episode_0235

“Were you imagining that far into the future?”

“I don’t think it’s that far in the future? “Wouldn’t it be possible in 10 years?”

Considering the strength of children, what is 10 years?

It may be possible to completely eliminate contaminated areas in less time.

The number of troops in the unit is not limited like in the game, and isn’t it possible to fight monsters directly with the members of the unit you have raised?

The reason I’m maxing out at 10 years is because there are so many monsters, not because the kids aren’t skilled enough.

“10 years? haha! How great it would be if that were really the case. When that time comes, I think I will be able to relinquish this position without any regrets. “I had never even thought about retirement.”

Retirement came out of Thalia’s mouth for the first time.

I spoke like a person throwing empty checks.

“How about starting now to think about what you will do after retirement? “I hope there is something you want to do with me.”

“Are you coming?”

“yes.”

I guess I really haven’t thought about it since retirement.

Various emotions pass by on Thalia’s face.

10 years from now.

The world will regain peace, and you will be completely free from work and enjoy your retirement leisurely.

As we took a boat ride around the lake and talked about the things we wanted to do after retirement, it felt like something had opened up inside us.

“It’s already over. “It’s a shame.”

“Shall we ride one more time?”

When I look disappointed, Thalia shouts out one more time.

I shook my head, holding her hand tightly.

I wanted to continue the day with this feeling, but I couldn’t put off my appointment any longer.

“Now we have to go to the imperial palace.”

To deal with nobles who may have a snake growing inside them.

It was time to go to the imperial palace.

* * *

“This is the imperial palace I’ve only heard about.”

My impressions of seeing the imperial palace for the first time were splendid, beautiful, and amazing.

Perhaps because I entered with Thalia, the process of entering the imperial palace was simpler than I thought.

If it weren’t for Thalia, we would have had to go through complicated procedures to enter.

“You can’t ride a carriage or something?”

“Only royal family members are allowed to ride carriages inside the palace.”

“You have to walk around such a big place.”

It’s the worst when considering efficiency, but what can you do if you say it’s to protect the authority of the royal family?

Even evil laws are laws.

Thanks to this, we walked around the palace leisurely, as if we were going for a walk.

“If you go in there, it’s the harem.”

“The wall is unusually high.”

“That’s right, because it is where His Majesty’s women live. No one can enter, and it is also a secluded area. So don’t even go over there.”

“… “Are you making fun of me?”

“Haha!”

The only person who could officially enter there was the emperor.

I continued walking past the entrance to the harem, holding tightly to Thalia’s playful hand.

“From here to there is the area where nobles work. “It’s also where we go.”

“We’re finally meeting each other.”

I entered the building with Thalia.

Perhaps because it was not a place where the royal family came and went, unlike the extravagant exterior of the palace, the interior was plain.

‘Compared to the imperial palace, it’s plain, so each and every item must be expensive here too.’

What I liked most was that it was clean and simple.

The splendor of the imperial palace almost hurt my eyes, but the simple, clean, yet luxurious interior decoration took my breath away.

“The main character has finally appeared.”

“Is it that guy?”

“He’s big? “He said he was an alchemist.”

“Can’t an alchemist be in good health? “Let go of your prejudices.”

As I entered the building, the attention of the administrative officials on duty was focused.

They were whispering about us, and seemed curious about me, whom Commander Thalia had brought.

“It seems like the alchemists are very interested in you.”

“Are those people wearing green clothes alchemists?”

“Yes, they are the ones who studied and tested the purification solution you brought more earnestly than anyone else.”

indeed.

Even to me, a non-expert, the purifying liquid was amazing, but how amazing would it have been to the expert alchemists?

Since an object suddenly popped up that they couldn’t make even with all their knowledge, there would be many things they would like to ask me.

‘The problem is that I’m not a real alchemist.’

Even if I asked, there was nothing I could answer.

I continued walking while receiving the stinging gaze from the alchemists.

And soon Thalia stopped in front of the large door.

“It’s here.”

“Maybe because it’s a conference room, the door is really big.”

Before going inside, a sense of intimidation overflowed, as if telling me to make up my mind.

“Let’s go inside. ah! I will do it.”

Thalia tried to open the door handle first, but she stepped forward and said I would do it.

In order not to be seen as a neighborhood puppy from the start, it was important to control the situation.

The large door opens with a heavy weight.

Jeez-!

Through the open door.

I walked in without hesitation.

* * *

Meanwhile.

“Didn’t you say you would arrive today? “I wonder if he’s crawling to get here, Won.”

“Ah, time is more precious than gold to nobles… .”

“I don’t know how much I’m losing because of someone who doesn’t matter.”

The nobles gathered in the conference room expressed their discomfort because of Commander Thalia and his companions, of whom there was no news as time passed.

There was not the slightest consideration for those who had to travel long distances.

“If you come here, I will have to give you a harsh scolding.”

“The commander has become very energetic these days. “There is a problem with this.”

At that time, someone opened the conference room door and came in.

The nobles who turned their heads to see if Commander Thalia had finally arrived quickly turned away in disappointment.

“Tsk tsk tsk. What are you all doing here? You have a lot of time. everyone.”

“After all, Count Sol is here too, so why are you doing this?”

“I’m already waiting for someone who won’t know when they’ll arrive, so isn’t it obvious what they’re thinking? Do you think the commander will look favorably on that?”

“Aren’t you here even though you don’t know when the Count will arrive?”

“Who doesn’t know? “I know.”

Ugh?

The nobles’ eyes turned to Count Sol’s unexpected words.

“You know? “How did you know that?”

“Have you arrived?”

Count Sol frowned at the barrage of questions from the nobles.

“Why am I telling you that? Have you entrusted anything to me? Please tell me if you have it. “I’ll tell you secretly only to him.”

The nobles clicked their tongues at Count Sol’s snarky evasion.

“I don’t listen because it’s rude. “Anyway, the fact that the Count is here doesn’t mean the commander will be here soon, right?”

“I brought you good information, but I understand you won’t listen.”

The nobles were irritated by Count Sol’s words, which seemed to have something to do with them.

“Are you really going to do this?”

“If you don’t like it, just drink it. Why are you so angry?”

“If you have information, you should share it. “What if I keep it to myself?”

“Isn’t receiving information without compensation more of a problem?”

“We’re all on the same side, so the question is, is it okay to sharpen the edge?”

Count Sol laughed inwardly as he watched the noisy nobles.

‘They said they would never have told me if they had information. What about the same side?’

It was information I obtained by chance on the way to the imperial palace, but it seemed like it could be quite useful.

In fact, Count Sol sold the information he had for a high price while gently harassing the nobles until the commander appeared.

“Love relationship!! Indeed, it is a plausible guess.”

“It’s not speculation, it’s fact? “I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t look at the two of them, so close to each other and behaving so affectionately.”

“If what Count Sol said is true, this is a pretty serious problem. “Isn’t it almost impossible to get that man out of the Commander’s hands?”

He is a commander’s man. Would he be interested in wealth and fame?

As long as Commander Thalia catches a beautiful woman, wealth and fame will naturally follow.

“you’re right. “If you touch it wrongly, you will end up hurting the commander’s feelings.”

“Commander, I didn’t see it that way, but she is a very clever woman. I can’t believe I seduced a man through the world of beauty and obtained purification fluid!! What is that like? Ugh!”

If I was lucky, I might have gotten it into my mouth, so I was very upset that it was taken away by the commander.

Some of the nobles who knew Commander Thalia’s personality well had a reserved expression, but Count Sol, who had actually witnessed the affectionate appearance of the two with his own eyes, was convinced.

“What do I do now? If we were in a romantic relationship, would we even listen to what we said? The commander would have already opened his eyes black and stood by his side to protect that man.”

“Okay… .”

The purification fluid will earn the commander a lot of money.

Even today, aren’t successful people too greedy?

I couldn’t help but sigh because of the greedy commander who didn’t even know the virtue of concessions.

“You won’t be able to use the beauty world as planned, right?”

“If the commander finds out who did it, who will take care of it? “I’m going to let go.”

“Our family’s alchemist said he could make it himself if I just found out the secret to how he made the purifying liquid. Wouldn’t it be easier to threaten than to persuade? Let’s find the weakness. “If we all work together, wouldn’t it be easy to roast and boil a man?”

While the nobles are letting their malice bloom.

As if more time had passed than expected, the door burst open.

Count Sol clenched his fist after checking the man who opened the door.

‘It’s him after all!’

This is the guy who stuck close to the commander at the lake.

As expected, the two were in a romantic relationship.

The man spoke lightly to the nobles who were staring at him, as if he were not afraid of their gaze.

“I came here because there were people who said they really needed to meet me.”

The nobles, who had been thinking about the alchemist’s unique slovenly appearance, were taken aback when they saw that the man had a muscular body rather than a svelte appearance.

“Are you really that alchemist?”

No matter how you look at it, he didn’t look like he would be an alchemist.

As if he couldn’t believe it, one of the nobles asked the man, and the answer came from behind the man.

“Are you really suspicious of the person I brought here?”

“!!!”

When Commander Thalia appeared, the nobles swallowed their saliva.

I know it’s not easy, but the pressure she puts on them always makes them nervous.

“Doubt! Did anyone have any doubts? At least not for me.”

That bastard…?

The other nobles quickly shook their heads and proved their innocence in response to the nobleman’s self-indulgent behavior.

I wasn’t very nervous, but seeing the nobles’ sloppy behavior made me feel empty.