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I was visiting the merchant ship of the Marida Chamber of Commerce first after I broke up with the marine city of Amar, Charles, who had finally arrived for dinner.

"Go ahead, guests"

"Thank you"

Upon being guided upstairs to the merchant yard, it was a space reminiscent of a studio office, where spaces were only separated by simple partitions.

First, it was passed through the space for reception, and fruit water was served instead of tea. He told the director, Mr. Borroy, about the purpose of his visit to the marine city of Amar, and decided to check on information about the pirates and how Amar's convoy was doing.

"Did you come all the way from Barga to crush the pirates? I was having trouble with the pirates who resumed their activities, so it's helpful, but the customers are on land, right? Is it easy to do something in the ocean?

"We need information on the scope and location of the convoy and the pirates."

"I don't mind that..."

The convoy of escorts in the marine city of Amar was not very different from the situation we had heard before. We have just not been able to fully recover the number of ships lost as a result of the Great Naval War, which we say was there four years ago, or we are still in a situation where anxiety remains over the flag that binds the convoy of escorts.

The current fleet commander is Leitzen Drumo, the eldest son of the Viscount Drumo family, one of two houses headquartered in Amar.

Ms. Borroy was overflowing with the fact that Laitzen Drumo was just over twenty years old, and although promising in the future, he would remain a little young in character.

By the end of the day, the reconnaissance ship will be returning to port, and the first battalion to crusade pirates will sail under the information it has brought back.

The next thing I heard was about the pirates. The main counterpart in Amar's maritime trade is the Union of the Filtonian Islands, made up of islands dotted just two weeks south of the sea. Near a few uninhabited islands at relay points, as far as that voyage is concerned, is the territory of the pirate fleet Kaito.

They only know which of the uninhabited islands is located near the relay point. In addition to the direct obstruction of the tsubo, the team was repeatedly sent to say that it was unable to proceed with the reef waters that spread between multiple uninhabited islands and that the investigation never proceeded.

Kaido...... It's a kind of deciduous small tall tree with beautiful pink flowers, sometimes named after a flower that fruits like a small apple......

After hearing the story at the merchant's yard, Mr. Borroy asked me out for dinner, but I declined to have an appointment and promised to take it with him after tomorrow. I was thinking about how it would work from here as I headed to the "Lighthouse Pavilion by the Sea", Amar's Inn, prepared for me by the Marida Chamber of Commerce.

There are a few actions I can take.

Join Ashley and help her crusade the Pirate Fleet "Kaito” in a way that sticks under her.

After meeting with Ashley and checking the escort convoy's accompaniment, he will cover the convoy with covert operations as it moves.

Aim for the uninhabited island at the relay point alone, explore the surroundings and crush the pirate ship in hand.

You don't have a third one, it's too unplanned. Then again... if you think about maximizing the power I have, it would be the second.

As I stopped my legs and watched the sunset set on the horizon, thinking about the movement after this, I saw a mother and child on a sandy beach that I could get off the coastline I was standing on.

Those two stop watching the sunset and walk over here.

"Mom, hey, your boat, you didn't even come home today."

"Right... I hope you'll be back tomorrow..."

"Yeah! Come pick me up tomorrow?

"Right, let's come back tomorrow..."

I only have a blind eye for a moment with the two of you passing beside me.

The damage caused by the pirate fleet "Kaito" is mainly loads and hardware, as well as people. I thought this country called the Kurt Melga Kingdom was a relatively peaceful one. There are problems such as bandits and labyrinths, but every city, every city, no small difference between the rich and the poor, basically human rights are protected, that's what I felt.

But if it's spread throughout this world, it's no. Having heard so many stories with Mr Malta, Mr Borroy, etc., I learned about the formation of this country.

Once, Ashley's pictorial books for me told me that this country was built by one adventurer with the aim of salvaging a people suffering from oppression.

What was actually the salvation of the people? It's... slave liberation. This country was created its foundations by those who wished to be free from slavery. So there is no slave in this country, there is no tide of discrimination against races, and there is no word for slavery.

The founding king said he was distressed. How can a true slave liberation take place? From a standpoint, from the heart, how can we free ourselves from the genealogy of slavery? The Kurt Melga kingdom is now the first to arrive for that answer.

There are no slaves in this country and trafficking in human beings is strictly forbidden. It does not acknowledge, does not teach and forbids the use of the word slave. The years thus accumulated led to the extinction of the concept.

Of course, not everything is going well, in reality there is a place where the business of selling a body called a whorehouse is established, and there are times when people are put to work against their will. Nevertheless, it had succeeded in erasing the word "slave" from the consciousness of the people who lived in this country.

But that's just inside this country, too. The Union of the Filtonian Islands says it has not adopted that aggressive a slavery policy, but some countries in the harsh north of the natural environment have adopted large-scale slavery policies.

And from among the ships attacked by pirates, people are grabbed for their value as merchandise. They have no idea what route they're sending them on after they get caught, but they're pretty sure one of the purposes of piracy is to get people caught.

I was remembering such stories of pirate harm as I watched the mother and child walk along the coastline behind me.

He showed his face to the "lighthouse pavilion by the sea", which would be an inn in Amar, and as soon as he confirmed the key and location of the room, he headed to Mr. Shall's home.

A red-roofed mansion surrounded by trees was visible as it began to climb up the slopes from the coastline and proceeded to the green mountain side. It is not as large as the residence of the Duke of Barga, where he stayed in the Wang capital, but a slightly smaller, calm brick mansion, like the detached house of a luxury inn where he stayed in the pleasant city of Venere.

At the gate of the mansion stood two gatekeepers, who met at the mountain gate at the summit of the mountain, and one wearing the same leather armor. The city guards are escorting you?

"Stop! This is the Zepernell residence. What can I do for you?"

Zepernell...... I had a faint feeling that wasn't the case, but Mr. Charles is still noble, is that the same Zepernell as Ashley...... then you two are sisters?

"I am Schwartz, a D-rank adventurer, and this Charlotte is invited to dinner. Thank you for your time."

I'll check it out. Just wait a minute.

One of the gatekeepers runs to the mansion. Then he called out to the other gatekeeper as he saw him.

"Has Master Ashley Zepernell already returned?

"Hmm? Master Ashley hasn't, he's always slower, he won't be able to make it at dinner"

"Really, that's unfortunate"

The gatekeeper who ran to the front door of the mansion returned. In front of the front door, an old man, like a butler, stood neatly up his spine. He seems to have noticed my gaze, slowly folding his hips and lowering his head.

We got confirmation. You can come in.

"Thank you"

The old butler's man kept bowing his head until he proceeded from the gate to the premises and reached in front of the front door.

This is Schwartz, the D-rank adventurer.

"I accept. I'm a deacon for the Zepernell family, I'm Lester. Master Schwartz, come here."

As Mr. Lester guided me, I stepped into the Zeppernel family.