"Oh Lise!　You are welcome!

　A muscular old man greets Lasse as he arrives at former general Maldo's residence, accompanied by his knights.
　The scars and deep wrinkles on his face remind you that he has survived for many years on the battlefield.
　He is still fearless in his old age, and his body is so well trained that you can be sure he will be able to fight like a lion when he comes back to the battlefield.

Long time no see, General Maldo.

　Yes, this old man was the former general Maldo, the former boss of Lasse.

"Hahahahaha!　Stiff!　Take it easy!　After all, I am a former general!

Gen. Maldo laughed vigorously and slapped Lasse on the shoulder.

Ouch!　Hey, you're hurting me, General!

"Oh, sorry, I'm just glad to see a cute little guy after all these years!

　Lasse rubbed his back and straightened up to look at Gen. Maldo.

"So, what's the reason you called yourself here?

　Lasse couldn't believe that his former boss had invited him to his mansion just out of nostalgia for his subordinates.
　You will be able to find out more about the fact that you have to be a good friend of your former boss, so you can be sure that he or she has an agenda for your actions.

...... Hmm, this is something to talk about. Go into the mansion. Oh yeah, I'll take you to the courtyard. It's big and roomy. And I'll bring you some fresh meat!

　The beastly demons scream with joy at the words of Gen.
　Ever since Lasse was a member of the military, former general Maldo used to send meat to the demons to help Lasse, who was short of money.
　Even though the military paid for the demons' food, it was only the bare minimum daily meal, with snacks and other snacks being paid for by Lasse at his own expense.
　That's why Lasse was always strapped for cash.
　Lasse remembers that the cash-rich demons took a liking to former general Maldo, who was generous with his meat.

"I offer you, Lasse.

　The dryad cuddles up beside Lasse and declares that he won't leave the Lord alone.
　Demonslayers and demons will never be separated, even if they are their former bosses.
　They are partners and powerful guards to the wizard.
　The dryads knew that Lasse had an undercover guard, but even so, if they act in the absence of their master's ostensible bodyguard, it will be taken as a sign of the demons' low loyalty to Lasse. Besides, if he fights off the assassins without a guard, it will be noticed that the secret guards are protecting Lasse. To prevent this from happening, the dryad needed to stay with Lasse as his bodyguard.

"Hm, fine. Hm, all right." "Okay, come on, you two, follow me. Hey, show his demons to the courtyard. Bring as much fresh meat as you can get.

"I'll get right to it.

　The maids come to guide the demons of Lasse. They don't seem to be afraid of the demons in Lasse.
That's because Lasse has often been invited to former general Maldo's residence, so the maids are familiar with the demons.
　However, this was also a crisis for General Frieda, who was eyeing the position of general at the time, but Lasse and the others at the time had no way of knowing.

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"Go ahead and drink!　We're proud of our tea from the right place!　I don't know what kind of tea it is. I'll leave that to my servants!

　A former general who speaks with a clean slate. Perhaps this is how rough he is of a man who stands above others.

"We have prepared some magical water for the Dryad, courtesy of our wizard!　Have fun.

Thank you.

　Offered a tubful of water at her feet, the dryad gracefully thanks and dabs her feet in her skirt over the tub.
　You will be able to find out the best way to get the water, because her feet are the roots of the plant, so this is the normal way to get the water.

Oh ...... that's a very rich magic. This is the kind of rich magic that only a wizard with a talent for water magic can produce.

　The dryad shows a debauched face while saying something like a gourmet report.
　It looks as if he is just relaxing in the bathtub.

So, what did you want us to do?

　Lasse looked his former boss straight in the eye without touching his tea.
　Ex-General Maldo also exhaled lightly and looked at Lasse squarely in the eye.

"There's a disturbance in King's Landing. Frida is too busy with her power struggles to notice, but there's definitely something going on in the capital. A disturbance of some sort in King's Landing, no doubt.

On what basis?

It's a hunch.

　Lasse's face contorts at the simple answer. It's not because former general Maldo is based on a vague hunch.
　Rather, it means the opposite: when Lasse was a member of the military, a bad hunch based on former general Maldo's intuition was surprisingly accurate.
　So much so that no one who served under the former general doubted his intuition.

"Frieda was unreliable. I'm sorry, Lasse, but will you do what I ask?　It's an emergency trip to the owner of Monster's Delivery,

　It was a de-facto unobjectionable order by his former boss.
　Lasse is disgusted as he recalls the many reckless actions he took from former General Maldo when he was a military officer.
　But refusing this would make the situation even worse, and you are even more disgusted that you have no choice but to refuse.

"Gen. Maldo, we are facing a very difficult problem, and we need to make the solution of that problem our top priority.

Then I will help you solve the problem. I can give you the resources you need from my people.



...... Um, I'm not sure I can be of any help to you this time because I only brought the demons you need with me: ......

All right, I'll find the budget for the demons we need. You can stay in King's Landing in my house as your base of operations. Don't worry about your stay and expenses.

　Lasse was looking for someone else to solve the problem and tried to find a way to say no as amicably as possible, but General Maldo kept offering the necessary help to prevent him from saying no.

Since this case involves the Church of the Mother Goddess, we will need to talk to the Church to get the request through.

All right, you'll take care of your own.

"I have a bad feeling about ......, but there's nothing we can do about it either.

Lasse breathes a sigh of relief when his boss refuses to budge.
　It's because Lasse can't imagine what to do with such a vague request, which is in fact an unpleasant feeling.
　You'll be able to find out how much of a bind you'll be in if you take it poorly, since there's no enemy to defeat or problem to solve.

"There have been incidents of people disappearing inside the capital. At first it was the slums and common areas of the outer districts, but recently there have been stories of sons and daughters of the nobility disappearing. The fact is hidden because the sons and daughters of the nobility are no more than two children and no less than two heirs, but it seems that the number of those who have disappeared is not small. Some of the victims are not the fallen nobles who were sold to the slavers. If the kidnapping is not done for money, but with an agenda, we need to rescue them and close the case as soon as possible.

"Well, I think that's pretty important, but why hasn't General Frieda moved?

I told you.　Spend all your time in political strife. If the son of a missing nobleman is the son of a rival faction, you'll ignore him or refuse to look for him for the right reasons, or completely ignore him if he's a pauper or a commoner. Unless a high-ranking nobleman asks you to find him, you'll be silent.

"Wow.

　Even though it was only for a few days, Lasse was dismayed by the blatant discrimination against the common man and power aspirations of his former boss, General Frieda.

Therefore, I need you to find someone for me. Will you do that for me?

　General Maldo continues the conversation on the premise that it is no longer a job offer.

So, we have a lot of work to do ...... and this issue is quite dangerous ......

"If you accept my request, I will pay you 2,000 gold coins as a reward for your success!

I'll take that job!

　It was not long after that that Lasse regretted that he was blinded by money and made a huge mistake.