Chapter 41 - The Investigation Begins

"Wait, wait, wait, wait! Hold on a second!?"

"What happened to the story about the 'Aristocratic Purists' being the culprits? How did this suddenly turn into a power struggle between members of the Royal Family!?"

"Those two perspectives overlap," the Queen said firmly. She sounded like she actually knew what she was doing.

"You already know this, don't you? One of my nephews, Suppapan, is a hardline aristocratic supremacist."

"Now that you mention it...!?"

Back at the banquet, he openly looked down on me, my sister, and More-san just for being commoners. If a guy like that became King, wouldn't it be a disaster? Wouldn't we all be kicked out of the Academy?

"Suppapan's hatred of commoners is famous. It is a certainty that if he became King, he would scrap every single one of my policies aimed at gathering talent from the common folk. Because of that, it is widely whispered that I will never name him as my successor."

"And if he took that seriously and got desperate..."

The possibility of Suppapan being the mastermind behind the assassination was certainly high enough. That guy is an elitist who picks and chooses the noble students he likes at the Royal Academy and does whatever he wants. It’s not hard to imagine him wanting to push that selfish agenda on a national scale, and being willing to use force to remove anything in his way.

"It also matches the fact that the assassin was screaming 'Death to the commoners!'"

"U-um, what about the other nephew? What's his stance on commoners?"

"Lespar? You experienced that for yourself, didn't you?"

True. Even after learning I was a commoner, he didn't stop trying to recruit me. Looking at those actions, he seemed to be the furthest thing from the Aristocratic Purists, but...

"...Isn't that a bit too blatant?"

"What do you mean?"

"The one thing an assassin should never do is endanger the person at the top—the mastermind. Isn't it suspicious that she kept shouting a slogan that practically screams 'The Aristocratic Purists did this'? It feels backwards."

At first, I took it as a declaration of responsibility, but if Suppapan—the man aiming for the throne—was the culprit, that would be a dangerous trail leading straight back to him. It’s a risk anyone would want to avoid at all costs.

"Maybe that assassin girl was ordered to scream 'Death to the commoners' specifically if she got caught. Just to make us think the client was the Aristocratic Purists..."

"You think they planted false information?"

"As long as there's no proof, I think we should doubt everything."

Shifting suspicion toward the supremacists. If that was the goal of shouting that slogan...

"Then, paradoxically, that would mean Suppapan is not the culprit?"

"In that case, the person the evidence points to by process of elimination is..."

The other candidate for succession. Knight Commander Lespar.

"If he set the assassin on me, what would be his reason?"

"To kick his rival out of the race. If he gives the impression that the assassin was sent by the Aristocratic Purists, suspicion will naturally fall on Suppapan, who doesn't even try to hide his elitist ideology. Suppapan gets arrested and drops out of the succession race."

If we follow that reasoning, this entire incident was a setup by Lespar. A way to erase his competition and become the sole heir to the throne. As a premise, both suspects likely have the wealth and power to make contact with an underground organization like an Assassin Guild. One is a candidate for the next King and a Instructor at an elite academy, and the other is a Knight Commander.

"However, Sao, there is one problem with that theory."

"What's that?"

"From anyone's perspective, Lespar is the one currently in the lead for the succession. Not only is Suppapan at odds with my ideology, but Lespar actually surpasses Suppapan in terms of popularity and achievements."

"He's a handsome guy, too."

"That too, but Lespar has actually achieved quite a lot as the Commander of the 8th Royal Knight Order. Considering those merits, I myself feel that Lespar is more suited to be the next King. Relatively speaking, anyway."

"Right."

"Meaning, if I had to choose between those two!"

"Yeah, I get it!"

The Queen probably doesn't actually want to choose either of them.

"So, for Lespar, the throne will likely roll into his lap even if he does nothing. Why would he go out of his way to frame his rival? If the truth came out, he'd just be putting a noose around his own neck."

"That's true..." I fell silent, unable to argue with the Queen's point. Was it really just a desperate act of violence by Suppapan to turn the tables?

"Well, that's exactly what I want you to investigate, Sao. I'm counting on you."

"Are you seriously making me play detective!?"

Shouldn't she just leave this to the professionals?!

"To tell you the truth, I want to see how you work," the Queen said. "You've done a better job than I imagined. And I'm not just talking about your cock."

"You didn't have to clarify that."

"I want to see how far you can go. Please, Sao. Show me more of what you can do."

"..."

When a beautiful woman says that much, I can't exactly refuse. Besides, this isn't just someone else's problem. If a supremacist like Suppapan ever becomes the next ruler by some mistake, commoners like me might be kicked out of the Royal Capital immediately. My beloved sister along with me. In that sense, I have a reason to fight.

"Alright, I'll do it."

"Good! That's the man I saw potential in!"

She sure makes it sound easy. I wonder if my [Pole Master] skill has anything that can be used for detective work?

"Don't worry. I'm not cold-hearted enough to throw you out with nothing. I've prepared a special person for you."

"A person?"

"I'll put her under your command. Use her however you like."

The person she introduced me to was...

It was the female assassin we caught the other day.

"I look forward to working with you!"

"You've got a great shout there, kid." Is that the kind of thing they teach in an Assassin Guild?

"Why are you out in the world? Even if it was an attempted one, aren't you a regicide? Shouldn't you be locked in a cell waiting for execution?"

"I was released by the Queen's mercy! She said there's no point in punishing a disposable pawn who was just being used!"

The Queen is pretty broad-minded. But is that actually okay, legally speaking?

"In exchange, I was told to work under Sao-sama! She said I must obey any order to atone for my crimes!"

Ho. Any order?

"Then take off your pants. Your panties too."

"Yes!"

She executed the command immediately, casting aside the clothes that covered her. With nothing left to hide her lower body, her cute butt was fully exposed.

"Lie down there and spread your legs."

"Yes!"

Because she took the position exactly as ordered, her womanhood at the depths of her spread legs was laid bare right in front of me. The part a woman is supposed to hide most.

"I'm going to put my dick in this hole now. Is that okay?"

"Please don't ask for permission! I am your property, so you may strip me and violate me anytime, anywhere! Please shove your dick into my pussy! I beg you!"

Ah, right. Since I got a plea rather than just permission, I pushed my penis forward without hesitation.

No matter how many times I taste it, the sensation of invading the inside of a woman feels like the first time. A sense of conquest, as if I’m seizing the interior and declaring it my territory. Like saying, "From this moment on, this woman belongs to me!"

When physical pleasure is added to that sense of conquest, it’s pure bliss.

"Nng-hiiiiiii! ❤️❤️ I'm so happy! ❤️❤️ My pussy feels so goooooood!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️"

"By the way, I don't think I've asked your name yet?"

I’d been calling her "Assassin" this whole time.

"Yes! ❤️❤️ My name is Dark!! ❤️❤️ But please feel free to call me your 'meat toilet' or 'sex slave'!! ❤️❤️"

"No, that's definitely not okay."

Even as I said that, I didn't slow down the speed or power of my thrusts. Dark, huh? Now that I have a name, I’ll try to incorporate it into the sex.

"Dark, you're cute. Dark, you're sexy. I like you, Dark. I love you, Dark."

"Ah! ❤️ No, don't say those things! ❤️❤️ I am merely a tool to be used by an honorable person!! Aaaaah!! ❤️❤️"

I started to realize it halfway through—this Dark hasn't fully recovered from the brainwashing of the Assassin Guild. I’ve heard that assassins are first brainwashed to remove fear and ethics, turning them into machines that kill anyone without hesitation. This Dark had been trained to follow orders without question. My sex broke part of the brainwashing, but it seems her target of obedience just shifted from the criminal organization to me.

Does such a convenient story really exist!?

"The Queen told me. She said the Assassin Guild is an evil organization and I was just being tricked."

"You’re just going to swallow that whole?"

"She told me to obey Sao-sama's every command to atone for my sins. So please, use me to your heart's content!"

So this is how the Queen brings enemies to her side...!? Her power of persuasion is terrifying. As an assassin, she obviously has high infiltration skills, so she’ll be a powerful ally for the investigation.

"Alright. Then, make sure you follow what I'm about to say. This is an order."

"Yes! Anything!"

"First, I love sex, so I'm going to hold you without mercy. Just like now. Whenever I want it, you strip your panties and spread your legs."

"Of course!"

And then...

"You'll probably have to do some dangerous things from now on, but in those moments, your own life is the top priority. Even if there's important evidence or info, if you're in danger, throw it away and run."

"Eh? But...?"

"If you get caught by the enemy, you can tell them anything you know. As long as it saves your life. If you get raped, just accept it. If you endure it, I promise I'll come and save you."

Dark looked bewildered. In the Assassin Guild, she was probably told "Death for failure." The lives of grunts like her are as light as dust. There were a thousand things with higher priority than her.

"But from now on, your life is the number one priority. If I can't have sex with you anymore, I'll be in trouble. So make sure you come back alive."

"Y-yes...!"

With that, I thrust into her once more and finished while still inside.

A few days later...

Dark, who had been out on the "investigation," returned.

"I have gathered the information you requested!"

What she brought back was detailed personal data on Suppapan, one of the heirs to the throne. Apparently, she had been tailing him for several days.

"Competent."

With her around, this mission from the Queen might be wrapped up faster than I thought.

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