When Merlin stopped the fight before it could happen, Caron clicked his tongue disappointedly and came down to the floor. At the same time, he assessed the gentle-looking knight next to Merlin and tried to measure his skills. He did not seem to be much worse than Bors. Merlin was different, however. Caron thought he could definitely beat Merlin in a physical fight, but his instincts fiercely warned him not to. The only other person who gave this feeling to Caron was his older brother, Helios Blade. Noticing Caron was still alert and in a cold sweat, the leader of the merchant party approached Merlin in a welcoming manner.

"I'm the leader of the Palares Merchants. I came to deliver important goods to Sir Merlin, at the request of the Holy Kingdom." he said, holding the small box in his hands.

Merlin looked at the box in surprise. It clearly had seal magic on it, engraved by Merlin himself.

"This… A valuable guest has come. I have been waiting." Merlin smiled and spoke, but Caron's instincts whispered that his words were lies.

"You've done a great job coming such a long way. You all need to rest too, so I'll sign the receipt confirmation right away.”

"Yes! Here you are!"

The leader of the merchant party quickly took out the receipt confirmation and...