Episode 20.11 (2/2)
”Ah, no, please wait a bit. There's something else I need to talk to you.”
”Speak.”
”First, I'd like to confirm something once again. You conquered Dungeon Golbul solo, didn't you.”
”Yea.”
”And twice at that.”
”Yea.”
”Does that mean you had already conquered the dungeon when you visited this mansion back then?”
Lecan tried to recall the time he came to this mansion.
”You mean that day I came back to this town after my first conquest. The day your son tore down the door to Shira's house and tried to arrest me.”
”Please don't mention that again. We are truly sorry about it. But, right, then. That means you were already a dungeon conquerer back then. And yet my son and I didn't treat you with the respect you deserved. Please forgive us.”
Vouka town lord lowered his head. His son next to him also bowed. Commander Tesla who was standing by the wall also did.
Lecan was filled with a sense of gratification for a second. However, an alarm rang in his head immediately after.
(The most powerful person in this town and his successor are bowing to me.)
(Giving me the pleasure of victory.)
(But something's wrong.)
(Is this really a victory to me?)
(On the contrary, isn't it bad for these guys to lower their head to me.)
It's not logic, it's instinct.
His instinct is telling Lecan that having these two bowing to him is like having a rope tied around his neck.
Suddenly, Lecan bowed his head.
Bowing with his head lower than even the town lord and his son.
”I have put shame on the lord and his successor. For that, I offer you my apologies.”
”I-I can't believe Lecan would bow at someone else.”
Eda next to him was surprised.
”Ah, no.”
The town lord seems perplexed.
”In the future, please send a messenger if you have a business with me or Shira.”
”Please don't say that, I too would like your permission to visit Shira-dono and Nike-dono in the future.”
Lecan raised his head.
The town lord's son, Agito is looking straight at Lecan.
Next to him the town lord is frowning.
”As a successor of this town's lord, no one would bar you from visiting Shira, an inhabitant of this town. However, commoners have their own way to live as commoners, we have our own rules to follow. I'd like you to respect that if you could.”
Lecan squeezed out those lines after racking his brain very hard. However, he himself couldn't really get the meaning of the words coming out of his mouth.
”But of course. I shall not do anything that would inconvenience Shira-dono and Nike-dono.”
The town lord frowned even harder when he heard Agito.
(I won.)
What did he win, Lecan himself didn't understand, his instinct just told him so.