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The blond bartender, Celaro, who was wiping the glasses, looked at the middle-aged man sitting at the bar.

"Oh, it's been a long time, sir." Serraro recognized George at a glance.

"How can I help you?"

"Give me a 'Scarlet Woods'!" George uttered the name of a cocktail.

A gold coin was subsequently released.

Celaro put down his wine glass, a slight change in his expression.

【Scarlet Forest】is a special cocktail at this tavern, and also a code word for those who want to purchase special information.

Of course, to differentiate between those who don't understand the unspoken rules and cause trouble, the tavern offers two different prices for "Scarlet Woods".

Normal price for drinks: 20 silver coins.

Special intelligence minimum price: 1 gold coin.

Serraro put away the gold coin, bent down and took out paper and pen from the counter, then pushed them to George.

George then wrote down a name.

In fact, Serraro didn't need to look; she could roughly guess what information the other party wanted to ask.

After confirming that the contents of the paper matched my guess...

"Mr. George, please wait a moment." Serraro quickly looked around, then said in a low voice, "I can't answer your question about that gentleman. Please allow me to report to the boss."

"good!"

As George watched Cerrolo leave the bar, his heart sank slightly.

He wasn't a regular customer here; he'd only met the female bartender once before, and now she even knew his name.

It seems they've specifically inquired about me... George couldn't help but become more wary.

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Cavillion Ahero, human, thirty-eight years old.

He is the current owner behind the "Last Drink and Tomorrow's Debt" tavern.

To the tavern patrons, Cavilion was a rather mysterious figure. He rarely appeared in the tavern's main hall, yet he maintained connections with many adventurers and had an extensive network of contacts.

Many guests suspected that Cavilion might be a down-on-his-luck businessman from some big city.

At this moment, Cavilion held the note that Cerauro had given him, looking at the name 'Daldo' on it, and fell into deep thought.

On the day George inquired about "Daldo", Cavilion began his private investigation.

The results of the investigation surprised Cavilion greatly.

George was just an ordinary bronze-level adventurer from an average family with a very fixed social circle.

Aside from the lowest-ranking Iron-level adventurers, adventurers like George are a dime a dozen in the Black Forest town.

Yet, this lowly figure was able to know about "Daldo" at the same time as him.

This left Cavilion, who was reviewing the investigation report, in disbelief!

It wasn't until the last few lines that it was mentioned that George was not a native of the Black Forest, but had only moved to the small town in the Black Forest a few years ago!

Afterwards, Cavilion learned some more information from the adventurers who had teamed up with George.

George spent a considerable amount of time in Anthem City.

【Holy Song City】is the capital of the Kingdom of Anzu!!

This alone made Cavilion place a much higher value on George.

The town of Black Forest is located on the border of the kingdom, and most of the outsiders who come here to settle down have some unspeakable secrets!

Especially considering they moved here from the capital!

Cavillion placed the note on the candle, and as the flame consumed it, he slowly spoke and gave his orders:

"Mr. George, please come to my office."

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Led by a waiter, George left the tavern lobby.

Go up the stairs and enter the third floor of the tavern.

As a large, ornately carved door was pushed open, George saw a portly man sitting leisurely in an office chair.

Behind the man was an exquisite portrait of a man with a long beard, wearing a traveler's cloak and boots.

George shifted his gaze from the portrait to the owner of the office.

The man had already stood up from the chair, and the gorgeous top he was wearing was stretched taut by his plump figure.

"Please have a seat, sir!" Cavilion gestured for George to sit in the chair in front of the table.

He then asked, "Sir, what information about 'Daldo' do you want?"

They've inquired about me but pretend not to know my name; they're trying to lower my guard... George thought to himself regarding the tavern's name.

"Sir, since you already know my name, just call me George."

The boss was taken aback, clearly not expecting George to reveal his true intentions so directly.

"Alright, Mr. George! You may call me 'Caverion'."

George nodded, then immediately said, "I need information about 'Dardor's' identity and background!"

Cavillion paused for a moment before saying, "I can provide it to you, but what will you offer me in return?"

George threw the entire money bag he was holding onto the table.

"No, no, no! Mr. George, you've misunderstood!" Cavilion chuckled and pushed the money bag back, even returning the gold coin he had just used to buy the wine.

"Regarding information about Mr. Dardo, I only accept payment in kind!"

Upon hearing Cavilion's words, George's heart skipped a beat, and he tentatively asked:

What information do you want to know?

"Where is the Dardo adventurer in town now?"

"Ash Dungeon!" George didn't hesitate for long.

Kavilion raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised by the information but also expecting it, and then asked:

Which underground level?

"Mr. Cavilion! This is the second question!!" George said calmly, "It's your turn to answer!"

Cavilion placed his hands, crossed and flat on the table, and began to speak:

"Dardo is a member of the [Purple Guard Adventure Team], an adventurer team that is considered a semi-official team and was once under the command of a certain nobleman."

"Normally, the Purple Guard Squad only accepts adventurers of the 'Emerald' level, but Dardo was admitted despite being at the 'Platinum' level."

"It's said that after Dardo joined the team, he was promoted to 'Emerald' in an extremely short time!"

"They are adventurers with exceptional talent!!"

Upon hearing this answer, George nearly fainted!

The situation was getting worse and worse; he had never even heard of the so-called "Purple Guard Adventure Team".

And why are you dragging in the kingdom's nobles?!

George secretly took a deep breath and answered the boss's second question.

"The ninth floor!"

Upon hearing the answer, Cavilion couldn't help but show a look of confusion on his face.

Before Cavilion could think further, George asked the crucial question!

"What does Dardo look like?"

Cavilion looked at George with some surprise, clearly not expecting him to ask that question.

"I don't know exactly what he looks like, but I heard he's a boy, and not human, and often wears black and gray clothes."

It was pretty much as he had guessed... George analyzed the intelligence in his mind.

The non-human appearance and the black and gray clothes are the breakthrough point!

With these characteristics and a bit of luck, perhaps I'll be able to find Dardo next time I enter the dungeon!

At that time...

Just then, Cavilion couldn't wait to ask the question that had been bothering him.

What was Dardor's purpose in going to the Ashes Dungeon?

George: ......