Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Royal Family's Judgment - Part 3

The next day, when I arrived at the guild, Fiene-san told me that a messenger from the royal palace had come and led me to a room.

In the room, a tall man dressed in black attire was standing, waiting.

...Upon hearing that it was a messenger, I had a vague idea, and indeed, it was this person who appeared.

"Nice to meet you, Lord Jin. I am Zeph, a servant of the royal family."

"Nice to meet you, Zeph."

Zeph von Leleis.

One of the hereditary families serving the royal family, mainly responsible for "odd jobs."

Among the families serving the royal family, they were a special lineage, and only a few people in the game knew their true nature, shrouded in mystery.

Because I was looking at the game's settings, I knew what kind of person he was.

Calm and composed, always collected.

Lord Bertos serves as the advisor to the visible king, while Zeph is in charge of the advisor role in the shadows.

"Why did the messenger from the royal family come to the guild? According to today's schedule, I was not supposed to go to the princess's place."

"Yes, it's not about that matter. I have been ordered by the king to deliver a report regarding Lord Jin's former family."

Zeph said so and took out documents from another dimension.

"Yesterday, after that, I was ordered by the king to 'investigate the Rajinia family.' We have gathered some information, but there are parts that we cannot judge, so I thought of asking Lord Jin and requested some of your time."

"...What does the king intend to do with the Rajinia family?"

"At the moment, he has not decided what to do. However, he mentioned that he is considering dissolution depending on the future investigation results."

"Understood. I cannot refuse to cooperate when it is put that way. I will tell you everything I know."

Having heard the king's thoughts, I said that to Zeph and answered his questions calmly.

During that conversation, I felt that the story had taken a significant turn.

In the main storyline, although the Rajinia family had been cautioned about their treatment of Jin, there had been no investigation ordered by the king like this.

The fact that they had done things to Jin's mother remained unknown to the main characters, as Jin had only discovered it through his own investigation.

However, this time, I told Zeph about that point during our discussion.

Perhaps there was a possibility that the Rajinia family would disappear before the main story even began.

"...Jin-sama, is what you told me today true?"

"It is true. Although my mother's body has already been disposed of and cannot be examined, I believe there are still some remaining pieces of evidence."

Seeing Zeph's astonished face, which I had never seen in the game, I said with a touch of emotion.

As evidence, I took out the poison that my mother had been given while I was being expelled from the house and placed it on the desk.

"This is the poison that my mother was given, just in case."

Zeph looked at the poison and his face suddenly went pale. He put the poison into a different space.

After that, Zeph said, "I will report on this matter at a later date," and left the room. I headed to where Fine-san was to inform her that the discussion was over.

"Jin-kun, what were you talking about with the royal family?"

"Oh, it was about my former family. There were various reasons why I was expelled, and they came to hear the story again to investigate."

"I see. I hope you get good results."

"Well, I don't really care anymore."

After saying that, we began discussing today's schedule.

"As for equipment, Jin-san and Chloe-san are already wearing quite good ones, so it should be fine as it is."

"We've been thinking about that from the beginning and using good equipment. As for Chloe, I had her change her equipment immediately. It's better to use good equipment and get used to it for the future."

When I said that, Fine-san replied, "Indeed, it's safer that way."

"As for equipment, it's fine, but what about preparations like potions? In the labyrinth, you can suddenly be attacked, so it's safer to have recovery potions and such ready just in case."

"We have been prepared for that from a long time ago, and we have stocked up on recovery potions at Cynthia's shop. I have prepared some of these just in case."

I took out some recovery potion items from a different space and placed them on the desk.

"...Indeed, Jin-san and Chloe-san. These are items that have been carefully considered, more so than ordinary adventurers."

"Not many adventurers have prepared to this extent. It's remarkable."

Fine-san and Ricola-san, looking at the arranged items, praised us with their words.

I felt a little happy at their compliments, and Chloe also smiled happily.

After that, it was determined in the discussion that our preparations were perfect, and we were granted permission. We were provided with a carriage to the nearest labyrinth from the royal capital.