The Price is Everything of Yours (76 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 99

It was exactly as he had said.

Cledwin Maindlant had made every possible effort to remain at the castle by the time Neris arrived. However, the whereabouts of the last elder who had betrayed him were uncovered just before her arrival.

Had Neris not fallen ill on her way to Penmerwick, or had she come to Penmerwick right after graduation as Cledwin had anticipated, he would have been at the castle.

But, quite unfortunately, he truly had no choice but to be away at that very moment—and she arrived in his absence.

Upon learning of this situation, Cledwin instructed his trusted subordinate Talprin to use his signature disguise skills to assist Neris.

Because he well knew the stubbornness of the northern folk—known locally as those “Central folk.”

Talprin could not help but concede that Neris was right, though he was slightly irritated.

Though Neris spoke as if it meant nothing, she must have heard Talprin’s name only once during her school days—and even then, it had been during an extremely chaotic time.

Moreover, it was when he was working as a dormitory caretaker, clearly in disguise. After all, how significant were hair color and expression in shaping one’s overall impression?

Even without using a freshly acquired magical artifact like the one just taken off, normally no one would ever link the current Talprin with that idle dormitory caretaker. Indeed, until now, Cledwin had been the only person to instantly see through Talprin’s disguises.

Talprin had opposed Cledwin’s immediate appointment of Neris to the position of advisor. But after witnessing this incident, his earlier prediction—that she would be instantly dismissed by the experienced, old-school Central locals—appeared to have been mistaken.

Talprin also knew about the near disappearance of relief supplies bound for Pechernon. The situation with Hugin, a junior official who supposedly disliked the new advisor yet received direct orders from her, had been a perfect lure for those trying to oust her—they’d approach him for information without suspicion.

As he had been manipulating such individuals to trace where the diverted supplies had gone,

Neris had already neatly resolved the entire matter and handed it over to him. Moreover, she had even gone so far as to imprison all those who dared prioritize political infighting in the capital over the people’s welfare.

Likely, from the next meeting onward, no one would dare ignore what Neris had to say.

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