When the first rays of the sun hit its face, the monster opened its eyes. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info catches the eye on broken walls and piles of clutter in every corner.

It's the basement of an unnamed street in the ghetto, and it's also the stronghold of the adventurers' team - as it should be, and now that everyone else has died, this place is the property of Lyle, who is the sole survivor.

Lyle stretched a little lazily and fell under the bed with the book spread out on his chest, a fairy tale picture book with illustrations. Kicking away the piles of things at his feet, Lyle frowned, the basement space was quite small.

The title of the book is "The Legend of Convidor, the King of Regeneration". It tells the story of an ignorant young man in the countryside who aspires to become a king. He ventured around, made powerful companions, defeated evil magicians, slain dragons that threatened the country, and finally married a princess and became king. It's a very simple fairy tale, and the only thing that makes Lyle care is the plot where Convidor becomes immortal after bathing in dragon blood.

In any case, fairy tales are fairy tales, and there is a gap between the stories that are meant to be read by children and the affirmation of the facts. If I could, I would really like to get the original book instead of this kind of fairy tale picture book for children. But getting this kind of book by yourself now is already the limit, of course, asking Rost and the president of the adventurer's guild to help is also a way, but owing this kind of old fox a favor may become a bad move.

It is said that there is a fairly large library in the city, and it is not a good idea to see if there is a way to get permission to enter - or to sneak in.

After freshening up by the river, Lyle changed into a set of equipment that matched his identity as an adventurer and entered the adventurer's union.

The Adventurers' Guild is located near the city gates, and a river flows directly through the gates. Across the river are the slums, while behind the unions are the rich quarters. Coupled with the fact that most of the adventurers who frequented the guild were rough people - in the eyes of the rich were poor ghosts, the adventurers' guild was called the pig's nose of the rich district.

In the VIP room, a nice-looking woman greeted Lyle with a smile - not actually smiling at all, rather that she looked a little flustered when she saw Lyle. This made Lyle wonder if there was something bad on his face, and he touched his face, but there was nothing.

“……。”

"You, hello, Mr. Larjos. I have already prepared the things you want according to the instructions of the union president, can I ask if you want it now? ”

"Yes, now."

Lyle acknowledged the reception desk's question, and the woman swallowed a mouthful of saliva before pulling out a bag with a somewhat trembling hand.

Lyle unceremoniously took the bag, released the opening of the bag, and glanced inside. The golden glow—not so exaggerated, but a dazzling glow for a woman who knew the contents of the bag—swallowed again. Lyle re-fastened the bag with just a glance.

"Mr. Larjos, won't you confirm the number in it?"

Obviously in a room where there was no one but Lyle and her, the woman who received her still looked left and right in a panic for a while, and asked Lyle in a low voice.

This is what Lyle got after negotiating with the president of the adventurer's guild, and the reward for repelling the vampires, including a deposit and a curry favor - fifty gold coins. Only one gold coin is enough to support the total annual expenses of the average family, which is quite a huge amount of money.

As long as you have money, many things that would otherwise seem difficult to do will become very simple.

The woman at the counter cautiously asks Lyle to confirm that the amount is correct. No matter who holds such a huge sum of money in his arms, he will naturally feel uneasy. There was another reason for her uneasiness, and that the president of the union himself stressed to her that the man in front of her should never be judged by his appearance alone, he was the greatest hero in repelling those vampires, and he must be approached with the greatest respect for the strong.

"No, you just need to check the feel to get a rough idea of the amount inside. Rather than talking about this boring topic full of copper stench," Lyle took two gold coins from his bag and placed them on the table, pushing them towards the woman, "I want to entrust you to do something for me." ”

"Yes, what's the matter?"

"Before we discussed it, I didn't know your name, Miss. Also, please call me Lyle, and calling each other by name intimately is a testament to my work. ”

The woman swallowed and stared at the gold coin in front of her. There are women who have played the role of face as a union, and their appearance can indeed be said to be beautiful. After realizing that it was okay to climb into the other party's bed, she whispered her name.

“…… Kyle Seren. ”

"Very well, then Kyle Celine, I heard from the guild president that you are a capable and trustworthy person. I hope you do the same for me. What I want you to do is just a little favor, collect some things like myths, rumors, biographies, fairy tales, etc., and put them together in a book and give it to me. I need credit for that. ”

"What is it about?"

"Regarding the immortal monsters, there are rumors that can cause changes in the heavens and the earth, just like ...... Well, the existence of dragons, no matter how whimsical or trivial the content, must be recorded for me one by one. That's all I have entrusted you. ”

"It's as simple as two gold coins? You...... What the hell are you trying to do here? ”

Kylesherine stared at the gold coins on the table, and it could already be said that she was in a state of intent. She cautiously reconfirmed to Lyle.

Lyle laughed and didn't respond to the question.

"It's that simple. I've heard from the president of the union that you're a very tight-mouthed person. Two gold coins are just a deposit, and if the result is satisfactory to me, I'll give eight more afterwards. ”

- 10 pieces!!

Kyleseline didn't know how many times she felt her throat dry today—she swallowed again. She is well aware that the effort and the gain must be proportional, and if the amount far exceeds the income from the labor, it means that there is a corresponding risk behind it. However, it is not a dangerous thing to collect some rumors, although I don't know what kind of intentions are hidden behind this, but desire is more rational than the charm of money.

"Of course, please leave this matter to me, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer. Mr. Laljoss, no, Mr. Lyle. ”

"By the way, I have other things I want to ask you for."

Here it comes! Sure enough, things are not so simple, I didn't expect to make the real request behind it so quickly. Kylesherine squeezed her stiff muscles hard, smiling as hard as she could. Lyle's leisurely voice came.

"Gee, you don't have to be so reserved. I just wanted to ask if there's been any weird rumors lately. ”

"Rumors?"

"That's right, just tell me about everything."

Kyle Celine lowered her head and thought for a while, although it was no matter how big or small, but the other party was an adventurer after all, and he was definitely interested in related topics, and he would definitely not be interested in who had a cheating on the street and had a child with a kitten. She filtered inwardly what she should have said.

"There was a theft of corpses from the cemetery in the east of the city, and I heard that the grave keeper was also involved and killed, and now the Knights are investigating the matter."

Kyle Celine said, staring at Lyle's reaction before continuing.

"The road to the Great Forest was destroyed by the beast tide a few days ago, and many monsters have been driven to the villages near Longlin City, which are also being dealt with by the Knights."

"Even if you clean up the monsters, do you leave it to the adults of the Knights?"

"Yes, after all, there are many fewer adventurers in the city, and the current manpower is not enough to deal with so many emergencies, so Your Excellency the Archon simply leaves all affairs to the Knights."

"I've heard that most of the knights in the kingdom are responsible for maintaining law and order and defending the borders, and the number of adventurers in the city has dwindled to the point where knights have to be used?"

"Yes, it's an extraordinary time, after all. I've heard that the Church's Knights of Divine Judgment are almost there, so the police requirements for the garrison will be lowered at that time. ”

"That's true, please go ahead."

Although Lyle expressed his agreement with Kyle Seren's thoughts, did this person really understand what he said, Kyle Celine looked at the man in front of him and couldn't help but think so, this person didn't look very smart. But she wouldn't say that, and Kylesherine pulled her mind back to the conversation.

"The Dark Book stored in the Mage's Guild was stolen, a book of magic excavated from the ruins of the Second Age. It is difficult to determine its value because no one can decipher it, so it is speculated that it was the work of collectors with special hobbies, and the Wizards' Guild and the Adventurers' Guild are now jointly investigating the matter. In addition, a beast with a huge black shadow was found in the suburbs, and many farmers disappeared because of it, and the matter was entrusted to A-class adventurers. ”

“…… It doesn't have to be related to adventurers, and there are no other rumors that are a little more interesting? ”

Lyle showed a lack of interest, and Kylesherine sighed inwardly as she pondered what news would attract the interest of the patron.

"Ah, this morning, the Archon ordered the President to be summoned to his office, which seems to be a matter of great urgency. It is said that ......" Kyleserine's gaze wandered away from Lyle, who felt uncomfortable being stared at by Lyle with an icy gaze.

Now was the time to show her usefulness, and she hesitated to get the remaining gold coins, even if no one else was in the VIP room, she looked around many times to make sure that no one was eavesdropping, and finally gave up biting her lip.

After all, this involves internal problems within the royal family, and if it is spread indiscriminately, it will be sentenced.

"The Archon was furious. The reason is not very clear, but it is said that it is with Her Royal Highness the Princess...... The matter of the new Dragon Landing Lord has something to do with it. ”

"Oh."

The name of the consul Eris Viddarn Lyle had heard that the power of the royal power was essentially the ruler of the city, the entire territory, although only the power of internal affairs and not the military. Considering the possibility of contact with this man in the future, it would be better to keep this matter in mind. As for anger, it may be very relevant to the princess, but there is no basis for judging what the reason is.

Seeing Lyle's unnatural silence, Kyleserine cautiously asked, "How is it, did you help, Mr. Lyle." ”

"Useful, Miss Kyleserine."

Lyle responds with a smile to the woman's uneasiness.