The Spear of Thunder's character was widely despised, but there was no denying that he was a Great Knight with the potential to become Legendary.
Rising from humble beginnings to where he was now was itself a legend.
Even Formal Wizards had to show a Legendary Knight the respect he was due.
"No wonder!"
Hibel mused:
"The front line suffered a defeat, and Signo City could also be caught up in the flames of war. If that happens, houses will lose their value, so Robert dared to drive the price down so hard."
"Right."
Karl nodded, then advised her:
"But Senior Sister, you don't need to worry too much. Signo City isn't on the front line, after all, so the chances of it being caught up in the fighting aren't high."
"There's room to negotiate on the price."
That was a common consensus. Otherwise, the nobles of Signo City would have started moving to the rear long ago.
Avoiding harm and seeking profit were second nature to nobles.
Driving down the price
was just a common tactic used by merchants.
"Mm." Hibel nodded in agreement.
"Kolon and Gando have been at war for over a hundred years, but Signo City has never fallen."
"Now Count Barlo of the Vick Family has come to take charge here, too..."
"Robert's a greedy hedgehog. He's so rich, yet he won't pay even one extra penny!"
Her good impression of Robert had vanished completely.
"Ugh!"
Hibel sighed and continued:
"It looks like it'll take some time to settle the assets our mentor left behind. We can only send a batch over first. I'll write to our mentor and explain the situation here."
"Karl."
"You still owe me twenty-seven Gold Coins. Can you pay them off before you leave? If not, I'll have to charge