I can't help but think that MC should just kill this "hero boy" and the red haired girl to avoid any potential treat they coud ever pose to him while they are still powerless
I get the feeling that this commander is a huge perv + do those to girls behind him have dildos or something inside them, the flat one looks suspiciously nervos
it's becouse if this strategy that he can't affort his opponents to get any publicity, he is hemoraging Money like creazy, his strategy is nothing more then a game of chicken to see who goes bankrupt first. Thats why he can't affort to have that drawen blacksmisth get any money at all
He probly want to win by a landslide totaly crushing his competion, think about it even if he has the best sword there will still be a huge diffrence in the meaning of his victory if he is miles ahead to the 2nd place. Futhermore a Mithrilsword will defenitly draw the attention of others no...
yeah would realy love to see an MC that make an ultimatum in these kinds of situations were where just says "to do X or die" to these kinds of people, cutting of an arm on top of that for intimidation would be the best.
(ps: if anyone knows a story with MC like that please tell getting sick of...