“I can’t believe he took care of it so quickly…”

“And we have no choice but to believe it.”

The leaders of Brighton were struck with a massive headache. When Eugene announced that he would take care of the city’s death knight after fully occupying the city, they had been filled with impure expectations. Death knights were considered to be as dangerous and strong as high-ranking monsters. There were even rumors that a single death knight and hundreds of ghouls and skeletons under its command had devastated a great territory.

As such, the guild leaders naturally assumed that even if Eugene managed to take care of the death knight, it would take a long time. And perhaps he might even fail and perish in the waterways.

But their expectations were ruined when Eugene solved the issue within a single day.

“And there was a black wizard involved?”

“I saw the items that belonged to the black wizard. I’m certain. There’s no way it was possible to make such items in a single day.”

“More than anything else, Banneret Randolph and Knight Clay are testifying. There’s no doubt about it.”

“Hmm…”

“Pathetic. How pathetic! This isn’t a matter of trust,” the mayor said.

“What?” The guild leaders turned towards the mayor.

The mayor continued with a mixed expression. “As long as there’s clear evidence that a black wizard was involved in this issue with the death knight, Sir Eugene’s no longer simply the head of the army that has occupied our city.”

“Huh? What does that...