I Became the Guardian of Big Shots in the Game

The slave trader Kyle was idle.
Not because the slaves were particularly well-behaved today.
“I wish every day could be like today.”
Thanks to the guild master being away.
He could relax freely without having to watch his behavior.
He had checked the condition of the newly stocked slaves.
Finished cleaning the warehouse and distributing food.
He was about to close the shop and go drink beer like yesterday.
-Click.
“A customer?”
It’s always at times like this that customers come.
Kyle clicked his tongue lightly and came out to the counter.
“Who is it?”
“Hello.”
The girl didn’t look like she had come to buy slaves.
“I came in person because I have something to tell you. You won’t lose anything by listening calmly, will you?”
“As I thought, a peddler? Get lost-.”

He habitually raised his arm but
-Thwack!
Was stopped by a man who sprang out from a blind spot.
“What? Let go of- Argh!”
“Miss, shall I dispose of him?”
“No, he’s rude but he didn’t show direct hostility to him.”
Soon the man let go of the arm he had half-twisted.
And stepped back behind the silver-haired girl.
“Mr. Kyle. Listen carefully and spread the word in the Free Market right now.”
“W-Who are you people!”
“By order of Ethan-nim. Tonight, no one is to come out onto the streets. He doesn’t want innocent citizens to get hurt.”
“…What?”
The shop door closed.
Left alone, Kyle recalled the name the girl had mentioned.
“Ethan… Ethan. Ah!”
The name he heard when the guild master went out personally for a VIP request.
No, even before that.
It was the name of the man who burst into the warehouse last time and took away a slave.
And.
-Don’t get on his bad side. Got it? Please remember that.
-What on earth is going on for you to say that?
-You don’t need to know. Even if you find out, let it go in one ear and out the other. That’ll be easier on you.
Guild Master Dobber’s strong warning too.
Only then did he recall the rumors circulating faintly in the streets lately.
And connected them with the name Ethan.
“No way…”
The new master of Serdin’s underworld.
That just now was an order delivered by his subordinate.
If not followed.
Kyle knew well what disadvantages would await.
He had directly seen one trading company he used to work for.
Get crushed after being targeted by Baron Roan.
As fear crept up, he snapped to his senses.
“T-This is no time for this!”
Kyle rushed out in a hurry.
Just then, friends he was supposed to meet for dinner approached.
“Hey, Kyle!”
“Time for a drink today too- Hey, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”
“Today’s appointment is canceled. Debbie, spread the news to the blacksmiths.”
“What news?”
Kyle, pale blue, explained the situation while trembling.
“Is it true?”
“Oh, gods.”
“Hurry! I’ll go to the guild!”
“Y-Yeah! I’ll go to the west street!”
It didn’t take long.
For fear to spread throughout the Free Market.
*
Michel wanted to die.
Because he didn’t know things would get this big.
‘This isn’t what I wanted.’
All he wanted was one thing.
To teach that guy a lesson with the family’s power.
And be reappointed as aide.
So he contacted the main house in Etre, but.
His father, Marquis Garad, cursed him as useless and hung up.
He thought that would be the end of it, but.
-Brother, I heard the news. Baron Roan was driven out of Serdin’s underworld?
Somehow, his cousin Ron who was in the underworld contacted him.
-Don’t even mention it. He stirred up trouble everywhere, it’s become such a headache.
-Were you affected too? Wow, that bastard needs to be dealt with. I’ll contact you again soon~
Ron, a mid-level executive of the organization ‘Red Rose’, reported up.
The Red Rose boss, who wanted to expand their influence but couldn’t handle an organizational war.
Sought to swallow up Serdin and shake things up.
Thanks to Ron’s quick report which got him promoted.
Red Rose members advanced into Serdin led by Ron.
-You grasshoppers, you think you can monopolize Serdin? We Scavengers won’t stand by idly.
-You dare pull such a stunt while our Wandering Troupe is watching? Ha!
-Get lost, all of you. Serdin belongs to the honorable knight Lauren.
-Even the Lord embraces such a one-armed cripple. But don’t cross the line. Serdin belongs to our Order.
The other four pillars joined in too.
Now they were comparing the manpower and capital they had invested.
Cautiously establishing their own bridgeheads.
But it seemed everyone sensed that.
A full-scale clash would break out soon.
“Come on, brother. Why are you so scared?”
“No, it’s not that…”
“Everything will work out. You’ll be reappointed as aide and help me from the light. I’ll support you strongly with money earned from the underworld. It’s a good arrangement for both of us, right?”
Ron said that as he poured a lot of hard liquor into Michel’s glass.
“Let’s talk slowly while drinking. Originally when you relax, forgotten information tends to spill out easily.”
So one glass, two glasses.
Drinking whatever was given.
He rambled on about everything he remembered.
“What? He’s not as thorough as I thought? Thanks, brother.”
“Urp!”
Was it because he drank too much after a long time?
Or was it indigestion from suppressed tension?
“If you’re going to puke, do it in the bathroom.”
Michel quickly covered his mouth and ran to the bathroom.
After throwing up for a while.
As his hazy mind started to clear.
“Ron?”
It was suspiciously quiet beyond the door.
Michel cautiously opened the door, but.
‘Something’s blocking it.’
Something heavy was blocking the door.
After trying two or three times.
Finally, it felt like it slid sideways.
“What did you put in front of the bath- Gasp!”
Ron, covered in blood and trembling.
Reached out his hand to him.
“S-Save… B-Brother…”
“Ron? Who on earth.”
It wasn’t just Ron.
Every organization member in the room had their throats slit or.
Daggers stuck in their chests or heads.
Shocked by the scene, Michel closed the door again and threw up.
How long had he been like that?
-Creak.
Hearing the door open, Michel turned around.
“I was going to let it slide, but if you make such a fuss, I can’t overlook it, can I?”
“Ah, uh, w-why are you doing this.”
At the girl’s gesture, a blood-covered man approached.
And put a black bag over Michel’s face.
“Were these guys from an organization called ‘Red Rose’?”
“Yes, miss.”
Around the time the sun was setting beyond the horizon.
One of the five pillars planted in Serdin collapsed.
However, to root out all the cell organizations besides the headquarters.
It seemed it would take quite a while, so.
“Clean up the rest as quickly as possible too.”
“By your command.”
Levi and the Special Forces moved to the next location.
The night had just begun.
And there was still a lot of trash to clean up.
*
Since receiving Tom’s letter.
Ethan had been worried about what bug might have occurred this time.
‘He wouldn’t have sent this for no reason, right?’
Dangerous guys have entered Serdin.
To make matters worse, Levi and the servants were away.
“All the servants too?”
“Yes, Ethan-nim.”
All that remained were the two female servants brought along with Hwarin.
“Nothing will happen, right?”
Ethan couldn’t understand why organizations he should only encounter when the Etre story starts.
Were coming to Serdin.
However, he didn’t want Levi or the servants to get hurt because of it.
He just hoped they would return safely.
But strangely, he felt Levi would be fine.
“It’s empty.”
With the few people gone.
If the lights are turned off at night, it’s an atmosphere where ghosts might pop out.
“Big brother!”
As if sensing the lonely atmosphere.
Hwaryon ran over pitter-patter and jumped towards Ethan.
“Oof!”
“Ahahahah!”
“Hey, you shouldn’t jump on the lord like that. What if you hurt his back?”
“Back? Whyyy?”
“W-Why, well that’s…”
“Really, Miss Hwarin. What are you trying to say in front of your young sister?”
“Come on, let’s go finish washing the dishes.”
The two female servants took away Hwarin, whose face had turned red, while giggling.
“Big brother, are you lonely because Levi sis isn’t here?”
“…A little?”
“Then I’ll stay by your side!”
Thanks to Hwaryon, who was like a cute little sister.
Ethan smiled without realizing.
“Do you feel better now?”
“Yes, thank you.”
“Then a reward!”
“Reward?”
Hwaryon held out her palm towards Yuria.
“Pfft!”
Yuria burst out laughing, guessing what her intent was.
To increase Hwaryon’s participation in lessons, since you never know when or where she might run off to.
She had been giving her candy whenever she asked good questions.
“Here you go.”
“Thank you!”
Hwaryon, who received the candy, ran off pitter-patter again.
“She’s such a lively child. And talented too.”
“I agree.”
He said as he got up from his seat.
“That’s why I want to protect that smile if possible.”
The same goes for her sister Hwarin.
The sisters’ happiness is directly linked to Etrion’s peace.
At the same time, it’s a major factor that could greatly shake up the future storyline.
‘To protect their happiness, I need to pay special attention to the mansion’s security.’
With the mansion’s manpower reduced now.
Ethan focused on ways to deal with possible intruders.
Soon a good idea came to mind.
“Teacher Yuria. Do you happen to know anything about security magic systems?”
“Just a moment, I should have a magic circle I researched before around here somewhere…”
-Thud!
Beyond Ethan’s expectations.
What Yuria pulled out was a stack of magic circles about a hand span thick.
‘Wow~ There’s all kinds here.’
There were so many that he thought the mansion might become safer than the royal palace if they were all installed.
“We’ll put the type that captures unauthorized personnel at the main gate. In the basement, we’ll install magic circles that sound an alarm when passed through…”
“My goodness. You’ve overlapped 3 of them so they can’t be avoided, then induced capture?”
Recalling a playthrough where he played as a dungeon master concept and tormented adventurer NPCs.
Ethan arranged the magic circles so viciously that even a demon would shake its head.
*
“Is this the place?”
“It seems so. That’s the only large mansion around here.”
The one commonly called junior boss, Pyros.
He went out looking for Victor and Tori who had boasted earlier in the day.
“If they got in, they would have contacted us. If they failed, they would have returned to headquarters. But the fact that we can’t see hide nor hair of them…”
“As expected, they must have met with misfortune, right?”
Pyros nodded briefly.
“They might have been captured and are being tortured. How can we rest comfortably while our brothers are suffering?”
“Of course we have to go rescue them!”
The self-proclaimed ‘Knights’, otherwise known as ‘gangster bastards obsessed with playing knights’ under One-armed Knight Lauren, valued loyalty above all else.
“When the big boss arrives, everything will be resolved.”
So before that.
They’ll rescue the captured guys.
Looking over the wall, there was no one guarding.
The mansion’s corridors were just dark.
“Boss, this window is open.”
“Good job, Tesly.”
The six entered the corridor and.
Slowly searched the interior without making a sound.
The corridor was long and there were many rooms, but.
Even after searching for a while, they were all empty rooms.
“B-Boss!”
“What.”
Where Tesly, who had good night vision, pointed.
Faint straight lines shimmered in the moonlight.
“It’s an alarm magic. Be careful.”
“Right, I almost triggered it.”
An alarm magic installed too conventionally.
As he sneered that no one would fall for such a thing and.
Extended one foot.
-Thwack!
There was another trap there.
Two people were caught in a net and raised to the ceiling.
In the corridor leading to unused rooms.
It was the moment the magic circles Ethan had painstakingly installed took effect.
“B-Boss.”
“I’ll save you.”
Pyros stepped on the window sill and jumped up to cut the ropes, but ended up triggering a new magic circle.
-Clang!
The remaining three were cleanly caught in iron bars that sprang up from the floor.
“Damn it all.”
It looked like he’d end up losing five more while trying to rescue two people.
“Wait. I’ll find a way somehow!”
Carefully taking one step at a time.
Pyros reached the center of the corridor.
‘I just need to catch that Ethan kid or whatever, right?’
Though precarious, thanks to avoiding traps in succession.
His baseless confidence soared.
But.
“Mmm… need to pee…”
‘It’s a little kid?’
He encountered Hwaryon, who had left her room to go to the bathroom while half-asleep.
Hwaryon was rubbing her eyes when.
The moonlight kept reflecting off Pyros’ dagger.
She woke up and.
“Who are you?”
“Shh!”
Pyros immediately rushed at Hwaryon.
He had to cover her mouth before she could scream.
“See the knife? Stay still. Got it?”
Nod nod.
“Where’s the room of the guy called Ethan?”
Hwaryon moved her head this way and that as if to say it’s difficult to answer with her mouth covered.
Pyros had no choice but to slightly open her mouth.
“Why do you want big brother?”
“I have business with him. If you just tell me, this uncle will leave quietly.”
“…Are you going to hurt big brother?”
“What if I am? Hahaha, you brat. You were about to scream just now, weren’t you?”
He covered Hwaryon’s mouth again and.
Pressed the dagger to her neck.
“If you don’t want to get hurt, quietly guide me… Ugh!”
But the one who got hurt was not her.
It was Pyros.
His thigh was pierced by something sharp.
Hwaryon, who escaped from Pyros who was barely holding back a groan.
Stretched leisurely under the moonlight.
A translucent red tail appeared behind her skirt and swayed gently.
Similarly red fox ears popped up on top of her head.
“What will you do, you asked?”
Blood dripped from her nails that had grown long like blades.
“Last time, big brother protected me, so.”
Hwaryon, daughter of the Hwa family.
In whom the ability of their ancestor, the fox spirit, manifested most strongly.
“This time, I’ll protect big brother.”
“S-Stop, I was wro-”
Since he made such a person his enemy.
It was only natural for his head to fall off.
Pyros’ tongue tried hard to beg for his life even after the upper part of his face was sliced off, but.
It was already too late.
-Splat!
Death was instantaneous.
*
Above the soundly sleeping Ethan’s head.
[Etrion Kingdom, Etre Story Sub-quest 3 Cleared.]
[Etrion Kingdom, Etre Story Sub-quest 14 Cleared.]
[Etrion Kingdom, Etre Story Sub-quest 7 Cleared.]
[Etrion Kingdom, Etre Story Sub-quest 12 Cleared.]
[Etrion Kingdom, Etre Story Sub-quest 9 Cleared.]
…
[Congratulations to ‘Ethan’ for 1st place in contribution.]
[The title ‘Etre’s Hooligan Cleaner’ is awarded to ‘Ethan’.]
[Summarizing achievements.]
[Special reward, ‘Total Stats (+100)’ is given.]
Once again.
A festival of countless notification windows unfolded.