After taking care of those five kids and putting them on the bed, Gilbert awaits me outside of the room to explain what was going on.
"Sorry for leaving the kids in your care, you see I was bu-", Gilbert starts the conversation immediately as soon as he sees me going out but stops after seeing me become frustrated.
"Ah, good thing that you're here! I really await your arrival so soon that I can get a chance to hit you in the face", I said to him as the atmosphere around us become heavy.
" I...I'm Sorr... Sorry", Gilbert keeps stuttering and shivering as he responds to me.
"Sigh, explain to me now about what really happened about you and the kids", I calmed myself and question him for some explanation.
Gilbert explained to me that these kids are actually runaway slaves that hid in this town. The slave trader is actually searching for them so that they can be sent to the client that ordered them. Gilbert brought the kids to me and went back to his duty to capture the slaver trader.
In the Kingdom of Maria, slavery is prohibited due to the inhuman act of the dealer and client. If they are caught, it may lead to life sentence imprisonment.
The slave trader then has been confined by Gilbert and his group and they have interrogated the man to spill the bean for the client information. To Gilbert's surprise, the client is none other than a noble. The client's name is Viscount Eric and Viscount Roger which they had met at the Royal Palace.
"What will you do then?" I ask Gilbert for his next step.
"I will tell this to the authorities at the capital. It's not like I can do this alone with my own squad", he said.
" Don't do that!", I scream with a worried face.
I knew if he told the authorities at the capital, he will be killed without a doubt since these two viscount controls the army regiment and won't stay quiet if this news reached their ears.
"I know the consequences so you don't have to worry cause who do you think I am? I am an A-rank since my mana has returned", he said to soothes my worries.
As I still couldn't help worrying about this matter I remember that we have a powerful ally that can help us with this problem without any risk.
" Then how about getting help from the crown prince and the genius magician?" I let out my opinion to him.
"You mean his highness, Prince Vincent and the genius magician Alfred?", he asks just to make sure he did not mistake it with someone else.
"Yes, them! There no one else that has a higher position than them", I sarcastically said it to him so that his airhead will go away.
" That kinda harsh you know! But as long as it can lessen your worries", he agreed to my opinion.
"Then I shall write a letter to the princess to inform both of them to meet us here", I informed Gilbert for the upcoming meeting plan.
" Then I will take care of the slave trader that we took into custody until they arrive here", he said to me with a joyful expression about the perfect plan.
The plan is to get help from the crown prince and the magician after hearing the confession from the slave trader and get a warrant for searching the evidence on both if the viscount manor. With the confession and a warrant, things will go smoothly and the viscount will be put into custody by the other authorities.
Gilbert and I think of this matter with confidence that it will succeed and finished quickly as soon as possible and went to our own life as nothing happen.
But the things will not go smoothly as planned if one of the pieces is missing or has been eliminated.