I heard about the recent situation of the capital from the Iron Hamr party. They also told about all sorts of rumors in the capital. After that, the Iron Hamr party left the mansion, saying that they wanted to go sowhere else. Then, I proceeded to check things that the Iron Hamr party had brought for .
First, I checked the new spear from Mazell. It was a bit heavier than my usual spear, but I could feel that it was stronger and more durable. It was certainly a good spear, although I would need so ti to get used to it. I was getting tired of my old spear, so this was perfect.
I would have to train a bit to get used to this new spear before the war.
I put down the spear and checked the rest of the supplies and noticed a small bag. I took the bag and opened it to find a letter, a handkerchief, and a painting inside. Did Lily send these?
The Zeavert family crest and flowers were embroidered on the handkerchief. Did Lily embroider it? The design of the embroidery was superb. Perhaps because Lily was good at drawing, she was also at designing. Lilys embroidery was at a level where you could sell it in my previous life.
The content of the painting was the vase that decorated my room with roses inside of it. The painting wasnt that large. It used a high-quality fra and colors which were most likely prepared by either Father or Mother.
The size of the painting was too small to be displayed in the parlor, but I could display it in my room. To be honest, I didnt think flowers suit , but I was impressed by the quality of the painting.
The content of Lilys letter was her eting with Mazel and the recent news of the capital. Oh? She beca friends with the female knight who had escorted her before. Other than that, she also ntioned that she was worried about . There were no ntions of bad rumors about which had spread in the capital. Ah, she was really considerate. If she knew what I was planning to do here, her letter might be filled with more worry.
I wondered if there was anything that I could buy in this town for Lily. I rembered this town used to import silverware from Triot. Although Triot had already been destroyed, there might be so silverware from Triot in the market. Lets look for them later.
After I finished reading Lilys letter, I read Mazells letter. I see So the first Heavenly King was the sa as the gas first Heavenly King. I guess the future flow of events would be the sa as in the ga. Id like to know if the map of the first Heavenly Kings dungeon was the sa as the map in the ga too, but you couldnt ask for too much. Mazell also said he was thankful to for taking care of his family, but I just skimd through that. I an, I did nothing that Mazell needed to be thankful for.
The letter did contain a bit of information that I wanted, but it wasnt enough. I still wanted to et Mazell to get more information, but that would be difficult for now.
Wait a minute. If the future flow of events would be the sa as the gas flow of events, would that an the last Heavenly Kings would attack the capital from the west, just like in the ga? If that were true, we could focus our military power on the west side of the capital. I think at least setting traps in the west side of the capital would be a good idea. I needed to check if this was possible later.
The number of things that I wanted to do in the capital just kept increasing. I had to finish my work here fast and return to the capital. Urgh my stomach hurt.
After I had finished reading the letter, I called Schunzel and Neurath. Together, we went to the underground prison. The bandits leaders had already been executed, the rest of the bandits had been sent to forced labor, and the noble ladies who tried to sneak into my bedroom had also been returned to their families after they paid the fine, so the underground prison was quite empty.
Neurath and Schunzel followed with uncomfortable expressions on their faces. To be honest, I also felt uncomfortable. I stopped my track in front of a certain prison. When the prisoner inside saw my face, he looked surprised.
To think it was you, sir.
I also never thought I would see your unpleasant face again. How are you feeling, Rafed?
Compared to when I first saw him outside of Lestlatga, Rafed seed to have lost so weight. Served him right. It seed like he still didnt understand why I was here. With a scrutinizing look, he asked, Are you the person who ordered the execution?
Thats right and I can do the sa thing to you if I want to, but unfortunately, I wont, since I have another use for you.
Rafed blinked, and I also could sense Neurath and Schunzels anger behind . I needed you both to be patient.
Ill be blunt. I dont trust you.
Yes. Your attitude has made that very clear.
Oh, and if you refuse, I will execute you.
The sitting Rafed looked up at . The chains on his body rattled as he did so. If anything, I hoped to be looked at by a beautiful girl, not this middle-aged geezer.
This place is at the border of Triot, so theres a high chance that demons will attack us. If you dont cooperate with , I will kill you. Other than that, if I got defeated by the demon army, this town would be overrun by demons and you would also die.
Rafed replied, Well, I guess it is true that you cannot negotiate with the demon army, and even if I tried to negotiate, I would most likely beco the demons al instead.
The public order outside of this town is also bad, so theres no guarantee that you will be safe if you try to escape outside.
I see. So the only way for to live is to cooperate with you.
Rafed let out a sigh. I could sense that his worried expression was a kind of fake, but that was fine. As soone who was entrusted to be a spy of another country, Rafed must have enough brain to know that he had no other choice but to help .
After all, he had no place to return. It would be difficult for Rafed to even return to Lestlatga because he was a mber of the second prince faction while the first prince faction was currently in power. Even if he didnt want to help , he would still help for the sake of securing a temporary safe place.
Rafed silently thought for a while, then he finally opened his mouth.
Viscount-sama If I help you, will you spare my life?
Yes. As long as you dont beco hostile to after the matter is over, I guarantee your survival.
What I said here was the truth.
What do you want to do?
Before that, there is sothing I want to confirm. I heard despite being a rchant you have knowledge of poison, is that true?
Yes. It is true.
Good then. His knowledge would be useful to . As Takeda Shingen had said, dont use the people but use their knowledge. I would work you to the bone, Rafed.
I want you to work as a civil official and handle so calculations. I also want to make use of your knowledge. First
When I explained my plan to him, at first he looked skeptical, but as I continued my explanation, his face gradually beca grim. I knew my plan wasnt exactly an honest way of fighting, but against demons, I planned to throw the so-called honest way out of the window.
So the upcoming war will be fierce to the point that you are willing to do sothing like that.
Yeah. Ill cover your living expenses and all other necessary expenses. I wont restrict your movents, but Ill place a person to monitor you.
I would take action if he tried to escape. But since he was smart, he would at least gather so information about the town and Anheim region after he got out of this prison, so he would most likely stay put for a while.
My itinerary after this would be to introduce Rafed to everyone and train with Neurath and Schunzel, so I could get used to my new spear while relieving so stress. It wouldnt be funny if I made a mistake on the actual battlefield just because I wasnt used to my new spear.
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