Chapter 14 The Torture Of Closing One'S Eyes
"Well, there's something I want to ask you――"
I ask the leader of the Bandits after he wakes up.
By defeating the band of bandits that had been ravaging Ranul Village, the cancer that had been tormenting the villagers was removed.
However, I felt that the incident in Ranul Village had not been fundamentally resolved yet.
"W-What...?"
While sighing at the completely cowed leader of the bandits, I decided to get straight to the point.
"Who gave the order to your gang to attack Ranul Village?"
"...! Wh-what are you talking about..."
The leader's agitation was clearly visible.
I tried to corner him, and it seemed to be the case after all.
Behind the Ranul Village raid incident, there was someone who was commanding the band of bandits.
"Well, I have a pretty good idea. The one pulling the strings behind the village raid was the lord of Ranul Village. Isn't that right?"
"T-That's not true! Who do you think you are making baseless accusations!"
I took a deep breath and glared at the stubborn leader.
If I don't take down the mastermind, there's a risk of the same thing happening again.
Considering the future of the people in Ranul Village, I can't just cut off the lizard's tail and call it a day.
――Well, I guess there's no other choice.
"Hey, do you know what (eyelid removal torture) is?"
I coldly addressed the leader with a calm voice.
"Huh? Eyelid removal...? What are you talking about――"
"The method of that torture is simple. You just cut off the target's eyelids."
"...What!?"
"By doing that, since they lose their eyelids, they can't blink anymore. They won't die, but it becomes a source of terror. Their eyes dry up, and their everyday life turns into a living hell, apparently."
After realizing what I was implying, the color drained from the leader's face.
I slowly brought the tip of my dagger closer to the leader. More precisely, towards the leader's eyelids.
"When I first heard about it, I was surprised that someone could come up with such a cruel method, but now I'm grateful for it. Because――"
"It's the lord of Ranul Village!!!"
The leader shouted at the top of his lungs before I could finish speaking.
"Huh?"
"I-I confess! The lord of Ranul Village was drawing pictures behind the scenes. Because the payment of the village's tax was low, he was trying to collect money through us! He said it wouldn't matter even if we crushed the small village. P-please. Forgive me for this...!"
"Okay."
I pulled the dagger I had pointed at the leader back and slung it over my shoulder.
The act of pretending to torture the leader was just a "pretense" to extract information. Of course.
Anyway, now that I've extracted the necessary information, let's call it a day.
It should be fine to tie up the bandits securely and hand them over to the city guards of the capital from the head of Tonitovillage.
"Now, shall we head towards the lord's mansion?"
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