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Satou's here Any organization has things like unspoken agree time, there are sootten, but in most case, it never disappear

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"Then, you won't hand it over no matter what?"

"Sorry I won't co noble or the king hie it with the [Lost Gjallarhorn], or the world tree's branch, or an orihalcon ar apologetic He probably mentioned items that are absolutely not possible to be prepared, but I would have given theht now I can likely make an exact copy of it

"Give it up, this is the absolute everlasting custouild my conversation with the handsoain huh, the ancient king

"I guess it's about 600 years ago During the ti the kingdoendary artifact that had been dropped by the floormaster"

I see, defeating floormaster probably happens quite rare

"Yaer uildmaster's said; first the people who defeat the floormaster have to present all the ite And then, except for one item which their representative selects, all the ite to be bid equally

Any citizen of the kingdoistration fee However, since the registration fee is one gold coin per person, most people besides the wealthy and nobles don't participate 90 of the ranted as the reward to the explorers together with the ite 10 is collected as tax, but uards for the auction

"Originally, I would have to turn you down before we have this talk and that's the end of story, but you're a pro explorer after all I have especially asked Geryl boy to have a talk with you"

"Guilduildmaster said to the harassed handsome man that he had his diaper fall even now, but I took no notice of it Fu huh

Oops, I have to confir if he chooses the Gift Orb as the reward after all

"And so Geryl, what do you want as the reward?"

"The Gift Orb of course"

Geh!? Take the other two please?

"T, that is which orbs"

"The poison resistance orb"

Safe

That's true huh People don't nor for the light ic is expensive It cao, and it seeold coins"

"That's aa kingdoe I can buy 1 or 2 of it with just the gold coins I have in hand I can probably get it by just bidding honestly, but there's noif there are participants who use backhanded tricks

I'll go visit some authorized and influential people around to check whether there's a trick to it or not

I thanked the handso to meet uild This is a liquor I've acquired froh to make an ordinary person who drinks it to collapse with foams on their mouth It can even uildmaster for three days after that Later on, I was looked at with begrudging eyes, but she didn't coood

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Next I head to the viceroy mansion

"Umu, unfortunately, even as nobles, no, precisely because we're nobles that you cannot violate that unwritten rule If a noble violates it, his political opponent will certainly use it against him to make hi to warned me seriously His tone is serious, but his expression is slovenly loose His lust is not directed toward ht

This was soht in the duchy capital just when I was looking for buckwheat flour during our stay in the elf hos besides for their iant ether with Toruhted I cut off the figure of thethe statue with Mama-san, I saw the children and Sera who looked happy I couldn't call out to her since I was in disguise, but she was probably training hard since her level had risen by one Sera is a good writer, she's been sending letters frequently She has already sent three letters even though it's only been less than a reatly different than the poor correspondent Lady Karina who still hasn't responded back even now According to a letter from Muno Barondom, it seems that Lady Karina wants to train in the labyrinth city too Consul Nina seenored

There are a lot of h Raka's defense in the labyrinth city, so please don't co, I don't really want to see her beauty da thieves in your territory

Now then, ht has been completely derailed since I really didn't want to see Marquis Ashinen and his young s I want to hear froo consult with other people

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"This is quite rare for you to visit my home"

Baronet Dyukeli who has his stern face becoes me to sit on the sofa

I have only cohter from the lost thieves At that tiether with the shopkeepers of the ic tool shops and medicine shops in the labyrinth city ere under his control

I've coht know some unclean ways

"A matter that's not like you It'll be hard even if you have a connection with the king"

"I have beenthat ood way to obtaineveryone's wisdo as Nanashi, but that's also not good huh

Fumu, maybe I don't have to worry about underhanded tricks since they don't seem to exist

"It is not that there is no way"

"What kind of method is it?"

"Of course, it's not a direct one"

I wait for Baronet Dyukeli who's putting an overemphasis to continue his words

"It's the same as war Know your opponents Ask the well-connected Viscount Shimen for anyone ants the iteotiations, you turn those people to become in a state where they cannot bid"

I see, inforlad that it's not 'actually there's a trick'

Turning them into a state where they can't bid sounds like a cri them, maybe I can turn theh to bid the item

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Since the Marchioness has invited me to an afternoon tea party, I should ask her to collect infor the tea and cakes and soossips, the talk became about the spoils fro he wants"

"Yes, it is the Gift Orb Does Retel-sa you've set your eyes on?"