104 CHAPTER VII EXAMINATION (2/2)

How much?

I have about ten white gold coins a month. ......

So he's getting about $20 million a month: .......

I mean, what was this guy doing with that much money?

And what did you do in return?

'Well, uh, ...... I changed the rules to favor the Philibert family.

Be specific.

Okay. Well, uh... ...... I have a rule that if you pay for the sigil of the House of Philibert at the security checkpoint in my district, there will be no need to check your luggage or pay taxes.

Huh, too stupid to say anything .

'Later, I'll have to fire everyone who gets paid to do it: ....... Okay, next.

I'll be next: ......

There's more, right?

'Look, don't you have more important things to do?　You were talking to someone yesterday. ....... I don't know what it was, ......, but I think he was telling me to go find out what his weaknesses were.

Gotts' eyes widened when I brought up what they said yesterday.

'Well, if you won't talk to me, that's fine . I'm going to write a letter to the Imperial City now.

So I said it and tried to get out of the cell.

Wait, wait!

Gotts was trying very hard to stop me.

You hate torture so much?　Maybe you'll get the death penalty whether you say any more of your crimes or not.

Hmm?　Are you going to tell me anything?

Okay. I will speak. Yesterday, I was speaking to a nobleman of the Philibert family faction, Hein Cardiff, who has a neighbouring estate in Myrddin. We were talking about a plan to assassinate Master Leons.

Hein Cardiff: ....... So he's a nobleman.

I don't think I'm going to be able to get my hands on this guy, so the Empire will have to do it.

I see. Now, name all the people involved in the plan. I don't know what will happen if I find out later that one of them is out.

Well, you'll be dead either way, along with the rest of them.

Yes. ......

Then Gotts began to say his name honestly.

Surprisingly, Edwan's name didn't come up.

I wonder which one she is: ....... Let the mice observe for now.

Anything else?

But as far as I can tell, that's as far as I go.

Okay. Okay, you get some rest.

And with that, I left the prison.

Hey, hey!　Wait!

I heard a voice behind me, but I didn't care.

. Now you know what to do.

Yeah. But by the way, Leo-kun just looked so bad.

When I came back from the prison, Leena was teasing me.

She and her friends had been watching me on the rat monitor while I was in the cell.

Is that so?

What's the fun in bullying a fat guy like that?

I'm not having a good time.

Oh, that was an act, okay?

Oh, Leo-sama, you have such a taste. You don't mind if Leo-sama makes fun of me, do you?

'I wouldn't do that!　That was an act!

I'm not much of a hobbyist.

I know that. I know Leo would never hurt us.

Leo can't do that.

Yeah, I can't.

Ummm, yeah, .......

I'm glad you understand: .......

So, what do we do now?

For now, I'm going to report to the castle. After that, maybe I'll go over the rules of this territory. After that, I'm going to keep an eye on the territory and do various things.

For now, we have to do something about this situation with all these enemies.

I see. Let us know if there's anything we can do to help.

Yeah. If you need anything else, just let me know.

I just need the three of you to keep smiling.