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Chapter 51

Chapter 51





“Your Highness, how did you meet those people?”

“What do you mean, Hyung-nim?”

Isana casually asked, though he knew what the Marquis meant, feigning innocence while anxious on the inside .  

While everyone had given Isana and the Marquis space to talk, that didn’t mean they couldn’t hear their conversation . If Marquis Kawell was not careful, there was no doubt that he would be beaten up .  

‘Though I’m not sure whether the others would actually react like that, I’m sure Lapis-nim wouldn’t leave him alone . ’

But the Marquis, unaware of Isana’s thoughts, continued to look at his lord with a worried expression .  

“Isn’t this a bit too much of a coincidence? Just on the way here, you met a high level spirit summoner, a top level magician, and even a priest, all of them highly skilled . ” 

“Are you questioning their motives?”





“There’s just something about this that makes me uneasy . ”

As Isana looked at Karwell’s sour face, he desperately pressed down the truth that started to come up his throat .  

He couldn’t reveal anything at the moment . Plus, his party members were currently enjoying their ‘planned’ situation, so revealing their identities would likely upset them . Because of that, Isana put on a calm expression and replied to the Marquis .  

“It’s only that I was fortunate, through the god’s blessing . ”

“Your Highness, this isn’t something that you can just casually ignore…”

“Don’t worry, hyun-nim, I’m well aware of their aims . These people only want to help me in these difficult circumstances . ”

“But still…”

“Don’t you believe me? Though I can roughly guess what your worries are, I swear on my name that they won’t come true . ”

The Marquis, who refused to drop his worries, relaxed a little after hearing Isana’s vow . Though he would still try to uncover the others’ identities . What subordinate would lower his guard when strangers appeared next to his lord? 





‘I hope he doesn’t spend too much energy on this . ’

He let out a bitter laugh . Though Isana was a little hurt that the marquis didn’t believe him, he knew that there was nothing he could do . All he could do was pray that the marquis would give up his investigation as soon as possible .

Fortunately, perhaps to show Isana that he would stop his investigation into his party’s identity, the Marquis changed the topic of conversation . They moved on to the secret part of the conversation .  


“Though you could probably tell why I wanted to speak to you alone, the matter we are going to talk about now is very important . It is related to an opportunity for Your Majesty, a chance to prove your worth . ”

“…!! What is it?”

“As Your Majesty is aware, I am personally able to gather an army of twenty thousand soldiers . That’s no small number for nobles, but it’s not much against the Arch Dukes forces . But it would be too conspicuous if we hired mercenaries when we aren’t going to advance to the capital immediately . That might only help the other side make an attack on us first . ” 

That was true . No matter how secretive they were in mobilizing their forces, the shrewd Arch Duke was sure to quickly find them out, and once he did, he wouldn’t leave them alone . Moreover, now that the demon race, the demon king, and even a mysterious group had shown intentions of attacking, they couldn’t risk provoking them all with a rash decision .

The Marquis slowly opened his mouth as he looked at Isana’s concerned face .  

“You don’t need to be so worried . There is a perfectly legal method to solving this . ”





“Really?”

“Yes . We can use the merchant guilds’ powers . If you were to hire mercenaries to protect the merchant guilds during this time of an unstable state of affairs, no one will be able to find fault with you . In addition, there are a large number of merchant guild members, so no one will question even if we hire a large amount of mercenaries as well . ”

“Ah? But by ‘merchant guild’ do you mean…”

Isana’s face had on an awkward expression . What other expression would he make? When he knew that most in the merchant guild were skeptical of Isana’s chance at victory . They wouldn’t help him, much less listen to his request for help .  

But as if he had expected all of this, the Marquis continued to patiently explain .  

“We cannot persuade most of the guild members . In fact, there were many who tried to get rid of the branch in Soltere and return to their own countries . The only one who hasn’t decided on a hands-off approach, yet, is the Cliff Conglomerate . ” 

“The Cliff Conglomerate?” 

Isana tilted his head at the familiar sounding name, and the Marquis’s facial expression turned grave as he continued to explain .

“Though it hasn’t been long since the founding of this new guild, it has swiftly risen in power . You could say that it ranks 10th highest throughout the continent . ”

“Aha, I remember . You mentioned this while we were eating earlier, right? That the Cliff Conglomerate’s owner had recently changed, and with him, a need to stabilize their external and internal business…”

“Exactly, all they’ve done is delay with responses like ‘please give us time to consider . ’ We cannot wait for a reply anymore; we need to meet with them as soon as possible . Right now, the other merchant guilds are keeping quiet, because they cannot predict what will happen, afraid to gamble on the fight ahead . But if Cliff Conglomerate was on our side, the others would soon follow . ”

At the Marquis’s firm answer, Isana firmly nodded with a calm expression . If the most powerful merchant guild were on Isana’s side, the other guilds would have no choice but to help him . Because merchant guilds valued profit above all else .


“On top of that . . Rumor has it that the new conglomerate owner of Cliff possesses the ability to foresee the future, and whoever he has approved of has enjoyed plenty of success . Regardless of the truth of the rumors, the fact that none of the people he has approved of has suffered a loss has moved the minds of the merchant guilds . ”

“Huh? No way, you don’t mean that the ‘opportunity to prove my worth’ is…”

“Exactly what you’re thinking . Please meet the Cliff Conglomerate’s owner, Your Majesty . Then return to the capital after receiving his ‘approval . ’”

“!!!”



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