Episode 21.1 (2/2)

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”Kingdom Laws take precedence over individual cases. The things you got in dungeons are yours.”

”I'll keep that in mind.”

Commander Tesla lowered his voice here.

”Don't let those Golbul bunch take you for a ride. Well, I reckon you'd be fine.”

”Yea.”

”Okay then, see you later!”

Commander Tesla turned his horse around and went back to town of Vouka.

Unusually enough for Lecan, he lightly waved with his right hand at the commander's back.

Lecan went inside town of Golbul and headed straight for the Dungeon Guards's station.

”Lecan! You're here already?”

Commander of Dungeon Golbul's Guards, Doug immediately greeted him.

”Sorry, but you gotta follow me to the lord's mansion now.”

”Of course.”

Mansion of Earl Golbul, Gaionis Douga was a gaudy garish one.

Doug led Lecan to the front gate. The gatekeeper seemed to be aware of Lecan's coming, he ran off into the mansion with a surprised look on his face without even trying to guide them inside.

Doug brought Lecan to a spacious entrance with many people busily running about, yet no one would greet either Doug or Lecan.

Lecan's sharp ears could hear them saying things like, 'he's here already', or 'wasn't it in the evening'.

The two were left standing for quite some time.

”Sorry about this, Lecan. This isn't how it should be. Someone in my position just don't get taken seriously in this mansion, see.”

”I'm used to waiting at nobles' mansions. Those bunch don't even think adventurers as humans.”

”Oy, oy, you shouldn't say that out loud.”

Someone finally showed up, it was Tomaj Douga. Eldest son of Earl Golbul.

Lecan encountered the man once inside the dungeon, the same guy also entertained him when he dropped by this town back then.

”Hey, Lecan! Glad to have you here! Hahaha. Now come this way. Geez, what are you doing, Doug. How could you let our hero stand here of all place.”

”S-sir.”

”At least commander Doug stood here with me. In a span of time enough to have three meals, none of the people in this mansion greeted me or told me where to go and just left me standing here. Good to know how Earl Golbul treat adventurers.”

”I had no idea. Sorry.”

Tomaj bowed down deeply.

Lecan thought, ah crap. He ended up making the successor of a town lord bow to him.

(No, not good.)

(I've gotta behave modestly.)

(That's ultimately for the best.)

Lecan planned to adopt Shira's teaching to concede on everything he can concede once again.

However, he was quickly made aware that just as there are people where that works, there are also those where it doesn't.