Reborn as a Leader: King's Debauchery, SSS-Yandere Harem and Evolution-Chapter 42- Shut Up System

"Where are we going?" Hidden within the valley were two individuals cloaked with their faces concealed, but the voice seemed womanly, and from the bodily features—ample curves, a voluptuous body revealed in a way that accentuated her figure, indicating her belonging to the female side.

"We need information about who was with the finance minister," Akhil said, moving with her through an alley leading toward a rundown place, noting the beggars they were passing by from time to time, largely due to her presence.

This made him realize that he probably should not have brought her here or, if he did, he should have taken a bigger cloak to conceal her form. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

He could have directly interrogated the finance minister to extract detailed information about which noble families were proactive in this execution plan, given that most of them were already engaged in embezzlement.

He at least needed to prioritize the names of those who took part in the execution, just like the finance minister and the other two ministers who were currently locked in the dungeon.

The major reason for him to bring Astarra instead of Saintess Grace was that Grace had gone ahead to the monastery to deal with matters there while he needed to gather specific information.

"Is that why we are going toward the information guild?" Astarra, who had already traded information a few times whenever she needed to know all his schemes or plans as a king in advance, seemed to understand where they were heading, prompting her to inquire while her gaze observed the individuals around.

"....Yes." He had somewhat expected her to be aware of the information, but it was still surprising to hear.

At the same time, this also clarified to him how his plans as King Lysanderic, whenever he considered a new scheme to help common people, faced strong retaliation from her.

It was clear that she was aware of his schemes or plans beforehand due to the lack of an information guild.

The Information Guild of Vandreat Kingdom was a subsidiary of the major intelligence department belonging to the Empire, one of the Duke families, which was active due to their services in several kingdoms.

Naturally, any kingdom would feel threatened by such an information guild, which possessed knowledge beyond their walls.

Yet, considering the demon’s influence and infiltration, and the kingdoms being a threat, the Empire had a very reasonable excuse to let the information guilds operate freely within the kingdoms.

In the end, everything in this world depended on strength. In lower kingdoms like Vandreat, individuals possessing strong artifacts preferred to serve in the military or seek a good life for their families.

They immigrated directly to the Empire, which, based on strength and eligibility, provided them a home and a place to live for their families where anyone would feel obliged to serve the Empire rather than a small kingdom.

But, of course, it was clear that by providing the chance and a very good living standard, the Empire assured that every strong individual serving them had their family reside in the Empire, where they were provided good living conditions but at the same time were under surveillance to ensure that those strong individuals, not even in their dreams, thought of betraying.

This was the very reason that led to the formation of information guilds, headed by strong individuals loyal to the Empire.

These individuals felt bound to protect their families, often unconsciously, while recognizing that the living conditions provided by the Empire were already top-notch—further enhancing their belief in the Empire.

"Stop, who are you and what are you doing here—a ravishing beauty, slurp~," a man stepped forward, looking at them with his marvelous physique and stoic face as he stretched out his hand, blocking both of their paths.

As he completed his sentence, his eyes seemed to become hollow, his words shifted tone, and a grin formed as he slurped his tongue, stating those words which seemed to come out of his mind unconsciously while he was in a daze.

"It does seem to take a toll but is somewhat working," Astarra said with wonder as the cloak revealed her glowing golden eyes, indicating that she was presently using the artifact Eye of Charm.

Additionally, given her dominion providing an extra effect, she was able to suppress the will of that man and let him reveal his most truthful thoughts at that moment.

Before their way to this place, he had given her the artifact which he claimed originally belonged to her.

While in the process, she found it surprising how she could use the artifact with her thoughts without needing to touch it physically.

"Good." Akhil moved through the alley present in the northeast corner of the capital city toward the slum areas, which had seen improvements in the past years due to the allocation of money from the Royal family; however, due to officials’ embezzlement, the surroundings resembled those of a few years ago.

His eyes observed the state of the people, clearly indicating how he, as a king, had failed.

Though of course, he wasn’t there to display generosity or act as a kind man, considering to some extent these people were also to blame, as none of them ever tried to protest against the issues or the lack of resources provided to them, even though he always made sure to announce what he offered to every sector inside the capital city.

It seemed these people were choosing alcohol or wine as a bribe to silence their own voices.

It was a simple scheme where these men were provided with a bottle of alcohol per day, even if it was of low quality, and one meal for their families, making it enough for them to keep silent.

"This way," Astarra took a left turn as a gesture for him to follow as he nodded and did the same, and soon both of them arrived outside a box-like structure appearing like a dustbin but with the presence of two small children sitting on the other side, giving them a glance before opening the door, revealing a pathway leading down the stairs.

"They recognized you?" Akhil, following behind her, had already guessed she was most likely a customer of the information guild, but still having her body covered in a cloak and still being recognized showed how frequently she got help from them.

"Somehow due to my bodily features," Astarra stated as she was well aware of her frequent visits here nearly every month to get the information, as it had most probably become a game between both of them to go against each other just a year ago, while understanding the reason these kids were able to recognize her even with the cloak was just due to this.

"Yes, I can see that," Akhil replied blankly while his eyes turned down. Given he had already seen beneath the clothes, it was easy for him to imagine the shape.

But it was short-lived as, before he could get a better glimpse, his view was obstructed by a shield made of wood, enough to halt him and make him realize the meaning behind its gesture: ’I was just observing for any danger, Laila, go back to sleep.’

He could clearly understand the reason his seal had arrived in front of him, trying to obstruct his vision, as he used one hand to hurl it down before continuing his movement down the stairs while instructing it to go back in his dominion to heal back.

[ Indeed, the host was just observing a very dangerous thing. ]

’Shut up, System’