I looked at the general structure diagram of the Baron's mansion drawn in my notebook and scratched my head irritably. There was neither the number and location of the guards nor the record of the Baron's daily activities, and I was 100% sure that the Baron had been killed after being assassinated.

A large number of additional guards will definitely be stationed at the mansion, so I haven't gotten any useful information at all and can't make any plans.

"You have to investigate it yourself."

I threw down my notebook and looked at Diana who was making lunch and said. To be honest, when Diana finished talking about this, I actually offered to help her deal with the Baron without even thinking about it. Who knows what I was thinking at the time?

Something. But then again, I really wanted to help her. After all, after the previous conversation, I unexpectedly discovered that I was very interested in her. This is a very rare thing for me and caused me to

I really want to try to take the initiative to date her. Although the other party hesitated for a long time when I asked for help, I almost coaxed and coaxed her to agree. Maybe she thought this matter was her responsibility.

So it's not like it involves me, but I don't really care about the excuse.

I actually thought about using this incident to test the combat gap between firearms and magic. After all, the opponent is a baron. There will always be magic guards around a noble, but Diana regretfully said that such a

The nobles in the countryside cannot afford to hire magicians as guards. The only person around the target who can use magic is the elf girl. However, this elf girl is a hostage and cannot be killed at will, which makes me feel very boring.

"How's it going? Are you having some difficulties? If you have any needs, just ask and I will try my best to help you solve them."

Facing Diana's self-reproaching smile, I really didn't know how to express my troubles. The guards were just a bunch of poor guys who couldn't even wear iron armor. The only people wearing metal armor were the two guard captains beside the baron. I

I feel that I can easily blow their heads off with 9mm bullets. There are less than 100 guards in the entire city. They are so densely packed in the baron's mansion that I even think that throwing a grenade at random will kill them.

idea.

"It's not so much a difficulty as it is that the lack of information makes it difficult to determine a plan of action, and the enemy's level makes me a little unmotivated."

"Can your bullets really penetrate metal armor?"

"I'm not sure about 9mm, but if it's the leather armor worn by the guards, it's absolutely fine, provided that their leather armor is not as strong as the fire badger's fur as you said. As for the 7.62 rifle bullet... said

I really don’t think that the iron smelting technology in this world can create armor that can withstand bullets of this caliber. If it doesn’t work, I still have 60 armor-piercing bullets. This kind of warhead can penetrate 5mm thick armor at a distance of 500 meters.

Steel plate.”

After hearing my explanation, Diana felt a lot more at ease, and casually stirred the boiling hot soup in the pot a few times with a spoon.

"You can rest assured about this. Although it is just the rawhide of a cub, its toughness is not comparable to that of cowhide armor. As for the metal armor, it is exactly what you said. Because of the limitations of iron smelting technology in human society, don't say

It's made of steel, even the armor of similar generations on earth is slightly inferior."

"Then there's nothing to worry about. Let's make some preparations in the afternoon and sneak into the city early tomorrow morning to investigate the environment."

"Okay." Diana happily filled a bowl of fragrant broth and said, "Try this, a stew made according to your favorite taste."

"Hmm... um... not bad."

I gulped down this bowl of slightly spicy stew. The main ingredient is nearly a whole pig...fire badger hind leg meat, served with Diana and the bird...The Chaniers came from the forest.

The delicious wild vegetables and fruits I found, seasoned with a little of Diana's own spices, really made me want to stop. The only regret is that there is no black pepper or chili, although she said that you might be able to find it southward near the forest border.

Wild pepper, but after all, I didn’t have enough time and gave up.

I glanced at Diana. She didn't seem to like spicy food very much, which made me a little uncomfortable. Because in my opinion, this meal was purely prepared just for me, but I felt very sorry for her, not to mention her.

She should avoid spicy food before her wound has healed. Although I mentioned this before she cooked the soup and said that spicy seasoning is not necessary, she nonchalantly explained some racial differences and the healing ability of the elves.

It is much stronger than humans, and there is almost no problem such as wound infection. Although I accept this explanation, I have to check her wound after the meal no matter what. She cannot refuse this, and I

There are some extra things to care about.

"Diana, aren't there any taboos among elves?"

"No? What do you mean?"

I pointed at the pieces of meat in her lunch box with the spoon in my hand. She was confused at first, but then she understood instantly.

"Where did you hear the rumor that elves don't eat meat?"

"How should I put it? If you look at the myths and legends about elves on earth, they are all fanatical nature lovers..."

"It's nonsense. The legends on earth are just people's imagination. The elves here are also flesh and blood creatures. Although the cultural heritage of some clans means that they rarely eat meat, it does not mean that all elves are vegetarians.

, if you don’t eat meat for a long time, you will also get sick.”

"Elves can also be malnourished?"

"What kind of elf do you think?"

"I'm almost the same as you, except...a little thinner than you in terms of body shape."

When I saw Diana raising the fork and spoon in her hand and poking at me, I hurriedly stood up and avoided it. Then we both smiled happily. In fact, the relationship between us had been unknowingly going on since the morning.

Pulled in a lot.

After a pleasant lunch, I successfully inspected her wound and removed the sutures. Her recovery from the injury was indeed much better than I expected. The surface of the wound was almost healed and there was no scab at all, but for the sake of future

Just in case, I changed her into a new bandage and gauze, and then we started discussing the plan for tomorrow.

"I think we should first consider how to sneak into the city safely, because your failed assassination will definitely make the inspection in and out of the city more stringent." After looking at the general structure of Wilsk City that Diana laid out on the ground with branches and stones,

He said to her: "I don't mean to blame you. After all, this is a fact. I don't think that Baron Ronan will miss this level."

"Yes, if you just sneak into the city, I do have some methods."

"What?"

"Have you always wanted to see magic?" Diana stood up and stood facing me. She waved her fingers gently and emitted some tiny light particles. Gradually, her light blue hair turned into

brown.

"What do I look like to you now?"

"...hair color changed to brown."

"there is none left?"

"No. Then what do you think it should be like?"

"What I just used was a kind of disguise magic. It stands to reason that in the eyes of ordinary people, I should look like an adult male."

"Huh? Are you kidding? It seems to me that you just changed the color of your hair?"

"Well... maybe it's because of the goddess's blessing. This ability does also have the effect of allowing the chosen ones to see through illusions." While Diana was thinking about the problem, for some reason, Shanier and others who have been quiet today

Suddenly there was a loud warning. I subconsciously picked up my gun and rushed to the cave entrance to guard, but I didn't expect to be grabbed by Diana. She walked to the Shaniers' lair with some pride and said: "Don't be nervous.

, it’s me, I’ll take off my disguise now.”

Then some tiny flashes of light appeared, and in my eyes Diana's hair color changed again, but this time it didn't turn back to light blue, but turned into a very beautiful platinum blonde. When her hair was completely

After changing color, the Shanils who were on alert stopped screaming, and the little one jumped out of the nest and landed on Diana's shoulders. Only then did I understand why the Shanils were on alert, because Dai

Anna had indeed "transformed" into a stranger just now, and even they couldn't tell them apart.

"What did you look like this time?" I looked at her hair color and couldn't help but feel curious.

"It hasn't changed? I've completely lost my disguise."

"The blue hair you had before was a disguise?"

"Yes, I escaped from the city by disguising myself. Ah, but you don't have to worry. I took off the disguise on my body before seeing you last night. I only kept my hair because I accidentally forgot about it."

"Really... It's really a surprise. I had a preconception that that beautiful light blue was your original hair color."

"You... like that color? How about I change it?"

"No, actually the platinum color looks more suitable for your image."

"Thanks..."

I really think she looks very beautiful now, with the aura of the legendary "noble elf", provided of course that she doesn't speak.

"Are you planning to enter the city through disguise? What should I do?"

"I can also disguise you, but the duration may be shorter. Maybe the disguise will be ineffective within half a day."

"That makes no sense. After all, we have to sneak into the city and conduct reconnaissance for a few days."

"That's why I said 'if we just sneak into the city'. And it's hard for us civilians to get close to the Baron's mansion."

"That's right, you need a decent fake identity."

“Do you have anything that’s a little bit odds and ends that looks valuable?”

"What are you going to do?"

"Pretending to be a foreign businessman."

"Is this possible? Foreign businessmen are the ones most likely to be subject to strict inspection."

"That will take time. Do you remember that I told you that an envoy from the principality will visit Welsk City in two days?"

"I did say...you mean..."

"The envoys routinely patrol the border towns in various places every year. Wherever they go, they always attract merchants from the surrounding areas to take out the goods packed in the boxes to do business. After all, this is an envoy from the capital of the principality. Not only is it large in number, but it is also closely related to the countryside here.

Different from the nobles, they are very rich. And if we disguise ourselves as businessmen, not only can we enter the city easily, but we can also stay in the hotel regularly, which will make it easier for you to investigate the baron's residence."

"This is indeed a good idea..."

"And we must take action before the envoys arrive."

"Are you worried that the envoys will be brainwashed and controlled?"
To be continued...