The group of debtors, who had been using the strategy of attracting peddlers with low accommodation fees and then chasing them away by pretending to be ghosts, decided to surrender to Viretta.

It was a pragmatic decision—better to follow Viretta's orders and reduce the interest rates than be sold into slavery.

Of course, this decision came after Viretta's desperate persuasion, assuring them that "at worst, the only ones dying will be me, Iola, and the wizard who knocked you all down!"

The thought of the wizard who had unleashed lightning on people was enough to convince them that it might be worth enduring the risks of joining Viretta’s side.

When they got closer to the village, perhaps other debtors were nearby, and ultimately, around twenty people decided to join.

After sorting out the situation, Viretta finally turned to look at Saffron.

"So, what were you doing? Iola said you weren't around when he came looking for you."

Saffron, who had disappeared without a trace, had crawled out from somewhere when Moslin's lightning strike knocked everyone down.

He hadn't taken any belongings with him, and the calmness with which he appeared made it clear he wasn’t trying to escape.

However, he had been missing for quite a while, and Viretta was curious about what he had been doing.@@novelbin@@

Saffron, sitting on a pile of luggage, was organizing food and cooking utensils while twirling his long bangs.

"Heh, I heard something about a ghost, so I went to look for it for a bit. If there really is a ghost, I was planning to have a chat."

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