As we reached the main hall where the dance party was held what we found are dead bodies of aristocrats demons, slaves and guards of the castle everywhere.
"What happened here?" i ask one of the slaves running back and forth to help the others clean the mess here.
"It looks like some sabotage happened here, mysterious guys wearing black with blank mask arrived here and just killed anyone they can see." he explained.
'Sabotage? For what so?'
I look at Lucifer that is now being squeezed by everyone asking various of questions.
Lucifer looks relaxed like nothing happening in front of him, in this kind of ruckus normally you'll panick on what to do but on his case well it's the opposite.
I came closer to them, "Sir, the dukes wants to call a meeting for this."
"Set it now." he replied. "Clean this place." and all of them did so.
As we are going to the the meeting with the dukes i can feel the nervousness despite of me not the one being questioned. First of all, in my entire life well it's not like I'm still alive yet this is the first time I've experienced this kind of situation a sabotage, seeing dead bodies with my own two eyes and in hell of all!
And as we entered everyone bowed first, sits and the meeting finally starts.
"Highness, just as what we saw someone tried to kill all of us here when the party was happening. This is a sabotage! And off all we already know that those guys are actually one of our slaves too." one of them rant as he's out of breath because of anger gritting his teeth.
"So basically there is a traitor here." as the Dert's District Duke said everyone gasp from surprised. They don't have a will to say that exept for this demon Aim the Horse Demon.
The whole room felt intense as we heard that demon said, everyone wasn't saying anything until finally a brave one brake the silence.
"Highness, isn't this the right time to take action and investigate who's the traitor here?" Vine the Lion Orge Demon from Glerd Distric said.
Everyone agress to his opinion. Lucifer who's been silent all this time finally talk. "Rhina, i want you to do this work." my eyes widened as he said those words even the demons were also surprised.
"B-bu--" but before i finished my words someone stoped me.
"Sir, isn't she just a newbie and doesn't even have an experience to do this kind of work." one of them oppose on what Lucifer said. Well, of course they will it's true i don't have any idea on what to do and how so.
"That's right sir, and isn't she just a slave? It's not right to trust these peasant with this kind of thing!" by hearing those words i felt so insult and finally snapped.
"I'll do it." i suddenly said. I can't let them belittle me just being they are high ranks. I maybe powerless but I'll definitely do this.
I know that in this world I'm just some kind of peasant for them, but i don't care I'll prove them and slap those fucking words back to them and make them eat everything they've said earlier.
"Then it's decided, this meeting is now over." Lucifer said as he stood up and i followed him everyone start murmuring.
After the meeting and were now at the outside i didn't notice that i just sigh because of these things that happened and forgot that I'm still with Lucifer. He looks like he doesn't even care and his mind was kinda nowhere to be found so i just ignored it.
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I've been thinking how i will start to look for hints and evidences on who is the master mind of the sabotage that just happened, the traitor among the Dukes just who is it?
As I'm walking around the castle i saw Wayne.
"Hey!" i yelled but it seems like he didn't notice me and continued to walk so i run to him and tap his back. "I said, Heeyy!!" and i successfully caught his attention but he's so out of energy and i guess what happened yesterday was still a shock to everyone and him.
"O-oh, Miss Rhina. What is it?" he asked.
"I've been calling you there, but it looks like your still having a daydream." i sarcastically said to him.
"A-ah, sorry i was just so busy that i didn't noticed you." he explained as he scratched the back of his hair.
"So yeah, i was just about to ask you if you saw someone suspicious in the party? Or anything you know will be so much help with me." i said smiling widely.
"No, not really." he just simply replied to me with a soft voice.
"Hey, you really okay? I mean you look like someone who's about to die or what you lack vitamins?" i even tried to joke but it didn't work, I'm kind of worried as this is the first time that i saw him like this.
"I'm fine really." he then forcefully tried to smile. "Why you ask about the party?"
"Well, i was assigned to be the one who'll investigate about the sabotage that just happened in the party." i briefly explained.
"Sabotage? So it was a sabotage?" his face was also the same we had when we first heard it too.
"Well, that's how the Dukes sees it. Think they also have a point so, i mean who will have a power to command those troops right?" i said as i swung my hands in the air.
"You're right." he agrees as his brows meets.
"Then, i have to go now. I have to find some clues you know." i waved to him, he just smiled and i start to continue my work.
As i was about to go somewhere i found Phantom in the garden sitting in one of the chair there.
I curiously slowly come behind him.
"Don't hide yourself." i wad startled that i almost jumped myself off from surprised.
"What are you doing here?" i ask him.
"You curious?" he ask me back.
I saw him holding a wounded black bird.
"You've been suffering all this time huh." i don't if he's talking to the bird or himself because he's looking at the bird seriously in his hands.
"Let me set you free then." what he did made me shiver and slowly step back. He twisted the birds neck.
"Y-you killed it." i said with a scared tone.
His face is covered with blood came from the bird. "I just help him to finish his suffering dear." he said smiling so innocently. I feel like I'm about to barf myself. I covered my mouth to stop it.
"You okay?" his face looked so worried as he touched my shoulder with the hands that he just used to kill the little bird earlier
'What if this person is actually the traitor? I mean in his actions earlier there's no way that he can't do it. '