Price of Management

I saw a man cleaning his eyes in the house, and I approached him.

“Let me ask you a question. ”

The man who saw me dressed bowed politely.

“Yes, sir. Ask me anything.”

“Did the nobleman in the wagon come to town yesterday? ”

“Yes, I'm here. A wagon came, and the wagon driver asked me if there was an inn in the village. ”

Oh, I found it!

“Where's the inn? ”

“There's only one inn in town. If you go inside, you'll see the Inn sign. ”

“Good, thank you. ”

“Oh, you're welcome. ”

Good people. I can't help but pay the price.

I threw in a gold coin.

“A token. It's been very helpful to me. ”

“Ouch! Go, thank you! ”

Since it was a monthly living fee for a single gold coin, the man was very happy as if this was a travesty.

As you walk inside the town, you can see the sign of the inn that really bears the mark.

In front of the two-story inn, there was a wagon that looked like a view, and three horses were visible at the stable. One of them was an old horse, and the other two were big and strong young horses. Young, strong horses must have dragged the wagon.

“Found it, Earl Ricardo. ”

He's either eating inside or sleeping. It's dinnertime. He's probably at dinner. I'll just have a beer.

Wait…….

But how does Rica approach the Earl?

If he approaches Earl Ricardo and says he's here to pick him up, he'll start wondering how he knew he was coming. And soon they'll realize something's wrong and try to get back.

Then…….

Should we hide our identities?

No. I'm going to be exposed the moment I use my animosity anyway. Then I'd say it's entirely a coincidence.

But that's not enough.

I wanted to take the Earl with me and fly back to Lerdon.

Because if you fly with me, you will arrive in less than two days, and you will not hear that I am married during the flight.

However, from the Earl's point of view, Ricardo wouldn't have felt the need to leave the wagon in one piece so soon.

In order to proceed more thoroughly……. That's all there is to it.

“Noum.”

-Yeah.

“Do you want to lightly cut the horse's leg? Don't get hurt too much. ”

-Okay.

I'm sorry, guys. I'll ask Woundee to heal you later.

Soon, Norm slapped the horse's hind legs with a shovel as big as his own.

Grrr!

Hee-hee-hee!

The sad scream of the horse echoes sadly. Ah, you got a conscience! My heart hurts!

“W-what's going on?! ”

Two men ran out of the inn.

One man was a horseman, and the other was armed with armor, making him look like Earl Ricardo's guardian.

The two of them rushed to the stable and realized that they were in a bad state.

“Knight! The horse is limping! ”

“Excuse me?”

“Looks like someone hit the back leg pretty hard. ”

“Oh my……. Who the hell did this? ”

The escort glances around.

But it was so small that not many people crossed the street. I, too, hid behind a wall, and the culprit, Norm, hid in the ground.

Then, a middle-aged man in a white coat came out of the inn.

“What's going on? ”

He was also Earl Lika, in a stylish outfit.

The guard said urgently.

“This is bad. Your horse is hurt. ”

“What? How badly did you get hurt, horseman? ”

The wagon shakes its head in tears.

“I don't think it's a fracture, but we need to see the progress. We can't leave tomorrow. ”

“Oh my……. A poem is in a hurry. ”

“I'll find out what he did. ”

The guard gritted his teeth and said. However, Earl Rica shakes her head.

“Enough. Call the innkeeper and make sure no one else hurts our horses." ”

“I understand.”

“You're in big trouble. If I knew this, I would have prepared a few bottles of healing potions... ”

Earl Ricardo's group steps back inside the inn. And the stable is guarded by a servant of the inn.

Well, that's it.

If you enter the Inn right now, you can be suspected, so you'll have to spend an hour or two getting in.

I summoned Norm, Woundee and Salamander from the ghetto and spent time playing house together. Hmm, I thought this was getting old, but the childhood play was quietly fun.

And by 7: 00 p.m., I went inside the inn.

“Welcome, what can I get you? ”

The old innkeeper welcomed me.

On one side of the inn, Earl Ricardo's group looks up to me. A nobleman like me appeared in a small town like this, so I was interested.

I placed an order with the host.

“I'm hungry. Have a beer and some food to eat with confidence. I'm staying overnight, so I'll have a private room, and I'll have some water for tonight and tomorrow morning. ”

“Yes!”

And when he tried to sit at any table, Earl Lika spoke to me first.

“Hey."

“What's the matter? ”

When I asked him about it, Earl Ricciado stood up and said,

“Begging your pardon. I am Earl Dan Lika from the Orient Kingdom. I didn't expect to see such a precious person in this town, so I was interested in talking to him. ”

“Ah, you must be Earl Ricardo. My name is Baron Caroc Kunt. ”

“Baron Caroc Kunt?! ”

Earl Lika was furious.

The reason he's going to King Leaden as an ambassador to the Orient Kingdom is to make me a Daryl son-in-law.

I laughed and said,

“What are you so surprised about? ”

“Hmmm, no. I never thought I'd see the famous Baron Kurt in a place like this. What a coincidence. ”

It was like a stabbing to ask if it was really a coincidence. I acted casually.

“Famous, I must say. Before joining the Royal Administration, I was exploring the central region of the Kingdom of Leaden with a trip, and I met Earl Ricardo today. ”

“Oh, you're joining the Kingdom of Leaden? ”

“Yes, Your Majesty is asking very strongly. ”

“Oh, I beg your pardon. Will you accompany me?”

“I'd love to.”

I'm also accompanying the Earl's party.

The doubt must not have been erased from Earl Rica's mind yet. It was obvious I was too sophisticated to think of myself as a coincidence showing up here.

“I heard you did a great job last time negotiating the Baden River. Your devotion to the Crown was exemplary. ”

“Haha, such compliments. I was just doing my job because I thought it was a good opportunity to make money. ”

“Making money? ”

“Yes. Before the Baden River negotiations were concluded, I had prepared enough food and supplies for export to the Horn Empire. ”

“Oh! Then you must have made a lot of money! ”

I smiled and replied to Earl Lika, who was amazed.

“I don't know. I've sent a man to the Horn Empire now, and he'll have results soon enough. ”

“You're a natural merchant now. If you have a chance to make money again next time, please teach me. ”

“Hahaha! Should I? I heard there's nothing more intimate than making money together. Let's have some fun together sometime. ”

“I promise!”

We gave and received for a long time, so we started to bloom while drinking beer.

After spending some time together, Lycado managed to clear his suspicions of the Earl.

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The six-circle magic teleport requires a large Mana consumption, instead of moving the caster to the desired location. The longer the movement, the greater the Mana consumption.

Earl Raymond made four attempts to use Yeongpu Teleport to skip long distances.

Thanks to this, Mana was cut in half, but she was able to reach the border checkpoint of the Orient Kingdom in no time.

It was a border checkpoint in the Kingdom of Leaden, just a short walk past this border checkpoint.

Earl Raymond makes his way to the building at the border checkpoint. Then I asked the guards at the checkpoint.

“I am Earl Raymond. ”

“Hoo, it's the Viceroy! ”

The soldiers kneel down and pay their respects. He couldn't have known the name of the famous Seven Circles Mage.

“When did Earl Ricardo pass through here? ”

“Earl Ricciano passed through here yesterday morning and went to the Kingdom of Leaden. ”

“Tsk, he's been working hard. ”

Earl Raymond wears his tongue and says to the soldiers,

“Give me the pill you spoke of. ”

“I understand.”

I was able to cast the teleport a few more times, but Manawa was already half as good.

Earl Raymond has always had a habit of maintaining half of Mana in the bay in case of one situation. This was a habit of fighting insurgents at the behest of the Orient King.

I've already caught up with him for a day. He thinks it's enough to ride a horse.

Soon after, the soldiers have spoken, and the late Raymond rides through the border checkpoint on his horse.

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