Yano left.
After packing this morning, he could set off for the Outpost Ruins camp this afternoon with the little slime in his arms.
Stone-Descendant Nobles were merely tougher to beat up. When they ran into those desperadoes with nothing but bounty money in their eyes, they still had to run.
If Chen Yu did not keep an eye on him, let alone Yano himself, even his underwear would be left behind there.
Only after Yano's figure had completely disappeared did Chen Yu bounce back into the castle.
Strangely, the castle was now filled with nothing but the buzzing of Stinger Bees at work. He was still wondering why Count Bran's noisy voice had suddenly vanished when he spotted it standing at the mouth of the clay jar, drooling over his precious "Spirit Stones."
Hmm...
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This guy... was highly suspected of stealing from the very person guarding the treasure.
There might not seem to be much Gray Grit Crystal, but Seja had painstakingly picked every piece up. They were precious beyond measure.
He would ache at heart over even one missing piece.
He hurriedly chased Count Bran away, lifted the clay jar onto his head, and ran off to hide it inside the Slime Nest.
When he came back out, Count Bran was turning over the soil with its claws as though nothing had happened, though its little eyes were still fixed on the nest.
There really was a thief in the house.
And it was an earl of high rank and great authority in the Slime Kingdom.
Chen Yu muttered to himself. After turning the matter over in his mind, he suddenly came up with a good idea.
"My dear Count, do you want more of these shiny things?"
Count Bran came back to its senses, proudly