「Thanks for the beneficiant supply, however I feel I’m gonna go.」

「Nicely, that’s completely comprehensible, because you not often discover an Adventurer who would ever hassle to show themselves right into a Knight, to not point out that the method itself shouldn’t be as straightforward as most individuals are likely to suppose it’s, since praying on the Guild Temple shouldn’t be the one requirement for the process of Job switching. With the intention to develop into a Knight, you’d first want years of in depth coaching as a Warrior first, and as everyone knows, there is no such thing as a substitute for exhausting work and coaching or shortcuts to make it any simpler. And in addition to, if folks like Lord Michio may develop into Knights so simply, then truthfully, that may put us in fairly a bind.」

Ending his rationalization, the Duke laughs. It appears that evidently he was solely joking when he was providing me to develop into a member of the Knight Order of Hartz Duchy, however sadly, that little joke of his has fully gone over my head since humor has by no means been a robust level of mine.

The truth that in an effort to develop into a Knight you want years of coaching as a Warrior probably implies that the requirement for acquiring that Job is to succeed in a sure degree as a Warrior, and if I needed to guess then I’d say that it could probably must be Warrior Lv.30. Resulting from how a lot I’m utilizing the Warrior Job’s Talent, 「Rush」, my degree as a Warrior is presently at Lv.29, in order you possibly can see I don’t have that a lot additional to go earlier than I attain Lv.30 with it.

「Right here, my lord.」

The Knight who operated the field introduced the Duke with a drawstring bag that contained the prize cash from all of the bounties on the Bandits that I’ve defeated.

「You possibly can change Intelligence Playing cards for a reward in any of the knights Guild’s temple, not simply this one. This actually is a handy gadget, so in the event you ever find yourself acquiring extra Intelligence Playing cards, don’t hesitate to come back change them.」

「I see. I’ll ensure that to do this subsequent time I’ve an opportunity then.」

「Nevertheless, hmm…. That is really lower than I believed it could be.」

The Duke says that to himself with a frown as he checks the bag he acquired from the Knight.

「Sure, this may certainly not be sufficient. And whereas it’s true that Heinz the Bandit was rampaging fairly badly all through the Selmar territory, Simon the Mad Canine has but to be taken care of and so the minimize for coping with him shouldn’t be included right here.」

「It does appear to be not practically sufficient. I heard that some members of the Knight Order in Selmar have been killed by Simon the Mad Canine alone, in order that they in all probability elevated the quantity of the bounty positioned on his head much more because the final time they up to date it, Lord Michio.」

Satisfied by Gozer’s rationalization, the Duke handed the drawstring bag with the cash to me. Similar to Sherry stated that it was introduced within the needed posters, there was no verification of my very own Intelligence Card in any respect.

I’ve to confess although, now that I heard that the sum of money positioned on Simon the Mad Canine’s head may’ve been elevated even additional, I begin regretting that I used to be unable to gather his Intelligence Card as a consequence of how I killed him.

Anyway, I respectfully obtain the reward cash from him.

「Though I organized for a particular case with the Emperor’s council to not examine the Intelligence Playing cards, I suppose it was a useless effort on my half in spite of everything.」

The Duke says, extra to himself somewhat than to anybody else within the room particularly. Oh belief me, I don’t imagine that what you probably did was in useless. The truth is, I do imagine that it was a terrific choice in your half! Or don’t inform me that you simply’re going to have my Intelligence Card inspected anyway?! Fast, change the topic to one thing else!

「Did you actually go to barter that straight with the Emperor or the members of his council?」

「I did, and I’ve to say that it was fairly exhausting to steer them to approve my proposal, however after a lot deliberation I lastly managed to persuade them that utilizing the outlaws to catch and kill different outlaws is the very best factor that would have been completed right here. Don’t you suppose in order effectively, Lord Michio?」

Appears just like the Duke and Sherry really share the identical viewpoint on the matter of Intelligence Card checks. I’ve to confess that it suits the character of somebody like him to a T, however as we now have already seen, it seems that this time he was just a bit bit too hasty with that concept of his.

「Nicely, I can actually see the advantages of such an answer, within the quick time period not less than.」

「Oh, within the quick time period, you say? In different phrases, you suppose that this resolution shouldn’t be going to be as efficient in the long term?」

「Uhm, not precisely. I simply suppose that while you resolve to make use of the tactic the place the ruler of a territory or a nation decides to rent outlaws in order that they might take care of different outlaws on his behalf, then eventually the clear distinction between the controlling aspect and the managed aspect that was there originally is slowly going to fade out. That’s why I stated that it won’t be as efficient in the long term as you may suppose it’s.」

Oh fuck, now I’ve completed it! It would’ve not been deliberately, however I’ve expressed disagreement with one of many Duke’s opinions! Rattling it!

「In different phrases, you imagine that having the Knights care for the outlaws is a greater possibility nonetheless? Hmm…. Really, you is perhaps proper about that.」

「Oh…? Nicely, effectively, effectively, so that you’re not as rigid in your pondering as I believed you have been, Gozer.

「B-However you must do not forget that I solely stated that it’s going to be efficient within the quick time period!」

I hurriedly rushed in with a follow-up in an try and by some means defuse the state of affairs earlier than it will get out of hand. However on the similar time, I used to be additionally questioning: was it actually okay for me to specific an opinion that differed from the one which the Duke had a lot? I can solely hope now that he’s not going to have me purged due to it.

「Did you name for me, my lord?」

On the similar time, a voice got here I from outdoors of the room. Appears like we are able to lastly wrap this somewhat uncomfortable matter up and put it behind us! Now, who is that this God that bailed me out of it?

「Is that you simply, Cassia? Please, are available in.」

「As you would like.」

So it was not a God, however a Goddess who saved me!

The door to the room opens and Cassia walks in, wanting as lovely as ever. She is wearing a light-weight blue gothic-style costume with solely a slight quantity of her truthful pores and skin uncovered, besides, she was nonetheless brimming with the identical grace and serene magnificence because the final time once I noticed her.

She seems identical to one of many noble women that you simply may usually discover in work, apart from the truth that she is unmistakably actual. And look, she even introduced a younger girl wearing a maid outfit alongside along with her! She didn’t say something, and easily stood just a few steps behind Cassia, as was in all probability customary for the servants who accompanied their lords. And because the voice that referred to as out from the opposite aspect of the door earlier than didn’t belong to Cassia, then I suppose it should have belonged to this maid lady.

Similar to Cassia herself, she was an elven lady of unprecedented magnificence. That being stated, she can not probably maintain a candle to Cassia herself, whose magnificence is just a few steps above hers.

「Cassia, I simply heard a most amusing factor. Lord Michio right here consents as you with regards to the difficulty of hiring outlaws to eliminate different outlaws. He believes that it’s a unhealthy thought to make use of Bandits to seek out different Bandits since there must be a transparent distinction between these looking and people being hunted, and dependency on the outlaws in that matter may result in the disappearance of that clear-cut distinction in the long term.」

「Oh my, is that so?」

Cassia checked out me raised the corners of her lips in a light-weight smile.