I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 108

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Chapter 108

Of course.

I was a fool for almost being moved for a moment.

“Don’t worry. Unless they have truly malicious intentions, I won’t get hurt. And I have these earrings, don’t I?”

As I touched my earrings while speaking, his gaze naturally followed.

“That may be true, but don’t trust them too blindly. There are always exceptions.”

“I’ll keep that in mind. So you’ll do as I asked?”

Callix looked at me for a moment, then reluctantly nodded.

“So, what are you going to do now?”

I answered with a grin.

“First, tomorrow I’ll take Miss Anabella out for an outing. I’ll also borrow the Lord’s knights for a while.”

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The next day.

“Before we go out, there are some things you need to follow. First, don’t get more than two steps away from the knights accompanying us.”

I approached Anabella, who had finished preparing for the outing, and counted on my fingers as I gave her instructions.

“And as soon as the purification work is done, we return straight to the castle. Don’t even dream of shopping or sightseeing in the city.”

Perhaps she had been secretly hoping for such things, as Anabella nodded glumly.

“Then let’s go.”

I headed to District 3 with Anabella and the Lord’s knights.

“That’s the triangular roof that Miss Eileen developed, isn’t it?”

On the way to District 3 by carriage, Anabella admired the triangular roofs that had been installed.

“I’ve never seen roofs shaped like that before. The temple and all the roofs in the capital are perfectly square.”

“The capital doesn’t get as much rain as here, so there’s no need to install triangular roofs.”

“Still, there are times when it rains heavily. When problems arise, we handle them with magic though.”

“Don’t tell me you handle the entire capital with magic?”

The capital must be enormous, right?

“Not exactly, but… we do try our best to reduce damage in as many districts as possible.”

“You can just honestly say you prioritize solving problems in districts where people of high status or wealth live.”

Having hit the mark, Anabella’s cheeks turned red.

I don’t know why she’s so embarrassed about that.

‘But trying to solve everything with magic is the same in the capital too.’

This is why technology doesn’t advance.

Of course magic is convenient, but relying on it this much was a bit strange.

Everyone seemed to refuse to think further, saying ‘if magic can’t do it, there’s nothing we can do.’

Shortly after arriving in District 3, I dragged Anabella to the drainage construction site.

‘It’s still disgusting even like this.’

Though I had hastily blocked it with boards yesterday, I couldn’t stop the stench seeping through the gaps.

Not only I but also the knights covered their noses, but Anabella remained calm.

“Doesn’t it smell?”

“It does, but I’m used to this level from doing volunteer work in the slums.”

Ah, since she’s a priest, she would do a lot of that kind of work.

“Then please use your purification magic.”

“Yes.”

Anabella stood in front of the boards, put her hands together, and began muttering something.

Then, from her fingertips, a transparent and pure white energy rose that was dazzling to look at.

‘So that’s divine power.’

Just looking at it felt like my whole body was being purified.

‘But divine power appears white.’

Since Arcana, Raellion, and Mireon’s mana was red, I naturally thought divine power would be red too, but it was a bit surprising that it wasn’t.

While she was absorbed in her work, I felt a piercing gaze boring into the back of my head. When I turned around, a middle-aged woman dressed in an overly flashy dress was glaring at us while gripping a fan.

Though it was our first meeting, I could tell instinctively.

That woman must be the Baroness of Kroshwand.

“Hello there, Baroness?”

When I spoke to her, the middle-aged lady’s eyes widened in apparent surprise.

“You know who I am?”

“Of course. You’re the person who files complaints every day because you’re worried about whether the drainage construction will go well. How could I not know you?”

As I curled my lips in a sneer, the Baroness’s face visibly contorted.

Usually troublemakers don’t know their behavior is shameful, but this woman seems to know.

“Look here. Since you were so worried, I personally brought a very ‘precious’ priest from the temple. Now the purification work will be completed perfectly, so the drainage construction will proceed smoothly as scheduled, right?”

That made her even more indignant, and I wanted to teach her a lesson this time.

“So now you don’t need to lose sleep filing complaints.”

I smiled brightly on purpose.

“Using that energy to tend to your wilting roses would be much better for your mental health, Baroness.”

Her pride apparently wounded, the Baroness of Kroshwand’s face turned bright red.

“How dare a commoner…”

As she raised her hand as if to slap my cheek, one of the Lord’s knights who had approached my side grabbed her wrist.

“Please stop, Baroness.”

Even with the Royal Court backing her, she didn’t have the nerve to face a sword-bearing knight right in front of her.

Eventually, the Baroness of Kroshwand angrily withdrew her hand.

“Just you wait. I’ll definitely pay you back for this humiliation!”

The Baroness, biting her lips until they nearly bled, screamed hysterically and left the scene.

That’s a typical villain line from novels or movies.

I was watching the Baroness’s retreating figure with a snort when Anabella approached and asked.

“Are you alright, Miss Eileen?”

“I’m fine.”

I had deliberately provoked the Baroness after all.

‘I’ve thrown enough bait.’

Now I just had to wait for the angry prey to take the bite.

* * *

Late at night when the surroundings were shrouded in silence.

Two ominous shadows crept into the District 3 drainage construction site. They were the men who had previously approached Eileen at the marketplace.

They looked around cautiously and approached the boards that Eileen had firmly nailed down yesterday.

“Damn, what a terrible smell.”

One man grumbled while pinching his nose. In their hands were buckets of foul-smelling waste.

They had secretly infiltrated to mess up the drainage construction again, following the Baroness of Kroshwand’s orders.

“If anyone sees us, we’re in big trouble, so let’s dump this quickly and run.”

Using a crowbar to forcibly pry open the boards, a sharp scraping sound broke the silence. As the boards lifted, a pitch-black hole opened its mouth.

Just as the men were about to pour in the waste.

“The night air is cold, but everyone seems to be awake.”

A cool voice cut through the air. The men jumped in surprise and turned their heads.

“Thanks to that, I’m going through this trouble too. Well, it’s nice that you’re moving exactly as I expected though.”

Eileen stood with her arms crossed, looking at them with cold eyes.

Behind her, the Lord’s knights stood like shadows with their hands on their sword hilts.

“Did the Baroness of Kroshwand order this too?”

At Eileen’s question, the men kept their mouths shut like mutes.

“You don’t want to talk? Fine. Let’s see how long you can keep that up.”

As soon as Eileen finished speaking, the knights rushed forward and subdued the men.

Captured without even a chance to scream, the men were dragged to the underground prison of the Lord’s castle.

“So these men are the culprits who tried to sabotage the drainage construction.”

Noah Roheim, who had been waiting at Eileen’s request, looked the men over.

Though his face was clearly smiling, his eyes were so chilling that the men trembled with fear.

“I’m going to interrogate these men now. Will you be staying here?”

At Noah’s question, Eileen pondered for a moment, then shook her head.

“No. I just need to hear the results, so please tell me when it’s all finished.”

“I’ll do that.”

Once Eileen left, Noah Roheim began preparing for the interrogation in earnest.

As torture instruments that looked horrifying just to see were laid out on the floor, the color drained from the men’s faces.

“We, we’ll tell you everything!”

Their shallow loyalty was lighter than dust in the face of mortal terror.

They confessed everything – that it was all instigated by the Baroness of Kroshwand, and that they had dumped filth in the drainage ditch just last weekend too.

“How anticlimactic.”

Though Noah Roheim seemed disappointed, he immediately went to find Eileen and reported the confession he had obtained.

Since she had already suspected as much, Eileen nodded calmly.

“I’ll speak to the Lord about this tomorrow morning.”

“Understood.”

Normally he would have stepped forward to make the report himself, but knowing that Callix thought of her as special, Noah Roheim willingly stepped back.

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