Chapter 147
Recruiting talent for the creation of the knight order.
To this end, Martin had separated from Khal and set out with Diana to recruit Hazel. However, an unexpected problem arose from the very beginning of their journey.
From the moment they boarded the carriage until they reached their lodging, the journey had seemed smooth.
…Or so they thought, which proved to be their great mistake.
At some point, the Subspace Bag containing the military funds they had brought along had been swapped for a fake.
And about a day later, Khal joined them.
In their temporary quarters,
Khal, listening to the report from Martin, shifted his gaze toward Diana.
Tremble.
The one responsible for losing the bag, she was shaking ever so slightly.
While she feared Khal’s scolding, more than anything, she was terrified of having disappointed him.
Khal turned his gaze back to Martin and asked.
“I want to ask one thing. Were you the one in charge of managing the bag?”
“That’s right. It was me.”
“?!”
Martin claimed responsibility without hesitation, and a startled Diana whipped her head toward him.
“We’ve traveled through many places crawling with such lowlifes, but I truly didn’t expect this incident.”
It wasn’t a pathetic excuse. Martin truly believed it was his responsibility as he explained the events of that time.
“I can’t believe you were done in by a mere pickpocket. How ridiculous.”
Goetz, who was standing behind Khal, spoke in a disdainful tone while looking at Martin.
