Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Chapter 25.“Find one person for me.”

What I want to find is the man who survived even clashing swords with Lus in the original, the Mercenary King Benesh.

In the original, Lus couldn't have a good teacher due to the circumstances of the poor family and trained the sword alone.

Lus became an excellent swordsman alone with innate genius and bone-cutting effort.

But to say an overwhelming strong one, something was lacking.

In the midst of that, he meets the mercenary Benesh by chance.

At that time, Benesh was in a state of rampaging tainted by demonic energy, but his sword alone, borrowing Lus's expression, was still ‘clear and noble’.

Lus suppresses the rampaging Benesh, and Benesh teaches Lus the sword as thanks.

With the meeting with him, Lus breaks his own wall and opens a new realm of the sword.

And in just 3 months, he ascends to the position of the continent's strongest swordsman.

I wanted to find him.

Even learning from twenty when fully grown was that level, how strong would it become if learning from ten?

“The name is Benesh. The age would be about forty now, the hair is sky blue. The eyes were light gray? He looks a bit sharp and bad-tempered. Ah! And there's a big scar continuing from the wrist on the left arm. I heard it's a scar bitten by a monster when young.”

“Status?”

“Probably a commoner.”

I had never seen nobles doing rough work like mercenaries.

Because mercenaries in this world have rough work and low compensation.

“Ah, and there's one three-year-old daughter.”

“Does the daughter live together?”

“That I don't know. She might live together, or not.”

In the original, Benesh's daughter died before meeting Lus.

She died while separated from Benesh for various reasons, and Benesh continued to regret being away from his daughter's side.

“Probably doing work on the mercenary group side, if needed it's okay to widen the search range.”

“How much is the limit of the budget?”

“It doesn't matter how much it costs.”

“Then it might cost hundreds of millions of marks, is it okay?”

My hand trembled slightly.

Still this time the Summerhild Duke properly took a share, right?

Right, they said not to spare money on education.

To make our Lus the strongest swordsman...!

A one-hit instructor is sparkling in front of my eyes, I can't ignore that.

“O-of course. Just find the person properly.”

Still for my wallet, I hope it's found as quickly as possible, please.* * *As soon as coming out of the information merchant, Butcher caught me who was staggering.

“How much did I spend on earth...”

They say the remaining money will be returned, but will it really remain?

The most expensive thing I bought throughout the previous life was a mobile phone, but I spent money several times that in one day.

Unlike me whose hands were trembling, Treon said calmly.

“Still it's cheaper than expected.”

“That's cheap?”

“Yes. The family's secret organization wasn't disbanded as a money-eating organization for nothing.”

“Still Madam, you won't abolish the newly making organization?”

Butcher smiled cutely...

I have to earn harder.

The problem isn't making but the operating cost.

Did the agricultural department find the plant I requested?

“Uuu, fine. Let's go buy a gift for Lus. Guide.”

Thinking more only made the insides hurt.

I looked around the shopping street following Treon's guidance.

Befitting the Matek territory famous for swords, places selling swords were the most.

Besides that, there were also places selling cooking, or places selling embroidered cloth or bowls.

Buying high-quality cloth for the castle's servants and a gift for Lus, the carriage was full.

Still thinking of the face that would like it, it was satisfying.

Treon who was loading the luggage on the carriage asked.

“Is Madam not buying anything?”

“Do I have to buy?”

“Of course! Madam suffered the most so you have to buy Madam's too!”

Butcher quickly agreed.

“Um...”

But nothing I want to have properly came to mind.

Trying to buy for me, it seemed like spending useless money for nothing.

It seems the habit of saving from living so hard in the previous life became a habit.

At that time, even ordering chicken once required really big determination.

On the day driven out unable to pay the monthly rent, I thought I would freeze to death on the street just like that.

It was then.[Master.]

Blackie inside the pocket tapped me with his front feet.

“Yes?”

Putting the pocket Blackie entered on the palm with the meaning of why, Blackie pointed to the shop on the other side with his front feet.[A delicious smell comes from there.]

The place Blackie pointed was a jewelry shop.

Treon who saw my gaze turning asked.

“Will you go in and see?”

“Won't it be expensive?”

“Since it's a jewelry shop on the street, it won't be that expensive. Really precious ones usually come out at auctions or there are shops that handle separately.”

Gaining courage from Treon's words, I entered the shop.

The jewelry shop, as much as targeting wealthy people, had a much cleaner and luxurious atmosphere than other shops.

“Is there a jewel you're looking for?”

The owner of a neat appearance asked.

“Um...”

Looking down at Blackie, Blackie said.[I want to eat that diamond.]

What Blackie pointed was the diamond necklace in the most center even in the display case behind the owner.

The flashy decoration seemed the most expensive in this shop.

“I want to see that.”

When I pointed, the owner smiled brightly.

“You have insight. This is the most expensive product in our shop.”

The owner carefully took out the necklace and shone it and said.

“This diamond is one from the Belom region, a work directly designed by the famous designer Baron Root. Especially the side cut flowing like water along this...”

The owner chattered for a long time, but to my ears knowing nothing about jewels, it sounded like a foreign language.

“So how much is it?”

“1 million marks.”

It was an enormous price, but thinking that what Blackie ate last time was 30 million marks, it felt like an okay price.

While I was pondering for a moment, Treon asked.

“Madam, may I also see the necklace?”

“Yes? Yes.”

Treon asked permission from me first even with the jewelry owner in front.

Is this the appearance of a butler serving the real master?

Originally even such minor aspects are different.

It seemed Treon really acknowledged me so admiration came anew.

Treon's hand wrapped in white gloves sensitively groped the jewel.

He even borrowed the owner's equipment and carefully examined the jewel.

“There's a finely carved trace. It doesn't look like intentional cutting.”

“...”

At Treon's words, the owner's face hardened.

Treon this time shone the jewel in the light and said.

“The direction the pattern scatters when light passes is also different. Cutting where light spreads downward is not a good method.”

Treon put down the jewel and drove in the wedge.

“And Baron Root does jewelry design but has never made such a necklace.”

Treon delivered the final blow and looked at me.

Somehow it seemed like a cat catching a bug and looking at me with a triumphant expression saying quickly praise.

Still thanks to Treon, I was able to buy the jewel at less than half the price.

“Butler. You knew well about jewels too?”

“I learned. Father taught that to assist the Duke, one has to know. There has to be eyes to recognize good jewels so there's no lack even when serving the lord. Serving Madam is the same.”

Treon subtly appealed his usefulness and watched my mood.

Is he minding the initial confrontation?

I didn't want to mind more about that matter, but I didn't specifically say to Treon.

We who completely finished the business in the Matek Count territory then got on the carriage.

Unlike when coming, Butcher and Treon went out to the coachman's seat saying the inside of the carriage is stuffy because of the luggage.

Probably considering me who would be in the narrow space.

Soon the carriage departed, and I put the necklace inside the pocket where Blackie is.

Crunch, crunch.

A sound like biting and eating round candy with teeth was heard.

Actually what is eaten would be hard incomparably to candy though.‘Wait. Then how hard are Blackie's teeth?’ Usually diamonds are said to be the hardest jewel in the world, but since Blackie chews and eats that with teeth, is it harder than diamond?

Not long after, Blackie stuck his face out of the pocket.

“Did you eat well?”

When I gently stroked the white back and wing base with my finger, Blackie opened his mouth and expressed satisfaction.

Is it thanks to feeding the jewel?

Somehow the skin surface seemed to shine glossily like a jewel.[Yes. I ate well.]

“Fortunate. Blackie, can you open your mouth a bit?”

Blackie tilted his head but obediently opened his mouth.

The white snout opened, and inside sharp pointed teeth were visible.

When touching with a finger, a cold and smooth texture was felt exactly like touching an icicle.

Blackie shrank his neck and avoided my touch, but whether worrying I would get hurt, he didn't close his mouth.[Master?]

Blackie called me mumbling.

I took my finger out of Blackie's mouth.

“Your teeth seemed extremely hard so I was curious how they look.”

I rummaged the pocket looking for the chain Blackie might have left after eating.

But nothing was caught in the hand.

“Did you eat the chain all too?”[Yes.]

“The chain isn't a jewel you like, can you eat it?”[It's okay to eat as a snack. Even if not a jewel needed to release the seal, I can eat. For humans it's like a snack.]

“Other than jewels?”[I like things like water from melting clean eternal snow.]

Something harder than jewels came out.

“I'll just buy jewels. If there's something you want to eat, say. Still too expensive ones won't do.”[Thank you, Master.]

And opened his mouth as if smiling.[Still thanks to Master, a new ability arose.]