135 John Smith was their esteemed master. (1/2)
Only seven shadows knew that John Smith was their esteemed master.
If people in Shadow Garden knew the truth, they would be disappointed.
Gamma thought she was right as she looked at Alpha who lowered her eyes listlessly.
The fire was burning brightly in the fireplace.
”Master must have his reason to do that…”
”I think so.”
Original translation from w.a.n.gmamaread.
”He didn't mean to abandon us, right?”
”He won't.”
”Maybe…?”
Such conversations repeated.
Even though Gamma had comforted her many times, Alpha got sadder.
Gamma had the same feeling.
Alpha couldn't made decisions as usual.
Only Gamma could lead the Shadow Garden now, so she couldn't be shaken anyway.
Gamma carried such a great burden that she kept dealing with business without having a rest.
Dark circles under her eyes and her sunken cheeks that couldn't be covered by makeup showed that she had reached her limits.
Gamma listened to Alpha's words, comforted her, and changed the subject.
”The Great Commerce a.s.sociation is losing customers' trust. Today so many people rushed into the Great Commerce a.s.sociation and changed their bills. I am afraid that tomorrow there will be more.”
”Really…”
”Besides, a lot of people who request changing also rushed in Mitsugoshi Company. I'm afraid that tomorrow there will be more people. As soon as the Great Commerce a.s.sociation break down, all the people will rush into Mitsugoshi Company.”
”Really…”
Alpha heard Gamma's report with a blank face. Then she said,
”Can we resolve it?”
She asked Gamma.
Gamma suddenly stopped talking when she saw Alpha's expression. Then she told Alpha all the truth.
”Mitsugoshi Company and Mitsugoshi Bank had collected as many funds as they could. But… if all of the bills produced in Mitsugoshi Bank have to be changed, it will be far from enough.”
This was the truth they faced.
Even if they could collect inestimable coins, it's not enough to pay for what circulated bills needed. Of course not everyone wants to change bills.
The chance they success was 50%.
”So…”
She was smiling.
Seeing her sad smile, Gamma felt that her eyes were also filled with tears.
”We will pull through it successfully. If we show customers our mountains of gold…”
”Cut it out.”
Citizens seeing the Great Commerce a.s.sociation was breaking down wouldn't trust them anyway.
Gamma and Alpha had no idea about what to do.
”I've had enough of it…”
”Alpha…”
Alpha stared at Gamma with a sad smile on her face.
”This is what he wants. He chose to abandon us…”
”That's impossible! Mr. Shadow won't abandon us—!”
”We didn't live up to his expectations. This is the end.”
”How…How…”
They were not useless.
They were no match for their master in many terms: main combat power, creativity and wisdom. They were presented with the strongest magic and highest wisdom, but they were just no match for their master.
Master abandoned them because they were incompetent.
”Why…”
Gamma felt weak in the knees.
She collapsed into sofa.
”If this is what he wants, let us make him. As we have promised, we will do anything for him, even if he wants us to die…”
Alpha looked desperately sad, but she was fairly determined.
”Let's finish our final job.”
Then she stood up.
At the moment.
”Alpha!”
Beta rushed in the room without knocking the door. She took a piece of paper.
”Eta in the inst.i.tution decoded Mr. Shadow's cipher!”
Eta was the seventh shadow whose job was to decode cipher. Eta has said that she got master's cipher and was entrusted with decoding the cipher.