“You want to request something, sir?”

“Yes.”

As if he was ashamed to ask for Zich’s help again after having received help from him not long ago, Joachim’s face was a bit stiff. Zich smirked inside when he saw that face and thought, ‘It’s hilarious to see him like this.’

Before the regression, Joachim brazenly blabbered whatever was on his mind while following Zich; but now, he felt the shame of his lack of abilities after becoming the count of a kingdom. Of course, this Joachim was different from that Joachim. Zich didn’t intend to confuse the two, but he also didn’t think of them as completely separate entities. 

‘Although they aren’t the Joachim and Evelyn I once knew, this is their past selves.’ For that reason alone, Zich’s heart went to these two, and Zich couldn’t find a reason to deny these feelings. This was also the reason why Condel died a very pitiful and cruel death.

“I will hear you out first, sir.” Although Zich said this, he planned to fulfill Joachim’s request if it wasn’t difficult.

“To explain it simply, the work is eradicating bandits.”

“Bandits?”

“Yes.”

“Can you elaborate?”

This was what Joachim told him: after solving Condel’s case, citizens of Janmalpi and the Count who ruled over them were overjoyed. The Count of Janmalpi even said he would give his hand in helping the Dracul...