An ordinary profession creates the world's strongest

After Chiara finished speaking, she informed him of the reasonable cost of the accommodation. Oscar, judging it to be reasonable, turned his gaze to Natsu, asking for his opinion. Natsu nodded in agreement while eating his food.

At this time, Qiara's cheeks flushed slightly and asked:

"Basically, we have two rooms available... How many rooms would you like?"

"Hmm? One room is fine, right? Ah, or will it be too small for three people?"

For Mireidi, they all slept next to each other when they were camping outdoors during their journey, and now they don't have to sleep in separate rooms.

However, Qiara, who is still in her youth, seems to still care about such things.

She screamed, shook her rabbit ears and said:

"M-Miletti is indeed a big shot. They are both really your men..."

"what?"

Meredith froze, while Chiara covered her face with her hands, feeling embarrassed.

"I feel like you're from the Central Government, maybe even more avant-garde than the Central Government... You're different from a country bumpkin like me..."

"Um, um, Kiara?"

"I understand! I understand, Meredith! No problem! One of the empty rooms is originally a triple room! It's okay if you guys have an intense workout!"

"Wait, you seem to have misunderstood—"

"Ah, but please keep your voice down... No, sorry! Forget it! Please enjoy yourself!"

"You absolutely misunderstood. Ah, hey, wait a minute—"

Qiara screamed and ran upstairs.

She must be making the bed and tidying up the room.

"Little girl...don't play too crazy, okay?"

Hearing this, Mireidi suddenly came back to his senses and looked around, only to see the proprietress smiling and asking them to fill out accommodation information. Looking back at the inexplicably quiet store, the uncles also had smiles on their faces.

Meredith's face grew redder and redder in an instant, and she seemed to be too embarrassed to speak.

She was speechless and turned her gaze to Oscar and Niz, wanting to ask them for help...

Oscar and Natsu looked at each other and paused for a beat.

It was rare to see Meredith in such a predicament, and both of them smiled maliciously.

"Miledi, can you please let me get some sleep today?"

"This week has been tough. I've reached my limit..."

"What!"

I didn't expect them to betray Meredith. Of course, they were talking about drifting at sea.

But the men in the shop were unaware of this. They watched Meredith and cried out, "Oh my!" In their minds, Meredith was already a rare and bold woman in the world.

Meredith's face turned red like a ripe apple, and she trembled all over and cried out:

"Please give us two rooms~~~~~!"

About ten days had passed since the incident with the wild lady of Meredith (misunderstanding).

Currently, Miledi and the others were using the Wanda Hotel as their base, diligently gathering intelligence from all sides. Having played too much on the first day, they were now in serious mode.

They were currently in the southern [Nait Region], a region with many small casinos. Separated by the southwest [Gerdov Region], and on the other side, the [Erogan Region] where the inn was located. The [Gerdov Region], with its gambling arena, was the bloodiest and most violent region.

"The sun has already set! Let's hurry back to Xiao Qi's shop before we get harassed by some bad guys. I want her to let me touch her bunny ears today, too."

The seaside at night.

Meredith held her hands flat, trying to maintain her balance while walking on the breakwater.

For some reason, Meredith wore a black and white tricorn hat, an eye patch and a false beard, a thick black and white ruffled belt tied around her abdomen with a braided rope, a skirt with only the right hem fluttering, knee-high boots, and a scimitar with a beautiful hand guard.

According to Miledi, today's Xiao Mi is the pirate Xiao Mi. In order to collect intelligence in the outer circle area, Xiao Mi must also pretend to be ferocious.

Milo waved her hands and energetically demanded, "Hey, tell me about the Saint!" The people in the outer circle seemed to think she was role-playing, and they found it so adorable that they couldn't help but reveal the secrets to her. So, in a different sense, Milodi's costume had achieved its effect.

Seeing Meredith, dressed as a pirate, climb up to a high place and walk unsteadily, Oscar and Niz, though feeling helpless, still replied:

"You've become completely familiar with her."

"Maybe Meredy has some kind of quality that attracts weirdos."

"Hey! Naruto! What do you mean by that?!"

That's what it means literally.

As if ignoring gravity, Miley turned lightly on the breakwater and strongly insisted, "Xiao Qi and I are friends! She is gentle and kind, and her rabbit ears are furry!"

But Oscar and Natsu sighed and retorted:

"Miledi, how many times do you think Chiara has snooped into our room?"

"She even rappelled down from the rooftop with a rope to peek in. Do you understand how terrified I was when I saw a girl standing upside down peeping through the window?"

“Ugh…”

"Not only that, one time she hid under the bed."

"Another time she disguised herself as a wall using a cloth the same color as the wall."

Moreover, Qiara's skill in eliminating aura is very advanced.

Chiara was often discovered due to her heavy breathing or nosebleeds caused by excessive fantasy. However, on the other hand, her movements were so elusive that even Oscar and his companions would accidentally miss her.

She is a strange girl with a strong personality, just like Meredith, it is true that birds of a feather flock together.

"Hmm, well, speaking of which, what do you think about that rumor?"

"You're playing dumb."

"You're playing dumb."

"Regarding that rumor! What do you think!?"

Meredy asked, her tone emphasizing as if to evade the question. Oscar and Niz smiled helplessly. However, Oscar looked up into the air and quickly compiled the information he had gathered over the past ten days.

"People were attacked by pirates on islands or at sea. They were wounded, captured, and helpless. Just as consciousness was fading, a gentle voice came into my ears, and the miracle of the saint enveloped me. Drifting on the waves, I woke from a half-dream, only to find that the pirates had disappeared, my injuries had healed, and the light of the island's fires illuminated me..."

"Ao is a poet."

"I didn't expect you to have such an unexpected talent."

Oscar pushed his glasses up shyly after receiving praise from Meredith and Natsu.

"Unfortunately, I only heard it from someone, but I wrote it down because it was so impressive. Anyway, getting back to the point, the Saint does seem to exist, as the rumors describe her in great detail. Furthermore..."

"The information came from the person who was actually rescued."

That's right, in Antika, Mireidi and the others met someone who had actually been saved by the saint.

The saint does exist, and there is no more joyful gain than this.

However, strangely, no one knows who the Saint is, or even remembers what she looks like. Most people who have encountered the Saint have been attacked by pirates at sea, or captured at sea after being attacked on an island. Strangely, none of them have any vague memories of what happened.

But just as the poem describes, he remembered the woman's voice in his head, and when he woke up, he had been cured and returned to Antica...

Oscar folded his hands in front of his chest, looking thoughtful as he said:

"Recovering a crippling injury... This power is truly unbelievable. At least, existing healing magic can't do it. Although, since the person's memory is hazy, it's possible that the injury wasn't that serious in the first place..."

"If it's true... then there's nothing wrong with it."

"That person is a user of Age of Gods magic."

The three of them exchanged glances and nodded simultaneously. Rumors were more than just rumors; there was even a strong possibility that the Saint was the Age of Gods magic user they were seeking. All three of them expressed immense excitement.

Especially since the other party might be the power Oscar has been looking for, Oscar looks like he is trying hard to suppress his anxiety.

"Oh, we will definitely find it!"

"I'll definitely find it."

Seeing the gentle looks from Meredith and Natsu, Oscar pushed his glasses up again to hide his feelings.

After whispering "thank you", Oscar continued:

"What's concerning is that besides the rumors about the Saint, another rumor is also spreading."

"——'The Pirate Killer's Ghost Ship', huh?"

This was truly a dangerous and bloody rumor. Meredith's expression naturally grew serious. Oscar nodded and continued:

"This rumor is even more suspicious. It's said to have only been sighted by a fishing or merchant ship from a distance."

"Indeed, they say they saw a pirate ship in the distance and fled, thinking they were under attack... only to discover that the pirate ship had been shrouded in thick fog before they knew it."

In response to Nizu's additional explanation, Meredith added something.

"The pirate ship never emerged from the thick fog. Not only that, it was never seen again... and then several famous pirate groups suddenly vanished. When I heard that rumor, I was really horrified."

Meredy rubbed her upper arms as she walked briskly on the breakwater.

Indeed, unlike the rumors about the saint, this is a horror rumor.

Oscar smiled bitterly, he could understand how Meredith felt.

"Generally speaking, this should be classified as a common horror story, but... according to the people rescued by the saint, the pirates who captured them have never appeared again. Considering this..."

"The two may indeed be related."

"Well, it's a huge loss not to be able to ask the people in the central district. If it's the people in the central district, they should have gathered a lot of information about the connection between the two rumors and the details of the missing pirates."

The Central District is where wealthy people gather, and they're very sensitive to piracy issues, so they must be constantly gathering the latest intelligence.

People in the outer circle are either only interested in their own daily lives, or they can't even live their lives. So for them, rumors are just rumors, just entertainment, nothing more, nothing less.

There is no way they can analyze rumors as intelligence.

"Wow...it's all my fault."

Meredith lowered her head in frustration, and her originally brisk steps suddenly became heavy.

Because the men in black from the central area have come to the outer area to search, and it seems that they are not going to forgive Miledi and the others, so it is a bit difficult to investigate the rumors in the central area.

The silver lining in this unfortunate situation is that the people in the outer circle don't seem to like the people in the central circle. Even if they find out that Miledi and the others are the targets of the search, they will not go and tell on them in order to make things difficult for the people in the central circle.

Of course, it might only be a matter of time before Meredith and his men are exposed.

Oscar showed an expression that seemed to be both comforting and apologetic.

"I'm also responsible for taking action, so there's no need to be so depressed, Meredith. At worst, we can just kidnap someone from the Central District and torture them."

"...Um, Oh? I feel like your thinking has become a bit extreme lately. Just now, you casually uttered words like 'kidnapping' and 'torture'."

"? Is there something strange?"

"Isn't it strange? Aou, you're starting to be corrupted by Andika's logic! Go back to your usual gentle Aou! Xiao Mi likes the gentleman Aou!"

"? I don't understand what you're talking about..."

"Xiao Nai! We are out of time! We must see the Saint quickly and leave Andika! Our Ao will be contaminated by Andika!"

"I think it's more like revealing one's true nature than contamination..."

Miredy and Niz are respectively the daughter of a former earl and a former leading warrior and a long-time shut-in.

Oscar, in contrast, grew up in the slums of the capital. While surrounded by kindhearted civilians, he was also a frequent target for those with malicious intent. Places like orphanages, in particular, were perfect prey in many ways.

If you are careless, you will be exploited. If you reveal your weaknesses, no one knows what the consequences will be.

In other words, the growth environment is originally different.

Oscar's occasional outburst of foul language is proof of this. When dealing with those who hang out in the alleys, it's often more effective to simply yell, "You bastard! I'll kill you!" rather than using polite threats.

"Come to think of it, Mi-chan is often threatened with death..."

"I think you deserve it."

Ignoring Natsu's complaints, Meredith looked at Oscar with a sad look, and clasped her hands in front of her chest as if praying.

"Oh! Even if Oh's heart is a beast, an animal, or a criminal, I won't abandon Oh! But I think the superficial work of pretending to be a gentleman is very important! Xiao Mi will work hard to accompany you in your rehabilitation. Let's put on the thick mask of pretending to be a gentleman once again!"

Meredith's attitude was as if she were facing someone with a serious mental disability. Oscar pushed his glasses up and said as usual:

"Miledi, you bastard, I'm going to kill you."