"Whewhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

"Oh my God, are you okay, General?

　A subordinate rubs the back of his boss, who fails to burst into laughter in his ornate office.

"Phew, phew, I'm sorry, Mr. Merck.

"You are so excited, General Frieda.

　So excited in the office was his boss, General Frieda, who had previously worked behind the scenes to prevent Lasse from returning to the army, and rubbing his back was his subordinate and Lasse's friend, Merck.

　After Merck's return to King's Landing, Merck gained the position of General Frieda's right-hand man by preventing Lasse's return to the army and taking custody of the Special Forces personnel who had failed in their mission.
　Fortunately for the young man, his superiors, who gave orders to the Special Forces, had been disqualified from such an undeserved position.

　As a result, Merck got the top spot as the young knight of the Frida school and the promised future.

"Hahahaha, this is no way to be flippant!　I took one from that Lasse-Tamer!

　In the hands of the boisterous General Frieda, there was a familiar jewel in his hand.
　That's right, it was sealed in the underground ruins of the Great Demon Forest, the item sought by the demon messengers.
　Lasse found it in the town of Dexter, but it was stolen by Lasse, the magical treasure of the seal.
　Somehow it had ended up in the hands of General Frida.

So it was the jewel that sealed the demon's power. What do you intend to do with it?

　With the stone at his side, which made him feel uneasy just looking at it, Merck asked the General Frieda's true intentions.
　To be honest, his instinct to avoid looking directly at it for too long was making him avert his gaze.

It's obvious!　Lasse-Tamer gave this enchanted jewel to a phony Holy Knight!　Excellent, for I have led the way in stealing it back from the bandits and dedicating it to the temple!

(Tiny!!!)

　Keeping his composure, Merck screamed in his mind.

(After all this preparation, how's that for a lousy job!

　No wonder Merck is dumbfounded.
　Because it was General Frieda's men who tricked Lasse into stealing this treasure.
　It was all a ruse by General Frieda.

"The holy knights I sent to harass him were useless and useless, but I must admit that they sent me the information about the magical artifacts.

　General Frieda, holding her treasures in the air and gazing happily at their brilliance.

As I recall, they were children of a noble family of General Frieda's faction.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you want to do with it. I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more information on the subject.

　In fact, these were a complete coincidence.
　The reason why Edil and the other holy knights were defeated by Lasse and sent to re-train because of their bad attitude in the city is simply because General Frieda, enraged that her own men were injured after she introduced them to the temple, had forced them to join other schools in the name of exchange between them.

　As a result, a holy knight who was training under Mitic got information about the treasure, which was unexpected even for General Frida and her colleagues.
　General Frieda herself did not know that Mitic was a priestess associated with Lasse.

(Coincidence is scary.)

　Merck smiled at the unexpected chain of coincidences and was pleased with his good fortune.
　General Frieda was in a bad mood because of Lasse's recent success, but she was very pleased to have outsmarted Lasse on this mission.

(I can keep my position if my boss is in a good mood.)

Well, let's get this gem to the temple. Because things are things. I, of all people, will carry it!　It's my credit!

That's right. I will select my men of the guard immediately.

"Yes, take care of the good guys, Mr. Merck.

"Ha!

　When he is in a good mood, General Frieda calls his men by their title. On the other hand, when they are in a bad mood, he calls them by their title.
　This is often an important indicator for subordinates to check their boss's mood.

(Will there be peace in King's Landing for a while?)

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What, it's not there!

　When Merck, who was ready for his men, returned to Commander Freed's room, he found Commander Freed crawling around on the floor, looking flustered for some reason.

"What are you doing, Commander Freed?

Merck, is that you?　Perfect, help me find it!

　Commander Freed looks impatient and commands Merc.

"What am I looking for?

　Merck is used to quieting Commander Freed and asks him what he is looking for.

It's a magical treasure!

"......?

The magical treasure is gone!

　It was the beginning of a major event that would rock the country on a rather calm afternoon.