Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

"Actually, I've been feeling a bit uneasy lately."

"That's really weird. I don't know what it is, but I've been feeling a sense of unease lately. Like something bad is about to happen... that's the feeling."

"In short, we can only be careful of each other now. We should also remind the king and ministers to be careful."

"Yes."

After the conversation came to an end, the two were finally able to drink a cup of tea in peace. Just as they were thinking this, a panicked voice suddenly came: "Captain! It's bad, Captain!"

A soldier in silver armor rushed in and kicked the door open. "Oh, I've been looking for you for a long time, Captain. So you are here. Oh, sorry, Master Esther."

"Hello. You look so flustered. What happened?"

"Wait a minute. He is obviously my guest, treat him naturally." Nelson stopped Esther and walked in front of the soldier. He held a mug full of tea in his hand and asked with a sigh.

“Hey, what’s wrong? What happened?”

"Thieves, thieves... a large group of thieves are rushing towards the capital!"

"What?"

Nelson's expression became tense, and Esther also held the mug and cast a sharp look. The soldier, who had calmed down a little, adjusted his posture and reported to Nelson.

"According to the Guild Master, he will report directly to the King. Once things are clear, they will inform the Captain and Master Esther."

"I see. Thank you for your hard work. You must keep this matter confidential."

"Yes!" The soldier saluted and hurriedly left the room.

Nelson and Esther stared at the closed door, muttering to themselves.

“It looks like we’re going to be busy.”

"yes."

Steam was rising from the cups of hot tea in their hands.

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At the same time, the king and his ministers also received news about the thieves. In the king's room, a soldier stood upright and reported the situation to them.

After hearing this, the king and his ministers all showed painful expressions.

“Is this true?”

“Yes! This is the exact message from the Guild Master!”

“Those thieves…what on earth were they thinking?” The angry minister made no effort to hide his emotions, while the king looked at him silently.

The minister noticed the king's gaze, coughed lightly, and closed his mouth. Then he turned to the soldier again and asked, "Has the Guild Master arrived?"

“Yes, he is currently waiting during the meeting.”

"Okay, tell him I'll be there right away."

"Yes!"

After the soldiers left the king's room, the minister walked up to the king and saluted respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I will wait for you in the conference room."

“Okay, go ahead.”

When the minister was about to leave, a soldier suddenly rushed into the king's room and said, "Report, report to His Majesty the King!"

"Hey, stop arguing! Now is not the time to discuss this!"

"Minister." The king stood up and stopped the minister who was about to get angry: "What happened? Tell me."

"Yes, yes! Actually just now--" the soldier reported to the king and the ministers.

They caught a suspicious person in the palace courtyard. This suspicious person turned out to be one of the world-famous dark merchants. Although they tried to find out the situation from the dark merchant, he seemed extremely confused and could not get reliable information immediately.

In addition, they also found a strange scroll of the dark merchant, and now the magicians are doing their best to decipher it. After hearing the news, the minister felt a little overwhelmed because it happened too suddenly.

“Oh, you…is this true?”

"of course it's true!"

"king……"

The minister sought the king's help and turned to him. The king closed his eyes and seemed to be thinking about something: "We can't ignore this matter. We can take our time, but we must get information from the dark merchant, understand?"

“Yes!” The soldier saluted and left the king’s room. Then the king turned his attention to the minister: “Well, Minister. The guild master is still waiting for us. Let’s go too.”

"Yes, I understand!" The minister was still a little confused and hurriedly followed the king towards the meeting room.

In the afternoon, when the dazzling light of the setting sun shone through the windows of the conference room, the three ministers and the guild leader gathered together. The king and the ministers looked solemn when they learned from the guild leader that the thieves were approaching the capital.

"Well, several adventurers have been attacked by thieves and injured..."

"As a guild, we also consider this to be a serious matter."

The Guild Master responded to the King's words in an urgent tone. In fact, when the Guild Master received the report from the adventurers, he was also suspicious because it was said that the thieves were currently in the far west, but they suddenly appeared around the capital.

The adventurers who were unfortunate enough to encounter the thieves could not hide their surprise as they had never thought that a gang of thieves would be nearby.

Although they had fought against the bandits before, the adventurers believed they were capable of dealing with them. However, since the bandits were too numerous, they decided to retreat and flee back to the capital.

This was what they did well. The problem was what happened next. Some thieves were already standing on the road to the capital, forming an obstacle. The adventurers thought that if they could deal with a few enemies, they would try to force their way through.

They each brandished their weapons, cast magic, and attacked the thieves mercilessly. However, the thieves did not fall down, and stood up again as if nothing had happened.

One of the adventurers yelled, "What the hell is going on?!" The thieves just laughed and continued on. The adventurer captain felt as if someone was manipulating them.

Eventually, the adventurers managed to escape back to the capital.

However, everyone was injured to varying degrees. Fortunately, everyone survived and as long as they rested well, they would be able to resume their adventurer activities. The guild master said this, hoping to bring some comfort.

As the minister listened to these words, he rested his chin on his hand and thought: "Thieves are not ordinary. This makes me curious."

"There must be someone behind this. Anyway, we must find a way to deal with those thieves now. Is there any other information?" Facing the king's question, the guild president raised his head and answered.

"According to the adventurer's intelligence, these thieves are likely a relatively well-known thief group in this country. I haven't found anyone who resembles a leader, which makes me a little worried."

The king and his ministers were puzzled by the report of the head of the guild.

"Well, what is the conspiracy? Anyway, we can't go on like this."

“This incident could cause a big stir.”

"The ones who got hurt were adventurers. I think it won't be long before the public learns of this and falls into panic."

Hearing what the guild leader said, the king agreed deeply with a serious expression.

"Hmm...it might have spread by tomorrow morning."

Bad news spreads faster than anything else. The king and his ministers knew this very well. The king pondered for a moment and then announced to the two people in front of him.

"At dawn, I will make this public. In order to protect our country, the Knights, Magisters, and Adventurer's Guild will unite and fight against the thieves with all our strength."

The minister's eyes widened even more. He had thought that this matter would be kept strictly confidential. If it were made public, it would definitely cause an uproar. Therefore, the minister did not hide his surprise at the king's words and opened his eyes wide.

The king seemed to sense the minister's mood, and continued with a wry smile: "I don't want to cause too much commotion. But if it is not handled properly, it will not only make the people feel uneasy, but also make them distrust us. This is actually equivalent to making the entire kingdom suspicious. As a king, I must try to avoid this situation."

After hearing the explanation, the minister smiled with tears in his eyes: "So that's how it is! This minister is really impressed!"

The king agreed, closed his eyes, and nodded deeply. The guild master sighed in his heart that this was still the same scene as before, but because he was used to it, he felt that it was useless to think about it now, so he gave up thinking about it.

The king stood up, stretched out his hands, and solemnly announced: "Tomorrow, I will announce this news to the people and launch a mission to defeat the thieves group! Summon Nelson and Esther!"

"What!"

The minister left the meeting room and asked the soldier standing in front of the door about the situation. While waiting for the two summoned people to arrive, the king showed the tension of a soldier.

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“It’s too bad… things are getting about as busy as they thought they would be,” Nelson said.

"That's true," Esther agreed.

Nelson and Esther, who received the king's notice, walked in the corridor of the palace again. Nelson closed his eyes unconsciously, and the proud expressions of the king and the ministers appeared in his mind. He sighed and opened his eyes, looking up listlessly and said: "The king said something crazy again... Is he trying to go to war with other countries to show his strength?"

“Who knows? But even if that’s the case, there’s nothing we can do.”

Nelson felt unable to refute Esther's words, and he grabbed his hair anxiously.

"I know. Ultimately, we can only obey the king's orders silently."

“Indeed… this is a really annoying topic.”

“So, isn’t this just giving up on yourself?”

"yes."

Both of them smiled bitterly. When they re-examined the "commonplace" that was full of surprise, they smiled naturally for some reason. Whether this was self-mockery or the result of giving up, the two of them were not sure.

“…To be honest, I saw this coming, didn’t I?” Nelson said.

Esther agreed with a wry smile: "I think so too. Perhaps the king sees this bad news as a silver lining."

"To show other countries the power of our country?"

"Then let me ask you, Nelson, do you have any other considerations besides this?"

Facing Esther's question, Nelson raised his hands in surrender: "No more. Just like the thoughts of an old man who eats without any self-respect, my thoughts are simple, right?"

"Indeed, you may be right, Nelson. But this is the palace, and I suggest you watch your words."

"Then I will obey your order. ... You said 'don't say that.'" After Esther's rebuttal, Nelson was speechless and could only close his eyes and smile: "...Indeed, we still have a lot of tea reserves."

"No, it has nothing to do with tea." Faced with Esther's dissatisfaction, Nelson naturally interrupted.