Zich enjoyed talking to Joachim and Evelyn after not meeting them for a long time, and thus he went to converse with the two whenever he was free. The more he talked to them, the more Zich was able to confirm one crucial fact.

‘Those guys will live well even without me.’ Of course, if those two ever encountered danger again, Zich would crush those who dared to threaten his former subordinates with the might of a dragon slayer. But it seemed like there was a low possibility that he would need to do that. Not long after, the two left the Steelwall Estate. Both Joachim and Evelyn were high-ranking nobles, and Joachim in particular was the lord of the Dracul Estate. They couldn’t leave their posts for too long.

“We really hope that you will attend our wedding,” Joachim said to Zich.

“Please come with Ms. Lyla,” Evelyn added.

Although reluctant to leave, the two departed with the promise of a reunion.

‘I must go to their wedding,’ Zich thought. So, he needed to finish everything before that.

Zich also met the Crown Prince when the latter came to visit the Steelwall Estate. Since they had met once before, the Crown Prince approached Zich in a familiar fashion, but unlike before, he addressed Zich formally. This was because of the change in Zich’s social standing and status. As expected,...