episode_0185

“How…”

“Your behavior was strange from the beginning.”

I answered Trisha, who was looking at me with shocked eyes.

In fact, the main reason for using Trisha as an agent in the game was that she was friendly to Karssein, but if you think the other way, it raises questions.

“Everyone in the same territory sees me as an enemy or an object of hatred. The worst lord who ruined their land. But why didn’t you just say that to me?”

That started with being friendly to Karssein.

Why is she a white box rather than a gray box to Karssein and does she have basic intimacy?

“Next, the reason Ferdi finds out information is because he runs around on his own two legs. He’s so good at hiding and so quick that he’s notorious for stealing. So, he was good at collecting. However, you have accurately known the transaction prices of chatelaine strawberries and chatelaine grapes, including reservation fees, from trading outlets frequented by nobles. How on earth did you get the information?”

Next, Trisha has the ability to be an informant.

As a B-rank informant, Ferdi uses his abilities to obtain information by jumping on his own two legs. The guy who was so good at hiding and so quick that he became infamous for stealing had a reason for being good at collecting.

However, unlike Ferdi, it was not known how Trisha obtained information. How do you become a C-rank informant?

“Lastly, Trisha, you came out and visited Ferdi at night. Ferdi didn’t bring you, but you came here on your own. Right now, none of the residents of Chatrene Territory know where Ferdi lives. And the same goes for the place I am staying. There is only one person who knows this.”

The reason he came to see Ferdi at night.

Knowing where I am.

There is only one person who holds this information.

“Chief Brem. After Shatren becomes the target of the Symposium Territory, the only person who will receive the information is the old man. Since you fit the age range, everything proves that you are the village chief’s granddaughter, right?”

“…Oh my god.”

Trisha looked surprised after reciting those words.

Meanwhile, a window appeared in front of my eyes.

-Tiring!

▶I got the information from the agent!◀

[ Trisha is the granddaughter of the village chief Brem, and she knows that things are going wrong in Shatren. ]

okay. I guess so too.

‘Because this may also be a hidden setting in the game.’

The setting in the game had already been concluded that way.

– Tadadat.

“As expected, young master… you will be able to change our territory. Right?”

“…?”

“T, Trisha!”

Trisha, who was surprised for a long time, grabbed my clothes with both hands and complained.

“Please. Please let me help you, Master. I’m Grandpa Brem’s granddaughter. You can bring as much as you want if you can secretly bring it!”

“…”

“If there’s anything else I can do, it doesn’t matter how you treat me. Please accept me too, just like Ferdi!”

To save his territory. To protect the hometown where he has lived so far. And to change the minds of those who are going astray.

The village chief, Brem, may have been feeling rotten inside, but his granddaughter Trisha is also full of affection for Chatrene.

Obviously, if I accept it, it will be helpful for me as I have no one to listen to my orders.

but…

▶You can hire Trisha as your agent.◀

▶Would you like to accept this NPC as an agent?◀

[ 1. Yes. ]

[ 2. No. ]

‘If I accept you, I won’t be able to proceed with my plans.’

Unfortunately, the maximum number of agents was three, so I had no choice but to decline.

“I’m sorry. I am─”

“At least planting strawberries is good!”

“…What?”

“You said the farming methods were wrong. You said that the farming method on our territory was the problem. If you can prove it, I can personally teach you the farming methods of our territory!”

As I watched Trisha coming in and pointing out the problems with farming methods, a thought occurred to me.

Do I really need to hire Tricia as my agent?

‘The only way to be accepted as an agent is if I accept it. But what happens if I don’t accept it and just let Ferdi stay with me?’

I immediately turned my attention to the status window.

▶You can hire Trisha as your agent.◀

▶Would you like to accept this NPC as an agent?◀

[ 1. Yes. ]

[ 2. No. ]

This window is still open, but as with Ferdi and Dyke, the conditions for acceptance are not specified.

This is purely my opinion, but when I use the option to accept the other person as an agent, or the other person responds to this. Isn’t that the only time agents are registered?

‘There is a possibility. If I was to become an agent just because I actually helped, Tasha or Camilla should have been my agents in the first place.’

However, the two were not listed by agents.

Even though it probably wouldn’t have been strange to be registered first.

If that’s the case… wouldn’t he have been accepted as a general helper, not an agent?

Nothing is certain.

But it’s definitely worth a try.

“I understand how you feel. Trisha. However, if I don’t allow you to be directly involved and stop at teaching me, would you be satisfied with that?”

“I’m not planting it… I’m telling you to teach it to me?”

“Okay.”

Then Trisha answered immediately.

“That’s enough!”

A positive answer comes back.

However, the status window remains silent.

As expected, what I thought was correct.

‘An agent can only be registered if he or she can demonstrate his or her abilities through direct intervention with me. If you say it’s an indirect influence, it’s just a character with a high level of intimacy like Camilla.’

Although there are many absurdities, this game does not interfere with the player’s freedom.

Due to this free play, all kinds of options are divided and I can react to all my slightest movements.

In that respect, there is bound to be a gap between the highly intimate character and the agent. Will he be made into a person who directly helps manage the territory? I thought it might be that kind of gap, but it seems like I was right.

I was so relieved and ready to accept Trisha as a ‘highly intimate helper.’

However, I think I need to ask this.

“It could be dangerous.”

“Risk?”

“Okay. The fact that you are helping me may not be revealed right away, but once it is revealed, it will be a different story.”

As is usual with agents, from the moment they act with me, they are not treated well. This is what I experienced while retrying, but in the worst case, a specific person among the agents was beaten to death or framed and kicked out of the territory.

If you look at it realistically, of course it is. So I am warning you.

“Maybe everyone despises you. The woman at the rice cake shop, the man who runs the liquor store, and even your grandfather who were close to you will say bad things about you. If that’s not enough, you could get seriously injured. Even if you are Chief Brem’s granddaughter.”

“…!”

“Even with that risk, can you help me?”

The words were somewhat direct and heavy, so Trisha trembled.

However, what came out of his mouth was an immediate answer.

“Yes!”

“Really?”

“I also want to protect this territory. I can see that the people in my hometown are going astray!”

Trisha answered bravely, placing her hand on her chest.

“Just like Ferdi was doing bad things in some way, ruining Shatlaine’s reputation, and trying to borrow outside power, and then reaching out to you, I don’t want to stay silent!”

“Really?”

He’s an amazing guy.

“Good. Trisha. In that case, you should stay with Ferdi for a while.”

“With Ferdi… together?”

“As I said before, I will not allow you to be directly involved.”

When she answered that, Trisha looked embarrassed, and Ferdi hurried out.

“Tongue, bro! Do you mean to tell me to stay in my cabin or something?”

“If it’s not that, then what else.”

“Huh-up…!”

Ferdi, who had asked the question, glanced at Trisha, and Trisha covered her mouth with both hands and looked at Ferdi.

What’s wrong with getting our act together?

“It could be dangerous, so I’m just asking you to act together. What’s strange?”

“That…”

“Hyung is…”

The two people looked at each other, made eye contact, and turned their heads in opposite directions.

For some reason, both of their faces are blushing.

what? Did I really say something wrong?

***

▶Dike was accepted as the second agent.◀

▶Create a third agent to proceed with the next episode.◀

Now that we have the second agent, it’s time for the third.

Once you have created all three agents, you can then proceed to the next episode.

However, from this point on, you should not move hastily.

▶Warning! I landed on a field where the risk level is prohibited.◀

▶Battle may occur!◀

As the system message seems to me, the residents’ low intimacy means that they are full of dissatisfaction with me.

Some of them are even radical. They throw objects and set traps with the intention that if Karssein gets hurt, he will give up the symposium.

-Kang!

Just like this.

On the right side! A voice expressing regret was heard. Perhaps because of my senses amplified by mana, I can vaguely tell which direction the footsteps are coming from.

But if you follow them now and make an example of them, your dissatisfaction will inevitably deepen.

‘It’s like a temporary lord being threatened by the territory’s residents.’

Absurdly, Karssein cannot yet escape from the swamp of the past.

▶Securing sufficient stats reduces risk.◀

▶The risk level of the field has been adjusted to warning.◀

‘Warning, it’s dangerous. ‘This is a place worth being active in.’

You really shouldn’t set foot in prohibited areas where battles don’t take place and your stats can’t be used, and in dangerous areas you can get hurt due to unexpected traps.

On the other hand, you can move around with warnings or restrictions.

I went into a well-maintained seed warehouse.

“Let’s see. There’s a blue box on the 3rd block… Is this it?”

-Drop.

“Oh! Is it real?”

When I opened the lid of the box Trisha taught me, it was full of improved strawberry seeds and grape seeds.

◆Improved strawberry seeds

[Chatrene strawberry seeds improved and grown by the residents of the Chatrene territory. You can grow crops by planting them in the field. The harvest cycle is quite long. ]

◆Improved grape seeds

[Chatrene grape seeds improved and grown by the residents of the Chatrene territory. You can grow crops by growing them in the field. The harvest cycle is quite long. ]

It’s “. In the past, I had to beat the sub-episode to get this.”

Is she really the village chief’s granddaughter?

It was a great help in many ways.

▶If you want to take the seeds, use the bucket on the right to spread them out.◀

As instructed, I used the bucket on the right and spread the seeds in the bucket.

When I put a sufficient amount of seeds in a bucket and left the warehouse, residents were waiting for me outside.

“What are you doing in this warehouse?”

“Surely there are seeds in it?”

-Tiring!

▶I witnessed residents going in and out of the warehouse. How would you react?

[ 1. (Holding up a bucket) Yes. This is a strawberry, and this is a grape. ]

[ 2. (Pushing the resident’s shoulder) Don’t block the road and get out of the way. ]

[ 3. (Shrugs) Can’t I take some seeds with me? ]

…

…

It’s not that easy after all.

Well, I was expecting it anyway. A hostile villager made an outright threat to me in this field, so it would be strange that something like this didn’t happen. It also has a warning level of risk.

This scene would be perfect for me to be accused of being a thief stealing seeds.

“Even if I am a temporary lord, I cannot tolerate it. Are you just taking the seeds we made like this?”

“Nonsense…! Put it down now! This is theft!”

Like this.

But from my perspective, I have enough to say.

I use the added options without making a single mistake.

[ 5. Since chatelaine strawberries and chatelaine grapes grow by eating mana from their seeds, it is best to thin them out periodically. In the process, some seeds have to be removed. Was that action wrong?]☑

“Chatlaine strawberries and chatlaine grapes grow by eating mana from their seeds, so it is best to thin them out periodically. In the process, some seeds have to be removed. Was that action wrong?”

“…!”

I’m sorry.

I have already received a great explanation from Trisha.