This is our gift to you for your hard work and your contribution in discovering this problem before it could become bigger than we could handle."
I look at the armor for a few seconds and accept it.
"Thank you, Grand Elder."
Grand Elder Toki shakes her head and says,
"Think nothing of it. You deserve this reward, and we are more than happy to give it to you. In fact, the emperor wants to give you something."
"The emperor? Can I ask what he wants to give me?"
"I cannot say, as I do not know what kind of thing the emperor intends to give you. Only he knows what he wants to give you. He will present it when you are ready to go to the capital."
"I see."
Surprisingly, the emperor is a good person, huh? He did not force me to go to the capital and demand that I work for him or something. It seems I've read too many novels and manga about an isekai story where the king or any authority figure in that world is either evil or corrupt, maybe even both.
