Chapter 260: The Knight Never Forgets His Grudge (3)

“That’s crazy.”

Simon’s voice was filled with a tone he couldn’t hide. When he first received the request, he had only thought about it as an easy way to earn some pocket money, but now, he felt like a fool for thinking like that.

“If I had taken it more seriously, the amount I would have earned would have been different…. I want to beat up my past self so bad.”

“You’ve already said that thirty times, Simon.”

“Thirty times? I have said it exactly forty-one times. As my secretary, you should remember that much.”

“…You’re the one not normal for counting them all.”

“I’ll take it as a compliment.”

As Simon chatted lightly with his secretary, her mental regret calmed down a little. However, as soon as he checked the documents on the table, his stomach started to churn again.

1Day-[The top of the small and medium merchant group, Greenbell, is discovered to be an illegal mage. It was also confirmed that the top brass of the Greenbell was the source of funds for the cult organization and was raising private soldiers.]

2Day-[After delivering such information to Sir Rihan(alias), Greenbell Merchant Group was destroyed half a day later.]

3Day-[The illegal mage was captured. Although his body was in shambles, it was determined that it was possible to extract information from him.]

…The reason for Simon’s stomach to start acting up again was because of the content of a file that contained detailed information about what had happened in the span of 3 days.

The file thickness was simply too thick for what should be a detailed report for something that happened in the span of 3 days. But since Greenbell was considerably large for a small to medium Merchant Group, there was a lot to be written, and thanks to that, the file was quite thick.

However, it was also dizzying.

No matter how confident Simon was in his own power, it would take at least a month for him to destroy a small to medium-sized business. The fact that it happened in just 3 days sent shivers down Simon’s spine while the part where the article explained how the mage was in such a bad shape gave him nightmares.

However,

[-Slave Merchant destroyed.]

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[-Drug Ring destroyed.]

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[-Assassination organization destroyed.]

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[-Mercenary group destroyed.]

Report that gave Simon the realization that his nightmares were nothing special compared to the guys who had their organization’s destroyed appeared in front of his eyes.

“Is he really a human?”

The list of so many large and small groups getting destroyed in just two weeks was terrifying beyond comparison. Some groups were linked directly to the cult organizations, but some were simply destroyed after being caught by the knight for looting villages and raping the villagers.

In those cases, even their faces became unrecognizable, and most of the survivors were blank due to extreme mental shock they felt.

“…Who would have known that the shadows of the south would change so drastically in just two weeks.”

“It’s not just the shadows that are changing. They say that even the trash in the sunny side that used to coexist with normal people was also in danger. It’s said that so many of them were already trembling in fear.”

“I should have done the work in advance. Imagine how much money we can get from these trashes…”

“Stop regretting it for the 42nd time, Simon. You should look to the future.”

“Right, right.”

Simon’s rambling this time was more like a joke.

He had become the guild leader, so how could he ever regret the past?

He knew better than anyone that rather than wallowing in regret, he should have done something more productive.

“…What is our special customer doing right now?”

“From what I know, he is currently resting in the warehouse.”

“You are treating him well, right?”

“Of course.”

“That’s fortuna-.”

“…I want to say that, but unfortunately, he is refusing most of the favours we offer him.”

“…”

“They say that he’s someone who lived a frugal life, but I don’t think it will be that bad. Even if we wanted to do something for you, there’s really nothing we can do for him.”

“Sigh… He really didn’t leave any space for us to get close to him…”

Simon felt a deep sense of regret. He wanted to be closer to him than just having a work relationship, but he just didn’t give him the chance to do that.

Still…

“It’s nice that he treats us as equals.”

“I agree.”

The two of them couldn’t deny that the image of a precious client who was not greedy and knew how to be considerate of others was so humanly appealing.

Currently, Lee Han felt burdened by the situation.

“Here’s the tea, Sir.”

“The meal is ready. Today, we have a dish made with a special grain imported from the Eastern Continent. It’s called paella. I hope you like it, Sir.”

“Do you want a glass of wine, Sir?”

Ah… It’s really burdensome.

“…I’ll tell you again since I don’t think you get it. You don’t have to treat me this well. Just give me the ingredients and I’ll cook the food myself. You just need to help me if I ever need some help.”

Even though the servants firmly refused to do what he wanted them to do, they still listened to Lee Han’s words.

“Haha, how could we do that?”

“The leader told us hundreds of times to take good care of you.”

“This is what we do, so don’t be so burdened, Sir.”

“…”

They approached Lee Han in such a way, so he couldn’t really force them to not serve him.

I rather fight against an ancient monster.

Some people might envy this situation where Lee Han was surrounded by beautiful maids, but it couldn’t be any more uncomfortable experience for Lee Han.

Because he was unfamiliar with beauties?

No. Lee Han’s life wasn’t that bad.

It’s just…

If I hit them by mistake, their wrist will fly off…

Lee Han thought he’d get in trouble if he mistakenly made a physical contact with the servants,

His strength had suddenly increased again recently, and he once again found it difficult controlling his strength. So With so many weak women by his side, he couldn’t help but be extremely cautious.

How should I put it?

It was like having a newborn kitten or puppy by my side?

He was afraid that if he touched them wrong, they would get hurt, so he naturally became cautious.

But he couldn’t express this thought in words, could he?

‘Please don’t help me because I’m afraid your arms and legs will burst like balloons if I touch you by mistake.’

If he said something like that, It would be fortunate if he wasn’t labeled as a lunatic.

Lee Han tried his best to be considerate of the servants and said that they didn’t have to take care of him because he found it burdensome. But the servants refused, saying that it was their job. The argument continued for two weeks in the guild’s ‘warehouse’, also known as the cottage.

“He seems warmer than I thought, Tina.”

“I think so too, Tig.”

But that appearance of his only made the twins saw him sweetly.

Blackie, who had promised to help Lee Han with his ‘hunt’, unfortunately could not participate in the hunt.

-I have somewhere to go, Instructor. To be exact, it’s a promise I should fulfill.

What did he say again?

He promised to bring the dwarf back to their hometown?

As expected of a regressor, he was involved with so many unusual people.

However, since Blackie couldn’t just let the vampire hunt go, he supported Lee Han in two ways.

The first support was:

-Funds for this hunt. With this money, you should put in a request to the Information Guild, Sir. Or rather, out in a request to the Guild Leader Simon. With this amount of funds and your name, I believe that the guild will not spare its help.

Blackie had told Lee Han that even if he had the blood of the vampire, finding its main body would still be difficult. So he advised that he should do the hunt by gathering information from the organization in the shadow of Pendragon.

As Blackie expected, the guild helped him, and thanks to them, Lee Han was able to destroy a total of 11 large and small organizations.

Someone might have given the guild a thumbs up for the help they provided, but Lee Han didn’t share the sentiment. On the contrary, it was Blackie’s second support that deserved the praise.

-These twins will be a great help.

-??

-Even though they looked like this, they are special kids. It would be hard to find a better detection and tracking expert than these kids.

Human resources support.

The two cute twins looked like they were only 7 or 8 years old, so at first it was hard to believe that they were actually twelve years old.

Blackie was the one who recommended them so confidently, so Lee Han couldn’t help but believe them, and after a few outings, Lee Han had to admit that they were really good.

Half-blood… There are truly many strange phenomena in the world.

Half-blood. It referred to people who had something other than human blood in their body. A race that was born with a rare chance to inherit special blessings or blood from their ancestors.

And those two twins were none other than kids who inherit the power of…

-‘Werewolf.’

They were a mystic race that existed only in a very small number, they were also renowned for not showing up in human society.

However, those twins were a special case born from the womb of an ordinary human woman.

They were born from a human, but they are not human… .

Those children’s lives must not have been easy either.

As if to prove that their lives were not easy, the children’s behavior showed a wariness toward people.

“Excuse me, Young Master and Young Lady, You have some dust on you. We should clean it up…”

Whoosh-!

“Oh, where did they go?”

They always disappeared when someone approached them.

Those short-legged creatures were so fast, they were no different from cats.

Ah, wolves are canines, so I probably can’t call them cats, right?

While Lee Han continued with his idle thoughts, the wolf twins hid behind Lee Han’s back.

“Why do you approach me when you don’t want any other guys to approach you?”

We were not that close, so why did they come behind me every time they hid?

“…Your body is big, so it’s good for hiding.”

“That’s right, that’s right.”

“…You’re so timid, but you’re so arrogant.”

“W-we’re not arrogant.”

“W-we are nice…”

“…”

Just why did…

They remind me of my nephews and nieces that I don’t have?

Lee Han realized today that he didn’t get along well with children.