Evil beings were not demons, but they worshipped demons and borrowed their power.
Naturally, it was a task for the hero certified by the prophecy book, who was almost the antithesis of them.
"Hmm...?"
At that mont, there was a commotion outside the ship.
When Gerhard and Hyde went outside, a company employee approached, breathing heavily.
"Young Master, I heard you were here and ca running."
"What happened?"
"A letter from the Duke has arrived."
"Oh, finally."
Gerhard received the letter with a smile on his face.
[I will spare no cooperation as you wish.
I will give you the right to use the family’s facilities and craftsn, and the money to purchase the water dragon’s carcass.
In return, you must explain in detail how you obtained the mithril and adamant.
And calculate the promised amount exactly, without even 1g of error, according to the contract.]
[Honestly, I don’t see any business potential in the warship business within the Academy.
Nevertheless, if you judge that it must be done and is a viable business, go through the formal reporting system and co with a more detailed report and possibilities.
This aspect is a business conducted as a company, and you are not simply my son but the branch manager of the Golden Turtle Company’s Academy branch.]
"...It’s done!"
The Duke was soone who believed that guarantees shouldn’t be given even between parent and child, and that financial relationships should be clear.
This matter, too, was not a son using his father’s people and facilities, but a transaction between rchant and rchant.
Because of this, he had to give so mithril and adamant in return, but it wasn’t a bad outco.
’For the warship business side, I can’t do anything imdiately as expected.’
It was also unavoidable since he couldn’t claim to see the future.
’But the justification will soon arise.’
After the incident at the Yacht Club, the Academy will be startled and establish a naval combat course.
It wasn’t far off.
"It seems His Grace has approved?"
"Yes. I’ll have to return to the main house during the break."
Demons be damned, I’ll need to shut myself in the workshop throughout the sumr break.
Well, that’s for later, but for now...
"I need to et Luina Berchef."
It was ti for the next step.
***
Perhaps because a small error as a rchant could determine great loss or profit.
Gerhard Goldenheim tended to prepare thoroughly for everything.
Since unexpected events could occur at any ti, his principle was that preparation could never be too thorough.
Battle with monsters at sea, prophecies about evil beings.
The unfamiliar battlefield of the sea, the future slowly changing due to Gerhard.
No one knew how the synergy of these two would alter the original future.
It would be nice if it were in a positive direction, but well, the possibility of it being negative had to be considered too.
That’s why.
"Luina Berchef, take this."
"What is this?"
"An invitation to the Yacht Club."
He handed the invitation to Luina.
She was currently one of the most reliable cards Gerhard could trust.
A card that could sufficiently cover the situation even with so variables.
Of course, Gerhard had various students receiving support from his family besides Luina, but when it ca to usable cards, the more the better.
"By the Yacht Club, do you an what I think it is?"
"Yes. The one only the top 5% of the Academy can enter."
It wasn’t explicitly stated as the top 5%.
However, since those lacking in ability or family background weren’t accepted, it ca to be called that implicitly.
Originally, Luina Berchef was more than qualified to be a mber of the Yacht Club.
Second in the Academy, a bloodline of the Margrave family Berchef.
Even though they had half-fallen, the foundation built over a thousand years hadn’t disappeared.
Nevertheless, the reason she had been distant from the Yacht Club until now was entirely because of Gerhard.
’I was trying to pressure her subtly.’
He had been trying to slowly drive Luina into a desperate state using debt as leverage.
Preventing her from entering the Yacht Club was one of those asures.
"Why suddenly the Yacht Club? Didn’t you prevent from entering?"
"...You knew?"
"Bella is also a mber of the Yacht Club."
Now that he thought about it, that was true.
Although she had shown so carelessness related to demonic energy, Bella Hoenne was excellent in both ability and family background.
"...If you’re too imrsed in the past, you can’t move forward."
"That doesn’t seem like sothing you should say, but."
"I thought it might be fine since I’m giving you an invitation now. We’ve even beco partners."
Gerhard cleared his throat and extended the invitation again. Luina looked back and forth between it and Gerhard.
"Indeed, there is a clear difference between our relationship before and now. It’s not particularly strange that you’re giving an invitation now."
"That’s right."
"But I can hardly believe you’d hand this over without any reason. What is it?"
"Does a person need a reason to treat another person well?"
"Isn’t it stranger that there’s no reason?"
It was an irrefutable statent.
"Perhaps you really..."
"Absolutely not. I swear on money, it’s not that."
Gerhard firmly shook his head at Luina’s half-closed eyes.
"If it’s not that, then there must be another reason."
"I told you. Investnt in talent."
"Do you really think I’d believe that?"
Under her piercing gaze, Gerhard finally confessed.
"I’ve discovered traces of evil beings. It seems they’re planning sothing at this Yacht Club."
"...!"
"I’m thinking of setting a trap to catch them, but I thought it would be more certain with a reliable helper..."
"The priority of our conversation is wrong."
Luina cut off Gerhard’s words.
"You should have told that first."
"So you’ll go?"
"Of course."
She accepted the invitation.
"I can never forgive the evil beings who infected Bella. Even apart from that, I have no intention of leaving evil beings plotting sothing alone."
"Good attitude."
It was indeed the mindset of soone worthy to be a companion of Aint, who would beco humanity’s hero.
As expected, reaching out to Luina first as soon as he confird the prophecy book was the best decision.
"Oh, by the way, has Bella woken up?"
"Bella? Not yet..."
Unconscious for a whole day. That Janice guy, how much did he burn inside her?
"How about getting Bella to join us? As the direct victim, won’t she be quite angry when she wakes up?"
The more reliable allies, the better.
"...Well, it’s not soone else’s business for Bella anymore."
After pondering for a mont, Luina nodded.
She seed to think that while it was unpleasant to drag a friend into a dangerous place, it was unavoidable at this point since she was already involved.
"I’m sure you’ll handle it well enough on your own, but if she refuses because she’s afraid of the evil beings, try this."
Gerhard suggested a direction for persuasion.
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