There Are Many Friends When You're Out and About / Never Bow to Blackmail and Extortion

Maria stared intently at her, wanting to hear her opinion after she finished eating.

Suika didn't keep Maria waiting long; after taking a bite, her eyes lit up.

The bread is crispy and has a rich milky aroma with a hint of caramel flavor. The Tumor Beast inside is tender and succulent. With each bite, the aroma of the fat fills your mouth and blends perfectly with the taste of the bread.

While she wasn't sure if it was the best burger Kawaleriel ever had, it was certainly the best-tasting one she'd ever had.

After finishing her meal, she gave Maria a thumbs-up, and Maria smiled happily in response.

"Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."

After finishing their meal, the two sat on a bench by the roadside to digest.

"I never expected to run into you here. I didn't see you at the bar yesterday, so I thought you went somewhere else!" Maria looked at Suika.

"Yesterday, I watched the matches all day at the arena."

You know what, this Knight's Tournament is actually quite interesting.

The matches arranged are the kind that are quite entertaining, without any situations where the two sides are vastly different in skill level.

Suika started talking about yesterday's match.

"One day?" Maria asked, puzzled.

"What's wrong?" Suika, looking at her.

"That's a VIP ticket, right? Regular tickets usually only allow you to watch three games, while better ones allow you to watch five."

"Regardless of the event, as far as I know, only VIP tickets for the arena have this effect."

Maria's mood somber as she spoke of this, recalling how the Nearl Family had once been a long-established knightly family that could enter the VIP section.

However, life has become increasingly difficult in recent years, especially after Margaret was forced to leave Kazimierz and her parents had been out of contact with her. The Nearl Family is struggling to make ends meet.

"How about we go to a bar together?" Suika suggested, noticing that she seemed a bit down.

Maria shook her head, then stretched.

"I need to go back to sleep..."

Uncle Koval took on an urgent project last night to install a bunch of equipment in the arena. I happened to be there at the time, so I went to help out, and I didn't finish until this morning.

I'm so sleepy right now, I need to go back and get a good night's sleep.

"Hmm, do you know why those things were installed?" Suika, looking at her.

"What else could it be? Either some important person is coming, or something happened yesterday... By the way, weren't you there yesterday? Do you know what happened?"

Somewhat dazed, Maria realized that the girl in front of her had been there yesterday.

"Oh, it's nothing. Someone just died!" Suika said calmly, spreading her hands.

"What!" Maria was jolted awake by Suika's message.

Suika pointed to the crowd of people who were looking over because of her scream, "Look at you, calm down, everyone around is watching!"

Maria also realized that she had made too much noise.

"What on earth happened? This is the arena, and it's the first day of the Knight's Tournament... I watched the matches, and it doesn't seem like anyone is seriously injured to the point of death..."

Maria sat down next to Suika and asked in a low voice.

"I think you're really confused. Does the dead knight need additional equipment?"

The dead were the onlookers, the onlookers in the VIP seats.

Suika reached out and gently tapped Maria on the forehead. Maria covered her head and looked at Suika with a face full of curiosity and gossip.

Chapter 250 Many Friends When Away From Home

"Ah!"

Maria recalled being repeatedly inspected when she entered the site yesterday. As Uncle Koval put it, once the equipment was installed, not even a fly could easily fly in.

They were discussing whether some important foreign dignitary was coming to Kazimierz to watch the Knight's Tournament, never imagining that someone would die in the VIP section.

"The one who died was supposedly a member of the Armorless Union, though I don't know his name. But didn't you say you didn't see me yesterday?"

"It was because of this guy's death that everyone in the VIP section was detained there for a whole day, and the police only released us when they couldn't withstand the pressure after the game ended."

Suika calmly recounted what happened yesterday, but she absolved herself of any responsibility.

If she hadn't taken away the crucial evidence, Holmes and Poirot would have already closed the case with their abilities.

However, Suika doesn't regret it.

Her reason for doing this was simple: that man was ruining her mood while watching the game.

After all, he wanted to see a spectacular exhibition match, but the other side actually tried to influence the outcome of the battle using underhanded tactics.

Although Suika is not a gambler and did not place bets on the outcome, even as a tourist who has traveled a long way and paid a high price to be a spectator...

A rigged match is never entertaining.

Therefore, after the woman used a backstab of the same style as the time to Tokiomi the man, Suika was able to eliminate the weakness left behind by the man after his death.

However, she never expected to meet two extraordinary detectives later on, and then what followed.

All I can say is that fun comes first, and everything has a cause and an effect.

After chatting for a while, Maria's mind gradually became dazed again. Suika was worried about her, so she took her back to her residence before strolling towards the bar.

As soon as I opened the bar door, I heard a burst of lively shouts coming from inside.

It also included some angry curses.

A quick glance around revealed that everyone's attention was focused on the television screen above the bar.

The video currently playing is footage from today's Knight's Tournament's Game.

The bar owner, bald Martin, was the only one who noticed Suika's arrival.

He nodded to Suika, then pointed to a clean, empty seat in the corner. After Suika sat down Martin came over.

"How did you feel watching the game yesterday, little sister?"

He had a smile on his face and seemed to be in a very good mood.

"The competition is definitely fun to watch." Suika nodded, then took the beer he handed her, took a sip with relish, and continued chatting with him.

"What? You mean someone died in the VIP section yesterday?"

After chatting for a while, Suika told them what had happened in the VIP section, since no confidentiality agreement had been signed.

Other nobles or wealthy people might keep quiet for various reasons, but unfortunately Suika won't.

Because she doesn't belong to either side.

Moreover, as a complete outsider, she had neither investments nor connections in Kazimierz, and was not afraid of the "suppression" from the Armorless Union and the Commercial Union.

So whenever someone brings up this topic in a conversation, she'll say it without any reservations.

Just like now, after Martin's voice attracted the attention of those around her, Suika deliberately raised her voice and recounted what had happened yesterday.

"With members of the Armorless Union dying in the arena, shouldn't the Armorless Union this opportunity to launch an attack?"

"It was said by a burly old knight."

"Who knows? There's not a single news report today. If this young girl hadn't experienced it firsthand, who would have known that something so big happened in the arena yesterday?"

"Yeah, I've heard of that Holmes. He solved several tricky cases for those Commercial Union a while back, and seems to be a big shot in their eyes these days," one of his drinking buddies said.

"I know Poirot. He's the head of the Major Crimes Unit at the police station. He's incredibly capable."

Remember that family annihilation case from a while back? I heard he found clues less than half an hour after arriving at the scene, and then caught the murderer and closed the case that same day.

There are quite a few people in the police station who admire him.

Not far away, another drinking buddy, who was clearly connected to the police station, mentioned the other person that Suika was talking about.

"So, even with the two renowned detectives and the sheriff working together, they still couldn't find the culprit by nightfall?"

Then I think that's a bit of an exaggeration...

After hearing their boasting, some people pointed out that Suika said everyone in the VIP section was detained until night, proving that the two hadn't found the final culprit; otherwise, they wouldn't have detained people so late.

"Speaking of which, after talking for so long, who exactly died?" The old knight standing next to Maria at the front desk asked, looking in Suika's direction.

"That's easy. Didn't the young girl say that the one who died was a big shot in the Armorless Union? Laut, doesn't your son work at the Armorless Union? Just ask him who didn't come today, and you'll know."

One of the drinking buddies looked at another person drinking on the other side.

"Then I'll ask when I get back tonight..." The other person raised their glass.

At that moment, the host's passionate voice came from the television, and the battle on screen reached its climax. Everyone's attention was drawn to the images on the television, and no one continued to ask Suika about the details of yesterday.

Suika also enjoyed it.

Holding a glass of wine, I laughed and joked along with the other people in the bar, enjoying a very happy day.

Around 6 p. m., she stood up, rubbed her buttocks, said goodbye to the owner and a few drinking buddies, and left the bar after settling her bill.

In the bar, Martin rubbed his eyes as he looked at Suika's drink menu.

The total volume of this bunch of drinks is larger than the child's body, and she wasn't seen going to the toilet. Where did she drink all the alcohol?

Martin was completely baffled.

Instead of going back home, Suika wandered around the streets after leaving the house.

During the days of the Knight's Tournament, Kawaleriel truly became a city that never sleeps.

No matter the time of day, you can always see a bustling crowd in the commercial district.

"Sister Suika!" A sudden exclamation came from behind.

Suika turned around and saw Winnie running towards her with her short legs, jumping into Suika's arms like a lamb.

"Oh, good afternoon, Winnie!" Suika was in a good mood looking at the little girl in front of her. In the first two days, perhaps because she had tricked the little girl into drinking, their relationship wasn't very good.

However, children remember grudges quickly but forget them just as quickly, and soon she became Suika's little shadow.

Until they parted, she liked to stay close to Suika.

Of course, it's also possible that they were attracted to Suika's ribbon and the doll...

Chapter 251 Never Bow Down to Extortion

Why didn't you go to the game today?

Suika reached out and teased Winnie's ahoge (cowlick). Winnie tried to stop her, but her arms weren't long enough, and Suika could only play with her at will.

"Wow, brother, help me!"

Winnie covered her head and ran towards her family, who were walking towards her with smiles in the distance.

"Haha, didn't you keep that ahoge (cowlick) because your sister Suika said it looked good when combed like that? Why don't you like it when someone touches it..." Anthony reached out and poked his sister's forehead.

"Gulp~" The girl puffed out her cheeks and glared angrily at her brother.

"Okay, okay, I just saw some sweet fruits for sale over there, so I bought you a few. Consider it my apology!"

Anthony took out some fresh, sweet fruit from his backpack and handed it to Winnie. Winnie took the fruit and smiled, indicating that she was magnanimous and forgave her brother.

"Hmm, I ate this fruit yesterday, and it is indeed quite sweet," said Suika, who had walked over, looking at the fruit in Anthony and Winnie's hands.

"This fruit isn't cheap. Where did you eat it?"

And also, Winnie and I looked for you for ages yesterday. She counted heads one by one, but we couldn't find you anywhere."

Anthony looked at Suika and asked in confusion.

Winnie, who was standing next to Anthony, nodded in agreement. She had missed the earlier performances because she was looking for Suika, and as a result, she hadn't seen Suika at all.

"I'm in the VIP section, which has one-way glass; people outside can't see what's going on inside."

Suika waved her hand, refusing the fruit offer, before speaking.

"Oh, so you're in the VIP section..."

"Wait, you're in the VIP section!" Anthony suddenly exclaimed, his eyes widening.

When they entered, they assumed that as VIPs of the Commercial Union, they would be seated in the VIP section.

However, they were told that all the VIP seats for the games from the first day until the end of the Knight's Tournament were booked, and only seats outside were available.

Moreover, the location they were given was quite far from the battle site. Fortunately, they had bought binoculars after receiving advance warning; otherwise, it would have been impossible to see the details of the battle clearly with the naked eye.