“Misunderstanding?”
Kate let out a light laugh and pulled Eileen over. “I heard from Gillian that you had your eye on her? I’ll admit, you do have some taste. If you had planned to compete with me fairly, I wouldn’t have anything to say. But you shouldn’t have used such despicable methods to threaten her.”
Back at the Adventurer’s Guild, Gillian had already confessed everything she knew.
Gillian had always been the type to bully the weak and fear the strong. In front of other bottom-tier E-rank adventurers she acted all high and mighty, but the moment she faced a C-rank adventurer she became as obedient as a grandson—let alone when standing before Kate, the pinnacle of combat power in the entire Principality.
Kate had only asked one simple question, yet Gillian not only revealed the Light Society’s headquarters address but also spilled Ryan’s entire plan, desperately trying to shift all the blame onto others.
Unfortunately for her, Kate still hadn’t let her off. After beating her half to death, she dragged Gillian, who now looked like a dead dog, all the way to the Light Society headquarters to confront Ryan.
The moment Ryan heard this, cold sweat poured down his forehead like a waterfall, instantly soaking his inner shirt.
Even an idiot could tell that Gillian had sold him out.
Although he desperately wanted to settle the score with her, right now he had to focus on keeping his own life first.
“Lord Kate, this is all a misunderstanding. Gillian holds a high position in the Light Society and has always been dissatisfied with me as president. She wanted to replace me, so she tried to use you to get rid of me and take the president’s seat for herself!”
One had to admit that a president was still a president. Ryan lied without the slightest hesitation. His expression was vivid and natural, showing no sign that he was acting. At the same time, he smoothly threw all the blame onto Gillian.
After all, Gillian was currently in a state where it was unclear whether she was alive or dead. As long as he made her take the fall for this, he would have countless ways afterward to ensure she carried this pot for the rest of her life, unable to ever put it down.
However, even if Ryan could fool Kate, could he fool Eileen?
She had been in Crisel for quite some time now. How could she not know what kind of organization the Light Society was?
Gillian was indeed one of the core members of the Light Society. Her strength, which was on par with a D-rank adventurer, made her nearly unmatched within the organization.
But Gillian was the typical type whose brain had grown into her muscles. She was completely incapable of any deep thinking.
Even though the Light Society was just a small local gang in Crisel, if someone wanted to seize power, they still needed to have a brain. With Gillian’s level of intelligence, if someone sold her she would probably help count the money. It was impossible for her to pose even the slightest threat to Ryan’s position.
However, Eileen had no intention of reminding Kate.
Just as she had evaluated Gillian earlier, while it didn’t apply to everyone, many people who chose the warrior class weren’t very good at deep thinking.
This was probably because during character creation in the early stages of the game, skill points were limited. Since warriors needed to tank damage for the team, players tended to allocate their points to stamina, health, and strength, thereby neglecting intelligence…
Although she didn’t know whether the NPCs who originally existed in this world followed the same logic, judging by their behavior, it didn’t seem too different.
In the game, Kate had been set as a muscle-brained martial idiot. Back then, romancing her had taken Eileen quite a lot of effort.
Moreover, since Kate had been the first important heroine she pursued after entering the game, Eileen understood her way of handling things extremely well.
“This is your Light Society’s own business. Right now, all I know is that you’re not doing anything good—oppressing the common people, lending money at high interest, forcing good women into prostitution, and driving good men to suicide. You deserve to die ten thousand times over!”
Kate directly drew her sword and pointed the tip straight at Ryan. “Tonight, in the name of the Duke, I will completely eradicate this tumor that has been parasitizing Crisel!”
Ryan was completely dumbfounded.
This wasn’t the script he had imagined at all!
Even the Duke’s knight order had to present evidence when suppressing bandits. Why was she going straight for total annihilation?
Seeing that Kate’s attitude was so firm, Ryan no longer planned to sit and wait for death. He quickly brought up the connection he had just finished bribing.
“Lord Kate, everything the Light Society does is legitimate business. I know nothing about the things you mentioned. Those must have been the actions of people below me acting on their own.
How about this—I’ll immediately have Official Leville investigate and drag out all these scumbags who are ruining the Light Society’s reputation!”
The city official was the highest administrator of a city. Behind them were usually the local nobles, people who could directly meet with the Duke.
In Ryan’s view, no matter how strong Kate was, she was still just an adventurer. Would she really dare to go against a noble who had direct access to the Duke?
“No need for that.”
At that moment, a man’s voice came from outside the door.
Kate turned to look. It was a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious clothing, with a Leville family crest pinned to his chest. Clearly, this was the city official managing this small town.
The moment Ryan saw Leville, his eyes lit up as if he had grabbed onto a lifeline.
“Lord Leville, Kate and I had a small misunderstanding. I hope you can help clarify things for me!”
“It’s indeed time to clarify things.”
Leville responded, then turned and bowed toward Kate. “I am truly sorry, Lord Kate. I never expected that while the Light Society appeared honest and law-abiding on the surface, they were actually doing such despicable things behind the scenes. It was only today, when we discovered a case of a victim being forced to death by their debt collection, that we learned their true nature. Please give us a chance to atone, Lord Kate—allow us to personally put an end to the Light Society!”
Ryan was completely stunned.
In order to build a relationship with the Leville family, he had spent thousands of gold coins back and forth. Just this morning, this guy had been patting his chest and guaranteeing that the Light Society wouldn’t have any problems. How could he turn around and sell him out so quickly?
“Harisson, you—”
Anger had already clouded Ryan’s mind. He no longer cared about honorifics and started cursing directly.
But before he could get the next word out, a small magic array appeared on his neck. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t make a single sound.
At the same time, a mage who had been hiding in the corner dispelled her invisibility and revealed herself. The tip of her staff was still faintly glowing.
That silence array was clearly her handiwork.
“Lord Kate hasn’t spoken yet. What right do you have to interrupt?”
Harisson Leville shot Ryan a cold glare, but in reality he was already sweating profusely.
Thank goodness he had been keeping people watching Kate’s movements at all times. The moment he learned that Kate was going to make a move against the Light Society, he had rushed over as fast as possible.
It was fortunate that he had arrived in time. Otherwise, he might have been dragged down along with Ryan.
Who was Kate?
The strongest adventurer in the entire Principality!
And adventurers had one particular characteristic—they weren’t bound by the Principality’s rules. If she became unhappy while staying in the Navora Principality, she could simply turn around and leave for another kingdom’s territory. Even the Duke didn’t dare to offend her, afraid that this living ancestor might run away.
If Ryan spilled the beans about taking bribes, it wouldn’t just be Harisson— the entire Leville family would be finished by the Duke…
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