* Tap *

* Tap *

The sound of footsteps could be heard on the paving streets scattered throughout the palace. Having just returned from Flying City last night, Nash decided to go straight to bed and rest, because from the departure to Flying City, he hadn't slept at all.

While Merlin, after going to the treasure room, she immediately returned to her room on the 4th Floor.

Nash initially wanted to report to Esmeralda the results of his visit to Flying City but it seemed that this had to be postponed first.

That's because according to the maids, Esmeralda and Arthur are currently not in the castle. That, of course, made Nash surprised because this was the first time they had really come out of the castle complex.

Therefore Nash decided to meet with Gawain to discuss a number of matters with him.

***

" Ha! ha! ha! "

* Clang *

* Clang *

"Come on, all of you! Is this your ability only as Camelot's holy knight? Do you think with this level of strength you can protect Esmeralda-sama !! ??"

* Clang *

In an Arena on the 3rd floor, dozens of knights were seen doing their routine training. In contrast to the Arena on the 4th floor (Judgment), the Arena is currently very concocted and looks well maintained.

The arena is also in the form of a hexagon with equal sides, in contrast to the round-shaped Arena on the judgment floor. The walls look clean and luxurious because they are covered with marble, and in the middle of the arena, there seems to be a special stone stage that is used for fighting.

At this time Gawain who only used a tank top and trousers was seen holding his sword facing dozens of knights.

He did not look tired at all and not even a single drop of sweat was seen running down his body. His breathing was very regular and he didn't even use his real sword.

"* pant *"

"* pant *"

Meanwhile, the conditions of the knights in front of him, well they had reached their limit.

* Tak *

An orange haired man with a very striking appearance. He used a gold earring in his ear, and his body also looked much smaller than the other knights.

His eyes narrowed so that his pupils could not be seen, he looked like someone who was closed eyes but actually wasn't. He was seen holding a double-edged wooden sword and in front of him there was a kind of straw hut tied on the wood.

"Aiya, as usual Gawain-chan is too hard to educate the poor knights, huh? Though we should have fun with each other."

"Well, Gawain really is as if the matter of the soul of a Knight is not, Sir Lionel?"

"Umu, that's absolutely right ...

... eh? "

The orange haired man called Lionel suddenly made a confused expression because he didn't know who answered him, and when he looked behind his narrowed eyes suddenly opened.

"N-Nash-sama !! ??"

And in a flash he immediately knelt before Nash, and because of his very loud voice, all the knights including Gawain in the arena could hear him.

They then immediately focused their attention towards Nash and immediately knelt down.

" Stand up! "

After that, the other knights stood up and confirmed their attitude in front of Nash.

Then, Gawain who was on the stone arena sheathed his iron sword and jumped down, he then walked towards Nash.

"Ah, Nash-sama, have you returned?"

"Um, me and Merlin have been back since last night."

"Is that so, if you are looking for Esmeralda-sama, she and Sir Arthur are not currently in the Castle "

"I know, I'm here because I want to discuss a few things with you, Sir Gawain, so can I have a moment of your time?"

"W-what are you talking about Nash-sama, of course I will do it, my time is totally worthless compared to you. Please don't feel bad like that."

Gawain will always behave differently if he is dealing directly with Nash. That's because in Gawain's mind, Nash was not a figure like Esmeralda who was firm but full of tenderness, to be honest Nash's presence itself had scared him. Therefore he could not be ordinary when talking to Nash.

"Sir Lionel, I entrust the training of the Knights to you."

"Um, leave it to me."

Lionel nodded and he then approached the knights to replace Gawain as their instructor today. Well, if this wasn't because of Nash, maybe the person dubbed the Lazy Knight, Lionel wouldn't be willing to replace Gawain's job.

After that, Gawain and Nash went to a more private room to chat.

In a room that is not too big, with two leather sofas and a rectangular table that is illuminated with lights above, Nash and Gawain can be seen facing each other.

"So, can you tell where Esmeralda-sama and Sir Arthur went?"

"Well, I'm sorry Nash-sama, but the two of them didn't say anything other than saying that they wanted to go to a human village they had visited two days ago."

Hearing that, Nash thought.

'So two days ago they were out of the castle first ... for what? Do they want to examine the human settlements around Camelot? '

"Hmm ... so you don't know where the village is?"

"Um, I don't know but the two of them left through the South Gate early this morning, which means the human village where they are currently is in the east."

'East Eh? Isn't that going towards the Slane Theocracy's territory? What do Esmeralda-san and Arthur think about? '

"I see ... then it seems like I'll just wait for them to return to give my report."

Gawain was silent, before he asked Nash.

"Nash-sama, so what do you want to talk to me about before?"

"Ah, that's right ... well actually I want to give you a task Sir Gawain."

"Eh? Task? What task, Nash-sama?"

Nash then put on a serious face and said.

"Well, before I start talking about your duties to you, I want to ask you how far do you know about my plans for building Camelot so far?"

"Hmm ... I already know the basics, that you sent Agravain to conquer this area called Abellion Hills which is full of demi-humans, you also plan to make them Camelot residents in the future. And also, carry out infrastructure development in the region Meadows in the south and areas around Camelot. "

Although that was only a small part of the plan Nash had drawn up, but the only one who knew all the plans Nash was making at the moment was Agravain and Merlin. Of course the list overrides Nash.

Even Lancelot and Mordred whom he sent to Re-Estize only knew that they were given the task of gaining fame and being important figures in the Re-Estize Kingdom.

" There it is! "

"Eh? Did I make a mistake explaining your plan, Nash-sama?"

"No, that's exactly what I planned, what I meant was your last sentence."

"My last sentence? You mean the one about infrastructure development. What is wrong with that?"

"Well you know, right now we really lack money from this world."

Gawain certainly knew that, he nodded in agreement before his eyes widened when he finally realized what Nash meant.

"W-we don't have the funds and money to build a country."

" Exactly! "

Gawain is sweating because he doesn't think that the problem will be this serious. Nash then explained again to Gawain.

"I have to admit, in fact we could invade the empire around Camelot to seize an empire that was truly formed, both in its territory and buildings, but of course that would be contrary to Esmeralda's ideology of justice."

Gawain nodded because he also didn't agree with such a plan.

"Therefore, inevitably we have to really build an empire from scratch, from an empty territory and that requires a very, very large amount of money."

Nash then reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper.

"I wonder if we convert the money in this world, the amount of money we need is this much."

Gawain who saw that widened his eyes.

"Well ... I don't know what the standards are in this world but there are so many zeros here."

"Yup, you just need to know that it is a very large amount of money, besides, we also lack manpower ... I could have used monsters from the Dark Floor, but still it would have taken a very long time before the kingdom we are truly formed. In fact this is our toughest challenge to building the Camelot kingdom going forward. "

Gawain swallowed hard because Nash's words were true, right now they really had no manual labor apart from the not too many Knights and the Gnomes on the Dark Floor.

"H-have you told Esmeralda-sama, Nash-sama?"

"Hmm ... not yet, I want to talk to her later when ahe and Arthur have returned."

"B-but, I'm sure you've found a solution to those problems, haven't you, Nash-sama?"

"Of course, who do you think I am? hahaha."

Gawain just smiled and breathed relieved at Nash's words just now.

"Regarding labor issues, I have assigned Suzu to make a contract of cooperation with the Dark Dwarves in the south and the Orcs in the mountains. Orcs can be used as manual labor while the Dark-Dwarves are skilled in infrastructure."

"That's amazing, apparently you have made such a plan, as expected of you, Nash-sama. But, regarding the contract with the Dark-Dwarfs and the Orcs, there will be no coercion or anything, right?"

Nash who heard that smiled mysteriously.

"Take it easy! I'm sure Suzu won't kill everyone."

"Eh?"

Gawain was briefly confused at Nash's words. However, Nash immediately switched the subject.

"Rather than that, our focus this time is Camelot's financial problems. As I mentioned before, I already have a solution, but the solution is still in its initial stages."

"What do you mean?" Gawain was confused.

"Do you know why I went all the way to Flying City?"

Nash then asked with a sharp look.

"Isn't it to look for information and such?"

"Well, it's not wrong, but my real goal there is to steal."

Gawain was even more confused when he heard Nash's words.

"Huh? Stealing? What do you mean? "

"Well you don't need to know for now, all you need to know is that I currently have the Capital."

"Capital?"

"Yup, capital. Capital to do a business, a business that can be relied on to be Camelot's main source of income."

Gawain then understood what Nash meant by stealing before

"Wait a minute, don't tell me, you stole money and gold from Flying City? Is that what you mean by capital?"

"Well stealing is actually not the right word, I just did a little trick, that's all."

"A little trick?"

Nash then immediately changed the subject, he tapped on a wooden table between the two of them and said.

"Well than that, as I told you at the beginning, I want to assign you something, your task is, I want you to find someone who can interact well, have good management skills or have a merchant-based class, and attractive appearance."

"Um ... looking for someone?" Gawain was confused.

"Yes, I want someone who can be trusted to manage the business that I mentioned before."

"Hmmm ... let me think, someone who has good interaction skills, has a merchant-based class and has an attractive appearance huh ..."

"How, is there someone who matches those criteria in Camelot?"

"Hmm ... I guess ... No, wait a minute, there is someone who is perfect for those three criteria!"

Nash was also slightly interested because it seemed that Gawain had someone who fit the three criteria.

"Ho ~ who is that."

"Her name is Guinevere."

Hearing a strange name, Nash thought.

'Wait a minute, is there really an NPC with that name on Camelot? No, maybe I just forgot about it, but if Gawain had said that he was perfect with the criteria I gave, then there was no problem. '

Nash thought, he realized that he often forgot important things, that's why Nash often gets into trouble.

"Okay, then tell her to go to my room tonight, I want to talk to her directly."

"Yes, Nash-sama."

Nash then stood up from his seat and said.

"Since there's nothing else to talk about, I'll go first, you go back doing your job."

"Yes, Nash-sama."

Gawain looked down, while Nash had stepped out.

In his mind Nash thought.

'I must immediately meet Agravain in Abellion Hills to discuss some important matters. '

After that, Nash returned to his room using the Ring of Camelot and planned to change clothes and head to Abellion Hills to meet Agravain.

***

On the city streets that are quite crowded, two people wearing brown robes and hooded are walking among the residents passing by.

The city is a fortress city located on the border of the Re-Estize Kingdom. The city seemed alive and quite lively.

E-Rantel is divided into three zones, separated by the walls of the city. Protected by 3 layers of city walls, it is known as the Fortress City due to its appearance. The zones between each layer have their own unique characteristics. The middle zone was where people lived and the Adventurer's Guild could be found. Due to such defensive barriers, it's not an easy matter to attack E-Rantel.

The Adventurer's Guild was a fairly large two-story building, the walls were white and many people were entering and going through the wooden door.

And in front of it, there were currently two people wearing brown robes standing up.

"There's no mistaking it, this is the place ..."

Then they opened the hood covering their faces, and they werw a purple-haired man and next to a woman with blonde hair.

They both were Lancelot and Mordred who had just left Camelot to register as adventurers on E-Rantel.

... the Adventurer's Guild. "