The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Dekan nodded.

"But I did ask him if he had any more, since the price was very tempting, but he told me that he only had this one."

The city gate knight added.

Dekan: "......"

You're a potential middleman too.

Dekan shook his head helplessly; he had a general understanding of the situation.

This city gate knight is a complete sucker.

The guy who made the pirated cards was probably the same one who used the [Bandit Goblin] to steal the genuine [Captain Derkan] from the knight.

Then they cracked the official version of "Captain Derkan" and successfully created a pirated version of "Captain Derkan" with a crooked mouth.

As a result, the pirated card was sold to this treacherous knight.

As Dekan listened to this series of seemingly risk-free and highly profitable schemes, he felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

Isn't this almost identical to the money-making scheme employed by Dekan and Morion after they teamed up?!

It's just a youth version of the money-making loop, not big enough.

Fortunately.

Since the time interval between the theft of the Knight's official [Captain Derkan] card and his purchase of the card on the black market was short, the counterfeiter should have only produced one [Captain Derkan] card with a crooked mouth at that time.

However, Dekan knew very well that once this technology was mastered, producing more Captain Dekan would be a piece of cake.

After all, it's just a Tier 1 blue quality card.

I bet the counterfeiters have already made several of these cards!

We must stop and catch that guy quickly!

Otherwise, the smiling world I envisioned will be tainted by a crooked smile!

Moreover, the crooked-mouthed Captain Derkan poses a great threat to Derkan himself and his companions.

This card must absolutely not be allowed to circulate in the market!

Dekan quickly released the city gate knight.

Then he went into the city and returned to his companions.

At this moment, their squad was already waiting for Dekan in the carriage prepared for them by Knight Commander Gavin.

Knight Commander Gavin told them that he would take them to a detached mansion near the center of the capital later.

The surrounding security facilities are very complete, and there are no other residents or valuable public facilities, so they can enjoy their trip to the Kingdom of Landil with peace of mind.

That was a residence granted to them by His Majesty the King.

"So, did you manage to find that counterfeit card maker?"

"Kroix asked."

"Yes, it shouldn't be hard to find."

Dekan's face was somewhat gloomy.

This was the first time he had ever encountered someone who could create a card that made him feel like he was in the underworld.

He wanted to find out who this person was.

"Mr. Gavin, where is the black market located?"

Dekan leaned out of the carriage window and looked out at Knight Commander Gavin, who was guarding them on horseback, and asked.

"The black market... The black market is not far from the outskirts of this city, but it's quite far from the central area of ​​the capital where you're going to stay."

Gavin sensed something was amiss, but he controlled his expression and calmly replied.

"Mr. Gavin, could you please wait a moment?"

"no problem."

So the Beautiful Minds team sat in a carriage and began their seminar.

After a brief exchange.

"How about this, Chloex and I will go to the black market, and you two girls and Cat Teacher can go to the center of the royal capital to have some fun today."

Dekan considered the group assignments.

First of all, there's no need for a whole group of people to go to the black market.

After all, entrapment is best done with only one or two people.

If Dekan brings Cornelia along.

There might be an awkward situation between Chloeux and Mier because they aren't very familiar with each other.

Mia and Cornelia sat together almost the entire way to the Kingdom of Landil.

When they found a town to rest in at night, Mia and Cornelia, the cat teacher, shared one room at the inn, while Dekan and Chloeux shared another.

After two weeks of travel and being roommates, the cheerful Mia and Cornelia have become very close.

Seeing their close relationship, Dekan was certain that Mia had become Cornelia's second female friend after Flora.

Also.

To be honest, it's in the gray area on the outskirts of the city.

Dekan still felt more happy playing with boys.

"no problem."

Everyone nodded.

Compared to exploring the black market, Cornelia Mia, the cat teacher, seems to prefer enjoying a leisurely afternoon of sightseeing in the capital city.

"By the way, Mier, could you please help us disguise ourselves a little?"

Dekan said to Mier.

He had seen Mia master the skills of various excellent scouts, but she would never consider challenging the Shadow World.

Dekan and Chloeux rose to fame after their battle at Tristine.

Information brokers on the black market may possess information about their appearance.

It would be troublesome if I were recognized.

And they can't guarantee they won't cause trouble on the black market today.

If we get hunted down, that would be troublesome.

It's still more convenient to have a disguised identity.

"No problem, but you two just don't lead people to our place."

Mier seemed certain that the two buddies wouldn't have a peaceful afternoon.

She took out a tool kit from her suitcase, along with a leather mask made of a special material and a quick-acting hair dye. In no time, she skillfully transformed the two of them.

It's impossible to tell that the two of them are Dekan and Chloeux now.

At Dekan's additional request, Mier disguised Dekan as Morion as much as possible.

"Hmm, it's quite similar."

Dekan looked in the mirror and tried to imitate the smiling expression that Morion often wore, just as he remembered it.

Unfortunately, this temporary disguise can't last long, otherwise I could often use Morion's identity to cause trouble in the future.

But no matter what, Dekan always felt that something was missing.

"Yes, it lacks, it lacks the essence."

Cornelia also observed Dekan carefully and offered her evaluation.

"Hiss, what's going on..."

As he put down the mirror, Dekan saw a number of vendors selling trinkets outside the window.

So Dekan jumped off the carriage, bought a pair of single-sided chain glasses and put them on his face, and then bought a black top hat and put it on his head.

"So, are you getting the Morion vibe now?"

"That spirit is immediately apparent! You are Morion!"

Chloeux gave a thumbs-up in agreement.

So the Beautiful Mind Team temporarily split into a boys' group and a girls' group, and began their respective activities.

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The outskirts of the underground black market.

Dekan and Chloeux strolled around, and to keep a low profile, Dekan temporarily put away his monocle and top hat.

They looked around at various shops and stalls, and then occasionally bought some cheap, low-level materials.

Before long, they noticed a thin, middle-aged man looking around.

His physical characteristics were almost identical to those described by the city gate knight.

They seem to be observing the customers' purchasing intentions.

So Dekan and Chloeux naturally moved a little closer to the thin, middle-aged man and asked the nearby vendors if they had any Captain Dekan for sale.

Regardless of whether the vendor answered yes or no, Dekan wouldn't buy it, then said the price was too high.

They cannot appear too extravagant.

Otherwise, it might scare the thin, middle-aged man away.

Because people of higher rank or status are more knowledgeable, he might be caught red-handed if he sells pirated cards to such people.

The target group for the skinny middle-aged man is low-end customers who want to buy Captain Derkan but find the official card too expensive.

Such people have never used [Captain Derkan] and would almost never notice any signs of a pirated card.

Before long, the thin, middle-aged man took the bait.