CH 80

Chapter 80 Assassin (?) from Rosalta

「I forgot because of the shock from the ants incident…. Actually, I had something important to report to you.」

Until the results came out, I was waiting while talking with the two, who forced the young adventurers to do the hellish counting work.

Then, the guild master suddenly brought up a subject with a serious face.

「A report?」

This person is reporting to me with a serious face… is this a troublesome thing?

Is it related to the nobility or something?

「You see, I got a call from Qualta’s Adventurer’s Guild the other day…. They said that a noble from Rosalta entered Quall illegally.」

「Eh?」

They entered illegally, right?

Why is he telling this information to me?

「There were men dressed as merchants who came to the Adventurer’s Guild in Qualta with a request for escorts. But the guild found out because one of them had an attitude and way of talking like those of a noble.」

Ah, I see.

I can imagine that…

「There has been no trouble with the guild so far, so the guild is having a trusted adventurer party to receive the request from the noble to monitor them.」

「Is it okay to tell me that?」

I mean, where did the duty of confidentiality go?

「There’s no problem if it’s you. I’ve got the permission. Besides, they made a request under a false identity. At that point, they’re violating the guild’s rules, right?」

「Oh, I see!」

「If a request is made according to the rules, whether the other party is a noble of an enemy country or an enchanter… the Adventurer’s Guild will protect confidentiality. But in this case, it’s okay because they broke the rules first.」

「So, the fact that you leaked that information to me… it means that the target of that noble is me, right?」

「Yeah. They’ve been snooping around to get some information about you.」

How troublesome….

「According to what the adventurers overheard during the escort, it seems that they intend to take you back to Rosalta and make you the king.」

King?

In other words, they’re planning to eliminate the current king and make me, his illegitimate son, the next king…?

「Fortunately, the noble doesn’t seem to know that you’re in the labyrinth city. He seems to have misunderstood that you were living as a student at the royal academy. The destination of their escort request was Qualarute, not here.」

Well, normally, a student would be studying…

I guess it can’t be helped if they are mistaken…

「By the way, do you know that noble’s name?」

I know most of the famous nobles of Rosalta, so if I know the name of this guy, I might be able to take countermeasures.

「No… the adventurers haven’t been able to confirm his name. But, it seems that he’s a marquis, so he must be somewhat influential.」

A marquis who will benefit from having me as the king….

As long as the Queen is still alive, the former Crown Prince’s faction won’t support me, so it’s probably the other faction….

There are four marquis who come to mind, but considering that he has the guts to infiltrate into Quall while disguising as a merchant….

「Thank you for the information. That noble is probably Marquis Putanir. Since Nobul Nonland has been executed, he’s now the most influential member of the royalist faction.」

Marquis Putanir is a noble with a brutal personality, and he’s quick to take action.

He’s famous for being a casteist, currying favor with those of higher ranks but taking a high-handed attitude toward those of lower ranks.

「He’s a noble who’s cruel toward commoners, so please tell the escort adventurers to be careful.」

I’ll feel guilty if something happens to them.

「Got it. The Adventurer’s Guild is a neutral organization, so we can’t side with a specific country. That’s why we’re only giving this information to you, the one who’s likely to be the victim….」

In other words, I should be the one who tells the country about it, right?

If a high-ranking noble of Rosalta entered illegally and caused some trouble in this country… Quall can make a more aggressive diplomatic move against Rosalta.

Depending on the situation, they may use this incident as an excuse to declare war… and take Rosalta’s territories.

For the time being, I’ll write down as much as possible about Marquis Putanir’s personality and behavior patterns and send it to the royal palace, Count Brand’s mansion, and… the <Sacred Flame>.

What about the maids who are in the mansion in the capital…?

Should I ask them to hide for a while in the royal palace or Count Brand’s mansion…?

Or would it be safer to call them to the labyrinth city?

No, the evacuation site for them will change according to the policy of the Quall Kingdom, so I’ll tell them to follow the instructions from the country.

After I finished thinking about countermeasures against Marquis Putanir, I was chatting with Mona-san and the others until the assessment of the materials was completed.

This time, I sold all materials from the ants to the guild, including the material and magic stone of an A-rank monster.

I got a platinum coin as a payment from the guild for the first time!

But well, the joy of getting a large sum of money was erased by the sorrowful looks that the rookie adventurers gave me on my way home…