After my rebirth, Miss Saint turned evil

"That man's name is Murphy. He was an orphan raised by Lars's church."

"Two years ago... when he had just reached adulthood, he left the church and became an ordinary adventurer."

"Oh, by the way, he went to the maze a few days ago and ended up coming out with that 'Gray Hat' from your city."

"Later, he went to the church and received treatment from Sister Kelly."

Filia finished her commission with a smile. She stared at Old Jed's face, as if expecting his surprise.

However, to Filia's disappointment, Old Jed listened to her request without any change in expression.

And there was still a smiling expression on his face.

Chapter 11 A Sudden Conflict

　Old Jed still had that smiling expression on his face.

Even though his heart had been churning for a long time, he would never make the stupid mistake of showing his inner thoughts on his face.

In fact, he didn't feel any worry in his heart, but was more confused. He wondered why Murphy had established contact with the Reinhard family who was far away in the royal capital.

Moreover, the other party seemed to know him very well. After all, he even told him everything about his past and recent whereabouts.

Of course, he didn't have much time to think, because that would allow the other party to see through his flaws.

Otherwise, he should be able to guess the truth.

So, he decided to talk about some unimportant things first to delay as much time as possible.

"What exactly do you want to do by asking about this Murphy?"

"This has nothing to do with you, does it, Old Jed?"

"Depending on your answer, I will choose to accept or reject your commission."

After hearing what Old Jed said, Filia shrugged her shoulders.

Then, she said in a somewhat nonchalant manner.

"Uh-huh, well, I just wanted to 'visit' him for a bit."

"But you seem to already know the other party's information very well. Is there any need to continue to inquire?"

"Of course it's necessary, because I need to know all his information, his address, his personality, what he has done, and most importantly, his strength."

"In this day and age, does 'visiting' require knowing the other party's strength?"

"Of course, you should know what I mean by 'visit'."

Although he wanted to play dumb by answering "I really don't know", Old Jed knew that it was useless.

So he had no choice but to shrug his shoulders like Filia and continue to delay time.

And this time, he used the words that would waste the other person's time the most.

In other words, he directly accepted the commission which was somewhat disadvantageous to his own disciples.

"Okay, but Ms. Filia, I need some time to investigate the person you're talking about."

"After all, you know that Border Lars is not a small country at all, and looking for someone here is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"So, you can leave the money first, then leave and wait quietly for your commission to be completed."

"Please put it down. I guarantee in the name of Kaliba that I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Old Jed's meaning was very clear. He planned to take the commission first, cheat the other party out of some money, and then go to Murphy to ask what was going on.

What will be the consequences if this commission is not carried out next?

Never mind. It’s my next commission anyway. Whether I want to do it or not is up to me. The worst that can happen is that I can return the money later.

However, Filia did not move. She neither took out the money to pay Old Jed nor turned around and left.

On the contrary, a mocking smile appeared on her face, as if she had known that Old Jed would say that.

Of course, she did know it a long time ago, after all, Candice told her everything.

When Old Jed saw the mockery on Filia's face, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately felt something was wrong.

Then, before he could react, he heard the other party say.

"As a master, don't even you know the information about your own apprentice?"

"..."

Old Jed fell silent. In fact, after hearing this, he completely understood.

Apart from the monsters in the maze city, the only other people who knew that Murphy, Candice and themselves had entered the maze were the three of them.

Of course, he would not tell anyone about the monsters in the maze city, and the other party certainly had not seen Murphy yet, so he did not tell anyone about it.

Then isn’t it clear who the “traitor” is?

The smiling expression on old Jed's face also disappeared.

Anyway, since the other party has already torn his face off, there is no point in continuing to wear that business-like smile.

"He comes with bad intentions."

Old Jed sighed deeply, then he looked at Filia standing in front of him.

Looking at the mocking expression still on the other person's face, he felt inexplicably angry.

"Damn, this is so troublesome."

"Damn it, you little brat, what kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into? I have to clean up your mess."

Old Jed directed all of this anger at Murphy, who was still drinking with Gralin.

"Is it Candice?"

"uh-huh."

"You should have remembered earlier. You two have teamed up together before."

As Lars's local boss, Old Jed certainly knew that Candice and Filia had formed an adventurer team for a period of time.

But what he didn't expect was that the relationship between the two girls was so good that they could reveal secrets to each other.

"Since you know I'm his master, why do you think I would tell you about him? Aren't you overthinking it?"

After hearing what Old Jed said, Filia just smiled and shook her head.

Then, she continued to speak to Old Jed with that nonchalant attitude.

"That doesn't matter. Anyway, I just have to wait here. He will come sooner or later, right?"

"Tsk, it turns out that nothing that comes out of your family is normal. I really regret praising you just now."

"Hey, thank you Mr. Gerald for the compliment just now—Oh! That was a close call!"

Filia didn't finish her words because she was interrupted by two flashes of silver light that suddenly flashed before her eyes.

It was old Jed. He pulled out the dagger hidden at his waist and swung it towards Filia's face.

Hesitation is something that a good scout will never have.

As a veteran gangster, Old Jed is also despicable, cunning, and ruthless.

Although he never showed this side of himself in front of Murphy, he was not so kind to others.

So, he swung his dagger directly at Filia.

Of course, he didn't move too fast or use too much force, because he didn't really want to kill her. It was just a warning.

And Filia naturally dodged. She jumped backwards, avoiding Old Jed's attack and leaving his attack range.

After all, as the daughter of the Sword Saint family, if she couldn't avoid the opponent's move, she might as well commit suicide.

Filia stood not far away, licking her lips which were a little dry from talking so much, and her sharp silver eyes were fixed on Old Jed.

Then, she pulled out the sword hanging across her waist with her backhand.

An arrogant expression unconsciously appeared on her face.

Because, although she was the daughter of a noble family, the noble family she belonged to climbed to the top through the military force of her ancestors.

And Filia also inherited the blood of her ancestors, and like her father, she is essentially a battle maniac.

Therefore, she loves fighting and the swordsmanship that allows her to keep fighting.

"I've been wanting to see the strength of my dad's former teammates for a long time. Come on!"

Filia assumed a fighting stance, her body completely tensed, like a bow with a fully drawn string, emitting a sharp aura.

However, Old Jed put away his two daggers at this time.

As a former teammate of Reinhardt's current family head, he naturally knew what to do to make the other party feel the most uncomfortable.

It was precisely because of this that this feeling of being stopped in an inch made Filia feel as if her fist had been accumulating power for a long time and finally hit cotton.

This made her very dissatisfied, and she had no place to vent her fighting spirit.

But even so, she did not take the initiative to attack Old Jed.

Because she is from the Reinhardt family.

Before she was a swordsman, she was a noble.

This is the policy of the current head of the family, and it is also the root of her dissatisfaction.

Chapter 12: Bluff

　However, although Filia would not take the initiative to attack, she still complained with some dissatisfaction.

"Why aren't you fighting anymore?! You're definitely on the same team as me, you're just as annoying as my dad!"

As she spoke, she relaxed her tense body and sheathed her sword.

And the sharp aura in her body slowly retracted back into her body.

"Humph, although he's a bit of an oddball in terms of personality, the battle-crazed gene in his bones is exactly the same as your father's."

"Hehe, you really are worthy of being the Sword Saint Family. You are all stupid people."

Old Jed ignored the other party's complaints. He crossed his arms over his chest and continued to mock the other party's family, which made him extremely unhappy.

When Filia heard Old Jed's slander against her family, she just shrugged indifferently and was not angry at all.

Because she knew why old Jed hated the Reinhardt family he belonged to so much.

She also knew that all this was actually caused by the mistakes made by her stubborn father.

Therefore, she was not angry at Old Jed's mocking words.

It would be better to say that she actually felt a little refreshed in her heart, because she also didn't like her current home which restricted her in many ways.

In her heart, the family before her father took office was better.

At that time, she could run around as she pleased and learn any swordsmanship she wanted at any time.

Of course, now she can't even learn swordsmanship to her heart's content.

Not only that, she also had to learn knowledge and aristocratic etiquette that she didn't like at all every day. All this was because of her father who was conservative and inflexible.

'Tsk, forget it.'

Filia smacked her lips inwardly and stopped thinking about it.

Because even if you complain in your heart a thousand times, it is meaningless. You might as well use this time to hone your skills.

In short, she now hates her home more and more.

This is also one of the reasons why she ran away secretly this time.

Yes, she ran away secretly without her father's permission. Instead, she chose to avoid everyone's sight and came to Lars secretly.

As for why it is here...

Because here is the only person she cares about now, Candice Greyhite.

Thinking of this, she secretly made up her mind to take a good look at the man named Murphy.

See if he's really a fool who wants to deceive Candice and do something bad to her.

So she spoke to Old Jed again.

"Mr. Gerald, I don't have any bad thoughts."