The party dominated by the night ended, and about two days had passed.

Ha-yeon, having finished preparing to go out, repeated her plan in her mind.

‘First, I’ll meet Veronica, then Kaede.’

Fallen was found by a Knight Commander yesterday and was temporarily staying in the Knights Order, and Reynolds, the Sword Demon, had a brief meeting and conversation yesterday.

It was a bit nerve-wracking, but bearable.

If he really revealed his killing intent, ‘Cold Blood’ would have activated immediately.

But he wouldn’t reveal his killing intent towards me.

Anyway, after meeting those two, what I need to finish today is meeting Veronica and Kaede.

I couldn’t delay any longer.

Veronica sent a letter to the Marquis family yesterday and received a reply, making an appointment.

Kaede, being part of the Dark Guild, is difficult to meet, but with the help of Green Moon, a unit affiliated with the Knights Order, contacting her wouldn’t be impossible.

While the Knights Order operates in the light, gaining the trust of citizens, Green Moon operates secretly in the shadows.

If it suddenly feels like the genre has changed from modern to fantasy, it’s just your imagination.

It’s just that if there’s a god writing the future of this world, that god probably wanted to write a fantasy story.

“Alright.”

Ha-yeon, with the Immortal Longsword at her left waist, immediately left the Knights Order building and headed towards a huge mansion nearby.

The Seilun Marquisate.

As an outsider who suddenly entered, it wasn’t easy to grasp, but in this world dominated by the class system, a marquis was definitely a high rank.

Moreover, they had been in this position since the founding of the nation, dedicating their loyalty, so at least their power here was unmatched, though she hadn’t seen the Duke family that dominated the west yet.

‘Have I read too many novels?’

She chuckled at the sudden thought and entered the mansion.

The knights recognized her appearance from afar and had already opened the door.

Even if they hadn’t, the mana measuring magic tool installed at a certain distance would immediately alert them if it wasn’t the Knight Commander’s mana.

Entering the mansion, she followed the path guided by a servant who was waiting in front, heading towards the reception room.

‘It’s incomparable to the Knights Order building.’

The Knights Order building was stylish, but the grandeur and sophistication of this reception room were on a different level.

While looking around, a knock was heard from outside the reception room, and someone entered.

A simple yet elegant dress and fiery red hair covering it.

It was Veronica.

Veronica, who entered the reception room, looked at her face for a moment, smiled faintly, dismissed the servants, and naturally sat on the opposite side of the seat she was sitting on.

“Um… it’s been a while? For me.”

“It’s been a while for me too.”

It had been about 5 days for Ha-yeon, but only 2 days for Veronica.

The time difference between the gate and the outside.

And the time difference between the Trial Grounds and the gate caused it.

But it was only a 3-day difference, so it wasn’t a big problem.

“You know the situation roughly, right?”

Elin and Veronica had probably talked beforehand.

Judging from the conversation she had with Elin late into the night before going to bed a few days ago, she must have already been in this mansion and met Veronica there.

“I know. You said you found the final boss but lacked the manpower?”

“For now, me, Elin, Fallen, and Reynolds-nim are gathered, and it’ll be perfect once you and Kaede are ready.”

Starting with that, she told her the roughly established plan.

Even if the raid team is all together, it’s impossible to attack right away.

As I said before, the boss monster is on a different level from other monsters.

The Sword Demon is here, and everyone here is rumored to be strong, but it’s better to be safe.

So, as planned before, Ha-yeon would call the Knights Order members, and Veronica would call the other knights of the family…

“Wait a minute.”

“…? What’s wrong.”

In the middle of explaining the plan.

Veronica, who suddenly interrupted her, had a rare look of bewilderment on her face.

“The Knights Order members, even though they belong to the Marquis family, are almost independent, so it doesn’t matter if you move them as you please. But I’m not.”

“Why? You’re the eldest daughter of this family. Looking at your role, you seem to be the most likely candidate for the next generation head.”

“That’s true, but that doesn’t mean I’m the head of the family now.”

After that, her explanation continued.

“Looking at my role, my position in the Seilun Marquis family is broad, and it’s no exaggeration to say that I’m confirmed as the next head, but I can’t just move the Knights Order members as I please.”

The largest Knights Order in this Seilun Marquis family is, of course, the Knights Order led by Ha-yeon.

But there are two other Knights Orders, one of which has already left the territory after sending a request for support from the Baek family on the border near this territory to stop the barbarians.

The other one is not in a situation where she can move them as she pleases right now.

She can’t control them militarily?

She probably has the same command authority as the head of the family in other areas, but militarily, it seems to be thorough.

“This is a bit troublesome…”

If she were the head of the family, she could give orders and make them move immediately.

But she’s not the head of the family, so she has to ask for favors instead of giving orders.

And that will likely be rejected.

No matter how much of a successor she is, who would believe her if she suddenly said there’s a black magician with tremendous energy in the nearby mountains?

They’d be lucky if they didn’t think she was crazy.

“Um……”

Give up.

It was better to give up on the support of the Seilun Marquis family.

Not only is there no time, but she can’t think of a way to persuade them.

Veronica in front of her didn’t have a solution either, so she didn’t say anything.

“In the end, do we have to go with the next best thing?”

However, that doesn’t mean there’s no way.

Among the Hunters who came here, more than half, four people, received roles that could wield power.

Ha-yeon, Veronica, Elin… and Kaede.

I will naturally move.

Elin is more focused on being a merchant than on force, so she’s excluded.

Veronica can’t move the Knights Order members as she pleases, so Veronica is also excluded.

Then what’s left is.

“I’ll have to borrow Kaede’s power.”

Kaede’s Dark Guild.

It’s a bit cumbersome, but we’ve come to a situation where we have to add them to the force.

After a short meeting with Veronica, Ha-yeon left the mansion and joined Elin, who was waiting as promised.

“The result?”

“Rejected. Veronica can’t move the family’s Knights Order members as she pleases either.”

“Well, that’s to be expected. I was the same.”

She’s also from a modern noble family, so there must be a Knights Order made up of Hunters.

Is that an anecdote?

Ha-yeon, who smiled bitterly, turned her slightly stiff shoulders, probably because she had been moving since she woke up in the morning, and said.

“In the end, do we have to turn to the Dark Guild?”

The reason Ha-yeon is reluctant to cooperate with the Dark Guild is nothing special.

Our relationship with the Knights Order.

If it was just Kaede alone, it wouldn’t matter, but it’s not easy for organizations to cooperate with each other.

Especially if they’ve always been in conflict? It’s almost impossible.

The Dark Guild was an information guild and an assassination guild, so friction with the Knights Order was unavoidable.

They were thorns in each other’s sides.

But if those two suddenly cooperate, would they?

They’d rather try to betray each other.

So it was a card she wouldn’t use until the very end.

Because they’re powerful but uncontrollable beings.

“Kaede has to do well…”

The key to this plan is Kaede.

In conclusion, it is Kaede who leads them.

If she leads them well, it will be a well-resolved problem.

It seems like the operation is a bit too focused on Kaede, but it’ll be fine.

If Kaede’s simping Constellation heard that, he would definitely be furious, but unfortunately, he wasn’t here right now.

“First, I need to meet Kaede.”

But since the next destination is the same, she asked Elin, who was standing next to her.

“Where should I meet Kaede?”

“Nearby cafe.”

…..

I thought the Dark Guild would have something, but there’s nothing.

“Why would the Dark Guild be the Dark Guild? It’s the Dark Guild because it doesn’t reveal itself.”

Saying that, she followed Elin, who was heading to the cafe she mentioned.

Even though she had been here for quite some time, she still wasn’t used to the city, so she couldn’t help but admire it every time she walked.

How many opportunities would there be to see the daily downtown of a medieval fantasy world, not just a medieval theme?

She tried to capture everything in her sight because she might have to leave this place after catching the boss soon.

After a while, a building that looked like a cafe came into view.

“Is it here?”

“That’s right. I have some work to do at the merchant guild, so I’ll go back for a while. Come back to the Knights Order after meeting Kaede.”

“Okay.”

Elin walked away after finishing the guidance.

Watching her leave, she entered the cafe.

‘Where’s Kaede….’

What she saw as she entered was an interior that was almost the same as a modern cafe, except that the facilities were a bit worse.

Anyway, that’s that, and she looked for Kaede while looking at the seats, and after a while, she could easily find her.