128 CHAPTER XI NEXT PLANS (2) (1/2)

After a private discussion with my master, I returned to the workshop where Elsie was waiting for me .

Yeah....... What kind of face should I put on .......

'Oh, Leo!　Good to see you. How have you been?

As I was wondering how to treat Elsie, I saw someone in the workshop who I had seen before but who seemed to be slightly different .

'Hmm ...... Mr. Colt!　You've lost a lot of weight.

When I first met him, he was such a buzzkill: .......

I was taken aback by Colt's tight belly .

'Yeah, I'm a good worker. I hear Leo's been busy with his new fiefdom, too?

Yes, sir. I've been busy every day since I got the estate.

Well, I don't know what a nobleman does, but... I don't think that Mirdine will have to go through all that trouble.

That's not true. There's just so much to do already: ......

I thought it was going to be easy, too.

'What's the matter with you?　That place was originally controlled by the Empire, right?

That official was corrupt to an awesome level.

Corruption?　What was that official doing?

Basically, embezzlement. And ...... Mr. Colt, have you ever heard of the black market district?

”Well, uh, ...... it's ......

When I asked him about the black market, Colt suddenly lost his temper.

Hmm?　Maybe ......

From the looks of it, you knew. If you still have your membership card, you better burn it now. Well, if you do: ......

If you're involved in anything, I'd suggest you burn the evidence sooner rather than later: .......

I don't want anyone I know to get caught .

Well, it's just a matter of if .

.” ”Oh, ah, ......

What's this black market stuff?

Colt's expression suddenly darkened, and Master asked him a question as an afterthought .

''There's a city underneath the Myrddin territory . It's amazing . Illegal goods are sold all over the place, and the people walking around the city are usually criminals .

Assassins.

Speaking of which, what happened to all the illegal magic tools?

Most of the stores were broken, so it should be okay, right?

Well, you and Lou can break the broken stores one by one later.

It's like an awesome ...... story.

'So what's going on in that city?　Don't tell me you've managed to do that all by yourself, Leo-kun?

You're not going to do something so dangerous, are you?　Elsie will be looking at you like this.

Yeah. ...... I've seen those eyes before.

Oh, I get it!　It's just like the way Belle looks at me when she warns me not to go into the Devil's Forest.

I have a weakness for these eyes. .......

No, sir. There's just no way I'm going to be able to do that. There's a lot of dangerous magic and medicine in there. I couldn't just stimulate them with my own.

'What?　But what do I mean by ......?

That's what I'm talking about, Colt, you're very perceptive.

'Yeah, ...... what I'm about to tell you is super confidential, right?　This is something that only the emperor and a few people know about, so don't tell anyone about it.

Wow, okay. ......

Yeah, don't worry about it.

Merchants are so tight-lipped.

The three of them nodded their heads immediately after saying that.

Yeah, I think these three can handle it.

Really, please . Actually, there was a slave dealer in the ...... black market district that dealt in illegal slaves .