episode_0153

“I refused…I refused. Looks like he’s not as easy a guy as expected. haha!”

He knelt down in front of his owner, who was angry but still smiled leisurely.

The owner’s force that makes my body tingle makes my heart suddenly shrink.

“I’m sorry, master! “I should have explained it more properly… what a foolish servant mistake!”

“no. Could it be that you did something wrong? There’s no way I couldn’t explain it properly. In the first place, he probably had no intention of going down the same path as us. So, Commander Thalia must have selected him as a military supplier.”

“Do you think you showed that attitude because you were threatened by Commander Thalia?”

“I should have saved that guy from the beginning. I have shown too much mercy. “They are already ready to fight us.”

indeed…!

After listening to the master’s words, I thought that it was quite possible.

“You are a fool. Please leave it to me one more time. “I will make sure that he regrets it deeply.”

“done. “If you mess with it clumsily, nothing good will come of it.”

“no. You can do it well. Please believe me, master.”

“Uh huh!! “Even though I’m not that easy!”

“S-sorry.”

No matter how powerful he is, he is shabby compared to the power his master has.

Aren’t you an unremarkable guy who runs a small general store?

But the master seemed to think he should be cautious.

In my opinion, if I only used a little of my master’s power, I would be able to erase him without even a rat or a bird noticing.

“Besides, if he disappears right now, she’ll be suspicious of us. It’s still annoying now, but I wonder how bad it was back then. And it won’t be easy to deal with him if you only believe in what you see. There is no way Commander Thalia would have chosen someone who really had nothing. “There’s no way you would do something like that when you know for sure that we won’t stand still.”

The master is right.

They must have known very well that they would not sit still if they chose someone other than us as their military supplier.

Nevertheless, the reason they chose that man was probably because they thought he had the ability to block our attacks.

‘How dare you think like that, you arrogant bastards…!’

My fists are shaking with anger.

However, the master seemed relaxed despite being insulted.

“I really don’t understand why I refuse the mercy my master shows me. “One day she will regret her actions.”

I will give you money and power.

It was an offer that there was absolutely no reason to refuse, but she refused.

I knew that being a commander was a great position, but I didn’t think my master was good enough for her.

How close have you been to political figures?

The master is on friendly terms with famous dukes and counts.

“It’s because she’s a good-looking woman who doesn’t miss anything. So, you are not servile about money and are confident in your actions. It’s such a shame. “She is a good woman.”

However, the master did not seem to mind that Commander Thalia did not obey his wishes.

“I need to find out what kind of relationship he has with Commander Thalia.”

Everyone we chose and pushed into was rejected, so that’s why only he was allowed.

It was something that smelled bad.

If we dig into it properly, we might be able to find Commander Thalia’s weakness.

“Actually, it was strange. Isn’t Commander Thalia the kind of person who supports someone?”

“Yes, she is that kind of woman. It’s definitely strange to push a man for something so unusual. For some reason, didn’t you go out of your way to make that guy an official supplier?”

There must be something unknown between the two.

Even now, Commander Thalia, who was still a problem, had to be careful about having even one more person on her side.

“Let’s work slowly. Metallurgy slowly. “At first, you start secretly without even realizing that your breathing is getting tighter.”

And when you feel like you’re suffocating, cut off the guy’s throat in one fell swoop.

The master commanded in an eerie voice.

“Find something that could be a weakness. There is no way that Commander Thalia accepted a bribe from this guy, so I need to steal some of the items he delivered and find out how they were made. It would be even better if you could find a place to get the items. “I can take what belongs to him and take it as my own.”

I bowed my head even deeper at my master’s command.

“Yes, I will definitely find out what you want.”

There was so much to do, but it didn’t matter.

He would be willing to sacrifice his life for his master.

＊ ＊ ＊

After the Sakalan military supply company sent someone.

I had something to say to Commander Thalia, so I requested a meeting.

However, Commander Thalia had already left Academy City.

With monster waves continuing to occur, it would not have been possible to stay away for a long time.

‘Then do I have to go to the front line to meet Commander Thalia?’

Since this was a job that required security, I couldn’t just hire someone to relay information.

It hasn’t been long since I went on a trip, and I was a little embarrassed to leave again.

“or not… .”

How about asking someone you trust to give you the news?

‘The person with the most time left right now.’

I knew one such person.

Erintina.

“hi? long time no see.”

“Yeah, it’s been a while.”

The bait to call her was to ask her for some time because he had something to say about the unique equipment he had sold her.

I was curious about whether Erintina was using her unique equipment well, so I called her, and fortunately, she readily accepted my request.

“How have you been?”

“I am happy every day.”

“I’m glad. The ancient spirit… ?”

“I’m snooping around in front of you right now. “I guess you’re curious.”

“It looks like the contract was concluded successfully. congratulations.”

Her unique equipment, Ancient Spirit.

“It’s still a baby, but it’s so full of energy that it’s getting into trouble.”

Erintina, looking at the spirit with honey dripping from her eyes, seemed to be truly in love.

I brought up my business to her in earnest.

“I know you are more expert at raising spirits than me, but I think you can grow better with my help.”

“I was a little embarrassed when I got the call, but I was more curious. “My child is growing well, so I thought, what more can I do here?”

“Don’t you want to grow stronger and prettier?”

Erintina can’t bear to say no to what I say.

Since he was a person who thought of spirits like children, there was nothing strange about it.

“How do I grow strong and pretty?”

“I’m giving power to the ancient artifacts I sold.”

“Infusing strength?”

“Would you like to listen closely?”

“You can’t not listen to it. “I heard there is a way for my child to grow up well, so how could I not listen?”

Erintina finally took the bait.

“From now on, I will explain it to you one by one.”

I wasn’t even selling medicine, but I was nervous as they tried to talk about strengthening in earnest.

Kids, I tried to do that when I said it was my ability, but Erintina wasn’t the kind of woman who could only understand by covering her eyes and saying something.

“So, through strengthening, you can further strengthen your basic abilities, and once you reach the top 12, even sealed abilities become available.”

“yes.”

“If I use these beads, my physical abilities will also improve.”

“Exactly.”

“Foot!”

Erintina, who heard the whole story, burst into laughter.

He seemed to think what I said was a joke.

“Don’t go somewhere and play such silly pranks. To be honest, even if I had missed you, I would have come. It’s normal for a pretty girl like me to miss you periodically. So, I hope you don’t beat yourself up too much.”

“It’s not like that at all. “There is not the slightest lie in what I said.”

“If you really had that ability, would you be here? “You must have spent your time being pampered by noble nobles up there.”

“It’s been a while since I gained this ability. Hearing what you said made me come to my senses. “I’ll have to be careful in the future.”

I don’t want to be trapped while being pampered by noble nobles.

I wondered if I had been too complacent in promoting my abilities, but I realized that there was nothing I could do about this.

Aren’t you afraid of maggots so you can’t make soybean paste?

In order to develop my SSR character, I had to talk about my abilities.

“… “Are you serious and not joking?”

“Of course I’m serious. It’s not like you can do just anything. “It can only be done with special equipment like the one I sold you.”

“Even if it can only be done with special equipment, it’s incredible. “I’ve never heard of such an ability in the world.”

“So I will do it or not.”

“Of course I should!! “How much can you do?”

“You can raise your ancient relics to level 12, and your orb ends at 5 stars.”

Of course, Erintina did not refuse the offer of reinforcement.

“Oh, and could you possibly secretly deliver a letter to Commander Thalia?”

“A letter secretly? oh! if… ?”

Erintina was joking as she looked at me as if asking what I had to do with the commander.

“Stop playing around with useless jokes. “It’s serious stuff.”

If it were any other time, I would have accepted it to some extent, but I couldn’t because the issue was a serious matter.

“Commander Thalia is in danger.”

“???”

“There is a force targeting you, Commander.”

“Has such a force always existed?”

“It’s different this time. In the past, Commander Thalia was clearly doing her job. But now? The monster wave shows no signs of being resolved. “I think just blocking the monster wave is a great achievement, but the nobles see it as Commander Thalia’s incompetence.”

“So the situation is serious.”

“Okay, that’s why you have to let Commander Thalia know that you’re in danger.”

Erintina’s expression hardened.

“Tell me exactly what the situation is. “If you use the spirit, you can contact me right away.”

After successfully receiving Erintina’s cooperation, I told her about the Sakalan military supply company that had visited me a few days ago.

“Those people always caused trouble. I’ve always had a bad relationship with Commander Thalia. Exactly, did he not like it? Still, it hasn’t caused any problems so far… .”

“Until now, there was no reason to touch Commander Thalia, and now there is one. “They must have been on the lookout for it all this time.”

In addition, the appearance of a quite possible political opponent seeking Commander Thalia’s position was also a major problem.

“That person is gathering strength by meeting people who have a bad relationship with Commander Thalia.”

“… that’s interesting. “How do you know that?”

This is strange information for an ordinary general store owner to know.

Instead of answering, I shrugged my shoulders and spoke less.

How would you say it?

Since you all know the future, you also know this information now.