Eight-Gun Captain

The two each ordered drinks, then found a table and sat down to continue their conversation.

During this time, Captain Rades not only told him about the commendation he had received at Red Water Camp after the serial Murder Case was solved, but also, as promised, gave Shade ninety percent of the reward—ninety pounds in banknotes.

"Captain, after you returned to the camp, did anyone mention the matter of 'Eight-Gun Captain' in front of you again?"

Captain Rades had already moved on from the matter, which was why Shade dared to ask. Sure enough, the middle-aged officer merely seemed troubled, not dejected:

"Of course people brought it up, but things turned out much better than I expected. After all, I returned because I had distinguished myself in Tobesk. Being captured by those Kasonlik people really did happen, so I accept that reality."

"Come to think of it, I've always been curious. Where exactly did you enter the battlefield? I haven't heard of any war breaking out in the Sikar Mountain Area over the past six months."

Shade lowered his voice as he asked. Captain Rades looked around before answering:

"Though there's no war, we occasionally have clashes with the soldiers on the other side of the mountains. Enough, enough. That was a very embarrassing matter. Let it pass."

The captain had originally planned to take Shade into the mountains to hunt, but it had rained a few days ago, and the muddy mountain roads were difficult to traverse, so they could only abandon the idea. Still, Shade asked the captain about the terrain of Sikar Mountain, hoping to get the Demon Hunter's sword before Miss Aurora arrived in the area.

But Captain Rades could not show him the military map in the camp, because both the map and the Sand