CH 54

"To the Lords' Mansion."

Translated by Dawn

Two days after I began my training to prepare for the Orc King, I was now standing in front of a large mansion.

The mansion was located in the center of the city, past the residential area where nobles and influential merchants lived. It was the residence of the Raganfeild family, the lords of this city.

During the past two days, I continuously devoted myself to training in preparation for the Orc King, and several skills were improved.

For the record, the Orc General and Orcs that were deposited with the guild were dismantled on the same day and delivered to the commercial guild.

Needless to say, the fact that I defeated the orc general and was promoted to C-rank became known that day and became a rumor not only among adventurers but also among people in town.

Such Orc General and Orc purchase gold were bought with the exception of some materials, and the total price was an unbelievable three large gold coins and six medium gold coins.

The amount was so large that it was hard for me to get a sense of what it was like.

The easiest way to visualize this would be to say that I won the 300 million yen lottery.

If the purchase price of the D-rank monster Wild Dashboa was 1,240,000 yen for 12 small gold coins and four large silver coins, then the purchase price of the Orc and Orc General, which were classified in a higher rank, would be reasonable, but even so, the amount was too much.

I mentioned that I was a businessman in a previous life, and as I recall, the amount of money I earned over my lifetime was the same as the purchase price of the Orcs and the Orc General this time around. What was my life in my previous life?

Well, I’ll force myself to be convinced, since it’s not a good idea to think about such an unimportant thing now. I’m still not convinced though……

As a side note, I also kept some of the materials for the Orc Generals and Orcs. I didn’t need materials such as bones and testicles, but I decided to keep some of them on hand because rare and valuable magic stones and high-quality meat could be eaten as high-quality foodstuffs.

The two gatekeepers who spotted me were staring at me with a wary look on their faces.

As I was invited by the lord, I couldn’t just leave here, so I made up my mind and walked toward the gatekeepers.

“What is it, kid? This is no place for a kid like you.”

“If you’re lost, just turn around and go left at the end of the street, and you’ll come to the main road.”

The two gatekeepers were a pair of young men, and my first impressions of them were diametrically opposed. The first man who opened his mouth had a frivolous air about him and, although physically fit and well-trained, his character was clearly twisted.

The other man, on the other hand, was a good-looking man with soft and gentle air, who thought I was lost or something and kindly showed me the way to the main street. He was a man worthy of respect, with a capacity to live up to his appearance.

“I have been summoned here by his lordship. I’m here at the request of his lordship.”

“What, a kid like you was summoned by the lord? If you’re going to tell me a lie, you’d better tell me a better one!”

“Will you stop it, Underdook! What if this kid is telling the truth?”

“You mean to tell me you believe what this kid says? You’re a big softy if you go that far! Eh, Concess.”

Okay, so Underdook is the one with the bad character and Consess is the one with the good character. Okay, I’ve memorized that.

Anyway, I don’t have time to deal with them forever, so I’m going to implement a way to resolve this situation.

“Hey, you foul-mouthed one. Go get the butler of the house here. I believe his name is Marcus.”

“W-what, you brat! Who’s got a foul mouth!”

“It’s you. Stop talking and go get him. Or are you telling me you can’t do what even a child can do?”

“Kuuh, you better be prepared…….”

I didn’t know what he was telling me to prepare for, but I hope he quickly called someone who could do something about the situation.

When Underdook went to call Marcus, Consess apologized for his partner’s words and actions.

“I’m sorry about Underdook. My name is Consess, and I’m a soldier here at this mansion.

“I’m Rolando. I’m an adventurer.”

“!? Y-you’re that [General Killer]……?”

“[General Killer]?”

Hey, hey, wasn’t my street name [Wild Hunt]?　This is new to me.

According to the explanation of the concessionaire, I was given the ridiculous street name of “General Killer” after I defeated an orc general by myself.

“I’d heard there were some extraordinary adventurers who hadn’t yet reached adulthood, but I had no idea it was you…….”

“Well, it happens.”

When he learned that I was the adventurer he had heard so much about, his eyes widened and a look of astonishment came over his face. I had no intention of acting out of a desire to be famous, but as the saying goes, you can’t put words in people’s mouths, and it seems that such information spreads without me knowing.

In my previous life, I had heard that personal information was spread and made public by something called SNS, but apparently, in this world, the technology for spreading information through human communication had developed even without SNS.

According to what I had heard from Concess before Marcus arrived, there are “informants” who sell and buy all kinds of information, including rumors about people and the state of affairs in the country, and they would tell you anything you wanted to know if you asked them for help.

“But it might be cheaper to find out what you want to know on your own since they’ll charge you a ridiculous fee for the information.”

“Well, let’s keep in mind that there are people like that out there.”

As we were talking about this, it seemed that Underdook had finally brought Marcus with him, so that was the end of the conversation with Concess.

When Marcus recognized me, he bowed reverently and greeted me as if we were meeting for the first time.

“Welcome, Rolando-sama.”

“I have followed the instructions contained in your letter and have come here. Please guide me immediately.”

“Understood. Then, this way, please.”

“Huh?”

Underdook’s voice was puzzled by Marcus’s words. Apparently, he thought he was going to hear the words “get rid of him,” but alas…I was really called by the lord of this place.

Before entering the mansion, I had some thoughts about Underdook’s attitude, so I turned on my heel to face him.

“Say, Underdook.”

“W-what is it?”

“Your attitude is not very good for a servant of a noble family. If you serve a noble house, you should know that your actions can harm the master you serve. If it wasn’t me, you’d be flying by the neck…….”

“H-hiii.”

When I let out a little more or less deadly force against Underdook, he screamed like a girl.

It seemed that the killing intent was a little strong, and Marcus and Concess also seemed to tense up.

I had no intention of bullying the weak, so I immediately released my killing intent, but he seemed to have been hit by my killing intent and fainted, blowing bubbles as it was.

“I think I played around a little too much. I apologize to both of you.”

“No, no, don’t worry about it…….”

“That’s no problem……no, it’s not.”

“……Please, show me the way again.”

“I understand. This way, please.”

At first, Marcus was puzzled by my behavior, but he seemed to have been there before, and soon regained his composure and began to lead me to the mansion.

On the way, he apologized for Underdook’s attitude toward me earlier, but since I didn’t care that much, I only advised him to re-educate him.

“I always tell him that, but it seems to be difficult for him to abandon the character that has been ingrained in him over the years because of his bad behavior…….”

“I think it’s inevitable, but eventually it will become an obstacle for the lord. You should never forget that, especially if there are rival noble factions.”

“…I will keep that in mind.”

After a short while, we arrived at the entrance of the mansion. The size of the mansion was even more striking when seen up close, and it was one of the largest buildings I had seen in the city of Rendark.

It was a wooden medieval European-style mansion, and its exterior gave the impression of being more luxurious than the one I had lived in before in Malbert’s domain.

“Please come this way.”

Upon entering the mansion, one could see that the interior was as calm and serene as the exterior, and suitable for a nobility to reside in. The furnishings were all of the first-class quality, and no corners were left unturned. However, it was not just a lowly place with a lot of money spent on it but was furnished with things that were appropriate for the place.

And I suppose it was to welcome me. The maids, all dressed in their service uniforms except for the apprentices, bowed to me in a single, unruffled movement.

[Welcome. Thank you very much for coming.]

Not only their movements but also their greeting voices were in tune, almost too much, to say the least. However, it was not condescending at all, but rather pleasant.

“Thank you for welcoming me.”

With that, I headed for the drawing-room with Marcus.