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Table of Contents

  • 1. Chapter 1. Kill The Empress
  • 2. Chapter 2. Tanatos’s Cripple Empress
  • 3. Chapter 3. She's Really Here
  • 4. Chapter 4. The Empress Is Going To Die
  • 5. Chapter 5. How Did This Happen?
  • 6. Chapter 6. Swallowing Eyes
  • 7. Chapter 7. Natasha Roanti
  • 8. Chapter 8. The Crying Sound
  • 9. Chapter 9. Are You Throwing Yourself Away?
  • 10. Chapter 10. Why Did This Woman...?
  • 11. Chapter 11. Then Bite If Off And Kill Me
  • 12. Chapter 12. Ability To Save
  • 13. Chapter 13. The Shadow She Left Behind
  • 14. Chapter 14. Into His Realm
  • 15. Chapter 15. Tamon's Purpose
  • 16. Chapter 16. This Damn Woman!
  • 17. Chapter 17. I've Never Hated You
  • 18. Chapter 18. How About Love?
  • 19. Chapter 19. A Night Walk
  • 20. Chapter 20. How Do You Want To Die
  • 21. Chapter 21. Ronasso's Anxiety
  • 22. Chapter 22. How To Let Go Of Sadness
  • 23. Chapter 23. Lersha Resha
  • 24. Chapter 24. It’s Not Ugly
  • 25. Chapter 25. Where Is The Empress's Treasure?
  • 26. Chapter 26. The Reason For Death
  • 27. Chapter 27. The Consolation Of The Unashamed
  • 28. Chapter 28. A New Name
  • 29. Chapter 29. A Small Change
  • 30. Chapter 30. Out Of Control
  • 31. Chapter 31. There's Always Trouble
  • 32. Chapter 32. Dazzling Silver Hair And Purple Crystal Eyes
  • 33. Chapter 33. My Silver Fox
  • 34. Chapter 34. Is It Okay To Eat This Poisonous Plant?
  • 35. Chapter 35. Don't Be Weak
  • 36. Chapter 36. Don’t Leave Me
  • 37. Chapter 37. An Unfamiliar Peace
  • 38. Chapter 38. Warmth Of The Palm
  • 39. Chapter 39. Give Me Your Right Foot
  • 40. Chapter 40. That’s Right
  • 41. Chapter 41. The Bride's Scream
  • 42. Chapter 42. You Are Like A Gift
  • 43. Chapter 43. Ensemble Drink
  • 44. Chapter 44. I Think It’s Her
  • 45. Chapter 45. Exactly One Month
  • 46. Chapter 46. I’m Disappointed
  • 47. Chapter 47. She Doesn’t Know
  • 48. Chapter 48. To The Lady Of The Pink Rose Forest
  • 49. Chapter 49. Red Stigma On The Chest
  • 50. Chapter 50. That Person Will Come
  • 51. Chapter 51. Smile Next Time
  • 52. Chapter 52. I’m The Owner Of That Leg
  • 53. Chapter 53. The Twins’ Dream
  • 54. Chapter 54. Karen Turasia
  • 55. Chapter 55. Red Passion In The Desert
  • 56. Chapter 56. Cassion Krasis
  • 57. Chapter 57. Brothers
  • 58. Chapter 58. He Did Not Know How To Be Patient
  • 59. Chapter 59. An Unpleasant Visitor
  • 60. Chapter 60. My Brother's Mistress
  • 61. Chapter 61. Tomorrow, Lunch, Together
  • 62. Chapter 62. Roselyn's Anger
  • 63. Chapter 63. Red-eyed Savior
  • 64. Chapter 64. He’s Back
  • 65. Chapter 65. Bloody Master
  • 66. Chapter 66. Welcome Back
  • 67. Chapter 67. I Missed You
  • 68. Chapter 68. Thank You For Staying Alive
  • 69. Chapter 69. It's All Coming Together
  • 70. Chapter 70. Hope That Shine At The End Of Despair
  • 71. Chapter 71. A Mean Woman
  • 72. Chapter 72. Ronasso's Adversity
  • 73. Chapter 73. Preparation To Go Out
  • 74. Chapter 74. Each Person's Heart Flows Differently
  • 75. Chapter 75. Smile, Rosie
  • 76. Chapter 76. Do You Want Me To Show You My Specialty?
  • 77. Chapter 77. Aim And Shoot
  • 78. Chapter 78. The Gap
  • 79. Chapter 79. Arrows That Burn Flesh
  • 80. Chapter 80. I’ll Bring You The Proof
  • 81. Chapter 81. Even If I Die Like This
  • 82. Chapter 82. The Reason She Was Confident In Winning
  • 83. Chapter 83. An Unexpected Guest
  • 84. Chapter 84. Love That Couldn't Overcome Hatred
  • 85. Chapter 85. Aranrosia
  • 86. Chapter 86. The Rightful Owner
  • 87. Chapter 87. Can I Trust You?
  • 88. Chapter 88. A Blind Man
  • 89. Chapter 89. The Wind Lantern Ceremony
  • 90. Chapter 90. If You're There, Come Out
  • 91. Chapter 91. Similar
  • 92. Chapter 92. Ignorance Is Bravery
  • 93. Chapter 93. I Can Tell You
  • 94. Chapter 94. Hartz’s Conditions
  • 95. Chapter 95. If You Kiss Me
  • 96. Chapter 96. Change
  • 97. Chapter 97. Anna
  • 98. Chapter 98. I’ll Have To Remove It
  • 99. Chapter 99. The Prophet's Gamble
  • 100. Chapter 100. Because He's So Good At It
  • 101. Chapter 101. A Mysterious Trend
  • 102. Chapter 102. The Conditions Of The Gift
  • 103. Chapter 103. The Tips Of His Ears
  • 104. Chapter 104. The Meaning Of Yellow Lily
  • 105. Chapter 105. God, Please Take Care Of Them
  • 106. Chapter 106. I'd Like To Meet Him
  • 107. Chapter 107. It’s Beautiful
  • 108. Chapter 108. What Do You Want Me To Do?
  • 109. Chapter 109. There's Only Two Of Us
  • 110. Chapter 110. Even If It Hurts A Little, It Will Last A Long Time
  • 111. Chapter 111. Does This Make Sense?
  • 112. Chapter 112. With Both Feet
  • 113. Chapter 113. Instinct
  • 114. Chapter 114. Did It Happen?
  • 115. Chapter 115. One Step, Two Steps
  • 116. Chapter 116. A Familiar Voice
  • 117. Chapter 117. I See The Glory Of Winter
  • 118. Chapter 118. That's Why It's Not Me
  • 119. Chapter 119. . It Was A Flash
  • 120. Chapter 120. When The Revenge Is Over
  • 121. Chapter 121. What Will He Get?
  • 122. Chapter 122. What Is Your Name?
  • 123. Chapter 123. Sweet
  • 124. Chapter 124. Black Canyon (1)
  • 125. Chapter 125. Black Canyon (2)
  • 126. Chapter 126. A Twisted Doubt
  • 127. Chapter 127. You Have To Save It
  • 128. Chapter 128. The Secret Of The Silver Horned Deer
  • 129. Chapter 129. His Sincerity
  • 130. Chapter 130. Into The Black Fog
  • 131. Chapter 131. Breaking In
  • 132. Chapter 132. Tell Me, Asha
  • 133. Chapter 133. Warmth
  • 134. Chapter 134. Evidence Of Longing
  • 135. Chapter 135. Under The Wheels
  • 136. Chapter 136. Natasha's Crime
  • 137. Chapter 137. Who Left The Flowers?
  • 138. Chapter 138. He Who Sees The Will Of God
  • 139. Chapter 139. Winter Can't Beat The Pines
  • 140. Chapter 140. Let’s Go There Together
  • 141. Chapter 141. Betrayal
  • 142. Chapter 142. A Vanished Home
  • 143. Chapter 143. Finally, At The Imperial Palace
  • 144. Chapter 144. Remove It
  • 145. Chapter 145. Your Worst Nightmare
  • 146. Chapter 146. July 16th
  • 147. Chapter 147. Pretend You Don’t See It. Pretend You Don’t Know It
  • 148. Chapter 148. Take The Child To His Mother
  • 149. Chapter 149. A Crack
  • 150. Chapter 150. Song Of The Fall
  • 151. Chapter 151. Anna’s Situation
  • 152. Chapter 152. Perso’s Anguish
  • 153. Chapter 153. A Suspicious Maid
  • 154. Chapter 154. Whose Baby Is It?
  • 155. Chapter 155. This Is My Answer
  • 156. Chapter 156. The Wild Dog Outside The Fence
  • 157. Chapter 157. The Main Characters
  • 158. Chapter 158. That Day
  • 159. Chapter 159. Let Me Tell You A Secret
  • 160. Chapter 160. Run Away
  • 161. Chapter 161. The Hunt Begins
  • 162. Chapter 162. To The Hell I Got Out Of
  • 163. Chapter 163. Let's Watch
  • 164. Chapter 164. The Crazy Emperor
  • 165. Chapter 165. Rampage

Chapter 1. Kill the Empress

 


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Tamon’s knights stood impatiently.

 

It was because their master had suddenly acted strangely in this peaceful time.

 

“Are you sure you want to do this? This is too reckless. The trade month is coming to an end, and you are forcing us to do this…”

 

Captain Rubent Pahar pleaded again with a serious face.

 

The scar that covered his left cheek from the tip of his nose was badly distorted.

 

He was what they called the brown bear of House Krasis because of his bushy red hair and scars, but he was also the most caring and attentive of all.

 

He was also the one who was the strongest in stopping Tamon from going on the ship at this dangerous time when the trading month was almost over.

 

Satin, who was listening, helped him with a look of righteousness.

 

“Rubent’s right. Master, can’t we wait a little longer and leave for the next trading month? Or tell us why we must go now.”

 

Tamon looked down at the map, unfazed by Satin’s pleading words.

 

“We can get to the port of Lesso in a day, right? If we take a fast boat from here.”

 

He said as he pointed precisely to the middle of Amor sea.

 

The commanders of each knightly order who were watching reluctantly nodded in reply.

 

“It’s not far from Lesso Harbor. We’ll be there in a day.”

 

“What about the navigator?”

 

“I gave him 3 times the amount he asked for.”

 

“Good job. I thought you would have to give about five times as much, but you got his approval sooner than I thought.”

 

Tamon smiled and praised the knights.

 

Knight Commander Lily Rex and Knight Commander Pansy Anshe were both pale and touched their foreheads. 

 

Just then, Jorge, who had been looking for an opportunity, interrupted them.

 

“Oh, Master (Tamon), who will go this time? Looking at this place, I’m sure Rex wouldn’t be averse to the idea of the sea, and I’m sure Anshe has his daughter’s wedding this month. Then the remaining men are myself and. ………… Oh, it’s me!”

 

Jorge, with wavy brown hair and brown eyes, wrinkled his freckled nose and laughed out loud.

 

As Jorge said, there were not many remaining knights.

 

The Tulip Knights and the Adonis Knights had been dispatched to Count Bellburn’s order, and the only remaining knights were the Platanus Knights.

 

All the knights named after flowers by the previous generation’s predecessor, House Krasis. 

 

It was not easy to rename them since they had already been with the family for over 300 years.

 

But Platanus, named after the tree, was the Order that Tamon had taken in four years ago.

 

It was an Order made up of those who had the ability but no money, no opportunity, or no basics.

 

It was far more belligerent and jovial than the other four knightly Orders.

 

Instead, it has broken procedures and order.

 

Anyway, Jorge, the leader of the Knights of Platanus, was almost begging Tamon to take him whenever he went, as if he needed some action.

 

“This time you will take me with you, won’t you? Master always takes Ronasso every time.”

 

“Jorge….Who’s going now is not important. Isn’t your master’s safety important to you?”

 

 “Our General won’t die. Don’t you know?  He can knock down 100 monsters!”

 

“This madman, who wouldn’t die? Stop talking nonsense and be quiet.”

 

Jorge fidgeted, “What, there could be someone like that, who kills people just by looking at them.”

 

After disturbing Jorge’s fumbling head, Anshe sighed and reviewed the map.

 

“It’s too close to the time of the ringleaders’ appearance. Even if we were to leave and capture the ship, the risk of hitting the monsters is very high.”

 

“That’s right. And we’re unprepared.”

 

“It’s really annoying. You can beat the ringleaders. Isn’t it the season for catching Mach’s ringleaders anyway? We can take this opportunity to pretend to do them a favor and reap the benefits later.”

 

Tamon brushed aside Rubent and Anshe’s words as if they were no big deal.

 

His minions would eventually agree with him, but the one person who was not so naive was none other than Satin.

 

Satin began to pull out a white handkerchief from his pocket.

 

“Oh, Satin.”

 

Tamon hated it and took away Satin’s white handkerchief.

 

As if he knew Tamon would do that, Satin took out another white handkerchief from his other pocket and pretended to be in tears.

 

“Master, how can you throw yourself into danger again, when it was only four or five years ago that I was happy that Master would not jump into the deadly place. I can’t help but worry. Master! What? I don’t know why, but I’d rather you send me or Largo. Whaaa!”

 

Satin squeezed his tears into a handkerchief.

 

Tamon, who was watching him with a pain in his head, touched his forehead.

 

“If you could go and solve the problem, I would send you, but it’s not possible. Are old Satin and Largo going to be able to withstand the voyage and fight monsters? If the old man is brave, he will only break bones. Don’t be harsh and take good care of the mansion.”

 

“But….”

 

“Satin.”

 

Tamon waved Satin aside as if to tell him to stop.

 

It was just about the end of Satin’s blustering.

 

Satin’s sullen shoulders drooped.

 

Every time Satin did this, Asrell would slap him on the back, but he didn’t care.

 

It was because there were times when the complaints of such an old man worked.

 

Of course, it didn’t work today.

 

“We have to find the child. We need to chase the stowaways, so speed and agility are of the utmost importance, and like you said, it’s the end of the trading month season, so we need to be quick and come back. And if it’s not now, it’ll be difficult to track the child on that stowaway ship.”

 

 

“If it’s a child from a stowaway ship, there’s a good chance they’re going to Nilux’s slave market.”

 

“What about the pirates you mentioned then?”

 

“I got a clue a short while ago. They said there was a ship that passed this area two days ago.”

 

Rex pointed to the entrance to the Amor sea.

 

Fortunately, the date matched exactly what Tamon thought it was.

 

“Then we’ll leave tomorrow morning. Let’s just say that the name of the trip is to retrieve the plundered goods of the looted family.”

 

It was an excuse to prepare for the pursuit of the Port Authority and the King.

 

However, there would be no problem since Tamon had put some money into the Administration beforehand.

 

“‘Great! So are you taking someone with you?”

 

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jorge pestered him again.

 

He looked like a puppy craving juicy meat. The knights didn’t have the manpower to take him anyway.

 

Water battles were dangerous, so it was difficult to accompany them unless they were quite competent.

 

No need to bring a lot of manpower for a job that has to be done quickly.

 

The method was rough, but the Order of Platanus was no less than the other four Orders in terms of survival and ability.

 

“Water battle, are you okay? I mean, are you confident that even if a monster appears, none of the members will die?”

 

“Of course. My boys will kill them all!”

 

 Jorge spat out his big words.

 

Again, it wasn’t as if his confident appearance was born out of superior ability. Objectively speaking, Jorge was not a great knight. No, he was not a knight in the first place, but a fighter.

 

But he survived many life-and-death struggles with more real-world experience and sense than most knights.

 

As pretentious as it sounds, Jorge was also the one who survived more desperately than anyone else when he was in danger.

 

Tamon liked Jorge’s way of surviving by exactly those means and methods. After all, he had a strange personality.

 

Even though he had such a strong attachment to life, seeing as how he fought in ‘death-defying’ battles, it seemed like he enjoyed the danger.

 

Tamon chuckled and replied with a rough wave of his hand at an earnest-looking Jorge.

 

“We’ll be leaving tomorrow, so make sure you’re ready.”

 

“Oh yeah!” 

 

Jorge danced his way out of the room.

 

After that, Rubent, the training captain, stopped him several times, but to no avail.

 

Eventually, he slipped out of the office, deciding that it was better to help him prepare than to stop Tamon.

 

“…Why aren’t you leaving, Satin?” 

 

Tamon asked, wondering why Satin was still there. Satin opened his mouth cautiously.

 

“You seem to have forgotten the date of the upcoming visit of Lord Cassion to the capital. This time he will arrive a little earlier than expected.”

 

Tamon’s face twisted strangely at the name Cassion.

 

Tap. Tap.

 

His dry fingers tapped the top of the bookshelf.

 

“When…?

 

“That’s…..”

 

Satin sighed briefly as he reluctantly spoke.

 

“He’ll be here in a week.”

 

Chapter 2. Tanatos’s cripple Empress

 


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***

 

Tamon’s knights stood impatiently.

 

It was because their master had suddenly acted strangely in this peaceful time.

 

“Are you sure you want to do this? This is too reckless. The trade month is coming to an end, and you are forcing us to do this…”

 

Captain Rubent Pahar pleaded again with a serious face.

 

The scar that covered his left cheek from the tip of his nose was badly distorted.

 

He was what they called the brown bear of House Krasis because of his bushy red hair and scars, but he was also the most caring and attentive of all.

 

He was also the one who was the strongest in stopping Tamon from going on the ship at this dangerous time when the trading month was almost over.

 

Satin, who was listening, helped him with a look of righteousness.

 

“Rubent’s right. Master, can’t we wait a little longer and leave for the next trading month? Or tell us why we must go now.”

 

Tamon looked down at the map, unfazed by Satin’s pleading words.

 

“We can get to the port of Lesso in a day, right? If we take a fast boat from here.”

 

He said as he pointed precisely to the middle of Amor sea.

 

The commanders of each knightly order who were watching reluctantly nodded in reply.

 

“It’s not far from Lesso Harbor. We’ll be there in a day.”

 

“What about the navigator?”

 

“I gave him 3 times the amount he asked for.”

 

“Good job. I thought you would have to give about five times as much, but you got his approval sooner than I thought.”

 

Tamon smiled and praised the knights.

 

Knight Commander Lily Rex and Knight Commander Pansy Anshe were both pale and touched their foreheads. 

 

Just then, Jorge, who had been looking for an opportunity, interrupted them.

 

“Oh, Master (Tamon), who will go this time? Looking at this place, I’m sure Rex wouldn’t be averse to the idea of the sea, and I’m sure Anshe has his daughter’s wedding this month. Then the remaining men are myself and. ………… Oh, it’s me!”

 

Jorge, with wavy brown hair and brown eyes, wrinkled his freckled nose and laughed out loud.

 

As Jorge said, there were not many remaining knights.

 

The Tulip Knights and the Adonis Knights had been dispatched to Count Bellburn’s order, and the only remaining knights were the Platanus Knights.

 

All the knights named after flowers by the previous generation’s predecessor, House Krasis. 

 

It was not easy to rename them since they had already been with the family for over 300 years.

 

But Platanus, named after the tree, was the Order that Tamon had taken in four years ago.

 

It was an Order made up of those who had the ability but no money, no opportunity, or no basics.

 

It was far more belligerent and jovial than the other four knightly Orders.

 

Instead, it has broken procedures and order.

 

Anyway, Jorge, the leader of the Knights of Platanus, was almost begging Tamon to take him whenever he went, as if he needed some action.

 

“This time you will take me with you, won’t you? Master always takes Ronasso every time.”

 

“Jorge….Who’s going now is not important. Isn’t your master’s safety important to you?”

 

 “Our General won’t die. Don’t you know?  He can knock down 100 monsters!”

 

“This madman, who wouldn’t die? Stop talking nonsense and be quiet.”

 

Jorge fidgeted, “What, there could be someone like that, who kills people just by looking at them.”

 

After disturbing Jorge’s fumbling head, Anshe sighed and reviewed the map.

 

“It’s too close to the time of the ringleaders’ appearance. Even if we were to leave and capture the ship, the risk of hitting the monsters is very high.”

 

“That’s right. And we’re unprepared.”

 

“It’s really annoying. You can beat the ringleaders. Isn’t it the season for catching Mach’s ringleaders anyway? We can take this opportunity to pretend to do them a favor and reap the benefits later.”

 

Tamon brushed aside Rubent and Anshe’s words as if they were no big deal.

 

His minions would eventually agree with him, but the one person who was not so naive was none other than Satin.

 

Satin began to pull out a white handkerchief from his pocket.

 

“Oh, Satin.”

 

Tamon hated it and took away Satin’s white handkerchief.

 

As if he knew Tamon would do that, Satin took out another white handkerchief from his other pocket and pretended to be in tears.

 

“Master, how can you throw yourself into danger again, when it was only four or five years ago that I was happy that Master would not jump into the deadly place. I can’t help but worry. Master! What? I don’t know why, but I’d rather you send me or Largo. Whaaa!”

 

Satin squeezed his tears into a handkerchief.

 

Tamon, who was watching him with a pain in his head, touched his forehead.

 

“If you could go and solve the problem, I would send you, but it’s not possible. Are old Satin and Largo going to be able to withstand the voyage and fight monsters? If the old man is brave, he will only break bones. Don’t be harsh and take good care of the mansion.”

 

“But….”

 

“Satin.”

 

Tamon waved Satin aside as if to tell him to stop.

 

It was just about the end of Satin’s blustering.

 

Satin’s sullen shoulders drooped.

 

Every time Satin did this, Asrell would slap him on the back, but he didn’t care.

 

It was because there were times when the complaints of such an old man worked.

 

Of course, it didn’t work today.

 

“We have to find the child. We need to chase the stowaways, so speed and agility are of the utmost importance, and like you said, it’s the end of the trading month season, so we need to be quick and come back. And if it’s not now, it’ll be difficult to track the child on that stowaway ship.”

 

 

“If it’s a child from a stowaway ship, there’s a good chance they’re going to Nilux’s slave market.”

 

“What about the pirates you mentioned then?”

 

“I got a clue a short while ago. They said there was a ship that passed this area two days ago.”

 

Rex pointed to the entrance to the Amor sea.

 

Fortunately, the date matched exactly what Tamon thought it was.

 

“Then we’ll leave tomorrow morning. Let’s just say that the name of the trip is to retrieve the plundered goods of the looted family.”

 

It was an excuse to prepare for the pursuit of the Port Authority and the King.

 

However, there would be no problem since Tamon had put some money into the Administration beforehand.

 

“‘Great! So are you taking someone with you?”

 

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jorge pestered him again.

 

He looked like a puppy craving juicy meat. The knights didn’t have the manpower to take him anyway.

 

Water battles were dangerous, so it was difficult to accompany them unless they were quite competent.

 

No need to bring a lot of manpower for a job that has to be done quickly.

 

The method was rough, but the Order of Platanus was no less than the other four Orders in terms of survival and ability.

 

“Water battle, are you okay? I mean, are you confident that even if a monster appears, none of the members will die?”

 

“Of course. My boys will kill them all!”

 

 Jorge spat out his big words.

 

Again, it wasn’t as if his confident appearance was born out of superior ability. Objectively speaking, Jorge was not a great knight. No, he was not a knight in the first place, but a fighter.

 

But he survived many life-and-death struggles with more real-world experience and sense than most knights.

 

As pretentious as it sounds, Jorge was also the one who survived more desperately than anyone else when he was in danger.

 

Tamon liked Jorge’s way of surviving by exactly those means and methods. After all, he had a strange personality.

 

Even though he had such a strong attachment to life, seeing as how he fought in ‘death-defying’ battles, it seemed like he enjoyed the danger.

 

Tamon chuckled and replied with a rough wave of his hand at an earnest-looking Jorge.

 

“We’ll be leaving tomorrow, so make sure you’re ready.”

 

“Oh yeah!” 

 

Jorge danced his way out of the room.

 

After that, Rubent, the training captain, stopped him several times, but to no avail.

 

Eventually, he slipped out of the office, deciding that it was better to help him prepare than to stop Tamon.

 

“…Why aren’t you leaving, Satin?” 

 

Tamon asked, wondering why Satin was still there. Satin opened his mouth cautiously.

 

“You seem to have forgotten the date of the upcoming visit of Lord Cassion to the capital. This time he will arrive a little earlier than expected.”

 

Tamon’s face twisted strangely at the name Cassion.

 

Tap. Tap.

 

His dry fingers tapped the top of the bookshelf.

 

“When…?

 

“That’s…..”

 

Satin sighed briefly as he reluctantly spoke.

 

“He’ll be here in a week.”

 

Chapter 3. She's really here

 


***

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***

 

Tamon’s knights stood impatiently.

 

It was because their master had suddenly acted strangely in this peaceful time.

 

“Are you sure you want to do this? This is too reckless. The trade month is coming to an end, and you are forcing us to do this…”

 

Captain Rubent Pahar pleaded again with a serious face.

 

The scar that covered his left cheek from the tip of his nose was badly distorted.

 

He was what they called the brown bear of House Krasis because of his bushy red hair and scars, but he was also the most caring and attentive of all.

 

He was also the one who was the strongest in stopping Tamon from going on the ship at this dangerous time when the trading month was almost over.

 

Satin, who was listening, helped him with a look of righteousness.

 

“Rubent’s right. Master, can’t we wait a little longer and leave for the next trading month? Or tell us why we must go now.”

 

Tamon looked down at the map, unfazed by Satin’s pleading words.

 

“We can get to the port of Lesso in a day, right? If we take a fast boat from here.”

 

He said as he pointed precisely to the middle of Amor sea.

 

The commanders of each knightly order who were watching reluctantly nodded in reply.

 

“It’s not far from Lesso Harbor. We’ll be there in a day.”

 

“What about the navigator?”

 

“I gave him 3 times the amount he asked for.”

 

“Good job. I thought you would have to give about five times as much, but you got his approval sooner than I thought.”

 

Tamon smiled and praised the knights.

 

Knight Commander Lily Rex and Knight Commander Pansy Anshe were both pale and touched their foreheads. 

 

Just then, Jorge, who had been looking for an opportunity, interrupted them.

 

“Oh, Master (Tamon), who will go this time? Looking at this place, I’m sure Rex wouldn’t be averse to the idea of the sea, and I’m sure Anshe has his daughter’s wedding this month. Then the remaining men are myself and. ………… Oh, it’s me!”

 

Jorge, with wavy brown hair and brown eyes, wrinkled his freckled nose and laughed out loud.

 

As Jorge said, there were not many remaining knights.

 

The Tulip Knights and the Adonis Knights had been dispatched to Count Bellburn’s order, and the only remaining knights were the Platanus Knights.

 

All the knights named after flowers by the previous generation’s predecessor, House Krasis. 

 

It was not easy to rename them since they had already been with the family for over 300 years.

 

But Platanus, named after the tree, was the Order that Tamon had taken in four years ago.

 

It was an Order made up of those who had the ability but no money, no opportunity, or no basics.

 

It was far more belligerent and jovial than the other four knightly Orders.

 

Instead, it has broken procedures and order.

 

Anyway, Jorge, the leader of the Knights of Platanus, was almost begging Tamon to take him whenever he went, as if he needed some action.

 

“This time you will take me with you, won’t you? Master always takes Ronasso every time.”

 

“Jorge….Who’s going now is not important. Isn’t your master’s safety important to you?”

 

 “Our General won’t die. Don’t you know?  He can knock down 100 monsters!”

 

“This madman, who wouldn’t die? Stop talking nonsense and be quiet.”

 

Jorge fidgeted, “What, there could be someone like that, who kills people just by looking at them.”

 

After disturbing Jorge’s fumbling head, Anshe sighed and reviewed the map.

 

“It’s too close to the time of the ringleaders’ appearance. Even if we were to leave and capture the ship, the risk of hitting the monsters is very high.”

 

“That’s right. And we’re unprepared.”

 

“It’s really annoying. You can beat the ringleaders. Isn’t it the season for catching Mach’s ringleaders anyway? We can take this opportunity to pretend to do them a favor and reap the benefits later.”

 

Tamon brushed aside Rubent and Anshe’s words as if they were no big deal.

 

His minions would eventually agree with him, but the one person who was not so naive was none other than Satin.

 

Satin began to pull out a white handkerchief from his pocket.

 

“Oh, Satin.”

 

Tamon hated it and took away Satin’s white handkerchief.

 

As if he knew Tamon would do that, Satin took out another white handkerchief from his other pocket and pretended to be in tears.

 

“Master, how can you throw yourself into danger again, when it was only four or five years ago that I was happy that Master would not jump into the deadly place. I can’t help but worry. Master! What? I don’t know why, but I’d rather you send me or Largo. Whaaa!”

 

Satin squeezed his tears into a handkerchief.

 

Tamon, who was watching him with a pain in his head, touched his forehead.

 

“If you could go and solve the problem, I would send you, but it’s not possible. Are old Satin and Largo going to be able to withstand the voyage and fight monsters? If the old man is brave, he will only break bones. Don’t be harsh and take good care of the mansion.”

 

“But….”

 

“Satin.”

 

Tamon waved Satin aside as if to tell him to stop.

 

It was just about the end of Satin’s blustering.

 

Satin’s sullen shoulders drooped.

 

Every time Satin did this, Asrell would slap him on the back, but he didn’t care.

 

It was because there were times when the complaints of such an old man worked.

 

Of course, it didn’t work today.

 

“We have to find the child. We need to chase the stowaways, so speed and agility are of the utmost importance, and like you said, it’s the end of the trading month season, so we need to be quick and come back. And if it’s not now, it’ll be difficult to track the child on that stowaway ship.”

 

 

“If it’s a child from a stowaway ship, there’s a good chance they’re going to Nilux’s slave market.”

 

“What about the pirates you mentioned then?”

 

“I got a clue a short while ago. They said there was a ship that passed this area two days ago.”

 

Rex pointed to the entrance to the Amor sea.

 

Fortunately, the date matched exactly what Tamon thought it was.

 

“Then we’ll leave tomorrow morning. Let’s just say that the name of the trip is to retrieve the plundered goods of the looted family.”

 

It was an excuse to prepare for the pursuit of the Port Authority and the King.

 

However, there would be no problem since Tamon had put some money into the Administration beforehand.

 

“‘Great! So are you taking someone with you?”

 

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jorge pestered him again.

 

He looked like a puppy craving juicy meat. The knights didn’t have the manpower to take him anyway.

 

Water battles were dangerous, so it was difficult to accompany them unless they were quite competent.

 

No need to bring a lot of manpower for a job that has to be done quickly.

 

The method was rough, but the Order of Platanus was no less than the other four Orders in terms of survival and ability.

 

“Water battle, are you okay? I mean, are you confident that even if a monster appears, none of the members will die?”

 

“Of course. My boys will kill them all!”

 

 Jorge spat out his big words.

 

Again, it wasn’t as if his confident appearance was born out of superior ability. Objectively speaking, Jorge was not a great knight. No, he was not a knight in the first place, but a fighter.

 

But he survived many life-and-death struggles with more real-world experience and sense than most knights.

 

As pretentious as it sounds, Jorge was also the one who survived more desperately than anyone else when he was in danger.

 

Tamon liked Jorge’s way of surviving by exactly those means and methods. After all, he had a strange personality.

 

Even though he had such a strong attachment to life, seeing as how he fought in ‘death-defying’ battles, it seemed like he enjoyed the danger.

 

Tamon chuckled and replied with a rough wave of his hand at an earnest-looking Jorge.

 

“We’ll be leaving tomorrow, so make sure you’re ready.”

 

“Oh yeah!” 

 

Jorge danced his way out of the room.

 

After that, Rubent, the training captain, stopped him several times, but to no avail.

 

Eventually, he slipped out of the office, deciding that it was better to help him prepare than to stop Tamon.

 

“…Why aren’t you leaving, Satin?” 

 

Tamon asked, wondering why Satin was still there. Satin opened his mouth cautiously.

 

“You seem to have forgotten the date of the upcoming visit of Lord Cassion to the capital. This time he will arrive a little earlier than expected.”

 

Tamon’s face twisted strangely at the name Cassion.

 

Tap. Tap.

 

His dry fingers tapped the top of the bookshelf.

 

“When…?

 

“That’s…..”

 

Satin sighed briefly as he reluctantly spoke.

 

“He’ll be here in a week.”

 

Chapter 4. The Empress is going to die

 


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Tamon’s knights stood impatiently.

 

It was because their master had suddenly acted strangely in this peaceful time.

 

“Are you sure you want to do this? This is too reckless. The trade month is coming to an end, and you are forcing us to do this…”

 

Captain Rubent Pahar pleaded again with a serious face.

 

The scar that covered his left cheek from the tip of his nose was badly distorted.

 

He was what they called the brown bear of House Krasis because of his bushy red hair and scars, but he was also the most caring and attentive of all.

 

He was also the one who was the strongest in stopping Tamon from going on the ship at this dangerous time when the trading month was almost over.

 

Satin, who was listening, helped him with a look of righteousness.

 

“Rubent’s right. Master, can’t we wait a little longer and leave for the next trading month? Or tell us why we must go now.”

 

Tamon looked down at the map, unfazed by Satin’s pleading words.

 

“We can get to the port of Lesso in a day, right? If we take a fast boat from here.”

 

He said as he pointed precisely to the middle of Amor sea.

 

The commanders of each knightly order who were watching reluctantly nodded in reply.

 

“It’s not far from Lesso Harbor. We’ll be there in a day.”

 

“What about the navigator?”

 

“I gave him 3 times the amount he asked for.”

 

“Good job. I thought you would have to give about five times as much, but you got his approval sooner than I thought.”

 

Tamon smiled and praised the knights.

 

Knight Commander Lily Rex and Knight Commander Pansy Anshe were both pale and touched their foreheads. 

 

Just then, Jorge, who had been looking for an opportunity, interrupted them.

 

“Oh, Master (Tamon), who will go this time? Looking at this place, I’m sure Rex wouldn’t be averse to the idea of the sea, and I’m sure Anshe has his daughter’s wedding this month. Then the remaining men are myself and. ………… Oh, it’s me!”

 

Jorge, with wavy brown hair and brown eyes, wrinkled his freckled nose and laughed out loud.

 

As Jorge said, there were not many remaining knights.

 

The Tulip Knights and the Adonis Knights had been dispatched to Count Bellburn’s order, and the only remaining knights were the Platanus Knights.

 

All the knights named after flowers by the previous generation’s predecessor, House Krasis. 

 

It was not easy to rename them since they had already been with the family for over 300 years.

 

But Platanus, named after the tree, was the Order that Tamon had taken in four years ago.

 

It was an Order made up of those who had the ability but no money, no opportunity, or no basics.

 

It was far more belligerent and jovial than the other four knightly Orders.

 

Instead, it has broken procedures and order.

 

Anyway, Jorge, the leader of the Knights of Platanus, was almost begging Tamon to take him whenever he went, as if he needed some action.

 

“This time you will take me with you, won’t you? Master always takes Ronasso every time.”

 

“Jorge….Who’s going now is not important. Isn’t your master’s safety important to you?”

 

 “Our General won’t die. Don’t you know?  He can knock down 100 monsters!”

 

“This madman, who wouldn’t die? Stop talking nonsense and be quiet.”

 

Jorge fidgeted, “What, there could be someone like that, who kills people just by looking at them.”

 

After disturbing Jorge’s fumbling head, Anshe sighed and reviewed the map.

 

“It’s too close to the time of the ringleaders’ appearance. Even if we were to leave and capture the ship, the risk of hitting the monsters is very high.”

 

“That’s right. And we’re unprepared.”

 

“It’s really annoying. You can beat the ringleaders. Isn’t it the season for catching Mach’s ringleaders anyway? We can take this opportunity to pretend to do them a favor and reap the benefits later.”

 

Tamon brushed aside Rubent and Anshe’s words as if they were no big deal.

 

His minions would eventually agree with him, but the one person who was not so naive was none other than Satin.

 

Satin began to pull out a white handkerchief from his pocket.

 

“Oh, Satin.”

 

Tamon hated it and took away Satin’s white handkerchief.

 

As if he knew Tamon would do that, Satin took out another white handkerchief from his other pocket and pretended to be in tears.

 

“Master, how can you throw yourself into danger again, when it was only four or five years ago that I was happy that Master would not jump into the deadly place. I can’t help but worry. Master! What? I don’t know why, but I’d rather you send me or Largo. Whaaa!”

 

Satin squeezed his tears into a handkerchief.

 

Tamon, who was watching him with a pain in his head, touched his forehead.

 

“If you could go and solve the problem, I would send you, but it’s not possible. Are old Satin and Largo going to be able to withstand the voyage and fight monsters? If the old man is brave, he will only break bones. Don’t be harsh and take good care of the mansion.”

 

“But….”

 

“Satin.”

 

Tamon waved Satin aside as if to tell him to stop.

 

It was just about the end of Satin’s blustering.

 

Satin’s sullen shoulders drooped.

 

Every time Satin did this, Asrell would slap him on the back, but he didn’t care.

 

It was because there were times when the complaints of such an old man worked.

 

Of course, it didn’t work today.

 

“We have to find the child. We need to chase the stowaways, so speed and agility are of the utmost importance, and like you said, it’s the end of the trading month season, so we need to be quick and come back. And if it’s not now, it’ll be difficult to track the child on that stowaway ship.”

 

 

“If it’s a child from a stowaway ship, there’s a good chance they’re going to Nilux’s slave market.”

 

“What about the pirates you mentioned then?”

 

“I got a clue a short while ago. They said there was a ship that passed this area two days ago.”

 

Rex pointed to the entrance to the Amor sea.

 

Fortunately, the date matched exactly what Tamon thought it was.

 

“Then we’ll leave tomorrow morning. Let’s just say that the name of the trip is to retrieve the plundered goods of the looted family.”

 

It was an excuse to prepare for the pursuit of the Port Authority and the King.

 

However, there would be no problem since Tamon had put some money into the Administration beforehand.

 

“‘Great! So are you taking someone with you?”

 

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jorge pestered him again.

 

He looked like a puppy craving juicy meat. The knights didn’t have the manpower to take him anyway.

 

Water battles were dangerous, so it was difficult to accompany them unless they were quite competent.

 

No need to bring a lot of manpower for a job that has to be done quickly.

 

The method was rough, but the Order of Platanus was no less than the other four Orders in terms of survival and ability.

 

“Water battle, are you okay? I mean, are you confident that even if a monster appears, none of the members will die?”

 

“Of course. My boys will kill them all!”

 

 Jorge spat out his big words.

 

Again, it wasn’t as if his confident appearance was born out of superior ability. Objectively speaking, Jorge was not a great knight. No, he was not a knight in the first place, but a fighter.

 

But he survived many life-and-death struggles with more real-world experience and sense than most knights.

 

As pretentious as it sounds, Jorge was also the one who survived more desperately than anyone else when he was in danger.

 

Tamon liked Jorge’s way of surviving by exactly those means and methods. After all, he had a strange personality.

 

Even though he had such a strong attachment to life, seeing as how he fought in ‘death-defying’ battles, it seemed like he enjoyed the danger.

 

Tamon chuckled and replied with a rough wave of his hand at an earnest-looking Jorge.

 

“We’ll be leaving tomorrow, so make sure you’re ready.”

 

“Oh yeah!” 

 

Jorge danced his way out of the room.

 

After that, Rubent, the training captain, stopped him several times, but to no avail.

 

Eventually, he slipped out of the office, deciding that it was better to help him prepare than to stop Tamon.

 

“…Why aren’t you leaving, Satin?” 

 

Tamon asked, wondering why Satin was still there. Satin opened his mouth cautiously.

 

“You seem to have forgotten the date of the upcoming visit of Lord Cassion to the capital. This time he will arrive a little earlier than expected.”

 

Tamon’s face twisted strangely at the name Cassion.

 

Tap. Tap.

 

His dry fingers tapped the top of the bookshelf.

 

“When…?

 

“That’s…..”

 

Satin sighed briefly as he reluctantly spoke.

 

“He’ll be here in a week.”

 

Chapter 5. How did this happen?

 


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Tamon’s knights stood impatiently.

 

It was because their master had suddenly acted strangely in this peaceful time.

 

“Are you sure you want to do this? This is too reckless. The trade month is coming to an end, and you are forcing us to do this…”

 

Captain Rubent Pahar pleaded again with a serious face.

 

The scar that covered his left cheek from the tip of his nose was badly distorted.

 

He was what they called the brown bear of House Krasis because of his bushy red hair and scars, but he was also the most caring and attentive of all.

 

He was also the one who was the strongest in stopping Tamon from going on the ship at this dangerous time when the trading month was almost over.

 

Satin, who was listening, helped him with a look of righteousness.

 

“Rubent’s right. Master, can’t we wait a little longer and leave for the next trading month? Or tell us why we must go now.”

 

Tamon looked down at the map, unfazed by Satin’s pleading words.

 

“We can get to the port of Lesso in a day, right? If we take a fast boat from here.”

 

He said as he pointed precisely to the middle of Amor sea.

 

The commanders of each knightly order who were watching reluctantly nodded in reply.

 

“It’s not far from Lesso Harbor. We’ll be there in a day.”

 

“What about the navigator?”

 

“I gave him 3 times the amount he asked for.”

 

“Good job. I thought you would have to give about five times as much, but you got his approval sooner than I thought.”

 

Tamon smiled and praised the knights.

 

Knight Commander Lily Rex and Knight Commander Pansy Anshe were both pale and touched their foreheads. 

 

Just then, Jorge, who had been looking for an opportunity, interrupted them.

 

“Oh, Master (Tamon), who will go this time? Looking at this place, I’m sure Rex wouldn’t be averse to the idea of the sea, and I’m sure Anshe has his daughter’s wedding this month. Then the remaining men are myself and. ………… Oh, it’s me!”

 

Jorge, with wavy brown hair and brown eyes, wrinkled his freckled nose and laughed out loud.

 

As Jorge said, there were not many remaining knights.

 

The Tulip Knights and the Adonis Knights had been dispatched to Count Bellburn’s order, and the only remaining knights were the Platanus Knights.

 

All the knights named after flowers by the previous generation’s predecessor, House Krasis. 

 

It was not easy to rename them since they had already been with the family for over 300 years.

 

But Platanus, named after the tree, was the Order that Tamon had taken in four years ago.

 

It was an Order made up of those who had the ability but no money, no opportunity, or no basics.

 

It was far more belligerent and jovial than the other four knightly Orders.

 

Instead, it has broken procedures and order.

 

Anyway, Jorge, the leader of the Knights of Platanus, was almost begging Tamon to take him whenever he went, as if he needed some action.

 

“This time you will take me with you, won’t you? Master always takes Ronasso every time.”

 

“Jorge….Who’s going now is not important. Isn’t your master’s safety important to you?”

 

 “Our General won’t die. Don’t you know?  He can knock down 100 monsters!”

 

“This madman, who wouldn’t die? Stop talking nonsense and be quiet.”

 

Jorge fidgeted, “What, there could be someone like that, who kills people just by looking at them.”

 

After disturbing Jorge’s fumbling head, Anshe sighed and reviewed the map.

 

“It’s too close to the time of the ringleaders’ appearance. Even if we were to leave and capture the ship, the risk of hitting the monsters is very high.”

 

“That’s right. And we’re unprepared.”

 

“It’s really annoying. You can beat the ringleaders. Isn’t it the season for catching Mach’s ringleaders anyway? We can take this opportunity to pretend to do them a favor and reap the benefits later.”

 

Tamon brushed aside Rubent and Anshe’s words as if they were no big deal.

 

His minions would eventually agree with him, but the one person who was not so naive was none other than Satin.

 

Satin began to pull out a white handkerchief from his pocket.

 

“Oh, Satin.”

 

Tamon hated it and took away Satin’s white handkerchief.

 

As if he knew Tamon would do that, Satin took out another white handkerchief from his other pocket and pretended to be in tears.

 

“Master, how can you throw yourself into danger again, when it was only four or five years ago that I was happy that Master would not jump into the deadly place. I can’t help but worry. Master! What? I don’t know why, but I’d rather you send me or Largo. Whaaa!”

 

Satin squeezed his tears into a handkerchief.

 

Tamon, who was watching him with a pain in his head, touched his forehead.

 

“If you could go and solve the problem, I would send you, but it’s not possible. Are old Satin and Largo going to be able to withstand the voyage and fight monsters? If the old man is brave, he will only break bones. Don’t be harsh and take good care of the mansion.”

 

“But….”

 

“Satin.”

 

Tamon waved Satin aside as if to tell him to stop.

 

It was just about the end of Satin’s blustering.

 

Satin’s sullen shoulders drooped.

 

Every time Satin did this, Asrell would slap him on the back, but he didn’t care.

 

It was because there were times when the complaints of such an old man worked.

 

Of course, it didn’t work today.

 

“We have to find the child. We need to chase the stowaways, so speed and agility are of the utmost importance, and like you said, it’s the end of the trading month season, so we need to be quick and come back. And if it’s not now, it’ll be difficult to track the child on that stowaway ship.”

 

 

“If it’s a child from a stowaway ship, there’s a good chance they’re going to Nilux’s slave market.”

 

“What about the pirates you mentioned then?”

 

“I got a clue a short while ago. They said there was a ship that passed this area two days ago.”

 

Rex pointed to the entrance to the Amor sea.

 

Fortunately, the date matched exactly what Tamon thought it was.

 

“Then we’ll leave tomorrow morning. Let’s just say that the name of the trip is to retrieve the plundered goods of the looted family.”

 

It was an excuse to prepare for the pursuit of the Port Authority and the King.

 

However, there would be no problem since Tamon had put some money into the Administration beforehand.

 

“‘Great! So are you taking someone with you?”

 

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jorge pestered him again.

 

He looked like a puppy craving juicy meat. The knights didn’t have the manpower to take him anyway.

 

Water battles were dangerous, so it was difficult to accompany them unless they were quite competent.

 

No need to bring a lot of manpower for a job that has to be done quickly.

 

The method was rough, but the Order of Platanus was no less than the other four Orders in terms of survival and ability.

 

“Water battle, are you okay? I mean, are you confident that even if a monster appears, none of the members will die?”

 

“Of course. My boys will kill them all!”

 

 Jorge spat out his big words.

 

Again, it wasn’t as if his confident appearance was born out of superior ability. Objectively speaking, Jorge was not a great knight. No, he was not a knight in the first place, but a fighter.

 

But he survived many life-and-death struggles with more real-world experience and sense than most knights.

 

As pretentious as it sounds, Jorge was also the one who survived more desperately than anyone else when he was in danger.

 

Tamon liked Jorge’s way of surviving by exactly those means and methods. After all, he had a strange personality.

 

Even though he had such a strong attachment to life, seeing as how he fought in ‘death-defying’ battles, it seemed like he enjoyed the danger.

 

Tamon chuckled and replied with a rough wave of his hand at an earnest-looking Jorge.

 

“We’ll be leaving tomorrow, so make sure you’re ready.”

 

“Oh yeah!” 

 

Jorge danced his way out of the room.

 

After that, Rubent, the training captain, stopped him several times, but to no avail.

 

Eventually, he slipped out of the office, deciding that it was better to help him prepare than to stop Tamon.

 

“…Why aren’t you leaving, Satin?” 

 

Tamon asked, wondering why Satin was still there. Satin opened his mouth cautiously.

 

“You seem to have forgotten the date of the upcoming visit of Lord Cassion to the capital. This time he will arrive a little earlier than expected.”

 

Tamon’s face twisted strangely at the name Cassion.

 

Tap. Tap.

 

His dry fingers tapped the top of the bookshelf.

 

“When…?

 

“That’s…..”

 

Satin sighed briefly as he reluctantly spoke.

 

“He’ll be here in a week.”

 

Chapter 6. Swallowing eyes

 


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Tamon’s knights stood impatiently.

 

It was because their master had suddenly acted strangely in this peaceful time.

 

“Are you sure you want to do this? This is too reckless. The trade month is coming to an end, and you are forcing us to do this…”

 

Captain Rubent Pahar pleaded again with a serious face.

 

The scar that covered his left cheek from the tip of his nose was badly distorted.

 

He was what they called the brown bear of House Krasis because of his bushy red hair and scars, but he was also the most caring and attentive of all.

 

He was also the one who was the strongest in stopping Tamon from going on the ship at this dangerous time when the trading month was almost over.

 

Satin, who was listening, helped him with a look of righteousness.

 

“Rubent’s right. Master, can’t we wait a little longer and leave for the next trading month? Or tell us why we must go now.”

 

Tamon looked down at the map, unfazed by Satin’s pleading words.

 

“We can get to the port of Lesso in a day, right? If we take a fast boat from here.”

 

He said as he pointed precisely to the middle of Amor sea.

 

The commanders of each knightly order who were watching reluctantly nodded in reply.

 

“It’s not far from Lesso Harbor. We’ll be there in a day.”

 

“What about the navigator?”

 

“I gave him 3 times the amount he asked for.”

 

“Good job. I thought you would have to give about five times as much, but you got his approval sooner than I thought.”

 

Tamon smiled and praised the knights.

 

Knight Commander Lily Rex and Knight Commander Pansy Anshe were both pale and touched their foreheads. 

 

Just then, Jorge, who had been looking for an opportunity, interrupted them.

 

“Oh, Master (Tamon), who will go this time? Looking at this place, I’m sure Rex wouldn’t be averse to the idea of the sea, and I’m sure Anshe has his daughter’s wedding this month. Then the remaining men are myself and. ………… Oh, it’s me!”

 

Jorge, with wavy brown hair and brown eyes, wrinkled his freckled nose and laughed out loud.

 

As Jorge said, there were not many remaining knights.

 

The Tulip Knights and the Adonis Knights had been dispatched to Count Bellburn’s order, and the only remaining knights were the Platanus Knights.

 

All the knights named after flowers by the previous generation’s predecessor, House Krasis. 

 

It was not easy to rename them since they had already been with the family for over 300 years.

 

But Platanus, named after the tree, was the Order that Tamon had taken in four years ago.

 

It was an Order made up of those who had the ability but no money, no opportunity, or no basics.

 

It was far more belligerent and jovial than the other four knightly Orders.

 

Instead, it has broken procedures and order.

 

Anyway, Jorge, the leader of the Knights of Platanus, was almost begging Tamon to take him whenever he went, as if he needed some action.

 

“This time you will take me with you, won’t you? Master always takes Ronasso every time.”

 

“Jorge….Who’s going now is not important. Isn’t your master’s safety important to you?”

 

 “Our General won’t die. Don’t you know?  He can knock down 100 monsters!”

 

“This madman, who wouldn’t die? Stop talking nonsense and be quiet.”

 

Jorge fidgeted, “What, there could be someone like that, who kills people just by looking at them.”

 

After disturbing Jorge’s fumbling head, Anshe sighed and reviewed the map.

 

“It’s too close to the time of the ringleaders’ appearance. Even if we were to leave and capture the ship, the risk of hitting the monsters is very high.”

 

“That’s right. And we’re unprepared.”

 

“It’s really annoying. You can beat the ringleaders. Isn’t it the season for catching Mach’s ringleaders anyway? We can take this opportunity to pretend to do them a favor and reap the benefits later.”

 

Tamon brushed aside Rubent and Anshe’s words as if they were no big deal.

 

His minions would eventually agree with him, but the one person who was not so naive was none other than Satin.

 

Satin began to pull out a white handkerchief from his pocket.

 

“Oh, Satin.”

 

Tamon hated it and took away Satin’s white handkerchief.

 

As if he knew Tamon would do that, Satin took out another white handkerchief from his other pocket and pretended to be in tears.

 

“Master, how can you throw yourself into danger again, when it was only four or five years ago that I was happy that Master would not jump into the deadly place. I can’t help but worry. Master! What? I don’t know why, but I’d rather you send me or Largo. Whaaa!”

 

Satin squeezed his tears into a handkerchief.

 

Tamon, who was watching him with a pain in his head, touched his forehead.

 

“If you could go and solve the problem, I would send you, but it’s not possible. Are old Satin and Largo going to be able to withstand the voyage and fight monsters? If the old man is brave, he will only break bones. Don’t be harsh and take good care of the mansion.”

 

“But….”

 

“Satin.”

 

Tamon waved Satin aside as if to tell him to stop.

 

It was just about the end of Satin’s blustering.

 

Satin’s sullen shoulders drooped.

 

Every time Satin did this, Asrell would slap him on the back, but he didn’t care.

 

It was because there were times when the complaints of such an old man worked.

 

Of course, it didn’t work today.

 

“We have to find the child. We need to chase the stowaways, so speed and agility are of the utmost importance, and like you said, it’s the end of the trading month season, so we need to be quick and come back. And if it’s not now, it’ll be difficult to track the child on that stowaway ship.”

 

 

“If it’s a child from a stowaway ship, there’s a good chance they’re going to Nilux’s slave market.”

 

“What about the pirates you mentioned then?”

 

“I got a clue a short while ago. They said there was a ship that passed this area two days ago.”

 

Rex pointed to the entrance to the Amor sea.

 

Fortunately, the date matched exactly what Tamon thought it was.

 

“Then we’ll leave tomorrow morning. Let’s just say that the name of the trip is to retrieve the plundered goods of the looted family.”

 

It was an excuse to prepare for the pursuit of the Port Authority and the King.

 

However, there would be no problem since Tamon had put some money into the Administration beforehand.

 

“‘Great! So are you taking someone with you?”

 

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jorge pestered him again.

 

He looked like a puppy craving juicy meat. The knights didn’t have the manpower to take him anyway.

 

Water battles were dangerous, so it was difficult to accompany them unless they were quite competent.

 

No need to bring a lot of manpower for a job that has to be done quickly.

 

The method was rough, but the Order of Platanus was no less than the other four Orders in terms of survival and ability.

 

“Water battle, are you okay? I mean, are you confident that even if a monster appears, none of the members will die?”

 

“Of course. My boys will kill them all!”

 

 Jorge spat out his big words.

 

Again, it wasn’t as if his confident appearance was born out of superior ability. Objectively speaking, Jorge was not a great knight. No, he was not a knight in the first place, but a fighter.

 

But he survived many life-and-death struggles with more real-world experience and sense than most knights.

 

As pretentious as it sounds, Jorge was also the one who survived more desperately than anyone else when he was in danger.

 

Tamon liked Jorge’s way of surviving by exactly those means and methods. After all, he had a strange personality.

 

Even though he had such a strong attachment to life, seeing as how he fought in ‘death-defying’ battles, it seemed like he enjoyed the danger.

 

Tamon chuckled and replied with a rough wave of his hand at an earnest-looking Jorge.

 

“We’ll be leaving tomorrow, so make sure you’re ready.”

 

“Oh yeah!” 

 

Jorge danced his way out of the room.

 

After that, Rubent, the training captain, stopped him several times, but to no avail.

 

Eventually, he slipped out of the office, deciding that it was better to help him prepare than to stop Tamon.

 

“…Why aren’t you leaving, Satin?” 

 

Tamon asked, wondering why Satin was still there. Satin opened his mouth cautiously.

 

“You seem to have forgotten the date of the upcoming visit of Lord Cassion to the capital. This time he will arrive a little earlier than expected.”

 

Tamon’s face twisted strangely at the name Cassion.

 

Tap. Tap.

 

His dry fingers tapped the top of the bookshelf.

 

“When…?

 

“That’s…..”

 

Satin sighed briefly as he reluctantly spoke.

 

“He’ll be here in a week.”

 

Chapter 7. Natasha Roanti

 


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Tamon’s knights stood impatiently.

 

It was because their master had suddenly acted strangely in this peaceful time.

 

“Are you sure you want to do this? This is too reckless. The trade month is coming to an end, and you are forcing us to do this…”

 

Captain Rubent Pahar pleaded again with a serious face.

 

The scar that covered his left cheek from the tip of his nose was badly distorted.

 

He was what they called the brown bear of House Krasis because of his bushy red hair and scars, but he was also the most caring and attentive of all.

 

He was also the one who was the strongest in stopping Tamon from going on the ship at this dangerous time when the trading month was almost over.

 

Satin, who was listening, helped him with a look of righteousness.

 

“Rubent’s right. Master, can’t we wait a little longer and leave for the next trading month? Or tell us why we must go now.”

 

Tamon looked down at the map, unfazed by Satin’s pleading words.

 

“We can get to the port of Lesso in a day, right? If we take a fast boat from here.”

 

He said as he pointed precisely to the middle of Amor sea.

 

The commanders of each knightly order who were watching reluctantly nodded in reply.

 

“It’s not far from Lesso Harbor. We’ll be there in a day.”

 

“What about the navigator?”

 

“I gave him 3 times the amount he asked for.”

 

“Good job. I thought you would have to give about five times as much, but you got his approval sooner than I thought.”

 

Tamon smiled and praised the knights.

 

Knight Commander Lily Rex and Knight Commander Pansy Anshe were both pale and touched their foreheads. 

 

Just then, Jorge, who had been looking for an opportunity, interrupted them.

 

“Oh, Master (Tamon), who will go this time? Looking at this place, I’m sure Rex wouldn’t be averse to the idea of the sea, and I’m sure Anshe has his daughter’s wedding this month. Then the remaining men are myself and. ………… Oh, it’s me!”

 

Jorge, with wavy brown hair and brown eyes, wrinkled his freckled nose and laughed out loud.

 

As Jorge said, there were not many remaining knights.

 

The Tulip Knights and the Adonis Knights had been dispatched to Count Bellburn’s order, and the only remaining knights were the Platanus Knights.

 

All the knights named after flowers by the previous generation’s predecessor, House Krasis. 

 

It was not easy to rename them since they had already been with the family for over 300 years.

 

But Platanus, named after the tree, was the Order that Tamon had taken in four years ago.

 

It was an Order made up of those who had the ability but no money, no opportunity, or no basics.

 

It was far more belligerent and jovial than the other four knightly Orders.

 

Instead, it has broken procedures and order.

 

Anyway, Jorge, the leader of the Knights of Platanus, was almost begging Tamon to take him whenever he went, as if he needed some action.

 

“This time you will take me with you, won’t you? Master always takes Ronasso every time.”

 

“Jorge….Who’s going now is not important. Isn’t your master’s safety important to you?”

 

 “Our General won’t die. Don’t you know?  He can knock down 100 monsters!”

 

“This madman, who wouldn’t die? Stop talking nonsense and be quiet.”

 

Jorge fidgeted, “What, there could be someone like that, who kills people just by looking at them.”

 

After disturbing Jorge’s fumbling head, Anshe sighed and reviewed the map.

 

“It’s too close to the time of the ringleaders’ appearance. Even if we were to leave and capture the ship, the risk of hitting the monsters is very high.”

 

“That’s right. And we’re unprepared.”

 

“It’s really annoying. You can beat the ringleaders. Isn’t it the season for catching Mach’s ringleaders anyway? We can take this opportunity to pretend to do them a favor and reap the benefits later.”

 

Tamon brushed aside Rubent and Anshe’s words as if they were no big deal.

 

His minions would eventually agree with him, but the one person who was not so naive was none other than Satin.

 

Satin began to pull out a white handkerchief from his pocket.

 

“Oh, Satin.”

 

Tamon hated it and took away Satin’s white handkerchief.

 

As if he knew Tamon would do that, Satin took out another white handkerchief from his other pocket and pretended to be in tears.

 

“Master, how can you throw yourself into danger again, when it was only four or five years ago that I was happy that Master would not jump into the deadly place. I can’t help but worry. Master! What? I don’t know why, but I’d rather you send me or Largo. Whaaa!”

 

Satin squeezed his tears into a handkerchief.

 

Tamon, who was watching him with a pain in his head, touched his forehead.

 

“If you could go and solve the problem, I would send you, but it’s not possible. Are old Satin and Largo going to be able to withstand the voyage and fight monsters? If the old man is brave, he will only break bones. Don’t be harsh and take good care of the mansion.”

 

“But….”

 

“Satin.”

 

Tamon waved Satin aside as if to tell him to stop.

 

It was just about the end of Satin’s blustering.

 

Satin’s sullen shoulders drooped.

 

Every time Satin did this, Asrell would slap him on the back, but he didn’t care.

 

It was because there were times when the complaints of such an old man worked.

 

Of course, it didn’t work today.

 

“We have to find the child. We need to chase the stowaways, so speed and agility are of the utmost importance, and like you said, it’s the end of the trading month season, so we need to be quick and come back. And if it’s not now, it’ll be difficult to track the child on that stowaway ship.”

 

 

“If it’s a child from a stowaway ship, there’s a good chance they’re going to Nilux’s slave market.”

 

“What about the pirates you mentioned then?”

 

“I got a clue a short while ago. They said there was a ship that passed this area two days ago.”

 

Rex pointed to the entrance to the Amor sea.

 

Fortunately, the date matched exactly what Tamon thought it was.

 

“Then we’ll leave tomorrow morning. Let’s just say that the name of the trip is to retrieve the plundered goods of the looted family.”

 

It was an excuse to prepare for the pursuit of the Port Authority and the King.

 

However, there would be no problem since Tamon had put some money into the Administration beforehand.

 

“‘Great! So are you taking someone with you?”

 

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jorge pestered him again.

 

He looked like a puppy craving juicy meat. The knights didn’t have the manpower to take him anyway.

 

Water battles were dangerous, so it was difficult to accompany them unless they were quite competent.

 

No need to bring a lot of manpower for a job that has to be done quickly.

 

The method was rough, but the Order of Platanus was no less than the other four Orders in terms of survival and ability.

 

“Water battle, are you okay? I mean, are you confident that even if a monster appears, none of the members will die?”

 

“Of course. My boys will kill them all!”

 

 Jorge spat out his big words.

 

Again, it wasn’t as if his confident appearance was born out of superior ability. Objectively speaking, Jorge was not a great knight. No, he was not a knight in the first place, but a fighter.

 

But he survived many life-and-death struggles with more real-world experience and sense than most knights.

 

As pretentious as it sounds, Jorge was also the one who survived more desperately than anyone else when he was in danger.

 

Tamon liked Jorge’s way of surviving by exactly those means and methods. After all, he had a strange personality.

 

Even though he had such a strong attachment to life, seeing as how he fought in ‘death-defying’ battles, it seemed like he enjoyed the danger.

 

Tamon chuckled and replied with a rough wave of his hand at an earnest-looking Jorge.

 

“We’ll be leaving tomorrow, so make sure you’re ready.”

 

“Oh yeah!” 

 

Jorge danced his way out of the room.

 

After that, Rubent, the training captain, stopped him several times, but to no avail.

 

Eventually, he slipped out of the office, deciding that it was better to help him prepare than to stop Tamon.

 

“…Why aren’t you leaving, Satin?” 

 

Tamon asked, wondering why Satin was still there. Satin opened his mouth cautiously.

 

“You seem to have forgotten the date of the upcoming visit of Lord Cassion to the capital. This time he will arrive a little earlier than expected.”

 

Tamon’s face twisted strangely at the name Cassion.

 

Tap. Tap.

 

His dry fingers tapped the top of the bookshelf.

 

“When…?

 

“That’s…..”

 

Satin sighed briefly as he reluctantly spoke.

 

“He’ll be here in a week.”

 

Chapter 8. The crying sound

 


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Tamon’s knights stood impatiently.

 

It was because their master had suddenly acted strangely in this peaceful time.

 

“Are you sure you want to do this? This is too reckless. The trade month is coming to an end, and you are forcing us to do this…”

 

Captain Rubent Pahar pleaded again with a serious face.

 

The scar that covered his left cheek from the tip of his nose was badly distorted.

 

He was what they called the brown bear of House Krasis because of his bushy red hair and scars, but he was also the most caring and attentive of all.

 

He was also the one who was the strongest in stopping Tamon from going on the ship at this dangerous time when the trading month was almost over.

 

Satin, who was listening, helped him with a look of righteousness.

 

“Rubent’s right. Master, can’t we wait a little longer and leave for the next trading month? Or tell us why we must go now.”

 

Tamon looked down at the map, unfazed by Satin’s pleading words.

 

“We can get to the port of Lesso in a day, right? If we take a fast boat from here.”

 

He said as he pointed precisely to the middle of Amor sea.

 

The commanders of each knightly order who were watching reluctantly nodded in reply.

 

“It’s not far from Lesso Harbor. We’ll be there in a day.”

 

“What about the navigator?”

 

“I gave him 3 times the amount he asked for.”

 

“Good job. I thought you would have to give about five times as much, but you got his approval sooner than I thought.”

 

Tamon smiled and praised the knights.

 

Knight Commander Lily Rex and Knight Commander Pansy Anshe were both pale and touched their foreheads. 

 

Just then, Jorge, who had been looking for an opportunity, interrupted them.

 

“Oh, Master (Tamon), who will go this time? Looking at this place, I’m sure Rex wouldn’t be averse to the idea of the sea, and I’m sure Anshe has his daughter’s wedding this month. Then the remaining men are myself and. ………… Oh, it’s me!”

 

Jorge, with wavy brown hair and brown eyes, wrinkled his freckled nose and laughed out loud.

 

As Jorge said, there were not many remaining knights.

 

The Tulip Knights and the Adonis Knights had been dispatched to Count Bellburn’s order, and the only remaining knights were the Platanus Knights.

 

All the knights named after flowers by the previous generation’s predecessor, House Krasis. 

 

It was not easy to rename them since they had already been with the family for over 300 years.

 

But Platanus, named after the tree, was the Order that Tamon had taken in four years ago.

 

It was an Order made up of those who had the ability but no money, no opportunity, or no basics.

 

It was far more belligerent and jovial than the other four knightly Orders.

 

Instead, it has broken procedures and order.

 

Anyway, Jorge, the leader of the Knights of Platanus, was almost begging Tamon to take him whenever he went, as if he needed some action.

 

“This time you will take me with you, won’t you? Master always takes Ronasso every time.”

 

“Jorge….Who’s going now is not important. Isn’t your master’s safety important to you?”

 

 “Our General won’t die. Don’t you know?  He can knock down 100 monsters!”

 

“This madman, who wouldn’t die? Stop talking nonsense and be quiet.”

 

Jorge fidgeted, “What, there could be someone like that, who kills people just by looking at them.”

 

After disturbing Jorge’s fumbling head, Anshe sighed and reviewed the map.

 

“It’s too close to the time of the ringleaders’ appearance. Even if we were to leave and capture the ship, the risk of hitting the monsters is very high.”

 

“That’s right. And we’re unprepared.”

 

“It’s really annoying. You can beat the ringleaders. Isn’t it the season for catching Mach’s ringleaders anyway? We can take this opportunity to pretend to do them a favor and reap the benefits later.”

 

Tamon brushed aside Rubent and Anshe’s words as if they were no big deal.

 

His minions would eventually agree with him, but the one person who was not so naive was none other than Satin.

 

Satin began to pull out a white handkerchief from his pocket.

 

“Oh, Satin.”

 

Tamon hated it and took away Satin’s white handkerchief.

 

As if he knew Tamon would do that, Satin took out another white handkerchief from his other pocket and pretended to be in tears.

 

“Master, how can you throw yourself into danger again, when it was only four or five years ago that I was happy that Master would not jump into the deadly place. I can’t help but worry. Master! What? I don’t know why, but I’d rather you send me or Largo. Whaaa!”

 

Satin squeezed his tears into a handkerchief.

 

Tamon, who was watching him with a pain in his head, touched his forehead.

 

“If you could go and solve the problem, I would send you, but it’s not possible. Are old Satin and Largo going to be able to withstand the voyage and fight monsters? If the old man is brave, he will only break bones. Don’t be harsh and take good care of the mansion.”

 

“But….”

 

“Satin.”

 

Tamon waved Satin aside as if to tell him to stop.

 

It was just about the end of Satin’s blustering.

 

Satin’s sullen shoulders drooped.

 

Every time Satin did this, Asrell would slap him on the back, but he didn’t care.

 

It was because there were times when the complaints of such an old man worked.

 

Of course, it didn’t work today.

 

“We have to find the child. We need to chase the stowaways, so speed and agility are of the utmost importance, and like you said, it’s the end of the trading month season, so we need to be quick and come back. And if it’s not now, it’ll be difficult to track the child on that stowaway ship.”

 

 

“If it’s a child from a stowaway ship, there’s a good chance they’re going to Nilux’s slave market.”

 

“What about the pirates you mentioned then?”

 

“I got a clue a short while ago. They said there was a ship that passed this area two days ago.”

 

Rex pointed to the entrance to the Amor sea.

 

Fortunately, the date matched exactly what Tamon thought it was.

 

“Then we’ll leave tomorrow morning. Let’s just say that the name of the trip is to retrieve the plundered goods of the looted family.”

 

It was an excuse to prepare for the pursuit of the Port Authority and the King.

 

However, there would be no problem since Tamon had put some money into the Administration beforehand.

 

“‘Great! So are you taking someone with you?”

 

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jorge pestered him again.

 

He looked like a puppy craving juicy meat. The knights didn’t have the manpower to take him anyway.

 

Water battles were dangerous, so it was difficult to accompany them unless they were quite competent.

 

No need to bring a lot of manpower for a job that has to be done quickly.

 

The method was rough, but the Order of Platanus was no less than the other four Orders in terms of survival and ability.

 

“Water battle, are you okay? I mean, are you confident that even if a monster appears, none of the members will die?”

 

“Of course. My boys will kill them all!”

 

 Jorge spat out his big words.

 

Again, it wasn’t as if his confident appearance was born out of superior ability. Objectively speaking, Jorge was not a great knight. No, he was not a knight in the first place, but a fighter.

 

But he survived many life-and-death struggles with more real-world experience and sense than most knights.

 

As pretentious as it sounds, Jorge was also the one who survived more desperately than anyone else when he was in danger.

 

Tamon liked Jorge’s way of surviving by exactly those means and methods. After all, he had a strange personality.

 

Even though he had such a strong attachment to life, seeing as how he fought in ‘death-defying’ battles, it seemed like he enjoyed the danger.

 

Tamon chuckled and replied with a rough wave of his hand at an earnest-looking Jorge.

 

“We’ll be leaving tomorrow, so make sure you’re ready.”

 

“Oh yeah!” 

 

Jorge danced his way out of the room.

 

After that, Rubent, the training captain, stopped him several times, but to no avail.

 

Eventually, he slipped out of the office, deciding that it was better to help him prepare than to stop Tamon.

 

“…Why aren’t you leaving, Satin?” 

 

Tamon asked, wondering why Satin was still there. Satin opened his mouth cautiously.

 

“You seem to have forgotten the date of the upcoming visit of Lord Cassion to the capital. This time he will arrive a little earlier than expected.”

 

Tamon’s face twisted strangely at the name Cassion.

 

Tap. Tap.

 

His dry fingers tapped the top of the bookshelf.

 

“When…?

 

“That’s…..”

 

Satin sighed briefly as he reluctantly spoke.

 

“He’ll be here in a week.”

 

Chapter 9. Are you throwing yourself away?

 


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Tamon’s knights stood impatiently.

 

It was because their master had suddenly acted strangely in this peaceful time.

 

“Are you sure you want to do this? This is too reckless. The trade month is coming to an end, and you are forcing us to do this…”

 

Captain Rubent Pahar pleaded again with a serious face.

 

The scar that covered his left cheek from the tip of his nose was badly distorted.

 

He was what they called the brown bear of House Krasis because of his bushy red hair and scars, but he was also the most caring and attentive of all.

 

He was also the one who was the strongest in stopping Tamon from going on the ship at this dangerous time when the trading month was almost over.

 

Satin, who was listening, helped him with a look of righteousness.

 

“Rubent’s right. Master, can’t we wait a little longer and leave for the next trading month? Or tell us why we must go now.”

 

Tamon looked down at the map, unfazed by Satin’s pleading words.

 

“We can get to the port of Lesso in a day, right? If we take a fast boat from here.”

 

He said as he pointed precisely to the middle of Amor sea.

 

The commanders of each knightly order who were watching reluctantly nodded in reply.

 

“It’s not far from Lesso Harbor. We’ll be there in a day.”

 

“What about the navigator?”

 

“I gave him 3 times the amount he asked for.”

 

“Good job. I thought you would have to give about five times as much, but you got his approval sooner than I thought.”

 

Tamon smiled and praised the knights.

 

Knight Commander Lily Rex and Knight Commander Pansy Anshe were both pale and touched their foreheads. 

 

Just then, Jorge, who had been looking for an opportunity, interrupted them.

 

“Oh, Master (Tamon), who will go this time? Looking at this place, I’m sure Rex wouldn’t be averse to the idea of the sea, and I’m sure Anshe has his daughter’s wedding this month. Then the remaining men are myself and. ………… Oh, it’s me!”

 

Jorge, with wavy brown hair and brown eyes, wrinkled his freckled nose and laughed out loud.

 

As Jorge said, there were not many remaining knights.

 

The Tulip Knights and the Adonis Knights had been dispatched to Count Bellburn’s order, and the only remaining knights were the Platanus Knights.

 

All the knights named after flowers by the previous generation’s predecessor, House Krasis. 

 

It was not easy to rename them since they had already been with the family for over 300 years.

 

But Platanus, named after the tree, was the Order that Tamon had taken in four years ago.

 

It was an Order made up of those who had the ability but no money, no opportunity, or no basics.

 

It was far more belligerent and jovial than the other four knightly Orders.

 

Instead, it has broken procedures and order.

 

Anyway, Jorge, the leader of the Knights of Platanus, was almost begging Tamon to take him whenever he went, as if he needed some action.

 

“This time you will take me with you, won’t you? Master always takes Ronasso every time.”

 

“Jorge….Who’s going now is not important. Isn’t your master’s safety important to you?”

 

 “Our General won’t die. Don’t you know?  He can knock down 100 monsters!”

 

“This madman, who wouldn’t die? Stop talking nonsense and be quiet.”

 

Jorge fidgeted, “What, there could be someone like that, who kills people just by looking at them.”

 

After disturbing Jorge’s fumbling head, Anshe sighed and reviewed the map.

 

“It’s too close to the time of the ringleaders’ appearance. Even if we were to leave and capture the ship, the risk of hitting the monsters is very high.”

 

“That’s right. And we’re unprepared.”

 

“It’s really annoying. You can beat the ringleaders. Isn’t it the season for catching Mach’s ringleaders anyway? We can take this opportunity to pretend to do them a favor and reap the benefits later.”

 

Tamon brushed aside Rubent and Anshe’s words as if they were no big deal.

 

His minions would eventually agree with him, but the one person who was not so naive was none other than Satin.

 

Satin began to pull out a white handkerchief from his pocket.

 

“Oh, Satin.”

 

Tamon hated it and took away Satin’s white handkerchief.

 

As if he knew Tamon would do that, Satin took out another white handkerchief from his other pocket and pretended to be in tears.

 

“Master, how can you throw yourself into danger again, when it was only four or five years ago that I was happy that Master would not jump into the deadly place. I can’t help but worry. Master! What? I don’t know why, but I’d rather you send me or Largo. Whaaa!”

 

Satin squeezed his tears into a handkerchief.

 

Tamon, who was watching him with a pain in his head, touched his forehead.

 

“If you could go and solve the problem, I would send you, but it’s not possible. Are old Satin and Largo going to be able to withstand the voyage and fight monsters? If the old man is brave, he will only break bones. Don’t be harsh and take good care of the mansion.”

 

“But….”

 

“Satin.”

 

Tamon waved Satin aside as if to tell him to stop.

 

It was just about the end of Satin’s blustering.

 

Satin’s sullen shoulders drooped.

 

Every time Satin did this, Asrell would slap him on the back, but he didn’t care.

 

It was because there were times when the complaints of such an old man worked.

 

Of course, it didn’t work today.

 

“We have to find the child. We need to chase the stowaways, so speed and agility are of the utmost importance, and like you said, it’s the end of the trading month season, so we need to be quick and come back. And if it’s not now, it’ll be difficult to track the child on that stowaway ship.”

 

 

“If it’s a child from a stowaway ship, there’s a good chance they’re going to Nilux’s slave market.”

 

“What about the pirates you mentioned then?”

 

“I got a clue a short while ago. They said there was a ship that passed this area two days ago.”

 

Rex pointed to the entrance to the Amor sea.

 

Fortunately, the date matched exactly what Tamon thought it was.

 

“Then we’ll leave tomorrow morning. Let’s just say that the name of the trip is to retrieve the plundered goods of the looted family.”

 

It was an excuse to prepare for the pursuit of the Port Authority and the King.

 

However, there would be no problem since Tamon had put some money into the Administration beforehand.

 

“‘Great! So are you taking someone with you?”

 

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jorge pestered him again.

 

He looked like a puppy craving juicy meat. The knights didn’t have the manpower to take him anyway.

 

Water battles were dangerous, so it was difficult to accompany them unless they were quite competent.

 

No need to bring a lot of manpower for a job that has to be done quickly.

 

The method was rough, but the Order of Platanus was no less than the other four Orders in terms of survival and ability.

 

“Water battle, are you okay? I mean, are you confident that even if a monster appears, none of the members will die?”

 

“Of course. My boys will kill them all!”

 

 Jorge spat out his big words.

 

Again, it wasn’t as if his confident appearance was born out of superior ability. Objectively speaking, Jorge was not a great knight. No, he was not a knight in the first place, but a fighter.

 

But he survived many life-and-death struggles with more real-world experience and sense than most knights.

 

As pretentious as it sounds, Jorge was also the one who survived more desperately than anyone else when he was in danger.

 

Tamon liked Jorge’s way of surviving by exactly those means and methods. After all, he had a strange personality.

 

Even though he had such a strong attachment to life, seeing as how he fought in ‘death-defying’ battles, it seemed like he enjoyed the danger.

 

Tamon chuckled and replied with a rough wave of his hand at an earnest-looking Jorge.

 

“We’ll be leaving tomorrow, so make sure you’re ready.”

 

“Oh yeah!” 

 

Jorge danced his way out of the room.

 

After that, Rubent, the training captain, stopped him several times, but to no avail.

 

Eventually, he slipped out of the office, deciding that it was better to help him prepare than to stop Tamon.

 

“…Why aren’t you leaving, Satin?” 

 

Tamon asked, wondering why Satin was still there. Satin opened his mouth cautiously.

 

“You seem to have forgotten the date of the upcoming visit of Lord Cassion to the capital. This time he will arrive a little earlier than expected.”

 

Tamon’s face twisted strangely at the name Cassion.

 

Tap. Tap.

 

His dry fingers tapped the top of the bookshelf.

 

“When…?

 

“That’s…..”

 

Satin sighed briefly as he reluctantly spoke.

 

“He’ll be here in a week.”

 

Chapter 10. Why did this woman...?