Chapter 342 – Immortal Elixir (3)
I returned the greeting by selling the name of our guild.
Since there are many adventurers without fundamentals, revealing the guild they belong to was the most appropriate way to sell their status. It’s convenient because I don’t have to give out my personal information.
Then the female knight shook her head and declined, as I often do.
‘Nothing to be polite about. I am also a commoner, and I am aware that I rudely intervened in the counseling of the two of you.”
Selena smiled bitterly behind the female knight. She must have noticed that while she was gone, we had a new cup of tea and were humbled.
‘Is that true? I’m glad then.〉
Even so, thanks to that, an atmosphere where we could talk openly was formed quickly. I quietly peeked at the female knight’s brightened face and tone.
‘Looking at it roughly, he’s not very eloquent.’
Although he knew manners, he was not the type worn out by arguments and political strife.
She was a woman who was a little too naive to deal with the merchants who lived with snakes in her stomach.
However, Primor, who would be accustomed to such dark battles, would not personally step foot here—it would be rude for a person like him to visit without an appointment—and the other escorts lacked dignity or value for their names.
She is the only one who has the name ‘Knight of the Armaals family’ and the courtesy to match that name.
That’s why the female knight came here without any choice.
While I was watching the liver, the female knight said.
〈When I was young, I also dreamed of being an adventurer. To be able to talk to an adventurer skilled enough to get an elixir, my heart is pounding with unexpected luck.〉
The opening of the horse’s water was quite smooth. I’ll probably continue talking about the Elixir.
However, I was tired of talking nonsense, so I spoke openly with the feeling of an awkward adventurer in good manners.
She was a bit taken aback by the dead ball-like fastball that destroyed her plan, but she honestly agreed. As if I couldn’t manage my expression, I showed a hint of trouble.
“I will apologize again for that. It’s our guild’s mistake, so I promise to take responsibility and devote myself to the Sales Advisor.〉
Selena immediately went to support fire. It’s good that you’re quick.
The female knight stuttered as if she had never imagined that we were secretly holding hands from behind and tearing each other apart.
I nodded solemnly.
〈The Hermaion Guild had a lot to do with how this elixir was obtained. So, I made a promise to arrange the auction and pay a sales commission. Today, I came to fulfill that contract.>
It means ‘don’t think about buying it by cutting in line before the exhibition’.
As if he had noticed the bone inside the horse, the man here was startled and hit his hand.
‘Hey, don’t worry! I have no intention of buying one that is going to be auctioned one step ahead!〉
I’ve known him for a day or two, but Primor didn’t look like someone who would do such a thing.
Of course, if the husband was still alive and could be cured with an elixir, he would have cut in line, but considering the way the black mafia disguised himself as a paladin, it is questionable whether the corpse is even intact.
There was no reason for her to covet her elixir more than necessary. I thought about it and asked a question.
〈… To be precise, it’s not the madam’s will. It’s just me and my colleagues’ insistence.”
You don’t mean Primor? I twisted my head.
‘Then he has no intention of treating his wounds, so the escorts are thinking of buying them and giving them away?’
But is that even possible?
I don’t know exactly about the salary of the knights either. However, it was difficult to imagine that the bid for Elixir would be successful with the assets of only 4 or 5 knights.
Moreover, if Primor, the target of escort, had no intention of remaining in Lenapolis, it would be impossible to attend the auction itself.
As she said before, she has no reason to covet the elixir right now.
It would be difficult to keep the paladin’s corpse from decaying. If it’s a wound, you can fix it later, but what’s the motivation to stay in Lenapolis for this auction?
I wished I could stay here and go home as soon as possible instead of being caught by a guy named Diavolo.
‘If Primor uses the family’s money, the bidding itself would be worth considering… No, is it still difficult?’
It didn’t seem like she had been married into her family for some time.
But while she was enjoying her honeymoon, her husband died. If her husband and wife don’t even have children, her position in the Armals family will be precarious.
Isn’t it that her husband, who continued her family with Primor, has disappeared.
In such a situation, if she splurged on her family’s money to heal her wounds, she would have nothing to say even if she ended up breaking off the marriage or getting a divorce.
‘… Uh, fuck?’
I thought so, but I was stunned by the sudden realization.
‘Wait. Then isn’t Primor not a direct descendant of the first Senate family?’
As I expected, more than 90% of the reason Tyrsi was kidnapped was because of her bloodline.
The first senate families who were strong enough to share power from the emperor of Romania!
They would almost certainly have passed on to their descendants ‘something’ that supported their power in life. Because this is a different world of fuckin’ pedigrees.
And perhaps that ‘something’ could only be handled by their bloodlines.
So I thought that the kidnapper, Diavolo or something, would target Primor after Tyrsi. Just like the black magician Krutus did.
However, unless Primor’s husband was a crazy bastard who was completely OK with incest, there was a good chance that the Primor she married him had absolutely nothing to do with her kinship Armials family.
‘… Then Primor will not be kidnapped?’
Isn’t there a way that the legacy of the first senate family can be unlocked by looking at the resident registration copy and saying, “Pass because we are legally family?”
In other words, there was little chance that a guy named Diavolo would kidnap Primor himself.
‘Thinking about it, did Creutus prioritize infiltrating the family without kidnapping Primor?’
This must have been a mistake in my judgment.
No, what the hell. Since I, Tirsi and Primor both have gray hair, I thought they were both descended from the Arma Whatsigi family.
I fell for the fucking self-narrative trick.
〈… Mr. Nord?〉
The back of my head felt tingly at the unexpected miscalculation, but I came to my senses only after being called by the female knight.
‘Ah, excuse me. It’s nothing. If it’s an elixir to be exhibited, I just brought the actual item. Shall I show it to you?〉
Contrary to what she said, she looked messy. It seemed that he knew that the chances of getting his hands on the elixir were slim.
I said goodbye to her with a rough nod of the head, her meaningless chatter with her having finished her business.
Kiki- Tak!
As the female knight closed the door behind the butler, Selena whispered to me in a small voice.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Good job. Thank you for your help.”
“Because it’s always us commoners who suffer from the aristocrat’s coercion.”
Selena shuddered as if she had experienced something similar to the point of disgust while running a super-large store.
“Still, that’s pretty standard. Regardless of social class, there is always one or two people who have reached the peak of stupidity.”
“… I’m worried about that. It would be a big deal if you come and force me.”
I said hardening my face. Since rumors of the Elixir had been leaked, it was impossible to imagine that there would be no fucking aristocrats who would swindle out for their status.
I’m already busy looking around, but if I deal with such troublesome guys, my head will explode.
Selena sighed as if agreeing.
“Really. So… Where are Mr. Nord and his companions staying now?”
“I found a suitable inn. If I went to an expensive place, I felt like I would get involved with nobles who came for the purpose of auctioning.”
Up until now, when we went on business trips, we had intentionally stayed in expensive places to avoid incidents or disputes, but this time we had to do the opposite.
Then she clapped her hands as if Selena was just fine.
“Indeed, you did! Then, by any chance, would you like to stay at our mansion?”
