Completed mission and rewards

"It's been done. The 'witch' was hanged at noon," reported Barov.

"Good, could anyone tell?" Hitler asked while touching his bloated belly, "All of the condemned wear hoods anyways."

In order to prevent trouble with the Holy Church and the Witch Cooperation Association, Hitler ordered the prison warden to find a death row criminal with a similar figure and use her to replace Eva at the gallows. Then to get rid of evidence he ordered them to burn the body. Besides the Chief Knight and Assistant Minister, everyone who was with him in the dungeon was given 20 gold royals of hush money, which was a huge amount for them.

Barov even reluctantly suggested killing all of the witnesses to ensure total silence but Hitler rejected this. He knew he couldn't prevent this secret from spreading, but he could delay the spread of the secret. As long as Eva is alive, there will be a chance for others to find out. Can he kill Eva? No. So killing others who can be valuable subordinates to him was pointless. Also killing all these witnesses without a proper reason will only make others more suspicious.

So Hitler ordered something strange that baffled Barov.

He made Barov threw a drinking party to the witnesses after giving them the money. Hitler and the chief knight with some trusted men in disguise observed them and struck conversations with them to get them to spill some details about the witch. Finally one of the drunken men couldn't help spill some beans as he started talking about the prince visiting the prison. That was enough for the chief knight to undone his disguise.

What happened after was extremely simple. Money can motivate people, it can make people keep a secret but if someone offers more money won't they make the secret known? There was another way Hitler was proficient in.

FEAR.

Showing what happens to the disloyal men will make these men shut. The chief knight immediately sent everyone including his subordinates out of the room. Only Hitler in disguise, Barov, and other witnesses remained. Hitler walked to the front and declared.

"I will reward those who are loyal to me, and those who intend to show disloyalty or decided to disobey me will share even worse fate than this."

That unlucky man was made a bloody example of the display of instilling fear to the other men. Hitler initially thought of killing him, but eventually decided against it considering the crazy system which was still inside him. So he only took half of the reward money as punishment besides the beatings the chief knight gave him.

"I will spare you this time, but remember, you can't escape my eyes."

The witnesses who were happily drinking with a pocketful of royal gold shivered. After this event, it was entirely possible for some of them or even all of them to stop drinking completely.

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"Good," Hitler said to Barov, "and next I need you to give me all the details of the city, especially the economic and military part. And the witch's crippled father...get rid of him and give him a GRAND FUNERAL with the half the money he earned from betraying his own daughter and pay the half to those who do the deed."

Since he couldn't sit because of his ass pain, he asked for a wide spongy seat. He sat sideways, or it's more accurate to say, he laid there sideways while talking to Barov. His belly showed gaseous disturbances as he was trying his best to not empty his bowel. It was a hard thing to control making Hitler twitch in between.

"Yes, Your Highness, he will be taken care of. I'll need three days to prepare these records, but…" Barov first nodded, but then fell short of words.

***Ding: You have completed the mission decently. The rewards are ready to be claimed.***

The system's sound interrupted Hitler who was patiently observing Barov. Even though he wanted to check what the rewards were, he did not want to get distracted now as he knew that his answer to what Barov was going to ask will decide his loyalty in the future.

"Your Highness, I don't understand…" Barov wrestled with his words. "Although you've caused trouble in the past, it was always harmless, but now… risking so much only to save a witch? It was the Church that passed the law to hunt them, but even your father, his Majesty Wimbledon III, supports it."

Hitler knew this question was coming, so instead of answering he asked back, "Do you believe that this border town is a good place to live in?"

"Uh, this…" Barov didn't understand what this question had to do with the problem, but eventually answered truthfully, "Not really."

"It's awful. Compared to Valencia or the Port of Clearwater, what do you feel my chances are against my siblings of gaining the throne?"

"…" The Assistant Minister opened his mouth but didn't answer.

"Almost zero. So, I can only choose another path." Hitler watched expressionlessly as Barov walked into his trap. "A dangerous path that can make me the greatest and the most powerful."

Just like in medieval Earth, the church was expanding its authority over the rulers and he chose the church as his main enemy rather than the other rulers.

The Church claimed that the world worked under the will of God and that the Pope was the voice of God. If the people found what he said was full of lies, the dominance of the Holy Church would be greatly undermined.

It would be hard to convince the Assistant Minister by saying, "Witches are not evil, so I want to save them."

And he did not care whether they are evil or not. As long as they are useful to him, he will keep them and use them against the church.

"No matter how the territories of my brothers and sisters flourish, everything will eventually be in the possession of the Church. They had already declared the divine right of kings, which states that rightful rulers must be blessed by the Pope, so they have the power to decide who rules?" Hitler paused and said, "I won't be like the current Wimbledon some number king who bows to the church. I will be above the church itself."

"You mean. your Lord father?" Barov asked.

"He does not care if I have a chance to succeed or not. In fact, he does not even want me to succeed. I know you are loyal to the royal family. But it is time to show your loyalty clearly. Are you loyal to me? Or someone who sent you here to rot?" Hitler stared at the Assistant Minister as he said, "Don't doubt me, Barov. You've been an assistant minister for twenty years, right? If I can become the next king, I could remove the assistant part, or even make you… Hand of the King?"

Barov stood there with his mouth wide open. He was not able to say anything.

"Barov, what do you think will happen to you when one of my siblings makes it to the throne? Do you think you will survive?" Hitler asked with a teasing smile.

"Your Highness, I...I will..." Barov was not able to complete as Hitler interrupted.

"You will be killed or silenced. There is no chance for you to rise up in the ranks. The King does not care about you at all to send you here. You do realize that I reward those who are loyal to me. So make your choice. You can rise to the sky with me or you can rot in this border town. There will be risks, but are you ready to serve me. BAROV?"

"Ahh... Yes. Your Highness." Barov managed to say as cold sweat trickled from his forehead.

…

Watching Barov leave, Hitler smiled. "Don't disappoint me, Barov."

As for his real thoughts? Even if Barov knew, he wouldn't be able to understand them.

Hitler summoned the maid. "Tell Eva to come to see this Fuhrer."

He then asked the system to reveal his rewards. "Hey, system. What rewards did I get?"

***Ding: You completed the mission by making the right choice. Instead of going along with the flow of hatred, you took the path that saved an innocent from death. You even found a method to seal the spread of your action using less violence.

Your initial mission rewards were a mid-grade gift and a random gift.

Since your performance exceeded expectations, you will receive...

1x High-grade gift

1x Physical wish gift

What do you want to open first.***

"Ahhk." As he was listening attentively, Hitler's intestines indicated the breakage of the barrier. He stood up immediately as he tried his best to stop what's coming. He lied down, sat in various positions but he couldn't control anymore as the pain started to surge from behind.

"Get rid of the pain from the ass." He yelled to the system as he ran to the lavatory.

***Ding: Pain from ass-buster cannot be undone. Make another wish.***

"You useless...Then stop this. I don't want to take a dump." Hitler while running tripped falling face first.

His pain from the back intensified as he shockingly realized that he might do the deed in the open. He will do the embarrassing deed in his pants and he will no longer have any dignity to look at others anymore. The maid who saw him falling ran towards him giving him a scare, but luckily he heard something that made him elated.

***Ding: Physical Wish granted.

1x Physical Wish gift used.

Assbuster will feed on the host's stomach from now on. And the host will no longer have to egest.***

A burning sensation spread from his back to his belly.

The pain was gone in an instant, and his belly felt light. His bloated belly was flat now and he started to feel hungry.

He got up from the floor like a rejuvenated person. He shooed away the maid who ran close to him and walked back to his room. For the first time, he felt grateful to the system as it saved him from an embarrassing matter.

"Thank you system. I got saved. But, can you reduce the pain somehow, so that I can sit normally?"

***Ding: No need to thank. Pain caused by Assbuster takes days to reduce and it cannot be reduced by any other way.

You used your Physical Wish reward to make ass-buster to feed on your food from now on and like you wished, you NEVER have to take a dump anymore.

So don't forget to eat a lot, because it will be hard to satisfy its hunger.***

"WHHAAAAT? I never wished that." Feeling the rising hunger, Hitler didn't know that he made his situation much much worse.