The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 164. Interrogation
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The Eldritch, which suddenly appeared and spread fear among us, disappeared easily thanks to Isezaki-san’s efforts. I knew Isezaki-san was skilled in healing magic, but it seems she’s also adept at dealing with undead. Truly befitting of being called a great saint.
As I admired Isezaki-san’s profile, she finished her task and spoke again.
“God Bol—”
“Whoa! Stay! Isezaki-san, stay!”
Involuntarily shouting “stay” to halt her, I quickly pulled my connected hand away. Isezaki-san looked at the hand I released and puffed out her cheeks.
“Muuh! Your teasing, darling!”
“That’s not teasing… But, I have something to ask her.”
“W-Well… That’s true, but…”
Isezaki-san pouted her lips this time. She must have some thoughts about Maristel. But first, we should extract information about the Digram Army from Maristel. Deciding her fate can come later.
If we can obtain unfavorable information about the Digram Army, Grandain City will be safer and Lady Levia’s safety assured. Then, neither I nor Isezaki-san will be dragged into situations like this again. Information is crucial.
We approached Maristel, who was sitting dumbfounded on the ground. She looked up at us, trembling, and shivered her shoulders.
“I-I don’t have any magic left, and I don’t intend to resist! Please, I beg you, don’t kill me…”
“Oh my, you’re begging for your life so easily…”
Muttering in amazement, Regina responded softly. Maristel desperately refuted her.
“You’re adventurers hired for money, aren’t you? I just came along with you for the request! I failed the mission, so I won’t get paid anymore, and I don’t hold any grudge against you. I’ll do anything, just please spare me…”
Then Maristel looked at me and said,
“Hey… Your husband wouldn’t have a necrophilia fetish, would he? If you save me, you can do anything to me, you know? I’ll give you plenty of services, and you won’t regret it… Right?”
She flaunted her voluptuous cleavage, swaying her hips seductively. I struggled to avoid looking at her chest and glanced away. Then, our eyes met with Isezaki-san’s serious gaze. She calmly opened her mouth.
“Darling, let’s just kill her right now.”
“I’m sorry! I-I don’t intend to take your husband or anything! W-Well, admittedly, your magic does look delicious… and I thought I’d like to taste it… But, I-I-I-I’m lying, so don’t give me that scary look! Right, I-I should apologize to you too! I-I’ll take care of the orc’s stuff from now on—”
“Be quiet. Close that chatty mouth of yours and only answer our questions. Understand?”
“Y-Yes…”
Maristel straightened her posture and sat formally. She seemed genuinely afraid of Isezaki-san, perhaps because she had been almost killed and her prized monster instantly dispatched.
Maristel seemed talkative, so interrogation seemed easy. …By the way, what was that about an orc? Oh well, never mind.
We immediately ordered Maristel to spill everything she knew about the Digram Army. However—
—According to Maristel, she was just hired and not informed of anything. She mentioned, “Suddenly, a paper with an advance payment and request details was placed at my house. I don’t know the client.” She also said, “Since necromancy isn’t well-regarded even among demons, it’s not uncommon for clients to remain anonymous, so I didn’t worry about it.”
As Maristel answered while still sitting formally, Isezaki-san fixed her gaze on her with a serious expression.
“You claim you know nothing… You’re not lying, are you?”
“It’s true! I really don’t know anything! Oh, wait, I just remembered something!”
With one finger raised, Maristel began to speak with a smug expression.
“Actually, I was told in the request to turn the soldiers at your garrison into dolls! But, I accidentally used the soldiers here instead. So, no one died at the other garrison, right? Since there haven’t been any casualties, I think you should forgive me!”
“That kind of excuse won’t work… Sigh, knowing nothing and resorting to self-defense. There aren’t many disappointing prisoners like this, are there? …Darling, I think there’s no point in further interrogation. It’s about time—”
“Stop, please! Princess Levia didn’t die, right? So, let’s just forget about everything—”
At that moment, Isezaki-san interjected.
“Wait a moment. Your request was not to kill Prin… Princess Levia but to occupy Granda, right?”
“It was indeed to occupy Granda, but it also said not to let Princess Levia escape, and she must be killed. They even attached a wanted poster. I thought it was quite troublesome because I had to use the dolls to surround the town. Oh, speaking of that wanted poster, I was wondering if Princess Levia really wraps her hair around like that? It’s kind of cute, and I was thinking of trying it myself. Do you think it would suit me—”
“Darling.”
“Yeah.”
Receiving Isezaki-san’s serious gaze, I nodded.
Despite being treated poorly, Princess Levia is the daughter of Count Carius. From the perspective of the Digram Army, it might make sense to capture Princess Levia as a prisoner, but ordering her to be killed feels off.
There’s only one person who insists on Princess Levia’s life—
“What? What? Could that have been useful information just now!? That’s right, isn’t it!? Then please, help me! I don’t want to die, and I don’t like pain! I’ll be good, I promise—!!”
Maristel started to panic and her thoughts got interrupted.
Well, I’ll report this matter to Princess Levia later… What should I do with Maristel’s disposition…?
I sighed silently while looking down at the noisy Maristel.
Original Author’s Comment:
――Postscript――
The book version of “My Neighbor, JK Isezaki-san, is a Great Saint from Another World” has finally been released today, February 16th!
Those who follow this work may have received a follower mail from the Kakuyomu administration.
It contains announcements about the book and a short story I wrote for this occasion. The short story is from Isezaki-san’s perspective, depicting her unknown? daily life.
I hope you enjoy the short story and consider buying the book as well! Thank you very much! ＼(^o^)／
I’ve also updated the recent activities note. I’ve reintroduced the book there, so I’d be happy if you could read it as well!
https://kakuyomu.jp/users/fukami040/news/16818023213642959387
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