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A Harem in the Fantasy World Dungeon Volume 7 Chapter 2 Part 8

I would’ve like to not do so if I could help it, but apparently this is one of those situations where I don’t really have that much of a choice, and so I was escorted to a location I had never visited before.

「Are you alright after fighting against Heinz the Bandit and his gang?」

「Well, I guess I am. Thankfully, somehow I managed to do it.」

「Nevertheless, to be able to defeat Heinz the Bandit and his gang, I am really surprised that you managed to do it. It really is a great accomplishment that you can definitely be proud of.」

「Well, like I said, I managed to defeat them somehow, and frankly, I’m just happy that we made it through without losing anyone.」

Gozer and I continued to talk as we walked through the castle’s corridors. The only unfortunate thing here is that I didn’t manage to obtain the Intelligence Card from the Pirate, because my Spell caused him to explode so there was no wrist for the Intelligence Card to emerge from. My guess is that

That Pirate must have been the strongest member in Heinz’s gang, and I think it would’ve been better if his Card remained intact, because I have a feeling that I would’ve definitely gotten quite a large sum of money for it. If it only wasn’t for the way in which I’ve defeated him, then I might’ve told him exactly how I defeated him, but my magic has to stay a secret from everyone, so I need to keep quiet about it.

「Lord Michio was the one who defeated Heinz?」

Gozer brings me to a room where the Duke of Harz was already waiting for us.

「That appears to be the case here.」

「Hou, as expected of the person I have taken notice of. Are you alright? You didn’t get hurt during battle with him, did you?」

「No, neither I nor the comrades from my Party were injured.」

For a person who comes across as someone pretty light-hearted, he Duke was already thinking pretty highly of me, seeing me as a very capable person, and it seems that now when I managed to vanquish such a formidable foe, his impression of me improved even more.

「The last Intelligence Card belongs to Elmer. There is no Card that belongs to Simon the Mad Dog.」
Inside of the room where we currently were was something that looked like a white box, and once the Knight who was reading what the contents of each Intelligence Card were finished doing that, each Intelligence Card was then placed inside of the box.

As for the contents of the Intelligence Cards themselves, there was nothing written on them in regards to how the people to whom they belonged to died or when exactly did they die. Is this device something that is supposed to make it possible for people to read the information that the Intelligence Cards contain?

「Simon the Mad Dog’s Intelligence Card is not among them, you say? But Heinz the Bandit’s Card is, right? Great Job, Lord Michio, I really have to applaud your efforts. By the way, has Heinz the Bandit’s Job really was changed to Bandit?」

「Heinz the Bandit’s Intelligence Card is among the ones that Lord Michio brought to us with him today, right?」

Gozer repeats the question about Heinz the Bandit’s Card right after the Duke. Well, looks like one of the Bandits that tried to ambush us on that day whose Intelligence Card is now among all of the other ones belonging to the Bandits whom I have defeated really did belong to Heinz the Bandit. In turn, that would also have to mean that the Pirate Lv.67 really was Simon the Mad Dog.

「Yes, Leader. Heinz the Bandit’s Intelligence Card is indeed among the ones that have been brought by your guest today.」

「And there really is no Intelligence Card belonging to Simon the Mad Dog there?」

「That’s right. His Intelligence Card is missing.」

Gozer continues to shower the Knight with questions one after another.

「Do you have any idea where he could be, Lord Michio? It’ll be fine if you don’t, but every information on him that we can get our hands on is going to prove invaluable.」

「There was one outlaw whose Card I was unable to collect among the ones that attacked me and my Party. Was he really someone that strong?」

I can’t just go out and say that I killed him, because me admitting to it may lead to them asking a question of how exactly did I manage to slay such a formidable opponent as a Pirate Lv.67, and since I killed him with my magic so thoroughly that there was literally nothing left of him to collect after the fact, then I don’t have any evidence to use as proof that I was really the one who killed him.

「So Lord Michio didn’t kill Simon? In that case, why wasn’t he with the rest of the band? Was he perhaps sent on an errand somewhere else? Or maybe he and Heinz finally split up, with each of them going their own way? And we mustn’t forget the possibility that he’s just hiding and laying low somewhere else after the news of their arrival in the Hartz Duchy were spreading around.」

Gozer was clearly worried about the lack of Simon the Mad Dog’s Intelligence Card and the implications of what that could mean. Well, it’s understandable why he’s acting like that. As the leader of the Knight Order of Hartz Duchy and the person who’s responsible for maintaining security throughout the entirety of the Duchy’s territory, of course he would be worried about the whereabouts of a dangerous Bandit, but in that case I’m afraid that he’s going to be worried about it for quite some time, even though he no longer has any reason to be worried.

「If Simon the Mad Dog was the only Bandit that escaped annihilation at Lord Michio’s hands, then he’s no longer going to be as big of a threat as he was when he and the rest of Heinz’s crew were active in the Selmar region. That, and you can be sure that I’m not going to let him do as he pleases while he’s somewhere in the territory that has been entrusted to me.」

「That might be true, but….」

Gozer is still deeply worried, but even if I wanted to say something to reassure him, I just can’t or else my entire cover is going to get blown. Gozer, I’m sorry, but this is just how it has to be, you know? The best thing that you can do here is just stop worrying and trust in the words of the Duke.

「In any case, here is the prize money from the bounties that were placed on the Bandit’s heads, Lord Michio.」
The Knight that was standing next to the white box tampered with it for a bit, and when he was done, the money came out of the box. So not only can this device read Intelligence Cards, but it can also act as a safe and a money dispenser?

「Is this your first time seeing where the Guild Temple’s money comes from, Lord Michio?」

The Duke asks me that question, most likely because he saw me looking at the box curiously and saw how I had my puzzlement written all over my face.

「Well, yes, it is indeed my first time seeing it.」

「The one that you see right here belongs to the Temple of the Knight Order of Hartz Duchy, and it can only be operated by the Knights who are part of it. It is also possible to conduct a ceremony of changing one’s Job to a Knight, so if Lord Michio would wish to become a Knight and join the Knight Order of Hartz Duchy, then we could by all means carry it right now. Care to give it a try, Lord Michio?」

I went and used 「Identify」 on the box to see if the Duke was telling the truth, and most certainly, the box-like device does belong to the Temple of the Knight Order of Hartz Duchy. Does that mean that the place where we are currently at is where their Guild Temple is physically located?

For me, changing my Jobs is as easy as resetting my character or fiddling around with the Party Job Settings for a bit, but normally, the Job Change ceremony can only be carried out in the temples belonging to the Guild of the Job that you wish to acquire.

To become a Knight, it is probably necessary to visit the temple of the Knights Guild like this one right here.