Don't move, it's a robbery!

"How about it, boss! I wasn't lying to you, was I? When I first saw her, I thought I was seeing things, so I didn't dare to make a move at first. It wasn't until I checked several times that I realized it really was her!"

I nodded blankly, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

"You found her in the no-man's-land?"

"Yes, she went to the rat catcher's house in the middle of the night, the guy I charmed, and asked him a bunch of weird questions. That's when I noticed her."

"What did she ask?"

"I don't remember, I was too excited at the time and didn't pay attention."

I nodded, then handed all the gold coins I was carrying to my female neighbor, telling her to go home and wait. I would help her resolve her identity issue once I had finished what I was doing.

After the female neighbor left happily, I woke the girl up.

"Hey, wake up."

"Huh? Where...where am I? Oh no! A vampire!"

The girl groggily opened her eyes, and the moment she saw me, her pupils suddenly contracted.

This behavior seems to indicate that they recognize me.

"It's you! You saved me again!"

My interrogation was cut off, and then I heard the girl start to express her gratitude to me incessantly, saying that I had saved her twice and that she would definitely repay me handsomely in the future.

She seemed quite quiet, but I never expected her to be such a chatterbox.

I didn't react much to this, but I took out the wanted poster and showed it to her. The girl was immediately speechless. After a long while, she gave a bitter smile.

"I never expected them to send the wanted notice here, and with such a high reward."

I felt helpless, frustrated, and somewhat surprised, but not confused or puzzled.

She knew why there was a high bounty on her head!

My eyes lit up; I felt like I'd stumbled upon something interesting. At the same time, I was also very curious about what kind of secret this guy held that was worth millions of gold coins.

"Hey kid, I'm a reasonable person. Now, I'll give you three choices."

"First, you shut up now and say nothing, or lie to me, then I will take you to claim your reward. You know how much you're worth."

"Second, tell me your identity and the secrets you have, and I can help you fulfill a wish, and then take you to claim the reward."

"Third, if you tell me some information of great value, if it is valuable enough to be comparable to or even exceed a million gold coins, then I might consider letting you go."

The girl looked at me with some surprise, a glimmer of hope appearing in her eyes, and then asked a strange question.

Are you also from Lars?

"No, why do you ask that?"

The light in her eyes died out, and she lowered her head sadly, no longer speaking.

"Hey, what's wrong? Does it matter what country I'm from? What are you trying to say? Don't play riddles!"

"It's better if you don't know about this; it will bring you misfortune."

"You still have the nerve to care about my misfortune? I'm about to hand you over to those people who have put a bounty on your head!"

The girl shook her head, indicating that she didn't blame me, because a normal person simply couldn't resist such temptation.

It's clear that she has her own principles.

"Okay, I respect your choice."

"Thank you, huh? Wait a minute! You...you...why are you taking off my shoes?"

"Ugh! You're so pretty, how come your feet stink even more than mine! Oh well, whatever."

"Huh?! No, what are you doing! Wait! Stop!"

The girl wanted to say something more, but she quickly laughed until she couldn't speak.

Yes, I was tickling the soles of her feet with a feather.

What else can I do? What are you thinking?

Ten minutes later, after laughing so hard she could barely breathe, the girl finally told her about her past.

The girl's name is Tina. Although she is not a princess, she is not far off. Her mother is the daughter of Prince Ketaen of the Kingdom of Lars, which means that her great-grandfather is the current king of the Kingdom of Lars.

Of course, although His Majesty the King currently has only one Prince Ketan, Prince Ketan has many children. Although the prince's daughter is also a princess, Tina's mother does not have a very high status.

Similarly, Tina is the same.

However, since she inherited royal blood, Tina received a high-level education from a young age and learned a lot about the kingdom's secrets. After the war broke out, Tina wanted to do her part for her country, but she was a girl and too young, so the war was not related to her at first.

However, as time went on, the war situation became increasingly unfavorable for the Kingdom of Lars. In order to reverse the situation on the battlefield, the royal family of the Kingdom of Lars began to place their hopes on assistance from outside the battlefield.

For example, forming an alliance with orcs to allow them to raid the territories of rival nations.

At first, this tactic worked quite well. The enemy country was attacked from both sides and began to suffer setbacks on the battlefield. The Kingdom of Lars seized the opportunity and launched a counterattack.

However, the orcs did not obey. While plundering enemy countries, they also attacked the territory of the Kingdom of Lars. Worse still, they attacked many innocent countries that were bystanders.

The orcs looted and ran away, leaving the Kingdom of Lars as the target of everyone's attacks. A large number of countries joined the campaign against the Kingdom of Lars, and in just six months, the Kingdom of Lars became teetering on the brink of collapse.

In this situation, the royal family of the Kingdom of Lars could only pin their hopes on miracles, such as legendary heroes.

"A hero? The kind of person the bard talks about, someone who can single-handedly wipe out an entire army?"

"A hero is not a thing; he is a summoned being from another world. This world once faced a crisis, and the ancient human empire summoned the legendary hero to lead humanity out of the crisis."

"Oh, I see, I see. I've heard these legends before, so you're preparing to summon a hero?"

Tina didn't say anything, seemingly unwilling to tell me these details, and I didn't force her, I just continued tickling the soles of her feet.

"Hahahaha~....Stop!....Hahaha~....You didn't...hahahaha~...force me...hahaha...to say it, did you?"

"Yes, I won't force you to say it, but if you want to, I won't stop you."

"Stop scratching! I said... hahaha~"

The process of summoning the hero did not go smoothly.

According to ancient records, the heroes who were once summoned were all outsiders from another world who called themselves "transmigrators." They often had some strange ideas and strange remarks, but without exception, they were all very powerful.

However, after a certain period of time, these "time travelers" never appeared again, as if something was blocking the passage between the two worlds.

However, the hero did not disappear; instead, heroes appeared later, but they became a type of being called "Contractors."

"Wait, a contractor?"

"Although they are all original inhabitants of this world, one day they will suddenly gain great power. However, while they are gaining power, their behavior will also become strange. They will always do some strange things, such as insulting bishops on church rooftops, running naked at the king's banquet, and so on."

"Damn! I'm so glad I chose to become a robber?"

"what?"

"It's alright, it's alright, please continue."

"According to these heroes, they did not do this voluntarily, but were forced to complete such tasks for some unavoidable reasons. Although their behavior is strange, those in power are always very tolerant of these heroes because of their great power. However, even so, they often cannot exist for long and will always disappear suddenly one day, and no one knows where they go. Perhaps, this is the price they pay for gaining power."

Hearing this, I was stunned.

(乛◡乛): "What? Thinking about me?"

"Shut up."

Tina thought I was talking about her, so she quickly shut her mouth.

"I wasn't talking about you, keep talking."

"oh."

According to Tina, every time an old hero disappears, a new hero is born, until a thousand years ago, when the lineage of heroes suddenly broke down.

After that, although heroes still appear from time to time in the world, they are always short-lived. After leaving behind a few legends, they disappear. New heroes often don't appear for a long time, so much so that many ordinary people don't even know that heroes exist and regard them as legends.

However, for the royal families and nobles of various countries with profound heritage, the deeds of heroes are not uncommon, and the Kingdom of Lars is naturally aware of many secrets.

"We found traces of the previous hero in the territory of Fesland. Although that hero disappeared a long time ago, it is very likely that he left behind a legacy."

"And you've come here to seek the legacy of a hero?"

"Yeah, hahaha... What are you doing?... Hahaha... Stop scratching me... Why are you scratching me?"

"Because you're not being honest. This kind of secret might fool a child, but it's not worth a million gold coins at all. You must have some important information you're not telling us!"

Tina was grinning from ear to ear, though it was forced upon her. However, to my surprise, no matter how much I tickled her, she didn't say another word. Finally, she was too tired to laugh anymore, so I gave up the interrogation.

Of course, it's not that I don't want to know what happens next, it's just that if she keeps tickling me like this, she'll laugh herself to death right here. Whether she dies or not doesn't matter, the important thing is that I haven't gotten the most important question yet.

Although the hero and the Kingdom of Lars are none of my business, they inevitably involve contractors. While I have no connection to contractors, 'West Copper' is!

According to Tina, the Kingdom of Lars is preparing to find contractors, which means that "West Copper" needs to sign contracts with other people.

How can this be!

"West Copper" is my beloved family and friends, my brothers! How could I possibly allow anyone else to sign a contract with him!

This is a failure of the law! This is a moral decay! This is the husband's pre-marital offense! This is an unforgivable act of NTR!

(▼he▼me): "That's enough, you're getting more and more outrageous. You won't sign it yourself, and you won't let me sign it either. I haven't even said you're illegally detaining me!"

No, I must find out what the Kingdom of Lars is planning, no matter what!

Hmm, perhaps we could consider using some magical means.