# Chapter 76: 76
—So it's already resolved?
The squire scratched his head.
"But it's a sign that the monsters have started moving, so I thought I should inform you, sir."
—Oh, right. Well done, well done.
Lux patted the squire's head, then turned to Ardon and smiled.
—Did you hear that? It's no big deal.
Ardon continued to stare at Lux with an expression of contempt, then turned to the other side of the hallway.
Lux asked.
-What's happening?
Ardon watched intently towards the other side of the hallway.
—I just realized there was someone there.
-Oh really? I didn't notice anything.
Ardon frowned slightly.
Ardon was the captain of the Black Lion Knight Order and one of the best knights in the empire. Lux also, although he looked like a fool, was the captain of the Marquisate's subjugation squad and had also officially received the mage knight seal.
No matter how many times you say that we are being careless, does this mean that there is someone in the Marquis' estate capable enough to go unnoticed by both me and Lux?
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—Ugh, it's so salty!
Patting the bag full of money, Luke smiled disdainfully.
—If the land is ruined, they will be so scared that they will start paying so kindly in advance.
Luke exclaimed to Gorz.
—I have distributed the shares among the members, but there is still this. Let's have a nice drink today!
However, unlike how excited Luke was, Gorz didn't seem all that happy.
In fact, it had been like this for several days already.
Since not long ago, when that rude lady grabbed him like that at the auction house.
Luke patted Gorz on the shoulder and spoke to him.
—Well, she was someone from Marquisate Russell, and I understand how upset you are, but what can we do? Let's drink and forget about it!
Instead of responding, Gorz spit out a huge, kehuaaaa from his abdomen.
I almost fainted then…!
When he was suddenly grabbed by the back of the head at the auction house without realizing it.
We got you.
Just remembering that low voice made his hair stand on end.
The person who grabbed him by the back of the neck was clearly just a young woman wearing a pretty dress, but he sensed her aura before looking back. Its presence was almost comparable to that of a spider that had set a trap.
—Uuuuuugh!
Gorz trembled.
—No, but, when I looked at that woman, why did I think, 'spider'...?!
Luke also trembled at the word 'spider'.
—Uuuuuuuuuuu-ack!
As Luke trembled and shuddered, he took a dirty snakeskin from his pocket and placed it on his forehead like an amulet.
-Because?! Because?! Why did you say the word spider?! Uhuuuk!
—Uhuuuu!
—Uhuhuhu! Lord Kingsnake, Lord Kingsnake! Get rid of the spider please!
As Gorz and Luke trembled even more, their eyes met.
—Let's go out drinking.
—Venomous wretch.
—Very, very miserable poisonous.
Luke groaned as he pulled a large chest out from under the bed.
And in that chest were huge eggs.
Luke tossed the bag of money next to the eggs and closed the chest.
Then, he walked out the door with Gorz.
As their footsteps receded, someone who was hiding in the shadows under the stairs revealed themselves. It was Radis.
—Tez was right.
Tez, one of his companions, had previously lived in a village near the borders before entering the imperial subjugation squad. Their village back then was also near Monsterwood.
Tez used to speak of that bar with contempt. It is located on the outskirts of Loire.
That's the base of the Kingsnake Mercenary Guild, those bastards. They were terrible brutes, really.
The Kingsnake Mercenary Guild attracted monsters to attack small villages, and that included the ancient village of Tez near the border. Those mercenaries were inherently more vile than any vicious criminal, even with crimes of high treason.
Every time Tez saw that abandoned bar, there was never a moment when curses and oaths were not directed towards those mercenaries.
Thanks to that, Radis easily remembered that place.
—As I expected, those guys are really terrible brutes.
Radis opened the door that Gorz and Luke had just closed.
It was locked, of course.
—Huhp!
Clang, clatter.
Pulling it hard, the door handle soon broke.
After throwing the broken handle roughly, Radis opened the door and walked in.
Just by listening to his movements and words earlier, Radis was able to guess where Luke had hidden the chest.
Sure enough, he found the chest hidden under the bed. He took it out and opened the lid.
-This…!
There were eggs inside.
There were two the size of a fist, and one the size of a baby's head.
These were not just ordinary eggs.
The ones that were the size of a fist had purple stripes, and the one that was the size of a baby's head had even more strange patterns.
A subtle glow emanated from it as if a candle had been lit from within the egg.
And it was obvious what these eggs were.
—I knew it, Monster eggs!
Valiz