I don't know what it was, but we ended up training together in the flow of the training. .......

　At the beginning of the training, Grizz's men seemed to have a lot of composure on their faces, especially since they were dealing with Gargoyle and Orange Ant E. However, this soon turned to gloom. However, this soon changed to a gloomy look.　



　Since Orange Ant was originally from the dungeon of the Ruins of Fire, I thought it would be good practice for Grizz to dive, but alas, it was not even a training exercise.



　Grizz did not join in the training, but stood by my side eating orc meat from a stall and watching.

"Rock ......, I guess I was a little mistaken."

"Hmm?　What?



Humility is important.

"Well, ...... you're a merchant, so I suppose it's important to play games, but I guess there's no harm in it."



　In front of me, my men were lined up, beaten to a pulp, and basic training began under the guidance of Mr. Gargoyle and Orange Ant E.



　Shannon and the others who were watching around them taught along with them, and the half-fish and the townspeople joined in, making it a sort of general instructional session.



"Are you sure?　It's not combat training, it's just basic training."

"Yes, it's fine. It's good for the townspeople to have contact with mermaids and half-mermaids, and I'm sure that the swordsmanship and magic are an extension of the basics.



　In the sea in front of them, people, subhumans, and demons alike were all happily teaching each other.

　Shannon is strong enough to teach others, but his sword is too straight, so he seems to be learning a lot from the muddy ways of Grizz's men, teaching and being taught repeatedly.



　It is no good to break the sword pattern, but it is good to have more options as knowledge.

　In practice, no one knows the right answer.



"Gris...... has your personality become much more rounded in the last few days, hasn't it?　It's very different from when you first started.

"Oh?　My personality hasn't become as rounded as my body shape. But I'm enjoying pretending to be an idiot, but I think it's also fun to aim high like Rock. I just thought I'd try to live a little more honestly."

"What? That's it."



　As we watched, the training continued until all of Grizz's men were dead on the beach.

　In contrast, Gargoyle, Orange Ant, and the other members of our group didn't look tired at all, and seemed to be enjoying themselves.



　My men were lying on the beach, wriggling around like caterpillars.



"Is this the end of today's training?"

　It was Liran's sister, Nayuta, who spoke to me.



"Yes, I think we're done. Are you leaving soon, Nayuta?

"Yes. Yes, I have a lot of work to do around the house. I hope your brother has better luck.



　Nayuta sighed heavily.

"Don't say that. It's the only reason I met Locke and went to help him."

"That's true, but..."



"Well, don't be so hard on him, Nayuta. Luck is one of the necessary elements for a man in a higher position. Besides, I brought the duke's messenger with me.

　Rilan had made it to the capital with Griz's men and brought back the duke's messenger, who was a relative.



　Thanks to them, the disposal of Chad went smoothly.



　I was surprised at how smart Nayuta was, as I heard later.

　She told me that it was her sister, Nayuta, who thought that it would be dangerous to reveal her identity as the heir to the duke's family while she was running away from the attack by the Wonder Wolf White Wolf, and that she did not reveal her identity in detail even to us.



　Nayuta, knowing the horror of her injuries, opted for a free recovery, but she was put to sleep and taken to the house almost without resistance.

"It was the mistake of a lifetime, even though I was tired, to fall for such an easy trick.

　That's what he said.



"Thank you for everything, Mr. Locke."

"No, don't worry about it. Are you going to be able to return to the ducal line?



It's going to take some time. We are very young and even though Chad was captured it will take time to prove that he killed our parents.



"I see. Well, good luck with that. If you need anything, it may take some time, but contact the Adventurers' Guild and they will help you."



"Thank you. I will contact you when I get settled. I'll let you know how I feel about all this.

I'll see you soon.

Thank you very much, Mr. Locke and Mr. Grizz.



　Nayuta and the others got on a horse-drawn carriage and headed for the capital.

　For the two of them, their first priority was to ensure their own safety, rather than to solve Chad's case directly. It seems that power struggles are difficult everywhere.



　After the incident, of course, Chad's house was searched. In the basement of Chad's house, behind the room where Nayuta and the others were sleeping, there was the cause of Patra's displeasure.

　We didn't notice it, but there was a lot of blood in the back of the room. We don't need to know more about what Chad was doing at .......



　The rest is up to the soldiers and the city.

　And as for the ditch that was delivered at the slave market, it seems to have disappeared after that and was never found. Chad's capture led to an investigation, but it seems that all the remaining demon cages were locked and all the slaves were freed.



　All of the rooms had been carefully furnished.

　While interviewing Chad, I asked him about the dope who had hired him, but he did not know what kind of a person he had hired.



　He said that he remembered hiring such a person, but he did not know why he chose him or why he hired him there.



　The only thing that remained a bit of a mystery was Dobb, but he was not such a bad guy, just dirty with money. Well, I guess we will never see him again.



　For the next few days, I stayed at Grizz's house and helped him train his men.

　Grizz wanted to go into the dungeon of fire, but he gave up when he found out how good we were. I laughed when Marquis didn't want to go either, and was rolling his hands in the air.



　I was sad to see Grizz go to his death after having gotten to know him so well, so I stopped him.




"Then why don't you come with me, Rock?"



　I politely declined his invitation, as I was not ready to dive yet.

　He said he would give it a try when he had a few more skilled soldiers, but he would not give up.

　Then we were off on another journey.