36. Why did you come to our land?
The slaves did not know about the man who sold them, and Cream could not find a catch in the words of the merchants.
Well, it’s unfortunate that I couldn’t see the Mocha Merchant Merchant in person, but the guild staff said that in the first place, the guild lord of the Mocha Merchant Merchant only held positions, and he was doing most of the work for him.
In a case like this, it’s obvious. A noble nobleman doesn’t save face by running a slave store himself, so he hires a suitable agent to run it.
Of course, everything the representative of the Mocha Chamber said was the truth. Of course he doesn’t even know about this.
[Then, it is now the third case, the action of a third party with transcendental abilities.]
It is not a group, but an individual, or an individual who was instigated by a group, inserted an illegal slave into the trade and manipulated the documents.
Um. So, it’s not that an assassin who can break through the company’s security net and touch the ledger has to infiltrate into the company’s interior and assassinate key figures or steal property, it’s just document manipulation…
“······It is, it is not, it is, it seems.”
[Right?]
If you really have that level of ability, as I said before, assassinating coffee or stealing the property of the company will do more damage. If so, that wouldn’t be the case.
It’s really difficult. I’m not a god of administration, so I can’t find loopholes in documents. There were no clues, so the reasoning was vague.
[Ah! What if this is the case?]
“Huh?”
[They have excellent camouflage, so they disguised themselves as one of the slaves. If the original slave is stolen somewhere else and locked up, the memorandum looks fine, right?]
“・・・・・Um.”
“It’s not an improbable story.”
First of all, slaves bound by the stigma are not subject to surveillance. If someone really succeeded in disguising themselves as slaves, it wouldn’t be too difficult to infiltrate the inside.
So, according to my suggestion, we returned to the ice store. After wandering around so much, it was midday when I arrived at Sanghoe.
“First, let’s eat.”
Well, it’s all about making a living. I also strongly agreed with Cream’s opinion, so we moved to the restaurant.
And, as soon as we entered the restaurant, we ran into Choco who was hurriedly eating.
“Oh?”
Choco, who was tearing off one of the hind legs of a huge beast, froze at the sight of us. Just last night, that guy cheated on Cream and ran away.
To be honest, I dared to hold on to the hero’s ankle by inflating a trivial matter. Choco looked at us and awkwardly waved his hand, as if he knew his mistake.
“Ehehehe…”
“I was surprised, right?”
Cream, who lightly fed Choco chestnuts, sat down next to him. Unlike a simple hand gesture, it hurt quite a bit, so Choco grabbed my forehead and glared at her eyes.
[Waiter, with the usual food.]
I wanted to try this line at least once. As for the coffee, as if it had managed to understand my words, a barrel of rum was placed in front of me, just like the last time.
Cream put me into it with familiarity. As I sucked my blood and made a noise like an uncle, Choco’s ears, which had been rubbing my forehead, suddenly stood up.
[Great, cool.]
“Oh! Somehow, I heard how many pigs were raining in the barn! Did you give it to this guy?”
[Was this originally your food?]
Somehow, they said they were coming with fresh blood. I nodded my head in satisfaction at the question being resolved.
[No, wait. Since I only eat blood, there is no meat left, right?]
“If it’s not freshly killed, it doesn’t taste good!”
That’s a tricky one. But I liked it! Originally, whether human or animal, body or soul, freshly dead is the freshest and most vivid.
Choco, who had been deprived of emergency food by me, was dissatisfied, but he couldn’t be more angry because he was paying attention to Cream. It gasped and devoured the hind leg in his hand with a fighting spirit.
I didn’t pay much attention to it, but when I looked closely, it was raw meat. Fascinated by their similar eating habits, I spoke to Choco in a soft voice.
[Now, now, listen. There is something more important than that.]
“Is there anything in the world that is more important than eating?”
[Uh huh, try listening to it once.]
Cream quietly and quickly finished his portion of the meal, and his holy sword had been silent for some reason, so the conversation was only between the two of us.
Anyway, what else is going on with the Holy Sword?
[The case you talked about this time, illegal slaves were involved in the transaction…]
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
[No, you said that. There are those who touch the store.]
Then Choco, who took the form of a young girl and chewed up her bones, raised her head again and said.
“That’s right, there are people who mess with the owner. But what do you mean by illegal slavery?”
The situation became clear. I guess we’re talking about different things?
Cream and Choco stared blankly at each other after they finished eating. Those eyes were full of doubts.
*
The inside story of the incident heard from Choco was as follows.
The meaning of ‘the owner’s’ that Choco said was not the Ice Company, but the whole city of Robbins.
“No, so Robbins is not my lady’s, but the City Council’s…”
“Huh? Isn’t the realm occupied by the strongest guy? The city council or the grandfathers are weaker than me.”
“Whoa… No.”
Anyway, the ‘those who touch the master’ that Choco refers to are the ones who have been roaming around the borders of the master’s domain recently, namely Robbins, regardless of illegal slavery or anything.
Foul-smelling flying insects that avoid people’s eyes, explore around the castle walls, and even touch nearby monsters. It was also said that Choco kicked it off a few times but was so fast that she couldn’t catch it.
“Well, there’s no way that Choco-sama would be interested in the company’s internal affairs…. I must have tripped over my own feet.”
“It stinks, does it? I couldn’t, I felt it.”
“Mmm. Yes, I am less sensitive than Master, but everyone has a sense that they are particularly sensitive to, right?”
Having said that, Choco wrinkled her nose like her dog. To be honest, it was a little cute to see a beautiful girl doing that! Of course, Cream is the cutest and prettiest!
“I think that smells like that to me. That stench is too irritating…”
As if not noticing the blood clots under her table, Choco ended her sentence with a slight resentment, and Cream naturally brought her hand back to the table.
Ugh. The sword body whines… I tried not to show my pain as much as possible and asked Choco a question.
[No, anyway, isn’t it a good thing to find someone who is secretly acting? Why did you stay still when you were scolded?]
“Oooh… Yeah, because I couldn’t catch it. Of course I thought Master was scolding me for my weakness…”
“It’s okay, work hard, get stronger, become better.”
“Thank you! After all, you are the master!”
I can’t keep up with the flow of this conversation! After shifting my gaze away from Cream, who was happily stroking the chocolate, I pointed out something completely different.
[No, now is not the time to be so friendly! Come to think of it, we need to catch the evil forces who are plotting suspicious plots targeting the city first rather than illegal slaves!]
“Yes. If there is a problem in the city, our business will also be affected.”
[I don’t know the identity or purpose, but I can’t leave the advance guards of evil alone!]
Coffee and the Holy Sword, which had been shut up all this time, woke up and added strength to my words. Cream also lightly nodded her head as if to agree.
“Yes. Eat all of this.”
*
In the end, we came back after a while.
Following Choco’s guidance, we moved to the place where he felt the strongest stench. As I went, I was excited and chattered about.
[What kind of guy is this, the Dark Church? Demon Contractor? Or it’s a sejak in another city…]
[My thoughts are getting distracted, so be quiet!]
But, rather than reasoning, it suits me better to hit and run and fight like this. To be honest, wandering around the slave store was fun, but it was a bit painful.
There are so many helpless and insignificant creatures like that, but it was really too much for me to not be able to even cut a single knife. No torture whatsoever Naturally, it was not unreasonable for my tension to rise now that the battle was scheduled.
[Only fresh blood can soothe me!]
[Ugh, don’t act so rudely. For a demonic sword that is not worth its age, the sword I met in Vigo is enough.]
[Ah, are you talking about the guy melted by that hero? Did I look like it? I must reflect on myself.]
I am a man who knows how to humbly admit my mistakes. He was a blood circus by the way, I don’t remember anything other than being smug about being a senior, but I don’t know if he’s doing well or not.
If you think about it, Geomsaeng is really strange. Even though he was a demonic sword, he was dragged out by a hero, and even now he is in a position to travel with him like this.
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······Let’s admit it. The trip with the hero was quite fun. I couldn’t properly satisfy my desire, but I did go on a trip like a trip after a long time, entangled in various incidents.
However, I have not forgotten. Now, even if we act like we’re normal with each other, we’re superficial from our existence. The protection bestowed upon the hero is still eating away at me little by little.
[Why did the atmosphere suddenly subside?]
[Huh? Ah, nothing.]
I deliberately kept off unpleasant thoughts. Yes, it’s good not to get too absorbed in these thoughts. Because the hero always reads my heart.
So let’s just think light and bright. Lightheartedly and cheerfully. I was originally born as a fun person, so it’s not that difficult.
[How is it? Did you find any traces?]
I chattered and fired a mental wave at Cream. Cream, who had been silent, nodded his head a little later.
“Yes.”
[Weird! Then let’s go kick some ass, what cute little guys they are!]
As I said, I like this kind of work! Uncovering evil organizations, uncovering hidden truths, ruining decades of painstaking planning and laughing in their faces!
Just in time, the cream seemed to catch that ‘stench’. A hero’s senses are incomparable to those of a pure-blooded beast, and Cream quickly found the footprints of the fugitive.
“As expected, the owner!”
“Let’s go.”
[Let’s go!]
Still, if there is one thing that is clear,
Undeniably, the trip with this guy was fun.