Chapter 275
Chapter 275. The Ghost’s Commotion (2)
Translator: Aura / Editor: SaWarren
After commissioning the assassin to turn Rivetti into a slave, Rashta immediately returned to Moire’s villa.
The first few days were painful as the image of the dead man’s head constantly came to her mind, but as time passed, the shock faded, and the thought of Rivetti becoming a slave made her feel very happy.
Thanks to this, she was able to spend the rest of the time happily enjoying the countryside, and only when it all became boring did she return to the imperial palace.
Viscount Roteschu visited her the day after her arrival.
‘Ah, right. I also asked Viscount Roteschu to find a mercenary.’
Rashta remembered this fact she had forgotten.
As Viscount Roteschu waited in the drawing room, Rashta pondered for a moment.
She had found an assassin to kidnap Rivetti. Did I really need a mercenary from the Viscount?
She thought it would be a waste of money.
However, she quickly changed her mind, ‘I need it’.
She needed many people to use as her arms and legs.
As long as I make a request in which there is no problem in having Viscount Roteschu as an accomplice, it would be fine to use this mercenary.
Her mind made up, Rashta finally left the bedroom.
As she entered the drawing room, Viscount Roteschu sat where he usually did, and beside him was a man in a hooded cloak concealing his face.
"What took you so long to come out?"
Viscount Roteschu was annoyed and pointed at the man next to him,
"This is the mercenary I found. He’s very skillful. He can do whatever you want, as long as he receives the appropriate amount of money."
Rashta asked, looking him up and down,
"Can’t you take off your hood?"The same happened with the assassin. Why do they cover their faces?
However, the mercenary refused.
Because of the work they did, they never revealed their faces publicly. Many people held grudges against them.
"Then how can I recognize you?"
Rashta asked with a frown.
As for the assassin she personally hired, she knew his nickname and the location of the assassin’s guild, so it was fine. Besides, he was quite slim and tall, a figure that could be recognized at a glance, even from a distance.
However, the person in front of her did not have an unusual figure, so it was impossible to recognize him with a cloak.
The mercenary showed him his index, middle, and ring finger on which he had the same ring. He seemed to want her to recognize him through them.
"Alright, but I can’t hire you right away. I’d like to see how skillful you are first."
The mercenary nodded as if asking what he had to do.
Rashta held back the urge to shout, ‘Kill the person next to you!’
Instead, she thought it over and said,
"Go tonight to Duke Elgy’s and bring me the bracelet he wears on his wrist. However, you must not, for any reason, harm him."
After Viscount Roteschu left with the mercenary. Rashta hurried to visit Duke Elgy.
She wanted to inform him in advance and ask him to understand her.
Rashta believed that Duke Elgy would tell her, with a smile, not to worry because it wasn’t really dangerous.
But when Duke Elgy heard it, he responded coolly.
"Rashta, you really take advantage of me."