Volume 4 - CH 3

Cyclo told them all about what happened and what he experienced in the Deep Hole.

Although he blurted out his own abilities, he told of the monsters he encountered, the battle he fought with the Elder Wraiths, his victory, and the fact that his body was almost taken over.

He even told them that his hair color seemed to have changed as a result.

After Cyclo had told all the stories he could think of, Deimos and Guan asked him questions.

For example, about the resilience of the monsters that you told about. How strong were they compared to the monsters they knew? Or whether they were at a level that could be dealt with by the frontier count’s territorial army.

Just talking about the Deep Hole in this way, a considerable amount of time passed.

Eventually, Deimos, thinking that he had talked enough, breaks off the conversation.

“–Okay, thank you, Cyclo. This amount of information is enough.”

“That’s good to know. Don’t forget to take care of the reward for me.”

“Of course. Now let’s move on to the next topic.”

Cyclo looked disgusted, wondering if there was more to talk about.

“Fufu. Don’t be so snide, Cyclo. It’s not going to be such a long conversation this time. First of all, as a reward for your information, I’m going to revoke your prison sentence, but only in my Northfolia territory.”

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“…… hmm? What does that mean?”

Cyclo tilts his head. To be honest, Cyclo has already been released from his status as a criminal slave. It is too late for him to be told that his prison sentence will be revoked now. It makes no sense.

“Well, simply put, you are no longer a criminal as long as you are in our territory. You are no longer an ex-convict.”

“What does that mean?”

“It’s more of an honorary title, but it also has some social security implications. Well, it doesn’t matter so much when it comes to the SSS rank.”

Deimos said, and then put on a more serious face.

“If anything, this is a decision that will mean a lot to us.”

“…… you mean?”

“It means that we don’t consider you a criminal.”

Cyclo’s eyes finally widen in surprise when he hears this.

“You mean to say that I was falsely accused of being caught?”

“That’s right. When I heard that a criminal slave had been awarded the rank of SSS, I was in a hurry to check out your background …… The trial records have also been sent here, but they are terrible. There was nothing but testimony and circumstantial evidence, nothing physical.”

Deimos frowned and criticized the trial in the Royal Capital.

“Frankly, it’s no joke to give an SSS-ranked adventurer a criminal record in such a sloppy trial,” Deimos said. I don’t know what kind of decision the royal capital will make, but at least as far as Northfolia’s right to self-governance goes, I’ll have this sentence annulled.”

“…… I’d appreciate it if you’d put it that way.”

At this point, Cyclo was thinking. He thought that at least with Deimos, he could trust him a little more than the others.

However, I don’t like the fact that it was triggered by the authority of being an SSS-ranked adventurer. So, he trusted him only a little bit.

“Now, I’m done talking about your background. Now for my final request.”

Deimos again resumes the conversation and makes his final request.

“Cyclo. I’d like to nominate a request to you, who is an SSS adventurer. I want you to investigate and conquer the ‘depths’ of the Deep Hole.”

Cyclo smiles confidently at the request.

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