episode_0062

He returned safely alive.

The reason why I was able to come back alive more easily than I thought-

‘As expected, it’s thanks to Assistant General Armond’s suit.’

The moment I saw Baron Blake Gilberte, I had a hunch.

That bastard judges people by their appearances.

This is true for all people, but even among the rich, there are those who analyze a person’s wealth based on luxury goods.

Rich people don’t care about that.

When I once served VIPs at a department store, even in the VIP lounge, people who were commonly referred to as ‘black class’ would surprisingly come and go in and out of the department store as if they were some kind of local supermarket.

What manufacturer the suit is from, or whether the watch is a high-end product.

Surprisingly, there were many cases where people who were much worse off than him were the ones who looked at things like that.

‘I never thought it would be this helpful now.’

A suit like an aristocrat.

First of all, since I was wearing a suit like that, I was able to put pressure on Baron Gilberte by saying ‘Main Dandelion’.

so-

“Secretary.”

“Yes, assistant teacher.”

“Let me take this off right away.”

This suit is too heavy.

It was uncomfortable to wear casually, and it was difficult to wear even inside this dungeon.

‘I didn’t know it when I wore it, but wasn’t this a huge burden once the primary negotiations were resolved?’

Chief of Staff Akamond handed me a suit from his youth.

That alone could cause some to become jealous of Chief of Staff Akamond’s favor.

As such, you need to take it off quickly.

“We will take it off right away.”

Lilith extends her hand towards me.

Her hands were on my suit-

Click.

“Huh?”

“The magic on the necklace has been removed. The Chief of Staff has shared with me the authority for this release.”

“Ah.”

Lilith disarmed the bomb necklace.

The subtle magical power in the red magic stone is released, and the light in the long magic circle pattern inside the necklace flashes for a moment and then fades out.

“Never again.”

I sigh while clutching the unlocked bomb necklace.

“Please don’t behave like this again.”

“…….”

“Before this is advice I am giving you as an adjutant, I would like to ask you as a demon who supports the assistant teacher. Of course, I know that the instructor wants to show the executives something, but even if we turn around a little, the enemies will come into our dungeon next time…”

Lilith spits out worried words in rapid fire.

It feels like my mother’s nagging, but I can feel the sincere worry and concern for me in her heart.

‘Was it a little like that?’

I have insurance called regression.

But if you didn’t know that, Lilith would have looked like a suicidal person who had stepped into the realm of humans, with all she had was a dick.

A crazy bastard who gambles with his life.

If you know that there are multiple coins, you may say, ‘Ugh’, but in most cases, everyone has only one coin called life.

thus.

“Okay. Next time, I’ll be as careful as possible.”

I nodded loudly at Lilith before she could nag me any further.

“First of all, I want to change my clothes.”

“Clothes?”

“Okay. This suit is like a kind of ‘armor’ to me.”

For modern office workers, a suit is armor.

Although it’s a fantasy world, since the area I want to work in is a scheming one, a suit becomes a great weapon and armor.

Didn’t you immediately confirm that with Baron Gilberte?

“And…I wish I could call Eris.”

“Ah. Are you having sex? Okay.”

“Okay. I’m going to have sex, so I’d like you to bring a few things.”

“Thing…?”

“Okay. When you’re ready…”

I said to Lilith as I took off my suit coat.

“Bring it to the weak medicine pool.”

* * *

Late at night.

A very small number of people gathered in one place in the office of Baron Gilberte’s lordly castle.

“The reason we gathered you all so close to midnight is because we have a really important meeting agenda.”

The Baron scanned the faces of those who rushed to receive the urgent letter.

“Please listen calmly.”

The Baron explained what happened in the dungeon.

Negotiations with Mine Dandelion.

After finishing the rather long story, the people sitting at the table began to look serious one by one.

“Are you saying Sir Jake is alive?”

“According to them.”

Baron’s Knight Commander.

As he had been quietly pushing Jake to be the next lord for a long time, he was happy about Jake Gilberte’s survival.

“Ah… I see. This is Sir Jake as expected. Even if you are captured by demons, you can survive as long as you come to your senses. It must be important to somehow be alive now.”

“…right.”

Being alive is important.

But I could die soon.

“Deacon. In your opinion, is it possible to pay a million gold?”

“Well, that is….”

“Is it possible or impossible? Just say that.”

“…….”

As the butler who managed the Baron’s finances, he had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

“The treasurer hasn’t arrived yet, so I can’t say this clearly, but it’s difficult with the Baron’s personal finances.”

“What if we talk about the Barony’s ‘total budget’?”

“…I’ll have to talk to the accounting officer, but I don’t know how it will be possible if we collect all of next year’s taxes in addition to the rest of this year’s taxes.”

“……I see.”

When the butler glances at the knight commander, the knight commander lowers his head in silence.

“Do I have to spend a million gold to save one Jake?”

“Baron. That.”

“Merchant Union Guild Leader.”

The Merchant Union guild leader, who was fiddling with his long flowing mustache, was startled and began to notice.

“Yes, yes.”

“How can I apply for 1 million gold in a guild union?”

“Oh my, my lord. It’s not 10,000 gold, it’s 1 million gold. If we withdraw funds like that, we will all starve to death.”

“What!”

The knight commander shouted, slamming his fist on the table.

“So you’re saying we should kill Sir Jake like this!”

“No, is it okay to talk like that?”

“You’re not talking like that now! Are you planning to kill Sir Jake?!”

“Look, Commander! Is “Million Gold” your dog’s name? Are you willing to give everything you have for Sir Jake!”

“I…!”

The knight commander was about to shout something, but swallowed his words.

He must have felt intuitively that if he continued talking like this, he could be sucked into some kind of abyss.

“……The best way would be to ‘rescue’ Jake.”

The Baron speaks lowly and looks at one side of the table.

“Adventurer Guild Leader. What do you think?”

“… A demon appears holding humans hostage and offering negotiations. permanent residence. This is not a normal issue.”

The thoughtful adventurer guild leader didn’t look very good, but he cleared his throat when others looked at him, attracting attention.

“To pay compensation equivalent to the one-year budget of the territory in question. That’s the devil’s way. Negotiations that can be held at least at the corps level among the Demon King’s army.”

“Are you saying the opponent is at least corps level?”

“Maybe even worse than that…there is also a worst possibility.”

Above the Legion.

“Main force of the Demon King’s Army. This is the Central Army.”

“…….”

“I’m not sure yet. Did you say that the person to be negotiated was ‘Main Dandelion’?”

“That’s what he said. To be exact, it was called ‘Azazel Dandelion’.”

“This is my first time hearing this name.”

The guild leader continued speaking while rubbing his temples with his index finger.

“No matter how much I think about it, this is my first time hearing it. There are only two cases that I don’t know.”

“Two things?”

“One is a pseudonym, or the other is a new mine.”

“…Neither of these situations are serious.”

The knight commander bit his lower lip.

“If it is a pseudonym, it means that it is someone trying to deceive us by hiding its identity and approaching us, and if it is a new demon, it means that another demon that we must be wary of has appeared.”

“That.”

One of the knights sitting next to the knight commander flinched.

“Why do you do that, Sir Philip?”

“That, my lord. May I say something?”

Among those present, he is the only one who is not the head of any organization, but has the right to speak.

“Speak, Sir Philip.”

“That. The demon I saw… seemed weaker than I thought.”

Knight Philip.

He was the only knight who faced Majin Dandelion together with the Baron.

“You looked weak?”

“The mana flowing through my body was not that much. I felt like I was wearing some kind of artifact or magic tool, but it didn’t feel very threatening.”

“…Are you saying that you sent someone who was safe from death?”

“That won’t be true. Rather…”

The Baron frowned and continued speaking.

“If you are going to kill someone, try killing them. That was the attitude.”

“There is a possibility that it may be self-immolation.”

The priest of the Goddess Church, who had been quietly watching, opened his mouth.

“It is said that super high-level demons can create their own clones and send them to the opposite side of the dungeon.”

“Super high-ranking demons… do not mean the level of a corps commander.”

“Yes. Otherwise, he may be like a wild cat who doesn’t realize how precious his life is. baron. First, let’s get one thing straight.”

The priest shook his head resolutely and continued.

“Sir Jake, Sir Kite, and none of the adventurers since then have returned.”

“…….”

“The enemy is strong. Aside from the person named Mine Dandelion, the ‘dungeon’ itself is clearly an enemy that the Barony cannot handle.”

“enemy.”

The Baron pondered his words and lowered his head.

“…….”

“Sir Jake….”

“Continuing to send knights or adventurers like this would be close to death.”

“Baron.”

“……Let’s disperse for now. And tomorrow morning, I will draw a conclusion and announce it here.”

The Baron straightened up.

“I heard your opinions carefully. First of all, money is urgent right now…”

The Baron’s eyes turned to a man.

“Chairman of the Merchants’ Union.”

“Yes, yes?! Are you saying that?”

“You follow me.”

“Why me…?”

The Baron put his hands in his pockets.

“I have something to talk about separately with you.”

There was something thick in the pocket.