Chapter 260: A Knight Never Forgets a Grudge (3)
"......Impressive."
Simon couldn’t hide his admiration.
When he first took on the request, he had thought of it as nothing more than an easy way to make some extra money. But now, he couldn’t help but feel like a complete fool for having such a careless attitude.
"If I had taken this more seriously from the start, the money I made would’ve been entirely different... I want to go back and punch my past self."
"You’ve said that at least thirty times already, Simon."
"Thirty? No, forty-one times. If you’re my secretary, you should at least remember that."
"...The fact that you’re keeping count just proves you’re not normal."
"I’ll take that as a compliment."
Huff.
A lighthearted chat with his secretary helped settle his lingering regrets.
But the moment he glanced at the documents on the table—his stomach twisted again.
Day 1 – [Identified that the head of Greenbell Trading Company is an illegal mage. Greenbell itself was a major financial channel for the heretical organization, and they were secretly raising private soldiers.]