Volume 5 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 5 Episode 5
Editor: Starbuck11
Night dominated the neighborhood when all the prost.i.tutes and their customers had entered the world of dreams, inside a room on the corner of the mansion hall, one man was still waiting for someone.
”Fumu... The meeting seems to have dragged on considerably, eh?”
Showing a wry smile, the man crosses his legs while looking at the clock hanging on the walls. And slowly he picked up the gla.s.s filled with bright red liquid from the table beside his sofa.
The moment the rich aroma spread throughout his mouth, the man nodded deeply satisfied and swallow the liquid slowly.
Blissful sensation wrapped his entire body. It was the only time the man who was always drenched red with schemes and violence could feel such relaxation.
While he was enjoying the taste of the drink, the sound of knocking on the door could be heard, he immediately returns his expression to normal and allowed the person to enter the room.
Such was the manner of a boss who was about to meet with his subordinates.
”Sudou-san, I've finished talking with Saitou-kun for the time being...”
”Thank you for your hard work. It seems you've taken quite a bit of time, did something happen ?”
After the man took a glance at Kikukawa who entered the room, the man showed his usual smile on his face.
Hearing such words from the man, Kikukawa directed his eyes at the clock hanging on the wall and sighed.
It took one hour more time than he initially thought.
”I'm very sorry. It took me quite a while... But well, looking from his point of view, I can understand his feelings.”
Pain from losing a family. Such loss would give pain and sorrow to a person.
If it was from sickness or accident, then people might be able to move on relatively easy.
However, the story would be different if the pain was caused by losing a loved one because of other people using force.
Similar flame of intense hatred was held by many people belonging to the organization.
Even Saitou held such feelings despite how cool and cold he was on the surface.
It would be understandable if he felt restless as the day of revenge comes closer while serving the enemy he hated so much.
”I see... Well, it is natural for him to feel that way...”
”Indeed...”
Sudou beckoned Kikukawa who said those words with a bitter smile.
”Alright then, thank you for your hard work. Kikuk.a.w.kun. Don't just stand there, come sit down and have a drink...”
Sudou's att.i.tude won't change even if he was working as a senior executive of the organization. Speaking frankly it was his nature to be like that.
And on the other hand, Kikukawa took his att.i.tude as a matter of course.
”Thank you, well then, please excuse me...”
He sat down on the sofa opposite to Sudou, and lift the cup from the desk.
It was a silver cup carved with detailed artistry.
Kikukawa slowly drinks the liquid inside the cup after enjoying the carving.
”This is quite good alcohol huh... It was quite a waste to drink this with just us, men...”
Rich fragrance entered Kikukawa nostrils.
The drink was wine made from good grapes. The wine they had was around ten years old.
”Of course, it was a famous product I bought from the south, you know? Well, It is certainly true that it would taste much better if we drank this with a woman...”
Enjoying a feast while being surrounded by beautiful women. It was something every man at least had dreamed once.
Furthermore, in this world where amus.e.m.e.nt was limited, such entertainment was one of the few things that could be considered as such.
”Indeed that would be a nice suggestion but, we're not yet done with our work...”
Hearing Kikukawa saying those words while giving the doc.u.ments to him, Sudou shrugged his shoulders like a father listening to his children being stubborn.
”How diligent... But well, that was why you've been appointed as executive despite being young...”
”That is the report this time...”
”I see I see, I guess this is to be expected based on his character...”
After roughly skimming through the doc.u.ments handed to him, Sudou lifted one of his eyebrows.
Inside the reports were written the movement of Mikos.h.i.+ba Ryouma, Simone Christoph, and her collaborators.
”Because I was being warned by Sudou-san beforehand, I managed to prevent some serious damage to our profits this time. But still, that Mikos.h.i.+ba Ryouma... He's quite the crafty one...”
Zalda and Ortomea.
The war between the two countries had increased the prices of goods in the entire continent.
In a sense, it was natural for that to happen.
A war consumes a large of amount of goods, which was the best condition for merchants to perform their activity, and if the consumption was drifted upward without being balanced with the supplies, the prices would rise without control.
It was some basic economy that anyone could understand if they used their brain a little bit.
The difference was how much you can understand and how much you can make use of such situation...
”Well, I guess so, he is crafty because he is young after all...”
In this world, it was questionable as to how many people could move like Mikos.h.i.+ba Ryouma....
Most people can't even use the opportunity even when it presented itself in front of them.
”Apart from the reinforcement mission he took, I've never thought that he would dig into the Ortomea Empire who was his enemy. Above else, to think that Christoph firm had some channels to compete ruthlessly against the firms with political ties in the imperial capital....”
”To be frank, he seems to only know about his surroundings. It's just that his luck is considerably good, and he also knows how to make use of it. He's quite the promising young man, isn't it? ”
In response to Sudou who laughed hard, Kikukawa shrugged his shoulders.
Certainly, one cannot deny Sudou's evaluation of Ryouma.
Indeed Mikos.h.i.+ba Ryouma was someone who was loved by the G.o.ddess of destiny and he seemed to know well how to make use of such things.
However, he might become an obstacle that the organization could not ignore...
”This is not something we can laugh about, you know ? Do you know how much profit we might lose if I didn't put pressure on their business partner ? If that had happened, then...”
”It was nice that we could prevent it before the prices collapsed, wasn't it?”
Lifting the value of goods was similar to sending air to a ballon. And balloon with too much air in it could burst easily with just a little poking around using a needle.
At the very least, the organization wanted to be the one who decided the timing when the balloon burst...
And in the meantime, they also earned profits while maintaining the high prices with balance.
”Geez... Seriously...”
Since Sudou was someone who wouldn't change his att.i.tude, Kikukawa could only shake his head and breathed out a small sigh.
Had counter-measures been delayed, the organization wouldn't be able to reach their target. If that happens, they would need to revise their plan.
A plan that the organization spent years preparing. A chill runs through Kikukawa's back thinking what if that scenario had happened.
If it did, it meant the organization’s goal getting farther away.
”Well, I certainly don't want that to happen... That is why I told you to be careful and watch his movements, no?”
Without breaking his att.i.tude, Sudou expressed some grudges in his words.
”I know that... However, since there is a lot of risk coming from him, why don’t we do something more?”
Indeed, Sudou had informed the organization about the existence of Mikos.h.i.+ba Ryouma. He had warned them to be careful and watch Ryouma's movements.