Chapter 152

The food served while sharing the pleasure of giving Raviel’s guild leader a big taffy was modest.

Unlike Asilie and I, who had flown in from dawn, the four of us really stayed up all night and overworked, so our appetites weren’t so strong. Even though the meal continued with an attitude close to the work spirit of forcing fuel into the body for physical strength, they were able to laugh thanks to a series of events that preceded them.

“I couldn’t copy it, but it was a very good experience. As Asilie said, it was like a gangster who quarreled with merchants, but the logic was right.

“The best thing is not to bump into someone like that.”

Rellie and Ekatrina both nodded their heads, fully understanding why I had acted that way in the circumstances. Gaendal, who drank soup to soothe his empty stomach while being stabbed in the side by Asilie, who was still ashamed of seeing these positive reactions, started talking with a deliberately serious attitude.

“By the way, what does the guild leader look like? Do you think he’s half... related to the reason you attacked the mercenaries?”

Should I say that he is quick-witted like a skilled adventurer? Clearly aware that my earlier talk of treason was purely circumstance, he tried to be careful with his word choice.

I had been thinking about this part for a while, so I was able to answer right away by shaking my head.

“I’m skeptical. Rather, I think some of Raviel’s officials might have wanted to enjoy the benefits without obligation.”

It is a job to visit an unauthorized slash-and-burn village and pay taxes, but it is also a job for a city to voluntarily be recognized as a village and pay taxes.

After all, this place is near the capital, and most taxes belong to the royal family. No matter how hard the city supports the village, helps with the construction, and supports the settlement, in reality, it is almost only recovering the principal. Even in the form of exhibition support, there is a possibility that even the principal may not be recovered.

It’s not that Congo doesn’t fall into the city, but it was my opinion that it would be just a chore close to high-risk low-return.

“Perhaps he received a bribe in exchange for expediting the work in advance. If left alone, it could become evidence of corruption, so it is likely that he came up with the idea of selling the specific location and information to those with ties to the slave trader and erasing them all. Rather, I think it would be higher. Of course, I don’t know what the truth will be.”

“But it wouldn’t have been easy to find such people...” ”

I can only explain that there was a connection between the capital’s nobility. It wouldn’t have been that hard if I put my mind to it.”

From the point of view of Count Bossa, there would have been nothing wrong with capturing the cities around the capital, so he must have stabbed him several times. Even if it wasn’t the lord of the city, at least one or two high-ranking people might have been deaf to the count’s proposal.

Having said that, Ekaterina asked as if she was surprised.

“I thought I didn’t see my face in the guild for about a week, but it seems that I was involved in a pretty big thing?”

“Uh... Well, you could say that. More than that, did something else happen? You sound like you found me?”

There was a feeling that it was premature to talk about Eldmia’s adventures in the empire, which were going round and round, so when I spoke appropriately, Rellie answered and the topic changed easily.

“During the last dungeon incident, our hands and feet got along pretty well, right?

“Oh...”

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In the end, until the simple meal was over, there was no such thing as an unfortunate incident where Asilie continued to smash the back, but I could tell just by looking at her eyes that it was purely because she was conscious of others. Maybe in his heart he beat me until my back was bruised?

And I, too, had eyes to see, so I couldn’t explain anything about the magical poetry I had acquired at that time, and I had to promise later. I should have said it in detail right away, but I’ve been putting it off because I’ve been distracted lately, so I’m going through this kind of misfortune.

I can’t say that I can see the line, it’s real. I should definitely tell Asilie later.

In the end, he was able to appease Asilier only after receiving Gin’s puzzled gaze, who understood the situation belatedly, and promising to explain properly later.

“Hmm, hmm. I’m sorry about this. I guess I was thinking too dwarven.”

Of course, the dwarves would have opened the festival with a standing ovation, not a smash for their reckless act, even if their blood-shared family had risked their lives to achieve an achievement. It was a completely understandable difference of opinion, so I replied with a smile.

“No. This is because it was my fault for not telling you in advance that I was busy recently.”

“By the way! What happened over the past week or so? You seem to have been pretty busy?”

It was nice to bring up the topic to evoke the awkward atmosphere, but it’s a topic I want to avoid again, so I really don’t know what to do. If I get in trouble every time people who care about me say something, wouldn’t there be a big problem with my actions...?

“I had to help an acquaintance with some work, but I had to ride to the gate and go far. Rather than being busy, I was just away from the capital for a while.”

After a long time, I put my head spinning for an excuse and finished my answer, paying attention not to twist my tongue, and this time Ekatrina actively participated in the conversation.

“It doesn’t matter anyway since I ended up seeing it again like this. Anyway, the story Rellie talked about earlier is still in progress? What do you think, Eldmia?”

“You mean having a party?

“You’re leaving?”

“Yes. I think I’ll have what I need soon. I’m going to the battlefield.”

No one asked which battlefield it was. Everyone just slowly shifted their gaze to Asillie with their eyes wide open in amazement.

It is an understandable response. I was asking if I could say that I will participate in the war against the demons right now in front of the person who slapped me on the back for doing something dangerous. And, of course, since Asilie didn’t react at all, the party started to share expressions of great confusion.

“I have personal things to sort out.”

“...the revenge you spoke to the refugees on the way?”

“yes.”

I replied with a smile, but the expressions of those facing me were never good.

Whoever sees this will know that he is going to die.