"Do you know a young lady named 'Ratchi'?"

In the teahouse, the man who suddenly accosted Lutega asked abruptly.

"Rathi......" Lutega replied, repeating the man's name softly, diligently recalling, "no, no. ”

"This, that'......"

Hearing the answer, the man lowered his head, looking a little disappointed between his eyebrows.

At this time, Lutga carefully examined the man's outfit.

The man looked to be in his forties, with a thin face and deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He wore a plain dark gray cloak, and it was covered in dust. The belt carries a lot of small cloth bags with unknown meanings, and common items such as knives and ropes.

At first glance, he looks like an adventurer. However, he couldn't find the main weapon on his body, and judging from his thin body and bones, it was hard to imagine that he was enough to fight the monster. In this case, it is possible that he is a traveling merchant or a treasure hunter...... To put it bluntly, it could be a figure like a relic thief.

But no matter what it is, it's the type that has nothing to do with Lutega.

"Excuse me, why are you asking me this all of a sudden?"

"Ah, because, that ...... Just hearing your companion call your name, I can't help but ......"

"So, why did you find him when you knew his name, and who is the 'Laki' in your mouth?"

The young man with the golden hedgehog head on the side, Stein, was a little impatient, and asked loudly before he could.

"No, I'm sorry, it's, it's actually like this......"

The man, who was already timid, trembled even more when he was drunk by Stein, and he trembled all over his body and began to recount what had happened two days earlier.

As Rutega had guessed at the beginning, the man was a relic thief. Unlike adventurers, they also travel between cities and earn income from the wild, but they don't have the strength to challenge monsters head-on.

On the other hand, the Ruin Thieves have an advantage that adventurers don't have.

For example, excellent search skills, using a variety of prop techniques, to infiltrate the ruins in the depths of those dangerous areas, or the means of ancient tombs. It is with these skills that they find buried treasures and some ancient magicians.

Normally, relic thieves rarely go it alone, but to be on the safe side, they join the ranks of adventurers in the wilderness, and while they can't fight, they can also contribute in many other ways, such as taking care of picnics, scouting the environment, or finding traps.

So the man in front of him was the same, until two days ago, he had followed a strange group of adventurers on an expedition in a rainforest north of the city.

In the beginning, the operation went very smoothly. Whether it's hunting or treasure hunting, everyone has achieved more than expected. But it wasn't entirely a good thing, perhaps because it was too smooth, and the team was slightly attrition than expected, which led the captain to make an irrational decision to lead the group deeper into the rainforest.

The man objected, thinking that this was a complacent move, but unfortunately, his voice in the team was very low, and at the same time, he did not have the ability to turn back alone, so he had to follow in the end.

And just as he feared, it didn't take long for him to encounter a crisis situation. In the depths of the rainforest, several people encountered a mutant monster that was not supposed to inhabit the vicinity, the Scarlet Python, which was a monster with a danger level of B+.

Originally, the poisonous pythons that inhabit the rainforest were only three to four meters long. However, the Scarlet Python is a dangerous beast that is ten meters long, faster than the Wind Demon Wolf, with scales harder than a swamp rhinoceros, and a tail that can easily sweep an adult man off the waist. What's more, its snake letter is keenly aware of subtle changes in magic in the air, making it impossible for magic to hit easily.

Of course, the team of adventurers, who were not very high-level, were quickly beaten by the Scarlet Python.

Of the first twelve people, there were only five people left in the blink of an eye. Of the seven people who died, four were swallowed alive by the python.

Adventurers who are familiar with the ecology of Warcraft know that it is now the predation period of poisonous python monsters, and it is not difficult to see from the size of the scarlet python that its appetite should be several times that of ordinary poisonous pythons.

The adventurers panicked and became defenseless. I'm afraid it won't be long before all the rest of the people will be reunited in its belly.

And at this moment of desperation, a savior came.

"At that time...... As if in a dream, a snow-white figure descended from the sky," the man described. talked about the benefactor who saved several of them.

It is said that she was a young woman who was too beautiful to describe in words.

Not only did she have a fantastic appearance, but the woman also possessed incomparable power, and in just an instant, she killed the scarlet python on the spot.

"Did you use any special moves or weapons to kill B+-level magical beasts all at once? For example, a knight's sword that can release magic or something? Also, is that woman with long golden hair, in her twenties, and wearing a silver knight's armor?"

When it comes to women who are beautiful, ridiculously strong, and still know him, the first thing that comes to mind in Lutega's mind is a gorgeous figure who has perfected magic and magic sword skills.

"Oooh...... Yes, the only woman who can overturn B+-level Warcraft in one move is that guy!"

When Stan heard this, he immediately understood who Lutga was referring to. That person was none other than Mira, a female knight belonging to the Blade of Legends.

"No, no, Miss Laqi, who rescued us, she looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, with beautiful pale blue hair and a snow-white outfit...... And she didn't carry a weapon, just killed the scarlet python with her bare hands. ”

Unexpectedly, the man of the ruins thief gave a completely different description.

"That Miss Rathi, after saving us, is temporarily acting with the remaining members of the team. She doesn't talk much...... Whenever she was asked, she would only say 'I was looking for a human male named Rutga Crusnell', and occasionally mention a name called 'Alice', presumably understanding that 'Alice' was 'Rutga''s daughter. As for her own relationship with the two, and the reason for finding someone...... Because the words were really unintelligible, in the end no one could understand them. ”

"Male humans, that's weird...... Speak as if you're not human......"

"Hmm...... Yes, that's what we thought at the time. After all, Miss Ratchey has that kind of superhuman strength, and peerless beauty, and even her eyes and ears are indeed different from us. I guess...... She could be some kind of subhuman race, such as the forest elves of the north......"

"So, where is this woman named Ratche, now? If it is as you say, then it is very likely that the object of her search is below. Although I don't know her, maybe the other party knows me unilaterally. If it's convenient, can you take me to meet that Miss Lachi?"

Lutga made a sincere suggestion, but was immediately opposed by Stan, who was beside him, "Wait, don't you really want to see her? It's too risky! The other party can kill B+-level monsters with his bare hands, what's more, it's at least on par with Mira, and now I can't even tell if it's friend or foe......"

"I know what you mean, but it's better to see you...... The mere fact that she mentioned my daughter 'Alice' made me really concerned...... In other words, this woman may not be the 'lord of Celia', but 'Alice's father', so it is likely that she has some connection with my daughter. ”

"Hah...... I did it for a long time, and it was for my daughter. I said, Rutega, what will you do if your daughter gets married?"

"Of course, it is to pull the other party into a desert where no one is around, and tell him, 'If you want to take my daughter, defeat me first,'......"

"Are you serious?"

"Ahhh......h At that time, I will put on the 'Holy Spirit Armor' pressed at the bottom of the box, pour my life and soul into the 'Elven Blessing' and perform my life's mysteries, and exercise those stinky boys who don't know the height of the sky......

"That's, that'...... Seniors, now is not the time to talk about this......"

Seeing that Lutega, who was caught in the phenomenon, even his shoulders began to tremble slightly, and the young Luca finally couldn't help but speak out and saved the topic of running farther and farther.

"Ahhh......h It's rude. Without further ado, will you take me to meet that Miss Lachi?"

"About this ......"

At this time, the man put on an embarrassed look, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.

"What's wrong? Miss Raghi is inconvenient now?"

"Well, that's actually the case! Now Miss Laqi is being taken as a slave by them and sold to a prostitution house in the city!"

"Huh......?"

The sudden, completely unexpected impact unfolded so that Lutga couldn't digest it for a while.

"You look like a nobleman! Your two retinues can also see that they are very skilled, so please, please find a way to save Miss Laqi!"

"Wait, wait, why is this happening?"

"Miss Laqi, she was betrayed by my companions, those fellows are not ordinary adventurers, but the 'Gray Beasts', they see that Laqi is a subhuman race, and they covet the beauty of the hat, so they have evil intentions......"

As for the 'Grey Beast Regiment', Lutga has also heard that they are some mercenaries named in the Adventurers' Guild, and they often do dirty things behind their backs, but-

"Hey, hey, what's fun! Even if the girl who rescued you is a subhuman, but she is a master who can kill B+-level demonic beasts with her bare hands, how can you take her with the work of your companion three-legged cat?"

"Hara, that's what it was...... However, I was attacked by monsters several times on the way, and I discovered Miss Rachi's secret......"

"Secret?"

"That's it...... Her power seems to come from a special crystal. ”

"Crystals, and then?"

"I, I, halfway through, secretly gave the crystal to ......"

Speaking of this, the man suddenly knelt down, hugged Lutega's trouser legs, and apologized loudly with tears in the corners of his eyes, "All of them, it's all my momentary wealth obsession! Miss Laqi is my savior no matter what she says, if it weren't for her, I'm afraid my life would have been lost! I, I didn't expect that as soon as I stole the crystal, Laqi would suddenly become like an ordinary weak woman! I didn't expect that the puppies of the gray beast group would immediately turn their faces and deny people!"

In short, the moment Ratchet lost her power, the adventurers of the 'Grey Beast Regiment' immediately restrained Rakhi. After returning to the city, without saying a word, he sold the girl with a beautiful appearance to a prostitution house in the city at a high price.

So, it is said that tonight, an auction will be held in the prostitution hall for Laqi, which gathers the nobles and wealthy merchants in the city.

"This, this is Miss Ratche's crystal! Only, as long as you return it to Miss Raghi, she will definitely be able to save the day!"

The man took out a pale blue cobblestone from his bosom and held it high in front of Lutga.

"Hey...... Things got complicated. What to do, Rutega?"

"yes....... ”

I remember that Shirda, the maid of the house, kept complaining, 'Your lord, you are such a bad person', and perhaps as Shilda said, Lutega was nosy by nature, and he could not turn a blind eye to the tragedy that was happening in front of him.

Because of this, the number of maids in the family has only increased.

Of course, Lutega knew that his ability was limited, and at best he was just a small nobleman on the border, and he couldn't manage all the injustices in the world, and he couldn't go around giving alms to save people.

In this regard, he always reminds himself to be self-respecting and restrained. To be honest, the current Lutega does not have the time to care about the safety of passers-by, and the current situation is completely beyond the scope of his own handling, and if he acts rashly, it is very likely to offend the rich merchants and magnates in this city.

But...... When I think of what happened to the girl named 'Rachi', it doesn't seem that it has nothing to do with me......

"Anyway...... Let's go check the situation before we make plans......"