The footsteps stopped right behind the gatekeeper. "What's going on, raven?"A pat landed on the gatekeeper's shoulder. The person standing behind did it. "Their names are not on the list of adventurers entering through this gate. I've never seen the three of them either."It turned out that the person standing behind the gatekeeper was one of the guards. The two of them knew each other. "Oh, this must be Evans' doing. He often neglects to write the entry list."The person told the gatekeeper named raven about the bad habits of one of the gatekeepers before him named Evans. "Are you sure, Wilbert? I think I should ask Evans about this to make things clear."Raven insisted on confirming the truth of Wilbert's words. Because she felt that something like this should not have happened. "Never mind, it's not that important. Our guard duty will be over soon and we still have activities with our troops. It will be a problem if we are late to meet them."Wilbert's persuasion still did no
"Please allow the witness to stand and give his testimony."All eyes were on the witness as one of the presiding officers invited the male witness standing on the witness stand to speak.The man walked forward a few steps. He looked around before starting to speak. There were faces that were eager to hear his testimony. There were many people he knew including the emperor and the prime minister who were seated higher up among the others to watch the proceedings. They decided to attend because this trial involved the betrayal of one of the Empire's heroes. "Introduction, my name is Heiter Siegfried of the noble Siegfried family. Today I will be a witness for Berndhard Pendragon."The courtroom erupted again. Everyone returned to talking about the witness who was speaking. They all knew him. In fact, the entire Empire recognized the man standing on the witness stand. He was Heiter Siegfried the Balmuth Empire Archmage who was one of the four pillars of the Balmuth Empire, as well as th
Albert confidently continued his explanation after receiving support from the prime minister."That's right, we did attack the southern protection forest under direct orders from the prime minister. This was not an act of treason as Miss Silya alleges. If we betrayed the Empire, surely the prime minister would not support our actions," Albert continued with a satisfied smile.The atmosphere of the courtroom returned to silence for a moment. Everyone was silent trying to digest the situation that actually happened, although there were many questions in their minds, but they chose to remain silent."Then what is your motive for invading the southern protection forest which is our own Empire's territory and bringing troops from another Empire?" asked Bernhard in a tone demanding an explanation, it seemed that the man still could not accept the explanation given by Albert.Albert looked at Bernhard with a calm gaze before continuing his explanation."We did invade the Southern Protection
After all the trials were completed and Silya received a prison sentence. The hanging is just a day away if Silya is still silent about the reason for the attack because it is considered to cover up the evidence and the party behind it. Silya's mouth was still tightly closed until she was taken out of the trial and would soon be thrown into prison. Only a few words were uttered by Silya as she walked past Berndhard. "Keep your promise, Bernhard." Silya whispered just before she disappeared into the prison room. Meanwhile, Gildart was also punished for deliberately making false reports and covering up the truth. He was also considered to have abused his power by bringing other Empire's troops into Balmuth Empire's territory. But the Prime Minister defended Gildart and asked the emperor to grant them leniency. The Great Emperor Alexander IV granted the prime minister's request due to some considerations that Albert had previously given. The punishment for the Clark noble family w
Fenrir took the two people who had information about Edgar to a tavern not far from where they were. Inside the tavern, there were already many diners eating their food. Loki was the most enthusiastic to immediately find empty seats for the five of them. Finally, they found two empty tables in one corner of the tavern. Fenrir sat with those two people, while Loki and Mercia sat at the other table. The two people with Fenrir were named Esra and Hanan. Esra was a man in his early twenties with brown skin and fairly thick eyebrows, while Hanan was slightly older than Esra with a tall, thin stature with a scar on her right cheek. Fenrir ordered some food in the form of sweet chocolate fruit snacks with a wine that was commonly available in several taverns in the Massarah desert region. The locals referred to the wine as Khamr. "So, what do you want to know about Edgar?"Hanan opened the conversation while waiting for their order to arrive. Hanan and Esra decided to share the informa
After finishing with their stomachs, the three of them continued their journey. Their search now focused on the information broker Mercia had previously mentioned. Narrow roads that had to be passed one by one if they passed other adventurers, the scorching heat due to the extreme desert temperature, and several drunks lying in front of the residents' houses were all sights they had to pass. Mercia walked in front as the guide. She moved swiftly through the alleys of the place. They had already passed through countless alleys. If Fenrir had gone alone to this place, he would have gotten lost long ago. "Is it still far?"Sweat began to bead on Fenrir's forehead. This trip was even more tiring because of the hot sun. It made Fenrir impatient to get to a place that Fenrir had no idea where it was. "Be patient, this place is indeed like a maze, because the place we are going to is a secret place."Some people glanced at the three of them, as if they were unfamiliar with the existence
"Is there any other information you have about Edgar."Finally, Fenrir could not contain his curiosity. Fenrir wanted to get more information in order to find Edgar. The more information he got, the better. "If you want more information, you must pay for it, Mr. Fenrir."The words came out softly from Karina's lips. Those thin lips with red lipstick on them seemed to want something from Fenrir. "Karina, stop your nonsense and tell us immediately."Mercia who saw Karina's behavior that was a little out of line immediately reprimanded her on the spot. Mercia didn't want to take too long and beat around the bush. "It's okay Mercia."Fenrir calmed Mercia down as Mercia's face started to turn red from being annoyed with Karina's behavior. "How much should I pay for the information I want?""You seem to have misunderstood, Mr. Fenrir. I do not want your money."Karina's eyes dropped to Fenrir's waist. Mercia, who was following the direction of Karina's gaze, immediately jumped towards K
"Why did you accept the Porter's assignment, MyLord? I am sure we have no one stronger than you in this area. It is not fitting that you are needed like this. I will teach them a lesson."Loki did not accept his master being used as an errand boy by the Adventurer's Guild administrator. Loki wanted Fenrir to be treated like a king. "No, Loki. This is much better. I don't want us to attract too much attention. I've told you several times, we don't know who is friend and who is foe here."Fenrir did not want to let his guard down. Fenrir always remembered Silya's first lesson. There was no one they could trust one hundred percent in the land they had just visited. That was proven in Fenrir's journey with the bearclaw Guild adventurers. One of the people they trusted betrayed them and caused all the adventurers to die, leaving only the three of them. "Shouldn't you guys suspect me too?"Mercia's words were not immediately answered by Fenrir. Actually, Mercia's words had a point. They h