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"We are an adventurer based in a city called Alistair in the Kingdom of Metis. Alistair also has a labyrinth near the city, which is why it's up to me to try Esterbourg, famous as a labyrinth city. I didn't hide my work in the labyrinth because I wanted someone familiar with the labyrinth to come in contact and talk to me."

Tell Mr. Cape why you came to Esterbourg, which cannot even be called false.

"Hmm..."

Mr. Cape's sharp gaze can be directed this way.

That's my face as a merchant.

"You didn't lie."

If you are also a first-rate merchant, you can check to see if there is any mixing of lies in the words spoken from the other person's expression.

To be most averse to being offered a lie contract in a business meeting.

It's worse not to be able to see through lies in the merchant world.

"Is that what the lady thinks?

"Oh..."

Melissa's hand stops drinking tea.

Earlier lines used [Labyrinth Tone] in real-time to say what Melissa told me in her readings.

"The timing of asking about our reaction is too precise. That's what I could get ahead of because I was making myself think about the line and say,"

"Correct."

"Is that what you meant earlier?

The attempt to unilaterally extract information from this one.

Now on the contrary, I tried to convince him with only minimal information.

"No, I don't mean that. But I'm sure you understand what this is all about."

"I want to meet someone from the labyrinth, hey..."

He didn't ask me about the details, but only gave me an errand.

I guess that's how sincerity manifests itself as the 'Golden Fox Chamber of Commerce'.

"I'm sorry, but that's the biggest secret for the Kingdom of Estalia... you can say it's forbidden."

"Contraindicated, is it?

"Yes. Who manages the labyrinth? All the people who tried to find out disappeared at some point. He was supposed to be looking into it confidentially, but when he realized it, he disappeared."

It's impossible to find out in confidence just how good a covert technician is at finding out. The opponent is the Labyrinth Lord who owns the [map]. All the conversations that took place in my labyrinth are lost.

If we don't use a special method now, we'll be out of conversation in this room.

"There's no drain."

"Of course."

I had asked Iris to build a [labyrinth junction].

This is a skill in developing a junction that has been granted the 'non-destructive' character of a labyrinth. You will be able to escape surveillance if you use it in another person's labyrinth. In particular, the scope is very narrow because we are allowing boundaries to develop within the dominant areas of others. Looks like the best way to cover the room in Illis right now.

"Do you still want to know?

Nodding at Mr. Cape's words.

Some danger is already woven.

"Even so, I don't know what to tell you, even the eagle. For humans living in this country, the labyrinth of Esterbul has long been a blessing. Well, there's a part of it that's too convenient for humans. I'm pretty sure someone's in charge, but I don't have any leads. Then I can't look for them."

"Then what about this?

Presented by Melissa were yesterday's raiders.

The chimps might get a clue about the Earls of Zarbagne and Wales as an exception.

But Mr. Cape reacted first to the chimps.

"You know, there was this guy who imitated a lot of idiots."

"Stupid imitation, is it? It does seem like it would be good to hesitate to raid given the difference in strength between them..."

"That's not what I'm saying. It doesn't make it easier for you to raise your profile where you've loaded a lot of money."

"Is it not?

It's not what I was hearing.

I had heard that it was possible to raise the rank by paying a certain amount to the state to be recognized.

"I'm not wrong. It's possible to get rid of 'civilians/under' if you pay a lot of taxes. But what the state wants is not money, but the ability to make money."

Apparently, those who raised their status with ten gold coins needed to continue to pay ten gold coins on a regular basis. And when it becomes impossible to pay again, inspections from the state will come in, and how we got the first money will be seen as problematic.

If you earn money through unjust methods such as crime, you will be punished with the worst punishment.

That is, 'slave' falls.

It is no longer possible to crawl up.

"Those guys were certain to be 'slaves' in the future. In this country, there are many people who fall into 'slavery' after being used for good by nobility because 'civilians/underneath' cannot acquire such knowledge. That's why the eagles try to give the least amount of knowledge free of charge to avoid falling unnecessarily."

There are still a lot of people who are deceived and become 'slaves'.

The flow was no longer easy to stop.

"That's why people in this country are more afraid than anything of losing their identity."

From "Civilians/Downstairs" you can't raise your identity unless there's more to it.

And he falls into 'slavery' where he can never crawl up again if it was an illegal means, even if he didn't know it.

The nobles disliked and feared such a situation above all else.

"I'm guessing the two counts are the same."

I was threatened and had to obey.

"The Kingdom of Estalia is flourishing thanks to a controlled labyrinth, but it is harder to flourish now than it is because of the many people who fear failure. I just want to do something about it, but the power of a merchant can't change anything."

A situation where we haven't even been able to grasp the identity of our enemies.

It turns out, however, that previous actions have as much power as it is possible for the enemy to drop his identity even if the Count is the other person.

Plus, I'm familiar with information.

"The Earl of Zarbagne should be in the King's Capital right now. Then the aim would be the Count of Wales."

He's throwing most of his territorial management round his men, and he seems to live a relaxing and luxurious life in Esterbourg, where a variety of things are readily available in fresh conditions.

A home party held like every month.

This is also done with taxes obtained from the territory.

"If you're going to explore the identity of your enemies while you're aware of the danger, how about this stuff?

Mr. Cape brings a single letter from his room.

The contents - an invitation to the home party of the Earl of Wales.

"This is still a big merchant's end. These kinds of invitations arrive like every day"

It is unusual to be called to a party even though you are not a merchant.

Give me the edge of the big merchant, but you can actually think of it as one of the big merchants.

"I wasn't willing to join you, but if you're interested, why don't you join me as an escort?

"Is that okay?

"No problem. Being invited is a weasel, but it shouldn't be a problem enough to take my husband, and it shouldn't be a problem to hire adventurers for escorts. Nevertheless, there's no reason to take an adventurer with Zorozolo to a noble party. Mars and Melissa, it would be nice to take one man and one woman at a time."

"Ha ha..."

The conversation progressed in the meantime.

In the end, I rely on Mr Cape's invitation to contact the Earl of Wales.

The subsequent response can only be determined from the reaction at contact.

"... What this one wanted to say was, was it good to have you hanging out with us for a convenience? That's what I mean."

"Oh, right. Even though they just let me earn it, it doesn't match the reward."

That's where I get a nibbly grin.

What a good grin the expression Bad Girl looks like.

"Do you have anything unusual? I'm interested in what you get in other labyrinths."

"Uh..."

From there, objects that might be of value in consultation with Melissa and Illis are identified from the toolbox and crate.

It's a cheap one to think of as the cost of being able to attend a party for the Earl of Wales due to the total absence of handouts, although we were to offer a number of them.

Again, the opponent is a merchant.

I could catch it with something rare.