CH 55

I don’t think the heir over there can manage Yang.

With three casualties, we retreat from the dungeon and make it safely to Yang.

I’d like to leave the tedious reporting to Regina, but I have a request to make, so I have to accompany her. I went straight into the village chief’s house and met Zelma who was staying there.

“—Then I was trapped in a room with a trap and the servants died. Christo-sama was also killed by the monster?”

“Yes. I confirmed it with my own eyes. No doubt.”

After Regina answered, the room was dominated by a heavy atmosphere.

Zelma, who received the report, remained silent at the end of the previous words, and has an expression that, she does not understand what she is thinking. The same goes for Willy, who is standing behind her.

[TN: No idea about this line!]

From outside the room, I can hear the voices of the villagers and the cries of the livestock. It must be time for them to finish their work and go home.

“It will be difficult to manage Yang once the head of the family is dead. I have to think about returning it to the directly managed land.”

The words that were spoken after a long time were not to grieve over the deaths, nor to condemn the failure.

It was a Nobleman’s way of thinking, putting the interests of the family first.

“What do you think Lord Wilmer?”

“I think Lord Zelma is right. I don’t think the heir to that place can manage Yang.”

If things go well, I’m sure I can’t stop laughing. I know what’s going on, and I’m desperately trying hard to keep my mouth shut.

If they could get rid of the Brate family from Yang because of the failure of the investigation and the death of the head of the family, the profit that the Erler family would gain would be enormous.

Nobles and commoners are no different in this regard.

Even adventurers are sometimes more happy to get the wealth left by their dead comrades than to be saddened by the death of their comrades, so I guess that’s how human beings are.

“I’d like to examine the items we obtained during our investigation. Lord Regina, you and Lord Wilmer should summarize the details!”

[TN: Here you refers to Regina not Lars.]

“Ha! Then I will go to the warehouse and check it out!”

As soon as Wilmer replied, the two quickly walked out of the room. We headed to the warehouse next to the village chief’s house.

It’s just me and Zelma in this place. She must have created this situation on purpose, so we would have a talk about the request later.

“You’ve done well. Your work was flawless.”

She grinned and smiled wildly.

The beauty is ruined. I’m going to call her ‘Beast of Prey’.

“I’m relieved that you’re satisfied.”

“I especially like the fact that he was killed by a monster!”

So, if you keep smiling like such a predator, you’ll miss your chance to get married.

“It’s a disgrace for a Knight to be defeated by a monster from a low level! When I heard the report, I almost laughed out loud!”

Knights are expected to be a force to be reckoned with. The fact that he lost to a monster that did not protect his noble existence and was not a boss, albeit a trade-off, becomes a stain. I guess that’s what she’s trying to say.

It seems that he had a lot of debts, and that’s enough to put him out of business. Now, the Erlers are in a position to deal with it as they see fit.

“Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s give you your reward.”

Zelma tosses the cloth bag containing the gold coins carelessly.

When it landed on the table, a hard sound echoed in the room.