Just A Thief

"With great power comes great responsibility. Those in power should be held to stricter standards."

When such a person has moral problems, it causes even greater damage.

Also, look at this incident.

What if it was commoners who hunted humans? Rather than hissing, Count Brayden would have already caught and killed that bastard.

He said he dared to cause trouble on his own land. I turned my head with a bitter smile. But at that very moment, a phrase suddenly appeared before my eyes.

"You have stopped the evil deeds of Alonzo, the devil of the Brayden territory."

"Compensation will be given."

"If positive changes occur in the world, even better rewards will await."

'What's happening all of a sudden?'

The system I had so far was very passive.

It simply displayed information about people I knew.

Oh, there was one time before that was different from usual—when combat skills were unlocked.

But never before had so many words appeared. While I made a puzzled expression, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

'So what have you done so far?'

I had caused quite a stir in the capital. Since then, cases of non-payment of wages had decreased significantly.

But it didn't seem to have a big impact.

If I thought about it carefully, I could understand why. It is clear which is more important: a few pennies or a person's life.

"So you're saying there's a chance for human hunting to be eradicated in the future?"

Didn't the system say so? If I bring positive change to the world, I will be rewarded better.

Anyway, doesn't that mean I've walked the right path? It felt like the system was cheering me on.

'Anyway, I wonder what has changed.'

I stared at the words quietly. Using the system was very simple.

All I had to do was summon the will and it would be applied automatically.

In some ways, it felt much more useful than a smartphone. There was no process of pressing anything by hand at all.

"But what has changed... what?"

As I looked at Tobias without thinking, I noticed a difference from before.

**Person Information:**

Name: Tobias Wilkin

Status: Baronet

Position: Deacon

Loyalty: Average

Status: High enthusiasm for work, slightly puzzled

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The content of character information had become clearer than before. In particular, the comprehensive ability tab was quite impressive.

'This will make it easier to distinguish between jade and stone.'

It would be more certain than when recruiting mercenaries. Because there may be cases where the grade and actual ability are different.

Additionally, the description of the status tab had changed slightly. In the past, only words were listed, but now they were displayed in degrees.

'It's a bit disappointing that detailed abilities aren't listed.'

As far as I know, Tobias wasn't very good at fighting. If so, then the C grade would have been given due to other talents.

When it came to how to use people, I had no choice but to synthesize information and make a rough guess. Of course, that would have been enough.

I can get a general idea of what type of work someone is suitable for by doing it a few times.

"There is a delay, so I will hurry a little, Your Majesty."

"Please."

After answering Tobias' words half-heartedly, I concentrated on examining the information window. This is surprisingly quite fun. It also feels like I'm peeking into someone else's inner self.

But I soon had to stop.

There were too few targets. If you want to check someone's information, you need at least a full name.

'It would be useful not only in dealing with people, but also in trials.'

Bad guys are more likely to have the word "evil" in their recent status.

It took a long two weeks to reach Baron Rebrandt.

Even though the carriage continued to run without stopping. Because it was such a long journey, I was feeling extremely bored.

'How come not a single monster appears?'

Originally, it would have been normal to encounter all kinds of action.

Public order in local territories is often poor. Perhaps we were lucky, and the group reached their destination without incident. But the real incident was just beginning.

"That... Your Majesty? The entire territory is almost a den of thieves?"

"Her! I just can't believe it."

The Barony of Rebrandt was truly a mess.

Let's say that thieves are rampant.

Because there can be many places with bad public order. Local wars are constantly taking place in the north, where Abel stayed.

But this place wasn't even that remote.

'I wouldn't have left it unattended for no reason. Only if the territory is run properly will the lord make a profit.'

I walked around the castle, looking around. Perhaps because an outsider was snooping around, people immediately followed. A soldier on guard duty approached and spoke to me.

"Where does this person come from?"

Perhaps because of his attire, his tone was quite polite. I tried asking questions to get even simple information.

"Isn't it polite to introduce yourself first and then ask?"

When I lightly tapped him, the other person's face hardened slightly. The unpleasant expression was fleeting. The man immediately responded with a yes.

"I am Shemar, leader of the guards at Rebrandt Castle."

At that very moment, my eyebrows furrowed mercilessly. This was because the content of his words and the character information were completely different.

"No? You're just a thief."

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