Conclusion

Shortly after Mallory defeated him, Oars arrived as if he had been waiting for an opportunity to appear once she was done or was truly in danger.

Oars had watched over her for a while so he was aware of some of her capabilities, he looked down towards the dark elf and frowned. "This is not good."

Mallory walked over and asked. "What is wrong?"

Oars pointed to the elven blades which lay on the ground. "These are not your ordinary weapons and are only used by those within the royal guard of the dark elves. Ever since their leader left to join the Freya familia, the dark elves have been experiencing some disorder. It is strange for someone of his status to be here and to be attacking you like some hired assassin. His death could have caused bad consequences and bad blood with the dark elves."

The diplomatic relations between other races was often quite fragile and when people they valued were killed out in the world, they would respond with war and violence if they felt strongly enough to take action.

To Oars, the situation was very strange that a royal guard was working within the slums.

If there was not some plot or political move from the dark elves then there had to be some problem within the city which had lead them to their current situation.

Oars grit his teeth and then shouted. "All of you will be under arrest and will be questioned. I want several teams to take hold of the buildings in the area and begin investigating everything!"

He then turned to pick up the dark elf after he had restrained him. "This one will need to be questioned too so I can get some answers."

Mallory started collecting her scattered weapons which were laying all over the area then joined the teams who rushed towards each of the buildings in the slums.

"Who dare intrude?!"

One after another, the city guards entered a building and restrained anyone that resisted while other rummaged through the documents and other belongings within.

Some safes were broken to gain access to the insides while some documents were dug up which contained their secret dealings, letters and land or buildings deeds.

Among the people that were restrained and searched was the man who had ordered the dark elf. "You cannot do this! You do not have the right!"

Mallory looked over and smiled. "No, we have every right. You are all being suspected of a large crime and have to cooperate with our investigation. Did you think ordering the murder of familia members was so simple and you would get away with it?"

The man glared at her. "I have no idea what you are talking about!"

Mallory let out a mocking laugh. "Hah.. many have already given you up and you may not have known yet but you did not just target one member of the Seshat familia but three. To attack three familia members which has contributed greatly to the building of and the stability of this city.. you are truly brave."

The man's eyes widened. "Wha.."

Since Swaine and Franco were new recruits to the familia, it had not yet been announced so sending them to the slums in the place of herself was perfect bait.

Once someone took the bait, the next phase of the plan could begin because the familia had gained enough of an excuse to conduct a full investigation.

Although Mallory had been targeted previously, it did not have that large of a response so the opponent would believe they could target Swaine and Franco once again as they were investigating the slums.

Since the first attack on Mallory failed, the boss had decided against attacking her again but Swaine and Franco were still within his target lists because they had no strong backing and were just lackeys of Mallory according to the information he obtained.

The bosses idea of sending the dark elf to finish things quickly only helped to contribute towards his downfall.

Mallory picked out several deeds which had been locked within a safe then looked over towards him. "I wonder what you have hiding in these places."

The boss saw them and his eyes started to lose their light. 'No.. if they go there then I lose my insurance! I will have no way to protect myself.'

Mallory noticed his panicking then turned to the others in the room. "Search these places. With the deeds, you should be able to have a smoother time entering but if there are people that resist.. you know what to do."

"Yes!"

"Got it!"

Each of them took one then lead a small team towards those locations.

A little while later, a malnourished and injured female dark elf was discovered caged and chained up along with many other slaves and a small number of captured monsters.

In an office room, Oars looked over the documents with Seshat while the city lord was opposite them. "So this is my report. So far we have discovered many potential threats within the city which need to be swiftly dealt with. The dark elf matter needs to be handled carefully and the monsters being within the city is not a good sign either. We need to do a complete restructure of those in power or high positions so we can place more capable or trustworthy in those positions."

Seshat agreed with him. "The king of the dark elves is a powerful individual and has the backing of the Freya familia. If he heard that one of his kind had been captured and another was being used like this then I cannot imagine the consequences. Luckily we were the ones to solve the problem so we can take the lead with earning their trust and negotiating for a peaceful resolution."

The city lord sat silently for a while with a pale face which showed his shock and discomfort at what had been uncovered. "These people are becoming even more brave and lawless. We need to set an example this time to warn others that such behaviour is not acceptable. Who was it that uncovered all of this?"

Seshat proudly raised her chin. "Mallory is a new member of my familia. A good hardworking kid. Although she has uncovered a lot of ongoing plots or problems, I believe that this is not the end of what she can uncover so long as she is given enough time and resources."

Oars looked over silently towards his goddess. 'It seems that my goddess has truly decided to step out into the light so that she can support the newbie. I cannot help feeling a little jealous.'

Many kinds of crimes and groups were uncovered within the slums but there were many other incriminating documents which needed to still be looked over.

The next couple of days were spent going over the evidence which lead to the imprisonment or in worst cases, an execution of those who had committed the worst and unforgivable crimes.

The investigation did not just involve the slums because the evidence had given many hints or definite proof which pointed towards other individuals, families or groups within the city.

Some were minor crimes or involvement with some frowned upon activities while the rest were far more incriminating which could allow the city guards and the city lords people to conduct a thorough investigation.

Since the goddess Seshat had chosen to come out of seclusion, it caused quite the stir within the city and many were shocked as the Seshat familia and the city lord started to crack down on many problems within the city.

Inside the Seshat familia, Mallory was reading a book on contract, binding, sealing and many other spells. "Interesting but these types of things seem to have a heavy cost and have a very high chance of failure unless the individual has some form of special talent or taming ability. For now.. I should just look into alternatives or look out for special items. Having magic used against me was not a good experience so I need to cover for where I am lacking. I would say that I have more of an affinity towards elements that oppose darkness and evil influences. Light, lightening or holy elements would probably be the better options."

She then placed the book down and stretched a little. "I think it is almost time for my level up. I can feel that the amount of Excelia whether it is lower or high grade has started to grow during these couple of days. Bringing great change and protection to the city and its people, my battle against the dark elf and the change within the slums is just the beginning. Those things will have greater effects from this moment onward and my fame or legend will only continue to grow as I continue to take an active role in the city."

If Mallory truly wanted to do so, she could probably choose to level up right away but it was better to build up a larger amount of high and low quality Excelia before she did so.

The lower quality Excelia would be put towards upgrading her stats once she levelled up while the high quality Excelia could be used on development abilities.

If there was a higher amount of high quality Excelia then once she levelled up, there may be a chance to acquire one or more development abilities which may assist her skills, fighting style, magic and other things like item making.