That very night, the dark cloud that had once loomed over all the ordinary citizens of Crisel—the Light Society—was quietly eradicated. Harisson even led the city’s knight order to uproot every individual and faction connected to the Light Society.
His speed was astonishing and his methods ruthless. His actions would later spread to cities in other principalities, earning him the nickname “Cold-Blooded Official.”
Of course, that was all a story for another time.
After leaving the Light Society, Kate brought Eileen and Atia to the most luxurious inn in Crisel.
This was the place Guild Master Frank had arranged for her.
Although it couldn’t compare to the more upscale inns in the Principality’s capital, it was still the best inn in Crisel—an existence far beyond the reach of the poor.
A single night here cost nearly half a month’s income for an E-rank adventurer.
“Miss Kate, can I… can I stay here tonight too?”
Atia’s face was filled with excitement as she curiously looked around.
In the past, when she traveled with merchant caravans, the best place she had ever stayed was a stable with straw on the floor.
Back then, she had always been doing odd jobs. Taking care of the caravan’s horses was one of her duties.
The caravan people said it was to make her work more convenient, but in reality, they just wanted to save the money for her room and spend it on drinking instead. They made her sleep in the stable every night.
Still, even a stable was much more comfortable than the wooden planks in a cargo wagon.
In the past, whenever she passed by luxurious inns like this, she didn’t even dare to look inside, afraid that someone would suddenly jump out and charge her a viewing fee.
She never imagined that one day she would actually be able to stay in one.
Although Kate didn’t particularly like this girl, Atia was still Eileen’s current companion. Kate couldn’t just drive her away.
“Of course you can.”
Kate nodded. “I’ll arrange the best room for you later. You should rest well tonight. The basic healing potion can only speed up your recovery—you still need plenty of rest.”
Before going to the Light Society, Kate had offered Atia an advanced healing potion out of consideration for Eileen, but Atia had refused.
There was no other reason—it was simply too expensive.
An advanced healing potion could instantly heal all injuries. As long as the person wasn’t dead, it could basically pull them back from the gates of hell. It was comparable to a high-ranking priest’s recovery magic.
Aside from regenerating lost limbs, an advanced healing potion could do almost anything.
That was why the price of advanced healing potions was astronomical.
Even ordinary ones cost at least one gold coin per bottle. The better ones had no upper limit…
Atia had immediately refused, saying she had endured much worse injuries in the past and could tough it out. There was no need for Kate to spend so much.
In the end, it was Eileen who took out a basic healing potion and forced her to drink it.
“Welcome, Lord Kate. Your presence truly brings honor to our humble establishment!”
The moment Kate finished speaking, the inn owner came forward with a group of staff to greet her.
Kate was the only S-rank adventurer in the entire Navora Principality. For someone of such exalted status to choose their inn, they naturally couldn’t afford to be negligent.
But this was still just a small city’s inn. This was already the highest level of reception they could offer.
Kate wasn’t particularly fond of this kind of scene. She merely gave a slight nod and pointed at Atia beside her. “Arrange the best room for her and have someone take her there.”
The owner glanced at Atia’s shabby clothes, his eyes shifting slightly, before turning to one of the female waitresses.
“Leah, take this honored guest to room 302 on the third floor. I believe that room hasn’t been booked yet.”
“Yes, boss.”
The waitress named Leah nodded, but the look she gave Atia was full of disdain and contempt.
The guests she usually received were either nobles, celebrities, or high-ranking adventurers. When had she ever had to serve someone so unkempt, someone who couldn’t even be bothered to change their clothes?
Still, out of professional courtesy, she quickly hid that disdain and contempt.
Even so, Atia noticed the emotions in the other woman’s eyes.
“Um… Miss Kate, why don’t we just forget it? The rooms on the third floor are too expensive. I can manage just fine sleeping by the roadside for one night…”
She had grown up reading other people’s expressions. If she wasn’t careful, she could easily end up getting beaten. That was why she was especially sensitive in this regard.
The waitress thought she had hidden it well, but it still hadn’t escaped Atia’s eyes.
How could Eileen, who had conquered countless heroines, fail to notice Atia’s discomfort?
However, with Kate present, she couldn’t say anything too harsh. She could only speak in a sarcastic tone. “Some people have gotten so used to being dogs for the powerful that they think they’re powerful themselves and dare to look down on others, not knowing that they’re also dogs that can be kicked away at any time.”
The others didn’t quite understand what Eileen meant, but the owner was someone who had seen a lot of the world. He immediately understood and broke out in a cold sweat.
This employee of his had really gotten too full of herself.
Although he didn’t know the identities of the two girls following Kate, anyone who could make Kate personally arrange a room for them had to be either her companion or someone important to her.
The higher a person’s status, the more they cared about face. Wasn’t Leah slapping Kate in the face right now?
“Leah, you can get lost right now!”
The owner didn’t give his old employee any face at all. After scolding her, he bowed and scraped his way over to Atia. “I am truly sorry, honored guest. My employee has given you a poor experience. I will upgrade you to the best room in our establishment. Please, come with me.”
The owner’s respectful attitude completely stunned Atia. She could only nod blankly and follow him upstairs in a daze.
“Let’s go as well.”
Kate called out to Eileen and headed upstairs. “Five years apart, and your mouth is still as sharp as ever.”
“Is that so?”
“Don’t you remember how you cursed out Cassandra back then?”
The moment she heard that name, cold sweat instantly appeared on Eileen’s forehead.
In the route to raise Kate’s affection, Cassandra Navora, the Duke’s eldest daughter, had been a minor antagonist. She and Kate had never gotten along and had constantly interfered behind the scenes to prevent Kate from advancing.
After progressing far enough in the story, the protagonist (Eileen) could directly confront the Duke and deliver a verbal barrage, allowing the two of them to reconcile and return to good terms.
Since this game supported custom text input, Eileen had cursed extremely dirty at the time.
Perhaps because it was a single-player game, there was no profanity filter.
If it had been any other game, at least nine out of every ten words she said would have been censored.
“Speaking of which, Cassandra became the Principality’s diplomat last year. She’s probably on a business trip in the Demon Realm right now.”
“Oh… that’s pretty good…”
At this moment, Eileen’s heart was pounding wildly.
There was no other reason—because she had also conquered this eldest daughter of the Duke…