needed to take
care of the carriage. It was because his lord worried so much that someone would steal it, so he was in charge of it. Although it had already protection magic, the big man still couldn't just left it alone. For the maid, it was just a simple reason. Because she was afraid of breaking something, she volunteered herself to guard the carriage. Although it was just a petty excuse, her lord
just agreed with her.
Baston didn't buy it and when he asked more, the maid then confessed she would always break something at the house. She blamed herself for being too clumsy, so in order not to make trouble, she would stay away at this time. It looked like the maid was the lord's favorite for not getting blamed.
If not, she would be surely kicked out as soon as possible. Baston sighed because having a beautiful face in this world was also an opportunity to get more advantages.
The third one was a guard. At first, the man didn't talk too much but under the effect of the atmosphere, he then told Baston because his shoes were dirty, he was afraid if he stepped up inside. Everything would be a
mess and he didn't have a face in front of his lord. It was pretty solid excuse so the fat boy accepted it. Moving on to the fourth one was a lady with thick and full make up. The woman said she was the wife, but looking at the behavior, it clearly showed something different. This person should be a harlot.
Apart from many jewelries she wore, her distinctive behavior couldn't fool everyone, not to mention Baston. He saw her demeanor was very different from the nobles around. The expensive dress surely couldn't cover her origin, even though she tried hard. Only with discipline and serious training of etiquette class, she could be born into a new person. However, her man should not waste too much resources on her.
The last one was a young man who also came from noble bloodline. He had a distant relationship with the other person who invited him here. At first, the person wanted the young man to have connection with Xavierius family. It would help with his influence, making him easily reached into the bigger view. At least, the first impression must be good, yet unfortunately, the young man was too lazy of attending the meeting. That was why he fled to his room with the
excuse of being not well after a long trip.
After finishing his strolling around, Baston came to the corner while pondering who was the real dark wizard here. Everyone might look suspicious or not, but he couldn't pinpoint it. If there was another clue like
male or female, it would narrow down the suspect. Anyway, he could only make it up from here. Another problem was once he made a move, it would make a commotion and the final result might not look good to the Xavierius family. Surely, Baston would disrespect them for making a ruckus after all the treatment.
"It's better to notice Alicia then…" he thought.
Angus was busy, leaving only the young one. Baston made a move toward her with one purpose. Holding a glass of juice and a plate of beef, he made a gesture to her. Alicia knew something was different since the fat boy never made a contact unless something was important.
"What's the matter?" she whispered.
"There's a dark wizard here…"
"What? Who?" Alicia was shocked, quickly closing her mouth.
"It should be between those 5 people," Baston pinpointed one by one.
"How you can be so sure?"
It was good question, but the fat boy couldn't answer it. Despite her curiosity, he wouldn't dare to tell the secret about the old book.
Baston only stared at her for a while before Alicia herself made a guess about it. This matter should have a link with the cult. That was the only thing Baston wouldn't explain clearly. Only a few people were eligible to know while the rest could only guess about the force behind.
"Alright, I won't ask anymore. By the way, what should we do regarding this dark wizard?"
Baston was surprised that Alicia didn't ask further, "Kill the dark wizard… No matter what you do, the person can't escape."
"Kill?"
Alicia was shocked once again, but her mind worked wonderfully. At first, she guessed it was about the cult but eventually, her
thinking was right. The straightly decision of killing the dark wizard could only be made if this had relationship with the cult. If not, Baston wouldn't act radically. Immediately, she was nervous because she was afraid of being unable to cope with the situation. She needed all the help from the family in order to finish this order.
"One more thing. Don't tell anyone that this information come from me…"
"Then…" Alicia hesitated, but her eyes shone brightly.
If she didn't tell anybody about the source, then once the matter was confirmed true, she would once again earn her own merit. She was still young but people would be jealous if they found a noble girl was already
ahead of many people in this life. Not only the kingdom would reward her, even the family would think highly of her influence. If this continued, then the family would need to think harder regarding her partner. They wouldn't push their own decision since she would be more precious.
She was sighing that such a great opportunity was given to her for nothing. Little did she know that Baston did like this because he wanted to be out of view from Xavierius family. He could feel Harry and the
others wanted him to join the family so they could mobilize his strength well in tomorrow days. This matter concerned his future, so he had to reject it. Of course, he couldn't do it blatantly so in the end, by making Alicia earned the glory, he hoped the Xavierius family would set their views back to her rather than outsider.
Two people thought differently yet magically, each one of them successfully got their own purposes. The noble girl quickly informed Angus first while the fat boy continued to enjoy the food. Even though the old book
ordered to kill the dark wizard, it never mentioned if he must do it himself or not. By borrowing the knife, he could stay out of the picture while completing the quest at the same time. It was a good idea and he only needed to make sure the dark wizard really died in the end.
"What? Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am very sure, uncle. One of these 5 people should be a hidden dark wizard. If we can kill it right here, it will help the kingdom.
Our family reputation will surely rise more…"
"Hmmm… You're right…"
Angus was also shocked when he heard what Alicia told him about. The existence of dark wizard was dreadful to the kingdom. This group should be pulverized and banished so everyone could feel safe. At first, he doubted where Alicia got the information. The matter of dark wizard should be hard to grasp since they acted reclusive. His niece told him that there was an incident nearby regarding dark wizard, resulting a loss of many people at once.
She investigated personally until she found a clue today. Angus also heard about the news, so he believed her even though there were a few things unclear at the moment.
Alicia sighed, feeling glad that her uncle believed her nowhere excuse. If he asked for more detailed explanation, there would be a
loophole and it was just a matter of time before he found out that it was a lie. Looking at Angus who hurriedly informed the head of family, she returned to her place while keeping her manner casually. The only people who felt strange was the youngsters since they thought the girl must love Baston crazily that she came with him, whispering with each other before parting.
Theodore wanted to confirm something, but he held back since Alicia's father didn't reprimand her. There must be something if everyone didn't block them to meet. For the young generation like him, they only needed to study and train more before they could inherit the wealth of the family. While the under current was going, the elders skillfully made so the 5 people were in different spot, but far from the gathered people. They were afraid that the dark wizard would take a hostage, so they arranged for everyone to be safe first. One by one, the guards and wizards from the family joined the party to
make everything looked normal. When the head of the family gave the signal, everyone would then covered the people to the best.