Kaspar was the captain of the Red Axe Mercenaries, a group actively operating in the Dukedom of Viseche. As the name of the group suggested, his weapon of choice was a large axe, and he was nicknamed the Red Axe because his axe would always be soaked red with blood every day. Kaspar had been employed in territorial disputes between lords, and he had even defeated several renowned knights. In addition, he had participated in evil land subjugations and had made quite the name for himself. Before he knew it, he became the captain of a mercenary group with more than a hundred men.

Unfortunately, a popular mercenary captain with so many subordinates was an ideal target for the nobles to keep in check. In particular, the Dukedom of Viseche was made up of numerous small territories, so the lords were even more cautious. Although they called themselves a group of mercenaries, if things turned for the worse, they could transform into bandits capable of easily taking over territories and castles. As such, Kaspar had been thinking about moving to another nation to avoid the lords or simply attacking and occupying a decently-sized territory. But all of a sudden, he had received an urgent request from the Bemos territory a couple of months ago. It was a request asking for the extermination of monsters in the Bemos territory due to a sudden, significant increase in their numbers.

The Bemos territory was a fairly large power...