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When we heard that Greymore’s trial was over, we headed straight to the courtroom.

“Ah… My lord. It’s been a while.”

Greymore, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, looked quite haggard.

He may look weak because he lost both legs, but perhaps it’s because his eyes have lost their venom.

His former appearance had disappeared, and he now looked like an old man.

“Elder Greymore. Don’t your legs hurt?”

“I used to suffer every night, but now I feel nothing.”

Graymore spoke calmly.

Greymore, who lost both legs due to the betrayal of other members of the Senate, seemed to have overcome his pain.

“… Thank you, my lord. I heard from Merhen Youngae. She was very worried about me. ”

Graymore said with a small smile.

Well… I’ve never really worried about that.

This part seems to be something Merhen said on her own, but she didn’t really deny it.

Because nobles used to say things they didn’t mean.

“Just go back.”

“Yes.”

Graymore rolled out of the courtroom on his wheelchair.

Libra followed him behind.

“I’ve been waiting.”

When I went outside, our butler, Alfred, was there to greet me.

Alfred also knew the proceedings of the trial, and it seemed that he had come here at the right time.

We got on the magic car and headed to the family home.

“Elder Greymore. Please don’t ask me to do this anymore.”

“Leave it to me.”

As soon as I arrived at the house, I took Greymore to my office.

There is a considerable amount of paperwork piled up, but most of it is of unimportant content.

I plan to leave them all to Greymore.

Just because it’s not important doesn’t mean you should pass everything.

As they say, you don’t know that your clothes are getting wet in a drizzle, if small losses accumulate, you will have to pay a large amount one day.

However, that doesn’t mean you should reject everything.

Because all big things start from small things.

So what should we do?

Ultimately, you have to read the document and decide what it contains.

Graymore is a pretty good talent in this regard.

Perhaps due to his nature, Greymore tends to handle most matters in a way that causes as little damage as possible.

This way, the profits will be smaller, but the losses will also be smaller, so it’s pretty good.

“… … I’m going to live now.”

As most of the documents were handed over to Greymore, Libra breathed a sigh of relief.

As my workload increased, so did Libra, so she seemed quite satisfied with Greymore’s return.

Because Greymore was working without saying a word, the intensity of the work actually decreased significantly.

“Whew… At least I avoided death from overwork.”

Libra muttered softly.

I agree with you too.

—

Greymore returned, but I only worked for the family until the cooldown of the Heartblade ran out.

Now that we’re almost halfway through, we need to prepare for the next step.

And today.

– Heart Sword

[ Cooldown remaining: Ready ]

The cooldown time for the Heart Sword has finally come.

Originally, I was planning to wait another 30 days to fill the cooldown on the Bracelet of Time Accumulation and then move, but the situation has changed.

[ Main Quest ]

– Defeat the 8 villains.

– Reward: Strengthening the Heart Sword

[!] The 8 greatest villains who are currently dead

– [Louis drinking poison] [Beth eating the corpse] [Dean whispering]

I changed my mind when the main quest appeared.

As I was looking around the main quest, I found something different from what I expected.

‘Whispering Dean… is he already dead?’

Not only the eight villains, but there were also NPCs in the game that were dead before even meeting them.

Whispering Dean was an assassin with a unique trait that specialized in survival, but the quest window was pointing to Dean’s death.

It seems he attempted to assassinate a high-ranking noble but failed.

Since Dean’s unique trait is specialized for running away, tracking him is nearly impossible.

Unlike the man known there, Whispering Dean is a woman, so it must have been difficult to describe Dean’s appearance to others.

Of the eight villains, Dean was expected to take the longest to defeat.

But if you’re already dead, there’s nothing better than this.

I read the rest too.

The other two on the list of the eight villains who died were the eight villains that Libra killed on the first day she met him.

Since three of them are already dead, there are only five remaining eight villains.

I already know where one of them is hiding.

He’s probably still hiding in the mercenary village of Rihelm.

If you think about the route, it’s better to start from the nearby side.

I guess we can leave right now.

I couldn’t go until now because I was waiting for the cooldown of the Heart Sword, but the cooldown just ran out.

As a reward for taking down the Belmagor Cult last time, you can now use the Heartblade twice.

It didn’t seem like it would go out like a series of attacks, it seemed like it could hit once, rest for a while, and then hit again.

Considering that there are two attack opportunities, it’s pretty solid.

The cooldown is still ridiculously long though.

“Libra. Get ready to go out.”

“Huh?”

“… Eat all the bread you were eating before you speak.”

“… … Yeah.”

Libra swallowed the cream bun she had stuffed into her mouth.

Alfred, the butler, would often bring snacks to Libra.

Recently, she became friendly with the maids, and was often seen eating something.

…Even if you eat like that, you won’t gain weight?

Libra, who had finished eating the bread, opened her mouth again.

“… Where are you going this time?”

“The town of mercenaries in the eastern part of the Empire. Lihelm.”

“Mercenary… … ? Out of the blue.”

“I’ll explain separately. Let’s go right away.”

I left the house immediately.

You can explain it as you go.

—

As we crossed the open lands to the east of the empire, a village still exuding a medieval atmosphere appeared.

Even though it is dawn and darkness has fallen, the buildings in the village are brightly lit.

Most places here only start doing business after the sun sets.

The sights outside the window were all equally noisy.

Many people clink their glasses and enjoy themselves like crazy.

As these scenes came together, a lively atmosphere filled the village.

The town of mercenaries, Lihelm.

This place was a shelter and hideout for mercenaries within the empire.

The taverns lining the street were packed with people, and even more so, the many light bulbs shining brightly.

Considering the cost of a light bulb made with magical engineering, it’s not a very efficient item for a single store.

This form was created due to the special nature of the mercenary profession and the characteristics of the tavern.

That doesn’t mean it’s a place where illegal activities take place.

If that were true, it wouldn’t have been so blatant.

Well… since it’s a place where people who use their fists gather, there’s always a lot of minor problems.

They say that even after fighting like crazy, mercenaries become friends over a drink, so they are still maintaining their lineage by continuing to perform dangerous acrobatics.

We also reject those who are really problematic.

There is no other reason for coming to such a rehelm.

To participate in the [ Secret Auction ] held here.

One of the eight evils, [Blood-Sprinkling Gen], exists here.

The secret auction will run for a total of 7 days, so it is unknown when and where it will appear.

He, the auctioneer, would have participated this time too.

Mercenaries receive requests and clear dungeons.

When clearing a dungeon, the probability of obtaining an item is 1 in 30.

However, if you do get the item that way, it is still an opportunity to make a fortune.

The place where the items obtained in this way were sold was the secret auction.

“Go. Are you really giving it to me?”

“Yeah.”

I gave Libra a grimoire I had obtained as a reward from the last dungeon.

Rare items and magic books are quite expensive as they are in high demand.

“Try to bid on an auction. It will be a great experience.”

“… … Yeah. Thank you. ”

Since this could be a long-term battle, I also gave Libra some items to participate in the auction so she wouldn’t get bored in the meantime.

If you’re unlucky, you might have to wait a whole week for Gen to splatter blood.

“Just don’t forget what I said”

“Don’t worry. The blood-spraying Gen that the head of the household is looking for. I’ve investigated it before.”

When Libra heard the rumor that Marquisares had hired two of the Eight Great Villains as escorts, it seemed that she had investigated all eight of them.

Although I didn’t have enough time to investigate it in depth, it seemed like I still remembered its appearance.

“But, Gaju. If you find the person Gaju mentioned, do you plan on fighting?”

“There are a lot of eyes watching inside the village. We should set traps so that they will naturally follow us.”

“… Are you thinking of taking down the head of the household?”

“But that’s true.”

Libra narrowed her eyes as if she knew this would happen.

“I’ll do it.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’ll kill you. Gen.”

“… … Wasn’t it supposed to be a no-kill?”

“No reason is needed to catch a cockroach.”

“… Isn’t that what I said before?”

“Anyway. I’ll do it first. Just in case.”

“… … Okay, I understand.”

Libra is very active these days.

He wouldn’t do that for no reason… Is there something he needs?

Well… I guess you’ll tell me when the time comes.

If she takes the lead, it’s easier for me, so let’s not ask any more questions.