The God of Jesters
Chapter 156 - 3.07.1 Move in.

Chapter 156: 3.07.1 Move in.

The Driver was weird, there was no denying it. Yet there was a bodyguard for Krugal, an adept level Knight who had stayed by his side all the time, and almost acting like Butler.

But even that Knight showed some weakness in front of the Driver. Which were not so noticeable on the surface. But Max who had finessed his senses through years of lurking in the darkness and studied the body language of a person, he knew who was the weaker one between the two.

’Hidden Knight?’ Knights were not like Mages, they didn’t radiate any energies that would make them stand out from the crowd. But this didn’t mean it was hard for one to identify a Knight.

Their vigor and physique was always a level above normal humans and then there was the simple overbearance they exuded. A suppression on a biological level that made it easier for one to identify them, but only if you are close to them.

Otherwise, they were good at hiding. Much better than mages. And if not for the fact that Max could sense his target’s vigor, he would have assumed this to be the same case.

Which makes it even more weird.

So something bizarre was going on and he was going to find it. As for asking for Sheva’s support?

That might not be needed if the fight was to be concerned, even if this man was Master rank, Max still had his own methods to employ And it was not like he was going to a war anyway.

All he needed to do was take down this man and get some answers from him. Which would fail and be useless if a fight were to break out and the targets were guarded against his attacks. Not to mention, the rest of the city might be attracted by the fighting noise.

Max truly wanted to curse the people who attacked the detective a few days ago, it’s due to them that the city is in such a tense state. But ignoring all of that, Sheva still had a part to play here.

So he waited, the trucks came and some of them left, mostly at an interval of 2 hours. Showing how active this storage house was. But Max was not bored while watching all of this, his eyes had remained on his target without a pause, never letting him leave his vision.

Which assured Max of his suspicions even more. ’A normal human should have gone to relieve himself two times by now. But no panic or any signs of illness on his face. "

With this fact confirmed, Max took out his blade and laced it with some potent poison. A Neurotoxin capable of making one’s muscles completely useless for hours on end, and named the Sting of the Sloth.

Usually, this would kill a normal human, but after hours of watching this man, Max knew that his target could take it.

The best time to hunt his man was not now though, Max was just making some preliminary preparations and readying himself for his attack.

*****

The sky changed colors and it was nighttime now, the overflow of trucks had stopped for a while and there had been mostly silence in the storage, with most of the workers slowly leaving the area after closing the doors and changing into some casual clothes.

Then there was Krugal Smeltver basking in the greetings of his workers while walking towards his car with his bodyguard, who also appeared casual and indifferent to people around him. But when confronted with the man who was standing there, opening the door to the car for Krugal, the same sort of power dynamics were seen once again.

’Go.’ Max, as the car drove out of the storage house, moving toward Krugal’s house. Which would take around an hour of journey, or even more, depending on certain circumstances.

’She should be here by now.’ Catching up with a vehicle? That was close to impossible. Max can maintain a burst of speed and overtake a vehicle, but there is a limit to that and it would drain his energy as well.

Meaning there was only one way for all of this. He had to reach the destination a bit earlier than these men. Destination that was none other than Kurgal’s home, the place where Sheva should have arrived by now.

Her job in all of this was simple. If something were to go awry, she had to silently kidnap the son Krugal. And using him as leverage to shut him up.

A method that Max doesn’t wish to employ, but he has to be ready for all kinds of unpredictable elements.

So he rushed, taking the metro, he changed lines a total of four times, before entering one of the rich districts of Bothal. Even the air here seemed cleaner than the factory district he just come from. ’The mountains really do keep the pollution out.’ he thought to himself, as he moved ahead and reached the destination on time

"You were here on time? You were not noticed, right?" Max asked and Sheva nodded in response. "All I had to do was take down that kid?"

"I would prefer it if you didn’t harm him."

"He is a Knight apprentice."

"You are stronger than an apprentice," Max spoke, before turning toward the gate of the house. "Did you read the blueprints properly?"

"The son is on the third floor, no mother, and around three housemaids that manage the house, all of them share a big room of their own on the 2nd floor."

"All three of them are dwarfs here, so find the room of Krotal by listening to the snores." A bit of racism once again from Max. But he was not wrong here. Dwarves were infamous for their snores and this method might just work.,

"Should I leave now?... It would be better if I place myself in the home before you strike."

"No, I don’t know the abilities of their bodyguard. Can’t predict if he has any abilities of that nature or not."

"He lives in the room next to Krugal, there is a high chance he will do a thorough sweep of the house. And you might be found out."

"So move only when I fail my attack. And things might get too big. I will be able to attract the Bodyguard’s eyes and you will be able to use it as a cover to apprehend his son."

A simple plan, made up on the spot. But there was not much of an option to begin with. Too much time was being wasted and he knew that I would meet him soon enough with a new job.

And in case he was lied to, he has to be ready to confront me with proof.

However that won’t happen, for this man was going to have a harsh revelation soon enough.

As he had expected, the car came to the house as usual, and the bodyguard came out to open the door for his master, while the driver remained oddly in his seat.

’Odd?’ Max wondered, while standing on top of the telephone pole, while he was looking over the boundary of Krugals’ house from above. But he didn’t think of it much, he just saw how the Driver slowly drove the car to a curb after his master had left and then slowly climbed out of the car.

’This is it.’ he thought, but he didn’t strike just yet. He just saw the driver slowly come out, clean the car, and then cover it with a cloth, all of it in darkness making it hard for Max to see the details clearly. But he can still make out movements and he didn’t mind them as much.

It would be better if the driver leaves this house and creates some distance. Even better if he has a home he can go to. But considering this is a rich person’s house, the driver should have his own room to stay, like the three servants and the bodyguard from before.

But oddly enough, there had been no intel he could find about this detail, so all he could do was wait and see where the Driver went.

"Sheva, giving you thirty minutes, once the lights go off in the house, you move and track down the son’s room and be ready to take him down. Knife is silent."

Max ordered as he got ready for his attack.

Dwarves rarely employed the use of magic, so the chances of any magic trap triggering were low. Not to mention, this was meant to be a simple home, having any bizarre traps would be an overkill. Instead, it would attract countless eyes that might wonder, why such a high security.

So taking all of this into account and then praying to some dead god. Max jumped into the veranda of the house unnoticed by anyone.

There were no alarms or any triggers, the driver had long gone to the back of the house and Max could see the bodyguard roaming the house, probably looking for any oddities or intruders.’