Survival Strategies of a Corrupt Aristocrat: Volume 3 by Sakaku Hishikawa

Author:Sakaku Hishikawa [HISHIKAWA,SAKAKU]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2025-10-08T00:00:00+00:00

The newbie handyman left the guild in a hurry, and Felicia looked perplexed. “I didn’t expect you to let him leave early today, Humid.”

“Is that weird?”

“No, it’s just that you’re usually a bit harsh on Tenes.”

“He’s still young. We gotta guide him while he’s still new, y’know?”

“So why—”

“But sometimes, there’s just some things that we gotta prioritize over work. I’m pretty understanding, see? You can trust me on that, Felicia.”

“O-Of course!”

Humid brushed back his hair as he looked out the door and smirked.

Heh heh. Hope you run into trouble with those adventurers.

***

“I’ll pay extra, so please go as fast as you can.”

“All righty. Don’t fall off, lassie.”

“I’m a man.”

“O-Oops. Sorry ’bout that.”

Waiting for the next regular tourist carriage would have taken too much time, so I decided to head to the carriage company’s headquarters and negotiate a direct ride to the Forest of Elza. I mentioned that I would pay ten times the regular fare, and a rider decided to take me there on the back of a very fast horse. It was a bit tight on the pocket with just the salary of a regular guild employee, but I could just squeeze by with the parting fee my sister provided me out of pity when I had gotten exiled.

I might need to hire a financial advisor at some point.

“Let’s go! Hiyah!” The hazel-maned horse whinnied and set off.

I could use lightning magic to boost my muscles and run faster than a horse, but I didn’t have the stamina to make it all the way to the forest on foot. I might have been able to enhance my lung capacity with wind magic, but I was about to face off against a dark elf—a being with an immense amount of mana. I had to conserve my own until I arrived at the forest.

“By the way, why’s a las—er, lad like you in such a hurry to go to that forest?” the driver asked out of curiosity.

“I have someone I want to meet,” I answered.

“Phew! Ahhh, youth! How long have you been in love?”

“Hmm... About a hundred years.”

“A hundred years?! Dunno what’s goin’ on between you two, but that’s passion! I’m burnin’ up for you two!” This middle-aged rider was getting unnecessarily excited.

“Out of curiosity, do you know anything about the Gorio brothers? They’re adventurers,” I asked.

I had found Humid’s attitude before I left a little strange, so right before leaving the guild, I erased my presence and checked the visitor logbook. I found that the adventurers Humid had talked to that morning were the three Gorio brothers.

“The Gorio brothers?” the rider echoed. A seasoned carriage driver would have met various adventurers throughout their career. I figured that someone like this old man would’ve heard a word or two about them, and just as expected, he had plenty to say.

“Yeah, I’ve heard a thing or two, and those things ain’t good. Those three brothers always travel together and make money from adventuring. They’re pretty competent, but I heard they have some nasty connections in the underworld.

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