* * *

Phillip studied Lizriel’s expression. She had her eyes closed with an expression that said, “Something has come.”

“Is there any way?”

Lizriel nodded at Philip’s whisper.

“It will be a little delayed going up, but for now, we have no choice but to be arrested. Anyway, this case will be your fault too.”

She sighed deeply and was about to say something to Sir Setian, but the commander-in-chief stepped forward first.

“There is nothing I can do about it. I will reveal everything.”

“… Commander?”

As if he had not expected this, Rizriel called him over with a puzzled expression.

“I’m sorry. miss. But I don’t think I can fool my conscience any longer.”

“What bullsh*t is that… ?”

Whatever Lizriel was doing, the commander seemed unwilling to stop. He drew close to Lord Setian, dropped to his knees, and fell flat on the ground.

“I will tell you in detail, so please treat me leniently… … .”

The commander-in-chief, lying on his stomach, began to speak about the atrocities Rizriel had committed so far.

“My lady has so far sold more than ten elven slaves to the black market, and I am solely responsible for keeping the secret. After paying large sums of money to the hired mercenaries, he assassinated them one by one… .”

When Phillip, whose mischief suddenly kicked in, gave Lizriel a suspicious look, as if he was really like that, Lizriel glared at Philip with tears in her eyes.

‘I shouldn’t be kidding.’

It seemed that he had quite a bit of trust in the person called the commander-in-chief. ‘It was a joke,’ said Philip, mouthing it, then returning his gaze to the commander-in-chief.

The acting ability of a merchant who has been active for a long time was so good that even Philip admired it. He was doing an excellent job of acting as if he was about to take the blame for the sake of the young lady he had served for a long time.

‘You’re using a traitor. It looks like he put a lot of effort into it.’

Deluan Youssef’s plan was quite fierce.

Of course, if you leave this place and go to the city, you will be properly covered, but in this situation, it could be said that tying up the legs of the ascending itself had a great meaning.

A merchant’s life was credit, and being late for the promised trip would take a toll on his credit.

Among the many merchants on the continent, the Yousef Merchant was the only one that had built a relationship of trust with the Elf race.

‘The idea of sacrificing the image of the entire upper class to sink Rizriel is a bit surprising. What are you aiming for by going so far?’

One thing was certain: Philip would have to step in to resolve the situation completely. He looked at Castler Murella and nodded slightly.

Setian, the knight of the Marquis, alternately observed the carriages and Rizriel with a serious expression, then bit his lip as if he had made up his mind.

Because physical evidence and testimony came out at the same time, I had to move.

“Damn it, is this for real?”

“Leader? Leader? how to do?”

The Bottom mercenaries entrusted the decision to the captain, Bottom. Butum, a 15-year-old mercenary, had no choice but to fight while sweating at the crossroads of a lifetime.

‘… f*ck. What should I do? No matter how you think about it, this isn’t it. What kind of bastard with a broken head goes out on a slave hunt with a baby.’

Besides, Phillip was so strong that he could drive the ogre away by beating it like a dog with double wings.

‘What’s wrong with a person like that, so he secretly kidnapped an elf and broke it.’

With Philip’s level of skill, he would be able to swim in gold and silver treasure simply by swearing allegiance to some powerful nobleman.

“Once you watch it. It’s strange that something is going on.”

Saying that, Bottom calmed the mercenaries. It was because Philip’s expression was too relaxed.

At Philip’s signal, Castler raised his right hand to calm the overheated atmosphere.

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“Whoa, whoa. Calm down everyone. Sir Setian. They are not like slave hunters.”

When Castler, Murella’s direct descendant and the quartermaster of the Red Mage Tower, stepped forward to settle the situation, Lord Setian sighed in relief, but looked at him with a firm expression.

“What do you mean, Mr. Castler?”

Cassler Murella smiled softly and lifted her hands slightly above her shoulders.

“What a simple story. That young man over there is someone I know. Lord Setian, would you believe me if I told you I was selling elves into slavery?”

“Of course I don’t believe it.”

Even if Cassler Murella had a vicious mind and coveted the elven slaves, he would be the final buyer, but not a middle seller.

If money was the goal, there was no need to hunt slaves.

“Same word. That is Philip Oswald, the heir of the Oswald family, and an instructor at Freevia Academy. We had a good time together a while ago. Isn’t that right, my love?”

Castler looked back and called, and Cynthia Murella, who was also wearing a robe, removed the cap from her robe and rode her horse forward.

“that’s right. honey. I haven’t seen such a sincere and nice young man lately.”

She wasn’t the only one on the horse. Someone small had her arms around her waist, and Philip recognized it at once when someone opened his mouth.

“Instructor can’t do that!”

“… Johnny’s?”

Philip muttered, and Castler smiled awkwardly with a troubled expression.

“Because he insisted on following me.”

Janis Murella got off her horse and sprinted to where Philip and Rizriel were standing.

Seeing her lightly hugging Philip, Sir Setian seemed to have made up his mind. He drew his sword from his waist and pointed it at someone.

“… No, no. There’s no way I’d lie in a place like this, right? He came here knowing nothing. You shouldn’t do this. If I don’t use good judgment, someone other than me will take my place.”

The commander-in-chief trembled in fear as the knight’s sword was pointed at him and made excuses. Lord Setian didn’t even pay attention to him and glared at the man named Calver.

“Looks like I have a lot to say with you. Grab Calver and disarm him.”

“Oh sh*t!”

Calver spat out curse words and immediately tried to get on his horse, but he couldn’t escape the dozens of soldiers.

A faint aura formed on Calver’s sword as the soldiers surrounded him. It was too weak to be called a swordsmanship, but it was enough to pierce the low-quality armor of ordinary soldiers.

“If you run away now, your whole family will be sold into slavery. Calver. You don’t want that, do you?”

At Lord Setian’s words, Calver’s hand gripped the sword trembled, then loosened the grip.

Soon the longsword he was holding fell with a weak sound.

* * *

The Chancellor and Calver knelt, their heads bowed, tightly bound.

“I don’t mind. I didn’t know my sister would do something like this. It’s like cutting your own flesh and covering my eyes with that blood.”

Lizriel murmured as she sat next to Philip.

“Aren’t you asking why I betrayed you?”

Phillip asked, and Lizriel shook her head.

“I must have betrayed because it was worth betraying. I didn’t treat the chancellor with displeasure, but he must have made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. Merchants tend to betray even their parents when it comes to money.”

“My lady, wait a minute. I had no intention of hurting her. It really is.”

The commander-in-chief called out to Lizriel with a desperate expression on his face, but her eyes did not turn to the commander-in-chief.

“… This was really rude. Armed conflict would have happened if you and Mr. Kassler had not known each other.”

Sir Setian bowed his head to Philip and Lizriel. He glared at Calver in great anger and gritted his teeth.

“I don’t know what damn squire dared to cheat on me, the horseman of the Marquis, but I’ll make it pay dearly.”

“Probably my older sister Deluan Youssef. The only person who would benefit from doing this is my sister.”

Lizriel answered that.

“Are you saying you’re just letting the marquis’ family get involved in the competition for the successor of the Chamber of Commerce?”

Sir Setian let out a blank laugh as if it was absurd.

“It’s okay if you don’t get caught. My sister probably thought the same.”

“You have lost your fear. She certainly isn’t a noble. If it wasn’t for Mr. Castler and Instructor Oswald, there would have been a big conflict. I will return to the estate and report all of this to Your Excellency the Marquis.”

‘Then Deluan would hang on the gallows. It’s none of my business.’

If she disappeared at an early timing, the next step would be a little easier.

“Oh, are you going back?”

Castler Murella, who was talking with Cynthia and Janis, suddenly interrupted the conversation.

“Then can my wife and my youngest brother accompany me? My cute little brother said he wanted to visit Elpenia Forest. If there is a price to be paid, I will pay.”

Lizriel waved her hand as if to say what that meant.

“Of course it does. If you hadn’t helped me, I would have been in great trouble.”

Only a few people with guaranteed status were allowed to join. In addition, it is unknown what tricks Deluan may have done on the way back after confirming that things did not work out properly.

If it was the mage of the Murella family, it would be a great power.

“I am grateful for this. Johnny, you should say thank you too.”

“… thank you.”

Sir Setian, who briefly glanced at Janice, who greeted him with a shy expression, seemed to be cute, then ordered the soldiers to tie the commander and Calver to their horses.

“Then we must say goodbye here. If possible, I would like you to drop by the marquis’ territory and testify to the marquis what happened here.”

Philip nodded his head coolly.

“I see. what. suffer.”

After a brief commotion, the group set out on their way again. Elpenia Forest had a long way to go, as they had to go another half day.

Phillip gave up his seat in the carriage, allowing Cynthia and Johnny to ride in it. Philip climbed on top of Cynthia’s horse and aligned the heads with Castler’s.

“Why are you riding a horse instead of riding in a carriage? I think I could have just burned Janice.”

At Cassler’s question, Philip put on a troubled expression.

“One teenage girl is tolerable, but two are a bit too much.”

Cassler quickly understood and nodded. Even if it wasn’t so, the sound of chattering inside the carriage had been resonating without a break since they got into the carriage.

“Johnny is a cute kid. It chirps lovingly like a lark, but sometimes it gives me a headache.”

After riding for about an hour, Philip saw someone come out of the wagon. It was Privia with a white face.

“… How the hell can you talk without a break? I don’t understand.”

She shook her head, brushed off the noise in her ears, and with a light movement climbed onto the back of Philip’s saddle.

‘Even dragons can’t stand children.’

Philip welcomed her with a smile.

“welcome.”

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