It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

Vickery walked over.

The closer they get, the clearer they can hear the conversation between them.

"...Didn't I say it doesn't matter?"

"That's not okay. The parliament has regulations. If something happens, I can't bear the responsibility."

"... Just tell me if you have any cheap tents?"

"Yes, but I can't sell it to you. Otherwise, when you sleep at night, the ghosts nearby will use illusions to lose your mind."

"...Old man, if you don't sell the cheap ones, you have to sell them to me the most expensive ones, right?"

Lovexi grabbed the shopkeeper's neck and shook it up and down.

Is she here to buy things or to fight?

Vickrey couldn't stand it any longer and interrupted loudly,

“How much does that tent cost?”

They both looked at him.

"...1000 Galleons, which is relatively expensive, but you also know that people are least resistant to illusions while sleeping, and it can protect..."

"Okay, I bought it."

Vickery tore up a check on the spot.

But the shopkeeper smiled and shook his head.

"Sorry guest, we only accept cash here, no checks..."

"Look at the family crest on it."

"...?"

The shopkeeper looked at the check carefully.

The coat of arms of the Pod family and the signature of the head of the family, Vickrey, are very eye-catching.

"Hahaha, if you were the head of the Pod family, the situation would be different. Come on, this is your tent."

Vickrey reached out to take it, and then handed it to Lovexi, who was expressionless.

"It's yours now"

"...Why give it to me?"

Lovexi held the tent in her arms with a suspicious look on her face.

"Thanks to you, Kitty arrived safely. You deserve the reward."

After saying that, Vickery looked at Kitty next to him.

Kitty smiled and scratched the back of her neck sheepishly.

"....cut."

Lovexi smacked her lips in disapproval, then picked up the tent and left.

Vickery, on the other hand, led Kitty around the streets, looking for the magic materials he needed.

As the seat of the Wizards' Council, all kinds of magic materials are readily available. As long as you have money, you can buy anything.

After a round, Weekly bought the 'White Tiger's Saber Teeth', 'Frost Feather', 'Blood Magic Stone' and so on... a total of more than 200 million Galleons of materials.

Of course, since there was no money in his own account for a long time, the checks were all issued in the name of the family, and the bills would be sent to Tiya later.

I believe she will pay for herself...

Well, Weekly isn't sure either, but even if Tia doesn't want to, he still has the guaranteed money from selling the vase, so it's not a big problem.

"Wow! Teach, professor, you..."

Kitty was trembling with fear at the huge expense.

...

"Um"

While walking like this, a restaurant came into view of Vickrey.

Although I'm not hungry, everything from the appearance to the interior decoration is very high-end.

An inexplicable feeling of familiarity drove Vickrey inside.

"Hello, Count Vickrey, welcome to our store."

The staff knew what he looked like.

From the beginning, this was a restaurant that catered only to customers like him.

But a bad laugh came from somewhere.

"Hey, who did I think it was? Isn't this our noble Earl of Vickery?"

Chapter 70

A flash of cheap blond hair caught Vickery's attention.

James Wynn, except for Betan who was always targeting him in the past, he was the one who danced the most happily among the rest.

The other party seemed to have started drinking early in the morning.

James, who was about to say something, suddenly widened his eyes and looked behind Vickery.

"Huh? Isn't this the deputy director of the Imperial Security Bureau? I heard that your hobby is outings? This time you came to the Wolf Mountains?"

After hearing what the other party said, Vickery realized that Lovesy had been following him.

"Well, I'm on vacation."

Lovexi put down the tent bag under his arm and found a place to sit casually, pretending that he did not come with Vickrey.

Vickery was wondering, had he inadvertently done the task of recruiting his companions?

Is a tent too cheap?

He sat down under the guidance of the waiter, but James was still chatting. Judging from the red face of the other party, he must have drank a lot of wine.

"Hiccup~ Vickery, I'm really curious, why did you suddenly change your stance?"

Vickery didn't answer, just nodded to himself.

But the strange thing was that Kitty actually sat next to Lovesy, and Vickrey had no choice but to order her portion as well.

"There was no time before that you didn't think that the Scarlet Blood Tribe was a despicable race, saying that they didn't deserve to live on the mainland at all... But the papers you wrote in the college at that time are still there."

James grinned, as if recalling the distant past, then he squinted his eyes and said drunkenly.

"Or did you find a slave from the Red Blood Tribe to do research on your behalf?"

"impossible!"

Kitty suddenly shouted and stood up.

"Professor Weekly is definitely not that kind of person! Don't insult him out of thin air!"

However, James ignored Kitty's words and chuckled.

"Otherwise, if that's not the case, I really can't figure out what reasons you have for excusing the Scarlet Bloods."

"Is it for justice? Hahaha."

"..." Kitty pursed her lips.

"James, I should have advised you not to meddle in other people's business, otherwise..." Monthly Fees (Group

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Vickery shook his head.

"It would be too shabby to die on the way back."

"...You can be proud again."

James' pupils shrank and he stared at Vickery, but then he smiled with relief.

Although that smile is very ugly.

"I heard that there are still six months until your research is published? No, it's less than April. I hope that by then your reputation will be discredited and you still have the courage you have now."

James stood up staggeringly, slammed the money on the table, and staggered out of the restaurant.

"..."

This time, Lovesy looked at him and murmured to herself.

"...If what James said about slaves is true, then Professor, you have a big problem."

"Wow, the professor is definitely not like that!" Kitty shouted while eating.

Lovexi glanced at her and spoke again.

"You have to know that slavery was abolished a long time ago. Even if the object of slavery is the Red Blood Tribe, it will probably be a felony."

"..."

"Of course, I'm just saying what if." Lovexi said with a hint of joking on her face.

"...Lovsi."

Vickery sighed.

"what?"

"I just want to have a quiet meal. If you keep making noise like this, give me the tent back."

"..."

"I also pay for the meals myself."

Immediately, the smile on Luovsi's face disappeared, she closed her mouth silently, and glared at Kitty who was snickering.

She didn't say a word until the end of the meal.

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At the same time, in the headquarters office of the Frost Star Knights.

Yora was talking to her friend Winnie, who hadn't been here for a long time.

"I've been really busy lately, but I haven't made much money. The adventurer profession is completely a trap for newcomers. Money is used everywhere, like a bottomless pit."

"Honestly, I wouldn't have chosen this profession if I didn't have unlimited overseas travel with an adventurer's license."

"I really envy you."

Yura smiled helplessly at her friend's complaint.

"Come on, your smile is so fake, I wish I had been a knight like you."

"Haha."

In fact, Yora didn't lie. She once really considered whether to become an adventurer, drop everything, and leave here alone...

But she gave up in the end because she couldn't give up her responsibilities, or she couldn't give up in this way...

Originally, Youla thought her life would be like this, so gloomy that she couldn't see any hope.

But recently, things seem to be changing.

Not only was the Knights prospering, but even Vickrey had changed. That day in the cemetery, she saw an expression on his face that she had never seen before.

Although she didn't intentionally peek, it was a fact that she couldn't leave.

Even though she was a childhood sweetheart, this was the first time she saw Vickery smile.

Maybe it made her think too much.

But maybe...

Maybe it was because of himself that Weekley changed like this?

To make yourself his fiancée?

Every time she thinks of this, Yula's heart can't help but speed up...