Chapter 31
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The effect of the short break was quite amazing. Adrian found his mind was clear to the point of being cold.
The remaining four days passed in the same way. Nina diligently helped him with his work like a close aide, and Adrian worked smoothly.
The documents were sorted by type, and the trash can was always clean. The pen nibs were also wiped clean without a single trace of hardened ink, and the edges of the ink bottles were neat.
Adrian was almost sorry when her vacation ended.
Although he hadn't given her the vacation to do this kind of work, it was true that he was more comfortable.
They often went up to the watchtower together, always making sure not to be seen by anyone.
With the help of North Wind, they were always able to go up to the watchtower without encountering anyone.
But that was over now.
Nina opened the door to the Knights Commander's office. The newly assigned room was located on the first floor. It was next to the training grounds, so it was spacious and had good lighting.
'Okay, then.'
Nina rolled up her sleeves.
'Let's start with cleaning.'
The Knights Commander's office had a waiting room for guests attached to it. She started cleaning from the waiting room.
She made Jin, the Vice-Commander, mop, and Nina swept.
The servants had done a rough job, but it wasn't clean enough to satisfy her, so she swept and mopped again.
While cleaning, Nina asked.
"What do you think, Jin? Do you think a lot of candidates will come?"
"They said they'll be selected based on ability regardless of status, so a lot will come. What kind of Knights order is this in the world?"
"That's true."
Nina nodded in agreement. Jin didn't skip the dawn training.
Of course, that was only possible because Nina was watching him with her eyes wide open.
Even if he didn't work, he couldn't skip training.
His body would become dull.
Nina said that and trained with Jin every dawn.
She stopped the five times gravity. It was a waste of energy and would be a disadvantage if they couldn't respond to emergencies.
'I hope there are enough people to fill the training grounds.'
The budget that Lord Louis had told her about was more than she had expected.
Still, she spent the minimum amount on furniture.
'I'll change it to something better as soon as I make a lot of money!'
That was the meaning of the minimum amount.
Once they finished cleaning, brought in the furniture, and hung the Knights' flag on the wall, the organization would be complete.
Since it was also her office, Nina sent a letter to Bluestone Island from here.
After putting the sample she received from Kirill in a glass bottle, she carefully packaged it. She put it in a large wooden box with a report and sealed it tightly to complete the preparation.
Bluestone Island had its own postal system, so there was no major problem in sending it.
In the meantime, the head of the Gotha family, who was in charge of the Unicorn, came up.
Surprisingly, he was only a sixteen-year-old boy.
She asked Lord Louis about it, and he said that most of the families that remained were young like that because of the rebellion.
'They really killed them all, Young Master...'
She wondered what it would be like since a collateral male child had inherited the position of head of the family, but he was a much more mature boy than she had expected.
"I am grateful for giving the family another chance to work."
Tura, the head of the family with brown hair and light freckles, said resolutely with a nervous face.
He had heard the rumors.
The only human who contracted with the highest-ranking Spirit.
The Spirit Knight who returned from the dead.
When he actually saw her, she was so beautiful that he thought she was a fairy of the eyes. However, the sight of her wearing the Jet-Black Knights' unique black uniform gave him a strange sense of pressure.
'She's also tall...'
"I heard that the Gotha family has a pasture."
"Yes, but there are hardly any horses now..."
"The Unicorn doesn't necessarily have to live on flat land. Mountains or valleys are fine, so please make it wide."
"Is it really a Unicorn?"
"Of course. Let's go see it in person."
Since Nina was the one who brought the Unicorn, she was in charge of the guide. Tura's mouth dropped open as he watched the Unicorn eating bean porridge with a satisfied face in the temporary pasture made with ropes.
'It's really a Unicorn!'
The jet-black Unicorn looked as if it had jumped out of an illustration.
No, the Unicorn in the illustration was pure white, but the black Unicorn suited the Louveaen Dukedom very well.
Tura and the Gotha clan, who were taking the rest of the Unicorns except for the leader and two or three others, all exclaimed.
She smiled and said.
"The Gotha family has been a great vassal of The Roubaenue Dukedom for a long time. From now on, we will be able to continue a different relationship than before. I'm looking forward to it."
"Yes, yes!"
Tura said that and looked around before saying in a small voice.
"Some of our family members have also come forward to challenge the Jet-Black Knights. Even if it's not enough, that's..."
He turned slightly pale and said even more quietly.
"Please have the mercy to let them return alive."
I'm prepared to lose my limbs, he added seriously. Nina nodded, thinking, 'No, what on earth, Young Master?'
"Of course, if it's the Gotha family, I have to send them back with all their limbs intact. Don't worry." she replied.
Only then did Tura's face brighten at her answer.
The young head of the family said that he wanted to take the Unicorn back as soon as possible, and declined the offer to stay for a day, and disappeared with his clan, driving the Unicorn.
When she returned to the Commander's office, a list of merchant representatives recommended by Louis was placed there.
As expected of Louis, the profiles were written meticulously in flowing cursive.
Most of them were small merchants or peddlers who were now increasing the number of carts.
Nina first scanned the names.
'There's a familiar name.'
Nina smiled.
'Rorokomo!'
She remembered it because the name was unique.
There were various ethnic minorities in the Ebenzel Empire, and Rorokomo was a peddler from one of them, the 'Bleka tribe'.
Tanned skin and odd eyes with different colors in each eye were the characteristics of the Bleka people.
Because their appearance was so noticeable, they were often discriminated against, so Rorokomo had a hard time peddling.
Still, he was so resourceful that when he met the original heroine, Saintess Fiona, he had become a plausible peddler leading three carts.
Of course, he grew explosively after meeting Fiona and became a wealthy merchant.
'But isn't he still in a situation where he only has one cart? To recommend such a person, Lord Louis has amazing insight... Moreover, Lord Louis is also strong in swordsmanship enough to be the Vice-Commander. Why on earth was he the Vice-Commander in a place like this??'
Even feeling doubtful, Nina circled the name.
In addition, Nina wrote letters to all the talents she knew. Interestingly, when she went to Adrian and told him the list, he gave her a list of personal information with their places of residence and simple profiles written in less than a week.
"How did you know these people?"
"How did Young Master investigate these people so quickly?"
Surprised at each other, the two finished their respective tasks.
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In the meantime, she explored the Violet Forest with Jin two more times.
Since the two of them were originally skilled at camping, their teamwork was perfect.
In addition, now that they were taking the Unicorn, they could travel back and forth faster and carry more luggage, which made it much easier.
"This is a tree I've never seen before?"
Nina threw a stone at the tree fruit from afar.
With a thud, a bright red tree fruit fell to the ground.
It seemed to be a hard fruit since it didn't burst.
She had to be careful because there were many bizarre plants that would explode when poked, or suddenly open their mouths and try to eat their opponents, even if they looked fine on the outside.
"Originally, red fruits should be delicious..."
Jin looked up at the huge tree with a sullen expression.
The sight of black trees with purple leaves and bright red, luscious fruits hanging from them was somehow bizarre.
Nina quietly approached the fallen fruit.
She scanned the fruit with her scabbard...
"Huh?"
Something sparkled in iridescent colors. Nina bent down and took out a seed from among the burst tomato-like fruit.
