Dungeon Master Makeup Money (formerly known as Dungeon Master Funding)

"Hey, that helped!

"Ha..."

Melissa, who looked in trouble, was being thanked for holding her hand by a fuzzy man.

If this was the person with the bottom of my heart, Melissa could have been appropriately impressed, but they were having trouble treating me because they just wanted to thank me for being serious.

The man was a merchant being chased by bandits.

After that, the merchants, who had seen the sight of the bandits quickly being held from afar, immediately realized they had been helped and approached to thank them.

I took on an escort to the town where I was seen to receive my thanks.

"Thank you very much. I'm glad we caught the bandits, but we didn't have the means to get them to the city."

The captured bandits were packed and transported to an empty carriage just because they had less luggage with you.

If they weren't there, they would need to be transported to the city one at a time with one hand, or even removed from the [toolbox (item box)]. The method also took a lot of work, and it was a method I wanted to avoid if I could because I didn't look like an adventurer traveling.

So I'm purely grateful for your cooperation.

The merchant was laughing when I thanked him from here as well.

"You're a very disciplined adventurer."

"No, that's about it..."

"Mr. Gock."

At that time, an escort, who was working to bring out the bandits in custody from inside the carriage, called out.

With that said, I hadn't heard the name, but the merchant seems to have the name Goc.

"I appreciate your help, too. But you can't afford to pay them a fee or a escort fee."

"It's..."

Mr. Gock mumbles.

Reward for helping from bandits.

escort fee to town.

If you think you saved my life, you need a small amount of money.

As far as Mr. Gock is concerned, he seems to want to be honest. But they can't afford it.

"Um... now a buddy of mine is going to the bandit Azito to collect his treasures. Plus, if you put all the money that you sold the bandits to the slave traders into our nostalgia, the rewards are fine."

They let me use the carriage to transport them to town, so it's normal to pay some.

I am now being raided by the Azitos of Illis and Noel. Apparently, there are three fellow bandits left voicemails in Azit, but with that degree of strength, just the two of them would be fine.

I don't have a problem thanking you because of the reward.

"Are you sure?

Mr. Gock comes with a frigid eye.

Besides, the escort also looks at me with an incredible look.

Melissa's suggestion is to give up the reward. Tomorrow is an unlikely adventurer.

"I just need you to tell me something."

Of course, I don't know what to say instead, but I'll get the information.

"... what is it?

What kind of questions will they ask instead of big money?

Mr. Gock breathed.

"Earlier bandits looked familiar with the treatment of horses for a long time. And everyone can ride a horse, which is too wealthy for a bandit."

It takes skill to ride a horse first.

Plus, horses cost money to buy and maintain.

Wealthy in terms of both technology and cost.

"They, or..."

Mr. Gock shrugged as he knew about the circumstances of the bandit.

"If you know anything, let me know. We've just arrived in the Kingdom of Estalia, and we know nothing of it."

There are many things we don't know from the outside.

No one is more familiar with information than a merchant.

"... ok. I don't want to talk to foreigners because it's nothing but shame, but I'm grateful for your help, so I'll tell you something special."

He speaks with a bite of his regrettable teeth.

"They are ex-knights, as you expected."

Knights - existence that serves the country and nobility and is endowed with special rights such as arrest and command. My brother is also a knight, so I know quite a bit about it, but it's a very dangerous job that sometimes takes soldiers to deal with problems when things happen.

But it's dangerous, so the pay is good.

That's not even for me, the labyrinth lord, but I was told that the three members of my family were getting enough money to afford to live.

In other words, it is more blessed than a normal profession.

That's why I can't believe he's a 'former' knight and a bandit.

And...

"It didn't seem that strong...?

Stronger than the average person on a level.

However, among the knights, it is not a problem to give ratings such as below. It's too weak as an active knight to be incapable of combat with one magical shot because of how much Melissa was relieving herself.

"Yes, they are never strong among the knights"

Mr. Gock also affirmed the weakness of the knight.

"That's why you've been downgraded," you can say.

Those bandits were originally part of the knighthood held by the Count who ruled the city near here, and were the three or four men of the aristocracy around them. If I were a third or fourth son, I wouldn't be able to inherit the house, and if I had a second son for my oldest son's support, I would be left with enough.

There was no easy way to cut it off because it drew the blood of the nobleman.

It was the Knights of the Count who gathered and organized such people.

He had only the strength to control the average person in case something happened to his eldest or second son since he was a child, and he was able to create the Knights without any problems because of his upbringing.

However, no matter how much you were educated, you are not guaranteed even humanity.

"They seemed to have dyed their hands against corruption with all sorts of things. We missed the bad guys we had to capture if we were loaded with money, and it seemed we were accommodating people who were convenient to us."

More emerge with the funds gained from doing so.

Even though it was enough to be a knight, they were born into nobility and tired of it they sought out an unworthy identity.

"But I was dumped with clams because I found out about it on top,"

Mr. Gock makes gestures like cutting his neck with his hands.

However, in this case, he was not executed as can be seen from his life, but was to be permanently disidentified.

"These men were mercifully called" nobles, "and were not" slaves, "but were dropped by" civilians and below. "

It seems that some of the civilians also have a rank. The bandits were dropped 'below' at the bottom.

"Still, I should have worked seriously, but I didn't like to work seriously, and these guys became bandits."

Forged strength and skill.

Using them, I knew I would get the money without struggling.

Eventually, they were caught and they were to be dropped their identities to the bottom 'slaves'.

"Didn't the country do anything for me?

"Country, is...?

The scandal of the former, albeit aristocratic, private knighthood.

It doesn't seem strange for the country to do some work.

But Mr. Gock was shaking his head to the side.

"This country is changing treatment depending on how much it has contributed to the country"

Taxes, to be specific.

The more money you pay, the more accommodation you'll get.

The more prosperous you are, the thicker your accommodation from the country will be.

"It's a land of nothing, just close to the border."

If it is also a war with a neighbour, food will be collected or manpower forcibly deprived.

Such a land, but being away from the centre had allowed me to escape the troubles of the country.

"Don't you want to go to another country?

"Even if I went to another country, there is no guarantee that it will go well. Many people think that life is better today with minimal coverage compared to that. Besides, most of our merchants are 'civilians'."

"What is it..."

Melissa didn't tell me what it meant in detail when she asked what it meant.

The former knights who became bandits were also after this area because they were familiar with those circumstances.

Mr. Gock knew the danger, too, but he really had to go into business.

"I also understood the danger of being attacked by bandits...... no, I was going to understand. But this one also has to go outside beyond making a living in business. I don't think you're worried about your strength, but be very careful."