Volume 13 Chapter 16 (2/2)
When we get to the workshop's courtyard, the children ere confined in the cellar come out, led by shi+n boy
”Deliverance~?”
”Rescue complete nanodesu”
”You two did well”
I catch the tho are reporting mission complete in my arms and pat their heads
I instruct shi+ro and Croho cao to where Arisa and the others are and to bring the guards
Now then, time to question the boss
I order Liza to pour water to his head to rouse him up
”Buwaah--, tch Pathetic, everyone's captured huh”
”Answer my questions”
”Tch, bring the hero if you want to make me talk”
This boss seeue
”Are you the one who ordered people to kidnap children with cloth wrapped on their arm”
The boss stops talking when I question him
Let's bluff here
”Your silence is already an answer The other guys have already confessed you see? What I want to hear from you is his location”
”He-aniki even if you tear apart this body Don't luether with other small fries”
So this guy is really connected to Mirage too
I've thought of this before, but Interrogation skill is dangerously effective
Afterwards, I questioned hiathered orphans and broke people of the sluent
The gathered people were probably the countless corpses that were in the earl round cave
The boss isn't directly acquainted with the evil directors, but they were in touch through the direct subordinates of Mirage
It seeather the sacrifices every odd o
The last one was several days before the incident of the year-end
I also confir about the Orbs, but his replies were are all irrelevant
Apparently, these guys aren't related to the Orb matter
Fuh possibility that they're unrelated to the green demon's secret plot
I've heard the thing I wanted to hear from the boss, so I separate from everyone with nature's call as an excuse
Just in case, I told Liza that I was going to capture the other criminals
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I change to Kuro, and ecoaches in the royal capital's eastern gate using Unit Arrangement
”Are you traveling?”
”What do you want!”
I catch the shoulder of the orphanage director who's carrying a big bag and talk
”Eey, let go! Do you not know courtesy!”
The orphanage director struggles to shake off my hand
It seeecoach
He probably sensed the danger for hioya's inquiry
He has soood intuition
”Do you know Mirage?”
”W-what is it about? Talk to other people if you're mistaken me with someone I'm in a hurry”
Fu due
”--Then what about the 'arm cloth'?”
With that, the evil director shakes in surprise, and tries to run off to the stagecoaches while pushi+ng the other passengers
Looks like he takes part in the kidnapping case
I catch his shoulder when he's about to get on the stagecoach, and hurl him behind
With a crashi+ng sound, gold coins flows out of his bag
”Orphanage director nowadays seem to be quite well off”
While glancing at that, I scowl at the evil director
”O, oy, it's gold coins”
”Woow”
The old coins, but no one tries to steal it, uard station nearby
”Oy! What are you doing in front of the gate”
”Guards, arrest this guy”
I show the dagger with Mitsukuni crest to the guards and order them
The dagger was a thing I got as Nanashi+
There are three evil directors including this one The other two are arrested in their orphanages
After questioning the third evil director, I push theent bureau
Zensan and the guards were panicking when I snatched the boss as Kuro, but since I've told Liza and the others that Kuro's identity is me, there should be no problem
After a slightly long nature's call, I returned to where everyone was
As for the treatment of the evil directors and co--
According to the prireater deed of treason to be put for capital punishment
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”So, did you question the orphanage directors?”
”Yeah, they were just in for the money They were acquainted with the earl in question after he donated to the orphanages”
In order to have a secret talk, I put Arisa on my shoulders and parade around the auction venue
I let the guards to handle the orphans I gave the guard leader one gold coin as a bonus, so they es properly
”However, to be thanked by a defiant handsome boy in quite murmur sure fires you up~”
She's probably talking about the curt thank you of shi+n boy e parted
It's hard for ree with Arisa's remark, but it's not like I can't understand if I were to put irl's shoes
'Kyururuu', I heard a sound from Zensan's stomach
Having Attentive Ears skill, I'm probably the only one who heard it
Unlike our girls who have been buying and eating, the four people of Zena squad haven't eaten anything since ry
It's already way past 2 PM when I check on the clock
Looks like weincident
”I'et some lunch on a shop somewhere”
”Yes! Yes! I know a good shop! Arischan recommends it!”
Arisa reacted to estion first
There wasn't particular shop I wanted to go, so ent to the so-called creative cuisine shop Arisa recommended
It was slightly far, so we took a carriage
It's near the knight school of the royal acadeoya Firm's workshop
It seems to be the Soba shop that Nell had a meal at back then
”Here it is!”
Arisa points to a two-story building restaurant while looking proud
”The gyuudonburi here is delicious nodesu!”
”Like gyuu gyuu~ it's packed with deliciousness~?”
Looks like Pochi and Tama too have come here to eat with their classmates after school and between-meal snacks
”It smells nice of meat”
”Aren't the ser?”
Lulu and Liza seery too, they're sensitive to the smell
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”Occha~n! Is the back private room available?”
”Ou, if it isn't the noble young lady Sorry, but the back room's been reserved”
The thirty-so old shopkeeper who has thick body hair comes out of the kitchen
There are only several people by the counter inside the store, so all the eight tables inside are empty
”Eh~, how unusual”
”Sorry for being unusual All the tables are available, so you can sit wherever you like”
”Ho~i”
We secure three six-people tables inside and sit down
Zensan and her squad are in the table close to the entrance since they act as the bodyguards
”What do you like to order?”
”Do you have any recommendation?”
As to be expected of this country's literacy rate, there's no menu in this shop
”Of course gyuudonburi nanodesu!”
”Mwu, kakiage”
I was actually asking the shopkeeper, but Pochi and Mia quickly told me their own recommendation
”If you're fine with soe special”
”Then I'll go with that How about everyone?”
Looks like karage (fried food) have begun to spread in the royal capital
I urge everyone to order
”Viscount-sama's treat?”
”W-wait Lilio!”
Zensan is panicking to Lilio's unreserved remark
”Of course You can order anything you like without h, liquor is prohibited okay”
”Alright, as expected of noble-sama!”
”Then I want the most expensive dish!+”
”W-wait Ruu!”
”Ruu, let's have some talk later”
Zensan and Miss Iona raise their eyebrows to Ruu's remark
”Oy oy, our most expensive dish is two silver coins y'know?”
”I don't mind Everyone, order without hesitation!”
”Pochi is gyuudonburi nanodesu”
”Tayuudonburi too~”
”I'd like Oue special like Master's please”
”Kakiage special”
After Pochi, Tama, Lulu and Mia, everyone tells their order to the shopkeeper
He sure can memorize ithout memo
Lastly, Arisa as pondering with a serious face speaks her order
”I'll go with gyuudon set, kakiage, and cold tofu with a lot of spring onions”
Aris-I can hear the wailing call of diet y'know?