Even after I broke up with Blue Star , I went on a daily tavern tour with Lindbergh without changing.
A few more days later, the man I was waiting for approached me as I was drinking with Lindbergh at the tavern.
It was Lexus who approached me to search for the Count.
Many people talk to me to get a drink, so even if the stranger Lexus is talking to me, no one seems to care.
I was drinking and walking every day for two purposes.
The first is to get living information from the people who live in this town.
The second is to create a place where Brocken can communicate freely with his people without being noticed!
"Lexus, have you found anything?"
"You were right.The Count was lurking near the city. "
"Have you already found it!? You're working fast!"
"As you told me, if I'd squeezed it into an adventurer party that only buys groceries in a big shop, it would have been bingo in the third set."
"We need food to hide.The Count's escort is about twenty people, and if I buy enough food for twenty people at once, it's too much to stand out.I thought I was keeping it a little less conspicuous. "
I put my mouth on the wine in the glass and took a breath.
"When preparing for a Dungeon Attack, I usually buy items like potions along with groceries.But the Counts with limited funds can't afford to waste, so they can't buy extra items.... "
"Besides, they split up with the buyer and the transporter!I had a hard time following you without being noticed. "
Lexus always appeals to me for his troubles.
He's still a flawless man.
"The Counts deserve it, too.Be careful what you do.That's why I called you, right? "
When I was good at saying that, Lexus smiled with joy.
"I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I don't think you're the only one who wants to turn the enemy around."
Lexus walked away.
"So you made contact with the Count?"
"Of course."
Lexus showed a table placed in the corner of the tavern with his thumb.
Looking at the table, three people are sitting.
One is Lexus' partner Proot, and the other two are blind wearing hooded robes.
If the contact was made, the person wearing the robe would be the Earl's escort.
When we move to the table with Lexus, we sit at the table and order extra liquor.
Soon the liquor was transported and distributed to us.
After the clerk's gone, look around and see if anyone's watching us.
There is no one around to see us.
"Does the Count trust us?Is the Count safe? "
"The Count is safe. Of course, don't worry, I'm not hurt."
"Phew, I'm glad to hear that... and Michelle will be happy to hear it."
It was a big deal to be sure that the Count was safe.
I exhaled a sigh of relief.
"I can't tell you where it is, but it's a safe place to hide.I don't trust you entirely, but the Count has decided.I'll just listen to you! "
No matter how many letters Michelle wrote, they may be forced to write.
It would be normal to assume that we are on the enemy side and trying to deceive the Count.
I was anxious whether you could trust me with a letter alone, but apparently the letter also wrote something that only the Count and Michelle knew, and it seemed to have become a point of trust.
"I can trust you to be as careful as you are."
"Hmm, he's as cheeky as ever.But I didn't expect you to get into this city. "
One of the robes rolled up part of the hood and showed his face for a moment.
The man in Loeb was Zax, a class A adventurer who was the captain of the guard.
"Do you remember me?"
The other is a wizard woman who advised Michelle to be careful.
"Oh, as you advised, the lady was a terrible person."
Isn't it?
After laughing and showing me that, I proceeded with the conversation.
"Why is the Count hiding?"
"Well, you should explain our situation first."
Zax put his mouth on the liquor and moisturized his throat before talking about the situation when he was attacked.
We listen to Zax.
The story is about the night the Count arrived in this city.
Brocken was supposed to discuss it with a representative of the workers at the mine.
The discussion was held in a small hall in Brocken's Mansion, and armed Brocken and his men's adventurers appeared in front of the Count who was waiting in the room.
By discussion, only a few guards, including the Count and Zax, were in the small hall room.
Meanwhile, it seems that Brocken was attacked with three times the number of guards, which was really bad.
Thanks to the desperate resistance of A-Class Adventurer Zax, he managed to create a gap and escape the hall.
Zax, who was supposed to share the discussion with his buddies, was lucky enough to gather his buddies in another room, so he safely rendezvoused with them and fled the Mansion.
At first, I was going to hide around the city, find a gap, and escape the area, but there was information that Michelle had come to the city.
The Count who heard the story changed his mind about fleeing and said he would rescue Michelle from Brocken and flee with him.
And he kept hiding until today.
"Well, to put it simply, thanks to you guys getting in, we've got more work to do."
Zax told me it didn't seem interesting.
"I'm sorry about that, but I had a hard time too.The Mansion was destroyed by the raiders. "
"The Mansion was raided!?Is that true? "
"We took care of the raiders... but if my predictions are correct, it's likely that there's one of them in the Black Market."
"[Black Market]... why is such a big organization...?"
"I don't understand now, but how does the Count intend to move on?"
"The Count is now ready to settle with Brocken.But I can't do it while Michelle's under the Broken.At first, we were talking about making Brocken's Mansion hold someone back and rescue them.... "
Zax looks at me after saying that.
You don't have to tell me, do you?That's what I'm trying to say.
"Michelle is responsible for letting us escape, so don't worry.But when it comes to settling down, Brocken is gathering a lot of adventurers.There should be four or fifty lightly.I think it's Seki-no-Yama who can do it with the difference in numbers, even if you can't help it. "
"I will discuss the matter with the Count and make a decision.You should move to get Michelle out of here. "
Apparently, the Count has yet to decide on a plan for the future.
That's when I came up with a plan.
If this operation succeeds, we will be able to drastically reduce Brocken's combat power.
"Hey... if you haven't decided on a plan, why don't you listen to my plan?"
Faced with evil, I told everyone I had an idea of a plan.
That's not cool.
Lexus laughs happily.
"There are many enemies in combat.First, I shred its power. Brocken used his dirty hands. I won't complain. "
"I don't think they're going to do what I think they're going to do?It's easy to say just the ideals. "
Pruitt gives a sober opinion.
Indeed, there is no guarantee that my enemies will ride on my operation.
"Indeed, Pruitt is right, but we have a powerful trump card."
"A trump card?"
"That's right. If Brocken catches what he wants most, he'll eat it."
"We will prepare the stage for the Count to fight.After that, Zax, it's your job. "
"When things really get the way you say they are, we will fight with our lives."
"We also need preparations for this operation to succeed.Lexus, I need you to work harder! "
"I can't help it. It's a boat.Say whatever you want. "
We drank at the same time at the right time.
Then, three nights later, there's a report that the Count was found under Brocken.