27 – Archabug – 27
This was the case with Chess.
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Ghaul’s Merchant is essentially a store that makes a living with underground products.
Until her mother’s generation, she was able to survive with the wealth left by her ancestors, but it became increasingly difficult as she ran the store herself.
There is only one rule in the Gaul family.
[The underground shop is only for those who come by themselves.]
Because of this rule, even Chess’s mother could not receive guests, and even Chess starved to death.
Pushing gas tax, reducing food.
In the end, when I was trying to sell the store, there were customers who visited the store.
Since he was the first customer to come after taking charge of the store, Chess said that he greeted the customer with all his might.
Customers were also impressed by the products in the store, and it seems that they have visited several times since then.
“So, you mean the guest stole the key. Is this what you mean?”
“yes… … Kkeuk… … I know the culprit, and there is… … There was nothing I could do… … Kkeuk… … .”
After calming Chess down, when asked how he found out about the culprit, Chess answered without difficulty.
“He once asked about the key. I even glossed over the question of how you came to know this place… … I was also an outsider. Above all… … As soon as I found that person, I was beaten… … .”
It was definitely strange that he was beaten up as soon as he was noticed.
“Do you know anything about him?”
A chess nod to my question.
“He had a pattern I’d never seen before on his chest. The pattern of a tree without leaves. And they were all wearing uniform clothes, and it felt similar to the one the elf was wearing over there!”
“… … It’s Roden Academy.”
Rose opened her mouth at Chess’ explanation.
“Roden Academy?”
“Yes, a tree that grows branches without leaves. It’s the emblem of Roden Academy. The outfit must also be the Roden Academy uniform.”
Certainly, according to Rosé, it seemed plausible. However, there was something I didn’t understand.
“Then how did they find out about ‘Ghaul’s Shop’? If you are a person who knows everything about Gaul, you must be a person from at least 100 years ago.”
“hmm… … Could it be that a human was the summoner?”
“… … Summoner?”
Rose started to explain.
“If it’s a summoned beast, there’s nothing strange about it, even if it’s a person from a few hundred years ago, right? If the culprit is a summoner, and if that is a summoner who signed a contract with a summoned beast from hundreds of years ago
It wouldn’t be strange if you’ve heard of ‘Gaul’s Merchant of All Things.’”
… … Was Rosé such a smart kid?
As I listened to the reasoning and stared blankly at it, Rosé blushed.
“If you look at it like that… … I’m ashamed… … .”
“No, I was just a little surprised. chess. That’s right. The culprit has been identified. A student at Roden Academy. Then what kind of help did you come to us for?”
Chess clenched his fists at my question.
“… … For revenge.”
“plural?”
“Didn’t Gregory-sama say he was a devil? That’s a great archevil!”
He nodded.
“In return, I will take everything in the store at full price. Because you can’t benefit from a benefactor!”
“Oh, is that true?”
[Ghaul’s Merchant of All Things] All items at original price? This was an offer I couldn’t refuse.
It was because Ghaul’s store of all things was worth that much.
“Please take revenge on me and get the shop key back. please!”
I glanced at Rose. My summoner was Rosé, so I wasn’t alone in making the decision, it was because I thought.
“I want to help. In a way, this is also related, right? and… … I also think that our ancestors probably did not use this place.”
“right. Lars and Lily also frequented this store.”
I answered that, bowing my head in front of my eyes and extending my hand to the chessman who was asking me.
“Chess. My summoner agrees to accept this deal.”
“Go, thank you! I will never forget this favor!”
Chess, who quickly grabbed my hand with both hands, started shaking it up and down with a hesitant laugh.
“Oh, yes. the guy who hit you Were there any characteristics of that guy?”
“characteristic… … is it? hmm… … . He was a man who didn’t look cheap.”
That’s not enough… … As I was about to say, Chess made a face and continued talking.
“It was a man with blonde hair that was swept back, a look that looked down on him, and a cigarette in his mouth.”
“… … i get it. The students from Roden Academy are coming to our academy tomorrow, so let’s check it out for ourselves.”
“Thank you! Really! Really!”
So we parted ways with Chess.
A student of Loden who knows about [Ghaul’s Merchant of All Things]. I thought a lot because it was no different from an unexpected person.
“… … Rosé, let me ask you a favor.”
“yes? Are you Gregory?”
“Will it be difficult?”
“No. No! It’s Gregory-sama’s request, no matter what!”
Rose, who was organizing today’s shopping, quickly took a seat next to me.
“So, what kind of request is it?”
“It’s not a big deal, I just want you to act.”
“Acting?”
I nodded and continued.
“I have to talk to the students from Roden Academy tomorrow. Inside the school, unexpected situations can happen, so I thought it would be good to have a smoking area behind the cafeteria.”
“… … You mean to use smoking.”
“Yes, the time has come to use the school ties, delays, and smoking you always talked about.”
“Kyaa~!”
Rosé is delighted that it is finally her turn to show her strength.
She jumped from her seat and looked at me with bright eyes and said,
“So what? So what? Approach, what can I do?”
“… … curse.”
“to?”
“Put in double desire, enough to make the other person feel humiliated. Make your face as unpleasant as possible, spit in moderation and shame your opponent.”
After hearing my words, Rosé puts on a dumbfounded expression. A smirk broke out at that sight.
“So the opponent won’t challenge us for sparring. We intend to use it to instill maximum fear into our opponents.”
And that fear will bring us the key.
“… … all right! I’ve never cursed much in my life, but… … I’ll give it a try!”
“Yeah, that’s a good attitude.”
He gently strokes Rosé’s head, who is resolute.
lol… … . Rosé closes her eyes in a good mood while letting out a laugh on the street.
Looking at it like this, sometimes I couldn’t tell if this was really an elf or a puppy.
no Because I am a cockroach, is Rosé a furry cockroach?
* * *
The back of the restaurant after lunch.
The students from other academies were all sophomores, so I rarely ran into them in class.
At best, it would have been to see it from a distance, but now it was different.
“Rosé, are you ready?”
It wasn’t difficult to find Roden Academy students in the cafeteria.
It was because if you looked for a group of people wearing unusually different school uniforms, they came out right away.
And among them, it was easier to find the blonde hair.
“By the time we left, he was almost done eating, so he should be out soon. You can light a fire soon.”
“all right. however… … Will Gregory smoke a cigarette too?”
I also took a cigar out of my pocket and put it in my mouth.
It was a cigar given to him by Marvas.
“It wouldn’t hurt to bleed once in a while.”
He generated magical energy at his fingertips, cut off the ends, and put them in his mouth.
“I will light the fire!”
“thanks.”
Rosé, who set her index finger on fire, lit my cigar and lit her own pipe as well.
Cuckoo. As the two of us were idly puffing out smoke, we heard a muffled noise coming from the dining room.
Uniform in green and black.
It was the uniform of Roden Academy.
“Are you saying I’m going to give you all presents soon? Please wait a little bit.”
Among them, there was a guy who was the noisiest and had a cigarette in his mouth.
blonde hair with white hair.
that’s the guy
“Hey~ You went really fast today. Is it because it’s another academy? There are a lot of beauties here, and the air is good.”
The other guys reacted with giggling at his words.
I guessed roughly where he was.
I looked at Rosé next to me and said quietly.
“… … Rosé, let’s begin.”
“… … yes!”
Rosé, who sucked in the pipe and exhaled smoke into the air, crossed her legs.
“Oh, how f*cking noisy! really!”
take Rosé spat.
The eyes of the guys gathered at the entrance turned to Rosé.
“What are you trying to do? Did you pay for the smoking area? If you’ve had a meal, just smoke a cigarette and go in. What kind of stand-up comedy did you fall for?”
… … Are you doing better than you think?
At Rosé’s sharp look, a woman from Roden Academy who was looking at us with narrow eyes smiled.
“hahahaha… … . I apologize if I’ve been very noisy. sorry. I’ll hurry up and go.”
Are you saying you won’t cause an accident? However, we were not the ones to give up after a single apology.
“No, I need to pay for the treatment.”
“… … yes? Are you paying for treatment?”
The smiling face trembled.
“I suffered mental damage from listening to your dirty voices. Pay for the treatment and go.”
Fufu. and spit out cigar smoke at them.
“It’s a joke… … . Judging by the color of the tie, they look like first-year students from Summoner Academy… … Do you know that conflicts with other academies can cause complications?”
like do more here We won’t stand still either. It was a threatening tone.
So what are you saying? We’re only going to provoke.
Originally, society is like that. No matter how much he curses first, it is the fault of the one who strikes first.
And, it was clear that Rosé had the talent to piss off opponents.
“1 Grade? hahahaha! Damn you, are you trying to show off your age to an elf? What kind of fairy are you?”
Suddenly, Rose started to run out of control.
“Why is your face like that? come on? If you twist it, you will attack it. Give me the money if you don’t like it.”
After saying that, Rose pointed to the blond hair behind the woman.
“They say it’s a tradition at Roden Academy for men to hide behind women, but that sounds right, right? When you see the guy who giggled about giving you a present hides in fear.”
Rosé starts giggling.
“Hiya, judging from how he made me laugh by hiding behind a woman, it must have been a slapstick specialty, not a stand-up comedy. Yes, I admit it. Admit it.”
widely. Rosé, who threw ashes on the floor, glared at them with sharp eyes.
“If you get scared by a first grader, you jump out. If it bounces now, I won’t catch it.”
“Dyre. Move.”
Finally, her blonde hair came forward. It seemed that he could not stand the sudden insult.
Even though he was the leader of the group, he seemed to know very well that he would not lose face if he remained silent in response to insults.
“… … What is your name?”
“Euglia.”
Rosé only reveals her last name. It was a sign that he was looking at his opponent as an enemy.
“is it. 1st year Miss Euglia. Summoner Academy has an interesting tradition. There is a tradition that all grades have the Dalian subject at the same time.”
“… … so?”
Rosé looks down at her long white hair with curious eyes.
“Chit,” said the old white-haired man with his tongue clenched.
“… … do not refuse I will trample you.”
At that answer, Rose smiled.
“Yeah, good joke. Then quickly turn off.”
At Rosé’s banquet, the Roden Academy students left the smoking area with rotten expressions on their faces.
When all the other Roden students finally left, Rosé’s expression changed in an instant.
“Gregory! How was it? Did I do well?”
Rosé, who has only no tail, wags her invisible tail like a puppy looking for praise.
Seeing that, I sighed and said,
“… … It was too much.”
“yes?”
All I had to do was aim for white hair… … .
It was the result of touching all the students in Roden.
“Well, it wasn’t too bad. You did it right.”
“lol… … . Right?”
Shall we play daguri?
I thought about my next plan while stroking Rosé’s head.