“Then, what about the ones of the imperial princess of the Pallan Empire? Would it be difficult to get some of hers?” Davey asked the man.

“…”

-…You pervert.

For a second, Davey felt like he heard Perserque genuinely complain in irritation. But still, he thought to himself, ‘Well, I could be roused if it was a girl as pretty as her.’

Although the Pallan Empire’s imperial princess was still quite young, both Davey and her had come of age and were independent adults.

Since Davey didn’t bother to make any excuses and simply stared at him, the man silently closed his eyes. His eyelashes quivered. He was trying to figure out the true meaning of Davey’s words: was he serious, or was there a different meaning to his words? After some contemplation, he gave the best answer that he could provide. “I…am fond of my life.” There was a hint of tiredness in his sighing voice.

“Okay, that’s enough for me,” Davey replied calmly and lightly threw a pouch of gold coins toward the man. “It’s payment in advance.”

The man looked shocked as he caught the unexpectedly heavy pouch of gold coins.

“It’s one hundred and fifty gold coins. There should be a female mage named Portna under Winley, my younger sister....