Immortals From My Past Life Are Still Obsessed With the Reincarnated Me

46 – The Maid’s Secret Inside (2)

First, Justina and I decided to hear the truth after all the other children had left and only Charlotte was left.

Until then, I had time to become friends with the special classmates who came to see me in the hospital.

Justina, Charlotte, and Joseph were close friends, but Cornet and Guinness were still at odds with each other.

‘Being close is another specialty of mine.’

In my previous life, I was an assassin.

Assassins have many different goals, and sometimes they have to hide and infiltrate a heavily guarded location.

Speaking of infiltration, the first thing that comes to mind is the image of a man in black climbing a wall or sneaking around in the dark, but surprisingly this is not common.

‘Because it’s easier to enter with a dignified identity even if caught by the guards rather than worrying about not being caught.’

Simply put, it’s a disguise or an impersonation.

If your goal is to attend a social party for aristocrats or wealthy people, it is easier to disguise yourself as a party guest than to break through the strict surveillance.

Originally, a young boy who was invited to the party slept soundly for one night, then disguised himself and went in instead, and no one noticed.

After entering the social party, it was simpler.

He shudders and naturally mixes words with the person he has to kill, and pours poison into the liquid in the glass in the middle without anyone noticing.

Then the target casually sips the poisoned liquor, and by the time the party is over, the poison takes effect and collapses.

‘End with this.’

It is very easy to just listen to the story, but in fact, it was necessary to have affinity or conversational skills to become friendly with a stranger.

Unlike the social perception of being a lone assassin wearing a mask, assassins were unexpectedly extroverted professions in which they had to be close to others even when forced to do so.

‘Cornet and Guinness… ….’

In that sense, I had to think about a way to get close to them quickly, and at the same time let them go and leave only Charlotte.

Anyway, all I know is that Cornet and Guinness are students at Denbergen Academy like me.

This also worked as a kind of consensus, so the first thing I thought of was a topic that could be included in the TOP 5 conversations of students in the beginning of the semester.

“Um, come to think of it, how did you two register for classes?”

The effect was obvious.

Starting with Cornet and Guinness, the story of Josef and Charlotte’s timetable, which I already knew, opened up a place for conversation.

Time flew by as we brought and ate this and that and talked about our school life for the past week.

“What about Yuzu? How did Yuzu draw up the timetable?”

“… ….”

“Oh, he looks just like me.”

“With Deneb? Interesting, is it a coincidence?”

“No, because Yuzu copied me.”

“Didn’t you say that it wasn’t like that?!”

Actually, the story started as a way to pass the time.

But the more I listened, the more interested I started to become.

Among them, the most memorable was the name of the class, which Guinness is taking, but there are so few students that the class is in danger of being canceled.

“Magic engineering class?”

“Yes, I applied because I was very interested in engineering… Everyone listens mainly to magic, but they don’t seem to be interested in magic engineering.”

Looking at Guinness smiling bitterly, Joseph twitched his eyebrows.

“Hmm, although magic engineering is certainly a promising field, it is still far from surpassing the status of magic. Still, the imperial family must be steadily investing in magic engineering in its own way.”

“Ah, I didn’t pursue a career in magic engineering, I was just curious… It’s still a first year, so it’s a bit early to decide on a career path. hehehehe.”

Guinness is obviously a wizard with a talent for summoning magic. Considering that point, it feels like a minor in engineering.

“Hmm.”

It must be a bit upsetting that the subject I want to learn on my own is in danger of being cancelled.

But the reason I became interested was, of course, the events of yesterday.

‘Magical engineering.’

I don’t know why, but the last king of Delin seemed to have something in the magic engineering side.

Justina and Elfin told me that Hans, the older brother of the Demon Brothers, overdosed on magic engineering drugs, and Gruetta, the younger sister of the Demon Brothers and Sisters, handled the magic technology flamethrower.

Not only that, but I also had something called a magic engineering brainwashing leash that brainwashed and controlled the Witchbeast and Katarina.

To think that even an excellent mage can be manipulated like that, and even freed the beasts from Justina’s rule… It wasn’t scary at all.

‘If you know your enemy and know yourself, it’s said that you can win a hundred times.’

The magical devices that were wrapped around Katarina’s body.

Cloaks that create concealment barriers, life support devices, everything else.

I knew very little about them.

It was also true that Charlotte knew too much, but in the end, it was also true that she was an old person, and I also lacked information.

If the last king of Delin wields magic engineering as a weapon, I also needed to know about magic engineering.

“…… It’s still during the course correction period, maybe?”

“Uh, yes. It will. Would you like to apply for a magic engineering class?!”

I didn’t declare that I would take a magic engineering class, I just floated my luck.

I sweated profusely, avoiding those burdensome eyes.

“What, what, when the time comes… ….”

As I forcibly pushed away the much-anticipated Guinness, the sun was setting before I knew it.

As I was seeing off the special class students who came to visit someone who was not sick, I met Justina’s eyes.

“Hey, Charlotte.”

“Yes? Bocchan, did you call me?”

“Yeah, can you stay for a minute? I have something to tell you.”

“Yes…… But there is also Yuzu, are you okay?”

“Yes, the two of you will ask.”

I left the two girls alone, so the other kids looked at me suspiciously, but everyone went back to the dormitory anyway.

And the only ones left in the room were me, Justina, and Charlotte.

In the first place, Justina was left over because of Charlotte, so it must have felt like the main dish was finally served after the appetizer.

“…… Is something going on?”

On the other hand, Charlotte, who didn’t know anything, just tilted her head, unable to adapt to the suddenly serious atmosphere.

***

As soon as there were three left, Justina immediately used telepathy.

[There are only three ways…… Since she is a maid owned by your family, she will do whatever you ask.]

[Three?]

[The first is to talk normally and ask questions as if floating. She says Charlotte knows something, but if she’s hiding it, she won’t come over.]

[Wouldn’t it be better to ask honestly?]

[Well, there’s nothing wrong with that. If you have to, you can use Elfin’s Amnestic. But just as she knows, there’s a chance Charlotte won’t answer honestly. By the way, this was the second.]

Spinning round and round to ask questions, or to point directly at them.

First of all, these two things.

[Wait a minute.]

[Eh?]

Before listening to the third one, I had a question.

Justina was only considering the possibility that Charlotte knew everything, and that she might deliberately hide it from us.

Of course, it would be best for Charlotte to answer everything honestly, but I kept thinking of another possibility.

[Couldn’t Charlotte really know nothing?]

[I’m being targeted by the last king of de Elin, but she doesn’t know anything? There are even rumors that it is an essential piece for the reconstruction of Delin Kingdom, or something?]

[…] … Could it be?]

Justina looked at me with her eyes narrowed without her Charlotte’s knowledge.

[Deneb, I know she’s your best friend, but does she think that makes sense?]

[No Justina. As much as this, you may be on the wrong leg. Come to think of it, she says the evidence that Charlotte is hiding something is pretty weak?]

[…] … Is that so?]

She decided to sort things out one by one as the words finally came out.

In fact, if I hadn’t heard that the last king of de Elin was targeting her Charlotte, I wouldn’t have doubted her Charlotte.

She said that even if Charlotte hid her story about him, she just wouldn’t tell her what she saw in The Trial of Horror.

She is amazingly quick to recover, her body is hard, or her knowledge of magic engineering is ambiguous to say that she is hiding something.

[After listening to it, it sure is… ….]

Fortunately, Justina also seemed to understand.

[Then it would be better to use the third method.]

[Third method?]

[Yes, it’s rather difficult to know if you ask around in circles, and if you ask openly, it’s rare to hide it again, but there are. She puts her magic on so that she can only tell the truth and asks.]

[Mmm…… Is that the magic you used on the demons you captured yesterday?]

[Yes, with this, she will be able to know for sure whether or not Charlotte is aware of her situation.]

Justina hesitated for a moment, then shrank and looked at me.

[I just hesitated a little because I thought you would feel rejected.]

[…] It’s a rejection, but it’s not there. I can’t help it.]

[That’s true too. Thank you for understanding.]

[Ah, what.]

Justina smiled softly.

Charlotte standing in front of us just tilted her head blindly.

As soon as the agreement was reached, Justina flicked her hand and began to cast a simple spell on Charlotte.

“It will be over in a little while, so sit back and wait.”

Her Charlotte’s eyes went blank and she trudged over and sat on her butt on the bed I was lying on.

Unknown magic power emanated from Justina’s body, and she changed her form with her magic and headed for Charlotte.

“Is this the magic?”

“Yes, from now on, Charlotte will answer all questions honestly. I swear by her maiden name.”

Justina calmly shrugged her shoulders.

“If so.”

If Justina made such an assurance, she could be trusted.

No matter how sloppy she is and how often she shows a smirk, Justina was a dragon anyway.

No human magician who has left his name in history and is considered to have reached the pinnacle dare not compare to a dragon.

There was an exception for her magical brainwashing leash, but it was also an area that Justina could return if she used her hands again.

“Now, let’s ask.”

“Are you done?”

As if Justina’s magic had been cast, her Charlotte’s eyes became hazy.

“Okay, after the Q&A, she won’t even remember that she answered our question, so feel free to ask.”

“Was it possible to use amnesia magic without Elfin’s amnestic? .”

“What do you view the original woman as, Deneb? She can do anything an elfin can do.”

Justina puffs out her cheeks and speaks poutingly.

After swallowing the comment that his swordsmanship skills are still lacking, I pondered the first question I would ask Charlotte.

First of all, I decided to ask questions one by one.

“…… Shallot.”

“Yes?”

Thumping, heart pounding loudly.

Depending on what kind of answers Charlotte gives here, the memories between me and Charlotte may change greatly.

If it was something she did as a maid in our family to hide her true identity and hide from enemies…….

‘Because if I didn’t care, my family could have been hurt by the demons who came after Charlotte.’

It was only possible because of the academy that we were able to defeat the demonic brother and sister and the witch who stole Katarina’s body.

If it had been our territory without talented people like Justina and Elfin, it would have suffered devastating damage.

Someone in her family may have died trying to protect Charlotte.

So the question of whether Charlotte knew and hid it, or whether she didn’t know at all, was very important to me at least.

“…… Did you know that the last king of Delin and his forces are targeting you?”

“The last king of Delin?”

“Yes. Okay, didn’t you know? Just give me one answer.”

At the end of the day, Charlotte gave a very concise answer to that question.

“I didn’t know.”