I spent 1,000 Luin just to get information on the Granni Merchant Guild!
1,000 coins!!
And this is all I got?
Was all that effort completely wasted?!
Letia admitted she was red with anger.
The money was gone, and the job wasn’t done.
In the end, she was still working for Red, and all she had in her hand was that lewd book he bought.
What kind of situation was this?
“Priestess, can you please let me go?”
Granni, being a businessman, naturally saw that the girl in front of him wasn’t targeting him.
If all he had to do was plead for mercy, maybe she would let him go.
“We have no grievances, no hatred. It’s all just a misunderstanding, isn’t it?”
“A misunderstanding?”
Letia, still fuming, was even angrier when she heard that.
“I never said you could lay a hand on that little demon, did I?”
“Uh…”
Granni was immediately at a loss for words.
“I swear I won’t touch her again.”
Looking at Granni’s solemn expression, Letia couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.
Although Granni said so, the feeling he gave her… was that he was a little guilty.
“You haven’t already sent someone over there, have you?”
“No, no!”
Granni hadn’t expected Letia to say that and shook his head repeatedly.
“I swear on my lord, if I ever lay a hand on that demon again, may I meet a terrible end.”
“…”
Letia regarded Granni with suspicion.
In fact, Granni hadn’t told the whole truth.
His promise not to act again didn’t mean he hadn’t acted before.
Before Letia arrived, a group had already gone after that little demon.
And to avoid being discovered, he planned to be ruthless.
If he could deal with the only person close to that little demon, no one would notice she had disappeared.
Yeming Town was so big; losing one or two people was common, especially since she was a despised demon.
Even if Red had dealings with her, Granni found out that Red was just a temp worker, not truly her comrade.
So… as long as he was ruthless enough, no one would find out.
“Really?”
Letia narrowed her eyes.
Confused images and memories in her mind began to crystallize, slowly forming a clear picture.
A burning house…
Sharp screams…
A helpless girl kneeling in front of the house.
No matter how much she called for help, no one answered.
Although she didn’t know the whole story, one thing was certain.
Someone was plotting to burn down a house, and inside that house was Tessaia’s elderly guardian—not related by blood but closer than family.
And the mastermind behind it all was the man in front of her, Granni.
Because the script said that if they caught Tessaia and sold her to a noble named Bartfiss, they’d get 500,000 coins.
With such a lucrative reward, how could he let it go?
“Of course it’s true!”
Granni nodded repeatedly, his face full of sincerity.
Without the script reminding her, maybe Letia would have believed him.
But precisely because of the script, Letia knew the man before her was nothing more than a beast in human skin.
Not worth any sympathy.
“Then I’ll trust you this once.”
“Thank you! Thank you!”
Letia put her mask back on and left the room, closing the door behind her.
She could vaguely hear curses from the other side.
Then she pulled out a crystal ball and made a call.
“Hello, Knight Order?”
“Yes, I have evidence against the Granni Merchant Guild.”
“Trust me, once you see the proof, you’ll be very interested.”
***
Ten minutes later, a large number of knights clad in armor surrounded the Granni Merchant Guild.
After receiving the evidence reported by Letia, these money-hungry knights naturally set about carving up the Granni Merchant Guild.
As for what would happen to Granni himself, according to the Knight Order’s captain, his crimes included human trafficking, smuggling Prohibited Drugs, tax evasion, and more.
Even if not sentenced to death, he would be serving a life sentence at the very least.
But none of this concerned Letia anymore.
Right now, the priority was to stop the fire from spreading.
Sorting through the script and memories, she quickly pinpointed the time of the incident.
“Tonight?”
It was currently 11 PM, and the fire was set at midnight—only one hour away.
Not enough time to go home and retrieve the forgery.
From the script, it was clear the group wasn’t the usual thieves.
They were Bartfiss’s private army—strong and dangerous.
But she had to go.
Sure, Letia knew she was selfish and lazy, but when it came to such shameless and vile deeds, she couldn’t stand by and do nothing.
She might be heartless, but she wasn’t inhuman.
“If necessary, I’ll just take off the mask.”
Letia didn’t want to work without her disguise, but the enchantment in her mask was fragile.
If she didn’t remove the disguise and used her magic directly, the mask would likely lose its effect.
Even if removing the mask exposed her identity, lives were at stake, and there was no time to worry about such things.
At the same time, Letia couldn’t help but feel a quiet relief.
Following the script at least gave her some foresight, didn’t it?
“One hour from here, I can make it.”
Without hesitation, Letia headed for Tessaia’s home.
She had to stop those heartless bastards from setting the fire.
Though she couldn’t use the Judgment Priest Ability, Letia’s physical condition was excellent, and in less than half an hour, she reached the house where Tessaia lived.
Just like in her memories, the house engulfed in flames was the very one before her.
Only now, it was still intact.
“Letia?”
Tessaia looked surprised to see her.
“How did you know I lived here?”
“Come inside first.”
Letia pulled Tessaia into the house, her eyes sweeping over every corner outside, searching carefully for any sign of someone hiding.
But no matter how hard she looked, there was no one outside.
Tessaia watched Letia’s anxious expression with some confusion.
“What’s wrong?”
“Where’s your grandmother?”
“Letia, you mean Granny Sally?”
Tessaia was even more surprised that Letia knew her grandmother.
“She just fell asleep. Are you looking for her?”
“Listen carefully to what I’m about to say, and don’t be afraid.”
Letia placed her hand on Tessaia’s shoulder.
“I received information that someone wants to abduct you and burn your grandmother alive.”
Hearing this, Tessaia’s eyes widened.
“Don’t be shocked…”
Letia suddenly heard noises outside.
“You take your grandmother and leave. Leave this to me.”
“But…”
“No buts. Go now.”