The reason Abel mobilized the Rock Mountain Rangers to destroy the government office was simple.

"This is where the embezzled funds have been stored."

Most of the high-ranking nobles, including the Senate, were involved in this incident.

In fact, the slush funds in the lake were just the tip of the iceberg.

After the government building was cleared of debris, hidden gold and silver treasures were revealed.

Countless golden rays of light shot out.

There were so many of them that the entire basement was full.

Abel looked around at the onlookers and shouted loudly.

"Do you see? It's not that the country doesn't have money. It's that there are too many thieves!"

Then, immediately, cheers erupted.

"Wow! His Majesty the Prime Minister has discovered a treasure!"

"Huh! How much is all that?"

"But who did it originally belong to?"

"You're a thief. It must have been stolen by officials all this time."

"Oh, you fucking bastards!"

"It feels good to get cursed at, but aren't we the ones who are really being blamed?"

"Shut up! Does that matter now? The national treasury belongs to His Majesty the King. You stole it, so you deserve the maximum punishment!"

"They used to put the royal treasures in the lake, and now they're even in the basement of the government building… They really are vicious people."

Not only the lower nobility, but even the poor joined in cursing the officials.

In particular, Bazix Soltree, who was identified as the mastermind behind this incident, was having his soul completely ripped out.

But how did people know that he was the culprit?

— "That's the family's funds and national taxes that Bazix Soltree embezzled."

— "Because he was a tax collector, he could commit crimes without anyone knowing!"

That was because Shuguri and Peltron played the role of trumpeters very well.

No matter how noisy the surroundings were, telepathy was firmly embedded in Abel's head.

The people of the Duchy of Crawford were about to turn into an angry mob.

"Let's break Bazix Soltree's head!"

"Tearing that bastard to pieces is what His Majesty the King wants!"

"Let's go!"

The effect of the incitement was much better than Abel expected.

He felt that he couldn't just leave it like that, so he quickly moved the Rock Mountain.

"Hey, what are you doing? Just threaten them a little and make them back off."

— Do I really have to do something like that?

"If you don't like it, just leave."

— Ahem! Got it.

But was it okay to treat a spirit-like person like this?

This guy was the first to show off his strength by talking about the logic of power.

Abel just held on to it according to the principle of self-respect.

There was nothing wrong with that.

If you didn't like this ending, you should have been gentlemanly from the beginning.

Of course, the Rock Climber would never have dreamed that he would lose.

He reigned like a king near Mount Berkal, so he must have acted as he pleased.

'You reap what you sow.'

Abel watched the situation leisurely with his arms crossed.

— Kwaaaaa! Back off! Humans!

When the Rock Keeper roared, people couldn't rush in hastily.

No matter how blinded you are by retribution, you will inevitably be defeated by overwhelming power.

Besides, not all of them came with pure intentions.

Probably half of them tried to steal the gold and silver treasures by taking advantage of the confusion.

There were so many of them that even if a little disappeared, it wouldn't be noticeable.

"You can't leave it like that."

That's money that would benefit the Duchy of Crawford.

Do they know how to dig the ground and do business?

Shouldn't the investment amount be recovered to some extent?

Finally, Abel knocked on the head of the Rock Climber.

Knock knock!

— Why though.

"I need to move that now. Can you do it?"

— I think it'll be a bit difficult to load them all at once. My hands are like this.

The boy answered, lifting his front paw.

It seemed like a valid reason, but it wasn't difficult to figure out the underlying meaning.

In the end, wasn't that just saying he didn't want to work?

Abel pulled out Hector Punisher and laughed evilly.

"You're talking nonsense. Do you not know that you can change your appearance?"

— How about that?

"Look at it now. It's a lot bigger than before. Didn't you raise it on purpose because you were afraid I'd beat you up again?"

— Ouch!

The Rock Keeper had a sullen expression on his face, as if Abel had hit the nail on the head.

Then, he quickly made his front legs look like a basket.

Kugugugugugu!

As they dug deeper into the ground, the entire basement of the government office was revealed.

It was as if Abel had scooped up a large scoop of ice cream.

"Well done. Where did you get such shallow skills?"

— I didn't know you knew that much.

"Think carefully about why they obey me."

Abel pointed to Shuguri and Peltron, who were still agitating.

They were in a similar situation to the Rock Climbers.

A half-demon who is subordinate to Abel according to the principle of self-respect.

There was no law that said spirits couldn't do that.

The Rock Climber looked up at Abel with a pitiful face.

— I like freedom. So just let me go after this is over.

"I won't be taking you with me, but I can't let you do whatever you want."

— Why?

"What if they harbor resentment and destroy what I've accomplished? I have to educate them so they never even think about that."

— That won't happen. I just have to live while protecting my territory.

"Guard? Okay. That will do. You will become the guardian deity of the Duchy of Crawford."

It's not as if a transcendent being has never intervened in human affairs.

There are even countries in the Western Alliance that have gold dragons as their guardian dragons.

Isn't there something similar in Deliat?

This is Delia, the guardian deity who guarded the floodplain.

A spirit like the Rock Keeper could also do so.

— No, that's a bit…

But the guy's reaction was extremely lukewarm.

He was a man who lived alone in the mountains and reigned as a king.

It must be a hassle to take on the role of guardian deity.

But it had to be that way, right?

"If you don't like it, then don't. Just take me to the empire and use me as a worker."

— No no no no no no no, wait a minute! Give me some time to think.

When even harsher conditions were presented, it seemed that his mind immediately changed.

After a while, the Rock Climber nodded his head weakly.

— It would be much better to take care of a few humans than to go far away.

"I thought about it carefully."

— From now on, I shouldn't touch anyone.

"Am I just anyone?"

— You can't feel any energy from the outside.

"That's because I'm much stronger than you."

The common man does not recognize the master.

If you didn't want to be scammed like this, you had no choice but to be careful in everything you did.

However, the Rock Climber's strength was quite high for that.

If you can handle almost anything, how can you be humble?

You'll realize it only when you experience it properly at least once.

'Does this solve the national defense problem to some extent?'

In fact, the Duchy of Crawford was rarely invaded by foreign powers.