Hanson did not stop his work by handing over the letter to Kansir.
'I can't sit still when my senior is working so hard for the people of the slums.'
Hanson bit his lip.
'Why does senior have to be so stupid?'
Stupid.
Yes, Raymond was stupid.
He was a patient-stupid idiot.
Even now, he went to the Dark Blade Guild for the sake of the patients in the slums.
'He probably went there to warn the people of the slums not to commit such violence again. If it's him, he'll still stay for the sake of the patients.'
Even if he didn't know what kind of trouble he would face. That's who Raymond was.
So he couldn't stand still either.
Hanson ran around the Bay Area, shouting Raymond was in crisis.
"The prince?"
"He went to the Dark Blades for us?"
When the people of the slums heard the news, they rose up in indignation.
Normally they would have never imagined taking on the Dark Blade Guild, but now it was a different story.
Raymond.
How could they sit still when that idiot prince, who was devoted to the slums, had entered the tiger's den for their own good?
"Let us get up too!"
"No matter how scary those Dark Blade guys are, the prince left for us and we can't sit still!"
Revolution.
Yes, it was nothing short of a revolution.
Raymond's devotion inspired the people of the slums.
People picked up sticks, knives, and weapons at random and headed for the Dark Blade Guild.
All for Raymond.
What followed was a purge.
The spearhead was taken up by the Blue Moon Guild of Kansir and others. A large crowd followed.
No amount of Dark Blades could afford to compete with such a large crowd.
Moreover, the situation was so bad that even the leader, Toms, had been overrun.
The Dark Blake guild collapsed in a flash.
"Woo!"
"We made it!"
"What did we do? It's all the prince's doing!"
"Long live Prince Raymond!"
Raymond stood before the crowd with a puzzled look on his face.
With his hands tightly bound, hung Toms like a fish.
"Wow! The prince has conquered the Toms!"
People exclaimed in amazement.
"How did the prince conquer Toms?"
"He must have risked something to subdue Toms for us."
"As expected. Prince..."
People looked at Raymond with admiration and emotion.
For he, who was only a healer, could not have easily subdued Toms by force.
It was clear that he had taken enormous risks and planned carefully.
It was truly for them, the people of the slums.
"I can't believe he'd be willing to take such a risk for us..."
"It must have been very dangerous."
"Yes, look at his forehead..."
The eyes of the people of the slums turned to Raymond's forehead. He had a blue bruise on his forehead.
'... this is just a bruise I got when I was looking for the secret safe and I hit a wall...'
Raymond thought with a puzzled look on his face.
He had no such idea at all, but suddenly he was supposed to have conquered the evil crowd 'for the sake of the poor.'
'... I don't know what's going on either.'
When he sneakily raised his hand in headache, people who mistakenly thought he was holding it toward them cheered.
"Wooo!"
"Oh, I didn't... I just kind of..."
"I knew it, Sir Raymond! I can't believe you're so humble!"
"Long live Raymond!"
"Long live the prince!"
Raymond hurriedly shook his head, but the melting pot of cheers did not stop.
Eventually, Raymond stayed still in desperation.
'I don't know... I'll just be quiet and shut up.'
However, the suffering (?) was not over.
The figure of Raymond, standing still and silent, again made a great impression on people's eyes.
Raymond had always been slender and handsome.
He was now up to his grade-A Heart of Steel buff, oozing a lovely regality from his entire body, and the more he held his mouth still, the stronger that feeling became. People exclaimed in admiration.
"Look at that regal figure. As expected, he's Prince Raymond."
"But I heard you shouldn't call him Prince."
"Oh, I don't know. Shut up! From now on, there will only be one prince in our Bay Area, Prince Raymond!"
"Long live Prince Raymond!"
"Woooo!"
There was an endless cheer.
[Quest accomplished!]
[Bonus level up!]
[Bonus level up!]
[Bonus level up!]
[You get 50 bonus skill points!]
[Fame Increases!]
[Fame increase gives you even more influence in the Bay Area!]
And so Raymond was to exterminate the worst malignant swelling in the Bay Area, the Dark Blade Guild.
***
Raymond's conquest of the Dark Blade guild was reported to the royal castle.
The Dark Blades were a headache at the castle.
"Raymond overpowered the Dark Blade Guild?"
Galman looked surprised.
The Dark Blade Guild!
How much of a headache they were.
They had complete control of the slums and were hard to root out, and now Raymond was overrunning them?
"How in the world?"
"He made an elaborate plan, infiltrated the grounds directly, and overpowered the leader, Toms."
"Huh!"
Galman exclaimed in astonishment.
Toms was a top-level knight and mana user.
Although he was not up to an expert level, he was strong enough to be treated as an advanced knight in a quite small to medium-sized knighthood.
What do you mean, he overpowered such a person with his schemes?
'What method did he use? It must have been incredibly dangerous for him to pull something like that off. Did I not look hard enough at Raymond before?'
He did know what method he used, but it was clearly a plan that required risking his life.
How did the ugly child manage to pluck up such courage?
"... They say he was willing to take such a risk for the sake of the people in the slums. He couldn't stand by and watch them bully the poor anymore."
"Haha, that's amazing. It's great."
Garman recalled the image of Raymond he had seen the other day.
A devoted figure who thought only of others.
Because it was Raymond, he had great courage for the people of the slums.
'Only for the slums. I'm really impressed.'
Galman even sighed with deep admiration.
"Is he hurt, by any chance? He took such a risk, I hope his body is alright?"
"He got hurt on his forehead, but fortunately it wasn't a serious injury."
"I'm so glad."
Galman breathed a sigh of relief.
"He has done a great deal, and he must be given an award."
"That's..."
"What's the matter?"
"There's something else he's done besides overpowering them. In a way, it's a much bigger merit."
"A much bigger ball?"
The secretary nodded and continued in surprise.
"Sir Raymond didn't just subdue Toms, he even got a secret ledger with all of his wrongs."
Galman's eyes widened in surprise.
A secret ledger!
He had obtained a tremendous amount of documents.
"It's said he overpowered Toms and immediately found the secret ledger. I think he's made a careful plan to bring him down."
"I know."
Galman thought in admiration.
'It's not just courage. It was a really close call. Was Raymond this deep-tempered?'
"Yes, that's great. With such a book, they can all get the maximum sentence."
"By the way... there's a problem with that secret ledger."
"Hm?"
The secretary said in a heavy tone.
"It contains a list of nobles who have dealt with the Dark Blade Guild in the past."
"...!"
"According to the documents, some nobles backed them and received black money."
"... are you sure?"
"Yes, it seems to be solid because there is evidence of money coming and going together. It even includes Viscount Casford, who was an administrator in the Bay Area."
There was a moment of heavy silence in the office.
Galman said in a somber tone.
"There's going to be a storm."
"Yes, there is."
The secretary nodded in agreement.
If the document was released, a stormy shock would literally sweep the political world.
It was a storm caused by Raymond.
Thus, Raymond unintentionally made a contribution to eradicating corrupt nobles.
***
When he was first caught, Toms had a part of him that believed.
'If I endure, the nobles who will take care of me will put in the effort to free me. Let's see then, you bastard Raymond.'
Toms gritted his teeth in prison.
'I've offered every bribe to offer in preparation for a day like this. They won't ignore me because of what they got.'
As soon as he got out, he would be the first to visit Raymond and kill him. He would die the most painful death in the world.
'I'll make that weak healer bastard beg for help.'
He was gritting his teeth when he suddenly had a strange thought.
'But back then, that last blow. What was that?'
Tom's eyes narrowed.
It was very strong for a simple attack by a weak healer.
So he was embarrassed and failed to respond properly and allowed the blow.
'What? Wasn't he just a healer?'
But Toms shook his head.
He didn't appear to have mastered the sword.
His body was also irregular, and it was not the movement of a person who mastered the sword at all.
'...but why did the club fly so strongly?'
Therefore it was like being hit by a club ignorantly wielded by a powerful knight in a past age of knighthood.
'... that can't be true. I must be mistaken. I guess the aftereffects of falling down a bit were bigger than I thought.'
Toms could not continue thinking. Torturers stormed into the jail.
"Ah! Stop it! How dare you, do you know who I am?!"
"Who you are? The worst bad guy in the world."
As the bright red pharynx propped itself up, Toms realized something was wrong.
"Keuaaak!"
He waited and waited, enduring the torture, but there was no help for him.
It was only natural.
Because the nobles who had accepted the bribe had also been caught and were being interrogated.
There was clear evidence, and the nobles could not exonerate him.
Eventually, Toms could not hold out for a few days and confessed everything about the Dark Blade Guild, and the Dark Blade Guild became fully rooted.
Needless to say, the rogue aristocrats were punished along with him.
It was all because of the work Raymond had accomplished.