When he returned to the workshop, Edward had been waiting in the reception room for a long time. Seeing that it was Gardia who came in with Haruka instead of Yimu before, he looked a little confused.

"Haruka-sama, are you back, who is this?"

"She's Gardia, and she's an adventurer, and it's thanks to her help that this crusade can be successfully completed. ”

"I see, I deserve to be called the Black Sword Ji Hero, such a task is really difficult for you. He greeted him with a smile. "What about the Templar from before. ”

"She was wounded in the battle, so she went back for treatment for the time being. ”

"Well, in order to show my gratitude to her, I will add a commission to my remuneration. ”

"I don't need to pay the commission, but I have some questions I want to ask you. Haruka threw the sword wrapped in old canvas on the table in front of the two of them.

"Tell me. ”

"Did you hide anything from me from this mission?"

"How can it be, you must have misunderstood something, how could I deceive you as a hero. ”

"Then why isn't the sword in the bandit's hand?"

"This... I'm sorry, I don't know, but there are many adventurers who have taken on this mission before, but they were all beaten by a man in red armor, according to their description, the man didn't seem to be a thief, just waiting for someone to show up, because he was strong enough, and the bandit let him stay in the cave. ”

"Why didn't you tell this information earlier?"

"I think so, a powerful person like you, no matter who the other party is, should be able to defeat easily, so I didn't mention this matter, maybe I was too reckless, apologize to you. ”

"And what about the sword, why is the sword actually on the body of a boy and not in the hands of a bandit?"

"Boy?! At this, Edward's face looked a little strange. "Maybe it's a thief's child... ”

"He's lying. Gardia on the side spoke at this time.

"Please don't lie to me, this friend of mine has the ability to see through lies. ”

"Well, it was indeed the kid who stole the sword from me, and at that time he was very badly wounded, I thought he wouldn't live long, I didn't expect you to meet him again. ”

"It is true that he was badly wounded, and died not long after seeing me, but before he died, he revealed to me that the sword was not your possession. ”

"Hahaha, it's just children's nonsense, you don't have to worry too much. ”

"Before I came, I asked my friend to investigate, and your workshop has purchased a lot of precious weapons from others at low prices through threats and intimidation, and the most valuable of them is this Amaterasu, an accessory for the former Kingdom Dragon Knight. ”

"Now that you've investigated, I don't need to say anything, now in this era of war, everyone is seeking to protect themselves, and I'm just using this to make a fortune from the war, since the fallen dragon knight has been discharged from the army, he should contribute the artifact he holds, but he stubbornly rejected me, so I can only use some small means. ”

"What a bad face. ”

"How come, I'm just an ordinary businessman, if you want, we can cooperate, you will collect all kinds of artifacts, and I will be responsible for large-scale imitation and mass production, and we will divide half of the money we earn, how about it?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not short of money, and besides, I hate guys like you the most. Haruka pulled his sword out of the broken canvas and pointed it at the other party, "If I could, I really want to cut you down on the spot, but I'd better hand it over to the Kingdom Army." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Hetila rushed into the workshop with a group of soldiers.

"Edward, I arrest you now for killing the retired knight and his family, and all your assets and shops will be confiscated into the treasury. ”

"What?!Why is this happening, I'm innocent... He didn't have time to shout, and the soldiers on both sides had already escorted him down.

"Good work, Hetila, and I'll have you come here for once. ”

"No, no, I want to thank you. She pointed to the sword in Haruka's hand, "This Amaterasu used to be the weapon of the Dragon Knight's First Knights in team battles, he is known as the strongest knight in the kingdom, due to a mission to retreat from the Warcraft, in order to protect the evacuation of the troops and fight against dozens of Warcraft alone, he finally lost his right arm before retiring from the army, and then he disappeared incognito and disappeared from everyone's sight." ”

"It's really a hero's loneliness. ”

"I will report this to the King, and hopefully add to his merits. ”

"And this sword ... ”

"Since you helped him punish Edward, then you deserve to take this sword. ”

"I'm afraid it's not so, right?"

"You should think of it as inheriting the man's will. ”

While the two were talking, a soldier in charge of the herald broke into the workshop.

"Your Excellency the Black Sword Princess, the King has issued a herald, please go to the palace immediately......"