Chapter 652 (1/2)

A waterside town in a maritiion

This place in that waterside tohich resembled a bar, was the base of the only S-class adventurer in the western region of the Bahn Gaia continent, the Thunderclap Schneider

It see to be used as a base by an S-class adventurer, but he was not using it as a 'guest' He had bought the entire building and was using it as the 'owner'

Four men faced each other in seats placed far inside the bar

Two of the in the seats One of them was a man in his thirties with nuh his clothes that his body ell-trained Standing behind hi

Thethem was a tall man with blonde hair who appeared to be in his early-to-mid-twenties

His face appeared to be well-featured and feh muscle to dilute that impression and there was a wild air about him

If the beauty and ferocity of a large, wild carnivore were turned into a person, this ht be the result

“So, you're saying that you're ers from Duke Marme?” said the man

He was the Thunderclap Schneider He was sitting with his legs outstretched and crossed over each other as he gestured for the

“That's right We want to request that you investigate the southern region of the Bahn Gaia continent” Theon his forehead As he was a lesser noble Schneider for his arrogant behavior, but this was so that he would never do

Schneider had the privilege of the 'strong'

Numerous noblemen who had incurred Schneider's wrath in the past had been buried

A them was an earl who had been directly punched to death in a public place without any schemes or hidden plans

However, Schneider received no punishment whatsoever No, the earl had forced hial request that would normally have ended in his death, but… he had completed the request easily and returned quickly

Marshukzarl, the current Eed Schneider's results, acquitted him of his crimes and crushed the family of the earl who had been punched to death

That had been the moment the Emperor declared that Schneider was more important than foolish noblemen

“Investigate, huh? How long do I have to investigate for and what aate?” Schneider asked “If you just tell o there, coated the continent's southern region,' and that'd be it, er”

In reality, however, anyone with superficial skills would become monster food on even a short trip to and froion

Even if one took the sea route from Kalahad, there would be nu the way They would be crawling with enorons that were capable of sinking large shi+ps

So even if Schneider was able to perforh it wasn't really an investigation at all, it would be a great enough achievement to leave his name in history

“… We want you to dispose of a certain Dhaer

This hat Duke Marer, truly wanted to request Not an investigation, but the murder of a Dhampir

Duke Marme, Marshukzarl's cousin, was a devout follower of Alda and held the honorable position of Cardinal himself

High Priest Bormack Gordan had become an Undead and attacked a town as a result of the expedition For Duke Marme, this was a problem that needed to be dealt with immediately

“Oh? I'll have you tell me all the details,” said Schneider “Lissana, it see some drinks”

“Okay~♪”

An Elf woht a pot and cups Thetheir eyes over herbreasts, but the jaw of the er dropped

“Schneider-dono”

“Ah, sorry, but you'll have tofor health reasons, you see,” said Schneider

“No, it's not that This is a private conversation If possible, people should –” Thestared down by Schneider's gleaue had become immobilized

“Did you not investigate properly at the Guild before co?” Schneider asked “Lissana is one of et out Or would you like me to help you with that?”

“N-no! Stop! It was a slip of the tongue! Lady Lissana, I huer poured everything he had into his apology If his apology had been a rabbed him by the head and thrown him outside Schneider's title of 'Person Launcher' was famous in the Empire

“It's fine, I'm not bothered by it” Lissana seemed unfazed as she poured tea into the cups, as if this was a regular occurrence

“So, what did you want to talk about?” Schneider asked, his bloodthirst vanishi+ng as if nothing had happened at all

The men moistened their dry throats with the tea they couldn't taste or smell to calm their minds, and the conversation somehow continued

Duke Mared the dignity of the Church of Alda, but another very probable reason that he had gone out of his way to ask Schneider to extererous individual as so thousands of Undead

The reason he had asked Schneider to carry this out was because the Dhaion of the continent that was full of unexplored Devil's Nests that couldn't be reached by incapable individuals, and, most importantly, because the Dhampir could apparently tame Undead

If large nu the Dhampir with numbers, there was the possibility that the dead would switch over to the Dha that the expedition army of thousands had come back as Undead, this was almost certain

In other words, it would be preferable to send a small number of powerful individuals

“So, you want me to do it, huh?” said Schneider

“That's right,” said the e from Alda could be related as well”

“Divine Message? Ah, 'Be prepared for disease,' was it?”

The Divine Message that had been o was sent by Alda, who had seen through the Records that Vandalieu had rendered the expedition arh, its truehadn't been understood

But supplees' Guild specializing in the research of disease, and the priest-warriors were trying to acquire the Disease Resistance skill The Divine Message hadn't been entirely less

“No, not that one,” said the er “The one before it”

“The one about the De he's the Dhampir?” asked Schneider

“Duke Marme believes so”

“I see…”

As Schneider looked to be deep in thought, still holding his cup, the er saw hope and pressed him for an answer

“Schneider-dono, you are soreat that Alda worries for your safety I believe that you are interested And the fees paid will be substantial The Duke will pay 100,000,000 Amids, and I have received word that you will be allowed to take up to ten wo you acquire while co the request is yours without question”

The er's words ht of Schneider

A worldly- loved by Alda, the God of law and fate This was the nobles' ie of Schneider

“No, I have to decline” Schneider's ansas one of refusal

“W-why?! If the Pope-sama accepts this, you can take as many as you want from the monastery; if you want priestesses, they can be er exclaimed “Please reconsider!”

“Hey, hey…” Lissana whispered Thethat would become a terrible scandal if it ever became public, but she was the only one to take any notice of it

Alda was prone to being thought of as a God with strict teachings as his teachings included, “Uphold law and order” But in reality, this teaching could be interpreted as, “As long as law and order are upheld, everything else is fine”

The reality was that excuses such as, “This is fororder,” and, “This is what the law has decided,” were becoh officials lately

One reason High Priest Gordan had refused the position of Cardinal and continued working on the frontlines was because he hated these high officials

“No, it's not that I' offered,” said Schneider

“So why?!” the er demanded

“… I've become rather sensitive to the cold lately” Schneider opened his hands for some reason as he answered the question

“It's summer now, but it will be autue or take the sea route, it will be cold, won't it?”

“… I-it can't be, you're refusing for that reason?”

The men's jaws dropped

Schneider gave them a frustrated frown “Look here Despite my looks, I'm in my fifties and my body is on the decline Are there really people whoabout his sensitivity to the cold?”

In fact, Schneider ell over fifty years old He looked like arecords showed that he had been registered at the Adventurers' Guild over forty years ago

His Guild Card and Status displayed the sa, so it was impossible to doubt this information

There were all kinds of ru, well-trained body of a e

A ruons and Elder Dragons that he had become immortal

A ru, and it was thanks to her that he was staying young

There was even a half-slandering runed a contract with an evil God that he was supposed to defeat, gaining perpetual youth

But if anyone asked hi,” and he was a troublesoot, as he was doing now

“Can your eyes not see these white hairs? They used to be blonde back in the day…” Schneider pinched his platinu white There was indeed proof that his hair had once been blonde, but because it was so glossy and abundant, nobody other than hiht that it hite hair

“Schna, you've been co for ten years, you know?”

TLN: In case this isn't immediately clear, this is a shortened nickname for Schneider

“Yeah, o”

“… This is hopeless” Even Lissana, who referred to Schneider by a nickna him

“That's how it is,” Schneider told the er “Sorry, but you'll have to leave Tell Duke Mare”

“alright… Well then, excuse us” The ot up and left the bar They were thoroughly unconvinced by Schneider's reason for refusing the request, but there was nothing that they could do

They didn't have the strength to do anything against a superhuons and evil Gods, and if they tried to threaten him, it would be the could even happen to Duke Marme himself There would be no need for the Emperor to make a move to defend his cousin who opposed him

That hy the ers left, with only the news that the offer had been refused to report

“Now then, what do you think of the conversation just now?” asked Schneider

People who had stayed inconspicuous in the background until a moment earlier now opened their mouths to speak

“Let us see… It see i involved”

“But it's not a problem, is it? It won't make any difference no matter how much noise that fool ht be erased by that Emperor”