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”Oh man, is it that time already ......?

Eustace is a man who works for a trading company.

He works for a company that deals in household goods.

When the Noah's Curio army showed up, the business was booming with special demand.

That's all well and good, but just because there's suddenly more work doesn't mean you can suddenly hire more people.

More work than usual was pouring in.

That day, Eustace came home late.

The sun had already set and there were few people around. He hurried home by the light of a few magic lamps.

Even though he was familiar with the city, he was afraid of the night. You never know where you might be chased off.

But what he encountered was something even worse than a mugger.

As he entered a side street from the main street, Eustace stopped as he thought he heard a strange voice.

The voice sounded like the rumbling of wind, like a broken whistle, with a horrible reverberation.

”............ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo............

The voice was clear.

Eustace stopped in his tracks.

He wanted to run home as fast as he could, and he felt he could save himself if he did.

But the fear that if he moved even a finger, someone would jump out of the shadows and sear his fangs into his flesh, held him in place.

A light appeared in front of Eustace.

Did the magic light suddenly increase?

No, no. There was something more terrifying.

There was a man there, vague, with an indistinct outline, seemingly melting into thin air.

”Hee ...... hee .............

All Eustace could do was let out a stifled scream.

A ghost.

The ghost of a man floating in the air.

The ghosts were glaring at the heavens with bitterness, as if they couldn't see Eustace who was so close.

”I only saved my son from being killed by ...... Noah's Curio soldiers. ......

But the Marquis ...... made up my crime in order to flatter the Noahcurio army. ......

I was betrayed by the ...... Marquis. ......!

The ghosts wail.

Eustace knows what I'm talking about.

The incident that caused a commotion in the city. A knight had a dispute with a Noahcurio soldier and killed him, and he was executed in less than ten days after the incident.

I thought the Marquis was thinking about his relationship with the Noahcurio when he handled the incident so quickly. ......

--I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but I think it's a good idea.　Is this the truth behind the incident ......?

I've been thinking about this for a while.

Ore ...... hate you ......!!!

With a resentful cry, the ghost disappeared.

All that was left was the sound of the wind. It was as if the ghost was still howling somewhere.

Eustace didn't notice the girl running away, blending into the darkness.

* * *

Tracy, on the other hand...

”Hey, long time no see. I'm glad you're both okay.

I guess.

At an adventurer's tavern in the city, she met a muscular fighter.

”What a weird old lady.

I saw a very suspicious old lady, what is she?　If you're working for the Marquis now, do you know anything about her?

”If you say she's suspicious, she's suspicious. But I don't know much. I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

On a street corner in the late afternoon, I met a fighter with a long mohawk hanging down one side of his face.

I don't know.

Why is such an unfamiliar person in the army?

”I heard he was recruited by the Central Army, not the Lords.

At the general store, I met with a Noahcurio soldier.

What's his position?

What kind of position does he actually hold?

He's a technician who was kicked out of the Moon Eaters. He belongs to the Royal Army, but he's on loan to the General. ”It's a countermeasure against the Rose Princess of Hell. ......”

In an elegant restaurant, he met with a low-ranking knight of Noah's Curio.

I'm not sure.