Chapter 180 (1/2)

180. Uncharted island

(The spy's POV)

I came here to investigate this countryside, mainly ordered.

Countryside is countryside, a small-sea facing viscounty located at the very end of the kingdom, completely opposite to the center of the continent.

It was originally a small barony with little profit.

If you're wondering why a highly capable man who is deeply trusted by his lord like me was dispatched to such a place. …because this territory is the territory of that [Himemiko-sama], the famous Yamano viscounty.

Viscount Yamano.

One day, she suddenly appeared in this country, subjugated a group of wolves alone to help a village girl.

She managed the Debutante Ball of a daughter of an emerging n.o.ble, and with great success, it set the girl's future to rock solid.

She also saved the third princess from crisis, helped a restaurant… and finally revealed her ident.i.ty, the one who saved the kingdom from doom, the Great Hero of Salvation, the Himemiko of Thunder-sama.

I'm grateful and fully respected her, but this time is a completely different matter. I have no other choice because this is a mission issued by my dear Lord.

Besides, it doesn't mean that I'm going to bring harm nor is this a hostile act towards Himemiko-sama. I was simply ordered to collect information. It's just a trivial matter that even the G.o.ddess would overlook.

So it's all fine. If done well, there would be nothing to worry about.

…or that was it supposed to be.

That should have been the desired outcome!

There was no problem when I'm seeing the salt fields, the foot-powered water wheel and other sections. I felt the stares of the villagers, but if a stranger was staring at them, it only natural that they would be wary.

And there was nothing happened when I went to the fishing port and a warehouse-like building near the port.

…but the rumor has it that [There's a bright light, that you can't imagine it came from candle or lamp, coming from the lord's house late at night].

The lord's house where many sacred items such as thunder wand and the voice of the G.o.ddess is stored.

And in order to sneak into the lord's house, I secretly entered the garden at midnight, but…

Bash! (SFX)

Suddenly, I was struck by an intense torrent of light along with the sound of something operating.