109 CHAPTER XII -- INTRUDING BLACK MARKET ① (2/2)

I'm sorry. Maybe soon you'll be able to use it to your heart's content, so please forgive me.

(Soon?　(So what's today?)

Today is just a precaution, just in case.

Maybe they'll know I'm hiding.

(That's too bad. As far as I'm concerned, I hope it's just a matter of time before it happens.

Yeah, let's try not to be: .......

''It's been a long time since I've had a magic sword. Is the Holy Sword good?

As I was telepathizing with Elena, Leena came up to me.

”Yeah?　Yeah, Serena can summon it from a distance.

Oh, that's right. I hadn't seen you use it recently, so I'd forgotten about it.

'I'm sorry, I'm sorry ......'

I felt like Elena had sent me a reminder, so I apologized anyway.

'Huh?　Why are you apologizing?

'No, just a little: ....... I'll be off then.

You must come back to us unscathed!

Yes, sir. I'll be back without a scratch. Bye.

I said that to the three of them, and then I moved to Gotts' basement.

”I heard there's a hidden door here: ...... Anna, do you know what it is?

As we searched the depths of Gotts' dungeon, he asked Anna.

(Yes . (Could you touch the wall in front of you, please?)

Yeah. I touched it.

I did as I was told and touched the wall in front of me.

A little to the right, a little higher, uh, too far. Yes, right there. (Press hard on that.)

Pushing?　Okay.

When I moved my hand as Anna had told me to, I pushed hard and the ...... wall started to move and a door came out .

Oh, it's open. He's spending way too much money on something else.

As I opened the door, I complained to Gotts for the umpteenth time.

'So let's get this infiltration underway, shall we?

Using his cloak to become invisible, he advanced through the door.

On the other side of the door was a long passage.

And from the end of the passage, I heard a man's voice.

”Hey. You hear that?　Looks like the chairman's been captured!

As I walked down the corridor, trying not to make a sound, I could hear the voices clearly.

Apparently, at the end of the passage was a room.

I looked into the room and saw a desk and a chair used by a high and mighty person, and two men were talking in front of it.

''Yeah, I know. The new lord has found out about the embezzlement.

If the Chairman is caught, won't the Empire find out about this place?

Mr. Chairman?　Oh, you mean Gotts. Are these two executives?

No, I don't think so. It's not the Chairman's fault they got him. It'll take longer for people to find out about this place. But before that, the Chairman will be executed or enslaved, won't he?

Normally, yes. If it weren't for me, we wouldn't have found Gotz's basement, so I'm pretty sure Gotz would have died before he was asked about the black market district.

That's true, but . If the chairman has spoken: ......

Too bad, I guess I already told you~ .

''Well then, I'll ask the assassin in the black market district to kill the chairman later so that it won't happen if it does.

That's a problem. We need to fortify the castle when we get back.

That'll make us feel safer. So what are you going to do about the president-elect?

''What to do: ....... According to the law here, the rule is that whoever controls the territory here will be the chairman of the black market street to avoid conflicts among the executives. The lord this time is still a kid, right?

What's the code?　It's a reasonable way to avoid conflict.

But I'm not going to be the chairman of the board, okay?

Yeah, the kid. Isn't it the other way around?　As I recall, it's rumored that you're a womanizer, and if we give you female slaves like Gotts that you wouldn't normally get to play with, then we can still run the black market district like we have been, right?

Huh?　What am I, famous for being a womanizer?

The last time I heard that, the maids at the castle told me: .......

Yeah, now that I think about it. I'll send out an invitation tomorrow. There's a ridiculously rare woman in my shop right now, and if you sell it cheap, it'll work.

A very unusual woman?　Oh, my God, that's scary.

Oh, you're gonna sell her out?

The other guy asked back, with great surprise.

Huh?　Are you going to sell me a slave to get a reaction like that?

I'm just a kid, you know?

Yeah, why not?

”Okay, but I'm not going to put ...... that thing on the ground: ......

Oh, my God!　I think anything that looks bad enough to be put out on the ground is bad enough to be left underground!

It'll be fine. It's getting a little out of hand for me. You think you might want to give it to a rich guy?

No, there's no way I'm going to be able to handle something that's getting out of hand for a professional in the field!

'Yeah, right: ....... Just make sure they don't scare you or anything, okay?

No, because I'm already scared!

It's okay. When you see him, I'll drug him to sleep. He's a cute little boy in his sleep, okay?

If you didn't know if it looked pretty ...... or if it was sold to you without knowing it, maybe you were tricked .......

'Well, well, ......'

I hate it: ....... But we can't just leave such dangerous slaves out there and let this place go down. .......

''That's what I'm saying. Then you're going to tell the executives about this . They're all going to be anxious to get the chairman captured.

Yeah, okay.

They said that and walked out of the room.

We'll take care of your slave then.

Right now, we need to do the inspection first.

Anna, show me the way from this room to the black market district.

I understand.

I left the room with Anna.