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Clemens, a lord from the Taranis family, has arrived at the port of the Count of Osiris.
Clemens looked at his immobile right arm for a moment, then got off the boat with a slightly awkward gait.
“Whew…”
A sigh came out.
Clemens didn’t want to have much ties to the Taranis family.
Therefore, even when operating the top, he did not use the influence of the family and grew it on his own.
However, now the Taranis family was one of the most powerful families in the kingdom, and it was no longer easy for Clemens to go against the will of her native family.
‘I hope you don’t get caught up in anything.’
Clemens, who muttered inwardly, saw the opponent who had come to meet him.
Floria Osiris.
The youngest daughter of Count Osiris, who had just been acquainted, was out to meet him for some reason.
Originally, Clemens did not have a high rank or lead a huge troupe to receive this kind of treatment.
Clemens thought, hiding his grievances.
Did you smell any kind of deal with the marquisist?
If not, is it because the youngest daughter was sent to build friendships through simple business?
‘I hope to be the latter.’
Clemens and Floria accompanied each other to the lord’s castle, hiding their secrets.
Floria was talking about this topic, and then secretly brought out the main topic.
“Have you ever heard the rumors? Did you know that I suffered a lot because of spirits when I was young?”
*
The day after Clemens arrived at the lord’s castle.
Floria faced Rey with a slightly troubled face.
“I tried to recommend it, but he refused. I tried to persuade him a few more times… but it seemed to have a firm meaning.”
Clemens, the top lord from the Taranis family.
After having a conversation with Clemens, Floria was the first to talk about her spirits.
He honestly said that he suffered for a while because there was a problem in the process of signing a contract with the spirit.
In the vicinity of the Count of Osiris, rumors about Floria were already rife.
Rumors like that were still circulating because I couldn’t go out because of a contract problem with the spirit, because I was out of my mind due to the wrong contract with the spirit.
However, Floria greeted Clemens with an intact appearance.
Floria knew that Clemens would naturally be interested in her.
There was a hint that resolved the contract problem with the spirit that Clemens possessed, so he couldn’t help but get upset.
However, Clemens responded to Floria’s story, but did not delve deeply into it.
In the end, Floria had no choice but to ask openly.
There is a benefactor who solved the contract problem with the spirit that I had been suffering from for a long time. He is now under the Count of Osiris, do you need his help?
Let me know if you need help, I can arrange a seat for you.
Clemens rejected Floria’s straightforward offer one after another.
Floria offered her several rude offers, but Clemens refused, insisting she would come to her if she really needed help.
Rey listened to Floria’s explanation and nodded quietly.
Sangju Sangju, there was not necessarily only one way to see Clemens’ face, so there was no need to be frustrated if the official meeting failed.
Floria, who was a little nervous looking at Rey’s expression, continued.
“If you want to meet Clemens, how about visiting the port?”
“A port?”
“There is a place near the port where traders display and trade their goods.”
It was not that the top managers who traveled to and from the sea by boat were selling mats to earn a little penny.
The main purpose was to increase the number of customers, and in fact, when the uppers were displaying their professionally handled items around the port, big hands often lifted up and a new transaction contract was signed.
Floria, who recalled her memories for a moment, added an explanation.
“While Clemens stays here, he will also manage the top by going back and forth between the lord castle and the port. The next schedule is in two days… I will tell you the time, so please visit the port at that time.”
“Thank you for your help.”
Ray nodded once more.
If you could spy on Clemens pretending to come to look at things, there was no need to decline.
Two days later, Rey and Johanna headed to the port.
Hamus and Victor were by their side.
At Floria’s request, I was assigned to lead the way, but when Count Osiris heard the news, he ordered Hamus without anyone knowing.
‘Let’s see if it’s possible to convince Johana…?’
Hamus smirked.
Hamus thought that in order to convince Johana, he had to convince Rei first, but if he succeeded in conciliating the black guy in there and brought him to the estate, it seemed that the trouble would only increase.
Seeing Hamus shaking his head alone, Rei frowned.
“Are you going right these days?”
Hamus, who had bruises all over his face, seemed uncomfortable even moving his body.
Hamus grinded his teeth, trying to calm his bubbling stomach.
There was a riot in the dance hall with a lot of customers, so it was fortunate that the senior knights ended up with a few bruises.
“Who do you think I’ve become like this…?”
“Oh, was it because of me?”
Rey, who giggled, comforted Hamus by saying that he would buy him some rice or a meal.
As I walked towards the port, I saw merchants around me setting up stalls selling various things.
Most of them were bag dealers or small top sellers.
In the middle, there was a blacksmith’s shop and a place selling food.
There was a long line of these markets in the direction of the port, but in terms of size, it was quite huge.
Rey, who had been walking around, stopped in front of a kiosk where armor was displayed.
The armor on display was cheap armor mixed with miscellaneous iron. In the first place, it was difficult to see genuine high-end products in this market.
However, Rei felt the need to obtain the armor and fell into trouble for a moment.
“Johanna.”
“yes?”
“Shall we put some armor together?”
“suddenly?”
“Not all of a sudden.”
Among the knights who have reached the level of an expert, there are hardly any knights without armor.
A warrior who can handle swordsmanship can cut through most materials, but the defense is not very good.
It was necessary to wear armor to reliably cope with various unexpected situations.
However, the reason Count Phillips has kept Johanna’s armor for several years is because Johana was still growing up.
Unless it’s really a handful of artifacts, you’ll have to refit the armor as you grow bigger, but the Earl of Phillips didn’t have enough room to buy Johana’s armor every few months.
Rey said while measuring the height of Johana’s head.
“He seems to be all taller… I don’t think his physique will grow much here…”
Rey’s eyes scanned Johana’s body here and there.
Yohana, who was embarrassed for nothing, spat out a word.
“Rei doesn’t fit in the armor? Rey is also tall, isn’t it?”
“…”
Ray’s expression darkened for a moment.
“That… I haven’t finished growing up yet.”
Yohana giggled as she looked at Rei’s wrinkled brow.
Yohana couldn’t have been more fun when Rei, who looked the best in the world, was sometimes pissed off.
“I don’t think it will be any bigger? Ray, there’s not much difference in height from last year, right?”
“…”
“It’s nice though. Rey is a bit taller than Karen, right? I always thought Rey was a kid.”
“…I’m looking at some armor here. If there’s something like a pauldron you like, pick it up. I’ll buy you one.”
“really?”
Yohana, who was in a happy mood, saw Ray trudging to somewhere and asked.
“But where are you going?”
“I’m going to stop by the jewelry store to find some earrings for Karen.”
“…”
This time, Yohana’s expression turned pale.
Yohana, who bit her lip, kicked Rey’s shin, who was talking inexplicably because it was a set item.
Leaving behind Rei, who collapsed with stinging, Yohana snorted and walked away.
Rey looked at Johana’s back and shouted.
“Hey, are you a kid? Did you get mad again with a joke? Hey! Yohana! Where are you going?!”
Seeing that, Hamus and Victor sighed in turn.
Hamus grabbed Rey by the back of his neck and raised him up.
“Why are you so fussy about having children? Why are you being so childish? Can’t you just give up? Why can’t you pay for the night?”
“Am I the same age as him?”
“…”
While Hamus, who was momentarily speechless at Rey’s conscientious remarks, wiped his face, Victor clicked his tongue.
“Gosh…”
In Viktor’s view, Rey’s stake in Johanna acting like a child was very large.
Victor only watched Rey and Johana for a few days, but Rey often treated Johanna like a child and treated him like a child.
It was no wonder that Yohana was flirting with her at eye level.
“Be nice to me, ma’am.”
“Where else can you find someone who is as good as me?”
“Don’t be too childish.”
Ray shrugged.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t understand Victor’s words at all, but actually, for Rey, the distance from Johana and other children was a bit difficult.
Anyway, while we were chatting so much and chasing after Yohana, I saw two children idling at the edge of the main road.
Looking at their outfits, they looked like children growing up in a fairly poor environment, but they looked frantic as they looked around the market from a little distance away.
It was a dangerous sight.
The place where the children are is a road that wagons pass through, so it was perfect for being hit by that way.
Hamus and Victor naturally approached the children to drive them off the main road.
But Ray, who followed, grabbed the two of them by the shoulders.
“Oh, wait a minute.”
Rey’s finger pointed to the end of the main road.
A wagon was approaching at a fairly high speed.
It looked like the kids would get on the wheels if left alone.
“Where’s that family wagon?”
“…I can’t say for sure, but it looks like the Taranis family emblem is engraved on the carriage?”
Ray nodded.
Today, I heard from Floria that Clemens is returning to the port, but it seems that the time has overlapped.
“It’s all right. Let’s save those kids a little later.”
Rey added explanations to Hamus and Victor, who narrowed their eyes to see what nonsense they were talking about.
“If you save the children in a moment of danger, won’t the owner of the carriage stop the carriage and say something?”
Hey, you bastards, I was so excited to be ripped off.
“Then I’ll take some eye-painting in advance.”
Apologizing, receiving apologies, introducing ourselves to each other, and putting a stamp on each other will make it easier to close the distance.
Upon hearing Rey’s plan, Hamus and Victor’s eyes filled with chill.
Ray was embarrassed.
“No, why are you looking at me like that? Did I even tell you to let the kids get hit by a wagon?”
“…Okay, take care.”
Hamus and Victor shook their heads and took a step back.
Ray was ready to jump out at the right time.
The coachman of the wagon screamed as if he had found the children, but the children on the main road were frightened and collapsed to their feet as if they had stiffened.
It was a pretty dangerous situation because even if the carriage was quickly stopped, it could not slow down and it looked like it would be trampled on by a horse’s hoof.
Of course, Ray had no intention of watching the children get hit by a wagon.
The moment Rey stepped towards the children, Yohana passed Rey one step ahead.
Rey took a few steps forward and stopped clumsily, watching Yohana.
With Johana’s skill, it wasn’t difficult at all to save the children before the slowed-down wagon arrived.
In fact, Johanna grabbed the children and quickly slipped out of the carriage’s path.
But Ray overlooked one thing.
Johanna had a natural sense of distance.
Johana took the children and backed away the minimum distance not to be hit by the wagon, and then stopped moving.
The minimum distance was a few centimeters.
As a result, most of the onlookers thought that Johana and the children had been hit by a wagon.
It was the same in the eyes of the coachman who was driving the horse.
Shoo!!
Fortunately, as expected by Johana, the carriage passed by a few centimeters apart.
While everyone is sweeping their chests.
After a while, the coachman, who stopped the carriage, muttered and vomited his emotions.
“Hey you bastards !!!”
