The moment the voice appeared, Murphy suddenly turned his head and looked at Frodo.
As she said these words, her eyebrows were raised fiercely.
There was a rather dangerous look in those black pupils.
Hello, wait.
You clearly didn't seem to want to talk until now, so why are you still talking?
Even if you want to say it, it's fine, but please at least choose your words carefully. This woman is very difficult to deal with.
And An also said, don't fight against the other party in vain.
With his cheeks tense, he stared at the hostess Helena, who smiled and said with a pipe in her mouth.
"Ah, you've never met a good man. Better to hone your skills in judging men, you foreign lady from Bolwad?"
In the face of provocation, there was no trace of anger in Helena's tone.
She didn't seem to take Frodo's words as an insult, and even a hint of amusement appeared on her face.
Frodo narrowed her dark eyes and glared at her words.
Then, before she could say anything that might make the situation worse, Murphy spoke first.
"Today I'm just showing you my face, so let's end it here, okay? If necessary, you can send someone over later."
Helena shouldn't be particularly idle either.
So, even if Murphy expressed his desire to end the meeting early, it would not be considered rude.
It might as well be said that it really was just an innocent face, so there was no need to make the situation worse.
However, this is just an ideal idea.
Helena just shook her head at the farewell words, her light red hair undulating slightly.
"Jumping to conclusions is a weakness. You should be more patient."
Facing Murphy's silence, Helena just smiled and continued, "Then, Carnegie, take that foreign lady to the side to rest first."
Ah, the bad premonition I had before coming here turned out to be true.
"Yes, Miss Helena."
Following this respectful voice, the elderly butler who initially led Murphy and Frodo into the mansion walked out from the shadows.
His target was obviously Frodo, who was standing next to Murphy.
"Hey, stand a little further back."
Murphy quickly grabbed Frodo's arm and pulled her behind him, took her two steps back, and then stood alone in front of Carnegie and Helena.
He didn't say anything, but just stared at the two people silently with sharp eyes.
Seeing this, Carnegie also stopped and turned to look at Helena.
"Oh, don't worry, I won't do anything to her. I'll just take her over there."
Hearing Helena's words with a chuckle covering her mouth, Murphy looked in the direction of her finger with the corner of her eye.
Nothing special, just a room with a big glass window, probably a side-sleeping room or something.
Then, from here you can clearly see what's going on in that room.
If I remember correctly, there was an identical room in the mansion in the royal capital.
That’s right, after all, this place can be said to be a one-to-one replica, so there’s no problem with having the same room.
But what's the point? Even if you can see it, if the other party wants to make a move, there's no time to rush over.
Perhaps seeing through Murphy's thoughts, Helena first waved to Carnegie to stop what he was doing, and then spoke.
"It's nothing serious, I just want to talk to you alone."
Helena exhaled a puff of smoke, chuckled, and then added, "Carnegie will go there too. Then it will be just you and me here. If you feel that the situation is not right, just put the sword to my neck."
——Just like what you did last time.
Although Helena didn't say it out loud, Murphy could still see the implication from her twinkling eyes.
Indeed, when he came this time, his weapons were unexpectedly not taken away.
And she checked carefully when she first entered the room, and as she said, there were no guards except Carnegie.
At first I thought Helena had lost her mind, but it turned out to be for this moment.
But even so, we can't put Frodo in danger.
Feeling Frodo's hand pulling at the corner of her clothes, Murphy reached out a hand and held it back, squeezing it gently to reassure her.
Then, he put on a helpless smile and spoke to Helena.
"Ms. Helena, please stop joking. I don't have the courage. If you have anything to say, just say it here. If not, please allow us to leave."
"Hmm, is that so? I thought you would trust me more. Well, I don't mind."
Perhaps sensing the determination in Murphy's words, Helena put down the pipe in her hand with a lack of interest.
But it was only for a moment, and she seemed to suddenly remember something, and that playful expression appeared on her face again.
"Then, I want you to pay me the remaining compensation for our previous cooperation."
Murphy said with that wry smile still on her face.
"You're joking, Miss Helena. We agreed to give you the slums of the royal capital, so the reward should have been paid in full."
The previous cooperation with Helena was that she helped create chaos inside the royal capital so that Murphy could successfully steal Filia from the Earl's mansion.
The price Murphy had to pay was to hand over Old Jed's territory in the slums of the royal capital to Helena, giving Helena a chance to turn her ambition into reality.
Since both parties have completed the cooperation, there is no such thing as remaining compensation.
Chapter 52 Contradiction
"Huhu, huh? But you said before that you would help them take down the entire slum."
After hearing Murphy's explanation, Helena's face showed joy, as if she had expected it.
Seeing that charming smile, Murphy's heart beat faster and her bad premonition became stronger.
He calmed himself down and asked.
"......so?"
"So~~I haven't taken it down yet."
Are you kidding me?
In the slums of the royal capital, the most powerful force is Helena, followed by Selena.
Moreover, those behind them were not even slightly inferior to them, which meant that they posed no threat to Helena at all.
But now Helena says she didn't take it off? Seriously, please stop joking.
"Huhu, I'm not lying. After all, I've only got a few of my men left to help you. It's going to be very difficult to take over that place."
Murphy's eyes twitched when she saw Helena, who held her face with her hands, sighed, and looked sad.
The crux of the matter now is not whether this woman really failed to take over the slums in the royal capital, nor whether she is lying.
None of this mattered because Murphy had no channels of his own, so no matter what Helena said, it would take him days to find out the truth.
But it was obvious that the other party would not give him this opportunity.
As for why Helena mentioned this matter again here, I think she must have her own purpose.
"Ah, but I'm not such an unreasonable person."
Although Helena said this, Murphy had a bad feeling in her heart.
So, as he expected, Helena said with a mischievous smile.
"If you can do me a favor, the reward for cooperation and the matter of the brother and sister will be written off. How about it?"
Spare me, please.
The words that I tried so hard to suppress by biting my lips were almost becoming sounds.
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"...I'm sorry for doing something unnecessary."
As soon as they walked out of Helena's mansion, Frodo suddenly said these words.
Murphy turned around with some confusion, and looking at him like that, Frodo continued to add.
"Just now, when I met Helena Alves... didn't I say something strange? Is that why you agreed to that troublesome thing?"
Frodo pressed her fingers to her head and sighed.
It seemed that she thought that the conversation that gradually became unexpected was because of her, and she felt guilty about it.
In response, Murphy nodded his chin slightly and said, "There's no need to worry about it."
However, Frodo showed some impatience and continued to speak.
"I don't seem to get along with that kind of person. What she said was really infuriating."
Looking at Frodo holding her head in distress while talking, Murphy finally understood why Frodo interrupted her before. It was probably because she felt resistant to what Helena had just said.
Murphy didn't know that Flora cared about these things.
So he patted Frodo's shoulder gently and comforted her.
"I'm not some hero, so it's normal for that woman to say I look shabby. And from the beginning, that woman was planning to throw the trouble to me. This is none of your business."
While comforting Frodo, Murphy chewed over what Helena had just said.
"You should have met my sister, right? I would like to ask you, a skilled thief, to help me steal her from the Heraldry Cult."
This sentence is the content of Helena's commission.
As for who the sister Helena was referring to, it was already clear.
——You are the Saint’s elder sister, so why are you so stubborn and unwilling to offer help?
These were the words spoken by the helper in that base when I followed An Chu to the slums here.
Because the assistant looked so sad at the time, Murphy still had some impression of him.
The sister in this sentence refers to Helena.
So, the sister Helena mentioned is the Saint of the Church of Heraldry - Matthias.
Murphy had indeed speculated about the relationship between the two before.
After all, when he first met the Saint of the Church of Heraldry, he almost recognized the wrong person.
Helena's commission was to get her sister, the saint, to break away from the Church of Heraldry.
It can be said that this is a more difficult task than helping the Heraldry Cult conquer the Free City.
It's so difficult that even if you tell it to others, people will think it's a joke.
In Murphy's opinion, it would be easier to help the Heraldry Cult conquer Crossmaria.
After all, as long as there are sufficient troops, strong strength, and sufficient preparation in advance, it is not impossible to capture the Free City.
After all, in the previous life, although it was only for a short time, this place was indeed conquered by the Heraldry Cult.
However, wanting Madia to leave the Church of Heraldry is absolutely a fantasy.
That saint lady is undoubtedly the representative of fanatics.
You want a fanatic to give up his faith, and she's a saint at that. Seriously, don't joke with me.
This was a commission that was absolutely impossible to fulfill, and Murphy knew it.
And there is one thing he still doesn't understand.
Judging from what has happened so far, although the two are sisters, Helena's organization in the slums and the Heraldry Church do not seem to be one and the same.
Or rather, it's just the opposite. After all, one of the two parties wants to take away the other party's saint.
But here's the problem.
They are obviously two opposing parties, so why did Helena say that?
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