After he had left, the noble just sat there staring at the door that he walked out of.
Not long after, there was another door that opened and the same butler that had brought Zwein in walked out of it. The butler came up to the noble sitting at the couch and asked, "Master, do you really think that this investment is worth it? Is he really that special?"
The noble sitting there was silent for a bit before giving a nod in response.
He took a deep breath before saying, "Since we've heard about him, he's given us nothing but surprises."
The noble on the couch reached over to a stack of papers that had been hidden behind the couch. He picked up a few of these documents and then spread them across the table.
He pointed at one of them and said, "Do you really think that a normal person would be able to drive away a monster wave, especially one that had been stirred up by the demons?"
On this piece of paper was a detailed report about what had happened in Baron Mordo's territory over two months ago.
This included a detailed account of the demon order, the monster wave, and even the succubi who had been sighted nearby.
With how detailed it was, it was almost as if it was a report written by someone who had witnessed everything first hand.
The butler gave a slight nod to show that he agreed with this, but then he said, "Even if he isn't a normal person, don't you think that it's dangerous to engage like this? Isn't it better to observe and see what other secrets that he might be hiding?"
The noble fell silent when he heard this and he just sat there as if he was thinking about something.
After a long silence, the noble finally said, "I'm thinking about recruiting him."
The butler couldn't help revealing a shocked look when he heard this.
He just looked at the noble sitting there in disbelief, almost as if he couldn't understand what his master was saying. But then his expression suddenly changed as he said, "Master, you should know what doing something like that would mean. This isn't something that can be done that easily. If the others were to find out, then…"
His voice suddenly cut off as he noticed the noble staring at him.
Seeing this, the butler immediately bowed his head and said, "I've overstepped my bounds, I apologize for this."
The noble just gave a soft snort before turning back to look at the pieces of paper in front of him. As he read through them, he couldn't help revealing a faint smile.
Then in a soft voice that almost seemed like he was talking to himself, "I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of surprises you will show me this time."
Then without waiting for the butler, he stood up and walked off.
But the butler just remained standing there with his head slightly down. His eyes were also looking at the pieces of paper that the noble had left behind on the table.
There was a dark glow in his eyes as he stared in that direction and it was clear that he was planning something.
Then after a while, the butler also stood up and walked out of the room, leaving those pieces of paper on the table.
…
After leaving the house, I just stood there in the street with Shaka.
As I stood there, there was an awkward look on my face because…I didn't know where to go.
I had been following the arrows that had been left for me, so I didn't actually know where I was going the whole time. So now that I had to go back, I really didn't know where to go since I was unfamiliar with this part of the city.
Shaka just stood there watching me until he finally couldn't take it anymore and asked, "What are you doing?"
It would have been fine if he didn't say anything since I could keep trying to remember the way that I came from, but…now that he said something, it wasn't as if I could just keep standing there in what seemed to be a daze.
But Shaka had his own right to say this since he had kept three people from robbing me just now.
These people had been pickpockets who had thought that Zwein was an easy target, but Shaka had skillfully taken back what they had taken from his pockets.
Still, seeing him just stand there in a daze wasn't a good thing, so he had no choice but to say something.
I just stood there with an awkward look before finally admitting, "I don't know which way to go…"
As my voice trailed off, Shaka couldn't help looking at me with a strange look.
It was like he was trying to figure out if I was being serious or not…But the strange thing was that there wasn't a trace of disdain in his eyes.
After confirming that I was indeed serious and I didn't know where to go, Shaka put his hand to his face and shook his head while letting out a sigh. The awkward smile on my face became bigger when I saw this.
In the end, he simply said, "Where do you want to go? Do you want to go back to the count's manor or do you want to go back to your inn?"
I was surprised that he said this since it implied that he already knew where I was staying.
This might all seem innocent, but in reality, it was dangerous.
It meant that they had already been watching me for some time and that they had a lot of information about me. If that was the case, then what were they planning?
Why did they need all this information about me?
This clearly seemed like they were planning on doing something…
But for now, I decided to keep my expression calm as I said, "To the inn."
Shaka gave a nod before leading the way.
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