「This particular person is Lord Michio. He’s the one liable for the sumptuous defeat of Heinz the Bandit and his band of outlaws.」

The Duke launched me to the Earl of Selmar proudly, shifting the subject into the guts of the matter instantly.

「Oh, that could be a lucky factor certainly.」

「Sure, most undoubtedly. I’ll even have that this particular person not solely defeated Heinz the Bandit and his firm with none hassle, however he’s additionally at present aiding us within the operation that goals to clear the Bandits from the entire Labyrinths in our territory.」

「Properly, that’s good for you. I’m fairly envious of that since my territory solely has the Knight Order to depend on with such issues and I don’t have such succesful people as you underneath my command.」

The longer I used to be listening to the alternate between the Duke of Hartz and the Earl of Selmar, the colder and extra extreme the chills operating down my backbone had been rising. For individuals who had been imagined to be a household, their whole dialog ever since we entered the throne room was surprisingly hostile, nearly as if these two really hated each other with a burning ardour.

Seeing it unfold in entrance of me proper now, I can confidently say that I’m actually fortunate to have the Duke on my facet as an alternative of in opposition to me. If somebody like him had been to develop into my enemy, then I don’t assume that I’d be capable of win in opposition to him if her had been to ever flip in opposition to me.

At first I assumed that this was going to be a easy formality for which I received’t want any help right here, however now I feel that I’m going to want actually all of the help that I’ll be capable of get.

Within the first place, can somebody clarify to me if this assembly that we’re having proper now’s the suitable place for having such a dialog that’s beginning to get deeply private? And extra importantly, is it actually all proper for these two individuals, who’re the leaders of their respective territories to behave like this? By which I imply, like a bunch of children who’re arguing over some foolish factor that’s not even price arguing over? As a result of significantly, I assumed that this was imagined to be a critical assembly, but when what I’m seeing proper now’s going to maintain up, then that is going to not be a gathering, however a child’s quarrel.

And who’s going to cease these brats in grownup’s clothes from arguing additional, or maybe they’re going to go and one-up my expectations by breaking out right into a full-on shouting match and fist combat?

Since I do know what their precise bodily age is I do know that the se two are adults, but when I had solely this dialog between them as a touch with none further data, then I’d undoubtedly say that their psychological age doesn’t match their bodily one.

「Oh, in fact I observed that. However don’t you are concerned, you will have each proper to be envious, and given your state of affairs, no person would blame you for it. In any case, the members of your Knight Order have confirmed to be fully ineffective and incompetent when it got here to capturing Heinz the Bandit and even doing one thing as simple as clearing the Labyrinths of your territories from the Bandits that had been infesting them.」

「Properly, if you happen to wanted to depend on an outsider’s assist, then that implies that the members of your Knight Order had been no higher than mine, proper? They had been simply as ineffective and incompetent!」

「However we did ask for assist, and as consequence, we don’t have to fret about them anymore. So how about it, Earl of Selmar? Perhaps it’s best to think about enlisting the assistance of Lord Michio with clearing your Labyrinths for you as nicely?」

「If I needed to depend on strangers to the work that my Knights are imagined to be doing, then what’s the purpose of me having Knights in my Knight Order in any respect?」

And their dialog is reaching new lows with each passing second, which is one thing that I by no means thought was going to be potential, and but right here we’re.

「Come to think about it, one of many members of Heinz’s gang was outfitted with a sure ring. Isn’t that proper, Lord Michio?」

「Oh, y-yes, that’s proper.」

I reply the Duke whereas bowing my head. I want that he didn’t discuss it in any respect, however there he goes doing so anyway.

「When Lord Michio handed mentioned ring over to me and I took it to the Armor Store to get it appraised, it turned out that it was a Ring of Willpower. And about which Ring of Willpower I’m speaking about, proper, Earl of Selmar?」

「N-No. I’m afraid that I don’t know what you’re speaking about within the slightest.」

「Oh actually? Properly, that’s all proper since I assumed as a lot. In that case I shall preserve the Ring of Willpower to myself. Until you’re going to say that you simply want it in spite of everything, wherein case I can be more than pleased to promote it again to you. For an applicable compensation, in fact.」

I heard from the Duke that various years in the past Heinz the Bandit has stolen the Ring of Willpower from the Duke of Selmar, but when their present alternate is something for me to go by, then I suppose that the truth that the ring has been stolen has not been made public simply but. I’m wondering what would have occurred to the Earl of Selmar if his topics ever discovered that he allowed such an necessary merchandise to be stolen from him similar to that?

Properly, if the general public ever discovered of the stealing of the Ring of Willpower, then I suppose that may make him seem like an previous idiot. If an merchandise which was introduced as a betrothal present bought stolen from you after which bought recovered by the exact same one who introduced it to you as his betrothal present within the first place, wouldn’t that make you lose face all of the extra within the eyes of your topics?

That’s why the Earl of Selmar didn’t know what to do. The Duke is aware of that as nicely, and that’s why he selected the phrases that he did when speaking about it simply now.

May it’s that that is precisely the rationale for why the Duke introduced me together with him immediately as a result of he wished to humiliate the Earl of Selmar that rather more together with the testimony that Heinz the Bandit actually was in possession of his Ring of Willpower?

「By the best way, I heard that Heinz the Bandit was defeated by an Adventurer, however such a factor needs to be inconceivable.」

Abruptly, the path of the dialog did an sudden 100 eighty flip.

「W-Properly, that’s…」

「Perhaps it was an Adventurer, or possibly it was not. It’s fairly potential that there was most likely some form of mistake within the report that I’ve acquired.」

「O-In fact! That should have absolutely been one thing like that!」

The Duke started to panic. Is the Adventurer Job actually that ineffective that it appears inconceivable for an Adventurer to defeat a Bandit? I imply, that would definitely clarify why he ordered the Adventurer from the Knight Order of Hartz Duchy who introduced us right here keep within the fortress’s foyer.

Since Adventurers possess the 「Subject Walker」 Talent, it implies that they’ll transfer just about wherever they need with, offered that they’ve visited the place of their vacation spot no less than as soon as, so I suppose it’s a safety measure that’s imagined to cease them from questioning across the fortress with out being supervised by anybody.

Did the Duke learn about it and simply selected to disregard it?

「In case you introduced an Adventurer to the throne room contained in the fortress, there could be suspicion of you harboring ill-intentions towards the territory of Selmar, presumably even planning on invading it.」

「Y-Sure, it may have undoubtedly been seen as one thing like that.」

「It might have been straightforward to verify his Intelligence Card, however I don’t wish to doubt this particular person, since he’s somebody whom you will have introduced right here with you.」

The Earl of Selmar steady to push the Duke fairly arduous. Is her attempting to set him up or one thing? I additionally surprise from the place did he hear that I used to be an Adventurer.

The Earl of Selmar is Cassia’s relative, and the territory of Selmar is her house, so here’s a chance that he might need heard that from one of many maids who’re attending to Cassia, although I’ve no means of confirming that.